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September 1 1 , 1 94 1 The Leader, RomaneHi Head I 150 Annual Mr?. Anna Romanelli Instated as president of tl?e More than 150 members 01 the •cr:^ Instruction Planned Also In Water Safety— Tliat of Classes A number of first aid and watet safety course* to be given by the NasSSU County Red Cross Chapter were announced this week. Information concerning the courses can be obtained by writing to Dr. Harry S. Loomer, 121 Sunrise highway or telephon- ing Freeport 8899, Those fn charge of the courses are Dr. J. C. Fellcetti, chairman of first aid; F. Howard Covey chairman of water safety; Elvln N. Edwards, chairman of accident prevention; Henry Hartmenn, uT rector, and C. Maury DeGhuee assistant director, and Isabel Roach, secretary, of these three divisions. A list of the proposed courses Flrat AM Conrsea JanTbr First Aid Course — 15 hours of Instruction designed for boys and girls bet wen the ages nf 12 and 17 or for those under \12 whgThave completed the sixth f?racfe requirements In public school. Standard First Aid Course — a minimum -of 20 hours of instruc- tion given over a .period of 10 weeks, one lesson a week, 2 hours ^ach' session. Requirements ' for eligibility — applicants mult be 17 '/ears of a'ge or have completed +he second year requirements for high school. The course ?ove\rs Instruction In anatomy and physiology, care of wounds, con- +r/)l of bleeding, care of burns, head Injuries, Internal Injuries; nbisons taken internally and com- emergenc4?sr Time la also de- jt*T\ban Aa%ln%, rea, artificial A- transport a,t Iph\ 'of \t in — ThrdugKout the\ Course accident Prevention is stressed; On satis- factory completion of the course ft certificate is issued and recipi- ._ .cot is qualified to give Intelli- gent first aid care In any type of pmergency. .:. Advanced First Aid Course—10 hour? of instruction. To be ellgl- Me for this course applicants must have successfully completed Standard course within a rea- sonable time. This course con- Msts almost entirely of practical ;1 problems dealing wltK\~accIclen'ts that may occur. It Is of great \alue to fire and police depart- iments, rescue squads and groups '(\hat will work together. It 16 also recommended for Motor Corps typrk. %—Water iSafety_jCourses The Red Cross offers four Intcrmc- George Murphy might have been a broker on Wall Street with a seat on the Exchange —but he thinks he did better. He's a lead- Ing man in motion pictures and right npw*,^ ,PN%1\S opposite Ginger Aogers 'in KKO Radio's \Tom Dick .and Harry,\ a gay ?5Hia»tlc comedy In which Alan .Marshal and Burgess Meredith essay the other top male roles which soon will be shown at the Freeport Theatre. \I get: \to \\looking around at those brokers and I see the low quotations on the price of Ex- change seats,\ he explains, \and I'm glad .1 learned how to do on five hours sleep. And how to live seven days a week. \I was just, out of college when the father of a classmate called me down to Wall Street. He of- fered to put up half the money to buy me a seat on tho-Ex* change. But there was a catch In it. I was told I had to learn the brokerage business first—and the place to start was as a runner. For a year I ran from house to house and bank to bank. Trouble was with the salary system. Run- ners were .paid a weekly_ wage thai could last only* until Thurs- day. TRey all starved Friday and p#Jf of Saturday, by which time Tney were so weak they had no fUh on week-ends. , \I- couldn't see that, so I said no thanks' to the Exchange seat dangled before me and went Into s\how business. \I still kn.ow a lot of brokers —and I still think I'm right. They lead a terrible life the»6''days.\ Exempts* To Conduct (luting Plana for an outing a*t pelmont Cake State Park were .made at a meeting of the Women's Auxiliary of the Freeport Exempt Firemen's ABsoclation Tuesday night In the Exempt's hall on North Long Beach nve. Mrs. Frank D. Horn- beck, the president presided. Bridge was played following the Walker Is Elected New Commander Of Poat—Hi» Staff ...County Commander. Sherman Moreland, jr., of Rockville Centre', will install the 1941-42 officers of William Clinton Storey Post, 342, A.L., on Friday night, Oct. 17, w'th appropriate ceremonies In the Dugout, it was announced | following the annual meeting last' Friday night. At that time Klchard P. Walk- er was advanced from First Vice- commander to Commander to succeed James T. Williams. Mr. Walker was 111 at his home, so on motion of Past Commander C. Howard Larsen, a telegram ad- vising? him- of his election and wishing him a speedy recovery was sent to him. ; The rest of the slate as recom- mended by the nominating com- mittee was elected, the record- Ing adjutant casting the ballot for, each officer. It follows: Davis, first vice-com- mander; W. W. Sutton, second Freeport Teachers Association at- tended their annual fall outing at the Nassau Shores Country Club, Massapequa, last Friday. During the afternoon the teachers enjoy- ed golf, tennis, swimming and bridge, after which dinner was served, William Tirrell, presi- dent of the group, presided <%s toastmaster. \ .,;, A group of high school teachers furnished a musical program, Robert Tavls, ^Walter Joy, J. Mayhard Wettlaufer and Cecil Mahood, constituted a vocal quartet, while -Mr. Tavls sang several baritone solos and Mr. Joy played an accordion. Guests at the dinner included Leo F. GIblyn, president of the Board of Education; Clifton B. Smith, vice-president; Harold Pearson, a member of the board, and his 'wife, and Supt. and Mrs. John W. Dodd. New members of the teaching staff were intro- duced.. On the Committee In charge with president Tirrell were Miss Gertrude Oldach, Chapln Moger and George Hollander. buBlnesa meeting being awarded to Mfe, Hyman Schloss, .Mrs. Charles Epplei Mrs. Bertha Randall, Mrs. peorge Raynor and 'Mrs/Flora Dixoh. r In addition to Mra. Hornbeck, the officers are Mrs. Burford Southard, vice-president; Mrs. Ross IKeega'ni' treasurer; Mrs. Dixon, recording - neoretary;.. and 'Mrs. Silken, financial secretary. nners, Advanced ..'s ability. 14 covers instruc- in stroke mechanlcs,*floating, __ dll%K32Rter and simple diving; ^•j with some time ^devoted to per\ ronal safety. Junior Water Safety—nges 12 17—15 hours of instruction in Ing victim, teaching methods of releasing holds, recovering bodies 20- hours \of Instruction In Wate? Sa/tfty and rescue, —.devoting a great deal of time .to equipment . from .depths rofg%ajej? and art if 1^ cfkl respiration: ' \^L ...... — - -Senior Water Saf efy^»ages__lZ years\ T^n^pyerj^ra .minimuni of rescue /. ( bpa(sr toj^ec^o too, safe methods of rescue are stressed through proper ap- proaches aqd safe, carries. ^.-^f)J_*__ _^* M,«;», Certificates ar^ awarded on Water Safety and safe methods of satisfactory completion of these •approach and, resbue of a drown- courses. ] vice-commander; Edmund Robson, third vice - commander; Alex Reynolds, recording adjutant; Daniel J. Carmichael, correspond- ing adjutant, for his sixth suc- cessive term; Robert Preyer, per- sonnel officer; Paul Mclnfsh, treasurer; Joseph McCloskey, trustee, and the following execu- tive committee: Junior Past Com- mander Williams; Charles-Bar? bera, George Maurer, John * N. Hartmann, Paul A. Weill, Frank | Murphy and Gene Wagstaff. Mr. Williams submitted his an^- hual report, outlining the main accomplishments of his year in | office. He^tlso..j^j%)r.tejLor,a^y. o\_' the Nassau County convention held In Glen Cove, and the State convention In Rochester. Senior Past Commander Robert t)< Campbell presented a past com- mander's badge to Mr. Williams. A delegation of members of Hejsser Post of Brooklyn, headed by Vice-Commander John Hagen attended the meeting. The band of this post headed the Freeport Legionnaires *n.the parade at the annual county convention and\!? was In appreciation that the Brooklyn veterans were Invited to the meeting. Eighteen Helsser post members made the trip In a chartered bus. Steamed clams constituted the principal Item In the repast that was served fol- lowing the meeting. Past Commander Larson, who 1& marshal of the parade to be held prior to the unveiling of the Rainbow .Shaft:..in,. Qarden City '<*n -§SK 12, \Invited the mamberw of_Story\2*bst to participate -In the procession.\ ^\Officers -of- 4h& post Inxfted the Heisser Ppit members_lo.:_cpme our*wTth their band a What time, but no-formal_ answer was given. \It Is necessary to the happi- ness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself.\ — Thomas Paine. i WOMEN MEET To open the fJll season, the March-June groups of the Wom- I en's Society for Christian Ser- vice of the Freeport Methodist Church had a games afternoon at the home of Mrs. Frank Hornbeck, 96 Smith street, last Friday. Mrs. John T. Raynor and Mrs. John Low received f awards. The group wiu meet \ .again on Friday, October 3, at the hom.e of Mrs. Russell Minard in Baldwin. ; Auxiliary of William ton ftory Post, A. L., by Marfret Egel, the county _ dent, at exercises to be conducted , DEDX- TO EARNEST [SERVICE FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY v ..•_•.. County in Dugout on Thursday a A VOICE AND CHAMP- ION OF EVERY WOAL GROUP AND WORTHY MOVEMENT noon, September 18. She succeeds; Mrs. O. Howaid Larsen, pres%* •ient, during the. past year. Other officers elected with Mrs.\ Romaneili at the annual meeting last Thursday afternoon Mrs. Madeline Gray and Mrs* Sally Loewy, vice-presidents;; Mrs. Anna RIchensteen, . secre- tary, Mrs. Vera Walker, treas* urer; Mrs. Emily Christ, Mrs. Nbrma Maurer, Mrs. Elsie Morse, the president and vice-presidents, executive committee; Mrs. Lar- sen, welfare officers, and the president and vice * presidents, with Mrs. Theresa Goldblum, del- egates to the county organization. FBEEPOBT, LONG ISLAND, N. Y. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 10*1 \Self-respect is the noblest garment with which a man may clothe himself ,the most elevat- ing feeling with which the mind can be Inspired.\—Samuel Smiles. pk Chosen Attltuda* U. S. Youth Plans for the annual Boys* to be observed in the Free- High School beginning Mon* , Sept. 29, were announced to- by Principal Martin M. isper^eh The tticme for the is \The Attitudes of Ameri- Youth.\ By vote of the inter-Faith Cler- Council, pastors of all the churches in the village will co- perate by preaching appropriate the previous Sunday prnlng, thus adding a spiritual s to the occasion, On* Monday, September 29, at :30 .a. m., Dr. Allen A. Stock- reptesontlhg< the ^^^^^^ Koppera 'Cbka —'Fuel OU • ' 8 NORTH MAIN STREET' Phone Fr6epo?t 7474 Smith BUI C Authorized Salea_ A Wide Selection of Guaranteed U*ed Care 38-40 EMerrick Rd. Phone Freeport 7300-01 Relax -Let n'kv.% ^ n j \:{-'\r-\ '^ i%: 48&?W SCHOOL SUPPLIES ; Just What the Teacher Ordered! ^ CRAYOLASNo. 38 LOOSE LEAF NOTEBOOK^—aoK&A 1»M and 25c — Filler* 5c Z#PER}BINRERS -ri Special *t $1.00 \'^MWM*»H.\\ff\»V^»'M't'» I. .. ,, *—.,— -, 1..—A.*,. .*„, ,-,^,*..,y^ \\•«-*«»\\ *%)UNTAN PENS — CpA4^ERCIAL \' \S#^!/ Any 6 or 8 roll film .Developed an^ Printed 1 FREE 5x7 ENLARGEMENT EP BUCKLEY - Telephone Preoport 1371 17A 1?. SUNRISE T^l .Mothers do all the worrying about those noon School » day lunches for thp young\ sters I I Crowds at our tables and fountains each noon, it's true — there ip a reason. Good Food, Hot Dishes or Sandwiches — priced moderately Quality considered. ' /U4D THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORq AT Attitude of Youth Toward ivlilfe's \Work.\ He will speak at |p<LO:45 a. m., In the Baldwin High School. At night there will be a 3oint mass meeting sponsored by \ihe Freeport and Baldwin P.T.A. groups , in the Baldwin High / School,, at which Dr. Stockdale will speak again. Citizenship Day Through the cooper atiqn of the %8sau'bounty Board of Election^! -two voting machines will be set jup ui the corridor outside the auditorium on Tuesday, which will jbe Citizenship Day and the boys will be taught citizenship through ^participating in the machinery of election. Names of candidates for all positions in the village govern- ment, to be selected at a \Red and \White\ P&nary election the previous Friday_ wIlL.be..placed on _6*e.H\ichineB. ^^ the \boys will vote for their choices\ fof Ihe various offices-during the day? There will be-another- assembly -Wednesday -T%t \ 8:3(Ta\.\ 'mi, = at ^wAioh\ Jbel B. Guin,_ of_the-Na- tional Porunf^wili \(jellver a'n, ad- drew oh \What's right with Am?,) erica.\ \Bigger and Better Sports\ will be Thursday's topic, when there will be a night of games at the Municipal Stadium, Including a varsity and faculty football game, to denote \Youth's Atti- tude Toward Sports.\ To Rule Village \Youth's Attitude Toward C^t- Izenshlp/' will be considered Fri- day afternoon when the boys chosen at the Tuesday election will take over the offices of the (Continued on Fage 2) 40SO.MAINSTREEt Whitpaan • Louis Sherry Candies THE BEST SODAS AND ICECREAMS IN THE VILLAGE BESTOME The Freeport Sousing Authority, hich Is working out plans for the rehabilitation of conditions in Ben- Jark, will resume its week- meetings tomorrow (Friday) after )f wverarweeX^ Ohairman B. Thompqph .announced' week. ^ . , Leader In Many Activities Dies After Brief Illness .^ Ernest A. Nathan was lauded for hia service to the community in jho eulogy by the Rev. Reginald H. Scott at funeral services con- ducted ihl the Transfiguration Episcopal Church Sunday afternoon. Rector Scott said Mr,]Nathan was owned mure by the community, than by his family and^his friends. \He was a servant of the peo-®— = ; pie/' he added, asserting that a person who was not the servant of others was not of much account in this world. Dr. Scott spoke also of the happy home life of Mr. Nathan who died last Friday after a brief illness in the South Nassau Com- munities. .Hospital, Oceanside. His home was at 41 South Long Beach avenue. Mr. Nathan was born in London on January 13, 1858, and came to this country 70 years ago, locating in New York City. We was the \father of the tea business\ in New York City, having been in that line since 1876, when he entered the em- ploy of Hamilton & Oholwell. Four.- teen years later he had mastered the business so well that he was admitted into partnership and the name..wa&Jdia\nged/ tbVGaotge '—' ' ' 'n\XF\ W time of his d^ath Mr. Nathan was the senior partner. Foremost Tea Expert In 1904, at the insistence of com- missioners from India, Ceylon, Ja- pan and China, he was selected as the foremost American expert to judge the tea exhibits at the St. Louis Exposition. At the conclusion of the.exposition he..w^us....awarded diploma and gold.medal in recog- 3pition of his services. ^ Mr. Nathan came to Freeport from Brooklyn about twenty years ago. He Immediately interested him- self in community affairs and be- came a member of the South Shore Yacht Club. Though he 'did not own a yacht, he was active in the \rocking chair fleet,\ and at hia death was & member of the Board Governors, pn June 21+-last{ he was honored at a dinner given by the club and presented a gold life membership card in recognition of his services to the organization. Six members of the-chib officiated as honorary pall bearers at the Mkhrlge By Write-In Democrats Score Up-Set In 99th District Vote There was only one up-set in the Primary elections in Freeport on Tuesday. That occurred In the 99th Election District where Rob- ert Merhlge, was elected a Demo- cratic Committeeman by a write- in campaign that eliminated Luke Domey, one of the regular nomi- nees. Mehrige received, 11 votes., against past Rear Commodore Fred Hallam, (Continue^ on Page 2) ^ _ Carl Re-elected BIM6 School Head Kenneth Carl was re-elected su- perintendent of the Sunday School of the First Baptist Church at the annual meeting Tuesday night in he home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 3. Dennett, .155 North Columbus avenue: A social time followed he business session. Other officers, all chosen unani-. mously are: John Carl, assistant superintendent; Mr. pennett, treasurer; Miss Myrlam Were, secretary;.Miss Ruth Lechtrecker and Miss Margaret \Buss assistant secretaries; Miss Margaret Al- brecht, pianist; Miss I^uth Rauter, assistant pianist; Mrs. Dennett, superintendent of the primary de- partment, with Mrs. TV. W. Jones, as assistant. got 7. All the other elections came out as expected. There was only one change from' last year among the Republican committeemen. That also was In the 99th Election Dis- trict, where George named to succeed Schneider who was nated. Norman F7 Lent was nominated (Continued on Fagc %) Maurer was William H. not rcnomi- Owe Councilman Davfd Levy pull- ed stakes ten days ago and headed for Bethlehem, N, H., because of his annual hay fever, only to develop something that promises him more trouble than the \sniffles\ ever did. Playing golf on the sporty Bethlehem course, Dave made a hole In one. And Dave sank with the ball, We understand there is no fever In the world to compare with Golf Fever, after a golfer has made a hole in one. Ye re- porter is hereby applying for the cnddy privilege and expects to work seven days each week, fifty-two weeks a year. Hof stra Adds 9 to Faculty • The appointment of nine new members to the faculty of Hofstrn College was announced this week by Dr. Truesdel Peck Calkins, the president. the new members, Dr.. Five Leslie of E. ^ Dr. Henry J. Riblet and Professor Stanley E. Rodgers, Jr., will be in the division of mathematics and science. Paul W. Schem will join the faculty in an administrative capacity, while Dr. Spaulding Rog- ers is to be in the division of hu- manities. Miss Georgia B. An- heiser and Edgar Smeltzer join the division of physical, education and health stafT. a^ EasteHin Call* Retail Drive Here Suctea* ro WFPK Eere we Sre,' stepping forth in a. new fall outfits-new type —new set-up— a cleaner job from top to bottom, ^-- JEyen the^ publisher . h im self is -tickled- with the results T readers. . ... The will be delivered to. six thousand Freeport homes, and That means twenty-thousand possible Mainly we confine our columns to Freeport news, social and business. But we do cover that field niore thoroughly than any other medium. G«t the news to %# aad we will print it. \We dig up colrnnns each week, we can use more. Freeport merchants n*e onr colnmns to advertise values, styles and services thafare outstanding. \ Their adis'each week are just as much news as an ante accident or a bridge party. Mr,-ajid Mrs. Reader yon will find it pays to read The 1EADEB front Bifst to lagt page, Defense stamps are selling rap* Idly in the stores of the village,. John D. Easterlin, president of tho Chamber of Commerce and chair- man of the retailers' drive an- nounced today. Though Mr. East* erlin was unable to place any val- ue on the number of stamps sold\ since Monday, he said it must be considerable since about 125 mer- chants had joined in the cam- paign to dispose of the stamps and aid in raising funds (or de- fenso* parade in. .which - so } Aumii; ^ MM^ptJ^^ 4NiR^*yMll^ bring the matter to the atteritfon df local residents. The procession took half an hdbr to pass a given point, and as it was gotten up at short notice, Mr. Easterlin express- ed the opinion that the showing was an excellent one. It was led by the High School band, most of the Fire Depart- ment apparatus participated, and there were delegations -from the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign War Posts, as well as Boy and Olrl Scouts and a large.con- tingent of Nautical Cadets. Mr. Easterlin was grand marshal and Samuel D. Gerbcc..headed the par* ade committee. The line of march, took the procession through a large section of the community, and — consequently attracted the atten- tion of a large proportion of the residents. ^ The sale of stamps will be-con* tlnued in tho stores through\^2116— rest of the week in cooperation! with _pQsjm@Aterl:-E4%ard A. Rice — ana it probably will be 6ome\Hine next week before the Chamber of Commerce officials.-wJlL.be An-a-pp# -'*? sltlon to\TS5ce'fWh tha—value of the stamps sold, They are in de^ nominations of ten, 25 and 50 . cents, $1 and $5. The merchants have the necessary books In. which, to paste them and are doing all in their power to make an excellent record for the village. . § a-.-rrq ** JJ*\:^ r . ^^— 3,513 Enrolled \ InSchootSystem The total registration of the schools of Freeport is 3,513,-Super- intendent John W. Dodd announced this week. TDis figure-includes 1,682 students in the junior and< senior high schools and 1,821 in, the grade schools divided as follows: Cleve- land avenue 213, Orove street 235, Sqaman, avenue 370, Columbus ave« nue 472 and Archer street 631. . &!''^%%1 :.v.-y •••..•I:\:f:;(
