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I ^••r?:^ Scores Big Hil But Excellent Performonces Are Slimly Attended Many Freeporters missed a play that would have done credit to Broadway when they failed to wit- ness one of the performances of \The Late Christopher Bean\ in the Columbus Avenue School last ISiursday and Friday nights. The performances were sponsor- ed by the Theatre Wing of the American Service Inc., and intend- ed to ralae funds with which to \provide comfort for boys in the ATmy, Navy and Marines. Everyone in the cast has had experience on the legitimate stage. All who attended\ were thrilled by the excellence of the production, but unfortunately two very slim audiences attended the perform- ances, Robert Obcr,a\TP3tdent of Free- ,. port, appeared in the leading role of Or. Haggett; Mrs. Justlna Wayne, another Freeportei had the role of Abby, while Bernard: Mus- ket, a graduate of the Freeport High school was Warren Cramer. Then Mrs. Franklin Fox, of .Wantagh, portrayed the role of Ada Kaggett, while Lynn Masters •was Susan Haggett, Frances Brant, Mrs. Raggett, Burton Mai lory. Ro- sen, and William Niell. Davenport. fempfe ifsrea! Sisterhood Pfans * ' •\ . For Four-Day Bazaar fn March \Goy 90's Review\ To Open Fair; Annual Donee, Other Events Listed Plans for a bazaar to be conducted in Temple Israel on Sun- day. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday March 15. 16, 17 and 18 were completed at a meeting of the Sisterhood in the Temple Tue@\ day afternoon. . . •*- A \Oay Nineties Revue.\ will feature the opening night, and two events will be sponsored by the Sisterhood on .the concluding day of the bazaar. In. the af- Armistice Court Gives Cord Forty A pleasant evening was spent at a card party given by Armistice Court, Order of Amaranth, at the home of D*' .and Mrs. J. Philip Thayer, 83 ' Wallace street, last Friday night. There were eight tables of play and defense stamps were awarded as prizes. . Dr. and Mrs. Thayer, as host %nd hostess, were assisted by Mrs. Marie Bchwarz, Mrs. Marion Ful- ton, Mrs. Minnie DeOiacomo, Mrs. Margery tlumley, Mrs. Gertrude Mueller, Mrs. Evelyn Hulse. Mrs. Sarah McKnight and Mrs. Ethel Olenz. Refreshments were served fol- lowing cards. Triongle Girls Plan Cord Party L.. . -Plans, for a card party for the benefit 'of the \\Triangle Olrls rEXE.S.* to be \held at the horns .or Mrs. Theresa V. Thayer. 83 ISBe\ street* AtT-Monday night .i%nade_at a- n^ecUhg^lh'the home of Mrs. Mildred Paul, 75 Centre street ^ast night. ..Others on the commit- tee in charge are Agrs. Sophie Thles and Mrs. Olga Myers. Mrs Thayer is chief supervisor of the group. CALL US FOR SAME DAY ELECTRICAL SERVICE M&1SBY 12 NEWTON BOULKVABD 200 feet east of Woolworth'a ZRZEPOST 7111 eon and .fashion show at which the members will model costumes furnished by a Hempstead store. / The women will be hosts to the members \of \Sunrise Lodge, P. & A. M., Chat night. Mrs. Irv- ing Pins ley is chairman of Che bazaar committee, while heads of sub-committees are Mrs. Joseph Steiler, prizes; Mrs. Maurice Isen- ber?; luncheon; Mrsr'David Gold- stein, fashion show, and Mrs. Morris Leibowltz, Masonic night. Mrs. Julius Bicgenthal is secretary of the committee. •A card and man jongg party followed the business meeting. The president, Mrs. Nathan Diamond, presided. Temple Dance Wednesday Plans have been completed for the annual Temple dance to be given In the South Shore Yacht Club next Wednesday night. Eli- hue Bnrman and Dr. Nathan Dia- mond are co-chairman in charge of the event. A floor show will feature the event and a journal will be given as a, souvenir. /The Ibar jnltzvah of Paul Sle- gal, son of Joseph Slegal will take place on Saturday, Feb. 14. A meeting of the Freeport Zion- ist group will te held to-night, with Maurice Halpem in charge. Two important meetings will be held next Tuesday night, one of ^ . the Boy Scouta committee at 8 o'clock and ^another of the finance committee at 9. Rabbi B. Leon Hurwitz will preach at the service to-morrow night on \The Why of a Jewish Army/' replying to a recent edi- torial published in the New York Times. Three Events Planned The rabbi has planned for three special services. On Friday night, Feb. 20, he will apeak on \The Jewish Conception of Marriage.\ Following the service Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lovett will be hosts during a social hour in honor of the fif- tieth -wedding anniversary of Mr. Lovett's parents. Plans al*e under way for a spe- cial service to welcome the mem- bers being enrolled during a clrive that will be concluded with * the ball next Wednesday nlgiht. There also, will be a Saadlah service hon- oring the 1,000 anniversary of the great Jewish religious philosopher of that name. On Monday? Feb. 16 the first «g& ^4* ** For Sqwrt (OATS - SUITS - DRESSES FURS AND EVENING WEAR The Fashion Shop 67 So. Main Street Phon#392-M Forget the care* of cook- iny and dishe? and come to Viebrock'a for delicious- ly prepared foods. A bite to eat^or a complete meal. GOOD FOOD** meeting of delegates to (he Jewish Youth Organization of Nassau County will be held. Rabbi Hur- wltq has been placed in charge of the movement which has for its object (he conducting of Institutes for the education of Jewish youths. He plans\to divide Nassau County into six districts with an Institute in each and the plans will be for- mulated at the forthcoming meet- ing. The following members of the Congregation are now in Florida: Mr. and Mrs. Abraham SchifT, Da* vid Price, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Fisher, of Bellmore, Mr. and Mrs Harry Epstein, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schilling, Harry Happaport, Jack Avidan and Henry Left. W.C.T.P; AKDS WAR FOND At a meeting of the Freeporc W.C.T.U., in the home of the president, Mrs. Clinton M. Flint, at 258 South Ocean avenue, a contribution of $25 was voted for the Red Cross war fund. \It costs no more to CSARGE IT\ HART-SCHAFFNER & MARX CLOTHES MANHATTAN SHIRTS ADAM HATS AX AFTERNOON CUP OF MOT CHOCOLATE — OR A SPOT OF TEA— WILL BREAK THE SHOPPING PERKOO IN A MOST EN EH- G1ZXNG MANNER. < . ,,.. ^IEBROCK'3 '. ~\iL 40 South Moil* Street- Whitm&n — Pag* & Sh&w — Louu Sherry, Cand»a L Soda* Xmf /ce Cream m (Ac TURKEY AL THUN, FRI. & SAT The Km j You Praiaed So Highly YOUNG HENS 7 to 101I». YOUNG TOMS 10 to 12 Ib*. BOAST BEEF SALE PRIME RIB (a. PORTER HOUSE c LB. BLADE RIB c LB LAMB SALE LEGS to -8 Is. LB. SHOULDERS LB. RIB CHOPS LOIN CHOPS c LB LEGS 7 to 12 lb@. c LB. SHOULDER BREAST or NECKS RIB CHOPS C LB. LOIN CHOPS YOUNG OWL lo 3 Thuradpy STEAK SALE OR SIRLOIN •*?•\'I K'/' ^* • < - i I-.'-\ •'% ,\__;... _j..'_L:_^. -4 ^ *7J Circulation Maaaau County MOVEMENT 6TE . 37. FBEEFOBT, Ii I., N. Y., FEBRUARY 12, 1043 FIVE OEMS A Economy Party Pick* Slate February ^ Pries! And Rabbi Address Group Entering Service Advise Selectees To &4eet Choploins; Those In Contingent Rabbi B. Leon Hurwltz and the .Rev. John J. Madden represented the Inter-Faith Clergy Council at the induction of & contingent of Freeport .and Roosevelt men into the* seYvtce Monday afternoon. Lawrence L. Luther, chairman of Selective Service Boarad 717, pre- sided, while W. W. Sutton and Peter Steph&i Beck, and other members of the board attended. C. Howard Larsen, a past com- mander of William Cl'.nton Story Post, A. L., represented the veter- ans in giving the men a send ofT. Rabbi Hurwltz atid Father Mad- den both advised the men to get in touch with their chaplains as aooa as they reached the bases to Which Ihey were assigned. The Aabbl.aaM that., it. was estimated ^\'\\'\\^^w^ service, 14,000,000 persons were re- quired at home to clothe, feed, support and back them. He ad- vised the selectees and volunteers that for each man, there were fourteen clergymen in Freeport in- terested in his welfare and sup- port. The group included Sim H. Scott, John Samuel, Ernest Muro, Roy E. Cox, and WaHer Fvenhajn, Wio volunteered. John J. Coleman wag leader and Roy Bedford, as- sistant leader, while the contin- gent was rounded out by Ernest Washington, Cleveland G. Brlsbon, Anthony A. Sillpo, Alexander Lee, John L. Agnettl, Richard A. Lent, -Frank E. Wright, Jr., Irving 8. Cohen, David L. Steward, Qeorge Stolze, Oecil B. Baird, of Kansas City; Masao Lomoda, of Los An- geles, Alexander Kazanowski,^ Ar- th*ur L.. Benjamin, Joseph -Kurz, Joseph Constantino, Isidore H. Lobel, Jerry jcptlgnola. Paul J. Ouerclo, Joseph jp. ^DeGrace, Vin- cent-%G;ul.61S[/..^Tj, . pominick P. Vitx^ Thbtfias G. Keoktesen^Rob- ert L. Swan ton, Richard W. Nettle and \Warren W- Lee. * \\\\\ Prayer books were presented-to the Catholics, Testaments to the Protestants and appropriate litera- ture to the Jewish boys In the contingent. Aak Village to Allot Fund* To Mark 50th Anniversary Mrs, Eoron Worns Of Poper Collectors Mrs. Robert H. Earon, who Is in charge of* collecting newspapers and otiher waste paper for the Red Oroas issued & warning this week bhat junkmen were going about telling people they were collecting The fact that Oct. 22 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the P*^ *°r #\&t organization. She incorporation of Freeport as a village, was called to the attention 8*1** o™ case had been brought of the Village Board at its meeting Monday night by Otto J. Christ North End Civics Proposes Celebrotion In October of the North End Civic League. Mr. Christ, attended as chairman of the League's Improvement Committee, with Charles Gilbert and Joseph Keeiy, Other members of the group. He said ly^had written to Mayor W]ord@h7 • E. Winne regarding the matter and urged that an appropriation be in- cluded in the forthcoming budget to provide for an appropriate cele- bration of the anniversary. In making such an allotment, how- ever, he said due consideration should be given to the fact that the country was* at war. Mayor Winne announced that the matter already had been re- ferred to William J.. Marvin as ^ Rotioning Boord To Hpndl6|Cor Spies Harry F. Karst, clerk of the Nassau Ooimty Rationing Board, has announced , today that the Board has been delegated by the Office of Price Administration, to take over the release of new pas* cenger cars purchased between Ju- ]y 1, 1941 and January 1, but not .delivered by the latter date. Board will have jurisdiction every person applying for a ' vehicle, which ia to be garaged or normally stationed in- Nassau -County, outside oj[ the cWea of Long Beach or &len Oove, w- to Bany F* Karst. The Board formally designated Saturday, March 7 as registration day for the annual village elec- tion, the polls to be open from 7 a.m., to 8 p.m. Election Day will be on Tuesday. March 17, St. Patrick's Day, when trustees will be chosen to succeed William J Marvin and Dr. Herman C. Dun- ker whose terms of office expire. The absence of Asa A. Trench- ard, who was kept at home by a severe cold, was excused. Fred S. Howell, jr., chairman of the finance committee, reported deposits totaling $373,373.83 in the three village banks and Police Jus- tice Hilbert Johnson, nnes to- taling $135 collected during Janu- ary. The Board voted to retain its membership in the Regional Plan Association and voted the annual membership fee of $10 to cover the cost. * A/letter was received from Mrs. M. A. Rogers ad vising rthe.bpard. that boys fifteen and sixteen years of age break the-bulbs in the light at Ellison -and Forest avenue? as. rapidly as they are~ replaced. She said this was a busy comer and Lhe continued darkness there con- stituted a traffic menace. The matter was referred to Trustee Marvin. W. K. Letford, who. recently erected a home at the northeast comer of Beverly parkway and Wilson place, wrote\ complaining that after every 'downpour the street in front of his property be- came flooded and the oily water flowed over onto the land where he Intends to have a lawn next summer. He requested that the Board take steps to remedy the situation* The problem was re- ferred to Village Engineer Herbert M. Wood. \ Region To Wage Drive To Retain Us Leadership To Conduct Round-up With 500 As Gool; Aid Red Cross Fund to her attention, and asked that if any others developed she be no- tified. Two junkmen from Brooklyn were fined $5 each this week for carrying on ..their .business in, the village without a license. They pleaded guilty wh4n arraigned be- fore Judge Hilbert R. Johnson. Sutton William Clinton Story Post, 342, A. L.. will have to fight to retain its laurels as the leading post 'in Nassau County. Thy was empha- W. W. Day^a, Membership Officer W. W. the semi-monthly busi- ness meeting in the Dugout \last Friday night, Mr. Sutton announced that the post had but 237 paid up members, of a quota of 300, while other posts had gone ahead and exceeded their quotas, wMh the result .that they had left Story post In the rear. He -added that plans were tinder way for a round up of the 800 to 1,000 veterans living in Freeport and Merrlck, with a view .10 in- creasing the membersnip to 500 by March ^15. %f tills figure Is reached, Mr. Sutton expressed that Story post would retain its leadership in the county. H. C. BlngQiam, scoutmaster of Boy. Scout Troop 9, sponsored by (Continued on Page Two) 500 Attend Donee Of Temple Isroel More than 600 persons attended the annual dance ,qf -Temple Is- rael last night in the South Shore Yacht Club, when a considerable sum was realized for the benefit of the congregation* i>anclng was enjoyed to the mu- sic of Freddie Roberts and his or- chestra, and between dances n floor Show ' was presented by groups^ and individuals from the city and local road houses. One of the features was a mon- ologue by Dr. Leach Cross, of Ja- maica, a former contender for the light weight championship and now a dentist. Vi Lane, a Free- port girl, who haa appeared In night club and vaudeville shows, sang, and Patsy Fillmore, of Bald- w&n, gave a series of Asiatic dances. Skits and other numbers completed the program. Eilhue Berman and Dr. Nathan Diamond were co-chairman .in charge of the event while David LaShack was In charge of the suc- cessful souvenir journal which was distributed at the dance. Mferspn Named I Campaign Head; Other CommlNees Marvin And Donkei\ Retiring Trustees ! Due To Run Again & ' The village election campaign ot under way during the paab week with a meeting of the Econ* omy party executive committee in he Crystal Lake Hotel, last Friday night. Former Mayor Robert &. Pal^ terson was appointed campaign manager, and a platfprni commit\ ee consisting of Village Councet Samuel M. Levy, chairman: Mr* Patterson, Mayor Worden E., Winne, Trustees Herman G. Dun- ker, William J. Marvin and Asa A, Trenchard, and Secretary Roscoe L. VanNostrand was named. O. Burchard Smith and Mr. Patterson were designated aa members of a newly created rule? committee, while \the execut&va or n. orpus Decicfe Boy;Was Not Drpwhecf Having fulled to And the corpus\delecti$ the First Aid squad uf the Frppport Fire Department and village employees have come to the conclusion they did a lot of work for nothing last Saturday morning during the downpour. trlct captains and nine others, designated aa the nominating com* mJttee. Edmund T. Robson is th» parky chairman. The party convention will ba held In the Crystal Lake Hotel on Thursday night, February 19, when candidates will be nominated to succeed Trustees Dunker and Mar* vin whose terms of office expire on April 1. Indications at the meeting priday night were that both would be renomlnated. Mr. Marvin has .been a village trustee for three years. He waa appointed in 1939 to nil a vacancy and elected for a two-year term the following year. Mr. Hunker was appointed a year ago to nU the vacancy, created by the . yancement of Mr. Winne from trustee to Mayor. All members of the party la good standing will be eligible to vote for candidates at the con- vention. Secretary VanNostray.J reported that the membership to« taled nearly 600, and that an% persona desiring to— affiliate witl*_ the party might do-so- by the membership fee of $l February 17. -2 -- _ ____ Duffy. % Henry street ne-ater. MRS FENNEB SPEAKS Mrs. Raymond B, Tenner, of 314 North lang Beach ave., epoke at the founder's day exercises of the Wantagh Parent-Teacher Associa- tion bi *he Suwdqe P&dp School •there Monday alght, - . gro lad of nine, started on an er- rand for his mother. Cutting across lots \to Merrlck road he skirted the stream east of Main street, which was a rushing torrent because of the rain. On the way, he told the police, he was accosted by a white lad, \who suggested they try to get across the stream. Frank refused, but ^ the other lad entered the water and soon was being carried down stream by the t/orrent and trying to swim. Fi- nally he was loi*t to sight, Frank continued to the store where he told his story and the owner im- mediately informed the police. The \9-9\ call was sounded and repeated a moment, later to cate the urgency of the call Po- lice found thracka where the boy j#as supposed to have entered the »»• *»*• j* ? *^ the Sbpe dTTlhaing the body they raked the shores and when the First Aid crew ar- rived the members joined in the search. They got under the va- cant building, formerly a plumb- ing supply house, which la built over, the brook. Half a dozen holes were cut through the Boor. Then the holes ui the culvert at Merrlck road were enlarged on both aides to enable a man to get down but all to no avail. The brook was dragged, all the way down to Preeport Creek and still no body was found. Anally the .work !was given up as it waa thought the body might have been/ carried into the bay. However, glnce no lad has been re- ported missing, the conclusion is that the lad 'jaust have rescued himself. there have- been reporta that there might be a contest a* the election on Tuesday, March 17, confidence w.as_.. expressed at J&a meeting that none would develop and that the Economy Party can- didates would be unopposed. 2,500 Nassau Employees To Buy Defense Stomps Nassau's 2,500 county employe* will join the U. 8. Defense Sav- ings voluntary payroll allotment plan beginning Monday, the nexd j^n^-znonthly payday. Each Indi- vidual . will signify. the amount t@. be deducted, and henceforth, will be \paid In check and. pTumerous large concerns through&ut the country have gig- nlfled their desire to co-operate with Surrogate Leone D. BAwe'U, Nassau Chairman of Dpfensa Ings, by enlisting, employes ^ In immediate future. - ^ \\-.W.-..i \ IL./...!.,.,^. _•_.._• ] ^^.•rKf-'-Lv.-.,.' rl-i.'ZjZ.-.t^.l!..,
