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.. . KOi - ,'K-^Y\\?,r-'-j ._.^rv^U%.t;.rv,'Kv:^.v-Y.;'^;-:-v\^v{%:^wi^^^^^^ ,^. '!A4 .\i'_ : .'•''( '. LEADER, TZWRSDAY, IZBRWAK? 26pJ942 Hpie Hi N@w #para*ui j?r __J Annuol Dinner Morks Evept; TwaOther Trucks Due Soon Hose Company I members are practicing with their new 500-gal- lon pumper with booster tank and and other accessories, which wag delivered at the douthslde avenua Ardhouse Saturday, but two other companies are expecting to re- ceive new apparatus also, as the result o% a trip to Washington, by Mayor Worden E. Winne and Trustee William \J. Marvin last week. Truolq Company l Is due to receive its aerial ladder the mid- dle of next month and a second truck will be delivered about the Arst of April for Hose Co. 2. - Reports having been received th&t there\ <waa a possibility that the delivery of the trucks which . were ordered laat year from the Beagrave <3orp. would not be per- mitted 1%r the -War.. Industries ! Board, Mayor -Winne and Trustee Marvin went to Washington on ' Feb. 17. They interviewed Jonner Congressman M a u r y Mavpriok, who is In charge of priorities and . explained that the village was tis- ing obsolete equipment borrowed from a neighboring village because two pieces of apparatus* ha<% been damaged In a collision last March. As a result immediate steps were taken to permit the delivery of the trucks. , .^Hose 1 celebrated #te delivery of ita pumper at its annual din- ner Saturday night in U# Elks . club house, which was attended by more than a hundred members, their wives, friends and gueste. Trustee Marvjn officiated as itoastmaster, introducing among others Mayor Winne, 1)rustees T@ted- 6.- Howell, Jr., Asa, A. j-Trenchard and Dr. Herman C. Dunker,/ Fire Chief Edward Ko- hout,-Deputy Chiefs Edward An- drews and Kenneth Lewis, Chief Rob e.r^ •' Hopkins, of RockVllle Centre, and his deputy, !Henry (Blttorf, as well as Dr. R. D. .Baker, d6)krt*nent-surgeon. Captains of the other hose com- panies were present as follows: TCieodore Mohr, Hose 3, John J. .IMbDonald, 3; George Gottlieb, 4, tnd Marcheon Rocco, 5. Lieut. Fenton Smith, chairman of th« dinner committee, was as- . _ %-_.._..,..,:-„,, Freepbrt once Poro lysis Fund About 250 persons* 'attended a\ dance given by the South Shore division for^ the benefit of the \yarm Springs, Qa., infantile pa- ralysis fund .Saturday night in tlie Elkc ^club l^ouse. Postmaster Ed- ward ^. Rice, aa chairman of the bent-fit committee welcomed the guests. With George Maiden as xhaaler of ceremonies, there was a floor show and entertainment by other volunteers. \The Star Spangled Manner'! waa sung by Mrai Kenry A Boyer and SmiKi Pearsall gave \Ord Bless America.' At 11 o'cIrKik, Past Exalte! Ruler, H. Al- fred Vollmer recited the tradition- al toast. Mayor Worden d. Wlnno, mem- bers of the VillRp* Board Capt. H. F. Olover, .commandant of the ordnance plant in Baldwin, B. Leon Harwitz of Temple iorael, and Repuirlctn Leader Jo- seph H. McOloskty were among^ those who attended. Postmaster-Rice was assisted on committee by Mayor Winne, .Oireblnav, Mrs. George\ Mas- len, Charles d^. Eg an, Samuel El* lison, Edwatd ^[cKague, Victor pepomo, Mrs. Myron Willard and Mrs. Francis Sweeney. Committee to Study Needs for Defense A committee to study the mini- mum needs of Nassau County's 56- local defense units for the pro- tection of civilians during air Taids, has been announced by Earl J. Bennett, chairman of tbe Nas- sau County Defense Council. Designed as a \Committee on Supplies\ to \make a survey of all material, supplies and equlp- mdnt which have ,been purchased or otherwise procured for defense purposes to the end that (here will be on hand a complete In- ventory/' the new group will be composed of Dr. Aaron L* Hlg- glne of Rockvllle Centre; Ray W. Snow, Valley Stream: John H1I- llard, Hempstead; Frank Ruddock, Malverne, and William J. Me- Orath, Mlneola. The men will recommend to the office of Civilian Defense pi- rector Col. Bdward C. O. Thomas \he minimum requirement of such material and supplies needed for each local council, and. medical 'district.\ They also will study the ques- tion \of procurement of supplies, Including ways and means' of raising funds, taking Into consid- eration the possibility nf Federal or State aid. O'Brien, William Tlede- r Valentine^ Wright -and Buss. Oi HONES' TOPICS •=. ..._ Rev. Dr. J. Gordon Hyna will preach at the First Baptist Church Sunday morning on \God Is Our Refuge and Strength,\ and In the evening on \Pennell of the Afghan Frontier.\ JACK GREEN ARRIVES fN SONNY FLORIDA No one knows how he arranged to get the train accommodations in such a short time but neverthe- less, Jack Green of Carol Green'* did succeed in getting tickets forj Florida last Sunday and by this time he is probably all sunburned. Too bad Jack for what is sun- burn lotion , to you 4s chapped hands remedy to us up here. Ouring Track's Absence, Harry Green will divide his time between the Freeportand Mempstcaol stores. F&EE SHAVE Your Schiok Electric Razor .will be cleaned, polished and adjusted, by a factory representative, \if you will take it down to the Forest Jewelers, Inc., at 77 South &Aln street, this ,,Thursday, Friday or Saturday. And% all of this won^t cost you a cent, for it's free. No fooling. And, if you don't own a Schick, but would like to try a free shave you may have that too, just by presenting your face, and the rest of your body at Forest's. Why are they \doing all of this at no cost to you? Well, It seems as it Mr. TKhlck wants all his ra- zors to do the Job of which he knows they i are capable, and _ some.? times Mother tries -to shave --the lo'ng lint off \the_ be^t, . chair, while father -Is in the \city. Thia - iBn^-jMmducIve to the best hair removing effects, and to keep everything ship-shape they send their representative around to the aegncies, just to check up. Remember it's this Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at For- Victory Leo@&#e Hos Party and Food Sdle A successful cake and food sale and card party were conducted by (he Woman's Victoiy League, for- merly the Home Legion of Nas- sau County, in Exempt Areh&eh's all, Tuesday afternoon. Mra^ George G4enz and Mrs. Blanche G?;eer were In charge of the cards while Mrs. Bertha Lehman con- ducted the other games and AArs. Samuel Boyd the food sale. Mrs. L.\ F. Rahoner is captain of the group. ., League headquarters was moved recently\ from South Main st., to 32 South Grove\ sK,, .where books, games and other articles-for men hi the camps may be left. The Boy Crusaders of the Arph- er st. School recently gave 408. magazines to the league. Mrs, Walter Mack is Crusader mother for the post. est Jewelers, Inc., 77 South Main street. In defense of.better shav- ing, bring your razor down. No Charge Is the pass word. Young G.O.P. Side Severe! Contests Due at Election Officials Speak There will be contests for third vice-president, treasurer, sergeant, at-arms and membership on the board of directors of the Young Men's Republican Olub of Free- port at the annual meeting to be held In the Crystal Lake Hotel, Thursday night, March 19. A full slate of officers waa nominated at a meeting Thursday night In the Crystal Lake Hotel. George B. Tydeman, will be un- opposed for tbe presidency; Jay G. Stewart and Jack Chambers for the first and second vice- presldencles, respectively; Henry L. Frauenthal for corresponding secretary, and Harold W. Johnson for recording secretary. Treasurer Monroe E. Lewis and Lester Wood, Jr., have been nom- inated for the. third vice-presi- dency: William Judge and Geo- rge Dornauer for the treasurer- ship; Fred S. Howall, Jr., Ken- neth B. Vought and Edwin Doyle for sergeant-at-arms^ an* Gordon Simonson, John HronclcliiJ Frank Jackson, Jr., C. Ludlow\ Smith and Robert Johnson for the four directorships. President Kenneth L. Lewis, who refused t# accept a renomlnatlon, will auto- matically become a director. Village Officials' night waa ob- served, and Trustee Howell, presided, introduce^. Mayor Vr- den K Winne; Trustees Asa A. Trenchard, William J. Marvin, and Dr. Herman C. Dunker; Park Commission Chairman Gustav J* Berkel and Village Treasurer Stephen J. Hunt. Bach outlined the duties of his office and ans- wered questions. Frank D. Bailey and Roderick G. Morrison Jr., were received as members. K, OF C. FLANS CAM) PARTY Receipts of the monthly card party to be given tonight (Thurs- day) by Bishop Molloy Council K. C., in headquarters, 35 Bail- road avenue, will be used to pur- chase rosaries and other articles or Catholip men inducted into ;he military service. Grand Knight James Mc!Bu*h has Issued an appeal \for the padshbners of the 8ve churches represented in Che council to attend in large numbers. Jl4 12 MEWTON BOULEVARD ky^RT-' P((: ' 1 RM :%.%'.:\t'3*f- ; \ W L_ 3#& '#t:. Pro*e«tion For All cess, reasonable rent* WHY DON'T Y AIR pnd THEFT Don't risk your valuable* by hid* ing them at home. Deeds, Mortgages, Stocks, Bonds, Jew- elry, Insurance Policies, all your important documents should be feguarded in a SAFE DE- BOX in our ground .vault. Convenient ao . Just a few are left. DAY? sa FOUNDED 1692 The JREEPORT BANK FREEPORT. NEW YORK rz/S_. p*%; p d Fraaport, thru EDDY . 26-March4 gTEVENS In \The Gcolote oston -.CHESTER MORBX8 — 5 ACT? OF.VaUBEV*LLE^ EVERY « 9 A*\ Baldwin, L. K. W I Baldwin Sat. thru Tiiea. fob. 28-March 3 FREDRIC MARCH - MARTHA SCOTT ! In \Cine Foot in Heoven\ — rdua — \You're in the Army Now\ Jimmy DURANTE - Jane WYMAN thru FiL ' March 4-B-* Nalwn EDDY - Bl«« STEVENS b& \Confession of %%*#*** * fr f, TEE LEADER, TEOBSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1942 PAGE ISREE Round-up Shrled By Leplon Po$# Seeks to Overcome Hondicop Given to Another Unit Having given another post a handicap of 100, William Clin- ton Story Poet, A. L., Is waging a round-up campaign to enroll 200 additional members by March 15, with the hope of retaining the leadership it has held so many years. At the semi-monthly meeting in the Dugout Friday night, at which Commander William W. Davis presided, the membership chairman, reported the post had a paid-up membership of 264. How- ever, County Commander Sher- man Moreland, Jr., who was pres- ent, reported that another unirai- ready had 365 members, 115 more than Its quota of 250. Various members took lists of names of prospective members on whom they \will call wlthi a view to In- creasing the enrollment to 500. Commander Moreland compli- menteiT Story Post on Its activ- ities In connection with Civil Defense in Freeport, and an- nouncement was made that a delegation was attending the swearing In of Air Raid Wardens in Merrlck us a tribute to W. Wallace Guest, a former command- er of the post, now living In Mcr- Tlck, The Legionnaries • were com- mended for their response to the appeal for blood donors In co- operation with the Freeport Red Cross Branch on February 16, wAen thp blodg plasma bank mo- bile unit was brought to this vil- lage. It was said that the unit would return to Freeport again in a couple months. Past Commander James T. Wil- liams, chief of the Interceptor lookout post atop the First Na- tional Bank & Trust Co., nppeal- ed for more observers to replace men who have had to discontinue their service for one reason or another; County Clerk Charles Ran»on, of Sea Cliff, paat Commander of Soa CIMT post spoke. Disaster 7\o 4ic( WorA m Rboseveff Mrs. Eoron's Group Will Help Orgonize Activities There The Committee on Disaster Relief of the Freeport Red Cross Branch, headed by Mrs. Agnes Earon, has done such an excellent job here that it has been called on to assist the Roosevelt authori- ties in setting up a similar organization in that village. As a result, Mrs. Earon, accom-\® panled <by Mrs, E. S^eeman Miller; chairman of the Freeport Branch and other leaders In the work at- tended a meeting in Merrick last night at which they outlined the plan of organization and other de- tails of operation. The Freqport committee met in the court room of the Municipal Building Tuesday night and the heads of the various activities re- ported on the progress they were making. Mrs. Zaroii, who presided, explained that her committee would not take over, in the event of a disaster, until the Air Raid Wardens and other Civil Defense Units had completed their tasks, but that it would then be its duty to provide food, clothing and housing' for those who had been left homeless by the catastrophe. Mrs. Earon introduced Mrs. Mil- ler, Mrs. Harold W. Battln, chair- man of Home Service; Mrs. John W. Dodd, the women's represen- tative on the Civil Defense Coun- cil; Mrs. Worden Z. Winne, who spoke of the Victory League, Mrs. Henry Burnett, who asked for vol- unteers to make a housing survey of the village, saying the commu- nity had been divided Into sixteen districts for this purpose, and Miss Virlgnia Wells, who with Miss Harriet -Church, 'both members of the\ high achool faculty, has made a survey of the supply food that would be available in the lo- cal stores in the event of an emergency. TTie chairman told of a cloth- ing survey made by Mrs. Thomas Dunn, Mrs. Victor Cohen, Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Milton Waldman Mrs. Florence Levy and Mrs. Mor- ris B. Green. She also spoke of the canteen and nutrition commit- tee headed by Mrs. M. Elizabeth Hardcastle, which would take care of mass feeding if it became nec- essary. Mrs. Ethel Schley, who has been appbrnted chairman of Zone 3 comprleing Freeport, Merrick, BeU« more. Wanta^h, Gleaford, Massa- pequa, Farmingdale and Hicksvil)e, also was Introduced. Morris Leibowltz, a member of the Defense Council, and Mllford F. VanRiper, who are co-operating with the Red Cross in its activi- ties were introduced. . E. M. Robins Nomes Methodist Committees Mra. E. M, Robins, president: of the Women's Society of Christ- ian Service, of the Preoport Meth- od tat CKurck, appointed her com- mittees for the year, at the Feb- ruary meeting held in the church Thursday afternoon. The list follows: Tea—Mrs. George Yarrow, Airs. Thomas W. Cann, Mrs. G. A. Ooctschlus, Jr., Airs. George Por- ter Smith and Mrs. Fred Porter. Dinner—Airs. F. F. Sckwarz, Mrs. Frederick Richards, Mrs, Pierre Wilson, Mrs. Robert Shaw, Mrs. Carlisle Roger, Mrs. Fanny Combs and Mrs. Reginald Ben- nett. Calendars—Mrs' Charles Loaee. Flowers—Mrs. Arthur Heln- rlch, Mrs. George Smith and Mrs. Wallace R. Post. Devotions — Mrs. Losee, Mrs. Alex. Brady and Mra, E. A. Pol- lard Jones. Christmas baskets — Air a. Schwarz. Parsonage — Mrs. Harmon D. Swlts. Jr.--Mrs. John' W. South\ ard, Mra, Edwin Towner and Mrs. James A. Sutphln. <3ar& of Property\^- Mrh, \WH- llnm Becker, Mrs. Ray Searfosa, Mrs. Harold Miller, Mrs. Arthur Faurot, Mrs. Edmund Young nnd Afro. Southard. 'So let it be. In Gods own might We gird us for the coming fight. And. strong in Him whose cause la ours In conflict with unholy powers, We grasp the weapons He has given,— The Light, and Truth, and Love of HeavenV'-Whittler. GROVE STATION 37 South Grov( Crecfmg Y STORE \Tt has been of the world's history hitherto that might makes right. %t is for us and for our time to reverse the maxim, and to say that right makes might.\— Abraham Lincoln. Police Aisodallon Dines 1 T. Raynor Benevolent Group Gives Gold Bodge To Retiring H@od Jnlm T. Utaynor was honored at thu past president'H, dinner of the Kreeport Police Benevolent A?\ sorintton dinner Monday ulght in Ai White's Tavern on Brooklyn avenue. Police Judge Hllbert R. Johnson was toastmaster. Police Chief Peter Elar. Mayor Worden E. Winne and other mem- bers of the Village Board praised Patrolman Raynor for the accom- plishments of his administration. The chief presented a gold past president's badge to the retiring executive. Others who spoke hi If fly were Dr. Herman C. Dunkcr, William, J. Marvin. Asa A. Trenchant and the Rev. John J. Madden assist- ant pastor of Oiir Holy Redeemer R. C. Church. There also weir present Dis- trict Judge George H. 'Johnson of Hell mo re; Police Surgoou Dr. J. Klmer Cummins, Detective Ser- geant Bert Bedell and a Rioup of men from the Naapnu County Po- lice Department. The speakers in addition to commending Patrolmnn Ray nor, also described tire police depart- ment ns capable and elHolcMl. Pntrolmiin Howard Reynolds has heen elected president of fh** association for the new year with Patrolman Elmer Lane as vice- president; Sergeant Arthur Wulff aa treasurer, and Patrolman Rob- ert Rose aa secretary. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION \Nothing butt, the right can ever be'expedient, since that can never be true expediency which would sacrifice a greater good to a. less/' . .—Whatcly.- ICAN LEGION In thin TImr of W»r and Notional Emergency when Orpnnlzation nnd Ca-opcrailon i» Esm'nllal In Our Civilian Dffrnw Program, %OUR AMERICAN LEUfON POST NEEDS YOU! Wm. Clinton Story Post No. 342 SUNRISE HIGHWAY WILLIAM *W. DAVIS. Commander PHONE* FREEPORT 4650 . W. SUTTON Membership Officer W. 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