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'•• TWENTY -\-•I T~H E/ L E A D E R -^ F R E E P 0 R T, N. Y. THURSDAY, MAY'S, 1948 •M-_ STATION LIQUOR SHOP - PETER and JOSEPH PALAQONIA 26 BEOOKLYK AVB. _;_''• FRBMPOE^N.Y. >,. North 8,Id. of Railroad Station T. ' Offers PRO MPln ;Deliveiy OF YOUR NEEDS IN WD^ES., WHISKEY, CORDIALS, — - CHAMPAGNES AND ASSORTED ITEMS TELEPHONE FREEPORT 9-2323 Stord Hbura^-9 to 9.. Dally— Friday Till 10 — Saturday Till 11 LOW OVERHEAD COMPARE!! KEYSTONE SCREEN ENAMEL ONE COAT Gal. ENAMEL 2. PURE GUM Gal. Turpentine I.©O KEYSTONE HOUSE PAINT The self-cleaning property of Key- stone House Paint Outside White, and the carefully selected colors used in the wide range of shade's assure longer-lived beauty when this superior paint is used. 5*25 gal. 1.45qt: - ROOF 5 Gals.l ONE COAT Gal. COATING 2.1O|Flal Paint 2.25 - Complete Line of 1948 Patterns WALLPAPER SANITAS :-: WALL-TEX OjPEN FRIDAYS TILL 9:00 P. M. I 17 35. Merrick Eoad (nr. Main St.) _\ FBeeport 9-3421 Athena Club Donates $237 to Charities Mrs. Austin Mosbacher 'Named Vice-President ;- Plan-Luncheon, May .1.7 . Donations totaling $237. were al- loted to charitable activities by the Athena Club at its 'annual meeting Monday; afternoon In the Board Room of-the Municipal Building, with the presideritr^Mrs. Harold E. Pearson, presiding. -^ - - The various\ items were as fol- lows: Five dollars each) Nassau County Tuberculosis fund, Preeport Animal League, Second District music scholarship, and Long island Federation student aid; $10 each, Freeport Girl Spouts,; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Nassau County Council Boy Scouts, Freeport High School .English prize, Freeport Branch, Needlework Guild of America, Nassau County Cancer Committee,, and Salvation Army; $15 each, Freeport Girl Scout camp- ershlp and Freeport Boy Scout campership; $26 each, American Red Cross and Sister. Kenney Foundation, and $72. Athena Me- •morlal Freeport Library. . ^ Mrs. Austin Mosbacher-was elect- d vice-president, Mrs. Earl Hlndes, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Irv- ng J. Regan treasurer, and Mrs. Frederick Jansen, senior director.- On the board of elections were Mrs. Harvey Dean, chairman; Mrs. Se- ward Baker and Mrs. Henry How- ard, tellers. / Reports were s submitted by all the officers and committee chairmen. Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. Cornelius \Van Rees and Mrs. Hlndes were named delegates to the 86th convention of he Long Island Fedratlon of Wo- men's Clubs to be held in the Gar- den City Hotel, Garden- City, Fri- day, May 21, at 10 -A. M. Mrs. J. Wesley Southardjs altj^aatefj^j^jcg^. J. Mar tm\ gave a^Tep'orjJ^qn he Woman's Forum held recently n Garden City. A committee comprising Mrs. John W. Dodd, Mrs. Maurice B. White, Mrs. Roy R. Gockley and Mrs. Gerald L. Drach was appolnt- d to revise the constitution. Mrs. Kenneth Cutwater, chairman of the Spring luncheon, to be held In the South Shore Yacht Club, Monday. May 17, announced tickets could still be purchased from Mrs. John L. Mount. Mrs. Chester Smiley is in charge of transportation. Mrs. Martin, program chairman, will 'hold a meeting of all departmental chairmen in her home tomorrow at 10 A. M. In response to an appeal from Mrs. Dodd, chairman of community service, members volunteered to donate 41 dozen cookies .to be given the Northport Hospital. Nassau County Leader Hene Car- reau, of Merrick, is to address the Freeport Democratic Club at its meeting tonight In headquarters, 56 West Merrick rd. _ BAND DEFEATSTTRUCK TEAM IN FIREMEN'S TOURNAMENT The~Band defeated the Truck Co. by a'score of 9^to 3 In the opening game of the Freeport Fire Depart- ment softball league t>n the, Elks', grounds' Monday night: Jumbo Brown\ tossed but the first ball; - The Department team \will play Point Lookout at Point -Lookout Sunday .in-—the—battalion-—tourna-- ment. - ~\ CHURCH WOMEN TO GIVE ANNUAL MA,Y DAY LUNCHEON.. Tne annual May Day luncheon o&v the Freeport Council of Church' Wo- men will* be held tomorrow at,l. P.M. in the -Elks clubhouse. Mrs. Harold McNiell, wife of the minist- 'er~or.the Rockvllle Centre .Baptist South Shore's Leading Weekly rreeports Official .Church -.will :be^the,£speaker. will feir of her work among the Kentucky Mountaineers. Mrs. N. H. Megaham— of the First Baptist Church Is president of the Council. The Sweetest Gift for • - • ' . • • '«/ \.i.t/-' 1 The Sweetest Lady Candy from Vieljrock's VIEBROCK'S FAMOUS FRENCH and ASSORTED CHOCOLATES Made in Our Own Candy Kitchen I-FRESH FOR MOTHER ON HER DAY 1.49ib There's No Finer Candy at Any Price A Fresh Stock of Nationally Known Brands • WHITMANS • PAGE & SHAW • SCHRAFTS • GOBELIN • BUNTE • LOUIS SHERRY VIEBROCK'S _Fine Quality Food, Candy, Luncheons, Sodas . 40 SO. MAIN ST. FReeport 9-4236 South ^rove Street and Southsidez-Avenue I \ \lift—^ -»—- staurant _, .. ... •» At Crystal Lake Hotel F ill WEEKDAYS-rDINNER SERVED PROM 5 P. M. to 9 P. M. SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS FROM NOON TO 0. P.M. \How Do You LOBSTER A LA NEWBURG • EN CHAFING DISH ^ Your Lobster?\ WHOLE LOBSTER THERMIDOR ENGLAND FASHION •s WHOLE BROILED MAINE LOBSTER DRAWN BUTTER\ .:•'-•$• -•*>,' -m $1.75 ;.„'. , . •.--,!_ V ',••• ' ; - -. I V;;<;.;,. ! y/\•\.; *' \~~ : fv^'rV'j-'A--;y'.- •\''• '.• -, •\ ~~ ALL DISHES ARE PREPARED JBY THE CHEF. LEON .HERNAND, RESPONSIBLE FOR FIRST BRINGING TO LONG ISLAND THE PRIZE ATTAINED FROM.THE SOCIETY OF CHEFS DEXUISINE IN THE SUBURBAN RESTAURANT DIVISION FOR THE EASTERN STATES. AWARD IS MADE FOR FOOD PREPARED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE ^W1TH7FRENCH'COOKING7STANDARDS~\AND?ORIGINAL RECEIPES, ^ 12th Year 'No. 51 Tour of Gardens OnMay 24to Aid Salvation Army Drive , Seven to be Visited On Monday, May 24; $1,000 Given to Date A tour of 7 Freeport gardens con- cluding with a tea has been ar- ranged for Monday, May 24, by,the special events committee for the benefit of the Salvation Army's $7,500 campaign being conducted this mbnth. The gardens to be viewed are those of Mrs. Ernest Woolard, 300 Pennsylvania ave.; Mrs. .Micheie Green, 135 North Bergen pi.; Mrs. Henry Himmel, .208 East Dean at; Mrs. Frank G. Naegele, -126 Penn- sylvania ave.; Mrs. Lamont Ensko, 24S Mount Joy ave.; Mrs. Gordon F. Waaser, 378 Pennsylvania ave., and Mrs. H. G. Dix-oii, 284 Putnam ave., where tea'will be served, and a collection taken. Mrs. Harold W. Ilattin, chairman of special events, and t Mrs. Clark I. Scott, are in charge of the arrangements. Chairmen and treasurers have been named to conduct drives in the villages adjacent to Freeport who share in the local corps of the Salvation Array. They are: W. J. Lyon, chairman, Roosevelt; D. Vin- cent Wilder, chairman and Herman W. Heesch, treasurer, Merrick; Judge/George S. Johnson, chairman, and Frederick T. Lot'iman, treas- urer, Bellmore; John R. Gambling, chairman, Massapequa, and Mrs. Jennie Wanzer, chairman, and Frank W. Raynor, treasurer, Sea- 1'ord. Preliminary reports received at a meeting oi workers Monday night In headquarters. 75 Church St., showed approximately $1,000 raised during the first week of—the cam- paign, without any figures from the house-to-house -canvass. Mrs. W W..Button and Mrs. Scott, co-chair men with Charles J. Martin hope for a much better showing at the next report meeting Monday night William C. Judge has been named to arrange for the placing of coin boxes in the stores of the village. V&W •:,-•-••>'•;-:• .C^>---, • •' S^lfiH^,^.^:*^ :• ••/. : -. : ..-..••., - • •. . **••[,<•.*' ,c>'\\J',v'K- i'.'.^'i, .••-. 'V( ', • ..' . • < %a>w''l$$*^i*£^y^''*~ J >\~*£* ^--7-(-'-•\-' •'.'*!'-'; '•]•-• \\,'--':,\•' '• ' Newspaper . FIVE CENTS A COPY •-•••^ygi •••••:•-.x#M •-•v-^li - ••- ''w •;:* Legion Calls on AH to Vote to Preveip Success of Organized Minorities at Polls Resolution, to be Sent to National Headquarters Gerald Robson Nominated for Post Commander William .Clinton Story Tost, A.L., adopted resolutions at is sc: li-innnthly meeting Thursday night, falling on the citizens >f tli, country to exrrrise their suffrage rights and thus .help to •ombat the spread of Communism ' n this country. Past Commander Henry Ki'anz, who proposed the dea at a recent .meeting and was 800 Turn Out to Hear Swing in School Time ..More than 800 persons enjoyed the Swing In Schooltlme concert by Glenn Brown and his band of 50 musicians from Nassau County higl schools sponsored by the Fathers and Boosters' Club of the-Freepor Schools in the high school airrti torium Monday night. It was the most successful eve^nt ever conduct ed by the group. A program of 18 swinging voca and instrumental numbers—wasJ .given by the group. President Lent Dobbins welcomed^the assemblage :_and~expressed his -~ appreciation -at- the-large turnout. . \~ lelegated to draft the resolution, submitted the report whiclf\~was adopted unanimously. A copy of he resolution is to_be sent to the ..egion'H national heailquarters in ndianapolis, Ind., for consideration. Pointing out that \organized minorities with reputed Communis- tic leanings'have been able to elect into public office, Individuals who are not in favor of 'the United States Constitution,\ that '\said \organized minorities'have been able to accomplish their purposes be- cause u majority of the eligible voters have ndt participated in the election,\ and that \said voters liaxe failed to fulfill their individu- al obligations to the community, state and nation,\ the resolution recommends to Uie National head- quarters that \the American Legion by sufficient publicity and educa- tion inculcate in adults eligible to vote* the firm belief that it is an individual obligation to participate in all elections in order that public officials represent the majority of the voting population and not an organized minority.\ lhairman Austin A. Montross, re- v-u.ting -for a nominating commit- tee of past commanders-submitted the following slate for considera- tion at the annual meeting on Thursday night, June 4. — Oernld Ilobflon. commander; Kenneth w VatiKht, Owcnr Pultz \nnd William vice-commnndor»; IrvlnK UlHan. -CADETS-AT-SALVATION ARMY Two men cadets from the Salva- tion Army Training~College in Mttn- hattanr-w^H-participate in-the-ser- vices Sunday in the local head- •~Quartefpr7fi-Church*str—Major-Ern- est \W. Newton will be in charge. -There—will L ~be—spedal—mualc__.aful recording hdjutnnt: Charles H, Mount- coHtlo, \ correHpondlnR adjutant; Harry Punter, personnel officer; Paul Woill, treasurer;\\ William H. McCloskcy, Vin- cent Keoney. Gordon Simonfion, E. Wil- 'Inrd Holland, Herman C. Hunker, Joseph H. Gray, .jr. and Charles Smith, execu- tive committee, nnd Paul Mc-IniHh, triin- tce for three years. Delegates to the Kings County convention will bo elected Friday night, May '21, and the installation of officers will take place on June *8-' \ ••«• Story Post will be host at* the Sec- ond District caucus to be held in the Dugout Wednesday night, May 26, when a candidates for a vice- commander to represent the dis- trict, will be recommended, and the candidacy of C. Howard Larsen for county adjutant, will be placed be-\ fore the meeting. Mr. Helland announced plans completed for the Spring festival on. Saturday night. Announcement jtvas_inade or plans for disposing of a Pontiac car at the annual Armis- tice Day ball in November. Per 77 mission r was granted Jake~Keden.-_ burgrpromotor of-the~midge't~auto races.to serve refreshments to ,the drivers in the Dugout following the races every Tuesday and Friday night, starting Friday, May 21. Albert Renominated By Southwest Civics Association Advocates Repeal of Oleo Tax; F. G. Edwards Speaks William J. Albert was renomlnat- ed for president of the Southwest Civic Association at the monthly meeting held Monday night in Ex- empt Firemen's Hall. The rest of the slate as presented by A. Augus- tln Hogan, on behalf of the nomin- ating committee, is 'as follows: Stephen J. O'Brien and .William S. Ashley, vice-presidents; Alan Kel- logg, secretary; Dr. Jules M. Nova, treasurer, and Fitzhugh B. Jones, inner 'guard. The election will take place at the June meeting. The secretary was instructed to write U.S. Senator Milligan, chair- man of the Sen-ate Finance Com- mittee and Senators Irving M. Ives and llobert W. Wagner, of New York, urging their support for the bill eliminating the 10 cents a pound tax on oleomargarine now before the upper house in Washing- ton. It already has passed the House of Representatives. F. Gordon Edwards, chairman of the Zoning Board of Appeals, out- lined the tunetioiva-ot: that organi- zation, lie .explained It could grant variances from the comprehensive Next Week Clean-up Week Village Board Decrees The Village Board has desig- nated next week as Clean-up Week in-Freeport. Mayor Cyril C. Ryan has issued an appeal calling on all citizens to co- operate with the- Departments of Sanitation jind Highways in clearing away all accumulated rubbish, papers and the left overs of the severe winter. \Time for. Spring cleaning is here,\ the Mayor declared. The board • will co-operate personally -with Clinton R; Gol- den, chairman of the Beautiflca- tion Committee and his associ- ates. Students in UMT Forum At Exchange Meeting Seven students from Freeport High School, including Donald Brody, who is to be valedictorian at the ( graduation exercises next month and who presided as modera- tor, conducted a forum on \Univers- al Military Training\ yesterday fol- lowing the luncheon of Ihe Ex- change Club in the Elks clubhouse. John • Rradshaw, Paul Eugene Schulze and Betty Borgen spoke for military training while .Marilyn Heiderlberger,.William Kerwln and Helen Jlaynor, tpok the negative side of-the—argument. They also joined in a general discussion of the subject. - President Lewis Charles presided at the meeting. zoning ordinance in cases where a hardship'is caused a property own- Refreshments wnre served. V.F.W. to Collect Paper And Rags Next Sunday The monthly collection of waste paper and rags is scheduled for Sunday by Henry Theodore Mohr Post, V.F.W., under the chairman- ship of Claude Ir Jensen. -— Paper and rags should be done up in .bundles weighing about 25 pounds and left at-the curb so they can be picked up by the veterans who will start the rounds of the village at 10 A.M. Persons having paper and rags they would prefer to have called for may telephone FReeport 8-4806 and leave their name and address. All proceeds from the collection go to the welfare and renaDiiTCStlon funds for worthy members\ of the iTosC\ — ~^--' Freeporters ha've contributed -$l,2D2~t\0^the.-Nassaa County Boy. Scouts' drive for 1948 according to the -ratesfrHgureB issued by _the campaign committee. NOTHEAST CIVICS MEETING The monthly meeting of the Northeast Civic-Association will be F.H.S. Graduates Plan Annual Reunion Dance In South Shorr Y. fr-Satiirday^ight Columbus -ave. school tomorrow \litght — A*-feature- will be the show- ing of Instructive railroad motion -pictures,— ^-The—Signal System,\ \T-he-Steam Locomotive\ and \The freight Yard.\ President George O. Schneider, will preside. M. A. Rigby Named Senior Assistant to Gehrig •> . . _- . - - Committees'working on plans for the annual reunion dance of Freeport High School graduates to-be-held Saturday night in the Soirth Shore Yacht; Club anticipate, a record-turnout for the event. There will be dancing' -from. 9 o'clock until 2 A; M., to the music-] of the yacht, club orchestra). _ This\ Tqgrbe the eighth reunion dance. The Idea was started by the. members of the class of 1928 In 1938 In observation of the tenth anniversary of their graduation. Dances were held annually until the war Intervened and necessi- tated their , discontinuance for a couple of years. . They were r6- Burned Though the 1928 graduates play- ed an Important part In conducting CU CVU JUJ£I\S1 VUUV ft» — -— — _ ,. these annual affairs, the dances are Trautweln. open to .graduates of classes'both before and. since 1928 and their friends. They furnish an excellent opportunity for the former F.H.S. boys and.girls to get together and reminisce over their school o>ys. On the . committee' of arrange- ments .for the dance are Boris Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Shade, Alan Ackennan,, Robert-Hanse,—Mr.-and Mrs. Garrett A. GoetschiUB, jr., Nor- man LectPMrs. Robert* McjJellan; Dona 'Crlttenden and Frederick Moxey A. Rigby, • a resident oT Freeport, and the only Negro on the staff of District Attorney James A. Gehrig, has, been-macje a senior assistant, to -succeed Harold F. Strohson. -Who^_eMgned_recentIy. Mr. lUgby, a native of the West Indies, studied law while working as a waiter nl the Freeport Elks' club. The .position pays $8,950 a Republicans to Take In 100 Members Tonight The Freeport Republican Club will be welt on j its way toward its goal of 1,000 members by fall, after tonight when the membership com- mittee; headed by Mrs\. Mabel Reiner, will present the names of 100 amUieaixts tor .twlnuaniau.. to. the group at -its monthly meeting In the American Legion dugout. Surrogate Leone D. Howell is to give the address of the evening. He will be introduced by President Ev- erett C. Furman. Appropriate action will bo taken concerning the recent death of John J. Slioehun, the vice-president, alter a long illness. Meeting Called to Discuss Forming H. S. P.-T.A. Advisability of-^reorganlzing the \Senior-Junior~High School Paront- Te'acher Association which has been inactive for a couple -years will be discussed at a meeting, call- ed for Monday night in the Frqenort High School auditorium. Mrs. Rob- ert P. Munkelt, former president of the Columbus'ave. school P.-TXA., wlll_ preside. Invitations to attend have been sent to the parents of all students in the Senior and Junior high schools and those of sixth grade pupils In the five elementary schools wh'o\ wllLbe. moyj3d.j,ip_ln r September.—~- .' -- : Recently numerous parents- of secondary school students have ex- pressed a need for an efficient way to permit co-operation with the teachers^ln^the^interests-of—their children. Several informal confer- ences. Jmye-beenl-held -and finally ,the-eall for Monday night's meeting was issued.- .JThose behind the movement hope there will be a large attendance. _ • _ _ ._ t CHRIST LUTHERAN SERVICES The Rev. David G. Jaxheimer, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, will preach on '.'The House of God\ and\ conductr Holy~~Communlon^at the 10:45 A.M. service on Sunday. $219,250 Bonds Sold at 2.10 P.C. And $461 Premium To Finance Mains, Paving, Fire Truck, Highway Machinery Jloosevelt & Cross, Inc., in con- junction with .Hall & Go., has been awarded a bond issue of $219,250 for the extension of water mains, resurfacing of South Long Beach ave, and Woodcleft ave., purchase of a new engine, for Hose Co. 4 and machinery for the Department of Highways! — The bid was the best of seven received at the opening in the Municipal Building Thursday after- noon. It carried an interest rate' of .2.10 percent\_and a -premium of $461. Four other~ftfms~offered to take the bonds at a 2.20 interest rate with varying premiums, one 2.60 percent and the seventh -3 percent. Other bids were as follows: Bacon, Stevenson & Co., 2.20 per- cent; $1,315.50 premium. *Ira Haupt & Co., Newberger Loeb & Co.. and R. H. Johnson Co., 2.20 percent; $550.32 premium. Hr-D. White & -Co., and the Ma- rine Trust Co., of Buffalo, 2.20 per- cent; $502.08 premium. George B. Gibbons & Co., Inc., and Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co., 2.20 percent; $^. pre-- mium. - • Francis I. DuPont Co., ana Telvey & Co., 2.60 percent; $1,515;Q1 pre- mium. First National Bank\ & Trust Co., 3 percent; $1 premium. The Village Board at a special meeting Thursday night .voted to • * *-« .—i*. &\ OrosB'iy expressed elation at the low inter- est rate of 2.10 percent at which the bonds were procured. . • Of the total, $160,000, retiring In 1968, was for the extension of water mains, and $69,250 for road improvements, a new fire truck and highway machinery. These bonds mature on May 1, 1958. U.N. Children's Appeals In Schools May 20 and 21 At a meeting of the principals of the schools of Freeport Monday afternoon, Thursday. and Friday, May 20 nnd 21, were designated as United Nations Appeals Jor Chil- dren days in the local schools. Miss Florence M. Allen, principal of the Grove st. school, is general chairman. , Each of the principals will be in charge of the appeals In their individual schools, Including Miss Allen fn Grove st., William S. Hughes lp-Seaman ave., Miss Helen R. Ross In Colufcnbus ave., Clay- ton Williamson In Archer at, T. Jledmond McKenna in Cleveland ave^rand-Martln-Mi-Manaperger and~ % J. Wesley Southard in the high school. • . -^_ Dr. Milton B. Waldman, chairman for'the south shore, announced he _ from members of Parent-Teacher Associations as^ to.how^j.^y ;_mlght_ assist in the drive. He recommerid- ed they make their contributions Through me schools; ~~ -- - BERNHARD'S 'PHARMACY OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY Bern'hard'a Pharmacy, 54 West Merrick rd., will remain open Sun- day after, the other druggists In Freeport close -at-2-P.-M. phone Is FReeport 8-0008. year. NORTH BROOKLYN AVENUE PARKING LIMIT TWO HOURS Parking on the northslde of Brooklyn ave. from Main st..to Long Beach ave., will be limited to two hours beginning next Monday. Police-Chief ^Peter : Elar-announced today../ This action was taken on directions from the Village* Board. _ FOLLOW THE LEADER By Being A Subscriber Name ....:.. i i , • • Address .....' ;..;..... For a temporary period the price of The LEADER has been reduced to $1.50 a year. ^So fill in the above blank today and mail to .The LEADER, P. 0. Box 285, Freeport, L.J., and -you 11 receive a copy through the mail every Thursday morning. :-:™m J ' •. 4 - ' • ' ' ' •'\ \ ' • , \ ' ' '.'\\. V 1 :.^''.'.' > ,--t>'i'^t,'M''. • . ••• • ^ »-..:. . .•-•.-,-.;• \.-.-;-;-:<^},^ty£^%IJti
