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J 8EBVIOZ 8TATION BIZEB — IF IT'S FUEL OIL OR OIL HEATING ALLYN PBZPA5* YO?R OA% K\: Av^. & Grove A BROS. GABAGE BEAR SERVICE i\.- .. * Wheel Ao*@ 101 E. MERBXCK ROAD OIL CO., INSr FReeport 9-2727 Glaa* —JStore Fronts F^eepor* dazing WoAs Ea&abHahad 1910 Mirrors'. Window Glass 8&f ety Glass Store Fronts and Interiors Modernized No *ob Too BxqaH 32 E. Memck R& Hardware Grove P.-T\A. is / Waskmgton ^or ' ACK TBLZVIBION OBGA2W BADI08 M08IOAL IN8TBWMZNT8 PIAN08 and BepalHag of Planoa, laatromen** and Aecord- *ona by On? Own Bxperte. 126 South Main Street FBeepor* 9 2*3* Oil Burner* D. A. MoDOHGAIJ) & SOW, INO. Gunerul EleetHc AuthoiiKad Daal OIL BWRMNG AND Printng . * . . • '-.. ...-• • - • . \ ^inanoial ' oo%Miti6tk 1 in/ Nassau , Oounty' were odntrasted with those in IVashington, DiO., by ,06'onty Treastkrer T.. Bogart SeiaAan at a redeht supper of thb Botary Olub of Freeport in &S^ - YW1 ^. w ^ « at&t* Vk* * M \ '•' '^. ^1 \\\ \\\...'.' T\ — T.^'lH.n ..... Tol COMMERCIAL PRINTING * FOR FINE PRINTING OF ALL KINDS, FROM A BUSINESS CARD TO A NEWSPAPER, ATA J REASONABLE COST. Prompt Delivery SALES AND SERVICE ,EA3T MEKRKCK ROAD r Harvey & Stordeur HARDWARE COAL COKE FUEL OIL Bendix Repair* Co. 68 60* Qrov* Street FRaapar* Electrician -0\ Telephone FReepoxt 8-0263 - 1400 MMTIN CQAL & OIL COMPANY, Insurance * Real Estate . Fqcture* # GenewA Repair* # Radiant Heating Phone: FRetport &0366 < 9^)585 Appliahces , ^ Estate . IXumranpe CHARLES E. PHILLIPS Grove Street FB. @\ Bradley M. Ryclonan* George^A* Ruaaell Eeal Zatate and Inaoran^e 249 W. Bond** Bwy. ?& ^- ' Op*a Sunday* Evaalng* Rudio Supplies' and Service Elec. Suppiiea - Paints Auto AcceHsoriee - Toolu Insulation - Wall Papers Plumbing Supplies * Shades Garden Seeds Grove and fine Streets CaO FEaepart @»293B Insurance Robert 6. Insurance _ 24 CHURCH STREET Freeport FReeport &8079 Opticians HARLY AGENCY AHTO TOM* PAYMENTS IS BROOKLYN AV& FRaapart Phonet FEeeport 8-S330 • ..' ' '•?*?' ' Yonr inanranoe *h*4.Slna# VOW EM, OR1ANI OPTICIANS Oculist's Prescriptions * All Work Done on Premlaea 17 8. Grove St. at Soartse FBaapert S-%@4@ Plumbing and Heating FREEPORT PLUMBK.& HEATING P Kitchen Modernization » Youngstown Steel Kitchens » Wood Sink and Wall Cabinets # Complete Bathroom Modernization and Replacements # Oil Burners THE LEADER PRESS the Elks clubhouse, Mr. Seaman said that In 193»the\ per capita bonded debt of the-gov- ernment of Nassau = was $13^ while at present It la onl;f $47, while that of .the federal government has rlden during the same period from $308 to $1,759. During the same Interim the cost of .running the—Nassau, County government has declined from $42 per .person to $57 while under the Democratic administra- tion In ^Washington there has been an Increase of from $67 to $285 in ten years, \This the couhty treasurer con- tinued, \shows that In Nassau Oounty the administration still be- lieves In the old fashioned theory of reduomg the Indebtedness In good times and living within .?our bdug'et.\ Treasurer Seaman pointed out that on Jan. 1, 1898 when Nassau •County was chartered the assessed valuation of all the real estate in the area totaled only $21,000,000 awhile today It has risen.to $1,346,- 000,000. Despite efforts to central- ize control, he added there* were still 340 units of government within the county Including towns, villages, cities, school districts and special Of Schools in England World Understanding was the theme of the Grove Street . School Pareht^Teacher; Association &t . ita January meetldg In the school audl- toMum, Was. AAarllyn Saur, a stu- dent sent to schools In Dover, Not- tingham and London, England, ing elimination project, was wel- jomeol by W. Sargeant Nixon as a member of the club. • .. Delegations of members of the Atlantic South and Northeast .Olvio Associations headed by their-presi- dents, attended the meeting. Form- er .Mayor Cyril c. Ryan Introduced the .speaker, and. President Ray Elements presided. er: «».*».= \of various kinds; Mr. Seaman considered the vari- ous government departments, and.. said the county was entering Its' second half century In a very solid financial condition and a stablfzed Presbyterian GuQd OfRcers Take Over The 1950 officers of the Ladles Guild of the First Presbyterian Church took over at .the January meeting held In the Parish House. They are' Mrs. Alfred' Sammls, president; Mrs. Albert Carnright and Mrs. Charles Jellnick, vice-presi- dents?-Mrs. Henry Pace, recording secretary; Mrs. Henry Esser, treas- urer and Mrs. Leon Swisher, cor- responding secretary. Committee chairmen named to date are Mrs. Nellie Keegan, pub- licity; Mrs. Albert Eastty, member- ship; ^Irs, Robert Miller and Mrsi CarnriRht. sewing and Mrs. Alfred (KB — Andrew— School, St. Albans, was guest speak?- She told\ of her experiences . in England and her reactions '.to their schools and . methods of! education. A question period f ollo^ied, Jean Flchter, a sixth; grade 'pupil, played several accordion selections. A g&f t and corsage were presented to Mra. William Flchter/ retiring re- freshment chairman, who is moving to Baldwin. Fourth Grade, Mothers WJ AJ4AAWM***. *VM»».« — were hostesses during the socla hour which followed the meeting. Mrs. Howard F. Munro was pro- gram chairman and Albert Marmon, vice-president, presided owing to the Illness of the president, Mrs Carl Thompson, Adorns Magazine Cover ' . ' * ' \ . •••* 7^ • ' • % pflze winning photo- picture by Gordon White, aJbma the .cover of the, current asue\ of Scholastic Editor, This] picture-features'Kenneth E. Vought? and Dolores Swank, students of. High ' \ \ ' '• /'Registrars of vital staUatba rd? & pork the following births recorded from Freeport: Frank l»g,. .'••\'• Gordon, a junior, won first prize in the Eastman Kodak company's 1949 contest. The. shot was taken with a simple Kodak flash camera. For the' picture, the scKool received a. Kodak bantam camera, which Gordon uses for color pictures. Gordon also received $100 which en- abled him to purchase a speed graphic. He has achieved these honors in only four years of photog- raphy work. ' Hoapltal ao@<Ro;e at., Mr, . and A son, Bernard James,'; td Mr. *nd Mra. Bernard\ DorobkymkL 74 DenhoA' * ave.; Jnn. 6, Freaport'Hoapltal. < .. A daughter, Mary'Ellen, to Mr, and i. freaenck uefKRVU, Bl-Fnmket ave.,% H t.. ?, Froaport. Hoapltal, < A dnughtor, Catharine Whiting, to Mr. and Mre. Barnard. L&wson, 24 ^ For- terfleld pL, Jan. 9, Mercy Hoapltal. . ATdauwnter, Jo Ann, to Mr. and Mra^ Joaeph Bonamlob, G2 Weberfleld &vo., . Jan. 8, Mercy Hoapltal. A daughter, . Deborah\ Laura, to Mr, and Mra. Albert Creech,. 18 Cary pi., Jan, 1,0, Mgrcy Hoapltal. , tax ratd TRpj had remained the same in the Town of Hempstead for seven years. Jn fact, he said, the tax rate now Is 3 percent lower than 1 54 E. Mernck Road FReeport 8-7668 Radio Sales — Service ERNEST LAMB RADIO SERVICE 37 So. Grove Street Repair* oa All Make* af Home and Auto Radios 1030 haw jnadA possible because with the growth in population the increased assess- ments .have been put on a broader base. He added the bonded In- debtedness of the county which totaled *$55,000,000 in 1839 now amounted to but $38,000,000. As a result recently when the first bonds In several years were put up for bidding the county was able to sell the issue at an interest rate of only $1.57 while it has been possible to borrow on bond anticipation notes at the now Interest rate of 7/8 per- cent a year. It was after citing these figures he contrasted the local with the federal fiscal condition* Harry A. ^trecker, jr., consulting engineer of the village in connec- tion with -the railroad grade, cross- denfield, men'67 , A covered dish supper was served. •'' z— Waiiam L. O'Brien, Jr. Is Promoted to Corporal JSWllllam L. O'Brien, jr., son .of i\ O'Brien, 169 South Main jZromoted from.private 'The Glass Menagerie* Cast Members Selected Members of the .past for \The ^ .Glass \Menagerie by Tennessee %_; . %* . r» IJ___*._ ! Williams, to be produced by the Harry Martens Celebrate icurtnjnoallers in the auditorium of 25th Wedding Anniversary] the Freeport Jllgh School on Friday Mr. and Mrs. Harry Martens, 17|nnd Saturday nights, jMarch_17jknd Mount ave., celebrated their 25th \ \\\\ wedding • anniversary by taking a trip to the city Wednesday night, Jan. 25, with members of their family and dining in the Diamond Horseshoe. Mr. Martens, and .Miss Florence Irving, his bride of a quarter cen- tury ago, were married 'in the R.O. hurch of the Immaculate Heart of «^.* j; Brooklyn, Jmi, 25, HM2&—They continued to live In Brooklyn for fH*U &J**UM1M1*J ***^**^u, *.*,..», _. 18, has been, selected Henr^ N. Bur- nett, the director, announced today. They are Jane Slegel, Samuel Hod- gen, Eugene Troobnlck and Elaine N61tlich. The Curtain Callers are a part of the Freeport Adult Educa-. tlo» program. \The Glass Menagerie,\ received the New York Dramatic Celtics Circle award In 1945 as the best play nf the yenr. \Street Car Named ' A aony%evla, to Mr. and Mra. Thamaa \ Beary/ 1&6 North Main ;L, Jnn. 8, \South Nuaaau. « \ A aon,' Woaley PhlHp, ta Mr. »nd Mrs, Wesley Fletcher, 72p South Ocean »ve,, Jan, 12, Mondowbrook Hoaplta) A aon, David Walter, to Mr. and Mta. Walter J. Johnaon, MR pornollua at.,, Jan 16, Frcoport,Hoepltnl. : A aon, Bnrry Richard, to Mr, and Mrn. (ieoij;u Summit, W6 Smith at.. *J»n, 14. Fruuport Hoapltal, A won, Alfred Jowuph, to Mr. ana Mm, Ronald Anderwon, 01 Cliiurome pL, J»n. 16, Freeport Hoapltal. , A dnuwhtor Colentu, to Mr. and Mr*. Chrlatophor J, Chapman; 148 Pine at,, Jnn. 10, Freeport Iloapltnl, A dauKhti'r, Murwnret. Mury, to Mr. »nd Mra. Deloa Jphn»on, 397 South Grove nt., Jan. 21, f'reeport HoapltiU. Knthryn Anne, to Mr. and , Mrs. Montgomery N. Mllbimk, 208 Went vi\, Jan. 23. Freeport Hospital. Desire,\ his current success, came? about live 'years,\ after which they 1 him a Pulitzer prize, moved to St. Albans and nearly nine years ago they located in Freeport. Mr. Martens Is an executive of the American Can Co., of Brooklyn. NAME GIRL CELESTE Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Chap* inan. 148 Pine st., Kre the parents of a daughter, CTeste; bom in the-Free- port Hospital on Thursday, * Mi's. WJKapmau 1» U*» former-Miss Theresa O. Olordano. They were accompanied to the city by their son and \Qauenter-in-lawi Storage ? Moving MIDDENDORF ROS. % &% &''r'l% Antomatio S@at(ng and Air Conditioning Dependable Repair Service TeL FRteport 8-7910-7611 Storage Warehouse Ix&caL:, Long Distance Moving Packing - Cratmg Shipping Goods Insured In Transit Day *aA Nigh* OsU FREEPOPT 8-8016 172-174 No, Mah S&. Watch Repairing ' anong Conducted B Director/and Forme* Broadway Dancing Star TAP SOCIAL DANOINO BALLFT . DRAMXTEOS AORO&ATId 8INGINO 68 Ob%rob 8t. Freepor) Call Evea: FBaeport 9-410? \\ \\ \^} —-??.-.-^^_ ^^__-^ , first class, to corporal, it was an- nounced today at Fort Totten, head- quarters of the New York-New Jersey Subarea. He is company cleijk for the Enlisted Detachment 1362d A.S.U., at Fort Totten. Corp. O'Brien enlisted in the Regular Army In November 1946, at Hempstead, and went to Camp Lee, Va. He was stationed there until May, 1947, during which time he took an 8-weeka course as a clerk- typist. He then wont to Korea, where he served 16 months as com- pany clerk for Headquarters, Special Troops, XXIV Corps, and was dis- charged at the-expiration of his en- listment In August, 1948, as a ser- geant. He re-enlisted at Hemp- atead in the grade of private, first class in June, 1949, and has been stationed at Fort Totten since. Corporal O'Brien attended West- bury High School until his senior; year, when he left to join the Army, By completing study courses .offered through. the • U.S. 'Armed Forces Institute (USAFI) he obtained his high school diploma, last September from Freeport High School. He is engaged to Miss frothy Dysko, 85 Walton pi., Westbury. Her father, Joseph E. Dysko, Is on the staff of the Qounty Clerk in Mine- ola. The wedding Is planned for June 4. Corporal O'Brien haa two married dieters in Freeport, Mrs. Pearl Lutes and Mrs. Margaret June. Lynbrook, and younger son, Law* rence, who* recently received his honorable discharge after serving for a year with the %JJS. Marine J Corps. - Samuel L. Israels Move Into New Ranch Home Samuel L. Israel, local attorney and nTember of the Freeport Park Commission, and his family have moved into the first of 110 aeven- Toom ranch homes at South Long Beach ave. and Front St., Frank Spinetta, promoter .of the: $3,000,000 development announced this week. Deliveries to five other purchaaera will be made by the end of the month, according to Mr. Spinetta who has set up a construction schedule which permits deliveries between 12 and 14 weeks after mort- gage application approval. Five salea contracts were sighed last weekend and the project Is approximately three-fourths out, he said. GROVE STREET LAUNDEKA1DE FReeport 9-2370 73 \S. GROVEr ST. Parking *\* With 30 CHRISTIAN 8CIENCE_ON \The Healing Word of God\ is the subject of a Christian Science radio program to be broadcast, over Sta- tion. WNBO Sunday at 8:30 A.M. FEL OXL *» tOAL Coke 81x&eXa*r L* Raymo? BHRN8 AVZNTTZ WANTAGE, M. Y. Telephone WAntagb 3-1021 (AGITATOR ACTION) ou are not Absolutely SatieBed with the Brightness of your wash as done by your present washing methoda, try our New Frigidaire Washers for Amazing Whiteness and an Extremely High-Speed Spin Dry. Of oourse, we have Fluff-Dry Service . . . right 'V, ' '\ ' \ out of the Washer into the Dryer I 2*0 (M3BB WOBK atoke; Masonry BRICK/ STOE s TPTAT'I W:8d%tA MA&& Btrest ^BW ^i^ * The Fnpdake CROYE. STREET Public aplrited local m«r* ran «%pr«4*lon of thla'lovaly ba#kkt of gift* If you hav* )u«t moved *b *h@ city, bacome engagad, ar* a New Mothar, have^uat moyad, to a new addra** within tha city, or juat bacoma Sweat Thara'a nothing t? No obligation! Phona Walcoma Wagon Ho*t* eg* whoaa phona I: Mated be» low and ajrang* to racelv* thaw gift*. . ^ . : _ W#loom# Wagon Phene B.V.O, 6-6475 for less money has made the dame pf @, BAUMANN a tradition in furniture for three fine Generations, . . , 82 SOUTH MAIN STREET ^5V\^K^