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FOLLOW THE LEADER FOR NEIGHBORLY NEWS 18th Year. No. 9 Freeport High Gives IKpl^as to 247 at Graduation Sunday School Proposition Approved By 5 to 1 Margin On Friday Three Speakers Stress “Loyalty” as Theme of Commencement Program Leo F. Oiblyn, pre^jdetit of th e Board of Bducaiion, presented d i plomas io 24.7 graduates a t the High Sdhool in t h e M u n icipal d ta- dim n Sunday afternoon. T h e subject for th e day was “Loyalty t o Self a n d Oounitry.” Dol- oris W urtoel, valedlctoriain, spoke on “L o y a l ^ to One's Country.\ DorU HeBtetendy, salutefborlan, on “Loy alty to O n e ’s Self,” a n d R o b e rt Ftero. th e ithiird s p eaker, \Loyalty to School an d Cfsnmundty.” T h e e x ^ i s ^ opened w ith the processional for which th e school band played C h arles J. Robert's ’*Ponip an d O h lvaby.” The invoca tion was given toy th e Rev. Dr. Louds H. Losch. p a ^ r of Ih e F ir s t B a p tist Chunbh- The O irls’ Chorus sang, “How Lbvely Are T h y Dwell ings,” toy Sannuel Liddle to an ar- rao^em e n t by N. Cain. L a ter the chonxs gave. \The Song of M an\ .S o p n tE w ith R o b ert Boothby sin g in g t h e solo. jp b n W. Cbtfd ptesenle<t^^ttw' nBaxds:to~'Vrt» 'idrlnnei^-^Bief^^ d ^ ' Voters of the Freeport School Diirtrict by a marijih of more than 5 to 1 , authorized tho Board of Eklupation to float a bond issue of $95,000 with which to aeqiiiro a site in th? south ern section of the village at the .special elcctioi) held last Friday. The- vote was 588 for the proposal'and 117 ogaiust it. Close to 1,200 persons were registered to participate in the election, so nearly 500 of those qualified failed to go to the polls. The site cf the proposed GChool is --------- MliUer aven-ue, n o r th toy C e d a r street, e n d east by South Oceaaa avenue. Aocohding .to Leo F. Oiblyn, pres id e n t of th e Board of Education, it Is not planned t o erect >the building for several years, tm t a sh e h a d to be acquired while property was available. Zuning Discussion Prolongs Meeting Filling Station's Move To Frect New Building Meets With Opposition A hearin g on th e application of the owners of a se r v i^ station a t avenues w . f i m - H * B each an d Atlantic change of zoning The filling station has been con ducted by -the same family since 1934. a n d is now owned by P rank H. Hul'tz and his m o ther, Eth'el. They acquired the property in 1946. The business is being conducted, as a •non-conform ing use. so befors the H u ltzs.can replace th e old building with new ones of m o d e m construc tion th e zoning m u s t be changed. Frederick J. Siyufy. th e ir oounsel, in presenting the case offered to cnteT any stipulation with th e vil lage to Insure -that the property could be used for no other purpose th a n a service station should there be a change of-ownerahlp. Mr. Siyufy said also the Hultes planned to spend $25,000 in carry- lng .out. the im provem ents and- t h a t work now being- done oiit doors would ;be-dcne Indoors.. The Holtz rappUcaflohvWae eo icu h p a n l^ by . a -p o tio n .-sig n e d by 65’-\-helghbortng for service, in 4iteir conimiuUty. civic an d social af fairs. H e also s&id they h a d been gi-ven t h e best educa tion possible for the needs of th e iO o n tinued on Page 14) Jerfm Watson Dies; Native of E ^ land Jo h n W a tson died Tuesday m o rn ing In h is home, 24 OveziUm stree«t, foUowlitg a h e a r t attack h e suf fered o n Friday. He was bo m In H o ttin^iam , England, 70 years ago an d w a s b r o u ^ to th is countiy. by his parents early In life. They settl ed in ^ P o k ly n , later m p ^ g . to W oodhaivea M r. Waitson h a d lived in Freeport two y e q ^ ------- He w a s associated w ith th e S ot - den Oo„ a t tihe L o ^ .lhland Clity an d M iTie Rev. R eginald H . 866K tec^ pal ^ t o d h i is •tOrCohduct hmeral* serviees. in : t h e - O h e s ^ . A. - F id to n S e Sons P a r i c ^ i ^ W<»t I t e n i c k road, •today a t 10 o’clock E h ^ l will M ~ tow In C e d a r G rove Cemetery. Flushing. M ayor W illiam P. Glacken and the Board of Trustees of th e Vil lage of Freeport will' dedicate and officially ojJen the N o rtheast Play ground situated on Parsons Avenue between Harrison an d ... Lakeview Avenues Sunday at 1 o’clock. This newest addition to the Park Program of tfie~Village of Freeport, comprises large basketball and handball facilities, roller and Ice- skating areas, sm all’.chlldren’s play grounds and an outdoor picnic area. ern equipm ent, tinder the super vision of th e Park Commission, with an atten d a n t on duty a t all times. A large ttim o u t is expected Co witness M ayor G ladron tu r n t h r new park over to •the Village Freeport. p r o p e r ^ owners backing up th e re- q u ^ an d asking .for .:.the zone )ver, a couple signers -Insisted they*dldi n o t.know a c ^ ^ a ^ laxige. Howev< Mrs. Mary Alice Smitli Succtm^s at M Yean. ••V*‘ Mrs. Mary Ailloe Smith, at 66 Grand avenue, died Bdkmday ait the age of 94. She wes.bom in Merrick, a deecehdahif'dr ^ Mott faonUy, early Ootonial settlers on Long . Is land a nd lived i n Freeport 55 yean. She was a- membo' of Finst Fnesby- terian imuriAi a nd its Improveihent Socle^. - Surviving are -two’ sons. Robert of Freeport and .Aflibur of Utica, N.Y.; find a~daught^, Mcs. Jeiixde Post o f Baldwin. :_o<. the Memorial Fsesbsiteriaai Chuirdh, R o o s e ^ t, will officiate'<qit funeral, service in the Chester A. F^idicm A Son Parltms, 49 . West Merrick road, today ait 2:30 o ’^clock, ini pdace of A.-Goidoo--MacRury, her pahl^. «ho Is ' ilL Burial will follow hi dsomfleld of r o n i i ^ was inv<dved .fihd perslst- ,ed ^ e n when M ayor 'W illiam F. G lacken read rite peUtton, they had signed, to riiem. O thers J o l n ^ in ■the d l s c i i ^ b n end finally P a u l W. O a ibo, prerident of the A tlantic- S o u th Civic Association, took a stan d against granting titei appU- carion. M ayor Olaoken called a recess s t th e .end of which he announced th e m a tter would be tak e n u n d e r con- :ked h e coiild eideration. H e rom arlu n o t see how 65 persems would sign of w h ich a a p e tltio a os ' a result h e a rin g tras called a t publto ex pense an d ttien go back o n their ad- A proposal t o adopt an ordinance prohibiting thq p lan tin g ' of trees between .the curb a n d sddewailk lipes m e t w ith q p p Q ^ d n led b y mem b ers o f . t h e Northw est Assodalioo. M ^ m » :G a c f c e n :;O T ^ « n ^ pur-, pose was to protect th e village against dam a g e suits resu ltisg Irom aed d e n te cateed by sidewalks r a is ed b y 'th e 'roots tre e a Bpealcess. hmii^hfc m tt A a t- th e r e a r e t r m th e to o t s ' Of vriricih'lip'not' i yet arfi d e d r a b le forl..riiade (Conthuied on F ^ 13) To Be Opened Sunday Mayor Glacken to Turn Playground Facilities To Village for People playgrounds: $135,000 for construc- •tion of headquarters for Hose Co. 5 on Leonard avenue and $71,000 for sewers. This Ishie will be retired in 1975. Mrs. Ida Cl^k Dies While on Motor Trip Organizing Vive-Regent Of WoocOiulI Chapter Victim of Heart Attack plot adjacent to .any such place cr building.” or \upon a plot dlreoMy Mvs. Ida R. Clark, 67 South Bay- view avenue, organizing second- vice regent of Ruith Floyd Woodhull across the I t la also proposed .that “when ever su i ^ a paiking field 4s au th orized to be located i n a zone d if feren t in classification than t h a t id w h ich th e accom p anying or ad- Jacen-t public building, pubhe park, miKlAi' n h i w m i i n f r nnmmnAnvIa.V.r'.'lmw ordinance.” F u rth e r I t Is provided \Vhe Board (Ctmrtlnued r Freeport Joins County In Conserving Water The W a ter D e p a rtm e n t of Free port Is Joining w ith the HeoMh De partm e n t of N assau County in en forcing th e hours during ' which M u n icipal water }g lawns a n off conservinionserving ,y be u ^ _ . in gardens drlnking m eans o c drin wa'ier during th'e sum m er season. The Sxiperlnlendent, George 'V. Maurer-, arvnounced. t h i s we«k tha a t would h^ve been 75 yeans oM next m o n th. S h e came to Freeport with h e r family early in life and lived here until h e r m a rriage iO J . Edwin C lark on M ay 11. 1907. They lived In Brooklyn for two o r - th r e e years, th e n moved to 'Rome, N.Y., re m a ining 'there six years,- a f ter triiich •they returned t o Freeport, W h e n R u t h Floyd Woodhull C h a p ter was organized in 1927, she- was elected th e - second vice-regent. Ehe was chapter regent, 1930-1933, treasurer for several years, and at th e tim e of h e r death, a director, chairm a n of the ways and means com m ittee and c h ^ i m a n of the rcontinued on Page 2) Pofe Slocimij^uiidllii In Oakdale Garage Former Resident Made Fortune During Wftr;' Had Suffered Reverses irer-, arvnounced. 4 h is we«k th nnform ity w ith Village Ordin I 11, SecUon ,i3 (t» fbw W n ? OHUBBUK’8 OBUG STORE PPBN A U . DAY SUNDAY. anc s 11, Sectio n ,i3 (t» fb w W n s . Chubbuk’s Drug Store.JSputh Main hose bibs arid eprlnklers' niay be street an d Sunrise Highway, . will used only between the ho u rs of jS rem a in open Sunday after th e .b t h j r e n d 9 AiM..'.'and 6 an d 6. P M . T h e pharm a cies In F reeport close at- a n d 9 A id.,-fin d .8 a n d 6. P M . T h e ordinance' w i l t ^ stxiotJy enforced; b e added. pharm a cies In F reepo rt close ai o’clocii.. The. telephone l8:.ffit!eepprt Brookside Avefiue Proie&um Asked By Romeika, Paiinter the new Northwest P a rk, ju s t n p rth of the Long Ifijand Rail Road r ight o f way a t tbe-Freeport-^Baldwiti boundary, ttbeut to be opened, Patrolm an Joseph Romeika and BSrle V.-Painter of the Freeport Police Boys’ Club have started a campaign to. have the Brookside avenue railroad^ crosKing protected Gy gates and a watchman. They haw, .ewMfised the h e l ^ ijOsaib greater prqtectum tSaxfi&i. ,he glirmi dhlMren ono^ng' the tracks in gerilng to the playgrouiid'from ihelr Ihoihes .m itOje aouQi. riuan is n<m.'^forded by the UUnker lights CTOSslns. ! Tfa^ have. dssoed .ithe _ st^em e n t;^ zeomit . yearn, tm have several serio^ 'aeddmita. most of (them rosvAtlhg dearii doe to the <xoly unguarded ra^road crosking in crossing wtbere on I June 9, a tralh^ struck a m o tor v e h i t ^ causing fatal iTiijiutefl to th e driv e r . l U ithe past,^ atmUar ecoldeatis h a v e h a p p e n e d 'a t' .the sam e location In one o f w h ich' a wom an was beheaded. ' “Alfibougb th is cnsfilng h a s a •bhnker light vy e u m i th is h a s pipv* en, an d will contdnue to prove, In- sufftoleht. N o w ,-A J M w ^ p l a y g r ^ h a s b e ^ buUi |La,:^Q } 0 c t o n Brook- ride avenue, ju s t nim ih o f itids crossr tag, a n d wiU be. <g>^*'in a feW w e ete F re^ to rt, a n d th e r id h o a d h,to done n o thing ab o u t i t ( W e aro- n eferrtag to th e Brookride avenue railroad H e h iv M. Slocum: 40, foim erly proprietor of Slocum Industries, Inc., w ith offices on. W o o d c ^ F a v e - . nue. and p r^ l d e n t of Pennsylvania avenuer'^Was' found dead seated in ' car a t his hom e, on Cozmetquot dale^ Sunday morning.- v lM s ^ e ri cimduoled. In (Ihe ehestcr Avllftaion S S » - E M r Funeral servlces -we th e cattster Ibis. 49 W e st M errick ¥oad;^Te9fci^' ivio, day afternoon w ife burial fqlioW li^- . in Greenfleld ? G aneteiy. -’n i e Rev.. - ■ J S h n . B , : a e |: s K i ^ ^ . - r w ^ d f . ^ t : ; ' r l m S- ■ j< d ^ i i « r - . ^ l s s q p a r CfeuTchT_ rick, officiated^ • . .... Slocum wasihorn in Albany, May 17. 1913; HeTamassed-a^f^tee.. •during World-War- II, when he estabUshed a' idani in Newberry- •port, M ^ ., for the manufaoture of releases' for life rafts and lights for life preservers Following the war he manufactured bicycles and tricycles for children In .Massachiusetts..,and also maintained his offloes lii Ftoe- port. At one thne -he had the Waal .ageh^ for a boat concern. Four or five yeare.ago-.ite failed,, having Joet than $ 1000,000 , he was ^ tme'^tdme reputed;to be worth.’ Si ■E T. Jeaters'Entertain After Son’s Graduation , , t o . A o d T . ; ' 3 e ^ d f , 637 Ajnfeer..aaeet'' held-' cqteh' house^ fe honor o f 't h e i r e o n . J J m a r t e r the TS^wrtiergifeiwgntr^ f t r r i ^ The* table was attra c t i v e ^ decor ated in the echoed ookns^ ced and )Abou$i60 hria-tlvea and friends called to the -yrnfegaters. This means riiat children trom south of the tracks . ......... will have to ooss that ‘death- trop’ to e ^ n d ^ I r c<mgi^UlBri(tas ^ (Oonittaued' o n Page -AT I I ■iZy.: ••■'■■■ I ' l - ' p s g I'Cvr: r