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FREEPORT KEMO.BTAT. T.THM m lffiS T IE E E IC K ROAD FREEPORT, IT. Y . LEADER FO R N E I G H B O R L Y N E W S FOLLOW THE \FREEPORT'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER\ FO L L O W T H E LEADER FO R R E L I A B L E A D V E R T I S I N G - FREEPORT BALDWIN ROOSEVELT MERRICK 19th Y e a r , N o , 12 FREEPORT, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1954 F IV E CENTS PER CORY Exchange Club Gives 'Dad’ Fulton Picture To Town Cemetery Portrait W ill B e H u n g In G reenfield Office W h e r e H e W a s T r u s tee The Exchange Club presented a picture of the late Chester A. “Dad” Pulton, a charter member, to Alfred A. Sorge, superintendent of Green field Cemetery to be hung in the office In Hempstead, at its weekly luncheon In the Sea Breeze res taurant. Mr. Pulton was a trustee for 40 years, and Mr. Sorge paid a tribute to his foresight in the m anagem ent of the cemetery. Introduced by Burford M. South ard, vice-president of Chester A. Pulton & Son, Inc.. Mr. Sorge gave an Interesting history of Greenfield Cemetery. He said that prior to 1865 practically the only places of burial in the Town of Hempstead were In churchyards. Eventually, a demand developed for the estab lishm ent of a tow n cemetery, and following the enactm ent of the nec essary legislation th e m atter was submitted to a referendum, at which a plan was- adopted, alm ost unanU mously, Mr. Sorge continued. . T h e vote, taken in l854„ w a s f o l - ‘ low e d : b y th e 'purchase of 10 acres in .'G a r ten 'C ity .whexb tbe-jireaent. Doubled ay Co., Inc., .plant Is-located,' he added. It was for th e burial of th e Indigent^and...those w h o . could not\ be- lnterrea~ lri cfturchynrdd. Tio' explained. W hen A. T. Stewart started his development of Garden City, Mr. Sorge went on. he disapproved of Continued on Page 9 Freeport \Kids\ in Sheldon Show aE R M W I® $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 Fire D a m a g e s Balport Car .A g e n c y Spontaneous combustion • was blamed by Fire Chief W illiam J. Noli for a blaze th a t did $150,000 in the plant of the Balport Stude- baker Agency, 425 W est Sunrise Highway, on Monday. Seven fire men, including Chief Noll received treatm ent while the fire was in progress. The major part of the cindcrblock building which housed the service ehop and parts department was burned out. However, the flames were kept from the showroom at the west end of the structure where five new cars escaped damage. According to Chief Noll, the fire started In rags in a box of paint and lacquer thinner in the east end of the shop. It was discovered by Chris H ansen, 10 Pacific street, and Peter Cusmano, 2249 Derby road, Baldwin, oo-owner of the j agency w ith George S a lom o n .' U sing carbon dioxide extinguishers they tried to put out the blaze and then tried smothering It w ith lac quer soaked wheel cloths without success. Giblyn Is Re-elected Northeast Approves Milbum Pond Site For New High School G iblyn A d d r esses G roup A t Friday’s M e e tin g ; C ites E c o n o m y in C h o ice The Northeast Civic Association at its m onthly m eeting in-the Hose Co. 5 firehouse on Leonard avenue, Friday night unanimously advocated the selection of the Mllburn Park tract as the' s ite for a high school that m ust be erected before 1958. This action was taken after Leo F. Giblyn. president of the Board of Education, had declared th a t If the property-could be obtained from the C ity o f N ew York a t a nom inal ' price, It would be the bargain of a lifetim e. He explained th a t there Is no other available unimproved area In th e entire district suitable for a m o d e m high school. Mr. Giblyn explained also that consultations were being held by the village and school authorities with officials of the City of New York and Nahsau County and th a t as soon as an all around agreemfent could be arrived . a t th e m a tter I w ould be subm itted to reteren--__. B e g in s H is 2 3 r 3 Y e a r _ ; ‘-\--A® M e m b e r , o f - f i r d u p ^ C , T h « q T.Pre?B«Tt.yonwtexa S m i t h V ice-PreB ident --- m u n ities Hospital participated In a Herb ShiriHon N a tional Broad , Leo p Giblyn w a s r e -elected pres ------------------ -■* XT““4K c '”'“ as a m-evicw lor Ident af th e F r e e p o rt B o p rd o t m u n itie s n o s p u a i paroEip*i*a casting..-Company show a t the North Sh ore Hospital, I . Miffht whndDled to r Snjulay, SenUa Ilcljh u ilt aunt ;«v*>»Y>V Island industry Fund. g e iro d a iu n id e r . t h e a preview fo r r . lf ti- a t . the .o f t h e L o a f - M ore Funds R equired B y N a ssau P o lio U n it Communities throughout Nassau will be urged to aid further in the war against polio this Summer, Col. Carl Shapiro of Rockville C e n tre,, chairman of t h e Nassau Folio Chap ter. announced today. Costs of the nationwide vaccine tests Just completed have reduced funds available to care for those al ready stricken and those who may be stricked from coast to coast this year, h e explained. — “Nassau has a record of w h ich all o l us In the county can be proud,” Shapiro declared. “The county topped Its goal of $300,000 in the 1054 M arch of Dimes, more than ever before donated In N a ssau to the figh t against polio. A n d - la s t m o n th som e 45,000 school children qualified as Polio Pioneers in the vaccine tests. Thousands of volun teers worked to make th is possible.’ nian ” t u T Sheldon Is shown at right. With him ^ Endl Lindahl. viM -prasid.nt of t i n fnnd and president of the • CIO Council. The youngsters, left to right, are Lee Sparling, , tsy Regan. 7, and Bobby Sparling, 7. ___ _______ _____ _______________ Waterfront Park Dedication To Be Held Saturday Morning .. a.i i .............. oFL.int/t ,it ilu* form a l ■ W illis K. (llavki - \Vn tor front 1 nut*. Saturday al ID <» • P ark CoininiwtidiL o f f ic ia te a t tiic form a l at tin- foot of S o u th d o c k . David K. K n d a n o . chair- ■ ill preside; -O ther sp e a k e r s w ill! irk M dedication Bc,ach avc man of tin- r a m < ninni™ ....., - \ v i» y a h lnw ore he, f o r m e r M a y o r R o b ert I. D o x scc. N a ha. (hCnt- o f th e A tlan tic-S o u th ( .vn- A s s o c iation, and R ‘ A s c h .' c h a irm a n of th e W a terfro n t Com m ission .c c e n l l y pointed hy t lie Villain* Boat THE BERKELEY PHARMACY OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY The Berkeley. Pharmacy, --296 North-M ain street, will rem ain open Sunday night until 10 o ’clock after the other druggists in Freeport close for the day during the afternoon. The telephone is Freeport 8-5665. Leader B u s in e s s Directory To Feature Special Services A business directory and classified advertising page is beinff established in The Leader ,vitb this issue. The Bnso »- D irectory a p p e a rs on Page 8 today and includes all th< regular advertisers of special servicos.^ Prior to today’s issue it h a s been Other members of thd. Village | Board and Park Commission are; expected to attend. A fishing contest to be conducted by the Freeport Recreation D e p art ment. Joseph Caverly. superintend ent, will follow the formal exercises. Prizes are to be awarded for the largest fish caught, the m ost fish and the smallest fish. Donors of prizes are the Jumbo Brown, Dan- ziger and Schultz sports stores. They will comprise a salt water glass rod. reel and line, a fresh water rod and a gift certificate. The winners also will receive ribbons. There will be classes for boys and girls 11 and under and 12 and more. I lu e n c ox tu p j - —— Lucatlojil a t -tho armuai.; re-organlza- tlon - m e e ting Hold Tuefld n y July 6, in th e Board room at the high school. Clifton B. Sm ith was re-elected vice-president. Mr. Giblyn is beginning his tw enty-third year on the Freeport Board of Education, and has served as President for the past fourteen years. Mr. Sm ith has served on the Board for the past seventeen years, the last fourteen of which he has been Vice-President. I John T. Cotter, Jr.. was appointed I C lerk of the Board of Education and •Joel R Pitcher, Treasurer. ' T h e firm of Fred C. Berge and Company whs appointed Auditor for the School District. The following Committees were appointed: Estimate and Purchase Ffnance: Clifton B. Sm ith, Chairman. Hugh I E rwin. Building and Grounds: Clifton B. Sm ith. Chairman, Harold E. Pear- B°lnaurance; H u gh Erwin, Chair man, Dr. E. Freem an Miller. Claims and Audits: Harold E. Pearson, Chairman, Hugh Erwin. Public Relations: E. Freeman Miller, Chairman, Harold E. Pear^ To- ehow w h a t it would coat, to acquire.-a s ite w ith th e m inim u m vol I e ig h t acyea : y^uVi“edL b y tb ,e'iB ^ te‘; - \ D e p a r tm e n t oLHducaUoru JjB':d,ted th e R a y n o r s treet pioB. a portion of J whioh already-is ow iied -by_Hje <3kr- /r t la t e T h e t o a r e n o w 3 3 / 4 a c r e s i n . ■h t o <uetrJ<jtfc -possession. TY>. m - ' c r c a s e th e ' site to e l g h t u c r c a . h e continued, it would be necessary to acquire and remove 26 homes, and four business properties at a cost of a t least $500,000. A site elsewhere in the village would cost proportionally more. \Freeport needs a school site be cause our present enrollm ent In the Junior-Senior High School has grown to the point where every room In the high school and the Grove street school building Is oc cupied for high school purposes. Figuring on the basis of pupils who are now in school, by 1957 our high school enrollm ent will be more than 2,150. Our present high school build ing was built to take care of 1,200 students. Even with the Grove street building, we cannot accom modate this number w ithout double sessions—part time.\ . “The Freeport Board of Educa tion h a s been working on th e prob lem for a considerable number of years, as a part of ltd over-all building program,\ he continued. “For the present, our elementary school building needs have been cared for. Our m o st acute problem Continued on P a g e 4 the practice of The Leader to distribute these advertisements throughout the paper. T h e Leader feels that it will be more c o n venient to its readers if these advertise ments are all placed together along with classified advertisements. I t is our intention to contact leading representatives of all types of trades and special services so anyone needing a painter, electri cian, plumber, gardener, radio re- jairpian or an y other special type of help may consult The Leader’6 business directory and find a place to call w ithout d e l a y . ............ All businesses or Individuals en gaged in a type of work appropri ate for the business directory are invited to call T h e Leader a t Free port 8-3133 or Freeport 8-3080 and Inquire about the rates for a regu lar listing. T h is type o f advertising can b e given oyer the telephone If th e Individual desires to save time. EXTRA M errick R o a d W id e n in g | L o w B id Is $ 5 2 2 ,7 9 5 The Davis Construction Co., oi Hicksville, subm itted th e lowest bid, $622,795, for the widening of W est Merrick road when bids were opened by the Nassau County \Department of Public Works in Mineola, yester day. The estim ated cost wos $545,000. Five bids were received. The village Is to issue $170,000 bonds to cover its work in connec tion w ith the project. \ son. ____________________ -— — — CommunityCalendar Planned By Commerce Chamber Office w m m m M Division ji v isio n . . __ Mrs. David K. K adane Is Chair m an of the committee arranging the Chamber's Community D a te Cal endar. She explained th a t the pur pose of the calendar is to establish a central point to which orggniza- tlns planning m e etings or events m a y refer to prevent conflicts with thd scheduling of affairs by other rganlzations. \By reducing-such con flicts.” Mrs. K a d a n e stated, \Local m eetings and programs should be better supported.” To make the calendar possible, the co-operation of all com m u n ity organizations Is needed, to com plete the form enclosed w ith this w e e k s letter. I t has been requested that the frms be returned to he Freeport Chamber of ..Com m erce office lm - Contlnued on P a g e 4
