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PA GE FOUR T H E I j E A D E if THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1934 7H U R : OBITUARIES John Vacca Dies Monday; W as Produce Merchant . J o h n Vacca, w h o f o r 45 yeara.op- erated - a produce business in ' the W a llabout M a rket, Brooklyn, died M o n d a y a t t h e hom e o f a daughter, M rs. Josephine Saggione, 116 Sfton- n q r d avenue.' . M r.- Vacca. w a s born In Naples* Italy , 75 years ago and brought to th is country by- a n a u n t w h en i^e . w a s : 11 years old. T h e y settled New York. T h e produce business w a s conducted u n d e r th e nam e of \ V a c c a '& Son; I t was. c o n tinued until •th e U; S. G o v e jnm e n t took over t h e e n tire area fo r the. enlargem e h t of th e Brooklyn N avy Y a r d during W o rld . W a r II, after, w h ich Ke re tired . H e f o rm e r ly lived I n G a rden C ity,-later, i n B rightw a ters an d tw o ! .. .*«* “» d» th L T S Problem in Roosevelt New Rates Permitted Raise Transportation Cost To About $20,000 Increased bus fares .for H e m p s tead and F r e e p o rt ,High - S chool students from Roosevelt School D istrict /No. 8 w ill' b e th e reaso n - for a- special district nieetlng to be called D e c e m ber 2. T h e increased r a tes and th e ir effect on th e 1054-55 school budget w ere discussed a t a regular school board m e e ting la s t T h u rsday night. Bus fare increases, allowed th e transportation com p anies by th e Public - Service Commission, ’ m a k e th e 46^300 .allotted for o u t-of-district stu d e n t / tran s p o rtatio n , inadequate, S u p e rvising. P rincipal . p a n le l .; R.- T e rry told , b o a rd m em bers. * H igh school stu d e n t transportation\uijflet' I m a tely $20,600 fo r th e school y«Ur. H e was a m em b er or Borne LodKe, “ e«ked_to. a p p r o v e ithe .d d itlo n a l ~ .F .r & - A . -M.7 of-Brooklyn. Surviving M r. Vacca are also three o th e r daughters, M rs. Rose-Zaccaro o f F o r e s t Hills, M rs. S u e Tuggola .. o f ’ V dljey S tream an d M rs. R ita E l a r of Freeport, and three grand- .... c h ildren,- F ranks an d Jo h n Zaccaro a n d R o b e rt Saggione. M asonic services were conducted iu th e C h e s ter-A . F u lto n _& Son. Inc., Parlors. 40 W e s t M errick road, lo s t night. T h e f u n e r a l'to d a y was to b e from fjte parlors w ith burial • by G reenfield C em etery, Brooklyn. Mrs. Estelle M. Pearson Dies A t Age of 90 Years Mrs. Estelle M. Pearson. 25 W est ‘ M ilton street, died on Saturday a t dm o u t. If ' s u c h approval Is n o t given, s tudents,w ill be forced to pay th e ir ow n fa'res a f t e r early Decem ber. w h e n th e budget money for transportation will ru n out. In th e n e a r future. M r. T e r r y a n nounced, questionnair es: w ill .be sent, hom e wiihi school children asking p a r e n ts to signify i f they a r e or are n o t’ employed o n governm e n t prop erty. R esults of th e .questionnaire will reveal w h e ther the. district is again elegible for federal aid. L a st year’s federal aid am o u n ted to al m o s t $5,000. M em b ers of th e Roosevelt school board have been attending the Hof- stra College School Board C o n fer ences. Board m e m b ers and advisory com m ittee m e m b ers will also attend an all-d a y conference of th e New Y o rk S tate Citizens Com m ittee for Schoolmobile Used To Teach Adult Driver Education Class Iii a movehicnt designed to promote greater safety in driving, the Board of Education has Increased adult regis tration in driver education froin the usual class of 28 stu dents to 48 by engaging Autora'ma’s;,Schoolmobile to facili tate instruction of the enlarged group. C larence G e n n e r, th e director, ah- ... ..J . V i . b C k ^.1.. , . . . . . ) ...Il.lt Salvation ArmyDrive th e age of 90. S h e was born i n New I P aM fc Schools. T h e conference will jersey . May 25, 1864 and lived m j b e j i e l d S a turday m Long Beach. F reeport 35 years. H e r husband, [ B o a r d ' and advisory com m ittee C h a rles D ..P e a rson, died five years i m em b e rs also recently visited sev- ^lopijced^tp/tlie new ly form ed adult class th a t - t h e course would now includfe- classfdbrfi ' work, iristrubtlon in A u toram a ’s - Sohoolmoblle - ar(d practice in th e dual-control car. M r ,/G e n n e r pointed o u t this- is th e f i r s t T-tlihe ;'th« .Schoolm obile/ Kas ever- been' m a d e avaliable - in an ad u lt course of driyer cducotion. - ^Paul G a rbo, o r lg in a to r /o f A u to- ram a's-Sohoolm o b ile, explained th a t h is traveling classroom is equipped w ith 8 ; D rivotralncr \cars\ w h ich w ere developed by th e A e tna C a sual ty a n d S u r e ty Go,, a n d have been successfully psed In New Y o rk and Chicago high. schools f o r nearly two years. M r, G a rbo expressed -confi dence th a t adults, w o u ld enjoy .and p r o f it from D r ivotrainer instruction as inuch aa, If n o t m o re th a n , high school students! E a rlier this year, D r. JohnvW . Dodd, S u p e rintendent of Freeport Schools, studied, th e use of the D riyotralner In-. New Y o rk C ity's school system before recom m ending .Its adoption in Freeport. Dr. Dodd becomes th e country's f ir s t educator to. offer D rivotrainer instruction to both high school and ad u lt students. E a c h -D rivotrainer \car1’ is like an --------------- - ------------- autom o b ile from th e fbojt pedals to j _ ... . th e steering -wheel and dashboard, j B a r MitZvaJl Is Held Mtnfe. f l t a s Of widely varying ™ad | For Richard H. Bloom conditions provide hundreds of i driving situ a tio n s . w ith which stu - | R ichard H e r b e r t Bloom. . (Continued from Page 1) in these countries. H e expressed pleasure, however, on ag a in being In th e east w h e re, he began his work an d h a s m a n y friends, including B rigadier -and M rs. E r n e s t W. New ton w ith whom h e w o rked in 'M o u n t V e rnpn an d l a t e r jp,. O hio. His head quarters are in M o u n t Vernon, '(Brigadier N e w toh announced he h a d : b e e n nam e d a s a delegate to th e ‘Prison C h a p lains’ c o n ference to be h e ld in P h ilad e lp h ia-startin g on O c tober 29 an d continuing' for week. A n o ther announcem e n t was th a t P resident D w ight D. E isen how e r had-d e s ig n a ted th e week of M onday, November 29, a$n6alvation A rm y W eek w ith th e approval of Congress. C h a ir m a n Russell E . Rotating presided. ... son of dents.- m u s t learn to cope as they i Mr. and M is. Louis Bloom, 68 N o rth “drive” along a road th a t is m o v ing1 C o lum bus avenue; becam e bar mltz- tow a rd them on th e screen. ago an d she h a d since insisted on living alone a t th e W e st M ilton s t r e e t address. Surviving a r e a niece, M rs. C a th erin e C. G u ck of H a rtford. Oonn~ a n d two nephews, O liver D u sehberg o f Levittown and Charles P. Harvey or E a s t isllp. T h e Rev. Dr. Jo h n L. Latshaw , pastor of th e F reeport M e thodist C h u rch, conducted fu n e r a l services in th e C h e s ter A. Ful- . ton & Son. Inc., Paribrs, 49 W e st M e rrick road, M o n d a y afternoon. B u r ial followed tn G reenfield Ceme tery, Hem p stead. ^ ROBERT V. OTT R o b e rt-V . O t t r a\ form e r resident Of Freeport, died F riday in his home, . 32 Rosebud avenue, M errick. He was .( h o r n In Brooklyn 56 y e a rs ago, c am e ■' t o F r e e p o r t- a b o u t 1929 an d a f te r tw o years' moved to M e rrick. \Most . .of h is business~ille h e spent as a * m a n a g e r j f chain!. gi-oVeir^ f it6 r e s .T “ :fr- S t r i v i n g -arg„his wife, M a rlon' A? J^a::brolhet'i!.W ill}anri5tt, o f Ja- . • - m a ic a , \ and- th r e e sisteriL Mrs. ^ 7gAtdihei--;-Mcjp_ a n f M rs. Mildred. ; - CjemetttZ5 o F - y a lle y - S t r e a m ; a n * -T r ie Rev. A . G o r d o n ' M a c R u ry ' conducted fu n e r a l services in th e i- C h e s ter A. F u lto n & Son, in c ., Par- 7 lote, 49 W e st M e rrick road,’M o n day : n ig h t. B u rial Tuesday was in G r e e n f ield C em etery. Hempstead. R E D CROSS TO MEET A m e e ting of th e executive board , ._ot,the- F reepoft-R o o s e v e lt Red Cross B r a n c h will be held a t th e hom e of M r s . Jerom e Loewy, t h e chairm a n . 314 R a n d a ll avenue, Monday, 10:30 o'clock.’ 1 FIREPLACE OWNERS! eral new, schools In th e vicinity to observe types of construction arid interior finishes. T h e tour was m o d e to gain inform a tion useful for the detailed p lanning of. th e school ex pansion: p rogram ; .............. Gabrielson To Address Bayview Avenue P.-T. A. Vollmer Will Address Rotary Club Tonight Sheriff H. A lfred Volmer is to speak tonight a t the weekly supper of th e R o tary Club In the Elks club house a t 7 o'clock. H e will talk on th e duties of t h e S h e riff's office and tell stories of hum a n interest th a t have come to his attention while in office. M embers of th e cast of Sigmond R o m b erg's “T h e D e sert Song,” to be presented by th e F reeport Com m u n ity Chorus in th e high school oil T h u rsday, F r iday and S a turday a nights, O c toben 21,. 22. and- 23, will ~ Hslng— selections fro ir T 'tiie ’ m u s icat ->iay« r • D r. M ilton A. Q a b rlelsen. cialist I n . recreation1, a t New Y o rk U n iversity, will be th e guest speaked a t th e .Bayview Avenue- P.-T. meeting-^next-Thursday^-.-.night- a t 8 o’clock.'Hi.s topic will; b e “Hobbies.\ Mrs. Clarence; M c Intyre, -president, will preside. M rs. Jerom e R u b e n and Mrs. A rnold D iaz, co-chairm e n of th e H o spitality Com m ittee, 'a n nounce th a t refreshm e n ts will be served in th e cafeteria following the m eeting. C a rtoons and sh o r t subjects s u i t able for th e elem e n tary school age children will be show n in th e 'a u ditorium of th e Bayvlew Avenue School on S a tu rd a y from 10:30 to 11:30 A-m - under th e supervision of M rs. W olfgang D o e schner an d Mrs. F. J. Dlesi, co-chairm e n 7 o f th e movie .program^. Adm ission is only. 10 cents.. All children are invited ter Attend. ' ----- vah S a tu rd a y m o rnlhg a t rites in Tem ple B n a i Israel. R a b b i Reuben M. .K a tz officiated. Sheriff H. Al f r e d Volmer was am o n g those who attended. v T h e n from 3 o’clock Ipitil m id- spe- n ig h t open house was k e p t a t th e — -» Bloom hom e . About 150 persons, in cluding M ayor W illiam F. Glacken, called d u r in g , th e afternoon and nearly '100 ln th e evening. -— Y o u n g Bloom, 'l3 - y e a r s oldr.Jfl .'an eighth grade student-in th e Freeport Ju n io r H igh School and a m em b er o f ins g r a d e , f o o tball team , , > Cogley Will Speak . - ’ To Unitarian Forum - joHii Cogley. D em o c ratic candi-“ d a te for Congress, is to speak to?' m o rrow n ig h t a t th e U p itaridn P a r is h House, 2^8 ',S qu U i ' O c e a n avenue,-orl'“ T h e Issues o f th e C u r ren t Political C am p aign.” T h is ’ is th e second in a aerie’s, a R e p u b lican candidate having hddressed th e group l a s t week. T h e m e e tings-are bein g , sponsored by th e Forum ;Cbrrimit|ee J>f: jthg. S o u th Nassau. ^ t e f i ^ C h U t c h and a r e , dpen*rtb' {he.public. : :: , v ?. U Armistice Couji Plans Two-iDaiy JFall Feslivat A\ wjtchfes7 F estiyar^oib'esporisored by A rm istice C o u rt, O rder of A m a- rarith^Ia to be held j n th e B a ldw in M asonic Tem p le, Prospect street, Bnldwih, F r id a y an d Saturday, O c to b e r 29, and 30, afternoons and evenings.-T h e r e will be gam e s of skill w ith prizes for the Winners. A bakedlhnm supper w ill b e sei-ved .th e . first, n i g h t an d a . r o a s t beef dinner S a turday n ight. T h e re will be a ; ; witeheg^iKmtet.^ a n * ;:ali the. o th e r featU r e i a^ F r j p B a te ^ lo H allow e 'e n season.’ A dm ission is free. CORD WOOD Cut to .Your Size Delivered and Stacked ■ FReeport 8*9687 TfiE RESIDENTIAL FUNERAL HOME . Equipped and, experienced . . .* and having a . Personnel thor- , ouglily conversant wilh the Riluals and Cuatome of YOUR church and Family. W e serve E v e ry 'Religion . . , Cotrectly, Serving Ei’ery Church Com fortably Air C o n d itioned m i m iiopini ! JERNSR s. RICHARD A. 110 PtNE .STREET OCEAN A r t : FReeporl 9• 3119 FREEPORT • - i. •” -1 3 Training Courses For Scout Leaders Id Classes To Be I For Meadowbro In Freeport and Baldwin T h ree train in g -coursed 'for boy scout leaders an d cub leaders • of MeadoWbrook d istrict of ttpW ^ issau C o u n ty Council will s t a r t n e x t week in F reeport andL B a ldw in. T h e evehing courses for each group open on Tuesday, O ctober 19, a t 8:15 o’clock, in Bayvlew Avenua S c h o o l,'Freeport, in connection With th e m o n thly district roundtable program m e eyrigs; a rid as p a r t 6f th e a d u lt ‘ e d u c a tion program of th e B o a rd of E d u c a tion. - All scout an d cub com m itteem e n , including den 'm o th e r s a n d in ter es te d 'p a r e n ts, are invited to attend. A .m o rning course fo r cub den m o thers will s t a r t on W ednesday m o rning, O c tober 20th, a t 0:30 o’clock .. In th e Scout C abin, „oo Grove stre e t in Baldw in. In s tructors fo r th e scout leaders Include Ja c k F a r r , W a lter Euler, Jam e s Connors, W illiam S a n to r and R o g e r Prieslck, all-o f B aldw in; Mai Black, an d -D a v e P o s t of Roosevelt, Virgil- Dickey an d -Doug M athew son of F reeport, W a r r a n t Officer Ray K e ilett of N o rth M errick, and R a lph Voelker of M errick. C u bbing instructors include Mr. an d Mrs. W a lter Schm idt, Charles Beck, M rs. W a llace deGiacom o , Mrs. M o rton ?dcGraim e, Mr. and M rs. Joseph Wiley, and D istrict Executive E d w a rd J. K e a rns. Rheumatism, Arthritis, Neuritis S u fferers GIVEN NEW H O P E FOR Relief of Pain Amazing new medical discovery. . . AR-PAN-EX works directly through blood stream t o offer blessed relief from nagging misery. AR-PAN-EX also helps rediico lJric Add said’to , aggravate pain. Bee us .today about* guaranteed AR-PAN-EX tab let?1' 7 . Gjrove am! Pine Streets •‘ivFReepbrt'-:-£- 9449 -^'-i 7 ;- ZIPPER’S PHARMACY \ ~ The-Directors of The CHILDREN’S THEATRE project invite YOU to-visit the school that promotes performers and ..produces professionals, _____ % ’ — Saturday 9 to 4 -i- Spartan Temple - Groyfe Street and Sunrise Highway • a^Fiahef - Directors ■For infornm Udri7ghorierFR e e p qrt-9- ■ Mildrefl'Miller Whether a man is prince or pauper, there comes a time when he is entitled to the finest^nd friendliest service that is within the scope of ;the experienced funeral director. We’re proud to say that at Fultons there is no difference hi the character of this service no matter what the cost. CH E S T E R A. FU L T O N & SO N . Inc. ; 7 F U N E R A L DIRECTORS ' 49 W . MERRICK RD., FREEPORT — FR. 8-3401 Ma 99 Ru
