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~Wif**nrTViTiHI'i j ~ L ~ Viy. v i^A T:-; \ ' ' \ T T ' r FRECPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARY W. HERRICK RD. FREEPORT, N.-Y. \ I ? ; s M i # 2,000 Extra Copies Of This Issue Going To Roosevelt Homes i FOLLOW THE L E A D E R £&* FOR NEIGHBORLY NEWS F R E E P O R T NASSAU’S LARGEST WEEKLY” B A L D W IN R O O SE V E L T FOLLOW THE LEADER FOR RELIABLE ADVERTISING M E R R I C K 19th Year, No. 48 FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPY Kadane Chief Speaker At Chamber Meeting In Guy Lombardo’s Four-Plaques Presented At Membership Session; Kurz Is Given Ovation A C h a m b e r of Commerce can give public officals “unbiased advice as to pending public m a tters, such as zoning,\ Freeport P a r k Commis sioner David K. K a d a n e told a large crowd of Cha'ftiber m em b ers M arch 16 at their annual general member ship m eeting In Guy Lombardo's E a st Point House. “The usual groups which m ake presentations before public bodies ave pressure groups, w ith axes to grind,” Mr. K a d a n e said. “A C h a m ber of Commerce, speaking for re sponsible people in a community, who have ho axes to grind other th a n the benefit of th e entire com m u n ity. can be of real assistance to the area th a t it serves.” Goals Emphasized He stressed' the im p o rtant service of attracting - new industrial and com m e rcial'-enterprises w h ich in crease th e sources,of taxatlon .and port of new schools an d o th e r Im provements. A Cham b er of Commerce offers business men \an opportunity for self-policing—a sort of self-imposed Better Business Bureau, Ijelplng not only the business men, b u t also the people who deal w ith them ,\ Mr. K a d a n e said, adding: “Equally im p o rtant Is th e w ealth Of inform a tion which th e C h a m b e r (Continued on P a g e - 12) Junior Rifle Club in Practice Board Approves Request For Woodcleft Building The Village Board a t its m eeting Monday approved an application for permissjpn to erect an office build ing for the sale of boats along the W oodcleft Canal, 1438 feet south of F ront street. 1 M ichael W alnz of 662 South Grove street asked approval % r a 12 by 22 foot structure on property with 40 feet frontage and 65 feet depth on the east side of W oodcleft ave nue. I t will have five feet setback and be five feet from the south-side line and 23 feet from the north line. W ilbert De Mott, building super intendent . had recommended ap proval of the application after it was found (o comply with the re quirem ents of O rdinance 9.1 Section 401-4-7 governing frame structures on the w aterfront W aiting for the comm and to fire, from left to right: Peter Quick. George Dean, John Moutlet, Linda B o n n , Bill M ontiel, Dennis Staros an d Robert Mac Dougale. These youths ar^m e m b e r s of the Freeport Recreation Rifle Club, whose aim is not only on the target, but also on safety. Under the direction of W alter Joy, a National Rifle Association instructor, as well as V arsity s t i f l e Coach, -these m em b e rs wlll . be shown' n o t only how to shoot accurately, blit' prim a rily th e correct safety habits an d care of t^ e rifles. Exchange To Hear Talk On Savings Bank Issue ^ C h a r l e s P- G rim es of Lattlngtow n , form er chief counsel of th e Jenner committee, Will a d d ress t h e Freeport Exchange Club_flt Itelu n c h e o iL n e x t nom inees for th e post, Donald Mitt- W ednesday In th e Elks Club, it was announced by H ilbert S. Wells of th e -Freeport Bank; th e Exchange . p rogram C h a ir m a n to r M a rch: ' Mr. G rim es will explain, the prob lem s involved in New ^ o r k C ity s a v ings banks’ e fforts to open branches ixi a ssau County. He is a senior p a r t n e r in th e M a n h a ttan law firm of Coles, Grim es, Friedm a n {End Deltz, specialists in banking law. Officers Saturday, A p r il 23 The unniinl installation of officers for the Freeport Fire Department will he held April 23 in the Bavvicw Avenue School. Everyone is invited to this public ceremony, at which'both the department and the company officers will lake their posts. Union Temple Bazaar Opens Saturday Night T h e m u ch heralded bazaar of Union Reform Temple will open Saturday night at. 7 o'clock In the. Legion Dugout, 40 .W est Sunrise highway. T h e Sunday opening Is scheduled for 2 PM . and on Monday the opening will be a t 10 AM . According to Sam Malsei and Isabelle Dembrow, co-chairm e n of. th e bazaar, the. m erchandise wiil be m a r k e d .a t bargain prices.. Included will be t h e latest-style w earing ap parel for everyone ~Tn th e family, ladies coats, -dresses, lingerie, sports wear, etc. m e n ’s\ and children’s clothing, housefum ishings, an d al m o st every type of article. Among these are plants for the garden, gathered fro msome of th e niost fam o u s producers in' America. Clergy Council Adopts Resolution On Books Group Favors Covers Portraying^ Democracy In Action For Pupils T h e regular m o n thly m eeting ol . ^ ’ Inter-JTaltU Clergy 5 Council - waS- h e ld •‘•at id:3<j M a r c h 15 in the Educational- Building of Rose Street Zoning Proposal Is Opposed - By Residents of Area Plan To Bar Apartments Finds Few Advocates; Decision Is Reserved Owners of property close to ex isting apartm e n t houses opposed a proposal to rezone Rose street be tween South Long Beach avenue a n d South Grove street from ’'A p a rt m ent\ to ' Residence AA\ and R e si dence A.” at a hearing M onday night before the Village Board. The board took the m a tter under advisement after one speaker fa vored the change and four opposed It. The opponents said their views were shared by others in the area from Grove street to Ocean .avenue and from Sm ith to Rose streets. After Gregory M urray of 105 Rose street spoke In favor of the am e n d ment, argum e n ts for keeping the Apartm ent Zone classification were voiced by other property owners nearby. F r a n k H. Law rence of 266 South? Grove .-street an d /W illiam - A . Mc K e n n a of 6 Rose street led off the 'hV;: zoneUliolr -property \Residential A” - is unwise at-th ls-llm f , singe - a p a r t- the Reform Temple nti.227 South I m ent houses h&ve already-been built The Company elections are planned in the individual firehouses on Aprill 5. T h e departm e n t elections! In which chiefs and a Second B a ttalion delegate will be chosen, are planned a t headquarters on April 7. 'Voting m achines are used. Only one contest is expected in the departm e n t elections—a race for Second D e p u ty Chief. T h e re are two haUet of Hose.jGompa o y .JJo._2.and Jerfy G riffen of H o siT'Com p any No. 4. ; •- - ■ ■With. Chief W illiam J. Noll re tiring • from th e ' leadership this spring, George Schwan Is expected to succeed him while D o n alcf M au- ersberger advances to th e post of F ir s t D eputy Chief. R e tiring Chief Noll has been nom inated for Second B a ttalion delegate.' Fled Cross Drive Has Reached ThirdofQurta,Sdw&d^ Freeport has reached one-third of Its $8,000 Red Cross quota, Lester Baumann, chairman, reported this week. His report was based on last returns from workers and captains in the drive, Mr.' B a u m a n n sajd over 1,000 le t t e i i had been sent to Commerce aficL Tndusfcryr -m e rchants, - doctors;- dentists an d lawyers In th e village by the respective chairm e n of .these divisions. He. s a id th e response has been ' g ratifying, w ith ( returns' dom ing In each day. In the house-to-house canvass di v i s i o n , Mr. B a u m a n n announced, the. following captains have been ap pointed: ■/ ■ Mrs. - AJ Levhie. Mrs; Ferdinand W illiams, /W alcott.- C h a n d ler, Mrs: D o u g las, M atherson, M iss M ora B a ttln, Mrs. Jo h n S p e a r s ; Mrs- A r th u r .Goodwin, atari Aghes W erder, Mrs! Jo h n W itanowskl, M rs. Isabel G e o rge,; M rs. D o n ald Regan, M rs. (Continued o n Page 11) leadership of Mrs. Homer H a rris. Door prizes- and aw a rds will be given out a t regular intervals. CANNON PH A JpIA C Y OPEN A L L 'O A T SUNDAY T h e C a n n o n Pharm a c y ,. 8 .South. M ain street, will be kept open u n til 10 o ’clock Sunday nlghij after the o th e r , stores in Freeport close d u r ing the afternoon fo r th e rest- of th e d a y ^ I ts phone num b e r Is Free port 8-0041. Ocean avenue The Rev. Dr. Losch presided as chairm a n pro tern. O thers in a t tendance were the Rev. Messrs. Scott, G rishm a n , Katz, Levin and Pierce. A motion was made and seconded th a t a vote of thanks be given to the comm ittee in charge of the recent Brotherhood dinner. After a discussion on the subject of book covers to be used- In- the schools, the following resolution iyas adopted, and a copy thereof sent to Dr. Do’dd, Superintendent of Schools: \RESOLVED th a t the Interfaith Clergy Council of Freeport recom mend to the Superintendent of Schools th a t he consider the In stitute of American Democracy b o o t covers, point up B r o therhootT J n Action, for distribution in thie schools, and th a t a Com mittee be appointed, to call upon him a t his convenience to discuss the m a tter (Continued on Page 12) almost a t th e ir very- do ora and any action, now would be too late to help. Dr. E. K. Hallock of 174 South Grove street said th a t a year and a (Continued on Page ID Dierking Is Low Bidder On Station Parking Field W illiam Dierking of Freeport waa low bidder when the Village Board ishlng, delivery and grading of fill opened bids Monday night on furn- m aterta! for the proposed Long Island station Plaza Parking Field, In connection w ith the new railroad depot. The contract calls for 4,000 cubic yards of fill. Dlerklng's price would be $4,776, O ther bidders and their prices were: G r e f e a n d B rennan .of Rockville Centre, $5,140, and John C.' P eterson of Baldwin, $5350. T h e board referred all three b id e .? to the village engineer's office for study. Higher Salaries For Teachers Are TermedUrgent Necessity T h e re will also be a. complete kitchen serving full-course m eals as well as ju s t a shack, all prepared by - . , -the-iadies of the sisterhood under- ...... T eaclier -shortages-will -go- froni-bau to -wocse unless^tne.,, - ■ schools on Long Island raise salaries, the Freeport,Loift- munity Council was told Tuesday night by Earl Vandcnneu- leu, superintendent of schools at Pori Jeffersop fdrVthe past 32 years and president of the Neyv York State Teachers Association. A nation w ith the m oney and luxuries enjoyed by Americans should give its youth a “square deal\ iq education, the_speaker .said, .He w a rned th a t te t h e r s are quitting their profession in large num b ers to en ter m ere profitable occupations, and t h a t training o f new Instructors Is falling dangerously behind th e dem a n d fo r th e ir services; . ; J ;' About 40 members of 't h e Ju n i o r High School Chorus, directed by Miss M ary Hamilton, sang three selections. Pupils g ave b r ief e x p lana tions of eaclrsongr T h e musical pro- gram was highly praised by George*\ P. Sm ith, vice-president o f th e a s - <•' : • soctatlon w h o ,presided. Police J u s - ’], tlce Paul Kelly, th e president, also lauded . the chorus an d Its leader I H (Continued oh Page It) i. ■.. i
