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V ' * THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1955 T H E- L E A D E E v ;;v PAGE THREE . oosevelft to bd .Halt, aturday Melody it U num b er county social • $1.50 to affair given Tickets Mez- ave- L. L ■ Schwan Is Installed In Bayview Ceremony Cyril C. Ryan Inducts Fire Company.Officers; Glacken Seats Chief Chief George Schu/an and other new officers of the Freeport Fire \D e p a r tm e n t- w e r e Installed April 23 a t largely attended ceremonies, open to th e public, in the Bayview Ave nue School auditorium. ■ A fter form er M ayor Cyril C. Ryan h a d inducted into office the leaders of th e 'seven fire companies, the Emergency Relief Squad, Fire Police \Squad, Exem p t Association, D e p a rt m e n t Band, Board of Instructors and Fire Prevention Bureau. Mayor W n ilam P. G lacken Installed Chief 8chw an. o t h e r s ’ seated \by ex-M ayor Ryan Included the retiring chief, William 3. N o C who became Second B a t talion Delegate, and F ir s t Deputy .Chief Donald M auersberger and Second Deputy Chief Donald M itt- hauer. A reception was he’ld afterw a rd— w ithout speeches — a t the South Shore y a c h t Club. Band Flays T h e public installation program opened w ith a Concert by the Fire D e p a rtm e n t Band, under direction, of W illiam J. Dayton. The Rev. Reginald H. Scott, departm e n t c h a p lain, offered the Invocation. Form e r Chief Fred Buss, chair m a n of the event, presided until he introduced Chief Noll, who de livered his farewell address. The m em b ers of th e Village Board were ; th e n escorted to th rostrum and Introduced. •’ >\TWayorTHackon (delivered ft .torlof ■, ■w h o o luiV ■ l r m t a lle<L. ■Schwan, who gave a short accept ance speech. T h e new chief asked .the Invited guests from fire depart m ents In the vicinity to rise and take a bow, besides the top offi cers of the Second B a ttalion. ' P a s t President Paul Nonemaker of the Officer Club was presented w ith a rod and reel and a fishing ■ tackle bag by th e club. Badges Awarded E x -captains’ badges were given to Konem aker, F r a n c is Shea,-C a rl W aldm an, Alfred Immoor, Joseph t o Presti, Howard U llian and Jam es H o ldener of the fire companies, Sid ney Driben of th e Emergency Relief Squad, M a r v ia . C ombs of the Fire Police S q u a d and Harold Ackley 9 S .- th e Band. Service bars were given to B a n d members. Badges for 25 years’ service were presented by ex-M ayor Ryan to the following firem e n : * . H a rry Zahn, George B u rton and R ichhrd H e n n e n iotter of Hose Com pany* No. 1; T h e o d o re ..M o h r , and- F r a n k Jackson..of Hose Company , No. 2; Frederick Kropp, George Ms- - ’• C o rwin and Ken. H a rrington of Ilose — -Company No. 3;-^Clifton B. Sm ith an d Thom as G rem p le of Hose Com- - ■ p t o y f No. 4. ‘Also W illiam H. Schneider, W il liam Crevoiserat and W illiam Geiger of Hose Com p any No. 5; Lewis 1 C h a rles of T ruck Company,. No. 1, and George Batcher, Jo h n Prim a - ! vera and George H a n n o n of Engine ■ Com p any No. 1. FRED C. WARE Presents \ ;/■- FARMINGDALE N 115 x 150 in th e h e a r t of , Industrial D istrict ^ Price $7500 — Act Quickly FRED C. WARE 18 'Meadow Lane, Amltyvflle, L . l 71514-1155 Specializing in Suffolk Acreage 4 and Industrial Properties Falling Tarpaulin Blacks Out Entire Section A ennvas tarpaulin,' used in painting tlie water storage tank at the village power house on West Sunrise highway, broke loose in the strong wind last weekend and fell on main feed lines of the electricity transmission-system.' “ The resulting short-circuit'caused : ----------- ----- ---------------------------------- a ’'blackout’’ in m a n y homes and- streets for about 30 m inutes,. unUl- firem en climbed an aerial ladder to remove the .tarpaulin. The w a ter tower is being repainted under a contract, foL $191)75, which calls for painting of both this one and the w a ter tower near Lakeview avenue and Babylon turnpike. M e a s uring 80 feet in 'diameter, the tank holds one million gallon&j>f w a ter weighing 8,340,000 pound*. Before the painting project it had to be emptied so t h a t the wofkmen could do a thorough job. -- \ (All water for Freeport, consumers is coming from the northeast tank temporarily, during ,the painting ’project—a fact th a t has ■ changed the usual system of su p p l y - a n d 'at times causes w a ter to appear less clear th a n customarily. Unitarians To See Pictures of Egypt Ray G a m e r, creator of docu m e n tary film$ on archeological sub jects .will offer a stunning collection of pictures he took In Egypt, a t the P a r is h House of the U n itarian Church. 228 South Ocean avenue, Freeport, Friday night a t 8:30 o'clock. Mr. G a m e r has travelled and lived in m any countries of the world and is an excellent speaker. He will give an insight In t o the pleasures an d problems of m aking such films, both as history and as art. . -.r.-- LpwerTax Rate. Is Due. To Higher Assessment ; . Increase Only 12.Cents. «■ Baldwin .School D istrict adopted a $2,535,000 budget for school purposes mid-voted, $39,520 for the public li brary By unanim o u s vote Tuesday n i g h t-a t the annual m eeting with ab o u t' 175{persons present: It was learned t h a t an unexpected rise'In. th e total assessed valuation will m ake .the tax r a te $3.30, a figure nine cents lower th a n anticipated. About two million dollars additional on th e 'Assessment rolls May 1 above w h a t t h e board expected, re duced th e :r a te. a total of $1,580,896 m u st-be raised By taxes—setting the tax rate, 12 cents higher th a n for th e current year. A mpye to lncrease-the bus tran s portation item by $80,000; so th a t children In kindergarten through the fourth:,grade living m o re th a n oner-half mile- from school could ride, was beaten by voice vote. Mrs. Russell C. M aclin w a s re nom inated Co succeed herself as li brary trustee. Flections, held yes terday, w ere still .under way when T h e Leader w ent to press. Robert B u rr was elected chairm a n of T u e s d a y ^ ' m eeting. . -mf-* ./• .............. Archer I*.rTV, A.’ Slates’ . L “Playland’’—Festival The a n n u a l ^ “Playiand” games festival of the^A rchet S tr e e t' School P.-T . A. will berheld on Saturday, M ay 14. . . ’ 7 ------ Displays, gafh?s, pony rides and refreshm e n ts will be available from ' 10:30 A. M. throughout th e a f ter noon on th e school playground. Form e rly a n autum n event, the festival Was c h a n g e d ® IheTspHngoT the year bec&use high winds o r heavy rains dQfen arrived on the days it was scheduled. , GRANGE SPONSORS TOUR The National Grange, oldest farm fraternity in the world will sponsor its second European Tour in__Sep- tember, in response to popular de m and because' o t th e unqualified success of its first tour last October, s.Unusual Card and Gift Shop f o r ]oilier5 2 ) , lulls a y In addition to the very finest cards we offer an exciting collec tion of Gifts and Acces sories .from the four corners of the earth. OL CORNELIUS: VAN REES STUDIO OF IdUglC' . (Organist a n c L Director of • Music Freeport ‘ Methodist Church)' Teacher of Fiano; Voice, Organ. (Beginners and advanced \ “\students.) For information'phone FR 9-2132. Custom Planned f o r m i c a • w o o d * s p e c i a l t i e s 161-B H.MAIN ST. FREFPQRT, L.I., H.Y. - 1 a :; .1 ./ =... .j I I H U 1! I NATIO NAL LANK OF FRANK 1,1 N SQIARK. ,N. V. . ' , Member Federal Pspeisit Insurance Corporatm >.e 1 v il l a g e BOOK & GIFT SHOP 4 \WEST - MERRICK ROAD , . , ***. xs..5r. \ ‘y. freeport’s finest store Important things to look for when buying men's clothes S E L E C T I O N —is important on both sides of the counter. We are proud to feature clothes which carry America’s first name in men’s cloth ing. We are every bit as proud to carry one of the widest selections anywhere of such fine clothes. It’s a sensible policy TT. greater satis faction for you, more .sales for us. Come see the new selections by ^ HART m m i 'i ,1 M A R X yfyssiv-. Starting May 9lh ■ -■*?&:; r ■ ' HARREES Will Be Open.Every Mon. & Fri, Eve. 'Till 9 , 1 t ; | L l rmripomr*. m, K OUrPITTCM TO MEN je It” Take Up To 9 $ Days towPay <*
