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— -------- ^ PAGE SIX T H E E E A D E -R THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1955 - i t . r ■ ... | r I. . . C ■. i i Town Gives Approval To Shopping Center $10^000,000 Project Planned By Builders In Island Trees Area ..... T h e Hemps lead Tow n B o a rd-ap proved revised plans for th e con struction of the -Eastgate Plaza Shopping C e n te r on the north side By JOHN C. CARROLL Last week we\ mentioned Roy’s in Island Park as .the choice for tile Gourmet Society’s dinners, approved by “Cue’ magazine, “Gotham Guide” to Dining, the AAA and also tlie Golden Key and Diner’s Club organizations. (These last two do not necessarily guarantee the quality of the cuisine in a place, butit is asafe bet that if a house is OKed by them for inclusion in their directories, it must be good.) going Into of H em p stead turnpike near W a n -I The reason we are tagfi- avenue In Island. Trees a t its [ f u r ther detail Is. th a t we have re* sessiorr this Tuesday morning. Su- r celved *\any C^ S . . .. .diners who w a n t more detailed info pervisor John H; McConnell, after | ^ n ^ place sofiere goes. an on-the-spot study of the $10,- 000,000 -proposal, advised the Board th a t.traffic .from the 5,000-car park ing field should nqt be allowed to exit Into the a.djouming ham let road residential section. The Board moved to close egress to the ham let road. Supervisor H a rold P. Herm an told the Board th a t the contractors had volunteered to pay the cost of extending water m ains into the area. Two letters requesting the Town Board to approve the shopping cen- We have known Roys ever since we were restaurant editor of a din ing magazine, and the Cuslne, per iodically checked, has been unfail ingly excellent. As a \for instance,” you cannot get lobster tails ^at Roy’s because, according to petite Mrs. Florence Cpleinan who runs Roy’s, ‘•lobster tails m u st be frozen and we do not - I repeat - not serve frozen foods a t Roy’s.” \Prices too,\ the letters begged, “are Im p o rtant,\ So here is the word on menu and prices: There is a $2.50 Bay D inner th a t offers a seafood ter were read, one from Ladlslaw j cocktail, clam chowder, fish platter Kmakel, clerk to the school hoard, j w ith French fries, dessert and | in which he pointed out th a t the, coffee. The $3.75 Shore Dinner is development would bring increased .‘.about the same except yoq can get assessed valuation to an area In which there is no business or in dustry and no increase in the school population. Supervisor Herm an displayed a _ letter he had received from the State Public Works Commissioner would re-advertise for bids on the Baldwin grade elim ination project on 'A u g u st 25th. No bids were re ceived a t the bid opening in Albany last week. Supervisor H e rm a n also- advised th a t th e - S tate had upped its esti m a te of extending Rpckwood avenue across the railroad from $200,000 to to^$228,OOO^ln a s-jnuch.as.the..Tow n m u st pay half this will Increase the_ Town's share from $100,000 to $114,000, but. Supervisor H e rm an qid, the Town has the money and is ijemiy. The letter also stated th a t th e . S tate estim a te s of th e entire project wbqld be increased. Following \a public hearing the Board approved'ashoppers parking field in Merrick oiK the north side of Miller place near M brrlck avenue. The field to cost $ll0,0MNsfin hold 200 cars. one and a half broiled lobsters or sauteed lobster m e a t or one and a half cold boiled lobsters as the entree. This is the one place th a t serves Florida’s national dish. Snapper, just as you get it in the little places around Ferpnndina, Florida, the real McCoy. O r the Shrim p Creole made just as it is done in certain sections of N’Awlins along the docks. We do not advise going to Roy's for lunch unless you have reserved a table, for even on weekdays the place is jam m ed to the gunwales. D inner in the early p a r t of th e week Is -hot -too-crow d e d ..but- you-^'ue^SQUEEZE- BOX ARTIST sm a rt to call ahead toward the end Of the week. T h e number, is LO 6- 5459. — O — FRO G’S IJ2GS T h e trend toward international ettisine a t the Freeport M anor be comes more pronounced as they add Frog's legs to th e menu th a t al ready features Danish smorebrod, G erm an sauerbraten, Norwegian Lute fisk, French crepes suzettes as well as American specialties. B u t the - • H'*TTraimri>.i—- - • _ FOR THE CHOCOLATE SO D A 2 Scoops of Dairy-Rich Ice Cream, sm o o o o th Chocolate Syrup, (and lots of it !), Topped with a mound, — and we mean a HUGE mound, of pure whipped .‘cream. |j i*1 - -*• ‘BIG BOY” SPL IT 2 Scoops of Ice Cream, Crushed Pineapples and --- Cherries, Mountains of Whipped Cream, Pecans and Cherry • , - , ... • ones who. come from New York to see Charles Taylor, new owner Here' coriw -for the filet- mlgnons from aged and. selected shells he hangs for those who know\ real m eat. — O — HOT RODS AND SPAGHETTI And the Villa Rosa on Merrick road near the stadium gives a meal for two to the w inning driver of the stocks in Freeport. Now, if one of the drivers could get some of the Italian , h o t peppers, grind them up and put them In his tank, Hoo Boy I that car would run right over the others in the race. Je t propelled! — O — THANKS TO ASSOCIATED PRESS l Your w riter h a s Just received an aw ard from Associated Press for coverage of the Freeport Reblld Festival. Pictures of this, despite th e fact th a t they did no t appear in any other \Long Island\ paper except the Leader, were flashed by AP & UP to every new spaper this side of the Iron C u rtain. They proved th a t America stands by her good democratic friends in Europe - the purpose o fthe festival, the idea behind it all. To these American newspaperm en - our thanks. Enough fellows like you on our team and less of th e ones who are being investigated for Red- leanings and we’ll sell the world on the American Revolution instead of the Commie one! — ' O — the same slacks selling in . G a rden jbity for eleven to sixteen dollars! Could this be a \bait\ ad? “Looks almost too good to 'be true. Well,’ in th e first place,_:Carol Green's is an established, (28 years) store. In the Second place, it is a consistent -. a d v e rtiser ill the dally and weekly papers, spending huge sums each year to build good will and trade. In the th ir d place, it is advertising in the LEADER, Nas sau’s' laregst weekly, to people who live near ih e store, the bulk of its customers, regular customers, not “suckers.” No ehancefAhe'n, of th is being a \bait” ad r and.W e are glad to. have reputable* stores j> f this caliber us ing our ad columns. Builds the' paper,-benefits-the reader, and the store gets bigger and bigger all the time. I t doesn’s need “bait” ad- ■ vertislng. And we don’t, either. LESS CANCER J N YOUNG - Encouragem e n t Is seen by the statisticians of the M etropolitan Life Insurance Com p any in the m easure of progress ■ m ade during th e past decade in reducing cancer m o rtality am o n g adults prior to midlife. The WHITF H01KF r e s t a u r a n t if 11811 a HUUkJL “ Opposite the Station” Complete Luncheon from 90c © Dinners from $1.75 23 Railroad Avenue Through 34 Sunrise Highway, FReeport 8-9307 ® Bar-In-Connection © r’Reeport 8-9571 Hy Babich a t th e Capri Lounge plays a m ean accordion - sweet and true - and he can play about any thing you mention. — O — REPUTABLE STORE PLUS REPUTABLE NEWSPAPER EQUALS REAL BARGAINS S i n this issue you will see 100% (wool gaberdine slacks for women advertised by Carol Green for three- ninety-seven—and we have seen VOGT S At The Foot of Wooddeft Ave. $ A N SPECIALIZING IN STEAK © LOBSTER © STEAMERS ® LOWENBRAU ON DRAFT © A LA CARTE MENU © ® SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNERS © © Open 7 Days A Week © FReeport 8-9313 DELIGHTFULLY AIR CONDITIONED HAVE AT HARRY WREDE’S “ KNOW YOUR QUALITY” ® H o m e C o o k ing © G o o d S e r v ice © V a r iety © R e a s o n a b le P r ices 30 WEST MERRICK ROAD © FREEPORT, N. Y. l - ' h T--;. V -’’^Oloied”: FISH IS YOUR DISH' THEN YOU WANT IT AS FRESH AS A • FREEPO RT'S FIR S T FOR • SE A FOO D A N D ST E A K S - 2 - B 7 A R _ ■ OTTO KUNZ I*oot of Miller Avenue oh the Water FReeport 8-9878 g l o b e d - M o n d a y s ^ ; 7 *' 7 - 7 7 1 » f-i\ ‘ J-t-S-S j t ; •! -S-J ..£• J-J-'Mi *'*■? T jyU T lf 2 f i t
