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------ ^ F f iE E P f lJ jy^ ff ; ■'. gr 24 P ages or D o lla r D a y V a lu es in This Issue of T h e LEADER FOLLOW THE LEADER FOR NEIGHBORLY NEWS F R E E P O R T 20th Year, No. 16 Village, Town Settle ^|Uttwater Land; n ■t\ r I Munjpsjead To. E v a i y i l r i o ; Each Individual Claim -To Establish Ownership ; The cold war between Hempstead -Town and Freeport officials—over '.‘‘underw ater lan d ” rents claimed by the town—Is ended. : A fter talking with both sides this week, The Leader found th a t an understanding has been reached. Town officials will give full con sideration to the ow n ership claims of w a terfront owners whose prop** erty has been eroded and who wish to build bulkheads out to the prop- ert ylines shown on their deads. In brief, the reported agreement follows: , (1) Hempstead Town will continue its policy of exam ining each Indi vidual claim. Persons who have been asked to pay r e n t if they build bulk heads out beyond the present m ean high water m a rk will file applica tions for quit-claim deeds— and will gain recognition of their ow n er ship if boundaries a re legally proven in deeds and maps. (2j T h e .tow n recognizes Freeport Village's need tor u -bulkhead' line, along its canals, which were dredged out long a f ter a D u tch colonial grant In the- n t h centu?y bestowed- upon Henfpstead Town th e ownership of Underwater lands. T h is need for straight bulkhead lines is expected to increase the likelihood of quit claim deed grants by the town to Individual owners. The bulkhead (Continued on Page 12 > SALTS LARGEST WEEKLY\ B A L D W I N R O O S E V ELT EREEPORT, N. Y ^ H U R S P A Y , AUGUST 11, 1955 Exchange Benefif 0 o e s Over Big m FOLLOW THE LEADER FOR RELIABLE ADVERTISING 30 Delaney Gets 30 Days For Turning In Alarm Thom as Deianey, 28, of 7 H a rri son avenue was sentenced to 30 days in jail yesterday on a charge th a t Jie turned-in a false fire alarm re cently a t a box a t Parsons avenue and-R u tland roaa. : -Judge S h m u et Greason imposed th e sentence-aftea-iindiog Delaney g u ilty J n F ir s t D istricFC o u rt, M in- eola. The'ijSefendant h a d pleaded innocent and was given a tria l yes terday. Chief George Schw a n n of the , Freeport F ire D e p a rtm e n t m ade the complaint. An exam ination of De laney’s hands by F ir s t D eputy Chief . D o nald^M ltthaider, using an u ltra- dotet llght rayj showed the pres- Siof Rispecial pnospiiorus on.his hands and on th e front and rear door k n o b s of.hlS hous%-Tbe. chemi cal correspdndied'to m a terial on fire alarm s. P a trolm a n Joseph Romelka of • the Freeport police arreBted Delaney. - B’nai B’rith Units Visit Nortbport Tonight ; Justice Lodge and C h a p te r, B n a i B r ith, will visit t h e N o rthport Vet erans H o spital tonight t o entertain th e veterans. A1 Clrlin, chairm a n Of th e program , announces th a t . m em b ers planning to m ake th e trip Will m e e t a t th e corner of Seam a n avenue -and N o rth M ain street a t 7 P M . . ' \ John J. R andall, H I, right, President of the Exchange Club, points to trailer of the Hagen Brothers Circus which was sponsored in Freeport August 3 by the elub. while J o h n M. Collins, circus comm ittee chairm a n , smiles his approval a t the ‘ big show’s” arrival. M o re th a n 3,000 persons attended the three performances—a third show at about 10 o’clock beta- required ta accommodate a n overflow crowd on a parking lot south of the M unicipal Stadium . Some 1,300. mostly children, witnessed the matinee. Family Square Dance At Northwest Friday The series of outdoor square and folk dances sponsored by the Freeport Recreation . D e p a rtm e n t will be term inated Friday. August 12, a t th e N o rthw est Park. More th a n 1500 adults and children have attended the first five dances under the- stars. An excellent band will tarnish the music fo r the folk, novelty, social and square dances. Bill ftattk e will provide the square dance calls. The Village Recreation D e p a rt m e n t will stage a contest in which a trophy will be awarded to the outstanding jitterbug couple and a trophy for the bpst couple ill the waltz. M E R R I C K FIVE CENTS P m COPY Atlantic South Votes All-Out Fight Against Down Zoning Plan Hogan Denies Threat To Delay Elimination Move By Gravel Firm To Hold Up Contract Is Refused By Court Ebbsts and Ashley F eatuxed In Bout for Q .O :Pl O u ting Harry Ebbets, well known former middle weigh! and light heavy weight boxer of Freeport, and Bill Ashley, for- charge mer AAU boxing champion, who is also coach of the Free- | officials port High School, will box Ihroe two-minute rounds for the New York Stale Republican Club championship «t the Freo- Members Seek To Keep Main Street Residential; Hearing Monday Night An all-out fight against down zoning of residential property on South M ain street between A tlantic and Ray street was voted unani mously last T h u rsday night by the A tlantic South Civic Association. A public hearing is scheduled next Monday night at 8.30 o'clock in th e Village Hall. The vote against any change at this time \toughened \ an earlier stand by the group, which had ex pressed opposition to a M a n u fac turing zone at Its June meeting. Radio Station WOBB of Freeport and W allace Wells of Babylon hbve asked for a zoning change to M anu- facutrlng an d /o r Business “A\ for the South Main street block's west ern portion to a depth of 400 feet. Station WGBB, whose transm itter tower occupies p a r t of the property as- a non-conform ing-use, w a n ts to build a new studio near the tran s m itter. ...... The civic association, preparing port Republican Outing, to be held Saturduy at Ihe Town Park, Point Lookout. Holy Namers Attend Monthly Communion-Mass Members of tJie Holy Name Soci ety are to atten d their m o n thly second Sunday m ass a n d partake of Holy Communion Sunday a t 8 o'clock in O u r Holy Redeemer R.C. Church. The Rev. John J. M adden, m o d erator, will be the celebrant. President W alter J. M iranda will lead h r th e recitation of prayers. Samuel D. Gerber, President of the Freeport Republican Club, stated th a t In addition to this feature, there will be 75 door prizes to be awarded in addition to the five $100. bonds and m any prizes for the w inters of the various games, w ith refreshm e n ts • for all attending. For those/W h o d o not-have-trans.- portation. a bus will leave Ocean and Brooklyn avenues a t - 11 A.M. Sharp. •' -All co u n ty - a n d - to w n candidates have been invited to attend. Tuna Club Postpones Meeting To August 19 The F reeport T u n a Club has post poned its regular m eeting, due to be held tonight, to Friday night, August 19, due to th e fact some 27 members will be fishing in the UiS. A ffanBc'Tum V T b u n faffito aE P o tat Judith, R X , tonight. C h a irm a n Howard H u stedt and Capt. Jo h n Miles will present a report Oh the tournam e n t a t the meeting. Civil Defense Personnel Put on Hurricane Alert • All Civil Defense personnel in Nassau County were placed on 24- hour alert shortly after noon yes terday in anticipation of the pos sible arrival today of H u rricane Connie, i t was a n n o u n c e d 'b y Sam u el Gerber of Frefeport, Chief W arden. -FRIEDMAN’S PHARMACY OPEN ALL DAY SURDAY - Friedm a n ’s Pharm acy, Sunrise highway an dGrove street, will re m ain open until 10 o'clock Sunday night after other drugstores in Free port close during the afternoon fOr the rest of the day I ts phone num b er Is Freeport 8-0001. S tate Public W orks D e p a rtm e n t's Long Island District^ to perm it screened gravel to be used in the project. East Coast Lumber Term inal, Inc., a screened-gravel producer, had charged th a t Mr. Goul ruled \ar bitrarily and capriciously” th a t no screened gravel could be used In the job. but th a t crushed rock would go into the concrete instead: A rthur Kaye of Rockvlile \pentre attorney for E a st Coast, said crushed rock ♦ is produced by a M a n h a ttan firm which has quarries throughout the state. Mr. Goul appeared In court- with A ssistant S tate A ttorney G eneral Jerom e Glucksm an of Long Beach, •who contended the D istrict Engineer has the right to rule on w h a t m a terials can go Into*such projects. Lightning Strikes Two Places During Storm Sunday Night Lightning was in a playful mood Sunday night during a storm that broke Freeport’s long dry spell. Shortly a f te r 7 o’clock flashes o f i — ------------------------------------------- — electricity set off a fire alarm box a t Seam a n .avenue a n d Wallace street, by creating a short-circuit T h e ' entire ‘ F ire D e p a rtm e n t re sponded,- u n d e r leadership- of Chief George Schwan. Trifling dam age was caused n e a r ly one-half • h o u r' later w h en a tele vision anten n a w as struck a t th e hom e of W illiam w h ite, ,161 5tose street. Hook and Ladder Compahy No. 1. w h ic h arrived prom p tly at the scene, found th a t a base plug and aerial had been damaged. . A n o ther blaze occurred a t 3:20 A.M. during a storm , but had no connection 'w ith it; -A short-circuit at. the home of Sidney Lowitz, 107 S h o n n a rd avenue, led to flam es th a t- c a u s e d $500 toss. In an attic and rear bedroom.' -Til 1 T h r e a t of a further delay in the Baldw in-Freeport .^railroad crossing elim ination project was ellmlna’ted ’ Monday when Supreme C o u rt Ju s tice Howard T. Hogan ln-M ineola cancelled a 's t a y against. th s ? a w a r d - i . . . Ina Ot ony' c o n t r o l s . ’ :- f — i-*9rta k e a firm stand a t the hearing Justice H o g an -had reservedV h c -i -“ “\d a y , to dlatrttmio clslon, when h e ' ordered th e\stay , clrcu i ara. as woh , to p la c e .a half-page advertisem e n t on a Farm ingdale gravel firm}-, in thfa week-s L e a d e r. th a t sta te public works E n tering Wedge Feared a t Babylon were setting up I .. «■ . . a monopoly in the bidding. j , Tredwe“ H°P k ins> ln his com m lt- j tee report, .said a change to B u si- On M onday he refused to grant I ness “A \ non- would probably bs an order compelling M ilton E. Goul. (Continued on Page 7) D istrict Engineer ln charge of the ______________ _ ______ Hutcheson To Appear In Police Court Again Jo h n E. Hutcheson of 314 P a rk avenue, who paid a $25 fine several weeks ago for continuing,, to keep ’ nine dogs on his property a f ter having been warned to get rid of them as a nuisance to his neigh bors, m u st appear in Police Court - next Tuesday night, August 16. . He had been sum m oned into', cour t ‘last Tuesday, b u t Judge PauL Kelly received a message th a t Mr. Hutcheson was out~of the state for a few days. He granted a one-week\ adjournm e n t. Mrs. Lillian Vass charges th a t — Mr. Hutchesons dogs sllll cause a. dlsturbanc eto neighbors. Freeport police, who hqve been checking up 1 on complaints, also issued a sum mons. .... Greer Marine .Company Leases Freeport Offices The G reer M a rine & Aviation Corp., which m a n u factures hydraul ics, is to move its engineering an d ; design departm e n t to Freeport, .ie*. has leased th e space oh the first floor Df th e Bergen Building, on South Bergen place .not o ccupied by the two divisions of the N a ssau ” County Clearing’ House Association, -y‘ Irving K ram e r announced this week. : ■i The principal offices o f th e cor- ! poratlon are located at the Idlew Jd International A irport w h ere I t o c - , cuples 180,000 square feet of flo o r /; space. . ^ j.v • iH r -j& k : ■■■ - ■-Vf . - - __ -!. - ---- - -------- .-t-v . .............. .. ■ ■ ■■ ' ...... * '■ v 4;. t 5.; ’ ’ : >'■ ; ( • ■ ■ '■ --- • ’ ■; . :v -. - W m •’ sm
