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- “ ----- I.y .-. - . **■«--- --- 1 ■ <1 . ,»V. 'g “ - “ >»*'■ r*'.-.--? v ^ #-»J — FOLLOW THE LEADER FOR NEIGHBORLY NEWS F R E E P Q R x \2 0 th - Y e a r , N o . 17 NASS AU S L A R 0 E S T WEEKLY\ B A L D W I N R O O S E V E L T ... - :: . .... tiL : \ f | g *. *V|{ ^ * • • *1 FOLLOW THE LEADER FOR RELIABLE a d v e r t i s i n g £ > s>- Freeport Mops Up After 12-inch Rain Oyer the Week End Cellars Flooded, Autos Marooned, Electricity Cut in Wake o f Connie Freeport and surrounding commu nities mopped up this week after the wettest two days in local history. Hurricane Connie swung westward into Pennsylvania last Saturday, but she brought a record 12 inches of rain between Thursday night and early Sunday. Many cellars throughout the vil lage were flooded, bars stalled in water above their hub-caps, nu- * merous homes were temporarily de- •_ prived <* electricity and about 300 i ;rV telephones went out of service Fri day night. Gales up to 60 miles an hour struck Nassau County, whipping up high waves. Surprisingly enough. Point Lookout escaped serious dam age from the water—a fact which some attribute to the new break waters near Jones inlet. Tides in side the inlet are reported to have run only slightly more than a foot above normal. No famiUes needed to be’ evacu- __ _-ed *t3 ^ : .y i_olr Hwrapi. ln southern TFreeport, either.. Some-, observersri'at-\ at- h, .tribute thisot. teLfche fact that water | - ' n r h i i m i i i f d f A f i ' . tin ■ - l i - J L i . . v - M E R R IC K F I V E C E N T S P E R C O P * ' y-;f _____ .17 ..“eeoea to be evacu- 1 ........... c wuu,a sell outboard hojne .1 In southern motora-.und -other . - Freeport,-cither SomeiobserVe - — - - tribute this t the fact that water Mr* Voilmer accumulated to its greatest depth Saturday morning -after the high tides at about 4 o’clock had begun to recede. (Continued on Page 141 Capt. Fred Siegel’s Plea Gn Grove Street Site Hit as Traffic Menace Captain Fred Siegel’s request for a zoning change from Residence “A” to Business ”B’’ at his fishing-sta tion property on South Grove street opposite Jefferson street drew a large turnout of neighbors at the public hearing Monday night. Most of the discussion concerned traffic, parking facilities and the probable effect of granting a change in zoning. Mr. Siegel-who now op erates under a non-conforming use provision wants to build a marine supplies store on the property. Alan W. Voilmer, representing the petitioner, said that before 1944 the waterfront parcel was zoned Busi ness \E but during the war was re-zoned Residence “a .” He ex plained that Captain Fred cannot i expand the business without a more up-to-date building. He wants the zoning change so he can put on the from of his old structure an addi tion where he would sell outboard F R E E P O R T , N . Y . , T H U R S D A Y , A U G U S T 18, Jdin M 0 ;iirings, 0 South Freeport Residential Areas ?;(i Mayor Shows He's Dodgers Roofer I School Tax Up 5 Cents To ’55-’S6 Rate of $2.92 Freeport School District taxes will rise five cents to a new rate of $2.92 per $100, it was announced this week by the Board of Education. Baldwin’s school district taxes Will go up 10 cents per $100, with the new rate $3.34. At the annual meeting it had been estimated the rise would be 12 cents, but this turned out lower than expected because the -as sessed valuation totalled $2,007,- 765 more than last year. Mi\ Voilmer c o n t e n d e d *; that Wood cleft Canal, zoned 'for business use on the west side, should be \sim ilarly classified on the east side. He said the change would in no way. alter the character of the neighbor hood, as he could see no likelihood that anyone further south would be encouraged to a*sk for similar zon ing. Only Captain Fred’s property in that area formerly was in a Business “E” area, Mr. Voilmer added. Parking Situation Hit First speaker for the opposition was David A. Emery, 583 South Grove street. He said the present Residential ’’A” zoning attracted large numbers of new residents to the neighborhood. Captain Siegel’s application—if granted—would open the gates to commercial zoning for the east side eft the canal, according i Continued., on Page 3) . as her hushand Frccport Nlvht i ! rum Mrs. VV’ilhajn J. 51artin, 3r.,T: .7 . ’’V'; ‘ Po.go.uuin Free porters May SeeDodgers Almost Clinch The Pennant 8 § - - 21Er H V ought Is- Named Counsel To Succeed Martin Weyrauch Mnrtin H. W eyrauch, Village Counsel lor more than • IT * -V'a’,-r’ rf*1«»ed at Monday night’s meeting of the Village m }Joa.rtl’ effective beplcn,her 1 . He said it had been a pleasure | | .° sc,r WI 1 the Mayor and Trustees at a time when a foim e i small com m u n ity was developing into a small cilv Kenneth E. Vought, 14 W a llace----------------------------------------5,11,811 U1-'’ • ptreet, assistant counsel since last -December, was appointed to succeed Mr:-Weyrauch. Active in civic af fairs, Mr. Vought is president of the Rotary Club of Freeport and has his law office at 8 West Merrick road. While Assistant U. S. Attorney of the Eastern District he prosecuted- many big cases. Bom in Brooklyn 52 years ago, Mr. Vought moved to Freeport in 1910 and was graduated from the. local schools, Hamilton College and New York Law School. Mayor William F, Glacken paid high tribute, -.to Mr. Weyrauch for his loyal, competent service, as well as’ the “good fellowship” he had with, th!^Village Board. He expressed, regret that Mr. Weyrauch finds’It’ necessary to ie tire from the post under the State Retirement Law, provisions regarding age limits, but added that the village is really keep ing his sound advice as he holds membership on the executive com mittee of the Unity Party, which “fostered this board to office.” A resolution was adopted thanking Mr. Weyrauch. for his \wonderful service.” An Instructor at Brooklyn Law School, he will engage in the prac tice of law and continue to write books on legal matters. He formerly was ^chairman of the Freeport Board of Zoning Appeals, and in 1941-45 headed the legal staff of the Todd Committee which Investigated the State legislature. Main Street Proposal Hotly Argued; Village' Board Reserves Ruling About 300 persons filled the Mu nicipal Building conference room Monday, overflowing into the hall and an adjoining room for the night's “main event’’—a hearing on a proposal to re-zone-South Main street's west side, from Atlantic ave nue to Ray street, for a distance of 400 feet westerly. The change would be from Residence A to Manufac turing and/or Business A. When midnight came oratorical brickbats were still being hurled. Neither side let the Intense heat dampen Its enthusiasm, but went on answering foes* attacks even after the Village Board announced it would reserve decision. Speaker after speaker for the op position contended that factories must be kept within bounds, cheers greeted the argument, advanced by many, that if the Manufacturing zone along Freeport River is ai- -lowed to cross ’SouflV jyiain street ltF —Radio station WGBB wants the change so it can build a studio near its transmitter and broadcasting* tower now on the property, while Wallace Wells of Babylon seeks W ith the magic num b e r doVii to 2 2 , the Dodoors mitdil /*1° put up ln' to all intents and numoscs clinch Hu- iYoth.nffi i ’ I dtl1 facilities for a tenant not c h a m p io n s h i p on T uesda niuh 1 Suiusl % h ’ S T ‘ound f •accoidln* to one “ « he F l ’c e port N ight al E h h c js F ield t<’ ^onieys, Patricia Collins of Free- | | | |^ A That night the Dodgers are to Hutcheson Promises To Take Dogs Away If He Moves by Next Tuesday, Judge Kelly Will Dismiss Charge1 John E..Hutcheson, 314 Park ave nue. made -another appearance in Police Court Tuesday night on a charge that his dogs still cause a disturbance to neighbors. He was fined $25 several weeks ago for con tinuing to keep nine—dogs on his property after Police Justice Paul Kelly ordered him to, get rid of them. He plans to move the next day. Mr. Hutcheson told Judge Kelly. The heavy storms last weekend pre vented his leaving town earlier be cause the Long Island Lighting Co., was so busy repairing broken wires it could not connect the electricity for his trailer, a t the east end of Long Island, Mr. .Hutcheson said. The case was postponed until next Tuesday night. “If you move by next Tuesday and take your dogs with you. 111 dismiss the charge,” Judge Kelly told him. Mrs. Lillian Vass, 10 Morton street, made the most recent charge. Freeport police, who have been checking complaints ■rom f many neighbors, issued a summons to Mr. Hutcheson. He has sold his home here. ■ The earlier complaint was filed by Deputy Village Clerk Richard. Raynor after a delegation of Mr. Hutcheson’s neighbors called his .-I •fe.-U -iJ CANNON PHARMACY OPEN ALL DAY Tiie Cannon Pharmacy, 6 South Main street, will be kept open uhtlll 10 o'clock Sunday night after thhe othher drugstores ln Freeport close ______ J1La ^during the afternoon for the rest of maimer of keeping 16 dogs—some the day; Its phone number in Free- outside the house—a health menace, I port 8 t 0041. take on the Milwaukee Braves, who. are in second place 15*j games in the rear of the pace-setting Dodgers which lead may be substantially in creased during the coming week. The 500 tickets reserved by Wil liam J. Martin. Jr., Freeport night chairman, are going rapidly. They may be purchased at the Freeport office of the South Shore Federal Savings & Loan Association, Dan- ziger sports good store, Schultz’s sports good store or at the Grove stationery store. Only few days; remain to buy tickets, as ali tickets remaining unsold on Saturday. Au gust 27, must be returned to Ebbets Field. Reserved tickets may be had at $2 each, and those desiring to make the trip to the game by bus joining in a merry party, may do so by pay ing an extra $1.50 or 3.50 all to gether. Mayor William F. Glacken, showed his loyalty to Freeport and the Dodgersby purchasing two tickets from Mrs. Martin, women’s committee chairman, in his office on Monday. Petition Submitted Ti ed well Hopkins, of 277 Bedell street, presented an opposing peti tion signed by 599 resident property owners, 424 of whom reside less than 2,500 feet from the property in volved. He said the plight of one Investor like Mr. Wells can hardly (Continued on Page 14) Another Zoning Plea Tossed on Mayor’s Desk Mnyoi-_WilHam F. Glacken hardly had time to mop Ills fore head at the conclusion- of Mon day night’s heated hearings before another petition for a change of zoning from Residence \A” to Business and of Industrial was tossed on his desk in the meeting room. The petition is signed by 17 property owners on the west side of South Main street between Raynor street and Atlantic ave nue. Mrs. Walter Rice, 374 South Main street, presented the docu ment. This area lies across Atlantic avenue and north of properties owned by radlq station WGBB and Wallace T. Wells, whose ap plication for a zoning change from Residential to Business \A” and/or 'Manufacturing was ar gued Monday night. The new petitioners contend that because industries have been established on the opposite side of South Main street, their hold ings are - no longer suited for Residential zoning. They urge business or light Industry use. - 1 ' ■ .- i<; . 1 - i : - - • ..... ~ - H . / - i-T. m
