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I E ^ I B D.J>URCEl*L. 6 1 RfiDJSO.'J AVB. .FR E E P O R T , r f . Y . FOLLOW THE LEADER FOR NEIGHBORLY NEWS i- \NASSAU*S LARGEST WEEKLY” F R E E P O R T B A L D W IN R O O S E V E L T FOLLOW THE LEADER FOR RELIABLE ADVERTISING M E R R I C K > *i ■ a 20th Year, No. 21 FREEPORT. N. Y., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1955 sa FtVEt CENTS PER COPY D. A. Fefed I3y Freeport G.CXP. m . i m t is D istrict A ttorney F r a n k A. G u lotta, th ir d from left, w ith Freeport leaders a t m eeting of Republican Club last Thursday night. L e ft to rig h t are C o u n ty‘C o m p troller Theodore Brdeli; Jr„ Samuel b . Gerber, president of the club; Mr. G u lotta and Peter Kelly, Freeport Republican . leader. B a g a te lle Phot© Qulotta Night Is Observed By Freeport Republican Club teawwfraegfwt. V • ay Prominent Real Estate Broker Active in Many Freeport Organizations Raymond Jay Miller, Village President of Freeport In 1924-25 a n d Village T r u s tee1 from 1920 to 1924, lied Monday night a t his home, 327 Pennsylvania avenue, after a h e a r t attack. He was 73 years old. Services will be held this after noon a t 2:30 o’clock a t the Freeport Methodist Church, the Rev. John u. Latshaw officiating. T h e body ms been reposing a t the C h e ster A. i’ulton and Son Funeral Home, lurlal will take place in Greenfield ’emetery, Hempstead. Like his father, form er Assembly- nan W illiam G. Miller, who like wise served as Village President 1893-1900), Mr. Miller was active n public affairs. He also held the k>St of M ethodist Church Treasurer for 25 years and was a trustee of ;he church. *» In addition, he was a director of he Freepor^ B a n k and the Colum bian Bronze Corporation. He was a 'orm er president of th e Nassau _ w h it? •M»-OoW<,a m a n y o th e r dignitaries a t the W h ite House. Sam u el-D. G erber; club President, announced th a t th e organization’s . , big cam p aign rally this year will be on W ednesday, November 2. - r- ’ M embership is up to an all-tim e ■ ■ h ig h ,1,425, M r, G e rber pointed out in praising M a rian Freeian, m em bership chairm a n , for her leader- ... ship of the com m ittee. He added jf music to the program by singing ...solos before th e meeting, acccm- panled by A n thony M irabella at ihe (pianp, ■ —: ... J T h e club President praised Fred Kj H ager, First V ice-President, for his \ work as chairm a n of the annual - ‘-um ing alT h e H e m p stead Town P a r k BERNHARD’S PHARMACY OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY P o int' Lookout. M r. H a g er, in tum i— B e r n h a r d ’s Pharm acy, 54 expressed- thanks to aU who helped |fc i ^ - o n - t h e - v a r i o u s c o m m i tt e e s ^ - ;- .—^ v.-. Nassau Team w o rk-Lauded -PoMtical .leaders ^outside Nassau |.~r. i f i p o u n t y acktWwiedgc t h a t this coun- Abrahatn Schlissel Wins Democrat!’: Nomination Abraham Schlissel won the Dem ocratic nom ination for D istrict At7 torney by about 5 to 1 Tuesday, in, the only Nasau-wide Prim a ry con- t ^ t staged by either party. Freeport voted approxim ately 2 to 1 for Schlissel’s rival Patrick Beary of Elmont, w ith about 125 ballots cast in th e village. Schlissel carried Long Beach, by .a large m a jority. ______________ W e st M errick rbad. -wUl b e k e p t o p en u n t i l 10 o’clp'ck'Sunday night\ after - the other drugstores’ in -Freeport close during th e afternoon for-the r e s t of -the day, i t s phone num b er Is Free- Freeport Woman, Joins Staff of Art School The Country A rt School an nounces tire addition to its staff of Frances P. Rowan of Freeport. Mrs. Rowan will teach a class' for chil- idren W ednesday afternoons.- Mrs. Rowan has been teaching children privately for seven years. H a s ex hibited w idely fh New York, at the Sm ithsonian ’ I n s titute-and-N a tional G allery, W ashington, an d in Eng land,. The entire staff will be on hand Saturdays Septem b er 17, from 3 to 5 to greet students and friends. (Continued OTTPage 5>\ - - port 8-0006; Jtittle Opposition Is Voiced To N e w Marine Districts j' A fter tw o proposed zoning itreas— a “M arine Business D istrict” an d a “M arine Industries D istrict”— h a d been dis- . cussed-M o n d a y nig h t a t . a . p u b l i c hearin g until nearly 11 o ’clock, the Village B o a rd postponed action on the aniend- inentsT- * j M ayor Pilliam F. G lacken an- ; pounced th a t the board will adopt constructive criticism s offered a t the hearing. Com ments by th e village : officials and the favorable sentim e n t Expressed by other speakers indi cated t h a t action, will be taken soon to. a d d th e new classifications under r ' O rdinance 10.1, S e c tion: 3. A legal jnptice in The Leader on A u g u st 25- described th e proposed zones. ;• Even after th e new zones are established,' re-zoning of any.-prop e r t y into . o n e of th e new m a rine districts m u st w a it untJl_ h e a rings are-h e ld on specific areas. Owners m a y file petitions, o t th e Planning; B o a rd m ay m ake recom m endations subject to the a p p roval .of th e Village Board. -v:! ■ .; T h e purpose of th e m a rine dis tricts;- a ccording ' t o official states m e a ts a t th e hearing,: is to benefit' 'the w a terfront by; p rotecting it from obectlohable uses an d encourage fho establishm e n t of businesses or in dustries there which, a r e related to m a r ine’ activities. ' : W aterfro n t areas how; are zoned M a n u facturing or Residence “A\ Civic group leaders have favored (Continued on Page 9) tea! estate -and.- insurance business with Form e r M ayor R o b e rt ET P a t - (Continued on -. P a g e i) WGBB Broadcast Friday. To Feature “New Moon\ David Spitz, president of the Free port Com m u n ity Choral,, is to be interviewed by Beryl Howell in con nection w ith th e forthcom ing pro duction of Sigmund Romberg’s “The New Moon,’’ during h e r program a t 1:30 P.M., tomorrow over Radio Station WGBB, Emma Olsen, who is to have the leading feminine role in the musical play will sing two of h e r num bers, “W anting You” and “Lover Come Back to Me.\ Terry G reenbiatt, another member of the cast .also will a p p e a r on the program . G race Spitz will accompany Mrs. Olsen. The show is to be presented in the auditorium of the Freeport High School on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, October 20, 21 and 22. Tickets are now available from any m em b er of the cast or a t Zip per's Pharm acy. - i l l • i Village Eliminates Lawn SprinklingTJan Two New Wells Added To Municipal Supply; Vought is Introduced . The .Village Board a t Its m eeting M onday' night\ took - restrictions' off 4*wyw^¥>-* - --------- : ArcherrSlireetf A. Holds Reception Today r. P rincipal Rob e r t T, Ta.yjs will in troduce th e ^ a c u l t y - M lss _ Edith W ^ r s T ^ o S irh u r s e ; a rid M rs. R u t h p u f f . dental-hygieiilSt today a t l:30 o ’clock a t the first A rcher S treet School ‘P.VT.'A.^ m eeting o f t h e new school year. The Class M o thers will serve, refreshm e n ts, and a compe te n t 'b a b y sitte r will be in atten d ance. T h e new, o fficers are-M rs. Melvin Holbrook; President; M rs. Charles Christoffers, F i r s t £ Vice-Preskjent; M rs. Leon' Cbinapary, Second Vice- President;: Mrs, B e rt Schwarz, Re cording Secretary; M rs.'M ichael. D e Santis,. \TGorrespondlng Secretary, and M rs..George Rocbrig. Treasurer. D e legate, to C e n tral Council Is Mrs, Edwin ^B a rbeauj whlie alternates are Mrs. ■ A r t h u r . G reenbiatt ’ and’ M rs .George Roehrig. ' Presbyterian Guild ■; Luncheon Wednesday ' T h e .Wotnan’s Qulld of the F ir s t P r e s b y terian .' C h u rch will hold a luncheon W ednesday, Septem b e r 21, a t 12:30 o’clock. T h e business meet-: ing will be held a t 2 o'clock. TBigTani the o f W a ter and Light , authority- to impose new re g u latio n s . in an emergency. No opposition was ex pressed a t a hearing. . U n d e r the change, the m u n icipal commislon can prescribe em ergency rules for w a ter u£e ju s t as the Vil lage Board form erly acted through the old ordinance. M ayor W illiam FPG lncken explained th a t two1 new wells and installation of larger dis tribution m ains are expected to pro vide adequate w a ter so th a t local people Can have unrestricted use, .undpr. n o rm al circum stances . A 1955 Chevrolet six-cylinder Busi ness coupe w a s ordered from Free p o r t Chevrolet, f o r $1,400, when t h a t company’s bid was th e only one re- ceived,at the .opening of bids. : M ayor Glifcken introduced K e n - -Hneth.- Vought, new..village counsel, Restriction Imposed As Fire Precaution; Other Revisions Made A ban on the changing of^fram a dwellings Into business buildings by the erection of commercial addi tions was adopted by' the Village Board after a hearing Monday night. This am endm ent to the Building Code aim s to increase the num b er of fire-resistant structures. Mayor W illiam F. Glncketr explained, by preventing on North M ain s treet the type of enlarged fram e structures which were developed into stores on South M ain street years ago. No commercial, recreational, pub lic or business structure m ay be added, w ithin a fire district, to a fram e building At least five feet space m u st be left between, such structures and such fram e buildings. The am e n d m e n t also provides: No building w ithin a fire district shall be increased in height or ex tended unless the construction planned ts of the type perm itted for new buildings. ; Edm u n d Lumley, Jr., said he ■M h a te the five-foot'space r e q u ir e m e n t' an d substitute a Class A tile fire- .(C o n tinued.on Page 4) r:^ \ 'i C o n t i r r a e d “ on\'Pffge‘\8 r Archer Class Mothers Entertained at Tea A tea was held a t Mrs. Charles O h H stoffers’ end Mi's. W illm o tt’s home, 243 South Grove street Mon day for the class m o thers and facul ty m em b ers of the Archer street school. A delightful social hour was enjoyed a n d ' refreshm e n ts were served. Youth Fellowship Shows Film Saturday Night A one-and-a-hnlf hour rom antic, exciting an d dram a tic C h ristian film, “R e aching-from Heaven,” will be show n under th e sponsorship of the Youth for C h rist Fellowship at appointed recently t o succeed M lir^ day. n ight;6optem b e r ‘0 ^ a t 8 o ’clock,. 1 Tree-Pldnting At Library . To Feature UN Celebration Plans for s( T ree-Planting Cerem o n y to be held on the grounds of the. F reeport M em orial L ibrary as the highlight- o f tlie village-wide observance’ of -United N a tions W e e k (Oclobet’ 17-24) w e re announA ’d M onday night at a m eeting of the T e n th A n n iversary C o m m ittee of the F reeport Com- M ayor W illiam F. . G lacken has ^ecn invited to speak a t th e cere mony, 'scheduled trf begin a t 2:46 o’clock Sunday, October 23, which wiU be a dedication T)f a United Nations 'T r e e to the. village by the people of the-com m u n ity in come m em o ration of t h e T e n th Anniver sary of th e United Nations. ■ T h e donation pf a pink Kousa dogwood tree,-' the boulder on which a special plaque will be affixed,, and orna m e n tal shrubbery, h a s been m ade possible by th e co-operative efforts of the A tlantic Avenue Nursery, the Freeport G a rden Club and the Vil lage B e autification Committee. . Mrs. Harold B a ttin, chairm a n of arrangem e n ts, announced th a t spe cial-guests will b e .a l l children o f , Freeport bom In the year 1945, the year tbe.U iilted Nations was found ed. Also p a r ticip a tin g 'in the dedi cation will be Judge Kelly, who will preside a t th e ceremony. D r.. Regi nald Scott, president o f - th e Library Board of Trustees, th e Am erican Legion, Clinton and .Delaney Posts,. (Continued on Page V . ~ i — ..TT: — . ,.... -------- .— —^ .— -— - - - —-.. -r— • s \■ , • .-a