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v' “ T H E L B A H E R -xi' .i--..: T O liE A D E ® •T< ASSAD’S L ^ G E S t W KEKt'T P i M M £ r e ^ Tbnnd»y by; Fiteport Leader, Clutflea P. Buckler, Jr., Prcaldent . OflHiifaa N<nrspaper for.tlie' l o c e ^ r s t e d «fT. F rtep^ to t o r ^ : a B d Adirartlsbiv Ottlees; - n a U a d f r B a lldU ir,^^ Merridk: Bead, Freefmrt, N. T . - '.;; ; Telepbon«: PBceport 8-aus — 6>seM- ' Beoend-elasa p o s tal^j^ ld Bt AI '\\T'$2M a. -rear by Man-- Edward A. VaaO, M a a a c ^ l ^ t e r HMoer A d y a lisliv Mattacer . Makoim A. Jardlne, F'eatore Editor Gcneirfem Tally, WtHuen’i EdltM- Oaear’B' Stadio, S8 8.. Main Staff Photo|raidier of the > was Power Plant ' (Continued, froin Page C^el m the o p l n ^ of these nxpMis be cause no one at th a t time in the adm lnlstrati^. considered hhnMlf. competent . Bpeclalbt >in. elecMe power generation. The members o f the Commission, ^ however, stated th a t despite the' difficulties experienced in the dperi* atlon of the engine after Its i^tlal Installation, witit tiie codilera- tlon cf .the niaihufactiirer, the ad, vice of ei^rlenced d l e ^ engin eers and foundaUdn.6xperts,'pIus a great deal of hard work, by the ra P R S D A Y , I^ B t t P A R Y NEWS and VIEWS By EDDIE V ^ I L Praw SyntUcAt* . villc^e personnel in the . Pow^ ils engine^ is h ow operating \4 Your Help Is Urgently Ne To Help the Family of a Man - Who ©ave His Life to Freeport As a Volunteer Ffreman Last week, -Hiis newspaper published the st6iy*^of (ieatli df Edward Jbknson, llic volunfeer fircihuu w h o __ killikl iti si fire truck crash while on the way to a fire. We also published mi open “letter—an editonal, asking -for contributions to the .lOHNSON FAMILY FUND. Eddie Johnson was a young inmi, only 33. years old. .He was also a good husband, father, loyal'voluntcer ifirc- I niuii, a Navy vcleraii and a resiWctei hard-.wdvking man. ^ . Bui, Eddie Johnson gave his life to the coinmuinty as a pubUc servant; Like other volunteer firemen, be jeopurti- iz^ . h i a o ^ n life to protect us and our properly. We cannot''help £ d Johnson now, but wq can help his young and four young children. We can,,pud we ;sh that we are appreciative of our firemen mid we those Ayho are irt-rteedr - The Johnsoii Family has not asked for assistance but ' d.HnlK>l, ilated they did not con- sr .- s = = ET2 , i coiiscieiilioiis ^citizens who never knew Plant, this engine effidently. and generating *lta -ex pected electrical ener;^^ Obalrmah Edwards-characterized thls e n ^ e as the \work horse'* of the Power Plant. The Commission accept^ d sug gestion tbat in the future'more de tailed reports In .respect to the operatipn- of the Power R a n t be submitted to the public rad took under advisement that some, of the Commission - meetings be ; open to the public. There were a number of questions asked .In r^pect to the prices paid and. the manner in-which fuel oil was purchased! To this-thoi. Com mission replied that it was pur chasing the fuel oil at better than one-half cent a gallon ' less than the State price and that the'fuel oil used was of a highly., specialized type and handled for the exclusive use of the villages of Freeport and ItockvlUe Centre- : The members-of-the'''Commi$5lon l b * n n r EDDOt VdAH. SHOW o» WGBB (UM) E tmt at S P M . LEADER'S DIGEST . . VUIoire of FrMSort velMan.omylojrw (50 yeara pliu)’t GHBISTOPHER JABTIS, to be honoml a i a TesUinonial Dloaer (at PHiaaTera'«> .Prtday, Fen; *6. (Ea-FFDXhlel lelin M a n a head, committee) . Pepolar CHABLIE BBEAK8TONE. (aee.miiUt shore 1mteher).-'mlll iMxome. a testobraateaf April 1 irhen be opeas Ms OBCbARD BESTAVBANt In East Mesdoyr . . . DB. ANTON NOTEP (Chief e f DOCTORS HOSPITAL) relanied from Ms Sooth Aiaerlcsh to u r . . .Genial JOE GEKHADSEB (lilanacer of Freeport’s WOOLWOBTH store) established a new recorq'ln Die KIWANIS b o w l in g LEAODE. (233) ConvatnlaUans to A 'n T . and an»o im s c ’ ViArkniiVAM-mhrn. * * — MRS. MIKE GOODMAN whose lovely daughter, A u d r ^ Beth Good- map, has been n a m ^ to the Dean's L b i a t Cortland State Teachers CoUege. EDDIETOR'^S NOnfES . ; Check on the report that there are plans to Widen and extend Brooklyn Ave. right through to Lynbrook. iTo ease some of the bunrlse Hwy. traffic) . . . And, is there any truth to the story that the new MEADOW BROOK NA'nONAL BANK building planned for N. Main St. in Freeport Is being held up l^cause \the village will lose 2 parUng meters”? (It Is this reporter’s understanding that the bank will even pay for the los^revenue). MEADOW BROOK is one of the, largest taxpayers in the village . . . Spring weather brought -out many boatsmen this past wek. (And your correspondent also cruised the waterways and we believe we found part of the-flying-bridge which was lost last , shmmer during that cruise which included MAYOR OLAOKBN and ATIY. OAKldEY pENTRYI) . . . Can any boating ex pert clear up 4 report making the rounds that JONES BEACH INLET ' Is'unsafe most of' the day (ditto Fire Islond Inlet)? MAKING THE BODNDS. . . ^ Keepurt’s »VKE BQZO, -who i ceiitly . recovered after a ^ong mending period follbwing - an auto ' into their pbcl^tg .16 contribute worthy i?juiSc. Next ' ■ ■ in EdUo!h:Fader Publications. ^ ;$147.000 Pledged To Holy ing, P. Gordon . Edwards,' Chair man, who acted as chief spokesman tor the . group, was publicly ap plauded.for the helpful informa tion and the buslnesdlke cpnduct of the meeting. I n spite of. efforts of a few who tried to divert from .the main ptupose of the meeting, :Chalrman Edwards was^ able to ■keep the. d ls c ^ lon relative to the main Issue. In adjolnlifg the meet ing,. 'Chairman Edwards extended an invitation'to any'organization or'group'-of individuals to make a ;Ppbilo visitation'- and- inspection 0 / the P w e r Plant. . accident, took, over the management of the old BAN-BAR restaurant (436 Wqii^doleft Ave.) and calb it THE BEACON HOUSE. (Coast Gua^d. A ^ . wiii hold their dinner there Feb. IZ) . . t BILL HACREN- BROCk, the veteran mixologbt now a t CHARLES TAYLOR'S fREE- FORT HANOR, %as onc« a. top abowman aAd..B^ confidant of some of ' tha.^e8|.;nlte,-B p o t o p e ^ ^ during the roaring 20'a; the blcvesWmhgreta .fa l ^ C ) . We dbeovered AeadUne talent mi fr EDDIE KAYAlT’S BAR-B-Q PIT. A very handsome and teJented ; ' lad nuned JACK;:CULCEN. (Hb-song styles are better Gisn aiost of ioday’s headliners. (Note to talent scouts: Phone him a t F B .9-0744). - ]' HAPPY LANDING FUND ...V.^Our fellow: newspaper reporter, JIM • O’NEILL. 16 spearheading thb year’s HAPPY LANDING-FUND affair at HERMAN WEDEL'S S U ^ I S E .VILLAGB Feb. 29. Proceeds benefit: needy policemen, and their families who have been victims o{^ prolonged nnsQ ' . T.acf. vaar’a affa-lt-wna-hAaFUinayl hv* A m iHAWiAT?. . illness, etc .'. . . Last year’s affair: waa„ headlined.by S ID CAESAR, the 1 BLACKBURN TWINS, EARL-WI^IGHTSON.vROOKY OHAZIANO .etc. ‘ , . All. are e ^ c t e d back on Feb,-, 29 piua-tee^floor shovre from Casa Seville and-Golden Slipper . ... -.(T^lsjs a w b rt^. cadse and-the show win be great) . , . Nod of apprbv^'ttrHEBSMAN-W ^ everything\ gratis. - ■ v PROM ME TO- yOD . , F reqw rf, BVZI' KELLV (40 PorlertUUl PI.). and Baldwin’s GENE ALTMAN are .dlreetora of the rapidly be- c w i ^ iwiitaar C H i i ' I ^ (Jeff H ^ , dth g ^ e r , at A ^ h e r S^obl wlU attend ihls'aiuhmtf speclaU z I^^' Wimmlng,; tenpis and h o i w m o n ^ ) 1 GUd to bciw that w k S - BHAYOVIT^' . wlmn he operated^nKB^S Ayt, IB showing improvement alter hW and: Ws i;.'ohannlng wUe now T be In Farm i»brtli,il.:H .. . ; MBS. BD IH V. ji faUlt .lB a ebupW^of inonUi8^ai4. i h b ^ ^ u l d raiso eycbraire becaoM iL. E.I. M—1 — b very, active in 'her ^ u r c H affali^^ CDljito U s family,| ALERT POLICE (Continued from Page Qnc) • WCTjpV.-Arrested, on grand larceny 'Char^T^'V.-\-'' r ,.,'They gave the, following: namw:' Willie Scott 18,: Jraira Parker, i t ' g i S g - g 7 \ ORCAB J. The R e v o r j^ .Clejaenfr We Iw iH Tin ■ . 'I-U to-tJ . * Fri Bo^ iwrt the 1 W1 Job <] ! Th after the (evef way W< read! do «1 It X i l y nltlo but .M j pridt 'b a c k boys «Gei 2nd thou . b u t t ful 1