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PAGE SIXTEEt^ T H E READER THURSDAV. SEPTEMBER 15, I960 >'pMemo 1 from She Mayor WtLLIAM F. GLACKEN Mayor of Freeport, N. Y. Donna Hits Freeport Electric Service 'v^dnce again the Municipal Electric System has had to withstand tlie violent fury cf a huriicane; and again the system stcod uo well under It. Hurricane Donna was preceded on Sunday. September 11th. by a day and night of heavy raUi which softened the ground so that when (ihe hurricane winds struck about 3;00 aon. Monday, dozens of trees! tides on record flooded the whole were blown down. The falling trees [ area and retarded work and made It and limbs in .several sections of the extremely difficult. Village broke or short circuited the power lines, putting several of the dLstribution circuits out of service. This was the largest single cause of disruption of service all over liOng Island. The area.s hardest hit Much credit Is due to the linemen and others of the Freeport Muni cipal Power System who worked dili gently throughout the day and night under extremely bad conditions of violent winds, heavy rain, dangcrou.*; were Nas.sau and Western Suffolk.; broken wires, flooded streets, and During Monday, service InteiTup- falling trees and limbs to restore tlons were reported by about 550' tbi electric service which is so vital Freeport customers. It is e-stlmated j to the operation of the modern home that a total of 1000 services might today, have been affected, or le.ss than 1 ------------- — . 10'‘r of the total service.s. While this ' if. a large amount of trouble, it could Freeport’s Walt La Prarie 1 Rve been much worse, considering; Kings Point Grid Coach Ore violence of the storm. I t .speak.s, well for the conditions of the dis-' Roosevelt Drive For Salvation Army Launched The house-to-housc fund appeal for The Salvatton Army In Roose velt got under way last week. Mrs. Frank Judge, the drive chair man. In making this announceipent, urges the residents of Roosevelt to help support the Army’s Program. Twenty per cent of all funds col lected will remain in Roosevelt) to be used by the local unit In giving emergency and ^pplem entary re lief to those famllie.s in need throughout the year. The remainder of the funds go to the various insti tutional services maintained by The Salvation Army on Long Island. Mrs. Judge is belg assisted by the local Service Unit members. Mrs! Alfred W. Oldehoff. Chairman, Mr. J. Thomas Warmuth, Treasurer: Mrs. Sidney J- Hewitt. Welfare Sec retary: Mrs. Milton C. Everett, Sec. retary. Mrs. Meta Mereday. Mr. Frank Judge and Rev. Noel Cardwell. Paul D. Thompson In Mediterranean •’ j waller LaPrnrle of Freeport, 'J former All-East quarterback atj tribution plant, Rockville Centre Imd I University, was named ^ about the same amount of trouble H.sj football ’coach at the Freeport, and large areas of Na.wHU united State.s Mercliant Marine communitie.s had llWle or no power. | Academy, accofding to an announce- Jrhe Long Lslatid Lighting Company^ menl by Commander James W. Lie- r*Mmialed late Monday that 220,000 dirertor of atldetics., mdiyidiial customers were without LaP,-arie .started lUs football car- power. ! <.ev j,t Mephtun High School. Bell- Every available man Ir. Freeport mort, L.I.. where he earned Nassau vas pressed Into service to repair^ Ccunty All-Scholastic honors, the damaged lines :and by working At Rutgers, the new Kiiig.s Point .iteadUy until FOd a.m. Tuesday! couch was a starter on the varsity most) of the services were restored, | for three years. During that tiihe Jn southern Freeport the highest^ ]jc lind a pas.sing average of ap- 0 Safely Is everybody's business... on Long Island it's yours and ours. When driving, be on the alert for youngsters at play and on their way to and from schools. I Our driveis have pledged their support. Please join them in driv ing carefully. EV A N S ^ D A IR Y 5 the leader g^Ufi itlohtion proximatply .500 and \ in total ground yardage ga: Following his gradua from Rutgers, he served In the U. S. Navy for two years, quarterbacking- the Bainbrldge Naval Football team. East Coast Champions of the Navy. prior to his appointment to the Kings Point frosh mentor’s spot. LaPrarie coached at Johnson Reg ional High School. New Jersey, for five years. Freeport Business Women Plan First 1960-61 Meeting Ml'S. E. A. Anderson. pubhcUy> chairman, announced that the Bu-s- iness Women of Freeport will hold their first meeting of the Fall season on Thursday. September I5, at the Sea Breeze Reestaurant, Freeport, a t <t.l5 pun. The members will relate how they spent their vacations tills summer. - Miss Alice Fraser. President, will conduct) the meeting. OUNCAN HINES . recgnineii^i! SAVOY INN A Chinese Resfawaiit of Distinction i \ Since 1933 MERRICK ROAD . f t-Grove Sf. FREE'edRT MID I/C PAUL D. THOMPSON During a summer (raining cruise aboard (he heavy cruiser USS D^s Moines, Flagship for the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean, Mid shipman First Class Paul D. Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl E. Thompson of liS Porter field PI.. Freeport, plots the ship's navigation course. He is a member of the class of 1901 at Cornell University, in Ithaca. Prior to completing the cruise September 1 the midshipmen vis ited Barcelona, Spain, Lisbon Portugal and Gibralter,' B.C.C. During the six-week cruise the midshipmen received practical “at sea’’ experience,, ia seamanship, navigation, engineering and gun nery to help prepare them for commissions in the Navy upon graduation from college. Indian Arts Exhibited In Freeport’s Library Harlee Gritmon, Community Ambassador, To Speak of Tour ■'Smoke Signals’’ in the Junior D ^ a rtm e n t cf the Freeport Memorial Library announce an exlilbit of Indian arts and crafts and activities. In the Children's Art Gallei-y a simulated buffalo hide, with picture writing, and a large reproduction of a totem pole are flanked by colorful pictures of Indians in tribal ccstunies; scenes ol Indiam dancing in celebration of a good harvest, hunt- ---------------^ ----------- - ------ — ------------ - ing buffalo and spearing fish. In the glass case arc some Indian doILs In naUve dress set in their home surroundings, an^ e x a i^les of Indian handicraft, including a hand woven bag and blanket from Bolivia. Especially beautiful are a miniature shepherd and his flock of sheep m ^ e of silver by Peruvian Indians. Books on Indians of both North and South America are on display and booklists of Indian life. Folk lore and history are available. On Friday. Sept. 16 at 8;00 p.m., the friends of the Freeport Library will present Miss Harlee Gritmon. Freeport’s first Community Ambas sador. who will show slides and tell of the summer she spent in Holland. winter hours are now. Adult De partment, Mon. thru Pri. 9 - 9; Junior Department, Mon. thru Fit. 9 - 6; Sat. 9 - 6. Judge Pittoni To Be Guest Speaker The Hon. Mario Pittoni. Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York,, will be the guest speaker at the Long Island Chapter, Natibiyil Secretaries Association dinner’ meeting,- Sky Club, Tuesday, September 20, 7:00 pun. Judge Pittoni’s topic will be •■Rambling Thoughta of a Boss '’ In addition to his many other titles, Judge PU-toni is the Long Island Chapter’s 1960 Boss of the Year. Rummage Sale Sisterhood of Union Reform Temple will hold a rummage sale at 74 South Grove St.. Fi-eeport. Sale days are September 19-20-21. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Maiden Lane What was once a lovers lane, com plete with winding stream and shady pooks. is now a busy street in down town M anhattan catering to Jewelers and .silversmiths—Maiden Lane. The stream still flows beneath the pave ment thus accounting for curve of the street as It follows the course of the old-time waterway. Neither Snow Nor Rain • The inscription “Neither Snow nor Rain no Heat nor Gloom of Night Stays These Couriers from the Swift Completion of Their Ap pointed Rounds\ appears on the front of the General Post Office in New York City. Taken from Hero-: dotus. It -describes the expedition of the Greeks against rile Persians in 500 B.C. Contrary to popular belief, the popular quotation Is not the of ficial motto of the department and does not ^ p e a r on any other in^d- TEX-STYLE DECORATORS, Inc. 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