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PAGE EIGHT T H E LEADER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, I960 The LEADER “NASSAU’S LARGEST W E E K L r* (Established 1936) Published Everj T h a r s d a ; by th e Freeport Leader, Ine. C h arles P. Buckley, Jr., President Official Newspaper for the Incorporated Village of Freeport Editorial and Advertising Offices: T h e Leader Balldlng, I&4 E a s t M errick Itoad, Freefmrt, N. T. Telephones: FReeport 8-3133 — 8-3080 Second-class postage paid .at Freeport, New York Subscription R a te: 82.00 a Y e ar by H a ll Edward A. Vasil, M a n a g ing, Editor Hom er Weed, Advertising M anager Helene Schenke, W omen’s Editor J. Rosetunaji, F e a tw e W riter Irv Bernstein, Sports Features Jerry-Bagatelle, Photo Editor EDUCATION And OUR SCHOOLS n y r>R. JOHN W. DOIH) _ o f Schools, F ref/iorl, IS. 1 . ■ Septem b er 13, >960. On September 10th. one ol Freeport’s most dedicated teachers, Mrs. Lucy Coburn, veteran third grade teacher in the Atkinson School, received notincHtJon th a t .she had been awarded the Classroom Teachers Medal from Freedoms Foundation a t Valley Forge for her outstanding work to create 11 b e tter under-standing of our American W ay of Life, This Is a signal honor for only thirty-tw o teachers are chosen from New York S latc’.s inoic th a n one hundred thousand teachers in public and parochial schools In the state. Precdom ’.s Foum litlon l.s a non-proft- non-political, non-sectarian organization, the purpose of which ..is to encourngf and promote a greater iippreciniion of our country itnd It.s idenls. President Dwight EJsenlutwet is Honorary Chairm an. A distinguished Jury composed of state supreme court Jurists and elected rcpn'.-icnLiUlves of nniionnl patriotic, .service, nnd veterans’ or- gnnU-iilions .selected the aw ard re- riplenLs from among the recorjls of teachers from every state in this country. The award luself is a medal in the form of a dogwood blossom, sym bolic of Valley Far^e and a cilalion scroll This will be presented to Mj's. Coburn at an appropriate cere- We have m any dedicated teachers in Freeport and it is thrilling to see the strong leadership and In telligent patriotism of such an out- LUCY COBURN atam iing representative of this group recognized by an organization of high repute and on a national level. .In Lucy Coburn, the committee has selected a real winner. For nearly twenty years in the Freeport school system she h a s been m erited great praise from the parents of the children whom she has taught a.s a palrloUc American who insulls love of Country in the Itearts of h e r pupils. In these day.s when It l.s so necessary to preserve freedom, our best teachejs render gi e a t service not only by teaching the fundam e n tals but by Instilling the highest ideals of citizenship in our boys and girls. I wish lo join with M rs. coburn’.s great host of friends in sincere congratulations and, as Superintendent of the F reeport Schools, to extend best wishes in behalf of the Board of idiijintion. the faculty and student body. i j POST-TIME i j IRVING BERNSTEIN ^ T h e newest m ajor stake in h a r ness racing—the Dexter Cup for tbroe-year-old-trotters — makes its bow a t Roosevelt Raceway, West- bury. L. I., this w’eek. Thursday night the flUy division, the Lady Suffolk, will be raced with a field of six going for a 820.176 purse, and on Saturday i2 colts and geldings will compete for $73,129 in The Dexter, By 1962 the Dexter is expected to be worth $100,000. Both race.s are at one and one- sixteenth miles and are nam ed after harness racing Immortals who competed In th e 1800’s. Post Posi tions will be draw'n tomorrow and Wednesday. S tars of the Dexter are Blaze Hanover, winner of the 1960 Ham - bletonian on Aug. 5J. driven by Joe O ’Brien nnd Quick Song, runner-up driven by Ralph B ald win. In the Lady Suffolk the prob able favorite is Elaine Rodney, fifth in the Hambletonian. with ClinL Hodgins In the sulky. NEWS and VIEWS B y EDDIE VASIL P r u « Syndie«t« TRo new EDDIE VASIL SHOW on WGBB (1240) Every Simd&y a t 5 p j i t W ithout or with offense to friends or foes; . I sketch your world exactly as it goes.—Byron. LEADER'S DIGEST . . . Flies reveal th a t VICTOR KANE, who will be guest speaker a t the Y o u th for C h rist Fellowship (160 Nassau Rd., RooseveUl on Sept. 17, used t« be a professional gambler, and a 'Tlylng Tiger” who had a -personal encounter w ith General B atista of C u b a . . . Add th e nam e of th a t place a t 52 N. M ain St. Freeport (dba M assaros R e staurant. Inc.) to the list of establishm ents handed liquor license cancellations for ABC law violations . . . More- suspensions, cancellations and arrests due because th e DA’s m en and police are cracking down on liquor law violators, especially those Joints selling to m inors (One local ginm<ll just escapes the drug- net by luck) . . . Nod of approval lo the Freeport Kiwanis Club for again sponsoring Midget .Football this season mAJtlng 125 bo>s happy! EDDIETOR’S NOTES . . Frf-eport k-aiher KHrmcnl exec SAM ROOT rapidly being recognized as a candidate for \Who’s W ho of Young M tn in BiLsine.s.*-” btcau.se of the progre.ss of hi.-, North Shore Sportsw ear coji- cern in Olen Clove , , SAMUEL L ISELIN, w-th his charm ing witu 1'Mildred and dauglner Suzle m ade a hamlsunu* (amily trio cn ilie .suuiii O ther Dexter entrants are A r -jsh o re golf cour.se la.st week. <Sorry to hear th a t his brotlier. the M >11- gyl© Hanover (Sanders Bus.sell>: m o u th Race Track exec.. ha.s been aillngi . . . Tlicre oj ' c now two im n Fam ily M an (H arry Pownnll. S r.);inL m e c i \Paul Kelly \ in Freepoit One of course is \ihc\ PAUL Kl-JLI,Y, Hickory Fire (Bill Houghton) Haste (Stanley Dancer*; Ju.sUy W o rthy (Joe Lighthill); Lowe H a n over (Del Miller); Lucky Demon (H arrison Hoyt); Nike Hanover (Dick B u x ioni; M errle Duke, (John Patterson and Pfnehaven Rip (John Belote). [ Chief competiti(m for Elaine Rod ney in the Lady Suffolk is expected from Darcle Hanover, driven by Levi Harner. The other four con tenders are a . O.’ s K a ren (Sanders Rufisell); Avalon Hanover (Vernon D a n cer); Owen Hanoer (Dick Thom as), and Rana Hanover (M o ris M acDonald), prom inent lawyer a2Ui Freeport Pcllec Justice and the other is PAUI. KELLY, fhc mixologist, at ED KAYATT'S West Sunrise Hwy Hi--., fnuranc. (No relation. buU bot)i nice fellows) . . A special b o w t-i ROSEMARY SCH IFP for her work wi\.h AlfRC She’s the w i;r ui PHILMORE M, SCH IFF. Southw est Civic As.so. officer, and the daiigli- ter of DAVE LEVY, deaji of Froei)ort inercliam.s. THOUGHTS WHILE SHAVING . . . W h a t’s in a nam e? . . . MRS. SUE IIELl'ER is Dr. John VV. Dodd’s \Gal Friday” . . . The head of Nassau ( o u n ty’s Social Security office Ls nam ed ”MU. JOHN FORM ” iW h a t else would fit unJes.s il's for the nam e the head of the Income Tax B u reau?) . . RUSS CHOYCE won a prize governtnent assignm ent in W a shing ton, D. C., when he graduated the Univ. of Miami th is year. He’s the son-in-law of the JOHN ‘ConslrucUon” PETERSONS. (Could it be (hat JC P will be handing out som f of those Corona-Belvederes he smokes bccnu.se his daughter Joan will present him with a g rand child before he starts his next big park-w a y project next May?) . . . Congratulations to LYMAN* “O rchid'’ DURVEA who was elected I , . . a T ruster of th e Freeport Lodge of Elks. (By a 2 -lo -l vote). Archer PJA Holds Faculty Luncheon Active School Group Launches ld60-61 Season th e luncheon, was asslsteij by 7.\ lilifis M a r g a ret O'Conner, Faculty A d t ^ o r ; ,M rs. Leo M arcus, P.T.A ’ ; f p r e s W e n t;' ^ s . D a n ie l Schoen, ; O ^ r g e , an d Mis. '.J ' \- ' ^ ' ^ ^ mas.MfeAdai4 •... L , . : . . would like to give special thanks to Mrs. Ruby Terry, as it would not (jLeen su(h a gala <x:casion w ithout h e r assistance. The lunciwon was another first for tJie P.T A . Executive Board. The purpose of the luncheon was to, give Mr, Robert Tavis, thg principal, and the faculty added time for con- feienees. M rs. Armando Araujo, public re- l a ^ n s ch^irman^ announced that th e Executive Board of the Archer School P.T.A. held a luncheon or Tuesday, Septem b er 6, for the fac u lty in th e school cafeteria. M rs. C h arles R elnhard, C h a irm a n ^ You can m ake th e first 10 years of your child's life a t hom e safer, points out the Easter Seat Society. Practically every household acci dent is preventable. Follow simple precautilons, checking room by room to remove dangerous situations t h a t m ay lead t crippling accidents. Northeast Civics Plan Annual Dinner Regular Meeting Held On Various Subjects Arrangements were concluded at Ihe Septem b er m eeting of the N o rtheast Civic Association for their Annual D inner to be held a t Carl Hoppl’s on Friday evening. Octob er 14 at 7:30 p.m. The whole affair Is being headed by E. Schenke and Fred Ferrlola. co-chairmen. F u rther inform a tion and tickets m ay be cured from the chairm en \by calling PR 9-9164 or MA 3-2177. O ther business of the evening in cluded unanimous approval to re quest th e School Board to consider emergency action in providing bus transportation for high school stu dents residing in the northeast sec tion of Freeport. T h e fact th a t nO public transportation is available for a section of town th a t is prob ably farthest removed from the high school Is creating m u ch concern on th e p a r t of parents. A long s tanding com p laint of the Association will again be brought to the attention of the Village Board concerning the flagrant disregard for public safety by th e contractor In the construction of storm drains In th e northeast section. As safety on Village s treets is the rM ponsibllity, to a great degree, of th e Police D e p artm ent, the Associa tion is urging closer police super vision an d the issuance of sum mons on m any hazards which continuously SPOT-LITE ON FREEPORT’S CENTURY THEATRE , Coninum);\ coinpliment.s to BILL APPLEGATE (Century T h e a tres Long l.sl;inil exec.) a))d ihe owners and munagemcni for the excellent \ju (\ look” they’ve given the FREEPORT CENTURY 'THEATRE on Sunri \ Hwy, . . . The complete new facade and m ajor interior change.s Juicc made thi.s cue of the finest mov e palaces in New Y o rk . , . This c.suib- Ijshm ent n credit to the community and deserves public apiPmiM- as does Freeport C e n luty M anager LEONARD FREUND for hl.-> coit)- m endable work a.s head of this popular entertainm e n t temple. DURYEA ORCHID AWARD . . , The beautiful DURYEA ORCHID CORSAGE is jiwarded each week as a floral token of public recog nition and appreciation for commendable service to the com m u n ity . . . Therefore, becau.se she has won the h e a rts of both p a r ents and students during h e r nearly 20 years of (eaehing In Free port; because she has given generously of her tim e and effort to all worthy causes during h e r 30-year residence in this village: be- cause she has truly become an “eduoator\ of our youth; because she brought great honor to Freeport by being nam ed recipient of the coveted Valley Forge Classroom Teachers’ M edal; and because of many, m any tnore commendable reasons, we are pleased to present our DURYEA ORCHID AWARD to MRS. HARRY “Lucy\ COBURN. . . . A grand woman, a loving wife, an excellent m o ther an d a highly- esteemed teacher . . . (And we thank PATRICIA COLLINS for the mo^t deserving nom ination). MAKING THE ROUN15S . . Comm ander JIM LIEBERTZ of Kings Point Academy is looking for a part-tim e soccer poach, (Call him at T O n ler 2-8200) . . . Dog owners are getting more careless in letting their canines run loose: T h e ie were 6S7 reported-cases of dog-Wtes in Augusi^ln Nassau County. (Hope th a t none of th e \don't-glve-a-aam \ owners ever have to take those painful antl-rables shots). (MR. LEVITT. N e w -Y o rk S late Comptroller, please note what your latest nillng Is helping. IfT h e rum o r about you running as Democratic candidate for Governor of N. Y. ever happens, don't count on Uie vote of m any propCTly owners and thousands of parents and chUdren who have su f fered) . . . Thanks to MARY KALOGERAB (A thena Society) for h e r Klee note to this column . . . MRS. BOB BABCOCK of BALDWIN re ports th a t the P a s t Presidents Club of M ercy Hospital wifi hold their M mPd' cai-'i perty on Sept. 30 a t the G. C. Hotel , . , ER E D KDTCHEY richest bequest a m a n can leave IFreeport T u n a Club) hod Agood season winning honors with his Bonlto behind him —-Samugi Smiles. ' Blackflsh, Porgy an d KJngfish cattOies. ■ ’ To set a lofty example is the