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Z ^ lZ THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1961 L E A D E^R PAGE ‘FIVE tsman N sun t 5^6? service Smith ecause A of May DOG .11 the JUNE >f this IXON FREEPORT lElVS fO ’SPONSOR \ H in m t r M i i a R oitwE ,\! ‘^ b K^BOR^IBSBNN^^ ‘’We' all-hav^lhf'^ihewhab;?'epi’€sseci--<ieslre io at one-tim e'on aniother to “go native.”' . ■ V • ' On-'SaturTlay.'iiJdiy 15»yDU-c-WlU have -your ^opportunity isvhen’ the 'iFreeport^'l^ge 'of ”ijlks will ^libld their-^Annual''Outdoor'’'Dance' ifram : O' to .'i -‘AJiI.»'6h i'the .grounds rat'’th e ‘-xear 'Oihthe-‘'PreeDortTiEiks _ ______________ ____ _______________ 'Glubhouse, ' 171 •■W.‘ '.fUTerrljck 'Freeport. ehalrman of .th e ’^Dance.'rPreddje ':Hut(drins.;>and <hls '.oonunittee -have selected a ‘:Hawatlan-i motUofor: the theme of thi8-year’staffairj‘.In>mo8t every respect. ■ a n ' effort'has-'lieen made to try .to conform toi the I'Kawaiian origins. '(However, .the'-one-concession to th e ' favored.iAmerican 'ttwayf o f ! life, wltt b e ' the servings Of iT7HS®rFnanks and^-'fieer' in ’lieui o f 't h e 'tcadltionai poi' at' the >-luau's. 'Casual dress -wlll-^be the-'^vogue. so.all you fellows erevurgedtto at- .tend' attired > inoyour Mmostpsportie.st of >eport i&h-lrtso As> t o ' the>-girls.-rwe 11. ■ w e jwiUMeave ■that 'rentlreJy .«iup to you. >Zepher-ilke istralns 'Of popular aongB itvill'umiglnate'dEoiiitiBayU'Nae- rmai<s'«£chestra'i''As-lost-year's>\Out- door Dance was so well attended, everyone is urged to make their table reservations early by calling -Preeport Lodge of Elks FR 8-1253. C.'P. A38n. „T6 Haid > Benoit Dance ' • v\- SS^rrda ^ Grandiflora to -® -'Miniature ® Climbing H [ iE m i m i ^'8POTTED^m>SES< $ 3 3 0 m M s may*still bo!!planted.; WE HAVE 'THEM CONTAINER-GROWN Come In pjid See Our W E E K E N D SPECIALS on SHRUBS - TREES Visit Us For All Your Garden Needs Distinctive Landscaping ATLANTIC Ave. NUirSERY and GARDEN SHOP 24B ATLANTIC AVE. FReeport 8-7357 The Nassau'.CerebrEii Palsy Asso ciation will benefit from the first Fleur-De-Lis Danb'e to be held Ju)y isth, at the Cafd Dorlnlque, Roose- velt'Pleld. at 8:30 p.m.'Proceeds will caslon Will mark'tihe .opening go to support the Nassau Cerebral -the new Cafe\Dominque. Palsy Treatment Center at Rouse -1 Music will be provided by Hairy velt,: Long Island. The theme of the ' li^ank and -hts 4 0 piece orchestra. evening will be -\A Night- In’ Paris” with room ‘ dcorations and a -slae- walk cafe to be featured. Trie oc- The CoCktall Lounge will -be open lor your convenience, from 3:30 to 9:00. Music from 9:00 pm to 1 a.m. In the Mail Freeport Leader 164 East Merrick Road Preeport, New York Gentlemen; District Attorney Manuel W. Levine, Nassau County, announced a- ooncentrated campaign to. warn the- consumer of - Nassau County -a^-inst the fraudulent busine-ss practices of commercial con men and flv-by-ntght gyps and is mak ing available to the public a pani- phlcL prepared by him entitled \Rcc-mmcnd.'Uions in Consumer Buying.” D.'.^trln Attorney Levine Is issu ing tln.s pamphlet in conformance with his belief that an educated and prepared consumer public Is the .najcir bulwark in the war on con sumer fraud.s The.se pamphlets will be mailed to individuals and groups I upon written request, «Please make cerfbin that there is a return ad dress on such requests.) As an Additional part of his pro gram to make the public more a-#are oi the various schemes and devicL's used by the business charla tans, the District Atlorney an nounced Uiai members of his staff 'would be provided, upon.: request, to speak to civic, educational and service gioups throughout' Nassau County. • Any efforts you can give to bring the above to the attention of your readers will be greatlyrappreciated. A copy of the pamphlet is en closed for your ilse. Very truly yogi's-. 'Manuel Levine. District. fAttoxney. By John-R. Lewis , . j, , Assistant District Attpa^ey of Nassau County.. > ^ _ _ READ - TH E EEAD&ft « “THE; PEOPLE’S PAPER O t FREEPORT” 134 EASTsMEEHICK 'ROAD FBEEPOR-T, N; Y. FBaeport .84133 - FReeporl 84080 P.'O.' Bpx 312 Please send THE LEADER weekly by mail to — NAME ___ ADDRESS _ . TOWN —I.- l l Y e a r h ^ , ,;2.Y^3rs $3.75-,-; 3 Years $5.25^: \Is Nassau iCownfy \Planning\ Community Suicida?? An openi'-lelter-^to'the '-Nossau County Planning' Conimission and fo every resident interasted in full employment, reosonable'taxes,.8afety from crippled ..planes and an escape botch to'the mainlabd'in 'case,.6f.disaster. 'MitcHeE Field w'lil close os an Air Force'Bose-this month, otter a long arid honordble career os one of the safest Air Force fields in the world. For Nassau \County's 1,300,000 residents its is o golden opportunity to acquire,, ot.410 cost whotever,. our first and only airport for small, non-jet private ond .corporate planes-which''Will: 1. -Attract newi job-providing and tox-poying industry, and ossist-our • present industries \to get ond keep contracts, ;2. 'Provide us with a civil defense field from which our citizens could be evaouQted-,or.supplied-with medicine and food if o nucleor bomb, on Manhattan or-ony other disaster destroys our bridges T,and tunnels. 3. GiveEUS.a>.place where oversees oircraft in trouble could land tn- -stecid -of-‘among houses. ‘4. -'Restore the formeri flying pattern of noisy Idlewild jets, forcing them .to' fly higher.and. avoid the centrol Nassau area. HOW1MPORTANT'® YOUR SURVIVAL TO YOU.» ■'Major'Alexonder P. deSe.versky, a long-time Long Island resident and tiie founderbf Republic Aviation Gorp.,-which has provided jobs over the years iorithousonds. of Long'-lslonders, ond- the most accurate prophet of the oir oge (General Dougtos 'MocArthur said of deSeversky; 'tAll of his state- ment! ............ ..........................'\ DESIBOyiNO.'/THE' ONLY AIRPORT AVAILABLE FOR THE 1,300,000. RESIDENTS OP NASSAU .COUNTY, .THE SAME-MENTALITY THAT OPPOSES AN AIRFORT AT MITCHEL FOUGHT'THE EXTBNSIONr,OF THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD BEOAUSE SPARKS ------------------------------ --------------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ------- \\••’OINT — FULL EMPLOY- MVNITY RESPONSIBILITY OUGHT' THE EXTBNSIONr.OF THI FROW’irS ' ENGINES: STARTED FIRl YlWEWTi'ECONOMIC,' NATIONAL ------ :LAND ;ES. FROM. EVERY ------ SAFETY - 'AWE ______ -POSSIBLE.' ’’Planners-'for 'Mltchel asks the Nassau County planning Commission, the duly-constituted Government body charged by the N a s s a u County charter eight airporls. Nossou w ith m o p p ing Nassau's future/ to consider these facts; -’A’ Suffolk Counly/ with half of Mossou's popufotion^ has hoc-none. -.-A’ More than 100,000 people signed petitions to retain Mitchel Field as a bose for. heavy militory jet •oiroroft. Obviously, -these 100>000- people -would-have no objection to relatively guiet, non-jet private-or compony oircroft. -A 305 civilian plane oossengers ARE ALIVE TODAY because 35 crippled oir craft were oble to land on Mitchel Field insteod of omang Long Island houses since ' 1949. How many of’ the-people-in those-^homes-are-olive today because Mitchel was'there is o question they might ask themselves. 'Ar'Nassau County con oequire Mitchel for a limited-use, public airport AT ' \A'BSOLOTELY NO COST, if the Gounty*offtciof$ -will accept it from the Federal Aviation agency promising to operate on airport. An-o'irport-would require only-about-500 ocres- of Mitchel, leaving over 600 ■<ocres-'for'industry, colleges, hospitals, parks ond other worthwhile community -.purposes. .r,^:0ne single nuclear bomb droppedi on Monhotton would destroy every btidge and tunnel to-the moinlond ond the three airporls -in Queens, completely isolating Long'-Island. If Mitchel Field is plowed under for o housing develop- '<fiTent,-iiow do we evacuate Nassau's people?'How do we bring in medicine 'Ond-food? I-A \Wherever o community hos established a public oirport, employment, new industries ond incomes have increased. Westchester County airport is home bose for o fleet of 225 piones-operoted-by some of our country's lorgesi corporations; .< A No'ssou's industries hove demon9troted,-beyond‘oll'doubt,--their urgent need for air tronsportotion' to get ond to keep controcts. We feel that these compelling facts leave the Planning Commission no choice but to accept this $35,000,000 aviation facility for the benefit of Nassau County and urge the Commission to take such steps os ore neces sary to make a Nassau County Airport at Mitchel Field a reality, Resp^tfully submitted, LONG ISLAND PLANNERS FOR MITCHEL, INC, WARNING TO THE PEOPLE OF NASSAfU COUNTY: You MUST let the Nossou County Plonning Commission know your wishes in this motfer. If is vitol to your job, yodr foxes ond’possibly your life.' Tear out this message, sign your name, and moil it to; Mr.^ Richord B. Williams Choirinon, Nossou ,Counfy-Planning.-Cammisston Roonii 606, Nossou -County -Building 'Min^loy N.Y. If you wish to help^inancially to conduct this fight, send your conlrituMon to: Longf'lsland Planners for Mitchel, Inc. 6D0 oil! Country Road , . . Garden City, N.Y, PI 7-7500 _____________ __________ __ _________ ^ NOTICE -^-1 . •■S |1