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12, 1962 a b i l T d G E illace 6t., y General lucts Op- for G-E les in the veahoard en Moth- Id at the Hedeemer. on Tues., welcomed Theme of FREEPORT MEMORIAL LIBRARY . :1.'‘ b , , b e r r ic k ' r d ; : ' : ...... ; FREEPORT, N. ,Y. .......... l MORE I'JEWS MORE FEATURES MORE PICTURES ■ 5' m i LEADER FREEPORT \NASSAU’S LARGEST ^WEEKLY\ BALDWIN- MERRICK Follow The LEADER For Reliable ADVERTISING 26th Year, No. 50 .'■ 1 ; FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1962 ROOSEVELT PRICS FIVE CENTS PER COPY JUDSE KELLY HONORED I value. 'deport ln«« 19M BOARD SETS APRR 28 FOR COW MEADOW VftTE Golden, Tracht and Harold Holmes Win Post Office Honors . .Postmaster Ralph L. Marshall has announced that Clerks Robert Gold en, Harold Holmes and Jack Tracht have received Post Office Depart ment award certificates for benefi cial sugrgestions. Acting Assisiant Postmaster Jo seph M. Gofus, as Chairman of the Suggestions Committee, made the awards on behaif of Postmaster Marshall in a brief ceremony a t the Freeport Post Office. Voters Can Register Opinion on 2 Questions Stricken from Recent Ballot The Village Board on Monday night voted to conduct the' spdClBl voting on the controversial Cow Meadow Issue on April 28. This public- opinion vote will also include the issue concerning the term of office of elected officials such as Mayor and Trustees. Both these issues were stricken from the ballot of the liLst election held on March 20 by a Supreme Court order which was sought by County Cotii^. Judge Paul. Kelly Who'was h o n o r e d - th o .- jjav fy m association at a ;^eoUl-testimbnlal;‘dinner held last I h u A d a ^ J u & e ' Kelly was also*.ifihe \ g t^ i s ^ k e r at a dinner meeting of. -. Beach Lawyers'Association held earlier in the week. The jurist has become one of the most respected members ■> of ffa m : County’s judicial system and Is in ^constant demahd’as a.qFralce;^/|by ' all types of organizations. o Education Board fo l e ^ j% n . Apr. 2 date';'of; nejtt: ineettog .of,, the :Board w a s 'ic h a n ^ from’AipfU-4 to ^ n d a y ..A p r il 3.1^^ '-'.T^s meeting wlll'be held in the DafeCerla of the Atkinson School -at 8:45-pjn.7 in conjunction with the Atkinson P-TA. meeting. William F. Glacken, former Mayor cf Freport, who acted for the Unity Party which opposed this issue. The Village Board stated that these questions would appear on regular voting machines in the usual (Continued on Page 12) EOUR CANDIDATES $|EK 2nil J>EI>UTY CHIEF SHIT IN FIRE DEPT. ELECTION i? Ben J ^ k e and Pat Unopposed for Top Offices widely-known « Eddie Hong Chosen — \Man of Year 1962” ■ The iOOi 'PYe^brt 'P ^ ^ Department election race,' to be held April 5. promises .very-spirited with four popular and wldely-kno( ^ volunteeir department with .approxl- prom ises tpibe, .very-spirited w ith candidate^ P e k in g , th e bfnee of Second D eputy Chief. The“IYebpprt Fire- Dept., a highly respected and state-recognized championship:!organization, Is a : ; W t i t y 4M i n ^ U r s ; ' : Benjamin.. .Cmke; ..present 1st : Deputy-Chl4f,:is-ihmnlog imopposed {for the tihlefs i^ot '^cceediug. Prank Musso. Pat Cotignola, presently serving (Continued on Page 10) f i ' i i S ' \ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ltE€fS;i962 OFFICEK ‘ pilLAIleo Rb-eled1a ^ 1st Vice-Pres. '. Tte;Veryi.actlye dtosetorsUp of' the FY^pprt Chamber of Ck>nvn»ce '-met.Iast W edn^day atSea Breeze Restaurant, for the annual elec- ..itibn''of'-officers.’' W ltfi^ Ti ’Ailen, was re-elected . to serve another term: as prcsl- . )dent. Roy Cacclatore'of Hunter Clothes was named 1st Vice-l^esldent; -------- --- ---------------------- - a r t .v ir o - E r e s ld ^ ' (O o n t l n ^ 1 h e a ti^.H ^ U w ana Edward U Hoiig, widely-known P resort'resident and owner of the famous Savoy Inn on West h b rrick Rd., was chosen as the \Man of the Yeir\ Ipi 1962 by his ahna iiiater, W Ulates College in' Chlrago. M h /^ D g is a Past-President^ Of the Freeport Uons Club a n d of the Inter-Faith, CouzwU. Zte is also a member of the 82nd Degree Masons of the Valley ^of Rb^yUle. Centre. 'H is wife. Mrs:-'Bttle Chin- Hong was an instructor at Smith College for nine yrars. Their s6n. Leon Hbng; i^ a grsdi^te of MfiSBachu»tts In stitute of' Technology: and. Cornell Meadow Brook Bank Building Supf. i Saves Long,Beach Man from bih ^ ■-!-% Floor Attempt as T^usbnds Watch ! m attehip'ted suicide from the 6th floor of the huge Meadow Brook National ^ Bank building. '.p Traffic was stopped along busy Sunrise Hwy. during the heaviest ’ traffic as onlokers watched 27 year f ~ old Irving Oi'oss of 126 Shore Bd., Lo 22 g Beach, dangle from a ledge of an open window in his unsuccess ful! attempt to conamit suicide.. Andrew Riley, 47 Powell St., .Roosevelt, building superintendent of this Freeport landmark located (Continued on Page lOj HORTHEAST CIVICS SPONSOR FAMOUS n u t ON NARCOTICS As a result of the publicity given a frightening upsurge In drug addiction among teenagers in Metropolitan New York, the Northeast Civic Association has been successful in' securing a much publicized film dealing with this modem day pfdWem. - The Association Is making arrangements to run this semi-docu mentary film in Freeport on April 12 in one of the Freeport Schools. If intei'est-tn viewing the film Is .sufficient it wll again be run on April 13. In the /opinion of the Northeast Civics, the problem. of exposure to cirugs among teenagers may or may not be of immediate concern to Freeport, but thdre is m uch . evidence that the actiVRies of dope peddlers are reaching Into the -eulnu'bs -of New. York. (Continued on P a ^ 22> I t - An Anpsnl ^ For Blood j This is a public appeal to the people of Freeport and the neighbor- I'. ing communities for urgently needed blood donors. Stanley Levison of 15 CooUdge Place, Freeport, new a patient at St. Francis Hospital In Roslyn, Is -in desperate need of hdip from 40 ;!/ p e ^ l e who are willing to contribute blood. Thia,39^year-old m an Is appealing to the public lor he4» because he has ^ undergo surgery to have two. plastic valves inserted in h b heart to-repair serious defects, — “ 'i|| Any, type blood will bdp. ' ’ . ' . ‘ .. The Freeport Fire Dept., Lions Club,.Elks Club, Rotary dub^ Ex-. jy bliahge Clnf», B’nal B'fith and all other wertfey organizations Bhooll colisider helping this neighbor In his time of nee^ ■)! Call the Levinson Family, a t F H 9-7968 for ihirtiier detMls. Donors .1^ may also donate'at any hospital my mentioning th a t their blood : t i ^ ' l s to'Iw, credited'to S tan ly Levison at St. Froncls Hdq)ltaL .. . ■<'_