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4' V 1, 1962 »nen , n e e d ' e Congti, jort; an-, bl their to James and Mrs. Clinton theljv.e<t __ Vi ' V L ' ; V',' Fi!E::ian i r^'-nr. «. !.; ef . ; uc : c in . ., riiitF O r v T H .'r. - r - + - 1 .... MORE NEWS i.MQ.RE FEATURES , The LEADEJi ■ Follow The leader '^■•For ' Reliable ADVERTISING MORE PICTURES Freeport s Original Ofiltoal Newspaper * \NASSAU'S LARGEST WEEKLY\ 27th Year, No. 9 FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1962 PBICE FIVE CENTS PER COPT AMERICA . . . OUI^ COUNTRY USES I Rooms I zm Conceived in liberty, the birth of Our Step forward for «li mankindl L FFD PLANS HUCE JULY M SHOW Stadium Promises Colorful Holiday Municipal Building Closed diJly^tlT™''\ All Village employees have holiday on July 4 and the'Municipal Building will be closed all day, ex cept for the Police Dept. Post O ffice Issues July 4th Service The 8th annual Fireworks and Piremanics Show, sponsored by the Freeport Fire Dept, to be held at the Municipal Stadium on Mill Road on Wednesday evening, the Fourth of July, promises to be the biggest apectaculai- ever produced by Freeport’s prize-winning firemen. Tliis thrill-packed event, which attracts thousands of men, women and children every year, has become a traditional holiday celebration tor the families of Freeport and the entlte south shore. -------- Freeport fit . There will be no window service at the Freeport Post Office on July. 4. 1962. For the convenience of box holders the post office lobby will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.n>. There wiu be no regular_ delivery of mall bnt special dellV ^ arUbles D R U G S T O R E N O T I G E Bernhard’S Pharmacy. 54 >W. Mer rick Rd.. Freeport, will remain open late, until 10 p.m. Sunday, July 1. All othei* drug stores who ore mem bers of the Freeport Pharmacy As sociation close at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Bernhard's telephone is FR 8-0008. F R E i ^ n T CEREMONIES FLAG DAY SUCCESS :'V 5 . - ' The g ^ t n ^ of our nation Is written In the History of our Flags. The Freeport Lodge of Elks 1 ;.; presented, ifolenm ritu^istic ceremonies at the Elks Clnbhpnse, on Flag Day, where ^ ^ . honored the • : '.inaity F l ^ ' : which w m ^ r o m ih e n t lit oar history. ^ ' Numerahs organizations jojtn«d Elks for the imrade and ceremonies, InclodinC^jiiany groups 5 Boy and Girl Scouts^ Nahtibal C ^ e t s ^ weU as’t h e F i r e Dept., Waval B c d ^ , Legion ;r. Posts;. Brithdi.\War Vets, and,'othen,- • : 'i • , -r* ■ Plctnied bn the ^ r e h of the Elks Clubhouse daring the Flag Ritual are: jL lo .r.), :J>r. John,, f ^roTensano, Elk: J a ira. Fomitoln. Elk;, C h a rlea;j. Saaa, Elk; Kart y . Anton, XTnian' D u r a a ; }■ C o m ilr;-G e o « e Jackaon; CluMnnan »t ■ th e prokram: Geoiye Bennett Smith, C l ^ I e l n ; J m S i I (tirton, • i r . EiaiteE^Boler;' Bro.; Jack. MaeCaoley, BttnaUat; Benadlet > . Clamvlne, . p E b anil''V eeallst;. H h jer S BehAlSwM^^^^^ SETO, Onara: Eked t ; Dalr. Titer. Stanffln* en toe yorch alqie-are, ^ Preeport Elka Celnr Guard ted h , Capt. l u lla a Mtehatte. i d V I Picture above (left to right) shows 1st Deputy Chief Pat Cotlgnola,- Chlef Ben C^bhe and 2nd Deputy Chief P a u l Fhlcone, H o n o r^.. .Chairmen of the Freeport Fire Dept. July 4th Fireworks and Fire- Manics Show. Ex-Chief John S. Marra' is Obneral Chairman. Marra, General ChaiFma'n, has,reported that the 1S62 program includes colbrful parades with many participating • fire departments; concert . by .the N<?w York State championship Freeport Fire Dept. .Band .under the directorship of William payton; complete \exhibitions bf.the latest firemanic techniques; a special stock car r ^ e ^ h l ^ fu tu r e s the b^st women drivers in the county presented by Bea Kedenherg and Duka Donaldson: a thrlUed-packed display Of ground; hnd. aerli^i; fireworks:' the award of the luxury cabin cruisSr 0nd' many■6ther;at^S6tfdhs.^, , ' Reserved seats tost only $1.25 and may be purchased'to ^ y ^ c e ' a t any fire house. General admission [is $1 for adults an d ^ if c e p ts'^ o r <hlldren'unde> 12 years, ^ e program begins'pfomptly at 8 p.m:: - ^ i John S. Marra is the General Chairman of the event . and. Louis ^rfcdaglia serves as Co-Obalrman. ttobert Graupner is Treasurer and ^nk'.G relner-ls-S e c retary of-the-Freeport Pip^Dept.- -Fireworks Show; (^mmlttee. •, , - f'-l FREEPORT HONORS TO BOY SCOUTS ROD SNAPi>ERS On Monday.' jitoe 18. a t toe regtoat meettofc o* Board, Mayor. Robert J. Sweeney had toe plew ant duty of preSentoig.' ^ ■citations kb; nine Boy ^ u t s and toe Rod Snapper,Club i w conmutoty. , service rendered to tho’totereSts of traffic Mfety. • ..'V'