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‘t; ' ■. PAGE' f OURTEEN T K E . E E A B E B . WEPMESDAY. j m C 15. 13^ > l i M i W p u i r i i K T ^ JUST CAU..;..FR >3133 - 3080 ; CAK FOR SALE 19e»^770 Claitlc Rambler, 4 dr„ Aut<r., P/S, R&H, Bucket 8« a I Bxtrjs. Low Mileage. Call after P.M.'AII Day 8aL,& 8un. FR 8r'2692 FOOOLES FOR SALE Beautiful Black Frenefi Poodl«*-~ 8 we«k—AKC Cfiampion Bloodliriee —1 Mate. 1 Female. $125. Call Be. fore 4 P.M, 893-2537 HELP WANTED FREEPORT OF, y e s t e r - y e a r ' ; D r CLUrrON E. METZ, VUlige Hlstoiiul SOUTHEAST AREA AT \TURN OF CENTURY\ In a recent article wo observed Jiow Babylon Turnpike, the Merrick Postotlic'c nearby and paper mills on East Meadow Brook holped that area’s growth. Meanwhile the Southeast boundary sec tion, lacking an equally important highway and other early ad- Tontoges, developed more stowty. Pulaon’s hay farm was a rus- HOUSE WORKER — Any Daya,, -Koura~ t»- ault .convenience. .Soipa -traniportatiDn. RO 6-6693 HELP WANTED H0U8EKEEP£R--Tuea. and FrI., Own Transportation. Maieapeqiia. LI 1-8993 \HEART OF FREEPORT' All Hotel FacSiUes SPECIAL WINTER RATES HormaBtUe Hotel 17 East Merrlok Rd., Freeport GERTRUDE A. STEWART ExperJenoed Teacher of Plano CHILDREN and ADULTS 118 N* Mein 3i*« Fxeeport FR. 9-0747 D.A. McDOUGALD 8e SON* INC. General Eleetrle Authorised Dealer NEW A USED REFRIGERATORS SALES 11 G. Merriok Rd., PAeepert >2883 Roofing&Siding EMORY W. WRIGHT Eetimatea Cheorfully Given No Job Too Small FReepoit 9.9090 tic forerunner of Freeport Muni- warn Reservoir, owned by New York City's water department, a Sunrise UJflx, eaverod\-mucirbf thc neigh boring East Merrick Road terri tory, and was joined on the north by- a large farm of Moses and Henrietta Jarvis, Sr., reportedly the ^ s t Negrp family here and for many years the only one of their ?roco in Freeport. Old Road Crossed RJL Tracks Anyone wishing to go from Merrick Road to the Northeast could do eo in those days by us ing a narrow road often known os Jarvis Lane. A bit of this lane can be seen running north from Merrick Road just west of the former Nu-Merit Electrical Supply store on East Merrick Road opposite St. John's Place. This now-gone shortcut ran north across the' railroad tracks near Liberty Avenue (before electnftcation), and entered, the northsouth portion of Lake'view Avenue. I t went past the farm owned by WilUam Ritchie, grandfather of William Crevoi- ficrat. and Prudency BUebie, now b Northeast Park, t there continued to the Avenue and', Babylon Turnpike intersection. A-water-pumping station stood on a Ibrook which ran from'Aga- serai,. ana wher^ no\ and favih 1 G rat^ A ahtot Piessw—Good • Pa?. I week, North BeUraora. FRED ViSEL CARPENTER- BUILDER GENERAL CONTRACTOR ■ PERSONAL WANTED 5 day was opposite Buffaio Avenge. In j ' those pre-Parkway days \Agawam I Reservoir had 'not- yet been cu t' in two by the roadway. Olive Boulevard (later Sunrise Highway) came into existence in about 1908 as a pipeline for the carrying of water into New York City; Before Olive Boulevard was laid out, the City of Brooklyn had constructed a 36-inch con duit for the same purpose just north of the railroad. Bennington Park l a 1900's Bennington Park began to take shape in 1902. F irst improvement made toward establishing this tract south of railroad and cast of Henry Street was New ton Boulevard, which opened up access to Helen Avenue, Ben nington Avenue and other new streets. When Olive Boulevard came through it took over the eastern portion of Newton Boule- Mrs. Elsie Descheyter (nee Ankler) of Bennington Avenue [told us how, during that atieet'a first years, cows and goats used to graze on vacant lots near Liberty Avenue. Mrs. Descheyter, who came here ftom Brooklyn in 1903, found her new home a truly nirol one. Helen Avenue was homed, af ter Mra. Tod Powell, wile of one of the development' company partners. The other partner was a - Mr. Bennington. SUS. 86 I 3 DAY WORKER WANTED 2 times per we«l<Tr?$1.50 hour. 10 to 4, Recent references.. Merrlck-»Own TraneporUtion.: ' , : 0 FR 9-1310 Scf»ro//»’s fee Cream — HaUworr^ Greeting Citn/le BIRNHARFS niklUM 64 W . M E jU ltCK ROAD* 8-OOOS;9^^ • FReeport .8-6760 *■ - - -------- --- Consulting ' m 1 LEADER To Print M edicare Series . Because_of the. importance of | medicare to all Americans, every one 65 or over, everyone who'iA ^thinking obout future health care needs, will want to know how the program is going to l^ork, . So that people may have, the information ahead of time, Syd ney Savtln, social security dis- Irict manager in fVeepbrt, has prepared's series of articles based I on The medicare handbook. [ : The ,'LEADER wUl print the ^series over the next weeks. Readers may want, to clip, save,, and discus-the articles as they ap|>eav; ;‘ihe'social security ofike i people are ready to answer any quertions that may ' Nassau County Clerk Frank H. Omstein and Freeport’Police LtetilenanJ; Raymond Kidpe cue shown examining the conlrol panel of the Mosler Centurion Alarm system zecently installed in the Motor Vehicle Bureau branch office in Freeport. Similar alarm systems have been installed in all of the-Motor Vehicle Bureau offices in Nassau County. Band And Orchestra Mothers Club News The Freeport Band and Orchestra Mothers* Club held its lost meeting of the season on Tues., June 7, in the Choral Room of the Freeport High School. Mr^. Howard Rasmussen was chairman. Mothers of the sixth grade members of the elementary school bands and orchestras were special guests of honor. Musical enter tainment was furnished by woodwind quintet from the Sev enth Grade-Center, a string or- ch^tra from the John W. Dodd Junior High School, and a clari net choir with percussion accom paniment from the Freeport Sen ior High School. Speakers of the evening were Jack Jenkins, music director pf the Freeport School Systeni; ted: Ursini, instrumental music direc tor of the John Vf. Dodd Junior' High School, and Stephen Brown, music teacher o t ^ ^ e Seventh. Grade Center, who ‘ ’explrinjed Iheif work during the past year' and their plans and hopes for the coming season. Mrs. Robert Earon, \Mother of the Band,\ gave a short speech on the history of the Freeport I installed,' High School Band and her part in its beginnings before Installing the following slate of Officers; Pres., Mrs. Alan Kcllock; 1st Vice-Fres., Mrs. Nathan Berman; 2nd 'Vlce-Pres.7HMrs. Alfred P uitj - hagen; Sec., Mw. Fred Grimsted; Treas., Mrs, 'WlUiam Johnson. Ml'S. Jam e s. Duri^lng, the Out going President; was presented with a gift in grateful recognition of her service to the. Club, arid the merting- concluded with a social hour. B a ldw in G a r d e n C lu b N e w s The Garden Club of Baldwin will meet Tuesday, June 21, in First Church Baldwin Methodist at 8;lS p.m. New officers will be ^^GUARAlOn^^ BIMKE SERXncX--WHEEL AUGNMENT CREMT iUtOB A C ^ .<i L b ONFST m m The pn Hflinfeld J I'rom a^is Ernenvvein Cooper ot : 135 J. Ungc proiDoted i 10 assistan f. Mc- En Ibani^mg c: ■First Nali' |ho was as 1)934 to 1 land treas I Class Ma line.. Hick s From 1! ycin also Hicksvihe coming U was bram ernmenta jn New Y Mr. B< I charge ol t the m: I Island Ti I ing the t began hi: l-Nalional , 129