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' . f t \ FREEPORT SEEOSML LIBRARV *. HERRICK RB.' FREEPORT, H, I , 11520 ~ : ^ r The LEADER ’“NASSAU’S LARGEST WEEKLY\ FREEPORT Zip Code 11520 BALDWIN Zin Ced» 11510 MERRICK Zip Code 11S65 Freeport’s Official Newspaper 25,000 READERS ROOSEVELT Zip Code 11S7S 31st Yean No. 20 tx FREEPORT. N. Y., THtniSDAY. SEPTEMBER 0. I960 PRICE: FIVE CENTS PER COPY . INEWS & VIEWS | , . EDDIE'VASIL N, V. AWr.ipnpcr V Natianul Vr^sn Sytulieatn <ci Lutrii tn |1» t ‘•KDDIK VASIL SHOW’ X. . On WTmL 1320 on llic Dial : Wilhput or with offense to friends or foes>~ X sketch your world exactly as it goes.>-Byron PEOPLE AND PLACES . . . Like tathcr—like son: Looks like young JOET|GRAY i n will become a gourmet like his Dad, JOE (Cadillac) GRAY. After hU recent graduation from FHS, his father treated the family to dinner in a real fancy gnyrmot rcstauranL Young Joo had hio choice of the Wienu/ Ho ordered Caesar Salad, Green Turtle Soup, Bkiclc Bear Steak and Baked Alaska for dessert . . . Freeport’s Man of Mitslc, CHUBBY JACKSON, carving a new ahowblz career for hint' s^If .in (I^^^^qti;.,J^t-ehara» the spotlight) . . . Did you know that approximately 6V4 million people have come to the auto races at the Freeport Stadium since, the Kedenburg-Donaldson promotion stalled? ; IVeepOrt GOP Leader PETER a KELLY now has a representative in the armed forces.'His son Is a Major in.the National Gupid’- . i The Freeport Elks will present their famous \LU Old New. JUKE JOtm D. BENllEn (NEfOMES GOP DELEGATE .- Judge J p to p . Bcrmet^ veteran Nassau County Surrogate, is a Republican candidate for Delegate to the State Constitutional,( i n vention. This is a most important convention because the neW con- peraon in New York Slate lor njany future years. '. ’ .-.t,-,-.- - ELKS TO HONOR GEORGE M. LEVY rr.-JVDQZ. JOW I' BENHETT Judge Bennett is well quolided for this important position as a representative of this Senatorial District because he has not only been a top-notch lawyer and Lions Club Plans Big Benefit Show Sid Parry, Secretary, announc ed that the Freeport Lions Club is. spon-sorin.g a ploy titled \Money\ which will be produced by Theatrics, Inc., and will be presented at the Freeport High School on Sept. 10. Curtain at 8:40 p.m. Proceeds from the play will be used to aid the widely-known and respected Lions Club pro- grahns such os “ White Cane Week\ and ?id .to the blind. • 'Sidriey H; Riphaport t l ptesW .dent.. piKcetS-incUtde At^ur'.M , Weiner, Past Pres.; Sidney Gar- flnkei, 1st- Vice-Pres.; Elliot D. Samuelson, 2nd ,Vicc-Prcs.; Dr. Arthur GoieilJ 3rd Vico-Pres.; Dave Wlnanc, Treasurer; Murray J. Siegel, TnU-Twlster and Joo Girardi, Lion Tamer. Lions Club Meets At Sea Breeze The Freeport Lions Club stort ing Sept. 20, 1068 will meet at Otto Kunz Jr. Sea Breeze Res taurant. Members will meet the first I On Saturday, Sept. 17, the halls of the Freeport l/sdgc of Elks will bo alive .with the many friends and advoculc.s of Uro. George Morton Levy. The occasion will be Ihe gala celebration of Mr. Levy’s Golden Anniversary o.s Exalted R u R t of {he Freeport l^.’/dge of Elks *1253. He held this office 1910-1917. Many old-time friends and asso- clalra of Mr. Levy will be on hind to wish him well. Numerous fig ures from Business, Financial, and Sp.*)rting Worlds will bo on hand to do him honor. Tlic entire Free- port Lodge of Ellis will be dedi cated to this program. An honor of this type is unique on I.xmg (Continued on page 7) FFD Sponsors 6th Annual SataUion M l & Parade Oh Saturday Sept. 10, the Freeport Fii'c Department will .spon.sur the 6th onnuol Nas.sau County Battalion Cbnmpionnh.'p Drill and Parade. This' year the Parade, Drill ond Block Party will be o one-day event iastcad of a Isvo-day event as in the pn.st. Tltorc will be over 40 departments from Nassau County parliclputing. The line of March has also been changed this year. The parade will, begin at Drookside Avo. and proceed down Sunrise llwy. to Henry St., and then to the New F.*rc Headquarters on Broadway. The drill v/iU be held on Sat., Sept. 10, lu a.m. at Firemann Field, Sunrise Hwy. and Buffalo Avo., the parade on Sat., Sept. 10 at 0:30 p.m.. The Block Party will be held, on Sept. 10 at 2:30 p.m. in front of the new Fire Dept. Headquarters. Rain date—Sunday, Sept. 11. U 4UI.JW, — KM muumcio will lueck MIC 1 1 1 9 k jurist but has also had a great and third Tuesday every month deal of legislative experience. Judge Jojm D. Bennett served in the NYS Legislature for 7 yekrs and as a State Senator for 9 years. He has been serving as Nassau County Surrogate for the past 12 years. ” As a Republican \candidate for State Constitution. Conven tion Delegate, Judge l^nneti's name will .appear on Row A. GOP CAMPAIGN TALK thereafter. DRUG STORE NOTICE Bernhard'^ Phanaacy, 54 W. Merrick Bd., Freeport, witl ,za- main open late, until. 10 pan. Sunday, Sept. 11. All other drug stores who are members of the Freeport Pfiamaey' 'Asso^lion close at 2 p.m. on Sunday^lBern- ' hard's telephone U. FR 8-OOOg. COUNTY ANNOUNOS COW MEADOW \PLAN Public Wcjrtcs'Commissioner Herbert J. Simins annqunced that County Ex«?utive Eugene H-. Nickerson has approved plans submitt^ by the'i)epartment .for prdiminaty site work at Cow Iiieadow. The proposal calls for the.remwal of all junk material on the site and a g ^ r a l grading Operation. It would also include demolition and remov^ of various s m ^ build ings.,.i.r,..-;- . .\During the period in which we arc awaitiflis of WC 0*1,. -- final plans for ^ development of Cow Meadbw, there is: no reason io t f t t r c l e a ^ ^ unsi^Uy ^ lemoants of the. junk yard wWch The proposal must be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for approvaL After, public bidding and contract award it is expected that actual work will begin in late fali ahd be completed by the end of January. The estimated coat is Little Garden Club Meeting The next meeting of The Lit tle Garden Club of Fteepbrt will be held at the home of S to. John Conway, 218 Stokes Ave., Free port, on Sept. 12, at 8:30 ^p.m. The g u ^ t speaker will be Hr. Umber who will speak on “Bon- aai\ and show his plants. Fholo above shows (L io r.l termer AssMnblyman Ed X>br*BbMh, Long Island eo-ordlnator ter the campaign of the rRocketeller Team.\ Freeport's Julius Mints, co-chairman and termer New York Slate World's Feir Commissioner end Governor Malson A. Rockefeller during Rocky's recent campaign launehing party at the (Serden City HoleL Botii Ed Fehrenboch and Julie Minla ore empng tee huge Nassau County Republican delegolliMi, the largMl In the.Slate, now attending.the GFOP convention in Rodi- (Photo by Oscar's Studio) Iftg;