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■V-. A -- : : | ? i V i ,.'Vj /:i'-'.’; S i i S T ^ r l a ’7.: :i- .i:. . ■ Ife r u ’ FUeEFORT- ^iKClUAL'tlBnARV W.^ y£RRtCK .RI>,;-a :. . , • v . A ;FR ? ^ E P O R T ,:N .^y-^v-. ^:- ■■•’V ' ■Rr V-. ■a-'; ■■ s v ■ '■■.;>■■■ ■0' m 0 t a 548 poirita- iriatch, resting^- leading leis led match , E d . ir also ; game was in faguar^ ies>ahd ‘ IS puts be'rship ' i S t reep o rt ' , vocal ' it choir ' el. No.-* aai'y 9. ; :h sta r t : g r o u p ,- '. K irl< ‘ reeport* terprefe ■' Ihedi'al d com - tein to c festi- dtns m g com - ■ational )dta B522 t . IS N AS S A U ■ S L A R S T W1 6 K L Y :•■* ■ Fi^eptim -^ c m B t a l x : ' N e w ^ p e r FREEPORT Zip Code 11520 34ft .Year,; No; 39 BALDWIN Zio Code 11510 MERRICK _________________________Zip Code 11566 FRKPOHTi N. Y„ THURSDAY. JANUARY 15. 1970 ROOSEVELT Zip Code 11575 PRICE: FIVE CENTS PER COP! In s id e Freeport by John Mack p ro g r a m s of t h e F r e e p o r t V illage A d m i^iisbration get off to a flying sta r t . O n e is th e H o u sing P rogram . On T h u rsday, Ja n u a r y 8, a t th e offices of the, F r e e p o r t H o u s ing A u th o rity , contracts w e r e signed fo r th e -construction of 100 u n its of S e n ior H o u sing to be b u i l t d u rin g th e com ing y e a r . Incidentally th e signing of- such contracts is m u c h m o re th a n p u t t in g a couple of nam e s on som e pieces of p a p e r.' T h e p r o c ^ u r e took th e b ^ t p a r t of the day. P r in c ip a ls of th e five con trac tin g firm s, H o u sing officials and counsel, architect, ah d others w e r e on h a n d tp tak e care of th e m a n y details. O n schedule d u rin g d ie day, each co n tracto r m a d e his appearance, p resen ted executed bonds for perform a n c e and paym e n ts , signed his contract, signed all p l a n s an d specifications, and received docum e n ts he w ill need to -iw m p lete h i s -constiTiction TespansIbnitiesT T h a n k s to th e organizing a b ility of Jp h n E. W illiam s, E x e c u tive D irector of the F r e e p o r t H o u sing A u th o rity , the en tire procedure w e n t off w ithout a hitch. Five Gontrwton T h e s e new S e n ior C itizen ap a r tm e n ts w ill tak e form on S o u th M a in S tre e t th r o u g h the efforts of five different contractors. T h e G e n e r a l C o n s tr u c tion contract w a s aw a rd e d to G ram e rcy C o h s truc- tion C o m p a n y of N.Y.C., w h o se tw o ; p r in c ip a ls in c id e n tally liVe in O c e a n side an d V a lley S tream . P lu n ib m g iw a s ay r a rded to P lu m b in g C o m p a n y ; -H e a ting to ,thp.jPauh C h a h d ler Cdfripap^^ Elec^ ■ tr icatp Norilvl^bre Bleetrid, C o ritroctihg:G o ]^;; o f J p c e a ri^de^ % lh p k s ■ c h i i s t b i d t i b h f i x p ^ inspection crb w \ w iil - h e h ir e d , ehd: sh o r tly ' a f t e r t h a t ' c o h s frul^bli^ w ill begin. T h e job is to be finished in tw e lv e m o n ths according to the contracts. S e n ior C itizens and o th e rs interested in the facilities pro v id e d by th e F r e e p o r t H o u sing A u th o rity w ill be interested to know thht the adm ission incom e lim its w e re raised last m o n th. R ecognizing th e effeots of inflation and higher costs of living, the A u th o r ity has req u e s ted an d received H U D approval for increases ih th e incom e lim its for adm ission bnd for continued occupancy. The incom e m a x im u m for one persc/n has been increased from $3800 to $4200. F o r tw o persons the new incom e lim it is $4600, for a fam ily of three it is $5300. T h e scale rises to a m a x im u m of $6900 for a fam ily unit of seven or m o re. M o re com p lete inform a tion m a y be obtained from Jo h n E. W illiam s at the H o u sing Office. A p p lications for th e new S e n ior C itizen A p a rtm e n ts m e n tioned above m a y also be m a d e yt the H o u sing Office. M e a n w h ile, A c ross the S tre e t . . . A n o ther item of good new s for F reeport is the approval by the F e d e r a l G o v e rn m e n t of a g r a n t to o u r V illage to aid in th e acquisi tion of the w a tersh e d properties, including H a n se P a rk. T h is area is directly across th e stre e t from the site of the new S e h ior Citizen buildings. H a n s e P a rk, according to plans developed by the V illage A d m inistration, is to be co n v e rted into one of the finest com m u n ity centers on L o n g Island. An ideal location, accessible by m a jo r roads, it is m a d e to o r d e r for developm e n t into a central recreation area. L a s t y e a r th e A d m inistration had a professional organization. P la n ning A ssociation, p r e p a r e a “P ro g ram an d D esign C r iteria S ta t e m e n t” for th e proposed H a n se P a r k devhlbpm e n t. T h is includes co n sideration of indoor-outdoor sw im m ing pools, ice rin k , ^:om m u n ity b u i l d in g ,._ itm lti-u s e _ ^ d ito r iu m , gym n a s im n , and locker facilities. T h e stu d y in c lu d e d facilities fo r youth adults, m e n an d w o m e n , for everybody. A n d so w e d r a w a giant step nearer to realization of th e dream of m a n y F r e e p o r ters through the years . . . a F r e e p o r t cen ter for recreational, social, cultural, and other activities of this n a tu r e . H o w A b o u t \R a y n o r tow n P a r k ? \ H a n se P a r k once was a m ill pond. A t th e south end of it, w h e re M ill R o a d n o w passes a t the h e a d of F r e e p o r t C reek, stood R a y n o r's M ill. From a h istoric point of view , a nam e t h a t w o u ld com m e m o rate th e early settlers w h o gave F r e e p o r t its form e r nam e . R a y n o rtow n , w o u ld be very ap p r o p r iate for the new center. State Aid For f reeport's Elderly G o v e rn o r R o c k e feller announc ed th a t $1,276,50 in S ta te aid -h a s Tieen allocated by th e S ta te E d u cation D e p a r tm e n t and th e S tate R e c r e a tio n Council fo r th e E lder ly to th e V illage of F r e e p o r t for a com m u n ity program of educa tional an d recreatio n a l activities for persons 60 years of age and older. “T h e V illage of F r e e p o r t is to be com m e n d e d for joining m o re thah 150 m u n icipalities w h o p a r ticipate in this aspect of the E d u cation D e p a rtm e n t program s ,\ tile G o v e rnor said. “T h is is the first y e a r th is com m u n ity and the S tate h a v e joined to g e th e r in p r o v iding m o re ad e q u a te services and p ro g r a m s fo r the senior citi zens of th e com m u n ity.\ According to Mayor Robert J. Sweeney, the Village of Freeport has allotted; $6,M3,00. fop-this’pro- g i i ^ ';of . (^ucatibnal,^ fihd F reepqri?- ;/and •: 5 T h u rsdayb>-£rota^ noon to 4 p.m . a t th e Freepor* U n ited M e thodist C h u rch, 46 P ine St. The agency responsible for the conduct of th is program is the F reep o r t D e p a r tm e n t of R e c rea tion and P a rks, of w h ich Mr. S tanley A. B rekne is S u p e r in tendent. M iss G race Vogt has been designated a.s the lead e r of the program ' MARCH OF DlMiS APPEALS FOR HILP B e g in th e N ew Y e a r right. H e lp th e M a rch of D im e s p rev e n t b ir th defects by giving to its annual Ja n u a r y drive,\ u rg e s AI G rover, F r e e p o r t C h a irm a n for the voluntary h e a lth agency. H is advice com es as a rem in d e r to those w h o h a v e not y e t re tu r n e d th e i r M arch of Dim es m a il a p p e a l M r Transfiguration Church Plans King Service A celebration of th e birthday of D r. M a r tin L u th e r K ing is be ing plan n e d by the C h u rch of the T ran s fig u ratio n , F reep o rt, on T h u rsd a y , Jan . 15, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m . T h e day is a School D istrict holiday,' a n d everyone is co r d ially invited to p a r tic ip a te in th e observance. T h e C e le b ration w ill b e g in , w ith an'''hcum cnfcEilJ MeipOT G r o v e r is th e first to ac know ledge th a t th e M a rch of Dim es goal - a g u a r a n te e of a healthy b ir th r ig h t f o r f u tu r e g e n e rations - costs m o n e y . C e n turies of neglect of these diseases, w h ich affect 250,000 babies ev e ry year, m e n tally o r physically, ca n n o t be overcom e quickly n o r inexpen sively. YeL he rem inds us, those w h o do a n s w e r th a t M a r c h of D im es m a il ap p e a l are en a b lin g sciepr lists to p r o b e th e m y s teries . ' o f genetics a n d h e r e d ity , the. rela- tio n s h ip o f d r u g s a n d , c h e m icals to U y ing p r g a n b m s a n d to^vm - ifte b y e r i e s Freeport High Wins Basketball Tourney F r e e p o r t H igh School’s b a s k e t ball team w a s th e w in n e r of th e O n e o n ta M erchai^ts C h ristm a s T o u r n a m e n t h e ld in O n e o n ta, Dec. 28-31. T h e R e d D e v ils took the cham p ionship by b e a tin g W h itesboro > 58-53 and« O n e o n ta 64-45,’ M o n tr o s e ;P a ,,. ’p e r e n n ial w irtner of th e event, finish fourth. Tw o F reep o r t juniors, M ichael B radley and C raig R e d ix, w e re n a m e d to th e A H -T o u m a m e n t Team . M ichael cam e w ithin tw o points o f ty in g the all tim e scor ing reco rd fo r the tw e lve y e a r old to u rn a m e n t. A c c o rding to coach G e o rge E m m a , th e Red D e v ils’ w in w as a p ro d u c t of good ball handling dnd ex c e llen t team w o rk. iFreeport . w a s th e • o n ly Long IslgiM -school .to appear, a t the. in v i t a t i o n ^ e v e n t . ........... County ARC To Build Workshop Th-^ first of 26 com m u n ity m e n tal health and m e n tal re tard a tio n construction projects, m a d e possible through a m o rt gage fund bill enacted by the 1969 L e g is lature, w ill be con stru c ted in Freeport, G o v e tiior R o c k e feller announce. The N a ssau C o u n ty A ssocia tion for R e tarded C h ildren w ill build a $2.2 m illion sheltered w o rkshop and vocational training center, li5lng $1,008,000 In S tate m o rtgage funds m a d e available th rough the ‘new legislation. Mrs. rieien K a p lan, executive d irector of th t N.C.A.R.C., said th a t construction on th e F reeport i facility w o u ld sta r t som e tim e in M a rch an d is expected to be com p leted w ithin a y e a r The center, she said, w ill provide train in g jobs and professional guidance fo r 500 retard e d citizens of the county. ?n addition to the m o rtgage financing for construction of the N a ssau A J l.C .'s new b u ilding is b o t h trad itio n a l an d rock, j irtte i p r e t i v e dance, and read in g I _ I I from D r. K ing's w o rks. T h e new T O W t t L C d C I O r S L itu r g y of the L o r d ’s S u p p e r produced by the C o n s u ltation on C h u rch U n ion will be used. COCU\ is an organization of nine m a jor religious bodies which have been particip a tin g in n a tional unity talk.s in recent years. Follow ing the service, all p a r ticipants are invited to th e Parish Hou.«e A u d itorium for lunch and en tertain m e n t. All are asked to bring a box lunch;’ b e v e rages and dessert w ill be provided by the C h u rch. T h e program will con clude by 1 30 p m. The C h u rch of the T r a n s f ig u r a tion IS located at the corner of So Long Beach A v t'nue and Pm e S tr e e t, F reeport T h e C h u rch hopes th a t m any w ill find thi.s birthday C e lebration a fitting m e m o rial to the late Dr King , V - r . - - ' - Endorse Sen. Lent N a ssau C o u n ty R e p u b lican C h a irm a n Joseph M. M a rgiotta announced that the E x e c u tive L e a d e rs ot the H e m p s tead and O y ster Bay Tow n C o m m ittees have t'lidorsed S tate S e n a to r N o r m a n F L e n t of E a st R o c k a w a y to be the R e p u b lican P a r t y ’s candi d a te for the Fifth C o n g ressional D istrict. M a rgiotta recom m e n d e d S e n a tor Lent to the leaders of the two tow n s at a m e e ting at the G a rden C ity Hotel. Portions of these two tow n s will lie w ith in the boun daries of the 'new Congressional D istrict now u n d e r consideration by the S tate L e g islatu r e ’s Re- ap p o r tio n m e n t C o m m ittee Registr^on Set For BOCES Adult Courses A d u lt w ishing to advance th e ir em p loym e n t skills m a y register for trad e and technical courses offered by th e N a ssau Board of C o o p e rative E d u c a tional Services (BOCES) Janu.iry 15 at 36 New Y o rk Ave., W e stbury, from 6 to 9 p.m. C o u rses offered include autom a tic oil heating, autom o tive tech nology, building technology, ” com m e rcial food trades, cosm et- m e n t in other desired courses, , w ith classes to com m e n c e after a ology, d a ta processing, electrical j applications and electronic technology, g r a phic arts and photography, horti- being provided by a $535,000 cu ltu re, appliance servicing, me- g r a n t from th e D e p a r tm e n t of M e n tal H y g iene and a $402,000 F e d e r a l gran t. I l i e local organ ization’s sh a r e rep resd n ts an eq u ity of $250,000 an d it is as- sum ing th e obligation of th e m o rtgage. T h e N a ssau C o u n ty M e n ta l. H e a lth .B o a rd .h a s ap p r o v e d th e p r o ject an d pledged r* » 1 » ♦ • . f I I . . ............. . to su p p o r t It. chanical techhology, d e n tal and m e d ical assisting, refrigeration an d a ir conditioning, school m a in ten a n c e and operation, w e lding, and needle trades. E n rolled courses are scheduled to beghi th e w e e k of F e b r u a r y 2. In a d d itio n .to , the fp jr o a i rejgis-, tratto n ' p m o d , the ‘B'CCES w ill ^ e p t apphcatiohs fo r ' enroU- has been received. A p p lications fo r such program s m a y be sent to the S u p e rvisor of A d u lt E d u c a tion, BOCES, 125 Jerich o T u r n pike, Jerich o 11753. D e s i r e d to su p p lein e n t the program s offered by the local .■high schools, the BO C E S courses a r e ta u g h t in the fully-equipped, up-to -th e - m in u te BO C E S occu p a tio n a l education centers in W e s tbury, Freeport, and No. B e llm o rel j ^ ' 1’' , Vl
