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(516) 37M748 - Wa!latiys:S:45AM-7airM Wl!el(H!(IS:5:3Oi»l-7J)0m ANDREWS MARINE FINISHING Farihingdate & Freeport specializing IN FIBERGLASS REPAIRS Refiiilshing of WOOD. MEtAL, FIBERSLASS BOATS. WARRANTY SERVICE CH 9-7253 CLIFF ANDREWS For die Best^acat^ §ver.^ See ♦ HERSHY TmVXL A i ^ C Y - ♦ Te// Them A Satidfud (jebmur Sent You! an(l Broadway stara were . L l^ts C lu b w e d t^ was trii^^ frequently boarded-at Mrs. white flannels, pongee sMrt and . acts Hennessey’s on RMdall Avenue. - falueblazCT. cbniplete with tie and Dow! in his: and Eddie nciujcBocjr a v j i n a u u a u ~ n v c u w . uiuv uuuxe, vuuiimcm ; wsiu u e tutu i^ w U n g w h o a c t c d OUt thCrWhole And since the off*8easoh'was in straw fcaty. llioseiwhd owned Score of \2$al^ and Mary' ’ July, wliat better time to enjoy boats wore yachting c a ^ ^ l l i ^ while Hshing in a with their children a ‘’Christmas Rogersogers wasas Chehe exception,eption, not Freeportets r e ^ r t e n then could hear Curl m -titlv *' onmnlatA nnl R w C exc in July,\ complete with real snow caring about protocol or. ap- U IU U I^, YTSUl I CtUOUVW and ice (from the icehouse); trees, decorationSj presdits and a real live Santa Claus. Bill Ptdlbrick and later Victor M ootc , played the jolly Saint. Freeport’s biggest impact to the show b u s in g field was as the site of the L i^ts Club, or, more correctly, the Long Island Good Hearted ^Thespians Society, which evolved from backyard discussions among Freeport performers who yearned for a professional club of their own which would afford them a p ^ c e to relax in the luxury of privacy. Raising funds from thrir Con temporaries, their Fairview Avenue headqufurters was begun in 1916 and completed in 1920 to pearance:. There were three important clubs in F r e ^ r t a t that ttoe, the Freeporl Club '' (Which\ la te r b e c a m e ^ M&sras), the Swth Shore Yadit Club and the EUs. The theatiricai people, many members themselves, supported (he Elks, and t l ^ in tom were invited to participate in the af fairs held a t the L i^ts Club. Many Freeport residents ap peared in the ^ ^ g e , boOi a t the old American Tbratre (about vdiere D anzigm Sporting Goods now stands) and K e rr’s iftiditoriuro, wigtnally bitilt' fm* Cl^ts but used on Saturday nights for both legitimate shows and full vauderiUe program. ____ ____ „ _ _ , ___ boat. F then could hear (hu ai^ Us guitar; Holis Smith and his clarinet; talk with Helen Broderick'^ (mother of actor Broderick (Crawford) and Sam Hem of Jack Benny’s radio show and “Hello Stranger’^ fame. They could virit G ertade HUfman’s Dance School where many childrmi of vaudevillians took lessons, among them ,-O eig “Chubtqr*’ Jackson, son of Stone Wahl and, Jackson, who later appeared in the Broadway pr^uction of “Babes in Arms\ ndiich told the story of a town called Seaport. It was, of course, really Freeport, and thus the theatre world paid tribute to what was the home of many: of its members ..... a golden eramow gone. Why 6o The Hershy Way? Have 70U ever found yooreelf la e dlwem city* lam at nlgbi* vltii no botal redaxva^ ttoifT Hava you stood ta Use because you weren’t eicpected ... or due 10 a mlxHg> of , xomektad? Noe likely tf Hershy handled your trip. : : - ^ ’rbey haw a STScetn 10 guard against euch errora. You can always depend on them for up-to-cnlauie flight soedolea, bot^accomo' datlooa and availablUties and aU toe ocher neceaaary conahderatioea of traveL And they just don’t pack you off with a ticket and a bleastng. They cower detottayoumightother wise overlook, leeve nothSag 10 chance, make your planning a ronfldwnly ptTVO* ex- pertesce. W t a rime iod money count, you can couqi on keretay Travel Ageaef. to stretch your budget end capsule your diya. Wbatevw your budgett however long or short your travel time. Hereby can tatihr an itlaenry to fit your IndLvldual needs md tnieresiB. all ai |lole or no cost 10 you. Hmhr Tnnel Agency HERSHY BUlLDtHG 35A Snetb Gveve S ', Freeport. N.Y. 11520 m a MM 7 - 5 m tOB) FRoeosft 8-6801 (H)MING HOME. An oysterboat returns home after e'day at the beds when the thellfitb were plentiful in the waten off Freeport. H U D ^ N P O I N J MARINA 301 HUDSON AVE. FRE£PORf;N 2 ^.U WINTER STORAGE HAULING T O 1 2 T O N S NO WAITING ; COMPLETE WVRi SERVICE FLOAT STORAGE AND REFAtRS ousto M madet ^^ CALL FOR INFORMATION 379-1871 THEWORloJ? AHaPIHG ? , HAND. MAIL YOUR CHECK j L _ ........