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lic 1^ Iji. r I I*:: / We I m y e ^ s t e d 8^ now under our p resent ,, system pf goveiTmient^arid as present tim es will! attest, t t e t system has been sorely tried and proven v' tim e ' and againy^^T what keeps it fuiw tioi^i ,Of,-cp^ not really an 80 -year-old i; younjg^ter Imt has etriste a community since the ' early;^ginr^ this, nation^ Knee deep as we a re d with tlds issue in : Freeport*^^^ we regret tlm lapses of recoil tM in our past whiled wiushing to heap enthi^^^ praise on both the' ; Freeport' Historical^ and o\ir Village Historian in performing the Herculean task of : piecing'together what Mts have beeA handed down through the g^neratio^. j < As a p a rt of t t e medih which deals with both words and'picturesque, must sorrow at the fact that the cam era was so late in being turned on our Village streets and .scenes. .Brt.what joy our staff (and now our readers) has hs^ looking over the wealth ^ of photos, that do exist provided to us hy readers, ad v e r tise^ 'a n d the Village. Many, unfortunately, have fallen to the ill-effects of tim e and so could not reproduced in these pages. Fuiuy Othing, but to a man, everyone who has looked at the photos, has said, **Boy, if we could only go back!” .... back to the (k^rs of a tree-lined Main Street . , . .cows grazing on what is now Meadowbrook Parkway. . . .children diving into Woodcleft Canal, etc., etc. But before nostalgia takes over, let’s give some thought to the minuses of those tim es — family members succombed to diseases that mean nothing to us except that the children need the proper innoculation - - the hard ships of the Depression - - the sweatshops — and mundane chores such as shoveling coal, chopping ice, using a washboard, having to can for the winter and so forth. T’wasn’tall pleasant meadows, lemonade on the back porch and moonlight cm o e rides. It is nice to look back, y es, but we cannot dwell upon it. Our main concern is, of course, Freeport of t o d ^ . Next must be Freeport Of tomorrow, the Village of 80 years from now when an unknown generation of Freeporters will be looking back at we of 1972 and will trace just how we took the reins from the 1892 incorporators and those that followed and through wise planning and concern for all elements of our community life guided Freeport skillfully through the progress which is with us today and which will have to be/ dealt with in the future. . .or how we goofed. Freeport Chamber O f ComiriepBe •News and Views Special congrabdations are in ider .for our .vown ' ^ e cutive OH TO GO BACKWARDS. Freeport'i North Main Street..wtwn the onhr problem was fallen leaves. ^ It n wtr* - J — [ : • 1 / i n ' ! H f f • By LILLIAN GAYLOR per person. Happy Birthday Fabulous Freeport! This year, Freeport is normally sch( celebrating its 80th year of m- ordCT for our . Secretary, not only foi' a job well done as the Cfaainnan of this most successful convention, but on his election as Vice {Resident of (he State Association. Roy is defeated and hardworking. This sentiment was echoed by more than 200 people who gave Uncle Roy a S^minute s ta n c h ovation at the conclusion of the. con vention. Is it possible that Mr. Cacciatore is more appreciated on the state level than in Freeport????? coloration and your Chamber of Commerce can not let this special Last Ihursday, in place of the y scheduled meeting, over 25 of our membei event pass without the tribute. Therefore, October Auxiliary proper V .11 Friday, 20th, the Ladies' of the Chamber is having a birthday party, com plete with dinner, dancing, and live entertainment. Ap- (X'opriately set at the time of our incorporation, the committee will dress in the fashionable garb of the day. For an evening of fun and entertainment, plan to be with us to blow out the birthday candles. attended a special luncheon A.I.D.A. (Association of In dustrialustnal Developmentelopment Agencies)cies) d Dev Agen at the Holiday Inn in Hempstead The purpose of Uie three day seminar was to enlighten the participants on the best way to develop the economy in their respective areas. Emphasis was placed on industrial and com mercial development with the creation of new jobs along with the expansion of existing business. The guest speakers at the luncheon included, Nassau Casi Plans for our Christmas parade are progressing nicely according Qf' to Butch Khanamirian, General Chairman of the Toyland Parade. If any group would like to par- pate,ate, just contact the ticip Chamber Office at FR 8-7402 for . . P a r a d e . cost •eter Baer.^Vice an appucaUi mott^ and President and Finance Chair man, is seeking financia' assistance. In order to make this arade ever. Chamber Office. the biggest and best pan send a check to the ( Remember, 6:30 at the Freeport County Executive Ralph Caso; Elks Club. All this for only ^.50 Suffolk County Executive John Our guest speaker this Thur will • Our Village Historian Klein and Dr. William Ronan, Chairman of the Metropolitan TYansportation Authority. sday will be Congressman Norman L. Lent, The meeUnK will be held at the Sea Breeze, at 12:30. See you Friday at the An niversary Party!!!! Clinton Metz, a native of Newark, N.J., a \newcomer” to Freeport having moved here in 1946. has served as unpaid Village Historian since his ap pointment in 1963. Interested in history all of his life, Metz nevertheless majored in journalism at Columbia University and upon graduation joined the County Review, Riverhead, as editor. He con tinued on the staffs of Long Island ■rs for 17 years m Daily before joining the Brooklyi E^gle as night city editor, and later, the Nassau Daily Review- Star. Employed in the Village's Power Plants for the past 11 years, Metz’s last newspaper stint was with THE LEADER where he served as associate for five yeai program of the school district. Metz is married to Grace Metz, principal of the Transfiguration Parish Day School, They have two sons, Charles, who is married and lives in a Chicago suburb, and Kingsley who resides at the Metz's N. Long Beach Avenue The LEADER I editor f Throughout his long newspaper career Metz did manage to keep his hand in the historical past and was responsible for the publication of many com- Thank You THE LEADER wishes to ex press its grateful appreciation to all friends, readers 24 S. Grove St. Freeport 8 -3133 munities' histories. His primary interest now in the Village of and ad vertisers who aided us in the lublication of this special edition. PuMbhed Every Thursday by the ' Freepofi Leader, Inc. Norma Bmn, PaUithei WiUiam Braun, Editor Peters, Mtnagini Editor Freeport is a natural outgrowth with this preoccupation he points out and. apparently, tite Village’s past presents quite a challenge to the researcher as he speaks of the lack of historical material available. Through the years, however, he has fitted We /e wish to particularly single out Village Historian Clinton Metz togetherthp bits and piec^. While a demoted stiident of tii« Ahn Greenberg Slirr Pbotopapher Glodi Smith ...... .......Cartoonist S«cond-cUs9 postage ptid at published works that do exist, Metz reports that he has relied for his help not only for this issue, but also THE 'LEIADER issues published at the time of the 70th and 75th Anniversaries which we found so useful. Others who had wotked on these past issues were Maxwell C. Wheat, Jr., Herbert and Dee KratovU, Abe Schechterson and Patricia Jackson. Our special thanks, too, to also cobversatiODS -With older ^ ^ LEADER cartoonist,' Gloria residents, as>'W^ as;' Iffivate' Sih h isti^ buff whose family ccrrespoDdence, deeds, wonderftd old house yielded up $4.00*V!»^Miil Pu^idiM ttservM lighl to iqact,- PuUtdier ttservM nghi to iqwt, revile and ; properly ' danh^ all. adycrtisemenlL AlwMS cteck: ^r:^ad tfte fini day il a p p e ^ . . v\aa«9|<W M W 4 ivu, % n .w 0 , photographs, etc, His long-range plans indude the piibUcatiim of a VUlage history, “but everytim'e I tliink. I’m' ready, some other jnahy 0Q^-a4dnd (dioto^aphs. detail cro^ iqi that ;has to be . :.'.foUowed-throu^/’ -' .^etz also s e iv ^ as a Trustee of theF re^nrt Historical M usei^ Equip bikes with Ughts-Belb-Reflectors PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Incorporated Village of Freeport will reach Its 80th anniversary on October 19. 1972, and WHEREAS, on October 19. 1892 Freeport was incor porated as a Village, and WHEREAS, the anniversary of this important date will be celebrated in our Village the following weekend, I, Robert J. Sweeney, Mayor of the Incorporated Village of Freeport, do hereby proclaim the weekend of October 20, 21 and 22 as FREEPORT ANNIVERSARY DAYS and call attention to an anniversary dinner dance at the Freeport Elks Oub on Friday. October 20tti (sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the. Freeport Ohamber of Commerce) and a cocktaQnlinner party at the Church of the TransHguration on Sunday, October 22nd (sponsored by the Freeport Historic^ Society) and urge everyone Who wish« to ce1%a^^ Freeport’s birthday to participate In Hiese evente. Robert J. Sweeney,Mayor p l S l , ■> : OCTOBE section « after the I stamped g dr^ed-rj weeds^ fu Freepmtl nature. Now til stnictimi former pi area look month be VillageV framewori various i South Mai wiU occup neigbborb Struves I Mayor Rot Villa ge Bi name it fo hero of an promihen history. Led by ( volunteers eight pe \Mexico” BattUngm dragging Freeport a bay. Wo magazine spurred a equipment in other si HanseP: millpond ben^ts: { for young boyhood 01 Revolutio southeast < Freeport ( Readers the long-m its name, didate fo (Mayor) ii millpond 1: use. Aftei People’s I incumbent to 420, and without 0 ) proposal I Parkark was people, 17 Evidently favor of budgets ii only $37,6^ on a tax r Hanse election >eporte their proposal starting i commissi wider ma 380 No. Y found the published Day. Pec suchacoi to spend payers’ position assoc iatic features I bathingb south d planting Capt. I Boafd oJ ImiMTOvei of Trade excursifu partner c the VQlai The o ri^ cannot b sources \ he wore Village recollec m itenb
