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THE ESTABLISHED 19JS AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE Fublisjicd evciy ThurKlay by ihc F r ^ f t \ Tcleptane:Vll^Jlji Ifikianiwer:221*7077 % . PRICE: 20cents per copy. $6a year. SIO for two y ^ » . *13 lof three years, by mall. Outside Nassau County • rifm * pa*d at Freaport. N«w YorU (USPS 307*320i Composition responsibility; Not liable beyond cost ot space occupied by error. All *3> C t e p n e a by our * f I » tyn. layout •no paymaoid lea. Publisher: Managing Editor: Advertising: Circulation; Production: fra Keller Rhode Keller Ira Keller Ingrid Lawless Kathy Goldstein BUeen Dudek Geraldine Daloia Cindy Colom Evan Keller Gloria Smith Marilyn Broems Dave Vieser Clinton Metz7Ckrof Davison Faye Rodgers. Marion Harvie Photography: Cartoons: Stall Writers: ROUND-ABOUT With Rhoda Editorial Members of elected legislative bodies sitting in open public sessions occasionally have to “ sufTcT” through long, oftimes abusive discourses by self-seeking residents or taxpayers. Fortunately in Freeport the public rarely abuses its democratic right of addressing its elected officials. In fact, we found the various public meet ings on rent stablization excellent examples of democracy in action. Both sides, landlords and tenants, were able to present their views and the Village Board invited a member of the New York State Department of Housing to be present to answer questions on the workings of the Emergency Tenants Protection Act. People applauded their favorite side, but except for a few \catcalls'* from the audi ence. emotion took second place to reason. Perhaps that is why this past Monday flight's public meeting grated oar sensibili ties. We have been present when Whitey Carlson, former owner of the Grove Theatre and present owner of the boarded-up Free port Theatre, appeared before the Village Board. We have been present uncountable rimes frhen Girfsoo. la aa eatremefy dramatic and embtiboal maoner.'accused the Board of depriving him of his property by unfair taxation. We have been p r ^ n t when, time, after time. Mayor William H. White and ' vQIa^ counsel expUihed that the matter was - in iidgation. Carlson, who bought both theatres when they-were-empty. h u continually objected to the taxes he has had to pay on t h ^ « One theatre he never .opened but sold to a non tax paying Church; the^econd he opened for a short while as \On Stage.\ a disco-ci«us. The right or wrong of Carlson's claims, for lower taxes will be decided in a court of law. The village is represented by an attorney; presumably so was Carlson — although Mon day night he intimated that he no longer had legal counsel in that case. What we can comment on as wrong, from our experiences covering various elected Boards! is Carlson's attitude toward this village’s elected repre sentatives. From his condescending way of addressing the village's Deputy Mayor, chairing the meeting, as \dear.\ to his refusal to sit down and give other taxpayers an opportunity to address the Board if they so desire, Carlson showed a disdain for this village and its people. Storm, never loosing her cool, outplayed the showman by calling a five-minute recess. She never lost control of the meeting. WE WERE SADDENED this week to learn of the death of UUJAN \ GLASER, whose place ia Freeport’s past and p r t ^ n t wUI always be remembered in the future. Our fondest memories of UllUn were dur ing the 1976. Bicentennial Celebration when she donned the well- preserved and very old gowns she had saved and won a first prize at Freeport's Bicentennial Ball. And who could forget her In the paTade. in an old carriage...^ut on a personal level, I envied her her determi nation as she insisted on doing everything for herself. Way into the 80’s. Lillian still dimbed the full flight of stairs to THE ISADER'S offices to bring press releases about her \baby.\ the Freeporf Histw-- ical Museum and the Freeport Historical Society. Those who worked with her. at the start of the museum, remember her determination as she lassoed glaziets, carpenters, plumbers et al to put the building into . condition. Lillian died early this week. There will be no replacement for that grand old lady, but all those who knew her will pay tribute. There will be no public funeral service, but plans for a memorial service will be announced later. '‘LETME CALL YOU SWEETHEART\...beznng the overly dramatic, always excitable WHITEY CARLSON, owner of the closed’ Freeport Theater, call Deputy Mayor DOROTHY STORM (chairing the Iasi Village Board meeting) \dear.\ grated on our sensitive female souls. By the end of the meeting, after she had successfully gras cled him into silence, wc think he’d have found another \title.\ Would he cal! Mayor BUI White or County Executive Francis Purcell \Sweetheart?\ CONGRATULATIONS to EARL BROCK, newly elected president of (he FREEPORTHREDEPARTMENTBAND, and VHMA DE VROEG new vice-president. We understand the elwtion was an especially inte resting one. in which the inriimbents were defeated. We look forward to continued progress of the Band under BROCK who served as pres ident two previous times... IN THE SERVJCE..LT. COL. DONALD COMBS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Combs of Atlantic Avenue, is air operations officer assigned to Elgin AFB. Valparaiso. Fla. Combs previously was in West Germany. The roion^l holds a B.A..ftoro Brown University and an M.A.,. earned in 1979,' from . Troy ‘ State (Ala.)...pvt. SABRINA MIDCETTE daughter of Mrs. Flortne Mldgette of Dutchess Street,. Birt We Were Pleased... Monday night' .when the'..VUIagc_Boatd. voted to have Freeport included in the State’s Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974. As the trustees made their suteinents. it was obvious tlut they had ail given much con sideration to the pros and cons of the move. We have seen no evidence t ^ t other com munities in Nassau County, under the ETPA, have \deteriorated.” a threat made by some Working With Less Dollars -ihift-wc- had origmaliy etumed-on (more ---- iminiiy Development program. than 5400,000 less), villagers, taxpayers and business representatives appeared before the VilUge Board to provide the legally mandated iopui. into whai should be done with the \ e x c ^ \ proceeds from the sale of the Bennington Park and to Two Guys. It was interesting to note that the Mall retail roerchints, who possibly have more to worry about when Two Guys opens than any ocbw spnial interest group. aAed for a , smUpiecc o f the pot. Large, iiluminated and ; y >;tiiL Aigns oil botii ends of tlie Mall w u ld She never lost c o n ^ l of ffie meeting.^ al- recently completed her basic training at Fort Jackson. S.C...,Airnun though CariMn obrtously tned to outshout WilKERSON. son of Mr. intf M ri; Robert Wilieribn of were and aware that large theatres were not do inspect and repair turbojet and gas turbine engines, has been exactly \ g o ing like hot caked*Mn today's real assigned to R e e s e ^ , ^ . T«XM,..Airman . ANDREA REESE, e s u te market. His m anagem ent of the daughter of.Mr., a ^ 'M r s . Andre GtMt of Cedar Street, recently properties has n o t- b e e n - to the* v illage's arrhred for duty a t Clark ^ Base m the.Hutippiim itirmxn Reese is advantage; let him not DOW take advantage o f an inventory n u o i^ m e a t specunst.'..and'M arine Lance CpI. ~ the open-m e e ting law to deprive. other RICHARD ^ D I N . son of MSitha L. Rardin of Guy Lombardo Ave- villagers of their right to air theh’ legitimate nue. is part^pating' in a reinforcement fexerdse at Guantanamo pro ems. Bay; Cuba. A member of a helicopter squadron b a s«l in JxcksoavUle. N.C.. Rardin is a 1977 F.H.5. graduate. ' ON CAMPUS...OaMs news rtmut H ^ i ' S H A W . dsughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Shaw .of Meadowbebok Court. The BoefcneU University senior, a 1976 F.H.S. graibiate. has been chosen to be-a— flutist w th the school's University Orchestra. She's also a member of Mu Phi Epsilon, an international proTessioiul mnsicTratemity, which presented a rbdtal during Budcneli's recent Parents Weekend and is currently planning its annual Christmas Formal. Proceeds from the Forma] support recitals and chapter projects,', including the taping of books for a blind BuckneU graduate who is cutrentiy doing graduate research in music.. J/Af TEEF of Freeport entertained in \An Evening of Comedy.\ Nassau Community College's talent shosicase. when it was presented Novembw 18-19 at the Cabaret T heatre on campus. ...Berklee College of Music senior GARY MARCUS, son of Dr. and Mrs. Leo Marensbf Nassau Avemic.'sras featured pianist in a concert- at the Berklee Recital Hail lastmonth...and J05EPW T. RANNZAAISJ. of Southside Ave.. is a pledge of Delta Tau Deha fraternity at Butler University in Indianapolis; Indiana. - NIGH SCHOOL NEWS..CLva Freeporters were involved in a sp<;c^ pre-conference institute at the New York State Reading A s s o q a te Confetence early this month at the Concord Hotel. DOR/S S ^ l ^ . ..Freeport Undlonl5;.^o|lUuit apartment house property owners, unable to turn over a \reasonable proru’’ under the rent guide lines, \walked away\ from their buildings. We look forward to the ETPA working in Freeport for the profit of both the landlord and the tenant, who really do have a common interest: the place' in which they live! The preservation of the oldest house in Freeport and the second oldest Fire House for use as museums has been on the planning boards for several years. Money was allo cated for purchase of the land and never used. The Community Development Agency foTa*'whi“ M '^ e 'h ' E ^ d o n . /p a l o D g w a y in attracting new c u s to n :^ to \ Bieir stores, particularfy those customers • enieifag the rtUage to shop at Two Quys. C a t t i l y , it is little enough to take from the pronts the s ^ of the land. . . - Several oth« smaller projects were also suggested: the repair of a local Day Care Center, a well-built brick wall to act as a buffer between Two Guys and Liberty Park.- Certainly, money could be found for those projects. developed obstacles. It's time to remedy a wrong and use the money allocated two years ^ ago, and what ever moreji.n£cdcd—tn-e«.LL serve rieeport’s heritage. ' ' ' 'r- The second major undettaking...and the - .14 W a: 189 ; f Gcor; Th Libre the li Jc^ Th elect (Froi M celcl B< then wUi Peel grea W Rob1 p a t ton. A B. V driv T ratii pon B lEd, . ihai Qa: T day ■P to I zon Nai ani ■ sixi .1 hx Ml A» s t - ^ tin Urger...should be in the ^ r f t o J t a n i We can think of no o t t e sectmo o f this village as must b t tictuSve to THE *LE a S- i m p o r t a s . a n d a s neglected a s . S S S S b , ' S waterfront area. The question of dredging of might not be one that can be solved by this\ village, but certainly parking and sign improvements should be made immediately. We agree with the speakers from Freeport’s Waterfront Division'of the Freeport Chamber of Com- m o n Ulan 20Q wonSa or I6ey may - be aubieet to eonaentalioa by lha editor. - - r_ rrv w. I 1 - L • . aaiw O l V.OTn- to. meiw who urged that the village not let Dear Editor: We at Cub Scout Pack 212 would like to lake this opportunity to thank Chief Horton, Third Assistant Chief Provcnzaoo and an the other outsiandlqg- volun- L ^ ^ l i r r n c j . . of .yaiag/- of Freepon-tt-fmewceded s a t* » and famiTies Ten the- togW of October 19.1979.'Oor C o b s flient over three hours at'Rtc.Hcad* quarters -watching »- ®<® touring the learwag about home safety and fire p tem v o o . Our Cubs had a letnfic w p because ctf the time spent and enthusiasm sho»Tx b y tbe coco o’ Chief Horfon*s staff- *n»c along with their famiTies. k ft a new. respect and apprecunor. for a fine jcij done by our Freepur* Fire DepartmenL' . Thank you. Chief Horton, for ^ memorable evening. - 9 »vV.:a-** r&occjr*'- Edvkard F. McVc>--1' ■ M :S ’sd M th a H i M
