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She ' VOL. 9, No. 24 FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1918 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR KEEPER SEAMAN RETIRED SUPT. MOON URGES SCHOOL TEAM WORK Cofl\ GZiIlTreTJAfier Solicits Visits From Parents- Valae of College Education Presented. All pupils who expect for the first time to enter high school in Septem ber are requested to call at the of fice of Superintendent Ward C. Moon, Grove Street School, at any hour of the school day during July. Superintendent Moon advises all pu pils of a certain type of mind to pre pare to go on beyond high school, and the course of study for these boys and girls would be preparation for college or technical school. Many pupils, boys especially, the superintendent holds, have often awakened at the end of the high school course to the value of a college educa tion only to find themselves unable to enter, simply because they had plan ned to leave school upon finishing the course at high school. Parents and pupils, he believes, should be largely guided by the record made in seventh and eighth grades. In these grades teachers carefully study the aptitudes and abilities of the children- The ad- Andrus Seaman of Baldwin, keep er of the Coast Guard station on Point I>ookout Beach since 1907, and for thirty-six continuous years in the life life-saving service at the beach, was retired on Sunday at 12.30 a.m on half pay by the government. The retired keeper is 56 years of age, and during his long career in the government service aided scores of stranded vessels and heipgd save many lives. He was noted for his strict ad herence to duty and methodical en forcement of discipline among the crews over which he had supervision. Notwithstanding his strict methods, he possessed such a fine disposition that the men at the station deeply re- gi'o his, retirement. Benjamin Coombs of Freeport, who has put in twenty-nine years at the Point Lookout station, succeeds keep er Seaman. NEW STATE RECORD IN AUTO REGISTRIES RED CROSS WORK AND NEW PROBLEMS Chapters Have Responded Unsel fishly, Bat More Women Workers Are Needed. Mrs. Henry P. Davison, chairman of the Nassau County Chapter, and Mrs. Henry L. Maxson, chairman of Freeport Branch, urge Red Cross workers in Freeport to read carefully extracts from a letter by Ethan Allen, manager of the Atlantic Division, American Red Cross, to all chapters: ' The women of the country, work ing through the Red Cross, are pro ducing enormous quantities of sur gical dressings, hospital and refugee garments, and other useful articles. The production has been increasing during the past year by leaps and bounds; there is no apparent limit to the generosity and devotion of these Red Cross workers “The Red Cross is one of the great est of manufacturing enterprises, and the wise direction of all this energy and enthusiasm presents many serious prob.ems. It is desired to have every Red Cross worker to understand the The first five months of New York ' situation, as it gradually develops so State's automobile year shows ._ that the division may have that co- , . , ‘ i operation on the part of every one per cent increase in commercial cars j that goes wiVh a true understanding over the same period in 1917, a 16 : of Red Cross aims and purposes. Sum- vice Of these teachers is sought and l,er cent increase in passenger cars, 'Varl*;,\£ accounts of the work up to it plays a large part ii d e f i n i n g and a 22 per cent increase of all types : ^ ' ’ ’ of motor vehicles. The Empire State ] Allen points out,that: is retting a new record in automobile ! Wnen the tfhited States made its the assignment of coprse for high school. The superintendent says: \The important work should not be left to the crowded first days of open ing school in September. Many chil dren have become discouraged during their term because they have made the wrong choice. If college is to follow high school it is to the advantage of the pupil to choose the college early, in order that the course may be form ulated accordingly. He maintains that there is a marked change in organization between the grades and the high school. This change comes at the time which is con sidered critical in the physical growth of children. It is of extreme impor tance that pupils in school should r e ceive very definite care and advice, not only from parents, but also from teachers. The high school program o f fers new difficulties and is sufficient ly heavy to require the best effort that a growing boy or girl has to give. Too often, he holds, in some com munities, the social life of boys and girls detracts seriously from good work. It is the business of the school to see to it that the habits of punctuality, persistence and effort are fostered. These habits can be developed only by regular application and much repe tition. There is great need in every Red Cross, Mr. registration and one that indicates i entry into the war, the Red Cross saw 500,000 cars, 150,000 chauffeurs, and $5,000,000 in receipts by the end of this year. Since February 1 the regis tration has been little short of phe- nominal, considering the abnormal conditions which many predicted a few months ago would serve as a dampen ing influence on automobile growth. The enormouse increase in commercial cars in this state has exceeded all ex pectation. The records in State Secretary Hu go’s office show 335,245 passenger cars registered up to July 1, or 44,130 more than a year ago this time. There has been an increase of 21,465 trucks over a year ago, the total now reach ing 67,330, while the present registra tion of the omnibus has reached 16,- 319, the total registration of all types of cars in this state on July 1 being the necessity of providing great quan tities of articles which could be made by chapter workers, such as surgical dressings, hospital garments, knitted comforts and the like. Information as to types of these articles was cir culated throughout the chapters and relied upon in arranging for \the pur chase of the necessary raw' materials, such as gauze, cotton, yarn, etc. Plans for instructing workers iu the production of the various articles were rapidly made effective. In a sur prisingly short time the chapters were turning out enormous quantities of all these articles. In the meantime, the Red Cross organization for in specting, transporting -and distribait ing these products to the points of need was being developed. It was not possible at the outset to make any dependable estimates of the quantities and relative proportions in which the various kinds of articles should be produced. The Red Cross commissions, when they took up their CHURCH DEDICATES SERVICE BANNER Episcopal Church a t Freeport Holds Impressive Ceremonies for 40- Star Emblem. 11 91'• | camps and cantonments in this coun- In the way of receipts, February try, understood from the first the to July of this year reveals a gain of 1 necessity from every point of view, of tition. There is great need in every 92 per cent, or\ $804,136, receipts to | making these estimates. The diffieul- commumty for close co-operation be- j Hugo’s automobile bureau so far j ties of making estimates at all relia- tween teachers and parents. There j'this year amounting to $4,443,044-50, , ble required time and opportunity to must be “team work so that pupils !,,n(} g 0 jng upwards at a rate that I study the situation from every angle in school will feel and know that there | rea(]jfy suggests the five million dollar is sympathy and friendly interest mark within the next few months. Al- working reciprocally between school rea(jy 10,000 more cars have been and home. j registered by Mr. Hugo in five months Parents are urged to visit the su- than during the entire twelve months penntendent and talk over the work 0f 1917 . of pupils who are about to enter high school, in order that the best possible preparation may be made for a suc cessful opening of the work in Sep tember- so as to be sure, in the end, that they had given due weight to all of the perplexing phases of the problem. While these studies were being made the Red Cross was convinced (Continued on page 8 ) Business Announcement. We would like t o show you our newly-replen ished line of modish WRITING PAPERS It is now complete in every respect and for those who are particular about their station ery our stock offers many dis tinctive styles. CHUBBUCK'S Quality Drug Store FKBKrOKT, ;; Beginning with the next publication on July 26, the weekly issues of T he N assau P ost will be consolidated with those of the South Side Observer. The decision to consolidate the two leading Nassau weeklies was arrived at after it was definitely determined that the interests of both could be more efficiently conserved. The epoch-making responsibility which the United States has undertaken and must continue to assume in the world war makes necessary the greatest possible conservation of materials, and probably few industries are more vitally affected than those of publishing and printing. Readers, of necessity, must be famil iar with the preliminary economies which the War Industries Board is already urging newspapers to affect at this time. The Observer and the P ost will be combined into a two-sec tion, twelve page newspaper, the first of its kind in Nassau Co*n- ty. For the present, at least, two main offices will be maintained, one at Freeport and the other at Rockville Centre. A branch office will be opened at Lawrence. It will be the aim of the management to extensively cover all territory from the county line at Massapequa to the city line at Valley Stream. Correspondents have been retained in every village. Special trained newspaper men have been detailed to handle all important county and town news, which will lie re ported extensively and exclusively. , The best features which have stimulated the remarkable growth of these weeklies will be retained and others added. At least forty columns of f resh, reliable, accurate items will be serv ed in an interesting manner each week. Special provision has been made to systematically report the events and happenings in the village of Freeport and the eastern section of the town. Subscribers to the consolidated paper will be able to read the feature stories and personal items of the entire southern section of the county. In its oonsolidated form the Observer and the P ost becomes the largest weekly in Nassau County, a- id on Long Island. With over 8,600 subscribers, it will be of inestimable value to advertis ers. It becomes a greatec medium for stimulating the healthy growth o f village and community interests. It becomes the home paper, the village paper, the town and county paper. . (Signed) JAMES E. STILES, 1 Publisher. Residents of Freeport learned with much regret on Tuesday that Colonel James Dean, one of its best known and highly esteemed citizens, who served as president of the community for several terms, had died at his home, 228 South Bayview avenue, af ter an illness of more than a year from arterial trouble. Colonel Dean had been a resident of Fn -rport for twenty years, and during that period demonstrated his interest in the welfare of the village, his loy alty and progressiveness, his liberal ity, upright qualities and kind-heart edness as a neighbor and friend. Be sides serving as village president, he was honored by the Freeport Club, which selected him as president, and by the Soutlf Shore Yacht Club, of which he was at one time treasurer. He occupied for a number cf years a handsome home in South Ocean ave nue, until a few years ago, when he sold it and located in the Bayview section. Colonel Dean was born in Scotland in 1843, and came to this country when young- He was for many years a resident of Bay Ridge and of Long Island City before moving to Free- A service banner, containing 40 stars, was presented and dedicated at the Church of the .Transfiguration, Freeport, last Sunday evening. The presentation was made by Captain W- Atwood French, U. S. A., retired, through Montgomery N. Milbank, chairman of the committee on cere monies, to Rev. Reginald Heker Scott, rector, who received it on behalf of the church and offered the dedication prayer. Col. Richard S. Seckerson, chaplain of D. B. P. Mott Post, G- A. R., de livered the patriotic oration, which was a fine one, and a band from the 111th Engineer Corps at Camp Mills, played with excellent effect. Members of the corps accompanied the band and ali were transported to and from camp in automobiles provided through arrangements by Chairman Milbank. Professor David H. Rogers, organ ist and choirmaster of the church, had charge of the musical program, and it was pleasingly given. The church was beautifully decorated with the na tional colors, outside and .inside. The Boy Scouts of the church, chil- | dren of the Sunday School and many friends of 1the (CongregaCJIn, filled the auditorium to overflowing. The church service banner, artisti cally made by Mrs. Milbank, is some what different from the usual service emblems. It has the usual service border of red, a white centre, and a blue cross with stars clustered around port. In the Bay Ridge section o f ;11 Before the church ceremonies, the Brooklyn for many years he conducted mim band gave a concert on the a large florist-business. He was for- jawn J 6 merly one of the best known florists ‘ The vestcd choir led t he procession f C,ty. and was a former down the aisle ^ the service ban- P^n n r- ? h f m y v v J ner. which was furled and hung high can Florists and of the New \ ork „ ’ „ of JL Florists’ Club. He among the beams at the rear of the as” - B.?;s\LThpe.i.rr?ur«?. ■sss Ri t h v / 1 “ t j ,c,t r / c S markable collection of more th a n ; H ColTJ llg d Migg ^ Mil- l,o00 implements of warfare ]er. Chairman Milbank and Captain He was a veteran of the Civil War French with Miss Ruth Seckerson be- He was one of the oldest members of tween th followed. Rector Scott the U. S Grant Pest No. 32, G. A. jand Col Se’ckerson were aiso in the R„ Brooklyn, and was a past com-! processional. As the processional mander ,He was a born leader of £asged to the rear 0f the church, the men, and his fellow townsmen and 1 associates in Brooklyn were always assured of the successful outcome of whatever civic enterprise he endeavor ed to put forward- Besides his wife he leaves two sons, one of whom is Dr. Julien Dean; three 275 IN SUMMER SCHOOL Freeport Pupils Attracted to Special Term Instruction Course. service banner was lowered and untied by the color guard cadets and girl es corts, then hoisted to its place. The banner was received by Chairman Mil- bank and then presented to the rector of the church. After the dedication one or wnom is .or. ouuen roean; tnree j praver the band played\ “The Star daugh.ers, three grand children and | gpangled Banner,” the vested choir one great grandchild. I countermarched and led the proces- Funeral services were held Thurs- sion the aisle singing, \Onward day evening at his late Freeport rest- j Christ£ n Soldiers ” j At the conclusion of the ceremonies, marked by the singing of “America,” j the soldiers and others present repair ed to the Sunday School room, where a | social gathering was held and re freshments served by the committee of dence. COUPLE SERVING U. S. George Northam and Wife of Bell- women and men. more Answer Country’s Call. FREEPORT TROLLEY SOLD The total registration of the sum mer school is 275. The attehdance is made up of two classes. Those who come in order to make their promo tion in September, and second, chil dren who come for voluntary motives- This is a five-week term, which began July 1 and will end August 2. The hours are from 8.45 to 12 a.m. Pupils attending are f£om the first to the eighth grades. Pupils attending summer school who failed in June to pass all the Regents’ examinations for entrance to High School will be given examinations at the end of the\ summer school. If they succeed in passing these exam illa tions they will be permitted to enter , High School without condition: The following teachers are employ ed: Herbert Benton Arthur, Misses Bertha M. Roe, Marie McCarthy, i Catherine Flughes, Anna Wortman, j Beatrice Vail, Marjorie Pitcher, Kate 1 R. Ennis, Frances B. Siemens, Sara If. Baldwin. The army and navy are well rep resented by Mr. and Mrs. George R. Northam of Bellmore. Private George P. Northam enlist ed on June 4, 1917, in the Seventh Regiment of Engineers and went to France on March 15. Mrs. Northam for a time dpove a taxi at Bellmore, but hearing her country’s call, she accordingly enlist ed on June 28 in the Naval Reserve Force for a period of four years. She was detailed for duty a t the ------- 7 '/ ' Line From R. R. Depot Dock Brings $2,000. to Ferry The trolley line of the Freeport Railroad Company was sold last Sat urday in Mineola at foreclosure by James N. Gehrig, as referee, for the- sum of $ 2 , 000 . The purchaser was Julius Bindrin, Navy treasurer of the Great South Bay Fer- Yard, but was transferred to the 33 rd Company, who lives at 1051 Bed- street, Brooklyn, dock. Mrs. North- j f°rd avenue, Brooklyn, am ’s husband \objected to her enter- | The foreclosure proceedings were mg the service, taking the view that brought by the Nassau County Trust it was a man’s work, but Yeoman Company, as representative of the Northam held to the theory that stockholders- The railroad equipment what’s good for the lesser half is good represents an outlay of about $ 20 , 0 0 0 , for the better half and went ahead Bellmore wishes her good luck in the move she has made. WATCHING SCHWAB’S FREEPORT LAUNDRY FIRE Early Morning Blaze Destroys Building and Contents. The Nassau laundry at 42 Newton boulevard near Henry street, Free port, was destroyed by fire between 4 and 5 o'clock Thursday morning. Some machinery and a large quan tity of laundry belonging to patrons, were consumed. An automobile stored in a portion of the building was saved. The village firemen turned out .to fight the flames, which had gained much headway, and did good work in protecting adjoining property- The laundry was surrounded by tenement dwellings, some of which are occu pied t>y negroes, and they moved out their belongings fearing that their home# would take Are. The cause of the laundry fire is not _is known. It was operated by J. Broth-1 Freeport Resort Continues Under Military Ban Report States. and was established about five years ago. Since that time it has operated a line of one mile from Freeport rail road station to the ferry dock. The line has not been in use since last Oc tober. It is reported that Bindrin would probably have the equipment used by the Great South Buy Ferry Company, which now operates a short line trolley from Atlantic avenue to its steamboat docks. ----------- » Father OToole Has Lucky Escape. Rev. Jbhn L. O’Toole, of the Holy Redeemer Church, Freeport, had a lucky escape from serious injury in I an automobile collision which occur- I red last Friday afternoon at Forest ‘Hills, according to the Brooklyn quent, the Brooklyn Times says, and ( Times. has not lifted the ban against men ia ' A passenger in the car was hurt by uniform from entering the resort. {flying glass. The accident was caused ” * when Fn Although Louis Schwab of the Bou levard Hotel, Freeport, was acquitted of a charge of running a disorderly house last week by a jury at Mineola. Captain Tobin, head of the military police at Camp Mills, evidently has not deemed it expedient to leave the place unguarded for soldiers to fre Every evening three or four of the •\rancia Teres#a o f 328 Madison men detailed to this villa&e for police street, Hoboken, a chauffeur, ran his work are stationed in front of the car into that of Father O’Toole. Ter- hotel to see that the ban is not broken. 1 essa received a cut over his eye and It is understood thst Schwab in-1 a New York boy riding with him, waa tends seeking an injunction againet ' also injured- The driver was arreeted, the military authorities in an effort taken to Long Island City, and charg ed with reckless driving. Chauffeur Teresas was sent to jail to restrain them from placing a guard over his place on the grounds that it ruining his business, as even civil- for five days by Magistrate Conway is are now giving the place a wide , of Long Island City- He was charged ians berth. | with reckleas driving.
