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EIGHT THE" L E A D E R THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5; 1916
Rabbi Hurwitz Active
In Butler, Pa., Affairs
Rabbi B. Leon Hurwitz. formerly
of Temple B,nai Israel, is taking
an active part in the affairs of the
city of Butler, Pa., where he now
is spiritual head of the Temple
B'nai Abraham, i
This is Indicated in a lettei
Mayor Cyril C. Ryan received this
•week from William C. Campbell
mayor of the Pennsylvania munic
Ijpallty.
It reads as follows:
"At last I have caught up with
our mutual friend. Rabbi S. Leon
Hurwitz, about whom you were
gracious enough to write me at
the time of his arrival in Butler.
"Rabbi Hurwitz is now one of
our representative clergymen and
•we are Indeed happy because of th
Interest he is taking in our Yout]
activities and we enjoy his rich
contributions to our program. Hi
past experiences in this work !
valuable to us.
"He refers to Freeport often and
in the most complimentary terms
and in his particular case, we fee
your loss has certainly been our
gain."
Freepori Bank Flower Show
Classes are
Plans for the second annual' flower show to he staged by the
Freepori Hank on Saturday, Sept. 28, were announced today by
Mrs. Charles C. Whitlock, chairman of the committee in charge.
There are to be six classes In
FREEPORT FIREMEN
GOING TO MAROI GRAS
The Freepprt Fire Department
which recently won high honors
in the Southern New York Fire-men's
Association c o n v e n t i ofn
parade in Riveihead is going to
Coney Island next Tuesday night
to participate in the Mardi Gras
procession. Chief Frank C. Chap-man
will head the delegation. Sev-eral
pieces of appara tus will be
taken along. The band, directed by
-William Dayton will head the Free-port
division.
Frceport won the prize for hav-ing
the largest number of men in
line in Riverhead and the band
carried ofT first honors.
horticulture for dahlias and six fo
annuals with 13 in artistic arrange
ments. >
The classes for dahlias are five
pompons, any color; one large
variety, any color; three large pink
any variety; small basket or hamp-er
of pompoms, one or more colors
basket of mixed varieties, and any
specimen bloom or blooms.
Those for annuals are 3 blooms
large zinnias, one pr more colors;
5 blooms lilliput zinnias, one or
more colors; 3 large marigolds; 6
small zinnias; small basket or
hamper of annuals, and any speci-men
bloom or blooms, annuals or
perrenials.
"The Home" has been selected
as the theme for the arrangements
classes, and each will represent a
distinct portion of a home. The
list follows: Hall, arrangement in
low flat container of any cut plant
material for small entrance hall,
accessory required; Kitchen, ar-rangement
of flowers for kitchen
table to be shown in egg plant as
container; Sun Porch, arrangement
of flowers of shades and tints of
yellow and orange in pottery con-
,ainer; Living Room Table, Mass
arrangement of flowers to be shown
n vase, size 24x24.
Also Guest. Room, Vase of flowers
In shades and tints of pink and
Fireplace arrangement, material
optional, to be placed on the floor
any container; Terrace Table, Ar-rangement
of flowers for a Terrace
table; Winter Bouquet, Arrange-ment
of dried material — please
state for what location in the home
—Candle stick and candle as acces-sory;
Coffee Table, arrangement of
flowers for Coffee Table. Material
optional.
.„. Also Desk, arrangement of Ever-greens
and berries for small desk.
10 inches over all; Hanging Shelf,
miniature arrangement suitable for
-Handing Shelf. Not to exceed 6
Inches over al£ Material optional
and, Side Board Dining Room, ar-rangement
in a shell of flowers
Fruit as accessory. To be shown
on board or raft 18x18.
Class-25. Invitation -Classes.
In addition to Mrs. Whitlock the
show committee comprises: Staging,
Mrs. Charles Pfister; Entry Clerks,
Arrangements, Mrs. ^dward A.
Martin, Mis. Roy Gockley and Mrs.
William Hanna; Horticulture, Mrs
Lenora Feyh, Mrs. Russell Gardner,
Mrs. J. H. Nones, Mrs. William
Donald and Mrs. Walter Hetch.
Hostesses will be Mrs, John J.
Randall, Mrs. Mathrw J. Ryan and
Mis. W. Sergeant Nixon.
W. Sergeant Nlxnn, cashier of
the bank, will award the prizes at
9 P.M.
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llth Year. No. 16 FREEP0RT, N.Y., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1946 PRICE: FIVE CENTS A COPY
Northwest Civics
Oppose Charity
Sunday Auto Races
Also Against Plan to
Convert One-Family
Houses for Veterans
Members of the Northwest Civio
Association -are opposed to permit-ting
Sunday midget races for
charity at the Municipal Stadium
This was revealed at'the first fall
meeting Monday night in the Sun-rise
Highway Pirchouse when Vil-lage
Trustees Leonard D. B. Smith
asked for an express of opinion on
the subject and the count stood
about 3- to 1 against such a plan
Mr. Smith who outlined numerous
proposals for the improvement o*
the village pending before the
Board, said permission had been
asked to conduct races on Sundays
to finance certain activities. Before
taking definite action, he said, the
Board would like to know how
the residents of the community
felt about the matter. He then
requested a show of hands. Presi-dent
John G. Jaeger presided and
Introduced the speaker.
On motion of Ch.irles F. Kenny,
the association went on record as
opposing the recommendation of
the...,.veterans' Housing Committee
that the Zoning Ordinance be
amended to permit the conversion
of one family dwellings into two
Veterans May Get Use
Of Camp Meeting Area
Vice-President Agreeable to. Proposal
To Permit Them to Occupy Buildings
Permission may be obtained from the Freeport Camp Meeting
Association for the use of the buildings on its Prince ave. property
for veterans in need of emergency accommodations.
4 Plans Submitted
To Provide Homes
For Freeport G. l/s
Include Steel Houses,
Use of Camp Grounds
And Extra Apartments
Four proposals for providing
homes in the immediate future for
Freeport veterans offered by the
Mayor's Committee on Veterans'
Housing nre before the Village
Board for consideration. They were
submitted by Asa A. Trenchard,
chairman of the committee, at Fri-day
night's meeting.
A permanent, plan on which a
hearing on Friday night, Sept. 20.
was set at a special meeting on
Wednesday. Sept. 4, provides for
the re-zoning of Mcister Beach to
permit Angelo PoUlpttp and any
other builders who care to do so,
1 Asa A. Trenchard, chairman of
the Vetreans' Housing Committee,
made this announcement at the
first fall meeting of the Southwest
Civic Association Monday-night in
the Exempt Firemen's Hall.
Mr. Trenchard said he and Mayor
Cyril C. Ryan had called that eve-ning
on the Rev.LAlex McNichol,
vice-president of the Camp Meet-ing
group and requested permis-sion
to use the 12-room building
occupied as mess hall and dormi-tory
during the annual session of
the camp each summer.
Mr. McNichol, he continued, im-mediately
proposed that not only
the hotel but all other buildings on
the property be made available
He promised to telephone his fel-low
officers and directors scattered
through several states, includine
the president in Kentucky, to
their reaction to the plan. He
promised to announce their de-cision
in a few days These build-ings
were- built .for summer occu-pancy,
Mr. Trenchurd added, but
he said the veterans' agerffcies
would see they were made inhabit-
Rabbi Simon NoveCk
Installation Sunday
The installation of Rabbi Simon
Noveck, formerly of Temple Beth-
El, Cedarhurst, as spiritual leadei
of Congregation B'nai Israel will
take place Sunday at 8:30 p.m. In
the Synagogue.
T. Sandrow of
formerly Chap-
Rabbi Edward
Temple Beth-El,
lain (Major) in the United States
Army will deliver the Installation
Charge. Rabbi Irving Miller of
Congregation Sons of Israel, Wood-mere,
who has just recently re-turned
from Paris as a Representa-tive
of the World Jewish Congress
will deliver an address. Greetings
will be given by Mayor Cyril c
Ryan, the Rev. Reginald H. Scott,
acting head of the Inter-Faith
C l e r g y Oounqil; Rabbi Harry
Schwartz of Hempstead, and Mrs
Daniel Friedman, president of the
Sisterhood of Congregation B'nni
Israel. George Maislen. president
of the Congregation, will preside.
Cantor Rouben Krutoy will sing.
Girl Scout Drive
Quota Set at $3,750
A quota of $3,750 is being sought
by the Freeport Girl Scouts !n
their drive for funds which will
open with a luncheon1'" in the Elk's
clubhouse Tuesday at 1 p.m.
Mrs. Joseph O'Neill, Freeport
Girl Scout chairman, announced
the financial committee for this
Waterfront Group
To Prepare Plans
For Oct. 3 Hearing
Pick Committee of
14 to Submit Ideas
For Improvements
Mayor Cyril C. Ryan has named
a committee of fourteen to drafi
a comprehensive plan for the Im-provement
of the Freeport water-front
for submission to CoL W. F
Heavey, Army district engineer,
when ho' conducts a hearing In tha
Municipal Building, Thursday, Oct.
3, at 10 A.M.
In the group are Williani Aus-erehl,
Robert L. Doxaee, Victor C.
Wade, Edward Sammis, former
Mayor Robert E. Patterson, Capt.
Carl Foraberg, Robert L. Christ!.?.
Harold Hallsten, Dominic Pelliclo,
Joseph H. Gray, Superintendent of
Public Works Micnael J. Coffey.
Eniest Merrick, couunodore of tho
South Shore Yacht Club and the
commodore of the Freeport Yaclu
Club. Village Engineer Herbert M.
Wood and Village Counsel Martin
H. Weyrauch will assist the com-mittee
in its task.
The Mayor took this action after
an informal - meeting in the Muni-cipal
Building Thursday night
called for the purpose of obtaining
drive at^a meeting -Tuesday Batter-.
ii^ii-itof'iier^iibfc^
posed that an amendment be
adopted authorizing the Zoning
.Board of Appeals to . jjrant vari-ancea
for such structural changes
'under certain conditions in speci-fied
districts.
The association .went on record
as endorsing the plans for the im-provement
of the water-front as
beneficial to the entire community.
Alfred Degarmo, chairman of the
planning Committee, submitted H
report advocating the . installation
of parking meters in the business
streets of the village He proposes
that use of the meters be started
with the opening ot parking fields
under construction or con-
-He proposed the use
ultiple coin automatic type
of \ aieter. Action will be taken on
the report next month.
President Jaeger announced he
had appointed a school committee
for each of the .three school dis-trict
of which Freeport is a part,
with George Yarrow chairman for
Freeport, Samuel M. Levy for
Baldwin and Sidney J3imohs for
nature. ,
The first would approve of the
structural design submitted by the
Bent Steel Co., of Long Island
City, for homes 864 square feet In
Mr. reported on
efforts to relieve congestion in -the
Shubertr~EChDotr Baldwin, which
many children from the NortlTwest-eection
attend. He said that to
keep the registration down, upper
grade pupils had been transferred
to the Baldwin high school. Plans
are also under way he said fo:
acquiring 19% acres of the Mil-burn
Country Club golf grounds
as a school site. •
Announcement was made a card
party is to be. held en Friday night,
Oct. 25 in the Elks clubhouse
area, provided the company
the structure Is approved by the
Veterans' Administration for fin-ancing
and meets with the require-ments
of the Zoning Ordinance,
It also was proposed that Mayor
Cyril C. Ryan call on the Rev.
Alex McNichol, of Brooklyn, vice-president
of the Camp Meeting As-sociation
which owns the property
on. Prince ave., with a request that
the' use of the buildings be made
available to veterans as homes. It
was pointed out that there are a
number of cottages on the property
and also a hotel which are used
only for a couple weeka each sum-mer.
Finally it was proposed that the
Zoning Ordinance be amended to
permit the conversicn of one family
dwellings to two families in any
district under proper restrictions,
such additional apartments to be
rented to veterans and that the
conversion • permit" be" 'gobcT"fof *a.
ten-year period so as to insure the
_o.wp.ffr an —adequate return on his
investment in making the change.
A hearing on this proposal was set
for Friday night, Oct. 4.
asserted many G.I.S were being
forced to seek homes elsewhere
though reluctant to do so.
President Charles H. Smith pre-sided
and introduced the speaker.
The association voted to request
the village authorities to have the
light rates printed in the blank
space on the postal card bills which
are mailed out monthly.
DURFEE OUT OF THE NAVY
Lieutenant Commander Bradford
B. Durfee, USNR, husband of'..Wini-fred
C. Durfee, 170 Southside ave.,
was discharged from the Navy at
the Personnel Separation Center in
San Francisco.
M. Bedell, Mrs. Joseph Dubian
Jr., Mrs. John Fischer, Mrs. Man
roe Lewis, Mrs. Douglas Mathew-son,
Mrs. Irving Regan, Mrs. Ed-ward
Rcilly and Mrs. John Ferris.
Mrs. Alfred J, Connolly is treasurer.
Freeport will be divided Into four
sections for a house-to-house can-vass,
and the business section will
be canvassed by Mrs. Bedell and
committee.
TWO GET DISCHARGES
1st Lieut. Gilbert F. Fitzpatrlck.
11 Morris St., andp Pvt. Frederick
R. Holmes, 80 Helen ave., received
their discharges from the Army at
Fort Dix, N. J. this week.
C/iances of Boom. Kicked Around,
But E,.&. George Still Has Hopes
Edwin. B. George, economist for Dun & Bradslreet, Inc., speak-ing
at the weekly supper of the Rotary Club of- Freeport last Thur&-
day night in the Elks clubhouse, expressed the conviction that
despite the way. possibilities
during' the. .past .yep,"" here was
still "libpe fpr the future.
PRICE CONTROL BOARD MOVES
The OPA today announced the
removal of the Control Board serv-ing
the southern half of Nassau
County, from 619 Sunrise Highway,
Lynbrqok, to 253 Sunrise High way;
Kockville Centre, next Monday. P.
Gordon Edwards, chairman of the
'Board,'said the name of bis Board
Local Librarians .
At Albany Session
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Kelly, chief li-brarian,
and Miss Hilda M. Koehl-er,
children's librarian of th e
Freeport Memorial Library are in
Saratoga Springs attending the an-nual
conference of the New York
Library Association.
Miss Koehler, chairman of tho
Committee on Children's Books and
Libraries for the State, is to con-duct
.thev .Children's Librarians
meeting y. She has prepared
an interesting program for this
occasion' with Alice Dalgliesh.
bad been changed to the RoCkvillel author and editor of children1?
Centre Price Control Board. ' books, as guest speaker.
"We are. in a dilemma "lie said.
"We have to make a moral deci-sion.
We have Lo decide whether
.we don't deserve a boom or whether
It is really true that Providence
takes care of the innocent. The
bitterest political battles in this
country have, at bottom, been over
the best ways of winning and hold-ing
prosperity. So far, all the ways
employed have let us down sooner
or later.
"For a year now, we have ha..1,
prosperity standing at our door
ringing the bell, ' banging the
knocker, begging to be let in, and
we say, 'No sir, not until we de-cide
how the gifts of this visitor
are to be .divided_among_ the..fac-tors
of production, nota&ly capita)
labor and management/ t
- -"Will prosperity—wait?-- Or .arc}
we dealing, not with a sensativd
personality, but an entirely differ-'
enfc substance such as poker luck,
that, ^when-running—our—way, -will
keep on-runninc no matter how we
kick it "around. The setting for o
considerable run of prosperity hah
been wonderful, and my own bet-ting
is that despite extraordinary
ineptness we have not yet destroyed
it." ,
Mr. George discussed the Indica-tions
based on Gross National
Product and drew some interesting
conclusions. He said it was not
necessary that the conditions which
followed'the first World War should
ensue now and also he did not be-lieve
prices had reached a point
that would bring on a buyers
strike, in view of the great demand
for various items and the monev
available^ However, he cautioned,
• that such a'point might be'readied
.-with disastrous results.
-~*Robert ..B.. Patersoh introduced
-tbe and President Martin
ena "or tfie^'town'r' wHich
we call our water-front. We havo
all had ambitious plans. We are
tlie flrst town on the South Shore
as you come from New York City
with such an asset. Anything that
can be done to help our water-front
should be done. This is one
project which your Board feels has
no party lines as far as our village
s concerned. If we have a de-velopment
on or along our water-front,
we build up a tremendous
asset as to taxing property. Im-proved
property can help everyone "
Next the Mayor paid tribute to
former Mayor Robert E. Patterson
for' his Interest in water-front de- •
velopmcnt and to Congressman
I>eonard W. Hall for having Mill-burn
Greek, Swift Creek and adja-cent
waterways included in the
Rivers and Harbor.* bill for Im-provement.
He added this
part's opportunity to make a very
important - improvement on bet
water-front.
Village Engineer Wood- explained
some of the ways "in which tho
water-front could be improved and
Village Counsel Weyrauch went in-to
the )egal aspect of the mntter,
Mr/'WaHeV-president of the South
Atlantic Civic Assooiatlon^sald his
organization would back the village
in its efforts to obtain improve-ments
for the area.
George J. Smith, representing tho
South Shore Yacht Club, told ot
the greater number and larger
yachts that would be brought to
Freeport of the water ,>were made
really navigable.
president of the
John G. Jaeger,
Northwest Civic
Association said he was sure this
group would get behind the move-ment.
Jack Brawiey. one of th^
leaders in the Freeport exhibit at
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alter the other druggists ot Free-the
speaker ana fresiapni, JKUIIU.I pMoUIrUt c^liowsec S^Hufn.«d-aryf —at" 2 P. Ml
H.*Weyrauch presided. .^telephone is FReeport 8-0008.
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