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TWELVE L E A D E R Tli^RSDAY, FEBRUARY 28,
To#ii Follies'
Draw Big Crowds
Elks Rehdbilitotion
Assured
Substontiol FunJ
Tiie Daik Town Follies
*)y the Frecport Lodge of Elks as
it A third annual extravaganza, drew
'packed houses., to the Frecport
High School la^t Thursday «nd
frldny nights. Aa a result the
lodge's" rehabilitation committee
which benefits by the, minstrel
j,how Is assured of a substantial
fund with which to conduct its
activities during the next year,
Thomas N. deOiacomo, la chair-man
or this committee.
Exalted Ruler Henry P. Vlel'blg
opened Mm program each night
with a -brief welcome. Mil ford F.
"VanRiper was interlocutor, wniie
the end men were Edward Peters,
"Walter J. Klernan, Jullen Michcels,
Campion A. Hawkinj!. Lester E.
Blums and C. Curtis Fulton.
Tambourines were Mr. dcGiaco-
;no. H. Alfred Volimer, John Hill,
William J. Kcil, Herbert A. .Me?.
Ilroy. Roy Skid mo re, O^orge Bern-
)iard, AuraJiam Pcenstra, Gordon
J{. Meyer, G. Fred }Vendt,
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Fred -C. SjJUhler. Karl A.
,**icg and Frank ALia.
Hubert King, Peter Loya. Henry
_. James Perrucci.^Hrtman B.
Horn, Henry L. Carpenter, Edward
!llay, Rudolph Goldstein, Edjar
{Myers, Samuel Weeks, Kdward F.
ML'aney. 'Marion Turano, Fi'ank
Weisenicld. Will lain Tompkins.
Kirhard Hennry. Walter Anderson,
Walter DeSaix. Theodore Bove,
'Vincent. Mundi, Richard Suger,
Theodore Moran. Sylvester • Shea,
William Teppiatte and Edward F.
iStAner rounded out the chorus.
There were solos t)y Mr. Atrii,
Ln.k n. R6»p;" Mr. T\ilton,
Been a JJong Time;" Mr.
As Well Be ,'
In a gay carnlva* mood I* the now bathlno *u)t with It*
ecroH pattern In ahwdea ranging from b(ue-black to pale celeatlal blue.
The Sun Goddess awlm faahlon, worn by Mary Ann Stewart, of Mutual'e
"Truo Detective Myaterie**" haa Its front gathers for donning
"Might
Mr. Wendt, "Old Man CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ; KPvvnvs CALL GIRL
Hiver"; Mr. Klernan, "Sewanee"; "Christ Jesus" is the lesson-ser- MARILYN
and Mr. Peters, "Lily Belie/' and mon subject for Sunday at 11 A.! Marilyn la the name given a
born to Frederick and
by Mr. Johnson. Emil M., in the First Church of Christ,
Ktusa. Mr. Bove, iMr. Suger and Scientist, West Merrick rd., at Elm
Vmce Mundl. I pi. The golden text Is "Behold, Frances Kenyon, 12 Coolidge
The ijeifonnance was given un-i the days come, saith the Lord, that on Monday, Feb. 4.
(*er the direction of John F. Grr- i will raise unto David a righteous *
me roth, coach; Mr. Meyer, oh air- Branch* and .a King shall reign
man; Karl V. Anton, treasurer,' and prosper, and shall execute
nnd iMr. DeSnix. judgment and justice in the earth
The sermon will be from
1 and John 1: 11. 12.
Isaiah
A report by chairman deOlaco- . . . And this is his name whereby
*no showed more than 2.030 : he shall be called, The Lord Our
Bounded veterans have 'been en-' Righteousness" (Jcremlnh 23: 5, 6*.
tcrtalned, by the lodge. 16.000 ser-vicemen
have used the center, in* n;
Uuee and a half years, and more
than 15,000 pieces of letterheads,
envelopes, Christmas and Mother's
3Jay greeting cards have been used
the men In uniform. $
NATURE STUUY
j=%_... Why -does a giraffe
have su_ch a long neck?
..Smarlyr=WeH, hia head is so far
ia body it's absolutely necea-
Double PuiT
you hear the joke
about the tw-o men?
*—What two menT
^—He! He!
Perfect Inspiration
Editor—Where did you get the
idea for this story?
Writer—Out of my head.
Editor—You mudt be!
SPORTSWEAR
$
$ SPORTING GOODS* & 3
4 TOYS
LU6GAGE
8OUTB %»AOf STREET
KBEEPOBT
Open Fri. and SaL Evenlnga
FIREPLACE LOGS 16 and 24" Sbw
COKE
P^r,SUPPMES<POULTRY FEED
mrbon F#@d & Cool Co.
w
1MO X8U
W < ' i pj
IDENTIFICATION'RING
n Gold or Silver
1 CHARM ^^GAZINE call: th!; nov
j ring "o perfect miniotur* of the
j1 IdontlHcoUon Bracelet". . . . Avoil-obla
in &!ze; for the whole fomily, :
Catholics Here Are
Eligible for Pilgrimage
To Shrine of Guadqlupe Year. No. 11 FREEPORT, N.Y., THURSDAY, MARCH 7. PRICE: FIVE CENTS A COPY
of all Catholic areas arc eligible tn join the
mmual Ameriu&H pilgrimage to thr Shrine ol GuaHalupe in Mexico,';
March 25 to April J2, according to the aimotmcrmrMi maHe.last
night by Rev. Reginald McKernan.'
spiritual director of the movement.
The mission to one of the world's
outstanding basilicas again 'bears
khe approval of "Bishop Thomas E.
Molloy of Brooklyn.
Invitations to the pilgi Image
have ,becn extended by Dr. Mc-
Kernan to members of. various
drclidloccses and dioceses in the
East, Middle West and Sou Mi.
These include Boston, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, Chicago,
St. Louis. Detroit, Pittsburgh, Cin-cinnati,
and New Orleans. Ar-rangements
for the entire trip arc
telng handled .by American Ex-press-
Catholic Travel League, and
reservations are 'being received at
nations 1 headquarters, 1841 Broad-way,
New York.
En route to Mexico, where they
will remain teYi days, the mem-bers
wil) Journey to the Shrine of
Our Lady of 'Prompt Succor in
pilgrims will visit the Shrine of
»^a'Ui;)e^M)H"Jiyasd%^%»kJ\,^liT^j-which
'has teen set aside for their,
asp:ralional devotions at the
world-famous basilica. The Mexi-can
Shrine was founded in 1531
and has since been visited by mil-lions
of persons from all quarters
of the globe. Our Lady of Ounclo-mpe
is patroness of all Sparlsh-nkins
peoples in Mexko and
L.itin America.
During thk stay in Mexico, the
group "will also makn trip.-, by pri-vate
automobile to Cucrnavara.
Taxco, XochimilcJo, Toluca. the
Monastery of "El Desierto." erected
morp than 300 years ago by the
Carmelite monks, and to'the Pyra-mids
at San Juan
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CALDWELLS NAME SON "
Chdfles and Marie C a Id well, 293.
South Main St., have named a son
born Wednesday, Feb. 6, William
Allen.
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DAUGHTER TO REX&ECICH
A daughter, Carmen Josephine,
was born to Joseph and Mariana
Rereclch, 243 Miller ave., On Wed-nesday,
^eb. 6.
PHOTOSTAT
PRINTS
Pirturc Frames and Framing
ConHJcntial - Economical
Photo Studio
31 SO. GROVE STREET
Open Evenings Estab. 1P18
Freeport 841
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Board Files Plans,
For Wider Streets;
"To Cost $181,9%
Oceon dve., Henry St.,
Woodcleft ove. Listed
As Post-Wor Projects
The Village"^oard has submitted
to the authorities in Albany pro-posed
contracts and specifications
for the widening and improving
of North Ocean avenue from
Brooklyn to Randall avenues. Hen-ry
street from Broadway to Merrick
road and Woodcleft avenue from
FronL street, south, as a post-war
project at an estimated cost of
$181,956.58.
Thia would be made up as
For 7"wo fmsfees/ims
HOME RULE PARTY
Ocean 'avenue — Construction,
$46.867; 5 percent extra for contin-
^enciea. $2,343.35; and engineering"
NEW VILLAGE PARTY
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Sferfmg SJfyer 1.95 |
43 SO. A1AIN ST,
(At Sunrise Highway)
Freeport
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SHOP
80 South Main Street
FREEPORT 3371
CLOTHIER — HATTER — HABERDASHER
Henry itreot-^-Const ruction. '$56.-
contingencies. $2,8p5.30: en-
Rineevinu fpes, $3,5^4.68; Tout I.
$62,445.98.
Woodcieft avenue — Construction,
$60.510: cuiUinguiicics. $3.U2b.50: ui:-
Kineurms fees. $3,8f2.l3. Total $67.-
347.63.
At, thu Board meeting Fridav
night, n communication was re-
Reived from Morgan Strong, as?
slstant director, Conference of
Mayors and other Municipal OHi-
. urslns t&ie local pSclals to go
of Voters
Must fnroff Sofurcfoy
for Mor. 79, ffecfmn
Approximately 6,000 FrceporL
citizens who failed to register
in October for the November
elections must,do so on Sat-urday,
if they plan to vote in
the Village Election on Tues-day,
March 19. !
This is because only 5,507 en-rolled
in October. 5.384 less
than the 10.891 In 1944. Since
November, numerous service-men
have returned, incre,os'inR
the number and others who
were under age in 1944 have
reached their majority.
This month's election is an
important one. There is. more,
than one ticket in the Held.
This means a content which
was not the case lust Spring.
Then there are three pmposi-
Red Cross Fund
Shfl; Off With
$3,480.75 Railed
^wy^aw&t'',***^****'.. *&J
Ml^Hnir ttin nnn-
STORE HOURS:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Friday: 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Saturdays: 9 A.M. to 10 P.M.
kit*
IF YOTJ*RE IN A HURRY—
SERVE YOU WITH
SPEED
SANDWICH
OR A MEAL '
Our Own
40 South Street
CLOSED ALL DAT TUESDAY
OBO
e Board p"efnilttlhg the "con
tinuance of special policemen who
can'HSakc arrests .for crimes, in-toxication,
tramc violations, dis-orderly
conduct or other ofTenst'a
against peace and good order.
Mnyo/ Cyril C. Ryan directed
Village Clc/k George F. Hnsbrouck
to advi.se Mr. Strong, the Nassau
County Village Omcinla Associa-tion
had already gone on record
in fuvur of the extension of the
law.
A letter was received from the
."^ions Club of Freeport urging the
Board to act favorably on the
recommendation of Chief Elar that
the pulku lorcc be increased by <hu
addition of nine patrolmen. Mayor
Ryan advised that the matter al-ready
had been taken under
ndviscment.
In luioLhor communication Frank
G. Sn^dcker. secretary, of the
Fi ccport Fire "Department requestec?
that the question of the purchase
(,f two pieces of Arc apparatus
be treated as a separate proper
Ution on the ballot at the elecUon
(*n Mai-ch 19, and-Hint funds for
jt -truck..Ion. Hose. Co^;-3r"be ih=
•eluded in the "1940-47 budget. The
Mayor said It was- too late to
change the 'proposition on the bal-lot
but the truck for Hose 5, was
included in the referendum.
A letter was received from the
Atlantic South Civic Association
expressing appreciation for the
prompt installation of street lights
on South Ocean avenues, between
Cedar and Front streets and at
the end of Nassau avenue.
Clinton R. Golden complained
that owners of all taxicabs with
omces at the station, had twice
refused to take his wife to a
garage in Bennington Park to pick
up his car which had been left
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AHKLK O. SMITH
arc Wimble to vote.
Consequently, if Frceportrrs
htar Hit' well arc ol thMr uwii
villat^r at hrart. thuy will so
to their r c . s p c c t i v r polling
places and noisier Saturday
sometime between 7 a.m. and
H p.m. Then on Maivh 1U, th; y
will *^et to the pulls and vote
for the candidates they IHiiiK
best represent their ideals of
Americanism, and take the side
on each proposition they be-lieve
will be best fur the future
of the community..
reBistca
6*A*HS2#:
Groups Hove
Rdised 20 Percent
Of $15,500 Quote
Tperc was intense satisfaction nt
the arst report meeting of (lie
freeport Red Cross fund campaign
workers Monday night .in the
Municipal Building, 'when an-nouncements
showed $3,480.75 in
hand or more than 20 percent of
the $15,500 quota assigned the vil-age.
,
Only\ three division "heads sub-mitted
reports, the others savin;
they would do so at future meet-'
Seaver for the hou.sc-canvass
mmnecd $1,973.75 had been turntv!
in by his workers. Mill on Dan-ziKer.
cliairmaii for business, r^.
Dotted $1,190.RU culleclfd fiom th;
merchants, while Hussell K
iiiK, chuinnan ol clubs and
%a:ions luuitled in $327.
L). Joint W. Uodd
t'hainnan. complimented the work-ers
on the progress made to daUv
Robert, E. Patterson, chairman
[or the motion picture
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EOKTH » PARKS
O1IK) tfXIVEKSn Y HONORS
Edith R. Murks, a loral re.jiti
J6 uii!" of (.he students in Ohit*
Sfntt*^^ Diversity's Collude of Arl.\
;ind Sciences who made the aiilunin
ouartcr" honor list for having a
ive/a^c (jf "B" or better. ,
meeting next Monday night.
Ed. Ruckley hn» again been
nnmrd to head fhr Sno
cf Uie Nnssau County
As in former ye;u%; /.pet in!
will be mnde :<; UcvTnp
sports followers fur
SCHLES1NGER PHARMACY
OPEN ALL BAY SUNDAY
• The Schleslnger Pharmacy^ 6
South.Main sijceek will remain open
JSpgday after all the other drug-gist*
la Freeport close at 2 pjn.
The telepheRg is Freeport:' 41.
New Village Group
Alone Again;! Slale
01 Home Rule Parly
Wood and Peterson
Are Running Against
Mrs. Smith, Sanders
Village Clerk Henry I*. V1M-bfg
Uwlav ruled the petitions F* j._a^
of the new Freeport Parly
wcrp not* in. compliance with
the Village Law. The mutter
was referred to - ilic /Village ^
;%oujd.
Walter J. Wood and Robert B.
Patcrson seeking return to oKice
ns the candidates of the Home Rule.
Pa.ty will be opposed on Tuesday,
March 19 only uy <_he numiiitc.s 01
the New Village Party, which, en-tered
the race &6 the aftermath of
the recent unfortunate occuranee
in Bennmyton Park.
Separate petitions wcie filed, one
for Mrs. Adele O. Smii.h. wife of
Bradley Smith, 229 Whaley St., and
the other for Richard Sanders, n
Negro. 11 Waverly pi. They were
given into the custody of Village
Clerk George F. Hasbrouck, Tues-day
at 4:46 P. M. by Alexander
Cblcman, 85 Leonard ave. Each
contained about 310 signatures.
The emblem chosen by the new
party represents the Intersection of
Main st.. and Sunrise highway.
Village Counsel Henry -P. Vlelbl?
died the Home'Rule Party petition*
Monday afternoon.
Key, M. 7. Da/y Proposes V///age
SfaJzum LAe Co//eges Do
O. Brooke Bowen Has
of Paralysis
'Ilir Itrv. Mm tin T. Dtilx. a
tier H. (!. (ihun li and a iiicm
Municipal Stadium while paiUfi-patin^
in thc.monthly Forum Mon-day
niqhl" In the Fi'erpmv Hi';1i
School.
FrccpQil
Stadium be used _primarily fur
levenui.' or primarily fu.r, recrea-tion?"
WfUi the tuple discussed with
Jamc-H^V. Carpenter, vkc^pju^idaul
uf the Long t^land' TZl^TitlnK Co.,
as moderator. • . _
Father Daly pointed (,» the inar-stadiums
maintained- .by
ssisianl pastur nF Our H(#l\
lid- n| lln* I' rrc|KH't ^ uulli. (]
stiii^ plan lui the u^e nl llic ,
the village wouki obtain worth- ]
while publicity from H. '
I^i'lu V. PRiiKor. ktie other speak-er
'on behalf of "recreation." while
the village
cial. publicity :ui() recreation-al
benefits from a commercialized |
w< 'uitl /liu "Tncrtascd. Jt .Iho" StaQluin ]
v»% used to promote the recrea= .
tional ftpportunitks of its cltixeny.
He said there was a "&iVat need f^i.
m»ny colleges and added these wevc
ininnced byathktlc events conduct-ed
in them, which also "provide
funds for the culUk'iil ncUvltics
of the institutions.
"H a college can raise,
lunds for these purposes
at hie vie events, why <:an't the vil-lage?"
he psked. He Insisted the
responsibility of n Municipal gov-ernmc'nt
to its constituents H
greater than a college. Father Daly
nlso contended that commercializa-tion
of Lhe Stadium was a hodpe.
podge. He insisted -that If the vil-lage
would get behind a well or-ganized
campaign and put strong
teams in the Reid to meet competi-tion
from other villages, mterest,
would be aroused, that, would at-tract
people from other villages to
witness the games. Thus, he added,
the stadium- would pay for Itself,
the- merchants woulg benef&t and
days are different than
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Quiz Will Feature
G.O.P. Club
Ernest H. Behrens. president* ol
the M'ccport Republican Club, ha.s
cfTercd a prize to be awarded tn i
the winner of a quiz which will'
feature the monthly meeting to- j
night In the Spartan clubhouse. |
Five men and five women will be ]
chosen to oppose .ench other and
H.Alfred Volimer will be the quiz-1
master. |
Detective Curtis L. Badcr, of
the Nassau County Police Depart-ment
will speak on "The. Tech-nical
Detection of Crime."
There is a special feature to at?
tract the women members to the
meeting..
O. Bruoke Bowen, probably Free-port's
most dynamic figure, suffered
a paralytic stroke at Ins home, 153
Crai« «"'t'.. »"d ^ ^M paralyzed
un hi:; left side !rom the shoulder
down. IJls speech al^o has been'
uffcrted.
Mr. Bowen suffered a slight heart
attack a Week a»o Saturday, bu.
did not realize it. He went W
business on Monday and Tuesday,
and then consulted the company
physician wlitx. advised him to; gu
Tmine and rest. IL was about 11
o'clock Thursday morning-when hi-t
-wife lacked up his hand and i?
feil from" "her- grnAp and It T/n<
nalized he had Ji»d a stroke. -
cue exc.upt. liiember;^ of his family
are permitted to sdS\him f^jor the
present'.
Mr. Ho wen Is chalrn%/.n of tlie
Freeport Youth Commission, presi
dent of the Freeport Inter-Service
Club Council, and was to have
Glaciated as toastmustcr nt the
Brotherhood dinner last week. H?
ha.^ bren" active in all campaigns
in Freeport since the beginning of
the war.
Fischer Hooks Dolphin;
Gets A Certificote
Marty Fischer, -nanuRMr of the
Fieeport Boatmen's Association, Is
the second Fre+vorter tu quality
for a certificate awarded by th@-
West Palm Beach ^FishinR Club to ;
visitors making ol? catches
While o.ut on the Millie Won,
captained by Jaox Valentine, re*
cently, Marty hoiked, a 16-pound
dolphin. * , *
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