1947-03-13

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TWENTY-Ryan
Proclaims
Red Cross Month
Appeals for Support
Of Drive to Raise
$9,800 in Freeport
Mayor Cyril C. tcyan has ksued
«, proclamation setting aside March
as Red Cross month and calling
on the residents of Freeport to
contribute liberally so as to enable
Freeport to meet Us quota of $9,800
la/the annual fund rating cam-paign.
.The proclamation reads as fol-lows:
WHEREAS, the American Red
•Cross is continuing to carry on its
* magnificant work the world over
to bring comfort to those unfor-tunates
of the prostrate and war
-torn countries, and comfort and
cheer to our own fighting boy.i still
scattered throughout the world in
their line of duty, and at the same
time prepared here in our com-munity
to aid us in event of dis-aster,
THEREFORE, I, Mayor cf tine
Village of Freeport, name March as
American Red Cross month, and
do here and noW^call upon all the
THE L E A D E R — F R E E P O R T , N . Y .
AT EASTERTIDE
A Sparkling- nc\v portrait,
of Baby is a li >vcly \vn y
of saying1 Happy Easter to
members of the family
and intimate friends.
GLICKMAN
Photo Studio
31 SO. GROVE ST.
FReeport 8-0841
citizens of this Village to support
the 1947 Red Cro s Drive for funds,
to their utmost ability by making
contributions to our own local Red
Cross Chapter; and I further urge
that the citizens of this Village,
with the knowledge that the Red
Cross must carry a great burden
again this year, make their gifts
ao large as possible to enable the
Red Cross to meet every demand
placed upon it.
WITNESS, my hand and seal of
the Village of Freeport, this 28th
day of February, 1947.
CYRIL C. RYAN
Mayor
The first report meeting of the
district captains will be held next
Monday nigh t in the Munici pa 1
Building when Kenneth E. Vought,
the chairman, expects a substan-tial
sum will be in the hands of
the workers.
Kits, for the captains were dis-tributed
und the task of conduct-ing
a house to house canvass of
the village was started.
PARTY FOR I.O.O.F. HOME-Mystic
Rebekah Lodge, I.O.O.F.
gave a party for the benefit of the
Odd Fellows Home in HollU fol-lowing
a meeting in Junior Order
Hall. . Mrs. Barbara Read presided.
Unity First to File
Nominating Petitions
The Unity Party - nominating
petitions containing close to 1.000
signatures were filed by Judge Hil-bert
R. Johnson shortly after noon
on Saturday with Village Clerk
George F. Hasbrouck. They con-tained
the nomination^ of Cyril
C. Ryan, for mayor; Horace F.
Carpenter, Joseph H. Gallo and
Leonard D. B. Smith, for trustees
and Hilbert R. Johnson, for jud^e
all renominations.
Monday afternoon, Samuel D.
Gerber filed the nominations o*
the Home Rule Party candidates
containing approximately 1,200 Sig-natures.
The candidates are, Mr.
Gerber and Ray Langer, for trus-tee^,
and Henry P. Vielbig, for
judge.
At the same time Raymond H.
Malone filed the nomi.iauon 01
Mr. Vielbig as an independent
candidate for judge, under the
emblem of the Independent Voters
Party. This contained about GOO
signatures.
Though the Unity Party filed
first, Mr. Malone and Mr. Gerber
filed application for a drawing to
determine the order of positions
on the ballot. This request wa
granted. r VV XX
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Ray Langan Samuel DrGerber HenrV p- Vielbig
For Trustee For Trustee - For Police Justice
TO THE VOTERS OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT
That you may know trie facts and issues-thai will confront you in the forth- dates, Gallo,- Carpenter and Johnson, after the vote-was-counted, desertec
coming Village Election, the Home Rule Party herewith submits the following: party and over night organized the Unity Parly, thereby Incoming thei
On February llth, pursuant to the call of Dr. George Newton as chairman, nominated candidates. The Hon^e Rule Party will abide by the choice
the Home Rule Party convened at the Elks Club for the purpose of nominating
candidates for Mayor, Trustees and Police Judge.
More than five hundred numbers of the party attended the convention. Mr.
Ryan was nominated for Mayor and Mr. Smith for Trustee, both without
opposition. /
Messrs. Carpenter and Gailo were then placed in nomination for Trustees
and Mr. Johnson for Police Judge. In opposition to these candidates Samuel
D. Gerber of the [\orlheast section of the village and Hay Langan of llv-
Southern section, were placed in nomination for Trustees and Henry P. Vielbig
for Police Jud^c.
ted their
their self-arty
will abide by the choice of .-its
members as expressed at the convention.
The Party believes that the present representation on the Village Board,
corning from one section, is not to the best interests of the Village.
'1 he Home Rule Party is opposed to the motive that has brought the Unity
Party into being. "Self-nomination for self-perpetuation in office."
The Home Rule Party believes that all sections of our Village should have
a representative on our Village Board. ' ,
The Home Rule Party-is dedicated to immediate action on Veteran's needs
by World War Yeleran Trustees, particulaily with reference lo housing facilities
Upon the casting of nearly four hundred votes, the voting machine disclosed for themselves and families. War Veteran Trustees would never have approved
.that Gerber, Langan and Vielbig had been nominated by a majority of nearly of the action of the present Village Board, that resulted in tne purchase and
two to one. destruction, by the Village, of thiee houses adjoining the Municipal Building
In'utter disregard of the orderly vote of their fellow members of the parly on the south, which buildings could have been used for Veteran's housin".
and of the American principle of the rule of the majority, the defeated candi- retained upon the tax rolls, and housed at least nine veterans and their families.
ON MARCH 18th VOTE THE HOME RULE TICKET
For Trustees:
SAMUEL D GERBER
RAY LANGAN
For Police Judge
HENRY P. VIELBIG
HOME RULE PARTY
By RAYMOND MALONE
Campaign Manager ^
Office:
^x Room 10
24 So. Grove St.
FReeport 8-7668
llth Year. No. 42
Lack of Knowledge
Of Judge's Hours
Conceded by Heim
Board Backs Johnson
As Cut in Salary Is
Requested by Civics
After (Benjiimin H Heim pre-sented
to the Village Board Friday
night a report on the action of the
Northwest Civic Association in re-questing
a reduction of the salary
paid to the village justice the
Board reacted by adopting a reso-lution
commending Judge Hilbert
K. Johnson and urging his re-elec-
Uon next Tuesday.
Mr. Heim repeated the figures he
Save at the civic meeting indicating
"1ruag^"7Tolinson "Hicf 'Tess" "work""than"
judges in Rockville Centre. Hemp-stead
or Lynbrook, yet received the
highest salary of any.
Mayor Cyril C. Ryan advised Mr.
Heim Judge Johnson's salary was
fixed four years ago, and nrght be
set for the next four years no
sooner than at the organization
meeting in April or later than Jan
1, next.
Judge Johnson and Mr. Heim met
after the meeting, when after a
somewhat heated verbal duel, the
latter admitted for publication he
"did not at the time CNopttiwe..t
Civic meeting) mean to say nor
did I -say ,Judge Johnson worked:
FREEP0RT, N.TU-: THURSDAY, iMARCH 13, 1947
Freeport s
Official
Newspaper
PRICE: FIVE CENTS A COPY
HERE ARE THE FIVE UNITY PARTY CANDIDATES
CAR'PENf JER
2-year Trustee JOSEPH H. GALLO
2-year Trustee
judge spemVin connection with his
judicial duties, and ttoat he did not
know how much time Judge John-son
gave to his duties out,ide the
prescribed duties of his office:
After the meeting the Mayor ex-plained
the resolution was intended
only as a reply to Mr. Heim and
would not have been introduced
had he not brought, up'thtf'-matter.
• "In recognition of meritorious
[ service far beyond t-he calls of his
t office, -rendered at great personal
& sacrifice _and solely as a token of
3 loyalty and attachment to the vil-jj
lage of Freeport, the Board of
ffjs Trustees hereby adopts the follow-k"""
ing commendation," the resolution
read.
• Then it was explained Judge
Johnson has "given wholehearted
co-operation to every movement for
['civic betterment;" "has been a con-stant
counsellor and guide to the
members of 'the Board who were
then (^March- 1943} new to public
office, and directed them in the
high ideals aad- obligations of their
positions;"-'-'has devoted hours of
unstinting service to the arduous
LEONARD D. B. SMITH
1-ycar Trustee
CYRIL C.
For Mayor
of investigating local condi-tions,
interviewing persons con-cerned
with local improvements,
negotiating for improvenilnts, and
giving of his profes.ional guidance."
Asserting that "his
in office would be in
continuance
the highest
interests .tof the Village," the sign-ers
of the resolution, resolved "that
the citizens of the Village of Free-port
be made aware of our approval
of his -qualifications, and that earn-estly
and sincerely, and ' with no
motive other than to assure to the crossings where traffic is heavy.
Let Them Finish the Job
When the present administration assumed office in April, 1943. the
village faced the loss of its most valuable asset—its Municipal power
and light plant. „...;
The office of War Utilities in Washington had ordered the plant
discontinued to save oil, and to take its power from the, Long Island
Lighting Co.. instead. Clinton N. Flint, then Mayor, attrd the other
members of the Board fought the order tooth and nail. Cyril C. Ryan,
then a trustee and now Mayor, spent his time commuting between Free-port
and Washington as the fight progressed. The local aqiorities found
friends in the National capital who gave them aid. The result was the
fight was won and operation of the power house was not stopped for
a single h,our.
Had the result been different, Freeport probably would not now
have its Municipal 'plant; Freeporters would be paying the same rate
for electricity neighboring communities are paying and thfcy would not
be getting a discount for paying their bills within ten' days either
Mayor Ryan is running for re-election with Trustees Horace F.
Carpenter and Joseph H. Gallo who helped by their activities to win
that victory. Then* action then'should not. be forgotten
Since that time rates on electricity for residential consumers have
been reduced, and further reductions are assured as conditions warrant.
Operation of all Municipal Departments has been placed on a
profitable base. Net profits of the power 'plant alone for 11 months
ending Jan. 31, totaled $64,025-99, against $50,979.47 a yea^ ago, a g^in
of $15,046.52.
A comprehensive Zoning Ordinance for the entire village has been
adopted.
A sound Budding Code also has been adopted and placed in operation.
Streets have been improved In most of the village tq allow for a
proper flow of traffic. This work has not been completed, but will be
continued as soon as weather permits.
Full sto'p signs 'and other street markers have been installed at
Village the continuance of unpar-alleled
high public service, we urge
fine citizens to give him the con-tinuance,
in office that his record
merits and'that the welfare of the
Village demands."
ZIPPER'S PHARMACY
OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY
Zipper's Pharmacy, 51 South
Grove at., will remain open Sun-day
after the other .druggists in
Frefiport.. close at 2 P. M. The
telephone Is Freeport 8-0277.
Street lighting has been improved in many sections, and others
are to be taken care of as rapidly as possible.
A Veterans Service Agency has been established.
A Youth Commission was appointed and state aid for its work
obtained. .
Tne State has provided funds for the repaying; and Improvement
of Sunrise Highway, through the efforts of the Board and the work is
to be comnletftrt by July. Freeport is the first village in Nassau County
to be so honored. ' • '' • ;
MiiDiirn rvnU, and surrounding property on the Freeport-Baldwin
Line has been obtained for a park at a cost of only $1 frnm the New
York Department of Water Supply and Electricity.
Property has been acquired; for water front parks at Meister Beach
and the foot of Long-Beach ave.
All Civil Service employees have been classified and the village
(Continued on Page 10)
HILBERT R. JOHNSON
Village Justice
Judge Johnson
Denies Promising
Not lo Run Again
Replies to VielJbig,
Declaring Statement
ls 'Rank Falsehood'
a T5arty^meetffilf':lri"Hii""ofticejlAon
:day night, that Tie ever had elthei
privately or publicly said tie wouJd
not run again, as chnrged by his
opponent, Henry P. Vlelbig. He
characterized such n .statement ns
n "deliberate lie."
Judge Johnson said he was run-nining
on his record, of which ie
was justly proud, that when he
first took office, he stated he felt
he would accomplish, a. better job
by having people show a proper
respect for the laws rather than
have a record of collecting a large
amount of fines and having the
Village receive n bad name.
He added it was a recognized fa<H
that the judiciary is returned to
office, by all parties, regiircfte s of
party affiliations, if. the incumbent
merits the same by reason of hi&
ability and integrity.
He stated that i;i addition to his
iudgeship duties, he had been
called on almost daily, by member*,
of the Village Board, for advice
and to perform numerous services
involving hours of his time which
he gladly gave the Village without
any thought of remuneration. _^_
He was I especially grateful and
appreciated deeply the support and
confidence which was being given
run by nearly all of the men of
lis own profession, and by the
nany citizens of oar Village.
He staled that it was very un-ortunate
that the opposition to
try to win an election had to resort
o misleading statements, one of
which was that he had previously
tated he. would not run again.
'I have never either privately or
publicly- made such a statement,
or any statement from which such
thought could be derived, and
any statement by anyone to the
contrary, is a deliberate falsehood."
"I intend as I have always done,
conduct a clean campaign, run-ning
on my record, and giving, to
the office, the dignity and respect
to which U Is entitled," he con-luded.
Woodclelt Avenue
To Be Improved
As Season Opens
Adjacent Streets
To Be Attended to,
Mayor-Promises
Woodcleft ave.. will be improved,
to permit an easier flow of traffic,
and South Ocean ave., with its
crus.s streets will be resurfaced to
facilitate vehicular traffic just as
:otm as the weather permits, Mayor
Cyril c. Ryan promised at a hear-ing
conducted by the Village Board
Friday night.
The hearing, «n informal one,
was held on the report of the
Planning Committee of the Atlan-which
Jules Auserehl is chairman,
recommending one-way traffic south
o;i Woodcleft ave., west on Rich-mond
st., and north on South
Ocean avc., all the way to Atlantic
and the improvement of the streeU
in the area which were conceded
to be in deplorable condition.
All speakers centered their re-marks
on the need for improvt--
nents agreeing to wait until these
improvements were carried out br-ore
pushing action on the one-way
traffic proposal.
Victor C. Wade, former president
ol the Atlantic - South, in opening
ttie. Improvement, bt
and - tne ;<rtiMJr r street^x
great expense.
Oolden argued against Imposing-one-
way truffle rcffulatlona. snyinif
Jt would prove a 'hardship on boat
owners docking along Woodcleft
ave. Franklyn F. Dorman endorsed
ais remarks.
Kenneth E. Vought. representing
lie owners of restaurants and
other lines of business on Wood-left
ave., also oppo ed one-way
raffle and said Miller and South
Ocean uves., were unfit for auto
traffic.
He insisted one-way traffic an a
business street would not pay but
would prove detrimental to such
competative businesses HO restau-rants
aii^ boating. The business
men were willing to submit to any
parking restrictions as nUgh t be
imposed by the chief of police in
trying to provide adequate parking
facilities, he added.
Mayor Ryan agreed numerous
improvements were needed. He
promised the curbs and side strips
oh Woodcleft ave, would be put
into condition, that the adjacent
streets would be filled in, graded
and put in proper shape to handle
vehicular traffic, all during the next
season^ It also was brought out
a set-back map had been adopted
lor Uie west side of Woodcleft ave.,
preliminary to widening the street,
/ 0,479 Registered
For Election Tuesday
Ten thousand four hundred and
seventy-nine persons are eligible
to vote In the * village election '
next Tuesday, 827 having regis-tered
last Saturday. These wi.h.
the'9,652 who enrolled in October
for the November election and
whose names were carried over
made the large total.
The number who . registered
Saturday by election districts is
asrfollows: District-34, 61; 3$, 72;
-36, 54; 37,74; 38, 21; 39, 20; 4Q.
89; 41, 27; 42. 49; 43, 22; 44, 57;
_45. 09; 46, 15; 47, 20; 48, 32;; 49,
59, and 50, 56.
The polls will open at 7 A. M.,
and remain open until 9 £. M,
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