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THE L E A D E R — F R E E P O R T . N. Y. TIIIKSUAY. AUGUST 21: 19-17
Freeport Bank's Flower
To Be Staged Saturday,. Oct. 4th
Plan- arc under uu> for tin: third annual flower show f
,-,.,(! l>y Ihr I-'iWporl Bank to l,c conducted l>> Mr*. Charles C.
\VhilIo-ck. president ..f tin- Vivrynrl Pardon Clul> and other members
of the group in the bank on S a l - * ' 7 ' •
xrday Oct. 4. The tentative ar-! Himmel and Mrs. H. J. Nones,
vangemenis were discussed at the! first; Mrs. Geor;e Wheeler, second;
Misust meeting of the club in the Miss Dicrkin*. third.
Municipal Building Thursday after- Three Large Zinnias—Mrs. Him-mcl.
first; Mrs. Noones. third.
Mrs. Ler.orc Feyh was chairman j Five Small Zinnias—Mis. Him-of
the show, at which Miss Adel- mel, first; Mrs. Wheeler, second;
n ide Dlerking was awarded the
horticulture tricolor for a display
of vegetables. Mrs. Alfred A. Ras-mus
took the honors for arrange-
Mrs. Nones, third.
• Three Large Marigolds — Mrs.
Nones, first.
iFive Small Marigolds—Mrs. Ras-ments
with a miniature not ex- mus, first; Mrs. Wheeler, second;
ceeding 10 inches inclusive of con-tainer.
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All the classes were well filled
and the competition was kcen.-
The awards were as follows:
HORTICULTURE
What Have You?—Mrs. Henry
Mrs. Himmel, third.
Display of Vegetables — Mrs.
Dierking, first.
ARRANGEMENTS
Flowers for Small Desk — Mrs.
Rasmus, and Mrs. Feyh, first; Mrs.
Nones, second; Mrs. Wheeler, third.
FINAL SUMMER CLEARANCE
All
COATS - SUITS - DRESSES
83 SO. MAIN ST. FREEPOR1
iFlowers for Coffee Table —Mrs.
Feyh, first; Mrs. Nones, second;
Mi*. Himmel. third.
Miniature not more than 10
inches inclusive of Container—Mrs.
Rasmus, first; Mrs. Feyh, second;
Mrs. Wheeler, third.
Fruit to be Shown on Board-
Mrs". Feyh. ftrst.
New York State Bonus
Applications for the New York
State Bonus, the Attorney General
has ruled, may not be accepted be-fore
January 1, 1948. If approved
in the General Elections in Nov-j
ember, the bonus amendment will
beccfcne law on January 1, 1948 and,
as one of the eligibility require-
,. meats Is that a veteran must be a
; resident of New York State at the
: time of applying for the bonus, an
application filed before that date
could not establish the fact of resi-dency
on or after January 1, 1948.
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FLORAL DESIGNS
WEDDING BOUQUETS
CORSAGES
POTTED PLANTS
DISH GARDENS
Duryea's
Flower Shop
Oar Onily Store:
N. Main St., FRceport 8-5578l£
HOME OF
HART SCHAFFNER
& M*RXH«js
OOD
COMPARE THESE
SPECIFICATIONS:
Steel Reinforced Concrete
Foundations
Automatic Gas Heating
..Steel Door Frames
Oak Floors
10" Beams
Insulated Floors and Roof
Ornamental Flower Boxes
and Shutters
Sodded Lawns
Iron Railing, Front and Rear
Combination Sink and Tub
Venetian Blind's on All
Windows
Tile Bath Room w th Jte-ccssed
Hampers and Dryers
Copper Leaders and Gutters
Windows and Doors IVIetal
Wo at he rst ripped
Copper and Brass Plumbing
Throughout
Shop in Freeport
that goes clear thru
SHEAFFER3
TRIUMPH
Nothing could be finer than these superb
writing imtruments by Sheaffer. The "TRIUMPH"
Autograph pen has the famoui, 14-K.£^«&w«*
POINT—cylindrical for greater strength and
iVolher writing. The matching Fineline pencil
hai the Sleeve Tip* for reduced lead breakage.
Both have bands and dipt of 14-K gold.
SETS FROM $fi-50
'Third Generation of jewelers
43 So. Main St. (at Sunrise) Freeport
Buy Now Before Prices Increase
NEAR SALT WATER SWIMMING
6 Rooms, 2 Extra Large Bedrooms, 7 Closets
was $10,750 now $9,750
LOTS 50x100 . . . CITY SEWER$ CONNECTED
—• .—:—j r
as Low as $550 if or Veterans
Balance on 20 year Mortgage at 4% Interest
FHA Insured . . . Civilians; Invited
ROOSEVELT AVE., corner RAY STREET
Inc
Phone FReeport 8-10249
It's Ice Cream
As is f i l l i n g in conjuuclion with our new .store, where
was spared lu make il outstanding Tor \ n u r roml'ml. \\hile
you enjoy your lunch or dinner, we have not overlooked
making our ojvn Home Made Ice Cream . . . equall\ out-standing
in quality.
FOR THIS WEEK
WE FEATURE—
From Main to Church Street
FReeport 9-4236
II Pi
on
South Shore
12th Year. No. 1 L
FREEP0RT, N.Y., THURSDAY. AKilST 211. 19-17 PRICE: FIVE CENTS A COPY
Humane Society
Buys Acre Plot (or
Animal Shelter
Building Bureau
Approves Plans For
Ryder PI. Structure
The Long Island Humane and
Dog protective Association. Inc..
has realized a goal at which it has
aimed for many years. It has pur-chased
a plot, comprising about an
acre, on the south side of Ryder
pi., between Hanse avc. and Fil-more
pi., en which to erect a
modern, fire-proof animal shelter.
President James H. -Cruikshank,
17C South Ocean avc., announced
tliis week.
Plans for the structure have been-at
proved by the Building Bureau,
Mr. Cruikshank added. They were
drawn by uximund, T. Lumley, Jr.,
and call for a sound-proof struc -
tuje^rwlth -cages' andrruns; on the
inside. A large skylight will pro-
"y!de ventilation and light. There
will be modern sleeping qUarters
for the superintendent, a garage.
iu:d an oil furnace to heat the
building. The entire plot will be
frnred in. Mr. Lumlf-y will .super-vise
the construction.
Mr. Cruikshank announced th<>
r.ien.bers of the ass :ciatum. mo>t
ot" whom are residents tf the
South Shore, appreciated the co-operation
of the Freeport village
officials in such a worthy cause.
Officers of the association are
Mi. ' Cruikshank. president; Mrs.
H. M. Noble, vice-president: Miss
Evclj n S 1 y u f y. scrretayy; Mrs.
CniiksVank, treas.ner and chair-mar,
membership commute; Wop-den
E. Winne. attorney, and Mrs.
Charles C. Whitluck, Walter W.
Mrs. Adam Yulch, Mrs.
James Fitapatrick. Mrs.
W. Hetsch. Mrs. Jerome
Mrs. William H. Donald.
Mrs. Florence B. Mayer. Mrs. El
Raymond Woolley and Mrs. F. J.
Van D e u s e n , directors. Judge
George 'B. Serenbetz and Police
Chief Peter EDar are honorary
members.
Hi?t sen,
\Vinne,
Walter
Jackson
Exchangers Entertain
Sons and Daughters
Harold Willis, known to local
radio fans as Uncle Tom, put on
a juvenile floor show as the fea-ture
of sons' and daughters1 day of
the Exchange Club of Freeport yes-terday
(Wednesday* in the Wood-cleft
Inn. There was a large turn-out
of boys and girls of the mem-bers.
After partaking of luncheon they
enjoyed the program given for
their benefit. The numbers were
as follows: Adele and Lois Grazier,
"harmony team; Janet Ann Sarti-son,
songs; John Rogers, tap
dancer; Rose Desposate, classical
numbers; Frank Sherman, popular
songs; Sally Homire, pianist; Lew
Valenti and Virginia Rugerio, ball-room
team.
Oliver Pinkney headed" the com-mittee
of arrangements, and Presi-dent
Herbert M. Wood presided.
Legion Plans Open House
In Park Central Hotel
During U. S. Convention
Story Post Affords Opportunity
For Men to Renew Acquaintances
Hol
\\ i l l i am Clinton Story
in tin- Park Central
l i w l l a n . \\here it will keep
National Legion Convention, which*
is to get under way today, and \
wind up on Sunday. i
Men in service from. Freeport \
met men from all parts of the
country during World War II. and
it is for the purpose of giving
them an opportunity to renew ac-quaintances
that the rooms have
been engaged. Legionnaires from
all parts of the United States will
be welcomed at the story -Post
headquarters where refreshments
will be served and opportunity
given for friends- meeting for the
first time since hostilities ceased
to reminisce over battle days.
Gordon Simonson. is chairman ol
the convention committee. His as-sociates
are Robert O. Campbell,
Herman C. Dunker. Vincent Kee-ney,
Donald Gfthens. Jack Flnfg.
jr., C. Howard Larson. Austin A.
Mnntross and Daniel J. Carmichacl.
Mr. Dunker is a member of the
cadence committee for the bi^
parade on Saturday and Mr. Larson
ih n member ol several general
committees.
Commander William H. McClos-key
has issued a call for all mem-bers
of Story Post who possibly
can to participate in Saturday's
procession. Freeport having the
largest post in Nassau County, he
experts it to make the be.st show-ing.
The parade dress will include
Legion h a t . while shirt, blue or
black tie. Legion or dark trousers.
and black shoes. Those having
complete Legion uniforms may
wear them More thai. 100.000
veterans of World Wars 1 and II.
are expected to p a r t i c i p a t e in the
parade which is to -get started at
9 A.M., and last for 12 hours.
The' Nassau County contingent
will assemble "in "29th st.. en'st of
Fifth ave., ready to mov at :i P.M.
The opening session of the con-vention
for both Legion Posts arid"
Auxiliaries will be held in Madison
Square Garden at noon today.
Other sessions of the Legionnaires
will be in the 71st Regiment
Armory. 4th ave.. and 34th st., and
of the Auxiliaries in the Hotel
Commodore.
A. L.. has taken < » \ e r a suite of
55th st. and Central avr.. Man-open
hou.-e ( l u i - i n i r the four <la\ s of the
Faculty Meeting
Set for Sept. 8,
As Schools Reopen
Thursday, Friday
Of Next Week Are
Enrollment Days
Only one more week remains of
the vacation for the students of the
Freeport schools, as the schools are
to reopen on' Monday, Sept. 8. That
night the general faculty meeting-usually
held (he day before school
resumes, will oo conducted by Su-perintendent
John W. Do del in Hie
high .school auditorium. .Leo F.
Giblin, pnvskirnt of the Board of
Education. will extend ;;i e e t i n ^ s on
behalf of the board
Registration for st ucie
ail schools w i l l be h . ' U i
cipal^ otlK-e, Thursday
of next week, from !)
noon.
_ Special examinations for junior-senior
high school students will be
held Tuesday and Wednesday at 9
A- M. under the diree'.ion of Mi;-.^
R u t h C o f h r a i i . vit e - p n n « i p a l . ThU
i.s for those \ \ h u h . i ; v a i n . t d y nvide
arriinyemuiils w i t h the h!i>h school
principal's ollK-e lo take l he exam-inations.
those who were ill at ihc
time of the June examinations and
others unavoidably absent at that
time.
To enter kindergarten, a child
must be five years old by Feb. 1.
Coulling Organizes
Paving Corporation
Marion O. P. Coulling. 63 South-side
ave., supervising engineer of
the Andrew Weston Co., of the
Branch since 1930 has organized a
corporation to engage in road pair-ing
and other general contracting
business. He will be general man-ager
01 me new concern having
f u l l charge" of nil contracts into
which it enters.
Mr. Coulling has done consider-able
work in Freeport. He was
-superintendent of construe!ion and
dredging fur the Fm port Bay
Estates. He was- in charge of a
similar development for the Aihm-ie
Beach Association. From 1917
lo 1926 he was superintendent for
the McLanc Contractile Co., of
Baltimore. Md.. which did the
dredging for the harbor improve-ments
at the Indian Head Prov-ing
Grounds of the Washington
Navy Yard, and similar work for
the City of Baltimore, 'in the
and in Chesapeake
Board Proposes
Bond Issues of
$1,710,000 and
$175,000 to Pay
Cost of Projects
The Freeport Board of Education
has decided to hold a1* special elec-tion
on Tuesday, Sept. 30. to vote
on proposals to float bond issues to
finance the construction of a new
building for the Seaman ave.
school, and a site for a new build-ing
in the southwestern section,
to relieve congestion al the Archer
st. school. President Leo F. Giblyn.
president of the hoard, announced
today.
Based on bids for schools to be
constructed in the Long Island
area received recently. the5 esu-*
mated cost of the .Seaman ave.
structure has been placed at
$1.710,000. The proposed -its. bound-ed
by West Men-irk rd . S-mth Bnv-view
aye.. Washington uiui Smith
sts., about five acres in area, is
expected Lo cost S 175,000. This
price includes expenses attendant,
Potomac River on acquiring the property, including
Bay. Previous to that he had a l condemnation proceecUnsB It necea-,
large* experience in road construe- \ Bary. <ruG vjxiUC 61 trie -p\ot?cbm^; lollowlna - '
college. ".-,•
Mr. Coulling J.s
contracts in force
.graduation:
finishing: up thu r0pjnc;c the old Senman nre. schociJ."
at the time of ' jvfr. Cibl.vn said. "ThJ.s building-
Mr. Wes ton's death. Hi? si Ingres ted
improvements made Lo the (rack
at the Municipal fc?Laditim following
(he deaths of I \vo mid^el car d r i v -
ers.
*H> e n t e r i n g
:n L l i e prin-
: i i i < l l-'nda>
AM. t<; 1 1 1
has been overcrowded for a num-ber
of years. Tn avoid parl.-Ume
sessions, classrooms ;ire b<
in 1 he basement and
ChnM I -HI heran r l i n r c l i
: » ! plll'p
r. IHKIX TOKS
TO .^II:I;T Tri-:sn.\v
The Bonn! of IJ:re:-K.rs of the
Freeport Chamber of Commerce
\ \ i l i meet in Al. Ii. While's Town
Lndyi1 Tuesday at 1 ::t() P M.. u> dis-cuss
winter activities. parking
fields, bus lines and oilier m a t t e r s
of jnicrc.'.t. President Cord Vie-leiiif,'
u.M'd
i uun^ in
,ire be.nt;
.-.s. The
•10 ye ir>
, \ h ! r l i .1
', sell tnl
hmlt to
\ ide 18 n m i l i i f
expects all ir.emoer to
ISAVVIKW IMIAK.MACV
OI'IIN ALL DAY Sl'NDAV
The Bayview Pliarmacy, :i79 At-l
a n t i c ave.. will remain open Sun-day
alter the other dru^uisl in
Fireport el; se at '1 P. M. The
telt-plione is FRecpor*. 8-01'J4.
Unity Party Ha$ Family Outing
AA/rf/i Games at Point Lookout
The firsl outing of the Unity Parly at the Ilempslead 'I
Park. Poinl Lookout. Saturday was just a successful
FRIEDMAN'S PHARMACY
BUILDING IS STARTED
Work has been started on the
new home of Friedman's Pharmacy
which is to be erected on the site
of Harry VanRiper's real estate
office at the southwest corner of
Sunrise highway and South Grove
st. William Levitt, the owner,
plans to continue to specialize in
prescriptions. The building is^ ex-pected
to be ready for occupancy
by Jan. 1.
BERGERS HAVE DAUGHTER
A daughter was born to George
and Anita Strenk Berger, 273 South
Main St., on Tuesday, Aug. 19. She
has been named Marjorie -Cardline.
The members took the trip to the beach in their famih cars,
being made for those who had no*
conveyances of their own.
Each group provided its own
lunch and refreshments were served
by the party. There were various
< > \ \ n
a f f a i r ,
ipurr
Fat Women's Race — Won by
Genevieve Minetolo; r.ccond. -Mrs.
O'Brien ; third, Rose DoMario.
Fat Men's Race— Won by Millard
contests, the feature, the horseshoe
pitching, being won by Edward
Roache and Theodore Haass, with
Frank Minetolo and Oscar Pultz as
the runners up.
Other events resulted as follows:
'Children's Shoe Race — Won by
BQ Ryan; Bonnie Ryan, second;
Caroline McMurray, third; Gail
Cheasty, fourth, and Catherine
Litsch. fifth.
Women's Shoe Uoce — Won by
Anna Fritz; Joan McMurray, sec-ond:
Madge Fritz, third.
Men's Shoe Race — Won by
Gordon Edwards; Frank MinatLa.
.second; Mayor Cyril C. Ryau, third.
Mirandahr second, Frank Minetolo;
third,' John Morton.
Small Children's Potato Race —
Won by Michael Haass.
Large. .Children's Potato Race —
Won by Constance Roache; second,
Donald Cheasty.
Women's Potato Race— Won by
Helen Edwards.
Men's Potato Race— Won by Ed-ward
Roache; second, Frank Mine-tolo.
Many just lolled on the beach,
while, others went bathing. Cord
Viebrook was chairman of the gen-eral
committee in charge of the
event.
mil cd Im1 srho
Seaman aw. sch.ml. binii
;I;;M. lark-. every ( a r i l i ' v
p r c • e n I day c l e i i i ' - i i l a
b u i l d u p require:- I1. \\ a
hmi>e ^-."> pupils and t i n - pres<-nt
t'lirollincnt is nearly 400.
l-'ttr Ilidlilinj;
'(! l ) i l i l d l . tu »'. ill p •• •-
cl.i s - - r m ) ! i i - . a cloiiuic
an induct r i a l HI i ^
room, heaUli room, l i b r a r y , rair-tena
and eoininu'.iHy ru-im. a n y : n -
nasium and an a i i . i i t o i i u i n . 'I lr.-
e^umated cost of S1.710.UOO ini I n c h s
all equipment, development ui
gi'oiiiul1 . and tin1 b i i u d nm ieady lor
u -e."
- In ihe south." Mr. C i i b l y n c( n-t
i n u i - d , "an increased er.rollnn nt
has filled the Archer s! M-honl to
near Us caparlty ' There are ^KT
pupils in the building at present.
A survey made oi pre-^:•lvlol chil-dren
this year shows n huge pros-pective
enrollment in t h i s group
"Accommodations an- not avail-able
for any increased enrolhmn:
in tliis building. A basement ro< m
will be used for regular classroom
purposes when school reopens in
September. In the near future, i'
will be necessary to use thc'present
Grove st. school buildin"e 'for high
school purposes. Land must be ac-quired
now while it is s t i i l available
as a suitable location so that any
future building will provide accom-modations
for...P».rV,,P.f. 1JK- Archei-st.
enrollment and tlic pupils now
attending Grove st. school."
Mr. Giblyn explained the pro-posed
site was selected after care-ful
study of all available plots in
the area.
Civic Groups Acquiesce
"The choice was governed by the
distribution of school .population
and the necessity of relieving con-ditions
in the Archer st. and Grove
st. schools. It is the right of every
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