1949-02-10

              PAGE SIXTEEN T H E L B A D.B K— F R B E,P 0 N-. Y . TIIU'SSDAY, FEBRUARY--3,- 1949,
"(Continued from"Page 1)
. Rail Road Indicated that the grade
, project hi Rockville Centre could
not be completed until late In 1950
and said they anticipated no delay
if plans for the Baldwih-Freeport
elimination : were modified.
Testimony was presented before
Commissioners Spencer Eddy and
Neil Brewster. The matter will be
•decided at a general meeting in
.-.the . near future of the entire 1 commission,-
Advantage of Modification
Counsel! Weyrauch advised, the
Commission numerous citizens bad
pointed out that several changes of
advantage to the Village might be
made if the. present plans ve -e
readjusted. The merit, of these
claims, lit* added could be deter-mined
only by careful investigation.
For the purpose of giving the Vil-lage
the opportunity to make a
complete, study of all of the matters
Involved, an extension " of six
nionths was requested.
In presenting the case for the
village Counsel Weyrauch said:
The Village. Hoard asks for a re-opening
of tht? grade crossing
e l i m i n a t i o n case because in the
p.'ist several weeks, a petition has
been Hied by a group of people of
high reputation and standing In the
community. The petitioners claim
that certain modifications in the
•grade elimination plan would result
in a great benefit Immediately as
well as in the: future to the
! V i l l a g e r " ' " ' ' - - - . - — • — - T — r —
Railroad Ave.—Congestion
. "One of the matters placed before"
the Board for consideration was
the traffic congestion on Railroad
ave. The station exit located on a
narrow street creates a tradlc haz-ard
and blocks access to the neigh-borhood.
This condition Is brought
about by drivers of private cars,
taxlcabs and local buses. The con-ditions
that have been.,stated are
getting progressively worse—as
the manufacture of automobiles
increases, car ownership Increases
and in addition there has been a
large increase in the population of
I IIP neighborhood. Kreeport is like
a funnel; people use the Long1
Island Hail Road for going to and
from the city. They are residents
no! only of t.he Village but of the
suiTonding areas where ' no direcl
railroad f a c i l i t i e s are available.
Want Chance to Expand
"Properly to give local business
, o p i x i r t u i i i t y to ex-pand the village 1 lias incurred an "expense of more
t h a n half a million dollars in the
development of parking fields.
This or it sell' does not solve the
,«tat ion area problem and so the
p e t i t i o n e r s state it ran not be
solved even when the station is
elevated any more than if it re-mains
on the ground. Another fac-tor
t h a t needs to be considered is
the present location of the freight
s t a t i o n , as at present it will inter-f
e r e w i t h the development of. the
projected northeast park and it will i
"Everybody's Talking
"Thanks for reminding me. Butch ... I niiisl !>rmjr
home .some crullers J'rom HKHMAX'S CAKE BOX."
That's a New Twist—Here's a Grand Old Favorite
An Eye-Appealing, Taste-Appealing Delight of
, Pure Rich Cinnamon
96 South Main Street FReeport 8-0255
HERMAN PRICE, Prop.
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WALLPAPER
DISCOUNTS UP TO 334-3%~
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When Purchased at J. P. Paint Company
OPEN FRIDAYS UNTIL 9 P.M.
J. P. PAINT Go.
17 ErlVterrick Rd., near Main FReeport 9-3421
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continue to be an Impediment to
['the-developmen't-of-the^-Vniase-Xor.
years to come.
--"To^r-meet conditions—brought
about by the rapid Increase of
population the Village in 1945 has
adopted a comprehensive zoning
ordinance. The 'present grade elim-ination
plan prevents the develop-ment
ot the completed advantages
of the zoning ordinance and certain
changes are necessary to give the
greatest possible opportunity for
an increase In property values in
both the business and residential
areas.. " . •.—• , ,
Time for Study Needed
"After the petition was .filed the
Village .conducted a preliminary
survey and found that certain mai-lers
pointed out bi'_ 'the citizens
group were absolutely correct but
everything that, has been done to
date is on an incomplete basis. The
Village Hoard wants to. give full
.consideration not only t,o the plans
that have been 'suggested by the
Chamber of Copimerce committee
headed by William J. Martin and
endorsed by three of the four Civic
Associations, but it also wants lo
hear the opponents in t h i s measure
so I hat out of the exchange of ideas
what Is best for the Village, ii.s
reside t i t s , its taxpayers, its busi-nessmen
and its commuters may
be decided, ^
"This js not a matter to bo deter-mined
without complete study of
the entire s i t u a t i o n . It will necessi-t
a t e a study of the population
growth, business development, t n i f -
lie trends and all of the other
factors that make up day to day
a c t i v h i i ' s of a suburban Village. Tn
enable the Hoard to reach a sound
conclusion on these matters, a re-opening
and a period of six months
for investigation is requested."
Success or Failure
Mayor Ryan spoke on behalf of
t h e Hoard, s t a t i n g t h a t In his opin-ion
the wise handling of the grade
e l i m i n a t i o n project could make~lhe
difference -between success or fail-ure
of tire Village of Krceport for
years to come and that the Village
Hoard earnestly requested the op-portunity
to investigate all angles
ol' the mat tor before the grade
el i mi n a t i o n project was started.
A t t e n d e d by Kenneth K. Vought,
their Counsel. several persons
headed by S;umiel Clolden. ^told -'the
Public Service Commission they
did not under any circumstances
want any c'hangi*: in thu |trt»sunt
plan.
Martial Deduction Law
Explained to Rotarians
Tun id Iff Jones, Hempstead at-torney,
gave a talk on the Marital
Deduction Law, enacted by Con-gress
which went into effect on
April SO, 19-18.
Mr. Jones said most people were
'amiliar with the income tax pro-visions
of the law, but. not so* well
acquainted with the inheritance tax
features.. He cited the fact that a
'ew states which had Community
Property Laws had a decided ad-vantage
over the others. Under the
ommunity Property Laws half a
husband's estate was presumed to
belonir to his wife, consequently on
the man's death, his family-hud—to-pay
an inheritance tax only on the
other 'half.
Pennsylvania enacte~tl~sTich a law
and Gov. Thomas E. Dewe-y threat-ened
to recommend similar ;act ion
by=New~YOTlr~UTrtess~CoTTj?ress—dld~
something about it. Before the law
was passed by Congress a tax of
$32,700 would have been levied on
the New York estate of a nian who
died leaving $200,000, and the .some
amount when his widow passe'd
away. Under the new law, Mr. Jones
said, the tax.would be only $4,800,
a saving of $27,900, while the widow
•would receive $100,000 tax free.
He also said the same applied to
gift -taxes- for the same reason.
V/7i?rer J. A. Mack Introduced the
speaker and President F. Gordon
Edwards presided. Tonight John
Stanley Grauel, lecturer and trav-eler,
will speak on "Minorities in
the Atomic World."
MAYOR RYAN TO ADDRESS
ATLANTIC SOUTH CIVICS
/Afa'yor Cyril C. Ryan, a member
of the Nassau County Transit Com-
^mission, Is to be the speaker at th'e
monthly meeting of the Atlantic-
South Civic Association tonight In
the South Shore Yacht Club. He
will speafc on the duties and plans
of the commission.
LEGION POST TO SPONSOR
ST. VALENTINE DANCE
A St. Valentine Dance will be
given by William' Clinton . gtory
Post, A. L., In the Dugout on -Satur-day
night, Feb. 12. There will be
dancing from 9 A. M. to 2 P. M.
Music will be-provided by the Sun
rise Boys.
Better Values Than
Ever This Weekend
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Editorial
Don't Menace Northeast Realty Values
TJioujrh il is not trcucKally1 known,, a considerable area in
t l;e in i rt I) east crn section of Hit,1 village would be menaced as
far as realty values are concerned il' the Cohen plan Cor the
e l i m i n a t i o n of railroad jrrad'e crossings in Free-port 'vere earned
to completion. . -
rnder t h i s plan, the down jrrade of tlie traeks would be
s t a r t e d immediately east of Main st. As trains eailnot be stored
on s l a t i n g traeks. it would be necessary to provid" -space else-where
For the siorajre of. t r a i n s luaking.their eastern terminal
in Freeport.
The Cohen plan provid"s for establishing storage traeks
on the upper level between the present right of way and Com-mereial
st., north of the tracks, ext'.Miding from just east of
the Foreman lumber yard to Xortlj Columbus ave. Thus, these
tracks wouhLhe just in the rear yards of homes on the southerly
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Transit Board Studying L. I. R. R.
Ryan Tells Atlantic'South Civics
The Nassau County -Transit, Commission is surveying the
f a c i l i t i e s and operation of the Long Island Rail Hoad in eonnec-ft;
i^o« n w,.,;i*thi, i:tt-s iipptl:i.c.a-•t:i-o n t- o- •t•h e pu|,|ic Service Commission i'or
permission to increase , commuta-tion
rates 25 per cent, M, yor Cyril
C. Ryan said in a talk to the Atlan-tic-
South Civic Association at its
meeting Thursday night in the
South Shore Yacht Club. He spoke
on the duties and responsf bill tie
of the commission, of which he i
a member.
• Three studios are under way by
the commission, the Mayor said.
These concern the Long Island Rail
Road, bus transportation with a
view to granting franchises especi-ally
for connecting north and south
Abound lines, and need for addition-al
highways.
Jfevun HiJite'i"that-the ad-
Inadeqimry of the Long
Rail Road was holding up
the' development of Long Island
and said five matters in connection
with the railroad were being stud-ied.
The first, he continued, is the
overloading of trains. The next, he
went on, concerns the bottleneck
in Jamaica. The insufficient num-ber
of express trains, a possible
greater use ol" Diesel engines and
the easing of the congestion at
Pennsylvania Station by the de-velopment
of the Hunters Point
terminal in Long' Island City are
the other points under study.
The material obtained will be
correlated and formulated to be
used in opposing the granting of a
rate increase. Consequently, he
said, the P.S.C. had been asked not
to grant-a temporary raise until
the Transit Commission Is prepared
to present its case at the public
hearings. Only a railroad which
provides first class service should
be entitled—to-fu^-I^class-nateSi he
contended.
-U-hamlicapped by the fact
has an unprofitable lack' of
business, has no populated
als on the Islan'd and has
frequent trains throughout the
manned by full crews though
bulk of its traffic is during
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the
Nomra Nicolich Wins
'Kind Lady' Poster Prize
Norma Nlrollch won first prize in
the poster contest conducted by the
Certain Callers 'n connection will)
the production of "Kind Lady' in
the High School auditorium on Fri-day
night, Feb. IS. Her poster is
on exhibition in the Freeport Me-morial
Library.
Vivian Harrison's drawing was
adjudged second best, and is being
shown in Viebrock's, while that oi'
Ann Boerum, which received the
third award, la being displayed in
Beler.'s.
The judging took place in the
llbiary, and Miss Joan Haberman.
publicity chairman, awarded the
prizes.
Reproductions of paintings by
Whistler, El Greco and Holbiens
are to be loaned by the Metropoli-tan
Museum of Art to be used in
connection with the scenery for the
play. The Curtain Callers are
part of the Adult Education pro
gram of the Freeport Board o
Education.
The judges were Harold E. Pear
son of the Board of Education am
Mrs. David Mflner.
Mayor Ryan, Gallo,
Carpenter Plan to
Retire from Office
Unity Party to Pick
Candidates Saturday
To Fill Vacancies
After having served six years as
members of the Village Board,
Mayor Cyril C. Ryan and Trustees
Horace F. Carpenter and Joseph H.
Gatlo have announced that they
will not seek - re-election at the
forthcoming village election on
Tuesday, March 15.
The three were elected trustees
and Clinton M. Flint as Mayor in
19-13 when the Home Rule party
was swept into olllce. Two years
later when Mayor Flint retired
from office, Mr. Ryan*was elected to
succeed him, and Messrs Carpent-er
and Gallo were re-elected. The
same thing happened two years
later, when another slate of candi-dates
was nominated under the
title and emblem of'the Home Rule
party and the successful nominees
ran under the Unity Party.
Mayor Ryan also has been named
a member of the Nassau County
Transit Commission to which he
feels he must devote a considerable
portion of his time in looking alter
the interests of Free port on that
roup. ""
Last year Leonard I). 13, Smith
and Robert L. Doxsee were elected
trustees for two years without
opposition.
Candidates to fill the vacancies
that will be created by the retire-ment
of the three men will be
named at the nominating conven-tion
of the Unity Party to be held
in Exempt Firemen's Hall, North
Long Beach and Brooklyn aves.,
Saturday at 3 P. M.
The Mayor Is understood to favor
•the nomination of TrUatbe Doxsee
as his successor for Mayor.
So. Nassau Auxiliary
Plans Membership Tea
A membership tea for the bene-fit
of the Freeport Auxiliary of the
South Nassau Communities Hos-pital
is to be given in the home of
Mrs. Gordon F. Waaser, 378 Penn-sylvania
ave., the president, Tues-day
afternoon.
Mrs. Benjamin Minton, jr., chair-man
Of membership, heads the com-mittee
in charge of the event. Mrs,
Benjamin.M. Asnh and Mrs. Robert
H. Earon are to pour. *
The committee hopes all present
mem burs and many .prospective
ones will attend the tea.
LEGION AND AUXILIARY
PLAN FOR RUMMAGE SALE
William Clinton Story Post, A, L.,
and its Womens Auxiliary, will
.-conduct a rummage sale In a store
on .Church st., just north of the
Federal 'Income'. Tax office on Wed-nesday,
Thursday and Friday of
next week. E. WHlard Hellend, the
welfare officer is In charge.
Holy Namers Hear Talk
By Sheriff Vollmer
Sheriff H. Alfred Vollmer spoke
at the monthly meeting of Our Holy
Redeemer Holy Name Sociely Tues-day
night in the school Hall, lie
told of plans for building a new
jail in the vicinity of the Meadow-brook
HospTTarwith more than'300
:*el-lfir~ double—the—number—oia
>resen't structure. The sheriff ex-ilalned
the operations of the civil
;ind criminal divisions of his oflice.
:ie said he was fortunate in that
during his two years-in oflice there
bad been jail~breaks^ He was
Edward F. Meaney, a
no
introducer] by
past president.
Thomas O'Keeffe was appointed
chairman of a committee to plan
for the annual St. Patrick's night
to be held on Friday night, March
IS. The society joined with other
Catholic organizations In protest-ing
the life sentence of Cardinal
Mindszenty by the Hungarian
Court. President John Muldowney
presided.
Henry St. Widening
Contract Awarded
The Village Board at a special
meeting this week awarded the con-tract
for the widening of Henry st.
from Merrlcfc fd. to.Sunrise High-way
to the John C.- Peterson Con-struction-
Corp., of Baldwin. H was
the lowest bidder for,the job, offer-ing
to .do the work for $50,206.16.
Henry st. is to be "Widened from
50 to 70 .feet by taking 20 feet of
land along the easterly side of the
street. Deeds for the land have all
been placed in the hands of Village
Counsel Mart4n U. Weyrauch and
work will be started just as soon
as the weather'permits.' . •
Judge Howell to Install
G.O.P. Officers Tonight
Surrogate Leone D Howell is to
officiate at the installation of Ralph
L. Marshall, as president of the
Freeport Republican Club, and his
staff, at exercises tonight in the
Legion dugout, on Sunrise High
way. The meeting will be called
to order by Everett C. Furman, the
retiring president, after * Mrs.
Blanche Russell leads in the sing-ing
of "The Star Spangled I3anner."
Worden E. Winne will be master
of ceremonies. Following the seat-ing
of the officers and district rep-resentatives,
Sheriff H. Alfred Voll-mer,
local zone leader, will speak
and there will be an address by
Judge Howell. Mr. Winne will in-troduce
the honored gues'ts. Music
w411-be-prov!ded by Jlmmie Smith.
President Marshall has announc-ed
the appointment ol1 the follow-
Ing committees: Julius Blrgenthal,
SamueJ M.- Gerber and M. Gordon
Simpnson, finance; Mrs. Mabel
Reiner, membership; Mrs. Marion
Furman, hospitality; Sheriff Voll-mer,
public affairs; George W.
Goeller, publicity;" MX- Winne,
hairman; Joseph D. Hughes and
reorge H. Gray, resolutions; Mrs.
Nellie Keegan, welfare; Nelson
Terry, house, and Edward Vasll,
bulletin.
Eddie Vasil
INTRODUCES
...Sheriff H. Alfred Vollmer
"A natural born leader" . . . These four words describe H. Alfred
Vollmer, Sheriff of Nassau County. APs dynamic personality is ns much
a part of him as is his genial nature and ability to make friends. These
characteristics were noticeable from his early boyhood days. In high
school Jiis athletic prowess soon made him a football and swimming
star, well liked by his teammates
and always looked up to for.
leadership.
* * * Sheriff Vollmer was born in
New York City In 1X97. He at-tended
schools there and on being
graduated from high school he
became associated w i t h the
I ' n l t e d States Steel Corp. lie rose
to an executive position, with t h i s
organization, serving in many
important capacities.
* * *
Al Vollmer has been a resident
of Freeport for approximately
twenty-seven years. In 1922 he
came to Long Island and became
president of the Freeport Fire-stone
Company. His good man-agement
and keen business sense
soon made this firm one of the
foremost in its class. Through
the years Mr. Vollmer made many
friends. His appearance Is attrac-tive
and his personality Is liked,
respected, and we'lcomed by all.
* * *
As a sheriff of one of the na-tion's
most populated and active
counties, Al has truly shown the
results of his millet-standing character uml thoughtful ways. He has
been connected w i t h this oflice for tUleen years, serving as Deputy
Sheriff and Under Sheriff. He became Sheriff in 19-16. Since then. In
accord with the growth af our county, tlie duties of his olllce. too, have
doubled. All this he took in his stride very capably and handled the
duties of his position and management or the jail so well that he gained
the recognition of all in his Held. His tine work has been the subject
ot compUmetytary publicity la all the loading publications.
* » * * —
The management of the Nassau County jail under his leadership
has been set up as a model by others to follow. His psychology of
prisoner rehabilitation has proven many times his theory of practice;
that is, with the proper guidance, understanding, and help, inmates
can be returned to society as good citizens. This Is his prime aim:
good citizens and not hardened criminals. He does not intend to man-age
the county jail as a preparatory school for a life of crime. In most
cases he has succeeded, in all cases it is worth every bit of the effort.
* + * *
The name "Al Vollmer" i.s h'gion among his many irieinl.s and
acquaintances, and so Is his association with countless organizations.
. . . Here lire but a few ol" me various organizations he is or lias been
connected w i t h ; Kortner vice-president of the Northeast Civic Associa-tion,
vice-chairman Nassau County Kepubliran Committee, member N. Y.
State Sheriff's Association Jail Committee, Honorary President of
Fathers and Hoosters' Club of (.he Freeport schools, charter member
Freeport Republican Clu'b, president for four years, now honorary presi-d
e n t ' a n d leafier; member American Legion (Navy Veteran) William
Clinton Story Post. A. h.; stale'vice-president, member board of trustees
ind PKR I'Yeepori Lodge of tflks. and Republican leader of Freeport.
* * * *
The Sheriff's wife is the former Madeline Keil of New York City.
They reside with their two children at 115 Harrison ave. Their daugh-ter,
Rita, 23, graduate of Grove City College teaches at HicksvHIe High
School, and Allen^ 20, graduate of Colgate now attends Brooklyn Law
School. Young Al, like his father, is more than six feet in height and
gained fame as a football star both at Freeport High and at Colgate U.
, * * * * .
"A natural born leader" . . . Our Sheriff, H. ALFHKl) VOLLMIORr
SHERIFF H. ALFRED VOLLMER
First Afternoon Concert
At High School Sunday
The Senior High Scii'ool Concert
Hand, a mixed chorus, the girls'
:horus, Lynn Benedict, and Alan
Shaler, soloists, wll^provide the
firs! Sunday aftfeiliobn "music hour,
sponsored by the Board of Educa-ion
this Sunday-at 3 P. M: in the
chool auditorium.
Leo P. GIblyn, president of the
Board of Education, will voice
greetings. J. Maynard Wettlaufer
will direct the band and Miss
Miriam Roberts the choruses.
CHUBBUCK'S 'DRUG STORE
OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY
Chubbuck's Drug Store, . South
Main st. at Sunrise Highway, will
emaln open Sunday after the other
ruggists In Fr'eeport clone at 2
'. M. The-telephone la FReeport
•3333. ,
Library Has Flag Used
At Lincoln's Inaugural
A HHK made by his great •grand-mother.
Lucy WlKtfin Koilb ,1'or
President Abraham Lincoln's
augural has, been presented to
Freeport Memorial Library
Knowlton _.K._J3n.yce, -1 Seaman ct.,
it was announced at the library to-day.
After Lincoln's assassination
the flap was used for his funeral
In-the
by
as it
New
-and was on (ho funeral train
passed through I he city of
York.
Mr, Boyre has loaned Tor e x h i b i t s
also old picture^ and dugucrreo-types
of iMj'S.- Keith af the ages of
I (i and 30 and one of her father
when he was 1-7- years oldr
The Lincolnia exhibit includes a
ropy of the extra edition of the
New York Herald, published Satur-day,
April 15, 1X65, which carried
the news of Lincoln's assassination.
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