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Christian Bennelser died Monday
night.. after • a Idng illness in tho
home of j his Daughter/ Mrs, Edward
F. Meaney, 165 Jay -4t; A high
requiem maw .will be celebrated to?
day in Our Holy - ^edeeAer" R.(i
. Ohurch, and "burial ^wOL folloyLfn
'Calvary Cemetery, Long IslandHdity.
Mrl Bermel5er.was.bom in New
York Oityi Feb* 11, (872.and came
to Freepott to live In \1913. He re-tired
aJa paper handler for/Double-
: day, Pag» &.Ob,,\Garden pity, 20
'years., ago;and had Jived /wltli'his
daughter since 1910. He was a
-''member of .the. Ideal Holy I?ame So-ciety
for 36 year§.vr .
Surviving^, besides his daughter,
are four.graAd;children,-Edward J.
Meaney, jr;, 'Thomas .Meaney, Ann
Meandy' and Mrs, Ruth MoBride
and Jour great grand children.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
SEALED PAOPpSALS WILL b@ re?
ccivod by the Bowrd pf Truatee* of the
of FfMrort, »t the^ Mun!cl|"U
Kg
time
they will be opened nnd read and the
eontrnot awarded a* aoon thereofter an
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minds us "that freedom is every-body's
job." "'.,-,
\;"The^idea;of Freedom .Train, was
conceive^ as a. means of stirring "the
American people out of tl^elr appar-ent
complacency regarding their
privileges and obligations as citi-zens,
by reminding them; of their
important heritage/.' he contlnuedi
"The Freedom .Train 4s a'moving
symbol of our rededlcatlon to bur
American, Way of Life. The;visit of
this Train with Its'many exhibits of
historical document? is an import-ant
^ educational event for 7thls area.
Citizenship education, stems, from a
deep realization and 'welMnformed,
conception of the lessons of. the
jHqcuments on display on the Free^
dom Train. In this Train, we found
a concrete, dramatic symbol of the
Ideals of which are the basis of the
lAmerican Way of life. •
^ "This Train can serve as an op-
?ortunlty^to" summarize the s^dy
ofr^the-qualltles-of-good-citizenship-toward
which all education is aimed.
The arrival of this Train makes
people aware" that as citizens they
Heer
feet of s" water main*,
with hydrant*, vaivea and
.._ — by the Villa** of
no coat to the Contractor.
Planw and apeclflcatlona may be ob-tained
from the VIHafte Clerk at the
Municipal "Building or from Baldwlir &
Cornellua Co., Inc., ' Village Enwlneera,
117 Went Sunrlae Highway, Freeport,
Wqw- Yorkr'untII-4:00-F*My, February 3,
1050. 4
A^depoaft of Ten ($10.00)..Dollar?
will be required of all bidder: for a
copy of the plana and apeclflcatlona, the
aame to be refunded to thoae who sub-mit
hide upon the return of Maid coplea
In good' condition at the time the bid*
are opened, . ; , ' < •
Each bid muat be accompanied by a,
certified check In the amount of One
Thouaand ($1,000.00) Dollar*, .made;
payable to the Village of Freeport.
The Board of Trustees of the VHIaxn
of Free port reserve* the right to reject
any or all bldmand to accept the bid
which It^ldeema moat favorable to the
Intereat of the Village, .
- ' ' - la bid with-aet^
fef-tRp?
tiinitles far beyond those found
anywhere In the world, and it makes
olear the activities In which every
persons-must take part Jn establish-ing
their relationship to the preser-vation
of our freedom."
Mr. Vlebrock expressed the appre-ciation
of the Village Fathers to
those responsible -for bringing the
train to Freeport. Hp predicted
that all who went thrdugh the train
would be everlastingly inspired to
preserve freSddm and democracy.
Students in the Freeport Junior-
Senior High School and the ele-mentary
schools and the surround-ing
schools, together with their
teachers visited the Freedom Train;
(Continued from Page 1)
was struck by the factrthat :the
"educational program for the future
personnel,and management materi-al
of the banking' buAuiesa; / which"
shduld.be' a model to^ other enter-prises"
<was "without a/permanent
home, with its students (getting
pushed around to whatever place
they can (hid which .has large
enough^ fac^ltle? at reasonable cost
and* reasonably adequate' teachers."
A.I.B. * Shoved Arpuh^
Mr. Heger recalled'that while he
*was_studying at the Institute, it met
in 'Adelphi College; Garden C^ty;
KTempstead plgh School, a/Hemp-stead
public school and after his
graduation returned- ^ to ^Adelphi,
then met In Hpfstra and again at
H^mpstead High'*
tie pointed out that instead of
setting up a separate new institu-tion
with all. the hazards such a
plan may involve, \hip had (."secured,
continuity and (permanency .for m^i
Idea In co-operation with 'Hofstra
^College.;' ... ; ^ /
_Mr^,lleger said he first broached
the matter, to Augustus B. feller,
president- of^ the ^leado'wbropkv Na-.
Mphal\ Bank,' then'- w^th' president
y^danis of Hqfstra an^ finally 'aJter,
consultation with attorney*! he ar-rived
at' the. decision to provide
.funds for the new Institution.
j The donor was broupht. to th!s<
Country from Germany ivheh^he .was
six yeard old. He had his *ear%y
schbblln^ilh Llndenhurst, and.as a
boy worked in a button factotyrand
served as .grocery clerk in Brooklyn.
Locating ^n ^lempstead he' Became
an insurance" agent, then entered
the hardware business with stores
in Rockville Centre and Lynbrook.
He next branched out to selling,
building, financing and managing
real estatel
He bought stock in several banks
In 1920, was one of the organizers
of tne _L%nbrbok: Pederat Sayings'
and toan ^Association and-acquired
stock m the Bank of Malverne, of
which he became .vlcerpresldent *ln
1^31^ He eventually became' pfresl-.
den.t of 'tMe institution -atid also the
Lynbrbok .Federal Savings and Loan
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RITANONNZNBACHER
l)lr?6tor and
Danclh; Star
TAP ' SOCIAL
BALLEt - DRAMATICS
; ACROBATIC ' ' 9INOINO
53 Ob%uroh 8t. Fr6eport
Call Eves: FReeport 9-4W?
Complete
of Di n In H. S. Auditorium
a§
Time is Extended to
on
CaAnpaign Going Nicely
In Freeport; Chairman
(Gift*
thereof.
Freoport N, Y.
Jan. 24,
rt\ HASBROUCK.
Village Clerk
GIRL TO DELOS JOHNSONS
Mr. and Mrs. Delosi Johnson, 397
South Grove st., have announced
.the-birth-of-a-daughter In. theJEcee=_
port Hospital on Saturday, Jan. 21.
She has been named Margaret
Mary. Mrs. Johnson was Miss Gale
Algars before her marriage.
At Fitting Slacks!
Here'* & wonderful opportunity to find out how much value
you get when" detailed tailoring la added to perfect fit. Our
slacka^'"Sty%e6 by Parkoffs" — are the work of master tailors.
AUquaUAg fabrics . . , Venetian Coverts, Hockanum Flannels
and Sheen Gabardines. Only $16,5#. Charge j
accounts Invited. j
#T*W*AY WNRIM W9HWA
SUNDAY'
AFTERNOON
COCKTAIL
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The Qreeks Had A Name For
DO^EA DlANOMI
IFREE DELIVERYl
And m, any language — especially the
langtmge of thc4io&Heisnfe—that's a mighty,
important itpml Tt'« a real serviop; a time
Haver and a money saver. And since we
are the only jmpgr mart in the area with
FREE DEfjTVERY, you can bet you're
fretting the ffuest quality made!
CALL FREEPORT 9-4176
The 1050 March of Diines has
been extended to George Washing-ton'?
Birthday; Wednesday, Feb. 22,.
Mrs. Elmore L, Keener, Freeport
"Dean of a royal radio family." Jock MacOregor's name la knovm
to millions of the radio and television audience as a top producer and
,.. announced.. ^
director. He created and produced the. Nick Garter, qlsco JKldi Renfrew
of the Mounties, Mysterious Traveler, and Brownstone Theatre programs.
His brother Kenneth Is wlth.NBO (Archie Andrews and Henry Morgan
shows) and his daughter Joan Is
Prime MEATS
TENDER YOUNG 8TZZB, BEEF (Bone In)
Chuck Roast - - -
FRA8S KILLED
Broilers or Fryers ^Ib.
ABEAKFA8T or LUNOH
290
TEDER SWEET
2 Grove St. at MerWck Rd. —**- - . • • . . -
LARGE JUIOY
J *7 8TEINIE8 . pluadep@pit
FOODS Sar&es
HOMOGENIZED deposit CHOCOLATE and VANU^LA
Kre<Mel Pudding ,.. 3 for 19c
MUCOR - " "
BEAOON
Salmon - - - - can
7%
POPWLA* BBAkn8 No
CigareHes-q*r*on
Q#@e - 2#29* %jLip«.?»»d:•:,.,..,,i, 1,2j&,^
. .*«....... .lb. 30c
OLD UPTON'S OBIOE^Np*
HILL8
Tlsau^' (colored).. V.. 3 for SOc
siTBowx _j ••'''!• •''%'/."'^'-''''^ • ^'.' • %L_2:
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added, however, the campaign was
going nicely in Freeport and she
would 'release the total figures just
as soon as she received permission!
from the Nassau County chairman.
The dance and floor glow
disc With WCBS:" (She 'T
became engaged to the pro-manager.)
Mr. MacGregor's offices are
° ***** ^* Moor of the
in the South Shore Yacht Club
Saturday night was a financial and
Social success, Mrs. Keener said,
and added considerable to the local
total. Theodore. S. Holsteln, 80 Lil-lian
ave., acquired a delux Plym-outh
sedan disposed of at the event.
WOR skyscraper at 1440 Broad-way,
M a n h a t tan, overlooking
Times Square. Tlpls Is the pro-gram
department where countless
fingers type miles of script; the
heart of this major radio and tele-vision
outlet. He has been asso-
-clated-with-WOR-slnce-1942;
The man, Jock MacGregor, Is
When Mayor ]%oBerTT~i,. ooxsee
broke the seals on the pumps of
the Freeport Esso Servicecenterj - . _
Saturday morning it was revealed Intriguingly Interesting in appear-the
donation pf 10 percent on thejancQ" it speaks of mystery,
receipts of gasoline sales for two I Shakespeare, the theatre, Gape
weeks had netted $176.99 for the I Cod Playhouse and drama. If one
polio fund. I wss casting a movie part for a
Gifts of $2 and above received by typical radio mystery writer, he
the local committee during the past, would choose Jock MacGregor.
week were reported as follows: Yet he started raising his beard In
,^K ^,,,.H,»H, *4»,'»*U^ ^ ^P^.
The first of the I Sunday, afternoon
music hour prograjns s;x)nsored by
the. Board of .EducaUpn wil% be
$lV5?rSu7!(Slay a%T3"PlMjf IR^tlirTfel^
poi't .Hiph School. audltdHum. The
.participating groups will be tlic
senior high school concert band Tin?
the /ninth, grade* and. senior high
girls' ^choruses. ' .
SpeclaL numbers \wlll be given by
Sheila Shean, Marlene AUyn and
Irene Esse? on the Hammond organ.
Soloists with the choruses are Anne
Yarrow, violinist, anh Virginia
Schneider, soprano. In thq band,
Mclvln Lawson will play iihe trom-bone-
solo, "Atlantic Zephyrs;" -and
Richard Fennema "The Sweetest
Story Ever Told," as a- baritone
horn solo. The final number wll
be "The Bells of St. Mary" which
will include a solo by Diane Jordon
on the Swiss Bells.
Sunday, April 23, the elementary
school choral groups /will be heard,
and on April 30, the elementary
s:hool instrumental groups will pro-vide
the program.
Takes in Large
In Southern Section;
Civits Tbank Members
Lateral Sewer District 13 wns
formally organised at a meeting of
Wo ' Sewer Comniissioh Monday
night/ in the Municipal. Bulldiiig.
Chairman Leo Flshel presided,
.Thedistrict. ls_Qno.. of
JOGK-MaoOREGOR.
and Grove Street, $42.63
$20.00—Municipal %«art* Club, H. Al-fred
Vollmcr, Smith Mo ton*, RuJy
Motor*, John F. WoodB, "South Shore
Reatnurant Subtly »nd SnrntnL Motors.
$15.00—'Fi'Bw|*ort Motors.
$10.00—Freeport Auto JUphoXatery,
Stn&MBle ^row.. Inc.. Guorxe C.
Mary Rleltey^'MrniiM Mra^-H.
Dorothy J* Augerehl, C Oliver Moore,
Chewtcr A. Fulton & Son, Otto's Sen
CrlH, Joseph D. ^u»hea, Hy E. Cmlwutl,
»nd Columblun Bronze Corp. ,. ..
j%* #5.0@^-*.RuU*^ E. : Cpehran,: \.t,yra v B,
Boyd, Grace Eaaer, Wm.':' C. HuKhea,
Hglcn RoH*, Nichols Rug Cleanera, Andre
, Freeport Floo
France* Vetromlle, H » r r e e a, P h 1 Up
Bloom, M, M, .EckhArdt, Edwin Duryen
DeLeon'a Dep!t Store, Mervln L Schloxw
D.D.8., Lillian L Scnloaw, H. J. Price
Jr, Center -H. B»umann. Beatrice Llcht
Elpnnor* 8. Chimdler, Isabel A. Dumbrov
Anna Schluter, Myron Martin, D.D.S.
Irving Mena Shop, Mortimer
BIH% Krealn, Julia Klein, Conetance
hlne^ L.%. American Dry Co., The Man-alon
House, Mnrlu H. Schmidt, Ruth H
Somerw, Florence Neleon and George W
Clark.
, ,
; *»,00 — John Funkl, Sk K. Hallook
Mn*. Arthur W. Alcorn, Jnck DI Bene-detto,
Dr* Lou!a Orecno, Wm. S Awhley,
A%new M. I)(*nnelaer, and Bay view Ser-vice
Station.
2.BO — Clarence S, Harrla.
. . Kiddle Show.
^ $2.00 — Boulevard Fur Shopne. Mil-dred
F. Stebblns, Charlc: F. Zdlnely
Alice D. Edelmnn, Irving Flehman, D.O.
Jan'a Jewelry, Irma Ryder, Mery H
Lonerwan, Leo J. Olblyn, Frances Volz
Mr. Whitney and W. Wallace Brunner
OPEN ALL DAT BUND A?
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"T*lpper%^?harmady, 51 South
Grove st., will remain open Suhday
after the other druggists In free*
port close at 2 P.M, The telephone
*s FReeport 8-0277.
farmer" type of Long Island resi-dent,
and his childhood was that of the average New England boy, son
of the high school principal (Brockton, Mass.). Hla hobbles are the
aslng of tropical fish and gardening.
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Mr. MaeGregor was bom In Hamilton* New York, (l*ty-thre« year* ago,
and the %a%ntly moved to New England while he was a youngster. He
attenae@"tKeT|o@al"schools and although he was graduated from-Hairvar4
Englheerlnp School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology as,a Civil
Engineer (Aookvllle Centre disposal tablet bears his namej^hls true love
was always ahow bpwlnesa,, He beoamaa ax&y «»g*neer. ,to a*SS%y. »***& %*^W
England trad*tlon, bat his great desire and talent soda ?
associated with many theatrical presentations.
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The background of this personality includes activity In all major
fields of show business. In radio since 1934; associated with KDKA, NBC,
and WOR, as a writer, director, producer, and talent audltioner, his
shows have been at the top of most major listener surveys. He has also
appeared on Broadway with Walter Hampden, Ruth Gordon, and Vincent
Price, many legitimate theatres throughout the country, and] as a radio
actor,on most top programs. He also appeared In Astoria-made movie
short subjects. . , ' ' ^ ^_ - --j_
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Unlike most writers, Mr. MacGregor has not, nor has he a desire
to write a book or a play. His %na*n"Interest lies In radio and television
and he Intends to take a more active part In TV when^t matures to the
point that the mechanical aspect Is eliminated and true artistry cah.be
exercised. He and PAH Clarke of Merrlck, have Invented "DramasonlcH."
This device combines radio and electronic principals which makes It
possible for video actors to perform without the need of script memor#z\
Ing. The lines are transmitted via radio to a miniature »"***"&«*-«»
audible only to the performer.
In the village. Approximately it
extends from .Woodcleft avc., to
South Long Beach ave., taking in
the intervening streets southward
to the waterfront.
Members of the Atlantic-South
Civic Association worked for months
to got the necessary signatures to—
petitions calling for the creation of
the district. Fred Cook was In
charge of this project. After the
board hnd acted Monday night, he.
expressed his appreciation for the
co-operation of Chairman- Flshel
nnd nil the members of the comipls-slon,
the village engineer and all
who had any part in tho success of
•tl)e drive to bring about the estab-lishment
of the district.
Benjamin M. Asch also expressed
his compliments to all who assisted"
the civic workers in achieving their
objective. !
Mr. Flshel expressed the belief
,hat the funds would be available
to carry out the 'woject shortly
Louis Mend ell, of Toy land, has after the village enters* Its next f la-been
named by Irving Greblnar, cal year on March 1. . .^><
president of. the Freeport Mor- At first It was thought It'
chants'. Association, to head | the ^otm^o&lble.to
ommlttee In charge of the. Febru- trty desired Into
nry Sales Diays on Thursday, Frl- over, after the'
d-a y -and -Saturday^—Feb, -16, 17 advcttlscd^lt -
and 18. .funds would ._
Serving on the committee with additional properties, another hear-
OMknt,.Btahlay,M&*k» ..-.—n—.. —^ *&.» &»*^
WUMam Baraaoh
and Thomas Fitzgerald.
^ . 1L
February Sales
mndtt6@ Headed
By Louis Mandell
Named by Grebipar
To Plan for Events
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The MaoGregors reside at 420 Archer st. She is the former
Hamlet of the well-known Hempstead family. He is a member pf the
Masonic Order, Equity/American Federation of Radio Artists and the
Radio and Television Directors Guild. Jock.MacOregor Is a favorite with
the neighborhood Children who are Nick Carter fans,
' * • * * *
"Start with a small station-— n'o -t m'u ch- money but p*l.en.t.y. *o_f_« _e %pe*r*l—-
An advertising. committee also
has been named ^consisting of Mr.
Freillch, chairman, Theodore Spitz-ler.
. MelvJn Baurmmn. Benjamin
Specter and Norman Applcton.
Edmund R. Wernicke and Wll-llnm
Barasch are to handle the pub-licity.
In an effort to build up the mem-bership/
of 'the organisation, Presi-dent
Greblnar has .appointed a com-mlttee.,
romprlslhg Mr/Grant, chair-man;"-
Mr. Spltzler, Mr. Murphy, Mr.
Freillch/ Milton Jacobson, pebrge
Wolder, Sidney Shlbley, Mr. Marks,
. Barasch and Ian' Murray.
grievance-committee are
to create '(he district^ ^ '^7' >' V ' - • '^^
[Abraham Slcgel, chairman; Harry
J. Cohen. Mr. Fitzgerald, Isidore
Kashdcn and Mr. Baumann.
Milton DiLn%igcr heads the con-ence.
This Is the advice for beginners from ace producer Jock
Associated with him are Mr. Man-dell,
Mr. Murphy, Mr. Shibley and
Norman Kuperscmldt.
A committee to plan for a dinner
dance will-be nameU later.
Chaimber Civic* Group
To Make Housing Survey
At a meeting of the executive
board of the Freeport Chamber of
Commerce held in the Shorecrest
Hotel Monday night, president Jo-seph
Ooldblatt assigned to .^he" \plvlc
committee * the' task^ of ^.oohduotliig
a survey of housing conditions In
Freeport, Samuel L. ^
committee: chairman!
atcs ar«f Abraham Sieged and Peter
Kelly. :>.-,..".-.••;'<. •''•"' •
The mombepihlp report showed .
pledged-to—join the Chamber-—
%
Is the i
this year towards its goa.1 of 500. An
encouraging feature, President Oold-blatt
announced, was that many
residents were taking' out $3-Boost-er
memberships in response to the
plan for all Freeport citizens to join
the organization by submitting tholr
names and addresses with dues to
the secfelary of the Chamber, 64
South Grove at. '"""
Gregor, **Dean of a royal radio family."
Eddie VasM, Leader
Q»ISt?iYe(*y As Writer
«
.Eddie Vaail, ooliwnnist, has intfodnoed munerous,celebri-tiea
in The LEADER, ad now that as he is celebrating the 15th
anniverearyiof hia introduction to the newspaper.Aeld,.it is not
more than fair that the. Introducer' —
be Tnt5d@uced. , "
Modest Zddle somehow let it out
that this was .celebration time, go a
•group- of his friends got..togethe?.
and^arranged with l4ie LEADER to
publish an anniversary Issue as of
, this date, containing three pag;es of
' compliments to i the _ columnist*
Mr. ,yasll started as a columnist
In 1935 as a writer for the Webster
(Mass.) Times, New ZnglandV: larg-est
weekly, turning out \"COieenul-!'
Earful\7 fronl week to weelc His
columns have appeared In the.Rut-
;land (Vt) mmes, .Qprinsfleld Re-:
• publican,, Putnam. ^Patriot and
- ^?lhc]bam County (Observer."
; Se nas been\ aswolated with \the
staffs of the^ew York Dally News,
_thej_Mlrror\ and; during ? the^ early
years* of \^rld !War"ni'i»rve(in&s
Feature Editor of the War* Depart-ment
Army Ordinance official pub-lication,
"The Bugle/' EaSle Vasil
q, veteran of the TLS. Navy. Be
Is 'a/.graduate of_ Bartlet^ Sigh
School, Webster^ Mass^ahd h'e ma?
in Journalism and Law at New
ork and Northeastern Universities.
Iiis wlf.e is the former Miss ;EUeh
eCosta, of ?reeport.
In \.8ddiMoii to writing -
.yarleties'l.for lAe LBADER,
hj^sliindertaken the Job'of aclding
to. the-paper's circulation-and also
is soliciting business fpr_jThe Leader
press, ,.\ the^ ,co%nmercial printing
division of the Zteeport Leader
Press/ Inc. .He *s publicity chair?
man for several local organizations^
including the ^ Chamber . of.
merce/ the * 1950 Red Cross cam-paign,
the March of I Dimes and Boy
Scouj drjye. .. '
Woman's Farum to Hear
Leonard Berry Tuesd&y
At the next meeting of the United
Nations Discussion Leaders' Course
of the Woman's Forum of Nassau
Oounty, Leonard Berry will give a!
evlcw of the "United Nation^
Press." i The meeting will be held
in the Garden Olty Hotel, Garden
City at 8:45 A.M. Tuesday, and will
be in^charge of Mrs, George Walker,
chairman.-
Mr* Berry, an "Englishman, js
Alef "Press Officer of the Depart"
ment of Public Information of the
UN*. In 1943 he came to New York
with the first delegation to the UN
in the press division; *.Mr. Berry
organized the National Organization
of v. Journalists and fr,pm 1941^ to
1946"' weis secretary of | the. Intema
tional .Federation pf Journalists of
Allied and^^ee Cbuhtrlesj
Exchange Club Advises Truman
It Favors American Democracy
A petition signed by numerous members of the Exchange
Olub of Freeport, placing the organization on record as favor-ing
th& continuance pf the American Democratic form of GSvern-ment,
has been sent Ixr President ^
COL%JMBU8 DAB*8 TO MEET
Miss Helen. E._Ross, principal of
the-Oblum^usrave% school will speak
on '*y^ua% Aids - for Better Educa-tion,"?
.at a meeting of the Dad's
Olub ,% be held Monday night In
the school at 8:30
Harry S. Truman. Other copies
have been forwarded to U.S. Sena*
tor.a Irving M,.lves and Herbert H.
Lehman, .Congressman. Leonard W.
Hall and the National Exchange
headquarters.in Toledo,*..
The" petition j was' drafted 'by the
resolutions committee/ of which
Richard O. Mcphesney is chairmah,
and acted on at a meeting of the
club;. "*" ,
It read/as follows: / « r
^rth#t_Blgnatures on this petition
are from^members of^he Exchange
plub of Freeport who^rf c^HzensipjT
the .United States\of. America, who
fecbgnlz»Tthe ^American Dehiocratlc
form of government as * the finest
3r«&t.given to maiikind. Thgiir:chief,
concern is. that theK and-.their fami-lies
may continue to live under such
a government. They are sincere in
wishing! to see a continuation of the
philosophy which contends:.
That the State is the servant of
the people .
That the rewards of Indivi^ua^
effort shall ndTBe confiscated*.;
. through ta%!atIon. without {
limitation ,
That complete governmental ..
'•• Security- from, the cradle to ,
the grave is a brand of Social^
• Ism completely at variance V
with the individualism that
. has Tnade. America strong * r
That Qovermh^ntal 'spending
should be balanced with in?,..
cgme even if it meahs^urtail- .
-=^4-nt^%L2L so%e;'SOclaloglc gain', ";•
«> .because-: tWesg^dgnatpries-ate
of the opinion "^at economic %
/; TSreedom through individual $
,X initiative is the essence dt a
Democratic strength. . •• * = .^
.This petition is, therefore^ suhi
mltted to, you, Mrr Truman, that yoi
may know: that this 'is• ithe coosld*
ei^ed opinion of .this thinking
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