The-Leader_1961-04-20

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26th Year, No. 1 FREEPORT, N. Y.. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1961
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Leader News Stand
Sales Hit All-Time
High in Freeport
The circulalion flepartmenl of
THE LEADER rpvealcd that news­stand
sales have hil RO all-time
lilgh.
In ndditlon, the paid subscrip-ions
of THE LEADER are greatly
liicrpnsing with each passing week.
It i.s expected that the LEADER'S
aniwal I9(H subscription drive,
which will start within the next
two weelcs, will further increase the
circulation to assure advertisers of
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Nfifned Chairman of
Dr. J. Dodd Dinner!
Founder-President deLisser Enlists
Community Newsmen in 1961 Program
•Thp President HHS bi-eii invited to participalc in this year's Fifth
Anniverssary Observnnci nf Perssjiial Affairs Month. If his sehedulp
jiermils^he is mvlled In alU-nd the inaUKiira! proKniin on the lliirtlt of
May l.st in Pi report, mid to address liii' nation on tlio importanee of
Mimunl physjcfll and k-Ral rlie{'k-n|).s sind prriodlr reviews of all iisptrls
i.f tamiiy personal affairs," - — •• - - - - ... -
So slated Horace E. DeLisser, j meeCing: of the press and pjiblic
Ffjuiider and Pi-e.sidcn) of Per.sunal relations advinory committee, held
Affuirs Instilulp of Ameiica. at a' (Ctmtimied on Pane 'ii
DISM
• Mliyor RoWrt 3, Sweeney Is shown purehnsing the Hrst two sub-scfiptloios
. ^ ^ t b e tSBl-iaes sperles of the Freeport Co««wn"nl*ar Coijoer*
Asfsociallon from Jttrs. William (Anna J.) Martin, president. Some of
ihe world's most outstanding artists have been scheduled to appear
during this series.
Nearly fifty leading businessmen and merchants, located on Pree-porl's
fabulous waterfront, met on Tuesday. April H, al the Sea Gull
Restaurant on Woodcleft Avenue to form the Preeporl Waterfi-ont
Association.
This group represents nearly 200 diversified enterprises located on
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NAMED COMPTRO
UN
Tredwell H. Hopkins hajS been »amed controller of New York Uni­versity.
His appointment was announced on Tuesday, April IB by George
F. Baughman, vice president for business affairs and treasurer.
, Mr. Hopkins has been with NYU almost 21 years. From 1934 to 1844
lie hesded the student aid section in the bureau's office. For the next
three years he served as a ^leclal .|
accountant and In 1B47 he became
assistant bursar. In 1956 Mr. Hop­kins
was promoted to bursar, and In
1980 he became acting controller.
A 162T graduate of Yale Oniver- iji-sity,
he also holds a master of ''
business adnninistraUon.degree from
NYU. Mr. Hopkins has taught ac­counting
at the University's School
of Commerca, AccouniB, and Fi-nance.
In 1B60 B*r. Hopkins was chosen
as "Citizen of the Year" by olvlo
associations and service clubs of
Freeport, New York. He is a past
president and member of the execu­tive
committee of the Atlantlo
South Olvlc Association, vice presi­dent
of the United, Fund of Free-port,
president of the Village Party
(CSoatinued on Page ia> I B E P W E l t a THOBKINS
Village Party Libel Action Against
Unity Party Still Pending in Court
The libel suit filed In the recent Freeport eleclioii campaign against
ttte- Uatty Party ftnd Indll'leluat tiforondnncx romnUut In B«teo«. itm a i^emult
' f a ruling: by Mr, Justice Gulotto in Nassau Supren\c Court last week.
Filed by 19 officej's and members oS The Villnne Party, and nlleglhK
nalleious libel, the suit is in the amount of $850,000, and names as de-endants
32 members of tiie Onlly Party-
Motions were made by the -Unity Parly to disini.« the action on
he grounds that the wrong parlies were iiiiined and on the Kroimds that
he complaint failed to .stale a cause of acliun. These motions have been
lenied by Jii.stlce Oulolta.
Atly. Edwin J. Preedman represented the plaintiffs and Atty Juliu.<
lerzot I'epi'esenled the defendants.
LOBSTER FESTIVAL WEEK"
CLAYTOV WILLIAMSON
CLiylon \^'ilUain!>on, veteran
Freeport educator and an assist­ant
to the Superintendent <»' the
Freeport Schools, will gerve as
General Ctmirraan of the Testi­monial
Dinner io be given in
honor of Dr. John W. Dodd on
.-May 25 at Guy Lombardo's East
Point House.
irls - ^ i r ls ,- Girls
Girls - Girls - Girls
Yes, there's still a eliance for the
beautiful young grirls of the com­munity
to enter the gala 1961 "Miss
Nassau Pageant" which will be held
In Freeportl
Application blanks may be ob­tained
in all Freeport stores. There
is no ehttrge. CftO Harry Se-eor,
PR. 8-0124 (or special information.
DRUG STORE NOTICE
Zipper's Ph»r«nacy, 55 So. Oroue
St., Freeport, will remain open
late until 10 p.ni., this Sunday,
April 23. All otiier drag stores which
are members ot Uie Freeport
Plunmacy Ajssoclation close at Z
p.m. on Sundays. Zipper's Pharm­acy
telephone ninnlier is FR 8-d449.
Picture itbove shows lovely Mary tAnra, Flshel, dellghttul De De De
Carion and charming Ann Martin, all of Freeport, who are candidates
lit the cclorful 'i^ueen of Lobster FeiitivAl" pageant to be lield al Quy
Lombardo's East Point House on JMay 1st.
World-famous band leader and restauranteur Guy Loml»ai-do, and
his partners and associates, Charles Scandore and Peter DanzlUo, an­nounced
the week-long prop-am of the 1961 "Lobster Festival" which
will be held at the East Point House, located at the foot of South Grove
St., Freeport.
This national event wiU start on
Monday. May 1st, witli a "Youth
Pageant- SM the selection^ of
"Queen of the Lobster Festival"
and a "King Neptune."
Charles Scandore, pageant co-
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