The-Leader_1962-04-19

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27th ¥ear, No. 1 PREHPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1962
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Freeprt Historical
Scrciety Celebrates
First Anniversary
The Presport Histiorlcal Society,
ceJafbratlng Its ftrsft anniver^ry,
held its Annua! Meeting on April 11,
ii> the Preepart High Sctoool Li­brary,
to elect oKlcers and trustees
and vote upon ttie Socieity's plan's
for the comlDK year.
A report was given by Mrs. Lillian
Glasar, Ohairman, on the activities
of- the Museum. To date some 1,200
people have visited the Museum.
Cofnments have all been very loud"
ahiry and it was decided to reiTO-vate
three rooms on the second
floor.
The Preslden*, William Kaland,
gave a report on the objectives laiat
were achieve in Hhe past year mA
addltSonal ppojets were outlined for
«ie coming year. The two jjiost im­portant
aims Is" to re-ti'ablEtaie
o&er'lrlM'ol'tlie.^Muiseum and '!»
develop a prograan relating to local
aiistory. Th'B collecting of ibta-l arti­facts
and information will be em­phasized.
Additional effort wilt be
made to iriierest local organizations
In, th« fa-sijltles of the Museum.
Schcol chlidTen have been invited
to attend in groups.
- The Society agreed to open the
Museum on Memorial Day, wltih
special services, under the direction
of Hai-old Levlne.
Mr. Kaland also discussed toe pos­sibility
of partldpa'ting with the
Long Island Oceaoographlc .Society
in an underwater project concerntag
some of the weU known wreclcs off
Weeport's-shores. Someitlme in June
•an exploratory expedition will be
•undertaken" to see whia-t kind of
wreclis nflglit be worked.
Dee" KratovU, dialrnma of the
Fund i^lslpg Comnattee, reported
on the aroniremwite whkti have
been concluded for- the Historloal
Sofclrty to sponsor Preeporit's flrec
opeii-alr antique sftoiw In the Mtinl-elpal
Stadium on June 3K1. "Bie pro­ceeds
will go towards the reconstruc*
tSon of the Museum. • • ', '
Cow Meadow Bdtid
Referendum Set
For May 19
The Village Board, In open .meet-tog
Mandajr, voted imanlmolisly to
authorise a-Dond resolution to be
submitted to-the public In a refer-endunt
on May W.The resolution
cajis for "a stun not to exceed $1,-
406,<)b0" for Uie puipdse of acaulrlne
Cow Meadow for park and recrea­tional-
piirposes. ^. - '
The vote wia be held at all poU-
.ing places in the.vUlage during the
hours from 7 ajn. to 8 pinron Sat­urday,
May 19. IMglble voters in­clude
all tax-payers ^(ho are cur­rently
registered to vote in village
elections, or who may register tliere-fore
in Mmcoio-ioice...
Tfie Lord is Risen...
We eelebrate East«r, with joy in our hearts, with song and with prayer.
To liear again tlie wondrons Easter etory . . . observe this Day in the
church of your Bhoice.
FRIEPORT TO OBSERVE
PERSONAL AFFAIRS MONTH
Ereeport's slxtJi anrittal obscrramce of Personal. Affairs Month will
be launched this year at p, luncheon on Tuesday, May I, In the JRreeport
E3ks Club.
The luncheon Is betog planjied wlQi a group of business and fi­nancial
insUtaitlbns as undeHirWttag BponBom along with Preeport civic
and service organizations. '••
An In the past, thie Personal Af­fairs
Month Committee, headed by
Harry Seco^* proprietOT' ot^ayvlew
Pharmacy, ai>d vice president of th«
Pseeport Ohahiber of CSomnierce, is
again pioneering by making the
month of ftltay an eventful family
affair which will highlight the Itn-portance
of an annual chB<^ of
pergonal ^ffairs that affect every
family's welfare.
Since . the 'Idea' was _ first Intro­duced
to Freeport in, 1958 by Horace
de Llsser.. President, Arthur "L.
Hodges, foTHier editor of the Leader
and Russeli P. Hotaling the Per­sonal
Affairs Institute has Intro­duced
the Drogmm in many cities
and hamlets throughout the
country,
Mr. Secor annoimced this week
that many prominent 'public of­ficials,
buslnesst «aid professional
perfioaalities, wlil be present at the
May 1 luncheon in Preq?ort. They
include: Assembly Speaker Joseph
P. Oarllno, Nassau County Execu­tive
Sugene. H. Hidcerson, Surrogate
John D : Bennett, and liSayor Robert
J. Sweeney among otbera.
, Donald I. Bogers, noted financial
editor, of the New York Herald Tri­bune,
the fii3t publicist to national­ly,
tell the PAM story, will be the
chief' speaker. His subject will be
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Gotd Star Window
To Be Lighted
A contract has been awarded by
the Village Board so that two re­flector
floodlights and a reflector
spotlight can be installed to illumt
nate tJ»e Gold Star Window /in
Preeport Memorial Ubrary. Henry
T. Proeder was awarded the eon-tract,
which Uicludes an automatic
electric timer clock to turn,| the
lights <»i at dusk and off at day­light.
"This should add greatly to
the attractiveness of the Ubrary
grounds and enable nightrtlme
drivers on Mertck Bd, to enjoy this
memorial window," commented
Mayor Robert J. Sweeney,
Fire Chiefs Appmnted
Newjy-elected Fire Departoiemt
offlcena were officially appolnSed
and c<sngratula«i8d ihy t l» Iifeyor
and Board of Tnwte*s during Mori-
•My hlghSt'a boawl nieeMng at Pree­port;
VlltegeBalL •Piey a!» Benja-mln
Cooke, canef; Pat Oottgnola.
First O^jirty and KmllWcofle. 8)&-
onjl p^uty. • ., , ;
Freeport Elks ini^te
Putic To See Young
America k Action
By George Bennett Smith
The Preeport Lodge ol Elfcs will
present an open roniid-taWe dis­cussion
on Thursday eventog. May
3rd, at 8:30 with a question and
answer period to Itollow. Tills is
unique, as the parUclpan.ts on ttite
panel are the top-notch atoidentB ol
your local high schoote. Three stu«
dents rom each school: Fi-eeport,
Baldwin, Mephara and Calhoun wlU
presenit and discuss topics of Inters
est to every American citizen.
In another p«rt of the world, May
isb is heralded as a Ulumphant ex­pression
of the advance of Com-muniistnit
False ajjd evil ideologies
aro expressed. To comtoafl; this il­lusion,
the CSrder of Klks present
prcgmms In each of their 3,W0
lodges In tihe Nation,
' •'Freeport'" T»ttf6'5tHr-«iO[op«ai8Mt«
theme of an expression of tile Youth
of America ^Ives your future lead­ers
the opportunity to answer your
questions on this program.
Bspresen'Wnii PieE'ponl/ High are:
Paitriclft Lesser, ArWiur Davidson
and Stephen Merlngoff. These
young people , under the guidance
of Mr. Benedict P. Olaravlno, panfil
moderaitor, present a true picture ot
•tiodaya "Youth In Action."
George Bennett Smith, Youth Ac­tivities
Chairman announced that
segments of ttils program will be
•hisoadcBst over WOBB, Preeport,
and WGSM, Huntington, Sunday
May Bth for those unaiWe to altend
the panel dteeus^on. Remember tJhe
date
Easter Egg Hunt
At County's
Salisbury Park
The Annual Easter Egg Hunt at
the Nassau County Park at Salisbury
will be held this year oij Monday,
April 23, Public Works Commissioner
Eugene P. Gibbons BruKnwced
20,000 chocolate Easter eggs will be
scattered, throughout the kiddie
iCootttaU and baseball fields await­ing
the clutching hands of six and
seven year olds.
The festivities will get under way
at l:4S p.m. under the supervision
of Salisbury recreation personnel. A
numfber of eggs -will be markEd
"lucky" entitling the fortunate
youngster to a prlEe. For the three
to five set, the competitive element
is eliminated and each child attend-tog
will be handed a candy egg by
adults dressed as rabbits, lim Play­ground,
Wading Pool (sans wat?r>
will be renamed Bunny land for this
event.
Parking Kelds No. 2, 3, or 4 are
neBiIa^and the Hempstead Avenue
entrance is the closest. Accompany­ing
adults are required to show Park'
permits; If the wither is ufaois-operatlve,
Tuesday, April 24 Is the
alternate date, ^ • '