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27th Year, No. 19 FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6, i 9 e 2 »e •• ^ PHIGE F I V E qSNTS FEfccOPT
Pl&yltSafe
tJon't-Be-SoFry
• Aorois New York" Stoti, 111
j^destrians liiOi«^Hire'-4o-f»iii~'
;{ten age group were struck dawn
-atta-MUea-by oars or traoks In
J981.'Anothw 8.?8t IwyiafiCpra
weW" Injured—.many -of tbeiu
. s e v e r e l y , ' , ;.. .:•-.
Stefflrtanately, It Is too late,
to bell* these youag vlcttms. Bnt
• tbue-nstamlns to avert new. tisse-^r
"ajSTjin the blgbways.
;,^;ThB.public seboa^ ot Freeport
reopened with a total enreUment
'of w^rly seven' ttatnisand.
dace asain boys and sirls will
crowd the streets and ifoads m
their way to and imm, elates.
ISvery. eHoft initst be inade to
protect them asalnst the hazards
itt, traMle,
VfHE IMABISR Joins ttie New '
Xorlc State Citizens CwnneU on
Tra'fn« Safety In nrghig yon to
teach yottr (^lldren good pe­destrian
habits. When yon'drive,
aspect ', the unexpected from
yAiingstcrs 'nind: lie piepared'- to
Avoid accidents. Drive" extra
okreiTuUr '.Veat scliools and in
residential «reas. -- ~
DEUG STOR]E NOTICE
mednuMi's Phamtacy, M West
Snnrlso Hwy.. fte^iort, irtB remdn
.opiii WW,'Wtli":Mjia£''"*lil«''Sm«iy,
Sept. 9, Ail other drag sitere* wUch
aw.niean.iiere'-isr'tlie Breepor* Pbar-naey
iosoctatloa close at Z pJU. on
Sniidays.- The irledn^uni mmna^t^
telephone nwnbet lai EE.I-OWl. -
mmm. NEW
R FREEroRrs
Souvenirlssue
Unity Party Plans
Meeting Sept. 12
Luxury Trip To a«nutadla
Offer^ To Partidpants
The ITnlly Party "of Frceport will
hold Its first official FaU meetinK
on Wednesday September 12 at 8:30
pwm,, '-^t, jthe, Prcepq^.Taishl Oinb
on 'Sontb 'Grove 6t,
A ' snrprise guest speakeic win
address thjs'' 'peAy -and fbe new
lasz-ea plans yiHl be released.
WUnam F. Giacken, former mayor
of nreepori announced that the
Unity Party'has re-orsanlsed Ita
plans and Its Executive Board of
Strategy and wfli tal» a salient
position In all village poUtlos and
pmJectC"
The tJnItey Party lost control of
tbe VlUftge Board by only a few
votes during the last election.
Big
Availabh To 40,000 Readers
Rev. H. E. Thorert
To Be Installed,
lEiiiiiicwwi or ^
THE LEADER, the coiiiimtnity's oldest and larnest
newspaper serving Freeport, Roosevelt, Merrick and Bald­win
for nearlj'-SO ycai's, has been named as the offictat
publication for F-reeport's 70th a^nivei'sary souvenir issue.
. —EreciBoa.4»v«t»fe* »£yi%©^ fi**'*S'?'?^^e?*^!!fH?^Pii^
played an important part an the dovelopinent of'Loii^ Island
frohrfl-s early tltiy^' o f aettleiiierit dating back l o Revolu-tiouaiy
limes.
The 70th anuiversarj' coinnienjonife.s Freeport's date
oi' being an incorporated village.
Robert J. Sweeney serves as Mayor and the Board of
Trustees consists ot . Henry A, AJtengarten, Frank W.
Somers, Arthur R. Muller and George H, Fairiierg, Jolm J.
MaoDonald. is Village Clerk.,Leonawi D. B. Smith.serves as
Village Treasurer and Atty. John O. Tessier is Village
Counsel.
Dee Kratovil is Publicity Director for Freeport, The
(ConHmied on Paize 2)
COLLEGE STUDEN]^
ONii
Pictlire above shows (L to r.y Besiwut School teacher and stadenta,
., with Kappas, Mrs. JTolin Gallagher, VSn, Wiliiam Yahnker, Mrs.
^%£s ^'48gidr, and AEra. Kobert Bennett.
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The South Shore Alumnae Aasociation of the Kappa Kappa Gamma
fxiiternliy, prraented a immoral 4-speed record player to the Benaan
School of Freeport at a brief ceremony held recently at laie school. Since
OQo or the functions of tfis RJunmae gtonp is to raise money to old a
worthwhile community need, the Berman School seemed worthy of
fheir Interest and help. Here, many cbUdien have l^een helped bo a
more useful and happier "way of life. It is hoped that other grottps will
toR*tl6»te tWa veiy fine and much needed t7i>^ of school and ooo-tffirate
money or eviStaaetX '~ ' ^ - • •
IVjTOal-tostaBatlto- service? wP
•be-held In the First Baptist Church,
Sunday at tJP-M.^for.tJie.Kev. H.
Bdgar Thoren, fownafly' of: Homer.
N. YTwho became Its fistor'last
IsasaifTRoBert KfAshdown, chair­man
of the Dlacdnatf,.wlll pi-CBlde.
The ttev. A. Edward Couch, pas­tor
of .the- Rtat JPresbytettBii
Cliurch* will give the invocation.
Greetings wilt be twought by the
RQV." ^traiighan dettler,. pastor of
the' Nassau County Unitarian
Church; Mayor Robert.J. Sweeney
.nnd_the-KeVr-WBJter-©r-Macosterr
director of the Metropolitan Baptist
Board of Promqtlon,_ ^ :.
The address will be delivered hy
the Rev. Dr. A. Drew Vamey, for­merly
of Freeport, secretary of the
American Baptist Foreign iOsslon-ary
Society. 'The Kev. Mi-. Thoren
will- respond and .pronounce the
bencdlcClotL,
A recepilon will follow with iWil-^
Itflffl TP.-Strunlt as chairman.
Pastor Ituiren Will preach at 10:4S
A3JL The Sunday School will meet
at 9:30 ajn. The Weekly prayer
tneetlag wlU b weld wdnesday at 8
PJW.
.DENNIS STABOS. MCLANIE CHBB9TUN8EN
The Freeport VEAnER, in its new plan of expansion, has added two
well-known local college students to the staff. '
Melanle A. Christiansen. 169 Park Ave. and Dennis Staros, 8 New
York Ave., will be specially assigned to the special Issue of THE LEADEai
which.win honor tVeeporfs 70th anniversary,'.
Miss Christiansen, daughter of ISr. and Mrs, Walter R. Christiansen,
Is a 1959 graduate of Freeport High School, She atteaded New Palta
State Teachere'-College in New Paltz and Is now a student at Hofstra
GoUege majoring In f^ne Arte Education.
Dennis Statos, son ot Mr, and Mrs. James Staros was graduated from
Frceport Hfeh School Jn 1858. He was bom to .Hfeeport and jBtiende<^
Ptenn State VJAV. prior «0 hJ* stUdlte'efHOTstta College. Bfe'fc majoring
in Advertising; Id^rfcetlng and Research. ', ,
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