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Ftioepoti'B Orle^al Official Newspaper
"NASSAU'S LARGEST WEEKLY"
FREEPORT BALDWIN
FREEPORT'S
OFFICIAl
ANNIVERSARY
NEWSPAPER
MERRICK ROOSEVELT
28tli Year, No. 32 FREEPORT. N. Y., THURSDAY. DECEMBER S, I9B3 - PRICE: FIVE CENTSpER COPY
Gl^EETli^
To all our Friends, Readers and Advertisers of the Jewish Faith
on. this Great Holiday which starts on Tuesday evening, December
10-with theJightuig of the first candle gind the recitation ^of the bless­ings
with the "Shehecheyonu. "" - - - - -
.~t We, the members of the staff of "The I*&DER-and'MEADOW-B^
OOK PRESS, wish you and yours the best in'health and happiness.
Coiiiity Rescues
County Executive Eugene H, Nfckersori today (Tuesday, De­cember
3rd} announced plans to Acquire South' Cow Meadow for
a County park, '
The 175-acre tract lies just south of the Village of Freeport
but IS not considered a wetlands area by conservdiiohists. County
ond-Freeport officials have worked closely^ on planniAg access rotties,
nntl afST^emeTit ba$.been reached to, widen! South". Main'Street beWw,
Atlantic Avenue. Freeport officials as well as cbhserVatiOn authfflfl*-' ^(
ties will be consulted on the type and location of facilities in the
park. Nickerson plans shortly to submit resolutiopb to the Board
of Supervisors "authorizmg the acquisition of the property.
'-This is the last sizeable area not yet under development or.
plinned for development on the South Shore of Nassaa CoUiity,"
said Nickerson. "It is essential- that the land be added to the
county's growing park program, i ^ the Nassau population* con­tinues
to increBse, we must place a: high priority upon the pr^er-"
yation of suitable open lands such as this for the public benefit."
BUCKLEY HEADS COUNTY
il^irrfUND
TOYLAND PARADE
SATURITAY, DEC. 7
Girl Scouts Plan
"Fiesta Bazaar"
Hand made articles^ aprons,
clothing, refreshments, toys, Grab
Bag, white eleplKUits,. ,'>plants,
cakes, gift novelties "will bW^ff'Sr-ed
at the Fiesta Baiaarjo be pre­sented
JJecember; 7;, froititi 9 a-m.
to 4 p;in._at th^ Scout 1 4 ^^ House
at 3 PftrkVAve.;*!^ intersection
of Merrick Bd. 4n Baldwin.
Three girl scout troops are par­ticipating
this yieai^ to offer-this
Bazaar the purpose'"being
then- planned trip to Mexico to
visit the-scout international-resi­dence
in Cuemavaca and,take a
tout'of the bistbrical sites and na-tional
shrines.
Dec. .10 Is Judgiog Day
In Yule Window Contest
Business places which wish to
compete for,, an .award in the Free-port
Christinas .'window. Lcontest
ftiiBfr ftave th«r decorations com­pleted
by^^.Tiiraday,-Dec, 10. The
ehamber of,Commerce will award
a plaque for. the (best Christmas
window display in local stores,
commercial and profrasional
buildings','"industrial plants and
other business establishments.
No - entry application is nMCs-sary,
but cdntestafats'niust Aave
windows decorated by ; Tuesday;
Judges are Charlotte Tessier, Car-.
mine.Cacciatore.and Edel Marone.
Picture axMye shows ATTY. CHAHLES'P. BUCiOJEY. JR.
. (right) wUh GOV. WELSON A. BOCKEFELUER at a recent
';social affair. They are very- close friends.. ^^^
( Charles P. Buckley, Jr., of Baldwin, prominent attorney, busi­nessman
and active civic lead«?r, will serve as Chairman of Uie 1964
Nftssau County Heart Fund campaign, it was announced by the
Nassau. Heart Association. - - , •
' Mr. Buckley will coordinate the activities of 12,000 volunteers
in' the annual fund drive to be
'held during the month of Febru-airy,
'• the traditional "Heart"
month. Proceeds from the cam-
~P3lgni are used to fight heart and
, blood-Vessel diseases now resptnkr
sifale-foc^ more 4han S4 percent-of j
alf deaths in the United States.
. In accepting fte campaign lead
crahip from Dr. Asher S. Chtfp'
man of Glen Cove, President of
the -Heart Association, Mr.-Buck'
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withliw t#a-«t0M«ft£f;^Tl el4ci;b^''^Y^ifiB'Blfu , ... _-^, „ ,
porf High SchJioi; wDrpMlidpate In the fifth annuat CKriiiSi®?
Toylond Pwade this Saturday morning, Dae, 7. at FrseiKMrt.,
Thejr ore Marie ZeaimB, "Miss Merry ChristmB«," eetitfiti RoiiA.
Sperllnsr left, and Paul Carbaugh, attendants, who will iicle '
near the front ol the procession (Photo .by- Oscar's, Stu^d).
Santa Claus will make a |ir&-Cteisfinas visit tOiFreepprt this Sat*
urday, Dec. 7, at 9:30 a.m.—and if the joUy old fellow-thinks.he
can slip into town tjnseen, he'll be surprised.
Besides the fifth annual Toy land Parade, bigger than-ovei;
with its 40 giant balloons among-hundreds of spectacular features,
there will be 12 bands in the pro-
Cession. Music makers will Include
Bands of Freeport High School,
the Fire Department and the Bar­rett
Pipers, dhubby Jackson with
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CP Auxiliary Plaiis
"Get AGquaiiitedi"
Lurtcft At MipsWp
The Freeport" Aibtiliaijr M tlie
United OBTebrMi PaJby Association
k have a "Geib^^uaijited" Itincb-e<
m sma mlStog <m aioniJay, DeC;
9, at the Midship Restaurant, 507
So, Grove St., Presort, at 12:30
p.m.
There is no admission charge
for tills luncheon. All members
arid fiuests who are interested' in
learning about the organization
are cenxiially, invited, A lovely
luncH and a surprise program is
.tJic plan for 'the day!
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DRUG STORE NCXnCE
TbB Cannon Ftaarmaer. 9 -SouUi
Main- SL. Fn«po»b.wiU vsmBin
open lota vntil ID p.ni. tUs Sun­day.,
KkMb 8. All otlKMr drug stores
which "are members of th» Ttee-pott
Phannapr Assodadon dose
at 2 p4tcr«a-SunldaT«.' The tele­phone'
' nninbar . of 'tbe ' Cannon
Pharmacy is FR^'S-0041. .
., Ifnttcd Pfejs International
, . WotionalPresa Si/ndicote
DEAR READERS . . . I'm indeed very happy to be back in
F^eport and to wsume my weekly offering to you. . . . I've
been honored by havlnsr had-the privilege of louring and view­ing
the vesy Impressive, vital and well-organized military mUsUe
systeln ai»d the W. S. Ait Defense of the United States. The toux
• took me to m«ny states froin the Mexican border lo While Bands
PrDWng'Gi^ttnds and to the Air Defense Center in Colorado
Springs at the foolhlUi of the Rocky Mountains, . . . A com­plete
report on fliis will follow in a future issue. . . . I itrUh
to thank MAYOR BOB SWEEHEY and WILFRED T. (BILL}
ALLEN, psst-preiident of the Freeport Chamber of Commexce,
who sponsored me for this educational and intaresting tour.
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LEADER'S piGESf . . . Send a get-well Cbrd to MRS. HAROLD W. .
BATTIN' (Mftbel Battln) who's in ROCKVILLE GENERAL HOS­PITAL,
She's one-of our first DURYEA ORCHID LADIES and a
long-time booster of Freeport, (Served for many years as Execu-
-tive Director of the-Chamber of Commerce) There's, no stopping
ATTY, CHARLES P. BUCKLEY, JR., in his many community ac­tivities.
In addition to many, many other offices and positions, he's
'"Saw been ,namcd Nassau Chairman of the BELL RINGER BALL
which •will be.,hEld.-.at Grand Central Station on New Year's Eve,
(Guy Lombatd'O and his Royal Canadians furnish the music). . . .
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