The-Leader_1965-07-08

              , •», -^
FRSEPOaf UEMORIAL IMUm
f. HERRICK R»* -
rRSSPORT, H. f» • 11520
M-JUG - M MM^M r\ Ut^m FC
^iiik4'&0!<0^4^-mtmig^*;!^^t^^
NASSAU'S LARGEST WEiKLY"
FREEPORT BALDWIN MERRICK
FREEPORT'S
OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER
ROOSEVELT
J
zip Q.9ii« 11S20
SOtb Year, Wo. U
- -. :;.-: Zin Code 11B66
FREEPOHT, N. Y.. THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1965 i4f^sa«
Zip Code 115T5
iPBICEi FIVE CENTS PEH COPY
FREEPORT'S GREATEST NATURAL
ASSET: FABULOUS WATERFRON
^^^tt%ii&j^'^ti^^'fi/^iiti*iiiSl<t:^^:^fS^^^!ti'iti^^^
I NEWS & VIEWS
BY
EDDIE VASIL
W. y. Newspaper Reporters Asso.
National PfMSB Syndicate
Wilhout or with oftozme to IriencU or toes,
I Sketch your wosld exactly as it goes.—^BfTon
LEADER'S DIGEST . . . Freeporrs veteran Police Chisl PETER
ELAR, on the force tor 48 yeais, duo to retire August IsJ. (He'JJ
be 70! . . . Lovely LYNN SCHUBERT won Oie "Mlti East Point
House" crown last week and
'wm
JOAN ST. JAMES
goes to Grossinger'a for the
"Miss New York Stale"
Finals . . (Special note to al]
men: Try to find any excuse
; ^ lto._got to- "-llie^-^JLAesHIP • •
I>INRH this Sunday, July 11-
Ijeiwcon 10 A.M. and Noon
and yott'll sea 26 of Long
Island's moil gorgeoas ffirls
Beloie ihey leave for the
"Miss New York State"
Finals. Bring your cameras -
photos OK) . . . The EX­CHANGE
CLUB LB plannins
a special tribute to DAVE
LEVY. (The only remaining
charter member of the Free-port
C l u b ) , , . Former priro-iight
champion contender
HARRY EBBETS, who was
almost fatally shot during an
attempted hold-up of bis
liquor store, back in action
'greeting friends along Mer­rick
Road, (Which makes us all happy because he's a. great guy)
. . . TV Talent Scouts casing Freeport's JOAN ST. JAMES, who
appears nitely at the SAVARIN - GUY LOMBABDO EAST i
POINT HOUSE.
« • •
EDDIETOR'S NOTES . . . Genial JOE LaBELLA celebrating his
45th year as a resident of Preeport (Congratulations) . , . The FREE-PORT
GOP CLUB planning a testimonial to veteran "clam-digger"
and former Nassau County Comptroller DORE BEDELL . . . The
TONY DeNICOLAS (owner of Atlantic Chemists and Proxy of
Freeport Rotary Club) expecting their 2nd grondchjld . , . The BOB
RAVENEJRS expecting their 5th child about August 15. (No news
yet along these lines from the CHARLIE RORECH JR.'S,' the BILL
GLACKENS. the JOE FISHERS, the OAKLEY GENTRYS or any
of the other well-known Freeport families who can start their own
basketball or basebal! teams) . . . Special invitation from the NAS­SAU
DEMOCRATS to attend their Annual County Picnic July. 10
at Salisbuty Park (Thanks, Jack English) . . . Ace sport-fisherman
ARTIE RDSSILI. brought the first tuna into Frceport on June 21.
("Winrus" with John Scalia, Walter Conroy and Dick Baffo aboard)
. . . LaWyerman AL VOLLMER proved he's also a top fisherman by
bringing in. a 236 swordfish last week. (Bill White's Red Raider) . . .
It was "Judge's Day" at JOE VITO'S Barber Shop last Friday as
County Court JUDGE PAUL KELLY and Freeport Police JUDGE
ED FREEDMAN got trimmed before leaving for respective vacations
in ikfantauk & Califiirnia.
MAKING THE ROUNDS . . . Tho new owner of liie MERRICK
MANOR (Merrick Rosd in Merrick) is TOM OCBRA who Jxhiffht
out bis partner TOM O'SKAUCHIIEiBSY. (Nics gruy and a zsally
nice place).., Genial JACK BRANSFIELD is Om urologist .attd.
Freepoil's p^pwlH-waitresSr EDlfA EGAM is also on fbe sfaff < < «
Don'< fidl to see lbs exoUc iBlemat&msl song stylist MOmCA..
BOYAR wbo's Bppeazliif Fridaf aaA Saturday itftas at ito '
.-- -•-•- ^^{C0s!&aaed^(m.vms il : .• ..;...,
Seventeen Scenic Miles Of Navigable
Waterways Iruly Make rreeport
oating-rishmg Cfapital Ot ihe bast
By EDDIE VASIL
Frceport has one natural attribute which cannot be duplicated by any otlior com­munity
in the world—and that is its fabulous, colorful and scenic waterfront.
Any city, town or village, in fact, even a potato farm, can be the location for a super-duper
shopping center, with bigger and better ones springluij up every year, but only
Freeport has Been blessed by Nature with 17 miles of waterways which cannot be built
anywhere ehu for all the money in the WAild, .
Many hiKhly-puWiclzcd shopping • nreas hnw Ihcir "Miracle
Miles" but only Freeport has its exciting "Naulical UVta" which In­cludes
every typo of nwrino aclivily known to man.
WoodcWft Avenue ia the heart ot "Nniitical MHe" which ac­tually
covers every tool of the 17 milc--! of Frccporl %vn(erway.s. It
was so appropriately nnmod by Mis, Al "Aitio" Grovor whoso com­bination
of beauty and brains is n watcrlronl landmark.
Pieoport's Fabulous Waterfront has all the chBi-inot Sun Fran-vlsco'a
lamed "Fisherman's Wharf," Massaclniactts* Cape Cod, and
FJoiida'j Vj--hitn{ ttiid boating CBut«i'<» ^committed,--Y«t,-it"*iralmOHi
within the Shadows ot Manhatlnn's' sky.'scnipoi-s and right at iho
marine fi-ont-door of million^ of Long Islundure.
Go down lo tfjo waterfront on iiny wcok-cnd and you'll .sec nwrc
visitors and action than any ot Frecporl's .•ihopping arcns. And yet,
this hasn't even scratched the surface of Uie huge polciiljal.
Wilh the proper cO'-operation bet%voun Itiu wiiturfront bu.sincsi;-
nicn themselves and toetsvecn the waterfront cntcrjjri.^c.H unci lhi»
people and olficinls ot the Village of Frceport, and of cour.so, witli
tlw proper collective promotion, Frecport's Waterfront could he one
of the greatest ntlractions in America.
Freeport Ihon could truly be the "BwiUng and Fishing Capilid
of the En.<it!"
But what k needed to achiovc Ihi.t position?
First of course, sincere and complete co-operation bclwmi all
factions of the waterfront. Big and small enlerpriics .sliouhi put
aside petty jealousies and work logeUier to make this nnlural t-n-dowmenl
truly a blessing for all.
Mayor Bob Sweeney and the Village adniinlslralion recognize
the great possibilities of Frecport's waterfront and Uioy ore fully
aware of the lack 61 sufficient parking space. They recently took t.
progressive step to correct this Bituation by building a mucli-nocd<!4
purking-field at the intersection ol Ocean Ave, and Front St,
(Continued on Page 4)
GOP Clulj To Honor
Bedell And Chief Ekr
The Frceport Republican Club
will hold a testimonial dunce Sat-
,urday, Sept, 25, honoring, Dore
BcdoH, foruier ComplroUor of
'rNassou County, and Pclor Elar,
retiring- Police Chief of Freeport,
"Guy Lombardo's ifewly doeor-atcd
East Point House, has been
cliosen as tlio location. Early re­sponse
to the dance has indicated
a sell-out crowd of more than
700.
Ticket's are available through
Republican Committeemen, and
Club President Walter V, Mur­phy,
FR 8-1310.
DRUG STORE NOTICE
The Cannon Pharmacy, 6 So.
Main St., Freeport, will remain
open late, until 10 p,m. this Sun­day,
July H. All other drug ttotoa
which are membeiB of the Frea-port
Pliarmacy Association close
at Z p.m. On Sundays, The tele
phone number of tba CaRnon
Phiirmscy is FB B-0041.
Photo aixmidunrs.v«li»aa.docleIniiU»r,Cipl. Caotgs Sttamao (Boigo Ctiatf) working aionff ft*
mwmaim c«ai*r at tb*' bead of Wooddnft Can «]. PieMuMd tai9 Mme of tbo oxpnuiva ctaft.