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FREEPORT
Zip Code 11520
BALDWIN
Zip Cod> 11310
MERRICK
Zip Cttdn 11588
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32nd Year, No. 41 FREEPOHT; N. Y., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 1. 1968 PRICE! FIVE CI
! NEWS & VIEWS
BY
EDDIE;VASIL
N, Y. Nvn-nfmiHv fieporten Auo,
Nationat Pr«s$ Syndicate
. LiMM. to ilie "EDinE VA5IL SHOW"
On WTfJE, 1520 on the DW
EDDIETjOB'S KOTES . .; . FUtory TyoBon LEO YOUNG «xira
- P^^"* * * « aB?»Jb«CMi» « e of Fieapo mm.
JOMM\J. BAMDKXih^ma^ (and the came day.
Young's coat aknosletoilMil Atother wtolt&y villagM) . . . Con.
•~ gtaftilatioiB 40 MR. Mitl »aiS. LOUIE DEMOV on Ihelr 32iid
Wedding AnniTOriajy. (Model-wm-Iii-law ATTY. GEME SCHAF-FEB
hositdjllio wlBbraaom pwtyK . . . Wltal's going on dona ol
Iho FREEPOHT MOTOR IMN uid Ui "HyJng Bridge" (OulriggM)
comblnalltm? (Manydftangw la "mtmseie^ni" and yol notUnff
oJKidal Ue«ii«-wi*o. And who wai thai itftxacdTO "girl" spotted
• tRtexlngu-moiel toam'Uom M local iatdf^ . . . Two outitandliKr
- and'iepoated "compliihenls' feoin too tnaay citizens: First, the
• aUitiida and iTealBient by certsin pezsCKuwI at the Motor Veliicle
Biixeau. and second, the long-waUtag period before telephone
contBd is.wads'witb Wsslem llnioii.'|But then again, when else
could one take his JjBsinessJ),. . SpoOid "ihanlc you" to MB. and
MBS.. JHlSacWl, m^ wWii: *«*«• been big column
' boc»te*rfaft"d«Jade8.''(He'C/l*Ri:Cfl'''
FHS BASKE1BALL TEAM
REMAINS UNDEFEATEtt
i PEOPLE AHD PLACES ..-.. Congratittatldas.io-DICK COMERPpRD
.whaiff ops/illiaSCOTVBiOTC^ of the FREE-POET
POLICM IDEW, (He joJnffsiMh^^p^^ experts as Detec­tives
JOE nGItfSIKA and BOB GOEDpN . . . His legions of friends
^Vfehing a quick recovery tij'veteran'GOP Committueman and West-em
Bleetric Co. exec JIM STAROS who's been a victim of the flu
.:.:. If you miss smillng.BlLL VQGT- too much, then either visit him
of write him at 289 El Valle, Green Valley, Azizona 8S814. (He was
a gonial MB. FEEEPOBT EXCHANGE CLUB and MB, N.Y. TELE­PHONE
COMPANY for many jrears before his recent retirement)
. . : Dive lull credit to'ilOHW ABBATE and his comittoe who brokr
records with their'lOM Salvation Airmjr Fund Bailing. (But then
;again this is no surprise because JOIJN ABBATE is a human dynamo
whehit coihes^to'ttWd-raisingind'campafgniri . . . Congratulationi
Jo ByiipW;Airo; AHTHCR SCOTOwhd re^ celebrated their
50th wl4dwi;an!iivfirsa|yi (Daughter K^ is q veteran
"cinployifo "pf "B^EKSLBItilNSTETJMENTSi^Son-in-law .Bill Johristop
i s ar»; exec with East New-York Savings Banlf and grandson, BILL
JpHNSTONr JR., a top-notch percussionist .and drummer attends
college lh'Bo|toiji Fifty frieridsyand relatives attended their surprise
piriy in Baldwin) . . .' A'TTYl and ifas. ELLIOT SAMUELSON
iM^^S active injlocal:eircles"fflWi; 6 legaireagie) extra proud parents
tHeie clays now that they have a jhirming new tax exemption named
?'#endy Beth" . . .My spies tell me-that the HOWARD JOHNSON
Chain'will fteate on W. "Merrick Ra.;'Freeport, where the South
Sore .Diner isnow-located* :- i. " . .•
Bank Gives Award
To Elaine Zenker
Mrs. Elaine Zenker was the'
recipient recently of a cash
Award and special eeriificate for
a constructive idea offered
through the National Bank _pf
North America's Suggestion
Award Program. Elaine is a mem­ber
of the stair' of -our Baldwin
Harbor office.'
The Program was designed to
give greater oppoi-tunitles to en.
plrvyees.
Mrs, Zenkei; is a re^ident oi
Merrick,
The Frccport High ScAool basketball team hsi its Antet start
in many years winning its Urat ten games. Frcepoii Has nit seen
such a successful season in two decades. This year's loam could be
colled a "look for each other" t^am because of its balance and the
unselflshncs.s of its team members. On any given night, any one of
seven or eight Red Devils could
break a gome wide open.
The starting five h^ve been
Brian Bexman; Bill Jackson,
Charlie .Jackson, Wes Williams
and Cliff Brophy, with John
Vsiles, John Nunnenkamp and
Jeff Glacken ccatributing to the
effort.
At mid-rtenn, the vardty
has averaged better than 70 pointa
per game while holding the op­position
to SO.. 1 points a game.
The firat annual Freeport-South
Side Basketball Tournament was
held on December 21 end 22.'
The.Red Devils defeated Bald->
win High School in the first-round
6S to 33. At halfttme Free-port
trailed 1«-15, In tho second' -
halft ,an awesome display of
offensive power was put on by..
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FOR ARCHER SCHOOL
DUHYEA ORCHm AWABO , . . Th* boawHfnl DUHYBA QK-CHID
CORSAGE U ptetezO^i as a itona token of puUte receg-
(Coutiniued on page 4) ~ -
Doctors Hospital
Sponsors Special
Training Series
A twice-weekly series of jn-training
sessions is presently in
progress at Doctors Hospital,
Freeport.
Purpose of the program is to
provide refresher courses for the
207-nieraber,nursing staflF and to
give introductory instruction tp
newcomers,' said Mrg-Lolita^Min-nJck
-of Freeport, Director of
Nursing at the' hospital.
,,The diabetic, electrolytqs and
cfire of the urology patient'were
subjects of the Monday and We<i-ncBday
morning lectures during
January, Mrs. Minnick said, Talk^
are given by various members of
Doctors, Hospital staff.
'The program will be continued
indefinitely, acording .to rJAn.
Mmnick,
Commissioner Of
Fisheries To .Be
Chamber Speaker
', Judge Chajrlo* C. MehrmannI
|>xograin CluuraMiB. .'< wmauflced
Ibat David Wallace/Comnilsd^a^^
«r of Fbhnies, will be tbe gtwcl
speaker' at the Luncheon Merit­ing
of tbe Freeport Cbambex'of
Commerce on Tbortday, Feb. I
at AI B. White'!.
, Me will dlscpM ibe recent VS.
and Soviet fishery fteaty. , .
L«o Young of Freeport Iniq;'
nationally,known fisbery eKji«rt
will M»m es of&ecml boif.
- Freeport's Board of Education Will propose a bond issue foi-renovations
and additions to the Archer Street school. Tho proposali
to bo voted on February ?9tli, includes renovation, of the 1929 whig
and the*^replacement of the 1900 wing'with a new addition contain'
Ing a library, a cafeteria, service facilitie.<i and, 10 ulasarooms. The
cost of the proposal will'be fl,
492, 000 and will increase 'the tax
rate by 9.9 cents per $100 of as­sessed
valuation.
"This building is badly needed
to provide for our elementary
school children," said Board-Pres­ident
Hiigh Erwin, "There seems
to be-general community agree­ment
that the 1009" wmg of the
Archer Street school must be re-,
placed with a modern facility. We
have''liefai-urged-to'add as many
classroama as possible ^at Archer
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"FRIENDSHIP BAir
Fboto aboVe sbovs lltiiy Judge Charles C^.- Mebrnuuia, ^ubUfi.-
Relofloa*. Chairman of the Second'AimiiBl'\]PrieTidid)lp B«U tft '>
Out Holy Redeemer C%inreh Farbb an^ CO'piaii^nutn'CKrl Keller.'-;
- who dedgned Ifae offidnl poster of this a n a ^ aiid popular nfUbrf'
trhlcb will be held at tiie Mallbtt tShore Club at I^Ulo Befell m^-i
April 18. '
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