The-Leader_1970-03-19

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"NASSAU'S LARGEST WEEKLY"
Freeport's
Official
Newspaper
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FREEPORT
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BALDWIN
Up Code 11S10
MERRICK
zip Code 11S66
34th Year, No. 48
ROOSEVELT
Zip Coda 1H7B
FBEEPOHT. N. Y.. THUHSDAY. MARCH 19. 1970 PRICE: FIVE CENTS PEE COPY
Inside Freeport
b y J o l m M a e lc
Last Saturday morning, in a ceremony conducted Tit Raynor a!nd
Main Streets, ground was officially broken for the new Senior Citi­zen
apartments. The police roped off Kaynor Street for the occasion.
Nassau County loahed their "Showmobile," a self-contained stage on
wheels complete with seats, podium, microphone and speakers, even
a turntable and recording of the national anthem I A group of Hous­ing
Authority members, Mayor Sweeney, members of the Village
Board, officials from HUD, the various contractors and others, helped
to launch the new 100 senior dwelling units.
Freeport A Housing Leader
Mr. Herman Hillman, Chief of the N.Y, Regional Office of the
Housing Assistance Agency of flUD, was the principal speaker. He
complimented Freeport on having an outstanding housing program,
and stated that our village was not only a pioneer in providing dweU-ings
for the needy but also the absolute "first" with Senior Housing
dn Long Island, and also the first with a rehabilitation program (now
under way with the acquisition and modernization of fifty homes).
He commended John E. Williams, Executive Director of the Author­ity,
for his competent administration of his complex, technical re­sponsibilities.
Listening to Mr, Hillman, I couldn't help but th?nk back a dozen
or so years, when a small group of Freeport citizens was trying to
provide the first dwelling^ for elderly residents. Then, unlike today,
senior housing was not taken for granted. Ri fact it was regarded
by many, if not by most, as a bizarre idea, a perversion of the basic
idea of public housing, a step toward socialism. Some said it would
not worka^ that seniors "aia~fiBrwarir"t6~bB segregated (today they'd
call it "polarized"), that we'd eventually have "senior slums," that
such projects would harm neighborhoods, etc.
The mAi on the Housing Authority at that time were Cord Vie-brock,
Father Madden, Moxey Rigby, Philip Nickelsberg, and Harry
McCarthy, They pushed ahead with their idea, which involved build­ing
fifty dwelling units on South Main Street south ol Raynor Street.
Time has proved them right. The old timers who have moved into
•*the fifty units are mainly Freeporters who have lived here for many
years, have raised their families, paid their taxes, and now in tha
autuntn years of their lives want to enjoy peace and quiet and in­dependence.
These they have found in the Senior Citizen apartmenti
their village has provided for them.
I spoke to one of the ladies living there following the ceremonies
on Salurday^ She said to me; "Look at me. Don't I look a lot younger
Ihan I did when I came here last year? Everybody says 1 look ahd
act younger, I cerlamly feel a lot younger. You have no idea what
s relief it is to know you are safe, taken care of, on your own, not
a drag on your family, able to come and go as you choose," Another
tenant said to me: "1 thought my life was over whe^i I passed
seventy. But since moving in here a whole new life has opened up
for me, I think these are my happiest years in Freeport." Every
citizen can be proud that his Village has had the compassion and
concern to provide so well for our older residdits.
Shape Of Things To Come
Take a drive down South Main Street, from Merrick Road to
Archer Street. On your right, as you pass Smith Street, you'll see a
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Cariino To Be Guest
Of Freeport GOP
Urbane, articulate, a young veteran of years of political servifce,
Joseph F. Cariino will be the guest of the Freeport Re[/ublican Club
at the March 24th meeting. A New York State Assemblyman for
twenty year, Majority Leader from 1955 to 1959 and Speaker from
1959 to 1964, Cariino has often been tabbed the "greatest legislator
of them all" by the Albany press
Freeport Museum
Open Sundays, 2-5
The Freeport Museum, 350 So,
Main Street, is now open Sundays
for the 1970-71 from 2 to 5 p.m.
Admission is free. In addition to
the continuing display on Freeport
History, there is a new display
entitled "Home Enlertainmenf"
From Days Gone By." Featured
in this exhibit is a collection of
games ot yesteryear, sterioptic-ons,
antique cameras, early phono­graphs
and even a 1938 television
set.
Those who haven't been to the
museum in recent years will also
enjoy seeing the extensive early
fishermen's exhibit bringing to
light Freeport's early waterfront
heritage. Additions of real inter­est
have now been made to this
exhibit to attract the interest of
those \^ho have visited before.
Mafor BolMirt <!. Sw««n*y of Ft—port •igni proclaniBlloii iot
OM,r. (OrgutluUon for RehiOiiUtioii Tnining} n p t m i i i t i l hara
by Mn. Judy SehuUnui.
Little League Tryouts
Start IhK^WeelKad
A positive sign of winter's end and the arrival of Spring, Free-port
Little League tryouts. will commence starting this Saturday,
March 2Ist and conclude on Sunday, April 12th. The regular season
will open Saturday. April 25th following the Little League Parad-^
and Opening Day Ceremonies to be conducted at Randall Park.
League President Bob Notheis
when releasing the following try-out
schedule advised all partici­pating
boys to wear sneakers,
bring their baseball gloves and.
above all, dress warmly.
The scheduled tryouts will be.
Sat., March 21, 12 noon to 4
p.m., Randall Park for nine year
old boys only—National League.
Sat., April 4, fla.m., meeting
for all rookie participants at Gib-lyn
School to meet managers,
coaches
mo'ney.
and turn in booster
corps.
The Long Beach lawyer, a fre­quent
Freeport visitor and wltti
hosts of friends in the club and
Freeport "Republican organiza­tion,
ia a graduate of S t John's
and Fordham Law School and
has been favorably cited on many
occasions for his expertise in the
field of Constitutional Law.
Freeport Executive Leader Julie
Mintz, along with club Pr^ldent
Berk Swezey, have expressed
keen delight over Mr. Carlino's
acceptance to appear at the Free-port
club's meeting and have
urged all organization member^
and friends to attend what prom­ises
to be a typical Joe Cariino
dynamic prese^atation.
Also at the meeting, Tuesday,
March 24th at the Masonic Tem­ple
8:30 p.m., the wirtaer of the
special prize will be selected ^pliis
duor prizes and refreshments.
Sal., April 4 and Sunday, April
5, 12 noon to 4 p.m., both minor
and major league tryouts. Na­tional
League at Randall Park
and American League at Atkin­son
School.
Sat., April 4, Sunday, April 5,
Sat., April 11, Senior Division
tryouts are scheduled for these
dates. No field has been set but
all participafnts will be notified
in ample time.
Following ihe completion of the
Work To St^ri
On Baldwin Roads
Hempstead Town Presiding Su­pervisor
Ralph G. Caso announc­ed
4hat worl? is about jto start on
a $58,462 road iinproventent pro­ject
in Baldwin, coMlsting of the
installation of storm water drains
and the reconstructicfti of road
surface of Cheshire Drive, Ed­wards
and Anderson Streets, ad-jaceht
to Parsonage Creek.
The $SS,m , projwt includes
grading, siunCacing^ hew curbs jpid
drainage sjfitem,..
above schedules, teams will be
selected.rosters completed and
players notified. All players must
attend a minimum of 50% of the
tryouts in their respective divi­sions
in order to be eligible for
the roster draft. Failure to meet
this requirement could result in
a player being dropped from the
league.
Freeport Chainber
Luncheon Program
A sports film and scotch tasting
with Morton Frank of Seagrams
-OistiUez^ will be featured at the
Freeport Chamber of Commerce
weekly luncheon today at 12:30
p.m. at 'the VlUa Rosa, 244 H
Merrick Rd., Freeport.
Square Dance Set
By Atkinson PTA
The Atkinson Intermediate
PTA will hold its anual Square
Dance on Friday, March 20, In
the boys' gym of the Atkinson
School. The dance will start at
7:30 ahd end at half past ten, and
every child must be accompanied
by an adult. Refreshments will be
served.
School Board Forms
Building Conmittee
Mr. Joseph M. McAndrews, President of the Freeport Board ©jT
Education, announced today the formation of an ad hoc committee
to study the problems of providing proper school facilities lOirlJlft
children in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. A committee of thirty citizens met
on Thursday evening. March 12, in the Caroline G. Atkinaon School
to begin work on the project.
The ad hoc committee will
meet for three montiis. At the
conclusion of this period, they
are expected to submit their re­port
to the Board of Education
The committee will discuss the
utilization of present facilities, the
impact of urban renewal, the in­adequacies
of the paresent Dodd
Junior High School, the double
session at Atkins)n, the possible
jclosing or curtaiunent of classes
at Ho)|y Bedeemer, and the in-ctma^
e in school poptilation ex-
P0cted: over the nex|'five to ten
years.
Tht Board has asked the com­mittee
to present a unanimouB
reMmmeMation'; by VJune I5tti.
5fhe-5ntimtte|fii:^ .commili#.
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plete cross section ot viewpobtta,
but not to represent-tfay--gnNt|i
or organization. The committee
members a r e :
Angelo AmatulU,' Mrs. Carolyn
Berman, Eugene Cooper, Thomas
DUlon, WiUiam Olxon, John
Donovan, Mrs. Ellen Ixtntct,
Thomas Filardo. Irvliig^IlshmMi..:
Seymour Jannul, Alaia Jay^lini.
Nancy Johnston, Sy 'Kprn^-JtH^^ --^V^A,
Lerangia, lira. :Boatrlce|viatMei^l-*%v
Bev. Paul light,-'i^ffiisiLilA^iiii^?;*^'^
Bobert- -Jbouihliiij?'lto|«if!«j|o,^^^^
Mrs. Claire imcmt:Qmm^^i^^
John cyMeally, Jomar,:llan«i;^|"^
Elaine. ]S»B^,-..h^i!^^^^
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