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Zip Code 1ti20
BALDWIN
Zlo Code 11510
MERRfCK
Zip Code 11SQ6
ROOSEVELT
Zlo Code t1S7i
35th YEAR, No. 20 FREEPORT, NY., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1970 PRICE: TEN CENTS PER COPY
-,v^-~^ Hempstead Town Presiding Supervisor Ralph^-Caso, I'ighti'^Repyhliisan candidate for Wa^^ County
executive, gets a chance to chat with Freeport Detectives Robert Gordon, left and David iMeehan at the
Nassau Detectives Association picnic held in Oyster Bay.
Drug Arrests
The iiiosi recent haul of 21
drug pushers and addicts in the
Vilfage reflects the increased
accivicy of Freepon's police
Depi. In the local narcotics flow
which ever;^one concedes is the
major c r i m e problem in the
country today.
Police Chief Elar told a Leader
rt'pre sent alive that the recent
Village arresis bring the year's
total so far lo 53, as compared
10 100 in 1969, M in iy68 and
22 in 1961.
"Unfortunately, said Chief
Elar, some of^ those arrested
are previous offenders."returned
10 "do business again ' because
oi crowded court calendars which
often make^ it possible for a
felon to "cop a plea" of a lesser
offense, thereby avoiding time
consuming delays in inal and
conviction procedures as well
as appeals to higher courts in
case of conviction."
"It is not enough," the Chief
continued, "for the local law
enforcement agency to make the
arrests. The courts must be able
to (unction properly and follow
through with tfie proper disposi­tion
01 the case. They are handi -
capped tiow with the extreme
backlog of cases due to insuffi­cient
amount of prosecutors,
judges and courts."
Chief Elar concluded thai the
Village Police Depi., assisted
by the Nassau County Narcotics
sqads, "will continue to seek
out and arrest any and all drug
offenders who make Freeport
their base of operations, in spite
oi the (act that raids and arrests
require weeks and months of
surveillance, investigation, and
planning, everything possible will
be done by the Village Police
Dept. to control the drug pro­blem
in Freeport."
Jones Beach Expansion Planned
F.II Sessk» at Freeport
AN INTERVIEW WITH PRINCIPAL WJLLIAM McELROY
Bill McElroy, Freeport High School's new principal, tcK)k time
from his busy schedule to meet with the Ixader in his office at
Freeport High School and discuss the opening of school September
9th, when the High School wiH return to a regular fall session of
school from 8 AM to 2:31 PM for most students. Approximately
2250 students will attend this
variety of courses. In the new
science wing of the high school,
specialized science courses such
as marine biology wfu be offered
and computer math coursep will
be utilizing new machines. Gui-darjce
counselors have already
begun making program correc-lions
two weeks before school in
order ro acfrteve a smooth open­ing
week.
Freeport High will open wiifi
twenty-five new teachers, most
with previous experience, and
the e teachers will be attending
orientation meetings September
third and fourth. TMs fepresenis
a relatively small change Inper-sonnel
compared to the total staff
of 140 teachers and adraliilstra-lors,
,ta aidltltsn to principal.
Bill McElrpyiVa new assistant
p r l r t c l p a l i has;lie^n- 'named}
Richard Rottentxerg.
Rothenbefg, has been a re­sident
of Freeport for many years
and his children have attended
Freeport schools.
The high school staff should be
well prepared to deal with siu-dem's
educational needs, llie
grade level principals and gui­dance
counselors have moved up
witti their classes and are well
acquainted with most of the stu­dents
they will be advising. In
addition, there is a male and
ieniale counselor on each level
to handle and prevent student
problems. Of the total staff of
140, Fri-eport High School has a
nuHiber of competem black teacii -
ers and adntinisiraiors as well
as specialized educators lo fur-iher
the educational goals oi
Freepon's youth -blacker white.
Bill Mcelroy niadr no rus^
predictions about easy times in
school in ihese turbulent days.
He said that he will take a posi-
11VL- approach, always seeking to
have students raise their own
expectations and standards, and
then work with them to achieve
them. Mis knowledge of the high
school students from his years
in the junior high will be an asset
in dealiirg wiih problems. He said.
n. Holly Patterson, President
of the Long Island State Park
Commission, announced today
that an expansion program of
additional parking and bathhouse
units has been decided on to cope
with the increased usage of Jones
Beach State Park. Thousands of
cars were turned awav this year
because of lack of parking space.
For the first time In the 41-
year history of the nationally
known park, over half-a-million
people visited the park over a
single 2-day weekend, t h e ' l a st
weekend in July. Nearly 4 million
attended the park during July, by
far the largest count tor a single
month.
The new program, now on the
drawing boarcf.wlll provide
immediate relief with 5,000 ad­ditional
parking spaces and relat -
ed bathhouse, lood and sanitary
facilities, Increasing the present
capacity of 30,000 s p a c e s to
35,000.
A total of 15 million persons
are expected to visit Jone s
Beach this year as against a
previous high of 13.5 miUion.
Since the park opened in 1929,
350 tnillion people have attended
year, taking the widest possible
"The kids know me, and 1 know
them." He will hold no double
standards, he said, and expects
the students to be account able for
their a'ctions, Tfie student code of
behavior was jusi revised by a
joint student-lacuhy-adminis­trator
group, and he tvk thai the
revisecf handbook would prove
fair and workable. McElroy
stated, "Only in a society which
ha? sets of rules can we operate
effectively." In this he reflected
the thinking of the assistant prin­cipals
for each grade level, and
he fek tfiat teachers must assume
a large share of responsibility
for maintaining an atmosphere
of order 111 the school,
>,,iHalisaWeis: :VJIU rsilll beused;
:;;:ffils-^;^efiit';;in;,anfelftjrt-tQi:relleve" ^'
teachers: of:iion-ieachlhg duties
and to telpCraalaitMri; ai srtbothri
runctionin|-school; The duties and
responsibrililes^ of the aides will
be clearly spelled out, and orien­tation
sessions will be held with
aides and adnilnistraior; loclar-iiy
their functlun.
McElroy stressed (he arva ul
comtnunicatloii and cooperailoii
between parents and educators.
He plans to meet with any pareiiii-or
any pareiii group wishing tu
discuss problems and work foi
joint solutions. He stressed thai
parents must be award u| ilicir
children's attendance, efforts,
and successes, UIKI eoiiniiu(ii(;a-lioii
between parmii and teachei
is vital.
Hill MeHlioy i-iided the liilei-view
with the Leader on a iwie
of cautious optimism. "Kids an
itids," lie -laid, "and i like Kid .
I liave live ol uiy ^wn." He added
that he leli that a lew trouliU -
some youagsiers uiicn give a
whole school a bad repuiaiioii,
but itiat lie believes that the great
majority of Freeport's young­sters
have positive goals, Tliey
want to take advatitage of the
opportunities at I-'r<-epori High
School, and Hill Mcfilroy is there
to do his level tx:si !ur iheiii.
the State's principal ocean!roni
resort.
Also on the drawing board are
designs for an additional bridge
across Fire Island Inlet connect­ing
Jones Beach with Robert
Moses Park on Fire Island. The
new 2-lane bridge will parallel
the existing 2-lane structure to
meet the increasing demand of
overflow patrons from Jones
Beach Park.
The twin bridge, to cost $15
million, will be read^ in 1973,
together with an additional 5,000
parking spaces, making even­tual
total capacity of 40,000 cars.
The Freeport Post Office will
have no window service and no
carrier delivery service on Mon­day,
September 7, 19TO, Labor
Day. Special delivery mail will be
delivered as received and the
lobby 'will be open tur the eon-venlence
oi boxhold' r.. Ii MM
9:00 AM to 5:00 FM,
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