The-Leader_1970-01-15

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"NASSAU-S LARGEST WEtKLY"
34tli. Yeari No; 39
FREEPORT
Zip Code 11120
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MERRICK
Zip Code 11566
FREEPOHTi N. Y. THURSDAY. JANUABY 15. 1970
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PBICEs FIVE ClNfS FEB COW
Inside Freeport
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by John Mack
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AS we start- into the new decade .dl.the Sevefe two inajor
programs of the'Freeport Village Adimiliistration get off to a flying
start. One is the Housing Program. On Thursday, January 8, at the
offic^ of the, Freeport Housing Authority, contracts were signed
for the cdflstruction of 100 units of Senior Housing to be built during
the cdming year. Incidentally the signing of- such contracts is much
more than putting a couple of names on some pieces of paper. The
procedure took the b ^ t part of the day. Principals of the five con­tracting
firms. Housing officials and counsel, architect, aiid others
were on hand to take care of the many details. On schedule during
Uie day, each contractor made his appearance, presented rxscuted
bonds for performance and payments, signed his contract, signed all
plans and specifications, and received documents he will nesd to
-coniptete his-construction respdnslbflltleS: Thanks to the organizing
ability of Jjjhn E. William§, Executive Director of the Freeport
Housing Authority, the entire procedure went off without a hitch.
five Contradozs
These new Senior Citizen apartments will take form on South
Main Street through the efforts of five different contractors. The
Generar Construction contract was awarded to Gramercy Cohstruc-tion
Company of N.Y.C., whose two; principals incidentally HVe In
Oceanside and Valley Stream. Plumbing;was awarded to tisikeviUe.
Plumbing, Coreipanyi Heating to .the ipaiitChahdler Coinpap^^'Elec-.
• trica|, tc^' Noirth'ahbm_Eaettt^
Contracting Corp,, of Pceanside. It looks Jike,fa good team for the big
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inspeetjion • % f w . wllVSe-tiVedr'itid-;' sKbrtly~ift^f thit'-''cbiipirtiHtio^^
will begin. The job is to be finished in twelve months according to
Ihs contracts.
Senior Citizens and others interested in the facilities provided
by the Freeport Housing Authority will be interested to know thkt
the admission income limits were raised last month. Recognizing
the effecjts of inflation and .higher costs of living, the Authority has
requested and received HUD approval for increases in the income
limits for admission Aid for continued occupancy. The income
maximum for one persdn has been increased from $3800 to $4200.
For two persons the new income limit is $4600, for a family of three
it is $5300. The scale rises to a maximum of $6900 for a family unit
of seven or more. More complete information may be obtained from
John E. Williams at the Housing Office. Applications for the new
Senior Citizen Apartments mentioned above may also be made ^t
the Housing Office.
MeanwhUo, Across the Street . . .
Another item of good news for Freeport is the approval by the
Federal Government of a grant to our Village to aid in the acquisi­tion
of the watershed properties, including Hanse Park. This area
is directly across the street from the site of the new Setiior Citizen
buildings. Hanse Park, according to plans developed by the Village
Administration, is to be converted into one of the finest community
centers on Long Island. An ideal location, accessible by major roads,
it is made to order for development into a central recreation area.
Last year the Administration had a professional organization. Plan­ning
Association, prepare a "Program and Design Criteria State­ment"
for the proposed Hanse Park develbpment This includes con­sideration
of indoor-outdoor swimming pools, ice rink, -community
building,._irLUlti-use.^auditgrium, gymnasium, and locker facilities.
The study mcluded facilities for youth abd adults, men and women,
for everybody. And so we draw a giant step nearer to realization
of the dream of many Freeporters through the years . . . a Freeport
center for recreational, social, cultural, and other activities of this
nature.
How About "Haynortown Park?"
Hanse Park once was a mill pond. At the south end of it, where
Mill Road now passes at the head of Freeport Creek, stood Raynor's
Mill. From a historic point of view, a name that would commemorate
the early settlers who gave Freeport Its former name. Raynortown,
would be very appropriate for the new center.
State Aid For
Freeport's Elderly
Governor Rockefeller announc­ed
that $1,276,50 in State aid has
Ijeen allocated by the State Edu­cation
Department and the State
Recreation Council for the Elder­ly
to the Village of Freeport for
a community program of educa­tional
and recreational activities
for persons 60 years of age and
older,
'The Village of Freeport is to
be commended for joining more
thah 150 municipalities who par­ticipate
in this aspect of the Edu­cation
Department programs,"
the Governor said. "This is the
first year this community and the
State have joined together in
providing more adequate services
and programs for the senior citi­zens
of the community,"
According to Mayor Robert J.
Sweeney, the Village bf Freeport
has allotted $8,643.00 for this pro­gram-':
of c^iicatappfli/vscwi^ siad
;I*eepbM?i-yMd!->-ThWrsdayii>^^^
noon to 4 p.m. at the Freepors
United Methodist Church, 46 Pine
St.
The agency responsible for the
conduct of this program is the
Freeport Department of Recrea­tion
and Parks, of which Mr.
Stanley A. Brekne is Superin­tendent.
Miss Grace Vogt has been
designated a.i the leader of the
program "
iWARCH OF DIMES
APPEALS FOR HELP
Begin the New Year right. Help the March of Dimes prevent
birth defects by giving to its annual January drive," urges Al Grover,
Freeport Chairman for the voluntary health agency.
His advice comes as a reminder to those who have not yet re­turned
their March of Dimes mail appeaL
~ ~ ^ Mr. Grover is the first to ac-
Transfiguration
Church Plans
Service A celebration of the birthday
of Dr. Martin Luther King is be­ing
planned by the Church of the
Transfiguration, Freeport, an
Thursday, Jan. 15, from 11 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. T^e day is a School
District holiday,' and everyone is
cordially invited to participate in
the observance.
The eelebration will begin with
,an'-'fcumenicalZ';Me^^
knowledge that the March of
Dimes goal - a guarantee of a
healthy birthright for future gene-
^ rations - costs money. Centuries
KinC) Service **' neglect of these diseases, which
^ affect 250,000 babies every year,
mentally or physically, cannot be
overcome quickly nor inexpen­sively.
Yet, he reminds us, those who
do answer that March of Dimes
mail appeal are enabling scien­tists
to probe the mysteries, of
genetics and heredity, the rela­tionship
of drugs and.chemicals
to living organisms and to make
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'mlisjc, - both" traditional and rock,/ — "~'^:i,^—i.; ; <,• ^.
Intel pretive dance, and reading r_. ' >-,'j-^'i^' M ^^^''' i'
from Dr. King's works. The new I | OWfl O ' w P L e d C f G rS
Liturgy of the Lord's Supper
Freeport High Wins
Basketball Tourney
Freeport High School's basket­ball
team was the winner of the
Oneonta Merchants Christmas
Tournament held in Oneonta,
Dec. 28-31. The Red Devils took
the championship by beating
Whitesboro • 58-53: arid > Oneonta
64-45.' Montrcise,'IH,.. peramiBl
wirtner of the event, finish fourOi.
Two Freeport juniors, Michael
Bradley and Craig Redix, were
named to the All-Toumamerrt
Team. Michael came within two
points of tying the all time scor­ing
record for the twelve year
old tournament.
According to coach George
Emma, the Red Devils' win was
a product of good ball handling
dbd excellent team work.
i^eeport mas t h e . only Long
I s l ^ . schflol .to ajipear. at .the
invltationai everii. ........
County ARC To
Build Workshop
Th'> first of 26 community
mental health and mental re­tardation
construction projects,
made possible through a mort­gage
fund bill enacted by thp
1969 Legislature, will be con­structed
in Freeport, Govertior
Rockefeller announce.
The Nassau County Associa­tion
for Retarded Children will
build a $2.2 million shclter?d
workshop and vocational training
center, mlng $1,008,000 In State
mortgage funds made available
through the 'new legislation.
Mrs, lleien Kaplan, executive
director of tht N.C.A.R.C., said
that construction on the Freeport i
facility would start sometime in
March and is expected to be
completed within a year The
center, she said, will provide
training jobs and professional
guidance for 500 retarded citizens
of the county.
tn addition to the mortgage
financing for construction of the
Nassau AJl.C.'s new building is
being provided by a $535,000
grant from the Department of
Mental Hygiene and a $402,000
Federal grant. The local organ­ization's
share represents an
equity of $250,000 and it is as­suming
the obligation of the
mortgage. The Nassau County
Mental. Health .po^rd .ha? -ap<
proved the project and pledged
to support It.
produced by the Consultation on
Church Union wili be used.
"COCU" is an organization of
nine major religious bodies which
have been participating in na-ticinal
unity talk.s in recent years.
Following the service, all par­ticipants
are invited to the Parish
Hou.«e Auditorium for lunch and
entertainment. All are asked to
bring a box lunch;'beverages and
dessert will be provided by the
Church. The program will con-elude
by 1 30 p m.
The Church ui the Transfigura-ti(
m IS located at the corner of
So, L<jng Beach Ave*nue and Pine
Street, Freeport The Church
hopes that many will find Ihi.s
Endorse Sen. Lent
Nassau County Republican
Chairman Joseph M. Margiotta
announced thai the Executive
Leaders ot the Hempstead and
Oyster Bay Town Committees
have thdorsed State Senator Nor­man
F Lent of East Rockaway to
be the Republican Party's candi­date
for the Fifth Congressional
District.
Margiotta recommended Sena­tor
Lent to the leaders of the two
towns at a meeting at the Garden
City Hotel. Portions of these two
towns will lie within the boun­daries
of the *new Congressional
District now under consideration
birthday Celebration ;i fitting [ by the State Legislature's Re-memorial
to the late Or King .apportionment Committee
Registration Set For
BOCES Adult Courses
Adult wishing to advance their employment skills may register
for trade and technical courses offered by the Nassau Board of
Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) Janu.nry 15 at 36 New
York Ave., Westbury, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Courses offered include automatic oU heating, automotive lech-nology,
building technology,
commercial food trades, cosmet­ology,
data processing, electrical
and electronic technology, gra­phic
arts and photography, horti­culture,
appliance servicing, me­chanical
techhology, dental and
medical assisting, refrigeration
and air conditioning, school main­tenance
and operation, welding,
and needle trades.
Enrolled courees are scheduled
to begin the week of February 2.
In additimi,. to, the fpjmal rejgjs-,
tratton ' period, the BO€!ES will
Accept appMcatiohs for' enroll­ment
in other desired courses,
with classes to commence after a
sufficient number of applications
has been received. Applications
for such programs may be sent to
the Supervisor of Adult Educa­tion,
BOCES, 125 Jericho Turn­pike,
Jericho 11753.
Desired to supplenjent the
programs offered by the local
•hlg'i schools, the BOCES courses
are taught in the fully-equipped,
up-to-the-minute BOCES occu­pational
education centers in
Westbury, Freeport, and No.
Bellmore;