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FREEPOHT/H. Y„ THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1970 >• PRICES FIVE CE«TS PER COPY
Inside Freeport
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which IS tKaf itiany fiusmess"&a professionai'p^^^ Outstanding
^abilities havf been dravm^ to the great metropolis but live
here inFreepciri As local residents, quite a few of them devote some
of th^irtimei and skills to the affairs of their home town. In this
column, Ironi time to time, I shall present vignettes of some of these
public-spirited citizens.
Trustee Lloyd Onr
Village Trustee Lloyd Orr, who lives at 1 Laurel Court, is a
sales executive with Chas. Pfizer Corp., a major manufacturer of
ethical drugs Including Diabinese (a diabetic drug), Vibramycim and
jTe'rramycin (antibiotics), and Sinequan (a tranquilizer). To look at
tBe stock quotations for Pfizer on the N.Y. Exchange, j^ou wouldn't
thinl We were'Having"a'bmfriess^rece'^^ ' ^ ' '"'"
Lloyd came to IFreeport from Bayside, Queens, in the early
I950's because, as he says, "I had a yen for country living and Bay-side
was getting too much like the big City." Prom then on, Lloyd's
experience is an interesting case study of how a man can become
engaged in community activities. As Lloyd tells It: "One day Bud
Hopkins called on me and asked me to be a block captain for the
newly formed Village Party. I agreed after I studied the Party's
platform <I particularly admired their stand on appirtmente). :Soon
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Board. In the meantime t had become iriterasted iii community plan­ning,
and when a vacancy occurred on the Planning Board, I left
the Power Commission and accepted the Chairmanship of the Plan­ning
Board. In time I was elected President of the Village Party.
And then, in March 1969, the people of Freeport elected me a mem­ber
of the Board of Trustees for a four-year term.
On Eyes The Future
With a background of Commission work and Party activity,
Lloyd says that he found the transition to government rather smooth.
"The big thing that happens to you," he said, "is that you get tftis
"feeling of serving everybody. On the Board you represent the poor
and the rich, newcomers and oldtimers, black and whites, men,
women, children, everybody on the same footing. Another thing
you get to realize is that you are heading up a very big business.
Freeport is unique in the extensiveness of its ViMage services. It is
the largest Village in the State, the 17th largest municipality in New
York, including all cities."
Looking to the future, Lloyd Orr sees human relations, parks,
recreation, Village services, air and water pollution, and public
health, as major areas for attention. He has taken a personal interest
in beautification of Freeport, and spends hours driving around pin­pointing
problem areas for attention. We asked him to outline his
activities in a typical week. He said: "Take last week. It was fairly
typical. Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday. Urban Renewal Public
Hearing at 9 p.m. Back to the Board meeting until late hours of the
night. On Tuesday went with other Board members to make pro­gress
report before Republican Club membership at Sunrise Masons.
Wednesday afternoon made a survey of parking situation in business
areas. Early Thursday made inspection of garbage and sanitation
aituition. Saturday met with Chairman of Sanitation Commission
an^ discussed my observations, also new equipment needs. Sunday
spent several hours coordinating reports on vehicular mileage and
gas Consumption of all Village vehicles, also reading reports of all
Commission meetings."
"Hecklers Impede Prosress"
Asked if there were ajiy aspects of public life that he found
unpleasant, Lloyd said: "No. I enjoy every minute of it. Even the
little clique of political hecklers that carps and nags at each pubUc
Board meeting has Its humorous side." And then Lloyd added this
parting thought: "But these hecklers, who think they are scoring
political points with their nit-picking and complaining, really iinpede
progressive work of the Board. The time they take playing politics
could very well be spent by the Board in intelligent public discus­sion
of constructive programs which deserve sober consideration
and decisive action."'
Flag Sales Up
( A report by the American Flag Association states that the na­tional
sales of American Flags have Increased 100% in the past three
years. Could it be that we are seeing a turning point in the wide­spread
disrespect for our country's flag? I have noticed many more
flags flying daily around the Village. "While the sight may be ob­noxious
to some, I am sure that it brings a thrill of pride to return­ing
servicemen, to friends and parents of those seri^ing tiieir country,
and to all who have a decent, normal respect for their native land.
Let's make every day Flag Day in Freeport!
[ ;;3'riday'ewimg, E^hu 6 the Ad­vanced
Students of the Edith
Mcintosh School of Music, 4ti
Hillside Ave,, RockviUe Centre,
will- be heard in a recital of
piano, flute and clarinet music.
Piano students participating
will include: Gairy Malkin, Linda
Herbst, Anne Marahall, Pamela
Goldstein, Lynn Epstein, Janet
Sturm, Michael Bellow, Janet
Corwin, Amy Wein, Michele
Blum, Kim Olsen, Alice' Book-alam,
Elisa Forrest, Craig Guiffre,
Joseph Devlin, Angela Moody,
Barbara Janowski, Paris Phillips,
Donald Elustondo, Jill Small,
Constance Moore, James Toto-sian,
Conrad Murray, and Betty
Pichter.
Flute soloists, Louise Feldman
and Cindy Bergman will be ac­companied
by Mrs. Evelyn West
of the piano faculty.
Clarinetist, John FuUam a win­ner
of a Philadelphia Orchestra
Sunwner Work .SJaopJ Scholarship
wWl be•aiWmpanled;% Tfetiss Ann
Friends of the young artists are
cordially invited to attend the
recital, which will begin at 8:W
p.m.
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Fraeport Bicrealton Deparhnent demoiuitx^ed^ .jiax. impoftani
portion with Cliff 21plh for an Inieretiad group'^ot Froeport
Fencing siudettte. The recent Fencing ioutnament held between
the Freeport Recreatioii Departmenl and the South Shore YMHA.
produced the following y i n n e n i Senior DlvUlon< l^til Place..Shel* .
doh'Maztl^:'Tre^irpc«i:Be<^ :2|ld;l?ll^ce^B|tue••Kaili» South
Shore YMHih Junior Division, laf Placei^GuyFreld. Recreation.
Northwest Civics
Meet Monday
Mr. Mark Domowne and Mr.
Constantine Cassis, Joint Chair­men
for Tenants and Landlords for
the Mayor's Rent Control Com­mittee,
will be the guest speakers
at the Feb. 9 meeting of the North­west
Civic Association. The meet­ing
will be held at the Atkinson
Library at 8:30 p.m.
This is an open meeting and all
interested residents of the Village j account paying the prevailing in-are
invited to attend. terest rate. Upon returning the
Lent, Kremer Introduce
Rent Security Bill
State Senators Norman F. Lent (R-East Rockaway) and Assem­blyman
Arthur J. Kremer (D-Long Beach) have introduced a bill in
Albany that will require owners of residential property to pay
interest on money held as rent security.
The measure is part of a program adopted by the tv/o South Shore
legislators to promote fair rental ^
practices in Nassau County.
Under the terms of the bill,
landlords will be required to de­posit
security moneys in a savings
security deposit to the tenant, the
landlord must also turn over all
interest earned on the moneys.
In a joint statement. Lent and
Kremer said, "Current law deems
that any moneys held as security
legally belong to the tenant. Our
bill logically extends that principle
to guarantee that the moneys held
in trust by landlords will be made
to earn dividends in the best in­terests
of the tenant."
Earlier in the Legislative Se»
sion, Lent and Kremer filed a bill
At a meeting of the Baldwin Civic Association Board of Gov- to permit villages, cities and towns
General Civics Meeting
Slated In Baldwin
ernors held in the home of Rolf Mahler, plans weer made for the
coming General Civics meeting to be held on Thursday, Feb. 5, at the
Baldwin Junior High School, Pershing Blvd., Library at 8:30 p.m.
The main topic will be "Obtaining the Most Safety For Our
Children Through the Proper Use
of Stop Signs.'
Besides the presence of a good
representation of Hempstead Town
Councllmen, there will be present
to discuss the situation within
Baldwin, Lieut. John Blenn, Chief
of the Accident Prevention Bureau
of the Nassau County Police and
Paul Streb, Director of Traffic
Engineering, Nassau County De­partment
of Public Works."
In addition. Assemblyman Ar­thur
J. Kremer wiE be present to
say"'^ fpw words about the New
Vork State traffic law with respect
to the legal and proper use of stop
signs,
The Baldwin Civic Association
U5 deeply interested in safety, both
for school children as well as the
general public and citizenry.
All meetings of the Baldwin
Civic Association are open to the
public and new members are al­ways
welcome.
in Nassau County to adopt local
rent laws where they are deemed
necessary.
TASCA Meeting
Toniglit At Siblyn
The Atlantic South Civic Assn.
next meeting on February 5, 8:30
p.m. at the Giblyn School.
Our [guests are Urban Renewal
Director John Salvatore and Ur­ban
Renewal Relocation Director
Mrs, Harvey Sinkler. A very in­formative
meeting for all Pres-porters.
Colleges Visit
Freeport H. S.
College Admission Officers will
meet with seniors at Freeport
High School on the following
dates and times to discuss college
placement opportunities. The
schedule for the visits is posted
on the bulletin |board and an­nouncements
are made i.i each
homeroom.
Feb, 5—Upper Iowa College,
8:30 a.m.
Feb. 5—Mipsouri Valley Col­lege,
10:45 a.m.
Feb, 18—Voorees flprhnicaJ In
stitute, 10:30 a.m.
Feb. 20—Seton Hill. 12 noon.
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