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ISai Year, No. 35 FEEEI'OET, N. Y., THUBSDAY, DEOEMBEE 24, 1883 FZVB CENTS FEit OOfT
Sewanhaka Defeats
Freeport ( ^ t e t in
Html Park Team
Wins m Last Period
Of SprintfNli Contest
Sewanhato as usual proved a
thora to dw side ot the Ereeport
Mgh Sshool toasketbaU teain In the
Cwt game of the South Shore Ath­letic
liBBgue season Friday night In
tlM local fpjm«dian whea the Flor­al
Taik boys outlaftea tBe-Kciaf lib
win, sa to 51. The Red Devib were
tour points to thtf good wltlilii itour
nalnutes of game time and, then
managed to lose by two poliats.
BlUi teams were on even terms at
the flrst auarter. nmrfc, but Sewan-hake
di«w, ahead to leftd,_28 to -^
at the half. During the thlrd~«juar-ter
the locals forged to the front,
42 to 39, but they were unable to
hold their advantage to the end.
A field goal by Charley Ooleman
put the visitors ahead, 52 to &1 and
then Nestor Palahnuk sank a foul
shot tocreasing the lead to S3 to 51.
With two minutes of play the In­dians
gained possession of the ball,
went Into a Ireeae and held lt> un-
. til the final whistle blew. /' -
, Sophoincare <3€orge Blrdrwho gives i'
prpttadse or'beoomlng a star* B(;pjre'dl**'?**>?o^'Warai of pubUoity; Judges'
Freeport Bank's Flower Shmju
Features Christmas Displays
The Freeport Bank interior was transformed into a sueui-of
beauty a t the annual Christmas dcuorations show of t h e insti­t
u t i o n S a t u r d a y afternoon. The gorgeous decorations of t h e bank
were augmented bj' about 200 floral a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r ' t h e holi­days
entered by ifarden loving women of F r e e p o r t and vicinity
The twenty-five classes covering
JLy«-'«eJdi:g(?a|6:ttfud -^',fdul -iofiW
- polntB,.bul'"di«orge lonjna'!was 'top
tat the locals with 20" patnts^ on 9
— —(Continued on Page 13)' ,
AmityviDe Is Routed
By Freeport Devils
Free-for-AH Broken Up
And No Fouls Called
In Rkitous Engagement
The Freeport High School basket­ball
team gave AroltyvlUe a rough
reception In, a game the former won,
44 to 40 on the local court Tuesday
night. Though Is was only an ex-hlWtlch
contest. It was literally for
blood, and fouls were as plentiful as
flya o.T sticking paper.
Midway. In "the final quarter
free-for-aU started ••ftt the AmltyviUe
end of the-court and goon fists were
flying as both squads joined-Iff the
--melee. Soon coaches, assistants, offi­cials
and%'tBiBrT»'aciiers a t thescfitie
wei* puHlng-ihe^ boys apart.
-FiveiJeet'Jplus -'m.-Aidiley,- the
football coach,'•picked out 6-i Mike
Tlmmn and presented ' a Inunotrous
scene as-he pushed the sturdy ath­lete
towering high over him to
neutral quarters. Others did like­wise
with the other battlers and In
a minute or so a truce was declared
and ais Jjattllng ceased, ' - ^^
Beferee Sullivan, who apparently
,^ was as much at sea. as anybody else
as to whom started the rumpus
would be caUed. ,
• AaHtyvllle got a flying start, but
Freeport came back gulckly and the
score was knotted p to 8 a t the end
of the first period. Preepoft drew
ahead slightly In tJie second quarter
a M led 20 to IB at the midway mark.
Tlie coiuit at the three-quarter end
stood Freeport 33 to Amityvllle'a 28
and the Bed DevUs finished four
points to Ujegood.
Gecffge lEnima led In t h e scflrlng,
and before he was eliminated for
cofnmitting five personal fouls mld-w;
ay to the third quarter, had tossed
to 3 field goals and dunked B foul
ahots 101* a total' of 14. Gleorge BM
-was a eloal second with 4 field goals
'••liM""-tI^e-'7ott'ior':a"13""Ctal.~The
(ComUnued on Fage 16)
decorations for "Cihrlstmaa ail
through the house," were divided
toto five groups with a trl-color
award to each. Mrs. .Bdwiu Duryea
captured two of these coveted hon­ors,
Mrs. A. C. DOttgaai, Mrs, Robert
Gay and Mrs. Milton R. Hubsch
one eacdi. ' '
Before Qie Sow,' W. "Sargeant
iMlxon entertatoed at a luncheon at
Ouy limbardoV East Fotat House.
In taie.,group were Mrs. CJharies C.
Whltlock, chairman of the show, all
her aides, the Judges and leaders in
garden clubs in other villages who
had been asked to enter exhibits In
the invitation classes and the Judges.
A pocketbook was presented to Mrs.
WhUiock, a gift lo Mrs. Charles,
Pfister who has staged Uie show for'
ten yeai-b, and novelty Jewelry to ex- I
hlbitors in ihe invitation classes I
Mrs. John J. Randall and Mrs.'
Nixou were hostesses during the
sliow,' Mrs.. Russet Gardner was
chairman'of'entries and Mrs. IA-^-
Trophies Awarded
At Boys' Club Party
Christmas Events Held
At Hose 1 Firdiouse;
Wrestling To Bie" AwiSS
The Freeport Police Boys' Club
held a Christmas Party at Hose
Company No. 1 Firehouse on Bouth-slde
avenue and BedeE street, Fri­day
night. During the party trophies
were awarded to the high point
winners of the- Soap Box ttaces
held throughout the season. The
points included those received at
the laces held at the Mlncola Fair.
Thp> first prize, high point tropiiy
went to the pusher, doe Connors, and
Billy Price, driver, who had 180
points. Joe and Billy also wgn the
Undefeated Champion Trophy given
by the Mlne'ola Fair. They_hs(vc ^lefen
undeft^tedi'now.'itaC the'-.past, th^ge
,., , . ,- years-ij^eeond-Piai;p''Tp!)phy"'wsiii
clerfcs,j«risxe\M«.»MUtaa;4a.^Ku&sch, iifi^Jwi.' '-SsV>lmj«i«li;-;*<^o»"i arit^
Mrs.' A. 'O.-tlciuiralt."Mrs," -CJooreeT^cr *l'ohitnvMa4«ulil.'"'nrt«p-r*-«('ho -VmA^tnir
WILLIAM CMIENER
Mrs. < A. O.-tJaugalV-'WErs; ^orgeVCfT
Newman,..Mrs.'.Ellsworth P. Clem­ent,
Mrs. C. E. Cunntogham, Mrs,
Ijenora Peyh and Miss Adelaide
rWerklng. all meinb^ra of the Fnee^
port Gai'den Club.
Judges were Mrs John O. Gra-
(Conttaued on Page 13'
O. E. S. Christmas Party
Includes Music Program
A Christmas , program of music,
fun and gift exchanging was en-! _ ,, Z ', ,
Joyed by 150 members of Freeport \ S t a r l i n g s t n t e r t a m ed
toijtfnyHabuld;''i>riveTrwh6;.iiiad''i8'r
pototsl Mike Gray, tirlver, and Dick
^Jfelle Pusher, received the Third
Place Trophy with 133 potota to
their credit.
Members of the P.B C. Conmuttee,
Doc Earl V Painter, and Joe Fisher,
'weie p'escnt. Doc Paint«-, fonner
I tralnei of the New York Yankees,
I talked to the group on the earty
I days of the Yankees and told stories
(Continusd on Page 4i
were, presented- gifts-by the Floral
^Staff. They wets Mrs. Elsie Carpen­ter,
Mrs. Grace Brausch, Mrs. Teresa
V. Tluiyer, Mrs. Jessie Helland, Mrs.
Virginia Whltehouse, Mrs. Margaret
Whalen. Mrs. Aim Versfelt, Mrs.
Mary Benkey. Mrs. Isabel Stegel-maler,
Mrs. Hilda Mc__gueen„aa.d
d'Kapter 586, O.E.S., Spartan Temple
Monday night.
' The 30-voioe choral imder the
direction of Mrs. Elsie Whltehouse
sang "Prepare Ye." "«arfc the Her­ald
Angels" -and "The Prtoce of
Peace," In a "lighter moment mem-bers-
ol the choral partlcipalea in a
"television" program oonsistlng-of
a,Gay Nineties act, a quiz, ventrilo-jIuBtf'a"
ffiiy 'tot soloist and others.
Climaxing .the pS^gfram .was the.
arrlvatof Santa laitei' wlthglfts-fdr
everyone. ,. ' •• .«.- -"•
At Home in Seaford
Mr.s Lyman B. Ihrlg, Seaford ave­nue,
Seaford, was hostess to Che
Starlings at their Christmas party
Friday night. Peanut "Pals wire re­vealed
a.nd new ones picked for next
year.
Clown Dolls, made by the memljers
In"rec*rit months, were packed to .be
sent lo the Cerebi-al Palsy Center In
-Boosevelt and the Medical'Oenter in
Rockvllle Centre in time for Christ­mas;"'-
'• -
Mrs. Prank Lawrence, wha- ha.|
William C MUner, son of Mr. and
MIS D W. Mltoer of 35 Maryland
avenue, who Is a member of the
rad^p platoon of the Signal Ccm-pany.
Headquarters Battalion, First
Marine Division, FJaj*., in Korea,
has fcsen promoted to the rank 'of
eqrporaj,;- Mlin^r" Is a'JB5l' ijraduate
<rf PreepaEt. High,- Sohooi"- a'ad ^ h as
been'In'the Service' since' Kovember,
A^i'*5tevm»n»e<6a'l-jsn(ffSiPi3sr^K'aM( - ^ S r •S'e'asffiine '•taoi.
Qoitariaiis f o i t tp
Churci mi Prtqpiy
At 228 Soudi Ocean
3-Year-Old Coiigi«gation
Reports 200 Memheni;
Serves 20 CommunMes
The South Nassau tliiitari«»
'Ohurdi has purchased the'i>ropeTty
at 228 Soiith Ocean avetniie.* comer
of Whaley street, as the dte for Its
4ew church buUd^g. The present
ttrtok and wood .building now betog
used as a dwell&g-win Iw retatoed
for use as a parish house. .
This purchase represents a Inajor
step In the progress of the young
church, and the ftiimiing of a
dream of its pastor, the, Ilev. Lon
Ray Call.
•OrtanlBed to Baldwin, by ..a small
grsup of South aiojie residents
three years ago, the church,has
grown until It now serves over two
hundred 'Unitarians frdtni 'sbsiie'
twenty communities. At its third
anniversary service, Dooember 6,
twenty new members were i^ceived.
The Rev, Call, / d i n e r s ' isatlonal
representative" to, charge tft' Utt ot<7
ganization cT unitarian ehurehaa^
last live' mbUQxi.'
"and Mr^. "TJaJl/Tsaw" s«fSred' tKel""
church since its "beatoniiig! V J\'i '.
•The RPCsent-presldent of the'Jwoid ~
.or„the c'hurch is John-p.-Noriifi.oI
" ' '-M^ (Continued on 'Fage ' 3 ) ' ' ' •
Unity Temple Plans
12di Birthday Party
Plans for a birthday party'to ob-iervancp
of the 12th annivwsary of
Unity Temple, Fytttlan 'sisters, ott
Monday, January 4, were made at
the semi-monthly meeting Monday-night
in Pythian Hall. Mirs. Ann-
Fyvolent will be hostess In honor
of the recent announcement of the
engagement of her daughter.
Monday night, January 18, Was
set tentatively aa the date fpr an
open Installation of officers. Mrs.
Helen Sarch, most excellent chief,
presided.
Those having December natal dayrf;He'ade¥''"'"tKa'"'orgahl2;atwn'' lof'six'
j^ars. was 111 and unable to attend
tile meeting, the first she has missed
in, all 'these years. Mrs. WiJllBni
Burney presided in her absence.
Mrs. Mildred Christie.
, JDc. ...Adams.,. To- Add»s&. -.-...
Ardbitects' Annual Dinner
Walter J. Brach of Lynbrook, who
was recently re-elected presld«it of
the liong Island Society Chapter,
American Institute of Architects,
repbrted this week that Dr.' Johh
OranTord Adams, president of Hof-stra
College at Hempstead, will Ije
guest speaker at the Chapter's an­nual
dinner at the Garden City
Hotel Friday night, Peljruary 5.
Joseph Watterson of Mtoeota will
be toastteaStier at the< dinner.
Mr. Brach also'reported that
Dr. Hailsey <B. Kiiapp, director of
the liOng Island .ABrtcultural and
Technical Institute'at'Fanntogdale,
will be'a guest,of the Chapter a t .a
to Famttogdale next week.'
Goldschmtdt To Broadcast
^Christmas_Pax Message
Christmas greetings to all resi­dents
and neighboring conununlEles
of Freeport wiUJje extended by Rob';
S'f"?>.' 'SoHiefimfdC^TeMeS' oTlJie
Freeport Chamber of Commewe, be­tween
2:03 and 2:16 PM. Christ­mas
Day over radio station WQiBB.
Mr. Goldschmidt will share with
hla Ustentog audience a remarkable
Ohristinas card which he received
this., year. /
CANNON PHABMACT OPEN
ALL .BAY CHBUXRIAS
After all other drug stores have
closed for the day tomorrow (Christ­mas),
the Camion Pharmacy, 6
South Mato street, will remata open
tintll to o'clock,.at nlglit. The tele­phone
Is Freeport 8-0041. '
Sunday Bamhard's Pharmacy, M
.^. -„, „ _^ "yest Merrick, road, wUl remato open
i t e l i ' ^ I I i h e r t o W " S l f f at~TBiIiit'6' tiffii&Tthr same coiMltWns.The feliB-phone
Is Freeport fi-OOOSi
Holy Redeemei;..To Hold
Midnigbt-JSoIemn Mass
A midtilght Ohrist;ttjas..evft solemn
high -mass is to JSe'oekbgitcd irf
.Our Holyii-Releemer' K C , ' Church
tonight. There wlU be a procession
at 11:30 pylock and the mass will be
started at 12.
Masses tomorrow and on New
Years Day will be celebrated at 7:30,
9, In church for <a»ildren, in school
for adults; 10, 11 and 12:15 o'clock.
Birthday Party Held
For Joan Giordani
"^"""ttf. antf'Sfrs.''"•if.''Jam'er<3'ioraarii;'
6 Lenox avenue, gave a birthday
dinner party at Miisicaro's restau­rant,
Tuesday evening in honor of
the 12th anniversary of the birth
of their daughter, iloan.
Guests were Heather Gordon,
Susan Everett. Mary l,ou Johnson,
Lois Bloc. June Breakstone and Joan
Mustat^hio, I
After the dinner all adjourned to
the Grove Theatre to see the
"movies." Mrs. OiodanI chaperoned
the party.
, On'y Four Days To Pay
I Taxes Without Penalty "-•.
I Only four bustoess days remain
'during which Freeport property
owners may pay the second half of
the 1883-54 village tax. without betag
charged a penalty, "VlUage Treas-
"urer Gordon Simonson announced
this week. Those who fall to make
payments at the treasuTer's off!t;e
to the Municipal Building before the
close of buMness, 4:30 o'clock next
Thursday aftemoon,"Tvill be changed
a penally of $ per cent of the tax,
which amount' will be Increased
month by month until payment is
inade, The same Is true of persons
.falitag..-to. mail to ohecks~te~ cover •
taxes due. .-.-. - •..'•
"* Mr. Blmonson added,„tha.|,.BB,_i)(e.r
cent-of the 1963-54 tax levy h|s
been p'gtd.
KECQRD TRAFFIC FORECAST
Traffic during the Christmas week
end Is llkelx,|o set a record for the
metropolitan area, the Automobile
Cl'db-TJl-Weir Yorlr» pfediSiiffl this
week. . . .
I?ir. L^tehair T o Hold
Two-Day Open House
The Rev. Jtdin L, latshaw, pastor
of the Freeport Methodist Church,
announced this week he and the
membsrs ol his family wUl mato-taln
open house at the parsonage,
adjcining. the church Sunday and
<!lo<^k in t1
noon until 0 to the evening. He IS"..
sued an invitation for members of
,the-<clusreh. and •lsis:idi,--4o-^3&Sl>.-ai-'
the parsonage either day.
' The parsonage has been beauU-fuUy.
decorated for the Christmas
season.
iCiwanis Club Votes $25
To School Health, Fund ,
The Board of Directors of the
Lynbrook Kiwanis Club has voted to
make a contrlbutkn of $2S to the
Lynbrook PubUc * School, Healtli
S^nd, The fund takes care of needy
children whose parents cannot al-ford
docljors or dental care.
' Baskets of food were given to
needy tamlltes for the Thanksgiv-tog
holiday^ and will be given agato
for the OhrMmas holidays.
" 'firtKanWoUlfl%T!JwlnnHn- of- the--
Klwapls Club's welfare committee.