The-Leader_1977-12-01

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FREEPORT
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42mlYKAR No.Jl I-KHKI'OKT: NKW VOKK. DECEMBER 1,1977
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More Progress On Mall Construction
School Board Sidewalks Cofii|
Pretests Smear ^ ^ ^ , ^ ^ ^ Shopping Easier
,ANNOUhK:»NQ;THEWlMNER3rF?»efport special PdHca'Ass^
Secretary Mel^SchuIz O-land Prissidehl Jeff Harah'fc!) w^t « i M4y<)r.
Wini«mV\mie»picksOMtlHewirinlrigtictets In the'Assdciaitfon.'a recent
• raffte. Joy Bartfi; of SoulhLpng Beach AvehueVwon Itie color television
.. w.._ ,.-_-_,_.-._...-^. ik-GuerTarOt-ChurchitffieCwohJhel4tt
• FREEPORT - . Allegations
against the Frccport school dis-
- trict. made in a recent NEWS-DAY
article, have prompted an
ofTicial protest from the Board of
Education. Entitled "Solutions
Elude Troubled: High School;"
• the story contained comments by
Richard Omauer, president of the
Nassau-Suffolk School Board As-
'^sbciation. suggesting that racial
disturbances vvere still a preva­lent
problem in the distrid. ;.
In response, the Frccport
- Schixil Board drafted ' a letter •
,;>'whlch was read at. its last public
; ^meeting. •-it is' inconceivable'.to
..:' usT' tncTBoard w-rote "Ornaucr.
'Vihdt the president of otirorgahi-v.
iiiaimn Vtbp.Nasisau-Suffolk Assoc-::
"rH^iun)Sroo!dinatoc\-$tich:«ir^^^
p<^nsiblc~statcmeiit regarding the
Ffceport. Public SctuVo^s without
first checking the facts with .our
district;.'..,-- . -':"
" FREEPORT • With several non-rainy days in this area, work on the
,.Freeport Mall is moving along more rapidly. Passersby on Merrick
Road watched last Tuesday as metal "ship's masts" went up. Eventu­ally
colorful banners will fly froiri these high masts. From Merrick Road
to Sunrise Highway the sidewalks are laid \yith red "bricks" and
shoppers need no longer tread cautiously, AltHough the area between
the wide sidewalks is not yet completed, holiday shoppers wilj be able
to go from store to store during the next few weeks with comparative
ease and comfort.
During the entire month of
December. - the Retail Division
of the Frccport Chamber of Com­merce
is celebrating an "un-ofTicial
preview of the, $1,000,000
mall." Many participating stores
will be open the three, Sundays
prior to Christinas daiy (December
4..H and 18) from noonto S.pni
.'iBesides the masts and "brick"
sidewalk areas, shoppers can en­joy
the all-wcathcr convenience of
the canopies. Though not fully
completed., the canopies offer
all-weather-protection to shop­pers
walking along the mall area.
A Community . Develdpme^it
Agency : spokesman explained
"and..weekday evening^, ftom Dec- .that Ihcy will be painted blue,
ember t, uhtir^pm. Ainiu! ligHt-" Ttic sigii ^ands have already jbcen
channel ( S radio,: Ai^ew York City resldent.won the large basket of
cheer.'The.wirmersifirerepulled follo'wing'the annual foyland Pirade.
Prbceeda ot the-raffle went'towards the.cost of;.llfe Insuranfce^ for
-'Associationmembers:. ' ' ' ^ J ^,1? ''-_,-. 1 : .
Former Police Justice dies
.-FREEPORT - Julius L. Btrgen-thal,
a weQ-known attorney and
.'a. past acting pdicc justice'for -
the yil^ge. died lastTuesday of
cancer at Roosevelt Hospital b
New Yfxk Gty; He was 68 years
"jold;;-^>, ; ; - : - • , - • : . ~- ., •
J _Birgenthal was bom Jn.Brook-.:
"lyn, Rjr'more than 35 years, he
and lus wifcMaiy have lived m .
Ttetpott. . ;•
A "^ graduate of"* Columbia
Umvasi^, Birgenthalj^dDated
Brook^ Law School in 1930 but
. because of ins young age had to
wah a year before he was admitt­ed
to the Bar.
Beside his. appointment in the.
cariy 19605 as Freeport's acting
poBce justice, Bifgenthal also
fUmeily served as counsel to the
Frccport Board of Education. He.
.was active in maiiy phases, of^
village life, having been elected
president, in past years; of the
'Frccport Republican' QobV "and
Freepprt Kiwanis: He wasalsp an
• honorary meinber. of the board of
• the Salvation:Army and.a former
secretary' of Congregation B'nai
Israel, wherehis wife had served
. as Secretary of the Sisterhobd.__ _
- Birgenthal.was a 32nd Degree
Mason and a past Mastor'of:the
Lodge..'' • :'•'-" • • •- , . - "
Besides his wife Maty.- a teach­er
in the Freeport School District.
Bii^enthal is survived by' their
two daughters, Ann Goldman of
East Meadow and Marcia Sutnick
of Coral Gables.' Florida; his son-in-
law; "Hutch" Goldman: and
three grandchildreni David; Marc
and Polly. - ' '
Services were held at Gutter-man's
Funeral Home in Rockville
Centre last Wednesday after­noon.
Burial was-in Mount Ararat
Cemetery, in Farmingdale.
Village Board Discusses Mall
ing and the painting of the pilot
house were awarded. The pilot
Jiouse/police booth will be located
at "Newton Boulevard and the
Mall.- ' . ,
Rothzeid. the architects for the -
mail were granted an addillbnai""
fee. not to exceed $1,000/ for
' pbnping tn he rfnn^ fnr a pn*.
. "You indicated in the article
that ihcric, have been: racial .>dis-
11u"rfaanccs-in^ Frccport "during the
past itvc years, and this state-mcnt
of yours j s far from being
accurate. ..During the J%9r70
,s'chix)l year Freeport did indeied
experience racial tciisioh and
sirifci and that-, Mr. Omaupr. was
eight years ago! However, the
Bttard or Education, the adminis­tration,
and the community, as
. well as'lhc' students;.worked ich
gcthcr t" stop once and for all the
conditions that were - interfering
"with cvcrj'oncVeducational^pp^
ortunitics. A firm yet fair appro­ach-
to the solution of problems .
was established, as well as altcr-
. natives that Were needed in curri-'
culum and programming.
"Since that time wc have expe­rienced
extensive growth and de--
vclopmcnt in our entire school •:
. system. VVc pride ourselves on
- outstanding achievement in, the."
areas of reading and math, two
Presidential Scholars, our Math- -
Iclcs winning the Nassau County
Championship last jcar. Individ-'
ualizcd instruction that has bc-
.ciimc a reality in' our school dis-.
trici. extra curricular - activities-j
that have grown and prospered,
and the climate in our community
and our school district which is
one of respect for differences.
ing under the new canopy -l|as
been installed so' night-time
shopping, will be bright and coa-vcnient.
The mall '.merchants' have
planned a special raffle drawing'
for the month of December.
Beginning Dfffmhrr.—U—all-in'stalledon.
thc.canopies tri front
of some of the stbrcs.in the south-wcsf
area of the Mall and others
will be going up soon. '
NauticaMtems^.-'along with the.
masts have been ordered. A pilot
house from an old 1870 oyster
4acamcr' will be roh'o'vated dnd-partictpating
stores will have
entry blanks,available]^ No, pur­chase
is necessary and the-graiid
prize' is a five day trip to the
Bahamas for two. Induding air
fare, hotels . and meals... One
hundred other prizes will also be
given away- The drawing will be
held after the first of the year.
. Meanwhile, shoppers to the
Mall can enjoy free paricing in
. _lhc renovated .Church_and Henry'
Street fields.
become a Freeport police booth,
h will be Installed at Newton
Boulevard and the Mall; Acquired
fnim the'Suffolk Marine Mu­seum,
it will be equipped: with
running lights and'a^ship's wheel
and will complement, the : other
nautical touches such as bollards,
big heavy chains and an anchor.
Freeport's Cn'niiuiiity Develop­ment
Agcnc)- is also looking for
a propeljer foj the othcr_erid.of_
the mail. - - ; :
FREEPORT - Progress on Frds-poit's
Man was the subject of the
wcddy legislative session of the
village Beard of Trustees Monday
night. November 28.
The pitot bouse planned as a
police booth on the mall needs to
be moved from the museum in
SufibOc from which it has been
obtained. According to the Com- _ _
tonrrity Development Agency the scnution to the merchants on a" ' ' "Your statement in NEWSDAY
mo%-e must be made qnickly be- planned assessment disXiicii^i^li^'oncganzes our community and
cause the pilot house is being parking. ' •• ^ 'totally disregards'the efforts of
\-andaIi2cd in its present location. ir * ix, <;i 40.0(X)pcop!cto make integration
Contracts for both the refurbish- *'-°"*- "^ '^^^ ^' work on behalf of our town."
"Perhapsyou should have siig-gcsted
that.school distncls-tbat —
_arc experiencing difficulties due
to racial problems should consult
villages like Frccport where they
_ fiavc successfully dealt with the
^Mtuatioii,:. .-'- REMEMBERING HIS OWN DAYS as a teenage member of the
CiviliaaAir Patrol'»Cadet-Alf-S<tuadfonrvmage-Mayof^Wmiam-WhHe-proclaimed
the first week in December as "Civil Air Patrol Week."
Receiving the proclamation is Lt. Richard Calma. the squadron's
information officer. The Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the
U.S. Air Force, celebrates its 36lh anniversary December 1. The local
squadron meets Friday evenings at the Armory on Babylon Turnpike.