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FREEPORT BALDWIN
]»th Year, No. 35
ROOSEVELT MERRICK
FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1»54
Van Riper Addresses
Northwest Civics On
Village Power Plant
Association Endorses
Addition To Library
After Mrs. Kelly Speaks
Mllrord P. Van Riper, executivi-secretary
of the Miniiclpai Electrn-
Utilities Association of the State m
N«w York and village clerk, traced i
the history of Preeporfs power i
plant since its small beginning si;
1898 a I the Deecmljer meeting of Uie
NorlhK-est Clvto Association in tl:!'
Atltinsmi School. He toirt of how lie
as a boy watched the plant in op-eralioti
artd Ijad seen its expanslai"
riurinss llie 56 years It has" been in
existence.
iWr. VanRiper then told of th<-
"tremendous" growth of the plan'
since 1948 until now' wish the re-
.suit despite the fact a huge new
Cast Of Athena Christmas Play
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Receipts From Stadium
Exceed 1953 Figure
Receipts from events al tlie Mu­nicipal
Stadium from May throug
October exceeded those of 1953 by\
$3,303.65, David K. Kadane.'clmir-* T J , j | „ R w c * F e l i m < l tA
man of tlie Park Commission, re- l U a l l I II d l EidUIIiltiC
Sewer Program Bids
:, Total $70,000 Uss
ported thl.s weelc. Attendance was
4.036 in excess of last year.
Revenue for tile six montli.s to­taled
$28,483.19 compared with $26.-
189.54 a year aRO. Attendance was
114,307 against 110.171 the previous
year. Paid attendance for October
was 5,240 and llie receipts $1,181.64,
A ffroup of Dieinbers of the Athena f lub prcscnlea rnristmas plav
on President's Da.v. Monday. Decemlier 13, in the Atkinson sclmol
Diesel engine was recently put into j auditorium. Shown here are metnlters of the cast. .Standing in rear
operation-, the village ha.s to draw | are IMrs. Everett Thayer, Mrs. John Owen, Mrs. William Haghe.^ and
on the Long Island Lighting Com- Mrs. Alfred Mahloii. isoated are iWrS. Robert Filljnorc, Mrs. Oeorge
Farring-ton and IWrs. Ted Hamsiey.
leiwes^xl.WR, .opiMinercifilir tod -84•
riduStMaiKTIi*g' is I f ^ i n of ^2,0tl
pany for additional current during
the peak load. •**
In 1048, ho Sijld, there were 1,494
consumers. 5.486 having residential
meters, 9<I commercial and 57 in­dustrial.
Today the number has In­creased
to ftSeS, ilicludlni,«,333 resi-.
detlce,
itiiui
meters. In 1B48. Mr. ¥anRlper oori-tinued.
e,,?01.O0O Ulowatts were
generated, wliile for the last fiscal
year the total ixm 17.34.1.000, and
the revenue rose from $653,000 it)
$1.0fi7.000.
Tlicn taking up the capacity of
the plimt, he said, tlie peak load
last week was 11.400 kilowatts.
However, he told Of three englne.s
which have been in operation (or
25 years, and which in the event
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CANNON PHARMACY OPEN
ALL-DAY CHBI8TIMAS DAY
Tlie Cannon Pharmacy, 6 South
Main street, will remain open Sat­urday.
Christmas Day.' until XO
o'eloclc at night after tlie oilier
drue^i.'jls In Preeport close during
.the. afteriioou for,the day. The tete-phoiio
Is Preeport"8-op41, ... .
J Sunday. Zipper's Pharmacy.,-South
'Grove .street, at Pine, will stay open
^ under the same hours. The tele-
• phone is Preeport 8-9449,
AthenaClubMembersHandle
(/•N.^.^Qh-ildir:^ •Booth:
.iU: L M M ; -Hbbert- S. jyicEit'llaii and M c o m m i t t e e . o f ' ' t w n ty
wumon f r om llic Athc-iia Club of P r t v p o r t HIT iiiHiming a
b o o t h sil the Cm'ted N'afion.s Hiiildin^ for VSICF.F (I'liited
.N'iiiicjiis FiitcTiiHtioiial (^hililreii Kin<-ri»<'ii<.-y Fiimf) JHKJ IUIVC
stild 2,.1(>0 ho.xfs (JC Clii-i.slinas Curtis. i<i-ocrc(k of which will,
I'lH' « i e h box sold, |H-i>vi(lt' si?.' cliilifri'ii «i(li tiiilk for n -w-vvk
_ ^||, 1^^,^^ ptMiii'illiii sliol.s.
Merrick Road Zoning
Taken Under S y y
B u A e i . "AA" Plan
Has Slight Opposition
j\.% ivtonoay s r i earing
After quite a prolonged hearing
on a proposal ten rezone West Mer­rick
road from west of the Ellcs
clubhouse to South Bayview avenue,
from Apartment to Business "AA"
IWonday night, the Village Board
took the matter under adviseinent
and reseved decision.
Th« only opposition was voiced
by a group of property • owners
whftse, holdings are scattered along
South Long Beach avenue for sev­eral
bioeks. Their obJectton.s were
based on the fear that the type of
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Freeport Bank Flower Show
One Of Largest Ever Held
Ttie iiiicrior of Iho I'lieporl Eank preseiiled » g(»rgeous
.H&tiK- at thf 12th imiuiiil flower show, ".ioj'fiil Cbristmas,"
prc.seiitod by the iuKiiUition under the directiiiii of Mrs.
Charles C. WWtlock, a,sHistt'd by niembcrs of th<^ Freeport
(lardeii f.Iiib Saturday. ' ~ •
to add to the attractiveness of the
scene. These were Mrs. William G.
Wheeler of Roslyn, Mrs. Prank Boes
of Floral Park, Mrs, William {Cramer
of Lynbrooit, Mrs. Dunham C.
Jones of Brooklyn, Mrs. PhlUp Er--
horn of Garden City, Mrs. William
Stickles of Malba, Mrs. Ralph Perd
of Rockviile Centre and Mrs. Wll-
I llattCMelssne'r of Garden City.
Judges wei-e Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs,
(Gonanued on Page 2i
Priwiricnt.s' Ouy \va.s held Monday.
December i;tlli, in the Atkinson
School Auditorium at 2 P.M. The
Past Pre.sidents oi the Club and the
Presidents of Ihe local clubs ol
Preeport were guests. The Drama
Department, under tlie Ctiairmnn-ship
of Mrs Stanley Versoclcl. pre-
.sented a Christmas Play. "Once
upon a Cliristmas" directed by
Mrs. Humplirey Davis. The ca^--1ii-eluded
Mrs. Rotjert Pillmore, Mrs
Everett Thayer. Mrs. John Owens.
Mrs. Ted Hanisley, Mrs. Alfred
Mahlon, Mrs. George ParrinBtoii
apd Mrs. William Hughe,s. Sixty
girls from the Preeport High School
Chorus sang several selections un­der
the direction of Miss Miriam
Roberts. Tea . vfhs served ijy Mrs.
Harold Phillips end her committee,
Mrs. Fred Richards. Chairman of
the Community Service Groups, re­ported
that 97 stuffed animals were
made and sen to children in Ken­tucky
for Christmas.
Freeport Team Wins
Match With Baldwin
Third Straight Victory
Taken By Red Devils
In Exhibition Contest
Preejjort licked Baldwin iji a bas­ketball
game, 7fi l« 68 on tlie local
court Friday night, but as far as
titles go it meant nolhinR Under
the new set up the Red Devils »nd
Golden Waves are _ In different
•leagues this .season, .NI it was Jusl
an exhibition game. However, it
made 'lueo stiaight victories in ub
many slarus £oi the Fieijpoitei-s.
QeorBe Emnia continued to drop
tiiena Jo, -acorinii 3B points on 141
fiefd'goali and iO fouls out ot 11)
tries, to make hi.s total 90 for the )
three-game stj-ctcli, n good start
on again leading Hie players of
Niis.sau Counl.y for the second suc-cc.
s.siv<' yi-ai-.
George Bijd Cdiilnliutcd 17 poinUs.
with .srvrn goals and lliree touls.
NtJlie of tlif oilier pliiyers got inKi
double figures.
The Devils look the lead. 15 to
10, ill tlie fir.st quarter, and never
rehnquished it. though Baldwin
pulled up as the half ended. Pree­port
,14. Baldwii? 33, Emma tallied
H points and Bird 11 dining tlie
half.
Main Pumping Station
And Disposal Plant
Have To Be Enlarged
Favorable bids were received by
the Preeport Sewer Commission for
tlie first step in the enlargement ot
the sewage dispo.<iai plant aiid main
pumping station a4.Ray sli-eet and
Sportsmans avenue, for which work
a bond issue of $800,000 is to be
f Ion led.
Proffers were asked on general
construction. hcallnR and ventila­tion,
pliinibing and steel. The lowest
bld.s were ns rollow.s;
General Conslruelion _ Auserehl
& Son Con.siructlon Corp.. Preeport;
and Janinica. f3l!},444.60
Electrical -D. E. Electric Co.,
Ruckville Centre. $33,5B«.-
Heatlng and Veiititation—A. C.
Koe.stner. Manhattan, $8,821.
Plumbing^same concern, 84,246.
Steel—Peerless Iron Works,, West-bury.
$6,344.
Thewe figures totaled $370,443.50,
which Edward M. Voelker, chair­man
o( the Sewer CoinmLssion. said
wa.s 16 per cent undei the estimated
(ConUnUcd on Fauc fy)
EXTRA
Fieepon's best period was the
third when it rati its total up to_ 56
by scoring 20 points while Balflwln
was tiiaking only 10. as the period
ended. 86 to 43 »'ith the locals in
front. The Golden Waves pulled up
some in the final quarter as the
i»ame ended with the count 76 to
Be, giving the victors an eight
point margin, Dick Lewis and Bird
both fouled out during the third
(Continued on Page 11)
Meadow Brook Buying
Both Baldwin Banks
An agreement to merge both
Baldwin banks w'tli the Meadow
Brook National Bank of Freeport
was announced at 11 o'clock Wed­nesday
by the presidents of the
three institutions, Donald M. Steele
of the Baldwin National Bank, Her­bert
Toulmin of the Peoples State
Bank:of Baldwin and Augustus B.
Weller of the Meadow Brook,
The three presldsnts said a mer­ger
would lake place If the stock­holders
of their resjx'clive insti­tutions
and Stale and Federal bank­ing
authorities "approved. No date
has ijec.h, set fot:. the ..stQckholders'
meetings.
• If the merger tnttts place the
Meaddw Brook National Bank, the
surviving hisltttition, would have
assets of approximately llfO.OOO.OOO
and 17 offices.
Most of the classes were well filled
with exhibitions. Five tri-colors
were awarded in as many groups,
the . wieners being Mrs. Charles
Plister, Mrs. Edwin Duryea, Mrs.
Milton B. Hubsoh, Mrs. Francis
X. LaBarbara and Mrs. Hewlett R.
Bishop. So close was the competi­tion
that In numerous clas-ses sev-erarhoawabie
mentions were given.
Numerous teachers and lecturers |
in the art of "Flower Arrangement,"!
..exhibited in the inyitatian classes
McCarville Elected
South ShorVCottrtnoddf'e''"
!
] Andrew McCarville was elected
' commodore of the South Shore
Yacht Club succeeding Edward E.
Steenfcen of Lynbrook who served
for two years, at the recent annual
meeting of the South Shore Yacht
Club,
The rest of the elective staff for
1955 comprises Donald MacMurray.
vlce-comroodore; Harry Ringhoff,
•rear commodore. Mel Kavaltos, re­cording
secretary; Edward J. Ger-ety,
financial secretary, and Iva
Askesfeog, treasurer.
Installation of officers Is sched­uled
for Saturday night, Pebruary
S. . . , ,. -'
Whitmore Heads Corporation
Takins: Over Station WGBB
atidioSlalion W(.HB«|>f rHtt'<l bv llariT Coriiian foi* 30'
yejirs, is to pus.s iiilo IIH" «wiitis«hi[» ,of a corportitioii lit'ttded
by .Iciliit I>. WhiliiHdf, 1 la Rsisl Milton slrt'Cl, ».s soon a.s (he
h'tmsfcr is rnllfk-d by IIM> Federal Coniimiiiications Com-lui-
ssioii in Washingliiii, D.C. Tlio neecHsary paper.s in the
tiatisiitiioii were filud recently, Mr. WJiilniore aiiiioiiiiced.
The Preepwl'station went on the, •—•
air on December 13, 1924, and It has
been operated ever since by its
original owner. Mr. Carman, one
of the early "hams" of radio. 11
has 6 24-hour franchise, meaning
that It can operate throughout the
day, an advantage many other sta­tion
owners would like to possess.
Mr. Whitmore la presently as­sistant
to thfe president of. Airborne
instnimenta laberatory. •. Garden
City: vice-president of the Indus­trial
douncil of the Long Island
Association and president of the
Ii. I. Commercial Review, Inc. He
is to Ijeoome president and general
manager of WOBB.
Among the principal atookholders
announced are Norman P. Penny,,
Manhasset insurance broker and-
North Hempstead Town* Republican
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