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_45thYEAR,No^47_ FREEPORT, NEW YORK. MARCH 19. J981 PRI^E 20*PERCOPY
White Wins-Gets Over 50%,
Stomk franco Also Wih!
M€fyor Re-khcfed With
THE KEYS TO THE AMBULANCE. Mayor William White presents the keys to the Freeport Fire
Department's new-emergency vehicle to Joseph Sede,> captain of the department's Emergency Co.
. No. 9.''T1>e'cdremany and traditional "washHiown" was attended by the Mayor and clher village
bffiaals'. Fire Department officers and personnel, family and friends of the depai:tment. The $42,000
truck is equipped with the latest In CPR and other rescue equipment. Present for the ceremony wer^
(I. to r.) Third Tleputy Chief Steve Wenk, Second Deputy Chief John Provenzana, First Deputy Chief
• j|ick'ComttS7 Chief-William SarrorWhile. Sede. Department Chaplain Charles Sullivan, and Lester
Fieldsa, past Captain of Ehiergency Company.
First Putlic Hearing On $500,000 COA Funds Girl Scouts
FREEFOST - More fonding of projects in the northeast section of the " T a l c o OvCU""
village, money for publicity and public relations, grants to retiabilitate - I O I v© ^^VtrT
stores and a prt^ram to bring pipfessional or gpvemment-satelltte
o ^ x s to the MalTwere some of tne comments eliated bom the public
at the first of two scheduled Community Development hearings.
Eric Hemphil], Director of Freeport's Community Development
Agency, eipl^ned that the . '
SxlO.OOO in ODA funds for 1981- and will submit its entire applica-
82 was the village's share of tiontoHUDonJune 25. Approval.
M.c^.t, rnuntyrt frtnrfing for the of the application, including Free-program
yearTThis^yearrTEe IHiil's pait, is tipected in aariy
. village has joined in a consortium September.
335 7 Votes of 6446 Cast
FREEPORl* - In his-bid for a third term as mayor of the village of
Freeport, incumbent William H. VHiite beat bade two opponents to
capture more than 50% of the vote. Usoffidal returns Tuesday night,
'March 17, gave White a total of 3,357 votes on two lines — Republican
Party and Village Party. Eugene P. Deyany, runmng on the Democratic
Party and Freeport Party lines,
received 2,071 votes, Nu Citizens
Party candidate Salvatore Im- .
•burgio came away with 1,018
votes. If the unotRaai figures are
correct. White received 52% of
the 6,446 votes.cast for mayor.
(EDFTOR'S NOTE: As. THE.
LEADER went to press, officiar
figures had not yet be.en tabu­lated
at Freeport Police Head­quarters.
More precise figures,
as well as Election District
results, will be carried in the next
edition of this newspaper.)
White's riinning mates, in­cumbent
trustees Dorothy Storm
and Al Sirlin, and incumbent
Village Judge Ralph Franco also
. won handily over their opponents.
Franco's unofficial total on
both lines (GOP and Village Par­ties)
of 3,683 apparentiy gave him
the lead on bis ticket. His oppo­nent
Marvin_Cohen drew 2,158
voles.
Deputy Mayor Dorothy Stcsm'-s
unofficial tally was 3,493 votes.
with Nassau County, the various
towns and other villages for the
federal fiinds.
This first public hearing,
Hemphill said, was to give the
citizens ofnhe-viBage-*n-oppor-—Eteepoil;
tunity to submit verbal or written ''."s"! severaljrpposals that
proposals. On Thursday, March
19. at 8 pm, the CDA Citizens'
Advisory Committee will meet at
Village Hall to review the needs
anrt proposaU that have been
Ira Bryck made the first pre­sentation
on behalf of the Retail
Division of the Freeport Chamber
of Cfommerce. "As the Central
Business District' goes, so goes
' said Bryct. who out-
' • he
thought would benefit both that
area as well as all of Freeport.
Bryck suggested that funds be
used "to eliminate Freeport's
tarnished image." His proposal
submitted. -inciuded—a—mulli.mrdia ram.
The second mandated public paign that would promote Free
heanng'will tsr-lidd-Mondayr—ponjmansiassets^
Nfarch 23. 8 pm. also at Village
Hall. Tlie Board of Trustees will
review the Citizens' Advisor>-
Committee's proposals at that
limo and finalize the program to
be submitted to Nassau County
the following ^vceli.
Hemphill also explained that
the County will hold its public
hearings on Mav I and May 9.
Specifically dealing with the
business community. Bryck
suggested a program which he
said was underway in Ba>-\ille
and BellmoTC. Out-right grants,
rather than partial subsidizing of
interest loans, are given to store-owners
to fii up their properties,
aiding the village both aesthetic-
(Cont. on Page 8)
FREEPORT - Witii Mayor
WtUiam . H. White standing
behind his usual place on Monday
evening, March 16. the Board
of Trustees weekly meeting was
presided over by Freeport Girl
Scout Victoria Hayes. The
young scout and "several of her
•fellow" uiri scouts were chosen
to be "Part of Village Govem-
(Cont. on Page 12)
Memorial Day
Parade Cominittee
To Meet March 23
FREEPORT - The initial meet­ing
of the Memorial Day Parade
Committee will be held Monday,
March 23. 8 pm. at the American
Legion Dugout, 47 West Sun­rise
Highway.
Kepreseniatives
Republican/Village t'arty running
mate Trustee AI Sirlin's unoffici^
total was 3,240 votes.
- Ira • Schildkraut' (Democrat/
Freeport,?arty)Jiad-2,250 votes;
Gloria LeBlanc, his running' mate,
unofficially was credited with
1,956 votes.
Nu Citizens'Party candidates
for trustee unofficially polled
976 votes - Marvin Iskols; and
895 votes-Elizabeth Bowen.
At his campaign headquarters
Monday night. White told a
crowded room of campaign
workers and weU'wishers, "1
am obviously thrilled." Noting
his win of a majority of the votes
cast for .mayor. White said, "I
have to thank the people _ot the
village who did not listen to the
'B.S.'. thnnvn'during this cam­paign...
Onr oppkisition did not
run on the issues ^^ said White'.
"They chose the dirty route
and lost."
-of local'
organizations are urged to attend.
The Village of Freeport's
annual Memorial Day Parade will
be held this year on Monday.
May 25.
For information, call Memorial
Day Observance Committee
chairman Charles Jackson, at
868-5373. Al Si'lin Ralph Franco