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2l9t Year, No. 20
BALDWIN ROOSEVELT MERRICK
FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1956 - ^ »»
Chamber Wins Senior League Trophy
FIVE CEHTS PER COPY
Two oHieers of Uie .Freepm-t Chamber ot Cfflmmerce receive trojihy
w<m by tesua Chamber sponsored in Freeport's Senior BMeball League
f<.r teenaire boys. Left to right are Robert E. Kurtt. ehairman. and
Oliver B. V. BeyaoWs. president. reeeiviii« the trophy from Jfcy„r
WlUtom F. OlMken at dinner held at Ship's Inn. Morton Nathan, who
supervises the S««lor League, stands between Ecynolds and the Mayor.
Bagatelle Photo
Leading Magazine Has Story
Fi-ceporfs observance of Personal Afftiirs Mouth in
flay under the joint auspices of the Pensonat Affairs In.sli-tiile.
of which Horace E. DelJsser is cliairnian. HIUI Tlie
Leader is the subjeel of the leading article in llie Aiigti.st
is.siie of Trusts and Estate-?, a tiational magazine judjlwheil
M
Mayor Calls Attention
To National Civil
Defense Week Plans
Need of Preparedness
Cited In Proclamation;
Erwin Explains Role
Citizens of Preeport were urges'
this week Iry Mayor William P
Olaciten to participate la the Na­tional
cbservance of Civil Delensr
week, September 9 through 15. In i
an officinl proclamRtlon seltinp
these dates m Freeport Civil De­fense
Week. Mayor GlHcken called
tor the support of the Local Civil
Defense Unit.
He pointed om th«t Pr<..,ldent
Eisenhower has called upon every
community and every citizen iij th-land
to develop a preparedness tr
meet disaster, either enemy caiiseri
or natural. "The nucleus of pre-
Piiredne.vs" Mayor Gli.cisen .said "!.••
a strong civil defeme orgaiiiitition."
Hugh Erwin. Director of Civil De-fen.
se for Preeport. .-stressed dre fact
ihHt civil defen.se is something far
beyond the preparing for an enemy
attack. '•oivU Defense Ot^anlza-ttons"
toe said, "play am._ Important
rge^;lu,.^»fatup»lj:,dtaa«tars,»*,rsptekto
Heads Merchant Committee
in \'ew Ytirk.
The title of the article is "Per­sonal
Affairs Month—Promising
Experiment In Estate Protection."
The title was given the articlg by
IMilor Christtan O. Luhnow. who
BL-io wrote ftn introduction to the
main body of the article prepared
at his request by Arthur L. Hodges,
editor of The Beatfer.
In his introduction Mr, Luhnow
declares Personal Affairs Month,
as observed Jn iPreeport for the
first time last May '"Is likely to set
a new pattern for community ac­tivity
on the part of fiduciaries, and
allied p r o f e s s i o n s througtiout
America."
Trusts and Estates, which is the
lesHiing' trade magazine in its field,
widely read by 1*» peraonnisl of
trust companies, Insuraace cSEB-
£ttnles,' Insurance companies and
others interested in' estate building
and- ntanaeement, devotes three
«nd a half ])ases to 4aie article on
Personal Mtaim. Month. It repro­duces
on a full page the front page
of The Leader's Personal AffAs
Month Bditltn. pubUi^ied on May
10. It also reproduces' pictures taken
at the Personal Affairs Luncheon
at the Preeport EQcs Club on«»&y
(Continued on Page W)
Safe Driving Urged
As Schools Re-Open
Chief Elar Points Out
Children On Streets
May Be Unpredictable
The need for extra caution on the
roBds because of Freeport schools'
opening next Monday was .stressed
today by Police Ohlef Peter Elar.
"Hundreds of children will be
waltclng to and from school, many
for the ttait time," CSiief Elar ex­plained.
Enthusiastic youngsters are
likely to dart out into the stiteet at
any point, perhmps In front of an
approacMng auto. The best rale is
to travel at a qjced that will per-
(Continued on Page 8)
olJoii»V-i^-:«s»Vtt-dcpai«e5'dr^ttJl35SMdn*
Brwtn saia "the existence of-a well
trained civil defense organization
can make -a community ready to
cope with any emergency."
The proclamation issued by Mayor
Glaekcn i-ead;
WHEREAS, the maintenance of
pe.iee and, as un alternative, per-
(Continued on Page 9i
ALEXANDER WASSEL
Alexandei' Wnssel, Manager ol Uw
W, T. Orsiit store. ha.s been .ip
•3oint«d Public RelBtlonss Chuinnai
if the Pi-eepori Merchants As.'socla
Uon. it WR.s announced by Pre.sident
Edore K. Herschenfeld.
Past President of the mer-
•Jiants' group, Mr. Wassel is knowi
m .one of the most active Freepopi
Appeal For Dismissal
Is Denied By Levine
In Boat Speed Case
Judge Insists County
Never Gave Up Right
To Police Waterways
District Ccurt Judge Manual L«-
vlne has denied the application l)if
Victor H. Loff, counsel, for ttie
dismissal of the churues of .-speed-ing
his motorbonl in Reynolds
Chnnnel lu Lone Beach brbu(jhl by.
police of ihp Marine Bureau In
'une aRHln.-it Jotai Blsmchi of
Oceanslde.
Mr. Leff arRued that since the
3overnment hnd i>l!(ced control of
Ui navlgnble wnters In the jurl,<5-
lictlon of the U. S. Const Guard,
the county had no Jurisdiction afid
exceeded its autliority In giving
the summons to Mr, Blanchl.
Judge Levinc, who hoard argu­ments
in the Second Dtetriet Court
h» Hempstead in a M-page decision,
maintained New York ^State never
gave up Its right to control water­ways
simply becausa of the Navi­gation.
Haw.,
i fti replying to Mi-. Leffa argu-
Two Retiring Employees
Feted at Vilkge Hall
Preeport village employees held
an enjoyable party Friday afternoon
in the Assessor's office, at the con­clusion
of their work on the eve ol
Labor Day week-end. Xce cream and
cake were served.
Village Clerk MUford Van Riper,
in behalf of the others at the party.
presented farewell gifts to two who
retired last week.
Former Building Superintendent
WUbert P, De Mott received a com­pass
for his auto, wliUe Mrs. Lorotta
Saolmon, retiring stenographer In
the file department, was given H
check.
market possibilities, here. Since h. Jigahlo waters., Mr. LB vine.'main-became
Manager of the Grant storf Kalned the town never gave up Its
two years ago, the local est.iblish. jurisdiction simply bucauie tha
inent has made steady progress !
bringing more shoppers to Preeporl
Mr. Wa.ssel is also a Director of th.
Chamber of Commerce.
Born in Plttiiburgh, Pa., the civii
leader Joined W. T. Grant Ccmpan
'15 years ;igo in Pennsylvania. Attei
manaelng the Bay Shore, L. I., stor
from IM3 until 1849, he was Man
iger at Hemp-stead lor a year, thei
took chwrgc of the Reading, Pn
.itore for several years until he be
came Manager of Uie Preeport re­tail
uijlt whn It opened in 19S4,
Decision Is ^Reserved
On Doctois Ho%Htal
, Decision on an appeal by Doctors
Hospital was reserved to Coiinty
Court last Thursday after argument
had been heaM..The hospttal had
Ween fined $100 by PoEce Justice
Paul KeUy ' o ^ a Pre^iort. village
(Aiarge tbat It violated a zoning
oWlnance.;|Ete: complaint contended
: tJmt-too - many' roojns were-rented
(d'> enpIoy^-Mlaf-On^rais;' ngss^y
on WaUUngtmi streets
W. F* DeMptfs Retirement
Effective On September 1
Wilbert F. De Mott, village Sujieriiilendent of Buildinft
for 18 years, retired Friday. He will move soon to West
Palm Beadlv Fla., where he plans to reside at 318 Thirtieth
street, after Iiaving submitted his resignation because of
failing health.
Mr. De Mott formerly owned a
home In West Palm Beach. Forty-five
years ago he first vent to that
city. Since then he Tjas spent 16
fuU seasons there and often vaca­tioned
In that community.
I l i e B u i l d i n g Superintendent
tendered his resignation last June
to tile VlUage Soaril, 'which unan­imously
adopted, a resolution prais­ing
his "long, meritoElaus service."
He has been- honored this summer
i ^ several organizations whleh
recognized his contrit)Utl«n$ t9 the
progress of Freeport at. a time
when ~ Its rapid
difficult proUems.
Stephen OoUey of Preeport, who
has had wide experience In en­gineering.
Is Mr. De Motfs stic-cessor.
A farewell luncheon for Mr. De-
Mott was held Friday noon during
the lunch period by bis colleagues
in the Bunlding Department and'
by Mayor Glaclten, Be received a
llshlnl:' rod, presented- to him by;
ihe Majror in behsU of {Ki»e-present.
Hearing Next Monday
On Animal Ordinance
A propo.scd ordinance to ban th
beeping of certain animals in Im­proved
residential or business zone
of Preepcrt will pe dtscus,sed at .
public hearing before the Vill sg
Board next Monday night, Septem
ber 10, at 8:30 o'clock.
The' t«»ue was brought up • by t
Romplaint against sheep at Potic
Chief Peter Elar's property or
South Brookside avenue betwcci
Morton and Soutto."5ide avenues. li
has troused greater lntere.-it slncr
pigeons, fowl, cows, goats, swln^^
mules and horses, besides sheep
were included among taie prdiibitef
animals. ^
Areas covered by the «ugge.stef'
ordinance are Residence "AA" anc
"A," Residence Apartment, ano*
Business "AA," "A" and "B" zone,
when the street block is Improved
to the extent of more than 25 pei
cent.
'Federal Government pre-empted
the field. He added that since the
GNjvernment never fixed a speed
limit, and only banned recklesi*
operation of boats, the law of tha
(Continued rai Page 4>
FRiEDBi4N's PBAsmMyr
to STAY OPEN SUOTIAY-
- Friedman's Pharmacy, 75 West
Sunrise highway, will remain open
until 10 o'clock Sunday night after
other drug atures in Freeport' close
iduriBg the > attenuxni for the rest
bfifthe day. Ite phone _ number Is
Wreeport. 8-00O1. , .
Three Persons Injured
In Auto Crash Friday
Two youths were Injured and ona
woman .suffered shock in an auto
collision Friday shortly before 8:30
&m. at South Grove and Smith.
streets.
Morris Oreensteln. 19, of tha
Bronx and Robert Eiler, IT, both
had scalp oontuslom and sprained
necks after Biie crash, while Flor­ence
Valentine, 37, wlio resides at
M South Long Beach avenue, had
A case of mild shock. She had been
driving one of the autos.
"The other car was operated by
31lbert Clark, 23, of Harpersvllle,
f. Y. . •
PEDESTRIANS
Are People Too!
KINOLV DRIVE ^CA^BfULVf
Autos have hurt more
pedestrians this yeur, de­spite
s a f e t y edueafion
work ol the Fiaepoidt Po­lice
Department. Coaipaz-
Btive totals:
First 8 Months of Year
25*lii|«red I 33 lii|ured
^ • That'* 33 Toe iiaiiy 1