The-Leader_1958-09-11

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23ra.Year,.No..31 FREEPORT, K Y., "THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 1S58 ;< ak FIVE. CENTS PER COPY
Special To The Editor^
Of ^^ReaderV Digest"
.llieHdiy Kedeemer School Story
,. ,• • , . .' . 'by Eddie VasH ' '
I'm pending' you'u stoiy about-a big thing whicli hap-i
)Ciie(i lasl.-vveelc in our little cojninnnity. It's a J^ig thing
jecause'if8-a story of uctidns straight from the heart , '.
Btraiglit "from- tlie.lieart of men ^vho are ricli and poor
young, aiid old; white and colored, Pi'otestant, Jewish and
Catholic
ti-kTiyLISU' -A?Kl-it»hnppened7iir-Frcej>bptrlJ6ng'^bht»d/--Ne^v''¥Grkr-
; the first wcelt of September, 1958.
^ Ybu undoubtedly.know about Freeport if you are. a
sporlsfisherinan or a* boatsman because it is considered
a Mecca of those sports. It's located in Nassau County on the
South. Shore of Long Island at Uie parkway entrance to
famou? Jones Hcach. It is considered a model suburban type
<)>• comniuuitv with modern scliools, stores, beautiful liomes
- iMul about tiijrfy thou.s^nd residents. I'ls municipal adminis­tration
is headed by a flavor and a Board of Trustees.
Freeport was originally settled many years ago by early
Americans who liked' to, call themselves "clanncliggers" . . .
Then it'was known as "RaVnoryille" and sei-ved as the center
—uf all activity'for this section of Long Island.
(Ichominatioifs
One such prominent • Edifice of God 'is the Holy Re­deemer
Roujan Catholic CJiurdli, whicli is located in the
heart of the Village of Freeport. Its Pastor is The Rt. Rev.
Monsignor John J. Malion, Besides many oilier activities,
it also*offers elementary grade education to hundreds of
children. It-'has one of the largest Parocliial school enroll­ments
in this area.
About two weeks ago, just as plans were being com­pleted
for the 19o8 school rc-0]>cning, a mysterious fire
JjroKe out in tlie early hours of the morning, causing damage
to the autUtorium and to most of the badly needed class­rooms.
About two-hundred and fitly volunteer firemen
from Freeport and the neighboring towns of Ualdwia,
(Continued on page 6)
Board Delays Stand
in Pafk Controversy
Tells Civics It Won't
Ask Public Opinion Till
Town Plans'Are OFficial
Until the 'Village .Board gets an
ofHcial plans of the proposed Hemp­stead
Town park and marina, at the
foot of South Grove st, ij; will post­pone
taking an;^ $tand 6n 'the idea
or asking for Freeport vomers to
express their opinions, Eeveral mem­bers
Indicated at .their .meeting
- Monday night. - • • - - • ' . - -
•-'•—Paid •Schubert} -presidents of-ilie
Harbor Civic Association, read a
' letter from his drganlzation. After
referrinjt to two earlier communi­cations
the civic group had sent
Mayor William F. Olacken the in«p-sage
declared, diseasing the park
proposal:
"We -would jfery much like to
know -what further facts you have
, (Continued -on page 8)
Freeport s Vamps
Again FD Champs
FFD Takes 3 First
Place Trophies In
Final 1958 Parade
Ereeport Pfre Di^partment traveled
to Rockaway Bqach on Saturday
night to .participate in one of the
largest parades of the season spon­sored
by the Bockaw,ay • Beach
Chamber of Commerce,
Chief Barrett who Is attendlng^
the Intematioi^al Ohtof s Conference
at Los Angeles was absent. His place-
(vfls' tateeti- by -Sewnd-Depaty' biiiet
Jim-Ryder-Tvlth-over-125 tnen-In
the line of march. The Pire* Depart­ment
Band was under the dUrection
of Bill Dayton,
The three trophies, were for first
place winneis as Be.st/Appearing
Department, Best Fire Department
Band, and Most Men in Xine. .
This winds up the competition for
year 1958, with Freeport winning 8
first place trophies during the year.
The Freeport Leader and its Staff Wislvas the Best in
Health and Happiness, on this Gloriotts New Year,
to al( iti Friends and Readers of tlw Jewish Faith.
e.O.P.CiiibToflear
^ecutive
-Patterson's TaUc Tonight
.Will Launch Election.
Campaign In. Freeport
A. HOLLY FAlTTEngON
Nassau County Executive A. Kolly
HOME ELECTRIC USERS
RATE RISE
For One Old Dwelling,
Repairs For 9 Others
. Overcrowding Must Stop
^la^2- Buildings-, "Omters'^-''
Warned At Hearings
Continuing to fulfill Its agree­ment
with the Federal government
whereby the $1,688,811 Garden Court
Apartments on East Merrick rd,,wlll
be open in a few weeks,,the'Vlliage
Board ordered nine more oWpers of
bubstandard or dai^eerous dwellings
to comply vyith the village ordi­nances
Monday -night, '
One house In iBennlngton Park
must be demolislied, one either totn
down or 'drastlcftlly repaired, nine
fixed. In accordance >^ithi Bulldlt)g'
Department,;:ejpdiM^ffiwir«u;>i 'jaunui^.'
ijaijjaait''-'tetflfc.i^<r4ir 'amothei'," and B,
rooming-house violation corrected
^In the lith one on the list.
-iVtUlam Casmaslaa, Building De­partment
inspector, reported on
his findings, under questioning: by
Village Counsel Kemicth E. Vought.
Police Chief Peter Eiar, who re-
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PattersonjwUI Idck-off jtheJ'jtje5pj*;b,oa^ llip„.or;jfBp9Jte«|/ an; attic
paigtt'viiitb, it-^pceeA^.at;the regular
meeting ^ tonight In''fhe\ American
Legion Dugoutfon-Sunrise Hwy. Mr.
Pattex&onr jrunning' for rc-elecUon,
will discuss the'record, of his County
AdmlnisUatidh, and "point out the
fallacies of last-minute contrived
opposition criticisms, ,He will be
introduced by Prfeport Republican
Lea^r "'Pete" Kelly.
I-fi addltiou to the guest speaker.
Club Pre&idcnt Ed Vamin annoupced
that the regular club business vriU
include a report by' Outing Chair­man
Ray CoughUn ,'on'' the results'
of the club picnic lield In July. A
highlight 'will be a drawing for a
$100 MembCT&hip Dark Horse Prize
for some paid-up dub member,
present at the meeting, as well as
other prizes.
The meeting la scheduled fpr is:30
P.M., and a cajjacity crowd Is ex­pected
to greet County Executive
Patterson,
Doxsee Qiiits Utility
Board; Edwards Named
EX'Tj/Iayov Robert L. Doxsce,
chairman of the Municipal Water
and Light Commission, resigned
from that post last week. He told
the 'Village Board Sic was quitting
the chairmanship because of the
pressure of buiilness, Mr. Doxsee,
who has headed the utility com-tolEslQiv,..
since' '-ii& i.establisbmant
abQUt_fJve .years.jElEft_'''iU 'continue'
hts ieervloe as one of the -five
members. " "•
P, Gordon Edwards, who received
an appointment to^ the commission
about .one year and a half ago,
was named chairmAn. He is a 're­tired
executive of the New York
Telephone Company and active in
civic affairs.
EtERNHABD'S DBIJG STOKE
TO STAY OPEN 8CND.1Y .
)Bemhard's Drug Store, S4 West
Merrick rd,, will remain open until
10 o'clock Sunday nlgrht after other
Fjreeport druggists close early" in the
afternoon for the'rest of the day.
Its Dhojne number li Freeport 8-0008.
CHn.n OF FORMEE^
FBEEFOBTER MES '
Friends of the former Charlotte
Tydeman, who resided some years
ago on Grand ave,, were sorry to
learn that her 12-year-old grand­daughter,
^larcia Gates, died sud­denly
at her homeo In Hantoul, III,
The child's mother Is married to
Gen, Byron-Gates. J
si Ending of Discount
Alone Won't Suffice,
Village Board Told"
, feteldential users of elecU-lcity
will probably be cHai-gcd 20 cents
more per month than appeared nec­essary
tn an carliet estlinate, the
Freeport Water andJ[.lght,_CpnHTii5'L._
sfoirtoItTtKe'VlHagB^Boaid^Mondny
nlglit. It had seemed — early In
-August — that home consijmcra
would need only to give up the dis­count
they have wcetved monthly
for promptly paying their electricity
hills. "', ~
Former chairman Robert L. Dose-,
see of the comm's-'ion. said "on
Intense study of the rate structure"
showed that In the residential rate
classification "the retumn are pro­portionately
lower itiian- In, the
other two classes, .with the result'
that -the jeeddootial'-e'i**—wttv-fw*?*--'
'beSfi^uV lojr, :djBiro ot''tTr&» proposed
increases." He siild-- »- ra-to- rtso
for commercial and industrial users
-which bad been recommendea la
iiugust has already set up a sug­gested
rate ittt those classes which
"accomplices the_ desired pm^jose."
. The Village Board Monday night
amended Its earlier motion by em-"
powering Barker and Wtoeelec, en­gineers
for the Commission, to ad«
^ust the residential rate. If
'approved by the Public fiervloft
Commission, th^ will Increase _the
Mnliauirt; charge for fte flrsf 10
laiowfttts fro|ni 80; ceatt, to $1 and
wflli!iliffh|ly tower the rates (one.
mUl ger kilowatt) on current; used
In excess of 760 kw. .. - ,
"Adjustments as outlined beep
all of our classifications proportion*
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'Matchroal^er' Presents Contest. Awards
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(Photo by Geoffrey Walker) >-,
Winners o/ a contest in'connection with "The Matchmaker", 4nnaal
prodactlott ot the Curtain Callers, receive awards. Left to'Tight ater
Citcuevteve Tally, who played the title role Friday and Saturday nJffbtv,!
fn'tbe B»^<ni' Ave. Seho^ addltorinm; Jane Scoj^nicb, 158 Westsido
ave., and Bruce Lntsk, 445 Hay st, - / • . - > .
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