The-Leader_1959-04-30

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24th Year, No. 1 FjRElPORT, N. y., THtDftSllAir* APEtt 30.1959 PBICEMVIIDINW PMf COFt
3 DAY SALE STARTS tHURS.
MANY VAIUI-PACKID BUYS
Shoppers "get a real break this week. Por the iftast time In man?
months a lame mwp of f^eeport merchaBts has decided to Join lorces
lu olfetlng tramendiHis {HQ^a.
"Spring ^B8^:fain Dayi," opening:
this Thursday, will give an oppor­tunity
to purchase artioJes 3?ou'v«
•wanted for a long time but thought
you couldnt afford. The ai^chan--
, dlae Is right lii season—far aiifeiretit
from ordlnaryiaeeraaceaalm With­in
a,two-bl«si 8rea_on Sp«to.M^
street and only haU a bloofc.awBy
on West Merrick roodi leading
downtown merchants are teaming
up to cut prices down.
It will pay yoit to read both
center-apread: pages In The Leader's
main section. Sach parUcipatlng
store ILs^.. Olio amaslug bargain-each
aWg money-saver—but smart
stioppefa will also look at other
items on sale In -the same stoops.
Although this is not *a .special
Mother's Day-sale, persons "in the
fcnow"'wlU plclt up attractive Itenjs
for thai occHStqn/ (00.
oversdty needs, an) maybe also pick
up some things you've- wanfel for
a long time? Twenty relliiWe Free-port
merchants have an important
message for you on pages six and
seven,• "
CANKON PHAIIMACir
TO 8M¥ OPEN aimOAT
Cannon Fbannac|F,,S South Main
street, viU reffl|dii op^i untu
19 o'elocic Sunday night aft^ lather
nreeport druggists doteearly In the
afternpon for the r«rt of (he ^ .
FREEPORT HIGH SENIORS "^
TO ATTEND PERSONAL AFFAIRS
MONTH FINANCIAL FORUM
Mfeir At^tombardo's
Fricfay, May 1st -
Mrs. Storcia O. Hugl«ff,':vice Chairman of the 1BS8 JFieeport Per­sonal
Affairs Month Consniittce, has reported that the Senior Class of
Preeport High School will attend the WEBSONAL AEPAIHS MOMTH
Plnanclal Porum, 'May first, *
Mrs. Hughes, who extended the Invitation through the school's
principal, Mr. J. Wesley Southard, stated that the principal believed 1|
would be to the studlhts' advantage to attend the Ttorum, particularly
to listen to the speakers, whoni he termed "of such high caliber",
Mr. John G. POrrest, Business and
Financial ilditor of The New York
Times, and Mr. Bene Wormser, at­torney
and ndted estate planning
authority, wlU,address the Forum,
l»;;h|flj|;jiti^ i:W> pj».. at
W?^^-'W^':We^pa<iii'' ami
tun<aieoii."'-"''.-'-:.'- '
Fmwcmal Affairs Month
Vowma Tickets Free
Tickets for the,commualty-
.; Wide. :l'iar»«a|i,::-;Ajrfi^''
Hiwsejiiiliy'fe obtained f r e e^
charge at "WIB jiorum, or Oie
otttoers of the^Sotith Shore Ped-^
era! Savings attd Loan Associa­tion,
"The Meadow Brook National
Bank and the Long ^tand Trust
Company.'
Broadway Coimes To Freepwt;
"Solif ^oM Cadil<^^^^^^^^
Atkinson School Auditonup Scene
For His 'N' Her Clubbers* Comedy
•piB His 'N' Her Club of the Fre^ort Methodist Church has been
considering teJWhtog a number "of its members how to cope with, Mvere
cases of hysteria dnd hDarlty. This trained group woidd be stationed In
the audiences at the Caroline O. Atkinson S<Aool on' Btoy 1st and 2nd
when the club willpresent that laugjh-rlor "The BoUd OoM Oadlllac".
. These show-bustoess veterans, with, a;.baci«rouria; of, twenty successful
annual productions, have learned to glean every Ikugh and giggle and
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Editorial
Fteeport's Business
Everyone^s Business
Business IS indeed a wry .surprising.tiling! . . . WriU
Street and the l)lg corporuHons ui-e enjoying the biggert
IMIOU) in years; yet, the siiinll busincssniun is up against the
figlii for his very existence.
The fate of the sniatl businessmtin tlirectly concerns
our community. His welfare can reflect upon cveryon*e per-soiial
economic position,
Therefore, we should be concerned with the small busi-nessmnn.
He is the one who helps keep our tax structure
lHi|uiiced . . 4 His business returns pay his rent and the land- . •
lord hi tyrn pays the faxes.
Not only In Freeport, but in iinj; community. If there
were no business or industriid enterprises, then the ordinary
homeowner would find hi.s tax rate so high that it would
be prohibitive, ••'..' .
So, !et> lake a look at tlie business picture in Freeport.
Years agov'Freport, being tlie j|eographic center of the-
South Shore, wasiidso the shopping center of that area from
Vdlley Sti-eiiih-to Patchogue. . . Thousainds of people flofiked
into Freeport;,every: veck-ehd to buy, evry .type Of Item
needed-and'idfftii^ for. sale.
; Mrs. Hughes, who'Is the wife of
WUIlam Rughes, Assistant Superin­tendent
of Schools In Freeport, also
stated tlut an Invitation had been
extended to the school's faculty.
The Forum, a highlight of Open­ing
EJay ceremonies of Personal Af­fairs
Month, is open to the public.
hamlets is now the location of many hfeavily populated
^-illages . . . First they developed their own business streets
and tlien, the big syndicate operators came in witJi their
highly publicized, gimmick-loaded shopping centers.
ill addition, Freeport's merchants and businessmen Fiad
to also compete •with- the various types of "Oncle Ezra
Farmer's Markets" which mushroomed in barn-like stalls
a'nd enticed the patronage of certain buyers with their "big-saving"
bargains and discount tactics.
(Continued on page 16)
• MY DEAR-THEY
A R E ; " '
ABSOlSfEiy
Sdiedule of Personal
Affsirs Mondi J.
May 1—Luncheon and Fonim at
Guy Iiombardo's East Potot House.
May ft—Bxchftngc Club P. A^ MJ—
Elks Club. ' '
May 14—Women's OuUd Episcopal
Church: Speaker Judge'J; D. Ben­nett.
- • •'•• •
May 14—Rotary Olub.
.. May 19—Lions dlub:—Preeport
•Manor—e:30 -pjiL - .^•. '. 1-, - .,-„•..•
May 20—Athena Club of JPreepo^t
—sponsors women's Financial
Forum and "Tea at 5¥eeport Me-inorlal
library, 2:W pM. Speakfr:
Margaret S. Kennedy; Topic; "Your
Money—Your Future—Yoiir Happi­ness,"'
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May 21—Business Women of f»ee-'
port; Topic: General Banktog. ^
(Additlodal organlzntloiis, includ­ing
kiwanls making plans for,pro­grams;
not scheduled as yei)
TVr"MERRY MILKMAN" GUEST
OF MARTIN BANKINC FAMILY
'She's r a v i n i about the ridiculously low prices offered
by Freeport merchants on. three big Spj-ing Bargain
days -'— tFuB Thursday, Friday and, Saturday. F o r
'samples, -see t h e cepter pages of today's Xeadlcr.,
^,:1. 1 7 '• ' I. •••• . j - .^
Bingo at F r i ^ r t S U is
Eyer|;,JWoiMbiy NilJit
starting on Monday, May 4,
the Freeport Lodge of Elks,
.BFOE No. 1253, will'conduct
Bingo Parties for members,
friends and the general public.
Proceeds from these Monday eve-idng
Bliigo parties will be Vise^ in
sponsoring; the well-known' phl-lanttaroplo
programs of the Elks
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Kay Heatlierton, left, TY and radio star of Occanside, poses with'
-William J. Marlbi^ St., Executive Vice-President o t Sooth Shore Pe*-
«ral Savings &-Laan Assoolatiog, Masaapequa and Freeport> sod Mrs.
-iftbftin in front of "BapplitMs" booth of Nassau-Suffoik Savings axsA^i
Loan Associations at '.'Fashions Ini Living" ExpodUon. veeenUy hiM, .
at "Rbbsevelt Boceway. - - • • ^ • • • ^ ' • • ' i •' •',
OBSERVE PERSONAL AFFAIRS MONTH IN MAY
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