The-Leader_1960-07-28

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FOLLOWS THE
LEADER
REUABUE
AIlVtRTISING
FREEPORT
NASSAU'S LARGEST WEEiCLY"
BALDWIN ROOSEVELT
FOLLOW-THE
LEADER
FOR
NEIGHBORLY
NEWS
25th Year, No. 15
MERRICK
FEEEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY, JULY 28, i960. PRICE FIVE CENTS PSR O^PY
lEEPdir AWARDED j y iA
lATIONAL SAFETY HONOR
FREPPORT AC7S A€Mlf ST
Jones Seach P#rk iUage P-equest For Show Cause
' iTreeport Abyor William ,F. Glaekea and Police Chief Peter Elar accept
'American Aatomoblle Association pedestrian protection plaque from
'Slartin Colodny, vice piresident of the Aatomoblle Club of New Yorii.
Freeport was awarded an h'onorable mention in the AAA's pedestrian
protection contest ,for Its oiitatandinf^' efforts to-safisAard pedestrians
last year. ' ', ',
On WeoiieBdBy. August 3, Jonea
Beach State Park will offer a Spe­cial
Day for Boy Soouts as part of
the 60th Anniversary Celebration
tjf • the Boy Spsat; • Organlzstton.- • •
AH Boy Scouts 11, 12. and 18
years of age, to uniform, wUl be ad­mitted
free to all events scheduled
for this Boy Scout Day.
SFECIAI
DRUG STOBB
NOTICE
Coral Chemists, 144 North Main
St., Freeport, will remain open
late, until 10 p.m. this Sunday,
July 31. All other drag stores,
nhlch are members of the Free-port
Fi&rmacjr Association, close
.at-2 pjn. on Sn^a^f^. ,XtU3_tele-pbone
nambec of fcoral Chemists
•^ia • MAyfair 3-2038, ^
fEEEPOilT REPUBtlCAN CLUB ANNUAL
OUTIN€ ATTRACTS RfCORD CROWD
The "ZOth' ftiraual-OillIng jof-Oie Freeiport Bepnbliean'
Town Park attracted a-riBCOM-rtwaftiiir «*i»wd of nearly "
Vlliage of Freeport met this week In special session and approved on
action against the continuance of the Long Island Bailro^d strike.
At a sppecial press gathering held Monday night, Mayor Glaoken
.??fj!'""*:*?..*'''^* PSP*""?. ? ^ , '•f?5..*?*'*•» •»* Attorney Bernart leyr*
under section 871 of the Civil Practice Act which wuidle^^^^
the unions to show cause why the strike against the railroad should
continue.
Mayor Clacken repeatedly pointed out the fact that this action
is not against the right of the unions to strike, (this right is given bjr
law), but the legal action Is against the continuance of the non-opera-.
tloB of the railroad. The continuance of the strilce Is greatly affecting
.Freeport's welfare and Its economy.
The show-cause order was presented to New York State Supreme
Court Justice Mario Pittoni on Tuesday. He signed the order and set
an emergency hearing schedule for Tuesday, August 2.
News of this action has bcMi carried not only by all Metropjtltan
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REEPORT ELKS SUMMER
FESTIVAL SET FOR AUG. «
Alembers dt Oto Freetratt I,oilgc-of EI^^T'^gi&No.'ia&a and fheir
Au£UBt fith. When tliey-wui dattoe and'ipiUie tnerry under 'th« gtaca from
S:00 PJM. tmtU th& "SVmsE" hours ,ot the 'morning It was annDunced
today hy Exalted Buler, Benedict P. Claravlno,
XJila Annual Outdoor Danev, to ^hleJh fJio jrenprnt iNiblXo.la Jnvltnl,
ivl^l tte held on tbo EUm'Grounds at the rear of tlie Clubhouse,'171 West
Merrick Road, Freeport. TIntilaftng Tones for everyone's pleasure-
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GUY LOMBARDO TO PLAY
AT EAST POINT HOU
" CKiy Lombardo and his orchestra have been signed to play for
dancing on the Marine Deck of Guy Liombardo's East Point House restau- -
rant, Freeport, Long Island, Saturday nights, midolght-U3-3 A.M., start­ing
August 6.
In elteot, Guy Ig 50% his own employer, because the bandleader owns
60% of Ihe'-huie waterfront restaurant located, leas than a half mile
from his own home. In Augu.^ 19S9 Lombardo' sold the other 60% to
the Scandore family, which operates other restaurants lb the Metro­politan
area. Including the Club Elegante In Brooklyn. •
This marks -the first time In the 11' year historg.-of the- East t>oint--
House that the lrf>mi)ard6 orchestra had been engaged to play there,-
However, In 19S6 when the Lombardo orchestra was starred on a weekly'
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^^b, he':1 tet SatUKtoy July 23 at Point Lookout
people.
This ommaii^fffair has Hemme a faighllgM «t tlM^nmer season of saclal evente. Peter C. Kelly, B«-
pobUcan^jcAHcrof Preepiwt,^«M«oli«» Bchadiv l ^ ^ e n t of the S e e p f t iteiilHlcin Club. tWWnially
addresKd smd, welcomed the ?»«s^)«tCTdiiiu» of in^'^era and t^etr famlHe^^
Pictured above (frw.t ,«w Irft fa, righf) W E d y a m l n . pait president «f 4heK9ttb; Robert Do»ee.
former llt^or and now "^Itoge Clerk of F t W i r t j -sDomaodor^ Peter C. KeUy. Skipper of the prcep».rt
BepubUcans; lion. A, HiHyTatleison. N a s ^ Cmwty Eiecuttve; Bobert Sohade, Club Prealdenti Atty,
Charted Mehnnann; Ccnattit^m^'SlmSt^ anil Nasiut Cotmty Sheriff JeSse Comte, m the; baefc » w .
looking orer^b^-D«see's«iMHe«ite^"B|sttfct:'-Ati^^
ins on*Beh_eehadc v^^immi^mm'^a^^^^O'iV'^^^
~ thjo'ngh Melmnann and 5 i t i 5 S * ^ i S S s ? i m 5 2 ^ i S ^ G 5 B S ? ^ ^
fonner Chffl'l^nsident Is'^shofWii TO*aie*«toeiBriwl»t.^ ^•.*\:\'' /_: ^'"•—•^^.^_/' .-•
SOUTH NASSAU GREEKS BUY
FORMER JEWISH TEMPLE
Plan To Convert B'nailsrael
Property Into Greek Orjlioclbx
Church For Local Families . .
•^ A temporary committee, representing members of the Greek Orthodox
faith to South Nassau jOounty, last w&k olflcialy slgSW corittacfe and.
Riisented a down-payment check to Julias Oerssof. attorney te the^
p t o i Israel coi^regaMon In this matter, for thepunaiase of the Sft'nol
Srael property located on the comer of Broadway and Mount Ave." In,
Freeport. ' * • ' > "-
Mr. James Boulukos, who Js.sBrvinff as chairman of the «huicn
building fiiiid. stated that approsdmstely 400 famlHes, Tesldlng In Free-;
port and thB^nelghborliif towns on .ttie South Sliore,. would benefit br;
the' proposed Orck-Onaiodox Ohiirch lii Freeport.' . . ., ;
- He also stated, that many residents in Itels area, •who^jpsn^fe mem-s
.iieere of 'the Greek Orthodox faith, .have already'olfe*d. fiaaocJal.
assistance. Bflr.Boiflulios stressed tHe point that a Greek Church in
»e6port has toeena-dieamTOfr the community-for the past twentjvyeaQ.
Plans to buy tjie:former Temple liave.been In effect for six years.
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