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VOL. 9, No. 10
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1918
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
FISHING MAY SOON l! BECOME OBSOLETE
Vocation Um^rokahle, Ftsh Desert-
mg "huUU" Waters-Motor
Boats Blamed-EeU Scarce.
Fishermen along tb« south shore of Long Island, particularly in the territory from Amityville to the Rockawayg, are not enthused over prospecta for the season which is •bout opening:, and unless conditions chan^ for the better, the vocation loT a livelihood may soon become ob¬ solete, according to information given Tbe Nassau Post
For some years, it is said, flsh have diminished in the inlets, bays and their tributaries, until at present, it is a rare occurrence to find a school In these waters. This has compelled the "flshermen to search for fish in the ocean a number of miles off-shore, where deep water prevents the haul¬ ing of n^ and makes necessary the use of Ijnes.
The cause for fish de.ierting the Inlets, bays and other "inside" wat¬ ers are not dedlnitely fixed, but it is said that the extensive uko of motor boats has, without a doubt, been one of the causes. Engines on the boats chugging threugh exhaust pipes above and below the surface of the waters, and propellers churning con¬ tinuously have frightens: d the 'fish »rw&y, it is claimed by a number of i>aymen. In addition to these ele¬ ments, oil from the engines, it is con¬ tended, settles on the bars where the fish have been accustomed to feed and they no longer come "inside" for their meals. It is further claimed that these conditions have driven the flab from their usual spawning re¬ treats.
Ocasionally a school of flsh comes T»p to the beaches to obtain a meal of killies or eome other amall vari¬ eties, but these visits are said to les¬ sen each season.
L«arge catchea of fish bjr the men who have followed the calling regu¬ larly for years are reported to be rare and the old, familiar query, "What luck today?" is usually met by the reply, "Nothin' doin' " or "Got a few, that's al."
Many of the fishermen have au\>- stantial investments in boats and other fishing applicances. In fact, some men have outfits required to follow their chosen calling, and as one aaid to The Nassau Post i-eporter;
"It's gettin' mighty hard to make anything out of fishing these days."
Dealers who cater to local trade have been hit by the failure of bay- men to supply them and those who want to be sure that their patrons are served, go to the city markets. This necessarily makes fish, also oys¬ ters and clams much hisrhcr in prices to bom? trade, which shouM. because of tho closeness to producing terri¬ tory, buy cheaply and besides get sea food perfectly fresh.
The frpquent and loner speels of severe cold weather last Winter killed great (|uantities of eels, it is reported and +hprc assuredly will be a scarci¬ ty of them this season. Next month usually marks the season's b?ginninc: for -"Aft shell crabs. Whether the liarr? Winter also has destroyed many of the crustaceans as it did the eels has not b'^en dicslosed. hut baymcn are hopeful that there will be a good •unply. "s market prices are usually •nbotartJnl nnd if they can make large catches of crabs the extonsive ]r>«a<>n roo'iltinp frnm a scarcity of f«h r''nv he nn^tipl'v overcome, but fow. if fnv of the fishprmen. see any •hanc^ +0 mike +>ie fair livine they •nee did from followintr the bay.
C. p. SEAMAN SHELLS HIS STORE PROPERH
Following the reported sale of prop¬ erty on South Main street, Freeport, fcy Henry Gobetz, to C. Herbert Kerr, The Nassau Post is informed that Charles P. Seaman, the pioneer dry goods and department store merchant, has contracted for the sale of his fombination store and residential ,prop«xty, located near the Gobetz property, to Charles C. Copeland of ts South Bergen place. The consid- •ration involved has not been disclos-
The Seaman property has a front- '-•ge of 60 feet on South Main street, is 17S feet in depth and extends in an *'L" anape to the Merrick road, where it has a frontage of 10 feet next to the W. E. Golder property.
The new purchaser will improve the buildings on the property, but has not formed definite plans. Store and dwelling are of frame construction •nd Join. They are among the flrst to mark the imorovement of Main •treet business buildings many years •to-
Ifr. Seaman's store haa been popu¬ lar for manv years, not only with .Freeport residenta. but thone from ad- Jaeent Tillages, including Hempstead. Oependabk gfloAn at fair pricm was fhijt basliMss prlnciole. It is rero^t- tkat af^er closing bis F^^-'Htrt «8*n«F«!i M'. f^aman will e<»*sbMs*» •oanaetioa with a New York Citj
SALARIES INCREASED
Freeport Trattees Enlarge ^pend of IS Village Employees.
Fifteen salaried employees of Free- port village received an increase in salary from the Board of Trustees by action taken at their last meeting. Besides these increases, the officials increased the allowance for a team and man on road work from $6.60 to |7 a day and helpers from f2.50 to $2.76 a day.
The salaried increases monthly were: William R. Smith, the
power house engineer, $10; John T. Cotter, first assi.stant engineer, $10; Edgar Carman, foreman, $5; iS. P. Shea, Village Clerk, $7.50; Miss Eve¬ lyn Bedell, D,':i\.'.v Clerl:, $•'>; Henry K. Rider, Meter Header and Collec¬ tor, $5; Elmer K. Raynor, A. .Tames Cronley, Frank E. Grossman, William E. Merrill, Peter Klar, Anthony Fed- den and William O. Jefferson, police officers, $.').
The yearly salary of Police Chief James ilanse was increased to $1,200, and Captain John J. Dunbar given a similar amount!
Thirty-three special oflficers were appointed to serve without pay ex¬ cept when on actual duty other than fire work.
WILD FOWL SWARM GREAT SOOTH BAY
Duchs and Brant Reumhle Smohe
Cloorf When Flying""Closed
Season" On.
Thousands of wild ducks and brant are swarming the Great South Bay territory between Seaford and Amity¬ ville and when they rise from feed¬ ing grounds appear as a cloud of smoke from a great fire.
The wild birds appeared soon af¬ ter the severe Winter ended and are likely to remain until the first of May. Their principal haunts for feed¬ ing are Big Squaw Island, West Isl¬ and, the Bulkhead, Fort Neck Point and Unqua Point.
Baymen and others who gun hold that the long season which prohibits the killing of ducks, geese and other wild fowl has been responsible for an extensive multiplication in their numbers, for which the law was said to be intended. The "closed season" extends from January 10 to October 1.
With the advocation of food saving to help along the supplying of meat to the Allies and U. S. soldiers, a vet¬ eran hayman of Seaford ?aid to The Nassau Post reporter yesterday that h" b;>licve(l it would be a good propo¬ sition tn suspend temporarily the law which prohibits wild birds to be killed. This would enable the government to have available manv thousand pounds of meat and at the same time re¬ duce prices to home consumers.
The baymen said that during the recent past he had seen mora qreese in the bay than in any five years nut together.
FREEPORTHUSTLING FOR LOAN (jDOTA
$8,000 GROCERY FIRE IN LOWER BALDWIN
Bedell Co. Bailding Entirely De-
stroyed-Eldred family Rescued
With Ladder.
The store and apartment building of the Bedell Grocery Company in Church street, lower Baldwin, a two- story frame structure, was entirely destroyed by fire at 4.30 Wednesday morning. The loss is estimated at $8,000, protected by inaurance.
The fire is believed to have started from matches dropped by thieves who entered the building for grocery sup¬ plies. A petty night theft was com¬ mitted at the store a few^ weeks ago.
Kmil Eldred and family, which in¬ cluded his wife, a six-year-old daug'h¬ ter, Alice, and an infant daughter, occupied the second-story rooms above the store. When they were awaken¬ ed by cries of "Fire" and smoke fill¬ ing their rooitl*, the building was well ablaze. They found that the avenues for escape were cut off and rushed to the front windows. John Maxwell, who lives opposite, brought a long ladder and the Eldreds were taken from the burning building in safety, clad only in their nightclothes. They went to the home of Mrs. Eldred's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Herbert, a short distance from the store build¬ ing.
The Baldwin firemen responded to the alarm for aid, but having a long trip to reach the fire, when they ar¬ rived, the building was enveloped in flames and parts of it caving in. The dwelling of John Seaman, next to the store, took fire in several places but the firemen worked hard and saved it It was badly scorched.
Notwithstanding the early hour of the fire it attracted a larjfe crowd of people from the near neighborhood and other parts of Baldwin.
"CODNT" GOES FREE ON SPEED CHARGE
Pleads Social Misnon With Aato— Woman Fined $35.
A distinpruished lookinjf man who said he was Count "Frederick Moltke, Director of Army Contracts, and at¬ tached to the Danish Leg'ation, New York City, was before Justice Wilbur F. Southard at Freeport on Tues¬ day, charged with violating the au¬ tomobile speed law. The Count plead¬ ed that he was on a special diplomat¬ ic mission for his government and he was freed from the speeding chartiv.
.\ stylishly dressed young woman who said she was Margaret Guggen¬ heim Oif North Deer Park avenue, Babylon, paid a fine of $35 for speed- InfT her car.
Chase Mellen, a lawyer of Garden City, denied that he had driven his car above the sneed limit and a hear¬ ing was set for ne>it Tuesday at Bellmore.
ACCEPT CHAllENGE
Com Growers to Settle Claims at l\^ineola Saturday.
The work of the Freeport Liberty I 'Mmt'ula (SpaciaD-The challenge Loan Committee, with Samuel R. j issued by John Lyon of Rockville Smith, President of the Bank of Long j Centre recently to the effect that he Island, as chairman and Ray Acker- , ^^^^^^^ ^^^^.^ his yield of corn against son as secretary, is being assiduously , , , . /•
promoted. The name, street address, i 'hat of anybody in Nassau County occupation, business address and data j "as not passed unnoticed. as to former bonds subscribed, and The farmers from the north side estimated buying ability of every per- ; of the county claim that the corn son in Freeport has been nearly com- | ^^^^ -^ , ; . ,
pleted, and mdex cards provided of ; f, , ,. . , ,
each. House to house canvasses are 1 '"^ .^^^^ ®^'er- Among those who are under way. The amount assigned for : anxious to match their corn against
Smith Elected Chairman
County Board of Supervisors
At Annual Meeting Tuesday—
Hoapital Contracts Awarded
by Board.
.Mineola (Special)—The annual meeting of the Board of Supervisors was held on Tuesday, April 9, 1918. Supervisor Dickson was absent on ac¬ count of illness.
Supervisor Seaman proposed the name of Hiram R. Smith of Hemp¬ stead as chairman of the Board for the ensuing year. Supervisor Remsen seconded the motion and it was car¬ ried.
The Board appointed H. Stewart McKnig'ht as County Attorney at an annual salary of $3,.')00 and such dis¬ bursements as he may be required to make as such attorney.
The Board accepted the following bids in connection with the proposed erection of a County Tuberculosis Hospital.
Barnett Construction Company of 150 Nassau street, Manhattan in the sum of $84,925 in connection with the general contract for constructing the proposed tuberculosis hospital build¬ ing on the Kiel farm. Terran, Ma- haney and Munro^ Monhattan, in the sum of $10,9.50, in connection with the heating work. L. F. Bannon of Kingston, N. Y., in the sum of $8,888 for plumbing work. Tucker Electric Construction Company of 114 West 30th street, Manhattan, in the sum of $3,496 for electrical work. The fround upon which the hospital is to he erected was staked out on Thurs¬ day.
Chairman Smith appointed the fol- Idwing standing committees for the year 1918-19.
Finance—Smith, Seaman, Remsen and Dickson.
County Roads—^Smith, Seaman, Bemsen and Dickson.
Law and Legislation—'Smith, Sea¬ man, Dickson and Remsen. > >Public Printing and Advertising— Seaman, Remsen, Dickson and Smith.
County Buildinj^s—Seaman, Rem¬ sen, Smith and Dickson.
Homes, Hospitals and other State 'nstitions—^Seaman, Dickson, Smith and Remsen.
Justices and Undertakers' Bills-^ Remsen, Smith, Dickson and Seaman.
County Clerks. Surrogate and Gounty Judges Offices—Smith, Sea¬ man. Remsen and Dickson.
District Attorney's OflRce—'Seaman, Dickson, 'Remsen and Smith.
County Superintendent of the Poor —Remsen. Dickson, Seaman and Smith.
Bridges and Bridge Bills—Dickson,
Seaman, Smith and Remsen.
ShcriflT's Office and Constables' Claims—Seaman, Remsen, Dickson and Smith.
Acting" Coroners' and Physicians' Bills—Dickson, Seaman, Remsen and Smith.
Miscellaneous—Smith, Seaman,
Remsen and Dickson.
.Supervisor Smith was appointed a comrfiittee in charjfe of all County roads and bridges in the town of Hempstead. Supervisor Remi^n a committee in charge of all County roads and bridges in the town of North Hempstead and Supervisor Seaman a committee in charge of all
