1943-01-14

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THE LEADER, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1943
Emmo Dunlop
Becomes Matron of
Freeport Chopter
Frank carpenter, retiring worthy
patron, installed the 1943 officers
o( Freeport Chapter, O.E.S., at ex-ercises
In Spartan Temple, Monday
night. He was assisted by Mrs.
Louise JUcnter, retiring worthy ma-tron,
as marshal; plaude Paul, re-tiring
master of Spartan Lodge,
assistant marshal; Mrs. Elizabeth
Shea, chaplain; Mrs. Mabel Schwer,
acting warder; Mrs. Marion Stokke,
acting sentinel; Mrs, Sophie Thies,
soloist, an4, Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders,
niuslcian.
The other officers Installed are
Mrs. Emma Dunlop, worthy ma-tron?
the Rev. Arthur J. Pennell,
worthy patron; Mrs. Florence Pow-ell,
associate matron; Mrs. Elsie
Carpenter, secretary; Miss Mildred
Herrmann, treasurer ; Mrs. Liddy
Woeriier,, conductress; Mrs. Dorothy
pfart$njrj associate conductress; Mrs.
Cecilia Tultqn, chaplain; Mrs. Sena
Breidenbach, marshal; Mrs. Olga
A^yers, associate marshal; Miss
Oametta Shea, historian; Mrs.
Maje^ Raynor, musician.
Alaq, Mis. Agnes Southard, ward-er;
Mrs. Marie Schwarz, sentinel;
Mrs. Marianna Breidenbach, color
bearer; Miss Cadella Shea, Ada:
Mrs. Maude Bradshaw, Ruth; Mrs.
Elizabeth Hill, Esther; Mrs. Eliz-abeth
Nelson, Martha; Mrs. Lll-
, Electa; Mrs. Rlchter,
trustee ;
RED CROSS WORS ROOM
OPEN THREE DAYS
The production room of the
American Red Cross, Freeport
Chapter, In the Municipal Build-ing
will be open on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, each
week from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The surgical dressing room will
be open Mondays and Fridays
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Mon-day
evening 7.30 to 10.
C. D. OF A. MEETING SET
Plans for the new year will be
considered at a meeting of Court
Stella Maria. C. D. of A., to be
held on Monday night, Jan. 11,
In Our Holy Redeemer School
hall. About twenty-five members
attended a supper party at the
South Shore Terrace, Merrick.
Miss Frances Kelmnn, grand re-gent,
presided, and Miss Agnes
Kelrnan, headed the arrangements
committee.
CITRUS FRUXTS KJBTED
AS VICTORY FOODS
Freeport grocers, v e g e t a b l e
standq and fruit dealers will offer
oranges," grapefruit and tangerines
as Victory food specials beginning
today and continuing through Jan.
18.
Citrus growers, the Department
of Agriculture announced through
the Agricultural Marketing Admin-istration,
have produced a bumper
crop whiph will be particularly
abundant in local markets during
the period prescribed. It suggests
that these fresh fruits top every
grocery list.
MRS. ELLISON ENTERTAINS
Mrs. Edward A. Rice, Mrs.
Charles F. Egan, Mrs. Agnes Mac-
Donald, Mrs. Perry N. Nagel, Mrs.
Daniel J. Holdener and Mrs. Anna
'Duncan were guests of Mrs. Sam-uel
Ellison, of 32 Lexington ave-nue,
at a holiday bridge party.
REGISTER NOW IN THE
ZWERIN'S SECRETARIAL STUDIO
250 FULTON AVENUE
Specialist* In Bu*In«" Training
Franklin Shops Building
HEMP8TEAD
Teresa V, Thayer, one-year trustee
The incoming matron announced
the following committee appoint-ments:
Finance: Miv Carpenter, Mrs. Is-abel
Mtller and Mrs. Catherine
Kramer.
Soloist, Mrs. Thlcs; hostess, Mrs.
Ruth McLean; publicity, Mrs.
Qtara Dean; capsule captain, Mrs.
Anna Ryan, and entertainment,
,Mrs. Thayer.
Floral Committee: Mrs. Richter,
captain; Mrs. Doris Ryan, Mrs.
Bertha. Dcimel. Mrs, Anna Richen-
, steen. Mrs. Marion Knight', Mrs.
fanny Combs, Mrs. Elizabeth Shea,
Mrs. Elizabeth McGulre, Mrs. Em-ily
Moore, Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders,
Miss Betty Pettigrew, Mrs. Dorothy
Moore, Mrs. Isabel Strangfeld, Mrs.
Can&c Moran, Mrs. Ruth Minnerly,
Mrs. Elizabeth Kreler, Mrs. Lou
Herrmann, Mrs. Dorothy Engel,
Mrs. Elsie Kitten, Mrs. Lydia,_Pad-oock,,-
Mrs. Elizabeth Pettlgrcw and
8tiegelma40i% .
_ BfUig-roriglnal selec-*
tions for the outgoing and incom-ing
mafrpns", anb the o(Ticers,=e%=
changed gifts.^"A" spec la F "present
was given to Mrs. Schwerz who
retired after serving 19 years as
secretary.
A social hour was in charge of
Mrs. Richter.
Mrs. Olga Myers, retiring chair-man
of the floral committee, was
hostess recently at a Christmas
party to her group in her home, 57
b Bast Dean street, at which she re-
V:cel%e4 a coffee table as a gift.
Gifts jvere exchanged and capsule
f rtendb . devealed.
BR - R - R - R
These shivering days step in
Vlebrock's for a cup of
HOT
CHOCOLATE
or perhaps
WAFFLES
Golden Brown
Smothered in Syrup
AND A CUP
Wormmgf
40 South Mo in Street
Lunches
MBER OF COMMERCE
PYTHIAN SISTERS
FOR INSTALLATION
'7VV-•'
Temple, 179, Pythian Sls-
-tera, At Its semi-monthly meeting
Xthlan Hall on West Metrlak
night, voted to have
''a; joint installation of officers with
Freeport Lodge, 629, K, of . P., on
Wednesday night, Jan. 20. Mrs,
Bennetts. Haas, „ most excellent
; chief r presided. Her successor la to
Freillch.
To assist the war ellor* and too, in the
interest ol our sales people the stores
ol Fieeport will tlqse at (P,
til further notice and thev (eel certain
o( the lull co-operation ol the public,
FMEEPOMT
o* COMMERCE
•! 6,000
Circulation
NASSAU COUNT?
Freeport's
Unofficiol
Paper
7TH YEAR NO. 33
6ehrlg Resents
lack of Information
OnOII"G»Cul
Tell; G.O.P. Club
Ickes Controls
Lives and Liberties
James N. Gehrig, successor to
A. Hdlly Patterson as presiding
supervisor, accused oil co-ordin-ation
officials in' Washington with
failing to give an adequate ex-planation
of the necessity for re-ducing
basic oil and gasoline ra-tions
in a talk to the Freeport
Republican Club at its January
meeting In the Spartan club
house Thursday night.
If the oil and gasoline were
necessary for the troops in North
Africa, Mr. "Gehrlg said, he knew
;, everybody would be willing to
!! make every sacrifice necessary to
^ assure victory.
jj However, he asaerceo that Har-
Ickes, National Petroleum Co-st
tor was the "controller of
Ives and liberties" and that
administration in power can
ite the people on every whim
desire."
FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1943
was Introduced by
William J. Marvin, who presided
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absence of President Car-
M. McLaughlin, who was
kept? at home by a heavy cold. He
i[**M^*^*!F^?5™SP9*t •'• ?*"b • '-was.. ^the. 4^%^^^^gg^vaia?e^ea^^#^h?
was elected to office following the
enlistment of Supervisor Patter-son
in the Navy. He promised
Freeport would get full consider-ation,
the same as all other vil-lages,
In any matters coming be-fore
the Hempstead Town Board.
He commended the club on the
excellent turnout of Its members
considering the restrictions im-posed
on travel by gasoline ra-tioning.
Mr. Gehrlg commented
that there was a question of
whether clubs could hold meet-
." Gives Police Rules
In Pleasure Driving Ban,
Use of Cors for Shopping
And Wor Work Is Permitted
Instructions to guide I lie Frecpnrt police and auxiliary polity-men
in the enforcement of the ban on pleasure driving to conserve
gasoline have been issued by Chief Peter Elar. They follow:
"To all members of this depart-^
merit,:
"Lester C. Dunnigan. Chief En-forcement.
Attorney for the OrTicn
of Price Administration, has issued
the following instructions with re-spect
to the emergency ban on
pleasure driving by passenger ve-hicles.
These instructions must be
carried .out by all members of this
department.
" 'Instructions from regional en-forcement
attorney to all OPA dis-trict
offices In Region II with 're-spect
to cooperation to be request?
ed from local enforcement authori-ties
on emergency ban on pleasure
driving.
" 'Local enforcement authorities
are requested to submit the follow-ing
information to the nearest OPA.
War Price and Rationing ' Board
with respect to cars detected in cir-cumstances
indicating that there
may be a violation of the emer-gency
ban on pleasure driving:
"I. Parked cars— no driver.
a. License number,
j). yxheroj^obaeryed.. )•_ . _ ^ ,^
" "'' "
d. By whom, observed.
e. Type of sticker.
"2. If driver is present.
a. Name and address^ of owner.
b. Name and address of driver.
c. License number.
d. Circumstances under which
observed.
e. Where observed.
f. When observed.
g. By whom observed.
h. Type of sticker.
'"Since In many cases further
Schools Cool Heoted,
There's No Worry Here
The Frcepor; school official
are not among those who have
to worry because of the fuel
situation. None of the furnaces
has been converted for the use
of oil, Dr. John W. Dodd explain-ed,
so all of them are being
heated with coal.
And he added, an abundant
supply of coal was placed in the
bins last summer, so everything
is set for the winter as far as
heat is concerned.
Freepor* Gives $2,000
To Solvotion Army
Robert E. Patterson, chairman
of the Salvation Army drive con-ducted
last spring, has received a
letter from Major J%. E. Martin,
the divisional officer, advising him
that the regular appeal and that
for Christmas aid amounted to
nearly $2.000.
"This is somewhat of a re-cord,"
Major Martin writes, "and
we are indeed deeply grateful to
the citizens of the Village of
Freepurt for their very generous
response to the needs of the
Army.
"This response is largely due to
the untiring efforts and sincere
friendship of many outstanding
citizens of that community ^all of
whom "are' reflecTed 7n }'b"ur per-son.
Your influence for the ^rmy
is widely felt, and I can assure
you is deeply appreciated by all
of us." "
FIVE CENTS A COPY
Copf. Aronson Km
By Stones O/ Heroism
Anxiously Awaiting Word
Of Exploits in Solomons
Thrilled ut stories of the heroism of. their son? Capt,
naon, of the U. S. Mar^^a^aL-Guadalcanal eminAti
!«^*^#»3^^M^
^ -;)%«* ,«*P.
-^ ^,<,^.^-f «^MM.--j??^ &^r^,?3=r^^ajJ&S%
avenue, are awaiting news direct from mm.
State Commends
Work of Physical
Education Here
Seven Projects Win
Approve I in Letter
From Albany Board
The physical education program
of Lhe Frreport school system was
highly commenced in a letter re-ceived
from the State Depart-ment
of Education read at a
meeting of the Board of Edu-cation.
The laudatory message
was based on the observance of a
representative of the department
who vijsited Freeport on Decem-ber
10.
Seven prqje^ of-the board were
listed as meritorious. First was
the employment of an additional
school nurse teacher, which It
was said should result In the
following up of more pupils with
defects. Next came the examin-ation
of all pupils including the
examination of ear drums.
The provision oi lip reading
Instruction for pupils with im-paired
hearing was mentioned, aa
was the tuberculosis control ser-vice
for 361 pupils and for 184
of the school personnel.
The medical 'supervision of first
aid procedure at&4 school
tlon was
ings because of the lack of at- check will be. necessary to deter-tendance,
or that they could con-tlmie
to exist. He declared, how-ever,
that Republican clubs owed
* greater ^^lon Jo the ooun;
d%rs %n%wefs never before
Newspaper accounts of how hia*—
command arrived just in time to
save another company of Marines,
almost out of ammunition, were
the first intimation the Aronsons
I had that he. was ill in the San
Francisco institution.
It seems that Capt. Aronson, n
Capt. Amedco Rea and a Cupt
Irving C. Cassell, an intelligence
officers, both of New York, arc In
the hospital. The three trained
whether or not there has
in fact a violation of the
, it is requested that po-do
not lift any ration
further instructions.
together at Quantico, Va., in 1940
and have been closely associated
in this global war that took them
into the Solomon Islands.
rs According to the stories as told
given to one man, have been'. '"ThepennlMlbleuseofpassen-'by the three In San Francisco,
vested in the Chief Executive of &er automobiles are defined in a j had been wounded by
the Country.
" Sometime after this horrible, Administrator of the Office
conflict - is over," he added,! price Administration, Washington,
"these powers STUSf be returned jty-E,^/^^^^ Regional
to the people and their
tatives. This-J& going
obligation, on
teletype from Paul O Leary, Deputy shrapnel in one arm and his
impose
vhci
of New York, dated
1343, the pertinent of
5-as follows:
automobiles" In
being carried on n
a Japanese patrol
detachment. Leaping
'out of the sti'ctclrer. lie grabbed-A
UliJ.le _and joined in defense of hAs
' men. Ammunition had so near*
the Republican party musj. oe prc-i.. .y^_^ viy g^veh out that a bayonet
pared to assume that Obligation.",i^/^tage area may *» used,^ \«m (tecidcd on as a last
Mr. Gehrig said that while the,o»ly for occupational and family:^^
people must support the Presl-jor personnel necessity driving, such, ,.^ ^0^1^
dent in Its war efforts, he be-1 i*s driving to include shopping, at-lieved
the Republican swing In the tendance at religious services, pro-last'
election was. due to IrrtUi- curing medical attention, visit the
tlon over the attempts to. regu- ^ck, attending funerals or -attend-late
the lives of all. He pre- ^g meetings directly related to the
dieted that if these attempts were ^upatlon or profession of the ap-be
swept Into office.
goners"
Capt.. R^ea is rec.orded as saying
"" 'ntarvlew In the ho.-
Office fs Open
Soturdoy to 6 P.M.
Under the bill recently pnased
in Congress putting all Federal
employees, on a 48-hour week, the
the Freeport Post Office now Is
open Saturday until 6 p. m., and
there is an afternoon delivery of
mail.
All postal employees will re-ceive
added remuneration for the
extra time they remain at their
posts. However, there is consid-erable
confustion as to what
will be paid.
physical defects found in pupils
waa approved with a suggestion
that parents be requested to re-turn
the notices signed qnd wrfth
an indication of what action they
intended to taKc regarding the
matter.
Bonks In Freeport
Re-elect Officers
William E. Golder wns re-elected
president of the Frceport
Bank at,- 4 he reoTyahlxatiort meet-ing
following 51st annual 'meeting
-of .stockholders fur the election of
directors. _ ^ ..Other {'-officers were
to succeM themselves as
Woter Tox Penolty
Is Mode Uniform
follows: Julm J. Randall, vice-president:
W. Sargeant Nixon,
cashier; Harvey B. Smith, Hubert
L. Wells. John I. Lacy and John
"™«"
hour, F.. Mueller, assistant cashiers.
Aronson *
reinforcements through thw
undergrowth. During the
rest of the night we picked off
several Japs as they came over
December was unanimously elect-ed,
the secretary casting one bal-lot
for the entire ticket.
driving not to include going to
places of
or entertainment, or social calls.
over.
amusement, recreation', killing or wounding- every Jap.
Ninety-eight were counted on the
ground."
There were no changes in the
.Board which comprises Mr. Gold-cr,
Mr. Randall, Martin V. W.
Hall. Dr. Julien Dean, Raymond
J. Miller. Dav!d Levy, Sidney K.
Swezey and Amos J. C. Baldwin.
T. Frank Bennett. L. Burton
Cha:-:eh W. Gibson, Jr.,
The Village Board at its meet-ing
Monday night amended Ord-inance
lie, ao aa' ta provide uni-form
'penalties for delinquency in
paying water taxes whether homes
are metered and unmetered.
Recently Village Clerk William
J. Marvin called the attention of
the board to the fact that while
people getting unmetered water
had two months' grncc before a
penalty was charged, those having
meters, wer? allowed only one
month/Under the amendment,
j3enaltics"-wiH-bejfln two ..months
after tuxrs become due for all*
propert,y- owners w.h_ether they-get
metered or unmrtereoV water.
Northeast Lauds Rice
On Christmas
The 1943 officers are: Mr. Mc-;gightseelng, touring, vacation travel. IBrouno. ,-^- ...... - — -----
- As no mention is made of hh | were re-elected directors of
Laughlin, president; Herman C.
Dunker and Miss Vivian Strohm,
. vice-presidents; Miss Ethel
corresponding
Johnson, financial secre-c,
treasurer;
'Violators to be subject to can-ofgasolinerations.
State, i having been wounded, Mr. and
.id municipal law enforce-1 Mrs- Aronson believe the captain
tcers requeested to report, Is 11*. They expect 'to fihd out
, to local OPA office or i for sure shortly. Capt. Aronson
-- •' "*r*-M_ l_ TVt-t,
Dr. George A.^ Newton, Clark I.
Scott and Edward A. Thompson
the
First National Bank & Trust Co.
At the reorganization meeting Mr.
Thomson was renamed president;
I the football and track teams. On | and Mrs. Grace E. Betts, trust of-
(Cootluued on Page 2) fleer.
The Northeast Civic Association
at its meeting in V.F.W. Hall Fri-day
night instructed Secretary An-thony
Mirabella to send a letter to
Postmaster General Frank C. Wal-ker
commending Postmaster Ed-ward
| A. Rice fo"r the "promptness
and efTiciency" with which the
Christmas mail was handled during
the holiday rush.
Members said that every Item
of mall was disposed of before
Christmas day, leaving nothing to
bo delivered or sent out following
Uiu holiday. A copy of the letter
tc the Postmaster General will be
»ent to Mr. Rice.
'JIT.