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TWELWE THE L E A D E R THURSDAY, APRIL 11,
Play $l*e
Five Will Be Opened;
SummejLSchool
Will Be Operated
J. WeJley ..Southard ; has been
earned next summer's playground
dirtctd'* by the Board of Educa
tlon. (. „„.
A playground will be operated
In each of the five elementary"
schools^- Grove Street, Seaman
Avenue, Archer Street/ Columbus
Avenue and Cleveland Avenue
schools.
Assisting Southard will be Red<
mond McKenna, Richard Stratton
Randal Powel^ Elizabeth Kelly
Belen Wherry* Mrs, Margaret
Winters, Irene KinseyrMrs. Esther
JoHnson, Teresa Ensenbach, Agnea
Klnch and MrA. Edith Harris.
Each playground will have" a
director, -a trained teacher in arts
and crafts and one for kindergar-ten
work. A budget of approxi-mately
$B,000 was approved for the
playgrounds by the board.
A plan for the Freeport summer
school was also approved by the
board. The school, It was pointed
out, is self-supportling. The regu-
WpMJzn Pif^rJFTor \
TVurd Mnndof forum
Freeport will be well represented®-
at the tHird annual Woman's
Forum of Nassau County, to be
held-In the Cathedral House In
Garden city April 30 with a pro
gram based on the theme, "Build
Ing the Peace — A Challenge to
Women."
The morning session which
open at 9:30 a. m. will feature
talks by prominent speakers on the
nation, the community and the
family. Among the speakers sched
uled are Mrs. William Dlok Spor
borg, national -chairman of Inter
national relations department, Gen-eral
Federation of Women's clubs
MlHB Eknel Alpenfels, professor of
anthropology, TTniverslty of Chica-go,
and Judge Jane Bolin f
the domestic relations court -of
New York 'city.
The afternoon session which will
begin at 2 p." m, will feature talkf
on jhe interests of consumer, labor,
management- and government
Speakers already scheduled are:
Mrs. Frances Perkins, former sec-retary
of labor of the United
States; Miss N. Myra Glazier, pres-ident
of Sheppard Envelope com-pany.
and br, Lois MacDonald,
lar academic subjects, as taught %n I professor of e^&nonUcs, New York
prey.*oy9-y?&rs, -Will be continued.
Students from approxiniately" 40
Ji*gh schoqJa attended;. the^ school
last year, In addition .to the-aca-demic
subjects, instrumental mUslc
will be included in the program.
A budget of approximately. $12^
4)00 was" approved for the school.
A nonAresident tuition rate of $10
per subject will be charged, with
a registration fee of $5 charged
for all others.
SOCIAL 4%Uq MEETS
Mrs..J&r%&r.ct Carman and Mrs.
^\^g^%_ .were.:^&tw@e@^ to
#ast* OoSnctlors' " Social club
week at the home of Mrs.
Ue Carman. Raynor street.
""Mrs." lAlikm Johnson of Mndison
avenue .will entertain the group
at her home on Ma^p 8.
Last year's plan of bringing box-lunchens
proved so popular that
the same plan will be followed thj?
year.;/Coffee will be served in the
Square Hall of the Cathedral House
to those who bring luncheons. Ar-rangements
may also be made by
individuals or groups for^ luncheon
parties in nearby restaurants.
Luncheon plans are left entirely
up to the delegates.
Mrs, Elizabeth Bass Ooldlng,
Hempstead attorney, will preside'at
Ipo^h sessions of the forum and
will introduce th6 speakers^.. A
program* of mUAfo id also being ar-ranged
_fpr_ the sessions which will
'
be attended by 1,200 persons.
Speakers on the?, program will b?
guests,of the forum at a luncheon
at the Garden. City Hotel. \
PHI NT*
Picture Frames and Framing
Complete Photographic Service
Confidential - Economical
3! SO. GROVE STREET
Open Evenings Estab. IP
Freeport 841
.CORP.:,
AT MARCH FXELDk
Corp. Richard CKAvldan, son of
Mr. and Mrs. JacI^Avldan, of 19
West Lincoln place; has been as-signed
tb the 40th Bombardment
Oroup, a* very heavv unit to be re- j
tained by the Army Air Forces for
action in any emergency. Thp
group is now stationed at March
Field,'"'California.* Corn. AvMnn
has had numerous assignments In
pee in July,. 1944,^., ahd has : ah;!
tended B-29 , Gunner^- School, < at:l:
Fort Myers, Florida. .^..- ^ ^-^
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PRESCRIPTIONS DELIVERED
GROVE AND PINE STREETS
Fr**port%7?
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The^ Right Light
In the Right Ploce .
Is Important
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FM1S
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Store from Fulton Fieh Morket,
it'a plump, ^OY/SEA-FBES
Try o meal with a "difference"
broiled Bohock Mackerel,
lemon, and paraley ed potatoes
(OUNTEI^S
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Bennington Pork Residents Wont
It-^-Few Dissenters At Haoring
The proposed rehabilitation ordinancc^4?itenddd to do away
with slum conditions m Freeport, was given a public hearing .by
#he pillage Board last Friday evening* Anticipated fireworks did
aot develop, although a good-sized*
crowd filled the conference room
.No action on the ordinance was
taken at the'meeting, which, Mayor
Cyril C. Ryan announced, was held
wholly as a public hearing on this
J|^ and a couple of other proposed
ordinances. As a majority of those
present who spoke Mid so in favor
of the ordinance, it is believed it
will be passed by the Board, pos-albly
with aome changes suggested
by the speakers.
All present seemed familiar with
The jprb^osed brbfihancel
published., .in. f ulL ia,
\ ^|Issue of THE LEADER, but a num-
; /jibber of questions were asked about
17 ^yarious provisions and their effect.
y «v Mayor Ryan announced that
; Jfpi &he provisions of the measure can
T ?^ be carried out, In spite of federal
rulings limiting building improve-ments.
He announced a ruling
by the Federal Housing Adminis-tration
that, #f the ordinance is
passed, owners of houses who
it inust make repairs may obtain
VIEBROCk'S
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EDITOR GOELLER COMING
HOME AGAIN TODAY
George W, Goeller, editor of
THE LEADER, Is so much im-proved
since his operation, p«
formed for stomach ulcers at
Memorial Hospital; New York
City, two weeks ago yesterday,
that he wlp return home late
this afte^yoon. While his con-valescence
will take some time,
being at home, where, strength
permitting, he wHl be glad to
see his' friends.
Literally hundreds of inquiries
were made about Mr. Goeller
.during his absence in the hos-pltal.
to nve of them alone. A total of
10,862 firemen responded to the
alarms, or 65 per general alarm and
about 7 to stills.
Frank S. Snedecker was re-elect-ed
secretary of the council and
Franklin G r e m p 1 e, statistician
I Joseph Manz, of Hose-2. was elected
treasurer. He beat John Morrow,
of Engine i| by one vote.
Quib To Enler
Business Field
Everett
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A beautiful, colored sim-ulated
blrfh$fone encircled by 10
Aoihlng White ilmuloted atone; In
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Ix Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday: 9 %M. to 6 PM
| Fdday: p MJ. to 9 PJM. SatordayaTW AJ&L to 10 PJJ
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auspicious time .khan
.the present could be found for
starting this program," said the
Mayor. "We must have our build-ings
made secure and liabi table if
BETTER Housing Ordinance
they are now unsafe, unsanitary
or a Ore hazard.
Li&soh Drew Ordinance
Mayor Ryan called upon Thomas
Kitsch, special counsel who drew
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Plon Annuol Exhibit
Of High School Work
A cordial invitation has been ex-tended
by Martin M. Mansperger,
principal of the high school, and
Dr. John W. Dodd, superintendent
of Freeport schools, to the parents
and-friends of pupils in Freeport
Junior-Senior .High School to at-tend
its annual exhibit of school
work on hlondax. May 6. There
will be open .house from 8:30 A, M
..to 3:15 P. -M^-durlng—whlch time
visitors ^may" observe miniature ex -
blbits in (be oTassrqoms and special
ball exhlbltsLpfetMafed by
duatrlal arts department. "" —
A Stock Too Voried to List Here Awoits You!
COME IN AND SEE
At 8:15 in the Freeport
Most
High Gmde Only
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Sefecf mn of foster Condfes
m Town
Robbits, Dogs, Etc.
Sorry ^? No Jeffy Beohs f A» f psf er
School Auditorium a fashion
ohow will be give? featuring the
work of the household arts de-partment
under the direction of
Mrs. Irma Wettatein and ,Mlss
Ethel Temple in co-operation with
the music department headed by
Miss Miriam Roberts and Mr. J.
Maynard WetUaufer. This presen-tation
will last from one to one
and one-half hours after which all
classrooms will again be open to
visitors m order to enable fathers
to jiee- the work of their sons and
daughters and to meet their teach-ers.
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FRIDAY
Because nekt Friday is Good Frl-y,
the regular meeting of the
of. lYustees of the village
Jw#H?Bot be held. Announcement
fie next meeting will be made
O. Ryan.
Everett C. Stevenson of Mqrrick
Freeport banker and newly-elected
charter president of the Nassau
county group of the New York
State Safe Deposit association, has
announced he is leaving the bank-ing
business to become vice-presi-dent
of Slocum Industries, inc,
with offices at 195 Woodcleft ave-nue,
Freeport.
Widely known among the young-er
bankers of the county, Steven-son
has resigned as executive vice-president
and director of the First
National Bank and Trust company
of Freeport, a post to which he
was elected in October, 1944. He
will begin his new duties April 22
Identified with the banking busi-ness
(or_ a period of 32 years, h<*
started with the National Park
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Hold Heoring On -
Zone ChqngesJ! T.__
Hearings on -two proposed village
ordinances, one relating to signs,
the
by the Village Board last
clay night, but no action was "taken
at that time. _.,
One proposed change would re-zone
both sides of Bedell street,
from Smith to Raynor streets, fromr
i residence, or "A" zone, to a busi-ness,
or "B" zone.
A petition bearing 56 names,
claimed to represent 75 per cent,
of property owners affected, also
protested a proposal to change
from residence "A," to an apart-ment
zone, the block bounded by
Pierrepont, Bedell, Archef and
Halsey streets.
Other proposals are: to change
from residence^ "A" j to residence
"AA" zone, the block bounded by
Rose, and Archer streets, Elliott
place and Locust avenue; to
change from residence "A" to .resi-dence
"AA" zone, property
ed by North Bayvlew avenues, by a
line approximately 100 feet south
?of the south side of Lena avenue,
and by property of New York city
.and the village line.
Yearly Fire Loss
Wo: Only $22,365
Fire Bosses In Freeport were kept
down to the low figure of $23,366
according to the annual report ol
the retiring Are chief, Arnold Yon-gen,
to the Fire .Council. Tht
council held its annual meeting
Tuesday night in Fire Headquart-ers.
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There were 276 calls during the
year. The loss was so low as to
amount to'only six cents per capita
baaed on an assessed property
value of $37,613,820.
Of the alarms,. 1&3 were general
Welcome Home
For Veb Mil
Puzzle; Group
Two Wans Suggested;
Hope To Decide at
Next
That *s ^the • question tha t re-mained
undecided as Freeport'.*
Welcome Homb Committee met in
the municipal building Monday
night. It was resolved to leave the
question with the organizations
composing the committee and re-quest,
a decision at the next meet-ing
on May 20.
The two most feasible plans were
considered to be these:
A separate , welcome service . in
each church on some particular
Sunday, probably in June, with
each veteran attending his own
church.
A short parade to the Freeport
Stadium, with exercises there.
In either event, a certificate of
merit will be awarded each local
G.I.
Twenty - two organizations were
represented —at Monday night's
meeting.
Centers
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two-youth centers at
South .Grove street and" the
Cleveland Avenue school, have re-ceived
the formal approval of the
New York state youth commission,
which AotiAed the village of Its
action in a letter from Robert P.
Capes, executive secretary.
The ^ action of the commission
will greatly benefit Ereeport be*
cause Ik enables the village to ap-ply
for state aid in financing the
youth program, Mayor Cyril C
Ryan pointed out. Freeport made
formal application for state aid
shortly after It had inaugurated
Its youth activities program last
April, when It set up a youth com-mission
and allocated $5,000 for the
program In the budget.
OPEN ALL
The Bayvlew Pharmacy, 370
iant^c ave., will 'remain open Sun*
day after the pthmr druggists close
at 2 t» W. The M*!phone, is. Free-;
port 134.
The New Fire Department
Officers To Be IpetaUed
Public Invited To Ceremony
In Elks Club Saturday Night
The recently ejected oQicers of the Freeport Fire Department
took over their new oHicea Tuesday night, at a meeting of the Fire
Council* but their public installation will occur Saturday night at a
^ **gala affair in the Elks Club. The
NEW FIRE CHIEF i public is invited to attend the in-
#%^#.7 'Vv<%:6rv&^?
Frank Chapman
stallation ceremonies. It is ex-pected
a large crowd will be on
hand.
Frank Chapman will be Installed
as Chief. Mr. Chapman Is a life-long
resident of Freeport and has
been a Areman for 34 years, which
is only one year less than he has
been in the automobile business
the charter member? of the
Department/ the late Daniel R.
Southard, who helped organize the
vamps In 1B74. Chief Chapman,
who Is a member of Excelsior Hook
and Ladder Co., has held every of-fice
in the department during his
many years as a volunteer fire-fighter.
Fred Buss will be installed as
first deputy chief, and Harry Chui-sano
as second deputy. The in-stallation
will be conducted by
former Chief William Cornell, who
will also u^at&ll all t*iq .company
To Be E»43rged ond
Improved—WiM Ease
Traffic 'Bottleneck'
The monthly meeting of the N.
E. ClvJc Association of Freeport was
held at the V.F.W. clubhouse on
April 12 with president Frank
Schmidt, presiding. "Stadium NlteA
was the topic of the evening's dis-cussion
with speeches from several
local ofBclals highlighting the event.
Flans were discussed to expand
and improve the present Freeport
stadium, to provide better accomo-dation
for a large patronage, and
to put the stadium on a paying
basis. Speakers on the program
were: Village JTruatec Walter J.
Woods; Park Commissioner, David
FreUdehbei'gcr; Freeport stadium
hairman, Abe Siegel, and Athletic
promoLocs, Jake. Kedenberg and
Herman Raubenheimer.,
Th^ formulalloirof plans to bring
major-league baseball lo the sta*
dium were made, with emphasis
0:1 changing the" present - basebalT
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of the village trustees.
The public iaataHaldon will be
followed by a dinner, dance and
entertainment, with music by the
Ore department's own band.
B. J. Loonam, Warden of Hose
3. is chairman of the urrangements
committee.
Eorl Prentiss To Heod
Boy Scout Drive
Earl Prenttss, chairman of Troop
215, Boy Scouts of America, ha;
accepted the chairmanship foi
Freeport of the annual Rnancia
campaign for the -Boy Scout work
in Nassau County.
This year, $109,000 Is needed
throughout the county. Fredport'
quota is $1,600.
Mr, Prentiss' appointment a*
chairman was announced at B
meeting of the' Freeport Scout
Committee in the municipal build-
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Be Immediately made an appeal
for volunteer assistants who will
conduct a ,house to house canva^
of :?reeport. Thoae willing to serve
may report to Chairman Prentlsc
at this home, 60 Woodside avenue
His telephone number ls,F^
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Community Council
Plans Annual Meeting (
The Freeport Community Counefi
will looh^ to the future at its nn-nu
»l meeting, Monday evening,
April 22nd at 8.30 o'clock in the
Conference Room of thp Municipal
Building. The following topics dis-cussed
at the last Council meeting
will be more thoroughly considered
at this meeting: "A Community
Rheumatic Fever—Program", and
"A Living War Memorial for Free-port.".
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The meeting will be open to the
public. Although,, only—Council
members and og&clal- representa-^
tlves of aGlliatcd"'organizations may
vote, ..everyone^Jnterested InjCom-jnunlty
bgtte'rment la-oordhUy in-vited-
to attend the meeting and
participate in the dlacussion.-Won't
you invite *the members of your
.organization and your friends?
Copies of the agenda will be sent
you and you may request more
by calling Mr. Hotalingv Freeport
4000.
Nominations for ofBce will be
madey The recommendations of
the ^nominating committee are:
(Russell E. Hotallng, president:
Mrs. Peter J. Outhy, vice president;
Mrs. Oeorge H. Enders, secretary:
Cord Viebrook, treasurer; Mrs.
Cornelius Van Regs, director of
public relations.
Executive committee: John H.
Dlemer, Inter-club council ;'~$Hs4
.Helen Ross, schools; George Ander-son,
Asa A. Trenchard, veterans;
Rev. David O. Jaxheimer, inter-faith
clergy; Mrs. A. J. Macken-zie,.
P.-T.A.; A. F. Bassett, *citlo
tssoclatlohs: Robert E. Patterson,
chamber of commerce; %%rs. ^"
Brady, churcn women*
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