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filGHT THE LEADER THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1946,
Major Bachman and
Miss Cook Are Wed
Janet Welch Cook, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Cook
- of Winter Haven, rm.. lormerly of
Freeport, and Major Roger Martin
Bachman of the 82nd airborne di-vision,
of paratroopers, son of Mrs.
B: K. Bachman of Bristol. Tenn.,
were married last Saturday at the
First Baptist church.
The Rev. Wesley N. Hnines of-ficiated
and Mr. Cook gave his
daughter in marriage. Mrs. Ethel
Bell of Baldwin was the soloist,
with Miss Margaret Kranz at the
organ. Mrs. Charlotte Russell Cook
was her sister's'sole attendant, artd
Lieutenant Colonel James N. Gar^
gll of "Richmond. Va., acted as best
man. Ushering were Lieutenant
Colonel Lawrence S. Reynolds o(
Westminsterp-^Md.i arid ~ 'Captain
John..Bruce Cook " of Freeporj;,
"brother'of the bride.
- A reception for 50 guests followed'
at Hall's restaurant in RockviUe
Centre. , -'
After a motor trip, Major Bach-man
and his bride will reside In
Plnehurst, N. C, Major Bachman
Is stationed at Fort Bragg, N. C.
MISS NUTT RECEIVES
A REGENT'S RIBBON
Miss Luella Nutt. regent of the
Julia- Ward Howe chapter. Daugh-ters
of the Union, was honored
with the presentation of a regent's
ribbon at the final meeting of the
chapter for the season last Tues-day
evening ~at the home of Mrs.
Charles Kehm, Claurome place.
Mrs. Ethel Glenz, past regent,
has been appor.ircd chairman of
the resolution committee of the
National f society of Daughters of
the Union.
Planri were made for a games
party to be'held on July 9 at Mrs.
Glenz's home on Atlantic avenue
A crocheted piece was awarded to
Mrs. Lulu Smith.
DR. DODD TO SPEAK TO
ROOSEVELT GRADS
Dr. John W. Dodd, superintend-ent
of Freeport schools, will be
..the "speaker at the graduating ex-ercises
of the Roosevelt schools.
Because of the large class, the
exercises will be held on two days,
today and tomorrow, in one of the
school auditoriums
Dr.' Dodd's topic is "Looking
Ahead."
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when presented with a Gruen
Precision watch. Every grad Is
hoping for a GrOen. Come and
see our selection.
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JEWELRY I SHOP
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MRS SXJTEUMEISTER
HEADS ^PARENT GROUP
Mrs. Carl Sutermeister was - (n-i
. j stalled as president of the Grove
street school P.-T.A. last Thursday
in the school auditorium. Mrs.
Stephen Zipoy. Nassau county di-rector
of P.-T.A. was the installing
officer.
Mrs. Clifton B. Smith was elect-ed
to fill the vacancy in the post
of vice-president due to the resig-nation
of Mrs. Arthur B. Woolsey.
Mrs. Herbert Bond,--the-retiring
president, received a gift from ~tfie
organization In appreciation of her
services. Hostesses for the social
hour were the kindergarten and
class mothers. The attendance
prize went to Miss Riva Alent's
first grade. --
On Friday the 6th grade class
was given a trip to the Bronx Zoo
escorted by several mothers and
the 6th grade teacher. Mrs. Rich-ard
Porter, 6th grade class mother
was In charge.
So~Main ^Street
At Sunrise Highway Freeport 9898
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Official Paper
llth Year. No. 5 FREEP0RT, N. Y., THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1946 PRICE: FIVE CENTS-A'COPY
842 Members Put
Story -JtL Post
First in Nassau
Has Most Delegates
At Co. Convention;
In Drive for 1,000
William Clinton Story post, A. L..
•which - has been the banner post
in Nassau County for several years,
again carried off premier honors
at the county convention sponsored
toy Cathedral post, In the George
Washington School. West Hemp-stead,
on Saturday. The local unit
reported a membership of 842,
while Hempstead was second with
614, followed by Rockville Centre
and Valley Stream with approxi-mately
500 each. The local unit
also had the largest number of
delegates, 34, with two past county
commanders as delegates-at-large.
The local Legionnaires partici-pated
In the convention parade in
which the drum corps made its
debut directed by Wesley- Williams.
While in West Hempstead; the local
contingent looked over the lay-out
or Preli's Broadway Shows, which
appeared there last week, and will
come to Freeport next week under
the sponsorship of Story Post. It
will be located on Mill road ;iear
the Stadium.
183 Students Graduated
At F. H. S. Commencement
Supt. John W. Dodd Awards Prizes
And Clifton B. Smith Diplomas
Nature smiled on the 183 students who received their diplomas
at the commencement exercises of the Freeport High School Sunday
afternoon in the Municipal Stadium.
The sun beamed down from a® .„. - ' ' "
At .a, meeting .in. the local dugout
..Jnade a;"drive;'would be conducted
to increase the membership to 1,000
before the annual meeting in Sep-tember,
making it the first Nassau
County group to reach four figures.
William McCloskey, chairman of
the sommlttee in charge of next
week's show appealed for 75 volun-teers
to assist him in handling the
event. Announcement was made
also that there would be a benefit
for the Drum Corps in the dugout
Saturday night to raise funds with
which" to purchase additional
equipment. Mr. Williams, the di-rector,
also appealed for additional
members for the corps.
John A. Nelson, of East Willis-ton,
was elected county commander
at Saturday's convention; Chester
A. Buckley, Malverne; James Hage-man,
Mineola, and Frank Mc-
Nicholas, Baldwin, division com-manders;
Harvey F. Bidck, Valley
Stream, adjutant, and William. G.
Hausler, Bellmore, vice-commander.
Loco] Elks
-fit Convention Parade
-Members of Freeport Lodge, .1253.
B. P. O. Elks,.are to participate in
.the -parade in Manhattan, on
Thursday, "-J.uly 11, .which will be
a feature of the national conven-tion
of the order commencing on
July 8. There will be a ball in
the Waldorf-Astoria the opening
night. This Is the first national
convention to be held in this area
In nearly 50 years.
Another class will be initiated" at
tonight's meeting and it also will
be birthday night.
There will be a package party
'. tomorrow night and Bill Myers* or-chestra
will play for dancing.
Twenty disabled veterans from
Mitchel Field were guests of the
Elks on a fishing trip Saturday.
TCbey were entertained at dinner
. on their return. A moonlight sail
' -Is,, planned for members on
night of'Friday, Jul? 12,
* A-. lodge of-sorrows was held for
the late Arthur K Austin.
cloudless sky and a gentle breeze
made the temperature just right.
It was a perfect June day, for tlw
first peacetime graduation follow-ing
World War H.
In awarding the prizes Superin-tendent
of Schools John W. Uodd
said, among other things:
"Freeport High School ii sending
forth a graduating class prepared
tor service to the community In
business, social and civic affairs.
"This school serves a progressive
and rapidly growing community
and it has grown with the com-munity
it serves. The school has
won an enviable reputation for its
organization, its spirit and the
range and character of its work.
And it must never be forgotten
that the community in its generos-ity,
prompted by high ideals and:
purposes and guided by a good \
business sense has made the school'
possible, supporting it liberally as'
Its most effective mean of service.
"Education In a very real sense!
is an investment in people. Edu-cation
Is positive, dynamic, produc-tive.
The growing people In our
"midst .are our greatest wealth, our
[mbafo oK^jt^U^^^P^^^Wyr^^^
giving the best education possible
to the young people of today.
"We wish the public schools to
build these things In boys and
girls—straight thinking, capacity
for critical thinking and respect for
the rights and ability of others and
a capacity for adult living which
will yield them a maximum of
satisfaction."
Principal Martin M. Mansperger
in presenting the class for gradua-tion,
cited some Interesting [ facts
concerning the individual students.
He listed those who have won
scholarships, already announced,
and those who maintained an av-erage
of 90 percent or more during
the four years. Thirteen completed
the course in less than four years.
They, were Ester Barbatf), Olympla
Constantino, Mildred C r e a n.g e ,
Grace Cunningham, Pajula^Cwiek,
John Lynch, Charlotter'Newman,
Nancy Peters, Marilyn Rose, Claire
Rubin, Narrte Smith, Gloria Stan-ford
and John Wilkinson.
The class entered the stadium to
Sullivan^
"Entrance March of the Peers"
trom Idlanthe, played by the high
school b4nd. The invocation was.
given by* Rabbi Simon Noveick, of
Temple Israel. Following the sing-ing'
of "The Star Spangled Banner"
the girls' chorus sang, "Service,-' by
Cadirum. Then three graduates
spoke on themes dealing with the
general topic "The World We
Want." Jacquelin Murdock, salu-ta^
orian, considered "This Time We
Must Not Fail";'Daniel Hotaling,
"The .Challenge of . Civilization,"
and Ruth Marschner, valedictorian,
"Bias or Understanding." The girls'
chorus followed" wltfi selections from
"Sari," by Emmerich Kalaman.
Leo F. GIblyn, president of the
lioard of- Education, brought greet-ings
to the class, and Vice-presi-dent
Clifton B. Smith awarded di-plomas
to the following!. —
Katrina Ahlstrom,. Roger Ander-son,
Irene' Arbope, Charles Ash-down,
GeorgeBairfl; Peter-Baldwin,
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Wm. N. Beyle to Head
Baptist Men's Club
William N. Boyle was elected to
succeed Carl H. Tewksbury as
president of the Men's Club of the
First Baptist Church at an out-door
beefstake held on Arthur Had-ley's
pony farm, South Hempstead,
Friday night. Charles Gahn and
Frank C: Filkins were named vice-presidents,
E d w a r d Aemsiegger,
treasurer, and Charles'. Johnson
secretary. There were 30 present.
All enjoyed the beefsteaks cooked
by Mr. Hadley who gave a talk on
horses. It was decided to open the
fall reason with a day of fishing
on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Crossleys Shifted
To N.Y. City Citidal
Salvation Army Heads
Were Here 3 Years;
Successors Unnamed J
Arthur H. Labaree
Resting in Hospital
Arthur H. Labaree, who has been
acting editor of The Leader since
George W, -Qoeller under went an
Operation In April, Is himself a
patient; In tfce South Nassau Com-munities
liosplUl, Oceanside. Mr.
Labaree was seized witjx a heart
attack at his home In H oil Is on
Sunday. Though he recovered, he
has been advised it will be neces-sary
for him to rest from three
to six weeks.
Mr. Labaree is an old-time news-paper
man. He and Mr. Goeller
were formerly associated with the
Brooklyn Times when the latter
was Long Island editor of the
publication.
who have headed the work 6f ttfe
Salvation Army Ifi Freeport for
three years Will leave on Wednes-day
to become commanders of the
Manhattan Citidal with headquart-ers
on East 125th st., Manhattan.
The Crosaleys came to Freeport
in 1943 succeeding Adjutant and
Mrs.! Joseph A. Heard. Since then
headquarters has been moved from
the frame building on South Grove
st., to the former I.O.O.F., 'temple
at 75 Church st., and the work of
the organization greatly Increased.
Capt. Crossley has entered ac-tively
in the affairs of the village.
He is secretary of the Inter-Faith
Clergy Council and a member of
the Kiwanis Club of Freeport. He
came here f rom Columbus, O.,
while Adjutant Heard was trans-ferred
to Homestead,—Ea~—The
Crossleys have a daughter, Alice
Jane, who has Just completed her
tenth year in the Freeport High
School. , i .
The name of Capt. Crossley's
successor has not been announced.
Trustees to Fill
PaJerson Vacancy
At July 19 Meeting
Resigns Because of
Business Pressure; :
Police Retirements
Members of the Village Board
are seeking a successor to Robert
B. Paterson as Village Trustee. Mr.
Paterson submitted his resignation
at the semi-monthly meeting Fri-day
night, giving pressure of busi-ness
as^tie-reaspn-Ior tils a<
Board to Require
Watermeters in All
in
O. Ryan. "We- have* had n man
serve with us who has been one
of the most conscientious, substan-tial
citizens the village ever had
the pleasure of having in its em-ploy.
Mr. Paterson has given of
his time, his thought and efforts
not for any personal gain, but be-cause
he thought the village would
benefit. I want to say at this time
I do not know of any other man
who has done a finer job and been
of greater public service. It is
with, deep regret that. Trustee Pat-erson
must take this action and -I
hope we can >jall on him to help
us in other Village activities when
his time permits."
,Similar tributes were paid to
Mr. Paterson by Horace, F. Car-penter.
Joseph H. Gallo and Walter
J. Wood.
_Mr__P_atersQja's .successor will be
named probably at the next meet-ing
on Friday night, July 19. The
resignation of Trustee Paterson
means a mayor, three trustees and
a village judge must be elected, at
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Plan "A mericana" Reading CluL L*J--*-* - * — • ^'jpfc • For Children at Memorial horary
An "Americana" Reading Club*-
has been planned for the children
of Freeport as a summer reading
program, by the Freeport Memorial
Library.
Books about the U. S. are. .being-featured,
and each child reading a
story with a State or Regional
background will earn a "Road
Sign;1 bearilng the child's name
along with the name of the book.
These sign posts will be arranged
BIor display with colorful, pictorial
maps of the states or regions.
Heading the list of books
gested for reading are the recently
-awarded prize books for the "Most
Distinguished Children's Books of
1945." "Strawberry Girl" by Lota
-Lenski,* —receiving—the-: Newbery
award; to • a story of a little girl
living "to- .the Florida backwoods.
The Caldecott award for the out-standing
picture book of the year,
was given to the authors, Maud
.and fcfrlska Petersham, for their
book. "The ftoostatr .Crows, of
American rhymes and jungles."
Autographed copies of these
books are on display in the Junior
department of the library, as well
as copies which may be borrowed
for home reading.
WHELAN DRUG 8'J^ORE
OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY
The Whelan Drug Store, 64
-Sonth~Main-st;;-wUl"remaln- open
Sunday after the other pharmacies
4!ofie...atJ2..P...M... .The telephone
to Preeport 83.
4,200 Must Install
Them Within Year;
Get 7 Years to Pay
Owners of 4^00 homes In Free-port
have a year in which to In-stall
watermeters as a result of
the adoption of an Amendment to '
Village Ordinance 77, "Rules and
Regulations of the Water Depart-ment,"
by the Village Board at its
semi-monthly meeting Friday night.
Mayor Cyril C. Ryan said 1,700
homes were equipped with meters
while the 4,200 were not - so
equipped. He asserted all should
be treated alike, that it was a
matter which should be adopted
as. painlessly as.. possible and not .
be -foisted on the pedple t6' caiisfe' '
them any hardship and that the
economies effected should be re-turned
to the people in the form
of lower rates as soon as possible.
Horace F. Carpenter moved the
adoption of the amendment which.
was seconded by Joseph H. Gallo.
The meters, which will cost $10.75
each, will be purchased by the
Village and property owners will
be given seven years in which to
reimburse the municipality for-them.
All meters installed to data
have been paid'for by the property
owners
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with the co^opera^JbiT* af.-<5llritbii'
H. "Walling, auperlntendet of elec-trical
distribution, was instructed
to make a survey to determine If
all streets are adequately lighted.
Walter J. Wood remarked that
numerous requests for additional
lights had been received from resi-dents
of the southerly section of
the- village.
Further the Board decided to be-gin
a gradual laying of overhead
power and light wires underground,
especially : those in the vicinity of
the Power House where the. main
feeders are located. The work is
to be done one block at a time
starting with Sunrise highway be-tween
aves.
Bay view and Long Beach
G.O.P. Club Outing
Set for Saturday
Several hundred members ol the-
Freeport Republican Club are ex-pected
to take in the first outing
since the war to be held'in the
Hempstead Town park at ...point
Lookout Saturday.
All who plan bo go to the beach
will assemble at Brooklyn and
North Ocean aves.. before 10 A. MV
Accommodations will be provided
for those who have no cars, so all
who desire to go can do so. A
space in the partonjE area has been
reserved for the Freeport conting-ent
and there will be no charge
for parking.
There will be bathing and all
kinds .of games for which prizes
will be awarded. Ice cream, hot
dogs and pop will be ^provided for
the youngsters. Franklyn F. Dor-man
heads th« outing committee:
John J. Sheenan is chairman of
finances; Everett C. Furman of
games, and (Mrs. Paul Georgl of
refreshments.
I/YNtf K. FEANCIS BORN
-^.A daughter,._Lyjin Karen-.
iborn to Donald and
Francis, 80 Westfleld.ave^ on Fri-day,
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