1946-11-21

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SIXTEEN THE L E A D E R THURSDAY*, NOVEMBER 14, 1946 r
Ryan, Viebrock Laud
Opening of Lloyd's
Mayor Cyril C. Ryah, other offi-cials
and members of the Chamber
of Commerce headed,by President
Cord Viebrock inspected the new
store of, Lloyd's Jewelers, Inc., 70
South Main st., Saturday night and
marveled at the sight.
The Mayor commended Al Scharf,
the manager, in bringing such an
establishment to Freeport. and
wished him success. And Mr. Vie-brock
made the following remarks
"Mr. Scharf. on behalf of" the
Freeport Chamber of Commerce ;
wish you success and good health
It takes more than just money anr
credit to open the kind of store
you have just added to our mail
st. It takes confidence, first in
yourself; second in the community
the people of Frceport and the
shoppers attracted to Freeport by
stores already established.
"Your's is outstanding in beauty
To me, it is a reflection of youi
Announcing the
of the first
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93 So. Main Sfreef Freeport
(One Flight Up — Over Apppleton's Hardware)
own character and refinement,
•which you will pass on in service
to your patrons by a fair and
honest standard of merchandising
for your success and for the credit
of our Chamber."
Mr. Scharf thanked the visitors
for their well-wishes.
City Promises Action
On Brookside Kicks
Officials of the Department of
Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
of New York have given Freeport
officials assurance work will - be
started on rectifying conditions
along Brookside ave., between Sun-rise
Highway and Merrick rd.,
along Mllburn Creek.
The Southwest Civic Association
complained of these conditions at
Its Octbber meeting. The Village
Board referred 'the complaint to
Michael J. Coffey, acting commis-sioner
of public works', who on Nov
2 got in touch with the chief
engineer of the city department.
On Nov. 4, P. J. Gillen, the SU-.
pervising engineer, called on Mr.
Coffey at the Municipal Building
"I stressed the fact that some
action should be MTkeh promptly
to correct the existing condition
complained of so frequently," Mr.
Coffey writes in a report to Mayor
Cyril C. Ryan. "Mr. Gillen has
since advised me of a conference
to be held with the chief engineer
at which time he expects favorable
action."
Mr. Coffey added reflectors had
>een placed along Brookside ave.
Announcing the Opening
MONDAY, NOV. 18
Scientific Swedish
Massage Institute
Massage
Mechanb Therapy
OFFICE HOURS:
10 A. M. to I P. M.
2 P.M. to 4 P.M.
And By Appointment
64-66 So. Grove St.
1 Flight Up
FReeport 8-4545
October Enlistments
In Army Total 9,211
education under the G.I. Bill ,oC::
Rights. 9,211 men Joined the neitf;
Regular Army during the month iti"
the nine states of the First Army^
Area—New York, New Jersey, Delar-ware
and the six New England.
states—the United States " Armjr
Recruiting Service, First Army, has"
announced.
enlistments
the first week of October, most :>f
listing before October
themselves full benefits for future
Office:
21 So. Grove St.
Phone:
FReeport 8-7668
ffth Year. I\o. 26
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Save up
JEWELRY I SHOP
43 SOUTH MAIN ST.
(At Sunrise Highway)
FREEPORT
TcL FReeport 8-9898
Jos. H. McCloskey
Interment Made in
Pinelawn Cemetery
Legion, Fraternal,
Religious Rites Held
For G.O.P. Leader
FREEPORT, N.Y.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1946
Sunrise Highway Paving
Finished July 1st
Joseph H. McCloskey, Republican
Leader of Freeport. was buried in
the Pinelawn National Cemetery
.following services conducted In the
Transfiguration P. E. Church Sat-urday
morning, in the absence of
the rector, the Rev. Reginald H
•Scott, the Rev. John E. Gersten-
.berg, of Grace Church, Merrick,
-officiated. There was no eulogy.
F e l l ow disti ict committeempn
served as honorary pallbearers,
were Asa A. Trenchard, H.
Vollmer, George Maurer,
|ig Peter Kelly, Moxey Rigby. Chestei
Strphm, Frank White, John
j. Stiegeimaier, Frank Curiey, God-frey
Gilbert, NeLon Terry, William
fit J* Marvin- Harry Sullivan, otto J.
MChrist' John J< Sheehan, Gordon
ifimonson, Paul J. Kelly, G. Bur-
Smith, Henry VonElm, Rob-
E. Patterson, james F. Coieman,
Winne, William Farreni
H. Beniens, Carroll W. Mc-
JE-red. S. Howell, jr.,
Hughes, Harry Ebtiets, Ed-
T. Cheshire, Gustav J. Ber-
*. Doxee. Clarence
prevented by iltness
. while W. F. DeMott'a
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\Other services
Bronx Concern Gets Contract ,
On $294,457 Bid—the Details
Kepaving of Sunrise highway through Freeport must he com-pleted
by July 1, next, according to the terms of the contract
a\\ aided lo Krank Mascali & Son, of the Bronx, by the New York
cdxiducted
Legion Asks Survey
To Provide Homes
To House Veterans
Want Owners Willing
To Convert Houses
.For Two Families
In an effort to expedite the pro-vision
of additional quarters for
veterans in need of adequate hous-ing,
William Clinton' Story Post,
A. L., on recommendation of Henry
Kranz. chairman of its committee
on housing, voted at its meeting
Friday night in the Dugout to urge
the veterans housing committee of
the Village, headed by Asa A.
Trenchard, to conduct a survey to
see how many owners would con-vert
their homes into two family
houses.
Should the survey fail to produce
a satisfactory result, toe post will
State Department of Public' Works
The Bronx concern submitted the
lowest of three bids—$294,457—for
the work the cost of which thj
engineers had estimated at $315,000.
The Nassau Construction Co., was
second with $298,480 and the Good
Roads Engineering Construction
Co., third with $314,743.
The contract calls for the re-surfacing
of the roadway with
black top from the Baldwin line
eastward to the Mcrrick boundary,
the construction of a drainage
system and other incidental work
There is to be a mall eight feet,
in the center of the highway with
36 feet of paving extending to the
sidewalks on each side. The traffic
lanes will toe marked out after
the roadway has been completed.
In the center of the mall a duel
lue U to be laid for the installa-tion
of a cable-for a future pro-gressive
traffic light system, witi-facilities,
for a lateral, crossing at
each intersection.
Befor^the, re-paving .sets under*
Exchange Speaker
DR. FELIX WITTMER
Associate professor of Social
Studies, New York State Teachers
College, who spoke on "Is Peace
with Russia Passible?" at the weekly
luncheon of the .exchange Club
of Freeport in the Elks clubhouse
Information Center
Planned By Chamber
T^he Freeport Chamber of Com-merce
is to have an information
Center at 86 West Sunrise Highway,
Cord Viebrock, the president, ,anr
nounced, at'a Meeting.'of the Mer-
Board Adopts
Widening Plans
For Henry Street
Mayor Lauds Memory
Of J. H. McCloskey
And Praises Firemen
Plans for the widening of Henry
St., - from East Merrick rd., to
Broadway by 20 feet, were adopted
by the Village Board following v
hearing Friday night in the Muni-cipal
Building. A second hearing
had to be called on\the proposal,
because originally it was plannej
to take ten feet from each side oiT
the street. Under the revised plan
the space necessary for widening
will be taken entirely from the eact
side of the street, as Mayor Cyril
C. Ryan explained this was found
to be the most economical way to
carry out the project.
Several persons asked questions
concerning the plans, but no ob-jections
wore raUed.
Mayor Ryan paid tribute to the
memory of Joseph *H. McCloskey
saying he had done a great deal
for the village and that his passing
would be "regretted by a great
many people ot our village."
The Mayor also complimented the
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DELIVER
by Williani Clinton Story Post, A.L,.,
Spartan Lodge, F. <Sc A.M., and
Freeport Lodge, B.P.O. Elks. Past-master
Che^iiire conducted the
Masonic rues assisted by Carl p.
Nelson, present master. P. E. R.
Vollmer odlciated for the Elks as-sisted
by Kxalted Ruler William J.
Keil. For tne Lesion Herman C.
Dunker, a past commander, de-livered
a eulogy. ^Commander Aus-tin
Iviontress conducted the ritual.
--. Mr. McCloskey—whose home—was
at 73 Pearsall, died Wednesday
Meadowbrook Hospital o:'
a throat attiication after an nines*
of several years. He had been a
resident of ivreeport 29 yeais and
was the Nassau county Superin-tendent
of Buildings.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Apr'l
23, 1U94, Mr. McCloskey's family
moved to Brooklyn when he was
£ix years old, aad in 1907 Uiey
located in Freepo*t. Belore th«
outbreak of World War I, lie was
a partner in a "building concern
which was dissolved as both owners
enlisted, Mr. M&CTo&ey' entering
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Community Council
Meets Monday Night
Matters considered by the New
York State Citizens Council in
Baratoga this' month will furnish
the program for a meeting of the
Freeport Community Council to be
held in the Conference Room of th-j
Municipal Building next Monday
night. The State Conference is
built around the problems of or-ganization
for community better-ment.
State aid and more intelli-gent
thinking and planig for com-munity
action.
!?^^t^i^??^'.erectloa ^a^: t^^U^t^^-'givS^
't^ hPuts^, ^toS :n®Vee^t ^the'derimn'd. fe:T>du"fit^for~"«iiw!ta'in' wiring••'inWf-^HirtwS
reported 11 Veterans ih^I
need of housing-of'any type. '"? Diie to the lateness 'or the season
Past Commander Herman C. the only work likely to be done
Duuker conducted initiation certf- this foil is the installation of the
Committee alter-i
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n*dt^$>^thyo^®lA&^aj-C ;^#^KiUt^er' «W£&«^ ii^i^F^i*^tA^r-^tw^««n^
monies for a class of 26 candidates,
assisted by Past Commanders, Ed-ward
McCormack, Mr. Trenchard,
C. Howard Lai-sen and W. Wallace
Guest. In addition five new mem-bers
were welcomed by William A.
Snyder, acting membership officer.
They were Benjamin F; Eldred,
George DeCosta. Fred W. Plate,
-Edward^Berehbaum-and—Dominick-
Sclallo.
Assemblyman Frank J. Becker,
past county commander, addressed
the post, particularly appealing to
the new members. He told of at-tending
the National convention in
San Francisco and takmg_.a
trip to Hollywood. He told of the
warning issued at the convention for
Legionnaires to be on' the alert to
thwart communists in their efforts
to upset the American way of life
A message of condolence was
ordered aent to the family of Jo-
•seph H. McCloskey, a charter mem-ber
on his" death.
Commander-Austin Montross pre-sided.
drainage basins.
Work is underway on the in-stallation
of a controlled traffic
light at Ocean ave., and the high-way,
but is being retarded by tail-ure
to obtain delivery of the neces-sary
materials. The light will be
controlled by detectors in Ocean
ave., on either side of the highway,
-and-there-will-be a--light-just -north
of the tracks which will turn red
just as soon as the railroad gates
are lowered and remain so until
a train has passed. Meanwhile th2
light over the highway will con-tinue
to function normally so a3
not to Interfere - with traffic. An
Innovation will be the Installation
of push buttons on both sides of
the road for the use of pedestrians
desiring ..to., cross the street. .
Controlled lights are now located
at Bayview and Long Beach ave..
while * there are fixed lights at
Grove, Main and Church st£.. and
another at Helen ave., which was
Oroen 'onidl'-FranJc WJesen
feld, the co-chairmen, cohductpd
the meeting at which plans were
made for the Christmas shopping
seaoon. It was recommended thai
the Freeport nieix^iants keep then
stores open every week night from
Monday, Dec. 6, through Christina.-,
eve.
Committees were appointed a^
follows: Advertising, Edward F
Wulf, Joseph Goidblatt and David
_M- Levy, and decorations,—Josepn-
Kerman, Warren Samet and Adolpli
Schwaitz. Sidney Abelson is treas-'
urer ol the committee.
firemen for the skUlIul
whlchthey handled the_
In
way in-
_orv
tnim: lost
his- Ule. A tar. greater^tVnanclaV.
loss . wpjdd' : : thet
Legions' Collection
Of Paper Hit by Rain
Rain spoiled the monthly paper
collection of William Clinton Story
Post. "AT L., Sunday when the total
gathered weighed only four and a
half tons.
Ho.we.ver. — announcement . wns
made immediately that there would
bo another collection on Sunday,
Civic, 'Association
that -* tft£ Hoard • members
ttieic satyries'and added tho mattoi*'
would- 'be considered In the budget --
for the next fiscal year.
Bids will be asked shortly for the
nstallation of the Martha st. drain
the village engineer reported. IS
was decided to hold conferences
wlbh the village engineer concern-ing
the widening and extension of
Buffalo ave. and the dedication ot
land for Parking Field 3 on Henry
-str-The-Plarihing— Board— will~sit-lTT
on the matters also. Village Treas-urer
Stephen Hunt reported
$711,000 Including two U.S. Savings
bonds on deposit in the two local
banks,
Requests for street lights on Lex-ington
ave., between Park and
Brookside aves., and ori East Dean
st, were referred to the Light De-partment.
"~N
discontinued will be placed in op- ' Dec. 15. Gerald RobsoriTsTrTcharge
oration shortly. of this activity for the post.
Nation that Starts Atomic War Attack
May Doon* Itself, J. J. O'Xeill Believes
WHELAN JOJtllCL -STORE...
ALL DAY SUNDAY
HOME
50 E. Sunrise Highway Baldwin
The"*Wixelan 'Drug store, 64 South
Main st., will-remain open alter the
other pharmacles'in^Preeport clo^e
Sunday ~af 2 P. M. "fhe^elephono
Freeport 8-0083. ' "
The nation .that elects to In-augurate
atomic warfare may bring
on disastrous results not .antici-pated,
John J. p'Neill, science
editor Of the New York Herald-
Tribune, warned in an address to
the members of the Rotary Club of
Freeport following their weekly
supper Thursday night in the Elks
clubhouse.
He expressed fear elements in
the upper realms would be released
vast areas "and probably- wipe
the present civilization.
Mr. O'Neill, whose topic was "Can
Civilization Survive the next Three
Years," was introduced by Harry
H. Elliott. He spoke of the threats
of war, adding, "very, frankly war
with Russia," because "Russia Ls
going to lock horns with us over
the capitalistic situation, so we
have to get down to the basic as
to how much we have in common."
He then called for a sensible
handling of affairs instead of be-coming
emotional.
Pointing out the main danger
bomb, the speaker
.the
United States were studying atomic
rockets which, he said, could be
shot from a projection point to
land on any place on or around
the earth within a reasonable range
of their target. There would be
barrages of bombs he added, that
would bring on dc -truction on a
pretty large scale, "but I doubt if
we'll ever use the atomic bombs.'
"This 'Boy' up above the stais
who created the earth is much
wiser than us," Mr. O'Neill con-tinued.
"He has put up -some safety
vaives and if we insist on going
ahead with our aU»rn-.«aUacks~the
results may be dif.'erent than we
expect." ' ~
Mr. O'Neill expressed doubt as
to the accuracy of the belief the
light of shooting stars-Is. caused
(Continued on Pag$ 5) ,
Seaman P.-T.A. Sponsors
Movies for Children
A program of motion pictures for
children 12 years old and under
sponsored by the Seaman ave.
school Parent-Teacher Association,
will be given in the Plaza T.-eatro.
Saturday" at 10 A.M. The featuva
will be "Thunderhead." In addition.
there will be cartoons and a travel-ogue.
Saturday morning, Dec. 14, the
feature film will be "Back Home hi
Iiidlana." Admission is 20 cent.-..
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