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SIXTEEN THE L E A D E R — F R E E P O R T , N . Y . THURSDAY, JANUARY 16,
Bessie Beatty
Addresses Club;
Tells Experiences
"Our International picture of the
future depends on how -well we
know world facts today,", said MUs
Bessie Beatty, radio star and con-ductor
of a daily program 'for
women over station WOR, speaking
on her experiences as correspond-ent
and world-traveler before the
Athena Club of Freport Monday
afternoon in the Columbus ave.,
Kchool. Sponsored Jointly by the
Community service department,
Mr^. Ruurd Fennema, chairman,
und the civics department, Mrs.
Irving Regan chairman, the speaker
was introduced by Mrs. Regan.
"If we are going to bring this
world to a greater, .degree of safefcv
and equality, we must make -the
concern of everyone in the world
our concern," continued Miss
Beattv, a former editor of McCaU's
magazine, and fiction writer .lor
Cosmopolitan and Redbook maga-
Klnes. "We have la the United
Rations the beginning of what may
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FACTORY-METHOD
RETREADING
$700
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Firestone retreading, only, gives
your tires the famous Gear-Gtrip
Tread with. 3,456 sharp, non-skid
anglfts to protect yon from dangerous
•lipping, sliding and skidding.
SCIENTIFIC
BRAKE
ADJUSTMENT
$1.19
make the would' ^afe in generation:
to come. By getting at the roots
of these world._ problems, we can
help to alleviate them, instead ol"
engrossing ourselves in 'escapism.'"
Miss Beatty spoke briefly on her
experiences as correspondent in
Russia, where she lived for a time
with peasants, and In China, where
"human life is so cheap. Regardless
of race, creed or color we hav*:
common experiences with all these
people—and common potentialities
for great suffering and great joy,"
concluded the speaker.
In the question, and • answer
period, Miss Beatty was asked what
in her opinion, would' remedy pres-ent
consumer problems and the
high cost* of living. Her reply was.
"Refuse to pay high prices on-buy
luxury items."
A short business meeting and an
executive board meeting preceded
the speaker. Mrs. "Maurice B. White,
presided. Koports were heard from
departmental chairmen.
Tea was served following the
program by Mrs. Allen Parke and
her hospitality committee. Mrs.
Theodore "OsterC Mrs. Walcott
Chandler, Mrs. Alan Carver and
Mrs. Eugene Baldwin presided at
the tea-tables which were decorated
with pink and lavender sweet peas
flanked by lighted tapers. Also as-sisting
were Mrs. William Devlin,
Mrs.,Raymond Young, Mrs. Stanley
Abbot and Mrs. George Owens. Mrs.
Howard MacDougall, hostess, WP..S
assisted by Mrs-: Harold Pearson,
Mrs. Roy Gockley and Mrs. Milton
Hubsch.
ALPHA AND OMEGA CLUB
REORGANIZATION PLANNED
Plans for reorganizing the Alpha
and Omega Club will be discussed
at a meeting to bte held tomorrow
night in Our Holy Redeemer school
YioU. The organization was active
in social and athletic affair* during
i the wnr. The Rev. John W. Drab
,' will be the g^iest speaker.
All Freeport Bank
Officers Re-Elected
All officers and directors of the
Freeport Bank''were re-elected at
the annual stockholder's' meeting
Tuesday afternoon.
vThe directors returned to office
were John J. Randall, Dr. Juliei.
uean, Raymond J. Miller, Sidney
H. Swezey, Amos J. C- Baldwin,
Robert B. Paterson, David Levy,
brace Hall and W. Sargeant Nixon.
At ihe o.gaaizatioii meeting. Mr.
Randah was re-elected piesident,
^i'. Jjean, vice-president;- Mr. Nixon
cashier and, Hubert L.-vVeU.( John
I. Lacy; John F. Mueller and Ray-mond
Lockwood, assistant cashiers.
Spartan Officers Dine
Before Their induction
Officers of Spartan Lodge, F. &
A. M., had diruier in Delmar resta-urant
Tuesday night prior to the
installation of officers in Spartan
Temple. Carl P. Nelson, retiring
master, was honored. He later of-liciated
at the installation of the
following officers assisted by Gistave
Sieger:
Frederic J. Porter, jr., mastei,
Chris Muller, senior, warden; E.
W. Lehtoner, junior waiden; Er-nest
A. Ault, secretary;' Edmund
Lumley, sr., treasurer; Charles
Hawlflns, senior deacon; William
S. Buiviey, junior deacon; Charles
Ripel, senior master of ceremonies:
Charles Hulz, Junior master of cere-monies;
Carl Nelson and Clement
Winter, stewards; Jay Jenkins,
maithal; oarl P. Nelhon, trustee;
Arthur W. Friend, tiler; Edmu.id
T. Cheshire, historian, and the" Rev.
Reginald H. Scott, Edwin ahlee,
Staiuey Terry a,nd Charles Hall,
chaplains.
• It is an old word, and
a comforting one in time
of trouble. To render
Trustworthy prescription
service is our first consid-eration.
Trustjis with
your next prescription.
Friedman's Pharmacy
65 W. Sunrise Highway
FReeport 8-0001
Free-Delivery""
Holy Name Society ^
Officers Installed
The Rev. John J. Madden, spirit-ual
director, installed the officers
of the Holy Name Society of Our
Holy Redeemer R. C. Church, Mon-day
night at execises in the bchool
hall. -•-,
Henry J. Dengel, recently re-elcted
president, was seated with
Joseph Maher, vice-president; John
Muldowney, secretary; Robert Hal-lim,
chief prefect; George Bird,
treasurer; Daniel J. Carmichael, ex-ecutive
delegate for his llth term;
Richard A. Hungerford, alternate;
and Daniel J. Lynch, sergeant-at-arms.
The Rev. John J. Mahon, pastor,
congratulated the society on the
large representation of 200 who
received Holy Communion last
Sunday. Announcement was made
25 members had been added to the
group. The Rev. John Drab also
spoke briefly and was presjinted .a
stop watch. —__.
Patrick Boyle was appointed
chairman .of the arrangements
committee for the anuua 1 Irish
night planned for Saturday night,
March 15 in the Elks clubhouse.
Ensign Jos. F.Jones
Asphyxiated in Cabin
Ensign Joseph F. Jones, 25.
U.S.N.R., 280 Pine st, was asphyxi-ated
by a leaking gas range in a
tourist's cabin at Greenville, Ala.,
in which he stopped for overnight
last Friday night.
Ensign Jones had been stationed
at Corpus Christ!, Tex., and his
wife Helen, and thiee month-ok.
son, Peter Michael, we*e with him
Rather than take the long drive
^home, where the ensign expectec.
to be discharged, Mrs. Jones came
north by plane with her baby ton,
while he planned to drive home
alone. Tuesday Austin A. Momrosc,
.commander of William Clinton
Story Post, A. L.t received word ol
Jones' death from the Sheriff a;
Greenville. He explained the onl\
identification found on the body
Was his certificate of membership
in the American Legion here. ;
Ensign Jones had been in the
Navy lor four years. He received
his training at Floyd Bennet Field,
and later served as instructor In
Naval Aviatioa at Pensacola, Fla.,
and Corpus Christie. He was com-ing
home to be discharged from
service ^nd plans had been made
for a homecoming celebration. Mrs.
Jones Is a niece of Mrs. Maurice
Stember, whose husband is Statt
adjutant of the Legion. Jone^'
father, a veteran of both vKiri,
joined the past at its last meeting
The Navy is sending the body north
and it is due to arrive here to-morrow.
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
William Mowdy will assume his
duties as president of the Freeport
Democratic Club at its meeting
tonight in headquarters, 56 West
Merricic rd. Mr. Mowdy will an-nounce
his committees for the year,
and the old committees will sub-mit
their final reports. Plans arc
under way for a. card party on
Thursday night, Jan. 30.
Office:
Room 10
• 24 So. ;Grove St.
FReeport 8-7668
Freeport s
lltli Year. iSu. 35 rKEEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY. JANUARY 23, 1917
Freop1
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Follow the many thousands
of our satisfied customers by
having y o u r watches re-paired
on the premises at
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JEWELRY I SHOP
Third Generation of Jewelers
43 So. Main St. at Sunrise
Now Is The Time To Have Your
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..Take advantage of the clack season
and save money by having your slip
covers made now. Choose from our
finest selection of materials in
years. You will find stripes, piaic-.i,
solids, checks, gabardines and pebble
cloth in our big stock of famous
brand goods.
2 pc. SLIP COVER SET
Couch, Chair and 4 Cushions
Special $rA.OO and up
Curtain Shop
71 SO. MAIN STREET FReeport 8-4093
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Only
fMladtst 1. BempTing front
,and. inspecting lining;. Jf Inspecting,
.fritting »nd repacking front wheel
b**rin£B. 3. Inspecting brake drums,
4. Adjusting brake shoos to secura
tfnll contact with drams. 5. Carefully
- •" i brakes. .
You Need Both!
DRIVE IN TODA;Y.
25 W. Sunrise"Hwy
Freebprt
. FReeport 8-0402
SHOP
80 South Main Street
. FREEPORT 8-3371 '
CLOTHIER — HATTER — HABERDASHER
TUXEDOS TO HERE
- STOREi- •H• OURS:
Monday, 'Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9 A-M. to 6
Friday: 9 AM. to 9 P.M. Saturdays:.9 AM. to 10 P.M.
Community Chest
To Be Considered
At Council Meeting
Representatives to
Hear Report of
Rotary Speakers
Further consideration will bu
given plans for a Community Chesi
for Freeport at a meeting of the
Community Council in the Muni-cipal
Building Monday night. Presi-renl
Russell E. Hotalmg will pre-side,
and the Rev. Wesley N.
Haine-,, chairman of the Public
Affairs Committee of the Rotarv
Club of Pieeport, will outline iht
facts given by speakers at an ope.,
meeting of the duo last Thursday
night.
These were Mike McCaffrey, As-sociate
Director of Campaigns ami
Funds of the Community Chest
and Councils, Inc., Manhattan, and
G. Clifford Jones, executive secre-tary
of Uie chest at Portchestei'
N. Y.
Mr. McCaffrey said a Community
Chest was a civic enteipri.se tha*
could succeed oniy if all cuizcn;
decided it was the way to proceed.
He called the plan an eiiicient,
business like way of raising money.
Outlining the proceedure he ex-plained
each participating organi-zation
imut first prepare Us bud-get,
cheii- each, submit its estimate
to a committee of interested citi-zens
to decide how much he total
be. ,....-
For Delicious
SODAS and
Made With Our Own Home Made
ICE CREAM
OR
Delightful
LUNCHES
SERVED THE WAY
YOU LIKE 'EM
Visit
40 South Main Street Freeport
"S
Closed Tuesdays
TA^O*
jprpvidect'' a sound basis for health
and wejf&re campaigas to do somt
planning to care for their adequate
needs. There arc approximately
1,000 Community Che LS in the
United ataLea, lie said, and New
York is Une only large city thai
does not have such an organiza-tion.
Chests net more money than
other forms of solicitation, he as-serted,
because they rea-ch mo: L
people, create better standards and
eliminate duplication and wa.ite in
campaign expenses.
In 74 cities where chests net
$50,000 to $100,000 u year, Mr.
wid the aveiaye per
capita contribution is $2.49, which
if maintained in Freeport would
net $62,200. The speaker insisted
that in order to make a tuccess
of a Community Chest a communi-
.ty muot have a full-Lime paid
director.
Mr. Jones told of the success
of the client idea in P or tcli ester,
a community oi approximately the
Ei0e of Frocport but with more
varied population. .He said the first-campaign
in 1938 "netted contribu-
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18Vi Tons of Paper *
Collected by Legion
Gerald Robson, chairman of the
paper drive of William Clinton
Story Post, A.L., was enthu.ed ove-the
showing made Sunday when
workers collected 18 ^ tons, a
record for recent months in the
monthly pick-up.
Twenty Legionnaires started out
at 9 A.M., in four village trucks
and other vehicles loaned by in-dividuals
and completed the rounds
ol the community Just before sun-down.
Funds realized from the sale
of the paper go into the general
...lungs of. the .post.
Mr. Robson expressed apprecla-
.Jfton to the village and others who
donated use of' the trucks, the
workers pad the public at large for
their co-operation in making the
, collection a success. The next col-lection
.will be on Sunday, Feb. 16.
Dishonoring Congressional Standing
OUR READERS know very well The LEADER and Is subject to return or removal every 2 or G
is more interested in praising than in blam- years for the very purpose of avoiding fiixity in
ing. We know the promptest way to improve law-making, forever seeking: to express national
conditions that are defective is to assume and 4o wishes.
say that such good has been done as the doer For his temporary honor, the Congressman is
was capable of. Then it is easily possible to .lead well cared for. A study of the National Budget
up to suggesting wnat might be better, this has submitted by President Truman on January 10th,
been, is now and always will be our policy, unless -proves this:—"Legislative Functions" in 1939 actu-a
condition comes before us for which we have ally cost $15,000,000; in '47 and '48 they are esti-not
a single good word to say; and when, to with- mated to cost $29,000,000 annually (nearly double),
hold condemnation would -put us in the position The salary is 515,000 «ubjcct in part to taxation
of condoning wrong. like any other citizen. Beyond that is complete
Such a condition now exists in Congress, -that ,payjnent for assistants for traveling expenses, for
snoum make every treeport taxpayer ashamed mail privileges (sometimes a vastly important
and indignant. After years of discussion (decades,
in fact) it was properly voted to re-organise Con-gress
in order that Committee and other respon-sibilities
could be carried out more efficiently.
The bill was elaborate In detail and was but little
known here amidst all the U.N. news turmoil. -All
that the average taxpayer has wanted in the .past
has been that reasonable requests sent to Wash-ington
for information, or as to vo*in»" for or
against, snouiet receive reasonable attention in
reasonable time. That was Representative Gov-ernment
enough;
BUT'the 79th Conrress voted for Congression-al
Pensions fnnder Civil Service conditions) to go
into effect with the 80th Congress, now in session.
A reader mav ask whether there is any difference
between ?n employee in a private enterprise, 'pen-sioned
aftfr years of service and a pensioned
eimnfo.vre of government—state, national or local
—retired at a designated a?e. Our instantaneous
answer is "nnpp whateveh": for the tired laborer
Is wor'^y of his hire and of his safetv in old age;
and the "iticnt, tramping ox must not be
mu77»«»d whiT«- ftis round and round task, prepar-ing
l*f«--*rivinr food for others, gives him «mni>Tirt.
BUT a Congressman is not an emnlovee—a
.ioh holder—in any spnso of the word. The laws
h»- makrs creat" or cancel out employment and
affect every Hic'»>es<; condition, favorah'v nr un-favombly.
He h'.mself should not be able, bv arv
of «»»^ftrrtrcs for .paln*._tp_"i;oujat h,lmself
the Federal Retirement System on .a ^con-tributory
theory
item) ; for a stationery allotment, for emoluments,
etc., and the high respect of all officials In Wash.
ington, because his acts hold the purse strings of
every Federal encfployec, here and abroad.
The average Congressman has been a success
before his election; and in our history, hundreds
of them b.avc returned to private life and to
continued success in their chosen professions.
Now and then emerges a man among the 435 who
wants a "job" and by trickery and devices gets It.
Comical mountebanks ."cut up" for a place:
trouhadors sing- their own merits; rabble rousers
shrleklngly declare they will purify the supposed-ly
impure pool of politics if sent to Washington.
But these types arc the exception. The average
Congressman goes to Washington with the serious
intent to serve his district slngfy und his na-tion1*
1 cpli*v'*ivHv.
The LEADER will go into this subject again.
It wants to save Congressmen from seeming to
>-Md out berr'n^; hands in our Temple of Liberty.
They are neither lame nor 'palsied, yet they are
now put in tho position of asking for permanent
personal Rp"iiritv from a temporary rieht 'o climb
the r'ppfinl s«rws. Th**v were not selected to JHn
the ignoble prr^v of *'Oimm.cs*Vs who sr* eonsum-i
«er o1"1 larcTs Hke a p'agrjfi of devouring locusts.
rh«v must h« clean and uninfluenced in handling
We hereby pledge our efforts, public
_ . wit ' of the
broucht punier review of" ttie ' SOtlx, ~8o"as*~~io lift
Board to Accept
Milburn Pond Area
As Village Park
Bennington Rgtk _ -
Lights Improved;
May Fix Up Dock
The Village Boord at its meeting:
Friday night voted unanimously"to
accept the offer of the Department
of Water Supply, Gas and Elec-tricity
to deed to the village the,
27la acre tract fronting on SunrUe
Highway and We<st MerriokrbV.r
and crossing the Baldwin line; for
a consideration of $1. A motion
to take this action was offered by
Walter J. Wood and seconded by
Leonard D. B. Smith. •.
The propel ty includes a pond of
15 acres, which can be reduced or
increased in -iize by adjusting the
flood gates, and 12 M: acres of land,
part of it in Boidwin. Mayor Cyrtt
C. Ryan announced the property
would be land caped as a park, ond
that preliminary work would be
started as soon as title had been
taken. Eventually the area will be
developed into a beauty spot such
as Aigyle Park in Babylon and the
lake in Brightwaters.
Clinton R. Golden, chairman of
he Bcautlficatlon committee, called
attention _lo the &tate ol disrepair
of the village owned dock on WoodV
ciettr-qanui— He-pToppsedT^thalr^tr
tput,;Into.'coivlltV6n.~tb-toe 'rented;-«;
Grant Variance,
For Garden Type
Apartment Here
* N. Long Beach Ave.
Structure Will
House 32 Families
Construction of Garden Apart-ments
on the irregular plot front-ing
on Randall, Ptarsall'and North
Long Beach ave-., is to bo started
by Spring. There will be eight
units, of four apartments each Tor
a total of 32 apartments to b<-
erected at an estimated* cost of
$150,000. It will be a two story
structure.
As several details of the plaiv-failed
to meet the building and
zoning restrictions, Louis Marberg.
pre. ident of Park View Homejs, Inc..
89-.31 161st st.^whic'h is to Develop
the property. Tiad to app'ly to the
Zoning Board_of Appeals for several
variances -which have been granted.
One ..of them concerned the re-quirement
of 2,000 square feet ot
plot area for each family, the site
containing only 1,560 square feet
440 less than that required under
the ordinance. The other involved
the number of garages, it was pro-posed
to provide. The zoning code
requires one garage for each family.
The plans provided for 16 garages
with parking space on the property
for 18 machines, with none of the
tenants hasdng to leave his machine
at the curb.
The structure will be similar to
the Baldwin Gardens, Grand ave.,
Baldwin, with two, three and four-room
apartment^. To comply will
deed restrictions/ the building will
be set back 40 feet on Randall and
Long Beach aves., with the re-quired
zoning set back of 20 feet
on Randall ave. The lawns will
be landscaped. There w-ill be a
separate entrance, and heating plant
for each unit.
Teachers Here Oppose
Proposed Pay Schedules
Insist They Are Not Adequdte
For Present or Long Range Needs
Tin; Frecporl Teaylicrs' Association disapproved (if I,<'«islalion
in Albany regululing It-achriV t-alaries at a faculty meeting in the
hi"-|i school audirorimn. It was maintained that the, salaries pro-po.
ed are inadequate for present*
! needs and also the long raroje
needs of teachers throughout the
itntc.
The figures proposed, it was as-serted
do not agree with thosj
a*kcd by the Associated School
Boards of the State, the Superin-tendents'
Association, the Princi-pals'
Associations for elementary
und secondary schools, the elemen-tary
teachers and the Parent-
Teacher Associations of the State.
It was pointed out that Ihe New
York State Superintendents' As-sociation-
had recommended a alary
ichedule ranging"fnnn a minimum
of $2^400 UT a" maximum of $3.600
reached after ei;>ht years of serv-ice,
and that Slate Aid to be grant-ed
equivalent to $175 for each
elementary pupil and $225 for each
hish school student, netting ap-proximately
S100.000.000. enough to
provide proper physical and other
piograms for the schools of thi
state.
Walter Joy reported on a con-ference
of teachers from the south-eastern
end of the ;tate in White
Plains *"ai which similar recom
mendations were made.
Arvic Eldred. executive secretary
of the. New York Teachers' Asso-ciation
has sent the following tele-gram
to the Governor, the Gover-nor's
Committee, and every legis-lator
in Albany.
"In order that there may be no
misunderstanding on the attitude
of the New York State Teachers'
^Association as a result^of mislead-ing
articles in the press of Jan-uary
20, we present herewith the
following statement:
" 'The New York State Teachers'
Association is opposed to temporary
'legislation extending beyond July
1, 1947. Thirty-two million dollar,
state nid to meet the pre. ent crisis
urgently needed now. But it should
be limited to current school year.
Nothing less than permanent pro-gram
providing minimum salary
schedule of $2400—$3600, adequately
financed by state aid will solve
the problem. Urget your _&uppori .of
our position.' "
Baptist Men Hear
Erie V« Painter Speak
Erie V. Painter, formerly for 13
years trainer of the New York
Yankees spoke to the members of
the'Men's Slub of the First Baptist
Church, following their monthly
supper in the church Friday night.
He stres. ed the fact that observ-ance
of hygienic laws was iust as
essential as obeying spiritual laws
Failure to do so, he added, brought
on penalties just the *ame as vio-lation
of any other laws.
Fitness, Mr. Painter described, as
health plus energy to do neces-ary
work. To keep fit, he continued
one must store up just enough
things -required of him,"with Juit
enough energy to hold to the high
efforts, and to do so on a higher
plane that he ordinarily would.
Health, he declared, is not an
end In Itself, but a means to an
end.
front comifiittee.
On recommendation of Mayor
Ryan, the Board voted to rearrange
the lighting facilities and Install
additional lights in Bennington
Park. The muyor announced the
IL-XL iiron to bo surveyed would be
Jine .sL., west of Long Beach ave.
A communication was received
lorn Frederick C. Ware inquiring
whether the Board would sell vil-lage
owned properly fronting on
the triangle formed by South Grove
.st., and East ave. He .-.aid he had
a prospective purchaser. Mayor
Ryan replied in the negative, sav-ins
it was proposed to establish
a park or playground there.
Village Council Martin H. Wey-rauch
submitted a report concern-ing
a proposal to licen.se and regu-late
employment agencies. An ac-companying
report by Police Chier
Peter Elar. listed two such agencies
here, their service fees showed no
complaints had been filed against
either. The matter o£ preparing
an ordinance to regulate agencies
was referred to counsel.
It was voted to send to the Bee
Line, Iric., a complaint from, .the
Southwest Givic Association thai
schedules' -were hot being lived uu
to. The matter of the rock at tin;
Junction of Sunrise Highway a:ul
Centre st., wa,s referred to thy
State Department of Public Work.s.
TRANSFIGURATION CHURCH
PLANS PARISH DINNER
Reports on the affairs of t i n -
parish will be given at a grutu-gether
dinner to be served in the
parish house of the Church of tin-
Redeemer Saturday at 7 P.M. The
Rev. Ernest Sinfield, canon of the
Cathedral of the Incarnation, Gar-den
City, will give the address. Tin'
Rev. Reginald H. Scott, rector, will
preside.
ZIPPER THARMACY
OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY
The Zipper Pharmacy, Sout i
<£rove st., at Pine, will remain ope *
Sunday after all the other drucKis*-
In Freeport close at 2 P.M. The
telephone is Freeport B-0277.