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Thl* crude map repre;en+mg Long Island
a; a aerfe: of I:land$ and water Indenta-tion:
wa; the first known chart made of
the area, ft wa: presented to The
State:-4?eneral by Adrian Block on Jan-uary
18, 1616.
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15th Year'No. 15 .' ?REBPQRT, 31, 1@50 FIVE CENTS A.OO^T
Lovely Mitzle Petrovlts, oo-o&ptaJn of F* H. 8. cheerleaders anA presl"
dent of the D. G* E. Sorority, will help making "Oqlng Baak to Sohool"
The Leader student staff takes time out from sodas with Popular
"Pop" Vlebrock.
Ed Cbtl an& Eleanor Kranse, of The Leader student staff get a few
style pointers from ipieny wear expert $3orA DuerK _^^_ ^
.- \ y ' : . "/ . Photos by Leader
Requiem Masa Said for
Man Who Drew Plans for
L. F. Grade Elimination
Friends who were associated with
him down the years in various ca-
3acities officiated as pallbearers at
;he funeral of Henry A. Strecker, on
Monday. Mr. Strecker, consulting
civil engineer, who designed the
plans for the railroad grade ellmina-
:lon in Freeport approved -by the
Public Service Commission, died af-ar
a brief Illness Friday in his
home, 67 North Bergen PI. A sol-emn
high requiem mass was cele-brated
Monday morning in our
Holy "Redeemer R. o. Church. The
Rev. John J. Madden was the cele-brant,
the Rev, John P. Drab, sub-deacon,
and Father Rev. MoKelvey,
assistant pastor of the Church of Our
Most Holy Rosary, Roosevelt, sub-deacon.
Burial was In St. Charts
Cemetery, Plnclnwn.
Honorary pallbearers were Mayor
Robert L. Doxsce., former Miyor
Oyril 0. Ryan, Walter J. Miranda,
Joseph Darcy, 8%h,te superintendent
of Public Works, Village Trustees
Cord Viebrock and William F.
Olacken, E. J. Gould, H. Leon
King, his partner in business; Col.
William S. Ohapln and Arthur
Williams.
Others at the service were Village
Counsel Martin H. Weyrauch,,John
Ettlnger, deputy state superinten-dent
of public works; Arthur How-land,
chief engineer Long Island
State Park .Commission, and Oharles
A3&ms, former g?nej6Kn)anager of
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Preaches Farewell
REV. DAVID G. JAXHEIMER
Miss Devereaux to Teach
In Liverpool for a Year
Miss Elizabeth Devereaux, for 22
years a teacher In the Columbus
ave., school, has arrived in Liver-pool
in an exchange of teachers
between that city and Nassau Coun-ty.
She was accompanied by another
Nassau teacher. Miss Jessie Davies,
of Liverpool, has ccme to Freeport
to take over Miss Devereaux's class
for the next school year. She was
welcomed at an informal lawn par-ty
given at the home of Mrs. Virgil
L. Dickey, preoldent of the Parent-
Teacher Association, 40 Hillside .ave.
Rev* D.j
Mr. Streclcer was 4x>m in Phila-delphia,
49 years ago, and gradua-ted
as a civil engineer from the Uni-
(Contlnued on Page Four)
Boy Drowning Victim
Buried in Greenfield
Funds for Funeral
Raised* by Appeal If ^
Patrolman
Funeral servJoes for Richard Jen-kins,
Helen ave., 8-year-old lad who
was drowned when he jumped from
a rowboat a week ago yesterday,
were conducted in Zion A, M. E,
Ohurch Monday afternoon by ^' the
pastor, the Rev. Louis It. Carper,
wit3i burial following in- Greenfield
Cemetery.
Funds for the funeral were raised
through the efforts of Patrolman
Joseph Romelka, Director of the
Freeport Police Boys Club, as a re-sult
of appeals through the press
and radio. In three days more than
$280 was sent him, covering Che ex-penses
af the undertaker. QT suf-ficient
additional money .ia taken
in, a marker will" be placed at' the
grave. " i
Jenkins was playing with two
other boys, who jumped .from the
bout and swam bajckr-hr-Als—lsBtr
plunge, he pushed "the "boat as he
leaped and was unable to make his
way .back. When he did not come
to the surface, calls for assistance
were Issued and many volunteers
jomed-with-tbe-Mrst- Aid- Steads -of
the Freeport and Baldwin Fire
Departments in dragging the waters
of ..Freeport. Creek, just off M421
Road for 'the. body.; . .
The search was continued during
the night. Early Thursday -mominigj
PaitroIman^JRonteikotand^a group 4)f
35''P. STo7^men%ers started'thF
search, anew-Using outboard motors
taken from P. B..C. racing craft the
boys skirted the sJdea of ihe creek
in rpwl?oa^K;jfbraJdistance of 'two
milAs. Finally Patrolman Romelka
discovered .the body In the water
jukt oK.the dock in the rear of 151
South'Main: sty -ai&d. brought it to
the surface. M&jo^r Eraeat W. New-ton
of the JBaivatlon.. Army served
h'ot , coffee and t dougimiite-to the
searchers for the'boQy. . :" • •
' ?oimg Jenkins is survived by his
parehta, Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Jenr
kins; four'brothers,,two cJ-whom are
P. B, O, member*,.and three aisterg.
50 "Soapbox" Drivers
Are Entered in Derby
r\P*i^*y eMtrJe* Jiava Jboam r
to. date for the annual soapbox der-by
sponsored by William Clinton
Stoiy Post A. L., in co-operation
with Jacob Kedenburg prior to the
Labor Day midget races at the
Municipal Stadium^ starting Mon-day
at 1 p. m. More than 76 prizes
have been received by Frederick
Batcher, who Is In charge for the
Legion, and Mr. Kedenburg is
matching 'the donations -of mer*
chants and others so a bountiful
variety of awards will be available.
/Before the race gets under way
the "cars"-will..be judged and cam-eras
awarded to the driver and
pusher of the one selected as the
best appearing.
Entries may still be filed at the
Dugout or -the Stadium, but boys
must supply the.written consent of
Bheir parents before they can be
accepted.
ZIPPER'S PHARMACY
OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY
Z&pper's Pharmacy, 51 South
Grove St., will remain open Sunday
after the other druggists In Free-port
close at 2 p. m, The telephone
Is Freeport 8-0277. On Monday,
Labor Day, Whelan's, 64 South
Main st., will do likewise. The tele-phone
Is Freeport 8-0083,
In Farewell Sermon
ChHat Church Paator
Cites Paul's Words
On Leaving Ephesus
The Rev. David G. Jaxhelmer.
for nearly 20 years pastor of Christ
Lutheran Church, who on Sept. 1
will become assistant to the Rev.
Dr. Frederick R. Kneubel, president
of the United. Lutheran Synod of
New York, preached his farewell
sermon Sunday morning. One of
the largest late summer congrega-tions
In the history of the church
turned out to hear him' preach, and
Pastor Jaxhclmer greeted ench and
every one in the Corridor ns they
left.
All the orgnnizatoas contributed
to a fund Jor the purchase of flow-:
ors and the rear of the altar was
one mass of floral tributes.
Taking as his -topic, "A Final
Commendation," Pastor Jaxhdlmer
preached _from the text, Acts 20:32.
"And ^how I commend you to Ood
ind to the word of his grace."'
"On the way to Jerusalem where
ic was to be tried," the soeakcr
said, "Paul sent for tho elders of
he Church nt Ephesuq to speaK a
parting word to them. He had lab-ared
and lived among them for
three years, a long tlmp for Paul.
He reminded them he had. given
t)iem an example of 'how a Ohris-tion
leader should live and act and
preached without fear .or favor
the whole counsel of Ood. He had
held nothing back that could be prof-itable
t» them and at the heart of
khe OoapeJ, he preached was 'repen-
» Hie 2 Lord Jesus Christ/ Re
them of the dangers a Christian
congregation would face In the
world. And then Paul kneeled down
with them and prayed.
"This was his parting admoni-tion:
'Now I commend you to Ood
and the word of His Grace.' This Is
to be my parting sermon as pastor,
and I could do no better, than to use
Paul's words of advice angr wisdom.
I commend you to
.Worries of
- ."He brought 'U@. hrough. Very
soon after coming to Christ jQhurch,
the whole- nation was thrown Into
the deepest dopreseon In history.
With a staggering .debt for such
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LEADER PUBLISHES SECOND
'BACK TO SCHOOL* ISSUE
This la the Reader's second
edition of the "Back'to School"
paper. Enlisting a student staff,
of 26, some of whom arc pictured
In this Issue, THE LEADER j%as
been privileged t@_oresent articles
of timely Interest written by these
outstanding students.
A few articles and pictures not
possible to Include lA this Issue
due to space limitations . will
appear next week.
South Shore Fmishes Close Second
In Pout'Cornered Y* C* Swim Meet
The youthful swimmer? of the 'South Shore Yacht Olub
qamg in a olose second l)68t in.the fowr-comered.meet held in the
waters of the ITnqua-Oorinthian Y, "0., &t Amityville,.which cap-tured
first honors, on Saturday. The *"
victors scored 76 while the
Preeport contingent was close be-hind
with 70; followed bjr the
apd the.
Thje
early lead While Edgewiater wag sec-.
ond about midfway-ln the meet Hbw-ver,
South Shore scored heavily in
the later events* * *.^
Zhner Woods won the freer@byle
for boys 13-14; in ..the' gMs*
style, 11-12, Pat St(&enken. and Betty
Oonroy took the first two placeo.
Don McDuff ee and Don Ohegan
did likewise in the boys' free style,
9-10, as did Gail M, Baughey
Price in (the same even* for
showing what prospecte 'for
the futurJ? South. Shore haa "With
yptmgatez* coming-OMbugli in
floe shape. . ' ^
the girls/
backstmke, 15<47, while 3et?ty Con-boy
won the gfrls', 13?i^, backstroke
"with Be6y Cpnboy flniahing fourth
Paul- Oodboy-r captu
Jbr bo» 7-6,'and Nancy
Boehmdke repeated in the g4rls* "
race for the same ages, TTie South!
Shore girls won their; relay race and ^
(the coyo Jiniahed -second.
r:It was tMe fihaJ.'inter^lub meet
of ibhe season; but there will be ,a
meet at South Sliore Monday.
Day, when, the prizes won liy
will be award?
Boya, 15-1?, free atyle, 60
b^r Ed Montel, U-C,Y*C,: aecbnd/.
(XNeHI, U.O.Y.O.1 third, Tony Wander-off,
E.Y.C.; fourth, JI;g* Boheu, 8.Y.C/
Glrla, 15-17, free atyle^.Bp
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