The-Leader_1961-06-08

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FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY. JUNE 8, 1961 »• PRICE FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Plclured aljoTe In foreground Jeft to right are Freep«irt Village Trus­tees
Henty Altengrarten and Frank Sinners; Mayor Kobert J. Sweeney
handing keys to Freeporl Fiic Dept. Chief Frank Musso; Deputy
^ Chiefs Bern Cooke and Pat Cotlfnola and Capl. Dick Barth.
More than 300 members and friends of the Preeport Plre Dept.
attended the special ceremonies held on Sunday. May 28, which marked
the official dedication and presentation of the new Mack Fire Truck to
Hose Co, No. I of the -Preeport Plre Dept.
The general committee for the presentation, which WHS held at Hose
Co. No. 1 headijuflrters on Southside Avenue, was headed by Paul None-makt.
1- assisted by Bx-Chiefs Pred Byss, James Ryder and George
Schwan; also Wremen.Warren Davfe, John Southerland, Joseph Alfano,
.BusseU Adsftead tod Edward Seanian,'- • i" - ' •
' ' Mayor Babert X Sweeney^'ree'te* ofticiaUy .presented,
the keys of the new equlimiiant'to "CJilef SVatifc Musstf'^ passed
the responsibility to Capt_ Richai-d Barth of Hose Co. No. 1.
j PFD Chaplain Rev. Bobert Pierce gare the" Benediction.
HUNPREDS HONOR
ATMER MASDEN
Members of All Religions Attend
25th Anniversary Dinner-Dance
Hundreds Of men and wdmen, from every walk of life and of every
Vaoe, creed, color arid religious denomination, gathered on Tuesday
ivenlnf. June 6, in the main ijallroom of the Garden 0 % Hotel to honor
preeport's Father John J. Madden.
The highly respected, beloved and widely-known Bev; John JMadden
ol Our Holy Sedeemer Churchj :was the guest of honor at the Silver
Jubilee Dinner and Dance in observance of tils 25th anniversary in the
Priesthood. \' " "'
Since he was -first ordained. Father Madden has been assigned to
the Holy Redeemer Chareh. Prior to becoming a Roman Catholic
Clergyman he was a successful trial lawyer. He is widely-known as a
master orator and after-dinner speaker and has appeared before most
of the major organizations of the Long Island-New York area.
The Hon. Joseph Carllno,- SpeaKer of the Assembly of the State of
Kew York, was the scheduled principal speaker.
lEd. Note: Because of a printings- dead-line, -fuE details and pic-l;
ures of the affair will appear-in next week's issue.)
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Freeport Allied Nautical
Cadets To Hold Review
Mayor Robert J. Sweeney of Free-port
will be the guest of honor at
the 27th annual review of the
Freeport Battalion of AlUed Nauti­cal
Cadets.
This annual and colorful uffalr
wll be held on FVlday, June 9, aC
8:30 p.m. In the John W. Dodd
Junior High School gymnasium.
H-UISS
In This Issue
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PUBLIC HELP SAVES BERMAN SCHOOL
UNION REFORM YOUTHS CONDUCT SERVICE
. ATTY. BEN CIARAVINO TO BE HONORED
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS FOR FREEPORT
FREEPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO ME^T
Flctiire above slMw^
Noll, Acting Superintendent of
Buildings at the VlUage of Fvee-port,
ohecliiiig some of ibe plans
for the many new bnffldings pro­posed
- for constmcUen this year
In Freeport. BUI Noil predtoted
that 1961 will be a. record-breaker
In all phases of trailding- and re-
^Biodelng. A veteran and an ezeprt
in this field, Mr. Noll stated that
plans submlttetl for appincval dur­ing
the first lialf of this year av-
Hon dollars worth of eonstrnctlon
per montli. '~~
Freeport Elks Plan
Flag Day Program
Mayor Sweeney Guest
Spea^sir On June 14
The Order" of Elks, ranlcs fore*
most amongst all the niunerous Fra­ternal
Organizations for their ar­dent
patriotic activities. Wednes-
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DRUG STORE NOTICE
The Cannon Pharmacy, 6 South
Main SL, Fi^ep'ort, wiU remain open
late nntU.lO pjm. tUs Sunday, June
IL All other drug' stores which are
member^ of jthe'freeport Pharmaoy
Association-cipso at Z.pjpi. on Snn-day&.
The .tcfi^iplione number of, the
Cannon Pharnucy' U FR S-OtfiL" ..
Nassau Plans Other Road
Improvements In Village
ATEST BEAUTY SPOT WILI
BORDER ON MILBURN CREEK
Nassau County officials announced definite plans which will give
the Village of Preeport a bBautilul park without any cost. The proposed '
improvement covers thai area from the northwest comer of Atlaatlo
and Southside Avenues, continues north along Southside Ave., west to
SouSi Brookside Ave., then north to West Merrick ad., bordering on
Milburn Creek in Freeport. There'tt also be improvements of the same
nature on tlie euit side of the water in Baldwin The paik wlil he land-icapcd
qji both sidei of^the creek and will contaui !,uiewB,ikb and other
lacllities ' ' -C
The Board of Supervisors huvo already voted to 'a6tB)Ei^ iVws l^tvodl •
Acquisition mtip and''the projeot win be expedited lor earty.roioplfetlcn."-"'
This will ba fvrf, ot Koisfsau cbiHjty'a program wlilcli lr><iltia«a';'t'fcie "de­velopment
of the'drainage syatetn created'by Milburn Creelc wttah flows
)n a southerly direotion between Baldwin and Preeport
This new enhancement will further improve the IG-acre a rw and the
fxlstlnjg park south of the new Freeport High School because It will
Ijtautlfy the south side between Brookside Ave, and the Baldwin line.
<ConUiw»d. on Pase 4)
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L^ka.i'ied Vvlek i'mcinnd
nnwei'dati ¥
^Mr. and Urs. CliaTles''''C. Alehnnann of IC4 Archer St,, Freeport,
recently observed their 7tli weddln^r anniversary. Pictured above from
left to right are the "Portias and Blackstones" of the Mehrmann
Family: Linda <S years), "Mommy" Gloria Mehrmann, Kelly
Charlene (S months), "Daddy" Charles Mehrmann holding 3-year-oId
Charles C. Mehrmann II and In the foreground 6-year old Nancy.
' ^ Mr. Mehrmann Is an attorney with law offices (Mehrmatin &
PbliUno) at 113 West Sunrise Uwy., Freeport. He is active In many
prpfessional, political and fraternal organizations in Nassau County.