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FREEPORT, N. Y.. THOHSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1988 PRICE: FIVE CENTS PER COPY
I NEWS & VIEWS
BY
EDDIE VASIL
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HEARTS AT HALF-MAST . . . Tras^c naws fbit week wu the
doalh of ROBERT GABVm of Freepotl in Ihat auto accident
Sunday night at South Main and Mill Road. (Attr-'Jim Daly, th*
driver/ U faospUalued with serious injuzies, R«portedlr. oar
skidded on icy load). Bob headed the very suceestful Robezl
Garvin Associates in N.Y.C Ha and Ui wife and wren children
recenUy moved into their new Fr4«porl waterfront estate . . . Al
B. While's sister, GERTRUDE BI.ECH. died . . . Condolences lo
the family of Town of Hempstead Presiding Supervisor RALPH
G. CASO. whose father, GEORGE CASO, died this week . . .
Those who remember radio announced CHARLES F. McCAHTHV
(of-BBldwin), saddened by news of his deioh also this week,
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EDDIETOR'S NOTES . .'. The BERNIE AMES <Colu(iibian Bronze)
and the BILL GLiACKEN {former Mayor) fajnilies head for Florida
vacations and golf this week . . . Talking about Florida, our "I Lpve
My Mother-in-law" Award of the Month goes to sniiluig RICJIASD
RAFFO(Owns Richard Chevrolet) who not only, ta*k his. sijannioff
tell you of an intcresling story about a patient who-'-'-.Tnandored awpy"
from Freeport Hospital as'&oon as we get complete facts <woiv!) .•. .
Their legions.of fdends wishing quick recovery to MRS, JOE GRAY,
JK, hospitalized al, Sauth Nassau Communities (Nice people!) , .'-.
Popular ARTHUR "Ch«te" WULFF named head of the huge AL
VOLI..MER Insurance Agency. (We covered many stories together
when he was Lf'with tlw FPD. He served 27 years.) CongratufatJonsI
. . , One of the community's most charming couple, MR. and MRS.
JIM NEARY, returned from their Sunshine State vacation. (She's
• making him an expert golfer).
N.Y. Jet Star To
Speak At Cliamber
, John Schmltt of the New York
Jet* "will be the guest sp«aker at
the weekly luncheon meeting of
the Freeport Chamber of Com.
mere*. Thursday, January 18 at
Al B. Whites.
Judge Charles C. Mehrmann.
LEADER. Sport* Coiuriuiist, is
Program Chairman and Roy N.
Cacciator* serves - as Chamber
President, .
THE GOLDEN GREEKS . . . NICKV, JIM & CHARLEY LARI-COS
built a povular and successful business with their loqg'
established MERGROVE BAR St GRILL (com«r .W. Merrick
Road and S. Grove St.) . . . But, little gsnlaT Jim has a side.Une,
He has promoted some of the most papular exotic dancers iyt the
business , . .-If you doubt this, take a look at bcUy dancer'
"NOHICA" pictured here who sent him a gold and diamond watch
afior she appeared for a multi-milUoiwre Greek shipping tyoooa
in Mcrroccq.
Freeport Schools
Receive $176,000
FreOport School Board Presi­dent,
Hugh Erwin, announced
that the Freeport School District
wBI receive appropriations toiaU
Ing $175,821 - from the Federal
Govenunent. This- suni la being
made available under-TiUe I of
the Elementary' and Secondary
Education Act and will mean
that the School District <wlU ?b«
jcx'ts ia muke poiiaJbld the im­provement
of many aspects of
our educational syatem.
Supt. of Schools ChriEtophcr J.
Warrell explained that negotla
tioni with various branches of
"the CJovernment'had been talking
pljce for some time and that the
final decision was reached after
the preparation of comprehen­sive
proposals carried out by
many staff members.
Worrell-stated that the- funds
wiii be used for hiring additional
profes-sionnl personnel, teacher
aides and for thp Initiation of scv~
oral new special projects design­ed
to raise the achievement and
aspiration levels of students on
nil grade levels.
This amount of. mimey Ja the
nrgcst appropriation received to.
late in. Freeport.
orter
In Icy Acciiieiit
Robert B. Garvin, 45 years old, of 73 W. First St,, J^eeportwas^
killed in on automobile accident in Freepoh at'DriS p.m.'Stiihd&ylSght
He was a passenger in ai car driven by James C. Daly ^ i ch
reportedly skidded 'on an icy patch of road at South Main St, and
Mill Rood in Freeport . '.
Robert Garvin, who pperated o-successful furniture business in
New York City is survived by bis wife Jean and seven children all
under 21 years old.
Mr. Daly is a patient at Doctor's Hospital where his condition is
reported as "fair." " .
Wulff Named President
Of Al VeHiiuir Aflc^^y
Arthur Lu'Wulff, llfe-lcmg resident of Frcopprl, V'B^ natnpd prtel-. -
New Assistant To
Marvin Kovel At
Freeport Office
Marvin Kovetj District Manager
' of th? Freeport Social Security
Office, announced the recent ap-pointincnt
of Richard Fergusoh
as -Assistant District Monager.
' Mr. Ferguson worked for many'
years in the larger soci|4 security
ofiice? in New York City.'Hig vast
?xp$rienc«j^in the adn^istratioa
of, the program in.tHA^ ptlkes
-ihotild prove valttable in tnaJcjng
our administration of the prqgrani,
in'the Soui^'Nassau County area
more efIectlve,'Kovel said.
DRUG STORE kmCK
- BeMdiacdf Pilanaaicir ot^ni
mrr Supd«r 0 iuk, |to 9jiak. FS
i'jtwirnt-un.
• •vMy.Studay lO.WBf'lo t pM
'•'„J1'W4J5"'IIM'appropriate p^motlqn sfflee'Mr, Wulff is eeldbratinjr
his eli^venth annlversaiy with this wldel:^-kh^wn insurance ciuhl^any
which was 'started by his close
friend, the late Al .Vol!nier,who
liter, served .as Sheriff .of, Nassau.
Cqunty, Arthur WulU,, kno'wji by
ARTHan L< WtfLXT
his many^riends^ a:; "Chote,'' ro-li'rcd'
from the Freeport .Police
bept, as a Lieutenant after neat
27 years ofecrvicfr. , .
po served for 3 years' in' ac­tive
service with the Marine
Corps during World War 11,
. Arthur WulfT is married tb the
former Ann McKennn and they
reside at 63 North Ocean Ave,
Freeport.
He attended the Fresport
Schools and completed > various
police, safety and insurance
courses. He is a graduafe-of'tlie
FBI Police Traihing Scboal.
Chottr yfxifit is a member Qf the
Na.48au' Police .Conference, Free-,
port .Rifle & Reyoivci' Club and
|.he Spartan ILiodgc of Maso;:^,
Arthur, Wulff is- an expert
marksman and has'won many
trophies. Another hobby Is rais­ing-
a" pedigreed Bftglish Setter. A
new column titled ."Insurance''
Protection',' by My. WulR ^wUl.ap-peaV,
in THE I^EADBR,
FREEPORT POLICE
WIN 26-YEAR PLAN
The Frwport Board of Tnistees and Mayor Robert J>.Svre«ney
have granted the vUtage Polled Department a 20-year r«qlrenierit plan,
as the result of a resolution adopted'on-MoiuUty night. Effective Feb­ruary
2 t^e Freeport police will have tha option ofTetirittg ethfltliiiBy
aftet 20 yedrs of .service instead of 29 yetirs, ,tfae-pr^viouti minbiauin.
beInne fita nMnoauynocri nSgw'-etehnee yn eswai dp, o'li^cee'
have resisted incrieases -in oj&^at-in£
costs in all departments, in­cluding
the. Police Department,
durin'g this infiatiofiaiy- period of
the past several years. But W6.ieel
sure .our residents, want to n^ln-tain
th« 'finest la police proteotloo
at a time wh«n theiocreane in
(irime, |g, one .'of'ttic a(u«t »«riou»
{krbbjenu ',ln' tbii fiaXim-V<
1^0 attrtctilrjiS Soft the bert.
calibre ioif police oITicer for I>ee-port'
» dejparttnent, ,we, must pro­vide
the benefits this unlauo, oc­cupation
calla for, Including a 20-
year retirement, plan-. R^eport
has not lagged behind other com- •
tiMUtlties wheki- it comes to police
SafpiSrtion, and^'we do ijot.isto^d
toZda j»o povv/'Qar new buaaet'
caHB.fciraddlnlj>ix\p8trolJWii' to
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