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'35tli Year, Utt. 8 >' rf' - FBEEPORTi H. Y„ THUBSDAY. MAY 29. 1970
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Inside Freeport
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On Mbhdiay_ evening, Ifey 25th, John E. Williams, Executive
Director of; the Freeport Housing Authority, was. elected President
of the Associated Housing Authorities of Nassau and SuflolkCoun-ties.
His installation, conducted, by Ralph Caso at the Association's
aimual hieeting held in Iievittown, represents a distinct achieve­ment
for both Freeport and John Willianis personally.
John Williams is a black man, raised in Harlem J You might well
ask by what rout6 does a man travel to go from the streets of Harlem
to the Presidency of Long Island's prestigious Housing Association?
A graduate of Ben Franklin High School, he entered the Air Corps
shortly after.' Pearl Harbor. Within three years, during which time
be saw service in England, France and Germany, he had moved up
to the rank of Master Sergeant Following the war he received a
direct apiwintinent is^^^^^^a^ First Lieuieiwnt: After twenty years of
.,seEV^^~Miii^i:^^-ah-^.enlisted-""man--fflad''-€te
Williams retired in 198J with the rank of Captain, his last service
being in the; Strategic Air Comiiiand.
In 1940 yrohh had married and in 195B bought a home "in the
country^' wjiich happened to be 31 DaVis Street,, Eoosevelt, where
he nowJIves witibi his family of seven which ihdudies John ir„ 21,
Cheyl, 20, Usa, 18, Dean, 14,- and Russell, 7. Not being one to rest
on his laurels, Capt. Williams, Retired, organized and developed a
flourishing real estate firm serving the Freeport-Roosevelt area. But
it was destined to be a transitory activity because in "September,
1965, he was retained by the,Freeport Housing Authoirity to be its
iuU^timeSbti^cutive Director; ^The- position of .Executive Diredtor'has
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Bar Assn. Of Nassau Co!
Honors Eari Warren
More Relief For
Senior Taxpayers
Hempstead Town Presiding
Supervisor Ralph G*, Casp has
moved to make Hempstead the
first town oh Long Island to give
more of its senior citizens tax re­liefs
i.
Hempstead was one of the first
towns to give 50 per cent prop­erty
tax exemptions to persons
over 65 epming less than $3,000
a year. Governor Rockefeller last
month signed into law a bill al­lowing
local governments to in­crease
the rnaximum allowable
income to $5,000.
"The new income level certain­ly
is more realistic since n^r^
senl6f'"'cfzehs''''preMsBBy'~'are~l[iv^^^
ing on incomes Just above the
$3,000 lavel," Caso noted. "Their
fixed incomes are severely strain­ed
by today's rising prices and
taxes and we intend to extend
every benefit to help them," '
Caso said the town attorney's
office is preparing the necessary
local law to increase the income
ceiling.
PiiUic Invited To Tour Pbat 'SJ^'fiBPl-"
btudehT Assn.
Awards Goldman
Eugene Goldman, Freeport, was
recently selected "Most Outstand­ing
Senator, 1969-70" of the Stu­dent
Association, The American
University, Washington, D.C.,
where he Is a freshman in the
School of Government and Public
Administration.
Goldman, also elected to the
Student Association tor 1970-71,
served as chairman of AU'a April
22 Committee on Environment
and coordinated the University'^
"Earth Day" activities.
He is the first freshman to re­ceive
the award in recent years.
Plant No. 2, at the offidid dedication to W held oa. 8»tuxd»r*
June 81h at 11 a.xu. A week after the vegtonal blackout of No>
yember 198S, Mayor Robert J. Sweeney and the Fteeport Village
Board anncmnced their Izttentton to acULeTe. 100% electtlcal pxo*
ductibn by construction of new. flenetailno faautiee. With,com­pletion
of.the new plant,the floal-hae been fulfiUad.;U.heuaea
,.;jm7dUMu»l^«n9l»wi' jn«Mtttatbiu(cd. W ' ^7lFlat--Mi>W"Cq««i«a»V'''';
oi UIAY. largest-diesel liaiils, in Ihe'Unlteii Si&les,^ 'eacH drlvlag
B WesHngfaouse 13/800 volt generator, with a total output of
20,000 kw. file oldtfr Power Plant Ifo. I produces an additional
I2J00 kw.
Long Island Trust
Declares Dividend
A regular quarterly dividend
of 30c per share, payable July I,
to stoclcholders of record on June
15, was declared at a meeting of
the Board of Directors of Long
Island Trust Company on May
21. The announcement was made
by Arthur Hug, Jr., president.
WttUast iT. DiMleiVi^J^^ u M. HaUaied Christ, pfetl-deiit-^
lecl lookt mif right.
Eari Warren la honored by the Bar Association of Nassau Coun­ty
. . . I s awa5ded the Distinguished Service Medallion whidh in
fpnner years went to Presidents Eisenhower and Hoover. Alfred E.
Sihith, Robert Moses, A HoUy Patterson and 18 other distinguished
citizens over the years.
Over 1,000 persons turned out
May 21, for the Tlst annual din­ner
of the Bar Assomlion of
Nassau County at which the
medallion was presented to Jus­tice
Warren by William 3.
peeley, Jr., president, of Mer­rick
and M. Hallsted Christ, presi­dent-
elect of Muttontovra. Paul
K:elly,qf Freeport, Senior County
Judge was among those who
greeted Justice Warren,
V , At the dinner in the Creorgian
''Rooin, Justice Warren thhnked
jlhe,Bar, Association for the great
lipnor bestowed upon him. He
jaid lor Ihe'ihtat part he shied
l y ^ I w r o ^ ^ t ^ ^ to bar asso-1
ciations except in one instance, in
CaUfomia,
The dinner was arranged by a
contunittee headed • by James
Pedowite. There were songs by
Association Choral Group under
direction of Paul Lawrence. John
R. O'Connor sang The National
Athem. Music for dancing was by
Paul" Drake. The invocation was
by Ver. Rev. Thomas R, Daly,
of the Diocese of Rockville Cen­tre
and the benediction was by
Rabbi Solomon N. Wpman, of thfe
Merrick, Jewish Centre. 'To
Domus," the traditional toast to
the homeiof the association was
by M. Hsilsted Christ.
Memorial Day Committee
Lick ParaJA Dptailc
General Orders
Having been duly appointed Grand Marshall, I herewith assume
command, "nie following General Orders are promulgated for the
guidance of all concerned.
Grand Marahall - -— ~-—, Frank Manz
Vice-Chairman - . E. Wlllard Helland
Aiilitanii
Cdr. Harold McCormack, William Clinton Story Post, A.I»
Cdr. Daniel Wright, Henry Morrison-DeLoney Post, A.L.
Cdr. WiUiam DevUn, Hery Th«^ Mohr Post, V.P.W.
Cdr. Benedict P. Ciaravino, U.S.NJEI.
Capt Herbert R. Johnston, U.S.N. Ret.
Col. Ray Strauss, U.S.AJI. ,
Col. Dominic A, PelUcio, 42nd Div, U.S.N.G.
Assembly Area—The Parade will form on Pine Street, at 0:30
a.m. on the morning of Saturday, May 30. The column will face
East.
First Division—^Head of column at junction of Pine and Church
Streets, fachig East.
Second Division—Head of column on Grove Street, facing North
at Pine Sh»et.
Third Division—^Head of column on Grove Street, facing South
at Pine Street.
Fourth Division—Head of column on Pine Street, facing East
at Grove Street.
Calls—First Call: 9:40 a.m. Assembly: 9:45 a.m. Unauthorized
Calls or the playing of field music by bands wbUe in the assembly
'area is pmhibited. The Column will move promptly at 10 a.m.
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Merrick Dimes Unit
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lans 3-Hour Tour
On Tuesday, June 2, The Mer­rick
March of Dimes has a tour
planned at George town Manor
Furniture, It's a 2V4 to 3 hour toun
through 50 beautifully decorated
rooms. The tour includes coffee
and danish and a 358 page dec­orating
handbook.
There will be a question and
answer session after the tour.
Tips on sewing, advice on color
schemes, choosing wallpaper and
many other decorating sugges­tions.
June 2, at 10 a.m. at George­town
Manor Furniture, 199S
Route 110, Huntington, New
York (Southern State Parkway—
Exit 32).
For tickets call: Cecily Wasser-man,
378-8442; Sylvia Blaleck,
870-3779.
Freeport CSEA
Elects Officers
On May 4 the following officers-*
of the Civil Service Employeea
Association, Village of Preeport
Unit, were elected for a term of
two years:
Piret Vice President, William
Jakubowski.
Second Vice President, Arthur
Rasmussen.
Third Vice President, L«o
Carter.
Fourth Vice President, Dorothy
Walsh.
Recording Secretory, Carmela
Dittbemer.
Measurer, John Capozzoli, Sr.
Financial Secretary, Fred Buss.
Sergeant-At-Arma, Paul Oitten.
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