The-Leader_1969-04-10

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Zip Coda 11520
" N A S S A U'S LA r e EST WEEKLY"
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HiEEPpHT. N. Y.. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, IS6d
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NEWS &. VIEWSI
BY
EDDIE VASIL
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HEARTS AT HALF-MAST . , . The heurts of leglonb of natives in
ttic Baiawiti-Freeport-Roosevelt-OeeaiiBido area art- al hnlf-mast thus
M'pek with till- passinsi of LAURA BUCKLEY . . . She was "Tlie
Jl.md Thiit Rotkcd the Cradle" of some of our best-known and most
piMinincnt "Clam Diggovii"—tlicn like CHARLES P. BUCKLEY,
JR. (Mr. GOP and Prcsidunt of LEADER PUBLISHING CORP.I,
JACK BUCKLEY piomincnt Freeport Ipgul-eagie (BUCKLEY &
BUCKLEY law nrm). and DAVID BUCKLEY, a foronjo-st law en-fcixH'mint
officer whn served as ha;t to Iho bigccst personalities in
the \vorId . . . MRS. LAURA BUCKLEY w.-as a pioncor in fJassau
.County . . . BaldwiJi and Free-port in those daj-s was truly "Clam-
Difi^ors' Country"—widc-upcn spaces . . . We bow our head.s 'mid
hearth in respect to tlie mt-mory of a great Long Island American—
MRS BUCKLEY.
SALUTE TO'SAM WAHSAGER—"A MAN OF MUSIC" j. . .
BaMwin'B SAM. WARSAOCR is not only « top-notch mu^an.
but h* b alao'«'lal«ntedL dedicated and undarstanding conducior
. . . Ha bai devotad evorjr spara nunule of his tinta and aU. his
• aneniltii lo majce his BALDWIN COMMUNITY. ORCHESTRA
i» tbe popular sroiip of musical. botH. yoimg aod oUL boti^ '
top-notch amateurs and fonmosi pTofoseionalt, who- entertain
the South Shore coqimunitr with 'those wonderful "MusW Un-dei
the Slais" coB««tl« U Silver Lake JPark InBaldwlH eVaiy
. summer . , . SAM WARS ACER wants to continua.tdbtptmlds
orchestra by adding mvsiaans of the best ccAibx« nailaSit* '^ktA
by biiaglng in the host of soloists and InstzumenUdtott for gvriMl
appearances . . . You'U read'jnmn about SAM WABSAGER and
the BALDWIN COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA «hich ia kpfm-sored
by the Baldwin Adult Education Program . . . Bacoma «
booster and help bring the flnest in .musical eni«rpriM to our
community. , '
•;^iif<»'»<Ki-v»v»»»<i<'»<»Oi»<pa<t<»c»ftO0cooioooa ai^oo^o^oiitootM* A
with
VINCENT BURNS
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ATTENTION YOUNG MUSICIAJfS . . . Oceanside'a JACK BERV,
organizer and, conductor of the NASSAU COUNTY YOUTH SYM­PHONY
announced a new location for reheareala_ of thts widely-known
and popular group of yoiing mu-fieians . , , Tlie NASSAU
COUNTY YOUTH SYMPHONY ha.h- completed arongemenU and
will nut hold their'regular rehearsals at the West Terrace Beach
Club m Lido Beach . . .Jack Bcrv, one of the three famoua Bci'v
Brothers (with NBC Symphony under Artuio Toscanini), ia now
ci>nduetiiiB additidnh for ntw membL'i-5. Contact him by phoning
IV 9-9600, Ext 256. - ' "
POSTMASTER TSSUET
TAX DATE dEADUNE
I In thu inteicat of our patioh:!, i would jike to emphasize dispatch
particulars mcident to the APRIL" 15th DEADLINE for mailing in-come
lax returns
In order to receive an April 15th postmark and be dispatched on
tii3t date,'the rcturn.s must be mailed as follows: •
Main Post Office Building—^At anV timq,"prior lo 0:15 p.m., April
;i5. - , . , - - . . , - "•
Annex Pa^t Office Building, 354. N. Main Sti-eet—At any time
prior lo liZO p.m., Aprjl'lS. '• • -'-ii*". r"
Collection boxes!. throu^out Ihe .Village of Frecpoi-t.^At any
.time prior to U»e last collection time posted on tJie-partclular box. ''
You are eneoutaged to mail early if possible. Your •cooperation
ft-iU be appreciated.'
James Miller.To
Address Civics ,
James E. Miller will be the
.ipcaker at the regular monthly
meeting of the Northwest Civic
Associntion of ?Vo6port, Tlie mect»
in will be held on Monday, April
14 at 8:30 p.m at tiie Atkinson
School.
Mr. Miller will bring rcpre$ent-ative.
i fiom Cormntmity Keys-who
will discuss "The Weed To Review
The Facts."
Mr, Miller Is a member of the
Execu(lvo Board ol.the Frceport
Efonomic Opportunity Council
and. coordinator for- Community
•Htyffi-^-addiUon tOf'liift't^^J*
sion^l 'position in the Hempstead
schools, he' is a columiilst for the
Leader.'
All residents are invited to at­tend
this Intcrestmg and timely
program.
BILL WHITE-'NAMED'.
NEWDEPUTYMAYOK
The Freeport Village Board had Its annual orgimlzallonmeetiajl •
last Monday night, and announced appointmcnta to' ftll cxpirinlf''
terms in village departments, bnai'ds, commissions and eommttteeL'
Newly elected ViUnge Trustees William White and Lloyd Orr JoinaA "'
re-elected Mayor Robert J. Sweeney and incumbent Trosfccs Gcotfli.
Fiiirberg and Thomas Lovel^dge,
in unanimous^ approving the ap- -
pointments. ' ••
Mayor Sweeney announced .the
appointment of Hem-y AltenKartcn
'as Chairman of the Board of
Water and Light Cotnmissloiers.
Mr, Altengarten hfifl just cOm-pjete4.
two'four-year tprms.as a
Villase Sirustee,'and be hod de-the
elections inet nKviui> Th»
Mayor said he ytas, "DeligKted
;'<
Dancing: Classes
In Merrick Park
In response to popular demand,
Hempstead Town is ;reviving its
program of social dancing lessons
on April 16.
The Ie.S!>otis, free to alt interested
adults, will be offered . fay • the
Parks and Recreation Dept. on
Wednesday, from 8 to U p.m.,
in the Golf Course Clulihou$c ef
the Merrick Road Park in Mer;
rick, Everything from .the frug
to the waltz will be taught by
experts from the Newbridge Ball­room
Club.
To register, simply show up on
thp- flret night of the, lessons,
April 16. The {Program will con-'
elude on June 18.
' IN THE MAIL
Thanks For Orchid
My Dear Sii-:
!
I received your "wonderful or­chid,
thanks vei^ much. It came
just in the nick of time as i am
leaving . for New Mexico on
Thursday, AprilSrd. I'm sure, it
will, hold out until then, ^
I am so enthused over'the re­ceipt
of this beautiful'orchid that
woi-d-i cannot express my grati­tude,
I am overjoyed, '
' Thanks agairi.
Yours truly,.
, AGNBS R. PARAS
- • ,• 250 So.-Main*;StreM >
Freeport, If, Y.
that Henry-has agreed* to COM*
tinueto serve the Village, pMH-,
ticuSqcIy in thifi vety itnportiil,.
posltlwi, at a tlme^whea we,«ri'
embarking on a new, em of^lOMl'
electrical i»wer pfodttotkflfi-vi!^^
ow ngv po'wtTUWat." .7 s ' *
. Amt)t^ ^thfr nev.ii^{>ointm«l)tt
wai6;,*that;.iRt-'i!infwSM»j|teyi '
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PUBLIC
LiidiCJB aftd gentlemen; ' ''' .' •';•••'•;..- •--J'-"'"'*,*-;
' With'this'meetloji ivc enter Into a neWftiA in the'existtoc6''^>
our Village.' If-we achieve our alms] and tun sUsCA strive to'do 80, f|
will be an era of progress we can be proud of. ' ,f -
We hope the clamor and controversy of partisan politics is behiniC
U.1 and that the verbal violence
has ended. Grateful to those who
made tt pob'sible, this Board turns
once again to the common in­terest
of the community und Its
conRtant goal, the good and wel­fare
of oar Village.
'"TVe ore takhtg an apen-minded
applroach towwds some of the is-
Huetf raised during the campaign'
and \ye .Will continue to address
ourfifdves.to (he day to day Herv-ieea
of -pur .Village, 'Xtie yjalble
success; ef. any -arban environ-ine
»t_l.'i/ft.function, of tho quality
of its -services: garbage jilekup,'
trash icmovfil,' ;>(reet sweeping.
Snow removal, road jvpair '^ndl
the like. These ere the thi.^0i
everybody sees, these are aroait
which need attention, We coa»-
mit ourselves to the commiuiM^ .
to review and critically evaliioM
our day to day.operations aaA-to
provide levela-of service--ili'
ihese areas-equ lato the b~est anjna
where. . • -. '
To this end we 'charge onC
G^immiiisions, ^jbaylng, J^irlsdtctioii
vv'ith the jttinK^of'jranfllaiinV titt
VJllagc's lieeda Into finm'ediat|^ ^
detailed and ivorkoble 'programlf.'
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The Freeport Lodge of Elk.4 No. 1263, oii'a of the'largest,'-oldeal
and mMt active in the state, will tiisisll its.lpflD-lWO offlceri at tr»-f
ditfonal ceremonies to be held at the Iwndmatk lodge building^o^
West Mcrrieic'Road, this Saturday, April 12. < •„''".''''-
The JTolIoVitig officers will'be instiilled: WlUlam'f3aT^h;,.JBxoltoil.
Ruler; y-inoenl -' I^isidno^ Ijesding Knight; Lyman .Dbiye^/'Lo^'.
Knight; John Wrdow^ki; Lecturmj; Kpight; John Stooilioff,, Tineiti;
John Quinn, .Secretary;-Andre,w Monpstere, .Treasureif'and, Jfamai
Fountain,'.TruSitcc. - ' • • - '• ' V, ' / - ' . ' - • ' , - ' - ". ,
; Ap^inted to their respective po-^tionsM^cre CHflord Kro'pp, liinik
Guoid; Howard Tickner,-"Chaplain anid'Steye Rowland, Esfttti^eJ.;
- Members-and guedtti and tbe^'general' public are lAVited to'Vitneav
these colorful eerc;no(iIe3 "which start fit 8'p.m.' 'J , -,'
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