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34th Year. No. 34 FKEEPORT. If. Y.. TBUBSBAY. DSCEMBSB U. 19A >*• PRtCBt FIVE CENTS fEB C&ft
In-side •Freeport
-by J o h n Mack
'. How has 1966 treated Freeport?; True, the departing yew brought
its. problems and Ms headochek But mostly it-was a year of progress
oivraany Imnts. 1-ct's !odk at some of our gains.
' 100% eleslrfcsl ]>fod(ietloii atlaiwdt The Administration's goal of
- etectVfcal sel?. suffidenejr was at- last reached bi IBOT. Rreepbrt no«r
V has the largest Isifid^based dicscl installation in ttw W, S, two M,«W
•' Kitowatt generator plus Sfliae, 12,000 ICilowatt eapacily atoup Sunrise
f Highi^ay plant. Rate stu<^le» ore now being made with the hope of
leduecd electric rates for homeowners,:" *.
' Best water In th* nr^rid. tunslir BSSoiwL The Water Department
is putting in its ninth weU to keepahead of Freeport's waterneeds.
No UTOitati<ai on use of water* Rates 25% helow elsewhere on toig
Island. 'Maintenance and replacement prograips to prevent rusty
water.
I Leaf ifcinoifal prograai ImptowL This year tAe VH1«8« experi-m?
ntalljf tried pltmtk leaf bags, selUng them to homeowneta atiost of
-60; each. They have been a hit from the start. . , neat^ dean, Mrater^
proof, easy, to handle by the family and leaf collectors. This program,
pliis improved methods of bulk leaf removal, will be expanded nesrt
: y ^ r , .' ' ^- . -•• • .. ''"'.^ .
i Ufba» Renewal ojrAe move. Qur renewal program has reached
Ihj! public hearing stage, op both Planning Board and Village Bo4rd
!eyeIs;-Hasu|#wllljlhen go toiHUt* for final approval. Dwellings Will
b^con8trui?tfealn'iWes to avoid relocaiton hardships^ Human factors
• jire the first cdnsftbratlon In this .SOO-unitprogmm, with Its-low-
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Mayor Sweeney
To Speak At
Chamber Luncheon
Mayor' Robert Jf. Sweeney has
been mvited to speak this Thurs­day,
Dec. II at the weekly meet-ing
of the Freeport Chamber- of
Commerce to toft Wld at Al B.
While's,' 10 BrooWyn Ave,, FVee-
The Mayor'*.topie yirtll be the
Sanitation ft«blem im& How It
Effects Our Commuattjr.
silhouette boildirigi open space, park and Rlay a»Mis,. and pitivtaIoi^^e«jpgew wywalw: ta undc:
-- Gobi. »»w» onTKHiir. Tciplo-approyal .o/,.tJw TJuwHTpg Biiard, ymflifr'^people . from making','
Cahn Disfribytes
Law Pamphlet"
• "Young t»6ople and the Law," ^
pamphlet written %.District At­torney
William Cahn, Is avaUabl«
free by writing to Mr. Cahn at 263
Old Countsy Eoad, Jdinectla, W, Y.,
IlSOL The iKKiklet, in tntematlve
study of New York State laws
4peclflc«ily as it t^latis to young
people,, is bcl^g dlihrlbuted 'by
DA. Gahir^ lii'.an eltOrt to help
5indcr-
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FREEPORT CAR ACENCY
DESTROYED | Y HIKE l l l ff
Shortly after 10 p.m. M^day evening a (IT« woa diacwertd la >
the rear of 370 No, Main St, Fi«eport This building is 4ccup(Mil ai-,><
the first floor and rear by the Freeport Dodfe A««ncy,
• -The rrecpoct Fire Department, under th« direction of Chl«f lrvint.fi(,
Gray, responded. It took Bev<erat hours for th* An Ut bo tleeUitaldt^
I under omtrol, Th« top floor'luMbi'
I the rear ganie anm were conjK, '.
pletely <att(kl. ] -
Th« fin la pT«Knlly b«ln||- i i^
veatlgated by the County FfaiK-it
Marshal'* offieo as welt M;tbii^»
Arson Squad,
Lifeguard Exam
Monday. Dee. 22
Lowenstein Sure Of,
Benefits Increase ,:
Congressman, AlUu4 K^ UiwttH
Uon* ranalna In mwl*****" (D-Naw»u-County) hw MI*..!-
r»,eTS howS^ IS!* he i;::.^»i:^rf^-ji«2*^:.
tie and female swim'
mers who paag. the physical and
Village .Board, and the Federfll Government lias been received on the
first thirteen houjiejj to be acquired by the Housing Authority in its
KchabiUtation Progtam- As this goe.i to preaa, negotiations ore under
•way to acquire title to the fiornes. At the same time,.bid%ha;^e:toeen
received on the new K)0-«uriits of Sentar.-Hoiising for South'Main
Street, and all bid Bgures and cost data have gone to Washington for-approval.
The Mousiii| Authorily ha.i also agreed to apply for.federal.
Aid in subsidizing rents of 60 low-^income families in the Urfen>-Be-^
ncwal program, And looking ahead four or Ave years, the Authority
is initialing an application for 100 additional units' of Senior.Housing
to meet the needs of elderly Freeporters who are being forced to the
wall by inflation.: • .' ' '•' ' .' ' . : '.
Gains in Huinan Eelaltoitf, Dramatic evidence of what people of
good will-can do by working hand fri hand, were Uje eyen*? during
and after the school riot In April. The Freeport Police, cooperating
with the school authorities, handled the Bituatim sensitively and in
a manner that.drew general commendation. The Major- w?nt.to the
school'and met with school oflicialfl, black and,white parents, and
community -leaders. The Village and School Boards-workird together,
is.«iuing Joint public statements;that inspired: p«bU4 coniBdence. Many
hands joined to meet a major problem,.and are sUlLworklng together
. « n i t .,- ' :_ [:- ••" '-• ;" . . ._' , ' ' V ' ' • • ' " • i " - - ' • "• ^•••'^'^'\ ' '•-',• '• -
And «i«^# much more.-Next week>I'll continue-lhls-rundown of
1B69 advances, including progress iti police protection, expansion ol
..oui- park and tefcrcallMi piflgrams, apartment rent devclopmeiitp, the
drug pusher coupdup, prog3"ess to,ward a permanent community center,
more oii human • relations,, and other .developments of lOflO-. . '
: "To AsMw ;^»«ns Thisnks for your call. Hale to see yuu leave
Freepoi-t. Youi^ lialf coiitwry of service to- this, community has left an
indeUblo, eonsti-uctivt. m'ark, -and as 1; promised you,- I'tt; continue
working In whatever ivay.I can; toward" thMC same gpsls, (Her-new
address « 18 Barleau Avenue, JBIuepoint.) To Clayton WiUiaiHWBs
Appreciate your very thoughtful- letter, and fully agree with your
dc-ncludfag sentence readlng^May, that Village Party Aamlnistrotion
long remain in conbol for,an increasingly better Freeport" (Mr.
William.son's addrcAS now'"!-'! ilose Lane. Beai-sville, N. Y.) To Thtenas
Aogen: Maybe you and I could start a "Fly Our Flag" cummictoe. It
would be a wondei'ful thing ft we could get hundi-cd<i of American
Flag,'! flymg over Freeport. every day. To "Conoemod"; I appreciate
and undersJatid your concern about ray American Flag flying on th'e
-flagpole by night ui well uS by day. It's not lack of respect; rather it's
the opposite. I hope that tlie extra hours I ily our country'^ flag may
somehow help to offset the indignities inflicted on it by others. To
Marie MJUsr: Your published suggestion that I "go soak my head"
is one of yqyr more brilliant joumali.stic effgi-ts. However, you miss
the point fdidn't critize, your paper (You rj^lly needn't have gone
-. intq the long defense). I simply said that yoa pufalisbed.a fahie and
...^.Miideadlng advtsrtisement signed by the ;'good -gpvenimenV; i»arty
.^Sajicling "Beginning March 1, 1070, you'wjllb^ ch5irged,<hy-lhe'l3l£UlaBe
• ^&)ald) to lave,your garbage.picked up!'' Inis is untru& It h'^ been
denied by the Mayor. Knowing how you feel about raisleadiog columns
and things, I thought you'd hit "good government" over the' head.'
Instead, alas, you turn your witliering'farcasm on met To the Pub}Set
What's on your ratod? Please -write to me at P.O. Box JNo. 1.
tragic inistake
their Jives,.
that "could
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Army To Take
Appiicsations For
Christmas Basket
Captain June Pasquale, Com­manding
Officer of the local Sol­vation.
Army, unit has, announced
that application for Christmas bas­kets
will be taken on Wednesday,
Dec, 17, from 10 a,m, to 1 p.m. No
applications will be taken after
;thai;;
Special Receptacle
For Santa's
For the first time fha Freeport
I»«St Olllce^ has provided a special
inall receptacle for. the children to
maU their letters to Santa Claus.
•fliip small cardboard chimney with
Itfc. Santa sitting on lop will be in
the'inaln post office lobl^ during
the hours the window® will be
ppon to greet Blltheyoungstera.
In the Coliiifly Office Funding; 240
Old Country Hoad, Mlncola, be­fore
being admitted to the ex­amination.
For further information and/or
examination appointment call
IV 9-gSOO, extension 260.
Lent To Speak
At Holy Redeemer
state Senator Norman F, Lent
will speak at Oiu* Holy. Redeemer
Church in Freeport on Dec. 14 at
a coffee hour following the Sim-day
morning meeting of the Holy
Name Society, Mr. Lept will give
Freeport parishioners a preview
of Issues facing the 1070 Legis­lature.
'^
Plan Voters League
Christmas Party
The League ol. Women Voters,
Towii of Hempstead South; will
hold 1^ annual Christmas Party,
on Monday^ Dec. 16 at 8:30 p.m.,
at the home of Mrs. J. Schneider,
2058 Windsor ,Sdad, BaMwIn.
To bring the membership up to
date on State iteros' studiecl by
the League,- there.will be a. dlff-cussion
'on Apportionment, Judi­cial,
and Election Law, Wotnei!
who live in Merricj^ Freeport,
'';Etoosev^!t, Oceanside,' and Bald'
win are cordially invited to attend
For further Information call,e08>
3578 or BA 3-O305; • . -
Baldwin PTA HoUs
Legislative Workshop
Baldwin PTA presidents and legislation'chairmen met on Dec..f,i.
at Baldwin High School for a legislation workshop, Mrs. lxml»,s,
Camfpani, president olCommunUy Council announced.
Dr. Frederick Shore, Acting Superintendent of Schools, addressed •
the group and pic-itritud t ' e critical picture of New York Slati-,
educational flna nee. , —: ' "'—" ; •
The- cuts in .lid ti educitton
last year will result in fl less to
Baldwin this year of aboul $476,-
000, 6r fftt on the tax rate. Bald­win
this year is faced with a pre­dicted,
increase Of $1.9U per bun
can come from the. state and fed­eral
goircmmentff,- Community,., ~
Council plana a massive le_ttei>'
writing campatgi}.to,press legl»<
lators for ijQoreitate aid and' taxH-tlop
on A, br<aadcr l?ase. Statlimeiy, -
will be proiided at PTA .nveatinc* s:
dred, before salary negotiation*''throughput' the ^ dlii,ttJ<jt( arii'mj
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even begin;
As Baldwin, Ui a community of
homes rather'than Industry, the
real property fax base Is pvAy-^HiOf
000,000. Baldwin schools 'ii/U| spend
epprojdmately 11080-per-student
for operatingpurposcSf^Of the 1760
stote limit «'peQt per student, the
stat^ pays^only S8.2%; {he district
must pay the reti, -. •; ' » '
v'Shicc the qniy relief to Baldwin
•[
Public Works Commissioner
Herbert J. Slmlns has itmioiinced
that examinations for Sutnmar
Lifeguard positions at County
pools and bcacKca will bo held on
Monday evening, Dec. 'iH and
Saturday, January 31
Tho poBltlona
S ^^ trfe^aiTTwi;: ?lSrt««Tm^^i^!.3 -^
Uleguard cortmoatlon teats. [HJJ^ ,.^t.e^r««nJUy«^, m
guS'SllitSi^f^mtSte^^K^^
"I am confident that the HOUMI
will pass, this urgently-needeel in*-
crcBse before the Christniiia te>f
cess," tho Long Island Depiocrjij^
said. . . . ,:
Mr, Lowcnstein pointed' to'tha
cver-increflsoing cost-of-living in^
dex as a inajor reason why th*
15% increase is neceissary.. Th*
increase was first propo.s^d in May,
1060 after Fresit^rit Nixon nuid»
known his proposal to increase) ,
Social Security payments by 7%.'
"TTjis major mcrcafje corned at.A •
particularly appropriate time foi^.
oiir senior citizens, many of AwhorBf,!
depend on Social Security ae tbeiif''-
eolemearis^ of Income," ConflreaN .
man Lowenstein said. "It 'mlghfc'
have been a long, cold winter f<s^v
many.had this htcrease not bee4 >
forth-coming." •' •• ' -' \
house'ttt^hpute' cfUDiiai^ '.con* „•
ducted'd.ufli«f."''.'JLl^ta,; on 'fbr6>.
EJducatioit Weck'f on i5sWuaiy;aa-;<
28, 1970. -, ' . . ' . ' l i . ' • ; . ' - . - / ' ," .•-;,'
Mrs,'-yictdf A,- Cohort; '.^kfiri'... •.
i^reald^nt of- Legljsl(i^',<<^^Cpjiie<4v'.
miiifitiy' Council,' - w | f i •^it^SijMaiif^;
at the community to wxm i»Jfof'}^-i,
e(no«|lockefetkr''«m4.re$I^MJhfi^ ";
(he pertpUpil iwiUng'be lalsi^d^toLr?
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