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17th Yeaar, No. 61 ' FEEEFOBT, N. Y., THTORSDAY, APEIL,16, 1953 FI7B aE]K7B ££& GOFIT
Bennett Sees Chance
Grade Elimination
May Start This Year
State Senator Speaks
To Republican Club at
Meeting Thursday Night
state Senator Johw D. Bennett,
addnessing the Preepor.t Bspubllcan
Club flit Its monthly meeting In the
L^om Dugout Thursday night, ex-piesfed
hope that tte Baldwln-Free-port
grade crossing eUmtaatton pro­ject
migh'l be gotten undsr way this'
year;'
Asked by Sheriff H. Alfred Vol.l-anei
how- the • people of Precport
OffUia get behind the project and
matw their presence felt he said
•Biey should keep "everlastlnglysif ter
Benjamiii Pelnberg, (aialnnan of
.!3i-s_:Publlc Service Octnmlsslon; B.
W Wendell, deputy diief engineer
of the Staite Department of PoibUc
Works, and Governor Thomas E,
Dei»ey."
Senator Bennett explained tha*
-With erade cross&ig elimination pro­jects
estlma,t«»d to cost ^160,000,000
on the preferred Ust, only $4,300,000
was Allowed in the Governor^ Bud­get
for the fiscal year, .
The cost of the Baldwin-S^eport
project. he «aid' .was estimated • at
• '*7,000,000< He 6ald everyone, realized
-,;Cbe sertoiisness of ,thj Jcaal eltMi-l
iicia wnd- was- 'doiiiff-'^yerything;- i^
^ their; power to get It under',^yajr,,* ^
r lion'*'^e«d wiu>l«.-wi»Mni»««i^"'^
' -"I Taayen't given i;g hope,'"' he 'coit-iUn
«ed,.'"'t3if ,StaW no lonefir .apitfo-psl&
tes fldoney for a full project, but
X'niy enou0i far .the work that, can
bs coiDTdeted durir\g the current
yeai. If we can get a substantial
appropriation to ^ t ithe Job start­ed,
such sw laylnK the-,tenvporary
itraoks, it woul4 be logical fy> belicw
that funds would, be fonrttidonjing
to oontlfine -Uie- J^jarfcr ns*^ y^siT."-
Mbre'Volunte^|r& Needed
- ^'JPpt Blopd Donor Session
"'''•'Mrs. B >Q. MeChesney, hlood pro-
' grajn chalTman of Freeport, reports
that more volimteers -are needed foi'
^.the Red Oross blood do^or session
^at tile CarolLno O Ackliisca Q^hool
_^«n;Seafl(iaii,fty€aiifi Satuiday, April
•~»f- -fMowlBpT-,4a»-;-aiaoiiteiJlaakii'%t.
•'•4he" torti«Siiilng-iTdslt "of'--ffie''"Red"
-iSross-^Blooltaoblle to "Pie J|«ader,
^.s|Hi3iy;-^«oig-?wllo"'i®*^^
^-^jSStsiatSr^^itS&imal'^ 'voJiHuteSS^-'are-
-. -.^re^piiredj-rSiowever, • to giite.; K«eport
•& ftiil comptemeat of blood 'p&. the
pounty ^rogranL
' Ai^. healthy _PBrsoij:"tiefe«een the
<~<age5'of M saM.~S9 is a poteatia.) do­nor..
A^polxtitEnents can be made i>y
baJiing Ifrs. MoCSiesBey »t IHeeport
»-fl733.
Speakers for Bankers 35-Cent Rise In School Tax
Forecast As Budget Qoes Up
$200,000 In Early Estimates
EAKL FABER
Earl Faber will be the guest speak­er
at the annual banquet of the
Nassau Chapter American Institute
of Banking, to be held SO'turday
nlKht at the Nas'jau Country Club.
Glen Cove.
Comparative School ludlgets
Following are the comparative figures of the proposed budget of
the Board of EducaUon for 1963-54 and for the current fiscal year, 1952-63.
ire3-5#
ViUs^e Authorizes
RightTunisAnRed
• ~ .SHbit~lV)le^tiiig is Held'
,.":^,:^sdalacl^n jii^^^^M, .^
R«iria. of GovernmegtL -'
-'JOstf-ilrtMn-jiWlnfitc^'waji'VlMlpvSi'
to transact ,j:he^ busine*s at ths, open
seJjslonof. the'first meeting or the
vniaga,. Board Monday night at'
which Majnor-William ?'. Olswkon
presided. And iprdbaWy because the
Hisetlng'Wi? 'called rto ordsr 'at •$
p'clocls:, half a*» hoip- earlier thajl Jo-tiie
past, wha.t audScncarthfcrjs Wsi
comprised-entlreJIj; tn^Jifibe^^''Ofi';'|;lie-.
tnunlclifal pB»StHttl|a,\ . All'" ."J«tUl«;'
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Preeport Day Tidtets - .^
Are Going^Back Monday''
Any bajs^aU tana pl&imlss to'.
Join the Brooklyn i>aj',",tlii»hg ^t-"-
Bbbets Field oh SatuhJay,' April.,
25, when the Dodger^'clash with
the Giants ;m,u&t get their tjfkp.ts
la a hurry.
Warning was Issiigd. today', that .
i.all" lilokets remalalng' Uftsold cai;
' Bf0h^j wbiil4.ha.ye,•to.he retumel^:^_
to the Broofclyri BasetiaUOlub, id '
• l3|!jpttoed'%n_£ge7|toj^^
';,J||fflaijaȣeiEl^iiII~ 4.." ',--
•' l^'.®Bi!SeW8nt'lyi!!0niy"-"a'^iw "rdays:
.remain to bt^tfcketB-bere in town;
* .Tne.jonBa.lttee Ui cliarge ^ t i d -
pated it <wmiid have little trotitflo;.
disposing of TOO tickets. In view of
the.jDodger-Crlant afctraotton, but
Tep6%' iiuUcaite they have 'not
been 'going so ^sti as expected. 8o,
get your t^tets"'t>efOfe It fe too
late. ^•ik.r.,, • ' ' New MIHion DoUar Mospital
Witt Be Built In Freeport
Con.struction of a ifil.OOO.OOO 130 to 150-bed hospital on a
site already acquired at ISouth BayvieM' avenue and West Mer-riok
road, is expected to (?et under way.about Juno 1, according
to A spokesman' for tho project. , , • '
A. Salaries ,.- v . . . . ..
E. Fuel, water, light and power
C. Redemption of bonds end Interest on bonds
D. Insurance iflre, liability, c<Knpensatlon,
etc.!, teachers' Retirement Fund, Employ­ees'
Retirement Fund, etc
B, Textbooks and school library books
F Printing, adveitlsUiK legal services busi­ness
suppllps and census
G Sujjplles' offices of principals, instiTictlonal
supplies, commencement expenses, •summer
high school appropriation and other ex-ipenses
o£ instruction
H Cu-stodial .supplies, telephone service and
otl^ef expenses of operation ,,.
I Upkeep of ground.s; repair of buildings;
^ heating, lighting and rcplaceTsent of other
equipment / ', .>' ,.,...,,
0< Impfby^cpt of; grounds,-. > eiteration. ot
bul]£Ungs,^tumiturfi.- egaljnnenl, plumbing,
,- yentllBtion.and ci,ectrJoo.l,itistB.llat)<»ls'~ ,,,y;^
KJ ,.Sugplioa''((jse'd,in-4fesltli'-scrvlit(/,' vm'^paHf,
, ,, i tnHem.;*ftfct«M|fcM>m;«pr**'W'W', iwci-oiWort
•" ,.Snd ot^i'expensFf'.oi auxiliary agenclea
Ii.'Preeport-MemoriaJ Library
$1,300,320
33,'WO
27I,7S2
13fi,S99
21,380
8.275
1852-53
ii,T3W80
31,400
a-TT.soa
120,141
20320
42,GQQ
15.160
ss.ma
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70,870
7,225
42300
13,030
Increase Attributed
To Higher Salaries;
1952-53 Rate $2.44
Clifton Smith Speaks
To. Nprdieast Civics;
Larger Faculty Needed
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Qraiid Total
trtJM estimated-recetpb
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..-Taiten.'fi'Ojn S«ritlus-.
'- To JJe raiWOy ta* ., i-.
$2,015^18 .
60,000
$2,079,516
590,000
$1,485,516
85,000
$1,400,516
$1,826,064
47.S00
$1 873,564
579,000
$1 294 $54
85.000
$1 209,564
WltoffePdny League
Receives Franchise
The proposed Board of Education
budget to bo submiitted to the vot­ers
of the Preepoit School DIsirict
at the annual school misting en
Tuesday night, May 5, in the h'<»h
school oudltotduin-totals 41,400,516.
This compareg with $1,203,564 tor
the current" year.- an IncreKss- <?!
$180,952, involving a tax !rate In-
I crease ot, 35 cents or more <h: feach
" 1 $100 ot iiis^esse^ •valuatloh, dcpcnd-
35,2351 lug on .the tuptwn^ bt .'ac^sped'jvat.t
, .... Vufttlon on wWcIv the tate.Va^M^J,!
»'.'./. ' j'~'^ty{a'erais' iuJahi iiar'aaheel par-r '
the Memorial Llbraty, >'making a
grand'total of $2,575,516. Anticipat­ed
receipts from sources o^her Utah
taxation amount to $500,040, fti)<i
$85,000 taken from surplus. leave.s
th<^ net of $1,400^616.
''<'" ' .library Budget Rises
'••FtoT ii>52-53 tJ^e'p-«s3 school bud­get
Wftff $1,826,064, -with $47,500 for
the llbrarj •mdiking the grand total
$1,873,562. Anticipated receipts of
$5T9,0DU' And $65,000 from surplus
•Jeft the "net of $1,208,664 on which
the tax rate was based
The buik of the increase is in the
fOon'tlnucd on Page 16)
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"70,020
F,-"CI>ort\ Pony" J.wigUf, (Baseball) tor i)ny^ 1'^ luid U
yeaf.H of *ii,'e, officially bo«l!}iBl|[w tot. on I^ong Mand laHtJiiBlit
;\Thfj' ifii'rrcpivficL its ft'wnelj'isjiJrpm Prg|id«nt .foe E. Brown
# pm JiMjlffilpnWR:JV ? l ^ ^
The plot, rcMned ft ooupte of years
,ago from residence to upartnj^nt,
comprises about two and one half
'acres aad Is lotsated across the
street from the new Bayrlew ave­nue
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Plans drawn by AnKis Glosl^r, a
RcckvlUe Centre archiieot, provide
for'an all-punwse hospital. There
will be obstetrical, surgical and
medical depaTtments and tihe equip-men't
and all facilities will be of the
most modern. 1' -
The 'West iVIerrlck Road Realty
'Co^ Isaa beenincorporaftd to cawy+'^^TsoaoheS, James J,
out "tlMi,, prarJect'wlQi Dr. Anton No-,
tey, l i s "West Merricgk n>ad, &s its
pnsldent. Stock Is not to be offered
at public sole but 'wiU. be bought ins
inexobers of the medical profession.
•WSIHani-3R.-^'0Iaske>n;n»*de
>tij3=I>|8S8ntettion -At^eisj: j^sjapihe-
Bte;.%iibho!ise-l..J»^-^EMitiBftlc^,;'
presidenr-of .lBe.l<fague'\sWcti will-:
be''',i5CIHiJcJs^"'ot- four diibf."'All «ie
LlMe-J&Biue offt«^|s'"w»e'-on*tni*
inSucUiif Walta^' Wuntbo) '.Browii,
presldai|t of the"^ cotuipll, •BMmiind
W, Lane, pre.sideiit of the National
League; Lemuel C. Cropper, .the
A'merlcan League presWent, and
Brie V. Painter, t}ie district ccmmls-sloner.
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Seven Preeport concej^is have put
up a total o| ^XJ^iM.^^ « 'team
as sponsors and co-sponsors. .The
SaiMleiB Insurance Agency Is spon*
soring one team, but the others
have co-sponsors aa follows: pree­port
Plumbing ^& ifeatlng, and
South Shore Me'tal Products. Her­man
StaT Bakery and Sunrise Mov­ing
&„ Storage, and Thomas Fay
and Sarant Motord, Inc. Xpproprlate
aames will be chosen for She squads.
Kaxaiem Are Named •
Joseph-X-_McOocy, is to manage
tlie p]umblne..an mctkl squad, with
Chatles Rosasco and -Josejih Bpecht
Beiinett Is -to
minage the~Herman-SimrIie group
and WilUaai M. Vogt ,wiU bs !lil$
coach. I5ie Fay-Sarant grouQ will
have as managers Oa-vld M. N<$«ly,
(Continued on Page 13) v
.' 'Whe.iSn^'Vny'ul Stoiief-'M Sqtittf
Main • gtneet, will femalh "open Siin-
'day'after'tHe'ottsf phaijhacfcs'.'ta
•fteeport close at 12 o'clock. The tele­phone
is FBeepdrt'8-0083.
Public Budget Hearing
Set for Monday Night
The ''Village Board will hold a
public bearing on thapnSposed bud?
g'HorntbferHsoai yearvl959*jB4 Mon­day
nighi!~jir85i'clock;^.M^l»ara _^--
,theiBoart;and:ja,eit.lMni"cointi!l[fl*^
Sa«ie' a stady.ot tiis'^ilayor'srestfe:,-'.
;matciir.bUdgel:'Bf'-«"fiieiiJng.;:'0^
.Ifi-'-iie 'Miinlcipai-yMilidMi^riaaijg;-
i f g g « r r T a m | i r ? 8 r - i e d u « l o a : : ' -
nia4s • at'_ that ttatifi -W1II''}» "stwliEff ,-'
.pendlng•'the'inlfetlhg. ' " "~.\'Z^^11-.
The Board will meet again on
Monday night, April 37, at 8 o'clock.'
Freeport Chamber Launches
SWeekQet'JCcquaintedBrwe
"Pi'ceport is to have ti modern all ineluNive Cliainbw oi
Coniincn-c, bi^'ger than any oil? sefrineiU of tho ctmmunity,"ade­quately
fmanycd, numerically strong witli a definite pro^rail^
of work wlii(;h iii"ets Ihe iieed» of the entire eonjinunity "- - '
t i.i'i •" This statement was made this
week by Robert O Goldschmldt;
•JPreHdent, hi annountrine an inten­sive
6-week program ,to develop the
greatest possible community spirit
and co-operation, and to familiarize
everyone In Fraeport with the plans
for this new Chamber of, Oammerce.
"Since,the employment of Don-
'ald- O. McLoien as fUUtime execu­tive
secretary ^f the Preaport
Ch'amiier of Coannerce on April 15
'of last year, a great deal of progress
lias already been made toward this
goal;" said Mr. Goldschmldt. ' '
"For the past 26 weeks weekly
meetings have been held to discov­er
and develop the kind of leader­ship
which win make this mcdjern
Chamber of Commerce possible.
^ e r flO men and women havft ot-tcntled
these leadership conferences.
From 'these people who havo demon-etrated
a keen inieiest and wllllng-nesB
to work constnjctJvel'y toward
such a .Chamber of Commerce a
new Board hi 21 directors'has'been
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