The-Leader_1973-12-06

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FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
FMEPORTS
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NEVVSPAPER
38th YEAR No. 32 FREEPORT, NEW YORKv DECEMBER 6, 1973 PRICE: I5f PER COPY
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Cars, Energy, EfhicB
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF A FIRSTIPrBepoft ^W^fir WHH^^
White starts the 1973 Salvation Army "Red Kettle" program where'
the Red Kejtie made its very first appearance in Nassau County 50
years'ago, on Freeporfs South Main Street The Mayor, who has
often "rungti^e belt" himself as a Rotary Club member, was joined
by Captain'and l\^r$; Robert Reel and-son David. The'traditionaT
Salvation Army drive raises funds to maintain Its prc^rams of pro­viding
for the needy. (LEADER photo by Walter Warren.)
I^Collins Meaded
Tor Family jCourf:
The Nassau County Republican
Committee has recommended^ •
the name of Freepqrter I^atriciaA.
Collins", to fill ah expected,^*
vacancy in Family Court.-Judgelr:
Collins would be filling a vacancy^"
created if~ Judge . I^ayniond ^V:
Harrington leilves that bench tnk
move.up,t9.the CounCy Court;-Thc(^<
' vacancy there was createdby th^'At
:',eIection;,of .County,^Court JudgeB^
' Francis iX.JAiUraarJrtbV thel?
, 5ujp)fmeVC<«rt.VJuage:?Coll^
:>jvas appointed"tb;2hd.'JDistrict'!
" Court in" Januajty' 1972 and-woor^
-electipn:: to^ Vthe.' Jscat 7: thatu^*
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Party line ^vithtM;(»l'xota;Her:';Wp#J«att:^ ti^
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The Freeport Memorial
Library will display two unique
exhibits during December.
Theodore Ness, of Freeiwrt, will"
exhibit his acrylic paintings and
works In woodcraft, including
plaques based on oW colonial inn
and trade signs, These plaques,
however, are original In both
design and technique. The
acrylics are on canvas, masonite
panels and stained wood. The
paintlnp on Istained j^food have
the natural wood as a basic part
of the total work of art.
. William Peigel.also'a Preeport
resident, will exhibit his
photograplB in relation to his
cinquains* The cinquain tends to
enhance the appreciation of the
photograph, giving it more depth
and feeling,: A cinquain is a five
line verse form that is aimlogous
to the Japanese tanka and that
has two syllables in Its first and
^last lines, four, six and eight in
the intervening three lines. The
verse Is generally in iambic
^^ cadence.:/,; :'r•^-:•-•: v:' ^'- •:" •''• ^
Both exhibits can be seen at the
liibrary weekdays S am to 9 pm
i/Soicfitf'^eiilngf'/ ^
FOrie^/bfi
Inaugurating a policy of "one
socialmeeling for members and
friends per month," the Freeport
William Clinton Story Post 1342 at
Its next regular meeting on
Friday, December 7, 8:30 pm in
the Dugout, celebrates the an­niversary
of Pearl Harbor and
extends an operr invitation to all
members and friends. Com­mander
Biirry Dunn plus Special
Chairmen Larry Yanover and
Fred Hager promise an ex­tremely
brief • business session
with festivities to begin about 9
pm. ,
_^ Featured will be Jerry Hart-nett,
world-renowned entertainer
who will present the "Marionette
Musicale,",a family^ype variety
show. Hartnett has performed
not only throughout the United
States and Europe, but was chief
entertainer for many months
aboard' the U.S. Constitution. I
The Legion.-Auxiliary is
preparing a generous collation
along with liquid .refreshments.
Dunn, Yanover and Hager
expressed greiat delight over this
novel idea as.tliey, on behalf of
vthe Legion Post, extended in­vitations
to. all' Freeporters to
-,cpme to the',pugbut that night.
'', The next Wcfi meeting is se^ for
T>; the third Friday W January vi/ben
>early plans call foi^ an adult only
;^';prog?am which *. could -^possibly
f'.ihctude a belly dancer: This guest
; list is not complete at this time..
The Newsday series hadn't
bfen forgotten and the energy
crisis appeared on the agenda,
but the tone of Monday night's
:open Village Board meeting
differed grcaUy from that held
two weeks before.
Ed Nachbar i)f the Freeport
Democratic Organization asked
the Board if any decision had
been reached on the recom-'
mendatlon of his group and
others that the Village Board of
Ethics be realigned. Mayor
William White replied that the
law governing Ethics BQar<l^ was
being examined. On one
suggestion, that the group have
Its own attorneyj he reported the
law states that the Village
Counsel shall be the Ethics Board
attorney. Ed; Yamln asked If a
member of the Board of Ethics
c ^ l d initiate action and was told
vjMilyi a ^iliageV official or an
'•;0mpldyee can.'iOhIlls suggestion-
^that:^theEthi<» Board's decisions
bc! published, Deputy • lAviyor
George Falrberg replied that It
should be allowed "so ihe people
can judge." Mayor White stated
that he had discussed the matter :
wiUi Board Chairman Tredwell
Hopkins and It «>as the feeling
that Village employees might
then hesitate to submit questions.
The matter of the bidding on,
[jolice cars was tackled by Joseph
McAndrews and Vince For-tunato.
McAndrews said that
accordinj^ to the Village minutes,
three of the seven cars went to
auction. White stated that of the
seven police cars Involved, four
went to other Village' depart*
menta, the VSaei& others were
retained. Two were then pur­chased
by the Water and Urban
Renewal Departments which
have separate budgets. One is
currently being used as a
'*spare," When JMcAndrows
continued to afk f h y Richard
Chevrolet's trade-In offer of
14,900 had not been taken.ad­vantage
of, While replied that
since the cars were still
mechanically sound it w^s felt It
was wiser lo pass Ihem on to
other Departments rather than
purchasing new ones for their
use. "We went on the premise
that they were worth jnore than
1700 and feel we made a saving of
115,000." Deputy Mayor Falrberg
pointed out th4t even without the
trade-in factor", Hlchard
Chevrolet had been the low
/ W d d e r , •'••-•• ''•-y'y'-'\--^r'
Wheii Vince Fortunato, a car
dealer who worked for another
bidder, rose on the same subject,
Whiteaskedhim.^'Oid you really
think those cars were worth only
ll,0001^^^F(xHuhm ^ t d th&t^lw
did end he,.hts employoi* and two
wholesalers! had checked each ol
thecal* "and with mir f«ir heads
togethei' we arrived at |200 Ui
$250on each," He said he was
puzzled a t the wide discrepancy
in trade-In value between
Richard Chevrolet and the other
bidders. Questioned again as to
why the Village will not take cars
from dealers ouisl^e a 10 mile
radiusbutpurcha«sd trucks from
a Brooklyn firm rather than from
a Freeport bidder, White
reported that while the trucks
were purchased from a Bro<*lyn
dealer, they are actually serviced
in Oceanslde.
With the energy crisis on his
mind, Nachbar asked about the
availability of fuel to the Village.
Superintendent Lou Long an-
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Energy May Come From Village Garbage
(kincertlS^
...Graduates of a recent musical
instructicnal fcourse.offered 1;^
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itkJiomataer l^i^Vw^ heglnblng aiyii:po
Mi^»cbiikicUd^^,taiy^^ TbeFfen'peKdnam;, Including
term.>^Jiidge^CQlllittvtak| THE > vecyr iQ9bitabf:because It deals V^ M i a d u ^ have
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XCoflitoued oil Vwi 2):
When the Freeportcr of 1977
turns on a light he may Just bless
the milk carton he threw out a
few days before. He might also
pause to thank the Village
government of 1972 which moved
swiftly after the enactment of the
State's Environmental. Quality
Bond Act and applied' for. 13
million in matching funds to build
. a high temperature incinerator
which, by the Union. Carbide
process, can turn ^'200 tons ot
garbage a day Into 7,000 kilowatts
of electricai energy.,That figure
.represents 1^% of the power now
generated by the Village.
. According. to Village
Superintendent of Public'Works
Edwin Prefer; the .new in-cinerjstor
would have iio jsmoke,
i-stacks and ,wou(d iuve no
emissions into the atmosphere.
High temperatures, capable of
burning anything, are used in the
process which then releases a gas
capabledgeoerating power. No
such plant now exists idthouglf
one is under ednstrucUbn.{D West
^Virginia. . Prefer < told THE.
•LEADER that Fre^iort is tbe^
only Village in the stale to apply
for funds for the esfablishment of
the innovative process. "Of
course we arc one of only a few
which can utilize it since we
generate our own electricity."
The Village is now awaiting the
decision of the State DeparUncnt
of Environmental Conservation.
Prefer said if it fs approved, an
"optimistic" target^ date for
completion would be late 1976.
Prefer sees the system not only
as a parttat solution to the energy
crisis, but a solution also to "the
;-garbagecrisis," "In recycling we
^ r e w a y behind Europe. We use
, landfill to get rid (^ our garbage.
They, don't because they havehU
the land. PreUy soon we Won't
have it either. The averi^^e
American generates 5.2 pounds of
garbage daily and it la estimated
1980 ft will be up to eight pounds."
With reflereDce to the Village's
present' incinerator, - Prefer
.rqiorted that an alternate ap-
. plication ha<i been made for air
poUuUon cootror devices, "But
tbei^roblem Wit would still be an
obsolete facility."
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