The-Leader_1976-03-18

              BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
FREEPORT'S
QfflCinL
NEWSPAPER
40th YEAR, No. 47 FREEPORT. NEW YORK, MARCH 18,1976 PRICE: lS<t PER COPY
Ground Breaking Set
Msgr. Crawford J 00 Unit Housing Complex
Posses Away sfarfecf On NMainM
FREEPORT — On Saturday
morning, March 13, 76-year-oId
Msgr. Eugene J. Crawford died
in the rectory of Our Holy
Redeemer Roman Catholic
Church, 37 Ocean Ave. Pastor
emeritus of the Church, Msgr.
Crawford was honored at Uie
Church's Friendship Ball last
year on the occasion of the fiftieth
anniversary of his ordination.
The clergyman, the young­est
of ten- children, was the
son of a Brooklyn carpenter and
had always wanted to l>e a priest.
After his ordination in 1925, he.
served in Brooklyn,' Astoria and
Lynbrook befoi-e becoming
chaplain of the Queen of the
Rosary- Convent .in Amityville
where he remained for 28 years.
• In 1959, Msgr. Crawford became
pastor of Our Holy Redeemer
Parish and stayed; there, until,
.^ yesierday-exceptfor a stay^jLatbe.,
~"rftpspi,tal.'last fall when he first
. bec^irieiU.:^^^^^':',,' , •'• \
Msgr. "CraWford is. suryived by
a . brother, .Benjamin .:T./- pf.
MetianIs,'.N.Yv,.,a "sister. Marie
^Hickrhmi of Califoimia; a niece.
Mariam' Creightbnri and. three
.^^^^ hephews,' DrV .Thbtnas J.
th_e^ l^p y_m. M, .d''i•r—p rDe v -5r^-«*r t^ Byiffta rspf"ot^s^:"^ ^Sh1e^ ^sa^i^d?.t^hfa"l ?t,h!e^y" „7a^n'd^'C° 'o?l. ' 'E;u^g"en^e;S.T". C^r"aw^f"olr^d
should be making plans for the USAF.
whole area from Sunrise Hlgh-
-way to the Village line. "You are
roaking NOTHING (in capital
letters) from -" Seaman Avenue
^^^[^led-^hat^th^l^^m^-J^P'^^^^^^
PMies had expressed interest in .questions, of aesthetics_^and vffle Centre dfcc^e; was prin
pamra iiaa exprajseu H U traffic, asldng aboul fencing and cipal Con-CelebranL Interment
was at St^ John's Cemetery,.
Middle Wlage,
JTIEEPORT • Ground breaking ceremonies for the Dr. E.
Mitchell Mallette Senior Citizen Apartments will take place Sat­urday,
March 20, at 11 am. The apartments, which are being
built by K.L.S. Developers and are federally subsidized, are lo­cated
at North Main Street and Grand Avenue. .
John Williams. Executive
A BIT OF CONEY ISLAND hai come to Freeport. « Nathan's
Famous pirts up tiieJr signs :i>n the former Wetsbn's site on E. Sun­rise
Highway. Hot dog%ns will be able to purdiase Nathan's famous
franks, along with-,haml)urgers,.Sfeafood, soups and drinks, start­ing
this FrWay. (A il^ADER pliotp) .
Villqg<^ Board Discusses PUD
L^^'REJEPORT. - A ."Uiiw-part. Village rSrard jneeUng. Monday
night, drew approximately: 30 people, • not; aTT of"Iffhom" stayed to
^' the end.' ias s&nife had:.c6m6 Jiis^ ttr a'Pubb'ei-'Hearing.'In the ab-•
sericfe of;Maytir William^White, Deputy MaydirRaph^^t^ pre­sided
at the hearing on aproposed public law. to amend the .Village-
Code, of Ordinances dealinjg with.
the Planned I)r ~ '
(PtJDi District
The- ~'aniendment ' -woiJld
libo^ize piermitteii uses in the
PUD Dfetrict to inchide'a TJ-Haul
It concern and: an.establishnient
to process and sell spices. Franco
Director of the Freeport Housing
Authority, in announcing the
event and inviting all Freepor-ters
to attend, expressed the
appreciation of the. Housing
Authority to Congressman
Norman Lent, Nassau County
Housing Coordinator Raymond
Malone, Freeport Mayor William
While and the Village Board "for
their help in making this dream a
reality." The elderiy, Williams
told THE LEADER, are
responsible for the construction
of the apartments, as they
themselves went to the Village
Board and expressed the need for
" this housing in the_yill _
. WiTEjffiQ units io.be. built in- a
. turn-key operation, : there are
ftUeady at leasV 200 appUcatibtos
. bn.Hle: Williams asked that all
^Ugible Freeporters submit
applicatipns^ for-Senior Citizen
housing. To-be eligible;.the"ap-
. plicant must be 62 years or over ;•
a bona fide resident of Freeport;
and have assets of not over one
and one-half times their annual
, income which should not exceed
$5700 for a single applicant and
$6500 for a couple. Rents are
based on a-percentage; which
.cannot exceed 25% of the ap-
•pllcant's Income.
Joining WiUlami at the ground
breaking ceremony^ will be
Prank Smith, Vice Chairman of
the Freeport Housing Authority,
who' will act as Master, of
Ceremonies; Commissioner John
isVand-Rev=-Mallcti
Chairman of' the Housing
Authority. Mayor White,
Cdngreisim'an :;l^nt and S.
William Green,.''Regional Ad­ministrator
of the Federal,
government's HUD "agency, will
also address those present.
Freeport Leads in Building Activity
Mass'of Transferral and Mass^gt FREEPORT
;of Christian Burial were said at
Our Holy Redeemer R.C Church;
The Most Rev. Walter P.
« . A report
recently issued by the Nassau
County Planning Commission
shows that of all the incorporated
^villages in the Towns of Hemp: ffcUvit^inlharSfealinhFCwiiiy
of four for 160 separate units. In
.the building of Industrial
facilities, Freeport led with two
such stnictiu^s. The only .other
V-Oie.
Nortb Main Sfa«eL area and,
while the Board feels there will
eventually' be- even 'further.
evaluation- of ;the question, of
pefinittal busfaesses^there.-the
'amendment would prevent the
, loss of two new^cpncerns;
.; TVb representatives of the U-Haul
It compact were present to
answer questions from the Board
and the audience. While under .
the amendment the .rental of
,ve!iicles and their display would
- be permitted in conjunction with
an enclosed biiilding. no heavy
repair or painting- would be
allowed. The- U-Hfiul It
representative suggested that
that section be clarified as some
(tf. the normal maintenance of
their vehicles, such as
replacement of a fuel pirnip,.
. could be considered: "heavy
repairs." He also suggested that
in as much-as their largest
- vdiicle presently measxires 24
feet in cargo area, that ts'not the
usual "truck pariance." A 24-foot
cargo -truck, he explained is
longer in total; and he suggested
that a 31-foot total length be
considered allowable. '
It was explained that the U-
• "Haul It concert was considering -
the old Europa property at 379
Ko. Main St,^rwhich had-«ntil
recently-been considered an;
eyesore ." by. both- - civic
associations and neighborhood
residents. Louise Simpson, who
hkd come before the Board in the
past to complain of Europa on
behalf of the Neighborhood Civic
Association, complained that the
Ihow will the brailer trutks fit on
the property?" She- expressed
concern that rental trucks would
be golnjg through the surrounding
residential areas. '.The only part
you seem" to be interested in
beautifying," "she said. '!is the:
Grand Avenue area." • :, -,
Oh behalf of The Atlantic South -
Civic Association (TASCA) Ymce
Greco" questioned whether either
the Planning Board or- the.
Community" Development Task
Force had t>een consulted on the
ordinance change., ^ " . .;
" The U-Haul It representatives
explained their • operation as^
being primarily rental - to
homeowners. The "equipment
kept on hand would range, they
said, from the_ smallest trailers
up to the trucksi'The second fkxjr
of the building they" planned to
utilize for a New Yoric Area
Traffic Control center, em­ploying
several "ladies" wbp
- would be responsible for routing
etc. "We are interested in im
Live Greiiade
jpouiid In Stor^
FREEPORT -. The qui(4 and
alert action of Freeport Police
Officer Daniel Coppola averted a
possible, serious explosion last
Saturday. Larry Randazzo,
owner of .Jamaica -Tires on
Sunrise Highway, :. praised
Coppola for his actioiis when the
poUceman answered a call from
the store that a hand grenade had
been left there by a ten-year-old
youth.
Randazzo explained that ibe
youngster, 'a friend of the
children of one of his.employee's,
had found the grenade • wiule
playing earlier in the day and had
thought it to be a toy. While he
visited the store, the grenade was
stead,and Oyster Bay, Freeport
issued more building permits in
1975 for single family homes than
any other. In the Town of North
Hempstead. Old Westbiiry Issued
:i6.piennlts,,surpassing Freeport_
by only one. • " '
Freeport also led all villages in .,
the County in the issuance of
permits for the construction of
apartment buildings with a total
was ta Lynbrook and Westbury,
each of which granted one per­mit
The County report reflects
the present construction of the
new Freeport fire house at
Bayvlew_and_Atlantic Avenues.
In releasfng the report, Mayor
William White pointed out that,.
"In the light of. the present
economy and remembering that
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^^ observed, taken away from him
pxi'vingoir^ie loour"maricet,---and paton astelf. Wheh"Cqppga
which is the homeowner," one
said. "If we are a blight to the
neighbOTbood, .we would not do
thatr'-T^ey promlsed.-in answer
to a query from Trustee Wayne
Jordan,.to look into details,of
landscaping and beautificatioiif.
Other residents asked about
parking and traffic. The U-Haul
It representative explained that
they had never.had any parking-problem
becaxise truck rentals
were usually for more than one
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answered the call, "within
minutes." Randazzo said, he
realized the grenade was Bva •
With Freeport Police Sgt.-
Bruce Sno<*, Coppola evacuated
the premises, threw a-bomb
blariket over the grraade and
called the Nassau CotmtyBomb
Squad. The pin of the grienade, a
Worid War n type device/yiis
rusted off and "hanging-by a
thread,^' Coppola' said. If could
"haveexploded hithestore." he
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A SERVICE FOR SENIORS. LydlaE. Hall Hospital technician
Hector Fernandez draws blood from Salvatore Longo-as Trustee
Dorothy'Storm and-Red Crou nurse Elizabeth Kaywin look on.
Over -150 senior citizens took advantage of the health screening
held at the Freeport Reoeation Center last week held in coopera­tion
writh'the Town of Hempstead, Village Recreation Depart­ment,
hospital, RedCfOSsaridMolloy College.