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FREEPORT
BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
MERRICK
WB LEADER FREEPORT'S
OFFICini
NEWSPAPER
- 44th YEAR. No. 23 FREEPORT. NEW YORK. OCTOBERS. 1979 PRICE 20'PER COPY
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W. Hempstead Broker Loses License
Found To "Sfeer" Blacks
To Freepoii, Roosevelt
FREEPORT • A West Hempstead real estate broker has had hU
license revoked by the New York Sutc SecreUr>- of State, In a decision
which made mention of racial steering in several Long Island areas
including Freeport.
According to the decision, handed down by Frank F. McKanic. the
hearing officer, Nigel J. Blatchly
A DRINK OF THE BEST, Freeport'a water, wasenloyed by the crowd 9t Saturday, September 29th's .
-dartce held at the Freeport Recreation Center. Sponsored by ttie villaoe's volunteer "lt*s OK Not To
Pflnk,Qornnilttee,'',under~the auspices of Marion fiarvie of.the Freeport Alcohol arid-Drug'Abuse
Cehfer. the afternoon gala featured ttie arlistry of well>)cnown jazz musicians Marian (seated at piano)
and Jimmy McPartland and their Qtitup. All liquid refreshmer)ts - several hot and cold teas, punct>e3
'and coffee — were made with Freeport's well-known water, and the plentiful buffet wa3.home-pre».
pared by local residents.
Three Rescued In Eariy Morning
Fire As Pickpocket Arrested
Five Men Among
Six Arrested
FREEPORT - A fire early Thursday morning. September 27, resulted
in damage to the second floor of a four family dwelling, three victims of
smoke inhalation and the arrest of a 32 year old Freeport man for
allegedly picking the pockets of fire fighters at the scene.
The early morning series of events began about 12:30 am when a
series of calls sent both police and
Freeport's volunteer fire fighters
to the house at 50 Harding Place
Early reports to the fire
department described several
residents stranded on a roof;
With the possibilty of a major
rescue attempt, a maximum of
men responded alon^ with the
snorkel and hook and ladder
But the three — 25 year old
Gloria Bell, four year old Anthony
Bell and Natasha Chancy, 2 —
were on an upper interior land­ing.
Rescaed by firemen,-th^
. were treated for smdce inhalation
The legal, multi-family frame
dwelling has beep owned by
no signs of arson or anything of a
suspicious nature. According to
Mauersberger, the fire could
have been electrical in.origin.
- explaining that it was possible
that an extension cord had been
used to plug a refrigerator.
Early reports were that the
blaze had blocked the exit stairs
and that caused the rescue of the
three persons from the building.
When specifically asked, Mauers­berger
told THE LEADER that he
-would- agree - with
village ordinance
mandate a second means .of exir
for mtilti-family, rion-fireproof
Richard Van Wicklia,. ot-East IsL -homes. cvcttiLtheywere^nlyJwo^
Street.in Freeport,jsinpB.early,l_stoneshigh.
1972. Under the village code of
ordinances, a second - egress is
needed in a non-ftrepiDof multi-
Ssmily, residential stiQCtnre only
if it is more than two stories high.
Thb Harding Place structnre has
: thrice fknirs. but the top floor is
nnfinished and apparently a»-
osed.' '
. Nassau County Fire Marshal
soorces; "eiplaTncd that ' the -
damage',' wfaicfi' was .ooofined to'
the second Soot, was the result of
nnknowir sources. By-the time'
they had arrhred at the sbenej doe-
Firelkfaisiial ezpl^ied. most of
tbe.fiiriatnre etcnhad- b<een~
cleaned out and was piled cut on
thie street, making it fanpossible to
determioe the fere's cause. The
Fire Mardol (fid say that die
blaze apparently sorted 19 the
kitchen. ^
Freepoit Fire Onef Donald"
Mauersberger confirmed the
thpjiy and added that there were
When THE LEADER stzB
members arrived at the fire
scene; the Urge number of fire
fighters present was evident.
Allegedly it was also evident to
Frederick Harden of DenhoS
AvenneiPoBce arrested him for
picking the pockets of firemen as.
they fought the blaze. .-— -
According to: police, they,
spotted Huden removing items
Cram tlttf .pockets of voionteer
Cremea. Midia^ Omauer and
Paul Kittser. AShgfdfy, - Or-,
-naner'spockets yielded s SIO bill
and r^De stnbsi^Russer lest lus
waSet, •ccdn&g.lo pdGoe, ,to
Hardea^s apparetttly. less than
nimble fiagers. -The. waQet
cbstained pQKts but 00 ca^. but
Rnsser aOegedly fdt it being
removed, gabbed Hardeo's arm
and was assisted by other fire
fi^iters.
Harden has been charged with
grand larceny-
For Prostitution
FREEPORT • Six individuals
were arrested in five separate
instances, during a two day
period last week, September 26-
27. and charged with prostitution.
The arrests were made in the
Main Street area, from Sunrise
Highway north to one-two blocks
above the railroad station.
Of the six arrested and charged
onlv one was female; the other
five were males allegedly dressed
as women.
The three separate incidents on
Wednesday. September 26,
netted four arrests for Nassau
County Vice . Squad members
a change.in.— Meyas^ Lucadamo and Cian-that
would forgna. A Freeport Police source
expbmed to THE LEADER that
local men iiave bccoihc too well
known in the area.
—Fiom 9:45 pm io-nearly-1 WO
pm. the vice squad picked up
several men for prostitution. On
North Main Street near Randall
(Cont. on Page 12)
d/b/a Devon Realty of 282
Hemptead Turnpike, "conducted
his office in a manner designed to
engage in a racially discrimina­tory
manner."
Testimony given by three
investigators for the Department
of State alleged that Blatchlcy, a
white man. had a black salesman,
Larry Moore, working for him.
When vbited by two investiga­tors,
stating they were interested
In a mother-daughter house* on
the Queens-Nassau border.
Moore referred them to Blatch-
Icy.
According to the hearing
officer's written decision, Blatch­lcy
told the investigator. "I deal
mostly in West Hempstead,
Uniondalc, and some in Hemp­stead,
but Hempstead is getting
interracial. Larry (Moore, the
black salesman] takes his cus­tomers
to Freeport and Roosevelt
and docs real well...You can get a
good buy there, but I wouldn't
take you because it is an inter­racial
area."
When visited by a third investi­gator,
Blatchlcy who allegedly
was un his way out, told the
department Investigator that he
would help him when he came
back. "Don't worT>' about the
black man working over there,"
Blatchly said. "He is just for the .
black customers. When you come
back. I don't take j-ou into an
intecratc'd area where lives the
black people."
While, Blatchly admitted the
visits by the three Inspectors, he
said that the reason ne shoned"
the first tno a house only In West
flempstead was because his
listings on that particular day
were in a state of disarray. Ifc
also admitted that his tcrritor>' is
Hempstead, Uniondalc and West
Hempstead, but that he had mndc
no reference to the investi­gators
as to whether these areas
were or were not integrated.
Blatchly also staled that M(H>rc
handles Freeport and Roosevelt
and if any customer comes inio
his office seeking a home in these
two areas he refers them to him.
(Cont.onPageil)
Jones Inlet Study
Jo Begin Soon
. WASHINGTON. D.C. - Con­gressman
Norman F. Lent
announced last week that the
fea«biKty study on widening and
'deepening: the Jones Inlet
Chinael on Long Island will get
ufldetway immediately.
IN CELEBRATION OF. HIS GOLDEN JUBILEE The Rev. Joseph
Cetanzaro (c.). of Our Holy Redeemer R.C. Cht*rch, was joined by
three bishops, fellow priests, relatives end friends front as far away as
Italy. In ceiebratinff the 50th annWeriary of hli ordination to the prJtit-hood.
Among those present at tne celebratiofl, held S«t>l*fflbef 15,
were 0. to r.) Father Kenneth T. Nee. Bishop Gerald J. Ryan. Bishop
James J. Daly, and Bishop John R. McGann. 1M10 holds the papal
blessing and a medal presented to Father Jo«.
Father Joe^^Has Golden Jubilee
fKEEPOtai Bev. Joseph Axit^ftj; -S E^afSfae^tn:' *iLaftfe%r .WAWl'tce «?^«n'.^
House approval of the SIO bilTion
Energy and Water. Developmem
Appropriatioo BiQ. ODOtaiaiag the
Sw thousand funding for the first
year "of the Ibnr-aad-a-half-year
study plasned by the Engineers,
insured that foods will be avail
ILC/Chureh. cdefarxted the 50th
aneivenuuy bf-his ordmatioo to
the priesthood September 15. and
was joined by three bishops, his
fellow priests, relatives, friends
and parishioners. >
The golden ^jobilee was ceie<
<Cont.pnPage12) • - • - hniai in Our ,Holy gcdee^yr
diuirch it ta 11:30 Mass. Coo-celebrants
were Bishop John R.
McGann^ Genld' J. Ryan and
James J. Daly; the Rev. Saverio
C. Mattel, Charles W. Swiger.
.William Ferrce. S.M.. Kenneth
T. Nee, .T. Peter Ryan. Daniel
^Donovan. CM., Santiago Hercc.
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