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FREEPORT BALDWIN U i J b l i v J i L i MERRICK
19tli Year, Ntf. 31 FREEPOET, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1954 FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Heart Ailment Fatal
To Edward J, Moore;
Prominent Resident
Real Estate Operator
Had Been In Poor Health;
• In Freeport 11 Years
Edward J. Moore, 37 South Ber­gen
place, tebo had operated a reaJ
estate business and speculated in
: reares(;ate"jn"Keei»rt lor ten years,
! ded Saturday Of ^ heart condition
which had been growing progres­sively
worse for sometime.
BofifliF-Brfioliyii, November 29,
1894, Mr, Moore WOS thrown on his
own resoiirocs at the age of 17. His
"jf«tfiePf#ad.;Sheni"-hla son was that
age, leavlnt 17 apartment houses In
BrooWjox-to-course of construction.
Young Moore had to take over and
see them ttorqiigfito completion, and
he had been Ih business ever since.
He. operated not only In New
York State, but in California and
Elorida during- boom times. He was
associated with the Wflliam B. May
Compaiiyi^ oif Manhattan, for^ some
years. jPor six years he was with the
Home Owners Loan Corp., in charge
of all the propert^r to Brooklyn for
the office located theie.
Coming to Preeport 11 years ago,
he immediately, became active La
ynrlQUS_wass."He shirted'l'n busiiiepg
here.-He was ' a -member of Aich-
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Freeport Cerebral Palsy Unit
Qives Roosevelt Center $2,000
Al the bi-mondily mtH-liiig al' tlic FrreiKHt Init nf
I'liittfcl Cerebral Palsy of Nassau touiity Monday night in
Ihe Atkitis<ni SCIKMII eafeter-ia. Fre.sidenl Ciiil C .letisen pre-seiiled
a.check for .$2,(100 h> Vteorgv F. Byrne, execiilivc <ti-rector
u{ the (k-rehnil Palsv Ccirler in Hoowvelt, for Itic
Spleec ial Police Hear
Talk By John Collins
,Iolm IVl. Collins, a former P. B, T.
agent, spoke at the monthly meeting
of the Preeport Special Policemen's
As.sociations In the court room of
Ihe Municipal Building Thur^sday
nigiU, He told of his pari in inves?
ttiations that led to the convictions
of Kinil Puchs, the Ro.«nbergs and
Alfrer Hiss, He also said that the
Reds would continue to carry on
their .sabotage work until tliey were
rooted ou! of government positions.
Police Gapiain Edward Dixon an­nounced
that the. December meet­ing
would be omitted, but that be­fore
the January session copieB of
proposed amendments to the by­laws
would he mailed to tit? mem-beri
in time to be acted on at the
•pext gathering.
Mrs. Battin Honored
By Red Cross Board
Former Chairman Feted
At November Meeting
In Mrs. Loewy's Home
Mrs. Harold Battin, a member of
the board, was honored al the No­vember
meeting of the Executive
Board of the Preeport-Roosevelt Red
Cross In the home of Mr-."!. Jerome
Loewy, chairman. Mrs. W. W. Win-ship
and Mrs. A, P. Basseee poured.
Mrs. Battin l\as recently been
nominated for the CTIizen of the
Year Award given aanuaily by the
Freeport Rotary Club. She has been nomiced
prominent In Rtsd Cross service in
Preeport for many years, having
been chairman of the Freeport-
Rocsevelt Branrh from May 1951, to
May, 1053. She has served as Home
Service Chairman since 1940, an of-
Ifee .which she ctllf holds. She was
Fun'd-Italsing ' chairman - when >bp
Branch was first started at the be-flnnlng
of World War II under
Mrs. E. Freeman Miller.
During World War II and again j waltin
djirlng the Korean War'lVIj-s. BatHh [duced.
was also active at the induction , Mr.s. Oscar Alpert. chairman of
aerviees (or selectees and is sUil' ways and means, reixjrted on lljc
\v<irk of tlie iiistituUon.
The gift represented money raised
since Mr. Jensen and his wife took
over as president-couple in Septem­ber,
an dthe report of Mrs. Leo
Bluestein, the treasurer, showed the
Unit still has nearly $600 In its
treasury.
In making Uie presentation. Mr.
Jensen said the gift was made pos­sible
by the early succe.ss of fund
raising projects of the varlou.s com­mittees
including $1,353.62 realized
at the cocktail party held in tha»
Roosevelt Centre In October and
$442,12 taken in at a recent rum^
mage sale. A donatloti of $25 By
Mrs. William Plaster to mark lier
2Sth wedding anniversary, was iin-
Mr. Byrne, in exprefising his ap­preciation,
told of progres.s being
made by some ot the children being
treated at the Center He alvi re­vealed
that there is a waiting list
of D3 children desliing to have their
cases dlagnlzed He also amiounced
t h a t ' .the additlun., br'ng - arscixd
would be letidy for occupancy In a
few weeks and expressed the hope
that with the added facilities the
list could be rapidly re-
Latshaw Plans Survey
On Christmas Carols
Dr. John L, Latshaw. Pastor ot
the Preeport Methodist Churcli, will
make a street corner survey this
week as he a.sks people of all Faiths
the following questions? "Do you
have objections to tlie playing of
Christmas Carols over public broad­casting
system.s dming the Chrlst-ma.
s week? Do you agree to having
Christmas Religious Programs given
for the public? The results of this
survey will be given in the Chiu-ch
next Sunday, November 28, Dr.
LaUhaw will preach on "Too Much
Sugar It, Not Good" at the 10:te
o'clocit service.
Mail Packages Early,
Pleads Postmaster
Baldwin is Winner
Over F r e ^ r t Team
At Staidium Saturday
Red Devils End Season
Losing To OU Rival;
Prospects for 1955 Good
Ending the football schedule with
a record ol three victories and five
defeats, Preeport's Red Devils are
looking forward to 1955, with the
hope that with the experience
gained this year they can make a
much better showing in the Triple
A division ol the Nassau County
Conference. The situation will be
different Ihan it was 'this year when.
a green squad l\ad to be developed
around a nucleus of only three
veleran.s. Only a tew of the 1944
players will be graduated next June.
Defeat al the hands of Baldwin,
12 to 0, Saturday in the traditional
cliniax ol the season al the Stadium
Time Schedule Given
For Christmas Cards;
Window Hours Stated
- I t s later than you (hink," Po.st-j was a bitter pill for tlie Preeporters.
The had expected belter things.
However, it was one ol those- days
when nothing went right. The lo­cals
never got closer than 12 yards
from pay-dirt, and tailed to get a
sustained surge going during the
entire afternoon in the log-bound
your Christmas eaids. Also iflaiena,
jfou have packages, lor'. distant I _ This Qoldeti Wavcjs^havejiQKJ/OIU,-
"pOlnts_;^^nflTO'Be ^Vhein'""tJO ufa'cYlour "QaRveit,}n,'suo4«ela\on,;«faA noMi
OPEi« IJN'ilij OiiRISTMAS t aUd
send them on their way."
master Balpli L. Marshall .said tliis
week. '•Becau.se of the mild weather
K'e have been enjoying il is hard
to rcaliisc that Christmas is only a
month away. Now, before the rush
starts is the time to come to the
post of lice and pui chase stamIJ^
toi
Here is a timetable to govern the
a n.to'14-ed|5e-over-Froepoct' to"-
games played over" the past "Tl.
years, which means that ot bese
serving'at eacli induction with the
canteen.
Mrs. Dwlghl Bonham of Rock-ville
Centre, Chapter Clialrman of
successes of the recent cocktail
party and rummage sale and an­nounced
a card party to be held ii\
the Bayvicw Avenue School ou
Branches, was an honored guest at i Wednesday night. January 19.
maillng of Christmas pai-eels. To,the Red Devils can't catch up until
estates we.st of the Mississippi Blver ' 1937.
not later than Decenitjel' 9. To states ' Bob Relfsnyder, the bulky 208-
frnin 500 to 1500 miles rtistnnl not .pound Baldwin back, was pretty
later than Deccinljer 14. To nearby ' near the whole show, as he scored
stales not iater than December 17. i bcth Baldwin's touchdowns. In the
If you mail later than these dead-j second Quarter, he took the ball
lines u.se special delivery or air par- : Irom center, jogged through a wide
eel po%i Ki*rvlce atui a coEutijiation
of Ijolh for llio.sp' la.sl minute p»r-the
meeting and tea. She said in TWO clas.ses from the Center are ' eels.
her brief opening remarks that a ^ to be tlie guests of the Municipal s-(\y lor foreign countries
new Advisory Board whose ciiief enipioyees and police al the Muni- should l>e in the inail.s by Deccinber
concern is the work in the branches ctpal Building on Friday, December l; iho.se mailed later should KO by
MacLeods Are Teaching
Square-Folk Dancing ~~
Instruction In Snuare-Polk danc­ing
is to be given by Mr. and Mrs.
Al MacLeod the first and third
Friday nights of each month Ip
the new V. P. W. Memorial Hall,
North Main street "and Woodslde
avenue,
• The first" of these wlh be on Fri­day
night, December 3 from. B:30
to 11:30 o'clock, and the-tocond pn
December 17.
Tliese .dances were started in the
Hempstead ' AmerJIcan Legion Hall
In October, but became so popular
larger quarters had to be obtained.
This resulted to the transfer to the
V. P. W. Bell to Preeport.
Squares, contras (longways), folk
dances will be taught by the well-known
caller and Ws Wife with
trariscriptJon music.
Special couontry dance parties will
be held from thnc to time on an­nouncement..
has been set up by the Chapter.
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Eastern Star Officers
Card Party Hostesses
Mrs. Elva Bird'"and Mrs. Sallie
Buckley were recent hostesses at
the latter's home. 419 Southslde
avenue, at another in the series of
card parties given by officers of
Preeport Chapter 586 0,E.S.
Attending^ were Mrs. Prances
Davidson, Mrs. Mildred Preidrich,
MrsT Dorothy Trenholm. Mrs. Ethel
Lindner. Mrs. Ethel Gilbert. Miss
Alice Fraser, Miss Lorraine Praser,
Mr^. Loretta Liebegott, Mrs. Effie
Cttamberg,, Bflra. .HelCn.. McKeejnan,
of JPreepdrt: 'Mrs. Julia Straiigfeld,
Mrs. Mariorie Harris of Merrick;
Mrs. Betty^gKrutsch of Roosevelt;
Mrs. Flora Hurley ol Massapequa;
Mrs, Hattie Cotte, Mrs. Butb Kre^,
Mrs. Emma Vogt, Mrs. Corinna"Her-kenhelns,
Mrs. Kuth Steele, Mrs.
Cecilia Heinrich, Mrs. Mary Huck,
Mrs, Marion. Smith, IMrs, Helen De
Wilde of Baldwin, Mrs. Adele Olau-blt
of Oceanside and Mrs. Hazel
Cornell of Hempstead,
Awards were won by Mrs. Vogt,
Mrs. Krutscb, Alice Praser, Mrs.
Liebegott. Mrs. Steele, Mrs. Hein­rich,
Mrs. McKe'eman and'*' Mrs.
Davidson.
be conveyed to the Municipal Build­ing
in oars, shown" fill the facilities
of the Police Department and re­ceive
gifts. A collation will be served
In addition to the program planned
at the fire house.
^ A motion picture, "The Big Va­cation,"
depicting life in Calofornia,
obtained by Mi-s. Herbert Ardton.
entertainment chairman, was shown
10. to be foUowed by a party in llic
HQ.se Co. 5 firehouse given by the
members ot lire company, Santa
open hole left by Preeport
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and
air mail. Sealed cards to foreign '
countries arc 8c for the first ounce ^
and «<• each for each additional I
Claus will make an early appearance ' ounce. Otisealed cards far .foreign jf, Q^^ Holy Redeemer R. C. Church
for the occasion. The children will destinations are 2c for Hie fir.st 21 Saturday morning. The Rev. Ralph
ounces and li.,o. for eacli addilioualTb
MoUoy Council Holds
Memorial Mass Saturday
Memories of five members of Arch-blsliop
Molloy Couucli K. of C,
wiio |Mis,sed away dUrlnK the year
were honored at a mass celebrated
oimce.s. Do not include written OIBS-sages
on unsealed -cards, '
Postmaster. . MarshaJl suggested
that all phrislmas cards be .sent by
first class mail as these cards are
forwarded when the addressees have
moved and if undelivei-ablc will be
relurtlcd il the sender's name and
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V.F.W. Post Will Conduct
AnnualCalithumpianParade
Hem-y Theodore Muhr Post, V.F.W.. svill COIKIIICI ha
32ud annual Calillmnipian pariwk- Tliiinkst»iviiig Day iiuini-ing.
AH youngsters desiring to parlicipale, will assenibk' al
Municipal Parking Field No. 1, in Ihe rear of llie biiiJdings
facing West Merrick road and South iVfain slreel, at «:30
o'clock. The parade is to start al 10 oVkK'k.
Headed by members of the Free- ~" ~
iG-arvey. EHSistanl pastor, was the
celebrant.
Members who passed away during
the year were Janies J. Carter, Jo-
.seph P. Pcnnelly, Past Grand
Knight Joseph A. Morris, PredwlclS
B. O'ConneU and Joseph H. Welsh.
Tuesday . night at the semi­monthly
meeting of the council first
degree was conferred on a class of
candidates.
A week previous • the Holy Name
Society at its monthly meeting paid
tribute to members who passed on
.since 1»83. They were-Francis Geb-hardl.
Edward Tuttle, PhlUp Mor­ris,
George Slelnley and Henry B.
Pennelly,
port Plra Department band attired
as ragamuffins, the youngsters in
their varied costumes wilt march
along Main street, across the rail­road
tracks" to North Main street,
and continue to the V.P.W. Me-imorlal
building at Woodslde avenue.
There judges will pass on the
costumes and select,the prize win­ners.
Awards will be made and
refreshments served to the several
hundred participants. Donald Oay-nor
h e a d s 'V&6 committee ol
arrangements.
Humanitarian League
Meeting Friday Night
• • The Humanitarian League of
Long Island, Inc., will meet Friday
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William T. Schneider, 60 East Bedell
street. Mrs. Schneider Is managing
director ol the lieague. A number ot
members of the League attended
the Intemsjtibnal C o n f e r e n ce
Against Vivisection in New Yorfc
October 22 a.pd 23.