The-Leader_1954-05-13

              " • I I
WNBC.WNBT Salutes Long Island May 1445 -freepQi!tOii Air Friday
FOIXOW THE
LEADER
FOR
NEIGHBORLY
NEWS I I FREEPORT'S OFFICIAL N E W S P A P IR
FOLLOW THE
LEADER
FOR
REUABLE
ADVElTiSiiNG
. I
FREEPORT BALDWIN ROOSEVELT MERRICK
19th Year, No. 3 FRIEPOET, NEW YORK, THTJESDAY, MAY 13, 1954 FIVE OINTS PEE COPY
.4.
Ml
Viage loses Caie
Against Knigfimi
Usii^ Parking Field
Zoning Bosurd Ruling
Upset By Court Due
To Vacancies at Time
The James Oray-Kmg Baking
Co., case la back at ti»e point where
It started. Some months ago t!i<!
Zoning Board of Appeals denlffri
Mr. Grays • application lor a per­mit
to use space as a field for park­ing
more than five cars and ruled
the baking company to' occupylnR
the adjoining btilldlng at North
Main street and Bvanii avenue ^s n
transJer depot, was oairylng on a
Inistness not permitted under the
zoning ordinance. At that time tiu'
Zoning ftoord comprised only thrf«
Instead of Ave memljers.
Superintendent at Bulldlpgs Wls-liert
R DeMott started proceedings
to roroe discontinuance of the use
of the parking field and the build­ing
as a transfer depot.
Mr, Gray and the Krug company
began counter actions contending
that the three member Zoning Board
of Appeals failed to constitute the
proper authority to act in the mat­ter-
- ;„,. ,- , •..
• <I«sfcer''"lfiuminnV counsel' for 'tKe'
village In the proceeWiifeS.'Jegorted
to the Northwest 61vlo**Associatlon
at Its Qionttily meeting Monday
night in the Atkinson School that
Supreme Court Justice, Stodd'art had
decided in |aVor of Gray and Krug.
He directed that the-Zoning Board
of Appeals, Which now has a full
complement of members, hold
another hearing.on Mr. Oray's appll-cation-
for perMilssiontolise the flejd
for a fleet of cars Instead of only
flvo vehicles. This has been set for
Wednesday iilght May 26. Mr. Bau-nlann
said also that a hearing on
his appilcation. for an injunction to
enforce the ordinances It la alleged
are being violated had been put at
the top of the calendar for June.
-Plans for carrying on the_flght at
*j"fli6'HcBring'>were made.
It also, was annoyuBed that Free?
•V ijort ChivrQlet had abandoned its
*,-=:'"{ContlnUefd on Page t)
Ground Broken For Thermometer Plar>t
Harfy Wehsier, prcfident, anfl Village Trustee Edmund T. Cheshire,
who officiated at ground bpeafiing for WAsler Thermometer Corp.,
hold spa4e, as Bobeii Kurx, preddent of the Freeport Chamber of Ceim-tneroej'
IVustee Cart Vtehrodc, and^ EdwB«a P. Bobrin, WtArier V^oe^
president, loiAs on. . Bagatelle Photo
(^qmtdBmken OrrMQirgwy
For New Thermometer Plant
Village'TrtLstee Edmund T, ("lip.'shire-broke jrroiiiid Monday
morning for th«>' !|!25(),()0(> plant of thp Wfksler Thermometer
Corporation, of M<tnhrtttan, to 1M> -ereeteil on a Hite on Bast
-MiTrick rond, west of-BuiT»Io aveime. He officiated for Mayor
William P. (ilaekeii who (ifi«l<'(l isot to ri.sk aprgra mating a Heverc
i-old by venturing' out in tlie inclement weather. The cprcmony
was witnesised by nfticials of the WeksliT company and )Mimr«roiis
local business mefi.
ZtPPEB'S PHABMACY
OPlN^Atfc DAY BDNDAY
..'KlppeSs "PH'arinacyri South'- Qirove'
and Plttft^tfeBt, wilt 5*raain* open
SiiDdaJ' until 10 o'clock after the
other druggists to Preeport dose lor
the day during the afternoon. The
telephone is Preeport 8-9449.
Trustee Cheshire welcomed the
new concern to Preeport and ex­pressed
the hope others-Would follow
to develop the Industrial area.
Robert Kurz, president of the Pree-part
Chamber of Commerce, said
it was a pleasure to welcome the
Weksler coMpaiql to Preeport and
promised" the utmost co-operation
In its project. Donald Mcljaren,_iehe
executive secretary, spoke akngr-the
same lines. V?,,Sftrgeaat. Nixon.;of,
the_greepijft. Bank and Enrdl Fr^n-
'ger'-oir We''jSe'idow' "Brook NitloftW
Bank also spoke. Tntstee card XOe--
brock told of thB-'tticil of hriogv
tog industry into Preeport to hdp
Shoulder the tax load which he
(Continued'' on Page 4)
Radio Artists To Broadcast
Island Salute MTOTn..JPj.^.§p^Xf^
Preeport is, to play host to two well-known NBC radio ar­tists,
Herb Sheldon and Jim (Joy, tomorrow; Mr. Sheldon 'and
Air. Coy will broadoast their regular "660 on the d i a l " record
shows fi-om ItOO to 3:00 P.M. from the Pi*eepoi-t High Sehooi
auditorium, iiiferRpersed with intervi&ws and local talent. Guy
Lombardo also will televise hi& ishow on WJ'IBT from the Roose-
Yclt Grill from 7:00 to 7:30 P.M. with Long Island guests.
These showi represent Preeport's
participation in Oie National Broad
casting Company's gala, two-day
"Splute To t-ong island's Nassau and
Suffolk counties," in conjunctloa
wiUi the Long Mand Industry Pond,
made up of the leading Industrial
companies and unions of Ilassau and
Suffolk counties, which have alipady
raised $620,0(H} to aid the ejcpanslon
of the IS local voluntary hospitals,
•nils year's goal la to reach $1,W)0,-
OOO'for this vital wark.' " ,
Post Office Asks Bids
For Servicing Trudks
Acting Postmaster Ralph L, Mar­shall
has anhtnmced that'proposals
will be reoeivdil untB 2:00 P.M. May
18, for SBTVloln^ post office tracks
during the period from July "1;-1934,
to June 3D, 1955. Porms upon which
to futnnlt prdposalB inay Se had at
tliie^posf offloej 7' 'y'".";'i: ''-'-"^
League Cames Delayed
By Saturda^ls Rain
Several hundred boys were bitterly
disappointed when Saturday's rain
caused postponement of the opening
games in the Uttle Iiea^e and Pony
League. Three double headers were
si^eduled^hut aO were Washed out.
3Rie lMJge,,p*ade was.carried out-as
sehedi^ed with Thoma? OJftourkf
(as grand marshal.
„-i*!Wt week's schedule ca.il?.for;;Wls
following ga.mes: National League
MondAy,.'..Xuesdaj>, Wednesday - and
Thursday at 8 P,M.,"Bkndftll Park;
American league, same days at
ITDtthWest Park; Pony leaguer Mon­day,
Wednesday and Thursdays at
Municipal Stadium, 6 o'clock, and
Saturday morning at BandaU Park,
Legion Will'Conduct
Scrap Driire Sunday
" "WUllamtilintSij StoiTWICXntel'^
lean Legion, Is to conduct its
monthly scrap and paper collection
on Sunday, to raise funds with
which Ip carry an Ite various ac-tJvlttes.
"Legionnaires m a a n l j if
ttucks will start the rounds of the
vUlage at 0 o'iplock picking up ma­terials
left at the curb. r-^ *'
County 1 ^ d s Freeport
Water "Satjsfaclory"
Freeport's municipal watef is "en­tirely
satisfactory" from a health
standpoint, John M, Plyim, of the
Nassau County Board of Health's
Sanitation D'epar^ent reports in &.
letter to Mayor WlUlaiii P, Glacken,
toUowtng a checlc Bir the Counter
'Apirfl 1 2 . . ; •'^'•"' ' .:'";•:--,-'•;'-
Surrogate Will Speak
At Republican Meeting
Surrogate John D. Bennett of
RockvlUe Centre wUI be guest speak­er
at the meeting of the Preeport
Eepubllcan Club to the American
Legion Dugout on Sunrise Highway
tonight- "The meeting will start at
8:90 o'clock.
A troup of students from AI's
Accordion Academy will provide
special entertainment. Among the
students who will appear,are Doris
Deppinho. Irene "TotorelU, Robert
Hlgble, KatherEne Tresaa, Richard
Strunk and Paul Ohapparonl.
Betreshments wUl follow the
meeting:
Atlantic South Unit
E l l (111 BlI I nrolls 22 Members
Dr. Isenberg Speaks
To Civic Association
On Planting for Curbs
Twenty-two members were added
to the Atlantic-South' Civic Asso­ciation
at Its monthly meeting
Thursday night in the -South Shore .
Yacht - Club 6s B result of a drive
conducted during the month. They :
were welcomed Into the organlia- 1
tlon by President Nathan P. Zablo-w,!
who presided, * . ' . .
•^•'ih' the"'gi'eip"-were Lewis" O." "A.\
.3row»a0n,,.l!lorH«ia;E,,.ByBms,.„8ar-j
nard Cavanaughi WlUlaih"' Curran, i
ThoniBs MerkeJ, Seymour A. Kap-;
tin. Edward J. Conway. Joseph J.
Kalln, John Kron, David Babrow.'
Cart A. Wattenmaker, Michael Tes- [
tagrose, Lyle E. Poi^ort, Patrick:
Cloffl, Mr. and Mri. Thomns Be,
Mrs. Jane Nieber, Mr. and Mrs,
Wendell P. Price, Mrs. Prank. John­son
and Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Bke!l,v.'
Dr. M. Oeorge Isenberg, chairman '
of the Preeport Beautlflealion Com- ;
mlttee, spoke on trees that are suit­able
lor planting along the curb.
He said a study by a committee
named by the Vlllaee Board some- |
time ago (Indicated dogwoods were |
probarly the, beat faor this purpose.
He added this was because their
roots do not damage jsidewalks and
their growth doesi not Interfere
with power lines strung over them.
Dr. Isenberg said the VUlage Fathers
probably woul enact an ordinance
shortly regu^ttng the planting of
trees alongf:curb Uaes, "
pictures taken of the rescue work
wheti the lower, pai'l of the village
waa IniWidatea by- ttbsaa"l«8t year.
BhioUpPolytecye
Dedicates Laboratory
At Freeport Saturday
Prominent Residents
Join Village Officials
In Welcoming Projeul
Hepresenlatives of Preeport's ofB-clftl
family and of numerous or­ganizations
Joined with the staff of
the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
\n dedicating the flrst unit of.the
Aerodynamics Laboratory on .AUan-tic
avenue on Saturday, "rhey were
welcomed by Dr. H. S. Bogeis, presl- •
dent of the institute, who told of the
sea:rch to find a suitable location for
the laboratory and the final selec­tion
of Preeport.
Then a tour of the premises was
mafie wltli Dr. Nicholas- J. Hoff,
head of the Department of Aero­nautical
Knglneerlpg and Applied
Mechanics, In charge. He introductd
Dr. Antonio Perrl, head of the
Laboratory and an Intematlonftlly
pioneer In supersonic 'flight, who de­veloped
the Instrupienta and facili­ties
to be operated when the IVee-port
project is completed, ^ e brief­ly
explained the purposes of the
laboratory.
PoTlowlng .the inspection all made
their way "M'the SeB", Breeze" Hotel
where .luncheon .,WB&^eetr»ed^.,-At^lt«
concliisSbti Dr. Rogers spoke faefly'
and Mayor William P. Olacken ex­pressed
his elation over the choice
f>f- Freeport for the venture. Both
expreSed ,confidence tllkt.only the
most friendly relationship would
exist between the village and the
scientists'who will be here to eon-duct
the experiments planned at
the laboratory, K was explaihed that
the U. S. Army and Navy, were co­operating
in the experiments de­signed
to promote aviation and pro­vided
most of the equipment that
Is being Installed.
Dr. Hoff briefly outlined the his­tory
of the project and Introduced
among others Air Force Captain
Kenneth Statson and Navy Com­mander
David "Wally. The former -
remarked that "Our enemies out­number
us ,,tlye t0 4>ne In physical
manpower, and OIB:. cpuntry...jnust
lean, on its sclentiJSe ihaRpower."
Mayor QiB«keirinti;oduced all the
Preeporters preseaC'TKe list com­prised^
itoBfrtjKiMf fegrestden't, and
BoWert .0;"GbldaaHMai;"'is-aBt prest--" '
Tient of the Chaij&er of Commerce;
.(Continued-OH"'Page 4).
County Poppy DriveToOpen
In Freeport Broadcast Friday
Preeport is to sponsor the formal opening of the sale of
,SHA4y .J^,Epi§». fex.-tteJf^p^u Jpounty Ajmeri^n Legion Auy-iliary
torkoifavr..Mrs. EdwardPS. Maflitu, viCi'-jifeKitteift of ffie
William Clinton Story Post AttxilJary, is county <'lmirman ol!
publicity and radio.
The formal opening will take the
form of a radio brooflcast over
Station WOBB extending from
10:30 to 11 o'clock. ,.IMane Martin,
6, the youngest Junior member, of
the local AUxiUary, wlU present the
first poppy to» Steyor William. P.
Ollcken representing Preeport. Mrs,
Joseph Klein of Glen Bead, County
Poppy chairman; will present one
to ShenW H. Alfred Vollmer repre-eenti^
the county. Another poppy
win; be presented to vpagB Trustee
and Ji&B, • icopfl 'Vleljirock,' cepresent-tag_,(
he Gold Stax porehis of the
cpimty-''-" •' "• "•'•
PoUowt^'g the presentation some
member of the studio staff win
Interview the various guests present.'
After the studio program has been
concluded all will adja|i]rn to the
Legion Dugout where tnembeis of
the Story Post Auxiliary will officiate
as hostesses and serve refreshments.
Mrs, Robert H. Eearon, first presi­dent
of the local Auxiliary and or­ganizer
of the County organization.
Is to tell "The Story, of the Poppy"
in a broadcast at 10:46 o'njlock
today over WGBB. .
The Preeport Auxiliary Joining
with those In other communities,
has 3,000 popples to sell, Mrs. £.-
" (Continued on page 4) -
d%Ki
1
r ,!
-A.