The-Leader_1955-12-29

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20th Ytear, No. 36
ReiDevils f0 Play
aWwiMayRyit;
DefealedSy^iephmn-
Freeport Team Hopeful
Despite Recent-Reverses
Because ol^ Close Count
The-Preeport HJgh School basket­ball
team is to Invade Baldwin to­morrow
nlfht wim the Hope of
breaklog the C5olden Waves' wn-beftten
record. Though the ,-Hed
Devils lost to Mepham ill North
BeUmore Tuesday night by a score
of 40 to 38, and suffered a previous
defeat in Huntington also by~ii
close marsih,- they are not, willing to
concede victory to Baldwin, l a any
event because o Ithe close rivalry
Jjetween the two schools in all
branches of sport, the game Is sui-e
to be a spirited contest.
-Friday night the Red Devils en­tertained
the Great Neck. Higli
-qulnEet in the local gym by dis­posing
of thejjteitors by a score of
en to 60. Prcepdrt led aU the way.
I n prelinilnary set-to between the
JV fives of the two institutions,
Preeport suffered its first defeat.
The count was 58 to 47.
Ocoi'gc Bijd and John Nel.son set
the pace as. the Freeport team
started wltli a 20-10 lead. Bird wai
purticularly sliarp with his cuttirte;
dnve shoU and pops-^vhile NeLson
hit from the outside and corncis.
In the second period Great Neelt,
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ZFREIPORT, N, Y;,fHURSDAy; DlCEpBER 29, \%il
''Qutsfartdmg" Fd:+.SrFodtball Player
FIVE CENTS PER COPf
Tlirae Men ibe J l l e i
In-Merrick Acddenl
Joseph Nathan, star te«k «if the Freeport High School ISSS football
team, reoeWns Judy Kaben Ulllan Trophy foi "outstandhiK" player
to the annual onooumter «1th the Baldtwln Golden Waves <it jlnner
given team % the Board of Edncatio» and Fathera* and Buostei-s' Club.
Also In the picture <left to right) are Floyd SchwarlwaWer.ltoead
coaoh of the Syracuse Bnivetslty football squad; Frank C. jpiiklns,
president of the Fathers and Boosters, and "Itowdy" Myers^ .IIlTcctor
of Athietics at Hofstra College. , Bagatelle Photo
Members of CBamber
o Aid Coffee Project
The Freeport Chamber of Com­merce
1.S co-operating with ttie Po­lice
DefMrtnlent in serving coffee
on New Year's Bve to those who feel
thai that "last one lor the road"
should be COPPEE I
Members of the Board of Director."-
of the Chambftr wlio have volun-lecretl
to help with^tUe serving are
R. Kurz. W. Allen, M. Battin. E.
Preedman, E. Frenger, D. Jaxheim-er,
D. Kadaue, W. Kapp, R. Locic-wood,
N. Leek, E. Martin, W. Mar­tin,
J"i-, R. Boynolds. D. Spitz, P.
SchlJl, D. Byivester. J. Water, J.
Whilm'orc, J. Zipper and H. Wcka-ler.
-Nazareth-Shrine Plans.
Card Party Januaugr 7
Nazareth Shrine, White Shrine of
Jeitisaiem, wil hold a card party at
the home of Elizabeth Somers on
Saturday;' January 7. Lois Miller is-
Yictorvyus FootbaViTeara
Is Feted At QuyJ^rnhkrdo^s
Mcnibcrs <»!'llie liij»hly suceessful VMo Mai-sfiv fbotJjall
squad oi Ihe Freeport High Sclioul, were ifivcir a fliniier bv
the Board of Etliicalioti and fTfo Palher.s' and Bousters* Cliil:
in Guy Lombardo's East Point Hoii.se on Wednesday nlgbl
December 2f. On Ihis occasion (lie mothers were given «p-1
IJorluiiily to sliow Iheir elation o%'er llie successful .seuscai a.s
well OS the fallieis of the plavers.
~ Each letter man received a wlilte
Telephone Office Staff
Adepts Needy FamHy
•—Two OjAiers-Injured—
As Aulb Strikes Tree _
Near Victittn's Home
Long Island'sMarorst aecldEilt over
the cairlstmas weekend took place
Saturday night m IWen'lcK where
thwe men were kilted and two rela­tives
Injured when an a«to strucic
B tree.
John V. Anchor, 20, of 1118 Hemp-ton
way, Merrick, his brother
Robert. 28, and brother-in-law
George B. Robinson, 43, of Man­hattan
were driving near the Mer-ricic
man's home on Christmas Evt
When the crash occurred. The
Anchor brothers wore icllled in-stnntly.
l^r. Robinson died Monday
in Meadowbroolc Mospttal.
oJhn Anchor, leaves his wife
Gloria,.and two daughters, Janet. 3
and Pamela, 16 months. He was ar
accDuntant at Floyd Bennett Nava
Air Station in Broolclyn.
Two occupants of the acoiden
car—Ml'. Anchors brother-in-law
and nephew, Mfred J. Simmons, Sr.
and Alfrfed, Jr., botli of the Bronx-nie
on the danijer list, at Meadow
brooli: Hospital. Tdie father has s
skull fracture, while hi!, son has i
>roken hit les. fractured pollnrbont
(ind huuitl hijurte-s.. |
f0man Badly fltiartv
As Norlitp|rt4uB
Collides With Taxi=^
CmlcfaBhank Sends Nixon
Identification for Dog
Tills Christmas, over 90 girts of
he New Yorlc Telephone CompanyV
freeport business offlce.s, "adopted"
i needy Freeport family.
This family, consisting of six chil­dren,
three boys and thi-ee glrla
ranging in age from four to twelve
years was selected after consulta­tion
with Brigadier General Newton
tt the Saivatlon Army's Freeport
unit.
Contributions among the enl-ptoyees
enabled thena to puichase
numemus toys and wearing apparel
for the children Including clothing
for the parents, canned foods, a
complete Turicey dinner and a
Ohtistmas tree.
Police To Serve Free Coffee
To Help Reduce Accidents
.'. The Freeport Police Deparlmenfc^will unveil ils nove
Free Coffee Safely Bar Saturday evening, New Year's Kvv
at 4(J North Ocean avenue.
Chief-Peter Elar, who last week
announced he waa cooperating with
tliie B&rtlnson's Coffee Corporation
of New "SroA City, In its New Year's
Bve safe driving campaign, will' post
the first of m number of road signs
indicating the direction of the Po-
Uce Departmeaf s lYee poffee Bar.
Motorists Journeying home on
New year's Eve or New Yearns Day
wjai be invited In for a free cap of
good collee by Qie Police Depai*-
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' V- fefetot at - ttie debut ceremonies
will be Judge Paul Kelly. Freeport
Police Justice and Mrs. Kelly; Jo­seph
Caverly, Freeport Recreation
Supervisor and secretary; Davlr
Kadane, .Freeport Parlt Commis­sioner
.and Mrs. Kadane; Robert
Kurz, President, Freeport Chamber
of Commerce and Mrs. Kwrz; Mrs.
Harold Battli]. Secretary, Freeport
Chamber of Commerce and Mr.
Ba1>tin.
Members of the press arfe Invited
to J o ^ ^ h e Inauguration ceremonies
ttnd .take pictures if they d ^ e .
,weater with emblem as a reminder
>I the season. The gifts were pre-cnied
by Leo P. Giblyn. president
if the Board of Education, as Chief
louch William S. Ashley announced
he players by name.
However ,thc feature of tlic eve-ling
was the presentation of twn
'outstanding" awards, botli of which
sere won by Joseph Nathan. Franls
3. Fllltiiis. president of the Fathers'
md Boosters', made liie presenta-ions.
One was the Judy rti\ben
JlHan trophy for tlie outstanding
jlayer of the Preepqrl-Baldwln
fame and the bther the Jerry" Baga­telle
placque for tlie outstanding
baelc of the ye^r,
- President Pillclns presided an
'oastmaster. Floyd Schwarlzwaldci*.
iead coach of the Syracuse Univer-ilty.
grid squad, gave the principa'
vddress. Other speaker.s were Mr
Giblyn, Dr. John W. Dodd, Superin­tendent
of Schools; Principal J
Wesley Southard. Mayor 'Cyllllam F
Olaclien, Peter Kelly for the
Fathers* and Boosters' and "Howdy"
"ICyers. director of Athletics at
Hofstra College.
Vice-President Richard Nixon's
dog "Checlcers" is wearing an iden­tification
(Bg- sent him by James H.
CruHt.ihnnlc, Pre.?ldent of the Long
Island Humane and Dog Protective
Association in Freeport.
Thauicing Mr. Crullcshank the
Vice-President wrote that "Checlc­ers"
always wears Uie tag.
- Miss Mary E. Mitchell
Is Rushed To Hospital; '
Suffered Head Injury-^
A Freeport woman was seriQiisly
injured Silonday afternoon, shortly ?
after 1 o'cloeit, when a Norttiiwirl; 4:
auto collided with the side bit '»"'
taxi in which she rode at Pine sti-eet
and North Bergen plaqe. ^ • '
Mary E, Mitchell. 48. aiesldeht iii
the Ocean Gardens apartment house
vvliich extends from Ocoah nvetiue'.
to the corner where the accident
tools place, fell out of the taxi wlien
it was turned completely around
and its right rear door was forced
open by the crash.
A Nassau County ambulanco
ruslied Miss Jffltchell to Meadow­broolc
HMpltal after Or. Bernard
Martcowitz treated her tor a possible-
^ .Iraoture of the situll. pos.slble spinal
fracture, concussion, multiple abra­sions
and lacerations of the legs
and right arm, rib contusions and
shocic. She was on the danger list
yesteiduy when The Leader went to
press. r
Hilda M. Anderson, Ql, of North"
port' was treated at the. scene, lor a
shirt- laceraliOU'"u'Ad"ialtett Itome.
Lojs Lang, 10 .years old, abo of
Northport. received abrasions and
contusions on the left knee, oliin
abrasions, shin lacerntfons and
nervous shocic.
Mrs. Ander.sen had been driving
south on Bergen place, approaching
1 ".5top" ."jlgn. Meanwhile, James J.
O'ReRan of Hocicville Centre was
liiving tlie taxi »'ftstward on Pine
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Leo Lazarus Manager
Of Stadium Ice Rink
Leo Lazarus, who lias managet
midget and stock car racing coiices
tioixs at the Municipal Stadium fo
the New Yorlc Sportservice. Inc., izt
many year.<i, has been named man
iger of the municipal Ice sltatiui
rink at the Stadium.
With racing enthusiasts being at
tractfld to tlie rink in ever increa.s
ing numher.s, Mr. Lazarus pre'dictei
1 successful .seR.son tor the project
idding that people liite participatinf
'n.^port.s InsleHd of Just being spec
tutors."
Roosevelt Family Hurt
In Hempstead Crash
Frank J, Saablimlci. 34 years old,
lis wife, .son Theodore, 3, and baby
Senneth. 18 monllis of 3a Woods
avenue. Rcosevell. were injured
Sunday night in an nuto crn.sh
at Front and Washington streets,
Hempstead. All were treated at
MeadowbroK Hosptlal for cuts,
bruises and shocic.
In the other car TMi's. Christine
Brown. 31. ot_Elmoiil was unhurt— '
but she .stayed at Meadowbrook
Hospital with those who had been
Injured 'n the" crash. She gave
birth to a healthy baby boy the
next day.
^ERNIIAKD'S ON SUNDAY
•SOMEN'S ON MONDAY
Betnhard's Pharmacy. 54 We.st
Merrick road, will remain open un-
*a 10 o'clock Sunday night aftei
rther drug stores in Freeport close
a the afternoon for the rest of the
lay. Its phone number is Freeport
1-9450.
On Monday -— New Year's Day
legal holiday—the same service will
be performed by Cohen's Freeport
Orug. Stone, 88 South Btoln street
^ephonV Fr^gport' 8-(ii>?7.
Republican Club's Christmas
Party Attracts Large Crowd
Although !i snowstorm lasii Tlmrsday ufternotm ma(ic
Irsivel difiiciilt. Hie Freeport-Piepiihlicaii (^lub liati a Iarj»e
liirnimt Ihal evenhig at Us Chrislinas paii.v in the Legion
Dugout. ""~
After President Samuel M. Gerbei unable to arrive in time hecause of
and Acting Police Justice Julius L. (^e lengthy delays in traffic caused
Bli-genthal led the crowd Jn singing^ i,y sUppery roads. Ha had' been
longs appropriate lo the Tjoliday | scheduled to appear alter a TV en-
?eason, .Santa Claus arrived with
'oys for the children, who. were
called to the front of the hail to
gagement a few hours earlier at a
Manhattan television studio,
A large; beautifully trimmed tree
?et presents bearing their names, j^^^^^j ^^ ^^^ Christmas fun. One of
Everyone at the party was Invited, ^^ ^ ^ handed out. by Santa Claus
to share delicious refreshments, . „ . __ .^ * _ w -
served In ttie basement. Zippy, the was. a lollypop to President Gerber
famotis TV and movie cWmpansEee,
had planned to perlform but was
for being "a very good hoy all year."
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