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20tliyear/No;20 FREEPORT, H. Y-, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1955 ss FIVE CENTS PER COPr
Vef ^ n s On FreepoiH" High Football Squad
. CSitircb-Goers Deiayed • r
BjtXkean Avenue Rciod
Wittii is Soon Reiiaved .
i ^A. Wrlnch walpr m^n sm Sunrise
hlftiV^ay, at OoeMi^airenue bitcst
Suniiar morning atjabout iO Ada.
Mo seriousJttimBge to porpetty. r««
"'SOltlSif"flitliough~<aiatai'^c«»2Ifin
I ihejir^ way to Oar Holy Hedeenver
I BO. Ohuroh a block away and Wie
r;:,-JtiSethocJlBt., Cbprcb. are reported tio
^- have gotten wet feet on South
I Qceetu avenue.
I Water Sitpertetendent William
f; E, CJwvolserat praised wortanen of
1 his department im responding
r -promptly to aa emergency oall.over
r tke Labor Day weekend. Crews bar-
—Tfcaded-SuJiris©-W#rway~at i.Vtsgf
santSiast corner, Whaft'lflie road
was undermined by_water for about
ioO feet, and stopped the flow of
jraterJErom the mlElon-gaUon tank
—all wltbiii.abmit IS minntes. lliey
~! turned oft the water gate between.
- Ocean avenue and Grove sti-eet.
Worfc continued on the repairs
"~ until after dark. A new length of
pipe was laid in a trench 12 feet
long and 30 Inches deep. The broken
main, inibtaUed about_3q; yearajiBO^
— '<• «-'<ri Vr. nt^ tliti' jitEtJbadtiJi-imiBUK.
--" jrears to-fall in this "way. The cost-bound
inside traffic lane rctnahied
•open on the,highway. Service was
•'; restored the same day,
A great deal of sand bad been
pushed out on .the highway by water
pressure. When the road was raised,
it lifted two sewer manholes' frame
and cover, permitting sand to wash
Into ti»% sewer line.
Edwin O. McKeeman, Sanitation
Superintendent, said the sewer line
on. Sunrise highway's isonth side
from Grove street dead-ends just
west .of Ocean avenue, BO it was
possible to disconnect it temporar-
- IJxlftt tails point, Becau§e_co]iunerGlal
fetabliSHiifents in the area were
" closed "Sunday and Monday, therfi
WBS'a minimum «f-inconvenience.
""'—'Scwc'r "Depai-tment maintenance
—incrkers cleared.„sand "^vft".of' the
j.^^sewer'^line and manhole TcT^s to re
Mormal_fiervlce.
Coach'Bill'Ashley and e i ^ t lettermen of tlie 19Si''Freeport Higii Sclionl yarhllv ffiotballj,qun(l, who coq-stltttte
tlie nuoleus.of. what is expfsctcd to be arttToni c)nienAer':t(iir the Nassau Cteuuty ^rld aliiwiiil6.ii9btp..tbls
s«ason<<'Front row, left to rtght,^ «Cita*lcs Elfretch, Donald Hanntnglon, Warren iiagstelle, "OiglB'' tewlsi.
.•itaoidlng,- l*e(cr Krwin>-Joscph 3Nathan, "{/Itarles Brcakstons and Ocorgc Bir<I,, Baga.t61Ie^ Fhblo-'
£1^
As ^^Pe^Us^'^pmi:&mtice
By COACH BItL ASHLEY
EiglU of our ten returning letter men, vvho liope to make
the eoinin|» Ked Devil season a great oijfc, are; .
PETE BRWIN —iniich Irnproved
over last year - fast, strong, and.
.Bjg.CtkidalaupesjGrown •
In Fce^port-Compost Pit
- A Preeporfc garden enthusiast has
raised two gtant cantaloupes in bis
. yard at 589 South Ocean avenue.
They weight 5?4 and 4VJ pounds re­spectively.
Another of the melons is
a ZVi pounder.
Robert A. Leonliardt, wlio haa
cultivated part of his property for
14 years, told a Leader reporter tiuit
Jic..dldn't- plant -the seed-*) for the
-huge cantaloupes.
• Curiously enough, the seedb de­veloped
in a compost pit maintained
by Mr. Leonhardt. He had raised
cantaloupe!) the year before, as a
hobby, but this summer he derated
his efforts to 60 tomato plants.
BERKLEY rHAR»IACT
OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY '
^Berkley'. Pharmacy, 298 North
Main street, wiU stay open until
10 o'clock Sunday night after the
o'ther drug stores in Freeport close
during the afternoon for the rest of
the day. Its pliibne number is Free-port
a^GOSS. . -
should be a mainstay at tackle.
JOE NATHAN—bli, tough, and a
boy we expect to be. the best full-,
back the;' Bed Devils have had In,
many a yeai'. ' «••.
CHABLES BEEAKSTOMJi—-
ariolHef-TliucH iinprovcd ball player.
Charlie has the speed and size to
be an; outstanding end, botli, on
offensa and-ott-delensB. ; ^
GEORGE BIHD-^tiie veteran-of
the Preeport squad. George is fiig,
fast, and determined-to live up- to
hia potential. ' -
CHARLES EI.mEICH —a-good
defcjiiive player~last year," particu­larly
in Bpoti. Bigger and stronger,
and with a year's experience. _ '
DON- HANNltTGTOlfifa^'ve-rV
liard worker, wlio shows promise of
being one. of Nassau's best baclcs.
WARREN BAGATELLE—Should
make the middle guard, a position
requiring speed, savvy, and strength.
RICHARD IJEWIS —last years
line kicker. A year's experience
should help his performance con­siderably.
Adaiifie Soui Vows
VUiage Board Waufned
Of Seriousi-Oppoiiition
To SouthJMiauL-Proposal
The Atlantic-South Civic Associa­tion
has warned the "Vlllagr Board
that It will carry into the,.statfi-au-preme
Court, If necessary, its fight
against a proposal to re-zone Soiilfi
Main street's .west-side,"between
Atlantic aveiiuc,::;and, _Ray street,-
•from Residence. A to Manufacturing;
ariff;''or. Business. A ^J
Since the ..board -has not" yet
readied a" decision, Hie civic group
at Iti! mcEtiiig last Thursday night
(ConUnued on Page 14)
Seaman Avenue School
Is Used for Overflow
Freeport'.s, public sdiooJa respond­ed
yesterday. The lieader will pub­lish
enrollment figures iiext week.
Overcrowding in the Archer
Street School is being relieved by
reactivation of the old Seaman Ave­nue
School which was closed upon
completion ^f the Atkinspn School
•across the street. Buses carry four
Tldrd Grade classes to and from
the Archer Street School daily,
thereby providing more space lor
pupils.in the Kindergarten, Firsjl
and Second Grades where registra­tion
has increased most.
Is Proposed By Kelly
Judg^ Describes Idea
To Atlantic Bouth Unit
At Meeting tlTrarsday
A safe-driving education program
that would start in kindergarten
and continue through the grades,
with the same emphasis as schools
place on reading, writing and arlth-tnetic,
was proposed by Police Jus­tice
Paul Kelly in a balk last
Thursiday night before the AUantlc-
Soutli: .Qlvio . Association in . the
SdutK" Shore Yacht Club. •
Citing the 50,000 lives lost on
v., ;:&__ htfhwaya - lagt. ,yeai-,.,Judge.
Seltyeald AmeriteShs must do more
Jhen punish drivers who violate the
SotoFviHJorBrto^rAn-'cntirely new
.apprcBch lo'finie proMeRi.jlsjneBrtBd..
he-contended.-
irtfeJ?e^en4
I t Same liitersection
South Long Beiach and
Atlantic Avenues; Scene
Of Major Collisions
Over the Labor IJay -%veek-ehd
Preeport was the scene of twonaecl-dents
in which injured pereoiis re­quired
medical care—and by a cur«
ious coincidence both colllsioiis took
place Sunday at tlt^ same place,
,South,.I|png. Beach avenue -a!^ At- •
lantic avenue.
This is the same intersection
where. Just one week previously, six
pei-sons were hurt in a crash that
sent Aldlno Tandoll, 34, of Ocean-side
to Meadowbrook hospital in
;ritioal condition with o fractured
skull and other injuries. He had
>een on the' danger list, but now
Is recovering at the hopsltal.
An overhead traffic signal at the
'ntcrsectlon flashes an amber cau-
Uon light, police say, until the regu.-
(ar stop-and-go slpiala can be re­paired
or replaced. Drivers are
warned to stop on approaching the
heavHy traveled coiner.
- Shortly before a AJM. Sunday, .
Edna Krueger, 25..af;Hempstead:re-;--
4'celved contusion!, on. tlie.'jeft sldc._^
tiuVred- treatments-rif-'thB Jicche'-by
D)-. Rudolph Joseph. She had been
ridinK in a suburban driven- on
South I/ong -Beach avenue fay Ouy-
P. Cooke, 40, of Hempstead, while
Albert Dube,. 24, of Wyaiidanoli tya»
driving a convertible on Atlantic
avenue. ' "
Later Sunday at 6: IS PM., Nmaay
Srulevltch.iT, of Laurelton was in­jured
while riding in a. car driven
on South Long Beach . avenue by
Aaron Snilevltoh, 84, also of Laurel-ton.
Willlanj J. O'Bourke, IP, of 14B%
South Grand avenue, Baldwin, was
driving on Atlantic avenue when
the collision occurred. Mrs. Srule^
-yltch was treated at Doctors Hospi­tal
for hijurles to the right arm,
•sHeuiaerand-iiieckr "' '
',Seven minor accidents took place
'la'Freiport over. the^'hoUday. .weefc-__
inSrliiMe'of thealnvolving dogs.
^_Thcre%.^.much more lu opwailny
an auto tiian taking a-test, accord-
3ng':jo-Iffii^'|ud8e.''*ie'sTft'Sqie8!iliB-^t
survival," he said. After emphaslz-
(Cofttinuea on Page is)
__Z Jdl&d and one w^ injuredJjt auto-
Fire At K» of C. Clubhouse
Damages Booths At Bazaar
Some liootli', «IK1 merchandise al the Knl«ht8 of Colum-
JHis bazmir -were tlan»a{fe<b6y-fH'e tabor -Daj'-aHerfletm
shortlv before (5 o'clocli, in the K. of C, duBhouse, 97 BroaeS-w-
ay. The bazaar ypened tor its scheduJed final session
Monday night.
Freeport firemen, led by Chief
George Schwan, extinguished the
blaze. Damage was estimated at
$1,000. Chief Schwan believes tliat
a lighted cigarette may have fallen
irom an aihtray and caused-the fire.
Cam Destroyed
An old "barn in ijack of the former
Elar homestead, 165 East I.torrick
road, was'.'destroyed Monday night
by flames, which may have developed
from "an eJecfcrlci'ty short-circuit.
The National Biscuit Company re­cently
purchased tht. property as
the site of a distribution center lor
Its products. t
On Friday afternoon Hose Com­pany
3 was called to a house at 518
Nortli..Brookslde avenue, owned by
Mrs. Lee Cogan. The firemen re­moved
an older type of gas refrig­erator
whlcii was leBktag,.,sas. No
moWleST-Firemen
Win Trophy
JFor Most in Rirade
With an attendance of 110 men,
the Freeport Fire TJepartment won
the trophy for hawing the most men
in line at the parade held. Monday
in connection ^-Ith the 27th annual
drill of the HIckVillB Flre'Depart-ment
lii HlcksvUle.Clilel Georee.J,.
-8eIiwan"1iBaaed~the-nii(rcliers:- The:
tocal vanmps did not participate in
the drlM./
RICHARD MOBAN GETS GIFT
Richard Moran, manager of the
Junior baseball team, sponsored by'
the Klwanls Club of Freeport, waa
presented a sterling silver-tie bar
and cuff links at the weekly eiipper,
Wednesday night, August 31, in the
Elks clubhouse. Joseph Zamoch,
Vice-president of tlie club and
chairman of the baseball committee.
.,.,-... ., - tnade. the .presentation. The dub
da^'geflrany ImpoVlancT^d re- won 6 games arid lost 4 durmg the
suiUte.dJ . *• -fea&on. '
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