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"NASSAU'S LARGEST WEEKLY'
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M 20th Yeai, No, 32 -fBEEPQRT, N. Y. THURSDAY, DECESIBERT, 1955 FIVE CENTS PER COPf
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60fli Anniversary-
Of Librairy Marked
;AtMnnerTue#iy
-=•,-.--Guests Also Rejoice
Addition is Assured
To Relieve Conj|estion .
>• The Ficeport Memorial Ubmry's
^eotli anniveism-j- was celebrated :'-ii'i
the assurantc that » xamSu'Vit-.'•'•>\
addition will bu built was liaileii ii!
a dinner at the Preeport ElkS i-u''
house Tuesday nlglit. Guests at :!••
Sinner included Mayoi" Willlan I'
. Ciackcn and members of the" V.l-la'ge
Board, members ol the Bt,,
of Education, members of the U -
orarj' Board otid representatives of
tlie;Fri(-'Uds of the Library.
Dr. Reginald H Scott, president
of the Llbrai-y Board of Trustees,
presided at the dinner. Dr. Scott
admitted he had been a member rof
\ t h e Library Board ilnce 1914 when
!• It occupied a store On South Orove
" fitreet. He reealled-tlia vaiioub wom­en
who liave sewed as librarian
t.""^ idUE-ln^r the ycai:H htl.lJOS.-teiM'wn* H»
' •'^"InstTOinnrk'-.He Bald- tlie ;iai«l.non'
whlclV the library now stands cost
$16,000 and tliat the building cost
about $65,flQO: He saW the site and
building would cost several hundred
lhou.sand dollATS today.
Brief addres6e.5 wers made by
Mayor Glackcn, Leo P. GiWyn, pres­ident
of the Board of Education;
Mrs. Mabel Battin, president of the
Filends of the Library: Miss L.
Marlon Moslilcr, director «I the Dl-viblon
of Library Extension ol the
- State-Educalloil Department, aad
Wilfred L. Morln, puWlcJJbrary con­sultant
of the State EducoMon De-jiartment.
" Before Uie program began Dr.
" Scott cut a huge birthday caTS {Bat
Library Board Marks 60th Anniversary Legion Football Dinner _"
Set For December -8
Commander Qeorgre Maynes of the
wauam Clinton Story Post; Amerl-j!
Bn Legion,Jiasjannoijnseil that tlie
annual Football Dinner . for the
rteeport High School team has been
scheduled next "niursdfty/December
& a t 1:3 o'clock in the Legion DuB-out>
Hie members of the team and
coaohtng staff will be^ guests. Ttoe
team will be presented with gifts
for the completion of a very success^
taJ season.
Tickets for the dinner wilt be
available for Post members, fathers
and boosters and the men of the
viUage, at the door,.price %i.
Contract is Awarded
Fi>r Two Deep Wells
To AnpenLSupplyZ
Big South Ocean Main
To Improve Serviee—'- —
WIH i^ Installed Sroon
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Members of U,c Board of Trustees of Freeport Memorial Library as
they planned observance of library's eotli aHntversury this week. Loft
to right are J. Edwin Clark, Jerome B. Eoss, Charles J. Muller. Dr.
Beglnate H. Scott, president of the Board, Mrs. EHsHietJi F. Kelly,
library director, and Busscll E. HotaUng. Dr. Seolt has becwTrmeiwter-of
tlic Board for 41 years. Bagatelle Pholo
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Freeport Girl, IS,
irMissing-for a Week^
Police were still searclilng-iyeater-day
*^'' y " " ' ^ " TTftrrig,-I.H, whn has .:
been niissJne since- Wednesday of
last week. She left the home'of" her
uncle and aunt, Mr.-and Wta: "WJli
' £on Wells, at 65 Woodslde avenue
, to attend classed at Fieeport ^Qglr
\ Scltool, but reportedly never reached
•' there.
Sick.-PpKceiaa^n JI:*e<ki»^es "»fi
To Krrest Hit'Ilun Driver
' All ofi-duly pairoluuin, ill at his Roosevelt InHHCi leaped
out of his sick bed liisi TJmrsday and witli the help of ii
neighbor captured a driver who reportedly fled after hi.«
aiito-injuretl a iour-vear-old boy.
— ..... . - -; —^^—:—^—- John Baumann of 23 Newton
l lT I •% T 1 • " 1 place, Hoosevelt, heard Rts wife yell
Walter Daab Inp^ed
FabDybyAotomobae
TS^earJpld FreepNorl
M«uo StracK WHile He ^
Crosses Memdc Road ^
In junction IrSigned
!n Zoning Lawsuit
Mineola Supreme Court
Trial Set for Monday,
December 12 in
Supreme, Conit Justice Joseph M.
Gonroy; In -Mlneolo,- has"slgnwaTn
injunction against the do\vn-zonlnB
of Soutli Main htreel-ttt thC'Wpllace
WelL-. anii Station WODB properties
Mineola' • Supreme Court.' Justice
With the letting of a contract for
two deep wells Monday. .Freejjort
emhayteed upfln its $85(W0E» prograjn
'to • Increaagjhe,supply:jofl_water-to~
that all sections of the village will
be able to use all they wish at any
time. -•
A large main will be installed soon
down Soutli Ocean avenue, to pro^
vlfle^ adequate quantities of water
for South Preeport. Work will start
as soon as engineers have plans
ready, bids ore received and con­tracts
let. TWfl project"will be ex- "
plained in a later Uaw of Tlie
Leader
Both new vtelLs are expected to go
into full operation jjy j^exl May.
The ooiitra<:t for them WHS awarded
Monday by the Village Board to the
Laync-New York Company ,of Qar-dMi
City Park, which a week earlier
had .wbmltted thu~ lowest bid to
. -is •> ^--luroi.'ib I. WOKk,. aiu}., .ajjidjarl
lawsuit brougiit '"^'* Company ot.Bellipage'had been —
Walter Daab, 18 years old. Of 190
iBouth Brooltside-avenue, was'JateUS?
liijtireil Tuesday alright toy-an auto
on BJetrick roaa'abbuFSOfeet west
brakes Immediately "upon seeing the^
pedestrian, but saw lilm too late
because of the darkness. Mr. Daal*
hafl been weartog all dark, oloShlriiri
Struck by the car's right front
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for aid. Racing lutsldOi he found her
bending over Natal r*i,tjzlni Of 12
Newton place,- who lay lii Oie street
Weeding.- Mrs, JBftumann told her
iiimsbandtheryoiinffiiter was struck
by « c a r t h a t spgd eastward.
Maynafd Fandh of, 21 "Newton
place called bebinid ttie wlieel of
Jhls car and'caiUedl taBaumaiia. Tak-ia_
g»ip, iae;:!phasirftti«5M>wrtook-a
car.)lii. Merrick, iorclng it to the
curb-at CSamp and Bemsen avenues.
of Moody avenue. Mr, m a b l 8 - b e - | » o e h - S & e d £ p ^ l ^ ^ ^ ^^
lievgft to iiave gJtten oft a biis ftSa -- -
jm»ia«8singKhe-»a4JtoiBdttortaj-to'
:so«tJiNslM)rtly=be&ire_.J.i£JS£.i;:_- ^1
Ttei dUwer. I>r, Josesh Paitairella,-
Cfeatre; told police he ap[*Ued his
.mann-'-^lMsId t^e" "drlvefI2.SsniSWlJl,
^ e injured "btW"wai3 taken'^^^t^^
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Large Increase Is Reported
In Attendance At Stadium
' Frecport's JMuhicipul Sladimu showed a big increase in
paid atlendance during Ihe current year, according to fi^'iires
obtained bv The Leader this week from the Park Coimnis-
, sioii. . - , ;
With. 1955 drawing to a close, the
paid abtcndance is estimated at
145,566. This represents a l a r g e rLse
over 117,934 for l ^ t year and a
total of 111,802 two years ago.
Since i n a n y users .of the stadium
£0 to events without an admission
charge, the actual itotal is much,
greater than for cash custginers.
The average number of persons at
each sport event lias grown. The
current average is 2,606, compared
lo .2,564 for 1854 a nd 2,379 two years
ago. A.S indicated by the even bigger
proportionate 'Jump In total attend­ance
tiiB ficlxedule of events also Js
larger tlian -formerly.
Hose 4 To GelArajte
It$'44th Aniuirersary
Hose Company No; 4 of the J-Yee.
port Pire Department,' whose fire-;
hoii^e lb sftuated on Sunrise
highway near the Municipal Elec­tric'Light
Plant, will celebrate its
4'lfh anniversary with a dinner-dantffe
at Guy Lombardo's Saturday
nigtit, starting af ' o'clock.
'Fbrmer Mayor'CyrifC. Ryan vvllJ
be toastmastcr und Mayor William
F, Glacken and.mifmBers of tl^e
Village Board are expected to be
gues<3. Chief George gchwan.and
hib two deputies, Donald Mauers-berger
and Donald .Mltthauer also
are expected' to attend. About 100
members, former members and
guests are expected' to attend, the
affair.
Ray Snedeker i& captain of the
company and tbc Former Pire phlef
Edwin C. McKccman. .is dinner
chairman. ' - '
Conroy acted in a lawsuit brauglit I '
by two neighbors. Cliailcs Cramer f "'*'''•"'' ' ° ">"-' Village Enslneers—
of 8 Bay street and Wesley Canaan
of 20» Bedep street. The plalntirfs
have all-out moral support of the
Atlantic South Civic Assooiatlon, a
$1,000 battle fund from the group
and a pi-oposed collection of $.I,SOO
from residents to carry tiheflglit if
necessary to a higher court.
The plaintiffs posted a $2,S00 In­junction
bond; They are represented
by Ward Burns ,a Mineola attorney.
Donations to support the action are
coming in from Freeport residents
who feel that If tOie re-zontng from
Residence "A" tO" Manufacturing
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V.F.W/Posl Schedules
Scrap Drive Sunday
^Heart.BlSSdosfeilStohr, Post, Vet-
Mans; of Foreign-W«r^ will hold lt3
TnonMy,j!i]^.j,ndjpjjip...driyje next
Sunday, December 4. Trucks will
-plck--up,~artlofes-.4«id—bundles,;ol.
gaper from 8 o'Sock lit the Jnorn-^
Itjg until 1 hi the atternocm.
Baldwin and Corneliui—and '^ thn
Municipal Water and Light cibm.
mission. ,,
One well is planned at the North-east
watershed on Lakcview avenue
opposite Jesse street. The olher will
I»e constructed on the west side of
Bayvlew avenue between Sunrise
highway and the railroad.'.
Eeonottiieal
In adopting Its over-all expansion
prosrani-ttie village saved-tjonalder*
able expense by avoiding the need
for a new "watersflied. TThlB^llcy
not only eaved the eosit-of^Tir*^-
quiring property* but It also econo^
missed Ton tWe "conduits which would
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CANNON..rHARMACV
TO STAY OPEJf SUNDAY .
The CannbTi Pharmacy; 'S "Sfdut|i'
Malh'Btreef .witX Vcpialn opeii until
i o'clock Sunday night after other
drug stores In Freeport close in tlie
afternoon for the rest of the day.
I t s phoiie nomber is Preeport 8-0041.
Albowy Will Mctlce Third Try
On Rail Elimination Contract
• Bi<ls will he oiiened in Albany lodtiy—for the third
tiiiK'—on (he grade-crossins eIiiniimlioir]>rojecl in Baldwin
and al Brooksidc avenue, Freeport.
The State Public Works Depart
ment received no bld.i when -it first
advci'tised the ,)ob last July, be­cause
state, estimates of the ccist
were so low!—After the second ad­vertising
Brothers of Valley Stream
! submitted the only, offer to do the
' work, at a $3,032,SD0 price.
Just before a contract w.is signed
a month ago, Public Works officials
discovered that water pipes under
the proposed route of the tracks wUl
need retaining walls for protection
against-additional weight. The waUs
were ordered over conduits west of
Brookside avenue, where the New
York City Water Department main-lalns
a pumping station, _
.Since this work will increase the
cost, new bids became necessary,
Tlie Preeport-Baldwlu crossings
elimination project is so big an
enterprise that the state divided
U'mtD two sections, wltJi the Bald­win
portion—including Brookslde
avenue, Prceport^as the first oue
sdhcduled. _ ' ' '
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