The-Leader_1956-03-08

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20th Year, No. 46 FREEPORT, N. Y.. THURSDAY, MARCH 8. 1956 FIVE CENTS PER COP r
Commissioner Campbell Gets Life Meadaw Brook lists
Tliree New Locations
For Branch Offices
Siles in North Merrick
And at Locust Grove
Approved by Comptroller K".^
The Mendow Brook N.Uiunnl B?ink {v -<>'
• h.is rcceivprt permission frnin V\i
'ComplrolliT cr lift Ciirrciu-y ir
Wji.shinEton, D.C.-, t n open twc. MW
brsmdi offifi's unii in caantic t ic
Iticniion if one c! Us prc-ent uiiiN
I n ihi' aiiiioutKcrnciu inadi- !(!{ H
bV Al!pil>!ll- B, Wl'll.T, (H-|..-.ti,>lll I
XV.:- >\.,t'd ihiir t!ii' iicw iithi i
IV. u!(i b.' ;i) l.ci-ii.t C'innc jiiid i i
Nun!; iVh-rnrk .iijil ihui ih" im-s-t A
Hirksvilli- iilik,. i.f (hr b.ii;k woii!;;
G.O,P. Club Artist
IX'^3
T1,K Kl 1,1 l Y
qiHi-ti'i.s,
Tlu- LdciLSt OruYP ofSUT will be
•situated on I In' iiorthwc.st r o m r r oi
fioulh Oy.sUT Bay ro:ul and JfiijCui
!iirn|):k«' as pun uf t h e nmv Li:ras[
( i n n c aiioppluB Uciit-r. now unri(>r
i-oii.vtrutilon. The offU'c will be in «
buJciing now being .sixTiiilly con-
Hliucled for M^'adow Brook und will
feature a completely air-conditioned
s t r u c t u r e .coveriiiB 6,000 .square .feet
Roberl D. Campbell, Niissau^Countv Putmii!^WWOTfff^-«^fflJ^
C(Miimi«;k„K.r, WUH nwank-d a lifV im-niborsriT,, A. l l i l l t ' ^ " vaulF^or soo bcxes. The
AnuTi«in LeKioi. ttl u »i«hl lu-M in liis honor FrieWv uf tl,e f W'"» <;fn^«^hRs a 350 car park
\ \ ulsiim (.liiiloii HttJiy Punl l>iigfMit, Mr. (.iUii|>l)<'li w«s Ihi*
lliif ' C.iHiimaiidi'r til flu- Fi«'cp(»i*i l'«»sf niitl \hv riltli XiisHiiii
Coiinly CojunuiiukT. He is tin- sctoiid HH-IHIMT <II* llie post
ttl ix'tt'ivc jt life- itH'iiibi rship in its l(>-yciir history. iMirimi-
.*st;tU' Atljuliml MaiiriiT SU'iiibi'r holds Ihf OIIHT hlr iiirm-bt>
i-shi|i. I
Tlie Past C( luniiinders inviti'rt Mr. 1 and comrades from his World War
I outfit were introduced.
CJ«>lhty Wcllare (:ommis.«iBner ttobert D. Campbell receiving a life
m e m t e r s h l p baHgt from Commander Ceorgr H. Mayncs of WilliB«i
Clinton Story Post, while C. Howard I,arscii. Past County and Post
Cojjimaildler, Jiolds 1>ook, "This is Your Uf*." trarin? Mr. (jinpi>cll\
e n t i r e life story. Affair was lield at rtiigoiit Friday itiglit. Mr. Campbell
also is a Pasl Post and County Ccinmandrr.
Legion Post Qives Campell
eler Kelley To Sing
A! Republican Club
Federal Help Is Seen
| | For Conslniction of
Hi Civil Defaise Tower
New Training Facility
Is for Firemen's Field;
Hospital Criticized
The po.s.stbillly thnl Prfopoi-t Vll-
I.ijjc niay get I-Vder,*! Hid in the
weriksn of » drill lower fcr Civilian
U(f.'nsf> 1.1 •rMiiiiirl .ind local valun-ti'
»r firemen ivH.s !li--.-ii.-s"d fit llie
Vill,i(;e Bo.u'd meeting Moiid.ty
•iiKhi
Mav:." (Uarki'u cxpliiiiied thnt the
low-r i.-, p.,ri ;,r over-.ill pi uw for
<l leinpiiiK F.rem-ii'.s Field, near
Mi'i;diHvbr<>ek Cmiseway, but thnt
New York C ly's iM'rtiii.''s:on will be
requHTil. .1-. i h e t i t y bus oltuyed use
of Ih:' field only for surf,ice u s e -
not tor Kerniiuieni instullnlloiw.
Sinre Apiil IS :.s llie final d a l e to
.subnili iipplteation.-i far Federal
fuiid.s-. the V;ilBgp Board empowered
Tieasur.T Lcoiuii'd D, B, Smith to
.spend n mnx;mum of $8,000. It is
b.-lieved this would pny Preeporfs
r.'fted Lqr.al Resident
Placed on Broadway;
Helped Draft President
P?ter Kelley. a s-iwef wi'.h many
.•5^l;•!.•PK.^ep on Sroariwiiy nnrt in the
Kraft TV Theatre, will be a feature
a t t r a c t i o n tonight Rt the Freepovl *"*har€ It V. S. old becomes a reality.
,RepuhUnati..Cluh,,ineelniB_-.in.the I ^ - i... ; ,.. ,-.,..,.Xet»oi:_,«ti_.l«l|...»...-..;,...> i,.2v.T..'
'Tiita*'iiMi'y=5w€ic1f*!H4'S'%ifatw^
CuiMpbell to n dinner at :he Free-poit
Manor. He was llien e.-cm'ted
to the DuKoul when- a • Tin.s i.*^ Your
Life" Progrutii wa- prc.«'ni,eil hefoi-e
B large culhering.
Thomas E. Piu-adiiie. Pa<l Nu-tlonnl
Vite-Comni!tnder of the Le­gion,
acted a.s NaiTator of the pro­g
r am which presented 'the liigh-llgfits
of Mr. Campbwrs lite. Pic­t
u r e s ot his early, childhood were
projected, his wife, Marie, and his
best man. Wally Oue.st. were intro­duced,
together with his son, Robert.
His military career was reviewed
Mr. Cumpbell's career in tiie
American Legion was brought forih
wlih the reviewing ot hi.s service.^ in
the tcundaliCH ot the Preenort Post
und the inlroductloft and remarka
from other founderis—Leo Schloss,
Harold Brown. George Chri.stie.
Prank Po,sl. Henry Kran'?. and
others. Poriner County Commaiidei's
remarked on his servlcei? in llie
County Command. Mr, Campbell
and his associates who acquired the
old clubhouse, later lorn down, and
(Continued on Page 4>
Ing lot a n d ttiere will aKo bs mar-
(linal parkihR for the use cf bank
(•n.-iloiiiers only.
Locust Grove l.« one of Nasan
Coiiniy.s fs.stpst growinR areas fea-tniinK
two large ieciion.-! ™ned for
iiiriu.-*li-y. The Loriisl Grove Inrlus-
Iria! Park i.-; one cf these section;,
etivering fourteen Hcrr.i. and will
p]-oviiie for Uiirteen nninuf.irtin-isif
plants landing in .size from l.'i.OOO
10 3U.(l(iO Kfpiaie •.•.>ei. some of the
iCoittinued on Page 7i
sImOftr to Ihat of the local a . O P.
Lead?r—came to Preeport recently
trofti Indlanii. He pla.ved an netive
p a r t In the "Draft Etsenhower"
ciimpa:Bn which helped persuade t!ie
President lo accept nomination in
1952,
A ve("r,in Of Bro.Tdwav role.s in m:T President of the group, the mes^
".'^oiic.li Pacifi;-" ai'.ri "Wish Yon sage refeired to plans of t h e laboi'ft'
eomplolnt-f from nelghbora because'
of notse at the lab, 527 Atlantic
avenne. was the .subject of . a letter
from I he Atlantic South Civic As.«io-ciation.
Signed by Henry Seabrook, Presi­dent,
and Treadwell Hcpkliis. a for-
School Registration
0 Be Held Monday
Oualificattons Listed
For Voters Guidance;
Two Proposals Involved
Ilegiiitratlon will lake place next
Mondaj. March 12. from 7 o'clock
in the morning until 8 o'clork at
night for person.s who wish to vote
on the pCTfsoaed .senior 'high sch.-.cl
and a s e p a r a t e proposition concem-r
i i w r t a l b t v o v e r tin Bali!wiii-Fi-i>c|Mirt b u m u l a r v l i n e '«« a swimming pooi. The bond is-
!MIS t t i i u s t ' d d i f f i c i i l l i e s ill f i n - p r o t e e l k M i uii(l l a x e o l U - c t i o n , s « to^^ the school would tciai
C h u r l e s P. H u e k l c v , J r . . l o l t l lht> V i l l a g e H(«ir<! ut i t s „ u - L ' ! i n « «3,950.ooo. while cne for tftc pool
Were Here." i iie .^i]-«!-r i^- reliear.s-ins!'
f":i' I'll'. April 1 opening of "Tlie
Kinij and I "
Toiupjt w:ll be •'Henip.steari He-p
u H i cm Club Niulil" 'fir Ih!' local
organii'.iMiou, witii meinbcr.s of tiiat
group .speei.illv Inviled.
Fred Hagei-. new President wilt
|ire,sifie ai tile first meptlui; held
Since h;^ inslallullon at lai-ge cj're-moiiie.
s a month ago.
KERKl.EY* PHARMACY
TO NTAY OPEN SUNDAY
Berkley Pharmacy. 296 North
Main street, will remain cpsn until
(oi'y affi^i.,l^ In reduce noise by ex­tending;
liieir Qiion«'t hut, Mr. "Sea-brook
and Mr. Hopkins .said that
Willie llie civic iiso,-ialion ha.s gone
en record ag.tin.'-) enl.ii-piii|| t h e lab's
,strucHn-es for scientific test.s tn eol-
Uiboration wit!) Orununun Aircraft
Eiifiineerniir Corporation, it favors
<Continned oii Page 10"
Court Stella Maris
To Meet Monday Night
"Explanation of the Mhsa!" wJir'
be t h e iopie at a i-egular meeting trt'
Buckley Requests Revision^
Of Fteepmt^Baldwin Line
10 o'clock Sunday nlghl after otin'r be held by Ccurt Stella Marls,,
drug .siore.K in Freepoi-t clo.se in the . Catholic Daughters ol America, at;
8 ftprtfOBW'-^'t<np-"th«!--j=«<t.-efv--44Mt-~.day.. _• Jftolj .-Heduemflt. .Sshool__ne_xt _ WWtt^
I t s pvione i.s Freepcrt 8-5665. da.v. Marclt 12. fti 8:30 P.M.
Monday nigbl.
The old route ol Mllburn Creelt—
before con.struction of a canal below
A t l a n t i c avenue — still determines
t h e lijie between the commutiiUes.
Mr. Buoklpy .«iaid. He tirged t h a t the
boundary be changed to conform
with t h e existing waterway.
Showing a map of the area east
Of E a s t e r n boulevard. Mr. Blcltley
said Freeport Pire Department ap­p
a r a t u s iHust travel outside Its dis­t
r i c t , through Baldwin, to reach
blazes when I t Is called to t h e other
side «1 Millmm Creek. He repre-setHs
t h e Baldwin Pire District
wtoloh wants a change to t h e boun­d
a r y a n d has cooperatloa from the
]Ueegort commissioners.
Commenting upon tax probiems.
Mr. Buckley cited property ot the
Baldwin Soat Basin, where a re­pair
building in its boatyard
straddles the boundary, requiring
assessments by both Preeport and
t l ie Town of Hempsiead. Treasurer
Leonard D. B. Smith aireed that
t h e r e are many instances where
confusion results from the fact
t h a t Mllburn Creek's old wandering
route forms the dividing line.
Mr. Buckley suggested that the
village a n d town officials confer to
remedy the situation. He was In­vited
to meet with the Preeport
board next "Monday, March 12,
bringing the map so ft plan of
action can be outlined.
would amount lo $325,000.
Already listed on the registration
rolls a r e citizens who either regis-tered
to vote a t tare a n n u a l meeting
last May or registered for last June'*
balloting on t h e Mllburn Pond sits.
Others must do so next Mtjnday at
t t ie High School auditorliiun in order
to qualify for voting at the same
place March 22.
Providing h e or fclie h a s been duly
registered, every citizen. 21 years of
age or over, who Is o resident of the
Preeport School District, may vote
on t h e high school proposition if he
h a s one cf the following iiualMica-t
l o n s :
(1) Owns or r e n t s p r o p e r t y taxable
(Oonttnited oa Page 2) ,,
No Opposition Candidates;
Only Unity TSominees File
\i> riviil eiiiiditliilc; wil} au|>f«i- on tin- ba!l<it in opposi­tion
to tbt' l-iiitv Paiiv'K noiiiiinfs TruHt<'ts Cortl ViebrocK
niid H. Irving ('ircbiiiiir in thf viUao,- elfctioii Maifh 20.
Absence of a contest was assured
when only the two encumbent
Trustees were nominated by peti­tions
tiled before the deadline Mon­day
at midniglil.
Registration Day. Every resident
who wislies :o vote should visit bis
regular polling place for the pinr-pose
of either registering or malting
Robert L. Preyer, Campaign Man- i .sure t h a t his name has been carried
Bger, and other leaders of the Unity ]
P a r t y are urging a large vote
despite the lack of opposklon. They
seek a big turnout at t h e polls as
an expression of confidence in Mr,
Vlebrock, who has been a Trustee
lor seven years, and Mr. Grebtnar.
who took office a year ago.
T h i s Saturday, March 10. will be
over tmm the voting list com(IuS(l
l o r the general election Ia«|k
November.
Anyone who failed t o register l a st
October lor the November election
must do so between t h e hours of
noon an^ 7 P.M. S a t u r d a y If h»
wishes to participate In the vlllaas
balloting.