The-Leader_1956-01-12

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NEWS
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"NASSA^U'S LARGEST WEEKLY"
FREEPORT BALDWIN ROOSEVELT MERRICK
roULOW THE
LEAJ5ER •
ADVEElt^NG
2ftth Year, No, 38 PREEPORT, N . y . , THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 19,i6 FIVE CENTS P E R COP?
DIRECTOR OF FREEPO
Freefjort's Village Tax Rate To Rise 15 Cents
Gerber Confrafylates Successor-Elect
'•Mm tSeriiari president' of ttie 'FVeeW>vt;Sei^BWiean KSktA, ^mi-
FVM^iiirtiC^uUican leader, stnMW'n^ 9b-, flei^tr.
BafsteUe Photo
Qmher's Isadership Of CltA
PramedAt RepM^ican Dinner
TIK" Freqwiri IliiiuMesm firg«iiJzuliuii wns liiml iil r
«iiiittT Ml ilie &I1 Brivm- wsfsutnirit Tliui-s<liiv iiiMhl hn
ijffiw'rs iif tlie Ht«puWI«iii <:UiJj, (Jjslricl rt'i»r<*si'ii}aHvf»
t'liiniiiiliw dialrawii ami ri'im-scnlHlivi's ut The U>«d<T.
. Samuel D. Om^mi, r^rtng prral-, ' "
' Mo &kxw ^ermtes
• In TemAtiira B i ^ ^ ;
Bo«^ h Dm To Kmis
A tufalie h « n a g witt to hew next
R*»j»day night, Januaiy l«, m 8:30
•/deck OH MM piopowd vilJnee
budget for the j'enr lOSe-S7. C0|3lf5
ire available at llic Village Clerk's
jfficc.
Tl)c tdx rate will rise 15 ceiiLs per
SlOO assessed valuation. Lpouurd D.
i. SaiiEh, VillHKp Treasuipr, pointcc^
)nt Uiat about 10 cents oX ihiM boost
•e.sults from incrwiKcd ijayracntx ot
joiid imue principal HJKI inti-n-Ki.
The mw tost mie, aecoidiag to thi;
»»biU» budeel, will be $im pm
am vBlmUtm.
dent o( the R^uMlran Club, PHS-sided
as toastmastaf attd expresfied
his gratitude to all who had co­operated
in makli^ his adiainistra-
Uoii a success. Mr. Gei-bei'. in turn,
was recipient ot many complimen­tary
remarks for the notable prog'
re&s lu nuarnbership and entertaM^
inent made during his r ^ m e . Al-tiibngh
It has heto**cBstomaiY Itor
Republican Club president.*! tt
serve two years Mr. Gerber refugee
a second ierm aud is-^oon to retin
from office.
Seated at the speakers' tabli
were Robert D. Campbell of Free-port,
new County Welfare Commi^-
sioner: Fred Mager. club President,
elect: Freeport 0.0,P. Leader Pctei
Kelly and Kelson Terry, who hai
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ieaifcr 'E'ditor First Quest
On Serms At Station WQBB
Arthur L, Ho«te'», wlittir tif The Luaflcr, was llw initin
gut-sl mi m new railhi iirtifiraiH ^«»iis«orwI bv SlutuHt WtiBF
«^ik"Ii WMs on Urn- mr Siiiirisiv tifkriHioii "irtMii { !« l:ir«
ii'rliirk. The p r t ^ i i i i Is t'slltt! *'I,i»iig Island PersMmalitiM'"
apd will fixture ia«iibi«ra iif jhr press in a series <»f hratiit-
.jmsU iiERffe gmi^ on.lii tewlera in tjllicr fields. FAMW Vasil.
p^nilur mwRi»per eMunioist, will be muster of cfrenwnifs
A ^ P9tat «, ttftote te "The
i^Om aad xOi^cmm Uhois! <tf
hm*xmtik, m l wm^Omm asiA Mxi-
• ven«, beoi of wtiUt are edited by
Hodges. kCr. 'faM aSked Vtm Vesa^i
editor bow Ions he bad been in the
newspaper bwiiiess.
. Bodges n^Ued ^ t he entered
the newspaper business Sfr yeals
ago while a student at the Unlver*
stty of KentiKdcjr, aad that be bad
been a nemgiwer 'num In Nassau
miA ibal jte wmeMeaM initer §ae
the trnmac, m^sm iM% Bevtev-
I
StMT for 28 years.
Sodgea stated that in his bellel
the Freeport I<e»de<_ Is now the
largest weekly newspaper in Nassau
County and that Its ahn Is to givi
Intensive news coverage to this area
He said a campllatton by the Free-port
ConununlCy OooncU showi
there are more than ISO adult or-ganlaattons
In the ylUage and thai
a strong wedely newspaper Is need-ol
to- give them the news coverage
t h ^ require witti newjs of Uie muni,
dpal government, public schools and
tige dUurchei. .
amimaX patoohTOB Ite * e fWte
^parlKMBt and t m note cm-ilwew
Ja Ite ^mm De^rtwenl
a operate Urn ^ t l a i ^ ^ sewer plan)
leiMUBB rf lar^r pepulsltoa.
m a t rapeadiuir^ of |i.f4iM7
law l ^ n taclMdHl, tepiweiiUi^ s
•ise of ilSl,l@. Ga^ surplus (uit.
ewipti other tlun aom tmaa real
state teKBthm Hrtal iflMJM. ICTII-ng
*l,l9aj» to be i-alwd ^ laxa-
Ion.
The bud^t hearing takes place
iarlier than usual this year becaust
ax coHecttons begin March 1. Uii-
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New Directm^
WILLIAM r . GLACKEN
T'reeport Little League
.Vfeeting T u e s d a y Night
Freeport Wtue teague will m&i
•t the SllK Club Tuesday evening at
;:30 c ' A ^ to cfiuqilete eleciteo Qil
rfflMrs B»i hrar « rejwrt fwar
lattssRl head^partera. Mi» M. Wji'
fim, prudent of tte Hatt»al
'.^gue. vlU iff^tde.
TentaUm ^ D R will be fonawtaled
'or tlie «nlHg maMtn'a lei^iH ae-
Wty. t l n ^ enoiffih iwrent evS-lenee
s u i ^ t of VhM tai^HtU fnne-lon
tt Is doubtful that the F»epwt
Utile leagi» will be able ta B ^ » 1 *
m the iawe scale a* j e t t o n s ^ » «
Ws put 80mig ems ten SW
mm. mm ei^t\^m^m. i^^'on
i ^ t nmjcH- l e a ^ and tmAm nlitor
\s^m tmmtm M the vDla^ tep.
'All iM^nte of Uttte Leagu^ra.
wesent dnd f»bii«. mm w%ed to
ittend the meeting.
Down-ZfHiuig Trial
^ y Start Tins Wedk
When The Leader went to press
^esterda^. there appeared a pos-libiUty
tttat the 1^1 fight over
down-2onin% at South Itlain street
tBd Atlantic avenue might go to
.TM Vbis weak instead of next
Moadiqr. Vm OQtat deMIs, |dease
Search is Conttnnios
For Father \Mio Wm Los'
On Ehtdc-Huntiiig T«^
The body of a le-year-idd SBII-nore
boy. whose family forinerl
lived in Freeport. was found la.*
?rld«y ii) Goose Creek off tlie WflJi
agb Causeway after he and hi
siiher disappeared on a ducfc-huu.
ng trip in Grem South Bay earl;
lie preceding day.
Services for Robert Drinkwale'
vere held yesterday afternoon a
he Chastes- A. Fulton and Son Pun
•ral Home, Ihe Bev, John Lntehuv
>t the Methodi.«il Church offlcla-Llng
)uriul was in Greenfield CemeLery
Hempstead,
.. TJie. boys father, William Drink
water ot 750 St. Mark's avenue
lellinore, was still tile object of i
tcurcb early this week, atthausl
lolice see little hope ttiat he wll'
je found alive on one of the gau:!
Chores niHrshy Mcts,
Born in Freeport, Mr. Diiiikwate
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MaprEi^
A®el« rf la^utiiin
Nmm Qvm 114,000,010,
PreiMent Points Out
Maysr wlHuiiw p, Gtocten was
l?rtKd m Hipjiihw of Hie Board of
.Jlleciors ot tlM« FrwiKB't Ba»»k at
lie aiiitiial nwtusR a j.itiii-ehoJdrrs
leld iit the b.ink Tm-siiuy. Ritlph
X. T.iykw, wlio ii.'»mnod the duties
•f lisexidput of till- bank UM vi(*ek,
Is-o WHS clccttHl a nwniber ot tlie
oarcl.
Mityoi' Gliirkcti Hiitl Mi-. Taylor
il the two vacamicj. «iii the boitrd
,iiisi>ci Ity Hip rralRiiMti«»n of W.
ifirReimt Nlxnn. furroer Executli'e
VlcE-Pi-e«ident »iid OaAler, last
^plemtwr, aad Uie * i « i Inst rail
M ^ ^ n s n d J. wmex.
Mayor Olacken, the second new
than 40 years. He is a graduate of
f^twpnt H ^ B&mol asd Wm Vnl^
wwsttsf Bf ttilo. Se has hma in the
!n««raii« biffitM^ la fte vWage
itnee 1993 and now «Ridii^« Ms own
C^mtinueu on Page 8i
W^ 14^^ To Start
The F i ^ ^ r t Bta Ltrtge wilt
-•ttot a elH^ ta Uie near finture tor
the In^trwttaii and help wf any
aliens desMug ta becoRK tlntted
States cKtens. it U announced by
Joseph T. O'CowHor, BStaWed Ruler.
Past Exalted Ruler Edward F.
Meaney. who has had many years
of experience with suvh work In
Nassau County Supreme Court,
will conduct the class.
ApllcBiits' -names should be sent
to the Elks Club, I7t west Merrlcte
road,
Tq.WA*" OPffli souoAy
Mil«» PharaJMy, aw Worth
itreet. will i«n«te otwn ujiUl 10
pWoBk SuiAy BWit after other
drug storM c l ^ in Uie aftcmoBn.
tor the rmi of the day. Ito phone
number to Freeim* i-M®
V. F* W. Party Friday Night
For SouiK^msmL HospUal
Htnry I'hfiMlore Mnhr Piisl, ¥-F.W., aiiii lis wixiltery
wiJt IM>I<I '{I htinco and card parly at Ifiefe Mi'inerla! P'.»'L«"».
X<»i-th ilaiii slrcet Fricby nijlhl {» the b«l|d1t «»f Stiiiih
XaKJMiH (^(tin in unities H(is|Mtal. AdtnitisiaR to the party will
ecKsl $1. Tlicre will Iw imsevn and refrcsliments.
The post Is holding this affair: : : ^ ^
hi co-operation With VUlage Trustee! •*!»»« »*» *» ">» hospital. Many
' other s^ups are associating them­selves
wltb ' Mr. Viebiock in Ms
cord Vlebrock, Preepia-t chairman
of Shi hospital's $1.90(1.000 comple-
;lon drive. Joseph Harris is co-chairman
-for fteeport,-
Durlng ISecembffi* a similar bene­fit
affair held at tbe iBouth mmtr
TCvttbt Club hy the club netted more
camt>a^ to conduct a comprehen­sive
drive cmiering the entire vlUage.
VpwarAi (Kt 110,000 already has been
raised ttam vrnkm stme^.
•Vraitam (^aei^ito& is drafrmim ei
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