The-Leader_1956-11-01

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21st Year, No. 28 FREEPOHT, N. ¥.. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1956 FIVE CENTS PER COPY
Happy Group At Republican Card Party
A-gTOfip M Be^bltcan leaders and candidates,at last week's succes^ful'catd party conducted by Uits^-woroiai
oC.lii'e Ifftetwlt Republican club. l*ft to ritH* arc JPotw lle)Iy> Treeiiort' IteptkbUcmi "l«*aul«rf ~to«& Alice'
r~»S3fefifioffii8aoSii'"or''fhe'%vent; 'liobert C Richter, candidate.lor OlBtrictfConrt Judfrei.Consrestsman Frank
\y:-j:{Bfictiftai-ii»i-Mijitrr ernaxtit EaH-ar'd J. Speiio, n h b ' a r e ruitnlntr for re-election;..and fred A, JIac«r,Jpr«$i-
•tent of the Republican Club.
Surrogate To Address Dinner
Of Personal Affairs Institute
The Hcni JtiJm D. RriiitcH will he the p r i n c i p a l s p e a k er
ii( I ' i T c p t i i i ' s fif.st cJHiiimiiiily gi't-l(i||iilMT aii<l rinniickil
M c m i l y seiiiiinir fcj h e iirld nt Ihe i ' l e e p o r l E l k s VAuh on
t h e evciiiii}* of X o v o i n b e r 1 Jtil ():3() o'eloek UIUUT llie j o i nt
s p u i i s o r s l i i p of Cersonjif Alftiiis Innlilnli- a n d T h e Leadei'.
Taih will be the second progmm , — —'• —
of B financial educatksii nature
wliic:i the Leader will Imve co-spon­sored
with Pe-raonal AKalrs Insti­tute.
Personnl Affairs Month, which
was the first program observed last
Miiy, has already flrowsed nation­wide
interest and Inciulry. The
unique iifttui'e ol this" second pro-gi-
am might well do likewise.
Other speakers on 'tfi? Novem-tContinued
on page 11 >
Grievances To Be Heard
Tuesday, November 20
The Village Board Has set Tues­day,
November 20, as Grievance
Night, wlien taxpayers *1U haw
an cppcrtunity to complain about
assessnients they consider too high.
The officials will meet between 6
and 10 o'clock that night.
Parakeet Perky Home Again
Thanks To Story In Leader
Perky tlie Pjirpkeet, who spent a week in custody of
the Frecport police after he flew away from lujine. is back
ill liis own cage. A news storj- in The Leader told his owners
where he was and enabled them lo claim Idrii.
Mrs. Herbert Solomon ol 86 'Lena
'avenue took the two-year-old bird
home last Saturday, She said he
had been getting weak from lack
of exercise, so to strengthen his
wings she always left the cage
floor open and let him Ily Inside,
the house. Perky chose to take off
Itito the wild blue yonder while
the family was saying goodljye to
company.
After his flight Ferky'^as found
October; 16. perched on the wind­shield
of a car liear the Municipal
Buildingk by Police Lieutenant
the bird was tunied over to Mrs.
Claude Raynor. wife of Police Ser­geant
Raynor, who nursed him
bade to health.
Mrs. Solomon praised Mrs. 'Ray­nor
for what she.did to help Perky.
A bird-fancier with several para­keets
of her own, the sergeant's
wife knew Just what food and
medicine would ' restore Ferity's
health.
A friend of Mrs. Solomon—Mrs.
Sidney 8ch%vart2 of 188 Wallace
street—called her attention to the
story In The JLieader last week.
Anthony Klar. For temoorary care Perky was soon brought home.
B* I • I I I • / I *!•
iandu MeJo Gmity
OB Boat S ' H Charge
Attorney Will Appeal
Long-Drawn-Out Case
Started Last Summer
Steps hnye been taken to appeal
the decision of District Court Judge
Manunl W." Levsne in finding Jolm
Blanchi of Ooeanslde guilty of
.speeding In Reynolds Channel,
Long Beacll in an 18-foot skiff last
June 17, The case was heard in the
Second District Court, Hempstead.
Monday.
Lawyer Victor Leff ha$ applied
for a copy of the testimony taken
at the trial and as soon as he has
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New Bkyde Ordinance
Effective on November 30
Preeport's bicycle ordinance will
go into effect on November 30. This
is the correct date, Instead of the
earlier, erroneous one published In
last week's official notice.
Applicants for bicycle registration
plates and operators" licenses can
get appUcatlcn forms on or about
November 18 and thereafter. School
jprlnclpals Will have . them for
school children, while other per­sons
can get them at the Village'
Clerk's office in the Municipal
Building. ^
Adults and children over 16 wht»
reside ui Preeport must oWaln lifce'
registration plates, but they are
exempt from the requiremeat, of
getting operator licenses, Blders
under 16 must pass tests on safety:
courses laefore they can qualify for
these- licenses. Bike registration
costs-BO cents a year, but operator
licenses are free.
i
United Fund Drive
Is Halfway To Gml
Russell B, Hotallng. chairman of
the.United Ptmd Appeal of Free-port,
announced this week that due
to the Inability to complete the
canvass of the community, by No-vember
1, It had been decided to
continue the drive into tlie new
mouth for a couple of weelw.
He said the goal of $35,000 had
passed the half-way mark and that
about half the village had been
canvassed.
ViOage Opens
On Library Monday
New Specifications Plan
Unfinished Portions
l o Meet Appropriation
Blri.s ril! be opened by ihc Village
Board next Mnnday night, Novem-bet'
5. on rex-ised plans and speclfi-cutioiis
fol- Preepurt Memorial
Library.
Contrnetorii' prices for llie work
originally proposed ran consider­ably
higher tlian funds provided by
a $240,000 bend Lssue when the first
liids were opened last Spring.
Included among the items elimi­nated
for ithe sake of economy are:
Alr-condttioning, the penthouse,
secon-story bok -stacks. Tiew ll^^or
ond stairway, book llfo. and t)hc
llmesitone north yjoXl tbilck veneer
[to be?substituted).
: Eight, rooijis on . the third floor
will be left unfinished. This means
their finished celilngs, walls, trim,
bookcases and finished floors will
be omitted. Hallways on the Sec­ond
floor will also remain un­finished,
except walls and ceilings
visible from the first floor. A few
changes in specified materials are
planned.
Outdoor items eliminated include
a driveway and blucktopping, fin­ished
Innd.Hcaping, bicycle rack.s
and sandblasting.
V.F.W. Post To Conduct
Scrap Drive November 11
Henry Theodore Mohr Post
V.F.W.. will make collections of old
paper and scrap metal next Sun­day.
November 4 starting at 9 A.M
Anyone having contributions to
make should leave them at the
curb early that day.
CANNON PHABMACTf
OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAV
The Cannon Pharmacy. 6 South
Main street, will remain open until
10 o'clock SlSJday night after other
drug stores in Preeport close for
the rest of the day. Its phone num­ber
Is PReeport 8-0041.
Red Devik Leading
Triple A Dimion
For League Crown
Freeporl Team Defeats
Sewanhaka 13 to 7 In
Game Played Saturday
The Preeport Red Devils are
within .striking distance of annexing
the 1958 footb,ill championship of
the Triple A Division of Nassa-i
County as a result of their 13 to 1
vietdry over Sewanliak.i at Flor:iI
Park oil Saturday. Tlie Red DeviU
thus frtr li.ive won five g,;mr.s and
lost only one.
As .1 result of their victory thj"
Red and Whites cannot be over-
Uken or tied if tifc.v defeat Miii-cola
i!C.\'t Saturriiiy iind B.Udwin in
the final g.;me o( th«' .icison, both
at tlie Municipal SLndium. two
weeks Inter. Mrneola lia.s lo-nt four
game.s niiri lied one, Khile Baldwin
has a three win and two lo.s.s record,
while Preeport hr.s five victories
against a single defeat.
Saturday's encounter w n ,s a
closely contested game In which a^c
Preepbrters spotted the Flora) Park
contingent 1 points" in the f.r.Ht
half, then held them at bsiy for the
remainder of the contei>t
TMilngB l^^oked bad tor the Ii^hdeva .
In the tlr»t ftull tLuilns wiilclx, tha
vhltlns " 11 made only one iirst
down. Sewonbiika's score in the
second period come ofter ii ms-
'tslned 78-yard drlva on five first
downs, two on fourth downs, la
which they moved from the Se­wanhaka
22 yard line Co the Devil's
nine. A pass from Pi-ank Cozart to
End prank Wilson was Ihe big plsiy
in the .HUrge.
Warren Hnnce and Bill Hetser
£lteruuted on lour line buciis from
the nine-yard line with Hance
plunging over for the two-yiwd
mark for the touchdown. Geua
Pepe kicked for the extra point.
Conditions were rever.sed during
the -seqpnd half during which the
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Holy Redeemer Women
Meeting Monday Night
The regular meeting of the Ladles'
Auxiliary of Our Holy Redemer
School, pine street, will be held on
Monday night In the School Hall.
Reports will be made, by the
various Oommltte.<s, on the Dance
whioh wll be held on Saturday
night at the South Shore yacht
Club.
Annual Memorial Rites Held
By Freeport Fire Department
The, annual Inspcclion and memorial sei-vice of the
FrcepoH Fire Department w»s held Simday "ftci'nfon «»
front of the Municipal Building. Mayor Wilhani F. Gluckcn,
iiicmbers of the Village Board and major olticers ol tlie De-parlmcnt
witnessed the various coiiyianira pass In review,
led by 80 members of Hie Freeport Fire Department Mand
under the dire.ctic>n of William J. Dayton.
After the tospectlon the tnembers
marched -Jo the Church of the
Transfigufation at Long Beach
avenue and Pine stypt where a
service In memory of members of
the department who died dui'tog
the fsast^ear was conducted by the
-4-
Rev, RegInaid H. Scott, rector of
the church and chaplain of the
department.
About ISO members took part In
the Inspection and , attended the
memorial service.