The-Leader_1956-11-29

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Surprise Birthday Party For Jacob Post'
FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 29. WM'
MERRICK
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Community Council
Meeting Is Devoted
To Village Manaser
I>r. Tluir Swiiiiseiii. ;
llH- X'ali.M.al Mimvml l\^^t^!^^ I>'-«» ;«ss.,r mmcinU'<\ with
u. the Municipal l l i . i j l ^ "' "I**"" ' " " • " "« ^'"'"iHy ni^ht
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Bicycle Orinance
Enfarceiiienr Delayed
Provision Effective
Wien Schools Finish
Their Training Classes
Enforcement of tne naw Bkyclp
Ordinance, originally scheduled to
start tomorrow, will be postponed
untU all Preeport schools complete
their training courses and the ohll-dren
have an opportunity to take
Bahnson Doubts War Ukely;
Cauthns Against Hysteria
Dr. AMij Bahnson, teacher of history and political
sereiice at the C. W. Post College, discussed numerous phases
r.i , .>\*f*'' situation at tlxe weekly supper of the Rotary
Uub ol Mernck Mondav night in the South Shore Terrace,
Merrick. He gave some mleresting facts and warned aflainst
Iivstcrin.
Dr. Bahnson expressed doubt that
World War I I I was imminent unless
liome trigger-happy nation brought
It aljout. He added neither of the
two principal powers—the United
States and Russia—would start It,
knowing neither could be the win­ner.
He commented that It the
Bnlted Slates is to maintain su­premacy
as the world leader. It
must assert itself. Pointing out that
relations betwe«n the United States
on the cne band and England and
Prance on the other had, have been
strained, he asserted the former
had nothing to fear as It could
exlBt without its allies while Eng­land
and France could hot survive
without America;
Native of ]Merri«h
Introduced by Program Chairman
Irving Wenz, Dr. Bahnson said he
was not only a native of Merrlcfc
but lived in the house to which
he Was bom. His topic was "Our
World Today."
He said the world had betm
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Freeport Chamber To Start
Clearing Mouse For Dates
'the Freeport Chamber of (knmucrce will sponsor a
community calendar as a eleariii|» house for advance dates
to prevent major events from bemg scheduled so that thej'
coiiflict and detract from each other's attendanfue.
thTe hiBs owaards deosfl deDdi raetc tao rms eectifJ iEt: hoef '-^
Chamber held ait*" the Savoy Inn
on Mernclc road • Wednesday night,
November 21. •
Organizations planning 'meetings
or events that woi^d have appeal
to the general'pubilb wlU be as&d
to list them with the ctaiaber as
soon as the date is tentatively fixed.
If it -develops that two or more
meetiriis are planned lor the same
time and of such character that
attendeiice at; both or all mlebt
stiffer, taie Chamber will warn ot
the conflict In order that different
times for the meeHngs or events
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George levy To 6if«
l b Memorial Speedi
Annual Event Scheduleol
At Clubhouse Sunday,'
Drill Team To Perform
George Morton Levy, noted at­torney
and Past Exalted Ruler of
the Preeport laks Lodge, will be
guest speaker at the Memorial Ser­vices
being held at the Preeport
Elks Club, Sunday evening at 8
o'clock.
These services are held annually
in memory of and to honor all de­parted
Elks. This year, the Bay-shore-
Babylon Elks lodge, under
the direction of Exalted Buler Jack
Plnnigan, is Joining Bhe Freeport
Elks Ijodge for this occasion, A large
contingent from that area Is ex­pected.
The'dlerB5^ will be represented by
Eabbl Katz, Ihe Rev. John L. Lat-'
shaw and Father John J. Madden.
The Acapella Choir from Meph-am
High School, consisting of ffl)
voices, will supply the music for the
occasion and the famous Preeport
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, More than J.400 cities, villages
|ai"l co.rnlies with a total popuia-
1 tion ot 2« million have hired village
1 inJinager.s, ncrordlng to the sproker.
He .said tlie .system begun in
Staunton. Va., where a cily council
more than 40 years ago found need
for a man lo handle detolLs, plan­ning
and adniliiLstralion. T he
council manager .system has ex­perienced
spectacular growth in the
past 10 years. Dr. Swanson said.
Warning that trite Is not a "magic
tests required before the'y get U- *'»«'»." the professor explained that
censes. <' [ "^ proaram. works most ellcotlvely
.'Jftauary, pupils Will learn the^ i-ule=;\^. »t ^•'^mment; ^w.wnww;,*.. •
or the road. t r a f n c \ - e g „ r a i T n ^ b ^ T ' c U e ' a S * ^ ' '' ^ •*'*,"*'
the responsIbllJties of bike rld^r" ^ . ! etatlstlcs conceiillng
ZaWow. OMmlrmm «f ' «»« S ^ X / S - - . ' . J " * : * ^ ' ^ * ^ ""«« '^ g«dBed
Safety Oommiitee. pointed out that
all Preeport children under 16 will
have to take a written examination
and piass it before taking the road
tests.
The Instruction will be handled
m the regular health and safety
period during school hours. Prac­tice
on road test courses will take
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VlHage boards adapt ^udgete, ap-
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CHUBBUK'S DRUG STORE
OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY
Chubbuk's Drug Store, 39 South
Main street, will re'maln open until
10 o'cloc knext Sunday night after
other drug stores clor« In the
afternoon lor the rest ol the day.
Yule Appeal Separate
From United Fund Drive
Brigadier Ernest Newton of the
Salvation Army this week pointed
out that the Army's current Christ-fas
appeal is entirely separate from
its participation in he Unied Fund.
The Christmas appeal Is for charity,
while the Salvation Army quota In
the United Stales was for next
year's general adroinlstrative and
operating expenses.
Civil Defense Medical Unit
Holds Exciting Drill Tuesday
Nearly 100 pensOns partici|)ated in q drill of tlie Medical f
Aid Liiit of the Freeport Civil Defense organization Tuesdsiv
night ill which acljvilies following a simulated bombing of
the village were carried out.
Village Bond Sale Shows
Rise In Interest Rate
The Village Board meeting' No­vember
Ifl revealed a sharp rise in
the rate lor borrowing money
through bond Issues, i t will be Jour
and one-quarter (4 1/4) per cent
for the sale ol $2,1SS,000 public Im­provement
bonds this year, -the
board learned—a Jump of fully one
per. cent since layst Spring. The
BankeES Trust Company of Neiy
York City was successful bidder.
The Preeport Elks clubhouse was
used as the secondary aid station.
Two ambulances scoured the village
and brought in numerous victims
suffering from head and chest
wounds, fractured limbs and shock.
In the ball room of the Elks
Club the victims received secondary
aid and were then sent on to the
-appropriate hospital or emergency
shelter lor persons In their condi­tion.
The drill was under the leader­ship
of Dr. Cart Wolf, who substl-luted
for Dr. Benjamin Pink,
Me-dlcal Director of the MedlcBl
Aid Unit, and Mrs. Dorothy Gor­don,
Deputy Medical Director, Mrs,
Gordon also Is president of this
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Mohr Post To Conduct
Scrap Collection Sunday
The monthly scrap drive ol Henry
Theodore'jHohr Post, V.P.W., will
be conducted Sunday. Members of
the post, manning a fleet ol trucks,
will leave the clubhouse at North
Main street and Woodslde avenue,
at 9 o'cloclc and 0OF§r tSie entire
village, picking up waste paper,
rags, metal and othier salable ma­terial,
which jiiould be left at the
curb before that hour.
Proceeds of the aale of the scrap
materials will help to swell the
treasury of the post.