The-Leader_1956-12-20

              i h e Leader Wishes Its Friends A r ^ r y Merry Christmas
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FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 19S6
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Freeport Bank's Flower Show Prizes Awarded
Southjhore CoHects $4^960 For Hob-iip LOSS
RobherHands Teller
Note Ordering Cash
e Put Into Bag
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'J!!!^lili^j!»!ii^»i!«^:i^'^^ nioncv, (hen walkld off
Wild toings-on Told
At Meanng on Grill
Misbehavior, Unsanitary
Conditions Complaints
Made Against Depot Bar
Acting under" Orttaanoe 6.1, the
Vmage of Preeport conducted a
hearing Tuesday afternoon on a
•propiS5f1^««SK-me'teo« Hoense
Issuert to Peter Broahowsky and
his son, John, for the DepoJ. Bar
Mrs. riiiirus cr. WlilllncK. president 01 lue -ip«iKMr w...-,.1 >-..r,. iiic&«;in. me pHzes tar Hic best floral
displays to Mrs. Stanley Vwsockl and Mrs. H. R. Bisliop at the Flower SIio%* held at the Preeport Bank
last Saturday anil Siinda.y. Reading f«um left to right: Mre. Stanley Versockl, Mrs. H. R. Bishop, Mr. John
I. Lac.¥, Cashier at the bank, and Mrs. Charl€s C, WhlUock. Bagatelle Photo
Freeport Bank Flbwer Show
Features Yule Arrangements
Mra. (Jcorgf C. Newmonf presitlenl of the Freeport
(innteii (Uub, won two Iri-color uwards at the 14th anmiuJ
flower show of the Freeport Bank, on Saturday aud Sunday
ill the Imiik. Mr.s. H. B. Bishop, Mrs. Kobcrt (iay and Mrs.
H. F". Dobbin each caplurcd one.
It vja* titled "Christmas Qlam-our."
and H?hs remarkable in that
at least one award was made in
each of the 2S classes and In sev­eral
classes there were two honor­able
mentions in addition to the
blue, red and yellow ribbons,
•All classes were for arrangements
and for Christmas decorations. A
committee of " Preeport Carden
Club members, headed by BSra.
Charles 6. Whitlock, arranged the
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Dr. Scott To Officiate
Last Time /December 3 0 ,
The Rev. Reginald H; Scott, who
will retire January 1, Is planning
to officiate for the last time aa Rec­tor
of fflie Episcopal Church of the
Transfiguration on Sunday, Decem­ber.
30, at 10 A; M,
Holy Ooinmunlon will be- c?1e"-
brated nt 8 AJM., but there will- be
lio * or 11 AM. services, according
to pcesent plans.
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ViehrockTells Exchange Cluh
Hanse Park Field Is Vital
The proposed extension of' Henry street south to the
Hanse Park area makes a municipal parking field more
vitally necessary than ever before on the north side of
Mill road between Main street and St. John's place. Village
Trustee Cord Viebrock told the- Exchange Club at its
luncheon December 12 in the Elks Club.
Pointing^ out that Preeport al­ready
hits a surface easement for
the 2S-ac!re site, eltaWatliig the
need-of i»ylng for It, Mr, Vletooclc
^W theicSI;^ field:.imniM be -ftcces-
Mble itr6iW SJnHk rtreet and ftoni
-Atl^iUei W«n«e -wBto^ Joliis Mlfi;
' wja^ :'»#'• tola •• street. He mddsd
Biat?tfee^:iSlncliial >6iMiimmM be-
200 or 300 thousand dollars to till
it In, but this seems the only viay
of providing for Freeport'8 futare
growttL •
free bus ierrtce Uniting' tlie
awise Wnrk field with the heart <fr
the shopping area was niged toy toe
speaker Ita-attract:'retiill bustn«ik^.
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Saturday Final Day
For Hungarian ReEef
Gifts To New Citizens
Housed at Camp Kilmer
Taken By Sunrise Van
Residents of Preeport will have
their final opportunity on Saturday
to provide gifts for the new citizens
from Hungary who are being,housed
at Camp Kilmer, N. J.
Pat Sciallo, ownac of the Sunrise
Storage, as the local representa­tive
of tJie United Van JLinea, Inc,
said no used clothing or pertshablp
goods are desired. Instead razors
and blades, small -tdys, candles, and
pMhaps new shirts and sp<;ks are
desired with cosmetios for the wo­men.
These should bf packed In
cartons measuring about 30 inches
square, say 8 by 6 inches on the top.
and a IL^t of the contents pasted
on the sWe.
A moving van will be stationed
at the Municipal Park Saturday
from 8:30 A.M;, to 6 PM.. for the
receiving of the gifts. They may also
be talten to the atarebouse of the
Sunrise Storage Co., 30 East Mer­rick
road, prior to Saturday.
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PHABMACIBS OPEN SVNDAIf;
CANNON STOSM'CBBlSVmAS
All Preeport diiigrtoses will re­main,
opan next Sunday afternoon
and night. ..
OQ cajTistmas tJil«semlcfe willtfe
provided-by .Cannon ;FJianiflicy^:.6
South JSttln styeet, .ph<m^ WJeopflrte
a-oo«.. -•-.- . -'-
and GrilJ at 27 Railroad avenue.
I TtXB Hearing lastea morei than two
and one-half hours.
Mayor William P, Olacken re­served
decision after witnesses
testified that the reStaurESil at the
Urne of inspections was operated
;n an unsanitary manner; had
electric Junction Ijoxes and fuse
boxps dangerou-sly open, so close to
water puddles In the basement thai
employees or dellverymen might be
killed or Injured by electrocution;
and that danger of fire was ap­parent
from conditions In the base­ment
caused by a hot water heater
without temperature controls, a
large quantity of paper,,and lack ot
a fire-stop where flames could
climb to the building's upper por­tion.
13 Peilcemen Testify
Village Counsel Kenneth B
Vought called a dozen policemen
to the platform. In the Municipal
Building's Conference Room, and
placed on the record their state­ments
that customers of the restaur
rant were observed dancing In very
close, sexy ways; that five girls
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Tlie robber—reportedly in his
iBte 30's, of medium height, stock-iiy
built, wearing a red plnitfcap
and a tan Jacket—strode up at 1:18
o'clock to the window of Joan
Santa Maria, 21-year-old teller.
He gave her a brown paper bag
with the note reading;
"This la a holdup. I've got a gun
m my pocket. Put m the money
In the bag."
Miss Sania Maria, hoping it was
«.Jolce,;,oitedj|iy{•, ;•;'::f:fk-»^-~'/K''':-''';
"Are you kidding?" , "
"No," be replied, "I've got a gun"
—whereupon lie thi?eatenltig-ly ptit
his hand In his pdcket.
Wfteii jMJiSs iaBHta.Mirta «ave Jiltii
the mohej' iie eolmuna- waJJcecl cij|tMr
before other employees of the a s ^ -
ciatlon In the next room reallssed
what had happened.
Detectives studied the neighbor­hood
tr.vlng to theorize as to where
he walked before getting into a
vehicle and leaving the scene. Re­ports
that a man resembling his
description was seen; with a bag of
money, driving a oar from Merrick
road immediately after the holdup
led nowhere, police say. Miss Santa
Maria was shown humlreds of
rogues gallery photos but none
seemed to be the culprit's.
The Sarings and Loan Associa­tion
received an insurance check
last Friday covering the full
amount ot the loss.
Hearing Called on Ban
On Portable Heaters
A liearing on a proposed ordi­nance
to ban the u ^ of poitaide '
heaters employing gasoUne or kero­sene
OS fuel will be held by the Vil­lage
Board on Monday night, Janu- »
ary 1. at 8:30 o'clock.
82 Industries In Freeport
Ham 12,000,000*00 Payroll
There are 82 industries in operation in Freeport, Nor­man
J. Leek, vice-president and industries chaiiroan of the:
Chamber of Commerce, told the members of the Rotary
Club of Freeport at their weeWy supper Thursday night in
the Elks clubliouse. Mr. Leek is an executive of Ihe Colum­bian
Bronze Corporation.
Me read a Untg list of produols
turned out wtikSh Ihcluded die
castings, slumlnutn products. Jewel­ry,
leather iaetets, Ufaiit's - wear,
wood products,' precision niachlne
parts and metal fabricating, beat
meaaoiti^ jitstnciments, ^rops and
iBceeasorles, packttg -casM, ULtilftn
itops,'power switchboanls, awntogs
and slpdeK mattresses, and ;pUlow^
iron products, boats, peeling cla-cblnes,
recording blanks, uniform
CB|B,.theHipy equipmeat audi units,
evening <dresses, aliiinlDuni inold
products, guages, tnetal sptnnlne,
coaits, glas ablowlng, «ll and water
valves, beads asd novelties, vashpts
«id. gaskets; revoWng •Hies, con-
'mtCfilliatdirare. gsi^el^, reeordinsr
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