The-Leader_1960-12-08

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25th Year, No. 34
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Picture aliwo iitimRiiDUco dlBditariRS'luLtnUric-'ii'AIIc''poIUB-paii--'^
bearers leave Uie Chester A. Fnlt«ii Farlors (>n West Merrick Rd^ Free-port,
doring' Uie Inspector Theodore S. Dixon Jr. funeral on l^isday.
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Inapector Theodore S. Dixon Jr.. one of the most respected and
best Ukid veteran Nassau County Police oflteers. died Friday night.
Dec. 2, ."t his home at 68 Union St., Freeport. He was 56 years old:
tne victini of a heart attack.
Teday Dixon, widely-known throughout police circlrs. and brother
c-f Capt. Ed Dixon of the PreetJort Police Dapt., was the c^mmandhig
-officer of the Nassau County Police Dzpt.'s First Pi-ecinct in Baldwin.-
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Harbor Civics Hear
Fluoridation Talks
Commissioner Crevoiserat
And I>r. Weiss Speakers
The Preeport Harbor Civic As­sociation
meeting of November fea­tured
Mr. wmiam E. Crevoiserat,
VUage Water Commissioner, and
Sheldon Weiss, D.DS., as guest
speakers.
Mr. Crevoiserafc pointed out that
the village water supply, which
comes from wells, is tested for bac­terial
content on an average of
once a day.
Tljere has been no need for
chlorine In She water for about 2
years, and there have been no
restrictions placed on the use of
water over the summer montiis des­pite
a considerable increase in pop-
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HRISTMAS TOYlAii PiRAiE
BECOMES OUTSTAilliiG HIT
Thousands Line Freeport Streets
To View Thrill-Packed Pageant
Bji. EDDIE VASn.
There aren't enough adjectives and superlatives to truly do Justice
to the entire picture of Freeport s I860 Christmas Toyland Parade.
Witihout any doubt, it was one of the most outstanding successes
ever presented by the people of Precporl. It was poclced with appeal
for l>oth young and old and It attracted thousands and thousands to
the community.
I^mbardo's And Savoy Inn
Win Duncan Hines OK
Guy Lombardo's East Point House
and- Eddie Hong'.s Savoy Inn will re­ceive
national recognition in the
new 1961 edition of the Duncan
Hines Travel Book "Adventures in
Good Eating."
K«j C icciat.jic J. Norman Lech Kent T. bompsnn
MEMBERSHIP GE^TO€ETHER
Huge Turn-Out at
Freep't Yacht Club
The Unity Party of Freeport,
headed by Mayor William P. Oiack-en,
held B genera! open-msmbsrship
meeting last night, Dec. 1, at the
Freeport Yacht Club, east of Soutli
G-rove 'Street.
A near capacity attendance was
. present to hear llLlayor GlaoJccn out­line
proposed plans of the Unity
Party for the village electSons which
will be held this Spring.
A memberehlp report revealed a
huge increase in the Unity Party
rolls which was attributed to She
many new-comers in Freeport,
(Since THE IJEADER is "going
to press" during this meeting, full
details of the meeting will be print­ed
in next week's Issue.)
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FREEPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT
COMPLETES BOND PLACEMENT
$5,350,000 to Finance New '
High and Elennentary Schools
The Board of EMucation cf the Freeport School District expressed
-gratification at the successful completition of the Dlstriet's long-term
capital program today. The District was able to place $5,350,0<IO's of
Btods to finance the new High School, which is in operation, and the
Leo F. Glbljm Elementary SchooJ, which will shortly be completed.
The District received ft bid from
the syndicate beaded by the First
N ^ o n a l City Sank of New York,
wUoh s^dlcate Indaded many of
t h e w^-koown Investment bouses
doing business on a nattonal basis.
.The xate of IntCTesfr fflie EMstrlct
xeceiveil was eouivalent to a cost
of .3.«7% and Is tba Joifectjeoat|,,
obtained by any Long Island school
district oh- similar securities In re­cent
yeans,,*
Tiie StmiA feels tbat a tremen-doos
saving In interest cost iias
been • BStMnnpUsbed and that die
taxpayers of the District liave been
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Company Merger Approved
The merger of The Llndenhurst
Bank with the Long Island Trust
Compan.v was approved by an over­whelming
majority of the .stock-holdei's
of the two InslituLloiLS at
separate meetings held Novemlje)'
29.
Of the votes cu.st. 99-0',<} of Th?
Lindeiihurst Bank .shares and 99.8<7;
of the Lon& Lsland Trust Company
shares were * voted in favor of the
merger. The announcement wa.s
made by Adam Muller and Pi-ed-erick
Hainfeld Jr.. presidents of
the two banks.
Before the merger becoines ef­fective,
approval must be received
from the New York State Banking
Department and the Boatil of Chiv-emors
of the Federal Reserve Sys­tem.
Because of requirements <if
the new federal and state bankint;
laws, approval' is not expected un­til
January, 1961
The residents, the organizatians, the Chamber of Commerce, the
Freeport Merchants Association, the contributors and the participants
ju.stly deserve to be proud of their creation.
The entire community salute.s such project leaders as J. Norman
I.eek, President of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce; Roy Caeclatore,
President of the Freeport Merchants Association and Kent Thomson,
Becreatlon Du-eotor >ot Fi-eeport, for their untiring efforts in spear­heading
this great event.
.;..„,'Special,^atelad>a->,..wa».-««:>Md~.4>SHS^ti^.A!«^
Gene North Again Head
Of BHS Award Committee
Mr. Gene North has once a^iiir:
been chosen as the chairman <•!
the Baldwin Senior High Faculty
committee which selects the .=itu- |
dent award ' winners during the
1960-61 schcol year. Mr. North has
acted as chairman to this commit­tee
for the past fchree years. At
Baldwin, he Is a member of the
Music Department.
SPECIAL
DRUG STOKE
NOnCE
Xippet'B Pliarmaey, S5 S. Grove
SJ., Ftcepbrt, will iremain open late
nntU 10 ajn. tills .Sunday, Dec 11.
An otber drag, storm- wMth aie
membccB of fi>e fteeport Fhaxinaey
Association close a t Z.pjn. MI S U I -
dstsB. jQiver's n i a n n a ^ ^ I ^ b o ae
is FB 8.-9149.
DR. ANTON NOTEf PRAISES
WILLIAM McCARTHf FAMIir
Nominates Doctors Hospital
Employee for Duryea Orchid
In Open Letter to THE LEADER
Mr. Eddie Vasil. Managing Editor
Freeport Leadcp
Dear Mr. Vasll;
This is submitted as an open letier to the community concerning
William McCaj-thy, of the staff of Doctors Hospital. I would greall.v
.".ppreciate its publications.
Honesty, loyalty and a sincere desire lor public service are three
of the most outsUmdlng character­istics
that any roan can possess. We
of Doctors Hospital, arc proud tha«
the newspapers of Long Island and
New York City saluted our BUI
McCarthy for his honesty this pa.st
week.
His gesture cf returning a large
;;'j ijome of money to its owners'surely
deserves public praise during these^
times when too many people have
forgclten to be honest.
Knowing of his work at Etoctors
Hospital, we ore fully aware that
' h i s loyalty and service to the pub-
Uce are almost tieyond compare. Wo
are also proud that these altilbutes
are the basis of the creed of op­eration
of all who are associated
with Doctors Hospital.
Therefore, because William Rici.
earthy and 'his family have won
the hearts and praise of the entire
community, and because his service, beyond the call of duly, has alway.";
earned the gratefulness of many in their hour cf need, I am proud to
nominate his wile for your respected DURYEA ORCHID AWARD.
Sincerely Yours,
Dr. Anton Notey,
Executive Director Doctors Hospital.
•^(Ed. Note: Dear Dr. Notey, we are {irMleged to accept your nomi-mtioR
and to award Uie tnsutifttl DTTKIKA OIMPHIS GOBSAQE to
MBS. WILLIASI McCABTOir as a floral toluai of mobile reeognition and
appreciatlaii. Fnrtliemiore, we are also pleased to annonnee tliat WIr.
Ed Kayatt. lias extended am InvltaUon to Vtr. and Bfrsl BiU MeCutby
to be ills dinner guests at bis Bed Carpet Bcstaniant on W. Snnrtse
Highway la Freeport.)
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DR. ANTON NOTEY
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