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FREEPORT MEMOalAL LIBHAET
S, MERRICK RD.
FREEPORT, H. t . .
FOLLOW THE
LEADER
FOR
REUABLE
ADVERTBING
FREEPORT
NASSAU'S LARGEST WEEKLY-BALDWIN
ROOSEVELT
FOLLOW THE
LEADER
FOR
NEIGHBORLY
NEWS
M E R R I CK
25JtJi Year, No. 37 FREEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1960 PRICE FrVE CENTS PER COPY
FREEPORT LEADER
Charles P. Biickli-y, Jr.
Efhvard A. Va«il
Homer Weed
Mr*. Andrew Jsrdine
Mrs. Edmund V. Schenke
Barbara Cmta
Jerry Bagatelle
And Feature Wriiitrs *
Dr. Alfred J. Cantor
Dr. John W. Dodd
Capt. Biam Reafield
Chief lames H. Ryder, FFT>
^l-Casgel . '
Atty. Riijhaid Gaiba;
Samjiel-3r^;-WMskes;-
Ban.<Mdianiitii
JUiijror Wi f . :GIiickea.
FROM THE STAFFS OF THE
MEADOWBROOK
PRESS
Jofepii Hariris
John F. Morrison
Henrielte A, Haas
Andrew J. Bracken
Henrj- P. Endres
Jaitiei; E. Trapp
Leslie E. Cooper
Charles Coyle
Joseph R. f^aaem
d i e t e r L.Bniim
Kcfinetfa V. JUves
GfioWje G- Sam
TRI-TOWN LEADER
William T. Davia
Ethel Greenwald
Jack RIcca
George C Gangler
And Feature Writers
Annette Ciag
Howardi-X. Pollock
Irving B^msiein
MarjrBolhwell
Ce<H^ B. Donna
Ltualla-Bmiisaer .
0 FREEPORT, lOM ISLAND
Well, (he Hiii ih\\ !ias conn- ;iiul j<oiic ;in<l I ln-liivf tlint
(Ihrislmas 1UH0 wns on*' uC (IK> j^ri'ati-st on neon!.
I ti:i«l llii' Ins! i>iijii>iiiiiillY (c) .siH- llif fiilln <'()inmuiii(y
• ••^n't} HicliiH! (1(1/11 tin- iiurlhsvcs! t«i llic li<iiilu"isl,
tlii-iHiuli Iftc criiUT Jif llu- villajii- rii^llt liins ii in l(u- walcl"-
f l t l M l .
I h:i\»- lift II vi\iliiij4 H'is coiiiiiuinity vwr shivv tlic days
111 till- first M-t'liTs, I mm-mbcT wlicn il W^IM first iiaiiie*!
"I'lviiKiit." afli-r llu- liaiKlnil.s. llu- Si'jim;t:is, Itn- Doxst-rs,
tin- Bc'dclls. Itti- liiiyinirs ;in<i t\w <ii!iiT |»i<iiu-irs. buill ils
liret s<»lid roiiiitUiiion.
Main Slifi'l was Ihtu jusl .stiirliiiff lo hv the c<'(iU'r of
business aclivit>>r-tbe_..liub •ol,.4ivul:^lttlM.^tti«B•••-VJ^eU,-«v*•rr;
truVtcfl -jjcCTple Ti-oiri lli'w rttlirp scclion bf l.r>in« islsinfl.
Trolirys brtHif>iiJ .shoppers fnnii Ihv IJcinpsload uvvn
.-iiid fi-oiii llir fior-Ki; ,'\Ii-i-rick fiiia*! .scfv<<( as Uw iitiiiii
i i i t t ry <i!' bf»rsi--dr;Hui \cliirlcH, I'li i'm-L if wjjs on Mcrrifk
IIOIKI ftiai Ad<ii)»li l.vw iipciicd up his li'-hl riiip(»riiiiii ill
I.H.H1.
Kviiy (Ihrisliiiiis. as I made my allima) \ i.si(, I v\ak-lK'd
I^rtH |M»rt •^row lij^.tit T and h)i<i|(r. I imlii-j-d 'hat Ihc slioppiiirf
aiH'iis ^<d hu>.i<r and biisirr. Tliis was hiil n d n r a l deserved
hceauM- |-"n-iporl was blessed willi a eeiitnil j^etiffrapliic
l(i(>ati(ni ami a i-i-iiliicies-uUI i-(-{)cihili<Hi as a Husimss Mecca.
ill Cai-t. !-re»-p(jrl was a big, l>iisy i-nniiiiiiaily when
sonii' (»f tlu- present surr<niudiiij4 ar<-as were (arm lands and
niarsbes.
Then 1 wilnessj'd Fi"ce|)orl more tliaii lnihlin.i« ils own
durin.tt the .s»»-cidled "dark de[)iess*n>ii years." Husiiie.HS lure
einitiiuie«l t<i hi- betlei- than elsewhere. Tlu re svere n<» milk
or brrad liijes and i'l-eeporl's <lepressi<in was liel<l at a
i))ininiuin.
During Ibe war years iiC tlu early iiiiieleen forlies, the
eouiinunity nlaint*! ils positicni as an oulshmdiiig Inisi-nvm
center. Slores and slic>|)s wt re at a |)reniiinn. Tbe vil-lafie
contiiuKtl to grow and tbf expaii.siiHi iiureawd Ibe
p*>|)nlarity of other slr<-et.s and ollior sections.
Tfien came the .lolmny-conio-lalely enterprise.s - the
Ily-by-nighl faniiei-s" markets and the oullinini^ impersonal
sboppiafi ctiUens with tlieb' big corporation-<»(>erated national
chain stores.
Some of the fickle public were suckorcd into "big
bargain" deais offeretl by some of these arlificially-niude
"shoppers paradises."
And some i*T the local, easy quHlers- liic natural-born
crepe-liangers, .starting ciyirig, "Freepoii i.s Dead."
I pa,sseii over Fn'ep()ri tiiany times ia.st .Saturday. In all
the years of its huHines.s histoi-y I've never seen il so busy
- s o packed with slM»|)|>er-s—so attraetis'e to not only Free-porters
but also customers from every surrounding area.
I mentioned Adolpli Levy earlier as Ix-ing representative
of pioneer busiiiessuien, now ask pres«'nl day bu-sincss
leaders, ask Dave Lew, who grew up on Merrick Road and
Main street, a . * Roy "Caccialore, pfesident of the F n e p o rt
Merchants Association, ask Henry Spitzler, head of the veteran
establishment. "Spilzler's," ask any hone-st, .sin«M;re and
conscientious merchant or businessman about Christmas
19W—it was greater than ever.
Long liv« Freeport and those merchants and businessmen
%vho have continued to have faith in the comraonity
Ihroughoiit the years. I salute those men who do not quit
eitslly. I am proud of those who can roll with a punch; who
can take a slight set-bjick; but wlio csm ccHiie buck greater
than ever.
Yes, I am proud of Freeport because Freeport has
always b ^ n symbtrfic of the great growtli. opportunity and
AmericaDism of Nassau County and Long Island.
Don't sell Freeport Short!
Happj' New Year to AU
"SANTA CLAUS."
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | The-Leader_1960-12-29 |
| Subject | Newspaper |
| Description | This is a Newspaper distributed locally within the Village of Freeport and Baldwin. |
| Creator | Linda Toscano |
| Publisher | L & M Publications, Inc. |
| Contributors | Scanned by Imaging & Microfilm Access, Inc. (Bohemia, NY 11716) |
| Date | 1960 |
| Type | Periodical |
| Format | PDF; TIFF |
| Source | Freeport Memorial Library |
| Language | English |
| Coverage | United States |
| Rights | This digital image may be freely used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image is permitted without written permission of the Freeport Memorial Library, 144 W. Merrick Road, Freeport, NY 11520 or email: frreference@freeportlibrary.info |
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