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ISSUED ON FRIDAY.
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF NASSAU COUNTY
GENERAL CIRCULATION
VOL. 8. NO. IS.
FREEPORT. N. Y. FRIDAY DECEMBER 7. 1917
DNE DOLLAR PER YEAR
RAINBOW DIVISION ARRIVES IN FRANCE
THE DEPARTURE
Boys Left Many Friends
in Freeport and
Nearby Villages
No news gladdcneif' more hearta in Freeport, Hempetead and the near¬ by vUlagea last Friday than the dis¬ patch to the metropolitan newspapers from Washington that the men of tlie Rainbow Division had crossed the KiuiB Biafely and were in France without the lo88 of a single man. In fact It is officially known that the Division has been in France for three weekB.
The men had accumulated a re¬ markably large number of frienda and sweethearts In Kr(M>port during their stay at Camp MIIIr, .Mineola, where they were whipped into shape as a fightinK organization.
Many of the resiidents of Freeport and Heinp.steiid have known for sev¬ eral days that the Rainbow Division had landed in France, but the de¬ tails hud been withheld. Outside the nearby villages no inliiiiation was had that men had actually started for Franco. '
Verse lli'Krribes Voyage
The new.si)ai)er.8 co-operated in inaintaining secrecy, even to pub¬ lishing stories a'bout the various reg¬ iments and intervie'ws with com— manderH after they had gone. Those Interviews were genuine, but they failed to state when they wtre Kiven.
A copy of "The Wild Rose," pub¬ lished on hoard a transport by the Iowa regiment of the Division was received at Hempstead from France feverai days ago, indicating at the residents of that village that the e'n- tlre division had reached France safely. The paper spe-aks of tbe eag¬ erness of the men to fight and con¬ tains the following littlo gem of a soldier's life on board a crowded transport:
We wake at four in the morning,
With the buglers raising hell. Then the ofncers start a yelling
Like the.v hart Kardt^n truck to sell. They yank off all your blankets
And give your head a shove. And bellow in your sleepy ear,
"Crawl out' and get above."
Above we gro to the cold dark dock- It's dark as all get out. There are .so many of lis
That no one moves ahout. It's then the naval officer
Yells he'd like to know "Whal'n htdl you're doing there?
You fellows Met below!" Siildier8 Fiiger to Start
Kven very few ollicers of the Rain- how Division knew when they were to start for France. All had knowo in a general way that the orders would be received sifddenly and tbat in a few hoiirs the Division must move by trains to transports. For two weeks no furloughs or leaves were granted without tbe .soldier giv¬ ing a telephone number by which he could be reached.
At the end of the flrst week in Oc¬ tober the Division was aware that it niiglit get the order to move at any minute and there was much excite¬ ment. The soldiei's were "champing at their bits." They were anxious to bo off to wai'.
Kiitntining Done (jtiickly
.'\ little after oiic o'clock on the evening of October li'ith oitlorlies left the hea(i(|iiaiters of .Major Gen¬ eral W. .-X. .\iann, coniniandlng the Kabibow Divi:^i(in. and hurried to the various ri'i;iiiiental heiid(iiiarlers throughout the camp. Lights soon wore turned up in theni. 'I'heu order¬ lies began to hurry to the company 'citi'eets. Oflicers were- aioused anil lii'ieen iiiiiiiiu-s after 1 o'l-liick tvtry oue of the l';,onn soldiers of the For¬ ty-second iiivision was dressed, his kit on his hack and ready for wm.
All sireet lamps throughout the big camp w;i , kcpi dark. Tliere w as uo bugle giving signals. All had beeu arranged iireviously. Twenty luin- utes after 1 o'flocU the tirst com¬ pany reached the Clinton Uoad cross¬ ing and started to board the first t rain.
There was no shouting of orders. Only ihe tramp, tramp of eager feel was heard, as the companies tiled out of their ijuai'ters, swung into line and inai'cUed off to the railroad sid¬ ing . No lights were turned up in the cars. Tbe soldiers found their way in the darli. There was no shouting, as on- i:iig-ht expect from soldiers off to baliK, but there was much suppressed excitement. Sol¬ diers Jibed each other lu the ribs and whispered: "We're off. old pal," or "God help the Kaiser!"
It retjuired twenty-three trains of thirteen cars each to move tbe di¬ vision. They were all gone before daylight. The etjulpment, Incluaiug luotor trucks aud supplies of all kind, wag gone before noon. Catup MtllB was "aa clean tti a whistle" and ready for tbe new troops, the Sunset Division, which Utgau to aa- aeuble in a tew tiours.
Before dark tbat nl^bt tbe Raiubow
I nltw In Kalnbow nivlKlnn
The guard units composing the Ralnbo'w Division are as follows:
Division Headquarters Troop (Second Separate Trt>op, Lou¬ isiana cavalry).
149th Division Machine Oun Battalion (Third battalion, Fourth Pennsylvania Infan¬ try).
150th Machine Oun Battalion (E, F and O Cjnipanies, Sec¬ ond WlBconBln Infantry).
165th Infantry (old Slirty- nlntb, New York, recruited from the Seventh, Twelfth, Twenty-third and Seventy- first New York Infantry).
166th Infantry (Fourth Ohio Infantry).
15l8t Machine Oun Battalion (B, C and F Companies, Sec¬ ond Oeorgia Infantry).
167th Infantry (Fourth Ala¬ bama Infantry).
168th Infantry (Third Iowa Infantry).
Hllth Field Artillery (First Illinois Field Artillery).
150th Field Artillery (First Indiana Field Artillery).
151st Field Artillery (First .Minnesota Field Artillery).
117th Trench Mortar Battery (Third and Fourth Companies, Maryland Coast Artillery Cps).
117th Fnglneers (First Sep¬ arate llattalion. South Caroli¬ na. First Separate Battalion Kngincers, California).
117th Field Signal Battalion Missouri),
117th Headquarters Train and Military Police (Coast Ar¬ tillery Corps. Virginia).
117th I'^nglneer Train (North Carolina).
117th Ammunition Train (Kansas),
117th .Supply Train (Texas).
117th Sanitary Train (First Amoulance Companies of Mich¬ igan, New Jersey, Tennessee and Oklahoma).
First, Second, Third and Fourth Field Hospital Com¬ panies (Fir.st Field Hospital Companies of the District of Columbia, Nebraska. Colorado and Oregon).
Division was on board the transports and late at ni.eht the ves'sels started for France. Then the enthusiasm of the men "let go" and word ]iist re¬ ceived from France indicates that it is ijtill keeping up.
IMPROVEMENT AT BAU)WIN HARBOR
In conformity with the State and national project to build a main channel through the confluent bays ot the south side of Long Island, a lateral channel, 100 feet wide is con¬ templated at Baldwin Harbor, and near the shore at Milburn River and Hempstead Bay. Al)out one hun¬ dred acres of shore front at Baldwin Uarbor are being developed for im¬ proveinent with bungalows and j dwellings ne.xt spring. The water¬ way improvement is being made by private interests, but it will redound iis Hiiicli to the advantage of the gen¬ eral public as it will to the good of piiipei'ly interests. Baldwin Harbor i.s a popular anchorage place for iiiaiiy pleasure boat owners who do not reside in the home colony there, its well as for the craft of those who do.
Of great interest to every Nassau (^ounty resident is the project to build a Ciiiiseway across Hempstead I'liy into lliildwin Harbor to the cast- ei'ii part of Loni;' neaeh, making thiit extensive ocean front easily accessi¬ ble trt and from the mainland. Sev- cial openings in and bridges ovi^r tlie tiiiiseway will be mado. tl i.'i in- tindod to have the causeway termi¬ nate at the l-ong Beach summer hdiiic j-olony, Nassau by the Sea. That section of the Iteach is slightly de- M-lopcd and only accissible by sail and motor boats and a small feiry'-
A trolley road from Baldwin Har¬ bor over a causeway to I.ong Beach would add at least a million dollars to the taxable assets of Hempstead. The beach is one of the finest in the world.
Trt)lrt'y cars from all parts of Nas- cau County iiass through Baldwin lliirtior. A causeway extending from the harbor to Long Bt^ach would bring the ocean front practically to the doors of residents of all sections ot the county.
UNCLE'S CHIPS
Nary a mosquito h&R been seen, heard or felt on the town mar&hes for more than a iponth. This fact la not necessarily a proof of his com¬ plete extinction, and It hardly war¬ rants an outburst of boisterous sat¬ isfaction at the headquarters of the Nassau County Association. Tony, the only political barber whose claims to an InspectorBhlp were over¬ looked by the Meadows Milking So¬ ciety, maliciously asserts that the weather had something to do with it. Deep down in his heart the ne¬ glected one, no doubt, was envious¬ ly contemplating the lot of the in¬ spector who never ri'ses earlier than 9 a. m. during the winter solstice, and for 'whom the pay roll, like the babbling brook, runs on forever.
The Honor Roll of Freeport's Church of Our Holy Redeemer looms up as the largest patriotic contribu¬ tion of Nassau County. Thirty-eight from a single congregation is indeed a generous portion, and the end is not yet, for more than one family is likely to enrich the roster. There is another Mct.'ord ,for instance, ris¬ ing fifteen years, who is tugging at bis moorings eager for the day when be too may face the Boches. How fared our other churches? There are certainly Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist boys In the trenches.
The Bank of Rockville Centre in a series of advertisements is having some interesting heart to heart talks with the public concerning the con¬ veniences and advantages of a bank, especially to smaller depositors. Not the least of these conveniences is the keeping of your Librty Bonds which this bank now undertakes free of charge. This is a brand new idea, and when you stop to think It over, a most sensible one. Your gold you may put in the toe of your stocking and hang it in the smoky chimney or bury it in the ground, and it suf¬ fers no impairment in value. It may even go through fire without becom¬ ing dross. But how^ about your bonds How many have places where these can be kept from mice and thieves and curious childhood? One's trou¬ bles reilily begin •when he becomes a small bondholder. How comforting the thought then that a real bank, v.'ith big safes and combination locks, will hold them for you and let you go in and look over your previous possession as often as you please, and all without charge. New blood has recently been introduced into the cir¬ culatory system of this particular tiank, and results are already appear¬ ing. An infusion of new blood, by tbe way, is beneficial to villages as well as financial institutions. Coupled with a few first class funerals, it will lift even the most conservative vil-
lage into the lime light. Who Is there so Bclflsh that he would, If he could, deprive our charming neighbor, Rock¬ ville Centre, of both these long-need¬ ed advantages T
Why a millionaire? Is now ans'wer- ed. See details «f the Fusion cam¬ paign fund. Congressman Hicks might score one by adding excess po¬ litical contribution to the other sources of Uncle Sam's income
The deep religious convictions of the Kaiser have not been visibly stirred for a week. He has not once publicly called upon God during all that long period. Truly a bad ex¬ ample for his Christian legions.
The Brooklyn Eagle insists that "the establishment of the State Con¬ stabulary is for the purpose of curb¬ ing crime, principally in rural dis¬ tricts." They may prove useful in hamlets like Brooklyn, but out here in Nassau things are distinctly dif¬ ferent. They travel In pairs, these Sancho Panzas, in search of adven¬ ture, as Robin Hood's merrie men in their best bottled green. Perhaps they do Inspire more confidence than the constables of Nassau, notwith¬ standing the record of the latter for their dare-devil charges upon the county treasury. But their ralson d'etre is as. much .a mystery to the natives as the man who struck Billy Paterson. It is held In sonie civic circles not 'wholly given over to pink teas that the constabulary is an add¬ ed expense without being a corre¬ sponding benefit. Alas that the Civic Federation of Hempstead, founded with such a newspaper flourish by .Most Worshipful Brother William S. Pettit, has gone to pot and no real Research Bureau remains to guard the pay roll, for a pay roll there must be, nobody ever having yet heard of anybody who haa done something foi Nassau for nothing. If the constabu¬ lary only proves discriminating in the use of firearms, we Innocent ones shall feel devoutly thankful, for there still lingers in Hempstead the tradi¬ tion that bodies of Revolutionary horse marines also sauntered aimless¬ ly across our plains and were dread¬ fully careless in the use of their bul¬ lets.
NASSAU CAMPAIGN FOR THE RED CROSS
NEED 30,000 MEN
Movement For County
Wide Drive for
Support
Timid Long Islanders may take heart once more. Experts who know Germany's building capacity and her losses in under-sea ¦warfare, are con¬ fident that all told there are not more than 125 German submarines in ex¬ istence. This is of course 125 too many, but the consta'ntly increasing ( flectiveness of the campaign against them is steadily wearing the nui-nber down. The stories of enormous new
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NASSAU CO. MEN MADEilFFICERS
.Must Itepttrt Hott Addremi Adjutant General Charles H. Sher¬ rill, of New York State, announced on Saturday nlgbt the receipt of an or¬ der from Provost Marshal General Crowder at Washington warning all men wbo registered in the Federal draft and have changed their ad¬ dresses since registration tlay to get Hi touch immediately with the local board where they regl»tered and fur¬ nish their present address so copies of tlut questionnaire cau be mailed to tbem. The District Board of Hempetead will begin about Decem¬ ber 15 to null these queatlouuaires.
The following Nassau County men have received commissions at the close of the second Plattsburg Train¬ ing Camp as announced on November 24th. The men will report for duty nn December 15th. The names and tbe classification follows: (LASS A These men are to be called to ac live duty at the close of the camp to fill existing vacancies in the Na¬ tional .\riny or to be att.ached to reg¬ ular army organizations: INFANTRY First 'Lieutenants I\iul I). Brown, Garden City. l-\ R. Howe, Hick.sville. C. A. .Marshall, Cedarhurst. William F. Gallagher, Jr., Rockville
Centre. .lames Whito, Rockville Centre. .'Man C. Gott.-ichaldt. Hempstead.
Second Lliiuteiianls Lester Jacolison, Lawrence, (ieorne Bickeihaiipt, AVoodmere. George C. Buchterkirch, Sea Cliff. CLASS C These men to be commissioned as indicated at close of camp, called to active duty immediately and grant¬ ed leave of absence until December 15th, on which date they will report to the commanding officer of the Na¬ tional Army Division or Regular Army Regiment to which they may be assigned.
(* Ib placed in front of names of those whose commissions are not to be in Oflacers' Reserve Corps.) l.VFANTBY CaptaluM • E. B. Johns, Baldwin. W. L. Gay, Mineola.
Flr»t Lii^uteBints R. D. Gibson, Garden < ty. Herbert W. Clock, Fre. port. Paul G. Schuman. Baldwin. FIELD ARTILLEST raptoins Devereaox Milburn. Westbury.
Fint UvHtouat* J. H. Ripley, Hempatead. William F- Fowler. Lynbrook. Fi«d C. Hewlett, Merrick.
HERBERT W. CLOCK GETS COMMISSION
Freeport extends its heartiest congratulaitions to Lieut, Herbert W. Clock, recently commissioned after j six months' training at Plattsburg.
-Mr. Clark 'was awarded a commis¬ sion as fir.st lieutenant in tbe Infan¬ try. He will report for duty on De¬ cember -ISth.
Mr. Clock is the son of Counselor and -Mrs. Harry G. Clock. Lieut, ("lock is a native of Huntington and lias resided in Freeport since 1903. lie is a .irradiiate of the Freeport High School and of the Mercersburg (I^.i.) .-Vcadeniy. After four years' study in Oxford College, England, he als.'> graduated there.
\\'liile in the latter university he was captain of the Pembroke College foothill 1 team and had the name of heing one of the greatest players of lli(> itaiiie in England. He was strong ff)i' athletics and in one night won two (•hampionshlps in boxing, the welterweight and middleweight. He i.s well known in athletics both in I-'ngland and France.
The American Red Cross has or¬ ganized a Christmas Drive to obtain 10,000,000 new members of the Red Cross Soclty before Christmas, 1917. Mrs. H. P. Davison, chainnan of the Nassau County Chapter, has appoint¬ ed Mr. Herbert S. Houston chairman for this Christmas Campaign Drivt In Nassau County. .Mr. Houston, utilizing the tremendous experience which he has had in many different kinds of organization work, has al¬ ready gotten into working order a Nassau County organization which will put the Christmas Drive under way and continue it with such a power that it will far exceed the 22,- 0(11) new Red Cross members which is the fiuota given by the Society to Nassau County, bringing the total members up to 30,000 in the county. Mr. M. P. tkiuld, of Garden City, bas been appointed chairman of the Pub¬ licity Committee. As members ot his committee hP has appointed the pub¬ lishers of the twenty-four county newspapers and also the county rep¬ resentatives of the Brooklyn paprs. Already the county publishers are showing their patriotism and are go¬ ing into tbe work with great en¬ thusiasm.
Mr. P^. Fred Eastman has been ap¬ pointed chairman of the Speakers' Bu¬ reau. Already he has made plans to have modern "Minute Men" speak at movie performances throughout the cohnty during the week of the Drive, December 16th to 24th inclusive. He also has been in touch with nearly all of the churches and has received a most hearty response from the min¬ isters. He has asked them to call the attention of their congregations on Sunday, the 16th, to this Army of Mercy.
Mr. Charles I^. Lee. of Glen Cove, is chairman of the Christmas Drive Teams. There is to be a team in each town in the county, each team having a manager. The team man¬ agers for the various towns of the county are as follows:
Baldwin, E. A. Hawkins; Feepoit, Alfred T. Davison; Long Beach. Wil¬ liam Bramwell; Hempstead, L. H. Irwin; Port Washington, Byron C. Gould; Glen Cove, C. P. Valentine; .Manhasset, George Linklettor; Plan- dome, Roy C, Gasser; Oyster Bay, .lohn F". Bermingham; Great Neck, J. Rdward Meyer; Mineola, Warren C, Seaman; Rockville Centre, GeorgeH. Bradbrook; Rockaway, Frank Dillon; RosljTi, Nathan Jonas; Sea Cliff, Harry L. North: Westbury, John A. Albertson; Brookville, Mrs. L. J. Francke; Garden City, Capt. H. Louis Naisawald; Lynbrook, Mrs. J. Huma- son; Valley Stream, Francis Ham¬ mill; Locust Valley, Rev. Charles W. Hinton.
Each team manager is to appoint a large committee or team to carry on the drive under his direction. Mr. Warner M. Leeds, of Port Washing¬ ton, is chairman of the Army Enlist-
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE SUPERVISORS
LEONE D. HOWELL SHOWING RESULTS
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BOYS CONFERENCE TO MAKE REPORT
BRCOBDiS Pl-BLIC
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced last week to the I^iocal Board at Hempstead that all records kept by local and district boards. Ad¬ jutants General, and other persons in connection with registration, exami¬ nation, selection, and mobilization of registrants under the selective ser¬ vice law will be open to public In¬ spection during usual business hours, except answers to questions concern¬ ing physical or mental condition and dependency.
General Crowder said draft ofBclals have no inclination to cause injustice or embarrasisment to registrants, and tbe rules and regulations make it a misdemeanor to divulge any Infortna- tion regarding physical fitness or de¬ pendency of a registrant to persons o<tber than those directly connected with tbe administration of tbe law. and a one-year Imprisonment pen¬ alty will be iinpoMd for violation.
Read tbe NasMU Poat for local tati vicinity news.
The Fourth Anniial Older Hoys' I'nnforence for I.ong Island held at Greenpoint, Novenit'cr 30lh to Deceni¬ ber 2iid, had 124 delegates in atiend- ance. From the opening baiiiiiHi on i'ridi'.y evening to the "Forward Step" session Sunday aflernoon the confer¬ ence was dominatd by a .'spirit of good will, inspiration ;iiid ftllowship.
The following ofliceis were elecld:
Pres., .Mortimer Jones, Hempstead.
Vice-Pres., Clement Booth, Southold.
Sec, August Wagner, Locust Valley.
Treas., George Dare, Patchogue.
That the results of the 'conference might be conserved a committee of flve delegates was appointed to plan a program ot activities to be put Into operation by the delegates in their own communities.
At the Sunday afternoon Conference Parlianient It was further moved that (>ach delegate write a story of the conference for his home paper, and also that the delegates upon their re¬ turn home conduct mass meetings to give reports, thus giving their own communities the advantage of the conference. A vote of thanks was given the people of Greenport for their admirable hospitality in enter¬ taining tbe conference. A special thanks was given the chuches, the Greeport Federation, the Hig;h School Klrls for their aervice at the ban¬ quet, and all others whose services made the conference a success. A vote of tha.nk8 waa also given ttie speak¬ ers for their helpful tAittmttt tad their fellowablp dartof tb* ooafaTi wee. . I .. f «|!fl9
Efflclency, thoroughness and impar¬ tiality are the outstanding charai.ter- intics of the term of office of Surro¬ gate I.eone D. Howell, who was elect- K'd to his present position in Novem¬ ber, li>16, defeating by a substantial vote the late John J. Graham, who was probably the strongest candidate on the Democratic ticket. Even Sur¬ rogate Howell's Btaunchest supporters were a trifle dubious about his cliances for victory up to within a few weeks of election day. There had, however, been a gradual undercurrent of sentiment growing in his favor which could not be checked even by the most forcible elTorts of his op¬ ponents and which flnally gained so much momentum that .Mr. Howell's campaign—marked by impressive and straightforward talks to the voters—• resulted in a deservedly successful termination.
When the present Surrogate took oflice on January 1, of this year, he .set about the task of bringing up to date the probate and other records of the ollice which were then consider¬ ably behindhand, due to the recon¬ struction work incident to enlarging the Court House. To-day the office I'orce under the supervision of the Surrogate and his chief clerk, Edwin W. Weeks, have brought the records (o within ten days of being up to date, and before the first of next year the office will have caught up with the new business.
Surrogate Howell has heen spoken of with frequent commendation by every lawyer who does business in his court. The Surrogate is an able in¬ terpreter of the law, and none of his decisions, as far as is known, have been appealed from. No complaint has as yet been received about the conduct of affairs in the office under Surrogate Howell's supervision; on the contrary, many letters of apprecia¬ tion have been received' from lawyers who iave done business with the of¬ fice.
Recently the Surrogate formulated a rule that jury trials in his court must be put on at a regular term of cotirt. He was prompted to this ac¬ tion by tbe failure of lawyers to be Ijrepared with their cases causing at times, a needless expense to the county in suiiiiiioninsf a panel of jiij rors who bad to be dismissed for lack o{ york. Henceforth juroi-s will be summoned for the Surrogate's Court only when there is reasonable cer¬ tainty that business will be ready for them when they appear.
Some idea of the volume of busi¬ ness done in the Surrogate's office during the past eleven months can be gathen-d from the following figures, .showing the number of documents jjoing through tbe hands of the Sur¬ rogate and the different clerks in the office, and flnally being placed upon the records. Nearly every separate proceeding requires careful inspec- ti'in and recording, necessitating con¬ siderable detail work.
Probate proceedings, 188; notice to creditors, 113; accounting proceed¬ ings, 173; general guardianship mat¬ ters, 102; administration proceedings, 173. \
The Itransfer tax branch of the Surrogate's office has also shown an increased volume of business this year, the sum of $126,8!).1.74 having been as.sessed as inheritance taxes upon 122 decedents' t^tates in the county from January 1 to December 1, li»17. Papers in UC noii-taxalile es¬ tates have also been filed in the of fice.
CO. SEALER REPORTS
$50,000 Needed For
Bridges Mostiy on
Long Betch Road
Frank A. Wood, County Sealer ot Weights and Measures of Rooserelt, L. 1., filed on .Monday a report of hla work for the year ending December 1, 1917.
The report shows that of sprtec balances examined 806 were found correct and 189 incorrect and con¬ demned. Most of the balances troro those carried by junkmen, icemen and butchers, the report says. Oa beam scales tested nine were found correct and four incorrect. One liun¬ dred and flfty-four dry measures iirera foinul correct and 46 Incorrect. Of liiiuid measures there were 652 that were correct and 68 that were faulty. The statement reveals that during the past year $310 has been collected from nutcchers, grocers, I'rult and ice deal¬ ers.
The County Sealer finds that origl-. nal packages from packers and ¦ wholesalers are weighed in strict coiiipliance witb the law.'
.Mr. John .-V. Albertson appeared be- foiti tht! Board and asked for an ap¬ propriation of $1500 for use by tbe Child Welfare Bureau. The applica¬ tion was granted.
W. Fred Starks, County Superin¬ tendent of Highways, flled a state- ' ment of amounts necessary for tbe.. repair and maintenance of certain bridges in the county. The state¬ ment was flled. It shows that Mr. Starks recommends that the sum of $50,000 be raised for the construction, repair or reconBiructldn of bridges or parts of bridges as follows: **ay^^ ville Bridge, Wreck Lead Bridge, Bar¬ num Island Bridge, Third Long Beach Srldge, Burnside Avenue Bridge and Mott Creek Bridge. The statement states that plans have al¬ ready been prepared for a reinforc¬ ed concrete bridge crossing laruuru Island, the cost to be about |(iO,OOC The Supervisors a^d County Con¬ troller discussed matters in connec¬ tion "with the tuberculosis hospital and the rocoramendatlons for Im¬ provements to the county jail.
Permission was granted to Con¬ troller Bennett to employ a book¬ keeper in his office at the rate of $1800 a year, pending the establish- iih'.n of a Civil Service eligible list. The appointee is to take the place of Morris Friedman, who has resigned as bookkeeper in the office.
The Commissioner of Jurors 'was ai!; :orizid to appoint a typist for his office for fifteen days in December at the rate of $3 per day. The appoint¬ ment is to be made from the Civil Service list.
Tho Board of Supervisors at their meeting last Friday transferred $1500 from the police telephone and. the County Clerk fees fund, $1000 from the former and $500 from the latter, to be used in carrying on the work of the Child Welfare Board of the county, John A\ Albertson, repre^ J senting the Nassau County A8SOcl»>- tion, appeared before the supervitf-, ors and asked for the approprlatioilL ¦•|| of S1500 with which to carry on the* work.
Morris'Friedman, for several yeara accountant in the Controller's office, (i tendered his resignation to take ef-t^f feet December 3, for the purpose of devoting all of his time to the man¬ agement of tbti Hicksville Courier.
PAY YOUR TAXES TO TOWN COLLEaOR
Joseph H. Foster, receiver of tuxes for the Town of HempMean, jsavn notice in tbe last issue of Tbi' .s'a.^- saii Post of taxes due and payable on and after Deceinber 1. The as¬ sessed valuation in the town includ¬ ing the Incorporated villages, Is $70,- O6ii,020. The assessed valuation in the villages totals $30,605,613.04.
A summary of the notice 8flow» that the amount of tbe various taxe'3 exclusive of school and district levys Is as follows: State, $142,354.11; County, $671,221.11; Town, $182,031.- oi; Road, 199,000, and Bnors of Health, $5650.
As tbe notice indicates, tbe rate in tbe town outside of the villages, exclusive of school and district taxes, is $1.68 1-2; the rate in tbe villages is $1.42 1-2 on tbe bundred. In tbe village of Freeport tbe total rate for all the taxes, exclusive of cxiurse of the village tax, is $2.66 1-2 uu the bundred.
Tbe Receiver will collect tbe levy at his oflice, 97 Main Street, Hemp¬ stead, Irom December 1 to Septem¬ ber 1. 1918. The Uz can b« paid in
two parte. Tbe various peoaltiei for to tbe Waverly Co., 46 Bose 8tr««t,^ delay in payment are specified in thm New York, and you will receive notice. by parcel poet.—Adr,
BIG RESOURCES '; FREEPORT BANK
The report of the condition of the Freeport Bank at the dose of busi¬ ness on the 14th day of November, this year, printed in another column of this issue, dlsclose-s the fact tbat the total resources of the institution are more than a million dollars. To be specific the figures are $1,023,- 515.19.
The F'reeport Bank, under tbe par<< llcular guidance of Cashier William S. Hall and his co-opearting direct ors, particularly W. Cr. Miller and D. ' Wesley Pine, has experienced a re-. markable growth during the last ten years, and the Institution is regarded by State and county autboritiee a« one of the most stable and reliable banks in tbe Stat^
The total of the surplus and dn- divided profits is over 1100,000. Ttt.. depoBlti are over $875,000,
Help win tbe war by oonaervattoa; < of food. One bundred and eighty- three economical war recipes for wheatless aod meatless days, alao meat nubstitutes. These recipes aro printed on cards 4x6 incbea and pack¬ ed In a fine bolly aud point-sett«r' box. At tbe preneut hlsb cost of these recipes are neceasary in i^-mie. You can save tbe coat uf Ibeffi ( . one uaal. Send 26 cents by mall
