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Night Prowlers Keep Cops oil Jump A rash of burglaries which left several houses in this area ransacked and marred with obscenities kept (slip police busy over the week end. Sev- eral gas stations were hit as well. An intruder left obscene words scrawled on the wall in the Keigh home at 32 Bartley Lane , West Sayville. The house was entered sometime between Thursday and Satur- day of last week , the thief gaining access by breaking a glass door leading from the pa- tio. He also turned on water faucets before leaving. A prowler seen in the north- western section of Sayville may have been responsible for breaking into the residence of Arthur L. Ruzicka at 85 Cliff Avenue. The entry was report- ed to police Sunday. A man dressed in dark clothes , de- scribed as about five feet , seven inches tall , was seen in that vicinity Saturday night. The thief broke glass in a door to gain entry and ran- sacked the house. He stole ap- proximately $139 in articles , including cash from several child' s piggy banks. Also miss- ing were shotgun shells , a man ' s and a woman ' s ring, a woman ' s watch , a tie clip and earrings as well as a strong box containing family insur- ance policies, birth certificates and other personal papers. A prowler was reported seen in the rear of the John Trink- wald house on Chester Road Saturday night. He was scared away from a clothesline in the yard where he had attempted to steal a pair of pants. A thief who broke a window in the north side of Modern Auto Service station on South Main Street was unsuccessful Friday in his attempt to reach the auto storeroom containing tires. He did get away with $1.80 in change from the cash register. Leslie Homan ' s service sta- tion on North Main Street , Say- ville , was also entered some- time Friday night. The thief broke a window leading into the workshop and then from there gained access to the of- fice where he removed some pennies from the cash regis- ter and cigarettes from a vend- ing machine. Enrollment Soars by 1 , 300 Over 195 7 in Area Schools School enrollments in this area have spi ralled to such an extent there are now at least 1 , 300 more students attending classes in public and private schools here lhan there were last September. Figures released by local school systems reveal a total of 9 , 856 enrolled in classes . .as compared to the 8 , 485 total * ' reported at this time last year. This is an increase of 1 , 371. These figures do not include children attending St. John ' s Paro- chial School in Bohemia where opening sessions have been post- poned for an indefinite period since the new school building is not yet completed. Last year St. John ' s reported a tota l of 219 stu- dents and this year an enrollment of 235 is expected. Added to the 9 , 856 enrollment figure St. John ' s enrollment would bring the num- ber of pupils in this area up to 10 , 091. The Sayville school system re- ports enrollment at all schools Monday totalled 2 ,564 with a slight increase in day-to-day at- tendance expected this week. Last year ' s overall figure, \ was 2 ,358. ©Broken down this year ' s total shows that 959 students are at- tending classes in the new Say- ville High School; 435 in Sayville Junior High School; 660 in the Greene Avenue Elementary School; 418 in the Cherry Avenue School and 92 in the Tyler Ave- nue building. The Bayport-Blue Point District reports a total of 1 , 693 pupils en- trolled in its three schools. There v are 557 in Bayport High School; 647 in the Bayport Elementary School and 489 in the Blue Point School. Last year ' s figure in this district was 1.524. A check with officials in the Oakdalc-Bohemia School District Friday showed a total enrollment of 825. These figures include 465 children in the Oakdale building, 94 of whom arc children from Bo- g hernia ' s fourth and fifth grades. A (Continued on Page 3) fistbn to Remove Gutted Restaurant Ord e red by Board Building Inspector Arthur; Dickerson was ordered b y the Isli p Town Board this week to take all possible legal steps to bring about the repair or eli- mination of the abandoned Stirrup Cup Castle in Oak- dale. The once-popular eating place on Montauk Highway was condemned by the Building Department more than a year ago because of its un- safe condition since fire gutted the structure several years ago. Its condition was brought to ligh t in a campaign conducted by The Suf- folk County News to eliminate eye- sores in this area. The owner of the property, which includes a former dwelling which has also been declared to be unsafe , is listed by the town as Rose L. Giov e of Guilford Avenue Oakdale. The board' s order to Sir. Dickerson is the result of a reso- lution introduced hy .Councilmari Donald J. Kuss, also a resident ' of Oakdale. It was adopted unani- mously. Under the Unsafe Building and Collapsed Sstructures ordinance in Islip Town, the Building Depart- ment has the ultimate authority to order demolition of the buildings in question and place the cost as a tax lien on the property . PILOTING CLASS The Great South Bay Power Squadron will hold its fall piloting class in the new Sayville High School building on Brook Street. Registration night is next Thursday at eight o ' clock. Men or women 16 or over are welcome. There is no charge for the 10-week course in piloting and small boat handling. Sachem Takes Stock Of New High School Open $3 , 390000 , Faciiity Lake Ronkonkoma — The recentl y comp feted Sachem Junior-Senior High School building opened its doors last week to 1124 students of Central School District 5. The district in- cludes Lake Ronkonkoma , Holbrook and Holtsville-Farming- ville. This year will mark the first time a graduating class of 12th grade students were able to attend their own high school . \This beautiful new building is a monument to the way people feel about education in the com- munity \ , said W.dter C. Dunham , supervising principal. The building, which uses color and low maintenance materials to grea t advantage , was designed\ by architect George J. Dippell of Massapequa and was the result of thorough planning and working to- gether with school board mem- bers , the Citizens Advisory Com- mittee , faculty, educational consul- tants, the New York State Depart- ment of Education and interested citizens , according to Herman W. Beebe , president of the Board of Education. The construction was begun on September 17th, 1956. The 1 200 pupil capacity two-story building, ivill of type A construction , cos( $3 , 390 , 000. The building includes industrial shops , home economics rooms , physics-chemistry and bio- logy laboratories , auditorium and gymnasiums. The walls are tiled lo the reaching heights of slu- (Continued on Page 3) Fire Budget Is Approved Taxpayers of the Sayville Fire District offe red virtually no opposition to the district' s 1958-59 budget of $51,150 at the annual meeting held at the Sayville Fire House last Thursday night. The vote was 46 to 0 for all but two of the propositions. Single votes were cast against appropriations for the drum and bugle corps and for new department uniforms. Two void ballots were cast. West Sayville and Holbrook vote on their district budgets tonight. Building Spurt Tops Last Year in Town Islip — The construction of dwellings and other buildings in Islip Township has con- tinued to increase during the firs t eight months of 1958 , according to figures released by Building Inspector Arthur Dickerson this week . A total of 1 , 511 permits for dwellings were '^issued for January first to; August 31st this year , Mr. Dickerson ' s figures reveal. During the same period of time in 1957 1 , 375 were issued. Fees amounting to $91,223. 75 have been collected wtiiie in 1957 $50 , 609.50 was collected during the same period. A total of 5 . 00.0 per- mits on all types of buildings and additions have been issued this year as compared lo 4 , 48'i lasl year. Last month 327 dwelling P' , i' mits , 127 addition or alteration nermits , 45 garage , five commer- cial and two service station per- mits were issued. Supervisor Thomas .1. Harwond pointed out that the town is \ runnin g way ahead\ of last year s toial.s . Mr. Dickerson ' s report was released at T meeting of the town board Tues- day. Councilman Herman K. Hammer •vis appointed temporary Honshu: C ommissioner at the bnard meet- ing and was authorized to order i survey of substandard housiiu: m :he Bay Shove area. The survey would be conducted by the State 'lousing Authoritv with no cash out' ay to (he (ownshin. Mr. Hammer said that the Bay Shore \ housing situation was Voupht lo lichl by the Board of education in that community where a committee has been work- •mi for s ; \ - months. The commit- tee investigated several avenues o( •? n and found the State Hotisin y Authority survey to be the best measure. Should the Authority decide the situation is critical upon the basis of its survey, it would acquire land and building housing units. The township ' s contribution would then he the simple matter of main- taining a fixed assessed valuation on (he land involved. The unsatisfactory housing in Bay Shore concerns almost entire- ly we l fa re cases which have lo pay \ exorbitant rents \ Mr. Ham- mer said. Mr . Hammer has been working with the committee lor some time and brought the matter lo tile board' s attention so that it would be aware of the situation and keep abreast of it. Supervisor Harwood was em- powered to sign rental contracts with the Internati onal Business (Continued on Page 8) Birt h Control is Supported by Church Leaders Stony Brook — The Execu- tive Committee of the Suffolk County Council of Churches this week announced that it regards birth control therapy and the responsible use of contracep tive aids as \theolo- gically sound and morally ac- ceptable. \ Thus the Suffolk Protestant group has added its opinion in the dispute which has become an issue in New York City municipal hos- pitals. At a meeting here Monday, thr- committee unanimously endorsed, with minor modifications, the \Statement of Position on Mora ' Aspects of Birth Control Therapy \ as prepared by the Protestant Council of the City of New York. The resolution was submitted to the committee by the Rev . Dr. Arthur L. Teikmanis , of the Say- ville Congregational Church , chairman ol the Social Relations Committee. The resolution points out that '\failure to recognize (he need of sex relations in married life , sep- arate from the intention for preg- nancy, is a serious error in on ciersumding the nature of man eroded hv God lo be bound to- gether , wife and husband, in the (Continueu on Page 6) REGISTRATION FOR ADELPHI TUESDAY Registration for , Adelphi Col- lege ' s undergraduate , graduate and extension courses will take place - Tuesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p. m. w \i the j unior high school building on Greene Avenue. Dr. Agnes Snyder , curriculum consultant , has been conducting interviews for prospective stu- dents this week and will do so again tomorrow from 10 a. m. to five p. m. A ppointments May he made by telephoning Pioneer Itichard F. Clemo , director of ^thc college ' s extensions division , will also be available for appoint- ments from one to five p. jn. to- day. Brochures containing details '\ the 33 evening courses offered ny Adelphi are available without rtiarge at the office of The Suf- folk County News. ALL-FAITHS CARD PARTY TO BENEFIT JEEP FUND A meeting has been scheduled for eight o ' clock this evening in St. Lawrence ' s auditorium to form a committee for the purpose of sponsoring a community card party for the benefit of the Father Kell y Jeep Fund. All men and women interested in serving on this ' :ill-i ' aif. Iis committee are invit- ed to attend. It is tentatively planned to hold the card party on a Friday evening late in October. All proceeds will he used for the purchase of a jeep for the Rev. Joseph Kelly of Say- ville for use at his East African mission. The fund drive was in- st ituted recently b y the I' rancis Hosts Memorial Fund, administer- ed b y The Suffolk (' \iint y News. The jeep is needed to haul sup- p li es along rugged juuul e and mountain trails at the mission which includes a hospital , school and church. Local Priest Needs a Jeep The Suffolk County News is conducting a campai gn to purchase a jeep for Father Joe Kel- ly ' s African mission. Readers wishing to help the Sayville priest are asked to send contribu- tions to the Francis Hoag Memorial Fund in care of this newspaper. Father Kelly ' s mission , which includes a church, school and hospital , is lo- cated in East Africa in the shadow of famed Mount Kilimanjaro. Organizations wishing to sponsor benefit programs are asked to contact Tha News. The Southwest Corner Nelson Rock- ef e I le r is more conserva- tive than his grandfather , no matter w hat his p olit ic- al critics may say. He was at the Suffolk GOP outing for quite a spell Saturday and didn ' t ghrts away a single dime. Ima Sapp says a wife is like a fisherman. She brags about ?he one that got away and complains about the one she ' s got. The only woman who listens »o both sides of an argument •s the one who lives next door. Horses to Jingle. Jangle , Jingle m Show Sunday One of Suffolk' s most color- ful sporting events, the annual horse show sponsored by the Sayville Rotary Club will take place Sunday at the H-K Ranch on Lincoln Avenue , Sayville. AH proceeds will go to the Rotarians ' recreation fund which is used for the de- velopment of the Gillette property. Riders carrying the colors of clubs from all parts of Long Island will compete in the *var- ious events which will begin at nine a.m. and c o n t i n u e throughout the day. Classes will include parade, children ' s horsemanship, reining, clover leaf barrel , pleasure horse. English, keyhole race , knock- down and out jumpers , straight barrel event. . English horse- manship, color guard class, western trail and pleasure horse , western. Certain of these events will accumulate points t oward trophies to be awarded by the Long Island Horse Siiow Com- mittee at the end of She sea- son. The committee has ar- ranged for a September 21st date in case of inclement wea- ther. Rotarians arc selling tickets for the event at $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. Rap e Suspect Still Free ; West Sayville Girl , 15 , Attacked Islip — The investigatio n which has followed the escape from police headquarters here of a 23-year old suspect in an East Islip rape case spread to the east end of Islip Town- ship this week as the result of an attempted attack on a 15-year-old West Sayville girl Sat- ^ urriav night. The girl was struck from behind and knocked unconscious while walking on Montauk Highway near Dale Drive. Her father reported to police that the girl' s blouse had been opened ajpeS an attempt made to remove her brassiere by an assail- ant who evidently was frightened away by moving traffic. The girl , who was otherwise unmolested , re- gained consciousness an hour and a half later . There was no evidence linking this incident to the case of John Bayer, 28-year-old former mental patient accused of criminally as- saulting Mrs. Violet Wisnesky of East Islip last week. Bayer walk- ed out of police headquarters JOHN BAYER Watch Out For Him while handcuffed to a chair short- l y after being brought to the Town Hall on September second. How- ever, police have not discounted the possibility that he may be on the prowl again. Since Islip Town police recover- ed the chair Bayer left behind a short distance from the Islip Town Hall when he slipped away from headquarters, no progress has been made in locating him. The Islip Town Board has been con- ducting closed-door conferences in an effort to find who was responsi- ble for Bayer ' s escape while two officers were on desk duty in the same room. Members of the force , including Chief Bernard Gaiser and Lieut. William Barto , who was one of those on duty in the room with Bayer , were questioned. The (Continued on Page 2) FASHION SHOVV to be held at Land' s End restaurant next Tuesday under sponsorship of Court St. ¦ ¦RitMGaiho&t; Daughters , is oniy top ic of .cstiw t .ai>¦ ¦jiii kR^ommittee meet- ing. Discussing the affair are Mrs. William F. Smith , left; Mrs. Charles Doty arid Mrs . Clarence Duncavage. SIGN OF THE CAMPAIGNER is given GOP faithful by Nelson Rockefeller, candidate for Governor , at Suffolk County rally held at Blue Point Saturday. Big crowd attended day-long outing, concluded with fireworks show at night. (Photo by Rozycki) In the Heart of Pleasure Island
