Graduate of Bsllport High:
Painting and FBI Employment
Share Local Girl's Interest
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1968-Nation Dazed,Shaken
By Senseless Assassinations
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Year Starts , Ends With Flu;
Populatio n, Tax Rolls Surge
By L ance Philli ps
HARD AT WORK- Arlene Whalley, stenographer at FBI Headquarters in Washington , takes dictation
from an FBI Agent. Arlene is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Whalley of East Patchogue , New
York , and a 1967 graduate of Bellport High School.
TALEWTED EFFORTS — FBI stenographer Arlene Whalley proudly displays one of her oil paintings
which she recently sold. Arlene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Whalley of East Patchogue, has been
employed by the FBI since 1967.
Painting and law enforcement
joyment. But recently her abil- Babylon ," she said. "An agent
seem unlikely partners , but for
ities with brush and oil have be- told me about the vita l and inArlene Whalley, daughter of Mr .
come well known. In the October , teresting work carried on b.\ the
1968, issue of "The Inv estiga- FBI aswellas the positions availand Mrs. Richard Whalley of East
Patchogue, bothplay an important
tor ," the FBI's monthly employee able and opportunities for adrole in her life.
magazine, Arlene was featured vancement at FBI H e a d q u a r A 1967 graduate of Bellport
with one ol her oil p a i n t i n g s . ters ," Arlene recalls.
High School , Arlene spend s much
Shortly thereafter, Arlene reExcited by the idea of getting
of her time painting — tliat is ,
ceived s e v e r a l requests for out on her own and working for a
when she isn't holding down a
paintings from her co-workers. highly respected agency like the
full-time job as a stenographer
Her interest in working for FBI , Arlene discussed the matter
with the Federal Bureau of Inves- the FBI developed during her
with her parents and then retigation in Washington , D.C.
senior year at Bellport H i g h
turned to the FBI office to subArlene has been painting sinc e
School .
mit an application. While she was
age 13, mostly for her own en"I visited the FBI Office at completing her senior year in
high school, the FBI was conducting a thorough background
Both Patchogue MS Seniors
investigation to insure Arlene
met its high standards for employment.
In June , 1967, she received a
letter from FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover offering her a job in
Washington. Arlene reported on
July 10, 1967, and spent her
first few days in class witli other
new clerical employees receiving
orientation and training for their
positions. She was then assigned
to the FBI Laboratory .
The FBI Laboratory has t.o
peer in the field of scientific
crime detection. Established 36
years ago by Mr. Hoover , the
Laboratory lias, tlirough its technical aid , become a most valuable partner in the fight against
crime. In fiscal year 1968 it conducted mor e tha n 342,000 examinations. Evidence is sent to the
Laboratory from FBI Agents in
the field , other Federal agencies , and state and local law enforcement agencies .
In som e cases the Laboratory
findings clearly point to a suspect' s guilt , while the results
in others are sufficient to clear
individuals suspected of having
EXCHANGE STUDENTS -- Steven Sperber , 17, exchange stuaeni
from Guatemala at Patchogue High, ami Robert Gould, 17, Patchcommitted crimes . It may be no
ogue US senior, son of Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gould of Patc h ogue,
more than a tiny chip of paint
which can point the finger of guilt
who are providing room and board while Steve is in tlie U.S. Bob
was also an exchange student this last summer in El Salvador ,
at a suspect' s car in a hit-andrun case. A revolver can be
Both boys cooperated with the Open Door Exchange Program
identified as a murder weapon
which makes arrangements for the 10-week study tours.
thr ough the markings left on a
,
By C h r i s t i n e R e c c a r d i
home is in Guatemala City and bullet . Even a signature on a regis spendinghislOweeks inPatch- istration card may pr ove thr ough
A Patchogue High School senogue tlirough Open Door. He is handwriting examination to be the
ior , Robert Could, 17 , and Sloven
also in the senior year at Patch- one bit of evidence needed to tip
Sperber , 17. fro m Guatemala are
ogue High
the scales of justice.
participating in an interesting
Part of the time Robert was in
Arlene was initiallyassigned to
student exchange program known
El Salvador he attended the Li ceo the Document Section, which hanas the Open Door . Student ExSalvadoreno, a high school inSan dles all types of examinations inchange
Salvador , witn a small group of volving documents , as* a clerkActually, the Patchogue youth ,
other American st u d e n t s who typist. She IBS been promoted to
son of Dr and Mr**. Lawrence
were also participating in the stenographer , and recently comGould of 26 Shore Road , has alprogram. The rest ofthe time he, pleted a refresher course in genready completed hi s phase of the
and the other American s, helped eral secretarial duties whichwil l
program He spent 10 weeks in El
to organize a recreation program iqualify her for h igher positions
Salvador , Centra l America , from
for local slum area children. SocJune 24 to August 30. Now he is
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playing host to Steven , whose
Patch, and Guatemalan Youths
Share Exchange Experiences
The year of 1968 will be recorded in history as a period when
tlie conscience of tlie nation was hit hard by two senseless acts
of deathly brutality. Two assassinations , the Rev . Martin Luther
King and I .S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, left tiie nation da7ed
and shaken by tlie violence of tlie acts.
Brookha ven started tlie jear with a flu scare , and ended witli
one.
A sombre , unliappy note was struck early in the year witli a
Special Grand Jury in Riverhead handing down indictments against
two town councilmen , and other persons , alleging undue use of
political influence and conflicts of interest in certain town official matters. The grand jury continued in session through the
year , and further indictments were made .
The Brookliave n Town Board approved an open housing law
tliat included court-enforceable penalties. The board also made
an attempt to solve tlie sanitary landfill site problem for gar bage
and refr e dispo sal b.i asking for money for extra land and u new
site. This raised considerable opposition and the project was finally shelved, \nother program is expected to be outlined in January,
Many records were struck this year in Brookliave n: tlie town
population surged to 207 ,613; tlie town budget was at a new high
of $13 millions; and the town tax assessment rolls liad a grand
total before deductions of $226 ,606 ,698. Also , residents in 23
out of 24 school districts saw their tax rates increased.
JANUARY
January '68 in Brookliaven started the year witli a similar
•flu scare facing tlie tow n in 1969 . However , while schools ,
offices and industries reported "extra " absentees , school district
officials were reluctant then to admit that there was "a high incidence ," of children sla y ing out of school . Symptoms were
described as "vomiting and high fe ver ," A general statement
on absences set statistics at up to 15 per cent , witli some officials saying tha t while it was felt there was a lot of flu around ,
"cases may bo mor e menta l tha n physical. " Meanwhile , a bitter
cold wave continued to plagu e tlie area , but allowin g pleasurable
sail-scootering on Bellport Bay .
The late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy made a brief visit January
11 to the Riverhead County Center with County Fxec. H . Lee
Dennison and Rep. Otis G. I'ike , followed by stops at tlie I'atchogue office of tlie Xew York Telephone Company St. John 's
Hospital , Smithtown , and a lunch in tliat town with industrialists
and community leaders.
The organizational meeting of tlie Brookhaven 1'owi, Board
witnessed tlie installing of tlie all-GOP team; the declining of a
post on tlie 3-member town Board of I thics by G. Howard Hatfield, cha irman of the Peoples National Bank; and the setting
of dates for a large number of downioni ug petitions.
Considerable interest was evoked , tlia t continued tl rough Hit
year , when 198 Suffolk County police officers raided the campus
at tbe state University at Stony Brook , and local homes and apartments , in a drug raid tha t resulted in 33 arrests of students and
"drop-in " students on cliarges of illegal possession and sale.
A planned upzoning program for Brookliaven was seen as tlie
first item in a "blueprint for continued progress ," by Super'< imtiI 'm it mi r i. i >,
FELLOWSHIP HALL - - - The Center Moriches Methodist Church had its t Hlows.np Hall adjoining the
church severely damaged Monday afternoon in a sudden bla/e that w is caih d • i I at Til p.m. and brought
under control at ~>:\3 p.m. by tlie C enter Moi iches Voluntui 1 u e De partment. O'hoto bv WM. Lemien)
C Moriches Methodist Church
Half Damaged in Sudden Blaze
\ sudden bla/e Mondty afternoon severe !1, d imaged the Fellowship Hall ,
connected to the Center Moriche s MethodiM Church un M a i n Street. Fire
Chief Micnaei M a l a n c h u k oi the Center MorL'lv s \< ,[ un!e< i Tire Depa rtment
said Ihe a J a r n i was c died m it l : 'l\ p .m. and the h ie \ \ a - > brought under control by 5:15 p.m . He ^ 'iiti 25 firemen md six pieces of app t r a i n s were used at
the fire , and there w e r e no n n u r i e s .
Babson 's Forecast:
1 he Rev , IX I dv '. ard Giles said
the church' s C lu i i t m a - , l v e
se rvice is now p lanned to bolide
with the Presbvto '-ian I hurch in
Center Moriclu s.
T h e Hev. Giles , pastor of the
Methodist C hurch , said other
seivices arc expecte d to be held
as originally scheduled. He said
if any changes arc proposed , that
(l DI lOK'S NO IL; I ach year
they would be announced later.
Babson 's Business and Financial
Chief Malnncini k said the bla/e
Specia l Permits Needed
Forecast , pr epared bv tlie noted
was held to tlie south side strucBusiness Statistics < orporation
ture , and that the work of the
firemen prevented it spreading , of Massachusetts , forecasts ecowith only a little smoke damage nomic and political eonditions fo r
m the main part of the church. the coming year . The summary
He added that tht cause of origin fur 1969 follows:)
ULLLLSLLY HI! LS, M ISS. is still "uncertain .,"
President Nixon will take overui
The Rev. Giles said the fire
The Sta te Conservation De- dorse one application for each 10 was discovered by a church memJanuary in a continuing national
partment today announced details acres they control , but no more ber , John Spiegal of Ocean Aveand i n t e r n a t i o n a l "state of
of a special deer of either sex than five hunters per 100 acres. nue , Center Moriches , who was
siege ." His major legacy from
season to be held weekdays in
\ hunter who has gotten tiie passing. He said Mr. Spiegel told the outgoing administration will
Suffolk County January 6-10 and necessary endorsement m u s t Mrs. Giles at tlie parsonage and be Vietnam , a militarily resurJanuary 13-17. Tnis shotgun only
nevt see the town clerk and -- the alarm was immediately put gent Russia , inflation , and a dolseason will be the first deer providing tlie town quota is not through to the fire department. lar that is not yet "out of the
hunting of any type permitted on
filled — obtain his permit for a
"ft was the swift response of woods. "
Long Island in 41 years , the last SI fee. The permit is valid only the v olunteer firemen that helped
season being hela here in 1928 . in the town specified on it and to keep tho bla/e atarninimttm
WAR AND P E A C E
,"
The regulations under which
only on tlie lands of (lie person tht pastor said. " \nd I want to
Much
of the difficulty in which
tiie hunt will be conducted limit
who signed the application en- thank all of the men for the good the I nited States find s itself toapplicants to those big game lidorsement.
w ork th ey did m preventing the day, both at home ond abro 'id ,
cense holders who were not sucDeer taken under the permit lire from spreading to the main
can be laid squarely on the doorcessful during tlie regular deer
must be tagged with tiie regular part of the church thus holding step of a terrible erro r in naseason , which ended December 3. big game tag and then taken to a down tiie damage.",
tional policy. The great mistake
The Department stressed , how- designated checkpoint. Here , deHe added that if tlie fire had
was the belief that wc could fight
ever , tliat the overall quota is partment personnel will examine been discovere d "only a few mina war in Southeast Asia and consmall -- 3,105 permits and the the animal and affix a self-lock- utes later the damage would have
duct "business as usual" elsepotential number of applicants
ing metal seal which mustremain oeen more severe ,"
whe re . 'Ihe result was an imenormous , so tlie prospects of attached until tlie deer is preThe Methodist pastor said the
mensely unpopular conflict and
getting an approve d permit are pared for consumption
damaged building was mostly the setting in motion of a massive
very poor .
used for informal meetings and
inflationary wave. 'I he effects of
Hunting permits will be issued
for fellowship 'ictivilies.
both tr agedies will continue to
on a quota basis for portions of
six towns hi the county. The system is similar to tliat previously
used for special seasons in other
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parts of the State . Town quotas
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are as follows : Brookhaven 1,000;
rast Hampton 500; Huntington 5;
Riverhead 750; Shelter Island 250;
Southampton (500.
A 72 - home , B residence
In order to participate in 1hc
hunt , a hunter first must obtain a zone , subdivision is beingplanned
tree application from the Depart- for property on the nortli side of
Request s must be ad- Beaver Dam Road justwestof tiie
ment.
dressed to: N .Y .S. Conser vation Bellport S e n i o r H i g h .School
Department, Division of Fish and in Brookhaven hamlet. B resiGame , 4175 Veterans Memorial dence lias 15,000 square foot
Highway, Ronkonkoma , Yew ^ ork plots.
A map outlining tlie develop11779.
Requests must be submitted in ment in three sections of 24
an envelope marked in tlie lower homes each was left witli the
left-liand corner , "Suffolk Spe- Brookha ven lown Planning Board
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cial Deer Permit ," and post- recently by Central Woods , Inc.,
i/f ' s our pl e a s u r e
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marked not later than January 13, Mark
Crohn ,
president , of
to s e n d y o u our v e ry
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.A stamped , self-addressed enve- Jerome Court , Westbury .
lope must be enclosed aloiif,' widi
Charles Samuels , of (he planb e s t w i s h e s for (he taming yen'
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tlie name and address of the ap- ning board department , said a
plicant.
hearing by tlie board on tlie proUpon receipt of the application posed subdivision was expecte d
and hunt area map, (lie hunter to be held the first week in
must then ii>id a person who owns January, He said if the subor ler ses at least 10 acres of divisio n is approved by tlie board ,
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land in the hunt area to endorse the developers wil l be filing a
his application . Owners or les- copy of the map with tlie courav
J o h n T. T u t h i l l , P u b l i s h e r
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sees in tho hunt area ma" en- clerk at Riverhead.
See "State of Siege '
Continuing in U.S.
Deer Hunting Season Will Open
In Long Island Area s January 6
.
Plan 72- Home
Subdivision On
Beaver Dam Rd.
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scourge our people with social
div :siveness and economic inequalities for .in untold length of
time .
Recession Pockets - Peace will
not come in \ i e t n a m like the
dropping of a curtain . The incoming ad m in :stration does not
intend to surrender . Hence, the
path to peace will be tortuous
and , at times , seem without end.
But , ev en though fighting may
fl are now and then , the consumption "f the hardware of death will
be considerably less in 196Sthan
'ti 1'id.S. ill is will apply particularly to standard items that are
burned up rapidly during heavy
ind w idespread attack and counterattack. \s a result , Babson 's
Reports looks for those concerns
and areas that have been heavily
committed to the m a k i n g of
bombs , shells , smal l arms , light
ammo , etc., to suffer a slump in
business volume and employment
as th . year wears aiong.
Boom Spots Too - But , if we
may need fewer bombs and less
I 'N I , wo shal l surely have a lot
of ,\ork to do in order to catch
up in modem weaponry. For
while ivt; h i v e been tied down in
\ ietnam , we have been neglecting our defense posture elsew lie re. ..especially the application of the most up-to-date researt h and development . 1969
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Early Ads, News
Heeded Hext Week
I H ' ) G\G IsI-ANDADV ANCE
of! i e .. til Le Uosed next W' ednes'U _ o ¦oijsi i v .nee of the holiday,
H it adv erasers and those w ith
tiuv , *, *eni- no urged toget their
.my . for nc \t week in as soon
as oossiblj to help speed production duri n g tlie short work
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oi luspondoiie e of the varuus oi muuuties ,erved by The
\dvaof must be m our hands ty
l' iv _i.: . December 27 .
Ml news u >xl atKertising must
Ix.' m our offko by 5 p .m . Mon<-!-<T
I' t /Ti v is m t too soon to begi n
su! m i t i i n ,,' c-ojiv . The cooperav iiii of eveivo ne will be greatly
at)Pi i ei ued
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