Burglary Suspects
To Grand Jury
At a felony hearing held at
Babylon Village Court Tuesday,
Judge Frank Gallagher bound
Decorative Argyle Park — scene at last week- burglary suspects Gary Robert
and Bill Boyd Booker over
end's art show. The art is in the background. Craven
for grand jury action. In the case
Photo by Jack Ritter of suspect Peter Davida, his
attorney Kenneth Rohl was unable to appear , and the hearing
was postponed until next Tuesday.
The suspects Craven and
Booker , both of Charleston,South
Carolina and Davida of WyanPeter
Conti, owner and children. The boat the "Captain danch Avenue are being held in
operator of the Intercounty Bar- George" sailed from the Village connection with a burglary comber School on Deer Park Avenue, Dock at noon for an hour and a mitted on August llth at the
Babylon has told the Beacon that half 's ride across the bay. Both residence of Robert Holzmacher
the students attending the school children and their parents en- of 176 Peninsula Drive.Mr .Holzcontinue to have problems with joyed the ride on Wednesday macher testified at the hearing
their cars, parked in back of and Thursday, and Friday. The that during his absence from his
the store.
Last week a car local merchants who helped make residence, two televisions sets,
owned by one of the students the boat rides possible are: a silver serving set,and a wrist
was stolen, and Mr. Conti also Norton & Siegel Insurance, Baby- watch had been stolen.
All three suspects were rereceived a threatening call in lon Pizza, Joseph Jewelers,
which the caller threatened to Babylon Board of Trade, Walters turned to the Riverhead jail.
place a bomb in one of die Cleaners and Launderers, Ken- Booker and Craven are being
students cars.
Both the car neth K. Rohl , Babylon Town held in $2500 bail, and Davida
theft and the anonymous call Press, W, E . Magee, Inc., In- is being held in bail of $10,000.
are being investigated by the surnace, Mr. B's Gift Shop,
Suffolk- County Police DepartRobert Snyder Real Estate, J. Completes Course
ment.
Valentine Southard, Inc., Bert
V 0 Strandberg, John Bernichon
All State Insurance, Babylon
Babylon Village continues to Village Board , Honorable James
Lo-Mans,
provide outstanding recreat ion R. Grover, J r.,
'
Frank
s
Sunoco
Service
Station,
for its' children and their parSecurity
National
Bank,
Seaents. This week, starting on
green
Paint,
Greenman
AssoWednesday The Village Board,
with the cooperation of a group ciates, Waldman's Stationery,
Equitable
of local merchants are provid- and Paul Southard
Insurance.
ing free boat rides for the
The Fleet's In
Village Report
School Opening...
The Babylon Village Public
Schools will begin the new school
year on Wednesday, September
4, with twenty-one new teachers,
nineteen of whom are replacements , with one extra science teacher and one school psychologist.
There will be no change in the
hour s in the Memoria l Grade and
Babylon Elementary Schools
from last year - 8:45 A.M . to
2:50 P.M., with one hour for
lunch.
To enter kindergarten , children must be 5 years of age on
or before December 1.
The lunch periods are as follows: first grade, 11:15 to 12:15,
second and third grades, 11:40
to 12:40, 4th grade, 11:10 to
12:10, 5th grade, 12:10 to 1:10,
and 6th grade, 12:40 to 1:40.
Lunch will be served beginning
with the first day of school at
30 cents.
Children in grades K-3 inclusive must live 3/4 of a mile
away from school to have bus
transportation. ' Children in
grades 4-6 inclusive must live
at least one mile from school
to obtain bus transportation. No
bus transportation is provided
for pupils in grades 7-12 inclusive.
On Tuesday, September 3, all
7th grade students are to repor t at one o'clock to receive
schedule cards and participate in
a brief orientation program.
These 7th grade students are
to enter the school by door on
Carll Avenue, opposite the handball court.
On Wednesday, September 4,
all pupils grades 7 through 12,
are to report between 7:30 and
7:40 A.M. All 8th and 9th grade
pupils are to enter door on
Carll Avenue opposite the tennis
court. 10th grade pupils will
enter the main Gym entrance,
llth grade pupils will enter the
rear door of Corrective Gym
and 12th grade pupils will enter the door by Senior High
Guidance.
This school district will have
2533 students enrolled on opening day.
All classes will be on fulltime sessions . A breakdown of
the enrollment shows 213 in kindergarten, 1125 in grades
1 through 6, and 1195 in grades
7 through 12.
The fleet's in at the Babylon Tuna Tourney and the
spectators examine the many sports fishermen on
view.
Photo by Jack Ritter
Showe r Is Held For KatK y Penny
Miss Kathy Penny was the guest
of honor at a Bridal Shower held
for her last Friday evening at the
home of Mrs .A.G. Combs of The
Crescent. Co-hostesses were
Mrs . Wilmont B.' Flanders and
Mrs. Harvey Weinschenck, and
the guests who attended were:
Miss Susan Penny, Miss Martha
Anderson, Miss Kathleen Anderson, Mrs. T. Waldron Anderson
Mrs. Warren Allen, Mrs. J.Patrick Confrey, Mrs. Joseph De
Lucca, Miss Melinda Hoffman ,
Mrs. Stanley Penny, Mrs. Ray-
Vesper Service
SAN ANTONIO—Airman Jan K.
Herman, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Murray B. Herman of 123 Bayview Ave., Babylon, N.Y., has
completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. He hasbeenassigned to the Air Force Technical
Training Center at Sheppard AFB,
Tex., for specialized schooling as
a medical services specialist.
Airman Herman, a graduate of
Babylon High School , earned his
B.A . degree from the University
of New Hampshire.
Union vesper services are
being held at the Memorial Park
on West Main Street, Babylon
on Sunday evenings at 7:00 P.M.
Reverend Donald A .Dunkerley,
Associate Pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Babylon
will preside on August 25 and
September 1
.
On September 8, the Reverend
Frederick £.Hummel, Pastor of
St. Paul's Reformed Church of
North Babylon will conduct the
services.
mond S. Penny, Mrs. Vernon M .
Parkinson, Mrs. Neil Twohill,
Mrs. Robert Cozzens, Mrs.David Christoper, Mrs. Frank Rivers, Miss Judy Williams, Mrs.
Stephen Peverley, Mrs. Gregory
Pappas, Mrs. Dorothy Warnoch,
Mrs. Elaine Houck, and Mrs. H.
B. Jackson. Those who were Invited but unable to attend were;
Mrs. Harold J ones, Mrs.Edward
Slier , Mrs. Donald Johnson, Dr.
Helen Walbridge, Mrs. Robert
Cozzens, and Miss Susan Turner.
Airman Beaudef
ROME , N .Y .—Airman Michael
L. Beaudet, son of Mrs. Jeanne
Beaudet of 19 George St., Babylon, N.Y ., has arrived for duty
at Griffiss AFB, N .Y.
Airman Beaudet,a pavement's
specialist, is assigned to a unit
of the Air Force Logistics Commanda
He previously served at Port
Hueneme, Calif.
The airman, a graduate of
Babylon High School, attended
State University of New York
at Farmingdale.
'Barbershop' Fills Argyle
For the sixth consecutive year,
Babylon Village will sponsor a
concert by the Huntington-North
Shore Chapter of the Society for
the Preser vation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet
Singing in America, Inc. The
group will appear on Wednesday
evening, August 28, 1968, at the
Argyle Park band shell, West
Main Street, Babylon.
The concert will feature "The
a 30-member
Soundsmen ".
chorus of the chapter , under the
direction of Bob Edwards of
Syosset , which recently captured second place in the society 's sectional contest. They
will give their rendition of such
old-time classics as "Good Old
Days ", "Broadway Rose , and
"Dixie ".
Three quartets from the chapter, "The Sea Chords ", "Rumble Seat Four ", and "The Semaphores", will also entertain, and
a community sing, always a favorite of the audience, will be
featured.
This is another in a series
of cultural and musical efforts
by local talent arranged by the
Babylon Village Trustees, designed to make your summer
more pleasurable.
Curtain time is 9 P.M., and
admission is free. In case of
rain, the concert will take place
on the following Wednesday ..September 4th.
Babylon Fire Department after putting out fire which occurred at home on
Photo by Jack Ritter
Simon Street early Saturday morning.
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