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VOL. 15 NO. 36 The Week of December 11-17,1980 20 cents per copy
Suspect Arrested In Parking Meter Rip-Offs
A 17 year old Bethpage youth was arrested last Sunday and charged with 2nd degree
grand larceny in the theft of six parking meters from a Town of Oyster Bay parking lot
located on Stewart Avenue in Bethpage.
After being placed under arrest by 8th Squad Detectives Charles Kelly and Walter Schoel-lermann,
and while being led to a police car, the youth, Ted Brunter of 531 Stewart Avenue,
broke custody and fled on foot. Following a pursuit by the arresting detectives, Brunter was
found approximately seven blocks away and, after being tackled by Detective Kelly, was
subdued and handcuffed. In addition to the grand larceny charge, 2nd degree escape
charges were also lodged against Brunter.
The parking meters, valued at $750.00 were taken from the Stewart Avenue location on
November 27th. Several days later, the cases of the meters were recovered in an area next
to the suspect's home.
On Sunday morning at approximately 10:35 a.m., Detectives Kelly and Schoellermann,
who had been investigating the case since the theft occurred, went to the 531 Stewart Avenue
address. Brunter was questioned and subsequently placed under arrest.
Following arraignment on December 8th, Brunter was held in lieu of bail, which was set
at $2,500. bond for each count, or $1,000. cash for each count. He is presently incarcerated at
the Nassau County Jail in East Meadow.
At the time of his arrest, Brunter was on probation for a previous burglary charge.
St. Martin Of Tours School Celebrates 25th Anniversary
On Tuesday evening, Nov. 23, the students of St. Martin of Tours school presented a program which highlighted the 25 year history of St. Martins. A packed auditorium enjoyed the
program and the memories that it brought to mind.
A group of St. Martin students entertaining those present at the
school's anniversary festivities with a song.
On Tuesday evening, Nov. 23, the students of St. Martin of Tours school presented a
program which highlighted the 25 year history of St. Martins. A packed auditorium enjoyed
the program and the memories that it brought to mind.
During the past 25 years we have seen dedicated service by both religious and lay teach­ers
who have educated boys and girls in a solid Catholic tradition and strong intellectual
pursuits; it has been a perfect blend of Divine caring and human choice. We have seen
twenty-five years of parental love, sacrifice and contribution to more than just a school but
to a code of behavior and a way of life. They have been years of contribution to the individ­ual,
to the family, to the Parish, to the community and to the world.
St. Martin of Tours School was born in much the same way as the Parish. More than fifty
years ago a group of people felt the need for a Church, and despite the Bishop's questioning
of the need for another Parish between two already existing ones, these good people pursued
their dream and by physical strength, financial sacrifice and determination, convinced the
Bishop that their need was real. In 1952, it became apparent that the addition of a school was
necessary. Bethpage was a growing community with many Catholic youngsters. The
expansion of the Parish and the lack of a school increased the burden of religious education
for this growing number of children. Two nuns from St. Ignatius in Hicksville had taken on
Part of the services conducted at the celebration program.
the task, but there were just too many children. Even with the formation of the Mothers'
Club, a forerunner of the CCD program, it was difficult.
The building of a school became a priority under Father Hartigan. Father Sylvester
McNamara, his assistant, was put in charge of the project. The school ground breaking took
place in May, 1954, and the school doors opened in September, 1955.
From the beginning a love for St. Martin's and a feeling on oneness with God and
community existed. We knew we were good and would go on to be even better. A feeling of
pride and accomplishment prevailed in the school and in the community.
In 1961 Father Stortz bade good-bye to the first graduating class. There were 119 young-stGrs
St. Martin's "boom" years were in the late 1950's and it became evident that an addition to
the school was needed. In 1959, at a cost of $300,000, a contract was signed that added ten
classrooms and a cafeteria. An average Parish family at that time had five children. Four
to five hundred Baptisms were performed yearly. An addition to the school meant more
work, more sacrifice and more adjustments. But the children were worth it: The new addit­ion
was completed in 1960, and the bells pealed to honor our parish, our parents, our faculty,
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Latest Drug Alert A "Mickey Mouse" Warning
The stick-on decal, Adams said, shows Mickey Mouse as the "Sorcerer's Apprentice."
The Disney character is in a long robe and pointed hat, above which are little dots. There
also may be a stick-on decal showing King Tut. To transfer the Mickey Mouse picture onto
the hand or book, children usually moisten the gummy back by licking it - thus ingesting the
LSD.
The N.Y. C. Police Dept. has confiscated some of these stamps, last week, at a public
school on Staten Island and during a drug raid in lower Manhattan. In Bergen County, N. J.,
two people have been arrested for possession of the decals and the Prosecutor's Office in
Union County, N.J., said its investigation confirms circulation in many places statewide.
Manufacture and distribution may be originating from Boston.
Nassau's Dept. of Drug and Alcohol Addiction warned today (TUES., DEC.2) that an
LSD-impregnated decal, attractive to children, may be for sale in the county.
The decal, which children paste on their skin like a tattoo or decorate their school books
with, is red, yellow, and blue and measures 1/2" by 1/2".
"It's smaller than a postage stamp," according to the Dept.'s Commissioner, Harold E.
Adams, CSW, "but even that much LSD on the surface, mixed into the glue, is very
dangerous." LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), which was popular among college students
in the mid-70s, is an hallucinogenic drug. Shortly after ingestion, LSD can result in visual
distortion, restlessness, nausea, profuse perspiration, and rapid heartbeat. In the long run,
LSD may cause "flashbacks" and genetic and/or brain damage.