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Vol. 1, No. 26 Chappaqua, N. Y., April 25, 1946 Price Five Cents NEW CASTLE Ex-Teacher Is Candidate For School Board NEEDED — A NEW AMBULANCE • Grace Picaso Bartter, Former Member of Greeley Faculty To Run For School Board. Mrs. George C. Bartter of Or chard Ridge Road, Chappaqua, formerly for many years a mem ber of the faculty of the Horace Greeley School, has announced her candidacy for election to the New Castle School Board. Mrs. Bartter, who will be better known to her former pupils and their parents as Grace Picaso, has a- greed to run at the request of many Chappaqua friends who believe that her intimate knowl edge of local school problems will enable her to provide a singular contribution to the tasks of the school board during the coming years. Grace Picaso attended Adel- phi Academy in Brooklyn and later Adelphi College in Garden City, L. I., where she earned her master's degree. She is a mem ber of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She has a broad background in the educational field. After earning her degree, she traveled in Europe and then returned to teach high school history at the Barrington School for Girls in Great Barrington, Massachu setts. Following this she taught intermediate subjects at Wyke- ham Rise School in Connecticut and, later, elementary grades at the Dana Hall Schools in Welles- ley, Massachusetts. After taking a year out for education courses at Columbia, Miss Picaso then came to Chap paqua where she taught for many years in the grade school. While teaching at Horace Greeley, she met and married George C. Bartter of Manila, Philippines, who is now associated in New York with The New York Times. As a candidate, Mrs. Bartter brings a triple viewpoint to New Castle school matters—as former teacher, present resident, and as the parent of a pre-school age daughter. Minstrel Show Expects SRO A complete sell-out of tickets for \Chappaqua Capers\ to be held at 8:15 on Friday and Sat urday of this week in the audit orium of Horace Greeley School, wa's anticipated earlier this week by Mrs. Maxine Hecht and Mrs. Ivan Russell, co-chairman of the Ticket Committee for the wo- mens' organizations of the Con gregational an^d Ep'iscoi'pal Churches sponsoring the event. While arrangements have been made for the sale of tickets at the door, Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Hecht advise all planning to attend the minstrel show to purchase their tickets ahead of time either from them or at Jack Diamond's store to avoid the possibility of a last-minute disappointment. Charade Ends In A Dead Heat News Publisher Foregoes Final Essay Contest; Awards $50 To Both Roth and Carmer It was almost as good as being at Jamaica for the Wood Memo rial to witness the hard-fought finish of the New Castle News Charade Contest. Leaving the starting gate there six well- matched entrants who got away to a good start. From the grand stand, it looked like anybody's race. Feeling was tense. But in the back stretch, there was a sudden change. Two horses loom ed up as the leaders while their respective jockeys—Bertram H. Carmer and Stanley Roth, took to the whip. The other four starters had dropped from con tention with tw, three, even four charade answers wrong. At the wire the two leaders were neck and neck. Obviously, it was a photo finish. When the judges examined the photograph, the noses of the two leaders were right on the line. Obviously, it was a dead heat. Mr. Carmer and Mr. Roth each had three answers correct, each had one wrong. The next step, according *to the rules of the contest, should have been the introduction of the 25-word essay to decide who should get third prize of $50.00 and who the fourth prize of $25.00. But with the weather getting warm, and perhaps the jockeys rather tired after their hard ride, the Publisher of the New Castle News chose a more hu mane conclusion. He ordered the rules changed, the essay thrown out, and the third prize money of $50.00 awarded to Mr. Carmer and Mr. Roth with Congrats to both of them on their strong neck-and-heck finish. Following are the correct an swers to the tie-breaking charade as provided by the puzzle expert, Jerome Myer: 21. Expediency (xpdnc) 22. Spectacle (speck tackle) 23. Forthright (4th right) 24. Arrogate (arrow gate) The New Castle News wishes to thank its many readers who expressed appreciation of the wholesome pastime and mental gymnastics provided by the Charade Contest. Watch the New Castle News for other interesting innovations not usually offered by a country newspaper. Report Analyzes School Needs A report is now available from the Building Committee of Cen tral School District N. 4, after a study of increases in district registration, financial obligations and other pertinent data from the school years 1930-31 to 1945- 46. This is the first step in de termining the necessity for and the desirability of adding to our present school facilities. The survey based on studies made by various groups, was developed and presented by Ed ward C. M. Stahl—Chairman, and Ulric Hutton. The report, in printed form, will be placed in the hands of those attending the annual meeting of School District No. 4 on May seventh. ANNE KLOPFER WEDS J. SECOR Legion Opens Drive For New Ambulance Urgent Need Is Stressed For Replacement Of Nine Year Old Ambulance Operated And Maintained By Chappaqua American Legion Volunteers For Use Of Residents The American Legion opens its drive every year, starting May 1, for funds to operate and maintain its salutary ambulance which has been such a comfort to so many people of the town. But this year it's different. There's more to do than \operate and maintain\. By now a new ambulance is needed. The present one was already a used job when acquired with funds which the Legion was raising to use for the erection of its own local building. Now after nine years of service, the old vehicle shows ravages of wear and needs replacement soon. In anticipation of this, the Chappaqua Post of the American <§> - ' - ! X „*• Town Acts On Water Survey, Dump Problem Miss Anne Klopfer. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis G. Klopfer of King Street, was married to John W. Secor of Mount Kisco, on Saturday, April 20. The cere mony, which took place in the Manse of the Congregational Church, was performed by the Rev. Willard Soper. Miss 'sabelle Harrigan was maid of honor and Mr. Ralph Manna served as best man. Schedules Pubilc Hearing In May On Dump Ordhance; Hears Millwood Protest On Bus Line Grist in last Thursday night's mill at the New Castle Town Council's monthly meeting were problems ranging from the re gulation of dumping within town limits to contracting an engineer for a survey of the local water situation. Public remonstrances against garbage dumping in Millwood were headed by the passage of a resolution authorizing the pre paration of an ordnance re gulating dumping with a public hearing to be held May 16. The County Board of Health former ly regulated or prohibited public dumping but it was announced at the meeting that individual towns now have that right. Legion has been paying part of its income into a sinking fund for this special purpose which now totals about $3,500.00. Com plete cost of a fully equipped new ambulance is about $7,000.00. So the objective can be reached if the people come through with donations totaling about $3,500.00 As you might expect, those families who have found the ambulance at their disposal in their hour of need are the most likely to contribute. All others should hearken to the day they may need it and, in enlightened self-interest, make generous do nations. Two features that may not be sufficiently well known are that the ambulance is available for all the people regardless of (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page 2) Local G. I.'s Bride Here From Britain By Isabella Winston Former Alice Ashcroft of Woolton Met Dick Buetti At Liverpool Dance; Married In England, New Live At Apple Hill Farm. It's a long way from Woolton outside of Liverpool, England to the Apple Hill Farm on the Bedford Road in Chappaqua but the former Alice Ashcroft, now Mrs. Dick Bueti, is here at last. Petite, blonde, Blue-eyed and as pretty and endearingly shy as an English violet, Alice met and married Dick while he was on duty over-seas. She came over on the James Parker which carried a hundred and fifty G. I. brides and fifty-two babies. The trip was a slow one but she says she enjoyed it all and was only sea-sick one day. <s> I asked her what she thought of New York and she blushed at my question. \Well she ex plained, she hadn't seen Dick in such a long time. . .not since he sailed for home in October 1945, and Dick met her at the dock. . . and she was so busy looking at him, the next thing she knew she was here in Chappaqua and she really hasn't seen New York at all. But she's seen Chappaqua and (Continued on Page 3) Stassen Speaks Harold E. Stassen, former Minnesota Governor and a pop ular figure among Republican progressives, will speak in Chappaqua on the evening of June 12. His subject will be an nounced later. Mr. Stassen will be the guest of the New Castle Republican Club. Goodwill Bags Distributed By Boy Scouts Because of Easter school vaca tions, the Boy Scouts' distribu tions of Goodwill bags to help extend the rehabilitation pro gram for the handicapped of Goodwill Industries of New York is being continued through May 4 in some county communities. In a number of the twenty-two towns being covered by the Fen- imore Cooper and Hendrick Hud son Councils, bag distribution is being made in one day; in others throughout the week, end ing either April 28th or May 4th. Goodwill bags are cash-alls for accummulating household and personal effects no longer wanted. These are repaired by New York and Westchester County handicapped who receive training at the organization's workshops in industrial occu pations leading toward sel-sup- port. The trainees earn while they learn, and the repaired articles are sold in the Goodwill store in a low income neighbor hood, often in large quantities for overseas relief. The sale of the atricles provides most of the organizations' funds. Householders who miss the Boy Scout's call can receive a bag by sending a postcard to the Good will Industries of New York, Inc., 123 East 124th Street, New York City 35, or telephone ATwater 9-9470.
