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2 • NEW CASTLE NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1950 H.Allen Smith to at Library Chappaqua's most .celebrated literary light, and erstwhile'com- mentator. on local folkways, H. Allen Smith, the sage of Old ' Roaring Brook Road, has been persuaded without reluctance to make the principal address at the Chappaqua Library Asso ciation's annual meeting on 'C. Monday, January 8, at 8:15 p.m at ^the. library buidling on Seri- ter StreSti.it was announcedithis week \with pardonable pride by ^ v the Association. The ^puDlic is cordially inyitedS ^t the meet — ing~three trustees will be elected to the Association Eoard to fill the expiring terms of Board members.<Mr Smith is not a candidate ^plftf subject of Mr. Smith's jjialk has . been announced as \How to Not Understand T. S. Eiliott\ (sic)/ With the latitude of an old neighbor • Mr. Smith has indicated that he may diva- gu.ie from this theme' to- com ment on some peculiarities of the local scene, including two or three sane persons he has en- j countered here and a man met recently who has read a book. Obiter dicta'may also include a few \words on \How Not to Be Embarrassed When Making a Speech:\ Rufus, the Smith fa mily cocker, will act as censor 'of Mr. Smith's remarks. Mr.. Smith is a humorist. Mr. Smith has been a resident of Chappaqua since 1944, when he got lost on Old Roaring Brook Road while looking for a house in Connecticut which he intend ed to buy as a home. Fascin ated by what he saw he bought his present home after one peek through the window arid a firm to investigate further for _lar of spoiling first impressions. He is married and has two chil dren, one girl attending the Uni versity of North Carolina and a boy with the Dow Chemical Company. He. is also the author of the following: Low. Man on a Totem Pole; \Life in a Putty Knife Factory; Lost in the Horse Latitudes; Lo, the Poor Egyptian; We Went Thataway; and People Named Smith. The annual meeting of the As sociation is held for • the pur pose of electing new trustees to replace those; whose terms have constitutionally expired. To be replaced this year are Mrs. Bar ron Proctor, Mrs. Granville Foss and David Scott. Nominations for the new trustees will be made .by a nominating commit tee' composed of representatives of'.the Chappaqua American Le-. jjion,,the JLeaigue of Women Vot ers, the:Town Club, the ;P.T .A7 and the Chamber of Commerce. Further nominations 'may be -made from the floor.- -Ali mem bers of School District No. 4 jover 21 .years of age are..eligible tb vote. ' ~ ' A Garden Club committee headed by Mrs. Rupert • Stern arranged the Christmas decora tions for the Library this year, Mrs. Leonard Bases arranging for the Christmas tree and Mrs. Donald Earl executing the man telpiece decorations. >• C -0 ' V. T.L. FOR P.O. If you have heard anybody outside the Chappaqua Post Of fice district tailed about -'Christ mas mail deliveries this year, yWve^'nekrd some truly dis couraging tales about the ser vice. And if you've had any sad experiences yourself, let us has ten to inform you that the dif kind, of service the citizenry got elsewhere, witness that the mail coming out of New York' was as much as four days- late, and cards mailed from Maine and Vermont arrived Tuesday, the 26th. . 0 • Schedule Revised For Dance Classes has had to make some changes for this group as follows: they will meet at 6 p.m. instead of 5:45; the\ class will last .for one hour instead of two;: and^tKeT'buf- fet supper will. be omitted.- . 5 \In this way;; __,addJLtlonal ex penses can be*~ coyer ecE 5 and . t ;jc charges still kept at^e^Ji ; igiri^ ^ figure of $5,;.\ More than^ever now;7buyvr^, 5 bonds; \ The following letter .hastbeeh: sent by the committee to all pa- fent^of^eighth grade and high school children who are regist ered for the second term in the evening dancing class sponsor ed by, the Chappaqua P.T.A. \Beginning Thursday, January 4, the evening section of the Acuity wasn't local. The service [ dancing class will receive in here during the holiday rush really was superior, and no mail came in that didn't go out im mediately. The Post Office staff worked longer hours ..than any staff we've heard about in the' vicinity, and made full use of the hours worked. New re? cords were set, of course, in mail handling, as they have been every Christmas since the war. 5800 more cancellations than last year's record were made, and in coming mail, though uncounted, has had a comparable increase. Parcel post deliveries were, made by the Chappaqua staff all day Sunday and on Christmas. Per sons with mail in the office who could not otherwise be reached were phoned. This- is not the struction from two teachers from the Arthur Murray Studios. Mrs. Newcomb, who you all know, has been giving her time volun tarily, finds that she cannot keep up more than the two afternoon classes for the. second term. \In order to engage profes sional teachers, t li e committee Pianos Consoles & Spinets. Hardman, Wurlitzer, Lester, Minnipiano, Kohler & Campbell, Kimball. New & used. From $395. Finest selection of re-built grands in Westchester including Steinways, other fine names. Small mahog any grand $385. Terms. County Piano Co. 32 So. Lexington, White Plains b-4oo u . — ^ — — — — — — — — — • — 6 'BRTEN & KlNKE|^IN <i* Established 1898 Builders of Quality Homes Excavating Tennis Courts Swimming- Pools' 55 Maple Avenue Road Builders ^Driveways Remodeling Mt. Kisco 5171 Wish for You WM. D. CARLEBACH 'f%J PHOTOGRAPHER^ ;Smitii Sfc CKappaqu'af 1^179; MAY ALL THE GOOD THOUGHTS YOU HAVE SPARED TO OTHERS RE TURN A THOUSANDFOLD TO YOU; MAY ALL THE GOOD DEEDS YOU HAVE DONE BE GIVEN BACK TO YOU A THOUSAND TIMES OVER AGAIN. AND A ' HAPPY -NEW; YEAR YOU: AND YO0RS NATIONAL BANK CHAPPAQUA, N. Y. V t?: v ;\ '^'*'\-%v^*jFe)deral : .Reserve System' . • '\' , federal Eleppsit Insurance Corporation , Pleasaritville Jeweler Clocks Watches — Diamonds — Jewelry • Silverware and Novelties 3 \Wheeler Avenue Pleasantville,- N. Y. Phone: Pleasantville 2-1808 MEATS LOINS OF PORK (Whole or half, fresh cut Jersey) 65c BACON 1B 59C YOUNG STEER LIVER ;; • < : - { . s ..'. tfe m CHICKEN (Local fresh killed) .-r...... tb 65c BROILERS 8c FRIERS (Way-Best brand) tb 55c 7 Donald Ross Clifford Bushhdl QUILiTVMnckET <P*»UL: CHAPPAQUA 1-0630 £ 10631 •
