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NEW CASTLE NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1951 • 5 The Listening hi William D. Carlebach Our first two columns were written way back in February, and we thought at the time that they were pretty timely. Subse quent events proved them not t#be, and .the Town Board is well on its way to accepting the Chamber o£ Commerce off-street parking proposals. We note with satisfaction that no parking dis tricts will be created at this time. Way back at the Town budget hearing we were a lone voice in .opposition to setting aside a of money for lawyers fees luting up a parking district >id to Mr. Travis, who is 5wn Attorney, and whose under the disguise of \per is used as a sounding for the Town's higher- \paid help. We are devoting this week\s column to the gigantic subject of good government, because from the reports we read in the newspapers, and from the TV and radio coverage, crime and JPngsterism seems to have taken over government. We were talking about this subject with a friend last night, and this friend said that he was \above politics\. His good wife replied that really he was \be low politics\. We think that this about sums up all the hooting and hollering. There are too many \citizens today who refuse f get into politics, who think themselves as being \above politics\ as if being \above\ was actually something of which to be proud. We got to thinking about our little Town of New Castle, and we remembered the great diffi culty we had, as one of the mem bers of the Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report, in getting others interested in efficient gov- dwment. We got to thinking about our friendly rivals, last year's officers of the New Castle Republican Club, who followed us in propos ing that the Town Board set up a local Hoover Commission. We remember well the evening that the request of the Republican Club was read to the Town Board. We remember trying to Ijfctify in behalf of their pro posal, and we remember only too well that the present Super visor forbade our saying any thing until the vote was taken (against the proposal), and then put us off until the entire meet ing was over. We were particu larly impressed with the very evident fear on Mr. Stewart's face, a fear, presumably, that our arguments in behalf of a Hoover Commission might change a few votes, might even carry, and thus bring about an investigation that would show methods of streamlining Town government. We wish that the citizens of New Castle would become as in terested in the affairs of New Castle as they seem to be in na tional politics. It is time they realize that good government must .begin at home, and that a perhaps faulty administration in Washington, or elsewhere, un der a Democratic label does not by itself assure that local gov ernment under a different party label smells any sweeter. We feel that President Truman, a Dem ocrat, showed far greater cour age and a far greater sense of responsibility in appointing Mr. Hoover, a Republican, to bring order to the federal house than did Governor Dewey, the boss of New York, Mr. Piatt, the boss of Westchester, or Mr. Stewart, the boss of New Castle, in refus ing to admit that their partic ular Republican houses might need some straightening out. We are pretty well briefed on Town and County affairs, and we assure you that savings of upwards of $1,000,000 per year are possible in Westchester County. If there are sufficient readers who would be interested in such a program, we would be glad to state here in this col umn the ways and means oi effecting such a savings. As for the gambling in West chester, it exists, be sure of that. We believe Westchester to be no better and no worse than New York or Saratoga Counties. Gambling, bookies, these and other vices exist here in West chester. Either we recognize it, and encourage our officials to turn their backs, or we should blast these officials and find out why gambling does exist. Which way do you want it? DADS NOMINATE At a meeting Wednesday eve ning, April 11, at Horace Greeley school the Chappaqua Dads Club will receive the report of the nominating committee on rec ommendations for officers for the Club for the next school year, it was announced by Presi dent James Scull. The nominating committee consists of Donald Earl, Duane Grant and Dr. Edward Harvey. Elections will be held at the Club's June meeting. CALL 2 -0600 For ORBAEK licious, creamy-r PLEASANTVIUE -0600 { m LAfrTESTED 3s <si HO EXTRA Ml; INC. 26 Students Aided By Special Fund In an interview occasioned by announcement of the May 12 Parent-Teacher benefit enter tainment for the Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund, district prin cipal Douglas Grafflin revealed that 26 graduates have received aid from the Fund during its three-year existence. Individual benefits have ranged from $1C0 to $250. \In each instance, the student simply could not have gone to college had it not been for the help this fund provided,\ Mr. Grafflin said. High school stu dents founded the system and still contribute to it very impor tantly. Also there have been gifts from individuals such as Albert L. Furth's donation of his fee for writing his recent article in life magazine on the Chappaqua school system. \But the main revenue source has been this P.T.A. auction sale and square dance. I am sure I can say the faculty and the Board of Education earnestly recommend support of this en tertainment through ticket pur chases and auction item gifts.\ Scholarship help is extended after recommendation by the school faculty and approval by the Board of Education, Mr. Grafflin pointed out. In a joint meeting of P.TvAi 1 and the Board, expansion of the fund's purpose, to include stu dent loans as well as outright gifts, will be discussed. 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