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THURSDAY EDITION Sim Cbappa^' EDITION Serving Chappaqua and the Town of New Castle TRADES VOL. XLV.~No. 49. TWO SECTIONS MT. KISCO, N. Y., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1936 20 PAGES 5 CENTS A' COPY—$4 A YEAR Invite Business, Town Board Urged CHAPPAQUA — New Castle Town Board was. urged Tuesday to take quiok action on adoption of measures to broaden the tax •base with emphasis on attracting new business to town. The propo sal came In a resolution of the Special Committee on Local Taxa tion conveyed to the board by Town -Attorney Morris E. Lasker at Tuesday's board meeting. The committee had passed this resolution Monday night: • \This committee is of the una nimous opinion that broadening of the town tax base is a matter of pressing necessity and urgency, and ... Is convinced that the Town Club reports and presenta tion made at its meeting ot Oc tober 25.. . . rendered an essen tial service in this connection by bringing to the attention of the public the essential economic (fac tors involved. . . \. . . This committee indorses as an important step in accomplish ing the objective of expanding the town tax base the controlled, or designed office and comparable business -developments generally along the -lines suggested in the reports' presented to the Town Club, 'and . . . recommends that the town government take appro priate action at .as early a- date as .possible to implement and accom plish'these objectives.\ Holiday House Set For November 30 CHAPPAQUA — Holiday House, annual event of trie Woman's Guild Auxiliary of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, will take place this'-year on November 30 at the home of Mrs. Gurney Williams on Douglas Road. Between the hours of 11 a. m. and A jp. ni. Holiday House will take the form of a silver tea and a display of the Arts and Crafts Group of the auxiliary. Hand made Christmas gifts and de corations will be on sale. Chairman of the event is Mrs. James McPhail. Members of her committee are Mrs. William Beat- tyj Mrs. Cornelius Borman, Mrs. Eugene Browning, Mrs. Frank Dresser, Mrs. Emerson Elliott, Mrs. H. A. Howe, Mrs. L. J. Kugelman,' Mrs. Donald McKay, Mrs. Albert Morrill, Mrs. O*. Olsen, Mrs. E. W. Pfeiffer, Mrs. David Simmons, Mrs. Ralph Skeels, Mrs. Reginald Stewart, Mrs. William Way, and Mrs. Donald West. Deadlines Moved Up Due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday Thursday of next week, news and advertising deadlines for this newspaper have been moved up 24 hours. All news and advertising copy must be received not later than noon on Monday. This newspaper will be printed a day earlier to, permit its staff to take the day off Thursday. > 2 Thugs Rob, Bind CHAPPAQUA — A Millwood couple was robbed of $320 in cash early Sunday morning by two thugs who gained entry to their house by jimmying a casement window and cutting through a screen. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Bendick of Shinglehouse Road were awak ened about 1:15 a.m. by the sound of a lamp crashing to the floor of their living room. Dr. Bendick got out of bed, called out, \Who's there?\ and was Immediately con fronted by the two intruders. One, who claimed he had a gun, \covered\ the couple while the other removed the $70 contents of a wallet and purse. Dr. Bendick was then forced to open a safe which contained $150 in cash, he told police. After pocketing the money the thugs tied the wrists of each of their victims with twine, and used sed linen to tie their ankles. Dr. Bendick estimated that the men w ire in the house about 45 minutes. The men were described as 20 to 25 years'old, dork, and of me- -dium height, wearing black leather caps and jackets, gloves, and handkerchiefs tied around then\ faces belo^y the eyes. When they talked to each other they spoke in a foreign language, the Bendlcks said. Thoy thought the lan guage was Spanish, or possibly Italian. They said they heard a car drive off after the men left the houseC The Bendick house is situated on the property in such a way that only the/'roof is visible from the road. Mrs. Bendick called New Castle police at 2:05 ajn.. as soon as she and her husband had succeeded in extricating themselves from their bonds. Ptls. Martin McDonald and Douglas Hunter were sent to the scene. Det. Gustave Ruckert was P]it in charge of the Investigation. Dr. and Mrs. Bendick have lived in the house since 1918. Dr. Ben dick is an x-ray specialist. ' 1957Town Budget Will Up Tax Rate To Slight Extent Park way Land To Be Used For Sanctuary ONE INJURED: Mrs. Joseph Mc Carthy of New York was taken to Grasslands Hospital with head in juries Monday after striking her head against the windshield of her husband's 1955 <Pontlac when it collided with a Ford Thunderbird on the Sawmill River Parkway near Reader's Digest. The Thun derbird, driven by Samuel Caffe- relli of Mt. Kisco and owned by Ralph T. Walker of Chappaqua, was crossing the parkway from the northbound lane to the south bound lane when it collided with the McCarthy car in the south, lane. Both cars were towed from the scene. School Board Ask Employees To Sign Non-Red Affidavits RIGHT ROAD TO RESULTS The Patent Trader Want Ads \Sold my sewing machine,\ said Mrs. £. Mabel Young of White Plains.' • Mrs. Young had advertised in other newspapers .without re sult-and then took the right road to rapid results— The Patent Trader Want Ads , CHAPPAQUA — With obvious reluctance, the District 4 Board of Education agreed Monday night to ask every employee of the school, from principals *tjirough bus riders, to sign a nori-Cpm munists affidavit. There is no real requirement under the 1949 Felnberg law that employees must sign, Board Pre sident Arthur L. Nash told the members, but the law demands that the board vouch for the school district. \The concept is that while none of us are ex-FBI men, each supervisor will know if anyone under him is acting suspiciously— say. circulating a Stockholm peace petition,\ he explained. ''Other than that, the affidavit is the best we can do.\ No one in the school district has ever refused to sign, he said, but if someone does, then the person could be investigated further. \I don't like the principle of the thing,\ Francis K. Decker, board member, stated. \I assume that no one in the district is in volved, but what we want in this country is to bring converts to our ideals, and it's no help to rake up the past.\ He said that the phrase T am not now, nor have I at any time been, a member of the Commun ist party in any of its branches,\ seemed to allow no redemption for someone who had belonged to a subversive organization brief ly at some time in-the past. Subversive Would Sign Other oath's which every state employee signs should cover the situation, he said. Mrs. Jane B. Lynch added that she believed a true subversive would sign the oath without qualms. Mr. Nash agreed with both ob jections, but said that since he, as board president, had to vouch for all employees, he felt the affi davit to be-a-necessary step. He said he wanted the employees to know that his report, which is made annually, is part of state policy, and that each supervisor is responsible for those working for him. District Principal Douglas G. Grafflln moved to request em ployees to sign, and Mr. Decker seconded the motion, which was passed without a dissenting vote. The affidavit reads: \I am not now, nor have I at any time been, a member of the Communist Party in any of its branches or divisions. I understand that the Regents of the University of the State of Nevv York have promul gated a ruling that membership in the Communist Party of ythe United States or the Communist Party of the State of New York constitutes presumptive evidence of disqualification for employment in any capacity in the school systems of New York State.\ PARKWAY COLLISION: Samuel Caffcretll of 40 West Hyatt Aven ue, Mt. Kisco, gives his version of accident involving Ford Thunder- bird he was driving Monday to parkway policeman. He was turn ing from the northbound lane into the southbound lane to Roaring Brook Road near Reader's Digest, he said, .when his car collided with »' 1955 Pontiac driven by Jescph McCarthy of New York. Mr. Mc Carthy sald'he was going south at 35 mpK' when > the Ford crossed in front of. him. lie jammed on his l>ralges/he said, but was unable to stop. ;The Pontiac owner's wife, ^Mri.-'Ann McCarthy,'was treated <$.i'~_ Grasslands-'Hospital for head i'fcjuptd^itttg^slTtefcjr'. her head f ag«^^AM^i^^dsl^eld.\ : Both - % cars \t$V ^*Ttafi'piSJfto. byiinn'.feonlon %-^\-^£k£BLla :: Ducks Can Relax: Food Fund Crows CHAPPAQUA—The fund to provide food for the mallards on the duck pond reached the imposing total of $101.25 by Tuesday of this week. This represents contributions from 33 individual families and two groups: the Chappaqua Cham ber of Commerce and the tele phone operators in the-Chap paqua office of the New York Telephone Company. Cost of the food is $5.15 for 100 pounds. Mrs. Hjordis Fa- ber Hume of Quaker Road, who has assumed the respon sibility of feeding the ducks, reported Tuesday morning that, the duck population had swel led to.30 during the past week.-;;\ She estimated'-that about four\' days' supply.of food remained, and was assured that rein forcements would be forth coming. The estimate of $400 a year, previously quoted, applied to the needs of the flock when it numbered close to 50 ducks. Best guess is that the present flock can be supported for a- bout a year via the funds now deposited.in their behalf at the Chappaqua National Bank. However, in view of the ra pid increase in the duck popu lation since the Chappaqua of fice of this newspaper an nounced last month that it jvould accept contributions.no one was in a position this week to make any promises. Fur thermore, numerous broods of ducklings may be expected when warm weather comes. Under the circumstances, those who still wish to con tribute to the fund are wel come to do so. Otherwise, un less and until some other or- •> ganization asks to take over •the \ project, this newspaper • will notify the pubiiciwhenthe '•-'ducks' bank account begins to run low. , Contributors since those named last Sunday are Mrs. Frank R. Abbey, .Anonymous, Vivian M. Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Haight, Mrs. Jo seph Hochreiter, Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Hyatt, Mr.'and Mrs. Jacques Mitchell,: Cellna \M. . Ruyer, Wade Tree Experts, Mr. and MrsT C. J. Weber; and Pamela -Wilson.. Made Bomb Scare Easy CHAPPAQUA — Last Friday's bomb scare - was vivid proof that practice fire drills make perfect. The scare, which emptied the school Friday morning, came after two earlier fire drills, and the students were letter perfect, Dis trict Principal Douglas G. Graf flln told Chappaqua School Board Monday night. The fire department and police department were so efficient about searching the school, he said, that the .next time—if there is a next time — the students will simply wait outside until the all-clear is given. The board gave not only the po lice and fire departments an A for their speed and efficiency, but complimented the students and teachers as well. The schools were completely emptied in 15 minutes, they said, despite the fact that Horace Greeley had already had two fire drills that morning \We have reaped a dividend from our civil defense drills,\ Mr. Grafflin told the board. \The kids know that there are other drills besides fire drills, and they did well. When they were told to go, they picked up their coats and books and went.\ (Continued on Page Two) MT. KISCO— Two large county owned tracts of land along the Saw Mill River Parkway in New Castle and Bedford will be pre served as nature sanctuaries, County Park Commissioner George S. Haight said Tuesday. Mr. Haight made the announce ment in connection with a state ment of the county 's reasons for rejecting' the proposed purchase of George 's Island Marsh in Cortlandt as a nature preserve. The George 's Island purchase had been proposed by county nature groups. The parcels which will be re tained as nature preserves along the Saw Mill River Parkway are described as follows: In New Castle—A section of more than 100 acres on both sides of* the parkway stretching from Roaring Brook Road to Kisco River, with the tracks of the NY Central Railroad as the eastern boundary. In Bedford—A section of several hundred acres runuirig between the parkway and the N. Y. Central Railroad tracks from Croton-Lake Road north to Bedford Hills; also a-, section,,' the former Metcalfe land ^'on the\west'side jof the park way,;! tasBedfo^d.&illsj;. -\ - ^'.^BC'tir'.'isections.. contain \swamp 4m'3rwlto %the ^alt , tes ^MaIsh , iii';.the- -New.Castl 'eVpjece. Mil;Hafght'<sald the land wilf belief trasCit\;is 'and that' it will moke »i good- nature preserve. He said lie has seen certain wild species) in the New Castle section found in few other sections of Westchester} Both Westchester and the state considered purchase of George's Island marsh. He said both state and county rejected the proposal because of cost and other factors. The proposal made to the state was that the marsh be made a part of the Taconic Park Commis sion land. Chances that the Town of Cortlandt might go it alone on purchase of George's Island -seem ed remote this week. The town had stated its wllingness to co operate with the county in any disposition of the marsh, but Su pervisor, Charles Cook said this week there is little possibility the town can purchase the area by itself. It is considered likely that the land will be purchased by a prl- (Continued on Page Two) Hearing 27 Stamvood Still Dry . CHAPPAQUA — Work on water supply is about to begin, Stanwood's new water supply (pout to begin, Supervisor jiward Fox said at.Tues- , meeting of New/Castle fi Board. He said ifce {Ug- pf the well should ay this week. \' Yterving -a Stanwoo •tet^un^ « resi dent i^. the 'audience, - Mt ( Fox asked Jlf lie\ would like to \say any thing. \Allywe want is some water,\ Robert C. >Weatheiiy said, mildly but firmly. Legion's Hall Available For Community Use CHAPPAQUA — The new hall of Chappaqua American Legion Post 453 will fill a need^for many local groups since it will be avail able as a place of meeting and possibly as a little theatre for anyone who wants it, American Legion Post Commander Vivian Arnold said this week. If enouge funds are contributed in the current drive a stage will be erected in the building; other wise the post will make do with a podium. The hall is located on North Greeley Avenue and is 60 feet long 'by 27 feet wide. The current drive Is for $25,000, of which' $18,000 is earmarked for the building and the remainder for a garage for the ambulance and a fund for a new ambulance when one is needed. Commander Arnold pointed out that the Leg ion has' a deadline of Dec. 1, when the closing; wjjl take place. An advisory committee planned to meet- this ^Thursday to tally ug^ receipts and to consider new ways' of getting contributions. MATCHLESS MIME: Judy Ruth- erfodrd of Bedford Road, Greeley student of many talents, has re cently added another string to her bow. From an extensive collection of photographs of Elvis Presley, Judy has studied mannerisms of the teenagers' idol and recently scored a triumph with her miming of his singing at Horace Greeley School. Originally at variance with Presley fans, Judy now likes the Southerner's singing although she feels his courting of notoriety is unbecoming. —Staff photo by Litchfield 'J CHAPPAQUA — New Castle Town Board adopted the proposed 1957 budget at its meeting Tuesday night, and set November 27 as the date for the public hearing. The meeting will take place ;ia the Horace Greeley cafeteria at 8:15 p.m. Budget approval was voted in spite of the fact that final figures for two departments had not re ceived the formal OK of the de partment heads, and some slight changes might still be made be fore Thursday of this week, the date when the proposed budget must, by law, be completed. An analysis of the budget will appear in Sunday's edition of this newspaper. Supervisor J. Edward Fox told this newspaper after Monday's board meeting adjourned that the 1957 town tax rate will be slightly higher than that for 1956. Asked for. highlights of the new budget, Mr. Fox said the $5,000 initial cost of PPR and legal fees connected with the builders' litigation against the town are the most important np\v expenses. New Castle's share in the special county census, amounting to $1,600, is considered, a revenue-producing item, tf£ Although th^ 1957 tax rate ' I he a.little higher than'this, ye^, I $T.035 'jpp.r w thousand' oi\'assessed' 'valuation, jt will be'lower. than.the 1955 raie, Mr. Fox.'said. The,*i9S5~ rate, was cut bj; $2.82 in the 19?S budget. Mr. Fox pointe\d out thatt the 1956 budget was phenomenally low because of two factors: The use of surpluses to balance debit items, and the budgeting of $26,000. representing back taxes due from MRA, as 1956 revenue Town At torney Morris E. Lasker agreed with Mr. Fox that this S26.0O0 in \revenue if uncollected, would have put the \town in an embar rassing financial, position. Other Business Other business at Monday'^ meeting included the passing of a resolution to make two tax re funds: $6,400 to Salvatore Pepe and $200 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tunstead. These represent two of the certiorari cases inherited from the previous administration. Mr. Pepe's assessment on his First National property had increased from $10,900 to $29,400 and this year, as a result of an inspection by the supervisor, the town at torney and Tax Assessor Lynde W. Tucker, was re-assessed at $23,000 on the basis of the amount of ef fective front footage. In the Tun stead case, Mr. Lasker said errors had been found in the evaluation. Corrections reduced the assess ment from $10,100 to $9,900. Mr Fox z-eported that a tenta tive equalization rate of 52 had/ been fixed for New Castle byythe state, subject to a November 30 public hearing in Albany. This 1« the same as the 1956 rate. The subject led to discussion among board members of New Castle's (•Continued on Page Two) Coming Up Sunday WORK, TALENT, AND A TOUCH of magic have turned an austere otudio into a co2y home in Chap paqua. A real estate agent's nightmare until a year ago 0 an old recital hall has been turned into a fascinating home by Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Mino of Millwood Road. Mr. Mino himself has fashioned furniture wor thy of an Old World craftsman. Read Betsy Brown's story in PATENT TRADER-SUN DAY, the weekend edition of this newspaper, at all news stands.
