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PATENT TRADER, MT. KISCO, N.Y., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1956 19 Death Of 6 Nurses G Worst In Putnam History BREWSTER — State Troopers at> the Brewster Barracks don't like to talk about what happened Sunday night, except in jagged sentences. The man on the desk at the barracks would have swapped for most any other assignment the one that faced him like a gaunt spectre. \Almost too much,\ was the terse observation, of a trooper who had handled about everything until that night. He was refering to his duty that necessitated calling the parents and nearest of kin of six young nurses who had been killed earlier Sunday night in a shocking tra gedy on Route 22. Their car had skidded into the path of a huge milk tank trailer truck at 8:30 p. m. The road was slippery, but the stars were shin ing, and the air was crisp and clear. ' The driver of the truck was a benumbed, spirit-shredded man when he was arrigned on technical charges pending police investiga tion. Unofficially It appeared that a combination of slippery pave ment and unfamiliarity on the part of the car driver with road conditions in the area caused the '-< tragic results. The Worst Yet Funeral services were scheduled for the six victims this week. They were 19 and 20 years old each. The dead: Ann Callaghan, 20, of 801 73d Street, Brooklyn; Ilene Davis, 20, of 625 56th Street Brooklyn; Maxine Singleton, 19, of 591 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn; 'Consuelo Byrne. 20, of 141 Garjri son Avenue, Staten Island; Sheila Roche, 19, of 127 Salisbuy, Avenue, Blasdell, New York, near Buffalo; Martha Santoemma, 20, of 9126 1 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn. ' Sheriff Frank L,eyden of Putnam County said he had no recollection I of a tragedy of similar magnitude \in these parts. \Two three and, yes, even four,\ Sheriff Leyden said this week. • \But never six. It's awful.\ \' State Police pieced the happen ings together this way: The girls were student nurses from St. Mary's Hospital School of. Nursing in Brooklyn and were returning to Harlem Valley State Hospital in Wingdale, where they were taking a special course in psychiatric nursing. All were com- •ing back from a weekend at home. They were killed on Route 22 just, opposite the Little Inn over the Patterson line about six miles .\north of Brewster line and just 11 miles short of their destina- i tiorP-Wlngdale. c \ • - \ ' ' It had snowed' and there was . some sleet during the day, but the weather had cleared by the time they reached the spot where death was waiting. State Police had only the marks and tracks of the car and the •word of the truck driver from which to piece the bloody jigsaw together. Apparently the car, presumably driven by Miss Santoemma, in •which name it was registered, was proceeding north on Route 22 when it hit a slippery patch of road and went out of control. Its wild flight threw it directly in the path of the huge milk tank truck proceeding south on Route 22. Couldn't Avoid It i Frank Bollin, 35, of Poughkeep- 6le, the driver of the truck, told police the car seemed drawn to • his truck like a magnet despite his frantic efforts to avoid it. He attempted to pull sharply to his right and off the road to avoid the girls. The final resting place of the truck, the actual scene of the crash and the tracks of the truck in the soft embankment were proof of this futile effort. The truck mashed into the front left side of the sedan and brought instant death to four of the girls. The impact was so loud that Carmela and Michael Cardlello, proprietors of the Little Inn, heard it inside and ran out to see what happened. They were the first \on the gruesome scene. r They found Miss Roche par tially out of- the car and still alive. She was taken into the Inn. Later she died enroute to Dan- ' bury' Hospital. It took 90 minutes to extricate the others after police had arrived. Four were believed to have died instantly and one other to have died either'while men were striv ing to extricate her or upon re moval. One girl had been pinned under the huge front wheel of the truck that sheared through the car's side and into the rear seat. Police say death was probably mercifully swift after the first impact. Wreckers with chains and hoists were required to pull the wreckage apart. The truck driver told how he was proceeding south with a full load of milk he had just picked up in Pawling. He said the car had just cleared the 'brow of the slight hill when it skidded side- wise and into the southbound lane in front of his truck His braking and the downward slant of the incline plus the slippery road drove the car 100 feet backward, scatter ing parts along the road. Most of the front end of the truck was embedded deep in the car's in terior. Personal effects of the young victims were picked up and placed in boxes at the scene for sorting later. Liyed Too Briefly The nurses were due at Wing- dale, 11 miles north, by midnight They were considered among the top students in the St. Mary's senior class, hence their being chosen for the special course at the state hospital. They were con sidered, too, the hospital said, about the six most popular girls in the Brooklyn hospital. Dr. Frank Genovese J >f Patter son, a Putnam county medical examiner, had the grim task ol pronouncing them dead. George Pfahl and William Miller of the Patterson Fire ambulance made every attempt to get Miss Roche to the Danbury Hospital for med ical aid, but they didn't make it. The milk truck was owned by C & E Company of Staatsburg. The driver was held on a tech nical charge of criminal negilence while driving a vehicle on a state highway. * His employer posted the neces- ary $500 bail at the sheriff's office. The driver did not seem to know what was going on, according to police authorities. For him it was a nightmare that would not end with dawn, not for the parents and loved ones of the victims. Library Holding Story Hour PLEASANTVILLE — There will , be a ^Christmas Story Hour at the* Public Library Sunday, December 16, at 3.30 p. m. Children between the ages of five and ten are welcome. Church Group Aims To Up Map Reading Scout Topic HAWTHORNE — Boy Scouts of Troop 1, at their meeting on Tuesday, December' 4, heard a lecture on map reading given by the senior patrol leaders. They were briefed on their individual outdoor projects which will be due on January 29th. The Scouts voted to send $25 to the Millbank Home to provide a Christmas party for the children there. On December 18, the boys will hold .their own Christmas party. Howard Dengler, assistant Troop Leader, announced an overnight hike scheduled for Jaunary 5 and 6. Mr. Dengler also announced that the boys would appear before the Board of Review on December eleventh. ^ Piano Pupils Give Recital PLEASANTVILLE — The Junior and Intermediate piano students of Mary S. Waterbury met at her home on Hays Hill Road on Dec ember 2 and 9 for two recitals and Christmas parties. TJiose who took part were: Betsy Watts, Allison Oakley, Scott Myers, Stephen Wright, Tommy Mac- Donald, Jimmy Peppard, Carol Ann Wallin, Greta Gornnert, Vir ginia Moore, Sandra OTCeefe, Ruth Thomas, Marilyn Keck, Marjorie Appel, Carolyn Keeffe, Joan Mc- Mahon, Neddy Post. Also, Norton Cabell, Jimmy Robinson, George Plage, Peter Mandellk,Bobby O'Keefe, Francene Freni, Kathy Kiernan, Barbara Ann Allner, Jill Groth, Susan Osborn, Martha King, Ellen Friis, Ellen Lockwood, Susan Isbister and Irene Peppard. FOR A LIMITED TIME 10* DISCOUNT RUG CLEANING RUGS AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE CLEANED PROFESSIONALLY IN YOUR HOME OR IN OUR PLANT EVANS Mt. Pleasant Van & Storage, Inc. 68-70 Sarles Lane <• Pleasantville, N. Y. WHite Plains 9-0084 SCarsdale 3-2929 - ROgers 9-0350 CHAPPAQUA—A 33 per cent in crease in church attendance in 1957 will be sought by the Luther an Church of Our Redeemer ac cording to the program proposed by the Men's Group. The group also called for de velopment of family worship in every home. The 1957 Church program will be presented at three \Every Member\ canvass meetings on December 26. The meeting in the East area will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs. Ellwood J. Horner, Quar ter Mile Road, at 4 p. m. Mem bers in the village area are invited to the meeting at the parsonage \at 20 Aldridge Road at 7 30 p. m. The meeting in the West area will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Kase, 636 Quaker Road at 8 p. m., all on December 16. Rev. Paul Littman announced that committee members who will assist-* include Parmelee W. Cu- sack, Sunday school superinten dent, Mr. Kase, who is chairman of worship and evangelism, Jesse Grace, treasurer, and Robert Schmidt, financial secretary. Wyatt Gets Safety Medal THORNWOOD — A medal for professional safe driving perfor mance has been awarded to Edwi.i V/yatt, Thornwood post office mail carrier, by the Nations! Safety Council. Mr. Wyatt, who lives on Meado..' Lane, Pleasantville, has been driv ing for the post office for the'past six years. The medal is awarded for a five year period of safe pro fessional driving Mrs. Wyatt JS the proprietor of the Trade-Away Shop on Franklin Avenue. The couple have one child, Edward, a student at the Holy Rosary School in Hawthorne. Catered Dinner For Marcou Club PLEASANTVILLE—The Christ mas meeting of the Marcou Club will be held in the Presbyterian Church Social Rooms at 7:30 on Friday, December 21. A catered dinner , has been planned with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Christgau as chairmen. Following the dinner, those who care to may participate in wrap ping Christams gifts for the pa tients at Grasslands, and in dec orating the Presbyterian Church where the club regularly meets. CHAPPAQUA — If you were to refer to Earl Winckler of Ridge- wood Terrace as a Sunday painter, he would probably correct you. It isn't the day of the week but the season of the year that de termines Earl's activity with paint and brush. He is, you might say, a winter painter. During the past few weeks Earl has turned out a number of primitive landscapes, painted on wood or metal. To date the supply has not met the demand, and various of his relatives have snap ped up the paintings to decorate the walls of their homes. The pictures vary in size from very small to very large The favorite subject is a bucolic scene with mountains in the far background just beyond a post and rail fence, and animals walking among ever greens in the foreground. They have a good deal of charm, as anyone walking past the Winchler house may see for himself; one of the larger paintings sits on the mnting lawn as part of a Christmas 'dis play. The artist, who has been an employee of the New Castle High way Department for 12 years, has been a volunteer fireman associat ed with the J. I. D. Bristol Engine Company for 20. As his first love, the Are company has been the recipient of Earl's lastest chef d'oeuvre. On the fire house roof are a buck, a doe, and a fawn, constructed of ply-wood from his own design, and painted with ordinary house paint. They stand against a woodland background that is also his own work. When the display is lighted at night, one may also discern a rabbit, a squir rel, and a crow, made out of ply wood like the larger animals. When spring rolls around again Earl will pack away his paints for another season; there is al ways more work around the house that he can keep up with. In the meantime, he enjoys his winter avocation. \I forget about my troubles,\ he says. Government i Fire Auxiliary SuesHammeft For $111,000 Civics Group Gets Washing PLEASANTVILLE — The St. Thomas Civics Club of St. Thom as School this week received its official charter from the Com mission on American Citizenship in Washington, D. C. The Charter formally recognizes affiliation of the local unit with the national organization head quartered at The Catholic Univer sity of America Pupils of Grade Eight comprise the local member ship. The officers of the newly oi gan- ized club arc: Mary Coleman, pre sident; Joseph Gallo, vice-presi dent; Ann Therese Loscalzo, recording and corresponding sec retary; Peter Kiernan, treasurer The St. Thomas Civics Club Is one of the thousands of Catholic GOP Women Hold Party HAWTHORNE— The Women's Auxiliary of Hawthorne Republi can Club held its.annual Christmas dinner party Wednesday evening, December 5, at the Elwood R'est- aurant. The dinner was attended by 26 members and guests. Among the guests were Mrs. Helen Logan, town clerk of Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. James F. McG^ath, Mrs. Andrew Wlk, Mrs. William Clancy and Mrs. Otto Solomon. Mr. Solomon en tertained the group, and Christ mas carols were sung. Mrs. Aug ust Koch, Mrs. Arthur Meyer and Mrs. Robert Koch were in charge of arrangements for the dinner. The following officers were elect ed at a recent meeting to serve a two year term: Mrs. Harry Vinten, president'; Mrs. August Koch, vice- president, Mrs. Rupert Hainzl, treasurer; Mrs. Catherine Favicch- ia, recording secretary, and Mrs. Robert Koch, corresponding secre tary. There will be no meeting of the Auxiliary In January. St. Thomas ton Charter Civics Clubs chartered in the United States for the express pur pose of \fostering training for good citizenship.\ Through monthly projects and study of articles featured in the national Catholic weekly for stu dents of the upper .elementary grades, The Young Catholic Mes senger, these young citizens learn in a concrete way the meaning of Christian social living based on principles of justice and charity. This year the program of stndy and action will develop the timely theme, \It's your Government.\ The program will encourage inter est and participation in local and national government affairs. Bordeaux Joins Technician Group PLEASANTVILLE—W. Stephen Bordeaux of Parkview Drive was elected to membership at a recent meeting of the New York State Association of Public Health Lab oratories, held in Albany. Mr Bordeaux has for the past five years been chief technician in the Department of Pathology at the Westchester County Labora tories, Grasslands Hospital. KATONAH — A suit to recover $111,000 has been filed by the government against Dashiell Ham- mett, mystery story writer, who has been living on the Dr. Samuel P.osen property here. The office of Assistant United States Attorney Howard A. Heff- ron in New York said Mr. Ham- mett will have 20 days to answer the suit after papers have been served on him. The suit is for income taxes allegedly owed for 1943, 1945, 1947, and 1950. Mr. Hammett, the cre ator of Sam Spade and the Thin Man, served a six-months jail sentence for contempt of court in 1951 after refusing to disclose in formation about the Civil Rights Congress. He has been ill and without funds in recent years. Brownie Tr Gets New Flag CHAPPAQUA — An American flag and standard were presented to Brownie Troop 222 Monday by Miss Vivian Arnold, commander of American Legion Post 453. The fourth graders in the troop had said they were \badly in need\ of a flag so they could practice a color drill, and the Legion volun teered to give them one. The ceremony took place at the home of Mrs. W. H. O'Connell, Danny Lane, the troop's regular meeting place At the same time the troop held an investiture of two new members, Mary Whitney and Wendy Johnston, and ac cepted three transfers, Elizabeth McKinley and Barbara Buerger of Chappaqua and Julia Peckham of Edine, Minn Two new members of the troop committee, Mrs. James Chapman and Mrs. Robert McCall were also invested. Planning Dance THORNWOOD — The Ladies Auxiliary of Thornwood Fire Co. No. l have scheduled a mid -wint3r dance, to be held Saturday, Jan uary 19 from 9 p. m. to 1 a. m. at the Sherman Park Inn on Com merce Street. Mrs. Ray Newman is in charge of arrangements for the affair, proceeds of which will be used for furnishings for the fire house. WSCS Party PLEASANTVILLE — \I Remem ber Christmas\ will be the theme of the December meeting of the Evening Circle of the Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church to be held •Fri day evening at 8'15 p. m., Dec. 14, at the Church House. Mrs, Harry Wilhelm will be in charge of the program and Miss Edna Titlar will be guest 60loist. THE TOWNSMAN. CHAPPAQUA SUN edition;, Of the PATENT TRADER. tOB&sr. l&ir. T!>sT. '!5*er. VSir. ~S^T- TKs \SSisr. IKse* TE^e* TC»e* *Z*eX IBSe* v- f Cadet Grafflin Due Home For Christmas' CHAPPAQUA — Cadet Douglas G. Grafflin Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas G. Grafflin of 126 North Bedford Road, is scheduled to receive a 10-day Christmas leave from the Air Force Academy at Denver, Colorado. Cadet Grafflin is in the middle of his second year at the Academy. Don't miss Dave Simonson's rib tickling cartoons every Sunday in \file weekend edition of PATENT TRADER. ^51 Wheeler Avenue Pleasantville, N. 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