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Reader's Digest Officials Deny Rumors of ale CHAPPAQUA NEWS PAGES 5,17,26 News of other North Westchester communities on inside pages. 10 Senter St CENTS Serving Mount Kisco 81 Years—No. 26 MOUNT KISCO, N.Y., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1959 Sale Talk Is Denied By Digest CHAPPAQUA— The Reader's Digest Assn., pub lisher of the world's biggest-circu- lation magazine, is not for sale. Officials of the association con firmed today that there is no truth to reports the publishing property is for sale. They add that no negotiations whatever have been undertaken that would lead to sale of the Reader's Digest, which now circulates more than 14 million copies each month. Rumors in the Mount Kisco, Chappaqua and northern Westches ter areas had. for the past 10 days, produced reports the Digest was \up for sale.\ There will be no official denial of the reports which, say sources close to Digest management, re appear about once a year. \The rumors will not be dignified by an official statement. There is no foundation to any of the rumors,\ said a Digest executive. SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID AT MOUNT KISCO. N.Y., AND CHAPPAQUA. N.Y. Serving New Castle 32 Years Kisco Sales Show Rise of $5.5 Million WASHINGTON— Retail sales in Westchester in creased* almost 30 per cent from 3954 to 1958. even though the coun ty lost a net of 143 places of busi ness during that time.according to the latest report of the Census Bureau on retail trade Mourt Kisco was well up with the lead ers with 139 stores, three less than in 1954. These stores did business totaling $29.77 million. $5 53 mil lion more in 1S58 than in 1954. The village headed Bronxville, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Pleas- antville. Rye, Tarrytown, Tucka- hoe, and other villages. Scarsdale with 168 establishments did only $30 55 million worth of business. During 1.958, i-etail sales in the county totaled 51,066,254,000, rep resenting the sales receipts of 7,891 establishments. $400 TO MOTHERS FUND BEDFORD VILLAGE — George McCabe Sr. a member of thp Bedford Board of Fire Com missioners announced today that the Bedford Village Fire Dept. has voted to ri'onate S400 to the Four Mothers Fund. Now! A New Low Price For Same Big Want Ad Action! Now. you can get even more value from your classified ad vertising dollar' A new low classified advertising rate has just been established to enable you to place a fa^t-acting three- line want ad in this newspaper for three times at a cost as low as $1.98! What an inexpensive way to reach the pick of your prospects at the very moment of decision' More than ever before is this an exceptional chance to enjoy maximum im pact and effect when hiring, selling or renting—at such a low rate! Remember, vou can reach our big ready-made, re ceptive audience three times with a three-line want ad for as little as $1.98! Just dial one of the want ad numbers! Phone MO 6-4133 CE 8-3020 60th Wedding Anniversary Marked by Kisco Couple TAKEN SIXTY years ago was this picture of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Howells who were fet ed Sunday at a family party in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Mackey of Croton Avenue, Mount Kisco, which assembled their children and their families. (Story on Page 10) MK Fire Truck Brings Santa On Saturday MOUNT KISCO— Parents of children planning to attend the annual Mount Kis co Fire Department Christmas Party on Dec. 12 are alerted that 11:30 a.m. will be the hour that day to pick up the youngsters from in front of the American Legion Hall. Santa Claus will arrive aboard a fire truck promptly at 10 a.m. and he mil bring along a load of toys for the kiddies. His truck will be parked on the parking area behind the Green Street Firehouse and the party is open to all the small children of the community After the distribution of tovs, the trucks will transport the chtl-. dren to the American Legion Hall where candy will be dis tributed and a movie shown. Volunteers among the person nel of the four companies are sought to help distribute the gifts and get the children aboard the fire trucks and off again at the Legion. 200 Attack R -0 Zoning In Bedford BEDFORD HILLS— A decision is expected to be reached bv Bedford Town Council- men at a special meeting Thurs day, Dec. 17 on one of the most hotly opposed zoning changes the town has ever experienced. Opponents of a Planning Board proposal to establish Research - Office zones in what are now high ly residential areas of Katonah, Bedford Hills and Bedford Vil lage drew an overflow crowd to Town House Tuesday when the proposal was reviewed by Council- men at a public hearing. An estim ated 200 persons signified either in person or by petitions, telegrams and letters their overwhelming ob- jecton to the Manning Board's pro posed location of R-0 zoning dis tricts. ' i Oppose 'Spot!Zoning' in many ' instances objectors made it clear they considered R-0 zoning a good move providing it wasn't established near them. Some said R-0 zoning will reduce (Turn to Page 11, Please) STRIKING A similar pose in thisMiyiday marking of their anniversary, are lomas Howells Kisco, in the Katonah KATONAH— Two members^ ruesdayjfcL Public Pool Slated for Further Study CHAPPAQUA— It was announced today by Arthur L. Green, supervisor lhat the New Castle Town Board and Recreation Commis sion have discussed putting be fore the voters again the ques tion of building a public swim ming pool. Without reviewing the past history of this matter, the situa tion now stands as follows: The private pool association has taken title to the property proposed for the public pool pro ject and is proceeding with finan cing and construction plans for a pool; To present a new propora 1 ^ the voters, the Town,i^ quire a new pic arrangements, the ing WILLIS ANDERSON Board Names Mr. Anderson To Recreation Will is Anderson of Bolt is St., Mount Kisco, member of the Leon ard Park and Recreetion Commis sion of the Village of Mount Kisco, was appointed to the chairman ship for a one-year term at the Monday evening meeting of the Board of Trustees. Other appointments made at this time, also for one-year terms, were James D'Agostino, of Spring St., Martin McGrath of 315 Spring St. and Mrs. Stowe Hausner of 44 West Way. Appointed to five year terms were C. W. Burden of 34 West Hayatt Ave., Mrs. Edward Mar- well of Leonard St. and Henry Widmann of Fairways. Thomas Boozer of Maple Ave., was appoint ed to a four-year term. Kisco's am ets Some n Bed New Year's Eve Dance To Aid Mothers Funds MOUNT KISCO- The St. Mary's Mothers Fund and the Four Mothers Fund will benefit this year from the annual New Year's Eve dance being spon sored by Moses Taylor Jr. Post, American Legion in the Post Audi torium on Dec. 31. Anthony Bianconi is chairman of the committee, which is making extraordinary plans for an espe cially gala evening which he hopes will attract a large attendance. A dance orchestra from New York City is being engaged, there will be a professional floor show and the noise makers .hats and buf fet, will all be included in the price of admission. Mr. Bianconi and his committee suggest that those who may be planning a house party for New Year's Eve. move their guests over to the Legion Hall, where all will have a good time and the funds for these two worthy agencies will be augmented. Financial as sistance for the periods of long convalescence and medical care ahead, for the four young wom en now in the Northern Westches ter Hospital following the Nov- 20 auto crash which injured them, will be increased by the dance. Reservations will be accepted in the order in which they are re ceived and may be made by call ing the American Legion Hall Mount Kisco 6-9150 after 9 a.m., Monday through Saturday. It's Dog Days MOUNT KISCO— Ptl. Ernest Hahn of the Mount Kisco Police Department is doing tours these days in the interest of find out how many dogs are legal residents of the Village of Mount Kisco. In other words, it is dog innum- eration time once more and any one owning a dog over six mo- 'is old, must have a dog license lor same, procurable at the office of Village Clerk on any working day. New Castle Sets Budget, 1 Item Cut CHAPPAQUA— A.jcnV of $860 was made in the 1560 btftJget for- New Castle be fore it 'was adopted' Tuesday night by the Town Board after a public hearing before about 40 residents. The cut won't affect the tax rate of $1.48 for the entire town, which now must raise $71,200 in taxes. This rate is currently $2.87 per 1,00$0 of assessed valuation. The town outside the village of Mount Kisco will pay a rate of $3.38 in 1960, down 87 cents from the current rate. The amount to be raised* by taxes outside the vil lage will be $138,488. The $860 was chopped from a $2,960 item in the Recreation Commission's budget for rent, jan itor service, and miscellaneous ex penses. Frank Boemerman, com mission chairman, said the group could manage with the smaller amount. Green, Fox Clash The only spirited exchange at the calm hearing was between Su pervisor Arthur Green and Super visor-elect J. Edward Fox, who expressed disapproval when the board voted to cut a $2,000 item f'TJUi-'V \'ii'-jflfci • -\^\^ hiidgJ Cooperative Parkers Make Life Easier for Policemen MOUNT KISCO— Police Chief John Cregier re ports that Mount Kisco motorists have been so cooperative with the police department in its enforce ment of winter parking regula tions that it may'not be necessary for^policeUo issue summonses this year while all-night parKing ban is in effect. Since Nov. 15 when winter regu lations began, mdtorists who left their cars on the street over-night have found a warning tag on the windshield the following morning; repeated violations or mass viola tions in any area of the community will cause police to cease warnings and tag offenders for court appear ances, the chief warned. Thus far, however, car owners have been so cooperative that summonses have n't been necessary. In court Thursday night, Charles Harris of 60 Maple Ave. won a dis missal of a parking violation af ter pleading innocent to Ptl. Nial Churchill's charge that he parked on the sidewalk in front of his home. Harris contended that 'the car was on private property when tagged on'Nov. 30. Tags that parking offenders find on their cars are politely worded but end with a warning. They read: \Please obey the parking rules so we can all be friends. The attention of this department has been called to this automobile for the reason checked below.\ Police can check any of the 11 reasons for the warning and just to prove they mean business they note at the bottom of the tag: \A copy of this is on file at po lice headquarters. You may con sider this a warning.\ State Upholds Kisco's Right To Limit Use of Byram Lake MOUNT KISCO- The Mount Kisco Village Board is entirely within its legal rights in restricting fishing at Byram Lake, according to an opinion re ceived from Attorney General Lou is Lefkowitz. A letter from the State official was read at Monday's board meet- •1 Fi?'^ng during the past year jted to residents of the «? North Castle and ?e village of The lake, one of Westchester's greatest natural beauty spots, was presented to the village in July, 1958, by the late Eugene Mey er and Mrs. Meyer, whose estate, Seven Springs Farm, occupies a hill overlooking the lake. The Meyers purchased Byr^m from the City of New York watershed that sprawls across northern West chester. The lake, which straddles the Bedford-North Castle town line is now the chief source of Mount Kisco's municipal water supply. daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Mackey of Croton Ave.,__M Kisco, site of the united the couple- hof Month ^ payments on this sedond half in December are penalty per cent will be levied £te half during Jan- e\chmonth >n all Rate to Drop 31 Cents in 1960Levy BEDFORD HILLS - Mayor Betty Potter and other Mount Kisco officials who attend ed the Town of Bedford budget hearing last Saturday won't get all they had hoped for in the way of tax relief for Mount Kisco property owners but their pro tests about \unjust and double taxation\ weren't entirely wasted effort. In fact, after Bedford Town Coun- cilmen on Tuesday adopted the 1960 budget. Supervisor Douglas L. Barrett said levies, as approved, will reduce the tax rate for Mount Kisco taxpayers 31 cents per thou sand in comparison to the rate computed in the original budget draft; the rate, he said, will be (Turn to Page 10, Please) Honor Roll Dedication Rain or Shine BEDFORD HILS- This community will dedicate its new $3,500 granite honorroll at 2 p.m. Saturday, rain or shine, program committee chairman Al fred Zottola said after a meeting of the honor roll committee Tues day night. Mr. Zottola's eomnutuje has \ completed plans for the dedicatory < program which, in the event of in-j^/fj! clement weather', will be held the Community House; Supervisory^ Douglas L. Barrett will be a guest' < speaker and the dedicatory ad-i ^ dress will be delivered by Gen- Hampton Anderson (ret) after the honor rool has been unveiled re vealing its bronze face bearing names of about 400 veterans of World War Two and Korean con flict. Mr. Zottola said an effort will be made to have the Fov Lane H. S. band play for the occasion: honor guards from Legion and VFW posts will be present to fire volleys. Taps will be sounded. The honor roll committe is still about $300 shy of the amount needed to finance the new roll, Chairman Losee advised committeemen. Windows Damaged By B.B. Pellets MOUNT KISCO— Village Police are investigating two complaints received Monday about damage done to windows by a marksman armed with an air rifle. Morris Ratett, propietor of a Main St. liquor store, told police that four holes had been made in his store's show window. Later in the day, a report was received from the manager of the Western Union office on No. Moger Ave. that two holes had been made in the window of that office. Det. Frank Whalen investigated both complaints and said the holes j^ajrf been made by pellets from an rifle.
