Cost Obstacle Faces New Scarsdale Park Plan
The Village engineering department reviews a proposal by James W. Shaw to use the east station embankment for parking 160 cars. High potential costs for retaining walls may push the project toward a simpler ramp under the pedestrian bridge for 45 to 50 diagonal spaces.
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Board of Trustees
Duck Pond
James W. Shaw
Scarsdale Station
Shaw
Frank H. Gordon
Victor Cordy
Allen
Engineering
Bid to Alter Vote System Turned Down by Town Club
Scarsdale residents rejected a bid to change the non-partisan election system as the Town Club shifts focus to its own election. The nominating slate for the coming year includes Richard W. Darrow as president, with Richard F. Hansen as vice president, William J. Irish as treasurer, Harold H. Bennett as secretary, and Donald F. Metz as a member. The annual meeting to elect officers is set for May 21.
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Scarsdale
Harold Tucker
Richard W. Darrow
Richard F. Hansen
William J. Irish
Harold H. Bennett
Donald F. Metz
Reid Combs County for 20 to Spark Art Center Drive
Congressman Ogden R. Reid weighs a plan to form two committees for a Westchester cultural center. He aims to avoid factionalism by selecting top local business and cultural leaders, with groups including the Westchester Art Society and the Westchester Symphony Orchestra participating in the effort.
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Reid Combs County
Spark Art Center
Westchester
Ogden R. Reid
Reid
Purchase
Westchester Art Society
Music For Westchester
The
Westchester Symphony Orchestra
Westchester Ballet Company
Westchester Society For the Performing Arts
Theater Arts Foundation
Chamber Music Society
State Body Acts On Traffic Light For Huntington
Albany reports the State Traffic Commission will review Scarsdale Board of Trustees request to install a traffic light at Huntington Road and Post Road. A final decision follows the review. The commission previously rejected funding but reopened the matter after a new petition by the Greenacres Association and a trustee proposal for village funded installation if approved.
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Albany
State Traffic Commission
Scarsdale Board of Trustees
Huntington Road
Post Road
The
Inquirer
James Wallace
State Motor Vehicles Department
Greenactts Association
Board of Trustees
Playland's Future Faces Board of Supervisors Decision
The Board of Supervisors weighs Playland's future as the 1966 expiration approaches. Should a semi autonomous Westchester County Playland Commission stay in control or the county take over as a department or division. The article notes the park's unique status and the mix of concessionaire operated amusements with in house dining facilities.
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Board of Supervisors
Playland
Westchester County Playland Commission
Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation
Mayor Presents Retirement Tribute to Mrs Krantz on Board Service
Mayor Ralph K. Rogers and the Village of Scarsdale Board of Trustees express deep appreciation for Mrs Har riette Krantz nine years on the Board of Appeals. They cite her devoted constructive service safeguarding residents and acknowledge the board’s accomplishments during her tenure.
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Harriette. Krantz
Board of Trustees
Board of Appeals
Krantz
Ralph K. Rogers
Rogers
Village shifts garbage routes to save costs
A village announces April 27 changes to garbage collection to reduce sanitation staff by one, saving about $6,000 annually. Three weekly pickups continue with Monday and Tuesday routes swapped. long list of streets affected in both directions.
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Sanitation Department
Utility Shift Drives School Tax Rise in Scarsdale District No 2
A $300000 loss in Scarsdale District No 2 assessed valuation, caused by a Board of Assessors reallocation of utility franchise values from District No 1 to No 2, boosts the district tax rate by about 70 cents per $1000. The 2 percent overall tax increase funds higher salaries, tuition and improvements while One half of salary adjustments aligns with District No 1 pay levels.
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Scarsdale
Lyford N. Greene
Quaker Ridge School
Board of Assessors
No. 2
Mamaroneck
Four Local Students Win National Merit Scholarships
Scarsdale students Richard B. Frantzreb and Frederick P. Schaffer and Eastchester students Paul R. Moon and John R. Gersh were named National Merit Scholars. The awards fund four years of undergraduate study with stipends based on need and college grants. Frantzreb aims for Oberal arts at Amherst, Schaffer for mathematics at Harvard, Moon for physics at Clarkson College of Technology.
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Scarsdale
Eastchester
Richard B. Frantzreb
Arthur C. Frantzreb
Ardmore Road
Frederick P. Schaffer
Irving Schaffer
Hampton Road
Paul R. Moon
J. R. Moon
Post Road
John R. Gersh
Tuckahoe
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Evanston
Frantzieb
Amherst
Schaffer
Harvard
Moon
Clarkson College of Technology
Local Fund Chooses Non Affiliation With United Fund
Twenty one service groups, including four in Scarsdale, will again benefit from the Scarsdale Community Fund and Council campaign next fall. The Fund and Council rejected affiliating with the Westchester County United Fund, Inc., saying no method for affiliation could be developed.
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Scarsdale
Charles F. Savage
Thomas F. Creamer
Creamer
Henry R. Bankart
Carver Community Center
Bernard I. Brownold
St. Agnes Hospital
John Cannon
Westchester County
S.P.C.C
Roy C. Crone
Alexander W. Dannenbaum
Edgemont Recreation Committee
Allan W. Ferrin
Service Committee
Grasslands Hospital
Henry FE. Gaillard
White Plains Hospital
Glen K. Green
Scarsdale Family Community Service
J. E. Donald
Village Arbor Day Tree Plantings Set by Local Officials
Scarsdale Mayor Ralph K. Rogers leads two Arbor Day events this Saturday. At 10 a.m. at the Scarsdale railroad station and 11 a.m. at the Wilhelm Weinberg Nature Center, volunteers from the Garden Section of the Scarsdale Woman's Club and the Scarsdale Audubon Society organize plantings as part of local conservation efforts. The stations receive three trees including two cherry trees and a pin oak, with donations from civic groups and individuals. The Audubon Society will receive two large trees donated by S. Spencer Scott, forming part of a long term planting plan.
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Ralph K. Rogers
Scarsdale Railroad Station
Wilhelm Weinberg Nature Center
Scarsdale Woman's Club
Weinberg Center
Scarsdale Audubon Society
Theodore Hirtz
The
Woman's Club
Eliot Hirshberg
Audubon Society
Scarsdale Conservation Committee
Hirtz
Washington Hawthorne
S.spencer Scott
Hirschberg
Borden Wins Fulbright Award for Cambridge Study
Weston Thatcher Borden a Harvard senior of 45 Popham Road has won a Fulbright Scholarship for a year at Cambridge University England. This follows a National Science Foundation graduate fellowship in three weeks. Borden 19 will graduate cum laude from Harvard College in June after an accelerated three year course. He is 6 feet tall and will work with a leading European research chemist in Cambridge.
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Borden
Fulbright
England
Cambridge University
Weston Thatcher Borden
Harvard
Popham Road
National Science Foundation
Martin Borden
Harvard College
Scarsdale High
Scarsdale School Boards Study Nomination Procedure
A special Study Committee on School Board Nomination Procedures met Tuesday to devise a nominating plan for a consolidated Scarsdale district. George M. Starbad was named chairman and Stanley A. Frankel vice chairman while Mrs. David Rumsey Jr. was chosen secretary. Continued on Page Ten.
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Scarsdale
Scars‘dale
George M. Starbad
Stanley A. Frankel
David Rumsey Jr
Committee Sets Welcome For City Kids Here
Scarsdale joins the Friendly Town program by the Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund. Last summer 42 underprivileged city children stayed two weeks with suburban host families, gaining a respite from heat and exposure to new experiences. Call Mrs. Rockwood or Mr. Pagh to learn more and get involved.
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Scarsdale
Herald Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Charles P. Rockwood
Rockwood
Eric Pagh
Pagh
Sandor Bruck
Earl Dibble
James O'Neill
Carlton Sieck
Kent Warner
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George H. Rutherford
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Jules L. Wacht
Mr. Shaw
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Kranz
Oak Way
Elm Road
Kent Road
Paddington
Caden Road
Butler Road
Parkfield Road
Horseguard Lane
Tory Lane
Berwick Road
Fox Meadow Road
Ogden Road
Olmstead Road
Bright Ave
Oak Lane
Chesterfield Road
Brite Ave
Parkway
Overlook Road
Paddington Road
Fenimore Road
Cohawney Road
Tompkins Road
Hickory Lane
Torrence Place
Kensington Road
Brewster Road
Cohawney Rd
Shawnee Road
Leatherstocking Lane
Seneca Road
Oneida Road
Cayuga Road
Land Saxon Woods
Ftoad
United
Dreamer
Clemens A. Er
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Cambridge
Mr. Borden
Greenacres School
Croton-on-the-Hudson
van Cortlandt Manor
Richard Clarke
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