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Scarsdale Inquirer

Location

Scarsdale, New York, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1947

Page

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Mrs. Stanton and Mr. Newlin Named to Scarsdale School Board

A citizens committee nominated A Chauncey Newlin of 8 Heath cote Road and Mrs. George Taylor Stanton of 21 Wildwood Road for three year and one year terms respectively on the Scarsdale Board of Education. McAllister Rutherford also renominated for three year terms. The committee included Town Club and Woman's Club leaders and PTA presidents from the four elementary districts.

A. Chauncey Newlin Heathcote Road George Taylor Stanton Wildwood Road Citizens Committee Board of Education G. Stanley McAllister Barry Road George H. Rutherford Oakway Newlin McAllister Rutherford Stanton Scarsdale Janet Bethell F. H. Bethell Scarsdale Woman's Club Edgewood School Center College Kentucky Columbia Law School White and Case New York City Town Club Northwestern University Woman's Club Greenacres Parent Teacher Association Red Cross Ralph E. Pickett University of Utah New York University Lord and Taylor New York Edgewood Parent Teacher Association Scarsdale Community Fund War Fund Parent Teacher Council Nuclus Committee

Committee Named For Cancer Drive In Scarsdale

Mrs. J. A. Bogardus of 21 Colma Road is named chairman of a local committee for Westchester County Cancer Committee funds drive starting April 1. Assisting her are Mrs. Sara Bach, Mrs. Carol Lyttle, Mrs. Courtlandt Otis, Mrs. J. M. St. Paul and Mrs. Allan Sproul, all of Scarsdale. Scarsdale’s share of the 100000 county quota is 8500. Forty percent of funds support cancer research.

J. A. Bogardus Colma Road Westchester County Cancer Committee Bogardus Sara Bach Carol Lyttle Courtlandt Otis J. M. St. Paul Allan Sproul Scarsdale Cancer Committee

Church News Fuditorials And Society Pages

A condensed index lists church news editorials school items and social notes across pages 6 7 14 15 16 17 and 21 detailing community events organizations and theater listings with page references for quick navigation

Village zoning ordinance adopted maps show Residence A zones

The newly adopted zoning ordinance and its zone map for Residence A are published on pages 18 to 20. The law takes effect April 1 without delay.

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Resident's Work Plays Large Part In Flower Show

The International Flower Show at Grand Central Palace New York features United Nations themed garden exhibits. Readers from Scarsdale Hartsdale Scarsdale club members arranged many displays and judged entries. Winners include Mrs Farley for a Thanksgiving dinner table and Mrs Carroll for medium niches.

Grand Central Palace New York United Nations Charles Hoffman George Both Scarsdale George Hirsch New Rochelle James A. Carroll Low Countries Scandinavia Vincent Whitsitt Hoffman Farley Carroll Falkenbury Sigmund Stein Greenville Garden Club Hartsdale Club Raymond Gunnison Pawling Harold Feuer Hartsdale

Mock Exhibit Distractionist Draws Scarsdale Crowd

The Scarsdale Art Association held a mock exhibit themed Distractionist at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Misenhimer on Gilmore Court. Seventy five members attended and voted John Jackson’s still life in oils The Lovers as best. Second place went to Scarsdaleosaurus by W. S. Wickham.

Scarsdale Art Association J. B. Misenhimer Gilmore Court John Jackson W. S. Wickham John Gais W. R. Bouldin O. J. Stephens Lawrence Howard Daniel Starch Waldemar Busing N. E. Horn W. C. Edmister Walter A. Fuller New Scarsdale

Scarsdale Bowl Award Given to Driscoll

The 1947 Scarsdale Bowl was presented to former Mayor Arthur F. Driscoll at a Scarsdale Golf Club dinner last Wednesday. S. Spencer Scott chaired the bowl committee and introduced speakers including J. Lester Van Name and Warren W. Cunningham. Other winners and the invocation by Reverend Dr. George Hugh Smyth were also noted.

Arthur F. Driscoll Scarsdale Golf Club S. Spencer Scott J. Lester van Name Warren W. Cunningham H. Beach Carpenter George B. Clifton Cleveland A. Dunn Richard R. Hunter George Hugh Smyth Hitchcock Memorial Church

Henson and Mrs Noble Nominated for Edgemont School Board

Henson and Mrs Lis ton Noble were unanimously nominated for the Union Free School District Six board at a March 12 meeting. Henson, an attorney and longtime director, seeks another term. Noble would succeed Mrs Samuel A. Harned. Nominating committee members included Russell C. Jewell and others. the nominations go to the May 6 annual school meeting.

P. Truman Henson Liston Noble Board of Education Union Free School District Six Edgemont School Edgemont Parent Teacher Association Henson Edgemont New York City Noble Samuel A. Harned Scarsdale Social Service Council Russell C. Jewell Loring B. Andrews George C. Brenning N. Stewart Douglas Robert H. Macrery Willard A. Pleuthner Otto B. Reimer Quentin I. Smith Arthur T. Sutherland

Ceiling Zero to be staged by Scarsdale High seniors

Scarsdale High School's Senior Dramatic Club presents Ceiling Zero tonight and tomorrow at 8 30 in the high school auditorium. The aviation drama follows pilots Jake Lee Texas Clark and Dizzy Davis forming Federal Air Lines to carry mail and passengers with a cast including Buzz Gordon meteorologist Les Bogan and mechanics Dec Wilson Baldy Wright.

Scarsdale High School Oscar Wilde Jake Lee Texas Clark Dizzy Davis Richard Walzer Richard Mitchell James Fallon Federal Air Lines John Gass Buzz Gordon Arthur Perera Les Bogan John Pegg Dec Wilson Alfred Phillips Baldy Wright Joe Harper Tay Ronson Barry Singer Eddie Payson Richard Coyne Dick Peterson John Whiting

Friends of Library Seek Funds for Village Budget

The Friends of the Scarsdale Library propose an initial $25,000 allocation in the village budget to start building the new library in 1947 if conditions permit. If not, funds would be available in 1948 as part of a $75,000 target funded by tax money and private gifts. The group nears a $100,000 savings bond goal. The annual meeting is set for May 13 at the Woman's Club with Allen B. Wilber as current head.

Friends of the Scarsdale Library Friends United States Savings The Woman's Club Allen Wilber

Village Board to Meet Next Tuesday at 8 15 PM

Regular village board meeting scheduled for next Tuesday March 18 at 8 15 PM in the Village Hall. All board members and residents invited to attend.

Rye City Faces Ostertag Law Debate At Board Meeting

Westchester League of Women Voters letter to the Board of Supervisors sparked long discussion on Rye under the Ostertag law. Officials weighed Option Three and county unit plans, noting Rye would face charge backs and possible higher costs to towns if it elects to operate separately. Several supervisors urged fair share and a committee to study the act to remove inequalities.

Westchester League of Women Voters Board of Supervisors Rye Rye City City of Dorothy Conover County League

Weather shifts to cool spell in Scardale region

Weather records from A W Eddel buttel in Scardale show a cool spell after a mild start. Daily highs and lows from March 12 to March 18 ranged from 49 to 38 for highs and 38 to 19 for lows, with a notable drop on the later days.

A. W. Eddelbuttel Scaradale

Village Election Sees 308 Votes Cast In Scarsdale

Scarsdale voters tally 308 ballots in village election across three tickets Citizens Party Republican and Democratic. Mayor winner Samuel E Darby Jr leads with 283 votes while trustees and police justice results are listed. write-ins noted. Historic turnout compares with prior years including 1938 531 and 1933 531.

Citizens Party Republican Democratic Samuel E. Darby, Jr Winifred Hazelwood Harry E. Humphreys, Jr Edward Ingalls Burchard Dutcher A. H. Tiemeyer Glenn I. Tucker George W. Breckwoldt George W. Cornell Tiemeyer W. F. Timme Darby Hazelwood Humphreys Ingall Judge Dutcher

Cornell Takes Seat As Towns Member of County Board

George W. Cornell of Greenacres Avenue took his seat on the Westchester County Board of Supervisors after a Thursday oath. The board unanimously adopted a tribute to Ralph A. McClelland, noting his long service, leadership, and character, and extended condolences to his family.

Cornell George W. Cornell Greenacres Avenue Board of Supervisors E. Gosman Halsey, Jr Peekskill Ralph A. McClelland Mr. McClelland Robert B. Stewart William C. Duell Hugh A. Lavery Westchester County Board of Supervisory Scarsdale Westchester County Board of Supervisors

Five Year Growth In Westchester Banks

Demand deposits in thirty two commercial banks rose from 87 902 000 to 216 527 000 and total assets grew from 209 172 000 to 442 644 000. Savings banks deposits climbed from 126 448 000 to 205 040 000 and total assets from 14 887 000 to 226 165 000.

Westchester Maurice Krickl Walworth Avenue Westchester Clearing House

Public Welfare Plan Talk For Westchester At Scarsdale Meeting

Commissioner Ruth Taylor of Westchester Public Welfare outlines the new plan and its impact on Scarsdale at the Social Service Council gathering. The meeting Monday at 8 15 PM at the Girl Scout House Wayside Lane is open to the public.

Ruth Taylor Westchester County Westchester Scarsdale Social Service Council Wayside Lane

Paper drive collects near a full five box cars

Five box cars were filled to overflowing at the end of the paper collection last Sunday afternoon with a small surplus. Estimated ninety to one hundred tons of paper from Scarsdale Greenville and Green Knolls are en route to aid the paper shortage. Begin saving now for the next drive set for mid May.

Scarsdale Greenville Green Knolls

Union pressure forces small business to unionize workers

Bronxville representative Ralph W. Gwinn aired a case involving Ro bitzek Fuel Company of Mount Vernon where a boycott pushed 12 employees to vote against joining a union then sign on under duress. Owners faced loss of supply and a sharp initiation fee hike. Edwin Robitzek Jr. led the firm begun by his father. He served as a major in the Transportation Corps during World War II after enlisting as a second lieutenant in 1942.

Ralph W. Gwinn Bronxville Gwinn House Labor Committee Robitzek

Health cases reported in Scarsdale this week

County health department records show two chicken pox cases five scarlet fever cases in one family and one case of whooping cough reported from Scarsdale this week.

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