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'6 North Westchester Times, New Castle Tribune, Mount Kiseo, N.Y., January 7, I960
%, h £ #ji|pR> QjJHfcgf United Fund to Send 1st Checks to 24 Agencies
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Issued Weekly by Westchester County Publishers, Inc. V. E. M A C Y J R T. E U G E N E DUFFY W I L L I A M L F A N N I N G G E O R G E W . H E L M JR. H E L E N S A R S E N
President Vice President and General Manager
Vice President and Treasurer Vice President
Managing Editor . Associate Editor M A R Y B. M C L A U G H L I N
Telephone: MOunt Kisco 6-4133 — Chappaqua office — CEntral 8-3020
Let's Push United Fundlty! NORTHERN WESTCHESTER is
in the midst of the largest single fund campaign, with the exception of hospital drives, ever carried out in the north county. It's the campaign of the United Fund of Northern Westchester. And the goal is $588,235.
That's a lot of money. But it will care for the basic needs of 24 member agencies. That $588,235 must be raised or the agency allocations will have to be reduced. We hope that is not necessary. We are sure it will not be necessary.
To ate, contributions and pledges total $342,000. That's only about 60 per cent of the quota. That total of $342,000 represents the gifts and pledges of 15,200 donors. Even SO, the campaign is not completed In about half of the communities. Each town has a little more work to do. About half have virtually completed the campaign which began Oct. 14.
The advantages of a United Fund are numerous, not the least of which is the fact that just one solictor comes ringing your doorbell for the 24 agencies. You are asked to make o n e contribu tion—not 24. You should keep this in mind, too, when you make your contribution. Let the amount be at least equal to the total of what you would give each of these agencies in a separate campaign. If possible, give a little more.
It's especially important that this first United Fund campaign reach its goal in Northern West Chester. Future years should see considerable more support for a project that is no longer a new idea.
So if you haven't contributed yet why not do so as soon as possible You'll be helping 24 agencies car ry on their good work among your neighbors.
It's Your Winter Carnival WE ARE proud to be a part of
the big Mount Kisco Outdoor Win ter Carnival and Open Speed Skating Championships which will be held at Mount Kisco's Leonard Park Jan. 23-24.
This is the biggest event of its kind ever staged in Northern Westchester and all that is needed to assure its success is a little cooperation from the weather. A cold spell wlli freeze the ponds and lakes in the area and provide boys and girls—the men and women too—the opportunity to get out the skates and get in trim for the big day.
A word of caution to the contestants. By all means, if you are getting in shape for the Carnival, be sure that the ice on which youj
practice is safe. If no outdoor ice is available soon, go to one of the indoor rinks. They're much safer than a pond that isn't entirely frozen over— and thick.
We are happy that the Mount Kisco Recreation and Leonard1
Park Commission are sponsoring this Winter Carnival, in coopera tion with this newspaper and the Mount Kisco Boys' Club. It's a community event and deserves your support. And encourage your youngsters to participate. They'll get a lot of fun out of it, and so will you.
Don't forget. We'll see you at Leonard Park on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24. Be sure to put the dates on your calendar.
TDbe Shortage of Interns T&E SHORTAGE of interns,
ig Increasingly more acute, Biay hit Westchester hospitals even harder in the coming months, t is possible that after July 1 the
poster of foreign-born doctors may be whittled down as the result of a nationwide test of medical qualifications.
The Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates will require, on that date, that all foreign interns or residents doctors must be qualified under a new formula. And, according to the medical director of Grasslands Hospital, most of the foreign medical graduates in this country have not had medical school training which equips them TO render the type of medical service to which the U. S. public is accustomed.
Grasslands pointed out this week that for some time it has sought to o b t a i n extension of a visa granted to a young Japanese doctor, needed badly by the hospital. Unfortunately, overtures to the
-State Department have failed—he,] must return to .Tapan, leaving a vacancy that will be hard to fill.
OUR DEPENDENCE on foreign-bom interns is pointed up by a survey taken by this newspaper. The study shows that Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco has had almost no American-born interns in 10 years; of 13 interns at White Plains, eight are foreign-trained; all 12 interns and resident physicians at United Hospital, Port Chester, are foreign-born; the situation obtains at
Grasslands, too, where 13 of 18 interns are young foreigners. All interns or house residents at St. Agnes Hospital, White Plains and Phelps Memorial, North Tarry-town, are foreign-borh.
NOT TOO MANY administrators are supporting the national qualifying test for these doctors. Jerome Peck, of the Northern Westchester Hospital, says "The sufferers will be the public. The ruling about this examination is like burning a house down to get rid of a few mice."
Mr. Peck's statement is cause for concern. It seems normal that there should be variations in medical school training, U. S. versus foreign schools. But it would seem to us not in the public interest if a U. S.-geared test that may be "loaded" against the foreign doctor eliminates from hospital rosters those interns or resident physicians whose work has been exemplary.
THERE'S another side to the coin too. With the U. S. fast moving to a 200 million population, our "production" for doctors has not kept pace. The lure of the Space Age may b'e taking young men from the medical field to the arena of missiles and defense-oriented fields. This is one trend that will have to be halted; there are few callings in this world that afford so much personal satisfaction •—and, for many, so many remunerations—as that of the physician.
'Dimes' Opens First Birth Defects Center
A birth defects study center, the first of its kind designed to combine clinical treatment with research and teaching, has just been officially opened at Columbus, Ohio. It is supported by funds from the New March of Dimes, which is now engaged in its January campaign for contributions to fight three major crippling diseases including, besides birth defects, arthritis and polio.
Medical experts say that birth defects are the biggest unmet childhood medical problem in the United States today. There are more ) than 600 different kinds of birth defects, or "congenital malformations," as they are called by doctors. They range all the way from harelip and clubfoot to'] mental retardation.
Some 250,000 American babies are born each year with one or more significant birth defects; and about half of this number are doomed to a lifetime of serious illness or crippling. About 34,000 infants each year are stillborn be-cause; of these afflictions, or die
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within the first month of life. Med ical science as yet has few clues to the causes of these disorders) that occur before birth; and there are few known methods of preven tion. Shrouded In Superstition
The study center in Columbus' famed Children's Hospital thus represents the beginning of the New March of Dimes attempt to solve a medical problem that has heretofore been largely neglected by research. It is a problem that has for centuries been shrouded in fear, superstition and shame. By tackling this issue with a three-pronged program of research, pa tient aid and training of skilled medical professionals, the March of Dimes organization seeks to bring hope to the hundreds of thousands of parents whose lives have been blighted by bewildering grief and heartbreak following the birth of a malformed child.
This hope is bolstered by the past record of the March of Dimes5 organization in lighting baffling dis-, eases. It was March, of Dimes
A VOLUNTEER in the Mount Kisco area tor the United Fund campaign, James McMahon, right, of the Halstead - Quinn Fuel Co. receives a substantial contribution from Theodore Slos-son in behalf of the Young and Halstead Co. The campaign seeks a total of $588,235 in behalf of 24 member - agencies throughout northern Westchester —Staff Photo by Dante Raffaeli
Newsworthy At the Digest
The Christmas holidays brought news of engagements to the Readers Digest. Elaine Berthiaume of North Tarrytown became engaged to William Waechter of Hartford, Conn, on Dec. 24. Miss Berthiaume is a member of the entry typing department. Christmas saw the announcement of an engagement between Dorothy Hickok of Syracuse, N. Y., and Thomas Hill of Oswego, N. Y. Mr. Hill is the son of Kathleen Hill a member of the typing department and a r e s i d e n t of Peach Lake. On Dec. 25, Joan Johnson of Carmel became engaged to John Hahn of Beachhurst, L. I. Miss Johnson is a member of the entry typing department at RD. During the holidays', Nanci Ann Robbins of Peekskill became engaged to Charles William Pem-berton Jr . also of that city. Miss Robbins is a member o f the condensed book account records department while her fiance is in the personnel department.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Reynolds of Katonah on Christmas °€)^.T,he baby was born in the Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco. Mr. Reynolds is a member of the machine maintenance department at RD. His wife was - irmerly in the messengers department.
Joan DeVido departed from RD on Dec. 31, to begin her maternity leave. On that day she received many gifts from co-workers and friends. From members of her group within the subscriber file department, Mrs. DeVido received a baby comforter, a receiving blanket and a baby bath set. Members of the entry typing department gifted her with a reversible carriage set and diaper bag and those friends of Mrs. De-Vido's who ride with her daily on the RD Peekskill bus gave her a blue nightgown and a fancy cake. Mrs. DeVido is a resident of Lake Mohegan.
Shirley Roake, a member of the Special Typing Group of the typing department will be married on Jan. 9 to Harry W. Danielson of Boston, Mass. Miss Roake resigned from RD on Dec. 31, and on her last day was honored with a luncheon given by members of her department. She received' a Borg Scale from the special typing group and a clock radio from the typing department. Miss Roake is a resident of Peekskill and after her marriage, she and her husband will live in Boston.
School Menus Following are the menus to be
sensed in the Chappaqua schools during the week beginning Jan. 11: MONDAY
Beef-vegetable soup, hamburger, cheese square, lettuce heart with Russian dressing, roll and butter t
milk. TUESDAY
Waffles and syrup, sausages, green salad peach half bread and butter, milk. WEDNESDAY
Roast beef with gravy mashed potatoes, buttered corn, bread and butter, milk. THURSDAY
Chicken r i c e soup, cold cut wedge, celery sticks, milk, FRIDAY
Baked macaroni and cheese, buttered string beans, green salad, bread and butter, milk.
funds that encouraged Dr. Jonas E. Salk to become a virologist and that produced his world-celebrated vaccine against crippling polio. Some Can Be Helped
Certain major birth defects, such as "water on the brain" (hydrocephalus) and "open sipine" (spina bifida), can now sometimes be corrected .by new techniques-of surgery, medical experts at the March of Dimes organization re port.
Through the combination of treatment, teaching and study at the Columbus Birth Defects Study Center arid others the March of Dimes hopes to establish and support, it is believed that new .knowledge will be obtained and spread so that the devasting effects of these dis orders may eventually, for the most, part, be prevented or controlled. •
25 Years Ago in Mt. Kisco MOUNT KISCO—
The resignation of Henry P. Blackeby as mayor of Mount Kisco was received by the Village Board of Trustees at a meeting held in the Municipal Building, Mr Blackeby who served as village head for nine years, sails tomorrow for South America for an extended business tour. Late last month the former mayor revealed his intentions of retiring from office and on Dec. 20, nearly 200 residents of Mount Kisco honored Mr. Blackeby at a testimonial dinner.
The Village of Mount Kisco operating expenses have been cut 20 per cent in four years it was announced at the New York Conference of Mayors. The village's operating costs were third lowest in Westchester it was disclosed. A survey made also revealed that Mount Kisco ranked 14th in State for actual reductions made since 1931.
Fire, believed to have been caused by a defective chimney,
burned the upper story of a house on Lunday Lane owned by William Rockett and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wheeler and family.
Changes in the personnel of the Village Board, heated debates over Leonard Park, a record turnout at the annual school election, and ad ditional hearings and promises on the elimination of Mount Kisco grade crossings constituted the highlights of the news in Mount Kisco during 1934, was revealed by a chronology published in the North Westches ter Timesnsti North Westchester Times in its the first born in the Northern West-
Mount Kisco regained its lost laurels in the "first baby of the new year" competition when Mr Stork brought an 8 pound 13 ounce bouncing boy to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Graham of Mount Kisco at 9:27 p.m. Jan. 2. The child was the first born in the Nrthern Westo Chester Hospital in 1935, and although the Stork was a day be hind time, he did pretty well at that.
MOUNT KISCO — The 24 member agencies of the
United Fund of Northern Westchester will receive their first monthly checks from the Fund this week, it was announced today.
Most of these agencies have conducted separate campaigns in the area in former years. This year they are dependig upon the United Fund, which is conducting a campaign in 21 north county communities, to raise funds for the-participating agencies. Local residents organized the Fund, volunteers are doing all fund-raising.
60 Per Cent Raised In this first time around, the
United Fund began a campaign in mid-October for a total of $588-235 to support member agencies This amount is the sum of the budgets of the agencies needed for their work next year. To date, about 60 per cent of this amount has been contributed or pledged, with the campaign incomplete in about half of the towns in the Fund area.
The checks mailed to the member agencies are based on the amount contributed to the Fund increases.
May Be Made Directly Contributions to the United Fund
agencies may be mailed directly to the Fund office at 510 Lexington Avenue, Mount Kisco.
Voluntary charities being sup ported by the campaign are: The Adoption Service of Westchester Inc., the Association for Help of Retarded Children, the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts, The District Nursing Association, Family Service, of Westchester, Grasslands Hospital Service Committee, the National Medical Research Program, the Menthal Health Association, Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation, National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation, The Salvation Army, United Cerebral Palsy Association, Urban L e a g u e of Westchester, USO, Volunteer Service Bureau, Westchester Children's Association, Westchester County Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, County Council of Social Agencies, Mobility Rehabilitation Services
Agencies that are supported by contributor's in the area they serve are: The Banksville Community House, the Boys' Club of Mount Kisco, the Pleasantville Teen Center and the YWCA of Peekskill.
25 Years Ago in Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA—
New Castle buzzed with activity during 1934, according to a news round-up in the Tribune: lower taxes, changes in political control, and ' talk of a new school were some of them. A noticeable increase in construction was good news/ and was ^isioned as a sign of better times andLa pick>\in,in business for Chappaqua tradesmen.
Despite the fact that liquor flowed more freely than ever, the coming of the new year was celebrated quite sanely. There were no arrests and no 'complaints on the police dockets.
Traffic was practically paralyzed when ice sheathed the highways and made motoring a risky business. Conditions were the worst of the winter, but no serious accidents were reported, only slides and minor bumps.
The Chappaqua Riwanis Club met to make plans for the year 1935 and decided to hold again two big Kiwanis features, the annual minstrel show and the Charter Night Dance.
Gilbert Ethier had an advertisement in the Tribune asking for list-
Nursery School Council Sets Course WHITE PLAINS —
"The Meaning of Pre-school Behavior" is the subject for a Westchester Nursery School Council course which will be given for nursery school, kindergarten and primary teachers beginning this evening, at 8:15 p.m. at the Westchester Children's Association, 7 Lake Street, White Plains.
Ihler Grimmelmann, certified psychologist, is leader fo r the course.
Continuing each Thursday evening through Feb. 11, the fee is $10 per person, payable at the first session.
ings of Chappaqua houses renting from $40 up.
The Chappaqua Parent-Teacher Assn. announced that it was sponsoring a series of talks on Home Decoration. A prize to be awarded to the holder of a ticket with a lucky number was a linen bridge set donated by Mrs. Rolando £ai-ani of the Florentine Linen Shop.
John Sullivan, a resident Of Millwood, was appointed dog enumerator for the Town of 'New Castle, at a meeting of the Council held at Millwood. Information was released that there were about 900 dogs'in the township".
The Forum
Modern Teachingmethods At Bell, Writes Vertucci
New Books At Library ADULT
Fiction "Lorena," F r a n k G. Slaughter: "Murder on Delivery," Spencer Dean.
Non-fiction "Herbert Hoover," Dorothy McGee. YOUTH
Fiction "The Good Land,' Loula Erdman; "Hi Jolly!," Jim Jjel-gaard.
Non - fiction "Alaska," Willis Lindquist; " A u g u s t u s Caesar's World," Genevieve Foster. JUVENILE
Fiction "The Cat in the Hat Comes Back," Dr. Seuss; "Here Come the Raccoons!," Alice Gou-dey; "The Sno-flake and the Starfish,' Robert Nathan.
Non-fiction "Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia," Margaret Cousins.
TO AID HEART CAMPAIGN Mrs. Murray D. Ewing of Hook
Rd. has been made chairman of the 1960 Heart Campaign in Bedford, according to an announcement by the Westchester Heart Assn. The campaign wll be held during February. Other area chairman listed include, Mrs. Kent Cooper, and Mrs. Charles Grimshaw, Katonah; Lewisboro, Mrs. William I. Mathes; North Salem, Mrs. Granger Costikyan; Yorktown Heights, Mrs. Louis D. Iviediatore.
The Stork Has Brought MOUNT KISCO— DEO. 15
Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Binsell, Yorktown Heights.
Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bowlin, Cross River.
Son, Mr. and Mrs, William Hel ler, Pound Ridge. DEC. 16
Son, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bei-ser, Peekskill.
Daughter, M&and Mrs. William Berner, Ossihing.
Son, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fisher, Katonah.
Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Masterson, Mount Kisco.
Son, Mr. and Mrs.' Joseph Min-asi, North White Plains. DEC. 17
Son, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Ben-zer, Pleasantville.
Son, Mr. and Mrs. George Jensen, Bedford.
Son, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Navarro, Chappaqua.
Son, Mr. and Mrs. Gabriele Orlando, Mount Kisco. DEC. 18
Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Havans, Mount Kisco.
Son, Mr. and Mrs. Courtmey Hauck, Briarcliff Manor. DEC. 20
Daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Poli, Yorktown Heights. DEC. 21
Soil, Mr. and Mrs. Santino Chi-acchia, Mount Kisco.
Dr. Farber Gives Farewell Sermon PLEASANTVILLE—
The Rev. Benjamin F. Farber D.D., who has served as interim minister of t h e Presbyterian Church for the past 15 months, preached his farewell sermon last Sunday. His topic was "Open Doors," and he preached at both morning services.
Also participating in the services was the church's new minister, the Rev. John M. Whallon. Mr. Whallon wDl be officially installed on Jan. 24.
A reception in the social rooms for Dr. and Mrs. Farder followed the 11 o'clock service.
(Editor's note: A. C. Vertucci, assistant principal of the Robert E. Bell School in Chappaqua, after attending a meeting of the Educational Records Bureau in New York City, felt compelled to outline the type of instruction presented at the above school. Mr. Vertucci wrote the following letter to Dr. Charles Keller, director of the John Hay Fellows Foundation:) Dear Mr. Keller,
The content of your speech at the Educational Records Bureau Meeting was most gratifying to hear. Please know that your positive stress of what is being done is, to my thinking, the proper approach for general evolvement.
I am extremely interested in the purpose and content of Grade Seven and Eight. The area has been long due for an examination. Because of your approach to the problem, I felt that you would be interested in knowing what we are doing and our views concerning Grade Seven and Eight. I am taking the liberty of stating some of the things that we are doing—not because we are doing them—but because you could positively inform others of the things that are being done.
We feel very strongly that the present Seventh and Eighth Grade program is socially obsolete; consequently, the weakest grades in the K-12 program. The program was most effective and necessary thirty or forty years ago, when the Eithth Grade was the termin al grade in our formal educational programs. The program has been "long-due" for a re-examination.
1. We teach algebra in Grade Eight to half our students. We will introduce the Yale Program to the other half. We have cut out much of the business arithmetic and elementary economics in Grade 8. This excluded much of taxation, life insurance, budgeting, stocks, bonds, etc., and substituted sets, groups, logic and number system. The students who complete algebra in Grade Eight will go into a full course of plane and solid geometry. Others will go into a course of plane geometry or intermediate algebra, to be completed in Grade Nine.
2. We cover general science in Grade 7 and 8—by stressing prin ciples and concepts through demonstrations and then apply these
.principles to explain every day ob servations. We feel that, in this area, we have reversed the approach of doing, doing, doing, and through this doing comes a self discovery of the principle. Our method enables us to complete all the general science in two years As principles are applied, discovery of concepts are revealed, rediscovered and sustained. The most enthusiastic outcome of the process is-to see new insights and applicability of principles develop.
Some of the Eighth Grade students will go into biology; the re maining/; students - will v 1go into a-formulating- • Program iwhere >stu daSI^OTPfi^ third of the basic principles and concepts of biology, one third of chemistry and one third of physics. This will al low one third more time in biology, chemistry and physics to accommodate new materials. During the course, they will use each of the three basic texts that are used in biology, chemistry and physics.
3. Social studies, we felt, needed a good shaking. This program is so far out of line it would take pages for an initial presentation.
Presently we are teaching world geography in the first half of Grade Seven. World geography is followed by American history in the second half of Grade Seven through Grade Eight. The Ameri-an history program stresses the period of exploration through the period of reconstruction and, integrated within this program, is New York State history. The period of American history beyond the reconstruction is a much surveyed course of events and consequences.
We feel that the Eighth Grade program should stress our Ameri-neros, principles, v a l u e s , and pride. We stress the concepts, ideas and movements of our country to approximately 1900. We feel that a conceptual discussion of American history beyond the 1900s should come after a two year course of world history—since our foreign and domestic policies, eco-; nomics and social structure were so influenced by foreign contacts. In short, we can not talk about modern American history without knowing world history. Again, I am speaking of conceptual history, not a history of sequential events.
4. Sixty per cent of our students take a foreign language in Grade
Seven and Eight. The approach is conversational. Our, students do not see a printed word in the foreign language for the first twenty weeks. They listen, imitate and translate. t
The remaining forty jj?er cent of the students have helping periods (three jtimes a week) in reading, mathematics and English. These classes are held to 10-15 students so that individual diagnostic teaching may be given. At any time, during the year, the students may shift from one subject to another. If they h a v e gained enough strength in Grade Seven, they may begin a foreign language in Grade Eight.
5. In English, we have a required book list —plus book reports — plus individual academic book lists. Here we stress analytical book reports and interpretative responses to literature and poetry. We have cut our book report requirements from 20 reports a year to 10 a year. The reports must be analytical and contain substance. We require two compositions a week and stress grammar through writing and diagraming. Our literature program is one of American literature which supplements and strengthens our social studies program.
6. We rotate all Eighth Graders through a thirteen week typing course. At the end of the period, students achieve a rate of 25-30 words per minute.
We firmly believe that Grades Seven and Eight are the most important in our K-12 organization and that not enough academio stress, content and challenge has been given to the students in these grades. The exploration and psychological stress are stages that attempted to fill the academic vacuum created by the fast moving terminal grade. The terminal grade has moved from 8 to 9 and, because of compulsory school attendance laws, has moved to 10. Because of our fast changing social - economic - cultural pattern, we are moving to Grade 12 and the development of public junior colleges organized on a K-6, 7-10, 11-14 pattern will undoubtedly extend the terminal grade.
The content and purpose of Grade Seven and Eight is presently obsolete. Thirty - forty years ago Grade Seven and Eight culminated, crystallized and reviewed previous learnings of K-6, as well as preparing students for living. The content of civics, government and practical arithmetic in these grades were developed as essential subject content for future living.
Today, the individual subjects of Grade Seven and Eight do not progressively extend learnings from Grade Six, nor does it strengthen and develop skills for Grade Nine. In short, the grades are filled with aimless exploration.
I am sure that you would be interested in the Harvard mental growth study. The' study is reported in New York State Bulletin in reference to. junior high students •and graphically shows a steady Tg'te in mental growth, then a- leveling off and again a steady increase. The leveling off ages are 12-14 and the assumption is that the students experience a mental slump. This, of course, is tied in with physical, psychological and sexual changes.
I know perfectly well that many junior high schools have interpreted this as a period when we should concentrate on the psychological and that, since there is no mental growth, we should have exploratory programs.
I want very much to investigate this area since I presently believe that the slump is created by the fact that we do not teach any new content during this period. It's almost as simple as the statement — no new subject content produces no mental growth.
I certainly hope that what we are doing is going to be useful to you in creating some thinking among junior high school men.
Please know that you have a invitation to visit us at any time.
Sincerely, A. C. Vertucci Assistant Principal in Charge of Instruction
THIS OLD MILL will appear in . a full-length' hard cover History of Katonah to be published this-year. The uncut version of, the history has1 been completed
as far as ^the writing goes and now awaits editing. Built around 1812 the mill,, was owned by Squire Wood-,vand John Burr Whitlock near; Cross River. As-
sisted by Mrs. Herbert S. Dun-combe M>f Mount HUy Rd., Katonah, well-known author, about 70 persons-writers and resarch-ers did the actual writing. A
large committee headed by Miss Julia Mead of Katonah has been working for over a year gathering material for the history.
MHA Starts New Radio Programs
Mrs. Eugene Kramon, 44 Franklin Road, Scarsdale, and Mrs. Irving Moskovitz, 19 Cooper Road, Scarsdale, have been appointed co-chairmen of the radio committee of the Mental Health Association of Westchester, it was announced by Marvin Green, executive director of the association.
Mrs. Kramon has previously served on MHA's publicity committee, as an MHA workshop coordinator, and as an active member of the Quaker Ridge PTA. Mrs. Moskovitz, who is Scarsale High School PTA secretary, has participated in activities of the Players.
The radio committee, founded by Charles Loeb; of Scarsdale, for the past six years has presented an annual group of 30 radio programs over station WFAS. Devoted to various phases of mental health problems, three programs have received nation-wide notice for their excellence. The current Saturday night programs on "Mental Health Education" were concluded Dec\ 26. A new series, which started Saturday "Living in Suburbia," will be heard, from 8 to 8:30 p.m.
Contagious Ills Reported in Area WHITE PLAINS—
Twenty-one cases of communicable diseases are reported for the northern area for the week ending Dec. 26 by the Westchester County Department of Health.
North Castle and Ossining each had five chickenpox victims. Ossining also had one case of infectious hepatitis and one case of rubella, Measles cases were reported as follows: Cortlandt, onet Mount' Pleasant, two; Peekskill, five, and Pleasantville, one.
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