JO North Westchester Times, New Castle Tribune, Mount Kisco, N.Y., August 6, 1959

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FIRST REPORT of the Char­ter Revision Committee is hand­ed to County Executive Edwin G. Michaehan, far right, by Ed­ward McSweeney of Armonk,

chairman of the group of citi­zens and public officials picked to help streamline county gov­ernment. Looking on are Mrs. Hans A. Fraenkel of Hartsdale,

committee secretary; and John Downing (R-Yorktown), second from the right, chairman of the Board of Supervisors and a mem­ber of the revision committee— Staff Photo by Ray Hoover

County Recreation Recommendation Is Treated As 'Something Anticipated WHITE PLAIN'S—

The Charter Revision Commit­tee's rtvommcncl.d'Hi M'>nrl,i\ that the Board of S u p e r i o r s abolish the Westchester Park Com­mission and Westchester Ron ca­tion Commission is being treated as something which had been ex­pected. The committee hinted that both wore outdated.

The proposal was the chief one in a 79-page preliminary report of the revision committee, a group of citi/^ns ;\v<\ puhhc official*-picked 27 months aco to stream­line the county government.

Mrs. William L Lrffcris of White Plains, chairman of the Recreation Commission, said she was not surprised by the report, in­dicating she knew such a move was contemplated She pointed, however, with pride to the record the Recreation Commission had made.

K \ a n s Ward. Westchester Park C o m m i s s i o n chairman, was out of the county on vacation

The lepoit of the revision com­mittee was filed without comment from the Board yesterday. The matter went to the Board's Leg­islative committee for study. One I,pad«T I'rged

The lecommcndation of the re­vision committee includes creation of a Department of Parks and Recreation with one administra­tive head appointed by the county executive

At p i c s e n t . \\<M<'host"v Park Superintendent Charles Pound is dnectly responsible to the six park commissionrs and Dr. Sal Prezioso. recreation superintend­ent is responsible to four recrea­tion commissioners.

The revision committee report notes that both commissions were created in the early 1920s and were

13 Liberal Arts Courses Approved for County College Bv MILTON S. HOFFIMAN WHITE PLAINS— .

The Westchester Board of Super­visors opened the way to a historic third phase of 12-year-old West­chester Community College Mon­day by unajimouslv approving a program to add 13 liberal arts courses to the curriculm.

In effect, the supervisors ap­proved a transfer program which would let students, beginning in 1962, take the extra courses to help get them into junior years In four year colleges. The concept of Westchester Communis College being only a technology institute will end in 1962.

Although no supervisor voted against the transfer program, Su pervisor M a n 11 o Sevenno (R Mount Vernon), one of the spon­sors of the transfer program voiced strong disapproval of the county's general policy toward the college.

He s o u g h t unsuccessful to strike from the committee report accompanying the transfer resolu­tion any reference to 1,800 students in the college by 1968.

The report of the Board's Budg­et and Appropriations Committee and its Committee on Finance and Miscellaneous Affairs stated that "planning of the Community Col­lege contemplates a total fulltime day enrollment of 1,800 by 1968."

Sevenno argued that the Board "has never had before it any pro­posal to enlarge the student body

of the college to 1,800 fulltime day students. More important, the peo­ple of Westchester County have not been advised of any such in­tention.

"An 1,800-student college, for two years, is equivalent to a four-year college with an enrollment of 3,600," he added. "This would be one of the largest colleges in the east."

Severino appealed for more economy in government: "Every time we succumb to another pro­posal, every time we encompass new fields, we add to the crushing tax load already borne by real estate. The people of our county, and indeed people all over the country, are raising their voices against inflation and inflationary pressures. By increasing the tax burden we add another coal to the inflationary fire . . . Unless we tighten our belts while we can, we

effective because the county was pioneering in an area that "equirc-d original planning, "broad policy determinations and the necessary vision to evaluate future require­ments."

Since the adoption of the Coun­ty Charter in 1937, a planning de­partment and the county executive were added. "So we find that the Park Commission, in recent years, has been primarily engaged in rou­tine administrative matters and recreation has advanced and de­veloped into a profession," the re­port said

The report adds that between 1922 and 1930, the park commis­sion acquired 17,000 acres of land for park and parkway purposes. Between 1930 and 1953, when the Dunwoodie Golf Course was pur chased, no major acquisition of land had been made.

The report said that the concept of recreation has also changed during the period. The shorter working day and longer retirement period have increased the need for recreation programs, it said.

The report adds that the park commission has under its junsdic tion all facilities such as swim­ming pools and golf coures while the recreation commision "is try ing to conduct a broad program for all citizens with only two fa cihties—the Croton camp for chil­dren and the County Center."

The revision report quoted from a report on recreation made by consultant Lewis Barrett several years ago which found "no close working relations" of the two com­missions. Control Involved

The report advocates transfering control of the Parkway Police to the County Executive Department, and the roads of the parkway sys­tem to the Public Works Depart­ment.

County Executive Edwin G. Mi­chaehan had no comment yester­day, stating he had not had chance to read the report which was .submitted at noon. He was in Cleveland today for a conference

The report was signed by al shall go into debt, and a sales tax in Westchester will be inevitable."

Westchester Community College!20 members of the charter" revi-startPd as New York State Instit tue of Applied Arts and Science in 1947. It remained state supported until 1953 when the state dropped sponsorship and the county neo sumed control. The stdte, county and student share equallv in the tuition and the state and county divide the capital construction costs.

The transfer program will take

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2 African Leaders Cite MRA As the Answer to Communism MOUNT KISCO-

Two African leaders from Basu-toland and an Afrikaans youth leader from the Union of South Africa declared here Thursday that "being anti-communist isn't enough. You can only overcome an idea with a better idea "

And the better idea, in their es­timation, is Moral Re-Armament.

Visiting here at MRA headquar­ters, they were en route from the worldwide MRA conference at Mackinac Island, Mich , to then-homes by way of England and Switzerland.

The trio included J. T. Mohape-loa, president general of the Home-makers Assn. of Basutoland, and Nico Ferreira. whose Dutch ances­tors have lived in Africa for 300 years. We Are Friends'

"Once upon a time, we would not have talked together nor even been seen together," Ferreira pointed out. "But now, through un­derstanding reached by way of MRA, we are friends: we eat to­gether, we travel together."

The highest ranking African in his country, Mohapeloa said, "Bas­utoland is on the point of being granted independence from Great Britain. It would set the clock back 100 years if unity is not found. MRA is the only force that can build that unity in Basutoland. A new constitution would not in itself be a guarantee of democra­cy." Scholarship Employed

Mrs. Mohapeloa told how the communists are using scholarships to induce Africans to go to com­munist controlled universites.

Dressed in cobalt blue with matching straw turban, Mrs. Mo­hapeloa, a small, friendly woman, would do justice to any woman's club platform in Westchester. Col­lege educated, as is her trim, neatly attired husband, she was at once dignified and direct. The Mo-hapeloas have been married 2 8 years, she said — "Twenty-nine," her husband corrected.

Much of the credit for the great

sweep of MRA influence through Basutoland is given by the visitors to a trio of young ex-TV stars from IJOS Angeles, the Colvvell brothei s, who came to Africa and literally sang the praises of the ideology.

"In each country they sang in the language of the natives; in Basutoland they sang in the Sesuto Mantsebo Seeiso, was among those who accepted the MRA ideology."

sion committee which includes eight members of the Board of Su­pervisors, among them the top of­ficers of the Board

Lakeside Sale [ Stirs Dispute Over Legality YORKTOWN—

Whether the Internal Revenue Service had the right to sell a building it seized from Ahneman-Christiansen Inc., original develop­ers of Lakeside Village, to satis­fy a federal lien against the firm p r o b a b l y will be determined in Supreme Court at White Plains.

The building, used as a sales of­fice by the developers, was sold two weeks ago for $1,750 at a public auction that netted the gov­ernment $11,800 of the $25,054 owed by Ahneman-Christiansen Inc.

The structure was purchased by Irving Biller, Peekskill contractor, but before he could get the build­ing moved, he was served with a restraining order to keep him from taking it until the courts deter­mine who owns the building.

It turned out that the building was located on property that the Lakeside developers had been rent­ing. And the owners of the proper­ty, Alfred Mongero and1 Mrs. Clara Chambers, claimed that the struc­ture was theirs by default for back rent the developers owed on the property.

The attorney for Mongero and Mrs Chambers, Benjamin Hersh of Peekskill, has asked for a rul­ing that would determine who the building belongs to, and for $900 in damages his clients say Biller caused to the structure when he started to move it.

Hersh said he thought there was a good chance for an out-of-court settlement of the dispute. Adolph King of Mahopac, attorney for Biller, said there was "always a chance" for an out-of-court settle­ment in most cases. But he would not commit himself further.

While the Internal Revenue Serv­ice has collected almost half of its bill from Ahneman-Christiansen,

the creditors, who have claims to­taling $330,000 against the firm, haven't collected a penny. The creditors turned* his offer down when he wanted to buy them out at 25 cents on the dollar.

Home buyers stand to lose $250,-000 in deposits if work at the de­velopment isn't completed. Lake­side Village, which has a poten­tial 230 homes, is located between Mohansic Ave. and Hunterbrook Rd. off Rt. 202. Forty-seven homes at the development already are oc­cupied and 27 more are under con­struction.

Caucus Holds Board Back Hour and Half WHITE PLAINS--

Slow starters but quick at the finish. That's the Board of Super­visors.

The Board meeting scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. Monday did not get under way until 3:59 p.m., due principally to a long caucus session by the Republicans over Westchester Community College and other affairs.

At 6:20 p.m., after speaking 20 minutes on the college issue, Su­pervisor Manho Severino (R-Mount Vernon) was interruptted by Super visor Thomas McSpedon (D-Yon kers 6th Ward) and reminded that Board mem'oers are limited to 15 minutes on the floor. An earlier speaker had addressed the Board for 25 minutes.

The Board, which had been call ed to order while Severino tried to get attention, adjourned at 6:30 p.m. after Severino cut his pre­pared speech.

AERIAL VIEW of Armonk Airport on Route 22. shown in foreground, is a sample of a

Westchester site for an indus­trial park. The Builders Institute of Westchester and Putnam feels

that industrial parks offer a key the county. The new North Castle to controlled industrial growth in School is seen at lower left.

Industrial Parks Plan Seen Boost for County

Eugene Meyer Paid Tribute WHITE PLAINS—

The supervisor. Oi three towns claiming a little bit of the life of Eugene Meyer joined in tribute Monday on the floor of the Board of Supervisors to his mem­ory

The supervisors are James Ca­ruso (R-North Castle), Arthur Green (R-New Castle) and Dou­glas Barrett IR-Bedford). A resolution said -

"The untimelv passing of Eu­gene Mever which occurred on July 17, 1959, brought to a close a long life and a rich one in its many sided contacts with three generations, which included dis­tinguished public service and a brilliant and successful career as a financier, businessman and newspaper publisher.

"He was a friendly and neigh­borly person who gave generous­ly of his time and of his wordly goods for the benefit of his com­munity."

Point Luncheon Set by Sisterhood MOUNT KISCO—

The Sisterhood of the Jewish Community Center, will hold a luncheon and card party in the Kit­tle House, Lawrence Farms. Mount Kisco on Friday, Aug. 28 at 12:30 p.m.

Known as the "Point Luncheon" this social function will honor wom­en who have earned 100 points for work done for the Sisterhood during the past year. Members in this category will be the guests of the Sisterhood at the luncheon.

The key to expanded industrial development in Westchester lies in the growth of modern industrial parks in rural areas throughout the county, according to a report this week by the economic plan­ning for industry committee of the Builders Institute of Westchester and Putnam.

Committee Chairman Edward A. Lashins, v e t e r a n Westchester commercial developer, summarized the committee findings in report­ing that "the advantages inherent in country locations for industry as compared to single urban fac­tories make the industrial park the ideal framework for industrializ­ation in Westchester."

The committee pointed out that plans for the first fully integrat­ed industrial park sites in West­chester have recently been formu­lated. Information for realtors and company executives on appropri­ate industrial park sites is avail­able through the institute. Attractive Appearance

The attractive appearance of campus-like commercial park lo­cations, it was stated, is the only

effective answer to long-time fears of local Westchester communities that introduction of industry would mar the beauty and tranquility of residential areas.

Many communities have already accepted, in principle, the indus­trial park concept as a method of realizing the advantage* of mov.s try for tax and employment pur­poses.

An example of this trend, cited in the report, was the recent re-zoning by the Town of North Cas­tle of the Armonk Airport for in­dustrial development. The 64-acre tract has been held by Lashins for more than four years prior to final approval of plans by town planning officials for its develop­ment.

Interest in such an industrial park, Lashins said, ecompasses in­dustries moving into Westchester from other areas as well as plants in southern Westchester cities.

"The job of attracting new indus­try to the county is of paramount importance to those interested in

the continued healthy growth of i Weschester," the commercial de­velopment spokesman said. "At the same time we must find ways of holding on to those companies who have long been located in the county, are now operating from older, outmoded plants, and may be seeking new locations for ex­panded and modernized opera­tions."

Rental costs per square foot of plant space, are lower, Lashins said, due to lower land prices in rural locations. He estimated that commercial space at the Armonk site will run approximately $1 per square foot.

The provision of pleasant work­ing conditions for both office and production staffs is reported to be an increasingly important consid­eration of management. The EPIC group pointed out that in rural Westchester i ldustrial locations, "management" is able to offer ex­ecutive staff members and their families the facilities of some of

America's choice residential and recreational areas."

An intensification oi competi­tion for skilled labor among ur-oan plants is said to be another consideration impelling considera­tion of rural relocation.

The Builders Institute spokes­man also said that the transporta­tion advantages of downtown ur­ban locations are offset by pres­ent concentration on highway tran­sportation. The short distances be­tween Westchester city and coun­try locations and the accessibility of excellent highways throughout the county, it was found, often re­sult in handling costs inout-of-city locations.

Because companies prefer not to tie up substantial amounts of capital in plant redevelopment, in­dustrial park builders, the EPIC report said, are offering to de­velop plants on sale-leaseback ar­rangements, whereby the compan­ies acquire buildings designed spe­cifically to suit their needs with­out freezing funds necessary for other growth purposes.

Mahopac Hospital Campaign Has Passed $200,000 Mark MAHOPAC— i

The indicator column on the new Mahopac Hospital campaign rocket shot past the $200,000 mark this week as the totals contributed toward the construction and equip­ment of the new 51 bed hospital continued to soar.

The latest increase in the figure was reached Tuesday night at the second report meeting of the Spe­cial Gifts Committee.

Pledge cards of the $500,000 Ma­hopac Hospital campaign indicate that memorial gifts which remem­ber others and at the same time provide vital services for the care of the sick will go far toward building and equipping the new hospital.

Many of the most essential fa­cilities already have been selected as designated gifts. Some of these are simply made outright, b u t

many more have been given in memory or in honor of loved ones.

Every room and piece of equip­ment, each facility in the hospital has been listed in the campaign brochure as a gift. Prices cover a wide range, and those specifi­cally chosen by contributors will be permanently marked by a plaque, to remain as long as the hospital is in service.

Besides the designated services, other gifts marked by placques are the master memorial, which will contain plaques bearing the names of those remembered and of the donors, and the Honor Scroll, which will carry simply the names of the contributors. Memorial Gifts

Included in the list of gifts in these categories so far are the fol­lowing:

Master plaque memorials in memory of Mollie and Michael Ab-ramson by Ben Abramson and in memory of Hannah and Ignatius Green by Bertha Abramson; the gift in memory of Samuel B. Crane and Gertrude T. Crane, by James and Ruth Crane Agor, will be designated later;

The family of Marvin D. Arnold gave the laboratory in the new hospital in memory of Delia and Will and Betty Jane Arnold; a master plfifoue memorial to Harry Barrow was given by his family;

The clinic was chosen by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Dain as their gift and an honor scroll was giv­en by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Dain as their gift and an honor scroll was given by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Carlson. The Adrian Car-gain Funeral Home gave the ne­urology room and entrance.

What Happens to the Youthful Offender?

ins Hits Parental Neglect As Prime Juvenile Crime Cause Hopk

HOME of sentenced youthful —are in a definite prison en-offenders for the next 1 2 weeks . . . • . „ < , , is this main cellblock at the vironment that is patrolled by Reception Center at Elmira. armed guards. From here, based The youngsters—as can be seen on classification, youngsters are

sent to other state institutions to serve out their sentence and be guided on the road to reha­bilitation—Photo by M. Dixson

By ALFRED A. DeCICCO WHITE PLAINS— I

"At least 90 per cent of the youngsters who come before me for youthful offender (YO) treat­ment are in court because of pa­rental neglect and lack of interest in them by their parents," states Westchester County Judge James D. Hopkins.

This statement is based on years of character studies of youths and their parents, and con­sideration of hundreds of cases in­volving either a teen-age boy or girl in trouble with the law.

Judge Hopkins has put into prac­tice many new techniques of han­dling youngsters from the bench. He is one of the few members of the judiciary who has visited the Reception Center at Elmira and other places of confinement where youngsters may be sent after given YO treatment.

The final disposition of a youth­ful offender calls for a decision based on a thorough study of sev­eral factors.

One of the most important is the investigation report by the De­partment of Probation. This re­port provides the judge with every ascertainable fact about a youth, his parents and family, home en­vironment, schooling — literally everything that has happened since his birth.

While the report is complete and factual, it is important that per­sonal contact be made with a youngster before a decision is giv­en, points out Judge Hopkins. This contact is made in a number of ways.

We have adopted a practice for youthful offenders in our court which I believe is not done in any other court in the state," Judge Hopkins says. "We put the boy or girl on the witness stand so we can observe how he or she acts, talks, and the attitude of the boy or girl toward the crime com mitted."

The court also allows the youth's attorney to ask questions to bring out facts that may not be known to the court.

Judge Hopkins goes a step fur ther after the trial. He calls the

J youth into his chambers to con-

verse about the crime in' private. "It is during this discussion that

I learn much about a youngster," Judge Hopkins states. "The boy or girl with whom I am talking usually explains to me knowlingly or unknowingly why the crime was committed, how he or she feels about the seriousness of the crime, and what type of home en­vironment the youth comes from."

Also, at this time, the judge ex­plains fully what would happen to the youngster if he or she were treated in open court as an adult instead of a YO, and the type of sentence he would receive if con­victed of the crime committed.

There could be a problem in­volved in the case of the youth, and this problem is talked out be-tweeen the judge, district attorney, and the probation office. Then, a sentence is given.

The sentence of a youth can be made in one of three ways. The judge may either commit the youth to the Reception Center for a term determined by the State Department of Correction — the maximum is three years, suspend sentence, or impose sentence but suspend execution of the sentence.

The latter two sentences can in­clude probation for the youngster but not to exceed three years.

A matter of great concern to Judge Hopkins, in regard to sen­tencing, should it be necessary is that there is no place to sentence a boy or girl for temporary con­finement

"I must either place the youth on probation or send him to the Reception Center," Judge Hop kins said.

"This is not always an ideal situation since the boy or girl who is placed on probation is returned to the poor environment from which the youth came, and has been proven it's a short while be­fore the youth is in front of me again in trouble."

A perfect example of this sit uation is evidenced in a case of a boy who was treated as a youth ful offender by Judge Hopkins.

"This boy came before me as the result of his breaking into a shack in a lumberyard and steal­ing a small amount of money.

"I discovered in my talking with the youth—who came from a poor home and parents that took no in­terest in his welfare — that he loved animals. Because the youth had a good record I placed him on probation and sent M M home."

In a short while, Judge Hopkins explained, the boy had stolen a car and was brought before court again as a YO. During a con­versation with the boy the judge learned that a cousin of the youth] had a farm upstate. Judge Hop­kins thought that by placing the boy on the farm after receiving consent from the cousin the young­ster would lead a happier life.

This decision proved worthy un­til the cousin through no fault of the boy wanted him returned to his parents. Back in his old en­vironment, the boy returned to his bad habits and stole another car.

"When this youngster came be­fore me for the third time, I had no other recourse than to send him to the Reception Center," Judge Hopkins said. "His home wasn't good, his parents had no interest in him, and I foresaw his next crime of a possible more serious nature!"

As to the Reception Center where some YO's are sent, Judge Hopkins explains that it has a prison environment, and it is sit­uated in the heart of the reforma­tory. The guards are armed.

It is here that youngsters are sent for a period of 12 weeks for classification and possible place­ment in other centers in the state.

Two of the newer places where youngsters can be sent are the former CCC camps which the state has taken over. One is in North Pharsalia and the other in Monterey.

At these camps youngsters are put to work—mostly in agriculture and forestry—under the supervis­ion of guards who are not armed. In fact, the camps place the boys on their honor and there have been but two attempts at escape since the opening of the camps.

Sleeping q u a r t e r s resemble army barracks and there are no bars on windows or doors.

So far as Judge Hopkins is con­cerned the only trouble with these

The treatment room on the third floor was given by Mr. and Mrs. David M. Edes; a semi-pri­vate patients' room was .the gift, of the A. J. Frolie Family; the gift of the Holland House Restau­rant is to be designated;

The emergency department was given by Mrs. Rebecca Jackson in memory of Leo Jackson; a panoramic window was the gift of Lillian and Emerson C. Kelly in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson C. Kelly and a Master Plaque Me­morial was given by Elizabeth C. Knapp in memory of George W. Knapp.

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lam-berti gave an honor scroll; Rudolf Laurens was remembered in the gift of a bassinet by Irma Laur­ens, and the McCann-Ryan Fam­ily gave a Master Plaque memor­ial.

Mrs. Mary M. McLaughlin gave the medical records department as a memorial to her husband, John A. McLaughlin; the nurses' lounge was given by the Norman and Schmookler Families; two sets of room furnishings were giv­en in memory of Mrs. Gussie Goldstein by Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Reiss;

The electro-cardiography depart­ment and equipment were the gift of Barbara and William Schipp in memory of Charles and Caro­line:

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Shatz gave the diagnostic corridor; the gift of Dr. George H. Steacy is to be designated later; Mr. and Mrs. Otis H. Upham gave an honor scroll; Dr. Garrett Vink is to de­termine later the facility to be provided by his gift; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weiss have given a Master Memorial plaque;

The gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Weissberg in memory of their par­ents is to be designated and Mrs. Mary M. Welch gave an honor scroll.

Specific gifts thus are going ra­pidly. Bud Kellogg, general cam­paign chairman, said that al­though many desirable gifts still remain this early in the campaign, the list is shortening daily and those who wish to make a selec­tion should choose before the campaign is any older.

MORE ABOUT THE MARINA MAMARONECK — Art Dunn of

Mamaroneck Times staff spoke Thursday to the Rotary Club out­lining the advantages to the town of a proposed marina for the har­bor. Such a marina, if "properly built" would double the facilities, of the harbor for oth moored and docked boats, according to Dunn.

camps is that there are not enough of them.

"Each camp accomodates 60 boys, which means that only 120 youths out of 1,800 at the Elmira Reception Center can get , as*" signed," Judge Hopkins points out. "I sincerely hope that some­thing can be done about getting more of these camps in opera­tion."

As to the advice to parents for keeping their children out of trou­ble and courts, Judge Hopkins has this to say:

"Take an interest in your chil­dren without smothering them with over attention. Find out where they go ar1 with whom* The impressive age of most chil-. dren starts at about, the age o | ten. From then on closer guidance is remjired.''

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