a PORT CHESTER DAILY ITEM, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1929 ftye Village Building Activities Show Decrease For Month Ehler Reports $121,000 -In Permits For August Rye Country Day School Work of $21,000 Heads List; Gasoline Station To Cost $12,000 Next Highest Total During Thirty Day Period A slump in building activities of August was revealed by the tor, John A. Ehler, which showed $121,000, and the total amount pancy permits $131,000. The largest item in the report is the addition to the Rye Country Day School which will cost approximately $21,000. The permit was issued on August 23. The location of the extension is on block 25, lot 1.
A permit was issued on August 13 for a garage to be erected for Christ's Episcopal Church on block 61, lots 2 and 3. cost of which is estimated at $5,000. A gas station on block 12, lots 1A1-27A1-28A1 will cost $12,000, according to the permit issued to the owners, the Texas Company, on August 27. A permit for another gas station was issued on August 28 to the Sun Oil Company. The estimated cost of this station which will be located on block 13, lot 1, is $10,000.
Permits for the erection of four houses in Rye were issued during the month. On August 20, the C. K. Westchester Corporation was granted a permit a house to erected on block 11C, lots 13, 14, and 16. The cost will be $11,000.
Permits for the erection of houses also granted to: L. S. Beardsley on August 20th, for a house costing $10,000 to be erected on block 11C, lots 8, 9 and 10; to the C. K. Westchester Corporation, on August 20th, for a $10,000 house to be built on block 11C, lots 11, 12 and part of 13; and on August 27th, to L.
S. Beardsley for a $13,000 house on block 30, lot 1. A permit for an alteration on the home of Ralph P. Manny on block 62, lot-25A, was issued on August 9th. The amount was estimated at $17,000.
Another permit for an alteration was issued to Mrs. Carter Leidy for the building on block 148, lots 4 and 5. The permit for this work was issued on August 30th. The cost of the alteration will be $7,000. A permit for the erection of a garage was issued on August 26th to John Conmy.
The garage will be built on lot 5, and will cost approximately $5,000. Occupancy permits were issued to John Buggle, for the building on Block 110B, lots 1, 2 and 3A, and the Indian Realty for the building on block 70, lot 2B1- Mrs. P. Farrell Party Hostess 'Rye Woman Honors Her Niece On Visit Mrs. Peter Farrell, of 96 Apawamis Avenue, Rye, gave a birthday party in honor of her niece, Catherine O'Brien, of 66 Cornell Place, Rye, who is seven years old.
After the refreshments a number Not the little girls entertained with songs and dances. The little guest of honor received many beautiful gifts. Those attending the party were the Misses Mary Murray, Honorah Helen and Peggy Donahue, Patricia. Walsh, Madeline Dyer, Jean, Marjorie and Eleanor Murray and little couin, Kathleen Sheehan, Ruth Tracy, Betty and Catherine No Brien, Mrs. William Haupt, Mrs.
Mary Donnelly, Mrs. Jane Marron, Mrs. O'Brien, Mrs. Peter Farrell and Mrs. William Tracy.
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Theodore Fremd Quality Meats RYE Purchase St. Tel. Rye 153 Parents Plan. To. Greet New Teachers In Rye Association of Rye public schools Members; of the Parent-Teacher of District No.
3 are planning to give a reception in honor of the new teachers at the school during the latter part of this month. The exact date of the affair be decided upon. following the opening of school next week. There will be no P. T.
A. session this month, the opening meeting of the year being scheduled for October 11. Woman Hurt As Cars Crash In Harrison Greenwich Resident Gets Treatment At, White Plains Hospital One woman was injured and several others escaped injury in, automobile mishaps that were investigated by the Harrison police yesterday afternoon and early this morning. Mrs. Sarah Kelly, of Milbrook, Greenwich, who was riding in a sedan owned and operated by her husband.
Morris, was treated at the White Plains Hospital for abrasions of the left leg and contusions about the face. Kelly told Police Lieut. Charles Conner, who investigated the accident, that he was driving his car from the Hutehinson River Parkway onto Westchester Avenue when a truck owned by A. Riegel Sons, of White Plains, operated by Louis Sanders of White Plains, collided with his sedan. The latter machine, was considerably damaged.
Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning a bus, operated by John P. Higgins of Ivy Street, Rye, and owned the County Transportation Company, collided with a car owned and driven by Thomas Coolidge Fowler, of Pondfield Road, Bronxville. School Taxes Due; Unger Warns Public To Impose Penalties For Failure To Pay After Sept. 30 Announcement was made. today by Tax Receiver Fred B.
Unger that the school taxes for 1929 are due this month and all delinquent players will be obliged to pay penalties after September 30th. Mr. Unger will be at the Silver Lake Park, firehouse on September 14th, and 28th, from 9 a. m. to 4 p.
m. Residents of Purchase will have the opportunity to pay their taxes at the Purchase Community House on September 21st and 28th, between the hours of 9 a. m. and noon. All other days with the exception of Sundays and holidays Mr.
Unger will be in his offices in the Town Hall on Harrison Avenue. Penalties will be imposed as follows: Taxes paid during the month of October, two per cent. fine.penalty of five per cent. will be imposed for all taxes paid during the month of November and the penalty will be increased to seven per cent. for all monies paid in taxes during the months of December and January, and during February and March the penalty will be 10 per cent.
Thereafter until the tax sale the penalty will be 12 per cent. Ladies' Aid Opens Season Program Mrs. Franklin Odell, Rye, Hostess To Women The home of Mrs. Franklin Odell, of Mead Place, Rye, was the scene yesterday afternoon of the opening meeting of the season of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Rye Methodist Episcopal Church. The chief business of the session was the formulation of plans for a supper to be served on September 26.
Mrs. Ernest Ellsworth was appointed chairman of arrangements. Last season, several suppers were served by the society and each one 'attracted a very large attendance. The meeting yesterday was presided over by Mrs. Harry Budd.
Following the session, refreshments. were served by Mrs. Odell, the hostess. Kite Flying Fad Comes To Harrison Several Harrison boys are competthe ing for world's honors and hope to break kite flying endurance record- which is now held by two boys in New Jersey. Yesterday afternoon 23 kites could be seen floating in the air at one time.
According to unconfirmed reports one boy has had a kite flying in the air for two days, at night he left the kite aloft as it was tied to a post. Even the older men in town are taking to kite flying. Andrew Laura, roofing contractor, was seen in a va-. cant lot on Harrison Avenue at Halstead Avenue for some time yesterday afternoon flying a kite. $380,000 Bond Issue To Be Sold Tomorrow Taylor To Examine Bids At 10:30 A.
M. For Harrison Group Bonds in the amount of $380,000, issued for improvement purposes by the Town of Harrison, will be sold tomorrow morning after 10:30 o'clock, when Supervisor Benjamin I. Taylor will examine a number of sealed proposals which he has received from prospective buyers. The bonds are offered for sale in three groups and will be awarded to the bidder complying with the terms of the sale and citering to purchase the bonds at the lowest rate of interest, regardless 'of premium provided. If two or more bidders bid for the same lowest rate of interest then the bonds will be awarded to the bidder offering the highest price, at the lowest rate of interest.
Bidders must bid for one or more entire groups of bonds and the right is reserved by the town to reject any or all bids. The three groups of bonds cover the following: highway improvement bonds, water works system (coupon) bonds, 000; and highway (coupon) bonds, $118,000. The bonds will mature over a period of dev. ral years. Council Plans Card Program Fremont Members Will Also Visit Greenwich Fremont Council No.
81, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, will sponsor a card party during the last week of this month, according to tentative plans arranged at the meeting held last night at the Sunday School rooms of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Harrison. Arrangements for the affair will be made under the direction of the chairman of the SOcial committee meeting soon to complete plans for the party. The members of Fremont Council made arrangements at their meeting last night to attend a special session of Star Council No. 41, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, at Greenwich ton the evening of September 20. The next meeting of Fremont Council will be held on September 19 at which time plans will be completed for the card party and the visit to Star Council.
Following the meeting last night, a social was held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Purdy, members of the council, who will move to Florida in a few days. Arrangements for the social were made by the committee of which Mrs. is chairman, and which includes Eva Archer, Barisch, Mrs.
Lola Geller and Mrs. Elsie Dietz. Mrs. Bessie Levy, councilor, presided at last night's meeting. Women To Stage Peach Festival Harrison Ladies' Aid Event September 20 Members of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Harrison Presbyterian Church met for their first fall session at the church, yesterday afternoon and arranged plans for two affairs which will open their new season of activities.
The final social arranged is a peach festival which will be held on September 20 from 4 to 9 p. m. I connection with this there will be a cake, bread, and a made food sale and can article talle. Mrs. Freda Becker and Mrs.
Auguste Erickson who are in charge of the rake and bread sale, will receive advance orders for these, and Mrs. Frank Zimple is in charge of orders for the cooked food. The entire festival will be arranged under the direction of the president of the society, Mrs. Percy Moor who will be assisted by the members. Another activity which the members are planning is a rummage sale to be held in October.
The exact date and the place of the sale will be announced soon. Harrison School Sessions Function In Full Swing Sessions in the Harrison schools began in earnest this morning following two days of registration and readjustment. On Wednesday when the schools reopened, the pupils were required to remain only for registration. A half day session was conducted yesterday. The total number of students enrolled in the Harrison and Halstead Avenue Schools amounts to almost 1,300.
Catholic Club Reveals Plans For Card Party An interesting meeting of the Men's Catholic Club of Harrison was held in the clubrooms on Fremont. Street last night, when Daniel O'Keefe, chairman of the entertainment committee, announced that plans were now under way for a card party to be held the latter part of this Tentative plans for a smoker to be held sometime next month were also discussed. Rye- -Harrison Current Events TODAY Moving pictures at Purchase Community House. Town Democratic Committee of Harrison in clubrooms of Democratic Club at 8 p. m.
Harrison Police Court, Judge T. G. Miner presiding. TOMORROW Masonic Club outing, 2 p.m. Eta Rho Club outing to Coney Island, 7 p.
m. Dinner -dances at Rye Country Clubs. Supervisor B. I. Taylor host to County Supervisors at clambake in Harrison.
West Harrison Independent Firemen's outing at Schmidt's Farm. Barn Dance To Open Series In Purchase One Of Two Outstanding Events On Program Of Community The two outstanding events on the calendar of September activities for members of the Purchase Community are the barn dance which will held on September 13th the bazaar and dance which will be held at the Community House on September 26th for the benefit of the Catholic Church. Two important meetings soheduled for the month are the house committee on next Monday evening monthly sesmeeting, sion of the Purchase Agricultural and Horticultural Society on September 16th. The members of the house committee will discuss several important matters pertaining to the management of the Community House at the meeting next week. The presentation of motion pictures will begin at the Community House this evening and will be given every Friday evening from now on.
"Show People" starring William Haines and Marion Davies will be presented this evening in addition to short subjects. There will be a baseball and soccer game each Sunday afternoon this month, the games being nounced each week. The children's clubs will tinue to meet regularly each week, the Cheer Club. for boys under eleven, years, o'clock; the Monday Victory after- Club for boys over eleven years, on Monday evenings at 7. o'clock and the Star Club for boys and girls eight of age and younger each Wedyears nesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
The Archery Club will meet Monday evenings at 7 o'clock. 48 Stray Dogs Pay 'Penalty' Children Mourn Deaths Of Pets In Crusade Forty-eight out of a possible 53 dogs that have been caught by the "dog. catchers" in Harrison during the past several days have been executed, Several youngsters In town who have thought their dogs lost are today mourning the deaths of their pets that were caught without collar or muzzle on them and executed, in the death chamber on Union Avenue, Harrison. Until yesterday the dog catchers were doing a rushing business but some "kid" carefully scribbled the following on the back of the dustcovered dog wagon: "Look OutDog Catcher." The back of the car has been cleaned and the dog catchers hope for better business the next few days, Harrison Masons Ready For Outing Sports Program To Mark Event Tomorrow Everything is in readiness for the bus ride and outing to be held at Roton Point tomorrow afternoon by members of the Harrison Masonic Club and their friends. Dr.
M. S. Williams is chairman of the committee in charge and he is assisted by Thomas O'Brien, Lester Brown and Arthur Kohl. Busses will leave Harrison about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. A program of games including baseball and foot races will be run off during the afternoon and prizes will be awarded the winners.
Thomas O'Brien has selected one team and Charles Schroeder will captain the other team for the baseball game. West Harrison Firemen To Be Outing Hosts Officers aid members of the West Harrison Independent Fire their families and friends, will. attend the annual outing to be held' at Schmidt's farm tomorrow afternoon. Games will be played during the afternoon and. dinner will be served at 4 o'clock.
Lewis Tompkins is chairman of the outing committee and is'assistled by Judge. Leo Mintzer, Nicholas Gallasso and Joseph Henry, Harrison Girl Becomes Bride Of Penna. Man Catherine L. Dailinger Weds J. T.
M' Carroll Of Wilkes-Barre Miss Catherine Louise Dailinger, daughter of John J. Dailinger, of Fremont Street, Harrison, became the bride of James Thomas McCarWilkes-Barre, at a pretty" wedding which took place recently in the Diamond Methodist Episcopal Church, Hazelton, Penn. The bride looked charming in ivory satin, medieval fashion, tulle veil, caught with orange blossoms, and she carried shower bouquet of bridal roses lilies of the valley. She was given in marriage by her father. Mrs.
Augustus E. Ireland, of Mamaroneck, sister of the bride, was the matron of honor, and she was attired in blue lace, silver slippers and hat and carried silver Columbia roses. Mr. McCarroll had for his best man, Glen Baer, of WilkesJohn Dailinger, brother of the bride, and. William McCarroll, brother of the bridegroom, acted as ushers.
After an extended honeymoon in Canada, and Mrs. McCarroll will reside in Wilkes- -Barre. Pick Sullivan For Driver Job Police Officer's Brother Succeeds Sprague Edward Sullivan, a brother of Police Lieut. Robert Sullivan, of Harrison, was last night appointed a paid driver of the Harrison fire department to succeed the late Vincent Sprague, who was fatally injured in an automobile accident on Mamaroneck Avenue, last Friday morning. The appointment, was made by the Board of Water Commissioners at the regular meeting held in the Central firehouse last night.
Young and is considered an efficient Sullivan is well known in Harrison experienced chauffeur. Commissioners George Geller and Joseph Brunner approved the appointment and Fire Chief William Adams was satisfied with the action of the board. During the meeting the commissioners opened bids for coal and after considering them voted to award the contract for 40 Miller Brothers Coal Company of Mamaroneck. Several bills were approved and a number of routine matters were discussed by the commissioners and Chief Adams. Residents Back From Vacations End Of Season Lures Many To Homes Many residents of Mamaroneck have returned home within the past few days from summer vacations, some of which were spent at camp, at the mountains and the lakes and others in touring through this section of the country.
Paul Desjardin, of Park Avenue, returned from Newport, R. where he spent a few days visiting. Mr. and Mrs. William Morris, of Harbor Heights, are home after passing the summer.
at Peach Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Maxwell, of Carroll Avenue, returned from their summer residence at Lake Waccabuc. Mrs.
John Merritt, who has spent her vacation at Lake Hopatcong, N. has returned to her home on Prospect Avenue. Harry Rich Mooney, is home again after passing 10 weeks at Camp Cobbossee, Winthrop, Maine. Dr. and Mrs.
L. Howard Katz and daughter, of Prospect Avenue, Lawrence Fink and A. H. of New York, enjoyed a motor tour to Saratoga Springs, Lake George and New England. Miss Arylene Depew has returned to her home at 63 Highview Avenue after a vacation spent in the Berkshires.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pedersen and family have returned from a stay at Meadow Hill Farm in Great Barrington, Mass. Board To Hold Hearing On Rezoning Of Area A public hearing will be held before the Harrison Town Board next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock to discuss the proposed rezoning of the territory bounded by Thatcher and Franklin Avenues and the property of the New Haven Railroad, fro ma Residence District to a Residence Zone. Supervisor B.
I. Taylor will preside at the hearing and all property owners in that vicinity will be given an opportunity to express their views on the proposed zoning change. FISHING At PLAYLAND Rye Beach Bait and Tackle on hand. Convenient Parking Alex Gives Good Service Believe It Or Not -But Cop 'Resembles 'Babe Ruth Sing Sing Convicts Mistake Patrolman Howard of Harrison For Bambino During Visit To Prison With doll enj Two Other Bluecoats SN rvit in the Village of Rye during the month report submitted by the Building Inspecpermits issued for work amounting to of fees collected for building and occu- Party Leaders To Back Taylor For New Term Harrison Democratic Committee Endorses Supervisor That Supervisor Benjamin I. Taylor of Harrison.
will receive the united the Harrison Democratic Town Committee and will receive the nomination of the Democratic party for another term, it was announced yesterday by Charles Dougherty, chairman of the town committee. With the town election scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, and possible changes in the present staff of town officers predicted, politics is the chief topic of discussion at the present time. "There is no question of Mr. Taylor's re-election this year," Chairman Dougherty told a Daily Item representative today. "The Democratic party will present an entire slate at the coming election." The committee will meet tomorrow night in the Democratic clubrooms to make further preparations for selecting the remainder of the party ticket.
John Dailinger, Chairman of the Republican Town Committee, has declined to make any announcement as to the plans of the Republican party. Both parties will hold their unofficial primary the latter part of this month or early in October: New Bus Line Starts Sunday After being isolated from the city of White Plains, far as transportation facilities were concerned residents of Mamaroneck Village will witness the opening of a bus line between those two communities, Sunday. For two years the Westchester Street Transportation Company has been seeking franchise to operate busses in the place of electric cars. The Towns of Harrison and Mamaroneck and the Village of Mastudied the situation thoroughly and were slow in deciding as to whether they would permit the operation of busses between White Plains and Mamaroneck Avenue. Within the past two weeks the officials of all three munities have decided upon an arrangement which has been accepted by the company.
The bus route will be used by people in Mamaroneck, Harrison and White Plains. Heretofore, residents of Mamaroneck have been obliged to go to Harrison and then to White Plains or to Port Chester where they boarded busses for the county seat. Coupe Rams Machine Which Heeded Signal That it is not always a speeding automobile that gets smashed up was again proven last evening when a' sedan owned by George MacLeod, of 260 Purchase Street, Rye, which was stopped on Boston Post Road for a red tramc light, was struck by a coupe owned and driven by Woodfin Lee Butte, of Washington, D. C. Butte told Patrolman Charles Rowe of the Rye police who investigated the accident that he saw the light change from green to amber and then to red but was unable to stop his car before it crashed with the parked car owned by MacLeod.
New York Man Brought Back To Face Charge John Ryan, thirty-three, of New York City, was brought from his home to Rye police headquarters early today by Patrolman Bernard Aagesen, charged with reckless driving. According to the police Ryan is alleged to have driven his car in a reckless manner in Rye. Charles Kages, of 51 Central Avenue, Rye, is the complainant against Ryan. The New Yorker was released on cash bail of $50 pending trial before Judge William N. Edwards.
He was arrested on a warrant issued by the court following Kages' WANTED DRIVER- SALESMEN To take care of and build an estab. lished Laundry Route In Port Chester for the Happiness Laundry Chance to make real money. Security and references required, 10a Apply Mr. Heithouse, Mgr. 55 Waverly Ave.
Mamaroneck, N. Y. "Hey Babe, jot yer name down Such a request was shouted from terday afternoon, as Patrolmen John "Chick" French, of the Harrison corridors of the State prison on a Taylor In Chef Role At Clambake Tomorrow Supervisor Benjamin I. Taylor of Harrison, will appear in the -ole of a chef tomorrow afternoon when he will prepare and serve a clambake to the members of the Board of Supervisors and at his home on Harrison Avenue. This is one meeting of the Board of Supervisors which is never missed by any of them.
A real good time is promised to all, and those. who have attended Mr. Taylor's bakes in the past are certain of spending a happy day in Harrison, New School Nearly Ready Halstead Ave. Building Inspection Soon In the near future the residents of Harrison will be given an opportunity to inspect the 12-room addition to the Halstead Avenue school, which has been built by Joseph. Bisceglia Sons of Harrison.
Working of installing the seats and desks in the new classrooms will be completed soon and then the doors of the building will be thrown open for a public inspection. The building, with the exception of interior improvements, has been completed and Harrison now has one of the most attractive and spacious stone school buildings in the county. The playground in the rear of the school will be expanded soon, according to reports, and the property fronting on Halstead Avenue and Summer Street will be graded and beautified with lawns, shrubbery and shade trees. A concrete driveway is now being laid from Halstead Avenue to the rear of the school the school children better passage to the building. on this ball, will yah?" the cells of Sing Sing prison, yesHoward, John Traynor and William Police Department, walked along tHe a personal tour of inspection.
The three bluecoats were in cis ilian attire and werent guests Warden Lawes. The prisoners wet anxiously awaiting the arrival Babe Ruth, who was scheduled play with the New York Yankees in a baseball game with the Sing Sing Prison team, later in the af ternoon. "We know you, Babe, sign your name to this ball." The request who, because of penalties imposca came from at least: 15 prisoners 3 by Warden Laver, were not dos to witness the baseball game. Th prisoners mistook Patrolman How ard for the "Bambino" and although Howard repeatedly told them that he Joh. Howard and not Babe Ruth, the; wouldn't listen to any excuses and they repeated their quest for Babe's signature.
"You are Babe Ruth and know it, sign the pills for us," the prisoners asked. "Go ahead and sign them, they won't be satisfied until you a deputy warden suggested, as Howard, Traynor and French autographed about 15 balls, which the prisoners had smuggled intp their cells. Patrolman Howard resembles Babe Ruth in more ways than one. His height, weight and build nea ures up to that of Ruth's and countenance is about the same. Even many strangers in Harrison believe that Babe Ruth is in town when they see Howard walking along the streets, off duty, attired in knickers.
After autographing the -baseballs for the prisoners, many of whom thought Trynor war Py Trayngs well known ball star, the three licemen proceeded their tour of the prison. They' saw the death char and each had the opportunity sit in it. although none of them remained in the electric chair long. As they were leaving the prison the Yankee ball players were arriving at Ossining. Nothing is too big or too smell in the line of news for the Item to use.
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