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SERVING THE ELEVEN BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE QUAKER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Vol. 71, No, 20
Second Class Pos»«s» Paid At Semekley, P»,
Wednesday, May 20, 1970
Fifteen Cents
Boro Council Ok’s Skating Rink
Citizens For Peace Ask For Council Nod
Representatives of the Citizens for Peace, along with Herman S. Harvey, attended the Sewickley Council meeting to enlighten Council arid get'their'approval of their planned activities for Memorial Day.	•
Peter Hutchinson informed Council that the group plans to distribute a leaflet at tlie Memorial Day Parade and then have a ‘Celebration of Life’ at a park if they can secure a shelter. The ‘Celebration’ will include a -musical group and picnic lunch and other peaceful activities.
Council President, Richard Lord, welcomed the group and congratulated them for , taking steps within the existing format of local government that are-
Tickets Available jpor Citizens Banquet
A limited number of tickets are available for the Citizens of the Year awards dinner scheduled for June 20 at the V.F.W. to honor Dr. McNamara,' Alfred Devine and Mrs. Rebecca Ford.
The Sewickley Printing Service, Beaver Street, and the Donald T. Campbell .Post 5756, V.F.W., Beaver Street, have the tickets as well as the committee members!
Members of the committee are John J.'Trovato, Hon. Richard D. Cole, Herman Muko, Byron Harriger, Sr., George McMillan, James P. Cronin, John Masterani, Samuel- C. Mahood, Richard H. Quinn and C. Fred Guv.
forcing parents and other adults to think.
He also quizzed the representatives on the make-up of the group. Hutchison replied that the group is 99 and one half percent high school sutdentS and 100 per cent student run. They are a non-(Continued on Page 14)
Owen McGeorge Succumbs To Crash Injuries
Owen Philip McGeorge of 501 Maplewood Avenue, Ambridge, died Saturday, May 16, 1970, in Southside Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio, as' a result of injuries suffered in an auto accident near Grove City on Thursday, May 7,
Born Nov. 18, 19,48, in Sewickley, he was a lifelong resident of the Ambridge1 area and was a graduate of St. Veronica. High School. He was a student at Kent State University in Ohio.
Surviving are his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Frank McGeorge; five brothers, Sam a student at Pennsylvania State University; W i 1-liam G., a student at Duquesne University; David, a student at Kent State University, and Stephen and Mark, both at home; two sisters, Margaret and Katherine, both at home; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Caroline McGeorge, Enon ’Valley, and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
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Following a brief executive session, Sewickley Borough Council approved the much discussed ice skating facility for the Chadwick Street area.
The usage was approved April , 27 when Council passed the amended Borough zoning ordinance 890 that rezoned portions of that area R2A with the permit- -ted use of an ice skating rink. However, Council retained the right to review the proposed facility and vote separately on that use.	'
‘ Council passed the“ motion of approval by an 8 to 1 vote. Councilman James Cronin opposed the. use. He also opposed the changes in the Zoning Ordinance.
The motion authorized the ice skating club “in accordance with plans and specifications as presented to Council” iii the executive session.
The proposed building and plastic bubble must now conform to Sewickley and State building codes before a building permit can be issued.
Oppose Skybus
The Council also approved a resolution opposing the Skybus program as approved by the Allegheny County Commissioners.
The resolution called for the opposition because of the high cost of land acquisition and construction for an expensive system that will have no benefit for the Sewickley Valley area. The resolution also favored the use of the railroad_ rights of way for other high speed means of rapid transit at a much lower cost.	'
Wilkinson Authorized To Require W-2 Form
Chairman of the Council Financial Committee, Carl Wahl, reported at the Council Meeting on a recent meeting with the Don' Wilkinson Agency, the earned income tax collection agency for the Borough.
Council approved a resolution proposed at that meeting. The resolution will give the Wilkinson agency the tool needed to do an accurate audit of the one percent tax.
Resolution 8 requires that all residents of th& Borough must submit their W-2 Form when making payment of' their earned income tax. This applies to all residents working and residing in the Borough and all residents who do not have the tax withheld from their pay.
Mr. Wahl also read a letter from Mr. Wilkinson recapping the success he has had in the past two years in collecting the tax. He stated that he has col-
lected $175,352 in that time. He also said that he has collected over $25,000 in deliquent taxes from prior years.
Councilman Wahl prepared some figures indicating .that the Wilkinson Agency has saved the Sewickley taxpayer approximately 5 mills on real estate taxes. This additional millage would have had to be levied if the collections were made according to the previous collection record. That record indicated that in 1966, only 56 percent of the duly employed population paid the earned income tax. That left 44 percent or 810 people tax free.
The figures also show, that using the 1966 collections of $58,687 as a base, the Wilkinson agency increased the collection for 1968 by 26 percent or brought a total of $73,765 into the Borough account. The 1969 increase was .30 percent on the 1966 figure or" a~ total of $76,451.
School Board Accepts Teacher Resignations
There was a beautiful sunset on Monday, May 18, but the hardworking QV School Board never saw it. All nine Board members were present and proceeded immediately to items on the agenda with Thos. B. Jerman presiding.
The resignation of Miss Catherine Taylor, -Remedial Reading
Postmaster Lists Hours For Holiday
iTHE 1970 PROM QUEEN, Lydia Conflenti, is escorted on the Qrand March by Junior Class President, Lou Valenzi,
Outriggers for Fire Truck
. Members of the fire committee, committee chairman Robert Hamilton and Fire Chief Wade Baltz, visited a nearby fire company to see hydraulic outriggers in operation. Everyone was quite satisfied with their Operation and authorized the chief to investigate with the builder of the truck the feasability' of installation of the hydraulic outriggers on the Borough's aerial ladder truck. Chief Baltz has the request and will reply with the feasabil-ity and cost in the very near future.
Chief Baltz also discussed a	_________	.
repair- schedule with the builder and was informed that they are
jammed with repairs and it would MemoriarDav weekeml be awhile before the aerial lad- Me 0.n l vay weekend, der truck would be scheduled for	Friday, May 2£), the Post Office
repair. The Chief also informed wau operate on the normal week-Council that a ladder truck is day schedule and provide the reg* available from the builder for Hjar services. Saturday, May 30, our use while the truck is being there will be no delivery of mail repaired	by city or rural route carriers.
The aerial ladder truck was Collection of the mail on Satur-damaged when the manually pay will be performed at the lob-operated outriggers kicked out ky drops and the collection box while the truck was in operation , C0JiPer ®anJc a.nc* Broad at a January 9 fire on Beaver Streets. There will be collection Street,	at other boxes m the Sewickley
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Teacher, to be effective at the end of the 1969-70 school year was accepted with regret. Miss Taylor will have completed thirty-one years of teaching. Mrs. Joyce Obrosky, elementary art teacher has also tendered her resignation. It was regretfully accepted,
The Board heard a report on the Parkway West Area Vocational Technical School, of which Quaker Valley School Board is a contributing member. Mr. Iwler had a recommendation on budgetary items for the Technical School. Total budget of the Technical School is $569,365.
Ralph Green gave a report concerning the Western Area Special School Board, The Quaker Valley Board sent a motion to Confirm to the Western Area Special Schools its dissatisfaction with inequitable manner of allocation of capital costs under existing Joint School Agreement.
Two incumbent Trustees of the Sewickley Public Library Board were re-elected to serve again until June 30, 1973. They are Thomas B. Jerman and Philip M. Hastings,
After lively debate, the motion to engage Goodman, Gray and Company as certified accountants, except for earned income accounting, was approved, Michael Fecko opposed the motion.
Dr, Bedison announced that the Pittsburgh Symphony- under direction of Henry Mazer will present a free concert at 8:00 p.m. on May 28 at the Senior High gym.
The balance of business was fairly routine despite the brisk pace set by Mr, Jerman to dispatch the numerous items*