Sewickley Herald

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Vol. 70, Np. 36
Mr. W. Robert Ramsey ■
Ramsey Named To Jr. High Post
At a special meeting of the Quaker Valley Board of School Directors, held in the Junior High School Library Monday evening, September 8, 1969, the election of Mr. W. Robert Ramsey • to the post of Junior High School Principal' was announced and the resignation of Mr.-William F, Baetz, former Junior High School Principal accepted with regret and with appreciation for his past services.
Mr. Ramsey came to this region in 1941 when he was elected to teach in the fields of social studies ahd physical education as well as to coach the Junior High basketball team at Harmony Township. Before leaving that District in 1964 he had served as Administrative Assistant, Junior; High Principal and Supervising Principal. Mr. Ramsey was Director of Curriculum and Personnel at the Center Township School District for two years; Director of Federal Education Programs for the Beaver County Board of Education; and is at present Junior High School Principal in the Hopewell Area School District.
A graduate of Slippery Rock State College, he received l)is Master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh. 'Added graduate work has been taken at Temple University.
Mr. Ramsey, with his family resides on Park Lane, Osborne.
He will asstime his new position in the Quaker Valley School District upon his release from Ms » contract with the Hopewell Area School District.
Mr. Baetz has been employed by the Warren, Pennsylvania Board of School Directors as a commercial instructor.
In other business, the Board directed the administration to proceed with the necessary steps to secure final approval of the E.S.-E. A. Title 1, Educational Aide Program for 1969-70,
SERVING THE ELEVEN BOROUGHS AND TOWNSHIPS OF THE QUAKER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Second Clasi Postage Paid Af Semekley, Pa.
Wednesday, September 10, 1969
Ten Cents
Nostalgic Site Leveled
Local Officials Attend Seminar On Civil Defense
■Councilman Fred Menz and Chief Lee Jones of Sewickley returned today from a statewide convention on Civil Defense „hel4
Ice House Demolished; Land's Future Undisclosed
The old Sewickley Ice C o m-pany ice house, at the corner of Pine and the Boulevard, has gone the way of most defunct 1 a n d-marks and is being torn down.
Although the exact age of the structure is doubtful, most residents agree that “it was there as long as I can remember”. Mr. George Hays, of Thorn Street, approximates its age at more than 100 years, and explained-that it came into being after the demise of the Leetsdale Ice Companj prior to 1900.
EMPTY SPACE Is all that’s left of the bustling a bygone era when the old ice carts made their corner of Pine and the Boulevard, left over from rounds.
ignating Pittsburgh National Bank as Agent for the collection of the Real Estate Transfer Tax. The bills payable for the month a-mounted to $37,904.06. The Secretary’s account statement listed expenditures totaling $11,640.71.
Aiiquippa Man	Borough pQSses Employee
Injured In	Pensioii Fund Increase
Boulevard Piie-up
■	Edgeworth	Borough	Council	held
A four car pile-up on the ram-	jts regular monthly meeting on
shck Ohio River Boulevard Sept.	Monday evening Sept. 8. 1969. Ac-
2 at 6:30 a.m. sent Robert Mess-	yon was taken on the Non-Police
ner 53, of Aiiquippa to Sewicldey	Pension Ordinance 356 wliich in
Valley Hospital With a back i n-	effect gives the regular borough
jury, and totally demolished the	employees the same insurance
Volkswagen he was driving.	and pension benefits that were'
Donald Allan Vanorman, 26, of	members of the
Kalamazoo Mich., Adam Rogin-	Department.
ski,^3, of Ambridge, and Willjam ' A letter was read from the Chief C. Burns, ^ 60, of GlenvviUard es-	of Police	stating	that Patrolman
caped injurj'’ i n the collision	Frank G.	Pickell	had successful-
which occurred when Vanorman,	ly completed his	six month pro-
attempting to make a turn on to	bationary	period.	On the recom-
Walnut St., and Messner, stopped	mendation of the Chief, action Was
beliind Vanorman, were struck in	taken by Council to appoint 'Mr.
the rear by Roginski who then	Pickell to the position of a regular
spun around and hit the parked	patrolman,
car owned by Burns. ,	The	Police	report	for the pionth
Spokesmen 'for Sewickley Val-	lasted one accident, one fire, and '
ly Hospital report that Messner	twenty-threfe -arrests. Of the ar-
is in satisfiictory condition.	resjs, thirteen were for speeding
and three were for disorderly con-■■■■■■■■■■■■■HIMMilRllt	duel:.
TMCTTM? Tr\rs v'e	Justice	of the Peace re-
iJNblJJfc lUJJAX b	ports listed $90.t)0 collected in Bor-
HERALlD	$40.00 in state
fines.
Business Directory .......22
Church Calendar ............. 18	“d during	the counci meeting,
rinocifiprf Aria	<>•>	on	which	rio	final	actions were
oSS “	i	'	'»■	f~
Real Estate ........:......8, 9	Ordinance,	having to do
Legal Notices ...............24	.u"	n®
Used Cars.................16, 17 Sycamore Road Ext., and the olh-
er was the subdivision of the To Place a Classified Ad	T.suji property at 517 Maple Lane.
r-.li 7A1 MM	matters	will be act-
,ed,,on at a future d|ite.,^ {■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■IK	A resolution was passed rMeiii-'
Abraham Sfanley
The owners at that time, stated Mr. Hays, were the 6 men wha formed the Sewickley Ice Corporation. The majority of stock Was held by the Reibert brothers, William and Otto, and the concern was managed by Walter Patton. The other stockholders were Al-den F. Hays, David Challis, and Abraham Stanley.
Mr. Patton managed the busi-
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GETTING READY for the Sewickley Dog Show is Peter McC. Standish Jr. with English Setter Amanda of Duxbmy, who with iTiany local dogs will be presented at Sewickley Heights Park on Sept. 20th. when the jSewicklev Valley Kennel Association holds