Sewickley Herald

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Herald
VOL, 57, No. 33
The Sewickley Valley's Home-News Weekly
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, I960
Price Ten Cents
Uninjured Driver Lands In Shrubbery Q.V. Schools To Ask Year
Delay On Grade School
State Official Dubs School As Having “Biggest Center Stair-Well In The State”
Dr. George Bedison reported to the Quaker Valley Joint School Committee, at a meeting in the library of the Junior High School Monday, August 15th, that he and the architect had visited Harrisburg and had requested a year’s delay on the remodeling of the Sewickley Elementary School. The working drawings were approved by the Architectural Department. A representative of the Department of Labor and Industry, which ordered the remodeling, said that Sewickley had the “biggest center stair-well in the State of Pennsylvania”.
The committee approved payment of August bills in the amount of $30,156.44, and a second motion directed that the Quaker Valley Authority, be billed a portion of -the water and electric bills, used in the construction of the two schools, the amount to be worked out by tire Architect and the contractors; that Leetsdale and Sewickley be refunded that portion of their 1959-60 payments to the Quaker Valley Joint Schools on account of rental ($8 per student) charged for Kindergartens; the acceptance of the proposal of Gourley Chevrolet to supply the two drivertraining cars necessary for the 1960-61 school term, one car to be supplied free, one car to be supplied for the fee of $45 per mondi The resignation of Miss Carol A. -
(Village Photos) Mrs. Margaret D. Gibson, 724 Ravcnswood Drive, Bellevue, escaped injury along with her daughter and two grandchildren, at 2:47 p.m. on Thursday, when her car jumped three curbs; crossed a lawn and a street; damaged a stop) sign; crashed tiirough three hedges and came to a stop in the shrubbery on die lawn of Dr. Joseph B. Griffith, 208 Chestnut Road, Edgewordi. Mrs. Gibson told Edgeworth Police Officer Harlan Goerman diat she was driving east in die center lane of die Ohio River Boulevard. An unidentified vehicle stopped in front of her car and she said she applied die brakes and die car swerved as if about to overturn. She stepped on die accelerator to bring die car out of die spin iind it shot out of control over die west-bound lanes, over die curb, through two hedges on die property of Charles A. (Dink) Neely 205 Chestnut Sheet. Coming out of the second hedge, die car clipped a stop sign and continued across Chestnut Street, jumping another curb and coming to rest in the shrubbery on the lawn of Dr. Griffith’s property.
.Shown in the picture, left to right: an unidentified spectator; ymcer Harlan Goerman at the wheel, of the car; Chief Orin Alexander of the Edgewordi police and Officer Nick Glucki of le Leetsdale police. Considering die obstacles encountered .on lc. WI't] ride, comparatively little damage was done to the front cud and undercarriage of die car.
Tri-Hi-Y Officers
Stale vuni'lK represented the Sewickley Tri-Hi-Y Club at the Citv r„ii ^‘i'lIi-Y Officers’ Training Program recently at Grove
Citv r,(uv“v 1M'lti"Y Officers’ Training Progn.,..-----
CassrWi'n Grovc City, Pa. Front row, left to right: Nancy Second .J1’ r Emmert, Marjorie Eaton and Joan Ncilson. Janet	s.nnnc Goldstein, Ronnie Nadler, Linda Blessing and
and nlJtfT0*0* Mrs. C. Donald Seagren is die chapter advisor «Ubo helped on die staff of the training school
m Local Girls Training
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«presented the Sowlek-
iV yMCA Tri-IIi-Y Officers’ Training Program at Grovc City College, Grove City, Pa. Tho school was held from July 31 to August 6th. Mrs. C.
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Two More Chances To Register
Residents of the Valley and Heights who are not yet registered for die November Stli election for President and Congressmen have two more chances to register or change address without the necessity of going to Pittsburgh.
Next Wednesday, August 24th, from noon until 9 p.m. residents of Edgeworth, or any other comnimunity in Allegheny County, may register at the Edgeworth Borough Building, Beaver and Chestnut Streets, Edge-worth.
On Tuesday, August 30th, also from noon until 9 p.m., the last local registrations will be held at the Se-wiefcley Elementary School, Broad and Beaver Streets, Leetsdale.
Anyone who is in any doubt about bis registration can see for sure by visiting the Republican headquarters at 517 Locust Place, Sewickley,^ or by calling Sewickley 1056. Street lists for Glenfieid, Havsville, Osborne, Sewickley, Sewickley Hills, Sewickley Heights, Edgeworth, Leetsdale and the townships of Aleppo, Leet and Sewickley, will be available at the headquarters for your perusal.
College students who will reach llieir 21st birthday by November 9th will he able to vote, for the first time this year, on absentee ballot from their'college. If they register now, tin y will be able to request an ab-s-nlee ballot from their County Election Board. In fact, anyone who will bo awav from his home election district oil Election Day, should check will) his party’s headquarters to determine if ins absence falls under the ones allowed by the new absentee ballot law.	, ,
r„ (Bis election, which, most everyone agrees, will be close, every vote will he needed io determine the Win-nor*
wit at IIAH’ENED TO MEIEU 177
LiC lones of the Sewickley Police
Department noticed on Wednesday afternoon, August 10, meter No. 177, on Beaver Sheet, was inniiiiw lie said that it looked ns though someone had nm into it. Who knows though, someone jusJ ««g havo been provoked at paying lor parking and decided to take it out on tho poor meter.
Smart, Science Teacher in the Junior High School, was accepted with regret and appreciation of past services.
Mrs. Jo Jean D. Holland was employed as a Science Teacher in the Junior High School. Mrs. Holland is a graduate of Geneva College and has taught for one year in the South Fayette Township schools. Her home is in McDonald, Pa. Mrs. Margaret Ann Simpson was employed as Homemaking Teacher in the High School. Mrs. Simpson is a graduate of West Virginia University and taught in Harmony Township. Miss Margaret Elizabeth Hawthorne was employed as a Junior High English Teacher. She is a graduate of Westminster College and lives in Cadiz,
Ohio. Russel M. Bliame of Zelien-ople, a graduate of Geneva College, was employed as a mathematics teacher in the Junior High School.
All of these new employees were highly recommended by their former schools.
At the July meeting the Solicitors were directed to study the question of distribution of refunds for the 1957-58 school year, and to report at tlie August meeting. The solicitors, in a written report, stated that the capital outlay refund of $8,874 to the ten districts was separate and in addition to the previous refund of $16,842 to the districts on account of spending less than was budgeted for 1957-58. The capital outlay refund was money paid to the architects and reimbursed by the Authority. Refunds will be: Aleppo, $232; Edge-worth, $1,965; Glenfieid, 152; Ilays-ville, $59; Leet, $307; Leetsdale, $1,-277; Osborne, $382; Sewickley, $2,-800; Sewickley Heights Township,
$1,297 and Sewickley Township,
$398.
The August bills were approved for payment. The secretary had been directed by the Finance Committee to contact the Utility Companies concerning the possibility of duplicate bills, also directed to compare the utility bills of the secondary schools for 1960 with those of 1958-59, beginning with the month of April through July, to determine the amount of money that should be charged the contractors for tho utilities they have used during tho period of construction. The Solicitors said the amount, after it lias been worked out by the Architects and Contractors, should be paid by the Authority. A second inolion directed that the Authority be billed for tills portion, and rolmbursb the Quakci Valley Schools, The Finance Committee ecommendcd that Leetsdale and So- 664 Merchant Street, Ambridge,
wickley Districts be refunded that portion of their 1959-60 payments to the Quaker Valley Joint Schools called rental, charged for Kindergartens, amounting to $144 for Leetsdale and $360 for Sewickley. Each district pays a proportional share of utilities, custodial service, etc., and the Committee agreed with members of the Finance Committee that Kindergarten charges to Sewickley and Leetsdale in the future should not include a charge of $8 per pupil for rental on buildings the districts have bought and already own. Mr. Everett of the Edgeworth Board voted “no.”
The proposal of Gourley Chevrolet to supply two Driver Training cars, one to be supplied free, the other at a monthly fee of $45, was accepted. Mr. Beiglilea explained tliat both cars have been-free up to this year, but dealers all over Allegheny County are changing their policy and charging a •reasonable rental. Two students residing in Harmony Township were approved for admission in the tenth grade of the Quaker Valley High School for the school term 1960-61, on a tuition basis. Dr. Bedison has been asked to become chairman of the Evaluation Committee assigned by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools to evaluate the Villa Marie Academy in Erie,.. Pa., April 11, 12, 18, 1961. The Supervising Principal will attend the Allegheny County Supervising Principal’s Association Conference at Slippery Rock this weekend; and Dr, Bedison and Mr. Beiglilea will attend the American Association of School Administrators Convention at Philadelphia March 24-29, 1961.
The N. S. Riviere and Company, local agent for the National Home Life Assurance Company, was authorized to write »policies for voluntary individual student insurance, as well as the football team insurance for the
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Senior Pictures Being Taken Now
Seniors, members of the class of 1961, from Quaker Valley High School, are asked to call the Vogan Studio in Ambridge to make an appointment to have llieir portrait taken for the year book. Each member of the class will havo his or her picture taken before school starts. Starting today, Thursday, August 18, and for tho next six days, the students are asked to call Vogan Studio, Congress 6-1640, to schedule an appointment. The studio is located at