Sewickley Herald

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Valley's Home-News Weekly
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VOL. Sí» Si. IP
SEWJCKLËYJPENNSYLVÀNIÀ, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15,1980
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chocolate and coildilr wi Monday night loi«* lowing the ^t ai»|iia! Cfaristaias Tree lighting andCarol SixigsTbe tree in the tower rwas
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lighted after groups of students converged on the" school carrying lighted lanterns arid torches. The Lower Si^^)l hall was decorated by a white and gold sleigh/a gold Christmas tree and many presents.
Sewickley Firemen Confine Flames To Second
' Floor Bedroom and Hall Despite Delays
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Shortly after the Sewickley fire siren Sounded at 0:15 p.m. Saturday, residents as far away as Maple Lane could look up the hill arid see red flames shooting from a house. Those flames were coming from a second*flopr front bedroom in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Noel at 744 Orchard Terrace. Most of the spectators thoù^f thé house was doomed, but Sewickley firemen confined the flapies to the bedroom and-hallancLstopped it before it mush* roomed under. the roof!	v
They accomplished-thèv feat despite the fact that they' had to lay a line of hose from thchouse to a pumper and fire plug on Hopkins Street, in birder to. secure enough water and pressure to fight-the blaze. The water in'Me booster tank was used to hold die fire while the long line was laid.
- The Noels and their five children were in the dining room, celebrating Craig Noel's 10th birthday when Mrs.
• Noel-smefied smoke.. “Mr. Noel ejasfied upstairs to find one of. the children's bedrooms on 'fire,. He. went out the other front bedroom window to tiy to drag* the burning mattress and covers out the window, but lhè bed was too wide to go through. The fire department was called^ and Chief Wade Balte wanted to take the first truck along Thom Street to" Broad and- go straight upBroad, but there Twere top many Cars parked on. Thom, with-drivers waiting to see which way the truck" wehtUSo the truck had to go to. Beaver jmd make the difficult "turn to Broad; Another delay, due to heavy traffic, occurred when the second truck tried to get back to -Hopkins Street down curving, steep Orchard Terrace, laying a 2% inch hose as it went. . .
Since not enough hosè oan be carried on. one-‘track to make the long line from the top of Orchard Terrace to Hopkins, a lineáis laid from both
trucks and then connected. Howevei, as soon as the first track reached the bouses the small hose from the booster tank 'Was unreeled and firemen used the water : from the booster tank to hold the fire from spreading; until the hookup could he made. Once it was made, the firemen had 165 pounds of pressure, compared with the 25 pounds pressure in the fire plugs at the top of Orchard Terrace.
The blaze {Abduced thick, dense: smoko in the house and firemen used the new' oxygen tank smoke -masks with, good effect. They able to extinguish, the flames Which had bumped through the ceiling of the bedroom r into the space undar Jffie roof, before* they mushroomed and set fire to the rafters. Surface flames burning on the paint of Me. doors and door frames in * the hall were also quickly put out and the firemep. then concentrated on-the heart of the fire in the front bedroom. Fumes from plastic curtains and other furniture and clothing added to the
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Santa Chun vtttal Sefrkkley agrta on Satin tt*ÍÉd:sm bexei of candy to hundreds non vuaagrtun, wm» of whom ¡vere repeat**. Vm mm buek*o tdl Santa tongs'Aat tonkSk for*ott«i tart Saturday *"d> inddeutaDy, topWrup aontìMW bo« of those gòod bara «nM. hhmm Smfth is mown athft adl lfc lÉfa faoto. John, on ho ti£
(Village Photo*) ritfit, William C.Gouriey, President of the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade, The* sponsors of Santa's appearance and the Christmas lights overhead and Ross W. Buck; Secretary of die Board of Trad* and editor of dm Sewickley Herald. The Sndth twto art iena of Mr. and Mr*. John Smith of 7W Washhigtoo Street, Sewickley. •	*
Board of Trade Members Give Away $25 Certificates ToChristmas Shoppers
Santa Claus jnterupted his task of asking children whst they wanted for Christmas at noon Saturday long enough to select the names of ;the thirteen lucky winners who -will receive' a book of Gift Certificates worth #25 in merchandise at 57 local stores. Tim gift program of the Sewickley Valley Board Of lYade is for die purpose of awarding those who do their. Christinas «Wpiwg locally as well as expressing the thanks of die local merchants to their customers. The Gift Day Program which is financed by the merchants is entirely separate from die Christmas ?.![>■«». Santa program, also sponsored by the Board of Trade.
Joseph Dzurec, chairman oEthe*
Christmas Gift Days program* Robert Karasek and Nathan Gusky, members of the committee, presided over “the Gift Days drawing, speaking over the Board of Trade's portable loud speak-ing system, Mr. Dzurec thanked the audience for turning out in the cold, announced that Santa would be here for the last time betweqif 11 a.ni; and 3 pjm on Saturday, December ITtli and that the'final drawing for 14 Gift Certificate Books would be held at noon on that day. Winners may obtain their boplcs at Mr. Dzurec*« wickley Pharmacy, corner of BeaVer andWalmitStreets.' *
Winners selected on Saturday were & T. Wdhkrt, 814 Maple Street,
Coraopofis; Floyd Willoughby, 804 Henry* Avenue, Sewickley; Thomas Sturgis, 919 Chadwick Avfmw* Sewickley; Mrs, Edward Smith, 801 Centennial Avenue, Sewickley; Ixpoo 8, Shanks, 974 Fatten Street,
ley; Caroline Rose, 433 Maple Lane, Sewickley; Bob Mustio, 353 Limar Plan* Aliquippa; Mrs. C, F. McRob-bie, 717 Third Street, Ambridge; Anne Masters* 554 Centennial Ave* nue. SeWickleyj Doròthy M. Xunte, 218 School Street, Glenfield; Holly Hibbard, 230 Thom Street, SeVtfck-(Continued on Page 24)'
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HEY MOMlIlll Do ytfil sdii have Babysitting problmi? Thcre.Jfcim need to have, you know. Just Join, • The Parent SKtres of the Valley. We have no babysitting peoblwns. no babysitting worries and no aft* babytitting expenses. Why don’t you foin usi We are trying to result new members. If you are at afiintereited pleat* call Mrs. Palm, ••w. 4185 or Mrs. Anna lane Staila, Sew. 30S3-J, (AdvT)