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The Sewickley Valley's Home-News .Weekly
VOL, 57, No, 48	SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1960	Price Ten Celts'
Senior Hi To Be Finished February 15
Santa arrived in Sewickley at 11 a.m. on Saturday coming in a convertible through the business district to his throne at Beaver and Broad Streets where children and parents had gathered in a line which extended around the corner to Select Food Market, at the intersection with Division Street. Santa took each youngster, except for the big ones, on his knee and asked them what they wanted for Christmas. He then gave each of them a box of candy.
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Some of the children who visited Santa are in the front row. In the back row: J. Robert Angros, chairman of the Christmas Lighting Committee of the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade, Lie., Santa, William C. Gourley, President of the Board of Trade and Joseph Dzurec, chairman of the Christmas Gift Days Committee. The lighting, all concentrated over the Borough Park, may be seen in the background.
Gym To Be Completed By End Of December
Quaker Valley Joint School Authority Grants 6 Weeks Extension To Contractor
The Quaker Valley Joint School Authority, at a meeting Tuesday' evening, granted a six weeks’ extension to the general contractor on the Senior High School, to make up for the six weeks’ steel strike last summer. However, the gymnasium should be ready for use after the Christmas vacation and other portions of the new addition will also be ready for occupancy. Authorization to advertise for $76,000 worth of new furniture and fixtures for the Junior High and $119,000 for the Senior High were given. Meanwhile, as new portions of the building are opened, the present furniture will be moved in and used until the new fixtures arrive.
Forrest Builders, general contractors on the Junior High, did not ask for an extension, but it is possible that the gymnasium and ground floor may be ready for use by the" end of the Christmas vacation. However, .both the inspector and architects doubt that all the work can be completed, unless the contractor puts in some Saturday and overtime work. Plumbing work has been at a standstill mainly due to a union jurisdic-ional problem about the installation of showers, Mr. Ague reported to the Authority. -
Willis Chilcote of the George H. Chilli Construction Company, attended the meeting to request the extension. The general contractors will be unable to meet the contract deadline of December 31st, due to the six and one-half weeks steel strike in the summer and also due to the fact that power and light were not made available in time to make good progress in the early stages of construction. While lie asked for an extension to February 15tli, he anticipated completing most of the work by the first of that month. The gym wing should
be ready for occupancy by the end of. December and other parts may be ready before that time. Other letters from all the sub-contractors were also requesting the extension, which was granted. There may be some minor items to be completed after February 15th.
A requisition of $73,100 was approved for Chilli and Patterson and Burgener> reported that the general contract amounted to $S25,2S4. Extras amounted to $9,469 including $9,050 for a new roof for the existing Senior High School; $900 for a different gym floor; $1,450 for fire guard acoustic ceiling and $200 to move the monument. Items eliminated in-'cluded $200 for annodyzed panels in the rear of the building and $2,000 for curbing, making the net increase $9,469.
Letters have been ordered to identify the two buildings. Solicitor Colbert reported that he had received three 20-year bonds for the new roof.
Mr. Chilcote stated .that his firm had received excellent cooperation from (Continued on Page 12)
Two Scouts Receive Eagle Badaes
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Two Boy Scouts of Explorer’s Post 243 ■cccivctl their Eagle Badges at a Court of
v».wveu uieir Jingle Badges at a court ot donor held on Wednesday, November 30th, >t tlie Edgeworth School. Left to right, Dr.
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A ranks of Scouting were recog-ft Court of Honor held by
Troop and Post 243 in the Edgeworth School building on the night of Wednesday, November 30th, Thirteen new scouts received their Tenderfoot badges and the names of these happy youngsters were, Ronnie Barr, Blair Bauer, ‘Tad' Blundon, Bert Brown, Bob Carlson, Jay Crockett, Lester Katie, Kenny Lent, Jimmy Miller,
Joseph B. Griffiths, Mrs. Griffiths, Joseph ‘Buz’ Griffith, Jr., Eric W. Blttckhurst, Mrs, Joseph W. Blnckhurst and Mr. Blnckhurst.
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Gary Mullin, Jamio Stevens, Kirk Vincent and Jimmy Wigton.
Five second class hoys received their badges, Rick Thompson, Denny Maher, Rick Barr, John Evans and Rick McCready. First Class badges wero awarded to Scott Reilly, Bob Stcup, and Alan Edes, In the higher
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Memorial Association To Raise Funds For Park
Borough Willing To Pay Half Cost of Draining Marshy Bottom of Skating Pond
The Sewickley Valley War Memorial Association, at a recent meeting, appointed Charles A. Woods, Jr., as chairman of the finance committee to head the entire Board of Directors and others La a committee to arrange a fund drive. Charles A. Eaton, Mrs. George Hayes and the Reverend Kenneth H. White were named to a sub-committee to prepare a list of the most needed items and their estimated cost for die finance committee.
The Association has run out of money, not having had a fund drive since 1950. More shelters, draining the skating pond sub“ surface so that weeds may be cut mechanically and extension of the road to the shelter bridge, were some of die projects discussed at the meeting of the Directors of the Association.
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cided to have a fund drive first and if it is successful, the various improvements can be made in the park in order of their importance.
A project committee, headed by Mr, Eaton, was appointed to prepare a list of the most needed items and to work with Mr. Howe in determining the estimated cost. One desirable (Continued on Page 24)
monel Howe reported that the playground supervisor, Byron Hfttrigev, Jr,, new to the job this year, had done an excellent job, His salary is included in the $3,000 to $4,000 the borough taxpayers Spend each year in maintaining the park and its playground. The borough also replaces small playground equipment each year,
On the subject of the skating pond, Mr. Howe said that the borough was willing to pay half the estimated cost of $1,000 of draining the dirt floor of tho skating pond so that mechanical equipment can be operated and cut the weeds in the spring and summer. If the Association paid the other $500 it would take all their bank, balance and nothing would remain to pay tho cost of a fund drive. So, it was dc-
What’s Doin’
SHIELDS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH LUNCHEON Friday, December 16th, at 1:00 P,M, at the Church School, sponsored by Circle 3. Mrs, ^Katherine Kaolin, chairman, For Reservations, phone Miss Maud Seaman, Sew- 910-M. Donation $1.50,	(Adv’fc)