Sewickley Herald

              
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Valley's Home-News Weekly
VOL. 58, No. 0
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1961
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WORLD DAY OF PRAYER*
The World Day of Prayer service wilkbe held at 8 p.m. on Friday, February 17th in, the Leetsdde United Presbyterian Church with the Reverend William Evans of the Baptist Church the speaker.
The prayer service for children frpm -first through sixth grades, will b e held at 3:45 p.m. on Friday^at St, Matthew's -Church with. Mrs. "Joseph Hi-bala as the leader.
On Friday evening, February 17, at 8:00. p.m., a World Day" of Prayer Service will' be held in thé Mt-. Neho .U P. Church.	-V v

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SHIELDS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH* LUNCHEON Friday, February 17 at 1:00" P.M* at ChuTch School. Sponsored by - Circle 2, Miss Katherine ‘ Walker, Chairman. For reservations Call: ; Miss“ Maude Seaman, Sewickley . 910-M.	(Advt.)
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER - Friday, February 17th, 2 o'clock at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Broad and Frederick Avenue, Sewickley. Theme, “Forward ^Through The Ages." 4^ •	• (AdV't).
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John Lerza, showing pieces of the cash register at his xestaur-ant at 426 Beaver Street, one of three business houses broken ■into on Thursday night, February 9th, A ten dollar bill and $30 in change was stolen from two cash registers in thé restaurant, but the damage to the cash register was much higher. A, box of Phfllies cheroots /and one of Phillies panatcllas were abo-taken. Tools used in the burglary were stolen ffom the Sewickley Fish and Poultry; Marked 348 Beaver Street, where $1,60 was stolen. ,
RUMMAGE SALE - Saturday, February, 18, 9 'afm. to 7:80 pmv Sewickley Grade ; School, Broad * Street, Sewicldey. Sponsored by the Girl Scouts for the Girl Scout Lodge.in Coraopohs* Park. -•
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CARD PARTY - held by "the Ladies Auxiliary of Aleppo Township on ' Thursday, .February . 23 at 8:00 P.M. at the Fire Hall on Weber Road, ,75c donation. (Adv't)
Council Receives Rough Cost of Snow Removal
v Many More Compliments Than. Complaints On Efficiency Of Street Cleaning
Sewickley Council, at a special meeting, Saturday morning, complimented temporary Borough Manager Frank G. Sturm and the borough street crevys for the excellent snow removal program during the past two heavy snows; heard a .rough estimate of the cost of $4,000 for the snow removal in February; decided to make a survey of parking in the Division Street lot and without the| Division Street entrance to make room for the improvement of two business buildings; discussed the early redemption of ten sewage system “bonds; discussed the cost of neW snow removal equipment and storage space for it; eliminated the position of meter patrolwoman and turned the tagging~over to the police force and heard that the mixer in the sewage plant has to be taken out and repaired. •.	'
President Fred Atwood .complimented Temporary Manager Frank C.
Sturm and the borough street crew on die snow removal job; Mr. Sturm replied that it will be expensive, since equipment and men were hired while the garbage and cans. and. bottle collection continued^A résident of 'Peebles Street“ called to say that it yiras the first time.; in 11 yeafs that Peebles Street had been' cleaned and she, for one, was; perfectly >villing tq pay- her share of the cost, Mr. ’ Sturm 1 commented that the borough can do such a job after every heavy snow, provided the residents are willing to paÿ for it. . ;	.■■■"
The borough crew will He sufficient to do the remainder of the clean-up,
Mr. Sturm stated. With, cold nights, the wafer from the melting snow creates hazardous conditionSL-at night and the intersections will be given special attention. Councilman McClintock, just back from,, the Carribean,
said he and a long-time resident of Sewickley whom he met there were discussing-snow removal. In the old days, the borough even ploughed the sidewalks and Mr. Sturm had heard that an old ordinance requires the borough to do . so. Solicitor Woods was asked to check the ordinance and report back to the February 29lh regular meeting of council.	/ .f
• Mr. McClintock remarked that be bad made - a survey and found Edge-worth lanes and roads all cleared. Councilman James Purdie said that Edgeworth. doesn't have the problem of cars parked on the streets, tlie parking lots to be cleared and snow hauled out of the business district. Councilman Carl Wahl said that the .borough needs its own snow removal equipment and said that the clutch burned out.,of the borough's hi-lift on Saturday morning. Mr. Sturm said (Continued on Page 14)
Chile! Health Plans House Tour May


Restaurant, Fish Market, Beauty Shop Entered * ' And Attempt Made At Linen Shop.'
Loot amounting to about $70, plus two boxes of cigars, was obtained bv a burglar o>r burglars who broke into three business bouses and vainly tried to. gain entrance to a fourdi on Thursday tiMt, February 9th, oi early Friday morning. The thefts were ’ discovered on Friday morning when the business places opened.
$40 and tvvo boxes of cigari wcre stolen from Lena’s Res-taurant, $1.60 and tools from Sewicldey Fish and Poultry and $25 to $30 from Kappel’s Beauty. SjdoitiAn attempt to pry open the 4,001c door of the Linen Shop, 344 Beaver Street, was unsuccessful;
Police Werd first notified at 6:25
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lard Milligan in to investigate, He found that Thfi window in -the back door had béén removed by taking off the strips around the glass and the glass otit.: Two cash registers were Broken into, damaging the register
gain' entrhnce. $1.60 was stolen from the cash register, An attempt to' open the stored safe was a failure ftpd seV' eral tools* were missing,
At% 8:30 aA* Chief of Police Thomas Prciidergast was notified that Kappel's. Beauty Salon, 348 Beaver Streep had been entered by someone who . crawled through a cardboard
aiid $10 in bills and $30 in change 0ver the transom over the rear door, tàkèn. A box of Phillies Cheroots andunsuccessful attempt had been a box of Phillies panatellas also worn made to pry open the dóor.
Stolen, A hammer, pliers and a screw driver, later found to haVo been taken from Sewicldey Fish and Poultry, 348 Beaver Street, were discovered in tho restaurant.
At 7;42 *a,m, Office* Milligan Was informed of the burglary at Sewickley Fish and Poultry, where a window was broken in tho back door to
At XÜ29 a*m., Sewickley police Were notified that an unsuécessful attempt had also been made to pry open tho roar door of tho Linen Shop, 344 Beaver Street. Marks of a bar and screw driver were found a-round tho door. The burglar stood on a trash can in his attqpipt to hroak in*

Members of the Child Health House Tour Committee met recently at tlie Laughlm Children's Center to discuss plans for the annual Sewicldey House Tour, which «will he held on' May .third. Seated, left to right: Mrs. R. Stoner III, Co-chairman and Mrs, William D. Roberts, co-chairman* Standing, Mrs# Charles E* Scholl, Jr., Mrs* Eeter McCargo Stnndish, Mrs» Roberti. Lucas and Mrs. Eredi. Sharp*
(Village Photos) The seven distinctive homes scheduled on this year’s tour are the homes of Mr. and Mrs. T. Judson Brooks, Dr* and Mrs. Maitland Alexander, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. William George, Jr*, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Hoffmeier, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Oliver, Jr., Mr. and Mrs* Michael M* Rea, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Edward ONeiiH.