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The Herald
The Sewickley Valley’s Home-News Weekly
VOL, 56, No. 51
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1959
Price Ten Cents
Joint Boards Authorize Both Schools
Free Trip To New York
Christmas Herald On Tuesday, December 22
In order that the Herald reaches its readers in time for advertising of last minute Christmas shopping items and also that the readers have sufficient time during the busy holiday week, the Herald will be published on Tuesday, December 22nd.
So, it will be necessary to move up the dead-lines for news articles, church notices, advertising and ad-lets, to noon on Monday, December 21st. With the first form to be printed on Saturday, someone will be at the office on Saturday afternoon to receive news articles, advertisements or ad-lets.
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Phyllis Scheetz, Santa Claus, Burton A. Gusky and N. H. Gusky, at the second Christmas Gift Day drawing held by the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade at Gourley’s Chevrolet garage, where Santa was located due to the rain oh Saturday. Phyllis drew the name of Mrs. E. S. Henry, Jr., 606 Centennial Avenue, who won a Zenith transistor radio. Wilson Conn drew the name of E. P. Devine, 625 Straight Street, who won a Zenith clock radio. Billy Conn drew the name of Leah R. Siggins, 640 Pine Road, Edgeworth, who won the Zenith Portable T.V. set.
This Saturday, December 19th, at noon, another portable TV, clock radio and transistor set will Be given away by the merchants. In addition, all the tickets will be returned to the drum and die grand prize, a Trip for two to New York City, will be drawn. In the drawing December 5th, all the winners were from out of town but Saturday, all the whiners were from the Valley. None has been present, so far, to claim the bonus of $10 for being present when the winning ticket is drawn. The awards are given away each year by the local merchants to thank their customers for doing their Christmas shopping locally.
Police And Borough Employees Xmas Fund
Following a custom of many years, the Herald will receive voluntary contributions from the people of Sewickley for the Sewickley Police Christmas Fund and Borough Employees’ Christmas Fund. Checks may be made out to the Sewickley Borough and mailed to the Herald.
The funds collected by the Herald are divided equally among day and night officers as well as tie various members of the borough crews, some of whom are not seen at Christmas time during the daylight hours.'*'
Motor Inn Accepted By Quality Courts
The Sewickley Motor Inn, on state .route 88, 12 miles west of downtown Pittsburgh, has just been admitted to membership in the non-profit motel association Quality Courts United, Inc., according to President Tommy Tucker.
Quality Courts United, Inc. is composed of over 500 independently operated motor courts located in all states east of the Mississippi and eastern Canada.
It is dedicated to maintaining ex-(Contiriued on Page 13)
Boards To Proceed Despite High Bids
Both Projects To Cost Taxpayers $2,750,000 Or 5.23 Mills For Forty Years
At the reorganization of the Quaker Valley Joint Schools Board on Monday night, December 14, in the Quaker Valley Junior High Sohool library, the Board voted, 29 yes, 9 no, to go ahead with the building plans as proposed, on the Quaker Valley Senior and Junior high schools; and to present to the State, for its approval, a Resolution to spend $2,750,000, for additions and renovations to the two buildings previously approved by the State. The vote on the Resolution was 35 yes, 3 no.
At the business meeting held prior to the vote, Mr. Zahorchak was elected temporary chairman, and conducted the meeting at which Mr. Frank Hawkins of the Sewickley District Board was unanimously elected President of the Joint Board, and Mr. Leonard Thompson of the Edgeworth District Board was unanimously elected vice-president. There were 38 board members present, and 9 district boards had a quorum present.
Mr. Hawkins explained to the Board members that, the Special meeting of the Joint Boards, held Jast Wednesday night, jvffi called to acquaint the members with the facts concerning the bids on construction These bids, opened at the meeting of the Quaker Valley Joint School Authority on December 1, were found to be high ",and members of the Building Committee and the Joint Committee felt that this, was a fact about Which the members of the Joint Boards should be informed.
At the Wednesday night meeting the figures were presented to the Board members, and alternative pro posals named. The buildings as bid, could be built; the plan for die Senior high, which everyone agrees is a must, and as soon as possible, could be accepted, and the Junior high plans, with the exception of the acquisition of - land to which the Authority is commited, could be set aside or the Senior High could be done, and the Junior high addition, plus mandatory renovation, could be finished. The Boards voted that the Joint Building Committee, of which Dr. , Hutchison is chairman, along with the administrators, and the architects, study the separate proposals, and submit their report to the Joint
Academy To Present "12 Days of Christmas" Dec. 18

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The students of Sewickley Academy will present, “Twelve Days of Christmas” at 4 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, December 18th. The members of the cast arei first row, 1. to r., Penny Korb, Mary Gwnltney, Nina Snyder, Melinda Roberts, Sally Stalling, Everett Eldredge, Wayne Mathews, (kneeling) Ted Blundon, Jack Archibald, Steve Partenheimer, John Buchanam
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and Peter Wickwire.
Second row, standing, 1. to r., Cary Campbell, Pam Korb, Debby Woods, Beth Heard, Sarah Cooke, Cynthia Howard, Jack Crittenden, Jart Burden, Lyssa Higgins, Virginia Todd, Billy Tauskey, Malcolm McAvity, John Poister, Jimmy Pearson and Sandy Alexander.
Boards meeting on Monday night.
Dr. Hutchison reported Monday that the Building Committee had met oh Friday night,, December 11, and, after considerable discussion,* prepared the figures based on the alternate proposals. Column “A”, project #540, showed figures on the Senior High School complete, as bid on December I, die bid estimate, $1,650,038; additional costs-financing, $124,962, making die total cost of the project, $1,775,000. The annual rental, 40 years, $117,250, the Annual Rental Millage, 40 years, on the assessed valuation, $34,657,231, 3.38. „
Column “B”, project #539, Junior High, complete, as bid on December 1, bid estimate, $904,406; additional costs, financing, $70,594; total cost of project $975,000; annual rental, 40 years, $64,080, annual rental Mill-age, 40 years, 1.85. The total millage of Column “A" and column “B” is 5.23. That millage may 'be reduced by state re-imbursement if the legislature passes pending legislation.
Column “C” showed figures for the Junior high school addition of a gymnasium and cafeteria and related area, and mandatory renovations, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm system and boiler room work. These figures were: Bid estimate, $712,017, additional costs, financing, $57,983, for a total cost, $770,000. The annual rental, 40 years, $50,512, die annual rental millage, 40 years, 1.46. The millage of column “A” plus column C was 4.84, The last column, column “D" was figures for column ‘A”, complete, with die addition of lunior High „School land, (the Authority is committed to this purchase). These figures were; bid estimate, $1,763,700, additional costs, $126,300, for a total project cost of $1,890,000. The annual rental, for 40 , years, $124,950, the annual rental Millage, 40 years, 3.61,
Prior fo thé call for new business on Monday Mr, Zahorchak of the Sewickley Township Board was elect'd Temorary Chairman, to conduct ■he election of officers for i960, Mr, Hawkins, present President, was unanimously re-elected President. Mr. Leonard 0. Thompson, a member of the Edgeworth School Board, was unanimously elected vice-president.
Mr, Hawkins introduced Dr. Hutchison of the Lcetsdalc School Board, Chairman of the Building Commit-tee. Dr. Hutchison said the majority of the Building Committee members were of the same opinion, that both projects should be started, bonds sold, etc., that they had discussed with the Administrators and Architects alternate proposals to keep both projects together by cutting (Continued on Page 7)