Sewickley Herald

              The Herald
The Sewickley Valley's Home News Weekly
Vol. 39.   No. 4.
SEWICKLEY, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1942
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On Our Observation Post
Recently upon the completion of tho
permanent Observation Post atop the
First National Bank Building, a groutf
of I/egionnaires from Post 4 went up
to make an inspection. One of the members of the Post Home Association, Paul
Bower of the Sun-Telegraph, came along
and took tho above picture of the
group. The identifications are as follows:
Standing (left to right) W. P. McCrea, D. J. Rattelsdorfer, William E.
Evans, Charles Gordon (Post Commander—with glasses), William White, Edmund Hill and Charles H. Eaton; Kneeling, loft to right, Dale Park and Harry
Sanders.
This Observation Post was erected at
the request of 'tho War Department and
was financed jointly by the Sewickley
Home Dofonso Organization and Sewickley Valley Post 4, Tho American
Legion.
Air Raid Drill At School
The first air raid drill was conducted
at tlie Sewickley schools on Monday
afternoon at three o'clock, when the
pupils, escorted in groups by then'
teachers, went home 'when the signal
sounded. Notes were carried home to be
signed by parents and it was found that
the child living the grea'test distance
from tho school took 27 minutes to
reach homo.
Supervising Principal L. H. Conway
reported to the Civilian Defense Council at their weekly meeting in 'the Sewickley borough building Tuesday evening, that tho schools woro now organized and ready. In case of a real air
raid, it is expected that .at leas't an
hour's warning will bo given and that
will permit the children to bo taken
home. Experience in England has shown
that people are safer at home than in
lingo shelters. In some cases where the
pupils live out-of-town, parts of the
grade and high school buildings will be
utilized as shelters.
Mr, Conway also reported that a clastt
for first aid training for girls had been
started in the high school on Tuesdays
and Fridays and that forty-five started
'taking the course the first day. In addition, about 150 persons havo signed up
for the Red Cross first aid training
course in the high school building for
adults from 7:30 p. m. to 0:30 p. in.
Wednesday evenings with H. B. Winne
instructing.
Tho Motor Mechanics course attracted
about 52 young ladies who wish to learn
how to repair and keep automobiles in
condition, Monday evening nt the J. F.
Mackay garage on Broad Street and it
is likely that tho Bed Cross will have
to split" the class into two sections. Miss
Sara Woods is in charge for tho Red
Cross nnd Clarence Barton, service manager of the garage, is the instructor.
First Aid Course At Edgeworth
About thirty men, mostly those named
as ail* raid wardens for Edgeworth borough, are taking a 20 hour Red Cross
first aid course at the Edgeworth sehool
on Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Mrs. Robert Standish is chairman of the
Red Cross committee in charge of the
course.
Two teachers of the Edgeworth
School will complete their instructor's
course by a week from Saturday and
shortly thereafter it is planned to start
another first aid course for both men
and women.
Osborne Defense Registration
Osborne residents registered for civilian defense on Friday and Saturday,
according to Herbert E. Marks, Jr.,
chairman of tho Osborne Civilian Defense Council, which will meet soon to
set up various committees and appoint
clminuen.