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The Sewickley Valley's Home-News Weekly
Vol, 33.   No. 36.
SEWICKLEY, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1939
Price 5 Cents
Mountain Pioneer a Guide in Newest National Park
The Misses Martha Vierebome and Annette Ogle,
tourists who drove up the recently-opened federal highway
from Gatlinburg, Tenn., into the heart of Great Smoky
Mountains National Park, were thrilled at having for
their guide "Uncle George" Lemons, 84-year-old patriarch
of the mountains, who trod the same path with "hog"
rifle and traps when it was a mere Cherokee Indian trail.
The Park, soon to be formally dedicated by the President, is the newest of the National Parks. It is destined
to become a mecca for millions of motorists.
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NO RE-HEARING
Zone Board Refuses Plea of Apartment
Objectors
In an opinion dated August 3, 1939,
the Sewiekley zoning board of adjustment, by Malcolm Hay, secretary, denied the petition filed on July 29th for
a re-hearing of the objections to the
granting of a permit for tho Bennett
Construction Co.'s proposed apartment
house. Main basis for the petition was
the fact that on July 19 the Sewiekley borough council finally passed an
amendment to the zone ordinance which
would prevent orcetion of any such
apartnlont building in the (future. For
the amendment would require 2,250
square feet of lot area for each family
accommodated, and on this basis the
proposed building eould tako care of
but 16 families, not 42 as now intended. So, averring that but little money
has been expended by the building company in ireliftnce on the permit granted,
the appellants, James H. Austin, Jr.,
and others, ask a rehearing to object
to tho granting of the permit in that
it docs not comply with the "present
zoning  ordinance."
In refusing tho hearing, the opjnion
says: "Since the original application
was made and granted before the
amending ordinance was even introduced, and since there has been no deliberate attempt to circumvent a pending
ordinance, it is the opinion of the Board
of Adjustment that tho said amending
ordinance cannot affect tho permit
which has been granted and modified
(by eliminating the garage feature originally objected to) in this case."
Whether money has been spent on the
project was declared immaterial.
School Board  Buys  House
Carnival Day At North Park
Another house and lot was acquired
by the Edgeworth School Board at its
regular meeting Monday night. The
lot is located on School Street, adjoining the playground at the end closest
to Chestnut Street. Five other houses
purchased by tho board have been sold
at auction and torn doiwn with everything removed. Only the foundations
need filling to lovel off the lots, Ton-
ant's are still occupying three more
houses no.w owned by the school district.
A midsummer carnival day is being
sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners, John J. Kane, Chairman,
George Rankin, Jr., and John S. Her-
ron, at North Park, Sunday, August 13.
Tho National Gypsy Motorcycle Tour
will bring over 300 motorcyclists from
all over the tri-state area. They wall
assemble at the "Woods" athletic field
in the afternoon and give an exhibition
of trick and fancy riding. This group
of motorcyclists constitutes the finest
performers in their field and their program promises a spectacular display of
riding.
Sunday evening, "Javor," tho Croatian Singing Society under tho dircc
ition of Professor Boris Dobrovlsky,
will present a ■convert on the "Woods
Grove" stage. The program thoy offer
is varied and will nppenl to all musie
lovers. To add to tho attractiveness of
the scone thoy will appear in the Croatian national costume. On July Fourth
this choral group won first place at
the All Nations Festival in Schonley
Bark. Tho Shellby Tamfeorltza Orchestra  will  also  pni'tcipato  on  this  pro
gram. This well known orchestra will
help round out an evening of real music
that should be appreciated by everyone.
All the North Park facilities will be
the scone of special activities throughout the day. There will be archery
contests, swimming, boating, golf, tennis and dancing. The park personnel
is prepared to handle one of the largest
crowds of tho season. Parking space
and picnic areas will ibo available to
overyone.
At close of ithe Carnival events there
will be an aerial display of fireworks
at tho "Woods Grove" field.
It is to bo a gala day and tho board
of County Commissioners, John J. Kane,
George Rankin, Jr., and John S. Her-
ron, invite everyone to visit North Park
and join in the festivities.
Correction
In tho picture of Campers of camp
"Yowocha" published on the front
page of last week's Herald: In the
first row reading from the left, the
fifth child is Juno Eppley instead of
Patty Lynch. Patty Lynch was also a
camper, but was absent when tho picture was taken,