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% J I The Sewickley Valley’s Home News Weekly i Vol. 44 No. 15 SEWICKLEY, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1947 Price Five Cents Kiwanis WHy tie ‘Y’ Featured at Monday’s Kiwanis dinner at the ‘Y’ wag a striking moving-picture sequence of post-war scenes in many parts of the world, where real people starving for food or for hope- are trying to get along among bomb-ruined buildings, disrupted cities, and the destruction of every means of resuming a sustaining economic life. Germany and 'the blowing up of -the great Luden-dorff bridge over the Rhine'. Shanghai, and. unforgettable glimpses- of 'Chinese children, their chopsticks eagerly eagerly shoveling into their mouths the rice supplied- by UN1RRA; Manila, getting" a fresh start among the skeletons of former great’ churehes- and buildings. Poland, and the other ruined countries of Europe. »Yes, and in every one of these scenes, of destruction, the temporary centers of the YMCA, the organization which in many countries is the agency for distributing food. .In -all countries it is giving help ’ in training for the vocational work that gives- hope foT reconstructed economic life; everywhere caring for the need's of children and young people and showing them- the better ways of getting along rather ■than by thieving or crimes of violence. A great agency doing a great work all over the world. , The film is put out in, connection with the coming campaign for financial support of the Y.M.C.A. world-wide youth work; it’s a -good one. President Jim Cameron was full of pride and glee as lie- noted the Kiwanis International .report of the Sewickley Club’s standing in the achievement category; its percentage in February was 86, it led Pennsylvania’s Division 17, and stood 6th among the 149 clubs in all the Pennsylvania District. It was a good follow-up to this report when Ed Shaffer, chairman of the committee which organized the Bed Cross campaign’s solicitation in the Sewickley business district; two other groups duplicated the work somewhat, but $1,143.15 was the -sum of the Kiwanis team’s collections, with a little more to -be reported. -The Club’s own contribution of $25.00 was included in this total, A competition among Kiwanis Club quartets is to feature an interclub meeting at Pleasant Kills on April 24tli; and Sewicklcy’s -quartet led the singing at this- meeting—Weaver, McDonald, Shadduek and Neely. With Steve Emery at the piano, they gave a sample of their work, loudly applauded. “Davy, Get Your Baby Out of Jail” was the title of classical .selection rendered and encored, St. Stephen’s Parish House wiis'ihe scene of the Kiwanis- eard party Tuesday evening,' when the large room downstairs was filled with 40 tables of bridge, as well as a pinochle group- or two, Everyone had an enjoyable evening, which ended with the serving of cakes and other refreshments. The affair was arranged as a benefit for the Tunning account of the Kiwanis Clubf and was a notable success. Open House at Airport There will bo ground displays of Air Forces equipment and planes and flight formations of pianos based at tho Greater Airport Saturday in- ^ celebration of Army Day. Tho public is invited to attend tho open house. Reunion of the Class of 1935 of Sewickley High School held at the Elmhurst Inn on March 29th Seated at the front table, reading left to right around the table, are Mr, and Mrs. Samuel Cutrona, Mrs. Stephen Uhrine, Mr. and Mrs. William Iorio, Mr. Ralph Jackson, Miss Jean Brodie, Mr. Frank Beall, with Mrs. 'Bell facing him at the left of the table. ' At the back table, partially screened by Mr. Jackson, - is- Miss Janet W-alfc-ingshaw; then Mr. and Mrs. Robert Casterton, Mrs. John Faust, Mr. Faust, Mr. and Mrs. George Brust, Mrs. Jack Scott, Mr. Scott, Miss- Marjorie, Wright, reading from left to right around the back table. -Standing are Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gaughey,'Miss Barbara'Morwood, Mr. David Stone, Mr. Gordon Beitel, Miss D'orcas Leibold, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rosenfelder, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Scgeleon, Mrs. and Mr. John Sovak, Mrs. and Mr. Robert IWolfoTd, and Mt. George Barrie. 1 Photo by MeCandless World Youth Fund 'Opens Monday , At Hotel Schenley next Monday evening, April 14tli, at dinner, the YiMOA’s of Allegheny County and the Pittsburgh district will join 1400 other Associations in the ¡United States and Canada in starting the World Youth Fund for restoration and advance around the globe. The speaker is General Carlos Romulo, resident commissioner of the Philippines in this country, graduate of Columbia and Notre Dame, winner of the Pulitzer Prize -for distinguished newspaper correspondence, vice president of the National Council of Boy Scouts of the Philippines, member of the National Council of the Y. M. C. A. in the Islands, Aide to General MaeArthur on Bataan, Purple Heart, Silver Star and Oak Leaf Clus- ter from Bataan. He has just arrived in Washington from Manila and those who have heard hin\ at other times consider him one of the finest orators in the country. Members of the Sewickley organization for the Fund are planning to attend the Schcnley dinner, and a few other tickets are available at the YMCA ( Telephone D. B. Atwell at Sewickley 57$). Thursday evening of next week, the 17th, the opening of the drive in Sewickley will bo held with a joint youth meeting in the Auditorium of the ‘Y’ under the auspices of the Hi-Y, the Sr. Y-Toons and tho committee, of which T. W. Neely, Jr., is the head. The film, “The Invisible Bridge,” by Julian Bryan, will be shown, and all friends NINE-BOMBS DID THIS: Tho blasted Y.M.C.A. building in Warsaw, Poland was the victim of nine direct bomb bits, Even so, the people of Warsaw have partially repaired tho structure and a section of it again is in operation. The loss of 105 buildings in the war has been a crippling blow to the Y.M.C.A,, so it is conducting a World Youth Fund campaign for $8,650,000 to provide temporary quarters and trained youth leaders for war-torn countries. in the Valley are cordially invited to attend. The Fund has two broad aims: first, to help lead the young people of war-devastated countries back into paths of moral decency and Christian living; and second, to help restore certain of the key -facilities of the YMCA in places that suffered nrost. The cost of this program is- easily understood in view of the fact that 105 overseas buildings have been utterly or partly destroyed, and that hundreds of lay and staff leaders are ill-clad, undernourished and badly housed, but working as they have never'worked before. The World Youth Fund will give tools to the empty-handed, and reasonable comforts to men who for more than seven years have lived in hardships and the shadow of death. The .Fund in Allegheny County covers the regular World Service support of the different YMCA’«, plus the capital, emergency needs-outlined above. The goal is $240,421 in this- area. Subscriptions may bo paid over three tax years and should bq sent to the Sewickley YMCA to be forwarded to the -International Committee. Tho chairman of the local committee is Henry Clmlfant and W, W. Collin, Jr, is the chairman for Advanced Gifts, Letters regarding the campaign will be mailed by Mr, Collin and Mr, Neely this week Easter Candy Stolen Robert McKelvcy of tho J. F, Byers estate, reported to Sewickley Police at 6:50 p, m, Friday, that two live-pound boxes of candy were stolon from a station wagon that he had parked on Division Street near Locust Place, between G and 0:50 o’clock that evening, The boxes were from Anderson Candy-land and had Mr, McKclvcy’s name on it, Officer Milligan searched tho neighborhood, but no trace wns found of the candy, Trackmen Meet Aliquippa Friday on New Athletic Field (by Janies Park) Tho Sewickley High track and field team will meet Aliquippa High tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, in the first athletic event to be held on the new athle tic field at Sewickley High School. This will be Sewiek-loy’s first dual meet of the- season, a season in which the Indians must defend their Class B championship. It will also be the first dual meet for Aliquippa, a Class AA school. However, both teams participated in the Tri-State Track Coaches’ Association meet at South Park, in which Sewickley seored 30 points while Aliquippa won less than a. On Wednesday, April 16, the Indians will play host to the Freedom Bull-' d'ogs in a. renewal Of their rivalry which extends to all major sports.. Freedom and Sewickley met last year at •Freedom, with Sewickley winning by a small margin. The Indians are bolstered by a host of letterinen and experienced boys from last year’s squad. Arthur Jones, Charles Lee, Rich Rightcr and Joe Burkhart, a freshman, lead the dash-men in the 100 and 220. Bob Campbell, Max Krievcr, Gordon Smith and Regis Costello are the leaders in tho 440 and 880, while Hubert Moisey again leans ■the niilers. Li the field events -Dick Lutz seems headed for a. groat year as a shot putter while Bob Campbell lfeads •the discus throwers. There are no outstanding perfomers in the high jump, broad jump and javelin as- the season is still' too young to have much practicing in jumping yet. Tricycle Rider Escapes Injury Tommy Hay, aged 5, of 232 Broad Street, e,seaped injury at 11:50 a. m. Thursday, when the tricycle he w.as riding across .Chestnut 'Street was struck by a ear. The boy came out from behind two parked cars- and started diagonally across the street in front of a car driven by Matthew Kelly, Gray Lane, Sewickley. Mr. Kelly swerved his car over the curb and stopped on the sidewalk. The left front-wheel struck the tricycle and demolished if- but Tommy was thrown clear and started running as soon as ho regained ■his feet. A witness to the accident stopped him and Lt. Jones was called to the scene. Ho took Tommy and his mother, Mrs. Martha Hay, to a physician who could! find no injuries. Throe witnesses praised Mr. Kelly’s skillful driving which avoided a more serious aceident. “Have You Read This?” The Congress of Clubs d’orum presented members- of the Western Pennsylvania Kennel Association, over Station WJAS on Wednesday, April 9, at 5:30 p. m., discussing the Dog Show to be hold at Hunt Armory on April 11-12. Those taking part in the broadcast were Miss Elizabeth Braun, president of the Kennel Association) Mrs. John M. Lazcar, director;' Mrs. John T. Bqlgcr of Edgeworth, and Mr, James Trullinger, one of tho judges of t-lic association, ^ On Saturday, April 12, Will Judy, Editor and publisher of “Dog World,” will be interviewed on the Pen, Women’s program “ITn.ve Yon Read This?” over Station KQ-Y, at 10:15 a. m,, by Mrs. Richard Gicsc. smooth sea nover mndo a skillful mariner; neither do uninterrupted prosperity. and success qualify men for usefulness and happiness.—Burton
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Full Text | % J I The Sewickley Valley’s Home News Weekly i Vol. 44 No. 15 SEWICKLEY, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1947 Price Five Cents Kiwanis WHy tie ‘Y’ Featured at Monday’s Kiwanis dinner at the ‘Y’ wag a striking moving-picture sequence of post-war scenes in many parts of the world, where real people starving for food or for hope- are trying to get along among bomb-ruined buildings, disrupted cities, and the destruction of every means of resuming a sustaining economic life. Germany and 'the blowing up of -the great Luden-dorff bridge over the Rhine'. Shanghai, and. unforgettable glimpses- of 'Chinese children, their chopsticks eagerly eagerly shoveling into their mouths the rice supplied- by UN1RRA; Manila, getting" a fresh start among the skeletons of former great’ churehes- and buildings. Poland, and the other ruined countries of Europe. »Yes, and in every one of these scenes, of destruction, the temporary centers of the YMCA, the organization which in many countries is the agency for distributing food. .In -all countries it is giving help ’ in training for the vocational work that gives- hope foT reconstructed economic life; everywhere caring for the need's of children and young people and showing them- the better ways of getting along rather ■than by thieving or crimes of violence. A great agency doing a great work all over the world. , The film is put out in, connection with the coming campaign for financial support of the Y.M.C.A. world-wide youth work; it’s a -good one. President Jim Cameron was full of pride and glee as lie- noted the Kiwanis International .report of the Sewickley Club’s standing in the achievement category; its percentage in February was 86, it led Pennsylvania’s Division 17, and stood 6th among the 149 clubs in all the Pennsylvania District. It was a good follow-up to this report when Ed Shaffer, chairman of the committee which organized the Bed Cross campaign’s solicitation in the Sewickley business district; two other groups duplicated the work somewhat, but $1,143.15 was the -sum of the Kiwanis team’s collections, with a little more to -be reported. -The Club’s own contribution of $25.00 was included in this total, A competition among Kiwanis Club quartets is to feature an interclub meeting at Pleasant Kills on April 24tli; and Sewicklcy’s -quartet led the singing at this- meeting—Weaver, McDonald, Shadduek and Neely. With Steve Emery at the piano, they gave a sample of their work, loudly applauded. “Davy, Get Your Baby Out of Jail” was the title of classical .selection rendered and encored, St. Stephen’s Parish House wiis'ihe scene of the Kiwanis- eard party Tuesday evening,' when the large room downstairs was filled with 40 tables of bridge, as well as a pinochle group- or two, Everyone had an enjoyable evening, which ended with the serving of cakes and other refreshments. The affair was arranged as a benefit for the Tunning account of the Kiwanis Clubf and was a notable success. Open House at Airport There will bo ground displays of Air Forces equipment and planes and flight formations of pianos based at tho Greater Airport Saturday in- ^ celebration of Army Day. Tho public is invited to attend tho open house. Reunion of the Class of 1935 of Sewickley High School held at the Elmhurst Inn on March 29th Seated at the front table, reading left to right around the table, are Mr, and Mrs. Samuel Cutrona, Mrs. Stephen Uhrine, Mr. and Mrs. William Iorio, Mr. Ralph Jackson, Miss Jean Brodie, Mr. Frank Beall, with Mrs. 'Bell facing him at the left of the table. ' At the back table, partially screened by Mr. Jackson, - is- Miss Janet W-alfc-ingshaw; then Mr. and Mrs. Robert Casterton, Mrs. John Faust, Mr. Faust, Mr. and Mrs. George Brust, Mrs. Jack Scott, Mr. Scott, Miss- Marjorie, Wright, reading from left to right around the back table. -Standing are Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gaughey,'Miss Barbara'Morwood, Mr. David Stone, Mr. Gordon Beitel, Miss D'orcas Leibold, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rosenfelder, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Scgeleon, Mrs. and Mr. John Sovak, Mrs. and Mr. Robert IWolfoTd, and Mt. George Barrie. 1 Photo by MeCandless World Youth Fund 'Opens Monday , At Hotel Schenley next Monday evening, April 14tli, at dinner, the YiMOA’s of Allegheny County and the Pittsburgh district will join 1400 other Associations in the ¡United States and Canada in starting the World Youth Fund for restoration and advance around the globe. The speaker is General Carlos Romulo, resident commissioner of the Philippines in this country, graduate of Columbia and Notre Dame, winner of the Pulitzer Prize -for distinguished newspaper correspondence, vice president of the National Council of Boy Scouts of the Philippines, member of the National Council of the Y. M. C. A. in the Islands, Aide to General MaeArthur on Bataan, Purple Heart, Silver Star and Oak Leaf Clus- ter from Bataan. He has just arrived in Washington from Manila and those who have heard hin\ at other times consider him one of the finest orators in the country. Members of the Sewickley organization for the Fund are planning to attend the Schcnley dinner, and a few other tickets are available at the YMCA ( Telephone D. B. Atwell at Sewickley 57$). Thursday evening of next week, the 17th, the opening of the drive in Sewickley will bo held with a joint youth meeting in the Auditorium of the ‘Y’ under the auspices of the Hi-Y, the Sr. Y-Toons and tho committee, of which T. W. Neely, Jr., is the head. The film, “The Invisible Bridge,” by Julian Bryan, will be shown, and all friends NINE-BOMBS DID THIS: Tho blasted Y.M.C.A. building in Warsaw, Poland was the victim of nine direct bomb bits, Even so, the people of Warsaw have partially repaired tho structure and a section of it again is in operation. The loss of 105 buildings in the war has been a crippling blow to the Y.M.C.A,, so it is conducting a World Youth Fund campaign for $8,650,000 to provide temporary quarters and trained youth leaders for war-torn countries. in the Valley are cordially invited to attend. The Fund has two broad aims: first, to help lead the young people of war-devastated countries back into paths of moral decency and Christian living; and second, to help restore certain of the key -facilities of the YMCA in places that suffered nrost. The cost of this program is- easily understood in view of the fact that 105 overseas buildings have been utterly or partly destroyed, and that hundreds of lay and staff leaders are ill-clad, undernourished and badly housed, but working as they have never'worked before. The World Youth Fund will give tools to the empty-handed, and reasonable comforts to men who for more than seven years have lived in hardships and the shadow of death. The .Fund in Allegheny County covers the regular World Service support of the different YMCA’«, plus the capital, emergency needs-outlined above. The goal is $240,421 in this- area. Subscriptions may bo paid over three tax years and should bq sent to the Sewickley YMCA to be forwarded to the -International Committee. Tho chairman of the local committee is Henry Clmlfant and W, W. Collin, Jr, is the chairman for Advanced Gifts, Letters regarding the campaign will be mailed by Mr, Collin and Mr, Neely this week Easter Candy Stolen Robert McKelvcy of tho J. F, Byers estate, reported to Sewickley Police at 6:50 p, m, Friday, that two live-pound boxes of candy were stolon from a station wagon that he had parked on Division Street near Locust Place, between G and 0:50 o’clock that evening, The boxes were from Anderson Candy-land and had Mr, McKclvcy’s name on it, Officer Milligan searched tho neighborhood, but no trace wns found of the candy, Trackmen Meet Aliquippa Friday on New Athletic Field (by Janies Park) Tho Sewickley High track and field team will meet Aliquippa High tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, in the first athletic event to be held on the new athle tic field at Sewickley High School. This will be Sewiek-loy’s first dual meet of the- season, a season in which the Indians must defend their Class B championship. It will also be the first dual meet for Aliquippa, a Class AA school. However, both teams participated in the Tri-State Track Coaches’ Association meet at South Park, in which Sewickley seored 30 points while Aliquippa won less than a. On Wednesday, April 16, the Indians will play host to the Freedom Bull-' d'ogs in a. renewal Of their rivalry which extends to all major sports.. Freedom and Sewickley met last year at •Freedom, with Sewickley winning by a small margin. The Indians are bolstered by a host of letterinen and experienced boys from last year’s squad. Arthur Jones, Charles Lee, Rich Rightcr and Joe Burkhart, a freshman, lead the dash-men in the 100 and 220. Bob Campbell, Max Krievcr, Gordon Smith and Regis Costello are the leaders in tho 440 and 880, while Hubert Moisey again leans ■the niilers. Li the field events -Dick Lutz seems headed for a. groat year as a shot putter while Bob Campbell lfeads •the discus throwers. There are no outstanding perfomers in the high jump, broad jump and javelin as- the season is still' too young to have much practicing in jumping yet. Tricycle Rider Escapes Injury Tommy Hay, aged 5, of 232 Broad Street, e,seaped injury at 11:50 a. m. Thursday, when the tricycle he w.as riding across .Chestnut 'Street was struck by a ear. The boy came out from behind two parked cars- and started diagonally across the street in front of a car driven by Matthew Kelly, Gray Lane, Sewickley. Mr. Kelly swerved his car over the curb and stopped on the sidewalk. The left front-wheel struck the tricycle and demolished if- but Tommy was thrown clear and started running as soon as ho regained ■his feet. A witness to the accident stopped him and Lt. Jones was called to the scene. Ho took Tommy and his mother, Mrs. Martha Hay, to a physician who could! find no injuries. Throe witnesses praised Mr. Kelly’s skillful driving which avoided a more serious aceident. “Have You Read This?” The Congress of Clubs d’orum presented members- of the Western Pennsylvania Kennel Association, over Station WJAS on Wednesday, April 9, at 5:30 p. m., discussing the Dog Show to be hold at Hunt Armory on April 11-12. Those taking part in the broadcast were Miss Elizabeth Braun, president of the Kennel Association) Mrs. John M. Lazcar, director;' Mrs. John T. Bqlgcr of Edgeworth, and Mr, James Trullinger, one of tho judges of t-lic association, ^ On Saturday, April 12, Will Judy, Editor and publisher of “Dog World,” will be interviewed on the Pen, Women’s program “ITn.ve Yon Read This?” over Station KQ-Y, at 10:15 a. m,, by Mrs. Richard Gicsc. smooth sea nover mndo a skillful mariner; neither do uninterrupted prosperity. and success qualify men for usefulness and happiness.—Burton |
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