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Thè Sewickley Valley’s Home News Weekly
Voi, 43 No. 25	SEWICKLEY, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1945	Price Five Cents
INSTRUCTING AIR-PATROL RECRUITS. — In tie center picture, Capt. ‘Bill’ Burroughs, C.A.P., (right) is showing Cadets Robert Donaldson and Jack Cottom the controls of a plane as he holds to one of its, struts. In the upper left inset Instructor John Evans explains to Cadet Joe Zelenkas of Stowe Township exactly what has to he done in a specified order, in making a flight; at right, John Evans, instructor, prepares to take Robert Boyle up for dual-flight instruction at the County Airport. Lower left: Lt, H. Stinson Sloan of Edgeworth and Bistructor Jim Haus at the Coraopolis seaplane base look over, with Captain E. K. Long, the contract by which the local C.A.P. instruction course is to be given; and, at lower right Captain Long and Ben Mauro of Sewickley, owner of Conway Air Port, shake hands over the agreement, with Gilbert Krieger, of Leetsdale, manager of the field at left of the picture, and Cadet Lloyd Miller at the right.
Big Sewickley Bridges Destroyed
Among the numerous recent storm devastations, ,tliat of the Big Sewiek-lcy Creek Valley early last Thursday morning was noteworthy for the sudden rise which swelled the creek to river proportions, destroyed farm and garden lands which are ordinarily' ten feet above Voter level; washed . out three bridges and destroyed some livestock.
Beyond Pine Inn, the footbridge serving the settlement of homes in Cooney Hollow was overturned; the bridge was constructed of ■ steel pipe and railings. Oar owners use a ford to reach their homes when the water is at normal levels. Below the Pine-hurst Market, a traffic bridgé of heavy steel beams and planking was toppled into the Greek, and with- debris formed a' dam which flooded near-by land and deposited heavy -stumps and rocks all over it. Several pigs, were drowned when flood-waters covered their pen.
Trees and Wires Blown Down
On Tuesday evening of last week, shortly after the large crowd had safely arrived at the commencement exercises- in the Sewickley High School, a severe wind and rain storm descended on the Sewickley Valley. Three,cherry trees in the yard of the residence Aoi John E. O’Leary, 916 Beaver Street, were blown down, one damaging the roof of a ear next door. One-way traffic was necessary for a time when a large tree fell at 916 Beaver Street. A large branch was left hanging down over the alley between Linden Place and Thorn Street. Wires were down at Maple Lane and Pine Street . near Chestnut Street. Beaver Street was flooded at 408 Beaver Street. A tree fell a.t Thorn and Grant Streets. Borough work-men spent Wednesday morning clearing the streets of debris.
Edgeworth Borough escaped with a few sm-all limbs- broken off, but several large trees were blown down in Osborne, as -well as big branches torn from two other trees and apple trees were blown down on-the Dunean Property. Sewickley Heights had a bit of wind, but no trees or wires were blown down on the h-oads.
Open Bids on Painting Bridge
The County Commissioners last week opened bids on cleaning and! painting the Sewickley Bridge and expected to award the contract within ten days. The Aliquippa Painting Company submitted the low.bid of $20,500.
LIKE TO FLY?
C.A.P. Offers Aviation Career
Training leading to a career in aviation is offered boys and girls between the ages of 15 and 18 by the -Civil Air Patrol Cadets in their recruiting program this week at the Coraopolis Armory.
The C.A.P.C. recruiting officer will bo at the Coraopolis Armory from four
o’clock p. m. until nine o’clock p. m. on week days and from nine a. m, until four p. m. Saturdays.
■ Expert training in navigation, meteorology and related aviation subjects, in addition to valuable military training by returning .servicemen, is offered by the -C.A.P.C. Duties are planned so as n.ot to interfere with present jobs or school work.
Training will be held at Hunt Arm-
ory, East End, Pittsburgh; Coraopolis Armory and Greater Pittsburgh Airport.
Participating in ’the CAP flight program are “Al” Buck’s Seaplane base; Coraopolis, Leetsdale, Beaver, Highland and McKee bases-, and Pitt-W-illkins, Conway, Patterson Heights, Perry, Seholder Aviation, Werling Air Service; William Boyd, -Ine., Greens-burg and Butler Airports.
St. James’ School Graduation Sunday
Seventeen eighth-grade graduates of St. James Catholic School will receive their diplomas next Sunday, June 23rd. The ceremony will take place in the church after the nine o’clock Mass, which will be sung by the St. James Boys’ Choir.
The graduates are: Robert Becker, Mary Joanne. Burton, Elizabeth Carson, Harriet Cannister, Richard Gallagher, James Gallucci, Madeline Gilbert; Gerard Heuler, Louis GiLberti, Patricia Klepser, lAdesta Koepifinger, James Lupinaeei, Pasquale Menflicino, Cecelia Poor, Jean Reott, Joan Schlumpf, and James Williamson. The school was closed for the summer with a Mass at nine o’clock Thursday morning.
Candidates for graduation have voted Cecelia Marie Poor and- Robert Becker the outstanding pupils in the elas-s, and both were presented with the American Legion medal in a brief ceremony on Thursday morning in the school. At St. James Trade ’School, James Lupin-acci and. John Bongiovanni won duplicate prizes for their handicraft. The objects made by the boys of the sehool were on dis-play in McMast.er’s. window during the week.' The prizes were donated by Kenneth O’Hare and Fr, Hurley.
Delegate to Red Cross Convention
Miss Betty Barger of Glen Mitchell Road, a junior at Sewickley High -School, is attending the national convention of the Junior Redi Cross in-the Philadelphia Municipal Auditorium Tuesday through Friday. Robert C. Schmertz, chairman of the disaster preparedness and relief, nnd Mrs. Schmertz, chairman, staff assistance corps, attended the convention, the first since .1941. International cooperation and expansion of Red- Cross services, is being .stressed
BOARD OF TRADE
The new president, Charles Reott, presided this week at the Tuesday luncheon of the Board of Trade at the Dorian Club.	.
Traders Earl Myers and' John Hite-shew were appointed to represent the organization at the meeting next Wednesday in Pittsburgh, when the question of the alarming increase in accidents tliis year, and what can be done about it, will be discussed by experts.
Raymond Conne-lly was appointed chairman of a committee ,to arrange for a picnic like last year’s, out _ at Earl Myers’s country place overlooking-Big Sewickley Creek.
THE NEW DISPLAY ROOMS OF THE ENGINEERING SALES COMPANY ON LOCUST PLACE
The Engineering Sales Company is tyn organization of engineer^- and , technicians qualified to provide expert ' domestic and commercial servicing in air conditioning, refrigeration, gas, oil Or stoker automatic heating, ranges, hot water heaters, space heaters and other gas equipment, radio and sound equipment, electrical appliances and motors.
Each service line lias a trained and ex-nerienccd expert in charge. One of the men, Frank W. Hailstock, Jr., in charge of the radio and- sound service, is well known locally as the former manager of the Sewickley Radio Shop. The organization, is owned and headed by Gene S. Kratzer, formerly research engineer for the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation, and earlier, supervisor of fuel technology for Pennsylvania State College.
Engineering Sales Company was set up With the thought of providing ft single organization Of cooperating ox-pcrts under one roof to provide the people of tho Valley with prompt and " economical1 technical services. The company carries a complète line of domestic appliances, radios, steel kitchen cabinets, and similar articles in the newly remodeled display room at ©1.0 Locust Place.
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