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The Sewickley Valley’s Home Weekly Newspaper
Voi. 48 No, 1
SEWICKLEY. PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1951
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Audubon Screen Tour Picture Coming
Next Wednesday
Roger Tory Peterson
Rogqr Tory Peterson, artist, author, scientist and lecturer, will be the speaker at the third of the Audubon Screen Tours being presented by the Audubon Society of the Sewickley Valley as a service I to the community at 8:15 p. m* on Wednesday, January 10th in the ; Sewickley High School auditorium.
Riddle of Migration Is Subject of Movies
The Riddle of Migration is the subject of Roger Tory Peterson, in the third of the Audubon Screen Tours being presented by the Audubon Society of Sewickley Valley as a service to the community, at 8:15 p, in. on Wednesday, January 10th, 1951, in Sewickley High School Auditorium. The same cordial invitation to enjoy this splendid entertainment is extended to all. Those who attended the first lecture of this series know how really good these lectures are. Everyone is invited to come and bring the children. There will be.no admission charge and nO collection will be taken,
1 Perhaps One of the most fascinating aspects of all bird study is the subject of migration. There is something iti-jhiguing to the imagination about this lability to pick up and go, this icmark-¡able facility for seeking out the best ialimate for all seasons, this capacity for traveling tremendous distances with little iClFort, with an almost unerring sense of
direction.
, Ever since the time of the ancients
migration has been a matter for speculation and investigation. It Was referred to in the'Old Testament; and in the Iliad of Homer. Aristotle knew something about it. Yet just a few centuries ago it was believed that birds migrated to the moon, or that they hibernated in hollow trees, or buried themselves in mud,
Today we no longer hold these naive, theories — but much mystery remains with regard to bird travels. Only within recent years have the nesting places of the blue goose, Ross’ goose; and Harris’ sparrow actually been found. And only recently has the winter home of chimney swifts been determined. Some of the basic and most important questions about migration remain unanswered, cither completely or in part.
The story of this interesting riddle of the ilyways is told on Audubon Screen Tours through natural color motion pictures taken by « group of the country's lending natural history photographers wiio have contributed their time and
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Air Raid Test Planned By Civil Defense Council For Next Monday Afternoon
Fire Siren and Methodist Church Speaker To Be Used As Warning Signals
Equipment test signals to determine their effective range will be heard in. Sewickley next Monday, at five o’clock, as a step in the program of the Civilian Defense Council. This study of the emergency warning system is being made, the Council emphasized, as a means of helping to protect residents of the Valley. The Council will be interested to learn how well the voice announcements are heard in various parts of the borough.
The Council has completed plans for the raid TEST on Monday afternoon, January 8, at 5:00 p. m. The tests will begin with a series of short blasts on the Borough fire horn. This will be followed by voice announcements over the loudspeaker system in the Methodist Church tower. Recordings of warnings signals of various kinds also
may be played.
The Council again emphasized that this is only an equipment test, and that the signals will NOT be an air raid warning. All residents of Sewickley and the surrounding boroughs are cautioned not to be alarmed by the test, but rflther, to listen to determine the results.
At present, the Council and Civil Defense operations staff are trying to set up a local Warning system making use of the various existing signalling devices in the area. These devices must be tested for this use. Later on, there may be other types of signals installed, depending on the results of the tests and on the regulations put out by Federal and State Civil Defense authorities. This all adds up to a number of tests similar to the one scheduled for next Monday. So, don’t be worried by them.
On Monday, there will be neither an “alert” signal, nor an “all-clear”. The standard signals set by the Federal Civil Defense Directive will be used for this purpose when the equipment has been checked and determined 'to be satis-factory. As a matter of information, the Federal standard signals will be given in the following manner:
Red Alert. Three Minutes of short blasts on horns or whistles, or, up and down noise' of sirens.
All Clear. Three steady i one-minute blasts separated by silent periods of two minutes each.
One of the chief purposes of the test next Monday’ is to, find out how far the various signals will carry, and where are the “dead spots” in which signals cannot be heard.
Defense Council on Saturday, and the next one will be at the call of the chairman.
Courier Editor To Speak At Community Center
1 P. L, Prattis
The Civilian Defense organization Will have a number of spotters posted around the town to determine how well the signals can be heard. Edgeworth and Osborne authorities arc also planning to Ijave spotters posted in those boroughs.
Use of the Methodist Church Tower, not only for the test on Monday, but as a probable air raid warning system, has been granted to the Civilian Defense brganization by the Congregation of the Methodist Church, as a contribution to local preparedness. The tests will be under the direction of Samuel J, Shaw, 739 Cochran Street, who has been appointed as Civil Defense communications chief. Working With him will be Civil Defense Director L. V. Gibb mid Alvin W. Schilliiiger, director of the Department of Public Safety. Other Civil Defense officials will help.
There will be a meeting of the Operations Staff on Thursday evening at the Sewickley Borough Building.
There will be no meeting of the Civil
Mr, P. L. Prattis, Executive Editor of The Pittsburgh Courier, to speak at Annual Meeting of the Sewickley Community Center, Sunday afternoon, January 14th, at 4 o’clock. Story on Page 3.
Community Calendar
Monday, January 8
3 p, m. Sigmund Spaeth, “The Art of Enjoying Music”, Woman’s Club meeting at the Edgeworth Club.
5 p. m. TEST OF AIR RAID SIGNALS. Short Blasts On Sewickley Fire Siren and then Voice Tests over Methodist Church’s Tower Speaker.
6:30 p. m. Meeting of the Business and Professional Women’s Club at St, Paul’s Lutheran Church.
Wednesday, January 10
8 ii, in. World Federalists meeting at St. Stephen’s Parish House. John Minor, field representative of National Headquarters, will speak.
NEW SEWICKLEY YMCA GENERAL SECRETARY
Telford F. Eppley
Mr. Telford F. Eppley has been appointed the new general secretary of the Sewickley. YMCA and assumed Iris new duties this week. A native of Johnstown, Pa., Mr. Eppley began is YMCA career when he entered the Secretaryship of Erie upon completion of his work in George Williams College in 1932.
He served as Associate Boys’ Secretary, Dormitory and Program Secretary in the Erie Association until 1940, at which time he became Boys’ Work Secretary of the Warren, Pa., Association.
In 1942 he returned to Erie as a Membership Secretary and served in that capacity until December, 1944, at which time he became General Secretary of the Brookville Y.M.C.A.
In April, 1947, Mr. Eppley left Brookville to become South East District Executive for the State Y.M.C.A., and lias served in that capacity until now.
A member of the Presbyterian Church, Mr. Eppley is married, has two children, a son and a daughter, and comes here from Bristol, Pa. He will live with his family at 1429 Beaver Road, Osborne.
Monday, January 15 8:30 p. m. Bennett Cerf, “Changing Styles in American Humor”, Woman’s Club speaker at the Edgeworth Club, with Edgeworth Club members invited.
Thursday, January 18 11:30 a. m. to 1 p. m. Public Luncheon Circle No. 2, W.S.C.S., Methodist Church.
Sunday, January 21
8 p. m. Address and Forum, “Japan. Begins Again” by Ruth Isabel Sea-bury, sponsored by the Sewickley Ministerial Association and the Council of Church Women.
Monday, January 22
3 p. m. Beatrice Pitney Lamb, speaking before Woman’s Club, "U. N. Around the World.”
Wednesday, January 31
Thursdny, February I 8:30 p, m. Gilbert and Sullivan's “Patience”, presented by the Sewickley Presbyterian Church Choir.
Thursday, February 1 5:30 to 8 p. in, Fifth annual Turkey Dinner, served by the Wesley Brotherhood at the Sewickley Methodist Church.
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