Sewickley Herald

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The Sewickley Valley’s Home Weekly Newspaper
Vol. 51 No. 5
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1953
Price Teu Cent»
Sewickley High School Chorus Will Sing In Carnegie Music Hall, Sat., Feb. 13
1st Row—left to right; Louise Jackson, Carol Barbee, Leanne Adamow-ski, Helen Hipsley, Marilyn Weiss, Barbara Wintermantel, Patty Lasher, Jacqueline Scliurman, Alice Jean Srnoose, Mary Linda Toia, Agnes Dye, Kay Start, Nancy Wynn, Linda Sheplnr, Barbara Buckley, Patricia Summers, Mae Cook, Nancy Maloney, Sara Trunzo, Dolores Vandervort, Carol Minnemeyer, Mary Jane Barrone, Toni Lanzarotta, Dorothy Martin and Adeline Brancato.	'
2nd Row—left to right; Karen Devine, Marilyn Pringle, Marlene Saylor, Virginia Cunzola, Lou Ann Holsing, Marie Manno, Frances Papantonio, Margot Meta, Susan Falvo, Carolyn Wise, Judy Buck, Hazel Seagren, # * « * *
Photo by McCandless
Gail Mcisel, Helen Dunstan, Dana Blume, Carolyn Toward, Evangeline Papantonio, Antoinette Dippolito, Ruth Martin, Irene Schneider and Henrietta Falvo.
3rd Row—left to right; Joseph Zipparo, Paul Becker, George Kirk, Arthur Ruperto, Marlin Saylor, John Ireland, William Harkness, Morris Dilts, Donald Waite, Emil Grazioli, Minot Sarson, Charles Stroh, Jerry Vescio, Bruno Raso, Fred Edger, Richard Harris, Robert Tomaszewski, Robert Yant, Gerard Williams, Joseph Barilaro, Patrick Devine, Rand McCandless and Bradford Keller.
Pianist—ToAnn Gurgovits
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Sewickley High School Seniors Win Honors
Linda Zeller, left, fourth in a group of 385 students, was top girl in the Exceptionally Able Youth Test given by the Civic Club of Allegheny County. She is shown with Mary Elizabeth Bower, who also won a merit certificate. The certificates were awarded at a ceremony held Friday in Hotel William Penn. The contestants were selected from the upper fifth of their class and seventy-three of the 385 won certificates.	_______
Wins D. A. R. Award
Photo by McCandless
Carolyn Wise
Carolyn Wise, a senior at Sewickley High School, was awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution pin on the basis of dependability, leadership, service and patriotism by a representative of the D, ■ A. R. at the Recognition Day assembly in Sewickley High School auditorium on Friday. She was chosen by the senior girls and the faculty,
Forty-two students received recognition for scholarship during the 1952-53 school year. Dr. Harold S, Irons presented scholarship awards earned last year to thirty-six students. They were: Mary Elizabeth Bower, Barbara Bovvers, Judy Buck, Mary Ann ‘Clarke, Jennine Johnson, Mary Lou Kretzler, Salliann Shanor, Barbara Wintermantel, Carolyn Wise, Linda Zeller, Mae Cook, Karen Devine, James Hammerle, R o s a 1 a n d Nash, Alice Jean Srnoose, Caroline Ander., son, Connie Belt, Barbara Carson, Pad-die Fike, Jo Ann Gurgovits, Katherine Lottes, Glenda Carson, David Challis( Frances Kfirnek, Alice Moore, Janyce Notopoulos, Vance Rea, Geraldine Reis-ker, Shirley Stevens, Carol Ann Bau-, tnann, Marna Diehl, Cynthia Neely, Barbara Reisker, Betty Ann Schmidt and Barbara Wise.
It was announced by Dr. Irons that ‘en seniors who graduated last June ;arned scholarship awards. They were;
Patricia Buckley, William Cook, Nancy Dill, Maybell Donnan, Robert Hammond, William Hoffman, Gwendolyn Kirk, Barbara Scott, Alva Shaw and Robert Smith,
Robert Ray, who was presented with a clock and a $25 bond for placing first in the district division of the “I Speak for Democracy Contest” sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, was presented With a cup for placing in the state division of the contest, also, From the 500 schools which took part in the contest, 70 competed in the state contest. Robert placed tenth in the state division. He presented tlio cup to Dr, Irons and expressed the hope it could be
won by Sewickley again next year. Then Bob read his winning essay,
Marilyn Pringle, a junior, won the first prize of a $50 savings bond in the County Division of a contest sponsored by Duquesne University. The award for the essay, "What the Redevelopment of Pittsburgh Means to Eleventh Grade Students”, was presented by Miss Lucy Dean, Miss Dean also announced that Nancy Payne, 8th grade, Clarence Steele, 7th grade and Ronald Woodward, 7th grade, would represent Sewickley High School at the PreSs-KQV* Spelling Bee on Saturday morning, Daryl Adams and Ross Buck, Jr. were the alternates,
Anna Mae Bengele led the devotions and the band played a tuneful number all about toy trumpets.
Miss Isabel Wisner announced that the Poetry Association read 200,000 poems a year and seven seniors would have their poems published as well as two seniors having essays published. She then presented certificates to Jennine Johnson, and Carolyn Rise for their essays which will be published in the Annual Anthology of High School Essays. Miss Wisner also gave certificates to Mary Elizabeth Bovver, Mary Ann Clarke, Margaret Davis, Devereux Golds-bury. Loretta Krebs, Marlene Saylor and Linda Zeller for their original poems, which will be published in the Annual Anthology of High School Poetry. Four of the students, Mary Bovver, Mary Ann Clark?, Devereux Goldsbury and Linda Zeller, received special mention.
Mrs. Mitchell Withcrow presented a $25 bond to Linda Zeller, who placed among the first 25 who took part in the Sun-Telegraph Annual History Contest. The test included 175 questions covering American History from before the Revolution.
Dr. Irons presented Linda Zeller with a certificate for being the top girl in the Pittsburgh schools, the Parochial schools and the County schools in the Exceptionally Able Youth Contest sponsored by the Civic Club of Pittsburgh. She was | fourth in the Pittsburgh district. Mary Elizabeth Bovver was also presented with a certificate as one of the students who reached the award level of the first 78 students of the 385 who took the test. The top five percent of the senior classes in Allegheny County were invited to take thu test and seven students represented Sewickley.
Volunteer Nurse's Aides Needed
Volunteer Nurse’s Aides, over 18 years old, are needed to help staff the new wing of the Sewickley Valley Hospital. To organize a class of volunteers for an abbreviated Nurse's Aide course, a meeting will be held in the reception room of the Sewickley Valley Hospital, Monday, February 8th, at 7:30 p. m.
Questions regarding this meeting may bo answered by calling Miss Mary Wolcott. Sew, 37, after 5;30 P. M.
Osborne Takes Survey
ASKS RESIDENTS THEIR OPINION OF WAGE TAX
Osborne Borough Council, at an adjourned meeting on Thursday evening, decided to make a survey ol the residents of the borough to determine their opinion of a wage tax. The questionnaire asked whether or not the resident is in favor of a wage tax of 1H; whether or not the resident is a wage earner and in what municipality he or she works. It is requested that the signed cards bo returned by February 9th, The next meeting will be. on Thursday, February 1.5th, at which there will be a public hearing on the amendments to the zoning ordinance, as well as a decision on th<> wage tax. The amendments to the zoning ordinance were passed on two readings.
The borough is too late to start collection of the wage tax on March 1st, as 30 days must elapse before, the ordinance can become effective. So, Pittsburgh or tile municipality which assesses wage taxes on non-residents, will collect the first month’s tax. However, Osborne residents who work in Sewickley, Hays-ville. Edgeworth, Coraopolis, Neville Island or Sewickley Heights will not have to pay taxes unless Osborne actually does pass a wage tax.
The budget for 1954 was also tentatively adopted and will be on public display at the home of Wm. Howard Colbert, 1001 Beaver Road, Osborne, for ten days after February 4th.
Haysville Ignores Wage Tax
SETS BEAL ESTATE LEVY AT 15 MILLS
Haysville Council, at its last meeting, set the borough tax millage at 15 mills, the same as last year. After discussion, the council decided not to pass a wage tax at this time.
Henry Scliurman was re-elected president of council. The secretary, William Lawrence, reported a balance of $2,652 in the treasury at the end of the year.
"Exercise Lady" Makes Reducing Fun
SEWICKLEY HOUSEWIFE STARS ON TV
Margaret Firth, unti] a few vveeks ago, was living the life of any normal, young American housewife at 316 Beaver Street, in Sewickley. Almost overnight however, she has become one of television’s newest and most popular stars, on a brand new morning exercise show over WDTV, Monday through Friday at 9:15 a. m. called “It’s Fun to Reduce— The TV Way”. Every morning she lends a million or more women tlirough the simple, easy-to-do exercises which help them to look and feel better. Her friendly style and warm manner has not only endeared her to the ever-widening audience of homemakers who tune in the program, but she lias developed a series of exercises and a technique o£ doing them which truly make them fun. Her program combines entertainment and instruction in skillfully-balanced portions.
With the aid of an illustrated exercise chart, which she makes available to all viewers, each program provides a sensible easy-to-do exercise that will work wonders in helping to banish those unwelcome pounds. Her mind is a veritable treasure-ebest of information about beauty, health and diet.
Born in New York City, Margaret Firth attended schools there, graduated from the Savage School for Physical Education N. Y. U., and received her BS at the Corrective Physical Education College, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia. In .1939 slic became exercise (Continued on Page 16)