Sewickley Herald

              The Herald
The Sewickley Valley’s Home News Weekly
Voi. 43 No. 48
SEWICKLEY, PA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1946
Price Five Cents
Thus Sewickley Honors Her Brave
wide Memorial, funds long idle await-
WAR MEMORIAL
Attractive Bronze Design Suggested to Sewickley Council
, A proposed -war memorial design was presented, to Sewickley 'borough council at its meeting last week, since the borough now owns the lot on which 'the temporary one is situated and that the temporary one is to be removed when the war is officially declared over.
The proposed permanent war memorial, estimated to cost between $14,-000 and $15,000, would consist of two bronze plaques with room for names of veterans of all wars on each side of a central pillar which- would have a decorated sword. Inscriptions would be on plaques on the end pillars, also, and! the dates of all the ’wars would be on the central name-plaques. The plaques would be on Stone and the whole memorial could be moved to another site, if that should ever become desirable.
Solicitor ¡Rose reported that after all this time, the last Murray heir has finally signed the deed, so the borough will -own the Honor Boll lot within the next few weeks. The temporary honor roll is in such condition that it soon ■will have to be removed. Of course, burpugh -council lias no authority over the Memorial fund, but can cooperate with the committee which collected $14,000 after the last war if any agreement can be reached over thertype of permanent war memorial desired. Baden has a new one which is very attractive, council was told.
Board of Trade Urges Action
•Sewickley can take 'but little pride in its “temporary” World War H Honor Roily and- it is ebrtainly time that a more worthy .tribute to our service mcii. should replace it. The present one, designed and • erected earlier than in most other communities, and including the whole “area served by Sewickley High School,” served its purpose well, although with such broadened territorial scope the committee in charge
could never be sure that the Roll was as complete as it should be; perhaps it can never be made so, and a more limited area should bp used for the future permanent memorial. That is ono difficult question which will have to be decided before .any permanent bronze plaques are east.
Another question is that of reviving in some form the- Memorial ¡Committee which collected funds for a eommunity-
ing final decision as to the form such a Memorial should take. Some legal procedure will be necessary for this purpose, no doubt.
But it is to be hoped that early action may be taken, in order that our community may do itself justice in the recognition of its sons and daughters who have served their country in its time of need.
COAL CRISIS
Sewickley Burgess, to Ask Cooperation GAB65 Mb PD, Harrisburg,.Penn,
November 25.
W. F. McCrea, Burges®
Sewickley, Penn, .
In the face of a critical coal shortage I am asking for your full cooperation. in the matter of conserving coal. Except for the local stocks of coal now held by consumers, retail dealers -and on commercial docks, there is available for emergency .distribution less than t-wo days production of bituminous coal. The supply of this coal; will soon be exhausted unless the most prudent use of such coal as is now avail able in your community is exercised...
You should, determine promptly whether available coal stocks in- your community should be conserved by dim-outs, closing or restricting amusement places, closure of schools, or the curtailment of power for industrial purposes.	'
Keep in mind this situation is serious. I suggest that the governing, authorities Of your community either act as an emergency agency or create one to so act. iSlioui'd you need further advice or help, address your communication to the under-signed.
Please adtvise' wliat action you decide to take in this matter, giving me the name, address and title of tli.e person appointed to take care of this emerg-ircy.
¡Richard Maize, Fuel 'Conservator for Penna., Harrisburg, Pa., 909A, ¡Nov. 2G.
The SewicMcy Valley Board of Trade at the Tuesday luncheon in the Dorian ¡Club, -adopted a resolution urging that the former committee on a permanent war memorial be reorganized and take some action with the funds collected to erect a -permanent War memorial. Rotters will be sent to the officers of the committee asking that a meeting be held for reorganization.
The 'action was taken after members had viewed a proposed stone memorial with bronze plaques for tlio names of veterans of -all' wars. It was the same design1 which had been exhibited before Sewickiy Council at their meeting last week.,
• The window trimming contest with prizes of $25, $10 and $5, will go on in spite of the coal strike which has resulted in a brownout -of store window lighting. Garden Club members will be asked to do the judging, according to Hugh 'A. McM-astcr, chairman of the committee, who is not competing. The hope was oxprossedi that the coal strike would bo over in time to allow lighting ‘of the windows,
Raymond Connolly and J. K. ¡Webster reported on a meeting sponsored by the Ambridge Chamber of Commerce last week at which representatives of towns, industry and civic organizations formed a permanent organization to urge completion of the Ohio River ¡Boulevard to the Ohio State ¡Line, to fille ¡Point in Pittsburgh and a now western highway to tho Moon Township airport.
Wire Blown Down
The high wind -early Friday morning blew down an electric wire on Blackburn lAvcnuo, near .Sickolcr’s Pood, Store. Officor Prank Harwood discovered tho wire hanging down over Blackburn Avonuo and called a repairman from tho-D'uquosno Right Company, who said the wire was neutral and wouldn’t have caused damage,
URGE BOULEVARD EXTENSION
Civic Organization. Formed to Forward New Movement
As dinner guests of the Ambridge Chamber of Commerce, prominent civic leaders from many Ohio and Beaver Valley communities met on Wednesday evening last week in the Ambridge Hotel Grill, and formed an. organization to work for extension of a Boulevard from the Greater Pittsburgh Airport to Ambridge and fclionco down the valleys to 'the State line near East Liverpool and bdyond New Castle, and also tire extension -of tho present Boulevard to the Pittsburgh Triangle.
Willard S. Lewis, president of the Ambridge Chamber-of Commerce, was elected president of tho new organization', J. G. Shaw of Ambridge, its secretary. First vice president, Joseph A. Coughlin of Midland; second vice-president, Harry P. Burkholder, Edge-worth; treasurer, E. P. (Engelhard, of West Pittsburugh. Directors aro Boy Herr, 'Ambridge; M. W. Thompson, of ■East Riverpool; Raymond Connelly of Sewickley; Harry ¡Burkholder, Edge-worth; J.’ A. Allen, Rochester.; Sylvester Greco, lAliquippu; T. E. IRodfong, Midland; Geoigo Warner, Freedom; A. B. ¡C. H. Snyder, Conway; S. E. Stewart, ¡Beaver Falls; F. N. McConnell, New Castle; J, N. Walker and George Gorman, Ambridge; and Mr. Crocy of Wampum.
A message from tho North. Side .Chamber of Commerce expressed- support but insisted that elimination' of the ¡Boulevard’s bottleneck there should have priority over western ox-tensions,
Beet Township Receives Funds
Root Township has boon- sent a check for $144.08 by the state as a quarterly distribution of funds, taken, from the State Motor License Fund and allocatod -to political sub-divisions for street, road and bridge construction, repair and maintenance,
To Distribute $61,6i24
Christmas Club checks will bo mailed Saturday by officials of the Sewickley ■ Va'lley Trust Company to 915 fortunate people who had the foresight to start putting small amounts away each week during the year. The cheeks will total $01,624,25 and will give a definite boost to Christmas shopping in the. Valley, according to J. IC Webster of the ¡Sewickley Valley Trust Co.
$035,000,000 will be distributed to about 8/360,000 Christmas Club members by approximately 5,000 banking and savings institutions and other oranizations during National Prosperity Week, whi-ch started Monday, November 25, according to an estimate given out this week by Herbert F. Bawl-1, founder and President of Christmas Club, A Corporation.
The -total distribution is1 15,7% ahead of last year and represents an ail'-ldmo high for the 30 years of Club operation, The average per-member distribution is about $100.00 in largo Metropolitan areas and $70.00 for the entire country, a.s against $72.00 las-t year. The total number of individual members participating this year shows an increase of 7-00,000 -over a year ago.
A recent cross section survey indicates tlio estimated funds of $635,000,* 000 will be used -by the recipients approximately -as< follows.'
Permanent Savings- 32%_--$£03,200,000
Insurance Prem. Debt Retirement Year-ond ¡Bills Taxes
Xmas Pitre,liases
.12%— 7%— 7%— 10%— 32%—-
70.100.000
44.500.000
44.500.000
03.500.000 203,200,000
100% $635,000,000 In the distribution’ -of Christmas Club funds this year, Now York State lends the other ’States with about $176,-000,000; the estimates for Penna, aro $7-8,000,000; Maas. $03,000,000; for New Jersey $40,000,000,
Two Million More Savings Bonds
A million and a half more E 'Savings Bond-s were sold to tllio public in Pennsylvania in October than in September, and a half million more in F and G Bonds. The redemptions in all classes of Savings -Bonds nre becoming less e’ucli month.
Now that the Treasury Savings Bonds Division’s big November 11th to December 7th, promotion is nationwide* sales are -expected to reach $50,000,000 this month in Pennsylvania, said Charles J. Miel, State Director.
-A nationwide magazine, radio, billboard and newspaper campaign for tlio sale of Bonds is now being sponsored by the above media at no expense to your Government.
Sales in Allegheny County in October were $7,293,433.00. There are still about 75 million individual Savings Bond' ¡holders in the. United States—a beautiful backlog of purchasing power in every county in the. country.
Christian Science Lecture on Sunday
“Christian Science! The ¡Science of Eternal Rife” is the title of the free lecture to be given at Sewickley High School next Sunday afternoon, December 1, at 3:15 o’clock.
Harold Mol ter, C.S.B., the lecturer, comes from ¡Chicago, 111., and is a member of tiie -Board, of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts«
In- arranging for the lecture, the members of First Church of Christ, Scientist, of Scwrckl-ey, beliove. they are providing a. means for reaching ninny people with answers- to frequent questions about -Christian Science—and what it tenches*, how it licais, why thousands have become its -adherents. A cordial welcome is extended to the public to -attend. The lecture is free.
Sewickley Your Home-Town: Support It
Following receipt of this letter, Burgess W. F. MciCrca undertook a canvass of the borough Tuesday night, seeking the best practical mean® of conserving current, and acquainting ¡firms and individuals with the urgency of the crisis, and with how they can help to meet it wisely and effectively. His reply to the Fuel Conservator was as follows:
Letter—Air -Mail—Spécial Richard- Maize,
Fuel Conservator for Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Penna.
Dear Sir:-
In reply to your telegram of November >25, 1-946, 1 desire to advise you that I have designated the ¡Sewickley Police Department as the official agency for this community in .the present coal emergency. They have been instructed to make- an- immediate survey for the information -that yon liavo requested and you can bo assured of full cooperation in whatever may be necessary in this -Coal emergency.
I will advise you immediately on completion of, our survey as to the action that will bo needed in this community to carry out a conserving program for the fuel we have available.
•Yours very truly,
17m. F. Mc-Croa, Burgess.
A Sunday Organ ¡Recital
A .prelude organ recital, at a, quarter to five, wilt be played: by Henry M. Da'ft preceding choral- vespers in the Presbyterian Church, Sunday afternoon, December 1st. A pupil of Alfred Hamer, organist ni Trinity Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Mr. Daft was formerly Organist of All Saints’ Épiscopal Church, Brighton Heights. Members of the community arc cordially invited to be present -at both tlio recital and choral vespers.
Hansard is the name of tho British equivalent of the TT. S. Congressional Record.