Sewickley Herald

              The Herald
The Sewickley Valley’s Home News Weekly
Voi. 43 No. 38
SEWICKLEY, PA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1946
Price Five Cents
A Modernized Store-Front
McCandless Photo
THE REE EEATHER
In the Village
Interior Decorators Open New Showroom
Gaetano, •designer associated with the Edgeworth Furniture Company, opened his new showrooms and offices at 404-406 Beaver Street, on Saturday. The firm, in its 25th year, will be known by the name of Gaetano, instead of the Edgeworth Furniture Company. The purpose of this change in nanie is to provide a- truly distinguishing mark to a business which has long enjoyed the confidence and patronage of an exacting clientele, according to Joseph F. Folizotto, son of the founder.
In d92d, Gaetano Bolizotto announced the opening of the Bepair Shop of Edgeworth at 320 Nicholas Place. He recalled that back on the Continent, when his father taught his boyish hands to chisel and carve, he insisted that no work would be complete, for any client, unless it was loved for its beauty, its sturdiness, its design and its value. The lessons were continued in the famous wood working and cabinet shops of 'Florence, Milan, Genoa and Naples, whore noted mastorcrafts-men inspired him. Coming to New York, he put in some years in the leading shops and then came here to found the company which now bears his name. In 1935, 'the showrooms were moved to the Ohio Biver Boulevard in a residential studio and earlier this year the present building was purchased and remodeled.
Originally the building had a long ndrrow storeroom with an ordinary plate glass window. The front was redesigned to include a Colonial type front window and display case and the interior was enlarged by eliminating the center hallway to give additional space to display miscellaneous gift ware such as pictures, china, leather goods and mirrors. The interior is L-shaped, arranged to display furniture in various groups such as might be encountered in home settings.
Featured along one side is a broken wall in three sections, rather than a straight flat wall to give the client a two-view perspective of furniture set against the wall. The color scheme of the showroom has been carried out in four shades of grey, With white woodwork and yellow marblized columns supporting the ceiling of the gift ware niches. The floor is covered with terra cotta inlaid linoleum.
At the back of the store is a large sample .and consultation room in pale grey-green, featuring a corrugated glass screen as a ‘decoration and background for the samples of fabrics shown. Also on the samofloor is located the office with wails of dragon-green and sufficient space for tho designer to work up his color renderings of interiors and designs of special order furniture, draperies and similar articles. Tho basement lias been onlnrged to permit tho operation of a fine cabinet and upholstery shop, ’while tho drapery workroom is on the third floor, concentrating all departments efficiently under one roof.
Despite his ago, 84 years, Gactn.no Folizotto continues to carry on with his cabinet making work. 1-Iis daughter, Mrs. idarmclla Barnett, is in complete charge of the drapery workroom.
Edward Lontowski, Designer, has boon a member of tho firm for tho last ten years and is a graduate of Pitt Art School and Carnegie Tech. Ho specializes in color assemblies and interior design and is well known in the
trade for his knowledge of fabrics, color, and furniture, and has executed some very important assignments.
Clifford McFall, Designer, is a new member of the staff. He is a graduate of the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts and was associated With Chamberlin 'Dodds of New York, and 'also head of the South Hampton and Palm Beach shops. For the past five years he has been with the Interior Decorating Department at Kaufmann’s. Tho staff is rounded out by Miss Thelma Bager, secretary and "receptionist.
Mr. Folizotto states that the firm has a largo selection of decorative fabrics and can assure tho client strict personal 'Supervision through tho smallest detail of home furnishings. The firm is qualified with its staff t.o act as dealer, broker or consultant for all phases Of furniture and interiors, antique or modern.
Continuous Shows Saturday
¡Beginning on Saturday, September 21, the Sewickley Thcntro will show continuously on Saturday afternoons, as the Theatre now docs on Sundays, instead of having a matinee. Tho doprs will open at 2:30 p. m., and the,show begins at three o'clock.
Injured In Crash
Mrs. George T. Paxton, City Boute 13, Beaver Falls, sustained an injury to the right arm and shock at 4:20 p. m. Monday, September 9, when her now 1946 Chevrolet driven by her daughter, Blva May Paxton, was side-swiped at the Ohio Biver Boulevard and Walnut Street. Tho estimated $200 in damage was done when a car driven by . John L. Holmqliist, 103 Major Avenu'e, Aliquippa, attempted a right turn to Walnut Street from the the.left lane of truffle. The bumper caught the Paxtons’ car, which was also proceeding east and forced it into tho curb, breaking off the Tight rear wheel of 'the Paxtons’ car, as well as damaging the entire left side. Lt. Jones took Mrs. Paxton to the Sowiek-ley Valley Hospital for treatment.
Now in tho Navy
Jack T. Strifller, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Strifller, Route 2, Sewickley, has qualified as hospital apprentice, second class, at the Naval Hospital Corps School, Portsmouth, Vn., He entered the Navy April 15, 1946, and had recruit training at Baiubridgc, htd. Before this lie worked for the Ohio Biver Motor Coach Company.
Taxi Damaged in Crash Herbert Trudel, 440 Centennial Avc., driving one of the firm’s taxis with two passengers, swerved the ear clear to the curb, while driving west on Centennial Avenue> at 9':il5 p. m. Wednesday of last week, in a vain attempt to avoid a head-on crash with a car traveling in the opposite direction. The other car was driven by Joseph C. Weber, Jr., Glen. Mitchell Bond, who admitted dropping off to sleep, police said. His car crossed Centennial Ave. and struck the taxi in front of Scott’s Contracting office. No one was injured in the crash, but 'the front end of- tho taxi was damaged to the apparent extent of $125 and tho Weber car to 'the apparent extent of $150.
State Aid for Schools Auditor ■ General G. H. Wagner has approved payments', total $52.9,575.52, to 59 fourth class school districts in-Allegheny Count. Among- them are Aleppo twp. $037.29; Glcnfield borough $2,'240.S3; Hnysville, $627.78; Loot twp, $4,684,68; T..eotsdnlc borough $14,222.73, Marshal] twp. $3,'345,82; Moon township $25,660.19; Neville twp, $9,886.28; Osborne boro, $1,410.28; Sewickley twp. $1,540.84; Sewickley Heights township $2/155,86.
Local Campaigners Appointed
J. Judson Brooks of the Peoples First National Bank and Trust Co., Pittsburgh, will serve as District Chairman for the 1946 ' Community Chest campaign in Sewickley, North Boroughs and surrounding areas, according to an announcement by William G. Marshall, chairman of the County Division. ¡Mr, Brooks lives at 601 Maple Lane, Edgeworth.
Mr. Brooks has already appointed Sewickleyites John C. OliveT, Jr., local investment broker, and Robert War-drop H, of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., to serve as co-chairman of the Bed Feather drive in Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Sewickley Township, Edge-worth, Haysville, Glenfield, Glen Osborne, Lcetsdale and Fair Oaks.
This year’s Community Chest drive, scheduled to open October 17, will raise funds- to finance the 1947 operations of 90 health and welfare agencies in Allegheny County, and for Allegheny County’s share in the National DSO campaign. The 19th annual unified drive, symbolized by the Bed Feather, will be conducted under the slogan, “Everybody Benefits, Everybody Gives.”
Although the 1946 goal of $4,651,857 is 14.1 per cent lower than last year’s ■United War (Fund goal, it is only 2 per cent lower than the amount actually raised in the last campaign, and represents the actual minimum needed by the 90 B-ed Feather community agencies in order to continue to function properly during 1947.
This • minimum wals determined through, individual studies of the 90 agency budgets during the last three months. The studies were made by 118 business, civic and social work leaders of Allegheny County, serving on Policy and Budget Committees of the Federation of social agencies.
Because almost as mueh must be Raised this year as last, Chest leaders point out, tho onlly way tho 1946 goal can he reached is for everyone who> gave last year to- contribute at least as much.this year when the Bed Feather volunteer calls on them at home or at work.
Appointed By Hoppers Co.
Hoppers Co., Inc., has named Dan M. Bugg of (Shields, general manager of the chemical division. During the war, Mr. Bugg was superintendent of the Ivobuta plant.
Recruiting for National Guard
Lt. Colonel Vincent P. Lnpinacci, now residing in Sewickley, commander of the 6S9th. Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion, has announced that evening recruiting will be done at the Logan Armory from 7:30 p, an. to 9 p. m. each day except Saturdays and Sundays-Tho 218th ‘AAA group is also seeking recruits, especially former linlf-frack drivers, radio operators and clerks.
Well Baby Clinic
The Well B'aby Clinic will be hold at the Sewickley Borough Building next Wednesday at 2:30 o’clock. Dr. Giacobine and Mrs. Jackson will be in charge.
Parked Car Damaged
A car owned by Hurry W, McCartney, 223 West. ¡Maim Street, Carnegie, parkod'on Beaver Street, Saturday, September 7th, was damaged along tho entire left side when it was sidoswiped by a passing Beaver Valley Motor Coach Company bus driven by Thomas Cole of Vanport.