Sewickley Herald

              Herald
The Sewickley Valley’s Home News Weekly
. Voi. 43 No. 13
SEWICKLEY, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1946
Price Five Cents
HIGH SCHOOL BENEFIT
Post-Season Basketball Game Friday
Tomorrow (Friday) evening, March 29, the Sewickley High School Varsity ■will oppose the Sewiekley KiWanian-‘Y’ team in a benefit (basketball game at 8 o’clock. A slight admission will be charged. The funds so .obtained1 will be used to purchase sweaters for senior varsity letterman. The game is being sponsored by the Varsity Lettermen’s Club.
Photograph Exhibited
‘(Lone Commuter,” a photograph of a passenger waiting for a train on a rainy night, taken by ¡Richard ¡L. Stittes of Sewickley, is one of the 250 photographs now on display in the art galleries of 'Carnegie Institute in the 33rd annual show of the Pittsburgh. Salon of Photographic AH. ¡Mr. Stites’ picture was published in the rotogravure section of the Pittsburgh Press on Sunday.
Recognized as one of the 'best photographic exhibits in the ¡IT. S., the Pittsburgh show offers no prizes, as the entrants vie only for the honor of hawing their work accepted and displayed. The Salon is sponsored by the Photographic Section of the Pittsburgh Academy of Science and Art. The final selection came after the judges chose the favored 250 from 786 photos from the ¡United States and 225 from' Great Britain, Canada, South' America, Australia, New Zealand and' Mexico.
Junior Achievement
The Homestead Valve Manufacturing Company is sponsoring a meeting to 'be held at the Ooraopolis Y1MCA tomorrow (Friday) evening, at 8:00 o’clock.
The purpose of this meeting is to acquaint residents of Coraopolis and vicinity with the work of Pittsburgh Junior Achievement, in order that they may participate in making its program available to youth of our community.
Speakers at this meeting will .be J. Blair Easter, Executive Director of Pittsburgh Junior Achievement; Jerry Newbert, a boy, who is treasurer of Radio Youth, a Junior Achievement company under the guidance of EDKLA; and Dorothy Mooney, a girl, who is •president of Melody Guild, a Junior Achievement company undier the guidance of the Kiwanis Club of Pittsburgh.
A technicolor, sound mowing picture, entitled “Future Unlimited,” showing Junior Achievement in action, will also be presented.
Cars 'Collide On Boulevard
Chestnut Street crossing of the Ohio River Boulevard is getting to be more of a hazard than the old Chestnut Street crossing of the railroad. Another collision occurred there at 10:40 p. m. last Wednesday when Saul Goldfield, 821 Progress Street, ¡Northsidc, driving his ’37 'Chevrolet west on the Boulevard, Was struck iby another ’37 Chevrolet driven north on Chestnut Street by T. Denson, 214 Wylies ¡Street, Aliquippa. Both drivers told Officer Frank Harwood that they had the green light, but they agreed to settle the damages between themselves. No one was hurt, and damage wo® confined' to fenders, bumpers and running boards.
Injured in Auto Crash
Miss Ann Toner of lOamp Meeting Road, riding in a car driven by Kinley J. Toner, same address, was talcon to the Sewickley Valloy Hospital for treatment of injuries received Thursday evening, when tho car was involved m an accident. Miss Tener was later released.
The accident occurred at Ohio River Boulevard and Fisk Avenue, Avalon, when tiie Tenor car and one driven by a ®]!“ulfmir, Willie Jay, Terraco Village, collided. Dr, Frank Johnston, 1432 Columbus Avenue, a passenger in the car, sustained bruises and scratches and his wife, Mrs. Mary Johnston, suffered ,a fractured right leg. They were taken to Suburban General Hospital, Bellevue.
FATHER HARDY TO OPEN NEW SERIES OF INTER-RACIAL CONFERENCES
The Reverend John F. Hardy, C.M., of New York City, will open a series of nine inter-racial conferences at St. James' R. C. Church, Walnut Street, beginning next Sunday evening, March 31. He will explain the attitude of the Catholic Church towards the Negro and will offer- a constructive program for handling of inter-racial problems. Those (both white and colored) who attended these conferences by Father Hardy last year will not wish to miss this series. A most cordial invitation is extended to all members of the community, white and colored, Catholic and non-Catholic.—'Courtesy Pittsburgh Courier
Noted Organist to Play
36 Join Legion
Dr. Healey Willan, internationally famous composer and organist from Toronto, ¡Canada, who is known as the Canadian “Bach,” will give a recital at Saint Stephen’s Church next Tuesday, evening, April 2, at S:U5 o’clock. The public is invited to attend.
Previous to the recital, Dr, Willan will speak at a dinner to be held for the members of the .Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, who will then attend the recital in a body.
Dr. Willan is one of the most distinguished ecclesiastical musicians of our time and his choral and organ works, have long since taken a permanent place in the1 reperiory. In his recital he will present a large group of his own works.
The program:
Chorale-Preludes
Prelude and 'Fugue in 0 Major
Chorale and Fugue
(The Giant) .	.	.	-	• Bach
Now come thou ¡Saviour of the Gentiles
Deck thyself my soul with gladness Rhapsodic ..... Howells
Folk Tune.....................¡Whitlock
Scherzo .	...	.	■ Whitlock
Prelude-Improvisation .	. Egcrion
Voni Emmanuel
Epilogue .	.	•	•	Willan
Choralo-Preludo
Puor nobis nnscitur Scherzo
Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue Plays in String Ensemble
Anthony David Rally .of 704 Beaver Road, Leetsdale, a ’freshman in the department of music at Carnegie Institute of Technology, is a 'member of tho string ensomblo of tho music department which will play a recital on Sunday evening, 'March twenty-fourth, in the Theatre of the College of ¡Fine Ants at eight-fifteen p. m. Professor Gösita Andlrftasson will conduct,. Tho program will include; selections from Bach, Corel-ii, Volkinnnn and Vivaldi,
Thirty-six new members were admitted to Post 4, American Legion, raising the membership over the 400 mark at a meeting Thursday night. Judge Blair F. Gunther, speaker, said: “There are element's' in this country—you Legionnaires are fully aware of them—¡seeking to halt reconversion so .other lands may forge ahead in trade. It is the Legion’s work to help counteract such influences.” He also asked 'the Legionnaires to cooperate in helping veterans' become accustomed again to domestic life.
REV. CHARLES S. YOUNG
To Conduct Evangelistic Sorvicos Next Week
Tho Littlo Hill (United Brethren) ¡Church will start Evangelistic Services on next Wednesday evening, April 3, at 8:00. Tho Evangelist is Rev. Charles S. Young of Williamsport, Pa., who will eontinuo with the meetings te April 14, Palm Sunday. All aro invited to attend these meetings.
Naval Lieutenant Discharged
Lieutenant Robert A. Meyer, 27, USN'R, 905 Thorn Street, Sewiekley, has ■been released to inactive duty by the Navy's Separation Center at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Lt. Meyer has served in the Pacific area for several months' with MTBRon 15 and 27. He has served in Southern Franco, the Philippine Island's, Balik-.papnn and Borneo. He is a graduate of Notre Dame, .which ire attended prior to entering the Navy.
T/3 Clarence B. Tipton, son of Mrs. Louella Tipton, 319 Bank Street, Sc-wickley, and husband of Elima Stokc-s-bury Tipton, 402 Everett Street, Caldwell, Idaho, has been dislrarged from the Army a.t tho Fort Douglas, Utah, separation center. Ho had served IS months overseas as a clerk, is authorized to wear the European Theater ribbon1, Good Conduct modal, American Theater ribbon and Victory ribbon.
.Before entering the Army March 11, 1943, he was employed as a coil assembler at Los Angeles, Califoornia.
Transferred To Infantry Regiment
Manila, P. I.: Technician Fifth Grade K. D. Me.Clester, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McCle'stcr, who resides at 322 Nicholas Place, in Edgeworth, has boon transferred from Replacement Command to the 343d Infantry Regiment, tho 86th Infantry Division public relation's offieo announced recently.
He was inducted into the Army at Fort MncArfclnir, California, on December 28, 1944, and has served in tho Pacific theatre since June, 1945. Ho is a graduate of Sewickley High School.
Glasses Stolen from Car
Dr. C. S. Murray* 327 Broad Street* was told by Austin Hurd that a small boy* six or seven years old had been seen taking something from the glove compartment of Dr. Murray’s car over the woek-end. Dr. Murray checked tho compartment and -found that a pair of Rifio-lite glasses used for rifle shooting wore missing, along with tho case. He reported the theft to Sewickley police.
FOOD STORES VICTIMIZED
Check Passer Held For Court
Lawrence Flynn, 22-year-old ex-GI from Grand Island, Neville Island, had a. convincing air and a good story when he passed bogus checks to food stores in the Valley. Using the name Marshall Hall, he gibly explained that the cheek was a wedding (or Christmas) present from his father. He> would buy groceries in- amounts varying from $2.90 to $5.05 and present cheeks for $2o in payment, receiving the change in cash. His story must have, been good, for he passed more than SO, -worth at least $3,000 in about three weeks, before City Detectives' caught up with him in Oakland, March 15th, on a tip from a merchant who had been warned of his activities. Merchants had already-been victimized in Dormont, Mt. Lebanon, Ambridlge, (Sewickley, McKees Rocks, Downtown, East Liberty and Nort-hside, so detectives concentrated on Oakland as the next logical field of operations.
Although he was turned down, by ¡Sewickley Pharmacy and the Thrift Drug Store, and possibly other local business' houses who did not report the incident to police, he persevered and did collect nearly $20 each from the Giant Eagle, ¡Stevenson’s and Hilo Market. Representatives of those, stores appeared at a hearing" before Justice of the Peace Margaret M. Morgan at 1 p. m. Thursday’. Flynn entered a- plea of guilty to charges of forgery and was held for court.
Cars Collide At Boulevard,
Still another accident occurred at Chestnut Street and the Ohio River Boulevard at 10:30 p. m. Monday when a ear driven .south on Chestnut Street by William Duff, ®. D. No. 3, Cora-opolis, was hit on the front end by a ear traveling east on the Ohio River Boulevard, driven 'by Frank M. Rarnbo, Jr., 60S Kalp 'Street, Momaea. Mr. Huff told Officer Harwood' that he- had the green light and jammed! on the brakes when he saw that the other ear couldn’t stop, but Rambo’s car scraped along the front of his car.
Miss Virginia Wilym'er, 112 Dippoldi Street, a passenger in Mt. Duff’s car, and Lel'and Rambo, NeW Brighton, and Frank Br.apak, Aliquippa, passengers .in Mr. Rambo’s car, escaped injury in the crash. The left side of Mr. Rambo’s car was smashed and both, headlights, grille anid hood of Mr. Duff’s car were damaged.
Hit-Run Driver Damages Car
Russell Conner«, 44 Beaver Street, reported to Lt. Lee S. Jones at 8:45 a. m. Friday’ on Beaver Street, that a hit-run driver had sideswiped his ’41 Chevrolet coupe, damaging both front and rear fenders. He. and his wife were in the Sewiekley Dining Room for about half an hour and he discovered the damage when he came out. Lt. Jones interviewed about ten people, who were in the vicinity of Mooney’s Grocery whore tho car was parked, but no- one had heard tire crash, so .police decided that the accident probably happened during the ndgh't in front of Mr. Conner’s home.
Electric Motor Burns Out
At 7:45 a. m. Friday, while Lt. Lee S. Jones was on his way to the borough building, ho noticed the red lights on; called police headquarters and found that a fire extinguisher was wanted at the Edgeworth Furniture Sliop, Ohio River Boulevard'. He rushed thcro to fin'd that Mrs. Barnett had extinguished a blazing wire with a rag. The establishment was ■ full of smoke from the burned-out motor of the gas furnace and the insulation of the lead-in wire. About five feet of the- insulation had 'been burned off tho wire* so the Duquesnc Light Company was asked to send a man to repair the wiring anil the Manufacturers Light and Heat to send a man to take care of the motor*