Sewickley Herald

              
The Herald
The Sewickley Valley’s Home News Weekly
Vol. 45 No. 8	,	SEWICKLEY, PENNA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1949	Price Ten Cents
REGISTRATION DAY
Field Registrar To Sit Here
A registrar will sit at the Sewickley Borough Building from 12 noon until 10 p. m. on Thursday, February 26th, for the purpose of receiving application for new registration, change of address and change of party. While the Registration Day is especially for the voters of Sewickley, Sewickley Heights, Glenfield, Haysville, Leetsdale, Osborne and Edge-worth boroughs and Aleppo, Leet, Sewickley and Sewickley Heights Townships, any elector residing in any borough or township may register.
The last day to register for the coming primary is March 6th. From March 1st to 6th, inclusive, the offices of the Borough, Township and Third Class City Registration Commission in the County Office Building, Pittsburgh, will be open from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
152 Republicans, 33 Democratic and ! two no party registration cards are being taken away from tire Sewickley list due to tire fact that the electors have not cast their ballot in the past two years. Checking back over ’42-’44 and ’46, ’Squire L. V. Gibb said that the over all registration in Sewickley has dropped 500. That figure doesn’t include the per-' sons who have reached 21 or the newly arrived people, estimated to total about 400.	,
Registration to vote has no relation to taxation, Mr. Gibb pointed out. A thorough enumeration of all persons over 21 years of age in the borough will be made this year by the School Board and Sewickley Borough for tax purposes. Those who are taxed should certainly make themselves eligible to vote by registering.
Woman’s Missionary Society
The Women’s Missionary Society of die Presbyterian Church will meet at three o’clock on Friday at the church-house. The program will be in charge of Mrs. D. Ross Stickell while die study book will be reviewed by Mrs. Elbert Ross. Mrs. Samuel Gormly and her committee will have charge of the tea.
Lectures on Flower Arrangement
The Little Garden Club of Sewickley is sponsoring a course of lectures by Mrs. James M. Shilliday, on flower arrangements. The lectures which will be open to the public, will be held at the Sewickley Y. M. C. A. oil Tuesdays, March 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30th, at 1:45 p. m.
There will be a charge of admission. Information is obtainable from Mrs. Thomas E. Rhodes, telephone Sewickley 2441. Please call before 10:00 a. m. or between 5 and 7 p. m.
NEW HOTEL!
, Notice Posted On Door
Beaver Street, which has four licensees and the liquor store in one block, will have a fifth if the application of Carl Massi, 428 Walnut Street, for a retail liquor license for the premises at 513 Beaver Street, is granted. A notice appeared this week on die door at 513 Beaver Street, dated February 13th, s^dng that Mr. Massi had filed an application for a retail liquor license with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board in Harrisburg.
On page 8 of this Week's Herald, is a legal notice stating that Mr. Massi will file, on Monday, February 23rd, a certificate with the Protlionotory of Allegheny County, a certificate to own, operate and maintain a general hotel business, . , . , under the name of Sewickley Hotel.
During 1947, die Naval Air Transport Association flew 495,893,175 passenger miles without a single fatality.
Robert J. Ritchey, Director of Market . Development of U. S. Steel Corp.
A market development division has been created as a new unit of die sales department of United States Steel Corporation of Delaware, it was announced last week by David F. Austin, vice presi-flent-sales. The new division will commence functioning on March 1, 1948.
R. J. Ritchey, now manager of market development of Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation, United States Steel subsidiary, has been appointed director of the new division of the Delaware Corporation, Mr. Austin also announced.
Mr. Ritchey, who attended die University of Pittsburgh and Temple University, began his service widi Carnegie-Illinois in 1937 in the sales promotion
division of the sales department. He was made assistant manager of die company’s market development division in 1942, and manager in 1945.
An active member of a number of societies, Mr. Ritchey has served as president of the Industrial Advertising Council of Pittsburgh, Pa., and as a director of the National Industrial' Advertisers Association. He is at present vice president and a' trustee of the Porcelain Enamel Institute.
During the war, Mr. Ritchey flew witii the Civil Air Patrol of the U. S. Army with the rank of captain. He was die first president of the Pennsylvania Pilot Council and is vice chairman of die Aeronautical Committee of die Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce.
A CHALLENGE TO DEMOCRACY!
Next Thursday, February 26, at the Sewickley Borough Building between 12 o’clock noon until 10 p. m,, registrars will sit to take registrations of all qualified persons in the Sewickley Valley, whose names for one reason or another are not now included on the official lists. There are some 400 or more residents of the district not now registered, and by all means, advantage should be taken of this opportunity.
Benjamin Franklin, after the signing of the Constitution of die United States, said in answer to a questioner, “Yes, you have a Democracy, but you will have to fight for it!” How hard do We fight for it today, when only 30 per cent of our voters come out on Primary and Election Days to- register their wills?
, In certain countries, citizens are fined who do not vote. In certain other countries, ruled by dictatorships, people are afraid to vote, except for die dictators. It is so easy -to complain of the “High Cost of Living,” inefficiency in ’Government, to debate our feeble foreign policy, our non-support of the United Nations, which we sponsored, and to be led astray by Wild fears of wliat foreign countries will do to us. It is the privilege and duty of all citizens to vote.
We pride ourselves on our “American System” as the best in die world today. Do we appreciate it enough to become registered to vote, and to fight to preserve it, and to make it function?
Let each one of us do his part!
ROSS ROGERS, Chairman, Sewickley Borough Democratic Committee
St. James Bowling League Mardi Gras
The St. Janies Mardi Gras was4 a tremendous success, being both well attended and enjoyed by all present. Margaret Schurman, chairlady of social activities, who worked very hard for die success of the affair, wishes to extend her thanks to committee members and workers who contributed dieir time and efforts to help make it so successful.
Attends Constructors Meeting
M. \V. Wise of Kean-Wise, Inc., Locust Place and Centennial Avenue, will represent the firm at the annual dinner of the Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania nt die William Penn Hotel Thursday evening. Dr. Gerald Wendt, editorial director of Science Illustrated, will address the meeting. A former dean at Penn State College, Dr, Wendt once served as science editor of Time magaine and conducted atomic experiments 20 years ago.
INVITED TO PLANT
Father and Son Dinner on Monday
New Assembly Unit Completed
Miller F. Jones and Samuel S. Mahood of the Homestead Valve Manufacturing Company, attended the Board of Trade luncheon at the Dorian Club on Tuesday. They gave each member a card inviting him to visit the company’s new Hy-pressure Jenny assembly plant between 2 and 8 p. m. on Friday, February 20th. The plant is located on Watt Street, Coraopolis, and the most modem in die country. Parts are handled by a conveyor system which automatically cleans, then paints and then bakes on the paint.
Mr. Mahood explained the Jenny to a number of puzzled business men who didn’t know its construction or function. It’s an instantaneous steam generator containing a 215 foot coil, which can generate steam in one and one-half minutes, There is no storage place for. the steam, so it doesn’t require a licensed operator. The steam is mixed with different cleansing compounds for various purposes. The compounds are made in the Edgeworth plant of the company.
The biggest market for the jennies, which have pressure of 120 pounds at the nozzle, are garages, which use it for cleaning motors, radiators, floors and other articles. Poultry growers use jennies to clean and sterilize chicken coops and utensils. Tobacco growers can use it to sterilize soil; it can be used for the first five sprays on fruit or ornamental trees; for cleaning the outside of buildings; for cleaning white lines on highways before painting; for cleaning street signs and traffic signs, and is even an excellent fire extinguisher. W. C. Gourley pointed out that caked grease on a car’s motor is a great fire hazard and impairs the cooling. The grease also is hard on tire wiring.
Members decided to cooperate fully in publicizing tlie show, "Berkley Square,” to be given by the Sewickley High School pupils on Wednesday and Thursday, March 10th and 11th.
The evening meeting, February 26th, at which George Simpson of Edgeworth will talk on Atomic Energy, was also discussed. There will be a brief business meeting; with committee reports tracing the things accomplished by the Board since tire last general membership meeting on October 28th.
In a joint meeting with the Kiwanis club, the annual Father and Son Dinner will be held at the YMCA on Monday, February 23rd, at 6:15.
The father and son dinner is a traditional community gathering to which men and boys throughout the Valley are cordially invited. Notices to schools, churches and Scout troops have been sent out and there will be prizes as usual for different achievements. Membership in tlie ‘Y’ has nothing to do with attending, and the only limitation is that the boy should be at least in tlie first grade at school or six years old.
Dads with no sons now at home are invited to join in the ggod time by sponsoring a foster son. The Y has a special fist of boys needing a dad that evening.
The speaker of tlie evening will be Ezra Young, a YMCA Secretary from Turkey. Mr. Young was formerly of Edgeworth.
Tickets may be secured at the YMCA up and until Saturday. No tickets will be sold the night of the dinner.
Leetsdale High School Banquet
Leetsdale High School athletes will be honored at a banquet in tlie Leetsdale High School gym starting at 6:45 p. m. on Thursday, March 4th. Leetsdale Post, No. 3372, V.F.W., is sponsoring the ban- ’ quet which is being arranged by three co-chairman, John Syka, Jack Merriman and Steve Pscolyar. Speakers, according to present plans, will include Dr. ‘Jock’ Sutherland, Dr. ‘Red’ Carlson, John Michelosen, Tom Davies and jiossibly John Holahan, Daler graduate whe play for tlie Steelers.
CALENDAR OF COMMUNITY EVENTS
Monday, February 23 All Day. Washington’s Birthday. Banks WILL BE Open for Business.
3 p. m. Woman’s Club. Jeanne. Welty.
The World and Nellie Bly (comedy), Edgeworth Club.
6:15 p. m. Father and Son Banquet at; the ‘Y\ Ezra Young, formerly of Sewickley, who has spent 10 years in Turkey, will speak.
Joists Scorched
Damage estimated at $25 was caused to tlie joists over a heating duct close to the furnace in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DeRosa, 327 Sprott Alley at 11:09 p.m. Tuesday. The furnace had been out during the day and became overheated. A bedside stand in a bedroom on tlie second floor was also scorched by tlie heat coming from tlie register. The wall above the register was so hot that firemen stood by for some time to make sure the heat was all coming from the furnace and there was no fire in the partition.
Members of tlie family and neighbors tried to extinguish the blazing joists, but there wasn’t sufficient water pressure for the stream of water to reach the fire. Firemen used the water in the booster tank and extinguished tlie blaze in a short time. The house was filled with smoke, but not sufficiently dense to require masks.
Quite a large crowd of spectators gathered around tlie house, which is owned by Miller Merriman of Elizabeth Street.
Buying and keeping U, S. Savings Bonds is tho safest, surest way to longterm security and independencci
Wednesday, February 25
8:00 p, in. Toastmasters’ Club Meeting at the Y.
Thursday, February 26 8 p. m. Evening meeting Sewickley Valley Board of Trade, Dorian Club. Buffet lunch after business meeting.
Monday, March I
8 p. m. Woman’s Club. Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, psychiatrist. “LesSons from Nuremberg”—a warning against tlie rise of emotional immaturity in America. Edgeworth Club.
Monday, March 8
3 p. m. Woman’s Club. Houston Peterson. "The Red Herring, tlie Scapegoat and other Distractions.” Edge-worth Club.
Wednesday and Thursday, March 10-11 8 p.m. Sewickley High School Play, Berkley Square,” high school auditorium,
reserve dates in the future, plea: The Herald, Sewickley 572, to eluded in tlie Community Calenc
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