Sewickley Herald

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The Sewickley Valleys Home Weekly Newspaper
Vol, 5* No. 7
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1953
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Tumbursizcms To Entertain At Benefit Friday At High School
There are still good reserved seats left for the performance of die Duquesne University Tamburitzans tomorrow night (Friday, February 20th) in the Sewickley High School Auditorium at 8:15 o’clock. The performance will he a benefit for the high school chorus, the Little League, the Pony League and other local activities supported by the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade. Reserved seats will be sold at the door on Friday evening.
Benefit Performance Friday
The Duquesne University Tamburitzans, shown in the above photograph in Carnegie Music Hall, are twenty young college students from Pittsburgh, Duquesne University. While literally playing, singing and dancing their way-through college, the versatile performers, who are chosen from all over the country, have two missions, to procure an education and to perpetuate Southern Slav music and dances in America.
The only college tamburtiza group in die world, the young artists are engaged in a full time university schedule and are on die Dean’s List, the Univer-
sity’s honor roll. This year they have a new director, Walter W. fColar, who has been an active member of the musical group for many years. He went to Duquesne first in 1938, attending prep school and, diree years later entered die university. He interrupted his college course to enlist in the U.S. Air Force, serving four years and being decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart. He returned to Duquesne and earned his Bachelor of Education degree in 1950. After his return, he became assistant director of the Tamburitzans.
This season he presents his twenty singers, players, and dancers, whose talents equal those of professional artists. His arrangements and interpretations of
Slavic music have been greatly appre: ciated by young and old alike. Oustand-ing FamPhrity with all of the tamburitza instruments enable him to produce music and intrumentation unexcelled in Slavic music. His ability to bring out die best talents in all students is a credit to his skill, versatility, and directorship. Mr. Kolar is capably aided by his assistant director, Charles R. Cubelic and treasurer Steve Kovacev, 'both Duquense graduates. and outstanding performers with the group for many years. Mr. Kovacev is an authority ton folk dancing.
On the recent tour abroad, die new head gathered many new musical compositions and dances which he presents to the public this season.
Flan Centennial Celebration This Year
Twenty-seven presidents or designated representatives of various civic, military, religious and local governmental organizations will meet at 8 p.m. (tonight) Thursday, February 19di in the Sewick-ley Borough Building to discuss ways .and means of celebrating Sewickley’s Centennial this year. The Sesqui-Cen-; tenniil celebrated in 1940 was the celebration of 150 years since the naming of tile town. This year’s centennial is to celebrate, the 100th aniversary of the chartering of Sewickley as a borough «id the first council meeting.	‘	!
Invitations to the meeting were ex-ended by J. Robert Angros, chairman if the Citizens’ Non-Partizan Committee, vhieli did such a wonderful job in encouraging registration and voting in last 'ear s election. The committee, com-' 'osed of the presidents of various organi-alinns, is a permanent body and is call-d together at various dines when it is' eeessary to have concerted action on ny local problem. Despite it’s name, was organized originally to support le Board of Trade’s drive for a parking Jllmrity.
Many excellent suggestions have been ceived already by Mr. Angros, includ-K a Fourth of July Community Picnic
Open House In New $10,000 Homemnking Room At High School
Sewickley Council Approves Budget Of $255,000 And Sets Same Tax Rate
Ordinance Regulating House Trailers In Borough To Have Hearing In March
Sewickley Council, at an extended session Monday evening, approved finally the budget of $255,000; set the tax rate at 12% mills, the same as last year, plus the $5 per capita tax; heard Virgil Hovis request a change in zoning for the land formerly occupied by the trolley loop; praised Tax Collector J. Conway Macon for a 57'/, collection of property tax; heard that the light company was drawing plans for lighting the hospital-'Y-Memorial park parking lot; passed on first reading an ordinance regulating the use of house trailers in the borough and set March 16th as the date of a hearing on the ordinance; discussed the vacant lots on Wayne Avenue’at White Street; heard that the Board of Adjustment had turned down the appeal of the Sewickley Ice Company and Atlantic Refining Company for a permit to build a new service station at Pine Street, replacing th© ice house; heard a proposal by a dog catcher to rid the town of/dogs running at large; voted to have the curbs painted yellow at several dangerous intersections so that cars will not park so close to the comers; increased insurance protection for the borough, and^dis-cussed wages. -	'	,
The budget .is based on a real 'estate
,,	Photo by Duquesne Light Co.
The public is cordially invited to an Open House from 7 to 9 o’clock next Thurs., Feb. 26, to inspect the new appliances and furnishings in the new $10,000 Ilomemalring Room at Sewickley High School. In the photograph, standing, W. Henry Beighlea, principal of the high school and Dr, Harold S. Irons, supervising principal of Sewickley Schools. Seated, Miss Rhea Stewart, Homemaking teacher, Shirley Hess, Marilyn McCullough, Rose Marie Zipparo, Shirley Hipsley,, Olive Mao Ilurae and Mary Margaret Tunney. They are shown in the living room
v,	, 'V-----, ' ---V portion of the Homemaking Department in a photograph taken by Duquesne Light
war Memorial Park, firemen s parade Company for use m an illustrated brochure which will he presented to all visitors. i <;arnjva‘i a held competition of drum The PTA will visit the "department after their regular meeting.
'<1 bugle corps and similar events.
lenfleld School District Ions Public Meeting
The residents of Glenfiold School Dis-“1 are. urged to attend a public meet-! M 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Feb-"y 22 in the Fire I-Iall, The meeting "ranged to acquaint the residents with 1 details of a proposed jointure of °ol districts and obtain their reae-'• Mr. Cassler, assistant county super--ndent of schools, will outline plans.
The community is cordially invited to attend Open House, next Thursday evening, February twenty-sixth, from Seven o’clock until nine o’clock, in the Sewickley' High School, when the new Homemaking room will be open to the public for Inspection, The. new appliances and furnishings will be on display, and girls who are in the homemnking department will answer questions. The Duquesne Light Company has prepared attractive pictorial folders to bo givep to the guests.
The Open House celebration coincides
with the regular monthly meeting of the Sewickley P.T.X,, which will be held in the auditorium beginning at eight o’clock. The program, in accordance with Brotherhood Week, has been planned by the Sewickley Ministerial Association, and the speaker will bo the' Reverend Gerald Hollingsworth, pastor of the Shields Presbyterian Church, After a short business meeting, the members of P.T.A. will adjoftm to visit the lovely new Homemnking room. Everyone is cordially invited to attenej the P.T.A,, meeting.
Store Manager
/* f MnmLu	tax of $22.198, being $5 each On 4,439
inorpny VU»	taxabks. totalling $155,ORO; a bank bal-
ance of $49,502.64, and miscellaneous revenue and water and sewage charges, $50,497.36, making a total of $255,000. Expenditures are estimated at the’ same amount, divided as follows: Administration, $17,200; tax collection, $6,000; borough building expense, allowing ¡for repairs to the roof and furnace, $9,000; engineering expense, providing tire plans for the joint sewage, disposal system are completed this year, $18,600; police expenses of $49,000; fire department, $7.-200; Board of Health, $2,400; garbage incinerator, $5,700; garbage collection, $11,695; rubbish collection, $24,195; streets and sewers, $37,000; parks and playgrounds. $3,700; shade trees, $4,300; street lighting, $11,700; miscellaneous items, $18,038 and unappropriated,’ $29,-272, To raise that money, a tax' ordinance was passed setting the millhge for general borough purposes at 12% mills, with nothing for bonds and interest, since the last of the borough bonds were retired last year. Tile $5 jrer capita levy was continued for another year.
Virgil Hovis of Hovis Service Station and Hovis Motors, Bridge Street and Kramer Place, addressed council, asking the possibilities of obtaining a change in zoning allowing hup to purchase, the-property owned by. the Pittsburgh .Railways Company and formerly used q? ii trolley loop. He has an option to purchase the property and wishes to place lights and gasoline ptunps on the other side of his present Sunoco Station, to alleviate crowded conditions and make it safer and simpler for customers to use the service station, Ho pointed out .that more lighting would make the bridge approach,safer for pedestrians, as well as motorists, He also said that some of tire conditions surrounding Ills present buildings were the result of lack of room and that he wanted to emphasize the service station portion of the business.' ' Criticism leveled at the proposal included the history of the past development. Council was informed by Councilman Carl Wahl, who lives nearby, that some years ago Mr. Hovis had brought in an architect’s drawing of a one story building designed as a showroom for ears. Council grauted the necessary permission, as the service station is it non-conforming use in a residential district, ftnd a nondescript 2-slory building was erected on the lot, used cars and wrecked cars are stored beside the building and tire borough lias trouble with debris, scrap and rags on the premises. The problem was referred to the live-man councilmanic planning committee for further study and recommendation at .the next meeting.	:	,,
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J. H. Walters
Placed In Charge Of Local Murphy Store
J. II. Walters has been promoted to die management of the G. C. Murphy Company store in Sewickley, according to an announcement received from K. T. Paxton, Vice President in charge of Personnel for the Company, lie succeeds Mr. J. W, Thomas who has managed the local store since February 9, 1949, and is now promoted to the management of store No. 115, Bellevue, Pa.
Mr. Walters joined the Company in 1939 at store No. 27, Ambridge, Pa., and subsequendy served ns assistant manager in several stores.
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A particularly interesting evening is in store for members and friends of the EdgcAvorth-Sewicklcy Heights -School Club on Wednesday evening, February 25th at 8:15 p.m. Following the regular business meeting Mr, A. T. Huizinga of Maple Lane, Edgeworth, Will show slides of England, France and Italy which he took on his trip abroad. Husbands are invited to this meeting.
Following the program, refreshments will be served.