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VOL. 51 NO. 44
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1954
Price Ten Cents
Open House At Sewiekley Public Schools
The local schools join all-other public schools of the nation in serving American Education Week, November 7-13. It will be open iuse for visitors all week. However, Wednesday November 10 is the ecial day set for parents of elementary children to meet teachers d visit in the class rooms in the grade school.
Thursday, November 11, is the day set for visitors to get ac-.ainted with classwork and teachers at the high school. A special sembly will be held and all parents of students new to the school is year are to be entertained in a separate reception.
busands Watch The Valley's Annual nllowe'en Parade On Saturday Night
Big Balloons Vie With Ingenious Costumes To
Attract Attention of Spectators
The biggest and best Hallowe’en parade since the days of Jimmy sy attracted a crowd estimated at the thousands to Sewiekley s eets on Saturday night. A, new feature, the huge Jean Grps bains, separated the groups of ’mummers, who were attired in every iginable sort of costume. Crowds lined the sidewalks 4 and 5 deep around the parade route Thom Street, Walnut Street, Beaver eet, Chestnut Street, Thorn and then Broad Street. There, trucks each side of the street were loaded with treats contributed by the ard of Trade to be given each of the marchers. At the judges nd, the King, Ben McComb and the Queen, Grace Merriman, gave aes to those ‘mummers whose costumes were awarded prizes. Telford Eppley, chairman of the Hallowe’en committee, thanked many civic organizations who joined efforts to make the parade i the window painting contest such an outstanding success this
10 parade formed in front ary and proceeded down e? with the police car leadii die Toorterville Trolley, Mg rubber wheels but really wheels attached to the metal Ralph Jackson, marshal, tir «her units into line. The Ki on rode along in a convertii hewicklcy High School M preceded by the Indianett Dd music for the following mi 1 conno balloon heads came Wod by a group from thè
Woman’s Civic Club in costumes and the big pumpkin with comic heads protruding from the windows.
The Edgeworth fire departments two trucks, which hauled the Edgeworth contingents from the Edgeworth BorOugh building, preceded and followed the large group of mummers from that community. Later they were ridden home on the fire trucks and given a party at the Edgeworth School. A big snowman with a carrot nose followed through the snow flurries which fell at about the time the •	(Continued on Page 21)
Edward Ellerfon Named Temporary Borough Manager By Sewiekley Council
Council Advertises Intent to Re-Impose the Wage Tax for 1955
Sewiekley Council, at a special meeting Monday, Oct. 23, opened the meeting with a moment of silence in memory of the late Borough Manager Curtis D, Decker; appointed a committee to draw up a minute in recognition of his service to the borough; passed a motion to advertise the intent of council to re-impose the wage tax for 1955 as well as a $5 per capita tax; appointed Borough Secretary Edward Ellerton to the post of Borough Manager, temporarily; named a committee of five to screen applicants for Borough Manager and Plumbing and Building Inspector ; authorized Mr. Ellerton or the president or vice president of council to sign payroll checks; authorized Mr, Ellerton to sign borough checks and requisitions; appointed Prank Yant as director of the outside borough work; referred the sidewalk at borough park, Beaver and Broad, to the sidewalk committee and received copies of the Morris-Knowles report on the sewage disposal plant.
"Harvey11 Coming Here
Don Booth and Harvey
The Child Health Association is presenting for their Fall project the play “Harvey’ on November 12 and 13 at 8:30 p. m. at tire Edgeworth Club. Tickets will he on sale at Knapp’s Drug Store on November 8, 11 and 12th between 10 and 4. They will also be sold at the door before the play on those two nights. No seats are reserved.
The funds'derived from such projects as this enable the organization to carry on its various activities which include the Child Counseling Service, the Fluorine and Dental Health programs, and camperships to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. An Isolette and television set were given to the Hospital, as was a substantial donation to the Community Center.
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Sewiekley council, faced for the second time in four years by the sudden death of the Borough’ Manager, held the special meeting Monday to arrange matters until another manager can be secured. Edward Ellerton, who has been an employee of the borough in various capacities for thirty years, was elected temporary borough manager. He was given the authorization to sign permits, borough checks, borough requisitions and similar papers. Matters of more than routine important are to be referred to the chairman of the appropriate committee and if the services of ah engineer are required, one is to be hired. A committee of five councilmen were named to screen applicants for- the position of borough manager and to secure, immediately, an inspector of plumbing and building, so builders will experience no delay in having inspections made.
Fred Ague was later appointed Building and Plumbing Inspector by the committee of five, which is composed of W. Stanley Diehl, chairman; Dale Park, William Carson, Oliver McClintock and
J. D. Culbertson, III.
Frank Yant, who attended the meeting, was named director of all the borough’s outside work until a new manager is secured. He is to approve the hourly time records of the borough streets and garbage crews along with Mr. Ellerton. Mr. Yant reported that sewers and catch-basins in the Centennial-Straight-Hill Street area had been cleaned and roots, planks, sticks and other debris removed. The outlet pipe for the pool at the dump, built to hold back water to be used in case of fire at the dump, has apparently broken with die settling of the ground. A clamshell dug down 18 feet but didn’t find the pipe or die brick man-hole. Mr. Yant said that Mr. Decker had advised him that it would be cheaper to build a new outlet pipe, rather than, try to find the old one. However, diereis littíe chance of trouble from die dam,, so nothing will be done about die oudet at this time.
Mr. Yant will also cheelc die opening and re-paving of streets. If anything out of the ordinary occurs it is to be referred to the committee chairman for decision-Cinders for the streets, brought in by-rail for many years from-steel mills, are now- brought in by truck at a lesser cost to the borough, Mr. Ellerton reported, Mr, Decker‘made that change to save money several years ago. Cinders are coming in now for tiiis winter. The street mileage report, on which the borough’s refund of state gasoline tax is based, has been sent to the state.
Council, in order to protect the borough’s interest in die matter of the wage tax, passed a resolution of intent to re-impose a wage tax, as well as a $5 per capita tax, estimating the receipts at $40,000 for the wage tax. The advertisement of intent, published in this weeks Herald, is not binding on council eidier as to whether they pass the wage tax or die rate of the tax. It will not be until next March, when the final withheld taxes are received, that council will know how much was received this year. Mr. Ellerton reported additional collection of $8,000 in wage taxes, making die total $60,000, 30% of which will be paid over to the school district.
Dale Park Was appointed chairman of a committee to draw up an appropriate minute to the memory of Mr. Decker in recognition of his valuable services to die -borough.
The sidewalks at the borough park, Beaver and Broad, were referred to the sidewalk committee for investigation and recommendation. Prices were to be secured on the cutting down of trees between curb and sidewalk on Beaver Street.
The request for a permit for a traffic light at Centennial and Blackburn has been sent to the state, which will probably take a traffic count before either granting or refusing the request. Mr. Park reported that Lt. Jones caught four cars in about three minutes traveling die wrong way on lower Blackburn.
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Oh! The Eagles They Fly High In The Smokies
“Great Smoky Skyland,” an unforgettable color motion picture, •will be shown at the Sewiekley High School Auditorium at 8:15 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Nov. 4) as tho first of the Audubon Screen Tours. G. Harrison Orians of Toledo will show this picture of purple mist, towering trees, sky-high ridges in one of the greatest remaining American wilderness areas. Everyone is welcome^ The lecture is free, sponsored by thé Audubon Society of the Sewiekley Valley and the National Audubon Society.	Story on Page 21