Sewickley Herald

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SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1950
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TWO BLIND MICE . , . Pearl Hipps and Alma Lind . . . see how drey run the Office of Seeds and Standards, four years after Congress has officially abolished the bureau. The smash Broadway comedy will play at the Sewickley High School Auditorium for one night only on April 27th. “Two Blind Mice” will come to Sewickley directly from a five-week run at the Pittsburgh Playhouse and the production will be sponsored by the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade. Story on page 26.
Edgeworth School Board Approves • -Joint Agreement With Heights
All Pupils To Attend Edgeworth School Next Fall
A five-year agreement to establish joint operation of the Edgeworth School by the Edgeworth-Sewickley Heights joint school board was approved by the Edge-worth School Board on Monday night and the Sewickley Heights School Board on Tuesday night. The agreement extends the joint operation, which was confined to the upper grades this year, to all grades from the first through junior high school. The Blackburn School will be closed this spring, for the last time. The agreement was prepared by Solicitor Evans Rose and Mr. Foster of the Heights and approved by Solicitor John A. Emery of the Edgeworth Board, as well as the County office.
The expenses of the grades from 1 to 9 will be shared between the two districts on the pro rata average daily membership on October 1st, after the first year.
Tliis year, in order to arrive at a positive figure for tile budget-making, the Heights will contribute a flat fee of $25,000, which is within percentage points of the amount it would pay under a tuition system. All expenses' for capital ouday will be divided on the basis of the as-Ssessed property valuation of the Edge-worth and Heights districts. Each district shall be responsible for its own bonded indebtedness; the Heights will pay transportation costs and Edgeworth for the kindergarten. The agreement may be modified by action of the school directors during the five years it is in effect.
The joint school board budget was then considered and adopted. It amounts to $68,492, with the Heights furnishing the flat $25,000 and Edgeworth $43,492. The budget contemplates the replacement of the present basket lockers with 36-inch lockers so every student will have a gym locker. Full length lockers will be furnished for tlie ninth graders, in order to relieve crowded cloak room conditions.
Painting of the school building and maintenance, such as washing down walls and ceilings will be done by the new janitor who will report June 1st, and^the two bus-drivers who will be part-time janitors. One-half their salaries will be
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paid.by the joint board for their services. One of the teachers, who has had about 25 years’ experience, will also be retained by the joint board after the Blackburn School is closed.
Alfred Powell, the present custodian, is retiring at the end of this school year since he has reached the compulsory retirement age. during tire year. A younger experienced janitor from the Coraopolis schools will take over on June 1st. The joint school board approved payment of a bill of $11.16 out of the bank balance of $1,365.44. It was decided to use up the present stock of Edgeworth diplomas before changing over to the joint name. The board decided riot to continue the services of the writing instructor who had been demonstrating and teaching the pupils in Hie Heights schools. Principal Cameron reported that Mrs. Paul Whitney had arrived and had met with the principals and most of the elementary school teachers.
«Mr. Cameron also reported that the ninth graders had' fallen short of their $1,173.24 goal for their Washington trip, by $78.52. The Friday night benefit had .raised $94.72. The board voted to pay the deficit, rather than asking the parents to chip in $3.74 each. The group of pupils and two teachers left Wednesday morning and arrived in Baltimore in the afternoon. Then they went overnight by Old Bay Line steamer to Norfolk where they will spend today (Thursday) touring tlie Naval Operating Base, Newport News, Mariners’ Museum, Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown.
Tonight,. they leave Old Point Comfort at 6:30 o’clock in tlie evening, with dinner aboard the steamer, arriving in Baltimore Friday morning. Then they will take a bus to Washington, with a stopover at Annapolis to visit the U. S. Naval Academy. Friday afternoon will be spent in sightseeing, with a tour of Arlington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon scheduled for Saturday morning. The group will leave Washington Saturday night and arrive in Pittsburgh at 1:17 a. m. Sunday at tlie Pennsylvania Station.
The joint board was informed that tlie new special school-piano will be purchased by the Mother’s Club. It was used effectively on Friday night at tlie musical benefit.
Aviafion Director To Talk
John B. Sweeney
To Address Board of Trade
John B, Sweeney, Director of Aviation of Allegheny County, will tell members of tlie Sewickley Valley Board of Trade and guests of-future plans for tlie Greater Pittsburgh Airport in Moon Township, at a buffet .dinner to be held at 7 p. m. on Wednesday, April 12th, at tlie Dorian Club. The airport will really be a new city, with an estimated, 10,000 visitors a day. There will be a hotel, restaurants, movie, shops, recreation facilities and many other surprises in store for people who think it will be just another County Airport. Mr. Sweeney will probably bring along his scale-model of the airport, which amazed the residents of Moon Township last week. v Some of tlie estiiriated 3,000 people -who will be employed at the airport have already been seeking apartments or homes in tlie Sewickley area. The airport will have a great deal to do with the future growth of the Valley, and Mr. Sweeney, who planned and supervised tlie building of this $25,000,000 new city, will have an interesting talk.
The Board of Trade is particularly in-’ terested in the problem of access roads to the new- airport. There have been rumore of a new road down Narrows Run hollow and a bridge across the river with an interchange on the Ohio Biver Boulevard opposite Stoops Ferry. There has also been talk of a new road out tlie Big Sewickley Creek Valley to connect tlie new airport road with tlie Western Extension of tlie Pennsylvania Turnpike at Warrendale. Those new roads, if built, will also vitally affect the Valley.


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Lmu4um?nyr Lodge, of the Order Italian Sons and Annnni r- °‘ America, of Sewickley, Pn., held its 16th heaver	,Breftkfast at Colonial Hotel, 505
Sewickley on Sunday, March 26, 1950. monv ll i “ w.ns Wi,liam F. Iorio, President of Har-Crearv n.'I^Ln?n»n ,sP°okers were, Hon. Robert E. Meant! nhn tr Cnt of Common Pleas of Beaver County Adelmo Pnltilii.™1™	of Harmony Lodge; Doctor
Fr. Fnnn.V r ’i “‘innouy s Examining Physician, Rev. Church. Cnckner, assistant pastor of St. James R, C.
Photo by Dcllic Martin Studios
ing, seated at the main table: left to right around the table arc: Rev. Fr. Francis Lnckncr, Pres. William F. Iorio, Mrs. S. E. Caldcronc, Mrs.,Rose Green, Mrs. Tom Perry, Mrs. Josephine Venezia, Mrs, Jerry Vcshio, Mrs. Isabel Kiirncr, Mrs. Nicholas Toin, Mrs. Bruno Toia, Mr, Bruno Toin, Mr. Peter Ynnkcllo, Tr., Mrs. Frank Vcscio, Dr. Adelmo Pollice, Mrs. Adelmo Pollicc, Mrs, Angelo Milano, Mr. Angelo Milano, Mr. Joseph Rupert, Mrs. William Iorio, Miss Mary Marino, Mr. Anthony Sylvester, Mrs, Ralph E, Finch, Mr, Ralph Finch, Mr, Edward Tocci, Mr. Vincent Tocci and Hon, Robert E. McCreary, Standing is Mrs. R. C. Tocci, Chnirlatly of the affair. ■	_________
UNION GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES
The annual Three Hour Good Friday Service will be held this year at the Sewickley Methodist Church, with most of the churches of the Valley co-operating and their pastors participating in the service.
Seven Worship Periods are held from 12 noon to 3 o’clock. Good Friday, April 7th, and the ministers will use the “Last Words of the Cross” as meditation theme. All Sewickley Valley folks are cordially invited to this Union Service, to come for one of the 25 minute services and stay ns long ns possible. Retail stores will be closed from 1 to 3 p. m., in order that employees may attend church services.
SUNRISE EASTER SERVICE .
Easter Sunday morning on tlie YMCA grounds at 6:45 a. to, will bo held the annual open air service with Reverend Donald F, Shaw of the Sewickley Presbyterian Church giving the sermon. In case of cold or Wet weather, the service will be in the Annex.
EA$TER SERVICE Announcements
Tho announcements of the Easter service of all the churches of the Valley wlll.be found on the usual church page inside the Herald this week. Tim Khvanis Club of Sewickley “Sponsors the largo advertisement of tlie services for the Easter Season.	‘