Sewickley Herald

              The Sewicldey Valley's Home-News Weekly
,I„ 52 NO, 41
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1955
Price Ten Cents
äwiekley Volunteer Firemen Celebrate Fire Prevention Week
Members of the Cochran Hose Company, Sewickley’s Volunteer Fire Department, who will ¡tribute letters and self-addressed envelopes beginning Thursday, in their first appeal for funds operate the department in three years. While Sewicldey Borough furnishes equipment, the her expenses of the organization are raised by public subscription. The Cochran Iiose Company is organized in 1876 and has been extinguishing fires and caring for local_emergencies ever since, has always been manned by Sewicldey men, who are ready to answer a call any time of the day night.
hr the photograph, left to right; front row, L. II. Shadduck, Donald H. Slem, John M. Herbst, , G. J. Preminger, Byron A. Harriger, Jack N Polm and J. E. VonHofen. Second row, 1. to r., ugh McMaster, Lieutenant R. J. Kearcher, Thomas J. Prendergast, Chief Wade Baltz, Assistant lief Bertil S. Neely, William Carson and George Singer. Members not in tire picture: L. Aber-qrnbie, who is secretary and lieutenant, W. L. McCormick, Allen Hite, Henry J. Shurman, Jr., and . R. Baumgartel.
ill Fashion Fair
EVERY DRESS SHOP
COOPERATING IN EVENT The Fail Fashion Fair, to be lie’ ivembcr 11 in die Sewickley Ilij liool Auditorium, will prove to l nething entirely different in ti ty of a fashion show, since it w lture clothes from not just oi op, but from every dress shop 2 village. Local models will we; ivns from: the Band Box Special op, Dcbby’s Smart Shoppe, Tl ■brie Center, Gusky’s Fashion Sho; 2 Linen Shop, the Looking Glas iirthas Children Shoppe, the Pori , and Tots-’N-Teen Shoppe. Miller oe Store will show the late ¡hions in shoes and bags. Quin ai,ty Studio will create new ha ’les and a local expert will advi; make-up for the models.
The stage setting will be designe d furniture provided by Gaetar toriors, while floral arrangemen 1 be by Colonial Flower Sliopr u Hugh A. McMaster. Incident! Jsie will be enjoyed through tl wtesy of Carroll’s Music Sho; lonias Jewelers and D. Ilcrbc: jjder will also participate, tickets will be available next wee any £. Participating merchant ops, Tickets may also be purchase )m any member of the Young Wc _n sJ ,v*c Club which is sponsorin ■ nltair. The committee in charg sists of the following: Co-chan Mrs. Norman Polk and Mr wmg Lewis; Tickets, Mrs. Hug cMaster, Jr„ and Mrs. Georc irlC\’r ^r0Ps> Vrs. Gerard Hognc L^.,;Tny G,c't»son; Prizes, Mr kn/ 91 atlc^ ^rSl Ernest Stout Wdrons wear, Mrs, William I-Iom " nnd Mrs. N. McBride; Wardroh ... SS’T., ^Trs, George Lawrenci Mrs. J. Salladi tor \f’ ^ !is blnvtre Gill; Commcr
onter w Car Wnlton> and Postt ^ Mrs. Jack Emmett.
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Union Aid Society Annua! Appeal
Once again the Union Aid Society of Sewickley Valley is presendng its annual appeal for aid in its work of helping the needy families in our midst. As our town has grown in the 57 years since the organization of the Union Aid, so has the number of people who need help when sudden sickness, calamity or tragedy comes into their' homes. The Union Aid provides confidential and immediate financial assistance for those families where no other source is available,
Mrs, Virginia McClelland is our trained social service worker with her office on the second floor of the Municipal Building. She has also a storeroom for which she always needs clothing, good shoes and warm coats. She provides milk for under-nourished children, food, fuel and medicine, and especially for the old, hearing aids and eyeglasses.
In the past summer about 40 children were given a happy and healthy two-weeks’ stay in camp—children who could never have had this experience were, it not for our Union Aid.
We hope, the new residents of the Valley, as well as our faithful and generous friends of many years, will Want to know about the Union Aid and contribute to its support. The Board of Managers or Mrs. McClelland will be glad to answer any questions you may have and your cheeks may bo made payable to the Union Aid Society and sent to the Municipal Building, Sewickley.
INTERIOR DECORATOR
Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Abercrombie, of Abercrombie Wallpaper & Paint Store, 555 Beaver Street. Sewickley, announce that they now havo an interior decorating consultant. She is Mrs. Madeline Hughes of Sewickley Heights, Mr, and Mrs. Abercrombie hope that anyone with decorating problems will slop in and consult Mrs, Hughes and get her experienced advise on the subject.
What's Doin'
RUMMAGE SALE Thursday, October 13 7 - 9 p. m.
Friday, October - 14 9:30 a. m. - 12 noon
BAKE SALE
Dining Room St. Matthew’s A.M.E, Zion Church, Saturday morning, Oct. 15th, 9:30 A.M.
Benefit of the Fall Drive
CARD PARTY Sponsored by O.E.S. 439 Saturday, October 15, at 8:15 p. m.
The Dorian Club Annex Broad Street	Sewickley
Donation $1,00
AUCTION SALE
Thursday, Oct. 20th, 10:30 A.M.
St. James School Hall Oliver Wright, Auctioneer Refreshments, Lunch. Sponsored by St, James Woman’s Catholic Guild.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Glenfield Volunteer Fire Co. will hold a bake sale at the Fire Hall Saturday, October 22.
To order baked goods call Mrs, Elmer, Sew. 3001; Mrs. Wolfe, Sew. 749-W; Mrs. Barr, Sew, 1330-R.
CLOTHES C.UPBOARD SALE Sponsored by
Sewickley Business & Professional Women’s Club
Saturday, Oct. 22	10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Becker’s Express 604 Beaver St., Sewickley
Benefit4 bridge, Horne’s fashion show and tea at the Edgeworth Club on Thursday, November 10th. Benefit of tho Woman’s Auxiliary of the Sewickley Valley Hospital. $1,00
"Fall Fashion Fair” at the Sowiek-ley High School Auditorium, Friday, November 11, 1955 at 8:00 P.M, Sponsored by the YOUNG WOMAN’S CIVIC CLUB OF SEWICKLEY. Donations:
Adults—$1,00	Children—$.50c
Sewickley Schools To Continue The Salk Polio Vaccine Program This Fall
County Representatives Are Gathering Information For Report To County Roard
The Sewickley school board authorized payment of WQED dues in the amount of $303.90, at their regular meeting on Monday evening; authorized participation in the Community Chest Red Feather Drive for 1955; authorized the supervising principal to set up a suitable schedule for the Parochial school and for the Community Center for use of the pavilion and high school gym floors; read a letter from Pennsylvania State University congratulating die school and teachers stating diat George G. French and Charles L. Reiser, bodi graduates of Sewicldey high school, had rated high in die College Placement test in English; granted the request of Mr, Edward Lewis, director of the Sewicldey Community Center, for die use of the high school gym floor for basketball on Monday and Wednesday evenings for die coming basketball season; and heard that the Salk Polio Vaccine program will be continued diis year.
Dr. Irons’ report contained a summary of important facts from the annual Education Congress in Harrisburg in September. He quoted Dr. Nutting, acting Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, stating that “avenues of income for education are not adequate to cope with the problems or to meet the demands which the educational process has created. Pennsylvania’s comparatively low rate of per capita taxation has made it prctically impossible to finance the educational structure sufficiently to keexi the prestige of teachers from declining along with their professional status”. The secretary of the board, Mr. Mathias, received the following tuition calculation figures for 1955-56 from Mr. J. Hugh Henderson, chief of the School Business Division:
	Ele-	High
	mentary	School
Instruction	$208.01	$335.96
Overhead	91.15	91.15
Rental	8:00	10.00
Total Annual		
Tuition Rate	307.16	437.11
Monthly rate	32.33	46.01
Shortly after the September meeting, at which Dr. Biegel was employed as school physician, word was received from the State Health Department that the examination program of children in grades one, three, seven, and eleven had been approved and would begin in October. The schools division asked tire board to consider putting on a campaign to get all parents possible to agree to have the examinations made (Continued on Page 20)
St. Stephea's Church Provides Off-Street Parkiag Lot
Herald Photo
The Reverend Benedict Williams, rector of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, standing in the midst of stakes showing the new driveway and parking lot for 53 cars at the rear* of the Church and Parish House. The drive will run straight between Walnut Street, where this photograph was taken, to Broad Street. The parking lot, separated from the drive by a hedge, will be in front of the garage-apartment seen in the rear. Trucks of Martin W. Wise, Lie., of Sewickley are shown beside a grader on the right of the picture, loading and hauling away the soil to make room for the sub-grade of die driveway.
To Ease Traffic Congestion
St Stephen’s Church has purchased die rear of the lot of the adjoining Red Cross house in order to provide a new off-street parking lot for 53 cars, ns well as to extend a driveway all die way through from Broad to Walnut Street, The parking area will be set off from the driveway by n hedge and will be hidden from the stii-et by shrubbery.
The parking space will be about 50 feet wide by 210 feet long and Will, provide diagonal parking for 53 cars. More cars will be accommodated along the driveway on one side and Several more spaces will be added to the present parking lot near Broad Street. Since there are five entrances to the church nnd parish house from the northern side, compared with only four on the Frederick Street side, there will be less congestion inside tho church.
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