Sewickley Herald

              The Herald
The Sewickley Valley's Home-News Weekly
VOL. 52 NO. 39
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1955
Price Ten Cents
PTA Chairman Buys Tickets For Fun Fair
The P.T.A. Fun Fair, to be held the evening of October 7th. at the Sewickley High School, represents months of work and planning by the Ways and Means Committee. Mrs. Willis Shook, Jr., shown above purchasing tickets from her children, Carol Jean and Robbie, and her committee have worked long and earnestly in an effort to raise the yearly supply of funds required to meet the annual budget of the Sewickley P.T.A. In the past, these funds have provided extra needs to the school, the teachers, and the students. The necessities and the funds vary from year to year, but each incoming group of members attempts to discern the needs which the P.T.A. organization may be able to fulfill. Over the six years which the Sewickley P.T.A. has been organized, these have included such items as a TV set to the high school, a large supplement to the band uniform fund, a donation to each grade school teacli-
(Photo by McCandless Studio)
er for the purchase of materials at Teacher’s Institute, football and allsports banquets, choral stoles, and special reading aid equipment.
Mrs. Shook, her co-chairman, Mrs. Howard Freitag, and her committee extend a hearty invitation to all of you members and friends of the Sewickley P.T.A. to have a good timej and to lend your support to the one fund-raising project of the year. The Fun Fair is going to live up to its name. There will be fun galore, with a magic show, and fortune telling, and games, and a novelty shop, and a “Peeping Tom” show, and an artist drawing silhouettes, and a bake sale.
And refreshments (sure, hot dogs and popcorn) and a special coffee and smoke shop . . . and dancing... and prizes—all wonderful prizes, at a special Lucky 7 feature to be awarded in the auditorium,
The Fun Fair is a special event for parents, teachers and children.
Osborne Council Approves Revised Subdivision Plan Of Graf din Property
Building Permit To Be Granted For House Facing On Beaver Road
Osborne Council, at a special meeting Tuesday evening, ap-proved a revised sub-division plan, called the Oak Glen Plan, sub-mitted by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Grafflin. The property, just east of Davis Lane, is divided into two large lots* A building permit for a house to be built facing Beaver Road, with access to Beaver Road only, will be granted immediately, so that construction can begin. The plan includes the dedication of a strip of land along the easterly end of the property for a future street and there was considerable discussion before the exact language to be used m the dedication was approved.
The dedication stated that the Grafllins would give a strip, varying m width, for highway purposes along the easterly end of their property provided it will become part of a public street not less than 30 feet wide and approximately 700 feet in and release the borough from liability or damages from the use of t '0 ground for public highways and the grading thereof.
The dedication also provided that upon dedication of the remainder of
the 30 foot strip by tho owners of tlio property adjoining to tho cast, that the Grafflins will grade, pave, curb or otherwise improve their portion of the strip without expense to tlio borough and in accordance with the borough’s standards.
The private driveway shown on tlio plan, 13 ft, wide is not offered for dedication and is not a right-of-way created by or forming part of tho
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Motorist Threatened With Knife
STOPPED ON BROAD STREET BY ANOTHER DRIVER
Mr. J. I-Iyatt, 23, of R.D. #4, Cora-opolis, was travelling down Broad Street on Sunday, September 18 on his way over to Coraopolis. On the way down Broad Street a car at-Tniplrd to pass him, but was unable to and had to pull back. Finally near the bottom of Broad the car behind managed to pass the Hyatt car, pulled in front of Hyatt forcing him to stop. The driver of that car then got out and walked back to1' Plyatt and through the open window of the car pointed a knife at him and started threatening him, stating that he would cut his heart out.
Tlio police were called to the scene and the man identified as Charles J. Egenlauf of Coraopolis was served a warrant and given a hearing by Squire Wylie. However, the case was dismissed when Hyatt refused to prosecute.
I-Iyatt admitted later that lie had been rather frightened when he saw the knife.
County School Board Story On Page 15
Osborne To Float $90,000 Bond Issue To Provide Sewage Disposal System
Osborne Council, at a special meeting Thursday evening, passed finally an ordinance to increase the indebtedness of the borough by the amount of $90,000 for the purpose of supplying funds to be “used for and toward the cost of or the Borough’s share of providing a system for the disposal and treatment of sewage and authorizing a public election and giving the notice thereof.” It was pointed out that under the law, the council had no choice but to ask for the maximum amount, even though that amount may not be needed. Councilmen stated that not a penny more would be spent of the money than is actually needed and emphasized that the bond issue is the cheapest way of obtaining a sewage system, which has been ordered installed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If the bond issue is voted down, the plant will have to be installed anyway and the more expensive authority method of financing used.
The consent of the voters will be asked at the November 8th election and a simple majority of "yes” votes will carry the bond issue question. The new bond issue will practically exhaust the borough’s borrowing capacity, as far as bonds are concerned. However, the borough can still borrow on short term bank loans, and, as the bonds are retired and the assessed valuation increases, the bonding power will gradually increase again. Osborne and Sewickley are about the only two boroughs who are sufficiently debt-free to finance their sewage plant with general obligation bonds. Most of the
Opens New Funeral Home On Centennial Avenue

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Michael Settembrine, of 234 Graham Street, Sewickley, this week announced the opening of tho Settembrine Funeral Home at 534 Centennial Avenue, Sewickley, Mr. Settembrine, a nativo of West Newton, Pa., where lie was born May 17, 1910, attended tho West Newton schools and graduated from West Newton High School as an honor student. He graduated from Allegheny College, Mcad-ville, Pa., and from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, .Pittsburgh. 'He graduated from the P.I.M.S, with honors and received the Memorial Award. During his school years, he was editor of tho P.I.M.S. Scliool paper, ‘Mort’, and served ns class secretary. He is also tho holder of a provisional certificate of teaching in the secondary schools.
Michael Settembrino
Ho is a member of Knights of Columbus, Fourth degree; Allegheny County Funeral Directors’ Association, American Legion, Oblate Retreat Club, Kappa Phi Kappa, Beta Kappa Fraternity and is a director of tho Sewickley Valley Board of Trade, Inc. He also served as president of St. James’ Bowling League and ns a coach in the PONY League, A partner in Sewickley Nows Company, lie served in the U. S. Army and was stationed in Paris for six months. Married to the former Martha G. An* gros, they have three children, Babettc, Michael mid Mnrcy Settembrine.
Any person unable to attend the open house is cordially invited to visit the now homo at any future date.
others over the state aré using the authority method which is more expensive.
Dan Davis told Osborne council that authority bonds carry a higher interest rate and the bond houses usually attach a condition which requires that a ‘cushion’ be established of from 25% to 50% of the yearly payments, depending on the borough involved. The extra money is paid in at first and serves at the end of the bond issue, to shorten the term of tlio bonds.
In an answer to a question of the cost of the system, asked by Alex Dann, Mr. Davis stated that the general obligation bond issue is the cheapest way to pay for it and that die estimated cost for Osborne was in the neighborhood of $70,000. However, ns Solicitor Colbert explained the Borough Code gives council no alternative but to ask for permission to borrow the full 7% of the assessed valuation^ which for 1955 in Osborne, amounts to $90,169.10. The valuation is $1,2SS,I30 at present, but will be higher by several thousands, due to new building, next year.
As the assessed valuation increases and the bonds are retired, the borough will regain its bonding power. Within 5 years, about $9,000 would be retired, so the borough could borrow that much, at least. The bonds can lie sold on a 30-year basis, but nothing has been settled on the bond issue. The bond counsel is willing to accept the $90,000 figure, hut council is under no obligation to spend a cent more of the bond issue than is absolutely necessary to install the plant.
Mr. Colbert explained to council tliat the ordinance wasn’t exactly the same as tho one passed by Sewickley last week. It is written in more general terms, so that Osborne can build its own plant or join Sewickley or join with another borough if it is found advisable. If Osborne is to join Sewickley, an agreement will he necessary between' the tvVo boroughs to fix the percentage each pays for the joint plant and its operation and maintenance,
Mr, Davis said that usually the money from both towns is pooled and the expenses paid on the basis of tho percentage. If any money is left in the pool, it is returned on the same Basis, He added that while few boroughs arc using general obligation bonds, the state would still pay tho 2% of the plant cost per year to bor-
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What's Doin'
Tho Ladies Auxiliary of the Aleppo Township Volunteer Fire Co. will hold a Card party tonight, Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Glen Mitchell School, Admission 75c	Time 8 p. m.
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.