Sewickley Herald

              Sewickley Valley’s Home News Weekly
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Voi. 46 No. 33
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1949
Price Ten Cents
Gienfìeld Girl Wins Contest For Pirate Fans
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Program of Entertainment for the Harvest Festival September 9th and 10th


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Pictured above are Leila Lynch of Glenficld and Ronnie Lutz of Tralford, io are talking with Ralph Kiner and Stan Rojek, Pirate stars whom they met I ia the Pirate dugout during their ‘Day’ at one of the Pirate’s home games I recently. They deserved this treat by winning a booster contest for Pirate fans.
Leila Lynch of Glenfield Rd., Glenfield, had a real treat recently as she was the winner of a trip to Forbes Field to see a ball game. Leila won a Pirates l Booster contest by writing one of the two best essays on ‘Why I Like The Pirates’. The contest was sponsored by a national ‘T’ shirt manufacturer.
I This was not only a trip to a ball game but also included a luncheon date I with the ball team and a chance to sit on the bench for part of the game, t hey I were guests of the ball club and when the trip to the bench was over they watched I the rest of tire game from Box seats on the sidelines. Leila was really surprised
I to win the contest, but not unhappy. It was a real experience that doesn’t happen ii	*	H.-n rn-rmi
I in every baseball fan’s life. The other winner was Ronnie Lutz of Tralford and iiaivGST rCSTIVai r lOQlO 111 I when the day was over they both received autographed baseballs from the players [they had met that day.
Upper Photo by McCandless	Lower Photo by Bud James
Last year’s Harvest Festival, showing (above) tire crowd watching the- crowning of the queen; (below) the doll contest. ’The program this year includes a number of different events for both young and old.
ILeetsdale Council Discusses Truck Scales
Sewage Disposal Plant Suggested for Four Boroughs
The regular monthly meeting of Leets-■ :? Council met Monday, August 8th, Iw n °Ut d'rcc members and Chairman I alters present. Lacking a full quorum, |r de?lsi?n purchasing “scales” for I. e,)ve’8bing of trucks will be held over r ttle nf*t meeting. The subject arose ■mi!»iCS?«	c°mplaints about the trucks
|i* ® Washington Street. For some |pm? n.?WJ res'dents have been notifying L"c' dlat dle ftucks are speeding on larw "’f:0 ,tllc m^ustrial plants in the It...' , \be Burgess and his police IGenF.JltlVOi 3^en watcbing the trucks, ■are nnr'e,,las f°und that the trucks llot nf S1’ecdinS but that they make a noise, giving tllc jmpress{0Ii of
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a»*«0 giCn<;!'ally Steady overloaded gradually destroying this and
other roads in the borough. Posting of weight signs would not help much, unless they were enforced. This can be done by checking the drivers waybills, but this is not a good method. Two trucks may be hauling one consignment on one waybill. The truck with the waybill may be stopped. The waybill will show the weight for both trucks, with possibly no breakdown. An officer can “stick his neck out” by basing his arrests on such figures.
Ambridge has A set of scales but they are over 2 miles from Leetsdale and 2 miles is the limit the law allows a truck to be moved for the purpose of weighing. The only way to curb the overweight trucks, the Burgess said, is for Leetsdale to have a set of their own. He promised that be could have them pay for themselves in a week or so, and save a lot of Leetsdale roads. The Council will table the matter until,the whole membership can discuss it further.
As have the other towns in the area, Leetsdale received a letter from the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, stating that .Leetsdale had been excluded from the final plan of the Authority’s, which Was so greatly influenced by the City of Pittsburgh. It suggested that a
On Friday night, at 7 o’clock, there will be a balloon battle for boys under 18.
The American Legion Drum Corps will arrive at the YMCA at 7:30.
There will be a tug-of-war between the Horticultural Society and the Mt. Nebo Grange at 7:45.
On Saturday, at 2 o’clock, the Sewickley High School Band will arrive at the
field.
At 2:15, the following sports will take place:
An egg race for women An egg race for men or -boys in pairs A shoe race for girls 10 to 12 A pig-a-back race for boys 10 to 12 A backward race for girls 13 to 15 A wheelbarrow race for boys 13 to 15 Prizes donated by Sewickley business men will be awarded in all these contests. These prizes can be seen for a
few days before the Festival, in the window of Hugh McMaster’s Flower Shop.
At 4:15 there will be a softball game between a team of boys and a team of
Another balloon battle will be fought out at 7 o’clock. And there will be another tug-of-war at 7:30.
At 9:30 there will be a square dance on the outdoor gymnasium floor. A prize will be given to the couple chosen as champions by a group of judges.
plant for sewerage treatment be built in co-operation with the four boroughs of Edgeworth, Sewickley, Haysville, Glenfield and the three townships of Kilbuck, Leet, and Sewickley. The treatment plant would be located at the mouth of the Little Sewickley Creek in Edewortli, with interceptor sewers along the river. The sewerage would be pumped by three sub-pump stations. The cost of such a project was outlined as follows: interceptor sewers, $679,800; Central plant, $350,000; central pump, $139,000; branch pumps,' $85,000 each; and for land, etc., $15,000, or a total of $1,268,800. The proposed operating costs would be $104,000, with total income just slightly ever that. As no action was needed immediately, it will be referred to Mr, Scgrist, who has been handling Such matters in the past, at the
next meeting.
Mr. Segeleon told Council he was in favor of taking down a traffic blinker before it got knocked down, againl The blinker or “dummy” in question is at the corner of Main and Beaver Streets. Tiie councilman said that with the increase in traffic and larger vehicles, such as trucks and buses, using the route now, the blinker in the middle of the road is a definite hazard. The old traffic control has been there since 1924 and has developed into an eyesore. Its usefulness is questioned as a control, and it was thought a simple stop sign would be much better off to the side. Some eouncilmen objected, so Air. Segeleon, who does not need approval of Council to remove it, said lie would take it out only temporarily to sec the result of traffic behavior. He thought perhaps a
policeman would be posted there to point out the existence of tlie new sign to erring motorists. It admittedly is a dangerous corner and needs some attention in any event.
Mr. Segeleon also reported1 that he would have Ferry Street oiled at the cost of 10c a gallon of oil, with about 500 to 600 gallons needed. As the borough got $35.00 for the motor on the old War-time pumper, a tank will be put on the pumper chassis and an oil spraying apparatus will be added to the borough property. Another bit of money saved was in the booster tank needed for the fire truck. As the bottom was rotted badly, a new tank would have cost $350.00 to $400.00. Mr. Mason managed to have it fixed at his place of work for about one-seventh of the cost
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LADY COPS - SATURDAY NOON will be the last moment to file application at the office of Bor-Nh Manager John C. Hiteshew. Examinations will be held on MONDAY, AUGUST 22nd, at 8 p. m.


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