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SERVING THE ELEVEN BOROUGHS AND TOWNSH IPS OP THE QUAKER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Vol. 69 No. 48
Paid At Sewickley, Pa. Second Class Postage
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1968
Ten Cents
Burglars Hit Two Stores In Sewickley
Sewickley Police, County de-
•	tectives and crime lab personnel are investigating two breaking and enterings of retail stores and one attempt at same that took place sometime during the early morning hours on Tuesday. The . incidents occurred at Thrift Drug, Tots ’n Teens and Trader Jewelers on Beaver Street, Sewickley.
According to Chief'Of Police Lee Jones, first evidence of the* burglaries caiiie at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday morning when Herbert Trader opened his store for busi-ness and observed that some-
Cast A Vote For Young America!
, Each year your VFW post conductstheir Voice of Democracy contest. This, contest is open to all 10, 11, 12th grade students in the Sewickley area.	■*
The three students finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd will receive Savings Bonds. All entries will receive a small gift.
This year’s theme is “Free-' doms Challenge." The speeches are Of 3 to 5 minutes duration. All speeches are taped.
Richard Quinn, commander, extends an invitation to all residents of the area to help judge the contest.
The judging will take place at^ the Donald T. Campbell Post' 5756 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Beaver Street, Sewickley tonight Wednesday, December 4, -1968 at 8:30 p.m.
Come and hear what these Young Americans think of our great country.
Dr. McNamara and the members of his high School .faculty have been very helpful In their efforts to make this program a success. '
thing had been, taken from a display window. He then discovered that seven watches and some costume jewelry was missing. Investigating further, he found that a hole had been cut in the ceiling of the store in the stock room area and that thieves had gained entrance through the opening.
Mr. Habert called the police,-who by that time, had received a call from James Carr, manager of Thrift Drug, just two doors away. Mr. Carr also found that his store had been entered via the samemethod, a hole, cut through the ceiling. Mr. Carr also reported that about $400 had been taken.
Tots ’n Teens, an apparel store between Trader’s a i]Ld Thrift, was also a target on the round of burglaries but the suspects • failed to ‘gain entry.
. County detectives and fingerprint experts were called to the scene and. their investigation is dovetailed with that of the local police. No dues as to .who the suspects were was available at press, time.	■	‘
•	It was apparent that-whoever ' was involved was interested only in money? Only a small amount of merchandise was taken from" Trader’s and only cash was taken from Thrift.
Curran And Jerman Are Re-Elected
The Quaker Valley School District Board, at Its. meeting on. Monday evening, re-elected Bernard E. Curran and Thomas 8. Jerman,-as president and vice-president, respectively, for the year 1969.
Date Changed For Hopewell Game
The Quaker Valley - Hopewell basketball game at Hopewell originally scheduled for Friday Dec, 20 has been rescheduled for Thursday Dec. 19.
Post Office Open Saturdays Until 4:30 PM.
William Start, Sewickley Postmaster, has announced that for the next three Saturdays, the local office will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m- for parcel and stamp service. The dates involved are Dec. 7, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 only.
For Yuletide Projects
Sewickley Kiwanis Glub Donations $348.77
Amateur Safe Crackers Bungle Job At School
ST.-NICK GETS WARM RECEPTION to Sewickley from (left) Mayor James Cronin, Police Chief Lee Jones and Dave Routman, president of the Swiekley Valley Board of Trade. (See page 11 for additional pictures of Santa’s “Welcome to Sewickley Parade.1’)
Santa's Early Landing Causes 'Some Dismay1
‘The best laid plans of mice and men’ had a repeat performance : last -Saturday morning when John' Trovato and his Board of Trade Christmas' Committee were chagrined to see/ Santa’s helicopter arrive 20 minutes ahead of schedule. One can only guess that Santa’s anxiety to meet the boys and girls of Sewickley had ‘everything to do with the early arrival’. At least that’s what John and his com* rriittee hope was the real answer.
In spite of the disappointment of some who had arrived at the Y after Santa’s helicopter had come down, St. Nick was greeted by an enthusiastic throng of
youngsters and their parents. Plenty of pomp and circumstance was in evidence as the Quaker High School Band lead the parade to his castle in Christmas Park at the corner of Broad and Beaver Streets.
Also taking part in the Welcome to Santa Parade were the Sewickley VFW Majorettes and the ‘Mounties and Sparklettes from Mt. Washington, the White Heather Pipe Band from South Side, Pittsburgh.
Santa listened to the Wishes of his young friends until 3 p.m. and his next appearance in his headquarters is set for Saturday Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The directors of the Sewickley Kiwanis Club have allocated a total of $348.77 of its service fund to nine area projects and organizations, with eight of the donations intended to bring, added cheer for the Christmas holidays*
The groups participating in the Kiwanis donations are: Care, $10.00; Newsboys' Party, $55.00, Halloween Prizes. $53.77; Watson Home Christmas Party, $50.00; Sewickley Police Christ-
mas Fund, $50.00; Cochran Hose Co. Christmas Fund, $50.00; Dix-mont State Hospital, $50.00; .Christmas Seals, $5.00 and Sewickley Public Library, $50.00.
It was announced that the 1968 Christmas Party for Newsboys would he held at the Sewickley Family Y on Monday, December 23 Walter Tillery, chairman of the hoys and gtrls committee, may be contacted for complete information.
Winners Of Copter Rides Announced
The five lucky youngsters who corraled the colored ping pong balls at the YMCA field last Saturday morning were: Bobby Quinn, 722 Broad Street; Debbie Smith, 931 Crescent A v e n u e; Bruce Coulter, 219 Straight St.; Tom Goff, 506 Grove Street and Frank Mennitti, 303 Chestnut St. All the winners of the free helicopter rides Were from Sewickley. •"*	,
Bob Angros advises that the actual dates that the boys and girls will get their free copter rides will be announced later. They will be given free trans- ' portation'to and from Greater Pittsburgh Airport by the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade which sponsored the Christmas Parade and arranged for the free helicopter rides.
Municipal . Christmas Fund Open
Following a custom of mafty years, the Herald will receive voluntary contributions from the people of Sewickley for the Sew- ’ ickley Borough Christmas Fund and the Borough Police Christmas Fund.
Checks made out to Sewickley Borough may be left at or mailed to the Herald, 611 Beaver St., Sewickley, 15143. Contributors may designate which fund should receive their donations) ■ if a designation between the two is desired.
Monies received will be divided between day and night personnel so that all will benefit from the fund.
Small Amount Of Cash Taken
' Leetsdale’ P o 1 i'c e, Allegheny County Detectives and Crime Lab personnel are investigating an attempted burglary of the Quaker Valley High School office in Leetsdale. According to Leetsdale Police Chief Louis Perry, an undetermined number of persons forced their way into the building sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning and tried to break into the safe in the school office.
First evidence of the breaking and entering was discovered by Custodiam John Punashot about
5	o’clock Sunday afternoon.
Chief Perry stated that the persons involved had gotten into the building at the north entrance by forcing a door 'open with heavy tools of some kind. They then broke the doors into the shop area on the lower level of the school where they confiscated three hammers and a couple of acetylene torches normally used by students in their shop work. Perry felt that since three hammers had been taken that there must have been three or more people in the burglary attemjpt.
From the shop area, the suspects presumably went to the school office inside the main entrance on Beaver Road where they proceded to crack the safe.
There was evidence that the Would-be burglars used an American Flag and draperies from the school office windows to shield their activities.
Indications are that after taking the pins out of the safe’s hinges, the suspects proceded to burn their way into the safe using the torches they had taken from the school shop. Damage to the safe was confined to paint scorches since the torches used had tips for “burning’ rather than for ‘cutting’.
It is surmised that in their frustration over not being able to get the safe open, the suspects went through all the drawers’ in the office looking for money or other valuables. They did manage to make off with a small amount of money from-the petty cash drawer.
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INSIDE TODAY'S HERALD
Births ...................... 6
Business Directory ........... 19
‘Church Calendar ............ 14
Classified Ads .............. 22
Coming Events ..............	2
Editorial ..................... 2
Legal Notices  ..............- 16
Obituaries .................. 16
Out In The Open ............. 11
Real Estate ................. 23
School Menus .................. 8
Sports ...................... 10
Used Cars  ....... ...... 20, 21
Valley Echo ................. 8
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