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The Sewickley Valley's Home-News Weekly
Vol. XXVI. No. 41.
SEWICKLEY, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1929
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The sign painted on the roof of Bower's Garage,
Broad street, for the guidance of the many aviators
who use the river to lead them to the airports near
Pittsburgh, was completed last week by members of
Post 4, American Legion, under the direction of
Harold McK. Grubbs, who was attached to the aviation service during the World War.
The letters on the sign are fifteen feet high and
nine feet wide and just above the letters can be seen
the huge circle with an arrow pointed north. Many
favorable comments have been heard from airmen on
the usefulness and visibility of the sign; the photographer who Was up to take an aerial survey of Sewickley for the borough being particularly pleased, as he
said all these towns along the river look very much
alike from the air. The sign is visible on the borough's air picture even though it had had only one coat
of paint at that time.
As soon as the Post sends in a photograph and
description of the sign to the Guggenheim Fund for
the Promotion of Aviation, they will receive a certificate signed by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and
Sewickley will be placed on the aviation maps.
The idea of painting a sign was brought up by
Major jack Shindelbower in 19,24 but no action was
taken on the motion until the Legion Was' occupying
their new home when an appropriation was made to
cover the cost of the paint. The High School roof,
the roof of the new platforms along the railroad,
the railroad road bed, and the superstructure of the
bridge were all considered along with the different
types of signs necessary in the different locations but
finally Mr. Shindelbower and his committee, consisting of Harold Grubbs, Casey Jones and James Hingst,
decided "6n the roof of the Bower Auto Co.'s garage
and readily secured W. C. Bower's permission.
Casey Jones laid out the type, size and spacing of
the letters, Jack Shindelbower shellacked the roof, to
prevent discoloration of the paint and assisted by his
committee, applied the first coat of white paint.
Borem's hardware furnished the paint at cost and
probably will furnish the paint for the quarterly painting which will be necessary to keep the sign in good
condition.
Mr. Pressly Craig, president of W. C. Bower
Company, Inc. was in favor of the sign even before
he took over the garage and is greatly pleaed to be
able to aid the Legion ih their effort to help the airmen.
The picture shown above Was taken by Harold
Grubbs from the Methodist Church toWer and not
only shows the sign very Well but gives a good view
of the new hospital building and a portion of Broad
street.
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