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Voi. 50 No, 12
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1953
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Thief Causes $1,000 Damage While Ransacking Sewickley Academy
Sewickley Academy was broken into again on Tuesday night of last week by a burglar who smashed windows, split doors, ruined locks on both doors and filing cabinets in an attempt to find money. He found very little, for, since the last burglary during the Thanksgiving Vacation last fall, the teachers are not even allowing a little change to accumulate in the desk drawers. The thief, who walked across the new clay field and then tracked clay all through the building, forced a window on the ground floor at the rear of the building and then walked through the building, breaking windows and jimmying doors as’he went. Total damage was estimated by Headmaster Clifford Nichols, Jr,, as $1,000.
The thief immediately made for*the tool shop to secure tools as soon as he had gained entrance. Then he forced1 a door into the cafeteria by knocking the lock through and stole change estimated by Edgeworth police at between §40 and $50 as well as some cigarettes which are kept there for the convenience of the teachers. As he went through the building, he broke panes of glass in the doors and then reached through to unlock the doors or jimmied the doors.
A total of ten doors were jimmied, splitting the doors and ruining thé locks. In Mr. Niehol’s office, three fire-proof filing cases with locks were jimmied open
md damaged so extensively that it is doubtful if they can be repaired so the locks will work again. Papers from the filing cases were tossed about the office rooms.
Academy officials are offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible. Both Edgeworth police and County Detectives are investigating the theft add pursuing several leads and clues they found in their search of the building. The burglary was discovered at 7:30 a. m. on Wednesday, March 18th, when the school was opened.
Good Friday Sewice At U. P. Church
MINISTERS TO SPEAK ON SEVEN LAST WORDS
The Community Three Hour Cood Friday Service, April 2nd, 12 Noon to Three O’clock, will be held in the United Presbyterian Church this year. Ministers of the Sewickley Valley Churches cooperate in tills Service and urge their people to attend. The President of the Ministerium, Charley A. Tracey, ainuimi ces die schedule this week:-
I.	The Word of Forgiveness—12 noon to 12:25 p. in. Bev. Kenneth White, Most Pastor, presiding; Rev, Milford Hcnkle speaking. .
II.	The Word of Solvation-—12:25 to 12:50 p. m. Rev. Milford Ilenkle, presiding; Rev. Robert Vogelsang speaking
III.	The Word of Lore--12:50 to 1:15 p. m. 'Rev. Robert Vogelsang presiding; Rev. Wilbur T. Eshenaur, speaking.
IV.	The Word of Loneliness—1:15 to 1:40 p. m. Rev. W. T. Eshenaur, presiding; Rev. Merle Cowlier speaking.
V.	The Word of Physical Suffering—1:40 to 2:05 p. m. Rev. Merl Cowher, presiding; -Rev. Eniory Taylor speaking.
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Ten Candidates File For Five Places On Sewickley Council
Judge And Inspector Of Elections To Be Nominated For All Six Districts
An open primary, in fact, a wide open primary, is assured for Sewickley voters in the Primary Elections on Tuesday, May 19. Not only that, but all voters will have a new place in which to cast their ballots, the basement of the Sewickley Grade School, on Broad Street. With the increase in the number of voters in the Second and Third Wards, both have been re-districted into two districts as the First District was divided a number of years ago. The voters will have a choice of eight candidates for the three places on the school board-and ten candidates for the five places on council. In addition, there will be a contest for Burgess with two candidates. That is, of course, providing none of the candidates withdrew their nominating petitions before 4 p.m. on Monday, March 23rd.
Laurence V. Gibb, former 'squire, now employed as a special investigator of 'squires in tile district attorney’s office, is the only one who lias filed for the Republican nomination for Justice of the Peace.. There were no Democratic Petitions filed.
Charles A. Woods, Jr., present Burgess, is opposed for the Republican nomination by John Chauncey Paton. J. Conway Macon is unopposed for the Republican nomination for tax collector, and no Democratic petitions were filed.
Representatives Of Sponsoring Organizations Of.Ohio Valley Little League Meet
Representatives of the sponsoring organizations which make possible the Ohio Valley Little League met recently at the Lcctsdalc High School to make plans for the coming season. Front row, left to right: Jack Roush, Sewickley Kiwnnis Club; Joseph Palmer, Lectsdale Vets; James Zippnro, St. James Church, Sewickley; John Juin, Lcctsdalc Civic Club; Lewis Kncz, Bethlehem Steel Company Local CIO 1383 and Reverend E, D. McKunc, Lcclsdnle United Presbyterian Church. Rack
Photo Courtesy of Ambridge Citizen
row. I, to r., John Proud, Sewickley Volunteer Fire Department; C, IV. Burge, Lcctsdalc Lions Club; William II. Colbert, Sewickley Valley Board of Trade; J, M. Enunert and M. F. Campbell, Leetsdnle Volunteer Fire Company; Louis Shadduck, American Legion, Post 4, Scwick-'"v and Pat Devine, Wesley Brotherhood of the Sewickley Methodist Church.
ght Company Surveying ifle League Field
LITTLE LEAGUE COMMITTEES APPOINTED opening Day for the Ohio Valley He League, Inc,, was set for June 6th
at a meeting of the organization on Tuesday evening of last week at the Leetsdnle High School. Dr. W, J, Hutchison, G. V, Bedison, Robert McNamara are In charge of the opening, day ceremonies. The miction of players will be held on May 4th, at the Leetsdnle High School. Dr. Hutchison reported to the
25 members present at the meeting that (he Duquesne Light Company was making a survey for'lights for the field and that Lindsay Reno could install them for about $400 ns soon ns the set-up is approved by the Light Company and other proper authorities.
President John Porte appointed the
following committee chairmen; legal, William LI, Colbert; finance, Curt Mathias, Jack Yaw and Harry Puehinger; field and facilities, Mathew Campbell; equipment, Joseph ‘Dobrick and II. Branch; managers, A. P. Devine and James Persuit; players’ agent, Everett 1	(Continued on Page 131
A. G. Sweeney is also unopposed for the Republican nomination for auditor and there were no Democratic petitions filed.
However, in the contest for three School Directors, six year terms, there are a total of eight candidates seeking the Republican nomination, a totally unprecedented occurrence in Sewickley where it has been usually difficult to find enough candidates to fill vacancies!! The incumbents, Frank N. Hawkins, associate editor of the Pittsburgh, Post-Gazette and Rev. Kennedr H. White, pastor of the Sewickley United Presbyterian Church, are candidates for re-election and those also seeking the nomination include Duane G. Barbour, Ruth Buck, Thomas E. Hoskins, Virginia B. Nix, Irene Devine and Albert Florian Pasiow. There were no Democratic petitions filed. Paul N. Critehlow, director since 1931 and president for a number of years, is not seeking re.-election.
For council in the first ward, two to elect, tlie candidates arc: Geoxge L. Trudell, III, county employee who is serving on council at the present time; William R. Carson, Rebekah W. George, Max Kriever and Albert Florian Pasiow. A. E. Miller, local shoe merchant, is not running for re-election after serving for several terms. In the first district, first ward, Margaret Schumian is Republican candidate for judge of election and Ada M. Sweeny is Republican candidate for inspector of election. Helen E. Hawes is tlie Democratic candidate for inspector. In the second district, first ward, Eleanor McPherson is Republican candidate for judge of election, and Bertha M. Buckley is Republican, and Ida Mae B. Winters, Democratic candidates for inspector.
For council in the second ward, John D. Culbertson III, is unopposed for ro-ele.ction to council on the Republican ticket and there is no Democratic petition on file. Zeora E, Seay is Republican candidate for judge of election and Christine McMillan is Republican candidate for inspector. Evelyn Simpler is the Democratic candidate for inspector of election. In the second district, second ward, Frank E. Cook, Jr., is Republican candidate for judge of election. Elizabeth B. Turner is Republican candidate for inspector and D. Wiltny Lynn is Democratic candidate for inspector in that district.
In the third ward, there is also a contest shaping up for council, with Charles F. Roott and Carl E. Wahl, incumbents, opposed by W. Robert Ramsey and W. Stanley Diehl for the two Republican nominations. No one filed for council on the Democratic ticket. In the first district, third ward, Mario W. Ammon is Republican candidate for Judge, with no Democrats filing, and .Grace M. Shannon is Republican and Mae E. Parks, Democratic candidate for
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