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Voi. 49 No. 6
SEWICKLEY, PENNSYLVANIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1951
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‘Tamburitzans Coming For Band Benefit
JERRIE WOSS -
Jerrie Woss, one of the featured dancers with the internationally known Duquesne University Tamburitzans, who will perform on Thursday, February 21st in Sewickley High School as a benefit for the band uniform fund. The full cast of the Tamburitzans has never before appeared in Sewickley. The troupe is being brought here by the Sewickley Valley Board of Trade and the Band Parents to raise funds for the new uniforms for the Sewickley High School Band. *
Director Matt L. Gouze uses her talents liberally throughout the two hour performance.
The program heard here will later be presented in America’s finest auditoriums including Carnegie Hall in New York. During the Christmas holidays, the group flies to Puerto Rico for a series of shows. Next summer the Tamburitzans head an excursion to Europe where. they will entertain in many countries, and also play for the American GI’s abroad.
This year Director Matt L. Gouze has 15 veteran performers, plus 7 new talented freshmen, who have already gained key positions in the colorful playing, singing, arid dancing ensemble. The entire group has just completed three weeks of intensified training at beautiful Lake Hebagamon, Wisconsin. For this train-
ing, Gouze adds choir drill master Boris Dobrovolsky of Pittsburgh, and dance teacher John Lugovaky of Clifton, N. J., to the teaching staff. Assistant Walter Kolar helps in tamburitzan training and programing.
The 1952 show is presented in colorful authentic costume gathered in Europe last season. This is the 15th anniversary season for Duquesne’s ‘Tammies’. Their program promises to be the best ever, and features folk music, Singing, and dancing of Central Europe with occasional modern scorings to add American flavor.	j	-
The Tammie show changes each season. They are always in demand for repeat performances with audiences growing to such capacity that sometimes two performances are necessary.
Glenfield Council
Hires Counsel
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In Zoning Dispute
- To Attach Rents of Property To Collect Taxes"
Glenfield council, at its regular Feb-liary meeting Monday' evening, spent in hour discussing the case of a man vho secured a building permit for a wo-car garage and then set up a wood-vorkirig shop in it. When in use, the ilectric machinery used in the shop in-erferes With television' reception in the leighborhood, Neighbors complained to* lurgess Cook but are not \fyilling to .ppear in court in an injunction pro-eedings. If the borough does go to ourt, there will be legal costs and pos-ibly the borough would have to post bond in case the evidence is not suffi-ient to warrant an injunction. Solicitor ¡iggs was authorized to secure outside
cdunsel to advise the borough in the case.	«
Another ease, which was discussed at length, was that of a business man who compromised his water bill for half the amount due in a dispute over the amount of the bill. A new Water meter has been installed in the store to forestall any future complaints and a check is being made of the meter each week, to make sure there are no leaks or waste of water.
Council also moved to attach the rents of a rental property on which taxes are not being paid. Solicitor Biggs 'informed council that the county, school district and borough have taken over a piece of property which was originally purchased for $7,500 and mortgaged for $33,0001 The mortgages arc being divested and the property will be sold at sheriff’s sale. If the state takes over any of the property for the new boulevard, the three taxing bodies will split the damages* between them. A list of properties on which taxes are delinquent will be
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Friendship House Plans Open House
Home For Aging Invites Inspection Sunday
, Friendship House of Sewickley, 902 Centennial Avenue, at the corner of Centennial Avenue and Cochran Street, will hold an Open House from two to six on Sunday, February tenth. The Board of Directors hope? that everyone who is interested in this fine project will be able to come in at some time during the afternoon. There are, of course, many tilings still to be fiinslied but enough has been accomplished to make Friendship House attractive and comfortable. The Board of Directors feel that Friendship House meets a definite need of many residents of the Sewickley Valley and is very graceful to all the friends who have made possible this splendid result by generous gifts of time and money. Residents of Friendship House and members of the Board pf Directors will be hostesses on the afternoon of February tenth and hope to be able to show Friendship House to many people. •
Taking Aircraft Mechanic Training In Texas
Pfc. Hugh Donnan
Pfc. John C. Donnan, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Donnan, Little Sewickley Creek Road, has entered* the Airplane and Engine Mechanic’s School at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, the home of the largest technical school of this type in the world.
During his 22-week course as a student at Sheppard he Will receive intensive training designed to provide him with the thorough knowledge and the basic skills required in Servicing, inspecting and maintaining every type of aircraft currently used by the USAF.
Upon graduation he will be awarded the rating of Airplane and Engine Mechanic and probably will be assigned to one of the major Air Force commands for on-the-job experience.
He is a graduate of Sewickley High School.
License Plate Lost Or Stolen
‘Ghuck’ Davis, of the Sewickley Sales and Service, called Sewickley police at 3;30 p. m, on Saturday to report that license plate No. A31GS had been either stolen or lost from one of the cars at the garage.
There are more than five million Boy Scouts and leaders in the 52 nations using the Boy Scout Program,
Y Athletic Committee Plans Benefit
“The Minstrel Mimics and Varieties of ’52“ To Be Given
The YMCA athletic committee held a meeting last Wednesday evening, January 30th, at the Y, and plans for the coming minstrel-variety show are under way for an early spring showing.
The athletic committee is a group of sports-minded men with the idea to influence the youth of Sewickley and the surrounding communities to participate in baseball, football, basketball, softball, swimming, tennis, etc. Their main objective in these fields of participation are clean sportsmanship, clean minds, top physical conditioning, and closer association with his fellow members. In order to maintain this goal, the committee has various social events in operation now. Their latest venture into the entertainment field will broaden the individual’s activities and in some cases a non-participant can display his talents, whether a singer, dancer, comedian or a stage hand.
Last fall the football team played a good, clean, hard brand of football to everyone’s satisfaction. Right now the basketball squad is in tire midst of a heavy schedule and they have been showered with many remarks of their outstanding floormanship and sportsmanship. The results from these two athletic activities have iiroved a success and a big factor in the making for a good, clean hour and a half of laughter and variety, in “The Minstrel Mimics and Varieties of ’52.”
The members of the athletic committee are: A. P. Devine, H. B. Winne, Richard McPherson, Ren' Rice, Joe Buzard, Joe Winters, Walter Gleason, John Masterani, Rocco Tucci, and Harry Smith.
Prowler Alarms	,
Residents
Police Kept Busy Chasing Suspects
Sewickley Officer Thomas Prendergast, spent a busy evening Friday chasing an elusive pair of prowlers, but they moved too fast to be caught. At 10:42 p. m. a call was received front lower Chestnut Street that someone was shooting in the vicinity. Smoke was seen but no one was there after the explosion. A minute later a call was received from residents of Melville Lane, where investigation disclosed that someone had been standing on the porch, for foot prints were visible. It appeared to the person inside that tire prowler was pointing what looked like a shot gun at the front window. While the officer was checking j the neighborhood, a call was received from the nurses’ home, at the hospital.
There, a man, described as a white man Wearing glasses and a grey jacket standing on the porch of tile nurses’ home, -ran off the porch and into the woods when seen by a nurse. A companion was probably waiting in the Woods, as evidence that someone had been there was found by the officer in his search.
At 12:34 a. in. Saturday, Lt. Lee Jones, who resides at Grove and Centennial, received a call from Mrs. L. B. Pros, who lives on the first floor of the same apartment building, that she had awakened when s{ie heard noises at the window, which Was open. The night officers were called and a Search of the neighborhood and the basement of the apartment Was made without finding a trace of anyone.	'
Like To Shoot?
The new rifle range in the basement of the remodeled YMCA building is completed and a meeting will be held at the ‘Y* Thursday night to organize a rifle club among residents of the Valley who like target practice.
District Superintendent To Speak Here
Rev. F. O. Christopher
Reverend F. O. Christopher, D.D., of Rochester, Pa., will speak at the Glen-field Methodist Church on Sunday at 11 a. ni., February 10. At twelve o’clock he will hold the Quarterly Conference of the church.
Reverend Christopher is the new district superintendent of the Allegheny District of the Methodist Church.
Community Calendar
Friday, February 8 .
8:30 p. m.'P. T. A. Card Party, Sewickley Pligh School gymnasium.
Sunday, February 10 8 a. m. The Holy Name Society of St. James’ Church will receive Holy Communion. Communion breakfasi after Mass at the Trade School.
2 p. m. to 6 p. m. Open House at Friendship House, Centennial and Nevin.
Monday, February 11 6:30 p. m. Sewickley B.P.W. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
8 p. m. Sewickley School Board, Edge-worth Council, Edgeworth School Board and Leetsdale Council meetings.
8:30 p. m. Women’s Catholic Guild Card Party at the Trade School, Walnut and Bank Streets.
Tuesday, February 12 6:30 p. m. Blue and Gold Dinner of Pack 168, St. Stephen’s Parish House.
Wednesday, February 13 7:30 p. ill. Osborne Council Meeting.
Monday, February 18 5 p. m, Sewickley Heights Council Meeting.
8 p. m. Sewickley Council Meeting.
Thursday, February 21
5 p. m. to 8 p. m. Turkey Dinner at the Sewickley Methodist Church given by the Wesley Brotherhood.
8:15 p. m. Full cast of Duquesne University Tamburitzans at Sewickley Pligh School. Benefit sponsored by Board of Trade for band uniforms.
Monday, February 25 6:30 p. m. Father and Son and Sewickley Kiwanis Club dinner at the Sewickley YMCA.
8:30 p. m, Women’s Catholic Guild Card Party at the Post 4, American Legion, Broad Street
February 29
2 p, m. World Day of Prayer, sponsored by the Sewickley Council of Church Women, to be held in the Sewickley Baptist Church.
March 26, 27, 28
4tli Annual Child Health Antique Show at the Sewickley Academy. i Friday, April 25 *
Card Party sponsored by the Sewickley Century Club in St. Stephen’s Parish House.
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