OFFICIAL PROGRAM IC M. ...I... ;.ii! iffiail'M M.,il~i In*iiii NP 41.iwi I N... 12;; i........... iia i: iii Mll. C;iid. - a___ i.'I..a. a 11U!. Nt i::~i H9!I!iIi ''5. ;;. ii' Sf i.;.: I! 1!...-irdikbii&: -nm! o~~i1aI:ar Wfii i ii i mm... gn! n No, .o. 3i 1810 m 150 PENNSYLVANIA YEARS 1960 Washington sEa WASHINGTON, Donation $1.00 m4W 8 I uOflJlan3 Jo SiJpA 0111 ,,, I i 9) UasdJ eIuotuodao J9OJ;aS uoSj2UTMst?M Iuvuunjuaanbsas suoj2uiqsvM jo aoiiuJnsqo uj a I } il Sj The Past,. o 15e S years after the first settler built a cabin in Catfish Camp-now known as Washington - the first chartered school opened. Washington Academy, fore runner of Washington College and la te r Washington and Jefferson College, started ses sions in clasrooms on the sec end floor of the County's log courthouse in 1789 under the tutelage of the Rev. Thaddeus Dodd, who started his own subscription "Latin and Math emafical" school around 1782 at his home in Amity, believed to be the oldest school west of the Allegheny mountains. There was little need for ed scation in the 1770s and 1780s, swrvival for,overshadowing any thing else. Most persons work d with their hands, not their idmes ad'few of the early pi eers Aaew how to read and " lr fwer how to write. There e eaxception-the minis:*r of the gospel who played a !aient part in the found ing of this contry particularly n - Me field of education. That the clergy played an hporant part in education can be seen from the list of ersons who served as trustees for Washington Academy. These incude he Rev. John Mckhflan. famous in the his tory f Chartiers (Hill) Pres yerian Church, who started his own school in a small log - i abin in Canonsburg - the f6rsnner of Jefferson Col lege; the Rev. Joseph Smith, who opened a theological school in his home in 1875; the Rev. Mr. Dodd,-the Rev. John Clark, the Rev. Matthew fendersion, the Rev. John Gor bley, Judge James Allison, Colonel James Marshel and Thomas Scott. RED SCHOOL Subscription schools cropped up all over the town between 1790 and 1834, the year the Commonwealth of Pennsylvan ia adopted the Public School Act. Perhaps the most famous of these was the old Red School opened in 1796 in East Wheerling street and later moved to the lot now occupied by First Presbyterian Church, where it was used as a public school until 1855. History records that a town meeting on "the present sys tfe of instruction in the com mon schools" held in Wash ington in 1830 fomented the Public School Act adopted by the legislature of Pennsylvonia;n 1834. An f1-member committee was apointed as a result of this meeting to ascertain defects in the education system and this committee aparently carried its grievances to the. State capitol. Washington organized i f s first school board shortly after passage of the Public School Act in 1834. it was composed of James Ruple., John Wishart, James Shannon, John L Gow, Jacob Slage and James Reed. The first meeting was held September 25, 1834, and first action taken was to levy taxes designed to bring in approximately $600 in revenue. Several meetings later, the Board secured from the Borough three rooms in the old Market House on the corner of Main and Beau streets --at an annual rental of $25and established its first public school. By July of 1835, George Freeby was engaged as principal of the male school at a salary of $300 a year and Joseph Ruple was employed as his assistant. The Board also accepted an offer of the Rev. Charles Wheeler, pastor of First Baptist Church, to serve as teacher of the female school. Philip Potter was employed as teacher of the"African School." FIRST SITE In October of 1836, the Washington School Board purchased its first site for con. struction of a school at the corner of West Cherry avenue and South Franklin street at a cost of $100. The building was erected for approximately $800. This school was opened in the summer of 1837 and was designated as Female School No. 2 with the Rev. Charles Wheeler as the first teacher. In the following years, many school buildings were constructed or purchased. These include Moale School No. 1, basement of the Methodist Protestnat C h u r ch; Female School No. 2, the recently constructed school of the corner of West Cherry avenue and South Franklin street; School No. 3, the old Red School aof the corner of East Wheeling and South College streets; School No. 4, a brick school located in the rear of the 8apfist Church on West Cherry avenue west of South Franklin street and School No. 5 a Negro school located in West Pine avenue. Total enrollment in these schools in 1837 was 291 pupils and classes were held starting in May and ending in September. During the other seven months the schools were rented to teachers for private instruction. In the years that followed, new schools were purchased and others discarded. By 1841 there were six schools in operation employing four men and four women teachers at an average salary of $20 a month each. The cost of teaching each pupil was approximately 75 cents a month. The widely scattered and separated s c h ool I s brought m any complications, but in 1853, when Alexander M. Gow became principal of all schools in the Washington District, he began a drive to centralize the school system. UNION SCHOOL In May of 1853, the Washington School Board unamimously decided to build a new school suitable for both grade and high school students on four lots located at the corner of East Beau and North Lincoln streets. By 1855, the Union School as it was known, was ready for occupancy. It was a three-story, brick building with eight rooms on the first two floors, a central hallway, and two rooms eon the third floor. Cost of eonstruction and furnishings was $18,000. For a period of 44 years following its construction, Union School was the center of public school education;n Wash ington. In 1885, an annex containing eight rooms was constructed adjacent to the main building. Both were completely destroyed by fire in 1899. Prior to the destruction of Union School, however, the great oil boom. had swelled Washington's school population to the point where a separate High school had to be built. It was constructed in 1895 on West Beau street at the corner of Ruple avenue and was known as the West Side School. In 1911, an annex was added and these buildings served as the High School until the present High School was constructed in 1932. Numerous g r a d e schools were built through the yearsthose currently in use being constructed around the turn of the century. Approximate construction dates of the present buildings are as follows: First and Third Ward, about 1899; Sixth Ward, formerly known as North Washington School, became a part of the Washington district in 1902 and was built shortly offer that; Old Clark, built before 1903 and formerly in Canton Township; New Clark, built in 1926; Fifth Waord, formerly k no w n as South Washington, built in 1904; Seventh Ward, 1905 and '06, and Eighth Ward, formerly West Washington School, 1908. Washington's present Junior-Senior High School building was constructed in 1932 on Jefferson avenue at the intersection of West Hallam avenue. It contains 30 classrooms, three lecture rooms, three science laboratories, three domestic science rooms, a combination gymnasium and audiFirst school built by School Board Washington's first Courthouse - home of Washington Academy College Adminitration Building torium, modern shops and other facilities. W. & J. COLLEGE Washington and Jefferson College's history stems from Washington Academy which was founded in 17 87 and opened April I, 1789. Within two years, in the winter of 1790-91, the old o10g courthouse in which the Academy was located burned to the ground and because no other suitable place could be found, the Academy was temporarily suspended. Before Washington Academy resumed sessions, another academy was started in Canonsburg. In 1802, the Canonsburg Academy received a new charter and became Jefferson College. F o u r years later, Washington Academy was rechartered as Washington College. Rivalry between the two colleges served to block the pro. gress of both and lack of money was a grave hindrance to their development. In 1829, Washington College was forced to adopt an emergency program under a trustee committee. Only seven graduated that year and there were no graduates the following year. Yet in 1831, before the period of storm and stress was ended, Washington College established a professorship of English language and literature-one of the first of such chairs in any American college. Suggestions for effecting a union of the two colleges were put forward time after time, but it took a decline in enroll ment and financial problems caused by the Civil War to make the merger a reality. Conventions of alumni of both colleges agreed upon a plan in the Fall of 1864 and in March of 1865, the Legisla ture granted a charter for the united college. The terms of the union pro. vided that some classes be taught in Washington and oth ers in Canonsburg and for three years, Washington and Jefferson College got along as best it could in both towns. In February, 1869, the legislature authorized reorganization o f the College and two months later the trustees voted that all departments be placed in Washington. By the turn of the Century, the College campus developed into the institution which is familiar to the majority of its alumni today. During the three decades between 1922 and 1952, the size of the campus tripled, several new buildings were erected and others modernized. Dr. Boyd Crumrine Patterson, a graduate of the Class of 1923, was inaugurated in June, 1950, as the ninth President. WASHINGTON SEMINARY One of Washington's greatest educational institutions was the Washington Seminary for girls which opened April 25, 1836, and operated continuously for 112 years. It, however, was not the first school for girls in Washington. Encouraged by the growing frontier settlement of Wash;ngton, a Mrs. Baker opened a "Young Ladies Seminary" here in 1811 in a house on South Main street. Just how long it continued is not k n o w n al though it was in existence in 1815 and had moved to new quarters on West Maiden street. Mrs. Baker's Seminary was -evidently so successful that others decided to open another seminary for girls in 1817 in the old Market House, but littie is known about this institution. Evidently in 1835, there was no school for girls in the Bor ough as a meeting of local businessmen was called in the home of the Honorable Thom as M. T. McKennan to discuss organization of such a school. From his meeting and a sub sequent d r i v e, Washington Female Seminary evolved. Mrs. Frank Biddle, of Phila delphia, was engaged to take charge at an anual salary of $600. Quarters were rented in the Old Masonic Lodge Hall at 22 West Maiden street. Within a year, ground was purchased at the intersection of East Maiden and SouAh Col lege streets and construction started on a ne w building which was completed by the later part of 1837. The Semi nary almost immediately be came one of the most popular girls schools west of the Alle gheny mountains. By 1841, en rollment had reached 124 of whom 60 were boarders. In 1848, Washington Sem inary suffered a setback when fire destroyed the west wing of the building and did some damage to the main structure. A meeting of the stockholders, however, ended with instruc tions to the school's trustees to begin construction of a new building which was financed by the sale of new stock. Washington Seminary con tinued to flourish through the turn of the century and into the depression years of the early 1930s at which time many sources of income upon which the Seminary had depended for years failed. In 1932, Washington Sem-, inary almost closed due to lack of finances, but a group of former teachers and other interested persons finally convinced the Board to permit the school to operate as a day school and Junior College. It continued in business at what is now the Mcllvaine section of the Washington and Jefferson College campus until at least 1938, but by 1941, the school was located in the College's old North Hall. World War II and the Army Administration School at W. and J. necessitated another move for the Seminary, this time to the William Wyhe home, East Beau street. The Seminary trustees made what turned out to be t it final "last ditch" effort to save the school in the midforties when they purchased the McCarrell property on East Wheeling street but in June, 1948, the famous old school for girls closed its doors. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION There is one other school located within the City limits which has its own historical significance. This is the Immaculate Conception school system which in 1956 opened a fine new High School on West Chestnut street. The beginning of Immaculate Conception was fomented in 1900 with the purchase of property at the corner of North Franklin and West Chestnut streets. Construction of a 10classroom building was begun that year and officially opened in 1901, offering both grade and h i g h school courses to pupils from the diocese. As the parish grew, so grew the needs for its students and in 1955 construction of the modern Immaculate Concep tion High School was begun. BUSINESS SCHOOLS Of the several business schools founded in Washington over the years, the most nota ble were the Wasington Busi ness College, founded in 1889 and closed in 1934, and Penn Commercial College, founded in 1930 and still in operation. Washington Business Col lege, located initially in the DeNormandie Building on South Main street, had a phe nominal growth after 1896 when the college came under the control of Professor Louis Van Orden. Shortly after the turn of the century, senior classes at Washington, East Union School was hub of education School children paraded in centennial West Side School served as High School until 1932 Trinity Hall Military Academy figured prominently in education Washington and Trinity High Schools attended Washington lusiness College for secreferia training. This practice was continued for many years. The school moved to the Smith Building, located at the corner of Main and Beau streefs, dnd then later to the Braden Building. When Trinity High School and Washington High School established their own commercial departments, Washington Business College started a decline in enrollment which forced closing of its .doors in 1934. Penn Cornmmercial College was founded in 1930 by C. G. Shafer and had a charter class of 35 students. John G. Roof is the school's present President and has been a member of the staff since 1932. The College is located in the G eo r g e Washington Hotel building. OTHER SCHOOLS The school now known as Trinity High School had its beginnings in 1921 when North Franklin and South Franklin Townships established a joint high school on the third floor of the Hood building, corner of West Cherry avenue and South Main street. By September of 1924, Amwell and Canton Townships had entered the jointure and the four districts purchased old Trinity Hall Academy on Park avenue. A lmost immediately the Joint School Board undertook the remodeling of old Trinity Hall and in the ensuing two years, much was done. The gymuasium was moved closer to the maiR building and construction of an auditorium was started. The gymnasium was once again enlarged in 1935 when a stage was added and a basement dug out for three additional classrooms. The last building project was in 1950 when dressing rooms were constructed in the gymnasium. J. Arleigh John is supervising principal of the Trinity Jointure and James R. Clark is Prin'cipal of the high school. This academy building figures prominently in the educational history of Washington. In 1879, the Trinity Hall Milifary Academy was established in the home of William W. Smith, currently the main building at Trinity High School, by the Pittsburgh diocese of the Protestant Episcopal Church. In its day, Trinity Hall was one of the best equipped pr i v a t e military schools in the United States The Cover.. he cover photograph for this Sesquicenten nial Feature Section is of the present administration building at Washington and Jefferson College, one of the oldest buildings still in use in Washington. This building was constructed in 1793 to house Washington Academy, forerunner of the College. Natural color covers for the Sesquicentennial Feature Sections were made and processed by the Graphic Arts Department of the Observer Publishing Company. but it was finally forced to close in 1907. The East Washington school system has also contributed to the educational history of the Cit y. The Borough School Board established a high school in the present grade school building in 1905 and the first graduates were given diplomas in 190 7. The high school was discontinued in 19!7 due to a drop in enrollment. In 1920, the high school was revived and by 1923 the number of pupils had increased to the point where the Board decided to build a separate building and construction of East Washington High School started on East Beau street. By 1925, East Washington High School was completed at a cost of $125,000. The building contains an auditorium, five classrooms, science laboratories, lecture rooms and offices, gymnasium, teachers' room and locker rooms. The capacity of the school is 300 pupils and both the high school and grade school are directed by Paul L. Yarnum, supervising principal. A move was made by the East Washington School Board a few years ago to form a jointure with the Washington School Board an grades eight through 12 but the jointure never materialized as the Washington Boa r d voted against the jointure until the plan could be brought before the people. Washington Female Seminary had illustrious history I R :, :: P i:: ;_ir q~~~~w m The Present. or many years Washing ton's public schools have been organized on the 7-5 plan, that is, seven years of elementary education and five years of secondary training in the Junior-Senior High School. Most of the eight elemen tary school buildings w ere built during the oil and gas boom around the turn of the century with the exception of the "new" Clark School on Al lison and Maple avenues which was constructed in 1925. The Junior-Senior High School was constructed during the years 1930-32 and the debt on this building was completely paid in 1956. Good maintenance has kept the buildings in generally good condition but there are many changes which would be need ed to conduct a present-day educational program. The Sixth Ward School was remodeled and totally redesigned in in terior arrangements five years ago to the end that it is as modern as an old building could be made. At the same time, a new flat roof was placed on the Seventh Ward School and the heating system there was replaced in 1959., STATE AID During the past three years, the Board of School Directors has made application for State reimbursement on a remodel. ing program of the elementary schools and for the erection of space for a cafeteria and im provement of other sub-stand ard facilities at the Hig h school. An inspection team from the Department of Public Instruction has denied consid tion of plans for Third Ward School and the Clark School area until some further study has been made of- those ele mentary buildings and sites. The Board of School Direc tors submited a proposed bond issue of $775,000 to the elec tors in 1958 which was defeat ed by a ratio of 5.4 to 4.6. This bond issue would have provided the cafeteria for the High school and would have brought to standard those service areas viewed as sub. standard by the inspection Washington High School today as seen from the air team. In addition, it would have provided for complete relighting bf the 28 - year - old building. PERSONNEL Personnel employed by the Washington School District today to operate the City's public school system includes 134 professional employes as teachers in the elementary and secondary schools; an administrative staff of eight for fulltime administration and two who are assistant secondary. school principals at the High school; a staff of seven secretaries and clerks; an assistant to the Superintendent, Dr.Meyers B. Horner; a part-time Secretary of the Board of School Directors, A. W. T. Strott; and a medical staff including two doctors, two full-time nurses, a dental hygenist and a dentist. There is a full-time custodial staff of 21 employees. The total educational program is under the immediate' direction of the Superintendent while the principals of the several buildings are in charge of the program under their jurisdiction. Supervisors are directed by the Superintendent, but work under the principals within each building. The Washington School Board sets policies. Members of this Board are Heston M. Hill, President; C. 0. Ashbaugh, J. Harold Chapman, Edward J. Harris, Daniel Martin, William McC. Richardson and John Wright. SPECIAL EDUCATION Pupils and students in the Washington school district are afforded considerable instruction opportunities other than S4 1 the general educational pro-.. gram. These include: Driver education, insfrumental music, vocal music, speech correction, "special education for orthogenic backward children, day care training, or children that are trainable -bvt not educable, a summer re*reational program and a p gram for gifted children which includes advanced mathematics for High school students and an opportunity for sixth and seventh grade pupils- to study German or Spanish. As of February I, 1960, the enrollment by building and building principals in the Washington School District were: First Ward, 289, Jay M. Luft, Principal; Third Ward, 64, Elizabeth C. Day; Fifth Ward, 270, Miss Day; Sixth Ward, 283, Dr. William A. Harris; Seventh Ward, 321, David M. Rasel; Eighth Ward, 449, Guy McCarrell; Clark, 515, Harry Sutherland, and Washington Junior-Senior High S choo l, 1,385, Emil F. Dupke. W. J. COLLEGE Under the guidance of its ninth president,. Dr. Boyd C. Patterson, Washington a n d Jefferson College during the School Board, I to r, Hill, Chapman, Strott, Ashbaugh, Richardson, Harris, Martin, Wright Clark Third Ward Fifth Ward First Ward Eighth Ward ,Sixth, Ward Seventh Ward Immaculate past decade has consolidated its position financially and ac ademically. A stable financial condition has been achieved by careful management and the support of loyal alumni, industry and friends in spite of the lag in income compared to rising costs of operation. An annual operating budget of _about $1,500,000 must be met by sources of income other han tuition charges and fees. A student actually pays only about two-thirds of the. cost of his education, the remaining third depending for its payment upon endowment -income and gifts. A tuition increase of $150 the first in two years, will bring the annual charge to $950 starting September 1960, but a good part of the additional income realized w i I I help -meet a faculty salary increase effective this July, the third general increase in five years, and part will help deFyV the cost of a revised curriculum. Conception High School opel fect next September. If will en able students to engage in con centrated and vigorous train ing in a particular area study, yet allow him to relate his area of scholarship to the rest of human knowledge. S p e c i a I fields of major study will al low a student to prepare for medical school or participate ned in 1956 in the college's cooperative engineering with Carnegie In stitute of Technology. There is sufficient flexibility in the study program to enable stu dents to meet requirements for admision to other profes sional schools and to qualify for Pennsylvania high school teacher certification. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Ground was broken for a new immacJlate Conception High School in August, 1955, and the building was dedicated in September, 1956. This mod ern school is designed to ac comidate 450 pupils in grades nine through 12 and contains I I classrooms, gymnasium, caf eteria, science laboratory, com mercial rooms, home - making rooms, library, h3alth suite and administrative offices. It is lo cated adjacent the Immaculate Conception Church on West Chestnut street. it is located at the intersection 6o North Franklin and West Chestnut streets. This school is one of the few schools in the diocese which operated as both a grade and high school from its beginning until construction of the new high school. The enrollment problem for grade school, even with a new high school, is becoming critical. The Immaculate Conception school system is directed by the Rev. Charles., Rice. In 1955, Saint Hilary's Ro man Catholic Church construc ted a convent and elementary school adjacent the church on Henderson avenue. This modern building contains eight class rooms, a n d offers education from grades one through eight with a current enrollment;of 324. There are six religious teachers and three lay teach ers operating the school under the direction of the Rev. S. J. Zolnierzak. OTHER SCHOOLS Four Townships, South Strabane, North Franklin, Canton The Immaculate Conception The new curriculum is de- Grade School, constructed in signed to meet the needs of 1901, contains 10 classrooms, the times and will go into ef- Dr. Boyd C. Patterson auditorium and office space. Dr. Meyers B. Horner St. Hilary's School and Amwell, still comprise the Trinity Jointure and operate Trinity High School. This school is extremely overcrowded to.day and enrollment surveys indicate that conditions will become worse. The Jointure is planning construction of a $4-5 million high school in the near future. The Washingfon School Board has unamiously passed a resolution calling on the County Superintendent of Schools, William H. Donaldson, and the County School Board to have a merger of Washington and East Wa s h ington schools placed on the ballot this November for voters of Washington and the Borough. The County Board has not acted but is waiting the result of a survey of East Washington schools being conducted by the Pennsylvania Economy League. Penn Commercial College continues to operate in the George Washington H otel building on South Main street. Its current enrollment is 180 and offers training in account ing, secretarial, stenography, business administration, exec utive-secretarial and o f f i c e machines. It is approved by the National Council of Bus; ness Schools and the Pennsyl vania Private School Associa tion. Washington and Jefferson College campus as seen from the air today The Future.. W" yithin approximately one year, the Wash ington School Board may be faced with a major decision. About mid-196 I, its estimated that the Board's ap plication for State aid in modernizing some of its grade' schools and the Junior-Senior High School will be approved and the Board will have some 10 months to get to work on the program or else the aid will be withdrawn. It's highly probable that re modeling of the high school will be accomplished at this time. This phase of the pro gram, which has been estimated will cost $773,000, includes construction of a cafeteria to feed 1,500 students, remodel ing of the health suite, home making department and arts and crafts rooms, enlarging of the library and relighting the entire school with modern fluorescent fixtures. This is ap proximately the same program which the Board hoped to ac complish in 1959 with a bond issue that was defeated by the voters. There may be major changes when it comes to remodeling the grade school buildings. First of all, the Central Business District redevelopment program places First Ward School inside the redevelopment area. Secondly, the 1960 census report of a drop in City population of 3,961 residents in the past 10 years is bound to have effect on any program involving school modernization or construction. Thirdly, the proposed merger of Washington and East Washington schools, which may never materialize, may also effect the Board's decision as to whether to accept State aid and go ahead with plans to modernize grade schools. The Board's application asks for assistance in modernizing all schools with the exception of Third Ward and Clark. W. & J. COLLEGE The strengthening of academic and financial areas of Washington and Jefferson College during recent years has resulted in a sound foundation upon which growth and further improvements are being planned. A development office has been established, with George H. Murray in charge, which will prepare the way for a general expansion of the campus and facilities. Plans for a modern gymnasium are already being reviewed with architects, the building to be located in all likelihood on the site of the present temporary student housing at the corner of East Chestnut and North College streets. An addition to the library is also being given consideration and other buildings which will probably follow are an auditorium, college church, and a frafernity-dormitory system. The bulk of the property needed for the expension has already been acquired to the East of the present campus, but no definite dates have been established as yet for the start of the development program proper. There are no plans to icrease enrollment, which will stay atof a figure between 725 and 750. However, an increase in applications.is being experienced, which means that selective admissions requirements will possibly reach even higher standards than now. It is the policy of the College Board of Trustees, of which Judge John W. Mcllvoine is President, to remain a small liberal arts college for men, but to improve facilities and methods substantially. TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL Trinity High School is about to start construction of a $4.5 million dollar Junior-Senior High School on ground owned on Park avenue. The program is in its final planning stage. It's estimated that ground for the new school will be broken in June or July of 1961 and that the Junior High School wing, cafeteria, kitchen, gymnasium, auditorium and Junior industrial arts rooms will be first constructed. This will require two years. A temporary fence will be erected between this construction and the present Trinity High School and gymnasium building to permit classes to continue at the school during construction. When the Junior High School wing is completed, students will use these facilities while construction of the Senior High School wing is completed.' The latter will require another year of construction and includes remodeling of 10 classrooms and administrative offices in old Trinity Hall and the razing of the present gymnasium. OTHER SCHOOLS The Immaculate Conception school system is currently constructing a new convent to house 20 nuns it is being built at the corner of North Franklin street and West Ruple avenue. With completion of this building, possibly in time for the school term this Fall, the old convent adjacent the grade school on North Franklin street will become available for grade school activities and will alleviate over-crowded conditions until such time as this. convent is razed and a new building constructed. Provisions are made to add four more classrooms to St. Hilary's elementary school on Henderson avenue should future growth warrant this construction. Penn Commercial College has made application for accreditation from the Accrediting Commission for Business Schools in Washington, D. C. Receipt of this accreditation will put the College on a level with all other nationally accredited business schools in the United States. Cafeteria for Wash High still probable Model of Convent being built by Immaculate Conception Proposed Trinity Junior-Senior High School frofiting on Park Avenue ~;~ \'.' '' ~-'' .; -;; ...~ -'I.~ 1' t. ' ' ..., i. 3 I "': r. ' ?. ~ I ,. ~ . I .,... I:: r : I I ~ ~ -'. 94 ' I C In Observance of Washington's Sesquicentennial West Penn Power... Presents dIW::: a's:: * 150 Years of Religion The Past.. he religious movement and history of Wash ington are literally inseparble. As greAF the Church, so grew the City; as the Church prospered, the City prospered. Piincipal roles in the re igious drama of Washington were played by the Scotch Irish Presbyterians, who not only established churches te first in Washington in 1793 -bet who were the moving force in the County's earliest edecation system. In quick suc cession come the Methodists (1784), Lutherans (1798), baptists (1814), United Pres bhyerioas (1816), Christians (1832), Episcopalons (1844), and others. Dates shown in dkte fthe. year in which the frst congregation of the var ions denominations was actual ly organized in the City. Roman Catholicism made its appearance in Washngton alies 1800. but no parish was formed munil 155. The City's fsmall Jewish colony was meet iog in private homes around SEVERS RELATIONS Perhaps lie most significant istorical event in the religious roth of Washington oc.aer*d in 1809 when the Rev. Uomas Campbell, a minister df 11me Seceder Church as ied by the Synod of Phila e ato the Presbytery of iers Washington Coun y. iresided at a service in the Drig this servic.6, the Rev. Mr.. Campbell coalled on all pious persons belonging to the Presbyterian family to join in commanion and at the next meeting of the Presbytery he was charged with failure to observe a strict adherance to church standards and usages. The Rev. Mr. Campbell severed his relationship with the Seceder Presbyterian Church and with a group of friends met to form the "C hristian Association of Washington" - a movement which eventually led to the Christian or Disciples of Christ Church. THE. 18TH CENTURY The organization of First Presbyterian Church was completed in the fall of 1793, the exact date not known. It was the first church organized in the Town of Washington, but by no means the first in Washington County. During the first 13 years of its existance, the congregation had no sanctuary and services were conducted in the Washington Academy building or the Courthouse. A brick building (still standing) was erected in 1805-06 at the corner of South Franklin street and West Strawberry avenue and occupied until 1851 when the church on the present site, corner of South College and East Wheeling streets, was dedicated. This building was razed in 1868 and a new edifice constructed in 1869. A chapel was added in 1886 and the main church building was extended in 1887 to make room for an organ and choir loft. The First Methodist Church of Washington was founded in 1784 oat a cabin owned by Thomas Lackey by itinerant preachers riding the Redstone Circuit. The growth of the congregation and the increasing importance of Washington led to construction of a log church on the southeast corner of West Chestnut and North Franklin streets. This was the first church building in Washington. By 1816, the congregation had outgrown the old log cabin and a brick meeting house was constructed on land behind the cabin. In 1848, a third church for the First Methodist congregation was constructed on West Wheeling street and this building is currently occupied by the St. Paul A. h. E. congregation. Earliest congregation organized here was First Presbyterian Construction of the present church for the First Methodists, located on the corner of East Beau and North College streets, was started in 1785 and completed in 1786. The congregation of First Lutheran Church considers 1798 as the date of its beginning as an organization when it is believed that German Lutherans and Dutch Presbyterians met regularly in the home of a Jacob Weuler for "spiritual advice and comfort." About 1812,the organization which was known then as the German Lutheran and Presbyterian Church, purchased a site for a meeting house at the corner of West Walnut and North Franklin streets. The building was completed in 1816 and this church, along with a log school house erected in 1818, served the con. gregation for 70 years. A second church building was erected in 1885 at the corner of Franklin and West Beau streets, but this was sold in 1919 and for several years the Circuit rider preachers conducted early services in this area First Methodist built first church in' 1801 congregation met in the public meeting room of the Courthouse., Construction of the present building, located on the site of the congregation's first meeting house, was completed in 1926. 1800 TO 1850 The First Baptist Church of Washington was regularly constituted on October 14, 1814, with II charter members. Seven of these members came from the congregation of North Ten Mile Baptist Church -the oldest organized congregation in Washington County-and the other four from probably the Mt. Hermon Baptist Church. The first meeting house was constructed at 77 West Wheeling street and dedicated in 1819. A second church building was constructed on West Wheeling street in 1893 (now the First Church of the Nazarene) and the present edifice at the corner of South College and East Wheelingstreets was constructed and dedicated in 1931. The First United Presbyterian Church of Washington was founded by the Associate Se. ceder Presbyterian Church on August 28, 1816, and it is believed the congregation met for many years in the Courthouse, No record of any reg. ular place of worship prior to 1837 exists. Some time before 1824, the Associate Reformed congregation began construction of a meeting house on a lot on Belle street (now Wheeling street) near Franklin street. For financial reasons, the building was not completed and if was sold to the Associate Seceder group at a Sheriff's sale. This was the the first home of what was to become First United Presbyterian Church of Washington and it served until 1867 when the present building on We s t Wheeling and Brownson avenues was constructed. The oldest Negro Methodist church west of the Allegheny mountains was organized in 1818 when the St. Paul A. M. E. Church started holding meetings on North Lincoln street on the site of the present Nazareth Baptist Church. In 1876, the congrega tion purchased its present home on West Wheeling street from the First Methodist con gregation. On May 15, 1831, Thomas Campbell and his son Alex ander inspired organization of the First Christian Church of Washington and the first serv ice was held in the home of Samuel Morris. Later services were held in a log school on a farm four miles from.Washington and a church was built shortly thereafter in what is now Laboratory. The congregation moved into Washington in 1867, occupying the former C im berl a n d Presbyterian Church building on West Wheeling street. On February 11, 1894, the present edifice on West Wheeling street was dedicated. Severe damage was doen to the building in February, 1946, by an explosion and fire during a Father and Son banquet. Avery Methodist Church was founded in 1833 as the Methodist Protestant Church of Washington and services were held until 1836 in the Court. house when a building was constructed on the south side of West Beau street. This building was completely destroyed by fire in 1851. The congregation decided to construct a new church across the street and this building was used until last year when a modern, beautiful edifice was constructed in Franklin Farms. Old church church was constructed on East Maiden street and dedicated on August 26, 1855, as the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This building was severely damaged by fire in 1885, but was repaired and served another seven years before a steady increase in parishioners brought about construction of a new church at the corner of East Wheeling and South Lincoln streets. Thisbuilding served until 1930 building still stands on South Franklin Street when the present Immaculate were held in the Smith buM-I Conception Church was constructed and dedicated on West Chestnut street. The Second Presbyterian Church of Washington was organized March 12, 1861, consisting of 36 persons from First Presbyterian Church and one from Martinsville, 0., as charter members. Outbreak of the Civil War forced the new church project held in abeyance until 1864 when services ing, corner of North Main and East Beau streets. From f874 to 1887, services were held is the Methodist Protestant (for. mer Avery Methodist) Church on West Beau street; ree 1887 to 1930, services wom held in the so-cailed "QId Churc" building on East Bees street (now the Silve.e Army) citadel, and a 1PO, the present Second Pr.sbopv# ioan Church at the cornimvl ... -...::.- *..*" *: * Another Negro Church, the Wright Chapel A. M. E. Zion......... Church, was organized in 1843 and the congregation met for the first five years in private:.:.......i" homes. A building was construcfed on the present site on North Lincoln street and this was completely rebuilt in the years 1926-28. The Trinity Episcopal Church of Washington was founded April 22, 1844, at an organizational meeting held in Colleqe Hall and regular meetings of the congregation were held For somrne time in either the County Courthouse or the C u m b e r I a n d Presbyterian Church. In 1850, a frame church was built on the present site of Trinity Episcopal Church on East Beau street. The present building was constructed in 1863, the present rectory - formerly Washing.tons' first hospital - was purchased some few years later and the present parish house was constructed in 1927. 1850 TO 1900 The Immaculate Conception parish of the Roman Catholic Church was founded in 1855 but the history of Catholic ism in the Washington area goes back much earlier. It's recorded that a Catholic Priest preached in Washington as early as 1801 and various Priests from St. James Parish, located just east of West Alexander on the old National Pike, visited Washington fre q u e n f I y to administer to Catholics in the area.,The first Former Immaculate Conception ChutJ4 now part of College -a-c- ~:l: t - I;ir-.,i t-u Emt Beau street and avenue was dedicated. Penn The Jefferson Avenue Methedist Church was organized as the Second Methodist Church September 28, 1890, in the Courthouse with 24 charter members transferring from First Methodist Episcopal Church. On September 26, 1890, the cornerstone of the present building, located at the intersection of Jefferson and Hall avenues, was laid and the edifice was dedicated as Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church May 31, 1891. Organized in the late 1880's, the first actual service of Third Presbyterian Church was held in the Courthouse and services were held there until construction of the present church building on Jefferson avenue. This building was dedicated March 24, 1891, and has served the congregatoflon continuously since that time. Eighty-three charter members of Second United Presbyterian Church held their first service in the Chapel of Washington and Jefferson College on February 22, 1893, and services were continued there until construction of the congregation's. present. building, corner of North College and East Chestnut streets, which was dedicated January 12, 1896. The Third United Presbyteran Church. was formally organized October 6, 1894, although a mission school had been operated in old Clark School for a year and a half previous to that date under the direction of the Session of Second United Presbyterian Church. In December, 1894, the congregation decided to construct a building and the present church was dedicated October 16, 1895. In November, 1909, an annex was added. The West Washington Meth odist Church was organized and the first church building erected in 1894. A second church was constructed in 1899 and the present sanctuary on Fayettffe street was completed in 1927. Improvements con tinued in the years immediately following the dedication of the present church and recently a new parsonage and social building were completed. The C e n f r a I Presbyterian Church, 99 West Beau street, was organized April 26, 1896, as the First Cumberland Pres byterian Church of Washing ton. The organizational meeting was held in the Y. M. C. A. Hall, corner of Main and Beau streets, and services were held there until construction of the present sanctuary shortly after the turn of the century. With the union of the Presbyterian end Cumberland Presbyterian churches, the name of the church was changed in 1908 to Central Presbyterian Church. The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, 17 East Wal nut street, was also founded in 1896 with meetings held in the Courthouse. The congregation later moved to a room in the Best building wherg it was known as the Best Mission. In 1907, the congregation moved to the corner of North Main and East Walnut streets and seven years later the present c h u r c h building was constructed. In 1957, a building adjoining the church was constructed and dedicated as an annex. 1900 TO 1950 Although officially incorporated December 9, 1901, the Beth Israel Synagogue congregation had met for services at regular intervals since the 1880s in private homes and later in rented halls, the first of which was located on the corner of Fayette and McCarrell avenues and later in Mack's Hall on West Chestnut street. A fire in this later meeting place brought about organization of Beth Israel and construction of Washington's First Synagogue at the corner of North Franklin and West Spruce streets in 1902. The congregation continued to grow and this Synagogue was remodeled and enlarged in 1914 and additional facilities were added in 1939. June 23, 1954, ushered in a new era for the Jewish community of Washington with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Synagogue on North avenue. This beautiful structure was completed in 1955. Twenty-three members of First Baptist Church and 34 others comprised the charter membership of Allison Avenue Baptfist Church which was organized March 23, 1902. The. present church building was constructed at that time at the corner of Allison and Maple avenues. In February, 1904, the Chapel was enlarged, classrooms added and a parsonage started. The congregation confinued to grow and in 1923, the facilities were again enlarged. Broad Street Baptist Church was charted May 4, 1902, although it operated as the West End Mission Bible School for three years previous to that date, and in 1901 dedicated a church building for the school. Shortly after organization in 1902, the original building was moved and the present church auditorium was constructed. It is located at the intersection of Broad street and McCarrell avenues. Extensive remodeling has been done in the past few years. At a meeting of Washington Presbytery held in Claysville on December 8, 1902, the organization of Fourth Presbyterian Church of Washington was authorized. Actual organization of this church was made at a meeting in the McGugin Building, Jefferson and Wylie avenues, on March 27, 1903, and services were held in that building while the present sanctuary at the same intersection was being constructed The Second Christian Church was also organized in 1903 as an outgrowth of the missionary zeal of the parent church, the First Christian Church. A building was erected and dedicated at the corner of Allison and Wylie avenues on March 29, 1903, and this sanctuary has been remodeled twice in its more than 57-year history. The major change was made in 1942 when a new Allison avenue entrance was made and extensive interior remodeling completed. Another Negro church, the John Wesley Methodist, was founded April 11, 1906, in the home of John T. Washington, 37 Erie street. This congregation occupied several meeting places prior to construction of a church on Central avenue which was completed in 1911. A fire broke out one month following dedication of the structure and temporary quarters had to be secured while the church was rebuilt. Though not in the City, Laboratory Presbyterian Church's existance is due to the movement to the City of the First Christian Church congregation which left Laboratory churchless. A Sunday School was operated from approximately 1880 until the founding of Laboratory Presbyterian Church on June 14, 1913. Construction was immediately started on the present sanctuary which has had extensive remodeling completed recently. The history of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church goes back to 1919 when a parish was founded for Polish im migrants of the Washington area. For a time, services were held in a building at the corner of Allison and McAdam avenues. Cornerstone for the present church on Henderson avenue was laid December 12, 1920. The parish now serves more than 600 families of all nationalities. The First Church of the Nazarene, presently located at 28 East Wheeling street, but currently in the midst of a new church building campaign, was founded December 30, 1923. The Church has had several locations: 723 Broad street, 361 West Chestnut street, West Beau street, and the present home of the Salvation Army on East Beau street. It has been in its present location since 1934. The Second Church of the Nazarene, Hart and Addison avenues, was founded in 1950. St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 725 North Main street, was organized in 1938 and the church structure was dedicated in 1940. St. Paul's is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America. OTHER CHURCHES Organization years and loca tions of other churches in the immediate Washington area include First Pilgrim Tabernacle, 394 West Chestnut street, 1943; First Church of Christ, Fourth and Allison avenu e s, approximately 1900; Calvary Temple, 1017 Jefferson avenue, 1946; C a I v a r y Baptist Church, Gabby avenue and Franklin Farms road, 1955; Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Church, 47 Griffith avenue, 1914: Christian Church of North America, West Wylie avenue, 1924; Hayes Community Church, Hayes avenue, 1945; Wolfdale Sunday School, Wolfdale, 1901, and Free Methodist Church, 690 Glenn street, 1949. Founding dates of churches listed came from stories written generally by members of the various congregations for publication in The Reporter's Sesquicentennial. Edition i n 1958. Churches that did not participate in thai. edition are not listed in this feature section. The present list of ministers of Washington area churches are from current files of the Observer Publishing Company and are as complete as possible. Disasterous explosion wrecked basement of First Christian Church in 1946 Oldest church edifice still in use in City Education The Present. n the past decade or so, the religious pattern in Washington has closely followed a national trend which is characterized by two contradictory phenomena. The first of these is the growth of the so-called sect variety of churches as opposed to denominational churches. (Religious leaders define a sect church as a group of people who believe that they are the church of Jesus Christ and do not recognize any other persons to be Christians outside of their particular group. A denomination church, on the other hand, is a group of Christians who consider themselves to be part of the church of Jesus Christ gathered together under certain modes of worship, practice, doctrine and polity. Denominational church members do recognize that there are Christians outside of their particular group.) The second phenomenon has been the development of the ecumenical or world-wide movement which has seen churches of the same heritage and tradition uniting together within the family group. The Methodists were the first of the I a r g e denominational churches to do this when, in 1939, the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Protes tant Church and the Methodist Church, South, joined forces. Since then there have been several such unifications in cluding the Evangelical and Reformed Churches, the Pres byterian and United Presby terian, the Lutherans, etc. Co operation between denomina tional groups has also become exceedingly pronounced. COSTS INCREASE Like most everything else, the cost of maintaining a church and ministerial staff has risen tremendously in the past 10 years. The number of members required today to al Wing constructed by First Methodists support a minister and maintain a church under present per capita giving has increased to the point where it is almost impossible for a small congregation to support these costs. Churches in Washington, therefore, have generally followed a "hold the line" policy for the past several years, making only those capital improvements necessary for good housekeeping or to alleviate overcrowded conditions. There have been exceptions. Beth Israel Synagogue constructed a new Sanctuary and manse on North avenue in 1955. The Avery Methodist Church completed construction of a new church and parsonage in North Franklin Township in 1959. The First Methodist Church added an educational wing linking the sanctuary and the former parsonage together and purchased a new manse two years ago. West Washington Methodist Church built a Fellowship Hall and new parsonage in 1957. New manses were also constructed by First Presbyterian Church and First Baptist Church. Trinity Episcopal Church has made extensive improvements to the exterior of the sanctuary including repainting of trim and sand blasting of the stone front. The plant's heating system was replaced and eight contemporary memorial windows depicting the history of Chrisianity have been painted and installed in the nave. The carrillon in the parish house was electrified last year. OTHER IMPROVEMENTS Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church within the past decade renovated the church basement, adding a new cement floor and folding doors so that the area can be divided into classrooms. Central Presbyterian Church redecorated its dining room and added a nursery room for the convenience of parents, Who wish to leave young Humbert Lane for construction of a church in the near future. First Lutheran Church secured a second parsonage at 485 Donnan avenue within the past 10 years and purchased two lots on West Walnut street for parking. In 1958, additional space was made available for classrooms by renovation of a balcony and the choir space was enlarged. St. Paul's Lutheran Church completed construct i o n o f basement facilities in 1956 and is awaiting completion of the church's superstructure. Ground was broken for a new church for First Church of.the Nazarene on North Main street extension within the post year and this building will be completed shortly. Several of the non-denominational churches have constructed new churches in the past 10 years. These include Calvary Temple, Church of Christ, Free Metrodist, Community Friendship and Seventh Day Adventist. PRESENT MINISTERS Ministers serving churches in the Washington area during the City's Sesquicentennial include: BAPTIST-First, E a r I C. Gross; Broad Street, Willard Boswell; Ca I va r y, Robert Franklin; Allison A v e n u e, Arthur Charsky. BETH ISRAEL - Daniel Lowy. CATHOLIC - Immaculate Conception, Charles O. Rice; St. Hilary's, S. J. Zolnierzak. CHRISTIAN - First, Peter M. Macko; Second, A. C. Young. EPISCOPAL - Trinity, Robert B. Muhl. LUTHERAN-First, Reginald E. Dozer; St. Paul's, Paul G. Langer. METHODIST - First, William E. Daugherty; Jefferson Avenue, Stephen E. Cupcheck; Avery, Carl Sphar; West Washington, C. R. Wick; John Wesley, A. H. Young. NAZARENE - First, William G. Ardrey; Second, Ellis K. Horton. PRESBYTERIAN - First, E. E. Cunningham; Second, William G. Rusch; Third, W. Franklin Harkey; Fourth, James children while attending services. The sanctuary and class,rooms of Allison Avenue Baptist Church were repainted this year. . Two Sunday School departments ofat First Baptist Church were renovated in 1956-47. Partitions were knocked out and a dividing door added to create two departments, each consisting of three classrooms. Within the past 10 years, the sanctuary and chapel at First Presbyterian Church have been completely redecorated and a new kitchen has been added in the basement. M a n y improvements have been made at Second United Presbyterian Church including remodeling of the basement, installation of new light fixtures throughout the church and expanding of educaltional facilities, with addition of a partition and folding doors. First Christian Church in October, 1958, purchased a 17-acre site near the intersection of North Main street and MANSES CONSTRUCTED OR PURCHASED WITHIN PAST FIVE YEARS First Methodist Avery Methodist Beth Israel First Presbyteian W. Wash. Methodist First Saptls Front of Trinity Episcopal Church renovated -W. Fraser; Central. E. H. Riedesel; Laboratory, ThomasW. Redick. UNITEID PRESBYTERIAN - First, Charles R. Graham; Second, Raymond F. Jones; Third, Fred S. Bull. OTHER CHURCHES Other churches in operation during this Sesquicentennial year, and their ministers, in clude Christian and Missionary Alliance, George B. Morgan; Gospel Light Church, Huey Gillispie; First Church of Christ Science; Moser Memor ial Chapel, Kenneth C. Mock; Apostolic Faith Church, Ray mond R. Tharp; Seventh Day Adventist, James C. Reynolds; Bible Missionary, Tony Bane; Full Gospel Tabernacle, R. M. Gump; Foursquare Gospel, W. C. Cobb; Calvary Temple, Herbert J. Sweat and Michael A. Sitko; Church of God, Eu gene Nicholson; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Gaylord Danley; Chris tian Church of, North America; Church of Faith, Joseph Grat zer; Washington City Mission and Hayes Avenue Mission, Rev. and Mrs. Burt McCaus land; Mt. Zion Baptist, Louis Wells; First Pilgrim Taber nacle, George E. Culver; Brookside Pentecostal, D. J. Lyons; Washington R e v i v a I Center, Nancy M. Kuhns: Log pile Community Friendship, Ralph Porter; St. Paul A.M.E. Church, F. W. Thompson; Wrights Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, Ralph Reynolds; First Church of God, Ola B. Gaines; Nazareth Baptist Church, R. H. Rucker; Miracle Temple of God in Christ, W. S. Ramsey; New Hope Baptist Church, W. S. Fluker: Temple of God Church of the Pentecostal As sembly, O. B. Johnson; Oak land Avenue Friendship, W. T. Foster; Emanuel Tabernacle Baptist, S. B. White. COUNCIL OF CHURCHES Organized in December, 1956, the Washington Council of Churches carries on a year round program of community wide religious -affairs. Each member church - of which there are 25 - is represented on the Council by the minister or ministers end by three laymen, of whom one is a woman and one a youth. President of the Council is Dr. Norman W. Vogel who is a member of the faculty of Washington and Jefferson College. The Immediate Past Presidernt is the Rev. Robert B. Muhl, pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church. By-laws of the organizafion specify that the Presidency shall rotate each year between a religious leader and a layman. The work. of the Council is done by these Commissioners: Spiritual Life, which arranges inter-church, community - wide religious services; Christian Education, which conducts a leadership training program and church requested vacation bible school; United Church Women's Commission, which is empowered to sponsor family week observances and social welfare affairs; Youth Commission, which sponsors Christian youth activities; Civic Commission, which goes into religious census, temperance education, race relations, etc., and Finance and Publicity Commission which is responsible for publicity and financial audits. COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP Members of the present Council of Churches are: Al lison Avenue Baptist Church, Avery Methodist Church, Cen tral Presbyterian Church, First Baptist Church, First Christian, First Lutheran Church, First Methodist Church, First Pres byterian Church, First United Presbyterian Church, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Holy Trin ity Polish National Catholic Church, Jefferson Ave n u e Methodist Church, John Wes ley Methodist Church, Labora tory Presbyterian Church, Lib erty Methodist Church, Mount Herman Baptist Church, St. Paul A. M. E. Church, Second Christian Church, Second Pres byterian Church, Second Unit ed Presbyterian Church, Third Presbyterian Church, T h ir d United Presbyterian Church, Trinity Episcotal Church, West Washington Methodist Church, Wright Memorial A. M. E. Church. The executive committee of the Council includes: President, Dr. Norman W. Vogel; Vice President, Richard Hufford; Secretary, Mrs. Guy Hootman; Treasurer, Miss Alice Drake; Immediate Past President, the Rev. Robert B. MuhI; Spiritual Life Commission, the Rev. James W. Fraser, chairman, Mrs. Paul W. Lewis, vice chairman; Christian Education Commission, Mrs. Norma Charsky, chairman, the Rev. A. C. Young, vice chairman; United Church Women's Commission, Mrs. Wil f r e d Burns, chairman, Mrs. Harold DR. VOGEL Sharp, vice chairman; Youth Commission, Earl G. Gross, chairman, the Rev. Carl Sphar, vice chairman; Civic Commission, Guy R. Day, chairman, the Rev. Eugene Cunningham, vice chairman; Finance and Publicity, J. Wilbur Arbuckle, chairman, the Rev. Ralph Reynolds, vice chairman. The Washington Ministerial Association has been organized for many years but much of the responsibilities of this organization have been turned over to the Council of Churches. T h e Ministerial Association meets monthly to discuss common religious problems. The Rev. Carl Sphar, pastor of Avery Methodist Church, is REV. SPHAR Pres. Church Council Heads Ministerial Group the current President. Other officers of the Asso.ciation are the Rev. Thomas W. Redick, pastor of Laboratory Presbyterian Church, vice president, and the Rev. Arthur Charsky, pastor of Allison Avenue Baptist Church, secretarytreasurer. The program committee is composed of the Rev. erends Frederick R. Hellegers, E. H. Reidesel, Ralph Reynolds, Reginald E. Dozer, Robert B. Muhl, and Stephen E. Cupcheck. The Rev. Mr. Hellegers is Chaplain at the college. The Cover.. he Aver y Methodist Church in Franklin F a r m s was selected for the cover of this Sesqui centennial Feature Section on 150 Years of Relig:on" in that it is the latest denominational church constructed in th e Washington area and offered the best photographic possibil ities for natural color repro duction. The architecture of the Av ery Church was also considered in that this sanctuary shows the current trend toward more modern architecture for church buildings. The Avery Methodist Church was constructed between Oc tober, 1958, and July, 1959, at a total cost of $110,000 in cluding land and furnishings. Beautiful Synagogu built by Beth Israel ub 1955 First Church of Nazarene building is about completed Church of Christ new non-denominational plant The Future.. ensus results, redevelop ment plans, zoning considerations, school consolidations, parking problems - these are just a few of the factors which churches of Washington are just begining to consider in developing future strategy relative to the growth of Christianity in the City. A 50-cent coin fossed into a small map of Washington's general business district will cover a territory in which are more than -a dozen major de nominational churches and sev eral of the non-denominational type. Most of these were built at logical locations 100 or more years ago; but what was logical then is not logical to day. (Eighty per cent of the churches in neighboring Greene County, for example, were lo caed on stream beds so that they could be reached by boot.) Consequently, the situation of the so-called "downtown" churches of the city - and the ma jority of Washington's churches are located in or on fringes of business areas - is becoming acute. This problem is by no means unique to Washington. The growth of sub urban churches has been slow here' but elsewhere in the United States - particularly in larger cities - the "down town" church has suffered in loss - of membership and rev enue to suburban churches. STRONGER CHURCHES The national trend today is for merger of major denomin ational churches within one family group to make stronger churches and this trend is just starting to be felt locally. The congregations of Second Pres byterian and Third Presbyter ian Churches, for example, will vote this coming Sunday to merge the two historical groups into one. To assist merger pro grams of this sort, the Washing ton Presbytery has created a Strategy and New Develop ment committee which is in the process of surveying all church es under its jurisdiction in re. gard to population changes, industrial and municipal plan ning, school consolidations and other factors. Oter denomCongregations of Third Presbyterian, left, and Second Presbyterian, right, vote to merge this Sunday inations have similar committees at work. Several churches plan major capital improvements in the immediate future. The Third United Presbyterian Church is one of these. This congregation has on the drawing board a new sanctuary and educational plant which will be consfructed on the site of the present church. More than $62,000 has been raised for the new building to date and more is being contributed each week. St. Hilary's Church is also planning to construct a new sanctuary and the Immaculate Conception Church will soon complete a new convent to house 20 nuns. The Allison Avenue Baptist Church is planning a one or two-story addition to existing facilities, but the details of this construction are not complete. A $150,000 renovation pro. gram is currently underway in Second Presbyterian Church and considerable p r o p e r t y across East Beau street has been acquired for future use. Trinify Episcopal C h u r c h plans to continue its renova tion program. Scheduled for completion this year are an en tirely new front entrance for the church including sidewalks, steps, walls, landscaping, etc, and rewiring and redecorating of the interior. In 1961, Trinity plans to renovate the entire interior of the parish house. OTHER IMPROVEMENTS The First Presbyterian Church plans to enlarge Sunday School rooms and facilities for its Scouting program. The,zxterior trim of Jefferson Avenue Methodist Church is to be painted this summer. Stonework of First Baptist Church will be cleaned and pointed this year and a new boiler installed. West Washington Methodist Church has established an An nex Fund for construction of an educational unit. The Washington Council of Churches has several programs it plans to innaugurate in the future. Among these are a paid chaplaincy to serve var ious institutions such as the County Jail and a release time program in public schools for religious education. An other leadership-training pro gram is also being arranged. PIONEER PARK A religious shrine for the honored dead of various denominations located in the old City graveyard is currently on the planning board. As presently designed, this shrine will be part of an overall Pioneer Park project and will be constructed on West Spruce avenue. Proposed Sanctuary for Third Umited Presbyterian Church Pioneer Prk ShriniPlabe REDDY KILOWATTo Your Electric Servant What do you think Washington's Central Business District will look like 150 years from now? The easy answer, of course, is that it will be no more like today's downtown business district than today's is like the Main Street in the Washington of 150 years ago. But far-thinking Washington folks aren't settling for just any kind of answer. They're planning their own-becaus. they know their city can't afford hit-or-miss growth-not if it expects to attract new industries, new businesses and new residents. These folks are planning for orderly growth-with industrial areas that give plants ample room for efficient operation and expansion-and residential sections where families will be glad to live in neighborhoods that stay "new" over the years. And they're planning to make the downtown or central business district an even more valuable city center. It will have all the complete shopping and business facilities a modern city needs today. And it will also be easily expanded so it can continue to serve a growing Washington tomorrow. We at West Penn are glad to be included on the energetic team working for a better city. Our Community Representatives are working closely with the local planning groups. And all of us at West Penn are busy with other plans, tooto keep on providing dependable electric service to the folks and businesses that are already here-and to be ready with the increased electric service which the new industries and people who will be making their homes in the Washington area will be needing. Yes, the central business district-and all of the city--- will change as Washington starts its second 150 years-but it will be a planned change, and that will benefit us today and those who will be living in our city tomorrow. P E N Working to keep WESTern PENNsylvania growing. Sponso:s O Sesuice e nial Secnons City of Washington Coen Oil Company Continental Can Company,, Hazel-Atlas Glass Division Jessop Steel Company Manufacturers Light and Heat Company Pyramid Oil Company Washington Steel Corporation West Penn Power Company I I ---I - -1 1 iru -Nm -4 -Xd I~e~aaw~wsmw;us~ WEST P~V~ER In Observance of Washington's Sesquicentennial Coen Oil Company... Presents 150 Years of Transportation The Past.. he history of" transpor Station in the United States is perhaps more important than the history of transportation anywhere else in the world for two primary considerations: the rapid growth of the continent was largely due to the development of efficlency in known transportation of the time and the United States has seen the most rapid development of many of the modern means of transportation. The history and growth of Washington are closely akin to the history and growth of transportation, both pro and con. The National Pike pushing through the old Borough in 1820 brought an economic boom to the area for 30 years. Washingfon, on the other hand, bitterly fought off invasion by the railroads for 40 years and itsi growth during tha period was relatively stagnant. ck when the first setlers braved crossing the Allegheny Miountains from the Atlantic Coast, the only way to get in.to this area through the vast, Sdense forests was by rough In diatn trails. Pioneers had a poor choice of using the old Brad dock Road into Fayette Coun fty thence by Nemacolin's Path to Redstone Old Fort (now Brownsville) and then Mingo P0h across what is now Wash ng4fon County, or Forbes Road acros the mountains into Alle gey County. Initially the journey over either route was MH6 on foot or, at best, with pack horses because the trails n the area were not suitable for he use of wagons. CONESTOGA WAGONS Sometime around 1750, the Pennsylvania Dutch inhabitants of Lancaster County developed the Conestoga wagon and the popularity of this siurdy horse or oxen drawn vehicle spread rapidly to the point where it became appropriately known as "The Mayflower of the American Continent." The lumbering, white-topped Conestogas - a p t I y called "'prairie schooners" because with their high ends and sunk en center, they resembled a boaft-were manufactured in two sizes, the smaller known as a "sharp-shooter" because of its narrow fires, and the larger called a "regular" or "broad goauge" because of wide tires Conestoga Wagons Traveled th e National Pik and longer bodies. The smaller size Conestoga probably made its appearance in Washington shortly after the arrival of the first settlers or as soon as the pioneers had hacked the Indian trails into passable roads. The "regulars" were a common sight in the area by the time the National Pike was constructed. THE NATIONAL PIKE The 30-year period between 1820, when the National Pike was completed between Washington and Wheeling, until traffic closed over this famous highway in 1853, has been described as the most glamorous period in the history of American transportation and certainly in the history of Washington. Nothing before or since has equalled the fascination created by he constant stream of slow moving Conestogas hauling merchandise over this historic road and the fast traveling Concord stagecoaches that dashed back and forth with their loads of human freight. That was the golden era of the National Pike that brought the first boom to Washington and changed it from a little frontier village to a center of national importance. The Bor ough soon became a town of hotels and wagon stands for stage travelers and wagon masters respectively. Wagon stands were scat fered along the pike from Baltimore to Wheeling, one every mile or so, for the Conestogas did not cover much ground in a day and the wagoners needed hostelries where they could park their wagons, stable their horses, and then refresh themselves. WAGONS MADE HERE The National Pike not only brought prosperity to hotels, inns and wagon stands along the road but also brought a thriving industry to the Washington area-the manufacture and repair of Conestoga wagons and stagecoaches. Hundreds of Conestogas were built in Washington during the era by both individuals and companies. The largest of these firms, and the one that gained a nat;on-wide reputation, was the S. B. & C. Hayes Carriage Company which was organized in 1841 and constructed a plant on West Cherry avenue. It soon became the largest company west of the Allegheny Mountains engaged in the manufacture of Conestoga waqons, farm wagons, carriages and stagecoaches. Carriage and wagon making grew to be a big industry in Washington and many other plants were in operation until the appearance of the auto mobile after the turn of the century. e for 30 Years FIGHT RAILROADS It's easy to understand with so many people enjoying a reputable living from proceeds created by the National Pike, that construction of a "com petitive" means of.transporta tion such as a railroad would be bitterly opposed. Such was the case in Washington. Construction of the second railroad in the United States to run between Washington and Pittsburgh was actually on the planning boards as early as 1831. In that year, there were only 23 miles of railroads in the United States, 14 miles of which were owned by the Bal timore and Ohio railroad building west out of Baltimore. When news about this line reached Washington, local business men decided to inves tigafe this new means of trans portation with the linking of Washington and Pittsburgh by rail as the goal. Public meetings were held, the State Legislature was peti tioned to create the Washing ton and Pittsburgh Railroad Company and a civil engineer was hired to lay out the route. On March 30, 1831, the engi neer made a report to the committee presenting plans, maps of the route, masonry and cuts necessary, with an estimated cost of $89,267 for all material and grading. The enthusiastic promoters named commissioners for the sale of stock throughbut Western Pennsylvania; but they encountered an opposition that was deadly. The hundreds of people who made a living as stagecoach drivers, wagoners, blacksmiths, wagon makers and tavern keepers organized public meetings and convinced people that the coming of a railroad would cost them their jobs. It's doubtful if a single share of Washington and Pittsburgh Railroad Company stock was sold in Western" Pennsylvania. This same opposition developed in I1837 when construction of the line was revived and it took construction of the Hempfield Railroad between Wheelinq and Washington in the 1850s to change public apathy. By this time, the glamorous National Pike era had ended. FEW SPECTATORS "CARS THROUGH - The irst train of cars reached this place from Wheeling late Monday night. Another train arrived at the depot at half past seven Tuesday evening. Regular trips are now being made." Thus reads the entire newspaper account of the arrival of the first Hempfield Railroad train into Washington in September, 1857. This bit of historical transportation drama excited no one and there were few spectators on hand to witness the narrowgauge engine pulling an unknown number of cars into the Washington depot, The panic of 1857 brought another failure to construction of a railroad between Wash ington' and Pittsburgh although there was an effort made that year and public apathy had changed in favor of such a road. The Civil War also de layed construction, and the original assets of the Wash ington and Pitsburgh Railroad Company were sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad C o m pony. After the Civil War, the Pennsylvania Railroad Co m pany agreed to complete the road and rails were laid on the old bed of the line which par alleled Chartiers Creek. ConWaynesburg to Washington Railroad Had Illustrious History "uat Train Here From Wheeling in 1857 Last Stagecoach Left City to Meet Train at Meadowlands on May 17, 1871 sfrucfion started at Mansfield (now Carnegie) and as fast as lands). On May 17, 1871, the last stagecoach left Washingrails were laid toward Wash- ton for Meadowlands to meet ington, trains were operated the train and on that same to track's end where stage- date the last spike was driven coaches met travelers for the to complete the railroad into remainder of the journey into Washington. One of the BorWashington. ough's greatest celebrations Early in December, 1870, the was held the next day when first construction train steamed the first train arrived at the into Canonsburg and by early West Chestnut Street station 1871, track's end had reached -the end of the line at that Ewing Station (now Meadow- time. THE HISTORIC "WAYNIE" One of the area's greatest railroads, the Waynesburg to Washington narrow gauge line, was organized in 1875 and completed in the fall of 1877. The first equipment consisted of a 14-ton locomotive (named the General Greene) and three flat cars, one of which was immediately converted to carry passengers. ton and the Greene County seat. Never-the-less, the company grew and in its prime operated at least eight passenger trains and two freights daily between the two municipalities. The "Waynie" existed for 52 years. Shortly after its completion, the Pennsylvania Railroad linked its West Chestnut Street station and the South Main Street station of the W. & W with nboth w;ride anti nar. V. VIA 114 ga Initially, it took four hours row gauge tracks. to reach Waynesburg on the "Waynie," as it was effection- On July 9, 1929, the last ately known, and the line suf- pasenger train on the Waynesfered considerable "kidding" burg to Washington Railroad because of this time schedule steamed into Washington to and the many hairpin curves end a truly historic transporencountered as the train snak- taotion system in the City's ed its way between Washing- past. PROMINENT ROLE The Pittsburgh and Southern Railroad Company, also a narrow gauge system, played a prominent role in the City's railroad history. It was organized in 1876 and construction was started in Finleyville within a year. By 1879, the line was completed between Pittsburgh and Washington and like all narrow gauges, the Pittsburgh and Southern had many curves to avoid tunnels and bridges as much as possible. This railroad entered the Borough over what is now North Avenue and eventually tied in with the Waynesburg to Washington railroad. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad purchased both the Hempflield Railroad to Wheeling and the Pittsburgh and Southern Railroad to Pittsand in 1883 started converting both lines to_ standard gauge. On July 6 of that year, the first passenger train was operated over the renovated track through Washington from Wheeling to Pittsburgh. A project to build a connecting railroad between the B. & O. and Pennsy railroads in Washington was conceived in 1895 but was not actually completed until 1899. In considering railroad h. tory, mention must be made of the "Coronation Scot," a British streamlined train that vieited Washington on March 25, 1939, enroute to Wheeli"g. Thousands of area resides lined the tracks of the Bait more and Ohio to watch f, train's arrival and toured oh cars during a half-hour layover in Washington. STREET RAILWAYS The Washington EIlectri Street Railway Company was organized on June 17, 1889, and within less than two years the first street car made its initial run in the Borough. The original charter provided thit the length of the line would be two miles beginning at the West Chestnut Street station of the Pennsylvania Railroad and traveling up Chestnut te Main street and down Maie Interurban d Local Street Car Service Was Offered for 62 Years First Airplane Flight Made During Centennial In Observance of Washington's Sesquicentennial The City of Washington .0 Presents 150 Years of History to the Waynesburg Railroad station. Street car service in Wash ington was made possible by the incorporation of the Wash ington Electric Light and Pow er Company on January 8, 1889. Under the original Rail way company charter either horse-drawn cars or cable cars could be operated. The first electric car was run over Washington's streets on April 23, 1891, and the next day a "trolley" succeeded in, frightening the first team of horses. Full operation with two cars was started on May 9 of that year. Almost immediately, t h e Washington Electric S f r e e t Railway Company lost money and in an effort to reduce ex penses, boy conductors-some only 12 years of age - were employed but even this failed and in 1893 the company passed into the hands of a re ceivership. It was finally sold by the sheriff ofat an auction sale in 1894. The new owners reorganized fhe Washington Street Railway Company and managed to operate in the black until 1906 when the powerful Pitsburgh Railways Company acquired control of the local firm. By that time street car service included Jefferson and Maiden, 3.47 miles; East and West, 2.73 miles and North Washington,.95 miles. On May 31, 1906, construcfltion of the Washington to Pittsburgh street car line was started but it was not until February 15, 1909, that the first interurban car made its run. The old street car office at the corner of Main and Beau streets was a well known landmark in Washington and served street car passengers, both local and interurban, for 33 years. In 1936, Pittsburgh Railways Company built a new building at the corner of East Beau street and Shaffer avenue which was used until street car service was discontinued in the City in 1953. One of the City's most publicized, unsolved crimes, was the robbery of the old street car office on September 8, 1915. MOTOR VEHICLES The age of automobiles and trucks arrived in Washington approximately a decade before the start of World War I. Agencies handling Fords, Stutz, Reo, Dusenberg were among the early dealershops and many sites in the City have been occupied by automobile and truck dealers since the advent of the motor vehicle. The first taxi service was offered in approximately 1918 when Dave Sample started the Sample Taxi Company which is still in existance today although the ownership b as changed hands several times. Bus transportation started in Washington around 1920 with the Washington-Manifold Bus Line which operated two limousine-type vehicles on regular runs between the two areas. Shortly thereafter, the Washington-Lincoln Hill Bus Line was established and this was followed by the WashingtonBrownsville Bus Line in 1921. The White Star Bus Line was organized in 1926 and operated between the City and many points, chiefly Pittsburgh. This line was absorbed by the familiar Blue Ridge Company which in turn was purchased by the Gr e y ho u n d corporation in 1955. Washington, for a variety of reasons, has spawned a heavy trucking industry that has taken a goodly share of the economic picture in the City. At least 14 companies operate truck systems here ranging from nationwide hauling to transfer business in and around the City. The oldest is Pittsburgh-Wheeling Express that was started prior to 1918. FLYING MACHINES The first airplane flight in Washington was made during the Borough's Centennial celebration in 1910, seven years after the first successful flight at Kifftty Hawk, N. C. The pilot was Walter D. Brookins and the flights were made in a Wright airplane under the supervision of Wilbur Wright, one of the inventors. Washington's contribution to aviation history was one DeLloyd (Dutch) Thompson, one of the great pioneer aviators of the world. Among Dutch's York and Chicago with firecrackers during World War I to prove that the United States was vulnerable to air offattack. Washington produced several fliers for World War I and even more for World War II. Between the two wars, several Washingtonians entered commercial aviation but it required formation of a non-profit organization, the Washington Airport Association, in 1945 before construction of an airport to serve the City became a reality. The field was dedicated in 1948 and a memorial gate to DeLloyd Thompson was constructed and dedicated during an air show in 1949. In 1952, the Association turned the airport over to Washington County. firsts were establishment of an altitude record of 15,600 feet As early as 1927 a small in 1914, flying one mile in 33 group of forward looking citiand one-fifth seconds for a new zens of Washington were despeed record in 1916, "bomb- sirous of getting an airport on ing" Washington, D. C.. New land near the village of Butfalo. This group even secured options on enough ground at the Buffalo site to grade out three 1,900 foot runways. each 500 feet wide. The Cover. he cover on this Ses quicentennial Feature Section is an aerial view of the Bentleyville cloverleaf on the Turnpike spur, now Route 71. Generally speaking, the direction West is at the top of the photograph and East at the bottom. Natural color photographs illustrating the Sesquicentennial Feature Sections were taken and engravings were made by the Graphic Arts Department of the Observer Publishing Company. White Star Buses Operated Daily to and From Washington Starting in 1926 Trucks and Automobiles Appeared Rapidly Following World War I The Present. n a little less than eight y ea r s, Washington's mass transportation sys temrn has changed drastically. In rapid succession, the Penn. sylvania discontinued passen ger service between Washing ton and Pittsburgh (July 20, 1952); Pittsburgh Railways Company ceased operations of all local and interurban street cars (June 21, 1953), and the Baltimore and Ohio stopped running passenger trains be tween Pittsburgh and Wheel ing, via Washington (July 21, 1956). With the passing of passen ger trains and street cars, busses have become the major means of both local and inter urban fravel outside of private automobiles and taxicabs. Washington City Bus Lines was organized just prior to the departure of the street cars and has changed ownership once since that time. Six routes are currently in operation: City Loop (50 trips a day), Jefferson-Maiden (31), West Side Shutle (31), West Side Hourly (19), Maple Terrace (28) and Beau-Locust (26). The use of City buses has de clined in Washington as it has in almost every other city in the United States. Last year, Washington's local bus firm experienced a 16 per cent decrease in the number of pas sengers carried. Three interurban bus firms serve Washington today. They are the Marianna-Fredericktown, the California Bus Lines serving Uniontown as well as Washington, and the Greyhound Bus Line. All operate from 4he Greyhound terminal on East Maiden street. Approximately 115 buses enter and depart from Washington daily, 38 of which are to and from Pittsburgh. RAILROAD FACILITIES Railroad freight service is still provided by both the Pennsylvania a n d Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. The former still owns the old Waynesburg lo Washington right-ofway and operates a maintenance car over the tracks once a week. Both railroads jointly own the Tylerdale spur line which connects t h e Pennsy and B. & O. in Washington. The Baltimore and Ohio carries the major share of the in and out rail traffic. An average of five trains per day go through Washington, e a c h train having about 70 to 100 cars. The Pennsylvania railroad has an in and out traffic of roughly 40 cars per day. Both lines, however, have felt a loss of traffic to the truck lines during the general decdine of railroad usage that has occurred in the last eight to 10 years. This trend appears to be leveling. TRUCK TRANSPORTATION Of every five vehicles that enter Washington today, one is a truck-a clear indication that the City is an important hub of truck transportation. No less than 14 trucking firms are centered in Washington, many of which have expanded Last Pennsylvania Passenger Train Leaves Washington in the past few years to relatively large operations. Individual firms report a 10-year growth of two to three hundred per cent, and several now have fleets of more than 100 trucks. Trucking firms in the Washing-ton a r e a today include Beatty Motor Express, C. W. Dille, Suwak Trucking Company, Gladden Trucking, Brennan Wishner, Pennsylvania0 h i o Express, PittsburghWheeling Express, Goose Gasfin Express, Kelly Delivery, Harry S. Anderson, Kefftterman Transfer, McKean and Burt, W hit e Transfer Company, John P. Sorice, Comella Trucking, Eclipse M o t o r Lines, Hayes Freight Line, H. S. Bedillion, N. I. Chadwick, Hancock. Trucking,. George N. Johns, Kaplan Trucking Company, Francis McCauley, Jr. These include everything from common and contract carriers with fleets of 100 or more down to a one man operation. AIR TRANSPORTATION The Washington County Airport is located. on a 135acre site approximately three miles southeast of Washington on State Highway 18. The field has two runways: one, a hard s u r f a c e d, 3,000-foot strip which is planned for expansion to 5,000 feet; the other, a 2.120 foot turf strip. Hangers ore available for storage of 28 planes. The new administration building, dedicated only lost year, provides waiting space and offices with adeguate automobile 1arking adjacent the building. The field is used today primarily by corporation executives and charter flight service. Fourteen industrial firms presently utilize the facilities offered by the airport. AUTOMOBILE DEALERS Washington today has II authorized automobile dealerships, many of which have been in existence for several Arrival and Departure of Last B. & O. Passenger Train years. The list includes Beatty Buick and GMC Truck Company, Sadler Oldsmobile-Cadillac, C. Powell Chevrolet Company, Guy Woodward, Incorated (Chrysler Motor Cars), Brown and Husted (Ford), W. D. Gardner (Mercury), McClelland M oto r Company, (Studebaker), A. J. Parsons Sales and Service (Jeeps), Steele Pontiac, Fulton's Garage (Rambler) and Scott Motor Company (Renault). There are also two truck sales firms, Washington International Truck Sales and Service and Fox and James White Truck Company. Many automobile dealers also sell trucks. Sample Taxi is the sole re maining taxicab firm operating in the City today. Its fleet of modern cobs, purchased only a year ago, operates from Point Service Station at the intersection of Locust and Ridge avenues. The Sample firm has enjoyed no competi tion in the taxi business since 1954 when Central Taxi ceased operations. At one time, both cab firms operated from one building located opposite the bus terminal on East Maiden street. THRU-WAY Construction of Sections I and IA of the Washington Thru-Way are currently well underway and whlen completed will bring the four-lane, limited eccess roadway through the City to approximately North Main street. Bids on construction of Section II which will carry the road through to West Chestnut street are expected to be sought yet this year. From there the modern divided highway will continue to the Pennsylvania-Ohio line where it will join a limited access highway already under construction eastward from Wheeling, W. Ya. In approximately five years, Washington residents can expect to use this expressway from New Stanton on the Pennsylvania Turnpike west to Wheeling. The North-South, limited ac cess highway from Washington to Warrendale is taking shape rapidly and preliminary draw ings and surveys are being made. Buses Replaced Street Cars in 1953 Part of Crowd at Dedication of New Administration Building at Washington County Airport Thru-Way for Washington is Currently Under Construction The Future.. ransportation is seen as the key to the future of Washington. It can be the vehicle which carries the City successfully to 1985 and beyond or detours it to a destination considerably short of its potential. The strategic location of Washington as a transportation focus is becom ing more evident at a time when the area should gear it self for the progress it must make. Washington is becoming more congested with traffic each day and with the pros pect of accelerated industrial and commercial traffic each day and the accompanying ur banization of new areas, itf is essential that _fransportatflion facilities be constantly improv ed and enlarged. The City has been the hub of travel in Western Pennsyl vania since the days of the Na tional Pike and it will continue to play an even more import ant part with the completion of the Thruway and construc tion of the North-South high way. GROWTH FACTORS As past history points out, adequate transportation facil ities are closely interrelated to the growth, expansion and em ployment and to the subse quently affected standards of living within a community. This has been especially evident in Washington where the growth or subsidance of transportation facilities have been correspondingly paralleled by economic and population growth figures. The Washington area is primarily a manufacturing area and, as such,.is vitally dependent upon facilities which will allow the rapid shipment of goods. Its location on a major east-west highway and proposed north- south highway, along with the presence of major railroad and air transport facilities, dictates the necessity for an overhaul of its transportation system. Heavy truck, bus, and auto traffic is strengthening the demand for additional highway construction and a more effective utilization of highway systems passing through the City. The congestion of streets and highway routes within Washington has, and will continue, to seriously hamper traffic if not alleviated. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The Regional Planning Corn,nission of Greater Washing ton has submitted a report on transportation in the Washing ton area and among suggested improvements are: RAILROADS-"Because of the existing lines and terminals and in view of the 0ownward trend of railroad usage no proposals are presented in this report for new or altered facilities It is expected that as the need grows for more industrial land a n d greater service, the railroads will expand their equipment, terminals and tracks to care for the increase." (Of vital importance to smooth traffic flow are grade separations between roads and railroads on major streets. Fortunately, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which has the heaviest traffic and crosses the greatest number of major routes, has constructed seven grade separations. An immediate need for new grade separations other than the three programmed for the Washington Thru-Way is not apparent. The same is true for the Pennsylvania Railroad for although there are numerous grade crossings, traffic on the line is limited and danger and delay elements are insufficient to justify new separations immediately. One separation is proposed for the Tylerdale Branch at the West Chestnut or U. S. Route 40 crossing. This prosopal is based upon Sexpected future increases of rall traffic and the use of West Chestnut as one of the major arterial streets in the proposed Major Thoroughfare Plan.) TRUCKS-"With continued industrial and commercial de velopement, it is no! unreason able to predict that truck traf fic will continue to increase substantially. In order to solve the problems of existing congesion and to prepare for an even greater influx of motor transit, it is desirable to establish f i x e d truck routes within the Region... It is (also) recommended that trucking facilities such as' garages, offices and terminals be located contiguous to these routes and major interchanges." INTERURBAN BUSES-"Expiditing t h e i r (interurban, buses) movements and making their transit through the community direct and easy as possible is to be desired The major changes in bus routing will result from the completion of the inter-state highway system A new location for the terminal should be considered: a location which would be within easy walking distance from the central business district and would provide adequate uncongested areas for bus entrance and exit and a good supply of off-street parking spaces." CITY BUSES-"It;is not al together impossible that some form of subsidy may eventual ly have to be provided to ip sure continued transit (City bus) operation... A further possibility of reducing operat ing costs and investments by the transit company involves the utilization of smaller buses in some areas." AIR TRANSPORTATION "The Region is relatively close to the large Pittsburgh Air Ter minal and it is doubtful that a regularly scheduled airline could economically serve the area." CONTROL BATTLE The future of railroading in Washington might be affected by a battle for control of the B. & O Railroad which is currently going on between the New York Central line and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, two giants of the inlustry. Both lines have made offers to the B. & O. The two offers are part of a developing merger pattern among railroads in the East. Railroad leaders believe there eventually will be only two big systems, one of.which oppears to be evolving around the Pennsylvania Railroad. If this materializes, Washington will surely be affected in some way in that both potential railroad systems offer service to this area. Redevelopment leaders for see possibly in the'future the reestablishment of pssenger service on local railroads if the increase in vehicular traffic continues and fast rail service becomes economically feasible. CONCLUSION Rejuvenation of Washing ton's transportation system is clearly indicated as a must especially in the field of vehic ular travel. Solution to these problems have been recom mended and can be obiained only through public awareness and support. 24 In Amoco-Gas, economy is proved wifth one word, unleaded! It's the only premium gas that contains no lead, keeping spark plugs firing like new and valves and pistons clean and trouble-free. The result is a saving on tune-ups and helps preserve the life of your car! Economy Starts Here IAMERICAN In "regular"' gas you'll find top economy in Amoco's American Gas. Precisionrefined, it gives you clean-burning, engine-saving,performance at regular gas price! Amoco, or American regular . they're the economy two, and one's for you at the Amoco sign of greater values. Distributor of American Oil Products 1100 West Chestnut St. BAldwin 5-1300 Washington, Penna. Sponsors City of Washington Coen Oil Company Continental Can Company, Hazel-Atlas Jessop Steel Company Of Sesquicentennial Sections Manufacturers Light and Heat Company Pyramid Oil Company Glass Division Washington Steel Corporation West Penn Power Company -~ ~ I * sru~p~aar~oru~ M E R I C A911 G A S -- f In Observance of Washington's Sesquicentennial Observer Publishing Company.. Day- by-Day Presents. A ctivi ties OF. WASHINGTON'S BIG 150th ANNIVERSARY CETEBRATI Sunday, August 7, 1960 Through Saturday, August 13, 1960 ashin on Sesquicentennials Board of Directors HOWARD H. HILDRETHI JOHN M. CAMPBELL President Treasure,r RAY C. PROVOSI Secretary JAMES S. LYON AUGUSTENE MYERS GEN. EDWARD MARTIN DAVID H. SMITH ROBERT H. CAMPBELL FRANCIS E. PETTIT JOHN MAZZA J. BLATCH CUMMINS GEORGE H. YRAUSE J. VINCENT SOISSON ~IENRY H. HOOD T. S. FITCH I J. VINCENT SOISSON , ENRY I. HOOD Committee Chairmen and Members Following are the committees and committee chairmen for the Sesquicentennial events. FINANCE: John M. Campbell, Henry H. Hood. NOVELTIES: A Boyd Siegel. PUBLICITY AND ADVERTISING: Lee Sellars. SPECIAL EVENTS: J. Vincent Soisson, chairman; David H. Smith, co-chairman; Fred J. Funari, co-chairman. HOSPITALITY: Mrs. Edward H. Frank, chairman; Mrs. John M. Campbell, Mrs. J Vincent Soisson, Mrs. David G. Slear, Mrs. Frank B. Rackley, Mrs. Grant E. Hess, Mrs. William E. Fisher, Mrs. Arthur B. Cooper, Mrs. Herschel G. Fetherlin, Mrs. Odel Parkinson, Mrs. Henry H. Hood, Mrs. Robert L. McCarrell, Jr., Mrs. M. W. Roedel, Mrs. William R. Thompson, Mrs. Wilford R. Cameron, Mrs. Richard R. Cameron, Mrs. Boyd A. Siegel, Mrs. Barron P. McCune, Mrs. J. M. Haning, Mrs. Eugene F. Lucas, Mrs. T. S. Fitcl, Mrs. L. Val Hood, Mrs. Perry M. Lane, Mrs Richard Blackman. Mrs. M. M. Crumnrine, Mrs. S Charles Badiali, Mrs. Robert G. Engle, Mrs. Charles A. Phillips, Mrs. William A. Litle, Mrs. H. Gilmore Schmidt, Miss Elizabeth C. Day. FESTIVAL OF - THANKSGIV ING: T. S. Fitch; co-chairman; Guy R. Day, co-chairman. YOUTH DAY: James Pareso, general chairman; Dave Johnston, Field Events chairman; Stanley Mousetis, Wrestling chairman John Syrek, Basketball chairman; James Alyn, Sesqui Teen Queen chairman; Murray Hartman, Pet Parade chairman; Tony Krajacic, Custom Car Parade and Judging chairman; Jack Powell and Joe Hagan, Shiny Up The Greased Pole chairman; forn Terputac, Youth Public Official Day chair man; Paul Reardon, Swimming Meet chairman; Matt Mihelic, Watermelon Eating Contest chair man; Gerald "Tater" Mackenzie, Public Address System and Light ing chairman. E V E N T S ARRANGEMENT: Mike Zulik, chairman; George Ermacolf, Don Garrett, Dr. Nate Grossman, Paul Hickson, Ted Spara. "Pie" Johns, William Kelly, Bob Malone, Louis Sheehan. Steve Shook. SAFETY: Bill J. Long, chair man; E. E. Neish, Graham P. Cowieson, Margaret Kirchbaum, Dr. Kenneth Easler, Dr. E. L. Abernathy, Dr. Ross Richardson HOUSING: J. C. McCleery, chairman; William L. Hutchinson, Wilbert N. Hutchinson, William Shunk, Lloyd H. Myers. LABOR AND INDUSTR Y: Frank Rackley, chairman; Guy Miller, Frank Noll, Mrs. Mary McCarrell, Bennie Andy, R. C. Beatty, K. O. Bristor, A. D. Dicola, C. W. Dillie, Les Swender man, D. I. Tannemacher. LABOR: Ted Russeli, Avrit Knapp, George White. Leroy Sten, Alex George, George Pus karich, Sam Collis. BEARD CONTEST: E. M. Mc Carrell, Ben Hough, Joc Hagan S E S Q U I CENTENNIAL PA RADE: C. E. (Diek) McClelland, Parade Marshal; George Retting er Jr., Murray Hartman. AGRICULTURAL DIVISION SESQUI PARADE: Robert Morri son, chairman; Robert G. Sperring and Charles Gottschalk, Floats; Nelson Gottwalt, William L. Hutchinson, Jr., and John With row, Livestock and 4-H Floats; Calvin Sammons ant Russell Burroug h s, Horso&; Russell Somerville and Ebbie Fields, Old and New Equipment. AGRICULTURAL DAY SPECIAL EVENrS: Lyle A. Carter, chairman; George Thornberg, cochairman; Robert Lunn, co-chairman; Dave Smith, Forney Fordyce, John Warne., Howard Gamble, Jonathan Day. QUEEN'S BALL: Ticket Committee; Rose Ann Cowles. chairman; Mary Jane Smith, Kitty Shultz, Carolyn Gibson, Patty Huffman, Kate Miller; Decorating Committee; Val Galbraith, chairman: Barbara Reeves, Marie Brown, Jewel Wilson, Barbara Bell, Mary Jane Crunick, Edie Harnett, Charlott Rummel. PUBLICITY: Edla Miller, chairman; Mary Yau, Betty Bosworth. HISTORICAL PROGRAM AND PRESS: Robert H. Campbell, chairman: Guy R. Day. HISTORICAL SPECTACLE: Gaylord Hartman, c h a i r m a n; S t a g i ng and Scenery: Reed Kreider, Albert Boai. Ronald Bloch, Clifford Stives, Glenn Baldwin. Casting and Properties: Miss Elizabeth Day, Mrs. P. H. Yorke, Miss Martha Clark, Mrs, Edward Frank, M-s. R. L. McCarrell, Jr., Otis Hecker, Edward Lightner, George Smith, Ray Andrews, Murray Hartman. I n d i a n Ceremonial Dances: Dickson Vourd. Choreography: Miss Cat h y Collis. Polka: Mrs. Chester Drezewski, Choir: David Chandler. LeMoyne Choir: Mrs. Pearl Harris. Narrator, Roy Wilson. Amplification: William Engle. Seating, Miss Zara Siegel and Miss Helen Bromley. QUEEN'S CONTEST: Audrey Gasper, chairman; Grace Hart man, Joan Mosier, Phyllis Czmiel, Peggy Gettig, Armn Haines, Betty Jardine, Betty Smith, Patty Lacock. UNDERWRITING C 0 M M I T TEE: John Yount, David H. Smith. Grant Johnson, Guy Miller. Augustmne Myers, Sam Linduff, Bartlev Osborne, Homer Fitch. Sam Meyer, Wayne Russell Charles Sweet, Bob Vance. MAYOR S DAY, SENIOR CIT71ENS, AND ANTIQUE CARS: Hon. George H. Krause. Mrs. Edward Frank, David H. Smith. ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE: Gen. Edward Martin, general chairman; Parade Marshal, Brig. Gen. Raymond E. Goodridge; Chief Deputies: Major James Hamil, Major Robert Campbell, Major Eugene Lucas, Lt. Col. Lawrence It. Stewart, Jr., C. W. O. Kieth Bigler, Ernest Alexas, Commander V. F. W.; George E. Smith, Commander American Legion. HISTORICAL WINDOWS: Bob Pollitte, chairman; John Burke, co-chairman, TRAFFIC: Chief of Pole, Martin G. (Honey) Harris; Police Clerk, Fred Johns. HISTORICAL DAY T 0 U R 9: James R. Braden, chairman; assisted by members of the Hospitality Committee. QUEEN'S CONTEST COMMITTEE - Above are Beta Sigma Phi Sorority members serving on the.Quece' Contest Committee for Washington's Sesquicentennialh Left to right, seated, are Audrey Gaspr: Grace Hartman. Mrs. Donald Gettig and Patti Lacock; standing, Phyllis Czmiel, Mrs. Richard Smith, Mrs. Mat thew Jardine, Joanne Mosier and Mrs. Richard Haines. FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE - Sesquicentennial Treasurer John M. Campbell organized the group above to gather necessary funds for financing Washi gton's 150th birthday. Seated, letf to right, ate S. A. Meyer, Henry H. Hood, Campbell, Wayne D. Russell and John Yount; standing, Guy Miller, Augustene Myers, Sam Linduff, Bartley P. Osborne, Homer Fitch, Robert D. Vance and Grant Johnson. ARMED FORCES DAY COMMITTEE - Above is the committee that George B. Barrows, James R. Braden, George E. Smith, Bartley P. planned Washington's big Armed Forces Day Parade for the Sesqui- Osborne, Lee Sellars, Edward S. Martin, Ernest G. Alexas, Genera centennial. Seated, left to right, are R. C. Provost, Dr. Meyers B. Raymond E. Goodridge, Robert H. Campbell, Thomas J. Terputar,Horner, General Edward Martin, Howard H. Hildreth, Colonel Roger Major James N. Hamil and Master Sergeant B. F. Cleary who repE. Higgins, Lt. Col. Edward Hitchen and Major Joseph Linn; standing, resented Major J. P. Wells of the Army Reserves. BY -DAY ATIVITIE S DURING WASHINGTON'S SESQUICENTENNIAL WEEK CELEBRATION AUGUST 7 - --Sunday FESTIVAL. OF. THANKSGIVING Washington High School Stadium - -- 7:30 P. M. (In Event of Rain, Festival Will Be Held in Washington High School Auditorium) AUGUST.8 AUGUST 10 --- Wednesday HISTORICAL DAY Free Bus Tours to Historical Points of Interest 10 A. M. ---1 P. M. -- 3 P.M.--- 6 P.M. Bus Will Leave From Courthouse on The Above Hours Second Showing of Historical Spectacle "From Trails to Thruways" WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM- 8 P. M. Field Events-8:30 A. M. Main Street and Residential areas Wrestling-9:30 A. M. In Front of the Court House Basketball Shooting Contest-1l A. M. City Parking Lot, Beau Street (next to skating Rink) Sesqui Teen Queen-12 Noon Court House Reviewing Stand Pet Parade-1 P. M. Main Street from Walnut to Wheeling Custom Car Parade, Judging-2 P. M, West Chestnut to Franklin Street, judging from Walnut Street and Beau Street, where cars will be parked AUGUST Shinny Up The Greased Pole-3 P. M. Courthouse Lawn Youth Public Official Day-3 P. M. Take over the functions of the City such as Mayor's office, District Attorney's office, Police and Firemen' Watermelon Eating Cotest-4 P. M. Courthouse Swimming Meet-6 P. M. Washington Park Part 2, Sesqui Teen Queen-8:30 PM Court House reveiwing stand Teen Age Street Dance Music by Johnny Cimino 11"---T MAYOR'S hursday DAY Senior Citizens Day And Antique Car Parade Luncheon At George Washington Hotel Ballroom With Kiwanis Club - 12 Noon Third Showing of Historical Spectacle "From Trails to Thruways" . ASHINGTON AUGUST. HIGH SCHOOL 12 STADIUM -- 8 P. M. -- -Friday AGRICULTURAL DAY W. RAY BOOTH Executive Director AUGUST 9- - Tuesday LABOR AND INDUSTRY DAY Luncheon With Rotary Club --- 12 Noon Open House at Various Industries Reviewing Industrial Window Displays at Downtown Merchants-All Day First'Showing of Historial Spectacle "From Trails to Thruways AND THE Coronation of Her Majesty--- 7-WE QUEEN Washington High School Stadium --- 8 P.M. 'iTurb Market Sales-9 to I P. M. Front ofCo rt liouse and Court Arcade, Cherry Ave. Demonstration by Blacksmith, Horse SShoeing--P. M., In front of'Court.House WASHINGTON AUGUST Weight Guessing Contest on Beef Animal-2 to 5 P. M. Weighing ceremony at 5 p. m. HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM-8 P. M. 13 - - - Saturday *SESQUICENTENNIAL PARADE-10 A. M. JUDGING OF BEARDS --- 2 P.M. REVIEWING STAND IN FRONT OF COURT HOUSE HER MAJESTY'S BALL -- 9 P.M. GEORGE WASHINGTON HOTEL BALLROOM and THE WASHINGTON ROOM... THREE ORCHESTRAS. Russ Romero and Johnny Cimino... in the ballroom - Alex Powell's Dixie Land.. in the Washington Room.. I - ___ U' GAYLORD Pageant HARTMAN Director YOUTH DAY 1810-1960 Final Showing of Historical Spectacle "From Trails to Thruways II-11111~111 A .11 m ; I _P r ~~ -- - Monday Pag eant' . WASHINGTON SESQUICENTENNIAL, INC. presents The Historical Spectacle 'FROM TRAILS TO THRUWAYS' Written and Directed by Gaylord Hartman Washington High School Stadium August 9, 10, 11, 12, 8 o'clock p. m. Prologue CAST PERSONNEL Her Majesty: Queen Esther of the House of Cimino. Train Bearers, Bernard Greely, Pat Oliver. Flower Girl, Deborah Jochynek. Crown Bearer, LuAnn Cimino. Scepter Bearer, Patsy Lee Cim ine. Miss Washington: Lady Mary Ann of the House of Osso.. HER MAJESTY'S ATTENDANTS: Lady Molly of the House of Sedenka. Lady Rose Marie of the House of Pirge. Lady Shirley of the House of Blue. Lady Beverly of the House of Sykes. Lady Doloreg of the House of Roberts. Lady Betty of the House of Crumrine. Lady Patricia of the House of Robinson. Lady Marlene of the House of Finch. Lady Sandra of the House of Scandale. Lady Dorothy of the House of Ullom. Lady Betty of the House of Bricker. Lady Dorothy of the House of Cramer. AMBASSADORS OF THE UNITED STATES Selected from the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority: Audrey Wagers, Evelyn Ruschel, Mary Rogers, Norma Pees, Jackie Grantz, Peggy Gettig, Ann R o b i n s o n, Mona Miscio, Barbara Reeves, Bette Smith, Ruth Ann Peters, Libby Allen, Barbara Chase, Lois Kern, Phyll is Kern, Gay Chase, Laura Lou Ehert, Mary Jane Wiles, Peggy Thompson, Barbara Gnegy, Don na Ullom, Eleanor Vankirk, Caro lyn Gibson, Betsy Gaul, Barbara Bell, Ann Haines, Joan Mosier, Nancy Coen, Jewel Wilson, Caro lyn Anthony, Mary Jane Cru nick, Phyllis Czmiel, Hope Trath owen, Val Galbraith, Maryann Davis, Patti Lacock, Grace Hart man, Audrey Gasper, Edla Miller, Jean Weaver, Mary Miller, Elaine Martin, Kay Hartman,Marie Mc Donough, Betty Higginbotham, Nela Dey, Alice Roberts, Carol Donaldson, Joan Mounts, Mary Jane Davidson. AMERICAN JACKIES Sandra Amos, Phyllis Balog. Carol Ann Berry, Linda Evans, Zarifa Gameos, Barbara Grudi. Elizabeth Guzy, Becky Hart, Pat ty Humbert, Nancy Judy, Myrtle Kapis, Helen Kelley, Elaine Ku bovcik, Janet Malik, Carol Pabian, Sandra Petrola, Cecelia Popeck, Marlene Rodenski, Sharon Siburt, Gloria Spragg, Eileen Szolek, Phyllis Szolek, Mary Ellen Ward, Vlada Zakas, Kathy Alsko. COLOR GUARD Eagle Scouts. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL USHERS CLUB Cheryl Asbury, Camilla Braden, Sharon Bedillion, Jan Campbell, Patty Capelli, Janice Cleary, Nancy Enoch, Anita Farthing. Rose Fedor, Patty Foley, Don na Grove, Margaret Gough, Carol Lang, Kathy Lindley, Rose Marie Episodes Lipkind, Patty Lowther, Charlotte McCarrell, Iola Morrissey, Mathyle Patterson, Frances Ponton, Judy Porter, Trudy Reck, Nan Scolere, Sarajane Spignola, Karen Standiford, SNandra Thomas. EPISODE I - An Indian Village Chief Tingooqua: David H. Williams; Chimalus Lodge Order of the Arrow Dance Team: Charles Mawhinney, Russell Luellen, JimMawhinney, Doug Sharik, Jim Filby, Gary Cadez, Jim McEwen, Edward Hough, Dennis Hough, Pete Galimas, Sam Amato, GUy Turturice, Jesse Turturice, Bill Hull, Gerry Stark, Ken Griffith, Warren Jacobs, Gary Carson, Paul Valvoich, John Valvoich, Herb Johnson, Jerome Simale; Indian Women: Mrs. Norman Allison, Mrs. Robert Sturgeon, Mrs. Thomas Mears, Mrs. David Donnan, Mrs. Gerald Headley, Mrs. Louise West, Mrs. James McCreight; In d i a n Children: Nancy Allison, Mark Sturgeon, Patty Mears, Robert Donnan, Linda West, Jay McCreight, Terry Sprowls: First Settlers: Mr. William Huston: Jim Collet, Mrs. William Huston: Jane Schottenheimer; Huston Children: Nicky Locaric, Pat Napolitana, Donald Taggart, Marcha Taggart, Dona Mae Taggart, Pam Taylor. EPISODE I The Log Cabin George Rogers Clark: Harry Porter; Frontiersmen: Emery Sekorky, Captain Cresap: Garfield Fetherlin; Businessman: Hans Leumann and John Legler. EPISODE III First Court HOuse David Hoge: Bob Buckingham; Travelers: Robert Agnew, Jerry Moreno, Harold Burt; High Constable: Norton Wright; Prisoner: Wayne Ferguson; Clockmaker: Harry Steinman; Blacksmith: Bill Herman; Blacksmith Assistant: Dick Figes; Dr. Baird: Henry W. Temple; Louis Phillipe: Ron Christman, Jr; David Bradford: Ralph Stepp; Gunsmith: Sam Woods; Newspaperman: John Yoders; Shoemaker: Cecil Bailey: Distiller: Linn McWilliams; Tom the Tinker and Gang: Jack Powell, Jack Bellotti, Ted Sparrow, Dwight Hotchkiss, Bob Malone, Tom Terputac; Colonial Troops: General Lee. James E. Bell; Revenue Officer: Joe Hagan; Soldiers: James Pareso, Louis Sheehan, George Ermacoff, Art Sandusky, Stanley Reichart. EPISODE IV The Church Mr. and Mrs. William Huston: and Jim Collet, Jane Schottenheimer; Minister: Robert Sturgeon; Bridal Party: Mr. and Mrs. James Martin; Confirmants: R o b e r t Agnew, Jerry Moreno, Linn McWilliams, John Yoders, Robert McVehil, Garfield Fetherlin, Cecil Bailey, Harry Steinman, Sam Woods, Mrs. George Warrick, Mrs. O. G. Lewis, Mrs. Mabel Zehner, Mrs. George Montgomery, Mrs. Salem Flack, Mrs. Harry Moore. EPISODE V The School Teacher: Mr. James Martin; Scholars: Rick Sturgeon, Mike Mast, Nancy Mears, David Headley, LuAnn Crouse, Karen Headley, Karen Ghrist, Jay Weir, Barbara Weir, Beverly Posa, David Smith, Danny Miles, Emily Lucas, Keith Martin, Debby Carson. ESPISODE VI Taverns And Inns General DeMarquis Lafayette: William Davidson; French Lady: Mary Jane Davidfon; Minuet: Betsy Gaul, Ed Gaul. Ann Haines, Dick Haines, Val Galbraith, J. Galbraith, Marie McDonough, Bill McDonough, Mary Jane Davidson, William Davidson; Wrestlers: Jack Thompson, Larry Witzeling, Frank Mazza, John Cunningham. EPISODE VII Railroads L_;-oyne Choir, Train Crew: Ron Christman, Bill Ward, Ernest Watson, Ed Martin Jr.; Lady Watson, Linden Roach, Ed Mar tin Jr.; Lady Passenger: Mrs. James Martin: Boy Passenger: Keith Martin; Civil War Soldiers: General U. S. G r a n t: Harry Brice; Gilbert Clark: Bob Fowler, Charles Neff, Bob Sullivan, Ken dall Lewis, Hennedy Jenkins, George Miles, Jr., Dave Furbee. EPISODE VIII Industrial Development Dr. Julius LeMoyne: Harold Burt; Businessmen: Glenn Ben nington Sr., Edsel Bryner, Wil liam C. Hort, Hairy Kellen III, C. Wylie Gnagey, Kenneth Steven son, Glenn Bennington Jr., James Mercer, Bruce Boocks, J. L. Swart, Jean Swart, Leo A. Ma loney, John Yoders, Lawrence Braden, Charles Seir, Anna Mae Sethman, Joyce Johns: Arch Bearers, 1771-1871: Joanne Row land, Joanne Kuzy; Arch Bearers, 1810-1910: Mae Shrum; Virginia Miles; The Harvest Polka, under direction cf Mrs. Che_ter Drezew ski: Karen Drezewski, Chester Drezewski Jr., Donna Hodor. Don ald Hodor, Virginia Grudi, KathCast leen Grudi, Kathy Goodwell, Edward Goodwell, Claire Mazewski, Eugene Mazewski, Linda Yanavich, Becky Abbas, Donna Sapp, Mary Ann Sapp, Ben Kosek, Mike Kosek, Josephine Kosek, Charlette Uniejewski, Raymond Uniejewski, Denise B e n ar s k i, Edward Kotwika, Anna Florek, Josephine Kalish, Darlene Sikora, Joan Kavacic, Valerie Kavacic, Babara Drezews Ki, Eleanor Grudi, Helen Biss, Alice Drezewski, Dave Kotwika, Francis Kavacic, Karen Mazewski, Mary Kosek, John Biss, Chester Drezewski, Joe Biss, Frank Kosek, Donald Mozier; Accordianists: Jack Dudash, Chester Mosier., EPISODE IX Recreation Swimming: Salli Stollar, Shirley Comfort, Nancy RIamsdn, Carol Day; Rollar Skating: Linda Shoup, Cleda Gregg; Clowns: Dick Lobozo, Doc Schott, Bill Laughlin, Jerry Chicone, Bob Hartman; Art Sandusky and 1955 Pony League World Champs, Dr. Charles West, Lewis W. Hayes, William E. Amos, Mrs. Robert Kenward, William R. T h o m p s o in, William Laughlin Adam Sanders, Sammy Angott, Wayne Moore, Kenneth Johnson, Robert Moore, Mrs. Robert "Birdie" Moore, Jack Picio, Harry Malik, Pete Stanton. EPISODE X Security High Constables: Norton Wright, Glenn Bannister; War of 1812: Kenneth L. Baker, Robert A. Mc Elhany; World War I: Charles R. Sprowls, Cecil G. Fordyce; World War II: Glenn McMullen, Duane Davidson; Substitutes: Albert M. Steele, John Unrue, Lloyd R. Caldwell; Drill Team: Alf Ander son, Charles Anderson, Bernard Anderson, Joseph Bromley, James Buchanan, John Columbo, Tom Crosbie, Paul Davis, William Dav is, William Fleisaner, Al Fleisa ner. George Funka, Carmen Gre co, Blaine Henderson, Melvin John, Charles Manian, R. Oest, George Rettinger, Ray Varner, G. L. Black, J. Heffers, John Dor sey, Joe Mantia, William Yeager, J. Whaton, Alfred Wagner, Andy Bonesky, E. Morris, W. Mosier, Harry Schultz, John Bright, Jake Paradise, Alf Hopkins, William Hamilton. J. Engle, Michael Kin damo, Thomas Holmes, William Bilby, George Smith, Robert Ston er, Charles Frank, Murray Hart man, Paul Liptak, M. Pintar. EPISODE XI Washington the Region Central Labor Union--AFL and CIO: Harry Ultom, Ted Russell; KANGAROO COURT IN SESSION - Prosecuting Attorney William C. Porter, left, quizzes prisoner George Levers, right, as Chief Justice E. M. McCarrell, seated left, and Clerk of Courts Cecil Ullom listen during a trial of Washington Sesquicentennial's Kangaro Court. Members District 50-A. E. Knapp, President Local 13831, UMW of A; T e am s t e r s: John Puskarich; Washington Hospital Auxiliary: Janet Blaker, Sandra Jones, Jan-. ice Lawrence; Region Planning Commission: E a s t Washington, Dr. Ed Mosley; South Strabane, Francis Patrona; Canton, Jo h an Abajace; North Franklin, Thomas E. Ellwood Jr.; Washington, Henry H. Hood; United States Armed Force Recruiters of Washington, Pa.; USA MSGT Raymond J. Moran, U. S. Army; USA MSGT Charles Buxton, U. S. Army; USN Chief Fay G. Etzweiler; USN Chief Theodore Segida; USAF MSGT James Diel; USMC TSGT Benjamin Pierce: USMC SSGT James Brewer; Clover Leaf Finale: Expressways, South, Southern: Judy Moyer (Captain); Barbara Chick, Winkie Miller, Patty Aloia, Marilyn Porter, Patty Evans, Trudy Mancin, Andrea Iseman; Parkways, North, Ice Skaters; Patty Helicke (Captain); Gloria Spragg, Mary Bongiorni, Bonnie Ewing, Jean Mawhinney, Nila McCoy, Peggy Kulick, Lynn Wagoner; Freeways, West, Cow Girls; Darla Mazzie (Captain), Gwen Riser, Charyl Montgomery, Sandy Wright Regina Sliman, Sandy Thomas, Karen Kordecki, Helen Getto; Thruways, East. Shw Girls; Bunny Giles (Captain), Becky Greco, Bobbie Poellet. De4bie Paige, Cathy Flynn, Coninie Mansinni, Mary Ellen Mackenzie, Cathy Washinski. LeMoyne Center Choir Mrs. Catherine Williams, Mrs. Ellen Jones, Mrs. Daisy Woods, Mrs. Willa Wright, Mrs. Wyvette Wheeler, Mrs. Frances Gatling, Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell, Mrs. Ophelia Beard, Mrs. Margaret Dans, Mrs. Alease Williams, Mrs. Mary Strother, Mrs. Pearl DiI lard, Mrs. Ferne Jones. Mrs. Frances Williams, Mrs. Georgia Haliburton, Mrs. Lucy Richards, Mrs. Ethel Barnes, Mrs. Gertrude McNeal, Mrs. Mary Brooks, Mrs. Winzella Williams, Mrs. Helen Catlin, Mrs. Bessie Duncan, Mrs. Bessie Jones, Mrs. Helen Dillard, Mrs. Helen Perry, Mrs. Doris Hargrove, Mrs. Geraldine Lillard, Jackie Washington, T h o m a s Wheeler, Kenneth Davenport, Guss Harris, James Washington, Daniel Haliburton, Charles Peterson. Ir. vin Anderson, Julius Lillard, Jo seph Porter, Mrs. Peggy Wade; Directed by Mrs. Pearl Harris. Sesquicentennial Choir, Mrs. Harry Piper, Mrs. Helen Paxton, Mrs. Jack Mancin, James Hanna, Mrs. William Shaffer, Pat ti Paxton, Ruth Scherick, Grace Moore, Patty Willison, Mrs. Pearl Dillard, Mrs. Lucy Richards, Mrs. Andrew Williams, Don Hali burton, Mrs. Mary Strothers, Mrs. Winda Williams, Mrs. Don Haliburton, Gus Harris, Mrs Frances Gatling, Mrs. Pearl Har ris, James Washington, Kenneth Oavenport, Mrs. Lois Chaniler, Mary Jo Plants, Kathy Neff, Catherine Rutan, Mrs. Margaret Mounts, Jean Briggs, Herbert Beatty, Jack Wilson, Fred Naser, David Williams, Richard Heart ley, Richard Martin, Lee Neff, Dennis Kelley, Benjamin Pendle ton; directed by David Chandler. Hostesses Mrs. Harold McClay, Mrs. David G. Slear, Mrs. Charles Phillips, Mrs. Eugene F. Lucas, Mrs. S. Charles Badiali, Mrs. Patrick Yorke, Mrs, Wilford R. Cameron,. Mrs. Perry M..ane, Miss Elizabeth C. Day. SESQUICENTENNIAL PICTURE BIRTHDAY CAKE-Washingtonians will remember this huge birthday cake which was part of the Sesquicentennial observance earlier this year. in the picture with the cake are, on the left, Ray Booth, who is serving as executive director of the Sesquicentennial activities, and, on the right, Glenn Baldwin, Washington businessman. HIGHLIGHTS MISS WASHINGTON-Mary Ann Osso, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Osso, will serve as Miss Washington during Sesquicentennial observances. She finished second to Queen Esther Cimino in the contest to determine a queen. Miss Osso is a Washington High School graduate and works at Washington Steel Corporation. SESQUICENTENNIAL QUEEN-Esther Marie Cimino, 24, wife of beroy Cimino, 155 South Main street, who won the Queen contest and will be crowned during Coronation ceremonies Tuesday night, August 9, at the Washington High School Field. Mrs. Cimino is an Ellsworth High graduate and has worked for C. W. Dillie truckers for six years. REVIEWING STAND-This will be a familiar picture during Sesquicentennial week. It shows the traditional reviewing stand in front of the Washington County courthouse on South Main street. This particular picture was taken during the giant Armed QUEEN'S COURT-These 12 Washington girls will serve as the court for Sesquicentennial Queen Esther Marie Cimino and Miss Washington Mary Ann Osso dur*g the city's celebration, They finishedo just behind the Queen and Miss WashingForces Day Parade this Spring and shows not only city and county officials but visiting military officers who were in Washington for the Armed Forces Day observance. This stand will be filled Saturday morning August 13, for a review of the giant parade which will climax the week of special Sesquicentennial events. ton in the Queen contest. Seated, left to right, are Betty Crumrine, Rose Marie Pirge, Sandra Scandale, Shirley Blue and Betty Bricker. Standing, left to right, are Beverly Sykes, Molly Sedenka, Dolly Cramer, Dorothy Ullom, Dolores Roberts, Marlent Finch and Patricia Robinson. j -. rom 1808 to 1960, Your Town Crier Has Been I-From 1808 to 1960, Your Town Crier Has Been tIje &psrfr JOINED BY THE OBSERVER IN 1871 2 ~. COMBINED CIRCULATION NEARLY 25,000 DAILY J371 The Observer EVENING MORNINC YES - The Reporter and The Observer have served the City of Washington and Washington and Greene Counties well over the years in a world that has changed draq*ically as has the makeup of these two fine newspapers. it no matter howdhe world changes our American heritage can only be upheld through a free press. 1808 - 11? ; MORNINC EVENING 9lt Repcporter In Observance of Washington's Sesquicentennial Jessop Steel Company. Presen ts 150 Years of Business The Past.. W ashington's business district could not have been a ~ery big, or particularly im prassive area when Dr. Samuel hiwdoch came to the Borough fuem Canonsburg to start prac lice here and open a drug -a common thing for physicians to do in those days a. they compounded their own prescriptions. Di'. Murdoch constructed a building at 33,North Main sfree~t rind went into the drug dispensing business. T a d a y. Templeton's Drug Store is still doing a thriving drug business .1 the site. It is Washington's oddest local business. (Simon White's Sons is the name today of the monument works which ws started in 1800 by Alex e.d.t White in Claysville but the Washington branch was not .pened until 1915). Dr. Murdoch's son-in-law, Dr. JIlsIsepIl Templeton, took over it.. drug business in 1843 and ~tod the store until 1866 son, Samuel M. Tom gieton assumed control. The ~ore has been continued since tb.a by the Templeton family. A fife on ~4arch 28, 1860, hewed the original building to ~e ground and the present h.4d~ng was erected. A newspaper can be consid ~.d bout a business (it sells q~w.rIising) and an industry ptmanufacturers a product). (uesidering The Washington ~erter as a business, it would I. the oldest in Washington 4 ~t was started August 15, 1,06, and has been published ~,pest~nuously since that time. lb. Washington Observer ;e its appearance in 1871. who were engaged as merchants, shoemakers, hatters, innkeepers, tailors, watch and clock makers, silversmiths, nailers, wagon makers, wheetrights. gunsmiths, sadclters, b I a c k. smiths, butchers, cabinet makers, pump makers, printers. brickmakers, curriers. tanners. barbers, weavers, reed makers1 stone'masons, chair makers. carpenters and one lone washwoman. One of the merchants listed back in those days was James Langley whose business was begun in 1790 and carried on continuously by a number of men until it came into the hand of Charles E. Wrenshall, whose haberdashery was well known to many of today's residents. The Auld Hotel was erected at its present location about 1818 by Danial Moore, a well known tavern and stage line proprietor. It was first called "The Traveller's Inn and Stage Office" and over the years the name has changed several times - the last occurring in 1880 when the Inn was sold to James Auld. The original charter of the Washington County Insurance Company goes back to 1837. OLDEST IN STATE Aleuander McKinley opened the first jewelry store in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania when he started a business on April I, 1840, in a building that stood where the George Washington Hotel stands to day. The McKinley Jewelry Store, now located at IS North Main street, has operated con tinuously under the McKinley name since its founding. Taylor's Pharmacy in the George Washington Hotel and its predecessors - George A. Valentine, Valentine and MurYARIED BUSINESSES ray's and Vowell Drug Store - has been in business in Wash he the year 1810, when ington since 1849 when another Washington was incorporated physician. Dr. John D. Vowell, M a Borough, business activi- settled here. 4s in the town were varied. Amessor's records name men Back in the mid I 800s, undertaking was not a profitable business in itself and funeral directors generally operated this business in conjunction with some ether line of endeavor. Such was the case of the Piatt Funeral H o m e which was founded by Thomas M. Wiley as a Furniture and Undertaking establishment in 1858 on South Main street. He sold the business to W. B. Ritchie in 1898 who shortly thereafter disposed of the furniture end of the business. Ritchie and Ralph E. Piatt became partners in 1936 when the Funeral Home moved to its present location at I 30 East Wheeling street in 1936. Today Mr. Piatt is the sole owner. (The Washington Cemetery, by the way, was organuized in 1852). Also in 1858, G. M. War rick and W. W. Warrick bought the grocery business of Tom Seaman and the family has operated a grocery store in Washington since that time. It was first located on the southeast corner of Main and Wheeling streets but moved to its present site the northwest corner of the same intersection - in 1913. A dairy bar has been added to the grocery business. A. B. CALDWELL One hundred years ago, in 1860, A. B. CaIdwell, then a clerk in the store of William Smith, started in business for himself in a room in the old Fulton House which stood on the site of the present Wash ington Trust Building. His bus iness grew and in 1873 Mr. CaIdwell purchased a property and erected the building in which CaIdwell's is located to day at 26 South Main street. Initially,'CaIdwell's occupied only the first floor of the three-story structure bat in 1900, an extensive remodeling program was undertaken and all three floors were converted to merchandise displays. In 1927, CaIdwell's was sold to S. W. Metzler of Uniontown and in 1956, the business was purchased by its present owners, Lester and Abraham WohI, and the store was again completely modernized. 75 TO 100 YEARS The list of Washington bus inesses that have been in oper ation at least 75 years and un der 100 years is relatively small. The present Henry G. Hood and Sons insurance firm was started in 1871 by A. G. Hap per. Mr. Hood became associ ated with the business in 1888. The agency has always been McKile3 pene firt JeelryStor her Noth Mann Sreet sene after arrival of treet car Auld Hotel, one time named Morrow. House, built mn 1818 McKinley opened fir~t Jewely 9ton here located at 55 South Main street... In 1874, Enos L. Christman, owner of The Washington Reporter, sent for H. Frank Ward from West Chester to operate The Reporter's job printing shop. Two years later, Ward purchased the shop and set up the Ward Printing Company which is still in operation at 82 Shaffer avenue. Richard Foster opened a flower store in Washington in 1877 and this business was purchased by Owen McDonnell in 191S5. Since that time, McDonnell's Flower Shop has been ain operation and is located today at 27 West Chestnut street. Reed and Cameron's hardware store can trace its beginning back to George Davis who opened a combination hardware and feed store in 1868. In 1902, Davis sold out to Joseph A. Litle who in turn sold to S. L. Reed in 1907. William B. Cameron and Reed teamed up as partners and the business has operated under the Reed and Cameron name ever since. It is presently located at 54 West Wheeling street. J. F. Shrontz, father of the late Councilman C I a r k A. Shrontz, opened Shrontz Dairy in 1880. It was an even 75 years ago that the Citizens National Bank - now the Washington Office of Mellon National Bank and Trust Company - was opened for business in a litle brick building that stood between Caldwell's store and the pres ent Mlellon Bank. The present building was erected in 1910. Citizens became a member of the Mellbank group in 1930 and in 1948, the Mellon firm purchased the old Citizens Bank. 50 YEARS OR MORE The number of Washington retail businesses which are still in operation today and have observed their 50th an niversaries numbers nearly 40, according to available records. Avenue. It became the CocoCola Boffttling Company in 1938 and five years ago, the firm moved into modern quarters at 124 West Maiden street. Located in one of the oldest storerooms in Washington, the Krause Drug Store at the cornner of South Main and West Maiden streets has been in business since 1890. The S. W. Miller insurance firm can trace its history back to 1890 when the Hughes and Scotff firm began the insurance business. It is now located at 40 North Main street. Also in 1890, Israel Richman organized I. Richman a n d Company and this firm has been actively engaged in the selling and buying of scrap iron and other materials since that time. I. Richman is currently moving from i t s Chartiers street site to make room for the new Thru-Way. Another combination furniture dealer and funeral home established in 1893 is the predecessor of the Stewart F. Barnhill Funeral Home, 420 Locust avenue. Originally formed as M. Sharp and Company, the firm has changed ownership over the years to Bebouts, Bebouts and McNary, Bebout and Barnhill and now Barnhill. The Washington Ice Com pany was organized in April, 1894, and has operated at 275 Meadow avenue for m a n y years. There are still many res idents of the City who can re call the fleet of ice wagons operated by the plant prior to the days of electric or gas re frigerators. 1895s TO 1900s The Gessner's Department Store, 40 West Chestnut street, has been in business since 1895 when it was founded by David Gessner and is operated today by his son, Lewis. William Sheet Mefotal Com pony, 53 East Spruce avenue, was established in 1895. Rudolf Hanau purchased the --Lh u.... I. u.u, _ ou. china, glass and turnishings bus In March of 1889, the late ines of Henry Schoenthal on Wilfred Cameron opened the February 1, 1897, and the store first soft drink plant in Wash. has operated through the years ington on East Strawberry It is now located at 121 South Main street but is going out of business. Two other sheet metal firms started operation in 1898. Manrow and Nevin, now located at 145 South Franklin street, was started by C. A. Manrow and the company was operated by his sons until 1931 when R. J. Nevin bought part interest. The Firm of C. W. Phillips and Sons, 28 North Franklin street, is now engaged in its 62nd year in business. Jacob Samolsky opened a men's furnishing store at 52 Wet Chestnut street in 1898 and the firm is still in operation aof the same site, operatfing under the name of Samolsky's. The Potter Real Estate Agency was established in 1898 and it is known that the Singer Sewing Machine Company was in Washington by that time and possibly earlier in that the latter firm is 109 years old. The First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Washington was organized in 1899 as the Industrial Building and Loan Asociation and last year this firm marked its 60th anniversary with an open house at the Association's offices, 77 South Main street. TURN OF THE CENTURY Many of Washington's businesses today were founded immediately following the turn of the 20th Century. By year, these include: 1900 - Joseph Kauffman opened a shoe store at 38 West Chestnut street which is still operated by his daughter, Sylvia L. Kauffman; T. H. McNary purchased the old A. A. Poole Jewelry store for which has had worked since 1891 and founded the McNary Jewelry Store; C. H. /ones started in business here on April 10, 1900, and this men's furnishings firm has operated since that time with two sons entering the business, now located in the old Washington Theater Building; Ben Reynolds started a music business on July 1, 1900, and the company has continued under the ownership and management of the Reynolds family since that time at 116 North Main street. 1901 - In September, 1901, the Washington Laundry Company purchased the laundry business whiqh had been founded by William Snodgrass and is still in operation today at a modern plant at 305 West Maiden sreet; Dunbar and Wallace Lumber Company a,. so started business in 1901, 00 April I, and has operated at 1045'Jefferson avenue since its founding. 1902 - Paul and Post Hard. ware got its start when I. E. Paul and Frank B. Post t#4 over a small room in the AUd Hotel and five years,/to moved across the street whete the partnership operated fo many years. In 1955, the fa! moved to its present locotic* at 89 South Main street. 1903 - Viehmann's PwvW acy was established in 1903 i Tylerdale by Robert TIAl W and the business changed and locations several times,b fore coming into the Viehmi ownership; Washington Fo Company (R. D. 2) was founded and five years later ca~n under control of the Warrick family; the late W. J. Warrick founded Warrick Brothers and Warrick Floral Company at 535 Leonard avenue; T. W. Long purchased the machine shop of C. E. Peck and has operated continuously since One of Washington's earliest insurance offices Citizens National Bank opened for business 75 years ago Willams Ta Shop was early firm 1903 at the corner of East wheeling and Shaffer avenues; William U. Kennedy and son founded their industrial and commercial contract paint business; J. C. Bryant began his career in the general insurance business as an employee of J. M. Prigg and later took over the business; the late S. B. McWreath started in the milk business on April 5, 1903, working for S. A. Wharton as delivery boy and seven years later, bought the business and founded the S. B. McWreath Dairy at 365 Donnan avenue; in 1903, the Paul chain of grocery stores, which grew to be one of the largest in the City, was started. 1904 - A partnership be tween J. N. Myers and I. Zeff formed in 1904 was the start of The Hub clothing store, now located ofat 36 North Main street; Louis Pinsker began bus iness in 1904 with a small tail oring shop and opened a larg er plant ofat 234 West Chest nut street, today known as the Pinker Cleaning and Dyeing Company. 1905 - Judson Wile and Sons, under the name of Jud son Wiley, was established and is a pioneer here in building construction supplies. The part nership with his sons was established in 1927 when the company's present site at 404 South Main street was purchas ed. 1906 - Walter B. Anderson opened an insurance business here and joined partnership with R. A. S. Pollock nine years latfer to form the Ander son and Pollock Insurance SCompany, now located ofat 14 West Wheeling street. 1907 - Russell Bro t h e r s, West Wylie avenue, dealers in building supplies, feed, etc., have been in business since March 25, 1907, when Norman N. Russell purchased the bus iness of John B. Hart. 1909 -- Penn Cleaners and Dyers officially opened under the management of C. E. Penn although the latter had operat ed a tailor shop since 1903; Kurtz Monument Company was organized by J. H. Kurtz, who a year previously had started a partnership with U. B. Ramj sey. First agents of the Metro politan and Prudential Life In Ssurance Companies established offices in Washington shortly after the turn of the century. Phoenix Hardware was started in approximately 1900 and W. A. Litle purchased a lumber company from William Forgie in 1908. Mr. Litle retired in 1950. The Eric Reed Insurance Agency dates back to 1907. MARK 25 YEARS The largest percentage of Washington's business firms, which are still in operation during the City's Sesquicentennial year, had their foundings here between 25 and 50 years ago. A consolidated list of these firms, as complete as possible, follows according to organizational dates. This list was compiled from the Reporter's Sesquicentennial Edition, which was published two years ago, and from historical files of the Observer Publishing Company. 1910 to 1914-Ward's Book Store (1911), C. S. Hunter building supplies (1911), J. A. Rungo's grocery (1912), Mc Vehil Plumbing, Heating and Supply Company (1912), John L. Becker Boot Shop (1914). 1915 to 1919 -Dunn's Dry Goods Store, formerly Mar shall's (1915), Evan's Studio (1916), Sharp's Furniture Store (1917), Herd's Drug Stores (1917), National Stores (1918), Freedman Furniture Company (1918), Baltimore Life Insurance Company (1918), Thompson Hardware Company (1919), Taper's Jew elry Store, (1919). 1920 to 1924 - Community Loan Company (1920), Mac Donald W e a v e r insurance ( 1 9 2 0 ), Thorofare Markets, formerly P. H. Butler stores (1921), Washington Paint and Glass Company (1921), J. W. Birch & Son (1921), Pyramid Oil Company (1922), George Washington Hotel (1923), Ma jor's Shoe Store (1923) ( Mag lieffa Jeweler (1924),, J. C. Penney Company (1924), The Men's Shop (1924), Washing ton Meat Markets (1924). 1925 to 1929-Lang's In corporated (1925), Coen Oil Company, formerly Ross Inde pendent Oil Company (1925), Pioneer D r illin g, formerly Heidelme;er's (1926), S. A. Meyer Company (1926), Wil liam Warrick Florist (1927), Smart Gown Shoppe (1927), Aut enr e;i th Dollar Store Caldwell's started in Fulton House; later built building in background (1927), Abel Funeral Home (1927), Morris Insurance (1928), M o n t g omery-Ward and Company (1929), Reichart Furniture Company (1929), Bryant Neon Sign Company (1929), Sears Roebuck and Company (1929), K iddies Shop (1929). 1930 to 1935 - G. C. Murphy Company (1930), Capitol Hat Shop (1930), Isaly Dairy Store (1932), Hal Lewis Incorporated (1932), Q uinn R. Banks funeral home (1932), Andy Brothers Tire Shop (I 9 3 3 ), Goodwill Products (1933), Ward Electric Supply Company (1933), Washington Typewriter Company (1933), M c K e a n Plumbing, Heating and Supply Company (1934), B. F. Goodrich (1934), John Hallam Signs (1934), Robert C. Gordon funeral home 1934), Firestone Stores 1934), Dependable Electric 1934), Snee Ice Cream 1935), Bro w n Boot Shop 1935), Sewing Machine Service Center (1935), Smith Insurance Agency (1935). Other firms started in Washington in the early 1900s include C h a m b e r s Insurance, formerly Challener's (1920), Beneficial Finance Company (1929), Guardian Financial Corporation (1929), Fashion Hosiery Store (1935), Madge Horn Dugan, milliner (1935), Stormwinds Furniture Exchange (1922), Lightner Radio (1928), Aloe Cleaning and Dyeing (1932), Steiner's Drapery Shop (1935), Nationwide Insurance (1933), Imperial Cleaners (1928), Peter Pan Cleaners (1925), Richman Brothers (1930), Paris Shoppe (1932), Washington Ne ws Company (1930), City News Company (1910), Workingmen's Store (1929), Paradise Confectionery (1924), Yoder's Poultry (1931), Liberty Food Market (19291, Walter's Pharma c y formerly Milligan's (1926), Federal Land Bank, formerly National Farm Loan (1920), Country Belle Cooperative Farmers, formerly Foster Dairy (1925), Kay Richards and Company (approximately 1923), Lydic Printing Company (1926), Washington Produce Company (1926), Bill Samson, men's clothing (1914), The exact dates of the appearance of Greater Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company stores and Clover Farm chain stores in Washington are not known but it is believed both were established here prior to World War I. Business firms organized or started in Washington prior to World War II include: Selway Termite Company (1941), Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (1941), Washington Grocer's Assoc i altion (1938), H o m e Furniture Company (1941), Pences (1940), Acme Paint Store (1939), Flemings Bakery (1940), M & M Mayfag (1937), Peerless Furniture (1939), Smith's General Electric Appliances (formerly a part of McYehil Plumbing, 1940), Weber Furniture Company (1940), Tomazin Auto Body Shop (1937), Washington County Farm Bureau (1937), Neh; Bottling Company, (1937), Engle's Radio and Marine Sales (1938). Other busineses established in Washington prior to the Residents gather to watch parade in South Main Street start of World War II include Uniontown Production Credit (1936), Family Finance Corporation (1940), John N. Lewis Pharmacy (1940), W. T. Grant Company (1939), Matthew's Ladies Apparel (1937), Charles Gessner, women's wear (1936), R. R. Campbell Insurance Agency (1936), Bon Ton (1937). Pitsburgh National Bank is an outgrowth of the old Washington Union Trust Company - a banking firm organized in 1932. This latter firm, in turn, had as its predecessors the Washington Trust Company and Union Trust Company, both of which closed their doors during the big bank run on October 3, 1931. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE T h e present Washington Chamber of Commerce was organized as the Washington Board of Trades on June 19, 1911, and it operated under that name until 1921 when the Board adopted the Chamber of Commerce name. First of fices of the organization were in what was known as the Com munity Building located where George Washington Hotel now stands. The Chamber moved into the hotel when it was con structed in 1923 and has main tained office space there ever since. A strong right arm to the Chamber of Commerce is the Washington Merchants Bureau which was organized July 29, 1935. The Bureau organizes sales promotions and deter mines store hours and other policies dealing with Washing fon business firms. The Present. he business district of Washington has not changed appreciably since World War II. There has been a limited amount of new construction, some store mod ernization both interior and ex terior, a handful of business relocations and a considerable number of new firms opening in the City as well as former firms quitting business. Since 1946, Wash i n g t on merchants and the City have staved off the advance of the latest American shopping hab it - the giant shopping cenWashington Ice Company Made ea rly deliveries by horse and wagon ter. A silent dent in the City's parking problem, with construction of a few off-street parking lots, and a genuine effort on the part of many merchants to make shopping in Washington more convenient have helped. The chain grocery supermarkets, of which there are now seven, have made their appearance and many W.G.A. and independent food stores operate today under the same principals. New businesses established in the City since the outbreak of World War II number almost 70. These include: 1942 to 1950 - Betty Gay Shop (1942), Lawrence Shoe Store (1943), C. & C. Service (1943), Central Drug Store (1943), Kinney's Shoe Store (1943), Cowieson F u n e r.al Home (1944), Lee's Record Shop (1944), Ashmore Flower Store (1944), Wholesale TY (1945), Bards Dairy Store (1946), Somerville Farm Supply (1946), Washington Standard Loan (1946), Fisher Florist, formerly Nichol's (1946), Mollie Kofchar, ladies wear (1946), Paul Hickson, business supplies (1946), Hudson's JewEarly View of North Main Street Washington's Main Street in the 1930s I Brown's Boot among stores remodeled The Hub typical of new construction ............ Seven elry (1947), Wasler Flower Store (1947), Washington Jewelry (1947),'Hubert Post Invalid Equipment (1947), Teal's Fur Shop (1947), Industrial Electric (1948), Shearer Heating (1948), Household Finance Corporation (1948), Central TY Center (1949), Malone's Cemera and Hobby S h o p (1949), Dean Phipps Auto Store (1949), Palmer Insurance Agency (1950). 1951 to 1955 - An nex Pharmacy (1951), Hummell Funeral Home (1951), Vance Insurance Agency (1951), AIf Anderson Florist (1952, Wilcox Auto Supply (1952, Robert Bruno Plumbing 1952 Gibson's Photo Center 1953', J. D. Raccon and Son 1954 Harriet's Stork Styles 1954 Teek's Fine Shoes (1954), Orringer's Chi1dre ns Shop (1954), Pre-Teen Exclusives (1955), Knestrick Electric (reorganized in 1955), Business Machine Supplies (1955), Washington Discount Company (1955), Superior Meats (1955), Hood Brothers Insura nce (1955), Northwestern Life Insurance Company (1955), Mary Worth Gift Shop (1955), Peggy Ann Shop (1955), Hildegard's (1955). 1955 to date - Guttman Supply Company (1956), chain supermarke ts now in business George H. Penn, insurance (1956), Foremost Dairies (1956), Bargain Mart (1956), Al Metzner's Appliance Center (1956), Royal Tile (1956), Ruschel Studio (1957), Loblaw's Supermarket (1 9 5 7), Burch Motuary (1957), Sol Mintz, men's furnishings (1957), Fetherlin and Carl Insurance Agency (1957), Shanks Insurance (1957), Sherwin-Williams Paint Company (1957), Sun Flooring and Paint Company (1958), S. & S. Shoe Store (1958), Bell Sportswear (1958), Moore, Leonard and Lynch (1959), Walter's Carpet Company (1959). Other businesses in operation today include West Washington Cash Hardware (1934), Weber Furniture Com pa ny (1941), J. C. McCleery, real estate (1947), Bennett Real Estate (1958), Amanati-Tucci Insurance Company (1946), Paul W. Fritz, real estate (1950), George L. Lenk Realtors (approximately 40 years), York Realtors (1933), Washington Farm Equipment (1950), Warne Farm Supply (1946), Gene Schott, farm equipment (1952), Tracanna Tailoring (1953), T h e o d o r e Trapuzzano, tailoring (1914), Washington Tailors (1908)-. The organizational dates of in City m a n y Washington business firms which are in existance today were not immediately available. These inclue Hanover Shoe Store, Livingston's Stores Incorporated, Keystone Shoe Stores, Community Mar.; ket, Star Sportswear, Andrea's, Jenney Shop, People's Distributors, Ash Millinery, Dell's Millinery, Parrot Gift Shop, Investors Diversified Services, Bordon's Ice Cream Company. NEW CONSTRUCTION Among the business firms in Washington which have completed new construction projects recently are the G. C. Murphy Company, Sears Roebuck Company, The Hub, National Stores, Home Furniture and Kroger, A. & P. and Loblaw's Supermarket. Stores that have relocated since World War II include Paul and Post Hardware Home Furniture Company, B:cker's Shoe Store, Steiner's Drapery, Isaly Dairy Store, Thompson's Hardware, Maglietfa Jeweler, Ward Book Store, Shearer Heating, Ash Millinery, Business Machine Supplies, Gibson Photo Center, Harriet's Stork Styles. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE David H. Smith, co-owner of Scott Motor Company, is currently President of the Washington Chamber of Commerce. J. Vincent Soisson is vice presidenf; Charles W. Bromley, treasurer, and R. C. Provost, secretary. The Directors are Robert C. Beatty, Arthur A.~ Boyan, Mr. Bromley, Dr. Tracy I. Bryant, John M. Campbell, Richard S. Cowan, Howard H. Hildreth (who is general chairman of the Sesquicentennial Commitee), George W. Hoenstine, Victor H. Remington, the Rev. Charles E. Rice, Erik G. Rumstedt, Boyd S. Sharp, Mr. Smith, Mr. Soisson, and John R. Yount. R. W. Sperring is assistant secretary. The Washington Merchants' Bureau is headed by Norman Berstein with Josephine George as vice oresident and Mr. Provost as secretary. Directors are Bennie Andy, Mr. Bernstein, Miss George, James H. Ghrist, John Gowans, William D. Hustf-. ed, Simon Jacobs. Robert W. Jones, Robert T. Macauley, Robert F. Meftenberger, Augustine Myers, Wray E. Paul Jr., Barney Resnick, Bruce L. Rogers, Boyd S. Sharp, J. Russell Somerville, Henry C. Stack and Thomas R. Wiley. During each fiscal year, the Washington Chamber sponsors a variety of meetings on subjects dealing with National affairs, legislative matters, highways, local and state taxes, etc. The Merchants Bureau through a Steering Committee, sponsors sales events in the City. EDITOR'S NOTE: Today's tabloid Sesquicentennial section contains names of business es tablishments directly responsible for the past and future economic and service improvement'for the city of Washington. It is impossible to attempt to re search such an edition without realizing that many long time, conscientious business establish ments have been missed in this listing, and to those who know or feel that they should have been included in the listing, we direct this note. This, like the other seven sections planned in support of the 150th Anniversary celebra tion for the city of Washington, is an attempt on the part of the editor of this series of tabloid sections to render a service to all classifications appearing in the series. Along the way we will make mistakes for which we ask forebearance. DAVID H. SMITH C. of C. President NORMAN BERNSTEIN Heads Merchants Bureau Pittsburgh National's drive-in bank recently built Auto dealers hold show on North Main Street Sol Mintz among new stores here The Future.. A redevelopment p an for Washington's cen tral business district has been worked out for the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Washington. Carroll V. Hill and associates, community planners, in its report to the Commission on land use and zoning,. notes that Ahe central business district of cal difficulties. Much of the grade problem could be eased or corrected with a redesign or rerouting of vehicular traffic. "With a careful study of the design and market functional factors, the central core area could be redeveloped to substantially increase its efficiency. Off-street parking should be given primary attention if the central core is to compete with outlying shopping chants and store owners in Washington' s central business district that some concrete plan of redevelopment must be adopted, and as rapidly as possible. Local residents have followed the redevelopment of the Golden Triangle in Pittsburgh with keen interest and have noted how this program revitalized the entire business community. A planned business district can and will do as much for Washington. Washington serves a wide centers." An offtractive, uncongested trade area. business area will be of great PLANNED AREA benefit to the appearance of "Its growth potential is re. the communify since if is the stricted, however," the report It is becoming more evi- focal point of the entire region says, "because of topographi- dent day by day to both mer- and the only area which affects nearly every citizen and visitor. The installation of pedestrian malls and off-street parking all circled by a high capacity loop street will provide on environment in which local business can expand and improve their own business houses. Throughout the development of this new business area, an official coordinating agency should guide the new development in order to make it as attractive as possible, planners say. Such items as control of overhanging commercial signs, the servicing and landscaping of off-street parking areas, the landscaping of p e d e s t ria n areas and the provision of shade trees are essential to the good appearance of this area. As buildings are remodeled and new buildings added, their architects should consider how they can best fit into the ulti. mate plan for the area. OUTLYING AREAS Commercial areas which are not within the proposed redevelopment area can also be improved in appearance. Clusters of commercial buildings can benefit through group action by developing joint site plans to guide future buildings in an orderly manner. Joint parking areas and an overall landscaping plan and an agreement on a policy of commercial signs benefit each individual business. Redevelopment leaders believe that the location of billboards and advertising signs in business areas and along the road sides is a matter of grave concern. Z o ni n g ordinances provide in various municipalfities within the Washington Region limit billboards to commercial districts and exclude them from all types of residential districts. In business districts, garish over-hanging signs present an unsatisfactory appearance. The Cover.. M OST residents of the M Washington a r e a probably never real ized that there is color on Main Street as illustrated by the cover of this Sesquicenten nial Feature Section. The City is, after all, 150 years old or older and to many persons living here, Main Street occasionally takes on a rather drab appearance. But photographs and engrav ers of the Graphic Arts De partment of the Observer Pub lishing Company have captur ed on film and plate the color that exists in Washington's bus. iness district at all hours of the day. [LII iU gm WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE COUNTY SEAT. OFFICES AND RELATED USES Proposed Central Business District redevelopment plan ir.. 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Call a Jessop sales office in any of 23 major cities of North America and discuss your needs for specialty and alloy steels. SSOP Plants and Service Centers: Washington, Pa. * Los Angeles * Chicago * Detroit * Owensboro, Ky. * Wallaceburg, Ont. Sponsors Of Sesquicentenni;a Sections City of Washington Coen Oil Company Continental Can Company, Hazel-Atlas Glass Division Jessop Steel Company Manufacturers Light and Heat Company Pyramid Oil Company Washington Steel Corporation West Penn Power Company I "~anam~*rx~y~ssp ~.:::,::5 ~:cT~:~:~~.~,r~"'~:~'"' _'_~':'' ~~'~~~" ~~::~:................::.~Zt~ =MEW The Past.. he f irst industries in x Washington were those - necessary for the set tlers to survive in a new land that was, Isolated by many mles of bad roads. These in eluded small family-operated uinesses such as skin dressers breeches makers, tanners and u rers, cabinet makers, and wagon makers - the later an important industry in the days of tfe National Pike. In the fall of 1841, Sheldon . Chaorles and Morgan Hayes coame to Washington from Connecticut and organized the t. B. and C. Hayes Carriage and Wagon Shop - the Bar ough's leading industry for many years. This firm manfact iwed many of the stage coaches many years. This firm manufact and wagons used on the No tional Road until travel dwin died on that famed gateway to the west. Three years later, in 1844, the Zelt Mill was erected at the Weitt end of what is now West Wheeling street. This building, still standing, was also a leading industry of the voromimuni ty at that time. In 1846, the Washington Foundry was started at the c - ner of East Chestnut and rth College streets where the Second United Presbyter Ian Cinch now stands, EARLY COAL 7The first coal bank in Wash Ingon was one marked on the esigial plan of Bassett Town at the edge of the present W.& J. College football field. It is not known whether this ever amounted to anything for early pioneers here preferred wood, of which there was plenty, for fue4. In the 1850s, a coal mine was opened in West Chestnut street in the rear of property which is today owned by Penn Manufacturing Company. This mime was in operation for some 10 or 15 years. The Washington Gas Com pany was founded in 1856 to manufacture illuminating gas from coal and the next year a gas plant was erected in East Maiden street on the lot oc cupied by Guy Woodward's garage. This company was in operation until natural gas re placed manufactured gas in th mid- 880s. WOOL GROWING Agriculture has always been an important industry to the Washington area and it per h.ps reached its peak in the 19th century when the area became world renowned for its fine production of wool - a business which grew to mean an anndal income for local farmers of more than $1 mil The Federal Government is believed both responsible for establishing this great wool Industry in this area and for its eventual decline. The whiskey tax which led to the unsuccessful insurrection in 1794, left area farmers with no incon me as they previously had t alsed grao in and, distilled it 1i o whiskey. They started raisOld Gantz Mill stood on West Chestnut Street for many years ing sheep and this industry flourished until 1885 when the Federal Government dropped a protective tariff on wool and the industry started a rapid decline here. In 1851, James G. Strean -for 50 years a farmer in old FrankliA Township just outside the Borough-shipped six of his finest fleeces to the World's Fair at London, England, and was awarded the fourth class prize medal for the finest fleeces at the Fair. Penn Manufacturing Corpor.atlion, 380 West Chestnut street, is Washington's oldest manufacturing business, locating here in 1865. The business marked its 95th year of continuous existance this year. F. K. Fawcett is President of the Corporation. GREAT OIL BOOM Near the end of a cold December day in the year 1884, oil was struck in a small well located in the rear of Samuel Gantz's flour mill in West Chestnut street, on the banks. of Catfish Creek. Natural gas had been found in the Hess Well only months before. For the next 20 years, a golden flood of oil poured out of the Washington area, making millionaires overnight. Operators from the Titusville oil fields rushed to thet Gantz field and many remained here for the rest of tleir lives. With the discovery of natural gas and oil in the area it immediately become' apparent that a cheap fuel was available and before long industrial plants were being attracted to the town. A new era of industrial activity was begun which is largely responsible for the City of today. HAZEL-ATLAS GLASS Glass making was the first of these new industries attracted by the cheap fuel available in Washington and C. N. Brady's Hazel Glass Company was the first established here. In 1886, Brady erected a factory and this plant turned out its first glass on January 10, 1887. The com(Ie Nodes.) W. A. BENRY & pany became a success from the start and soon purchased another property on which what is now Hazel No. One factory was erected. Later the Atlas factory in South College street was erected and in 1898, Hazel No. 2 plant went into operation in the former Griffiths Tin Mill plant at Euclid and Griffith 2 Sheete-Bheet Y C. N. BRADY. PRESS FOR MAING ARTIOLE8 OF GLA88WARE. No. 003,9562. Patented May 10, 1898. Ie .,., 7 Inventors Atornqy. Drawing of first patent for lass machine avenues. The Atlas plant was built on property formerly occupied by a cracker factory. Always a pioneer in the glass industry, the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company-now a division of Continental Can Company - was responsible for designing the first commercially successful automatic machine for making glass containers. DUNCAN AND MILLER The Duncan and Miller Glass Company, which went out of business in 1955, was one of the oldest manufacturers of glassware in America. Its origin was traced back to 1865 when the firm of George Duncan and Son opened for business on the Southside of Pittsburgh. In 1892, the company erected a plant on Jefferson avenue in Washington and this was later greatly enlarged. Duncan and Miller Glass Company held a reputation for producing lovely glassware, its hand-blown tableware and stemware being shipped to all parts of the world and rated highly by experts everywhere. A decline in sales of this type of ware forced closing of the plant in 1955. TYGART VALLEY The Tygart Valley Glass Company, like Duncan and Miller, did not originate here, but was started in Grafton, W. Va., in December, 1895. In 1926, the company pur chased. The plant of the Pitts burgh Sheet Glass Company in Washington and the build ing was completely renovated and new machinery installed. Tygart Valley Glass Company - recently purchased by Brockway Glass Company - Wit emse has held an important place in Washington's industrial family ever since its opening here. Former glass companies include Phoenix Glass and Highland Glass. TYLER TUBE Iron and steel industries have also had a long history in the Washington a r a a beginning with the now defunct Tyler Tube and Pipe Company which was founded - initially in New England - in 1890. Just when the plant was established here is not definitely known, but it was soon after its organization. Tyler Tube and Pipe Company, located at the City line on Jefferson avenue, produced boiler tubes for steam locomotives and was one of the City's biggest manufacturing concerns during its-approximately 40-year existance. Today, the only remnant of the old Tyler firm is its office building which is the home of the Brownson House. But as long as a portion of the City's Seventh Ward is called Tyler dale and as long as Tyler ave nue in that Ward remains the name of a street, Washington residents will remember the Tyler Tube and Pipe Company. TIN MILLS About 1894, only 10 years after the oil and gas boom made Washington a desirable industrial location, the Grif fiths Tin Mill was built by W. H. Griffiths on the site of the present Hazel No. 2 glass factory. In 1898, Griffiths sold this plant and immediately erected a new plant near the old Tyler Tube and Pipe Company which he sold in 1901 fo the McClure Tin Plate Company. It was later operated successfully for several years as the Wash ington Tin Plate Company and is now the home of Washington Steel Corporatfion. Griffiths built another tin mill in 1901 along the Penn sylvania railroad and operated this mill until his death in 1921. This plant served for a while as a warehouse for Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company and the building today is one of two plants of the B. F. Drakenfeld Company. ANNEALING BOX In 1895, the late John J. Markey came to Washington and founded the National Annetaling. Box Company along the Baltimore and Ohio RailFoad in old West Washington. The company came from Anderson, Ind., and the factory which was built here was considered one of the finest for its purpose to be erected in this area af that time. National Annealing Box Company is a fabricator of fine steel plate products serving the steel, chemical, petroleum and atomic power industries. JESSOP STEEL In the early fall of 1902, Washington residents watched the start of operations of a new factory which had just been completed in the Gordon Valley by William Jessop and Sons of Sheffield, England. The plant, a sheet mill operation, was built to provide faster service and delivery to American customers initially of fine steel saws. As time went on, Jessop expanded its production to the manufacture of high grade tool steel in sheet and plate form. In 1924, the company became owned and operated by American interests. The Jessop Steel Company flourished through World War II but, following the war, it ran into difficulties which resulted in a complete reorganization. FINDLAY CLAY The Washington plant of Findlay Clay Products - the main office being located at Findlay, O.---also started here in 1902. The company, manufacturers of clay pots and blocks for the glass industry, located in Washington because of the Borough's central location in respect to glass manufacturing. In 1927, the Findlay plant and Ohio charter were surand headquarters was moved to Washington. As the method of manufacture of g I a s s changed from pot furnace to tanks, the Findlay company changed its production from clay pots to clay tank blocks. O'BRIEN STEEL The O'Brien Steel Construction Company has operated in Washington since 1905. This long-established organization has complete facilities on Chartiers street for cutting, forming and fabricating of all types of structural steel and steel plate work. In addition, O'Brien Steel maintains a complete warehouse for the sale of structural steel beams, shapes, plates, sheets, bars and concrete reinforcing. The company also does heavy maintenance and repair work and manufactures special machinery and equipment. WASHINGTON MOULD In 1917, the Washington Mould, Machine and Foundry Company was founded to serve the glass, steel, mining, rubber, oil and gas, chemical and other industries in both domestic and foreign markets. The plant and offices are located today ofat Madison and Greene streets. Washington Mould manufactures patterns, castings, forgings, moulds, dies, etc., and does general machine work for repair parts or complete machine and equipment parts. WASHINGTON MINE The Washington Mine on Woodland avenue opened in 1918 as the Washington Gas C o a I Company mine and operated in and out of the red until 1941 when it was taken over by the Hillman Coal and Coke Company. From 1941 to 1947, under the Hillman ownership and the direction of Superintendent John Rutherford, Washington Mine enjoyed its greatest prosperity, employing approximately 420 miners a day. In was and as a area 1953, however, the mine closed, the shaft sealed the tipple which served landmark in the Tylerdale for many years was felled. FRAZIER - SIMPLEX Frazier - Simplex, Inc., organized in July, 1918, as Simplex Engineering Company, has a distinguished history in Washington. The company, special. izes in the design and engineer. ingj of glass factories and teanls throughout the world. C. E. Fraz;er was one of iM founders of the company wkick changed its name from Simplex Engineering Company to Froxor - Simplex, Inc., in 1937. B. F. DRAKENFELD In the early 1920s, the B. F. Drakenfeld Company, a firm that manufactures colors for the ceramic and glass industries, opened for business in a building on Chartiers street. Under the direction of Dr. R. R. Shively, the company grew rapidly and now operates in two big plants - the nitial plant on Chortfiers street and w new, modern plant with offices further down the Gordon YValley. MOLYBDENUM CORP. The Molybdenum Corporation of America's Washington plant was established here as early as 1916 on East Maiden street and in the early 1920s, the present plant was constructed along the connection railroad at Caldwell avenue. Molybdenum conducts ei. periments and research in products used in specialty steel industries as well as produces tungsten, molybde num, columbium, tantalum and other rare earth products. WASH. ENGINEERING The Washington Engineering and Construction Company started operations on West Beau street in 1923 and two years later moved to,s present location adjacent the old fair grounds in Tylerdale. Some of the major con struction projects undertaken by the company in Washington over the past years include the Immaculate Conception High School, Washington Y. W. C. A., W. & J. Chemistry Build ing, State Police Barracks. OTHER PRE-WAR II FIRMS Donley Brick Company was organized in 1900 and operates a brick plant and yard on Stewart avenue. It is now under the management of North Star Coal Company. Bradford Martin and Sons, Tyler Tube had illustrious history here dr Cracker factory was located on site of Atlas Glass plant Phoenix Glass Company hit by flood in 1912 Duncan a Vecialists in machinery, was erganized in 1924 and the compony today is located ofat 122 West Strawberry avenue. C. S. Bell and Sons, auto parts makers, jobbers and ach'nists, has served the Washington area since 1906.' Piatf Machine Company, spec;alists in job m a c h i n e work, steel fabricofating, vent loting and heating, was found d in 1924. The R. G. Johnson Company ms organized in Pittsburgh in 19t7 and came to Washington In 1929. This firm deals ex clusively with mine shaft work S4rand mine development con struction. This includes sinking shafts, shaft enlargements and repairs, gunite linings, grout Ing, mine development and Ssh aft design. Since 1924, Albert Packing Company has steadily adnd Miller destroyed by fire in Star Mould, Machine and Foundry Company, F o u r t h street and Meadow avenue, was founded in 1935 to manufacture moulds for local glass factories. Since that time, the company has grown rapidly and expanded its facilities until today it is one of the important employers in the Washington area. In 1936, the River Raisin Paper Company opened a fiber shipping container plant in a discontinued b r o o m factory along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in the West Side. Additional expansions have been made since that time. Washington Rubber Com pany had its start in 1937 in a small shop in West Chestnut street under the ownership of Andy Brothers. The present plant on Jefferson avenue ex tension was constructed in 1948. ................ .......... Following is a direct quote from a lei-ter written in 1924 relative to the DetroitiMotor Company which was organized in approximately 1921I: "Mr. William Jordan promoted an automobile factory in Washington, bought 67 acres of ground, put ein a railroad siding built a brick building, sold reams of stock,... and left town." The building referred to is now part of Metro Glass Company on Detroit avenue. The Sidway-Topliff Company, formerly the Topliff-Ely Company. manufactured doll carts, carriages and other children's vehicles during the 1920s and early 1930s. Buildings formerly occupied by this company are now part of the River Raisin Paper Company. The Betty Reed Broom Comn pony was in full production in the late 1920s in a plant loca ted behind the present Con Oil Company on West Chest nut street. The building has since been torn down. THE UTILITIES NATURAL GAS-In March of 1884, the People's Light and Heat Company was organized in Washington and set up drilling nperations on the Hess farm in Tylerdale. Two excel lent natural gas strikes were made. A year previous to this, the Manufacturers Natural Gas Company was organized in Bellevue and Glenfield. In 1899, Manufacturers Light and Lighting Company in 1913. TELEPHONES-The "talking box," as telephones were known in the early days, became a reality in Washington in 1884 when the first telephone exchange was installed, although some experiments had been conducted with this new invention as early as 1877 here. The first Company to operate successfully in Washington was the Central District and Printing Telegraph Company, a predecessor to the Bell Telephone Company. SEWAGE - Washington's first sewage plant was built by the Borough at Arden in 1907 and was designed to treat and dispose, in accordance with health standards prevalent at that time, of sewage for a pop. ulation of about 18,000. By 1925, the plant's capacity was overtaxed and sewage was dumped into Catfish and Chartiers Creeks - a practice followed until organization of the Washington - East Washington Joint Sewer Authority and construction of new lines and treatment plant in 1954. Jessop Steel Company plant was started in 1902 Washington Mine was closed in 1953 vanced in methods of packagIn# quality meat products. The Plasteel Products Company co m p a n y is a full-fledged was founded in 1941 by Dr. J. s I a u g h t fe r, processing and E. Rosenberg and the plant packaging house and serves manufactures protected metal a 55-mile radius of Washing- roofing, insulated panel s, ton. The company is located roof decks and smilar prodon Meadow avenue. ucts. ,-lI.. i~l, h in, 1 8 the~ prospet Heat Company was foundeda consolidation of' the two firms mentioned above. WATER-The Citizens Water Company of Washington was incorporated in 1886. The original water supply consisted of a relatively small reservoir located near the present pump station and supplied directly by Chartiers Creek. A new reservoir was constructed near the pump station in 1894, Dam No. 3 was built two years later and Dam No. 4 was constructed in 1903. ELECTRIC - Although of ficially making its appearance in 1916, West Penn Power Company was a merger that year of 53 electric power firms - many of which had histories dating back to the discovery of electricity. One of these was the old Washing ton Electric Light and Power Company which was organized in 1889. This old firm, which initially furnished power to operate street cars in the City, became a part of West Penn I The Present S ince the outbreak of World War II, nearly 30,new . industries have started in the Washington Area --- some of them of major. importance relative to total employment and others adding considerable to the economic future of, the 'district. The industrial growth of any community is one of the surest signs of its viftality and enthu siam. Communities throughont the United States today are competing with each other to assure industrial plants locat ing in their areas. Washington joined this com petitive drive for new indus tries in 1956 when the Wash ington Chamber of Commerce organized a Washington Indus trial Development Corpora tion. Prior to that, however, several new industries were or ganized in the area. Officers of Washington's In dustrial Development Corpor-. aiflon are: Barron P. McCtine, President; Charles S. Coen, vice president; T. S. Fitch, vice president; George T. Sloan, treasurer; and R. W. Sperring, executive secretary. Serving the board of directors of the cor porafion are: David H. Smith, Charles G. Sweet, Clyde B. J o n e s, Bartley P. Osborne, Aurthur A. Boyan, Robert C. Beatfy, Raymond'F. Talbert, Guy S. Miller, William H. Russell, Ben H. Richman, Ed ward S. Martin, Henry H. Hood, and George W..Hoen stine. WASHINGTON STEEL In 1945, T. S. Fitch formed the Washington Steel Corpora tion and began production in the old Washington Tin Plate mill in Woodland avenue. The company pioneered r o I I i n g stainless steel sheets on a new type of rolling mill - the Sendzimir Mill, a cold rolling process. pany today is one of the larger employers in Washington. A large expansion program was completed in 1957 at which time equipment was installed enabling the mill to handle all si;es of stainless sheets. (Mr. Fitch was Mayor of Washington when initial plan. ning for the City's Sesquicentennial was started in 1959. Howard H. Hildreth, Manager of Washington Steel's Strip Sales, is President of the Sesquicentennial's Board of Directors). CRILE METALIZING Vaughn L. Crile opened a metalizing plant on Murtland avenue in 1945 and this firm grew rapidly. Since then, two large plants have been constructed on North Main street extension and a separate machine company has been organ-. ized. ings and Crile Machine Company, founded in 1959, the other. TRI-STATE ENGINEERING Organized in 1946, Tri-State Engineering Company of Washington is a pioneer in the manufacture of wire metal containers and conveyor guards. The company, which is headed by B. R. Beckner, has its manufacturing plant at 1475S Jefferson avenue and its headquarters ofat 295 West Beau street. WASHINGTON COMPANY The Washington Company was organized in 1945 in order to fullfill Army and Navy ordinance contracts committed to during World War II. Since 4hen, the company has completely equipped its Jefferson avenue plant for dec l L p L Since tnot time, r asningron oraoron ot glassware oth Dy Steel's growth has been short Crile Metalizing Company modern machine and by hand. eof spectacular and the com- occupies one of the new build- Odel Parkinson heads this firm. CAMPBELL STAINLESS Campbell Stainless Products Company was organized in 1948 by John M. Campbell and a job-shop was opened on Murtland avenue. The company produces various stainless steel products such as cookie sheets, range pads, wall tile, cabinet and sink tops, range hoods, etc. Chartiers Supply Corporation, a stainless steel warehouse enterprize, was also started recently by Campblell on North Main street extension. PREC[SION PRODUCTS In 1948, the late Louis E. Oliver and Thomas R. MilholIan founded Precision Products Company and initially operated out of Milhollan's home and garage. As the business grew other plants were rented or constructed until 1958 when the company moved to its present location on the corner of Jefferson avenue and West Chestnut street. The company, producers of ground tool steels, is now solely owned by Milhollon who pur chased the Oliver interest when the l-j 4, 1956. ~ PAIRM~ONT.SUPPLY Fairmont Supply Compuy, wholesaho distributors fr 2 50 manufacturers of mine, ind u*. trial, plumbing and electrical supplies, opened a branch office and warehouse in Wasington in 1947. C. E. Cavanaugh heads the firm. The parent firm was founded in Fairmont, W. Ya., in 1921. It also has branch of; fices and warehouses in Ravenswood, W. ra., and Bluefield, W.Yo. FEDERAL PAPER The Washington Industrial Development Corporat'i o n's first big success came in 1967 when a new plant was built for Federal Paper Board, Inc., at Arden with funds raised in a 1956 industrial development campaign. Federal Paper is recognized as the third largest manufactfurer of folding boxes and now operates 17 paperboard mills and folding box plants. The Industrial Development Corporation also was instrumental in bringing Rubber Rolls, Inc., an industrial rubber products manufacturing plant, to the area in 1957 and a new warehouse the same year for Joy Manufacturing Company, producers of a coal and metal, mining, industrial and oil field equipment. METRO GLASS In 1951, Washington Glass Company was organized and began production in a defunct automobile plant on Detroit avenue. A year later the new glass plant went into full pro duction of all types of flint bottles and food containers. Effective January 1, 1957, the company became a part of Metro Glass Company which has its headquarters in Jersey City, N. J. Considerable modernization to offices and construction of additional warehousing facili ties have been completed rec ently. OTHER POST-WAR FIRMS Washington Tool and MaFederal Paper Board opened plat nea City i'1957 Washington Steel Corporation was organized in 1945 Agriculture plays important partiumar I hine Company, Rosewood aveiue, was founded in 1943, and its equipment includes one of the largest and most modern vertical mills in this area. Kelley Industries, I o c a t e d near Eighty Four, specializes in mould making and fine ma chine work, founded in 1945. The American Brake Shoe plant which was opened be tween Meadowlands and Hous ton in 1947 has considerable industrial influence on the Washington area. Canonsburg Metal Sales, founded in 1947 in Canons burg, moved'to its present site on Oakland avenue in Wash ington in 1956. This company is one of the leading indepen dent polishers of stainless strip and sheets in the United States. Dates of organization of other area industrial firms or businesses associated with in dustry include Union Drilling Company (1950), Washington Electric Heating Company, formerly Washington Construc tion Company;1952), Stand Sard Forest Pro4ucfs Company (1948), Levers Vending Serv ice (1955), Scenic Landscape Service (1949), Millcraft, Inc., (1957), H. & R. Neon Service (1950), Calcon Company (1952), Westmoreland Clay Products Company (1948), Harper Feed Mills (1945), In dustrial Electric Com p a n y (1950), Penn Plastics Com pany (1955). RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Following World War [, Jesop Steel Company ran into extreme business difficulties and only through the efforts of many local men in labor and management - including the leadership of the company's present President, Frank B. Rackley - and the people of Washington was the firm able to make a recovery which in itself has been phenominal. Jes sop recently acquired th e Green River Steel Corporation of Owensboro, Ky., and owns Jessop Steel International of New York and Jessop Steel of Canada. The old Duncan-Miller glass plant burned down on June 29, 1956, and the property was purchased by Andy Brothers and later became the site of a new Atlantic and Pacific super market. Late in 1956, the Hazel-At las Glass Company became a Division of Continental Can Company, the nation's largest producer of packaging of every variety. Since then, a complete W. H. (Ted) RUSSELL CLU President remodernization program has been underway in both plants here which has seen many changes and many adjustments - all designed to make the Division a leader in the manufacture of glass containers in a highly competitive field. Nearly $6 million has been spent in capital improvements in Washington's two plants in the past four years. The Tygarf Valley Glass Company became a plant of the Brockway Glass Company of Bradford in 1959. UNION REPRESENTATION Many CIO - AFL unions operate in Washington today, the majority of which are affiliated with the Central Labor Union with headquarters at the corner of Beau and College streets. President of the Central Labor Union is W. H. (Ted) Russell. Other officers are Harry Ullon, vice president; Ethel Blose Barr, recording secretary; Edgar Lauther Jr., financial secretary and treasurer; Frank Giosta, C. C. Cline and Leo DaRe, trustees, and Ernest Bannas, sergeant-af-arms. The following local unions are located in Washington to day: Glass Bottle Blowers' Lo cals 62, 66, 153, 162, 165, 168, 169, 206 and 214; Carpenters and Jointers Local 541, Bar bers Local 285, Painters and Decorators Local 208, Brick and Clay Workers Local 547, Mo tion Picture Operators Local 627, American Flints Locals 142, 98, 118, 116, and 8: City Firefighters Local 303, Utility Workers Local 102, C i v i c Workers Local 142, Bill Posters Local 3, Musicians Local 277, Hotel and Restaurant Workers Local 841, International Elec. trical Workers Local 5, Brick Layers Local II, Typographical Union Local 456, Construction and General Labors Local 286, United Steelworkers Locals 1141, 3891, 2779, 3800, 1036, 5707, 4143 and 2617; Building Service Employes Local 359, State Highway Employes Local 1449, Teamsters Local 585, Milk Producers and Handlers Local 733, Retail Clerks Local 1407, Cement Masons Local 526, Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Workers Local 529, Machinists Local 1489, Butcher and Food Handlers Local 590, International Printing Pressmen and Assistants Local 251, Laundry Workers Local 141, and District five, United Mine Workers of America. Lee J4. Winton, a Washington native, is one of America's foremost labor leaders, heading the powerful Glass Bottle Blowers Associatifon's infernotional union. AGRICULTURE TODAY Agriculture in Washington and the surrounding area plays an important part today in the economic life of the area. The County's 3,423 farms occupy over 362,000 acres and ranks 19th;n the State. Dairying occupies first place ;n agriculture in Washington County with general livestock second. Eleven per cent of the cash receipts to local farmers comes from poultry and seven per cent comes from sale of crops. Farmers of this area have signified their interest in the Future of Washington and its agriculture potential by their adoption of conservation prac tices and land improvement projects. BARRON P. McCUNE Heads IDC THE UTILITIES Manufacturers Light a n d Heat Company since World War II has' completed a $165,000,000 expansion and improvement program including developing underground storage facilities, pipeline construction, well drilling and a complete remodernization of the firm's Washington office, the latter completed in 1956. A connecting 24-inch water line between the Washington and Canonsburg Pump Stfaflons - enabling either station to supply wafer when and where needed - is among many improvements made recently by Citizens Water Com.pony. The Canonsburg station has been completely rebuilt and a big distribution standpipe is now located midway bewfeen the two communities. West Penn Power Company constructed a beautiful new headquarters building on Route 19 in 1957 to house both Division and Washington District offices. The company has pioneered in the revolutionary changes in electric power and appliances which have taken place since 1950. Washington switched over to the dial system and the BAldwin exchange in 1956 when Bell Telephone Company completed construction of a new building on East Beau street. The Bell business office, also on East Beau street, was built in very recent years. Several major internal sewer lines have been constructed by the Washington-East Washington Joint Authority since completion of the new treatment plant at Arden in 1954. The Cover oday's major industries depend on research and technical know ledge produced through the laboratory which has become an integral part of every large manufacturing plant. The cover on this Sesquicen tennial Section is symbolic of research that is carried on by all major industries today. The industrial scientist has moved into a field of his own. He no longer is a cog in the wheel; he is now the hub of the wheel about which everything revolves in relation, to produc ing an acceptable product and today's cover depicts a typical industrial laboratory in all its color. Metro Glass is newest of this industry in Washingtoa Crile Metalizing Company and Machine Company plants Air view of Fairmont Supply Company The Future.. ashington is entering W its greatest era of industrial gro w t h and stability. The establishment of Radio Corporation of Am e ri c a' s multi-million dollar electronic equipment plant in the Washington area, the vast system of limited access highways of which Washington will soon be the hub, the development in the past two years of a wellplanned industrial park and the formation of an Industrial Development Corporation, promise to bring an industrial rejuvenation to the City as significant as any in its 150 year history. Less spectacular than the oil boom of 1885, percipitating fewer social changes than the advent of the great coal mines of the early 1900's, it is never the less as important and per haps more far reaching than either. For the first time in the City's history there is a def inite, comprehensive plan to at tract new industry, a fresh out look and realization as to what must be done to lure industry to the area, and a willingness on the part of citizens to co operate in this program. GROUND BREAKING The ground breaking June 22 of this year for RCA's $3,800, 000 plant marked a. significant milestone in Washington's fu ture, not only because a new industry had arrived, but in the manner which it was ac complished. RCA's localtion in Charfiers Township between Canonsburg and Washington represented the fulfillment of two years of joint community effort between the Canonsburg and Washington Industrial Development Corporations and pledges from the citizens of both cities totaling $696,000 toward the purchase of land and construction of the plant on the 50 acre tract of land on the McClane farm. Completion of the entire RCA project is expected by early 1961. Employment of I,000 workers is anticipated, representing a payroll of $6,000,000. IDC FORMED While the future of existing industries appears bright, the need for new and diversified industry still remains. It was to this end that the Washington Industrial Development Corporation was formed four years ago by the Washington ChamSber of Commerce. In the face of aggresive competition for new industry from other cities. and areas it was inperative that an organization such as this be established to insure industrial growth and in turn the growth and vitality of Washington. The Industrial Development Corporation is now a perma nent part of Washington's fu ture working steadily to attract new industry through the prep araton of suitable land tracts and facilities. Of vital importance t o Washington's industrial future is the planned development of 60 acres of land in Chartiers Township, bordered on the south by Federal Paper Board and on the north by the new RCA plan. INDUSTRIAL PARK Designed as an industrial park with rail and water facilities, 12 tracts of approximately five acres each have been included in a comprehensive plan for an industrial area to lure industrial plants to the area. Present plans by the Washington Industrial Development Corporation call for the immediate preparation of, entrance roads fo, and partial preparation of, two tracts directly behind t h e County Home, with two other areas scheduled for preparation in the future - a total of 26 acres. The Washington IQC now owns four sites in'he industrial park with an agreement to buy the remaining acerage from Th conty nso I Tk Coey ooperting t. make the areo more atradive by the removal, now in the pro. cess, of sub-itandard housing ofat Arden Station across from Federal Paper Board and.the City of Washington- has i it. ated a program of sanitary land-fill for the city dump. Perhaps most important i n preparation for this area is the work by U. S. Army engineers on a flood control project for Chartiers Creek. BROCHURE DESIGNED Most recent effort by the IDC is the preparation of an industrial brochure which will include job analysis suirveys, statistics on churches, recreation facilities, employment, attitudes of the people and other information of interest to potential industries. The brochures will be sent to all industrial prospects, local industries and real estate agen-... cies interested in industrial development to promote the Washington area as a desirable location for industry. Equally important is the development of Washington's industrial future is +he proposednetwork of limited access high. ways which focus Washington as a tranporfation center, a4 vital asset to industrial growth. As a manufacturing center, facilities which will allow rapid' shipment of goods to all points in the United States are esseatial The North-South Highway from Washington to Warrendale is rapidly taking shape and will eventually conoct v this city to the great sedport of Erie to the north and sol through West Yirginia. Improvement of road facilities east and west are now in the planning stage. LEGEEND: .- Roil Foclties *?ruct Access . P,R4isg Areo. - Woter Lne Ardea Dowbs _ Cooty,Foigrournds, Poperboord Ca 0 i4~ PROP.OSED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 0RDEN DOWNS INDUSTRIAL PARK WAS* 00*e e OVnuessaI 0 VI.t1sI end * S#AS0@ Drawing of proposed RCA plant now under construction I "' caLl i - Tod Low E Cu 0 U 0 - f ~ -:. -~ A-,., ~%%. - - = a C -I C C z ~E. CI ma 0 qq SI .1 .4 q 40 en CDo' 0. x3 LIM" uo, 03 U) I.. 0 U) 0 to '-I ~t.k4 .4g Ar i CP 01 Lo Lo 0 C, 0 am 0) 0 :u At z uLL 0 0 IRA" 0 1 OA W CL E C u 0 U U 0U *-Je a am 0e U; 0~ o am Cam c In Observance of Washington's Sesquicentennial Hazel-Atlas Glass... Presen ts 150 Years of Recreation e PStast.. **retion and sports a tivities in the early days of Washington wpre impromptu affairs in most ;instances. The relaxation of lo. cal citizens came chiefly from spontaneous activities on an informal basis. The majority of recreational activities took place in one's own back yard - or what passed for it. Time was spent running, jumping, or just sit ing. Sometimes youngsters or ganized a ball game, some times they went swimming in the nearest'creek, or somef;mes they just wandered through the Woods. There was plenty of open space for youngsters and adults, too, to use for picnics or ball games or races. Loose I y-organized as these recrea tion activities might have been, they were enjoyed by all and participated in with enthusi asm. AUTOS ARRIVE With the advent of the mo tor car and improved commun ications, and as cities became more crowded and space for playing fields harder to find, #he search for recreational facilities began and organiza ons were set up to provide them. One of the first and per hps most successful of all City Government ventures into the reretional field was the es 0bfllhmentf of Washington The park was established May 9, 1903 when J. F. and Nancy E. Shrontz donated to the City 10 acres of land off umti Avenue. John D. Dunn and others, owners of the East Side Land Co., donated an qual amount of land. Additional donations by publc-sprited land owners in tA e vicinify of the original grant brought the pork to its current size of 93.75 acres. 2uildings and shelters provide facilities for picnics and family gatherings which make the park a popular place ail sum mer long. BASEBALL IN 1866 Addition of the swimming pool in 1921 and baseball fields bring thousands of child pren and adults into the area W & J Baseball Squad, circa 1875 daily. The baseball fields, used almost exclusively by teams of the Washington Boys Baseball program, are continuing a tradition which has found baseball in Washington since as early as 1866 and probably before. The 45 to 12 victory of Washington's Union Club over the Hunk;dory Club of Wheeling, reported in The Reporterin 1866, is the earliest mention of baseball we have been able to discover in print locally. No doubt the game had been played here prior to that time as the sport seems to have been a familiar one, at least to some citizens, although the editor of The Reporter at the time goes to some len(jth to inform his readers that he is not an authority on the game. By the middle 1870's, Wash;ngton and Jefferson College was fielding a baseball team, although it may not have been officially sanctioned by the college. Games were played by college nines throughout the 1880's, and by 1890 the sport was recognzed as an intercollegiafe one with WashJeff teams playing other college squads from the area. PRO BASEBALL Professional baseball was at tempted four times in the city. The first attempt was made in 1895 when a Washington en try was placed in the Inter state League. It lasted two years, then folded for lack of -support. In 1906 a second local pro fessional t e a m was started when Washington joined the POM League. Bill McKechnie, who went on to become a well-. known major league manager, was a player on that Washing ton nine. The league lasted two years and then gave up when some of its strongest teams de cited not to renew their fran chise. Next professional attempt was not made until 1934 when the Generals were formed with help from the New York Yan kees. This team performed well for a couple of seasons but dif ficulties in getting a suitable playing field after College Field, where the club had been located, was not obtainable plus the old cry of "non-support" from +he fans finally caused the club to fold before the 1937 season began. By 1939, Washington was ready to try again. The Redbirds were organized with help from the St. Louis Cardinals and went into action of Wash High Stadium. This team played in the league for four years (1939, 1940, 1941 and 1942) until World War II caused the league to cease activity. No professional team has been attempted here since. Several players in addition to Bill McKechnie got their start in professional ball here and went on the majors. These include Pete Suder (Athletics) who was with the Generals, and Bob Scheffing (Cubs), Dick Sisler (Phils) and Red Schoendienst (Braves) who were with the Redbirds. Through all the years there has been strong independent baseball in Washington. Re. cent seasons have seen a decline in the sport but the years gone by recall teams such as Tyler Tube, Sackville Stogies, S h r o n tfz Independents, the many Church League clubs and others which presented fine baseball to fans in the are". FOOTBALL IN 1890 Although baseball is older, the sport of football is the one which brought Washington its greatest athletic glory in days of the past. Started in 1890 ofat Washing ton and Jefferson College, the grid sport quickly became the big one at W & J as the Presi dents fielded teams which an nually were ranked with the leading squads of the East and often of the nation. The Red and Black of W & J was in action against teams like Penn, Lafayette, Princeton, Cornel, Navy, Carlisle Indians, Bucknell, Yale, Harvard, Rutgers, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Brown and, of course, those traditional rivals, Pitt, Carnegie Tech and West Virginia. Football fans will never forget Wilbur F. (Pete) HenryAll-Time, All-American tackle who played for W. & J. from 1915 to 1919. TOP COACHES Some leading football coaches of the nation served as heads of the sport at the local college during this era. 8 ob Folwell, SolI Metzger, Earle Neale, John Heisman (of Heisman Trophy fame), Dave Morrow and Andy Kerr were some of the top football strategists who led the Presi-' dents during their balmy days in football. The climax; of course, came on January 2, 1922 when the Wash-Jeff team baffled Cal.firnia to a 0-0 tie in the Tournament of Roses game atf Pasadena, Calif. This was the high. water mark of W &J's fame as a football school. A few years later the school began to drop out of the highpowered class of football in which it was, financially speaking, playing way over its head. Although a number of talSAMMY ANGOTT Lightweight Champ Opening day of 1911 Washington Fair at Arden Downs County 1900, the popqlatlon had jump ed t'o more than!4,000, not incling'North Washington, South.ashington, East Wash ingfon or West Washington. Coal minilng als brought a boom, to Washington shortly afte:: 1500 although coal was known to exist in this area at a very early date.' Actually, the first coal bank known in Wash. -ington County was one marked on the original plan of Bassett Town. Glass producftion made its appearance here in the 1887 and the first steel plant opened in 1896. ANNEXATIONS From 1897 to 1907, Washington absorbed three of the adjoining boroughs by annexation, leaving only East Washingfon as a separate borough which i still is. lf'also acquired portions of Canton and S o u t h Strabane Townships, making them part of Seventh and Fifth Wards respectively. Starting October 3, 1910, Washi glon marked its 100th birt as a borough with a wee tg centennial celebra tio ne of the greatest eve staged in the area. Highlight of the event was the first flightof an aeroplane over Washington made by Walter Brookins under the personal supervision of Wilbur Wright, one of the inventors of the "new tangled" flying machines. THIRD CLASS CITY Washington retained its bor eugh form of government for 114 years. There was fa(k of securing a Third Class.'City chartertbut i; did not become an issue unft 1915, when the people vtd against the prop ositioni b an overwhelming majority. It came up again at an eletion in 1921 Iand was carried by a small majority. The law providcfed that it would no becone effective ,etil the first Monday of Janfamoss for Merino wool production uary, 1924, and at the election in November, 1923, the following were elected as the first officials of the new Third Class City: Mayor William W. Hoyt, who was the only man to serve as burgess of the borough and mayor of the city; Councilmen, "Harry D. Hamilton, Frank C. Lewis, Albert Zelt and William T. Driehorst; Controller, John McClay, and Treasurer, Samuel Workman. A strong element opposed to the Third Class City at tacked the constitutionality of its charter under a technicality of law. However, Judge James I. Brownson declared the con stitution valid. An appeal was taken to the Supreme Court and Judge Brownson's decision was upheld and the Third Class City charter of Washington, Pa., became an established fact. Even through the depression years of 1930, the City continued to grow slowly. The 1920 census gave the borough 21,480 and the 1930 census showed an increase above that of 3,065. The growth during the next ten years was only 1,621 inhabitants and during the period between 1940 and 1950-- World War II year;--the City's populaftion remained practically at a standstill, showing a gain of only 114 to 26,280. HISTORICAL TOUR points of interest which Washington residents can visit., These include: The Bradford House atof 173 South Main street which has stood at hat site since 1788. This historic shrine of the Whiskey insurrection has been purchased ft the Common wealth, and will eventually be restored. The LeMoyne House at 49 East Maiden'street which was the focal point of many his, torical events in the City's 150 years. It is now the home of the Washington C6unty Historical Society and is open to the public. Also the LeMoyne Crematory on South Main street. The Auld Hotel at the corner of South Main and Maiden streets which was erected in 1818 and is the oldest hotel in Washington. It was a- favorite stopping place for General Andrew Jackson and was headquarters of the National Road Stage Company during!the fabulous National Pike era. The present Administration Building on the campus of Washington and Jefferson College which was erected in 1793 to house the Washington Academy. The Round Corner at the southwest intersection of South Main and Maiden streets, birthplace of Edward Goodrich Acheson, famous pioneer. A stone marking the site of the courthouse of old Augusta Town located just off Franklin. Farms road. The Stone Bridge just west of Washington on Route 40 and the William Paul Farm just beyond this bridge. This farm was formerly the residence of Dr. Robert R. Reed, a prominent citizen who was active as a volunteer surgeon on battlefields during the Civil War. There are many historical Sugar Hill on the old route of the National Pike just west o...fithe Reed House, o named when a Conestago w ago n loaded with barrels of sZgar broke down causing one barrel to roll off the wagon. and break open. Local boys pro ceeded to steal the sugar while the driver summoned help. Site of Wolfe's Feo, a stockade structure to ced a d about five miles west of Wash ington. There is an historical marker which locates thol original Fort site. The old stone "S" bridge just beyond Wolfe's Fort. Oil boom----1885 The Cover.. The cover on this Sesquicentennial Feature Section is the official seal of Washington's Sesquicentennial and was paint. ed by Washington's eminent artist Malcolm Parcell as his contribution to the celebration. It depicts travel in pioneer days as well as today over both United States highways and Pennsylvania roads. At the bot. tom is a clover-leaf type inferchange of modern highways with thin blue lines interwoven to represent a highway map. Theme of the Sesquicentennial is "Crossroads To The Future". Borough held big centennial celebration in 1910 .o NAOMI THOMPSON Top Tennis Star onted players continued to come to W & J and well-known coaches, such as Stu Holcomb who later ha4 much success ofat Purdue and is now athletic director atof Northwestern, were in charge of the teams, they did not again reach the great heights they once knew. Dan Towler, who played at W & J in the late 1940's, was the best-known of the later-day performers and went on to be-. come a highly-regarded professional player. HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS High school football, the big spectator magnet today, began in Washington on an informal basis at Washington High School in the 1890's. In 1906, however, the sport was given semi-official recognition and a regular schedule was played. By 1911f, the School Board had set up an Athletic Committee and named a full-time coach, John C. Brown, as the modern history of football ofat Wash High began. Brown remained at the local school until 1916 when the fabulous Hank Day took charge. Day's record as a coach at Washington High School from 1916 through 1931 is unmatched in brilliance. He won 101, lost 15 dncld tied 9 games as his squads captured the WPIAL title or tied it for five times in 15 years. Day went to W & J as football coach in 1932 and Bill Cox took charge. He was later succeeded by Bill Amos; by Day again, who returned for a disastrous three-year term in the late 1940's; and by Emil Dupke, who took charge in 1950 after five years of poor seasons and led the Washington squad into its first WPIAL playoff game since 1926. The 1952 Wash High eleven lost by a ooint to Aliquippa to become the runner-up for that year in Class AA play. Dupke resigned as coach in 1959 to become principal, with David Johnston taking over. TRINITY FOOTBALL In 1922, Leo (Skeets) McNelly was appointed football coach by the newly-organized North Franklin-South Strabane High School. When the school moved to the grounds formerly occuppied by Trinity Hall military academy and became known as Trinity High School in 1924, Reed J. Dunn was the football coach. He was later succeeded by Tom (Pop) Ellwood, Julius Biery and Morky Armstrong and, in 1937, by Milton Decker. Decker remained in charge of Trinity squads until the end of the 1958 season, with his Class A co-champions of 1948 being his top eleven. Decker was succeeded by Bill McCandless two years ago as Trinity head football coach. Bijou was early theatre in Washington EAST WASHINGTON East Washington was a football school in the early 1920's and perhaps before, but it is difficult to pin down the exact date of the fielding of the first officially - sanctioned E a s t Washington High School football team. Coaches of the East High teams included Wally Parker, Arlton Grover, Paul Reardon, Ralph Forquer, Charles Heberling and Harry McArdle. The school has played a representative schedule among schools of its own class for many years. PAROCHIAL TEAMS Parochial High School, as it was known for many years, fielded football teams, often on an informal basis. Immaculate Conception High School today does not sponsor football in keeping wih diocese policy for Catholic Class B schools. BASKETBALL Basketball first made its appearance in the City in the mid-1890's, just a few years after the game was invented in the Springfield YMCA College in 1891. Washington and Jefferson College teams played but it was not until 1899 that a W & J team played an intercollegiate game. However, it was not until 1913 that W & J finally floored a regular intercollegiate team playing a full schedule. The college has not failed to place a team into action since. Wash-Jeff had only mediocre success in basketball until Adam Sanders, a Washington attorney who had been a standout player at Wash High and W&J, took charge as part-time coach in the 1933-34 season. After two years of getting his feet on the ground, Sanders began to floor winning teams, with players such as Bill Laughlin, Bud Jeannette, Howie Tidrick, Andy Mestrovic and others starring. 1943 NIT SQUAD Appearance in the National Invitational Tournament in the spring of 1943 was the highlight of the Sanders term at W & J. The Presidents finished third in the tourney after defeating the top-seeded Creighton team in the first Madison Square Garden game. Sanders' contract was not renewed in 1954 in keeping with a new policy of the administration not to use part-tfime coaches. Since Sanders, Sta Daley and Dave Scarborough have coached the fteams. Both mentors, playing in their owe class, have fielded teams whlh have made excel/lent records. Larry Romboski, a Washington native, set new college scoring records as he perfqpm ed for the Red and Black through the 1959 season. HIGH SCHOOL FIVES Basketball in the local high schools had a hazy early his PETE HENRY Af-time, all-American W & J's famous Rose Bowl Football Team. of 1921 tory. Informal teams representing classes played at the YMCA, Armory and other make-shift courts. Washington High placed teams in action during the early 1920's, but 'abandoned -the sport for four years because of lack of play ing floors. With creation of plans for the new Washington High School building, basketball was ievived and the first game was played in the new school on January 3, 1930.Fr m then on, Wash High has had Sbasketball teams under fute. lage of Bill Cox, Bill Sherker, Dill,Amos and Bill Laughlin. In addition to having the same first name, these coaches ell have reputations as good mentors and each coached sectional champs which did well in WPIAL play. Laughlin, coach since 1946, has the most impressive mark. His teams won 74 league games at one stretch and took ten straight league titles before finally losing out last year. OTHER TEAMS Trinity High began basket ball soon after its founding and has played regularly each year. Best-known of its men tors was Donald (D u d e y) Moore, who headed the Hillers for three years in the pre-war era. Moore went on to fame as coach at Duquesne and La Salle. Under Milt Decker, Bill McLhinney and Tom Davies the Hillers have fielded teams in WPIAL sections annually. East Washington was an early basketball school and for many years, under Arlton Grover, was a strong Class B entry. Swede Malmberg was the fop performer of many good ones who played for Grover. In its Class B ranks, the school has continued to do well under coaching of Ralph Forquer, Ace Heberling end Harry McArdle. I m m a c u I a fe Conception High has sponsored a team for the past two years. YMCA and independent leagues have fostered basketball in the community for years, with the "Y" actually being the first to bring the sport to ofattenion of local athletes. J. Brady Marble, longtime physical director here, was one of the leading figures in the basketball history of the city. MINOR SPORTS The so-called "minor sports" have all had representation in Washington. 0 n e of these, wrestling, is definitely not a minor sports here. Wash-Jeff, and later the YMCA, started the sport here but it was not until the high schools took it up in the 1940's that wrestling gained s u c h prominence. With the leadership of Dr. Bill Harris of the Wash High faculty spurring the sport, wrestling caught on and has become a viftal part of the athletic program ofat W a s h High and Trinity. Capacity crowds have filled the gyms of the two schools to watch the matmen and WPIAL tournaments. Representatives of both schools have won state titles and gone on to win fame and honors in college and Olympic competition. Harness racing, with Del Miller of Meadowlands and Joe McGraw of Washington as its leading figures, has long been an outstanding Washing ton County sport. Boxing probably started in Washington's frontier days with spur-of-the-moment bouts. E. G. (Fats) Greathouse rep resented the city in the 1924 Olympic games as a member of the boxing squad but it re mained for Sammy Angott to earn the community its great est fame. The Tylerdale native won his way up the ladder to become the world lightweight champion in 1941. Track and field has been represented by many outstand ing stars, with Charley (Prun er) West, who was a member of the 1924 Olympic team, probably the best-known home. grown product Golf started in Washington before World War I, with a number of citizens playing on a course located near the present Seventh W a r d School Washington Country C I u b was incorporated in 1901 and moved to its present site about 1906. Nemacolin Country Club was founded in 1918. Mike Pavella, long-time pro fessional at Washington Coun try Club and now pro at Nem acolin, was the best-known of a number of pros, who includ ed Horace Brand, Jack Stewart and Clarence Shakespeare. In the 1920's and early 30's, considerable interest was aroused here in tennis. Several clubs were formed. Washing ton produced at least two great stars-Naomi Parkinson Thompson, who ranked 19th in the nation in 1933, and Wil liam R. Thompson, who cap tured tennis titles throughout Pennsylvania. FIRST FAIR In about 1880, a fair was or ganized and held at College Park. Though small, there were fine exhibits of livestock and farm products. Patrons could buy all the lemonade they could drink for five cents. In 1901 the fair was moved to the old Fair Grounds off Jefferson avenue where a 500 capacity grandstand and an octagon exhibit h a ll were built. The fair was not success ful ofat this location, however, and was eventually discontin ued. In 1 9 1 1, the Washington County Fair Association was organized and sponsored a fair at Arden Downs which has grown through the years until the present. STAGE & THEATRE Theatres in Washington were at their zenith between 1869., the year President Grant laid the corner stone for the Old Town Hall, and the mid thir ties, when consolidations be gan to thin out the number of independent theatres. Before movies entered the I A.. _.. 8~ to Local entertainment found its way with regularity to the hall and with the great oil boom of 1885, traveling troops of entertainers played to a packed house almost nightly. The building of the County Court house necessitating the moving of the old Town House from Main street and West Cherry avenue to its present location, spelled its downfall, and on Halloween night, 1888, the last performance in the hall was held. Later attempts to revive it proved unsuccessful. With the advent of movies in the early 1900's, the nations entertainment habits changed. Opera, traveling plays and minstrels began to dwindle, movie houses sprang up in Washington like weeds, and every available store room housed a movie or nickelodeon as they were then known. Washington's first opera house, the Lyric, succumbed to the onslaught of film in 1914 and became known variously as the Nixon, the Globe and finally the Washington Theatre. Meanwhile, the Bijou, the Regent, the Court, the Casino and the Idlehour flourished on silent movies and Vaudeville. In 1922 the State Theatre was built and boasted, in addi tion to films, big name enter tainment such as Will Rogers with some regularity. scene, Washington's town hall served as a center for enter- But by 1930, the coming of tainment of all kinds. So ver- talking pictures and the consital was this building that it solidation of film producers could be changed overnight only three theatres remained from a concert hall to skating in Washington, the Court, the rink merely by removing the Washington and the State. The chairs. Basle opened in 1936. DAN TOWLER Pro Grid Star The Cover.. O ne-of the City's most p o p u I a r recreation S spots is Washington Park and the cover of today's Sesquicentennial Feature Sec tion highlights the swimming Pool - an area in the Park that is usually crowded on hot summer days. SThis color photograph was taken July 4 of this year by the Graphic Arts Department of Observer Publishing Company. Park's Log Cabin always popular Parades offered diversion over the years Early Academy track meet at College Field The Present. W ashingfton's athletic and recreation pic t ure today is high lighted by a development of the fast 10 years - the amaz ing growth of baseball pro grams for boys. While scholastic athletics in the community have continued to draw much attention, college sports have fallen off as far as spectator interest is con cerned although student par ticipation is higher than in former years. But the.mushrooming boys baseball program is by far the largest in point of participation in Washington today. It is also a big business financially, as much money is devoted to pro viding the equipment and facilities used by the more than 750 boys between the ages of 8 and 16 who take part in the program. LITTLE LEAGUE In the winter of 1949-50, the newly-developed Little League program was discussed by a number of local recreation leaders in Washington and in July of 1950 the first Little League games were played here. The 16-team circuit has continued operation ever since. with four more teams added in 1959 to bring the total of teams to 20. Not long, after the Littffle League began in the city, its leaders started discussions of what to do with the boys who had completed their Little League eligibifity. As a result, in the spring of 1951 the Pony League was born. PONY LEAGUE A league for boys of 13 and 14, the league was developed as a local answer to a local question, but its popularity quickly spread beyond the city's boundaries and within a short time Pony League be came nation-wide. Led by former Reporter Sports Editor Lew Hays, the Pony League idea developed quickly and the first World Series was staged at Wash High Stadium in 1952, bringing together representatives from eight regions of the nation with San Antonio, Texas taking the title. Wholes6e community cooperation resulted in construction of Pony League Field in Washington Park during the summer of 1952 and in 1953 the first series to be played there was staged. The local Pony League today has eight teams and two minor teams which will be incorporated into the regular setup next year. The World Series has become an infernatiflonally. recognized highlight for boys, with people from all parts of the nation and foreign countries as well aofending the annual August event. A merger last year with the Colt League program for boys of 15 and 16 finds this activity also under the leadership of the locally-headquartered league. The Colt series is staged in Ontario, California. BASEBALL COUNCIL The entire boys program in baseball, including P e a n u t League for boys of 8 and 9, Little League for youngsters of 10, II and 12, Pony League For the 13 and 14 year olds, and Colt League for the 15s and 16s, is operated under the leadership of the Boys Baseball Council of Washington, which, with its highly-active Ladies Auxiliary, controls all fund raising activities for the local programs and the expenditure of funds. Sparked by John P. Sorice, a member of the Council, the group is doing much to im prove the playing facilities ofat City Park. With the cooper ation of City Council, it is hoped that additional and improved playing grounds can be provided. On the adult level, recre ation today in Washington is also aided by many improve ments. Founded some 20 years ago by the Washington YMCA and growing ever since, the Church- Dartball program to day embraces some 30 teams From as many churches in the Washington vicinity. A number of similar leagues have sprung up in lodges, fraternal groups, industry, etc. in recent years and the sport of dartball today has a wide S following locally. PONY League holds World Series in City Park BOWLING LEAGUES With completion of new bowling lanes just outside Washington during the winter of 1959-60 plus additional new lanes in nearby communities, bowling has taken a new lease on life in the city. Always popular, but restricted in participation by the fi m; f e d facilities available, bowling has grown in interest within the year and is set for even greater expansion if oroposed facilities for the sport are developed. Athletically, the spectator sports of football, baseball and basketball are having varied careers in the community. Football continues to draw large crowds to high school g a m e s. Washington High School coach Emil Dupke was instrumental in the forming of the Western Class AA Football Conference in 1956 and Trinity High joined two years later. Today the'seven-team circuit is considered one of the leading Conferences in WPIAL competitflon. College football attracts little interest among spectators in the city today. Students sup port the teams well despite the unsuccessful seasons of recent years but the townsfolk largely ignore the doings of the teams, a far cry from the rabid support which W & J once drew from citizens of Washington. I Baseball, other than the boys programs mentioned above, has completely disappeared from the Washington sports scene in the past ten years. For the last two summers, not one Washington team has been in action in sandlot leagues and the leagues themselves are finding it difficult to operate as their membership lists dwindle. OUTSIDE INTERESTS The inroads of television and other outside interests are believed to have much to do with the lack of interest in independent baseball. Leaders of the boys leagues in Washington are hoping to spur Basketball draws many spectators Del Miller revived harness racing here WAYNE MOORE First Rifle Champ LINDA SHOUP Roller Skating Star interest in the Community League again in the future. Softball, however, has enajoyed considerable return to favor in the community and makes up for the lack of base-. ball interest among older boys. Introduction of the slow-pitch game last year sparked a revival of interest in softball and a large number of leagues ore in operation. Fast - Pitch softball leagues also operate. Basketball draws a steady response in high schools and coHege, with some fairly large crowds in atffendance at certain high school attracions. Independent basketball, I i k e baseball, is not as prevalent as it once was although a few leagues are still in operation. Boys basketball leagues are sponsored by the YMCA, Brownson House and LeMoyne Center. Midget football also operates in the fall with Optimist Club aid. PARTICIPATION SPORTS Participation s p o r ts have been growing rapidly in the area and one of the best examples is golf. Country Clubs such as Washington, Nemacolin and Mt. Lebanon have been in existence for some time, but the big story in the past ten years has been the develop.mont of public courses. The Meadowbrook course near Hickory is the oldest public course in the area, having been in operation for 20 years. However, within the last two or three years, courses have been opened nearer Washington and today the public courses draw a vast number of golfers. Rifle shooting is another sport which has hod a rapid development. The Frazier clubs had national champions in both men's and ladies divisions within the past 15 years. The Frazier Junior team won the national title this year. Skeet shooting and trap shooting have grown rapidly and are drawing much interest, with leagues developing among sportsmen's groups, industries and the like. CHAMPIONS G. Wayne Moore of Wash ington won the National Small Bore Rifle Championship in 1946 and again in 1947. J. Kenneth Johnson copped this sarhe honor in 1956; Mrs. Ber tie Moore was 1957 Women's Rifle Champion of the U. S. and Harry Malik Jr. this year won the U. S. Open Individual Rifle title. All are members of Frazier-Simplex teams. L; n d a Shoup represented the Washington Roller Arena when she copped the 1957 Na tional Juvenile Girls Roller Skating crown. OTHER SPORTS Tennis, once a sport which drew much attention in Wash ington, has fallen back because of lack of courts. Only the W & J asphalt courts are avail able today in the city, with students making most use of them, naturally. Skating has developed with completion of the Washington Ice Skating Rink in City Park, plus continuation of the roller skating program at the Arena. The Ice Rink project has been one which has attracted numer ous men, women and children during the winter months to the excellent new artificial ice facility. MOVIES PASS The heyday of the downtown movie theatre is past and to day only the Basle theatre re mains as a vestige of Washiington's flourishing t he a t re business which at one time saw four theatres on West Chestnut street. Competitflon from television, from the effects of suburbia and from the age of travel and outdoor activity have led to the closing of the theatres. The Court Theatre closed its doors for;he last time in 1952, the Washington Theatre, whi;oh for years operated only on weekends and even then show ed symptoms of financial anemia, shut down for good in 1959. Last to go was the State Theatre, and on May 30, 1960, it was bought out by the Basle, ending 40 years of entertainment. The State was started in 1922 as the Capitol Theatre and two years later changed, ownership and became known as the State Theatre. At present only the drivein movies, the Sunset Drive-i. on route 40, Route 19 Dri4ein and the Mt. Lebanon Drive. in, with two screens, continue Io operate successfully. Today's Washington can previde a well-rounded recreation program for both particpant and spectator alike. Plans for the future indicate an even greater improvement in the recreation scene New ice skating rink in City Park popular Washington Won PONY World Series in 1955 Drive-In Theatres still operate successfully Wrestling matches draw spectators 7: 'eq Quality IN GLASS *1 AI I I I :1 by HAZEL DIVISION OF CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY TWO PLANTS IN WASHINGTON Serving 1,326 Customers With Flint And Opal Glass Containers For The Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic And Food Processing industries ELEVEN PLANTS NATIONWIDE Sponsors Of Sesquicenfennial Sections City of Washington. Coen Oil Company Continsental Can Company. Jessp Steel Company Hazel-Atlas Glass Division Manufacturers Light and Heat Company Pyramid Oil Comp.ny Washington Steel Co. p ortion West Penn Power Conipomny -- I ~" "~"" """~"" Z B~-P YL_~_1,, 0~$ : I I I Glamour IN GLASS -ATLAS In Observance of Washington's Sesquicentennial Manufacturers Light & Heat Presen ts 150 Years of Service Past.. ecurity is measured by the size and efficiency of a City's police force, fire department and military organ hations. Since its founding, Washington has been well represented in all of these eategories. Records of local law *en fo cement are difficult to come by prior to 1864 but it is certain that there were regular police officers or "High Constables" employed by the old Borough Council for many years prior to that time. The first mention of a Police Chief-James S. Ham aond-ws made in Council gecords of 1881. Other Chiefs include Addi son C. Wolf, John A. Orr, Alexander Rank;in, Charles A. Geer,- William Dulaney, George B. Haines, Fred R. SIrdges, Joseph Verderber, Jo teph Sobansky and Ray Spragg. 4art.i Hdrris;s the present 41RE FIGHTERS Washington has had paid firemen since July I, 1903, but the real romance of fire fight 1g in the City goes back long before that year. Records are betchy but ihere are historical i4lhications that some sort of' -Xre fighting equipment-probaibly a bucket brigade of lunteers---was h~ere at the mme the -3irst Courthouse 1ned, in 1790. Te.first puid Fire Chief was Patrick Carron - himself a legend in the community. He watfollowed by W. H. (Red) 'Condoi ond then A. Law erce Lear,; the present Chief whose orvice with the Fire De pwrtment goes back 51 years. STATE POLICE Washington has been the liemdquarters of Troop B, Penn sylvania State Police, since the merger of the old Highway Patrol and the State Police in 1937. Prior to that year, both Washington's Centennial Police Force units had sub-stations in the City. Among the commanding officers were such names as H o o ve r, Garnow, Hanna, Augustine, Shaffer, Maroney, Fontaine and the present commanding officer, C a p a i n Ernest Moore. In addition to?hese security forces. Washington has been the focal point of volunteer military organizations since the Revolutionary War. Up until the year 1793, there was actually an appointive office known as "County Lieutenant" and this appointee was in charge of all militia companies in the County. By 1800, and for the ensuing decade, the area had as many as 3,000 militiamen - all on a volunteer status. NATIONAL GUARD Few military organizations have enjoyed the distinguished career of the I 10th Infantry, Pennsylvania A r m y National Guard-initially formed as the 10th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment and now designated the Ist Battle Group, I 10th Infantry. Organized as the 10th P.V.I. Regiment on November 28, 1873, the various Companies of the Regiment stemmed from independent military units of a loosely.knit 17th Pennsylvania Division. The City's contribution to this initial military orgonzation included the Washington Blues, of North Washington, which became Company E, and the Washington Guards, of Washington become Company H. By the beginning of the Spanish-American War, Headquarters of the 10th U.V.I. was located in Washington as was Company H. Company E had been established in Mt. Pleasant. Colonel John A. Black of Greensburg was the first com mander of the "Fighting Tenth" as the unit became known in the Philippines. He was suc ceeded in 1878 by Colonel Alexander L. Hawkins who led the Regiment into Federal Serv ice on April 27, 1898, for the Spanish-American War. PHILIPPINE SERVICE On July 17, 1898, the Regi ment steamed into Manila Bay on the Philippine Island of Lu zon and 14 days later encount ered the Spanish enemy to be come the first American troops to come under enemy fire in the Spanish-American War. - 1910 Pages could be wrifen about the valorous s e r v i c e of the "Fighting Tenth" in the Philip pines-its participation in the Battle of Malate, the fall of Manila, the Malolos Campaign -but space does not permit this detailed of a history. The 10th P.V.I. Regiment re turned to Pennsylvania in 1899. arriving in Pitsburgh on August 28 where the troops received a tremendous ovation. It was personally welcomed home by President William McKinley. On September I, 1899, many of the Regiment assembled in Washington to bury their be loved Commander, C a I.o ne I Hawkins. The Regiment was reorgon ized in the early part of 1900 under Colonel James E. Bar neftf who commanded the or ganizaftion until 1907 when he resigned and was succeeded by Colonel Richard Coulter of Greensburg. MEXICAN BORDER In June, 1916, a condition of affairs developed on the Mexi can Border that was regarded as acute and relations between the government of the United States and the "de facto" gov ernment of Mexico were severly strained. The National Guard of various S t a t e s, including Pennsylvania, was mobilized to meet this threat. On June 23, units of the 10th P.V.I. Regiment entrained for Mt. Gretna and less than two weeks later, the Regiment was on its way to El Paso, Tex., where it served generally as a policing organization until relieved and. returned to home, stations on October 5, 1916. The third Batallion spent some time in The Big Bend Country. On Sunday, July 15, 1917, the various companies were again directed to mobilize for World War I and the "Fighting Tenth" moved off to Camp Hancock, Ga. This was to be the last movement of the old 10th P.V.I. Regiment as on October II of t hat year, the 28th Infantry Division was created with the I 0th Infantry Regiment as one of its base regiment. Colonel Coulter had previously been appointed a Brigadier General and Lt. Col. Henry W. Coulter, also of Greensburg, assumed command of the 10th Regiment just prior to this reorganization. The first commander of the new 110th Infantry Regiment was George E. Kemp of Philoadelphia but he was immediately ordered to school and much of the real training and reorgan;zing of the 110th fell on Lt. Col. Coulter's shoulders. He eventually assumed command of the Regiment and took the organization to France for additional training behind the front lines. The 110th landed at Calias, France, on May 18, 1918. Initially in France, the 110th Infantry trained with the Brit ish but on June 9, 1918, the Di vision was ordered to j oi n French forces which had their backs against the walls of Paris. On July 3, Lt. Col. Coulter went to the front for observa tion with the French leaving the Regiment in command of Major Edward Martin and the next day, orders were received to move the Regiment into sec nd-position trenches south of Cond'e-enBrie. Two days later, on July 6, the historic 110th Infantry en fantry engaged the enemy in its first combat and from then to the end of World War I, the Regiment. chalked up victory after victory in bitt;Her fighting through to the Rhine River, Many French towns and vil lages were consecrated with Little Giant Fire and Hose Company - 1873 Old Masonic home still standing Boys Brigade, Company D, Y. M. C. A. in 1913 Me blood of these fighting Pennsylvaniens. Hundreds of the old "Fighting Tenth" were awarded high honor for conspicuous gallantry in action during: World War 1. Among these.' were Lt. Col. Joseph Thompson who received 'the Congressional Medal of Honor and, who brought the I 0th back to'the United States in May, 1919, and iLt. Col. Mar.tin who received his promotion and the Disfitguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster for gallantry in action. BETWEEN THE WARS On October 1I9, 1919, companies of the former I 10th Infantry Regiment reorganized under the command of Colonel Martin as the' 10th Infantry but a year and one half later, the 10th was redesignated as the '110th Infantry Regiment again. In the period between World War I and World War II, the Regiment participated in weekly armory drills and summer field fraining programs, the loat. fer held af Mt. Gretna. During this period, the Regiment had two commanders in addition to Colonel Martin who was assigned as commender of the 55th Brigade in August, 1922. Lt. Col. John Aiken took command at that time and served until March, 1940, when he was given command of a Brigade and was succeeded by Lt. Col. A. O. King. In 1936, during the period of Colonel Aiken's command, the Regiment served in flood emergencies at Johnstown, Pittsburgh and other towns in the Allegheny valley northeast of Pitsburgh. WORLD WAR II On February 17, 1941, the 28th Infantry Division was ac tivated into Federal Service with Major General Edward Martin,:Division Commander: Brigadier General John Aiken, 55th Brigade Commander: Col onel A. O. King, IIOth Infantry R giment Commander, and Lt. Co. Raymond Goodrich, Com mander of the First Battalion. General Aiken retired on Sep tember 24 of that year and early in January, I1942, Gener al Martin was transferred to Fort Hayes, Ohio. During the interim, the Division trained at many Army installations in the South. A reorganizaftion of the Divi. sion was held in February, 1942, when the 28th became a "triangular" organization. Lt. Colonel Groff assumed command of the 110th and held this assignment until July 6 when Colonel B. C. Jones became Commander. S eve r a I other commanders headed the Regiment during World War II. These include Colonel Daniel B. Strickler, who later commanded the Division; Colonel Theodore A. Seely and Colonel Hurley E. Fuller. Following two and a half years of State-side service, training and maneuvering, the I 10th was sent to England and nine months later landed on the beaches of Normandy for the big invasion of Europe. In quick succession followed the march to.Foref de St. Sever, the liberation of Paris and advance #hrough France. The Siegfried Line to Hurtgen Forest, the watch on the Our River a n d. Ardennes. Breakthrough (Baffle of the Bulge), the Yosges Mounfains and the Colmar Pocket, the Monschau F o r e s t and advance across the Rhine and return. After duty in the Sarland, the Division returned to the United States arriving in Boston on August 2, 1945. The Division actually carried orders calling for redeployment to the Pacific Theatre but the end of the war with Japan that same month postponed these orders and the 28th moved to Camp Shelby, Miss., where a threemonth mustering out program was launched. HOSPITAL MOVEMENT The hospital movement in Washington dates back 76 years when a home College street -- Rectory of TrinityChurch - was conve an institution of he 1784. This first hos short lived:and liftl history is known today A lfew years later, pit;#al idea was revi through a public sub for funds, sufficient m raised to found a ho Acheson avenue whicA in May, 1898. Itf conto five private rooms wards for a total occu 20. There was no c room and operaltionsv formed in a classroom nurses. Many additions wer to this building -i shortly after the turr century which cont kitchen and operatin the second in 1905 wh story was added, ar additions w h i c h e brought the total caF this hospital to 110 pa SECOND HOSPITAL In 1906, a movem in North started for a second hospital in now the Washington, a charter was Episcopal granted to the "City Hospital" rted into and in 1907 a building was conaling in structed at the corner of pital was Second and Donnan avenues-- i of its now known as the Keystone . Apartments. City Hospital con..-' tained a total of 50 b6ds. Me hos. ved and The idea of consolidating the scription two hospitals was advanced in oney was 1920 and moderialized a few spital on years later. Again a public h opened drive for funds met success 7ined just and ground was broken for the. and two present Washington Hospital pancy of on August 17, 1925. The buildDperating ing was completed in March, were per- 1927, and Washington Hospital used for -w;fith a capacity of 150 paients - formally. opened. A 50-bed wing additifon was re added made in 1942. And in 1957, a the first 106-bed wing was added. n of the ained a PLAY KEY ROLES ig room, en a full Key roles in Washington's nd other civic and social development ventually have been played by service, pacity of fraternal and welfare groups pactientsy which were organized here over ients. the years by men and women of the City. Vital to the needs of the nent was community has been the de..... f First Hospital in Borough located here oant of uIrong yf~t' w wft;s,i Wshington with leadershMp hM all Ihases of publiclife. SERVICE CLUBS First of fthe service clubs fe be organized here was the Rotary Club whose ctherter -dates back to 1918 when tMe Rev. Frank E. Jensen, pastor of the First Lutheran Church organized 28 business and pro-" fessional men to form the nucleous of the club which now boast more than 150 members. The first ptoject of the C1u was the organization of.Me Boy Scouts of America sa Washingtoh County, and the first successful Boy Scoet Council was formed in 1920. The club sponsored the CoOni until it was firmly established. First officers of the cle were: Rev. Frank E. Jeqn, President: J. Al. McB5ney vice president;.. F r a Ak H. Berfkel, secretary; W. E Saoi: son, treasurer. Directors, Frgo E. Jeseon, J. A. #,m y, John L. Stewad, Lewis A..,I and J. Mac Jones.. In the Spri f 1922 a Kiwanis Club was born wit it local men.appearing iI rolls as chartfe m. ibers. Its beginning is the swoy r a group of conwnunhty mie men who saw in the f W ap of te Kiwants Club. portunity to bettet see.~ City. The group of e cluded, Dr. J. H. Corwin. Rev. Francis W. Perkins,___ Conners. Dr. J.C. Stufl.. the necessary steps were for organization e heIdb chartered with Dr. SItu a4 first President. Today after 37 yew A club stands as a testimoeiA~ the zeal with which thes 1. worked. Five years later, in f927, Washington's third service club. was Chartered and becaqme a unit of the International As. ciaflon of Lion Clubs. C g ized for the express purpose of COL. A. L. HAWKINS 1920 outing of Rotary, first service club here "ervice to the community and fe4qwman, 62 prominent men signed the original charter. Under the first four pres; dents, all charter members, Charles S. Hart, Dr. Herve C. #Manon, Harry E. Zelt, and J. Earl Frazer, the club took as its major project work with the blind and prevention of blind ness; the main activity of the Infernational organizations. Since then the Lions Club has .made great strides in service to the community, including their biggest project the Lions Club Horse Show which is held Sannually. JAYCEES The Washington Junior Chmber of Commerce was organized in 1939, and two years later was granted its Oha r f r from the national organization. Composed of young men be tween the ages of 21 and 35, the JayCees have participated actively in many community projects, Among the projects sponsored by the local club is the establishment of a scholar ship fund, which in cooperation with Washington and Jefferson College, provides a local high school - student with a full tuition scholarship every four years. Despite World War II which depleted membership severely, a nucleous of young men were able to keep the club active. WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS Earliest of the still active women's organizations to be formed in Washington was the Women's Christian Temper ance Union (WCTU) which had its beginning here in 1884. Following the Civil War when the liquor business was legalized for tax purposes to help pay the huge debt in curred in the war, a number of Stemperance societies began to spring up, with the W. C. T. U. becoming the foremost of these. The Union is still the largest dues paying organization in the world. First president of the local group was Mrs. Joshua Wright. The Washington County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is the third oldest chapter in Pennsylvania, founded here in 1892 under the direction of Mrs. Helena Cook Beatty, Organizing Regent. Beginning with 15 charter members the organization has grown to a present membership of 162. Contributions to the community by the local D. A. R. include a complete 166 volume collection of National D. A. R. Lineage which was purchased and rebound and made accessible to the public at the Citizens Library, work toward the financing of the "Madonna of the Trail" statu6 near Nemacolin Country Club, and support of various civic enterprises, within the City. houses" 20 women joined to form the Current Events Club. Discussing world problems of the times led the club to participate in local civic affairs, and in 1896 the group began to campaign for a local auditorium, succeeded in getting the local library cleaned and opened to the public, and helped to One of the earliest clubs to form a local juvenile court. be organized in Washington The juvenile court act of 1909 Daughters of Current Events Club became an officiaol ad. dress. The Daughters Club was chartered in 1927 as part of the Current Events Club. Activities of the Daughters Club were, and still are, in the field of social service. Motivating force behind the formation of the Daughters Club was Mrs. James B. W. Wylie, then president of the Current Events Club. Charter members of the Club founded, staffed, and supported a set tlement House which today has grown into the Neighborhood House Association. Until a few years ago all time, effort and monies of the Daughters Club were directed to the Neighbor hood house Association. Another pre-1900 organiza tion founded in Washington was the Lady Hogue Rebekah Lodge, an affiliate of the In dependent Order of Odd Fel lows, which began in 1897. The group met in the old Reed Hall on South Main street and had as its First Noble, Ida Stewart. The lodge is now locatfed in the Odd Fellows Temple on West Chestnut street. Main purpose of the order is to care for the aged, widowed and fatherless. Membership in the local order now stands atof 107. The Washington Literary Club ranks as one of the oldest in the City. Organized by a small group of women in 1904, it is %till active. Membership is limited to 30 women. An other cultural club organized here in the early 1900's was the Monday Music Club. Establish ed in 1914 it ranks as one of the first music clubs in the State. began in 1895, when two worn- came through partly through en, Mrs. J. Adlophj Schmitz the efforts of this group. In 1920 the Washington and Mrs. Alonzo Linn talked of Home Conservation Club, an the pleasure of a Women's In later years the club's affiliate of the County FederClub as an interest for the membership outgrew meeting afion of Women's Clubs, was coming winter. Organized as a places and in 1920 the search established. Primarily interestcl u b, "mildly literary in began for a permanent, club ed ofat its inception with the nature" and designed to fotalk house. It was not until 1952 health and training of children, over "the happenings of the that present quarters for the the club has broadened its work great world outside their Current Events Club and the to include home conservation, Old Washington Hospital e Acheson Avenue Recent air view of business district of Washington The Present. ike many American cities and towns, Washington is affected today by, "Suburbanitis" - the practice of living in suburbs and working in the city - as indicated by an initial, but not final, re. port on the 1960 census. The report indicates that 3,961 former residents of Washington have moved from the City to either other areas of the United States or to Townships surrounding Wash. ington in the post 10 years. The 1960 census was 22,489 while the 1950 census was 26,450. There have been many changes -and improvements in the City in the past 10 years. A joint Washington-East Washington Sewer Authority, for example, has completely rebuilt the disposal plant at Arden and laid a new infercepter sewer from one end of Washington to the other. Much work, including new construction, has been done on sewer lines feeding into the inferceptor. The City has constructed a new Central Fire Department on BrownsonAvenue which was formally opened May 21 of this year. Modern sub-stations for the Fire Department, one in the Eighth Word and one,in the Seventh Ward, have also been built in the post few years. Sesquicentennial Mayor George H. Krause and present members of Washington Coun cil -John B. Ward Jr., Wil liam E. Amos, Frank A. Morris and Albert D. Metzner - recently created a Parking Authority to work out some method of improving the City's off-street parking program. OFF-STREET PARKING In the past few years, the City has opened five metered off-street parking lots on a lease arrangement with prop erty owners whereby the City grades, paves, meters and lights the lots and shares meter receipts with the property / owners. In addition, the City has revamped its parking meter system on streets in, and sur rounding, the business district of Washington. The closer a parker gets to the heart of the business district, the more it costs to park at metersm The City needs a Municipal Building. It currently is renting space for City qffices from a local building and loan associ ation. It owns the old Town Hall on Brownson avenue but this building is occupied by the adult division of Cit iz ens Library and the Washington Police. Department.. It also recently purchdsed the old Avery Methodist Church prop- and zoning commission in opererty on West Beau street and ation and this group is working converted the church to a youth closely with the Washington division for Citizens Library. County Redevelopement Au The City also has a planning thority on future residential, commercial and industrial areas of Washington. Within the past 10 years, all streetcars have gone as well as most of'the old Piist IIIl lll ---'Main -Street today with moderp, buses, street lights I -, ACornerstone laid for I.O.O.F. Hall welfare, and contributions to various welfare agencies. The Quota Club of Washington marked its 37th anniversary in April of this year. Affiliated with the Quota International, the club is composed of business and pro.fessional executive women and has met in the George Washington Hotel since its inception in 1923. When organized the club was interested' primarily in "Girl Service" work, but since that time has branched out into various worthwhile civic movements in the community. In addition to contributions to fund drives within the City, the club has for many years maintained a scholarship loan fund available to young local women for education in the Washington H o s p ital School of Nursing. AAUW The Washington Branch of the American Association of University Women was organ ized in November, 1925 in the Y. W. C. A. Beginning with 30 charter members, membership n o w stands at over 115. The organ ization has special interests in furthering education for wornm-. en as well as the improvement of educational standards. It is also active in the fields of international relations s o c i a I studies, status of women, the national state and local legislative program and fellow-. ship in the arts. HOSPITAL AUXILIARY The Washington Hos p ital Auxiliary founded in 1927 is the largest women's organization in the City with more than 900 members. Organized from the beginning to help the Washington Hospital, the auxiliary has expanded their programs and last year turned over nearly $30,000 to the Hospital. Run by the auxiliary are the hospital shop and lunch counter, the visitor control service, mail service, gift cart, the children ward service, the annual style show, and a num ber of sewing groups in the city are affiliated with the auxiliary. Highlight of Washington's social season is the auxiliai'y sponsored Charity Ball, which was first held for the sole benefit of the hospital in 193 1. An important part of Wash ington's Social scene for the past 35 years has been the Martha Washington Garden Club. Founded in May 1926 for the purpose of developing the home grounds and helping to beautify the county, it has played an important role In the beautification of Washington. Mary Emma McNulty Tent 36, Daughters of Civil War was organized in September 1926 with 98 members. During World War II the local tent was active in the sale of war bonds and was awarded a special citation by the American Red Cross for more than 5000 hours of volunteer service. Washington's first B etfa Sigma Phi Sorority chapter was founded in 1939 with ten charter members. There are now five local chapters. Beta Phi, founded 1939, Delta Nu, 1945, Xi Alpha Tau, 1952, Xi Beta Alpha, 1953, Phi Alpha Iota, 1955. In the Fall of 1954 a Beta Sigma Phi City Council was established to coordinate the activities of the five chapters. The Junior Women's Club of Washington, an affiliate of the Pennsylvania Federation of Women's Clubs, was launched General Martin and Staff prior to World War II in February, 1943. In 1950 members of the club voted to become a senior club and the name was changed to the Washington Women's Club. Continuing in welfare work the group meets monthly in the Current Events Club House, North Wade avenue. FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS Freemasonry in Washington is almost as old as the original town. In 1790 when Washington was buried in the heart of the w e ste r n wilderness, several original setlers took steps to organize an Masonic Lodge. Two years later in December 1792 Lodge No. 54 was constituted. By 1814, after several temporary suspensions and revivals of Masonry. in Washingfon, the Grand Lodge vacated the warrant because of delinquency. For a period of five years no lodge existed, but in 1819 the surviving members of Lodge 54 and others took steps to reestablish a lodge, and by January 1820, Lodge 164 was granted a charter. Two years later, however, in the face of strong anti-Mason feeling here and elsewhere, the lodge became inactive and itf was not until 1845 that it was reconstituted. With the great oil boom and increasing popu lation the need for another lodge was felt and in 1901, Sunset Lodge 623 was con stituted and has prospered ever since. Another of Wash;ngton's oldest fraternal organizations, National Lodge 81. Independ ent Order of Odd Fellows was instituted in February 1843 with 19 names on the charter roll. The lodgqe claims title to being the oldest in continual existence in Washington Coun. ty. After -umerous moves the I. O. O. F. lodge established permanent quarters and in August 1914 the corner stone to the present temple of 25 West Chestnut street was laid. Since organizing, the lodge has carried on the practice of the order, care for the sick, relief of the distressed, burial of the dead, and care of widows and orphans. The first Elks Lodge was started here in May, 1902 and in August of that year was granted a charter by the Grand Lodge. Occupying the sixth floor of the Trust Buildirg to its first ten years, the organiza10th P.V.I. Troops Attend Funeral For CoL Hawdn tion soon outgrew these quart. ers and in 1913 moved to the Hazlett Building, 68 East Maiden street. In 1927 quarters were again -noved to the old Kuntz home at 138 East Maiden street, the present home. With nearly 700 members the lodge has done much charitable work in the com. munity. EAGLES Washington Aerie 687, Froternal Order of Eagles was founded'., in Washington in 1904, and ranks as one of the oldest. fraternal organizations in the County. The local Aerie is ocaed ofat 106 East Maiden street, an d has a membership of 900, near-. - ly twice its original size. Supporting manyk community welfare and health agencies, the Eagles nationally were credited with origionating the old ago pension. signed into low y President Roosevelt. The agies presently are building homes for aged members in Florida, and have a memorial foundtfion for the wives and children of veterans killed in action. Washington Council 1083, Knights of Columbus marked its 52nd year in January. Organized January 28, 1906, by the Rev. John Faughman, pastor of the Immaculate Conception. Church, the Council has had an outstanding record. Now located in the vacated Beth Israel Synagogue on North Franklin street, where it located in 1955 after a number of moves. The local Loyal Order of Moose, No. 22, was founded in Washington in April, 1907, with 20 members. First locatedl in the Knights of Pythias, the organizafion moved to 78 North Main street, which it occupied from 1908 to 1919, before the old fioth well residence, 139 North Main street, was purchased. Member ship in the Moose now stands at more than 1,200. WELFARE AGENCIES Welfare agencies have long played a crucial part in the community and perhaps the most important part has been played by the Community Chest. The Washington Conimunity Chest was organized in 1925 dn0 Otd! 6 sl -as a solidly., entrenched organization *w, oftA Iewecial needs.1 e,er.,ble end welfare orqonS in' it 35 years of existence the CQmmunity Chest has raised more than 3 million dollars for various agencies which have increased from 6 to 16. Affilited with the Chest are: Soy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Catholic Social Service, Crip pled Children, Family Service, Neighborhood Ho us e, Sal vation Army, Visiting Nurses, Washington,Hospital, Y. MA. C. A., Y. W. C. A., Pennsylvania United Fund, City Mission, Multiple Sclerosis, Red Cross and Retarded Children. The last four agencies joined the Chest in 1959. Brief histories of agencies established the end of World follow. Earliest of the welfare agencies to be established in Washington was the Salvation S Army which began here in 1898 in charge of Ensign Ter S rel, 129 South Cllege street, and Lieutenant Hamilton, 159 South College' -street. The present building is located at S 65, East Beau street. Another:of the' early welfare egencies was the Child Wel fare Circle, established in Washington in 1915 by a group of 33 women. Cooperating with the Board of Relief, the organization distributed Christ mas stockings and clothing, initiated a "save the babies campaign," and'set up a free milk dispensary for under nourished children. The major project of the group has for many years been helping the nursery ofat Washington Hos pital. The Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross was organized here in 1917, and has been active in the community, serving in both war and peace. In addition to its multiple duties during times of conflict the county chapter has continued on a peace time basis with its program for service men and their families, disaster relief, Gray Ladies, and first aid and water safety programs. The Neighborhood H o u-s e Association was founded in 1938, when a group of women organized four sewing groups which contributed to the Brown son House. There are now nine sewing groups. The annual Neighborhood House Bazaar was held a year beginning in 1939, and the organization in the past ten years has turned over more than $15,000 to the Brownson House and the LeMoyne Com inmunity Center. Catholic Social Service, 72 East Wheeling street, has been functioning in Washington and Greene Counties since 1940. The Agency was first known as Catholic Charities and in 1955 was changed on the charter to Catholic Social Service of Washington-Greene Counties. The Catholic Social Service is an agency providing Social Services to families and chil dren in Washington and Greene Counties.' Service is provided on a nonCommerative Arch built on Main Street for World War I returnees sectarian basis, with no discrimination as to race, color or religion. Service is geared to helping clients with their prob-, lems, either of self-adjustment or to their environment within the framework of Chrisian idealism. It is the Catholic Social Service because we feel and have always felt that this type of service, Catholics wish to receive from their own agencies. The Washington City Mission started here in February, 1941, under the guidance of Burt McCausland. Known then as the Washington Rescue Mission, ift was granted a charter in 1942 and the name was changed to the Washington City Mission. Organized as a non-profit organization its purpose is to conduct religious services, give food, clothing, lodging and other assistance to transient persons, regardless of creed, color or vationality. HEALTH AGENCIES Only two health agencies were active in the City until after World War II. The Washington County Tuberculosis and Health Association was founded here in 1918 and has functioned under four names since its inception. Its purpose, however, has been the same, the cure and treatment of TB. Although programs have broadened over the years, and new methods of treatment developed, no vaccine has been developed to prevent TB. The Tuberculosis Association was incorporated in 1951. The National Association for Infantile Paralysis was founded in Washington 21 years ago and until 1958 concentrated its efforts and funds on the cure and treatment of polio. Following the discovery of the Salk va c c i n e, the organization broadened its horizons to in.clude research and treatment of arthritif;s and birth defects, although if has not abandoned work for polio victims. In 1958, the organization became known officially as the National Foundation. VETERAN'S ORGANIZATIONS In 1919, the same year that the idea for an American Legion was conceived by representatives of the Armed Forces in France, a meeting to organize a local post in this county was held. On August II, 1919, the Edwin Scott Linton Post 175, named in honor of the first Washington man to die in France, was granted a tempor.ary charter. By September the post had 103 members, and by the end of the year membership had reached 395. Already active in Legion and civic affairs, the Post received its permanent charter in 1920. Hawkins Home Post 927, Vet erans of Foreign Wars, re organized in 1938, was charter ed at an installation ceremony held by members of the Union town Post. Charter members of the Post numbered more than 80 veterans of World War I. First Commander of the local Post was George Dyer. YMCA-YWCA In the summer of 1890, the first Y. M. C. A. was formed in Washington. The idea for the Y. M. C. A. in the City began in the spring of that year when a public meeting was held in the College "Y" under the direction of Kennedy Crumrine, when it was resolved that a Y. M. C. A. was desirable and necessary." A commitee of two from each hurch was appoint ed to solicit members, and on July 7, a permanent organiza tion was formed. Housed on the third floor of the Smith Building, Main and Beau streets, the organization soon expanded to the second floor, from there, to the Taylor property on Main street in 1898, four years later to the Hallam Building at Main and Pine, and finally in 1904, the "Y" moved to its present location. The Washington Y. M. C. A. has been a pioneer in outdoor camping, and today supports one of the finest camps in the state - Camp Buffalo. The movement for the Y. W. C. A. began in 1909, when Miss Etta Reed (Mrs. Lloyd M. Mowry) and Miss Jane Hobbs, who had become interested in the Y. W. C. A. while'in college, started work to establish a local "Y.' By April 12, 1909, the charter was granted and the Washington Y. W. C. A. began work in a small way at 50 East Beau street. By 1910 membership had reached 580, and three years later additional space was rented at 44 East Beau street. After several more moves the present building at 42 West Maiden street was secured Today the Y. W. C. A. boast a membership of nearly 2,000, supports a summer camp, Camp Adelawan, for girls 6 to 16, and sponsors swimming closes and a kindergarten. SCOUTING The Boy Scouts of America began in this country in 1910 and shortly afterward scouting began in Washington County. Loosely organized until 1920, when the first successful council was organized, the WashingtonGreene County Council now has 200 Scout troops involving more than 5,000 boys. More than 1,000 boys attend' the Scout camp, Camp Anawana each summer. The first Girl Scout troop was chartered in Washington in 1936 with Mrs. Dorothy Dorsey as head of the first comm;sion. There are now 63 troops in the immediate Washington area and a total of 1,300 girls. Although no summer camp is sponsored by the Girl Scouts, a successful day camp and primative camp is run each summer. The Author'. he eight Sesquicentennial Feature Sections were researched and written by Robert H. Campbell, Pro motion Manager of the Ob server Publishing Co m p a n y, with assists from Paul Shearn, Sports Editor of The Reporter, who compiled the sports phase of the Section on "Recreation," and John L. S. Northrop,. who wrote the feature stories on two of the sections and the material on clubs and erganizaetions for this section. MCia of the research meterial was obtained from stories written by Earle R. Forrest for the Sesquicentennial Editor of The Report.r whick was published in 1958. The Cover.. ieutenant General Ed ward Martin, Pennsyl vania Army National Guard retired, is the subject of the cover of this Sesquicentennial Feature Section. A former commander of the I 10th Infantry Regiment- and the 28th Infantry Division, a former Governor of Pennsylvania and, most recently, a former United States Senator from Pennsylvania, General Martin is Washington's first citizen today by all standards. A native of Greene County, the General came to Washington in 1921 as Trust Officer for the former Citizens National Bank (now Mellon). His distinguished political career includes terms as Auditor General of Pennsylvania (1925 to 1929), State Treasurer (1929 to 1933), Adjutant General of Pennsylvania (1939 to 1943), Gove rnor of Pennsylvania (1943 to 1947), and United States Senator from Pennsylvania (1947 to 1958). General Martin's Army career is equally distinguished. His military awards include the Distinguished Service C r o s s with oak leaf cluster, the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster, the Reilly Medal, the American Legion Distinguished Service Medal, the Pennsylvania Distinguished Service Medal and the Distinguished S e r v i c e Medal of.the National Guard Association of the United States. General Martin was photographed in full color by the Graphic Arts Department of the Observer Publishing Company and engraving plates necessary to reproduce the photograph in this Section were processed by members of that Department. welfare prior to War II E.g A. LAWRENCE LOAR Fire Chief The Present. r end of World War I! saw reorganization of the 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, and headquarters of the I 10th Infantry Regiment were again established i n Washington. (Since the Regiment's organization back in 1873, the headquarters has been in Washington with the exception of 1873 to 78 and 1907 to 1916, when it wa's in Greensburg, and 1919 to 1 921. when it was in Waynesburg.) The 110th, under the com mand of Colonel Henry K. Fluck (now a Major General and in command of the 28th Division), was again called to Federal Service in September, 1950 for the Korean War and served as occupation forces in Germany. Most of the Guardsmen had returned home by late 1952 and the 28th Division wasagain reorganized early in 1953. Last year, the Division was changed from a "triangular" unit to a "Pentomic" structure and the old I 10th Infantry Regiment became the Fip# Battle Group, I 10th Infantry. It is command ed by Colonel Boyd M. Phillip pi of Homer City. Old Company H of the 110th is now one half of Com pany C of the Baffttle Group. The other half of Company C is located in Waynesburg. While the 28th was serving in Germany, a State Guard was organized by Brigadier General Raymond E. Goodridge, retir ed National Guardsman of Washington. ARMY RESERVES Many people do not realize .the extent of the U. S. Army Reserve Program and the posi tive manner in which it affects the County's economy. Perhaps they would if more knew that the 1959 regular Payroll paid to members was approximately $151,419. This is exclusive of the pay to Active Military and Civilian Personnel stationed here, other allowances paid to Reservists, expenditures by the Government for maintenance of the facilities, vehicles, and feeding the Reservists on their Week-End Meeting which are numerous during several months ef the year. Also there are 4other Reservists of the County MARTIN G. HARRIS Chief of Police and City who particiapte in Reserve Activities throughout the year that are not on a Regular assigned Unit basis. Reserve activities are centered in the U. S. Army Reserve Center, on Route 18, two miles south of Washington. This is the Reserve Center for both Washington and Greene Counties, Major James P. Wells, Senior Unit Advisor, M/Sgt. Bruce F. Cleary, Ass't. Unit Advisor for Washington, M/Sgt. Robert M. Bogovich ofat the North Charleroi Sub Center as Ass't. Advisor and SFC Francis X. Buckley, Ass't. Advisor for Waynesburg and Greene County. Four Civilian Administrative Assistants are normally assigned regularly for the administration and supply activities for all the assigned Units and Reserve operations. During the Army Reorganization period in 1959 along Pentomic organizational policies, the nine units were reduced to the following present organizations and Commanders without a loss of strength in personnel to make more effective Units for training and operational control. Lt. Col. Ewing B. Pollock, Commands 4th How Bn 9th- Artillery at Washington with the Hq Battery located at Washington under Command of Ist Lt. Ralph J. Davis. The 630th Transportation C o m p a n y is Commanded by Captain Patsy J. Arceri and Ist Lt. Walton H. Earle Commands the Weapon Platoon of Co "E" 3rd BG 34th Inf., located at the North Charleroi Sub Center are the 437th Civil Affairs Company, Commanded by Lt. Col. Edward W. Bell, Battery "A" 4th How Bn 9th Arty, Commanded by Ist Lt. James C. Todd and Co "E" 3rd BG 34th Infantry, Commanded by Captain George H. Belsick. The Waynesburg Sub Center has Company "C" 326th Engineer Batalion, Commanded by Captain William B. Sabolsky. The New Reserve Center was opened on 26 July 1956 and the activities moved from the old location on West Chestnut Street. Now in progress is the expansion to the Center of an Assembly Hall, Parking Lot, 4aaintenance Shops for the servicing of the Reserve Unit Vehicles. SERVICE CLUBS STATE TROOPERS CoL McCartney Capt. Moore number of service clubs, welfare agencies and women's organizations were added to the long list already active in Washington. Two service clubs have been founded in Washington since the end of World War II, the Optimist Club and the ITAM Club. The Washington Optimist Club was chartered in 1946 under the guidance of Rex Y o u n g, organizer of the Optimist International and entered its first year with Stephen D. Morriner as President, and more than 60 charter members. Under the slogan, "Friend of The Boy" the Optimists have given generously of their time and money to a number of boys programs in addition to raising funds for other worthy civic programs. Best known of the Optimist boys programs are the midget football and basketball leagues. Most recent of the services clubs in the City is the ITAM Club, chartered in April, 1955, with Gene Amanot; as the first president, and 55 charter members. ITAM means "Interest To Aid Mutually" and under this banner the club has fostered and supported its most im portant project-making avail able to those who need them, wheelchairs, canes, walkers, and hospital beds. These items donated free to persons unable to afford them. COL BOYD M. PHILLIPPI Battle Group Commander WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS The first new women's organization to be established here after 1945, was the Toastmistress Club, which in Febru.ary, 1947, became the second chapter to be founded in the state. The group was granted charter No. 114. Also organized in that year was the Business and Professional Women's Club which was chartered in May to promote the interests of professional women. It has since contributed substantially to the community by support of numerous charitable and civic programs. SCharter members numbered 37, with the present membership totaling more than 150 business and professional women in the City. The Washington Chapter of the National Secretaries Asso ciation was chartered in April, 1951, with 14 members. Limit ed to women who have had secretarial training and two years of experience, the pur pose of the club is to elevate the standards of the secretarial profession, to provide educa tional benefits to its members and to sponsor civic and social activities benefiting the com munity and the organization. Another organizatioi; com posed of professional and executive women is the Sorop timist Club, founded here in February, 1954, with 24 mem bers. Primarily a service club, the organization oilers the samne opportunities as those GEN. HENRY K. FLUCK 28th Commander offered by the various men's service clubs. The Green Thumb Garden Club was founded here in May, 1954, and is a member of the National Garden Club Foundation. The club was organized to stimulate the know ledge and love of gardens among amateurs, and to aid in the protection of native trees, plants and birds, as well as to encourage civic planting. HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS The Washington Counf y" Unit, American Cancer Society, was organized here in 1945 to surplant the Women's Field Army of America whichb, was formed in 1938. Incorporated as a unit of the American Cancer Society, the local unit adopted the aims of research, service and education as set down by the parent organization. The Washington ou nty. Commitee of The Wbstern Pennsylvania Heart Association was instituted in November1951. Formation of the local association came about through the. efforts of the Business and Professional Women's Club who sponsored the first Heart Drive here in 1949, assisted by the Washington Lions Club. The Heart Asociation is engaged in programs of research, educea. tion and community service in the field of cardiovascular diseases. Following World War t, a Additon being added to Army Reserve Center here * Sty9 / C . IA.I bargh Railways * ~wany track. Modern diesel buses.so sup ply mass transportation in the City. BIG BUSINESS Operation of a City govern ment today is big business. During its Sesquicentennial year, the City will operate on a budget calling for estimated receipts of $943,800 and ex penditures of $943,000. The present tax rate on real estate, which is valued at a little over $28,000,000, is 14 mills and it has been'that rate for many. years. The real estate tax is expected to net the City $387,000 in 1960. Another $283,000 will be raised through Legislative Act 481 taxes which include an earned in come tax of one-half of one per cent and a deed transfer tax. There are currently 127 em. ployes on the City payroll, 99 of whom are salaried and the balance on an hourly rate. There are 31 City Policemen, headed by Chief Martin A. Harris, and 31 City Firemen, led by Chief A. Lawrence Loar. The City operates Washing ton Park in the Fifth Ward-- one'of the most popular recreation areas in Washington Cdunty. The Park swimming pool is usually jammed during the warm summer months and there are many pavilions and picnic areas for which there is generally a waiting list. The Park also contains a regulation ba se bal I field, three Little League baseball fields, a P-O-N-Y League baseball field which is the home of the an nual P-O-N-Y League World Series and an ice skating rink. 7 The City also mainfains two softball fields at Ramage Field on Jefferson avenue and one on Henderson avenue. If oper ates another swiinming pool at LeMoyne Center and, in con junction with the Washington School District, conducts the summer playground program. The City owns and operates, under a lease arrangement,a large farm in Chartiers Town ship for the disposal of garbage, by modern cooking -r methods, and rubbish by means of sanitary fills. PRIZE WINNER For four consecutive years, ,4be City of Washington has 'wbn prize money in the State Chamber of Commerce-spon sored Community Development contest. Washington placed first in 1957, second in 1956 and 1958 and seventh in 1959 for a total winnings of $7,200. It is the only community in the Commonwealth to win four consecutive awards. The City won these awards . on such projects as clean up point up-fix up campaigns, farm-city week, business-in dustry-education day, youth de yelopment, off-street parking, indusfrial development, etc. One of the big factors in winning first place in 1957 was the tremendous "Light Up" celebration held July 26 when more than 12,000 residents assembled in one block in North Main street to witness a swifchover from old incandescent lights to modern fluorescent lights in the City's business district. The State Chamber contest is designed to make communifies cleaner, more progressive and prosperous; to bring more business and farm prosperity; to attract new residents and to,give young people a good reason for wanting to stay and invest their youth and energy; to develop leadership and educational facilities, and to offer present and future citizens comfortable living conditions. NEW QUARTERS City Council has signed a five-year lease for new quarters at 63 South Main street, adjacent to the present location of City offices. The lease is to begin October I of this year. The City plans to move ahead with construction of a City building on Brownson avenue, replacing old Town Hall which currently houses the Citizens Library and the Police Department. The south wing of the proposed building has already been constructed and now houses the Central Fire Department. This wing generally follows the architectural planning for the entire City building. Council has been notified that there is a possibility that the City may lose its only mass transportation system if the Washington City Bus Lines, Inc., ceases operation due to an operating loss and high insurance costs. Bus company owners say that the firm has been operating in the red since a change of owneirship in October, 1957, due to the high cost of insur. ance which is mandatory under State law. Approximately 100,000 use City buies each month. Present Council: I to r, Morris, Amos, Krause, Metzner, Ward The Parking Authority is con sidering a large program for...ili off-street parking including the construction of a "Pioneer........1i' Park" behind the Catholic Church on West Pine aevenue. This Park will replace an old graveyard. New Central Fire Department opened May 21 Air view. of new sanitary sewage treatment plant at Arden I. F