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PAGE TWELVE THE TITUSVTLLE HERALD. TTTUSVILLE. PEHNA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 14 Cow, Honey, Hay Win at Farm Show Vosburgh Farms of Titusville, RD 1, entered the top registered Jersey cow in the State Farm Show in Harrisburg.

The first award went to "Design Lucy Girl," who has a record of 14,820 pounds of milk and 831 pounds of butterfat. Joseph S. Carpenter of Guys Mills, RD 1, placed first in the alfalfa grass, mixed, section. Roy Huber of Meadville, Star Route, placed second in mixed clover and timothy and Hubert Saxton of Tionesta, Star Route, was second in birdsfoot trefoil, mixed. Clothing awards: Linda Henry, Cambridge, RD 1, second place, best or Sunday best dress; Mary Lou Obert, Union City, second, I cotton dress.

Winners in the gathered cotton skirts competition include: Mary Lou Waid, Meadville, RD 3, first; Lois Ann Peahine, Cochranton, RD 4, second; Deborah Hodge, Cambridge Springs, RD 1, sev- enth. Receiving a number of honey awards was Myrton E. Gray of Saegertown. Other winners in honey competition were Forest Wagner, Tionesta, RD 1, fourth in light honey, first in dark comb honey, third in dark amber extracted honey; John Wagner, Tionesta, RD 1, second in light amber extracted honey, third in dark extracted honey; Pewey Wagner, fourth in dark extracted honey, fourth in light amber extracted honey; Gaylord Wagner, Tionesta, RD 1, seventh in light amber extracted honey. Blood Giving 4 Serviceto Community' Among the many services of the Red Cross to this community is the collection of blood.

This goes to the Titusville Hospital where it is sometimes needed desperately. Its only source is donations of individuals, singularly or as members of business and other organizations. "Giving blood is a community service. The Red Cross acts as an agent for giving blood to our fellow humans," a spokesman said. The accomplishments of the Red Cross in collecting blood are due to the response of the community and its further success is contingent on continued community support, he added.

The next Bloodmobile visit Is on Jan. 19 at the YMCA from, poon to 6 p. m. Club Tours Can Company The Tri-City Industrial Management Club honored the Continental Can Co. at the club's monthly dinner meeting last evening in the Oil City YMCA.

The management and supervisory personnel of the Oil City plant of Continental Can Co. were well represented at the meeting At the conclusion of the dinner the entire group was taken on a plant tour of the Oil City plant. P. J. Coyne, plant manager said this year marks the 150th anniversary of the metal can The first cans were made by hand.

A tinsmith could produce six cans an hour. Today, $17 bil lion worth of metal packages are produced annually. The Oil City plant of Continental Can Co. was established in 1939 Since that time, it has produced hundreds of millions of precision made cans for the oil industry. Toastmaster was Dean Vesling of the Titusville Sylvania Electric Products plant.

R. C. Lundgren executive secretary of the Titus ville YMCA, gave the invocation after which Club President Robert Heaton of Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp. made some brief remarks. President Heaton reported that the club's present membership stands at 172.

VFW Auxiliary to Make Dressings Mrs. Daisy Campbell, cancer chairman, reported the VFW Auxiliary will meet on the fourth Wednesday afternoon of January at 2 p. m. at the post home to make cancer dressings. The community service chairman, Mary Hull, reported at the meeting last week that surplus food distribution will be on Jan.

21 from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Those wishing to help will contact her.

The group will also work on the Blue Crutch drive next week. Rehabilitation Chairman Jean McGiU said the group had helped a needy family during the Christmas season. Two new members will be in at the next meeting Ann Radmore, chairman of the children's Christmas party, reported it a success, Harriet Rauschenberg is chairman for the kitchen for January. Ann Radmore will have charge of the social at the next meeting to celebrate the birthdays of the month. New Substation To Improve REA Service in This District REA directors and guests who participated in the substation ceremony yesterday gather beside the huge transformers.

The group includes H. M. Burrows of Wattsburg, RD, left, president; H. Dale Mumford of Richmond Township, fourth from left; Ralph Hummer of. Titusville, RD 1, center (without gloves); William C.

Wen- ner of Cambridge Springs, REA manager, behind him to left; Oscar Swaney of Meadville, RD 5, to Mr. Hummer's left, and then Harry Kerr of Titusville beside him. At right is John Grove, Titusville district manager for Penelec, which constructed a five-mile primary line to the substation. A. D.

Stainbrook of Saegertown, RD 2, REA director and one of the original incorporators, pulls a switch which sends electricity humming into transformers at the new REA substation in Rome Township. These three men, present at the substation cere- monv yesterday, are original incorporators of the REA and served on the first board in 1937. From left are D. Stainbrook of Saegertown, RD 2, near Blooming Valley, who is still on the board; Ralph Hummer of Titusville, RD 1, and John Koessling of Little Cooley. This new REA substation in Rome Township, near the Oil Creek Township line on the Harry Kerr farm, was energized yesterday in a brief ceremony.

A co-op employe, Roy Godwin of Venango, makes a pole connection before the power is turned on. The large Committees Appointed by Union City Area Board When ftinuvrinft want you MW it Ta Herald UNION CITY, Jan. 13-The regular meeting of the Union City Area Scoool Board was held Monday evening with the following business being transacted: The president appointed the following standing committees for year 1960. Athletic and extra curricular, Charles Fox, Ernest Crooker and Dr. William Broadhurst; Education, Rexford Danner, Sidney Carlburg and Harold Gregory; finance, Morris Shreve, Arthur Treat and Charles Rockwood; personnel, Willis Mall, Marion Greishaw and Dr.

Harold Cooper; property, Gerald Edwards, C. E. Parker and Frank Eastman. The following temporary committees were named: cafeteria, C. E.

Parker, Gerald Edwards and Harold Gregory; building committee for the combined elementary and addition to the high school, Arthur Treat, C. E. Parker, Harold Cooper, Frank Eastman, Morris Shreve and Rex Danner. Dr. Harold Cooper will act as the board representative at the building site meetings on the above building program.

Mrs. Letha Bisbee, third grade teacher in the Union City Elementary School, has been granted a sabbatical leave of absence for the second semester due to illness. Mrs. Reba M. Griffen, a graduate of Urinis Colleg with an AB degree in secondary education and a elementary education degree from Edinboro State College, will be the substitue teacher for the second semester for grade 3.

The following NDEA programs were approved: Math and science reference materials for the elementary grades, audiovisual equipment for Unfon City Area High School, $500, The area school board will be reimbursed one-half the cost of this equip-j ment and reference material through the National Defense Education Act The following policies were adopted by the school board in regards to school events, clubs and recreation program which meets after school hours: All evening extracurricular activities must end so all students are out of building before 10 p.m. during the school week. All social events by school sponsored organizations must be over by 11:30 p.m. during the school week. A charge of $2 per hour will be made to that school organization or club using the building after 11:30 p.m.

All school organizations, clubs and recreation programs to be held on Saturday morning must be over by 11:30 a.m., and when school is not in session during the holiday all day programs must be over by 4 p.m. Practice sessions held by coaches and physical education teachers are to end at 9 p.m. during the school week. All' Saturday morning programs are to end so all participants will be out by 11:30 a.m. Fire Death Continued from Page Two Charles Fulmer of Centerville, Mrs.

Jean Ohl of Titusville, RD 3, and Glenn Fulmer of Gary, Ind. Friends may call today and tomorrow at the Arnold Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held there at I p. m. on Saturday with Rev.

Charles Fuller, pastor of the Centerville Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be" in the family lot in St. Petersburg Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Pa. LUNCH BOX TREAT Split a sponge-cake layer and put the layers together again with frosting; sprinkle the top of the cake with confectioners' sugar.

Send akmg wedges of the cake for a fonehbox dessert treat transformers in the substation weigh as much as 10,500 pounds each and are filled with oil to keep them cool. The substation will provide much improved service in this district. Substation Continued from Page Two which later forks out into single lines. 10 Substations in 10 Years Ten years ago all the REA customers were served from one substation in Saegertown. Now there are 11 substations.

In 1949, Mr. Wenner said, the REA purchased 18,369,800 kilowatt hours of electricity from Penelec. Last year the figure was 54,307,686, nearly four times as much. The cooperative, pioneer one in Pennsylvania, has 1,602 miles of line and serves 8,370 customers. Back in 1936 a total of 13 incorporators put in $20 each to get the co-op started, and the first pole was put on the Stainbrook farm near Blooming Valley in August, 1937.

Now the REA plans to build a modern headquarters a mile south of Cambridge Springs which will cost an estimated $292,000. Francis George Davidson, Titusville architect, is drawing up plans for the one story building. The office part will contain about 9,000 square feet of floor space, and the garage and warehouse section about 000 square feet. Bids will be let in the spring for the structure, which will be heated electrically. Directors discussed the project yesterday.

Hasbrouck Biggest Farm User One of the dinner guests. Will Hasbrouck of Titusville, RD 1, was named by Mr. Wenner as a man "who has used more electricity than any one farmer on the co-op all-time biggest consumer on the line with the exception of one business, the Rex Carpenter Packing Co. of Townville." The REA manager gave a brief history of the REA and told about the steady growth of the area cooperative. He said customers receive the electricity at a cost of less than two cents per kilowatt hour.

"I don't think any power company is selling for less than two cents," he said. Attending the ceremony held in fight drizzle and fog shortly before noon were H. M. Burrows Will Hasbrouck of Titusville, RD 1, who with his sons operates a 450-acre farm, is the biggest user of electricity in the Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative Association since its inception. of Wattsburg, RD, president of the cooperative; John M.

Grove, Pen- elec district manager; Mr. Wenner and staff members Harry Grube, agricultural engineer, R. D. Briggs, line superintendent, and Earl Ash, electrical engineer; REA directors John C. Niemann, D.

R. Theuret. LaVerne Docter, John Quirk, H. Dale Mumford, Harold Marsh, A. D.

Stainbrook, Oscar Swaney; John Koessling of Little Cooley and Ralph Hummer of Titusville, RD members of the first REA board of directors in 1937; Mr. Davidson; Will Hasbrouck, Harry Kerr, Atty. William Gorman, and Frank S. Holowach, managing editor of The Herald. CONSULTATION HELD LAKE GENEVA, Wis.

(AP Some 40 seminarian delegates attended a theological consultation on the Church and Judaism sponsored by the National Lutheran Council's Department for the To Confer on New School at Youngsville YOJNGSVIILLE, Jan. 13 At the regular meeting of the Joint Committee of the Brokenstraw Valley Joint Schools the board accepted with regret the resignation of Mrs. Eleonora Turnage. Mrs. Turnage has taught elementary art in the Brokenstraw Valley Joint Schools since September, 1958, and is Jeaving now to join her husband who is employed for the next five years in Argentina.

Mrs. Turnage plans to continue her teaching in Argentina. H. J. Sherwood 1 supervising principal, said as yet there have been no applications for the position.

The following standing Commit- tes were appointed by President Oviatt: housing Homer Wolfe, Kenneth J. Franklin, Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, D. E. Abraham and Kay Bureligh; K.

Oviatt, Kay Burleigh, Mrs. Mary Fitzgerald, D. E. Abraham and Homer Wolfe; il i and grounds, R. M.

Spencer, Noble Clark, D. E. Abraham and Robert Sweetland; insurance, K. R. Vic- ander and Mrs.

Doris L. Rapp. Mr, Oviatt, D. E. Abraham, board member, and Mr.

Sherwood were designated to represent the board at conferences in Harrisburg Tuesday, Jan. 19. These conferences are for the purpose of moving ahead with building construction plans as applied for through the Department of Public Instruction approximately three years ago. John Mallory, superintendent, of Warren County Schools, will also attend the conference. The cafeteria summary report showed state reimbursements for October, November and December in the amount of $2,476.03 were still due and the board authorized the transfer of general funds to the cafeteria account, if necessary, in order to pay bills currently at the January.

At the close of the regular meeting Mr. Oviatt called a meeting of the housing committee to discuss the progress being made toward the selection of an architect. The committee decide to take no action until the Jan. 19 conferences were reported on. Christian Approach to the Jewish People.

During the four day meeting delegates sought to develop an understanding of contemporary Judaism and studied scriptural teachings of the place of Judaism in history and its relationship to Christians Cub Scouts Den 6, Pack 11 We held our weekly meeting at the home of our den mother, Mrs. Harold Rowe, on Wednesday. We opened with the flag ceremony. Timmy Rathburn was in charge of the opening and Ronnie Rowe was flag-bearer. It was announced that we have had only one person absent since we started in the fall.

We worked on our log books. We collected our dues. Refreshments of cupcakes and pop were brought by Timmy Rathburn. We were each given a paper with experiments on it. We are to try these at home and next week we are to tell the other Cub Scouts what happened with each of our experiments.

Den 7, Pack 91 The meeting was held Monday at Mrs. Kurtich's house. We played a few games. After saluting the flag we planned our skit. Our den chief, Gary Ongley, led us in some games.

After we played a few games we had refreshments. Mrs. Proper brought refreshments for us. We ended the meeting with the living circle. Edmund Fratus, keeper of the buckskin Den Pack 99 We met at Mrs.

Coyle's after school on Tuesdi y. All cub scouts were present for roll call. We worked on our science projects for our pack meeting and then we practiced our scout yell. The meeting closed with the living circle. Danny Lee Kalkbrenner, keeper of the buckskin Farm Show Continued from Page One agricultural achievements.

Meanwhile, in spite of freezing rainy weather, crowds thronged into the farm exposition in surprising numbers to tally an official estimate of 160,000 visitors for the day. Noting that the crowd appears to be predominately farmers, John B. McCool, Farm Show director, observed, "They don't mind the weather." Thousands of students visiting the show on M'eld trips swelled the ranks of visitors. A total of 192 school and chartered buses were counted in parking lots at noon. Interest centered on beef cattle breeds as Angus, Hereford, and shorthorns were paraded before the judges.

Entries raised on President Eisenhower's farm in Gettysburg captured grand champion awards in the Black Angus division, Ritfcons for grarrd champion boll and cow went to a pair enter- Joseph Harvey Joins Adult Education Staff Joseph S. Harvey, formerly of Titusville and now of Oil City, and vice president of the First Seneca Jank and Trust Company of that city, has accepted an invitation to teach at the Adult Education center of St. Joseph Academy a course set up in response to the request of persons who are suddenly faced with the need to handle their own mt.iey matters after having left such" business to their husbands or associates. The tentative title of the course is "Management of your Money." It will have to do with banking (methods and procedures); wills; investment and stocks; income taxes; inheritance tax; heirs; minors; consumer credit; borrowing; installments; mortgages; loans, etc. Panelists and guest specialists will contribute to the course from time to time during the 10-week period, and it is anticipated that a small seminar-size group will allow people to ask questions and make informal comments that should prove interesting to the participants.

The spring term of the Adult Education Institute will begin on Feb. 3 and continue through April 6 for ten Wednesdays. Certificates will be given at the end of the term. Registration blanks will be available next week at the Chamber of Commerce office and other public places. ed under the name of George E.

Allen and B. G. Byars, R. D. 2, Gettysburg, friends of the President.

In other events, a series of swine sales started with farmers reporting a general drop in prices being offered. They explained it-as a reflection of a generally depressed pork market. Poultrymen airing their problems heard a Lancaster County banker and poultryrnan call for a gradual lowering of federal crop price supports. "Our poultry I believe is a surplus food problem be solved by a farm program supported by conscientious statesmen, and gradually reducing the amount of support for farm crops during the new few years," said Martin S. Musser, of Mount Joy.

With youth activities keynoting the day's events, Gov. David Lawrence told the distaff version of the FFA, the Future Homemakers of America, that each girl should strive for learning "to the very limits of her intefletteral ability," "For too many prff HERALD WANT ADS Phone 7-2241 CASH WANT AD RATES 3Vac Per Word FOR FIRST DAY. 2Vac Per Word FOR EVERY CONSECUTIVE DAY THEREAFTER. 75c Minimum FOR FIRST DAY. Cash Rates Apply If Ads Are Paid For Within Six Days.

The ad taker will word the ad for you and a bill after the ad is run. Ads Accepted 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.

a. m. to'noon. p. m.

to 7:00 p. m. 5 p. m. is the Deadline for Canceling Want Ads.

Advertisements may also be placed by and "BLIND" BOX NUMBER ADS For an ad to' which answers will be picked up at Herald Office, extra charge for first insertion. For an ad to which answers are to be mailed, 50c extra charge for first insertion. Wanted WANTED Livestock of any kind, also fresh and springer cows. Harold Phone '52780. SMALL International spreader for parts wanted.

Phone Rice- vUle 3821. DAY NURSERY starting soon in private home. For further information, phone 5-0944 or if no answer, phone 3-5031. ALL TYPES -FURNITURE to refinish, we pick up and deliver. Work guaranteed.

Also interior- decorating. Phone 38625. HIGHEST PRICES paid for raw furs and hides. S. D.

Porter, RD 3, Cambridge Springs, near Brown Hill Store. Phone Riceville 2066. RAW FURS. DEER and beef hides. Open every day and evenings except Sunday.

Pbone Riceville 2-011. Due to the illness of Elmer -Smith of Lincolnville, Dewey E. Geer has taken over the business. GROUND FLOOR apartment with two bedrooms or a small house wanted to rent Prefer- rably in Titusville or Pleasantville. We are rniddle-aged couple with no children.

Write Box 775 care The Herald. FLOOR-LENGTH hoop for wedding gawn. Call 3-0425 after 6 p. m. IRONING TO DO AT home, will call for and deliver.

Phone 5-4891. GIRL, 18, WANTS baby sitting job days. Phone 3-2585. YOU TO HAVE your bulk lime spread by the Titusville G.L.F. Service.

Phone 3-5211. Female Help Wanted 3 GIRLS BETWEEN 21 and 35: We are now accepting applications for janitorial work.as well as housecleaning-. We pay as much as SI.80 an hour. Call collect after 8 p. Ply.

5-4484 Tionesta. Huffman's 8-Hour Housecleaning Service. Instruction New Year's Classes Still Open! Shorthand, Typing, Bookkeeping OIL CITY BUSINESS SCHOOL 25 Seneca Bldg. Phone 4-5621. Business Notices 6 INCOME TAX SERVICE.

Standard deduction itemized $3.50. Business and farm returns prepared. Walter Kolobitz, 813 E. Main, 3-1674. LET US REPLACE the pipe on your stove or hot water tank.

Goodwill Sheet Metal Shop, 228 E. Central phone 3-2601. WATER TANKS $6995 TOILETS, 2-PIECE 24.95 BATHROOM STOVES 5.95 BEIGHTOL'S PLUMBING PHONE 3-6541 INCOME TAX SERVICE Reynolds, 333 W. Walnut Street. Phone, days 7-7644, evenings, Saturday and Sunday 3-7842.

INCOME TAX service. Gerald W. Beers, phone 3-7905. WOODY WOODELL Trailer Sales. Good trailers, fair prices.

We trade, we ftaance. We live in one and love it. Rt 62, Sharon, Pa. Phone Diamond 2-1130. Closed Sundays.

CHARTER BUS SERVICE available Phone 7-6945 or 3-5001 M. I. LOKER CHARTER SERVICE CITY TAILOR S. Owsinski 123 Diamond St. HUTCHISON'S CUSTOM butchering.

Cutting Wrapping Phone 5-2351. INCOME TAX service, A. C. W. Smith, 513 Superior St.

Phone Setverg Septics 6B SEPTIC TANK cleaning. Sewers opened with electric 'root cutting: machine. Immediate service. A. L.

Prenatt 3-6965. SEPTIC TANK cleaning Immediate service. Phone Corry 2-7464 or 3-3281. Albert Fox, Columbus, Pa. Personal Notices 7 I WILL NOT BE responsible for any bills except those contracted by myself.

Homer R. Chappel, 17 Sherman Way, Ti- tusviue. Pa. today, the only preparation is that which is hastily acquired on the short walk to the altar," the governor said. "For others, sensing their responsibility, it involves a solid educational background in- schools and colleges and universities." Lawrence called for establishment of two-year community colleges in all areas of the state as tKK nveajvs of helping Pennsylvania girls to- prepare themselves for the of parents..

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