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Oil City, Pa. Monday, April 18, 1955 Tbe death "rate in France has been reduced from 154 per year for each 10,000 people in 1938 to 129 ia 1963. NOW PLAYING ANE RUSSEU HCIUI EUM till IEUI At 9:50 2nd BIG HIT Unit Training Is Scheduled Nearly 130,000 Army reservists, including same 300 citizens-sol diers from the Venango-Clarion area, will participate in the an- nual unit training program this year, the Department of the Army announced today. Training will be held from May 1 until September 15. The majority of from the area will receive their summer training at Army installations within the Sec- ond Army Area.

Reservists be given every opportunity to train in the latest tactical concepts and will use ment. General John E. Dahlquist Commanding General, Headquar ters Continental Army Command Divisions and 2,200 separate units ill attend summer camps. Train- ng will emphasize practical in- truetion, the qualification of in- ividuals in their assigned duties nd on-the-job training with like ctive Army Individual reservists who have had basic training will receive uch instruction while at summer All reservists will receive 5 days training with full pay'and allowances, including time allow ed for travel to and from camp. In addition to the training of units, the Army plans to conduct Reserve Summer Training on ther levels.

PersonneJ currently ittending Army Reserve Schools, 'ill go orTactive duty for training vith their respective schools to complete the course of instruction, ndividual reservists holding mo- )ilization assignments with speci- 'ied active Army units or head- quarters throughout the United States are also required to par- in 15 days annual train- ing. has the overall supervision of the summer training program. Reserve unit personnel, assistec by regularly assigned unit ac visors and supported by activ Army units and installations, direct the actual training pro gram. Approximately 25 Army Reserv DRAKE POSITIVELY LAST TIMES TODAY! CAN MAN REALLY LIVE IN SPACE? EXTRA! DANNY KAYE in "ASSIGNMENT CHILDREN" STARTS TOMORROW! GRACE KELLY in Her Academy Award Role! Church Honors Local Resident An Oil City man, George Kecly of Oak Road, Hassor Heights, was named Saturday a diocesan chairman of the Episco pal Church, Erie diocese. The layman honor was bestowe on Kcely when members of the dio cese convened Saturday in Cam bridge Springs, at a meeting pre sided over by Rev.

Howard Harper, D. of New York City, executive director of the presiding bishop's committee on laymen in the United States, and Rt. Rev. William Crittenden, bishop of the Erie diocese. Other layman offices filled at Saturday's meeting included those of vice chairman, James McClaf- ferty of Clearfield; secretary; Robert E.

Dunham of Warren; and treasurer, Sherwood A. Clow of "Turn Off Your TV Set and See Some Real Drama!" Monahan Pittsburgh Press. WINNER OF THE SCREEN PLAY OF THE YEAR AWARD! All Through The Year It Will Be Talked for Years to Come! DURB1N L. FYE )urbin Fye Taken by Death Durbin L. Fye, 81, died at 3:25 a.

m. Sunday in his home at 106 Vest First Street following a long illness. Mr. Fye wa.s born May 9, 1873 Nickleville, one of 11 children of George W. and Sarah Jane Ramer Fye.

He spent most of his life in Oil City where for many years he was a building contractor. Mrs. JohB I). Cray Mrs. Ocilla Margaret Heffernan Jray, 64, widow of John D.

Gray, of I2G2 Elk Street, Franklin died laturday morning in the Franklin Hospital where she had been a patient for four weeks. The daughter of the late Charley and Alice Wilson Heffernan, she included: Mr. tnd Mrs. Fred Moorehouse Mr. and Mrs.

Ernest 'Moorehead "of Pen- field; Joan i Ott Moorehead and Mr. and Mrs. Eu- gene Moorehead of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. A. Simpson and Miss Natalie Simpson of.

Mia mis- burg, Ohio; Mr. and Mat- thew Bell and Christie Bell' of Clear Lake, Iowa; Mrs. Harry Bryant of Woodberry, 'N. J.j.Miss Elizabeth and Dr. was born at Bredinsburg on June 8, 1890, and had lived in Franklin and Oil City her entire life.

She was married'to John D. Gray on June 8, 1922 and he died on July 9, 1952. She was well known in Franklin, and Oil City. 'She was a member of the First Free Methodist Church of Oil City. Mrs.

Gray was the last surviv- ing member of her family. Surviv- ing are nephews, nieces, cousins, one aunt, and a step-daughter, Beryl T. Gray, Franklin. The body was removed to the Barren' Chapel in Franklin. and Mrs.

L. K. Frank of Grove City and Sir. and Mrs. Iwring Sacket of Girard.

He was married March 8. 1900, to Lyda Karns, wbo survives along with one daughter, Mrs. Paul He- witt, and three grandchildren. Aslo surviving is one sister, Miss Grace Fye of Johnstown. The body is in Steffee Funeral Home.

Joseph Reichert Funeral services for Joseph Erie. Keely was presented the "THE DRAMATIC THUNDERBOLT OF THE YEARl" -LOOK" MAGAZINE A PERLBERG-SEATON Production group Saturday by William E. Breene of Oil City, one of the di- vision chairmen on laymen's work in the Erie diocese. The Erie diocese covers a group of 49 Episcopal churches in north- west Pennsylvania. John B.

Maitland Oil City is among the retiring officers of the roup. He was secretary. Other retiring officers included Villiam E. Rice of Warren, diocese hairman; T. Gwyn Lewis of New astle, vice chairman; and D.

A. Vaugaman of Erie, treasurer. HAD THE SNAKES Ltt-Just as Lt. rlarry Scott of Jackson climbed to 1,500 feet in a National Guarc plane for a 500-mile cross-country flight, a snake stuck his head ou of the instrument panel. "I didn't ask his pedigree." saic Scott.

"At; 1,500 feet snakes are snakes to me." Scott and his companion, Sgt Bedford Lasley, were back on th ground five minutes after takeoff Guardsmen had to take the instru ment panel out to remove th snake, a 42-inch chicken snake They killed it. Potent Official Is Promoted By OWS Division S. Arthur Knapp, patent en- gineer -at the Imperial Works of U. S. Steel's Oil Well Supply Divi- sion here has been named assistant to director of engineering at "Oil- well's Dallas headquarters.

Mr. Knapp's promotion was an- nounced by Alex Quayle, director of engineering, who said that in his new position Mr. Knapp will handle "Oilwell" patent functions and provide staff assistance in ad- ministering engineering depart- ment activities. Most of Mr. Knapp's service has been at Imperial Works, the Divi- on's largest manufacturing plant, joined "Oilwell" in 1937 as a rainee there following his gradua- on from Iowa State College with degree in mechanical engineer- ng.

He later served as a field en- ineer at Beaumont, Texas and as engineering draftsman in the Dallas offices before taking leave absence in 1941 for military Edward Dempsey Edward Dempsey, 47, 1104 Bid- well Street, Pittsburgh, brother of William J. Dempsey, of this city, died suddenly Saturday morning in his home there. A veteran of World War II, he was wounded in action in Ger- many, and though able to be around had not been in health since. He was a son of Mrs. Agnes Sye Dempsey, of Pittsburgh.

In addition to his mother and brother here, another brother, Al- exander, of Pittsburgh survives together with one sister, Mrs. Jennie Haller, also of Pittsburgh. A funeral service will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in the James Reichert were held at 9 m.

Saturday in Assumption B. M. Church with John Kacpro- wicz celebrant of the mass. -Interment was made in Calvary Cemetery with the following palU bearers: Joseph Serafin, Michael Czlonka, George Kaweski, John For manik, Joseph Cielepek, and John Sobina. Persons attending the services Boy Is Hoping To Go Home With Foster Parents REDDING, Calif.

Lft-Nine-year- old Larry Eastman- is counting on going back to Pittsburgh, with the former foster parents who lost custody, of 'him to his mother in a two-year court battle. "I want to with you," Larry yesterday told Mr, and Mrs. Robert-C. Barr. of Pittsburgh, his eyes filled with tears when they came to see him in Ross Cottage, the Shasta County Juvenile Home.

Larry is in the home because his mother, Mrs. Elihore.Buclcner, is awaiting sentence on a charge contributing to the delinquency of minors following her.arrest for "whooping it up" in a tavern. "We.can't say whether you can go home; with us or not," Mrs; Barr told Larry. "When this is all over "and the Crowd Visits from out of town included: Barbara Kielb of Youngstown, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs.

Leo Reichert, Pete Reic- hert and Mrs. Barbara Rusniek of Washington, Mrs. Fl'orence Gorby-of Pittsburgh; and Mrs. Helen Kalup of Meadville. Lowrie Memorial Home, Chateau Street, Pittsburgh.

1407 judge is through, then we can go you," Larry replied, refer- ring to his sister, Elaine, 10. The Barrs, who arrived by plane Saturday, said they didn't want to raise Larry's hopes or influence him until the court's decision. Mrs. Buckner, divorced from Kenneth Eastman in 1951, won custody of Larry in January 1954. Eastman had placed Larry in care Between 7,000 and 8,000 people, probably a record for Oil City, toured the new home of the First Senect'Bank and Trust Company during its open house Saturday.

Officials of.the bank stated Sun- day they were amazed at the num- ber of people that passed through the bank between 2 and 8 p. m. Saturday during the open house. Tbe public open house, climaxed a week of special showings of the building to various business, bank- ing and clerical groups. Officials of the bank said they were, pleased that so many of the bank's friends took advantage of the open house to visit the new building and.see the improved fa- cilities, it contains.

Winners of the door prizes, which will be presented in connection with the open "house, will be an- nounced today. Delicious Sunday browned pork sausage links with glazed apple rings, hot corn, bread and orange or tomato juice and cereal first, if desired. Produced by WILLIAM PERLBERC Written for the Screen and Directed by GEORGE 5EATON PEOPLES "CONVENTIONAL" Mortgage Loans PEOPLES BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Oil City I fttnV lUg. DU! 4-9411 Miss Florence Curtis Miss Florence Curtis, a former resident of Oil City, died suddenly Saturday, April 16, in Cleveland, Ohio. Miss Curtis was born in Oil City, a daughter of the late Charles W.

and Nora Curtis, and attended Oil City Schools. She moved from Oil City 15 years ago and had resided with her sister in Cleveland since that time. Surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Miss Nora Curtis of Cleveland, Miss Ann. Cur- tis and George Curtis'of Oil City, and Mrs. E.

E. Nagle of Henrys Bend. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Martin Malys Mrs.

Martin Malys, 53, of 102 Charlton Street died at 11:30 p. m. Saturday in her home of a heart attack. She was born May 28, 1896 in Po- land and came to the United States in 1914. After residing in Passaic, N.

she moved.to Franklin in 1916, then to Oil City in 1917. On January 22,1918 she wed Mar- tin Malys, who survives along with a daughter, Mrs. Salvatore Sunseri of Rouseville; a brother, Joseph Woloszyn of Poland; and a sister, Nellis Woloszyn of England. One grandson also survives. Qm LOS ANGELES LP) Moslem She was preceded in death by a Prince My Khan is in Los Angeles daughter, Stephania Krol, 1945j today and says he hop es to meet his wife separated in 1947, six months after Larry was born.

With Elaine and Larry in the juvenile home are Mrs. Buckner's children by her subsequent Car- riage. They are Anita, two and a half, and. baby Steven, nine months. Prince Hopes to Plan Vacation for Daughter and a son, Edward, in 1954.

She was a member of the As- sumption BVM Church and the Po- lish National Alliance. The body is in the Szabat Fun- eral Home. Ruben S. Farren Ruben S. Farren, 85, former Oil City resident who made his home with his.daughter and son-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. Vance R. Phillips, 127 Liberty Street, Franklin, died early Saturday morning following former wife, Rita Hayworth, to discuss a vacation for their daughter, Yasmin. The prince. 1 who arrived yester- day by air from, a South Ameri- can said.

he hopes to take 5-year-old Yasmin to Paris with him. UTO LAST TIMES TONIGHT "FIGHTER ATTACK" IN COLOR STARRING STERLING HAYDEN AND THE BOWERY BOYS IN "PRIVATE EYES" The body is in Steffee Funeral an extended illnesS- Home. Walter W. Shilling ervice. Mr.

Knapp compiled a notable record with the IT. S. Army Corps of engineers in World War II and held the rank of lieutenant colonel upon his discharge in 1945 at the age of 28. He served overseas three years with the 540th engineer group and was battalion commander of a regiment that achieved an out- standing record through the Af- rician, Sicilian, Italian and French campaigns. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for his service an Anzio.

Upon discharge, Mr. Knapp re- joined "Oihvell" in 1945 at Imper- ial Works as assistant to chief en- gineer. He was named patent en- gineer at the plant in 1951. Walter W. Whitling, 42, a former resident of Alum Rock, died in the home of his mother, Mrs.

Mary Wile Knox, at 7:50 Saturday. He was born October 22, 1913 in Clarion County, the son of Albert and Mary Whitling, Surviving are his 1 widow, Mrs. Delia M. Whitling; his mother, two brothers, Leroy of -Emlenton and Russell of Olmstead Falls, Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. George Win- gard oE.Shippenville, Mrs.

Charley Simpson of Emlenton and Mrs. Harold Weeter of Oil City. The body is in the Mimm's Fu- neral Home in St. Petersburg. The son of the late Trade and Elizabeth Farren, he was born in Rockland Township, May 27, 1869 and had spent his entire life in this! area.

He was well known as a con- tractor and rig builder for various oil leases in Venango County. He was married to the former LilHe L. in 1891 and she died Jan. 23, 1955.. They lived in Oil City most of their lives and Mr.

Farren has been with his daughter since his illness. He is survived by two children, Mrs. Vance R. (Irene) Phillips, Franklin; and Harvey 0. Farren THURS.

"FRANCIS JOINS THE WACS" STARRING DONALD O'CONNOR AND "CALIFORNIA CONQUEST" IN COLOR STARRING CORNELL WILDE MIDWAY DRIUE-in MAN DROWNS IN LAKE MEADVILLE. Pa. Ltf-James E. Turner, 64, of Greenville, drowned on Lake Pymatuning while fishing during the weekend. A searching party found Turner face down in water in his boat.

Dr. H. H. Walker, a deputy Crawford County coroner, said the death was acci- dental drowning. Mrs.

Emma Moorehouse Funeral services for Mrs. Em ma Moorehouse, who died at p. m. Thursday, were held at 1:30 p. m.

Sunday in Steffee Fu- neral Home. Rev. H. Jacobs, pastor of First Free Methodist conducted the service. Interment was in Morningside Cemetery in DuBois.

Pallbearers were William. Mor- rison, John R. Rupert, a Mohnkern, William McClellan, Arnold Farringer a A Fitzgerald. Those attending from out of Erie; two brothers, J. Bert Farren Reno; and Elige Farren, Coal Hill; five grandchildren; and 10 great grandchildren.

The body was removed from the Barren Chapel to the Phillips' res- idence, 127 Liberty Street, Frank- lin. Officers Are Named By Group 8 Bankers PITTSBURGH --John Lucas, president of the Peoples First National Bank and Trust Co of Pittsburgh, has been elected chairman of 8 of the Penn sylvania Bankers Assn. Group 8 is made up of bank officials from 13 southwestern Pennsylvania counties. Other Group officers elected Saturday are: J. Regis Walthour, Greensburg, vice-chairman; Charles Coates, Pittsburgh, secretary; John G.

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