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PAGE NINE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1947. THE NEWS-HERALD, FRANKLIN AND OIL CITY, FA. HEAD SPECIAL WEAPONS PROJECT ii OIL CITY DEPARTMENT KEWS-ELAINE KOONTZ SOCIETY MRS. CHARLES HUMPHREY CIRCULATION DONALD KAY INFANTILE PARALYSIS GROUP HAS ANNUAL MEET AT ARLINGTON I I 1 '-m' -4 HRS.

CHARLES HUMPHREY. Editor Phone 61-214 w7 Hi 25 4ssTm-r TTd fci i MeHalaaSMiStiaii SHOWN AT A MEETING in the Pentagon Building, Washington, are the co-chairmen of the Armed Services Special Weapons Project They are Rear Adm. W. S. Parsons (left) and Maj.

Gen. Leslie R. Groves, who have the responsibility of making certain that the U. S. keeps out in front in development and production of atomic weapons.

(International) DUTCH 'VIGIL GIRL' REACHES U. S. Allgarier-Lowers Wedding to Take Place Sept. 13 Saturday, Sept. 13, has been chosen by Miss Betty Jane Allgarier, of Pottsdam, N.

Y. as the date for her marriage to Benjamin P. Lowers, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.

P. Lowers, of Orange Street, this city. Miss Allgarier is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.

Raymond Allgarier, of Grant Street Pottsdam. The wedding will take place at Hanover, Pa. The bride-elect is a graduate of the Hanover High School, and Iowa State College. Mr. Lowers, a graduate of the Oil City High School, class of 1941, and Clarkson College of Techno! ogy, is at present employed by the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corpor ation at Benson Mines, N.

Y. Rouseville Circle Holds Meeting At E. J. Barnes Home! Plans for serving as the hostess circle at the regular August meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of Rouseville orchidfMethodist Church, on Thursday, EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA to a new home and "mother," Miss Elizabeth Scholtes, 21, of Allargraten, Holland, arrives at Hoboken, N. on the motorship Westerdatn.

When Mrs. Pearl Calipari, of San Francisco, i learned that Miss Scholtes had for many months taken rare Va? grave of her son, Cpl. James Currier, who was buried near K'izafcstli's home, she invited the girl to live with her. (iiUcriia.isnaf) i First Solo Ends in Death Oil City Church Notes Gnn Methadist Central Avenua and Tint Street. C.

J. Whitlatch. D. minister. (.30 a.

m. Sunday school. 10:30 a. m. Church Nursery la pariah fcouse.

10:45 a. m. Worship service. Bev. A.

M. Crawford, of Asbury Church in Erie, will preach. Bethel Methedist Colbert and Wabaib Avenuts. Rev. J.

L. Buck, minister. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Worship service at 11 a.

m. Sermon, "The Seven Great Wonders." Worship service at 8 p. m. Sermon. "Salvation of America's Soul." Mid-week prayer meeting, Wednesday at 8 p.

m. Gd Hep West First at Petroleum Street. Rev. Edward Kuhl-mann, D. minister.

Morning worship at 10:30 o'clock. Sermon by Ralph Baumbach, student of theology and member of, th congregation, Sunday school at 11:45 a. m. Oscar Bankson, superintendent. No evening service.

First Fresbvterisn Harriott Avenue and Spring Street Rev. Norman S. Adams, minister. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.

Morning worship at 10:30 a. m. Sermon, "The Way of Peace." There will be no Wednesday evening prayer services during the month of August. First Baptist First and Orange Streets. Itev.

D. E. Hartman, minister. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.

Morning worship at 10:45 a. m. Rev. J. A.

Harrington, Kartfield, N. fuest minister. No evening service. Wednesday 7:40 p. m.

Prayer meeting. First Free Methodist Church Cornel Wilson Avenue and East Third Street. Rev. L. J.

Lindsey, minister. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Morning worship at 10:45 a. m.

Topic by Rev. D. N. Thomas, district uperintendent, Titusville. Song and Praise service at 7:30 p.

m. Evening worship service at 8 p. m. Sermon oy Rev. D.

N. Thomas. meetings at 7:31 p. m. Wednesday prayer meetings-Mrs.

Harry Rodgers, 315 East Third Street at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Ida Erwin, 105 East Seventh Street, 2:30 p. m.

ThurcriaV nravtf BlflMllli At the church at 7:30 p. m. Friday prayer meeting Mrs. Elizabeth Carlson, 314 Bissell Avenue, 3:30 p. m.

Christ Episcopsl West First Street and Central Avenue. Rev. Thomas Small, rector. 8 a. m.

Holy Communion. 11 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon. Service in charge of Rev.

Albert Broadhurst. Christ Lutheran 320 Seneca Street H. Bielenberg, minister. 9:30 a. m.

Sunday senooi. Visualized instruction Topic, "Jacob ladder." 9:30 a. m. Bible Class. Topic, "Epistle to Titus." Sermon', "Blessed Are the Pure in Heart." Trinltv Methodist Center near Seneca Street.

Rev. Thomas H. Morris, D. minister. Church school at 9:30 a.

m. Morning worship at 10:45 o'clock. Dr. E. Roy Myers, superintendent of the Meadville District of the Erie Conference, will be the guest minister.

Second Presbyterian Reed and West First Streets. Rev. Arthur Burd McCorm-lck. minister. 11 a.

m. Public worship service (broad- wriiT lodni Sermon, "The Old Task With a New Imohasis" by Dr. Charles J. Whitlatch. 11 a.

m. Mr. ana Mrs. uiuo First Evanc elieal tnited Brethren Fast First Street at wuson Avenue, acv, man A. Constable, minister.

9-30 a. m. Church school. in.l: TVnrcn in cervire. This service will be in charge of the Brown A.M.E.

Chapel choir and minister. Rev. F. D. Wilkes will speak on the subject: "The Fower or me vos-pel." 6:30 p.

m. Youth Fellowship. Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Prayer services.

Christian and Missionary Allianee Graff Street and Colbert Avenue. Rev. Charles M. Pennington, minister. Sunday school at 9:45 a.

m. Worship service at 10:45 a. m. Subject, "The Hidden Word." Young People's Hour at 8:45 p. m.

Eangelistic service at 7:30 p. m. Guest speaker: Rev. Jack Harrington. Mid-week prayer and praise service, Wednesday at 7:30 p.

m. Missionary Prayer and Band service, Thursday at 2 p. m. Brown Chapel A. M.

E. Church sltnnt Street- F. D. Wilkes, minister. 10:45 worship service at the First Evangelical United Brethren Church.

The Brown Chapel Choir will sing ana Rev. Wilkes will deliver the message from the theme, "The Power of the uospei. Wednesday 8 p. m. Prayer service.

The Salvation Army Adj. and Mrs. A. 1. Brandenberg.

officers in charge. Holiness service at 10:30 a. leader nd speaker William Verner. Sunday school at 2:20 p. m.

Young People's Legion at 6:30 p. m. Open air service at 7:30 p. m. Salvation meeting at 8 p.

m. Leader, Save Newell. Speaker, Mrs. Dave Newell. Friday-Open air service at 7:30 p.

m. Holiness meeting at 8 p. m. Leader, Mrs. K.

Irwin. Speaker, Williarri Verner. Petroleum Center-Sunday school at 1:30 p. m. Although glycerine is one of the best-known solvents, some of its chemical combinations are practi cally insoluble.

LAST TIMES TODAY Van Johnson 1 "THE ROMANCE OF ROSY RIDGE" STARTS TOMORROW fits" THE If SO WILUH6I WONDERFUL! ilil BMMm Rouseville Girl Is Bride Today at Church Ceremony Before an altar decorated with gladioli in St Venantius Church, Rouseville, this morning at o'clock, Miss Dorothy Schaming, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Schaming, of Rouseville, became the bride of Harold J.

Snyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Snyder, of Beech Street The double ring ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles Costel- lo, pastor of the church.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. Miss Zelda Straub, church or ganist, played the wedding music, and the church choir sang. Mrs. Robert Waddell, of Oil City, was her sister's only attendant, and -Mr. Waddell was Mr.

Snyder's best man. The bride wore a floor length gown of white ninon, fashioned with short, puffed sleeves, round, gathered neckline and lull skirt with peplum. Her fingertip veil of net trimmed with lace had clusters of orange blossoms trimming it at either side of her head. She wore a double strand of pearls, the bridegroom's gift, and carried a prayer book with an spray and white streamers. Mrs.

Waddell wore a gown of yellow net, fashioned with gath ered bodice, short, puffed sleeves, sweetheart neckline, and long, full skirt. She wore a shoulder length veil which also had clus ters of orange blossoms at either side of the head. She carried a colonial bouquet of mixed gladi oli, tied with blue streamers. A wedding breakfast for the in mediate families was served at the Pine Room, after the ceremony, with covers for 10 guests at the bridal table. A three tier wedding cake and yellow and white candles decorated the table.

Following a Canadian, wedding trip the couple will reside in Rouseville. For traveling the bride chose a melon crepe dress with black accessories and her wedding orchid. Both young people are gradu ates of Oil City High School, class of 1944. The bride is employed at the Wallace Book Store, and the bridegroom is employed by the Pennsylvania Telephone Corporation. He served more than two years with the S.

Navy, part of that time being overseas. Preceding her marriage the bride was honored at parties giv en by her mother, her sister, Mrs. Waddell, Mrs. John Greene, and the Sodality Girls of the St. Venantius Church.

Hospital News. Admitted. Jacqueline Cross, Seneca. Margaret Conn, 509 West First Street. Wayne McWilliams, Tionesta.

Mrs. Herbert Pleger, 704 East Third Street. Edward Beers, Clarion. Patricia Holtz, 25 Laurel Ave nue. Sophia Smutek, 117 Jefferson Street.

Mrs. Bernard Zacheral, Wood land Heights. Robert Griffin, R. D. 1.

Mrs. Stanley Lukasiak, 710 East Third Street. Robert Curtis Ward, 47 Grove Avenue. William C. Clark, 23 Oak Street.

Herman Renninger, R. D. 1. Discharged. Thelma Kohler, Emlenton.

Thelma Kimes, 10 Spruce Street. Norma Kazebee, Cranberry. James Wollaston, 1042 West Sec ond Street. Mrs. Paul Mohney, Emlenton.

Eugene Homan, 22 Pearl Ave nue. Darwin Boocks, 4 Oak Grove Street Births. A son to Dr. and Mrs. Norman Adams, 3 Harriott Avenue, at 2:10 p.

m. Friday. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Lukasiak, 710 East Third Street, at 7:05 p.

m. Friday. HEW ELECTION HELD BY COUNTY W.C.T.U. AT ALL-DAY SESSION At a second election yesterday afternoon at the 65th annual con vention of the Venango County Wdmen's Christian Temperance Union in Trinity Methodist Church, here, Mrs. George Sals-giver of West Sixth Street this city, was elected' president of that organization.

The second election was necessary, due to the iact that Mrs. H. C. Graham, of Frank lin, who was first elected, and who was not present at the time the ballots were cast, "was unable to accept the office because of other duties, and ill health. Mrs.

Salsgiver's selection was unanimous at trie second election. She has been actively identified for many years with the South Side Union, here. The other officers chosen yesterday included: First vice president, Mrs. William Parker, Oil City; second vice president, Mrs. C.

W. Bergman, Rocky Grove: corresponding -secretary, Mrs. Floyd Linn, Franklin; record ing secretary, Mrs. Oscar J. BanK-son, Oil City; treasurer, Mrs.

Fred McCollum, Oil City. Mrs. Caroline "Mother" Moore, of Philadelphia, state director of the soldiers' and sailors' department, was the guest speaker at tie afternoon session and proved an outstanding commentator. She toid of the work she has been doing with the veterans in the hospital at Valley Forge, Fort Dix, and the Navy Hospital in Philadelphia. She cited a number of individual cases and told of the 123 amputee chairs, and of fracture pillows, bed pockets and other articles furnished by the W.

C. T. as well as some other organizations. Mrs. Moore paid a high tribute to the government for its treatment of those maimed in the service, stat ing that everything possible is done for them.

Mrs. Ella B. Black, of Indiana, state president, was the evening's guest speaker, and spoke of the need for temperance workers to get busy and work as hard as those interested in the liquor interests. She spoke of the many crimes due to beverage alcohol, cited a number of instances, and stated that many places are again voting on local option and that strong efforts should be put forth in its interest. Mrs.

Black also spoke on the School of Alcohol Education which is conducted at Juanita College, with outstanding lecturers as in structors, and urged that more temperance people should enroll, and that delegates should be sent from the different unions to at tend this school and learn the harm alcohol does to the body. The speaker also urged that all Christian women should make use of their right to vote. She announced the state convention to be held at Johnstown, the latter part of September, and stated a large attendance is ex- peced. A memorial service for deceased members was conducted by Mrs. William Parker, at the afternoon session.

Reports were given by Mrs. F. B. Linn, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. T.

McCollum, treasurer. Miss Betty Lou Klinger and Miss Betty Jane Shick both gave accounts of the Y.T.C. encampment. A duet was sung by Mrs. W.

G. Wright and Mrs. T. E. Osborne.

Mrs. Osborne, the retiring pres ident, who will leave in September with her family to make her home in San Jose, was pre sented with a farewell gift. Dinner was served at the Pine Room of the Y.M.C.A. to approx imately 75 members. At the evenmg session greetings from the Oil City Ministerial Association were extended by Rev.

Norman Constable, pastor of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church. The convention pages were Miss Diane Lauffer and Miss Shirley Brannon. FUNERAL HELD TODAY FOR GUY J. WALKER Funeral services in memory of Guy J. Walker, 414 West Fourth well-known employe of the P.R.R.

freight office for 41 years, were conducted in the Steffee Funeral Home at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. J. L. Buck, castor of Bethel Methodist Church, officiated.

Burial was made Grove Hill Ometerv. with the following co workers of Mr. Walker, in the P.R.R. freight office, as his pallbearers: R. L.

Walters, C. H. Budd, J. S. Hoffman, N.

G. Lytle, J. F. Williams, and D. W.

Zeigler Mrs Georee McAlew and son, William Carroll, of Buffalo, N. attended the funeral from out-of-town. COLLISION ON MAIN ST. OCCURS FRIDAY NIGHT A minor accident, involving $55 damage, occurred on Main Street at 9:45 o'clock Friday night, when a 1941 Hudson driven by Ronald Carson, of Clark Summit, traveling west on Main Street and making a left turn into the Venango Ice and Coal Company property, was struck in the rear by a 1941 Chevrolet coupe driven in the same direction by Herbert J. Stanford," 105 West Fifth Street.

Damage to the Chevrolet was to the right front fender, right headlight and bumper, to the extent of $30. The Hudson was damaged to the extent of $25, including damage to the left front fender and hub cap. A child bitten by a snake requires an initial serum dosage double the amount necessary for an adult Officers and directors were elected for the Venango County Chapter of the National Founda tion for Infantile Paralysis, at a luncheon meeting held Friday afernoon in the Arlington Hotel in this city. Nine new directors were named and 16 were re-elected. The following are the new di rectors: Rev.

Joseph J. Grode, Mrs. Thomas Eshelman, and Carl H. Alsberg, of Franklin; David Proudfoot W. C.

Frantz, A. Harper, Virgil Grumbling, Mrs. D. M. Powers and Mrs.

R. B. Franklin, of Oil City. The directors re-elected for the coming year are: E. H.

Messer, Dr. A. B. McCormick, Mrs. J.

H. Foquet, Daniel O'Day, Ray Wei- gand, E. P. Boyle, Samuel Messer. H.

L. Stahl, Truman Reed, Carl Townsend and Dr. A W. Goodwin, of Oil City; J. Riesenman.

of Franklin; Homer Jacobs, of Emlenton; J. R. Kookogey, of Pleasantville; J. F. Forbes, Polk, and W.

A. Stewart, of Van. The directors then organized by electing the following officers: Chairman E. H. Messer.

Vice chairman J. W. Riesenman. Secretary Mrs. J.

H. Foquet. Treasurer Dr. A. B.

McCor mick. The following report for the 1947 March of Dimes campaign was submitted: Oil City, Franklin and Sugarcreek Township, Cranberry Township, Rouseville, Pleas antville, Emlenton, $362; Plumer, Dempseytown, Clintonville, $50; Polk, Rockland, total, expenses, net, one-half to national headquarters, amount retained in Venango County, ANNOUNCE PROGRAM FOR BAND CONCERT The last in the series of regular concerts presented his summer by the American Legion Band, will be given in the Rick- ards Memorial bandshell next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. It is possible that an extra concert may be played later in the sea son, but definite plans for this have not yet been made. The following is the program for Monday night: March "Brooks Chicago Marine Band," Seitz. Overture "Phedre," Massenet March "Chicago World's Fair," Mader.

"Begin the Beguine," Porter. Solo Selected. "Mood Mauve," Howard. March "National High School Band," Mader. Selection "Rio Rita," Tierney March "Barnum and Bailey Favorite," King.

"Midnight in Paris," Magid- son. Medley "The Sunny South," Arr. Lampe. March "Colossus of Columbia," Alexander. Popular Selected.

"Holiday for Strings" Rose. March "Gosconoder," Vancfer-I cook. Your Favorite Hymn Selected. "The Star Spangled JOSEPH B. COVENEY DIES EARLY TODAY Joseph B.

Coveney, aged 63, a resident of this city for many years, died at the family home, 305 Sen eca Street, at 4:55 o'clock this morning, following a short illness. The deceased was born- on Jan. 31, 1884, at Richmond, a son of Thomas and Mary L. Coveney. He attended the Richmond Catholic School, and Mt Gallitzen Seminary at Ebensburg, in 1898.

He was formerly employed by the United Natural Gas Company at Oil City and Meadville. He was also well-known as a representative of the Minnesota Woolen Co. for Northwestern Pennsylvania, and had served in that capacity for the past 16 years. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mayme Coveney and two children: Mrs.

Charles L. Kistler, of Oil City, and Joseph Coveney of Titusville. Three step-children also survive: Mrs. Fred R. Kerr, Charles Leyland and William Ley-land, all of Oil City, together with 12 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

The body was removed to the Steffee Funeral Home. LT, COL. FOREMAN TO SPEAK TO KIWANIANS Lt. Col. Allen T.

Foreman, who is stationed with the United States Army at Fort Monroe, will be guest speaker at the luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club, to be held Tuesday at 1:15 p. m. at the Y.M.C.A. Lt. Col.

Foreman will speak on "Development of Equipment for Army Ground Forces" The speaker is a former local young man who has made the army his career. He participated in the African campaign as commander of a tank destroyer battalion of which the local tank destroyer company was a component. He also participated in the Nor-many invasion and the occupation of Germany. His subject will dei) with the organization and functions of the four testing board; whose responsibility is to see th? our army is the best equippc in the world. Lt.

Col. Foreman's wife Is th former Miss Marjorie Anderson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johr Anderson, 103 Hone Avenue. They are spending a vacation visitins relatives in this city and at present time are vacationing at Jean Bostetter, 21-year-old Northwestern U.

coed, lies mortally injured in wreckage of her trainer plane after crashing into a string of box cars at a Chicago freight yard on her first solo flight "'N She died later in a hospital. Aug. 28, were made by Circle 3 of the organization, last night at a meeting in the home of Mrs. E. J.

Barnes, Mechanic Street Rouse ville. The committee to make arrangements for the serving includes Mrs. E. J. Barnes, Mrs.

Frank Selden, Mrs. John Fry, Mrs. Lloyd Durney, Mrs. Hilma McCray, Mrs. Gerald Hill and Mrs.

Rudy Mum- ford. The visiting committee named for September was Mrs. E. J. Barnes and Mrs.

Rudy Mumford. Mrs. E. P. Neely, president, conducted the meeting, and led the devotions.

A social hour and refreshments concluded the evening. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Frank Selden on Friday, Sept. 19. Shirley McFall Honored At Party By Mother, Sister Mrs.

J. E. McFall and daughter, Alma, entertained at their home on West Fifth Street, last night at a towel shower honoring another of the former's daughters, Miss Shirley McFall, whose marr riage to Jack W. Kooman, of Ford City, will take place this month. Eight guests were present, and dubs bridge furnished the entertainment.

Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Wilbur Andrews and Mrs. William Pierce. Garden flowers were used in decorating the home for the occasion. The bride-elect received a number of useful gifts.

PLANS COMPLETED FOR AIR SHOW HERE Plans are announced for the air show to be held at the Seneca airport Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the Civil Air Patrol. The show will' begin at 1:15 m. and will be preceded by an aerial parade at 12:30 p. m. Music will be furnished by.

the V.F.W. band, and there will be formation flying by local ex-army and navy pilots. The program will include stunts by Bob Schultz, ex-navy fighter pilot and Jack Lange, ex-army pilot, John Vowinkel, ex-army air transport command pilot, Bob Warren, Randy Cummings, Foster Welton, Glenn Whiting, Bud Fasenmyer, Chuck Minich and Bob Eakin. Assisting on the ground will be Wallie Dehner, Ken Daugh- erty and Jim Laf erty. The committee of the CAP in charge of the show is Les Bartlett, Don Beatty and Dr.

R. R. Van Kirk. Passenger rides will be flown at intervals throughout the day, and refreshments will be served on the field. Proceeds will be used for the CAP building fund.

Held in Slaying A DETECTIVE forces Frank Vogel, 52 (right), of Bell Gardens, to look at the body of his wife, Hil-da, whom he reportedly confessed shooting to death because she told him she was going with another man. The small automatic with which Mrs. Vogei was shot rests on a shelf (left) in the kitchen of their home. (International Soundphoto) vlsCifj (fy Squeeze Play A slow starter in thf ntnmii suroonctcilrae rvm. i uusj pruuucmg an uranium stockpile as tvt Td cture of atomic bombs.

About 120 French technicians re-pSh. hfl 6 ChatlUon and Le powder works, both on the outskirts of a' mst through a security check as rigid as those of atomic plants in the U. S. Above, a guard at an inner gate checks identification papers of an employe at the Le Bouchet-works; Free Ihclia Gets "Of I online Rigfit Track Uniniiiatt onlookers at south Georgia'i bright leaf tobacco auctions are generally putaiad at what seems a complete lack of bids. The reason is tkat buyers, trying to keep their bids secret, use a aeries of wairi affnala winks, grunts even pinches to mystify other bayam Above rioriaf auction in Nashville, the camera catebef atwttooeet Carlton Morris, canter, receiving a sharp pinch- bid item wwvlwMeanan Bob Dale, while Dale's competitors, left, ge ea teaaoco, unaware that a bid has been made.

rJiltfT India." firs of 1 streamlined locomotives to be built for the railways of newl-independent India by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, ia pictured during where the streamliner was christened with a bottle of win..