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THE NKWS-HERAbD. FRANKLIN ANI OIL CITY. PA. FRIDAY. MAY 6, 1955.

PAGE THREE yi Rocky Grove Department Society News i Calvary Baptists Will Have Program a. a. u.w. to Hove Carolina Four Will Appear AfFoxStreetChurchSunday FREE FILL DIRT i Small charge for loading -and hauling. Crushed road gravel and run of bank gravel.

R. L. VINCENT, Owner Oak Hill Phone 2-8126 Phone 2-8126 Food Distribution Changed to May 24 The date for the distribution of surplus food in Venango County has -been tentatively changed to Tuesday, May 24, at the regular distribution centers. The date was originally set for May 10 but the allocations of food hare been slow in arriving and it is necessary to postpone the distribution, i I i 5 ft New Officers to Be Installed by Civic League For Mother's Day A special Mother's Day celebra tion is being planned at the Cal vary Baptist Church on Mother's Day honoring mothers of all ages. At the morning worship gifts will be presented to the oldest mother, the youngest mother, newest mother and the mother with the largest lamuy present A change has been made in the A dinner meeting, the final ses-programs for the Civic League of sion for the year, will be held by Franklin because of the Oil City-Franklin Branch of the ing general federation meeting in American Association of University Dinner Tuesday to Close Past Season Women on Tuesday at 6 p.

m. in the Franklin Club. Eight new mem. bers, who have joined this year, wni be honored at the meeting, The program will feature a talk by Miss Anne Mason, home deco- rator for Lees Carpels, on "What! Goes with Whator Rooms in the uii'b len Dcnoo! will oe the United gtates stands 69 feet the topic, for the sermon by Rev.ta and is located near Fu Howard Ruth. The evening service will be in charge of the junior Sj 600 MORE Philadelphia.

This Monday at 8 p.m. the new officers will be installed and Mrs. Clark Wolfkiel will have charge of a program of music for the presi-i dent's tea. Featured in the pro-! gram win be Miss Peggy Miss Baroara uarnes and Weaver. Don Mrs.

Arthur Maier and her com-' mittee will be in charge of the Mother-Daughter Banquet Planned by Methodists Tuesday Hostesses for the occasion Xnn Keller children' be Mrs. R. L. DeShon ard Miss The Carolina Four, directed by Tom Tolerson, will be featured vocalists at the Sunday morning services in the Fox Street Church of God. The fine group of organized singers of religious songs will sing at 10 a.

Eev. Frank A. Towers, the pastor has announced. Mr. Tolerson appeared as a soloist in the Fox Street Church several weeks ago and was enthusiastically acclaimed for his ability.

From here the group will go to the Titusville Church of God, where it will present programs at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m. on Sunday. A mother-daughter banquet will sr- rl i A be held Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. inXJulQefS CleCteO the First Methodist Church.

The' i i guest speaker will be Miss JoanjKy WeCmeSCfCI LUD Esther Hart, co-chairme assisted; by Mrs. H. G. Adelman. Mrs.

C. F. Ball, Mrs. J. O.

Beveridge, Mrs. S. Goucher, Mrs. C. E.

Hinckley, Mrs. J. S. May, Miss Barbara Mc-1 Kinley, Mrs. C.

O. Ritter and Mrs. Charles Trax. New officers were elected by the Wednesday Club at its meeting on Wednesday afternoon in the library. Mrs.

Blaine G. Harrington was chosen as president with Mrs. Frances B. Hollister. vice presi- dent; Mrs.

Gale Walker, secre urer. A program was presented dur-ins the meeting with Mrs. C. E. Cox giving a fine talk on South i Africa.

She used facts gleaned jfrom many writings on the trv and its KrleT? and r- Warneka, an A-3 student recently returned from Africa. Tickets for the banquet may be secured from Miss Mabel Wither-up, telephone 2-2504 or 2-5416 or from the Sunday School Class president. Reservations may be phoned in to Mrs. Ivan Logue. 2-8146 Largest large tooth aspen in Look.

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Other Metal Boards at $5-94 Km Room or airs, nomer siaiKer, j-am. Aiitarv. and Mrs. T.W. Foster, treas- ticularly emphasized a book by Sara Loeb.c.

wth the-leathers Will Be major racial problems of the coun- lyffc fov Mrs. B. Waterbury reviewed! Second Ward P. T. A.

modern poetry, reading excerpts from various poems and giving ac- The Fourteenth Street Parent-counts of the authors She stited 'Teacher Association will meet at that Robert Frost best fits the de- 7:45 m- Tuesday at the scnooI scription of an American poet laur- for tne installation of officers and eate. Mrs. Waterbury read from a program. Special music will be Wallace Stevens, recent Pulitzer 'featured. choir under the leadership of Mrs.

Kichard Gillingham. They will ZZ Ann "Heffern; grandmother, Kay! Kistler. I The choir will present several1 musical numbers. A duet, "Moth-' er Prayer," will be sung bv Patty Baker and Bruce Collemer. Mother's Prayers will Follow Me." a solo, by Linda Wood, "Sing.

Smile and Pray" by Mary Ann Hoffern. The Junior Choir will sing "Beulah Land." "Into My Heart" will be sung by Bonnie Keller and the Junior Choir, "Sweet Peace" by. Mrs. Gillingham and the Junior Choir, "Joy, Joy, Joy" by Butch Keller and the choir, "Child of the King," Linda Woods, Patty Baker and Margie Steel, "Jesus Loves Me," Kathy T.po anrl "IVTntVtor nf Minn In a Services for Sunday are Sabbath School 10 a.m., morning worship 11 a.m. and evening worship at.

7:30 p.m. Anyone desiring transportation to any of thsse services may call 2-5137 Saturday after 7 p. m. A tea is planned following the I meeting in honor of the teachers. 'Birthday Dinner Held By Home Watchmen I The American Home Watchmen jwere drawn and include Mrs.

Dor-i I The committee in charge of the dinner included Mrs. Marie Young, Mrs. Betty Hanna, Mrs. Elizabeth Alt and Mrs. Blanche Dean.

vote for Harry C. Filson Republican Candidate For COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF VENANGO COUNTY If elected, I will serve to further the Best Interests of every citizen! Your Vote and Support Will Be Appreciated! Primary Election May 17, '55 prize winner. Wesley 4-H Club Has Election of Officers, Large Group Present in lung, or nituiuni 11 lengths. Never wrinkle, sag, mm I II slip or bag. The most exciting 1 1 II new nylon on the market today.

II I mw Mother would love a box of 3 pair II for a gift. Try them! lj II feM PENNEYS OPEN SATURDAY NITE TILL 91 The frist 4-H meeting of the year held a dinner Thursday evening for Wesley was held at the home for members and those having of Mrs. Mary Walters on May 3 birthdays in April, May and June, with 24 members and three new; Lodge followed in charge of Corn-members, Shirley Smith, Evelynjmander Florence Bell. Smith and Cheryl Ann Reagle, 'Names for the June committee. Valley Grove Schools Name Honor Roll (or Fifth Grading Period The honor roll for the fifth grading period at the Valley Grove Schools has been announced as follows by R.

Glenn Carter, superintendent, and Vern W. Alderson, high school principal: High School Grade 12 Florence Berringer, Sally Burns, Fred Johnson, Mac Nettles, Dixie Rishel, Pat Sullivan. Grade 11 Ma-rcia Byers, Mar-iorie Gilmore, Wilma Maloney, high honor; Don Bevington, Jacqueline Brown, Judy Jacoby, Hope Moore, Calvin Pierce. Grade 10 Lucille Sheretts, high honor; Mary Ann Best, Fae Grettler. Bernie Kistler, Barbara Kuhn, Darlene McCartney, Janet Neider, Larry Patterson, Robert Rosenberger, Betty Walters, Jackie Welton.

Grade 9 Maxine King. Rollin Rough, high honor; Ned Cole, Sam Gilmore, Betty Lou Hankin, Sally Heffernan, Ann Hood, John Mack-cy, Vance Mays, Jerry McMurdy, Gloria Morrison, Marilyn Neider, la Proper, Karen Shriver, Joyce Wencil. Grade 8 Raymond McAlevy, William Nicol, George Sibley, high honor; Carolj-n 1 r. Gary Kightlinger, Tom Krepp. Patty McMurdy, Carole Phillips.

Grade 7 Joyce Bruner, Linda Burns, Charlene Finch, Tom Gil-wore, Judy Greenfield, Alice Kcely, Elizabeth Sibley. Rocky Grove School Grade 4 Karen Hogue, high honor; Jackie Boals, Joan Bruner, Lois Crouser, Robert Hutchison, Kay Kunkle, Mary Maloney, Barry Nicol, John Rice, Cheryl Shawgo, Jean Sibley, Marilyn Walker, Kathy Walkowski, Carol Weaver. Grade 5 Faith Berenson, Carol Bunce, Kay Flickner, Judy John-ion, David Moore, James Sig-worth, Linda Strawbridge, Kay Lou Weaver, high honor; Cheryl Bell, Patricia Bianchi, Sharon Brown, Charles Burkhardt, Sharon Carder, Judy Freeman, Frances Grela, David Johnston, Donna Johnston, Michele Kessler, Linda Mattern, Donna McCartney, James O'Neil, Ruth Phillips, Richard Renninger, James Rial, Barbara Rosenberg, Cheryl Shingledecker. Grade 6 Penny Bunnell, high honor; Shirley De Vault, Sheila Goodwill, James Henderson, Barbara Lawson, Byron Lesh, Gary McCoy. Sugarcreek School Grade 4 Judy Borger, Sally Pavne, Judy Snyder.

Grade 5 Gary Borger, Leslie McMurdy, high honor; Gail Neider, David Patterson, Michael Quinn, Lee Sanders. Grade 6 Wanda Borger. Linda Rnvri. Sharon Grove. Larry Harton.

Roberta Hutchison, Linda Wilt. Reno Schools Grade 4 Carol Ann Blauser, Margy Fornof, Peggy McDaniel, Karl Quinn, Dennis Weeter, high honor; Carol Coon, Jeanne Dodds, Linda Ann McGarry, Keith Miller. Grade 5 John Hackett, high Joan Brown, Betty Lou Coon. Grade 6 Evelyn Andres. Cooperstown School Grade 4 William Brown.

Gary' Shay, high honor; Richard Bough-1 present. Officers for the year were Koemer, Mrs. ixiith Baker, ed and include: President. JoanjMrs. Eleanor Baker, Mrs.

Dave! Gibson; vice president, Pat Soph-: Mitchell, Mrs, Clara Seekins and: er; secretary and treasurer. Syl-'Mrs. Eleanor Dorfahue. The door; via Russell; news reporter, Mary! prize was won by Mrs. Bessie! Lee Allen; game leader, Nancy (Bunce and the special prize by Gadsby; song leader, Evelyn! Mrs.

Sadie Cochran. i FOR THE BEST NEWS-HERALD JOB Smith. Leader is Mrs. Robert Sterrett and out-door cooking was chosen for the project for this year. 1 iiflfK.

reservations should be in by Sun day. Sugarcreek P. T. A. Executives Meet and Ham Supper Planned The Sugaixreek Parent Teacher Association held an executive meeting Thursday with the president, Mrs.

Robert McMurdy in charge. Prayer was offered by jMrs. McMurdy and the minutes of the last meeting were read by Mrs. William Borger. Mrs.

McMurdy gave the treasurer's report. A report was made on the telephone card party held last week. Winners of the various games include bridge. Miss Grace McCli-mans and Mrs. William Rossiter; canasta, Mrs.

Edward Richardson and Mrs. Irwin Patton; "500," Velma Mack and Mrs. Harold Hoover. The proceeds will go toward paying for the projector recently purchased for the school. Plans were made for the annual ham supper to be held Wednesday, May 18, at the Sugarcreek Civic Club from 5 to 7 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale and may be purchased from any member of the Parent-Teacher Association. The next regular meeting will be held May 16 at 8 p.m. at which time a movie "Skippy and the Three R's" will be shown. This movie will be of interest to parents having children entering school next year and they are invited to the meeting. Saved fo Serve Class Of Alliance Church Elects New Officers The Saved to Serve Class of the Christian and Missionary Alliance! Church of Twelfth and Otter Streets had a class meeting at the home of Audrey Hines on Thursday.

"Guess the Brand" was played and a treasure hunt was enjoyed. Election of officers Was held with the following being chosen: Pres-; ident, Pat Reisinger; vice presi-i dent, Jim Hines; secretary, Do-i lores Rodgers, and treasurer, Al-Groger, also teacher of the class, Refreshments were served by; Mrs. Hines and Mrs. Groger. An outdoor meeting is planned as the; next session on June 2.

Gazelle Auxiliary to Have Tureen Dinner For Members and Guests Gazelle Auxiliary, No. 461, will hold a tureen dinner on Tuesday evening in the third floor rooms of the V. F. W. Hall.

Serving will begin at 6 p. m. Meat, coiiee ana dessert will De lurnisnea oy tne auxiliary. Members of Locals 1842 and 335 and the men's wives are invited to attend. Each lady is to take a tureen and square dancing will follow the dinner.

ajo AAaice Loans Clean up bills, reduce payments, with cash loan. Phone or com in to sea us todty! loons ms) to $1000 loom of $600 mad by lnflcial Coiumr Oitcovnt Co. 111 CENTrR STREET 2nd Floor Thrift Drug CO, Oil City. Pa. Phone: Oil City 61-254 Open tningi phon for hours Item mi It nsMMti (II innm trim 8 Valley Grove Schools Planning Displays Large displays of articles from the art, shop and home economics departments in the Valley Grove School are being set up for the ex hibits tonight.

Both the Junior and Senior high schools will have dis plays in the Rocky Grove gymnasium after 7:30 p. m. and there will be admission charge. All the elementary rooms will also be open including those at Rocky Grove, Reno, Sugarcreek and Cooperstown. Miss Pauline Griffith is home economics instructor; Miss, Joan Richards and Mrs.

Charles Hall, art, and John Askins, industrial arts. Layard Paden, 51, Erie RR Worker, Dies Layard S. Paden, 51-year-old Erie Railroad employe, died sud denly at 7 a.m. today in his home at Franklin Star Route. He had not been in ill health and worked regular hours on Thursday.

He arose to go to work this morning, complained of feeling ill and of having a severe headache. He sat down in a chair and died approximately 10 minutes later. He was born in Jackson Township, May 1. 1904, the sone of Samuel and the late Flora Miller Paden. He resided in Venango County and belonged to the Brotherhood of Maintenance of a Employes.

He was married March 1, 1930, to the former Gertrude Ehrhart. She survives along with his father, Samuel Paden, of Franklin, and one son, David, age 13, at home. Also surviving are three brothers, Ernest, of Franklin; Charles, of Oil City; Lester, of Franklin; and two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Fox, of Conneaut, and Edith Wolf, of Phoenix, Ariz. The body was removed to Buchanan-Schmidt Funeral Home where friends will be received until noon Monday.

It will be taken to the Donation Hill Church where services will be conducted at 3 p. m. Monday. Interment will be made in Peters Cemetery, Deck-ards Run. Hole-ln-One Shot At Wanango Links The first hole-in-one of the season at Wanango Country Club golf course was made Thursday by L.

D. Gent Jr. on the 105 yard No. 5 hole. Mr.

Gent was playing in a four some with H. Van Houtten, J. Wrenn and H. C. Nyquist, according to the club professional, John Loeffler.

New Officers Named By Utica 4-H Club, Plan Sewing Project The Utica 4-H Club met at thej school April 29 and chose sewing meeting closed with songs. Meeting is Held By Minnie Rebefcahi Members of the Minnie Rebekah Lodge held a meeting Friday in; Lgg room with noble; grand Mrs pearl Smith eharge Tne nobIe grand named Mrs Mae Gardner, team caota n. with Mis- Toco: cia ui ses Jessie Sanford and Mary Held; as assistants. I The committee for the evening included Harry Himes, Miss Anna Margaret Mook, Mrs. Jennie Stephens.

Miss Jessie Mrs. Gay Shaffer, Mrs. Wildr Boy-: ler, Mrs. Fair: Emerson, Mrs Merle Storm, Mrs. Laura Right- linger and Mrs.

Mae Bell. lean continent is Mount Mciumey. peak. Whats the best place to save for Cowboys, Jians and Space Cadets? We're Sorry If We Inconvenienced YOU! BUT we tn'nk you'll enjoy our new showrooms. WATCH our grand opening.

IN JOB PRINTING DEPT-DIAL 2-3141 Ikr. XT. Federal Idlew4 IAV1 noon ner, Sandra Hoover, John Stanonis, Pf.oject. Karen Wilson Ttle fUwing officers were elect-Grade 5'-' Ann Stanonis, President, Celia Doverspike; honor; Kathy Deeter, Nancy GriM president, Patty McCune; iretary. Ruth Ann Husman; news Grade 6 Judv Brown, Gavlord reporter, Louise Billingsley; game pjce Victoria Elliott; song lead-Grade 7 Wanda Burk, Loisjer.

Gayle Patterson. Deeter, Dorothy Fisher, i hi Louise Billingsley and Gayle honor- Janet Tarr. Patterson will do a show for the Grade 8 Marie Greenlee. Dan-ext meeting which will be May iel Hilliard. James Karns, Stanley at the school at 3:30 p.m.

Stanonis, high honor; Charles Zer- Shopping is being planned at a res later date to teach the girls how buy patterns and material. The Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation an agency of the U. S. Government. THREE These Associations are local organizations.

They offer friendly, helpful and ton-venient service. And here's another point: When you're thinking of buying a home, remember that insured Savings and Loan Associations make hberal loans. They see to it that you get the money quickly and at moderate Why not come in and open savings accounts for Of all the reasons for saving money and there are hundreds certainly none is bigger or more important than building up a nest-egg to take care of your children's future. And where's the best place to build up your nest-egg? Right now, 14 million Americans think the best place is an insured Savings and Loan Association! Here's why! ONE You get excellent returns. That's because insured Savings and Loan Associations invest most of their funds in sound, steady-paying home mortgages.

TW Your savings are safe protected by good management and substantial reserves. Thev are insured up to S10.000 by the Federal Peggy Coburn to Sing on Sunday At Grace Church Pegy Coburn. daughter of ana Airs. waison. oi rars-: er Avenue, currently residing in.

uSltrwu, 's Grace Evangelical 1 Brethren Church Sunday morning. Mrs. Coburn recently appeared; on television in Arthur Godfrey's Talent Show. 549 Students Are Given X-Rays i i i yourself and for your children today. And if you need a home mortgage loan, let's talk about that, too' SWANSON EVANGELISTIC PARTY BRING YOUR SAVINGS IN BY MAY 10 EARN DIVIDENDS (2Ya current annual rate) FROM MAY 1 SUGARCREEK COMMUNITY HALL (Franklin, Penna.) FRIDAY 7:30 P.

M. ONLY fmwJmrmm. 09im mf tkh mdrrrttmwr Venango A total of 549 students in the Val- ri ley Grove Schools, including pupils jnower 15 wven in in Grades 1, 3, 5. 7 and 9 received Bride-Elect's HonOf X-rays through the mobile unit of the Venango County Tuberculosis MrS. jack Dovle, with Mrs.

Earl Society on Thursday. Crawford Sr. as co-hostess. enter- Students from Cooper tamed at a miscellaneous shower Sugarcreek, Reno and Rocky in honor of Miss Margie Skelton. Grove Schools were included in the who will become the bride of James X-ray program and all were trans- Finley, of Pittsburgh, on June 25.

ported to the Rocky Grove school a large group of friends and where the unit was set-up. Mrs. neighbors were present for the af-Jean Moon, school nurse, assisted fair oa Wed.Tesday evening. Trav-with the program. 'eling bingo was in play and a num- ber of were awarded.

GARDEN CENTER The honored guest received many SACRAMENTO California farm- nice gifts and refreshments were ers grow one third of all U. S. served. fruits and one quarter of all U. S.

vegetables although they actual- H.ghest point on the Nor: 'mer- Savings Loan Assn. fr-mt s. rii4 I mm Open 939 a. 45 Minutes of Gospel Music Solos Saxophones and Piano Duet Guitar and Accordion Trios Inspirational Hymn Singing Dynamic Gospel Preaching 17 Thirteenth St. Franklin p.

m. Wednesdays Saturday! noon come: see: hear: ETang. tlvio Swans, FnUM, Ore ywpflBMgBreiyysro ly cultivate only about 2 per cent, the nation total cropland area..

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