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Personal and Social MISS ALLEMAN WEDS RALPH H. VANDER MARK TWO MISS ALLEMAN Mr. and Mrs. Redmond Davis of East Orange Shippensburg, returned Saturday from a week's vacation at Rehoboth Beach, Del. John McCann, who has been teaching in the Swatara Township high school suburban Harrisburg, has resigned his position and accepted a place in the Peoples National bank.

He began his new duties on Aug. 1. Mr. and Mrs. McCann are residing at 107 East Orange Shippensburg.

Larry Bard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bard of Shippensburg R. R. 1, is spending the week at the Church of God camp at Doubling Gap center.

Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Bock and family of 342 East Garfield Shippensburg, spent the weekend with Mr. Bock's cousin and wife, Mr. and Mrs.

Alvin Bock, of Harrisburg. Miss Donna Jean Shindledecker of 106 West King Shippensburg, Joyce Varner of Roxbury and Mrs. W. Kenneth Shindledecker of 203 North Fayette Shippensburg, have returned home from a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs.

V. W. Westbrook of Waverly, Va. Rev. and Mrs.

D. Rayborn Higgins of North Prince Shippensburg returned last weekend from a vacation spent with Mr. Higgin's mother at Guilford College, N. C. Rev.

Higgins is now at Camp Olivet near Dillsburg for a 10 day period as music director and leader of adult Bible study. Mr. and Mrs. L. F.

Mittler and children, Jean and Dale, and Mrs. C. F. Mittler Parises: land, Fla. arrived in Shippensburg Saturday to visit with Mr.

and Mrs. B. W. Mittler, Shippensburg R. R.

3. Mr. and Mrs. L. F.

Mittler and children returned home Monday, while Mrs. C. F. Mittler will visit the next month in the home of her sister in law, Mrs. R.

T. Wolfrom of South Queen Shippensburg. Mrs. Thomas Kling and son Richard of 343 East Fort pensburg, and Mr. and Mrs.

Donald Gunnells of 303 South Fayette Shippensburg, expect to return to town Tuesday after spending the weekend with Thomas Kling, Mrs. Kling's husband, who is taking a training course near Chicago. Mr. King is an employee of the Letterkenny Ordnance depot. SAVE AT OUR SALE KIRSSIN'S 32 E.

King Sh'b'g AIR-CONDITIONED FOR YOUR COMFORT Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Feicht of Dayton, O. stopped Thursday to visit with Mr.

and Mrs. B. W. Mittler and Mrs. I.

H. Vogt of R. 3. Mr. and Mrs.

Shippensturged Wednesday on the steamer United States after spending the past two months in Europe. Dr. and Mrs. Harry L. Kriner returned Friday after spending a week at State College where Dr.

Kriner attended the superintendents' conference. Mrs. Kriner visit next week in Asheville, N. C. at the home of Mrs.

Kriner's sister. Little Scott Durbin, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Durbin of Hagerstown, returned home Sunday after spending three weeks with his grandmother, Mrs. J.

C. Bousum, of 257 Walnut Shippensburg. Mrs. V. W.

Westbrook of Waverly, Va. has returned home after spending three weeks with Mr. and Mrs. W. Kenneth Shindledecker of 203 North Fayette Shippensburg.

Miss Helene D. A. Luhrs, daughof South Penn ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henrypensburg, has taken a position with the Gulf Oil company in Philadelphia.

Miss Luhrs, who graduated from Grove City college this past June, is staying with an Ursinus college friend at 1602 West Tioga Philadelphia 40. Word has been received that Lt. and Mrs. L. Luhrs and family, have arrived safely in Orland, Fla.

where Lt. Luhrs will continue his in guided missles. Recently stationed at Denver, Lt. Luhrs has spent the past 30 days on leave in Shippensburg with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Henry E. Luhrs. Lt. Luhrs' new address is 11th TMS, Box 93, Orlando Air Force Base, Fla. Jack Wyrick, William Sobrito, Robert Powell, Jack Meredith and Harvey Mentzer, all of Shippensburg, spent the weekend at the Carlton hotel, Rehoboth Beach, Del.

52 Educators Register For Camp Legion Meeting The 10th annual summer meeting at Camp Legion in Stillhouse Hollow will open Tuesday, Aug. 9 and close on Thursday, Aug. 11. Fiftytwo public school superintendents and executives and Dr. Ralph Swan, acting head of the state department of public instruction, have registered for the two day meeting.

4575 teens love party togs in fine fabrics from our fabric center Crownover's 12 West King Street Shippensburg, Pa. 'THE SEARCH FOR ETERNAL YOUTH The quest for eternal youth has long engaged the world's foremost scientists. Ponce de expected to find the Fountain of Youth in the southeastern United States. A Russian scientist was reported to have achieved success in 1945. Although it is extremely doubtful that eternal youth will ever be realized, the developments of modern medicine have added many years to life expectancy.

Available to you when prescribed by your physician are many therapeutic specifics which strike at the heart of infection, providing longer, healthier, and happier life. We carry these products in stock awaiting your requirements. P. A. VAN ALLMAN DRUGGIST Shippensburg, Pa.

THE NEWS-CHRONICLE, SHIPPENSBURG, PA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1955 Go to Penn State This Week These three, girls from the Pleasant Hall 4-H club were among the Franklin county 4-H winners who headed for Pennsylvania State university Monday to take part in the annual 4-H week at the university which includes statewide competition. The girls shown this past week with their winning display on good posture are, left to right, Nancy Asper, Joyce Piper and Betty Wright. The three girls, incidentally, are the club's officers, Joyce being president, Betty being secretary and Nancy being treasurer. Mrs.

Clarence Pugh and Mrs. Ambrose Patterson are leaders. Weddings Oyler-Group Miss Mary Louise Group, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Z.

Group, Gettysburg and Donald Gluck Oyler, son of Mrs. Ralph Z. Oyler, Gettysburg, and the late Mr. Oyler were united in marriage Saturday, July 30 in St. James Lutheran church in Gettysburg.

Dr. Ralph R. Gresh performed the single ring ceremony. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white gown of embroidered Swiss organdy with a scalloped neckline and a tiered bouffant skirt and train, Her headdress was a half hat accented with seed pearls to which a veil of illusion net was attached. Miss Carol W.

Simon of Plainfield, N. J. was maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Mrs. John Bream Jr. of Cashtown and Mrs.

Calvin Schadel of Gettysburg, a cousin of the bridegroom. Attorney Charles W. Wolf of New Oxford served as best man and the ushers were Andrew Larson of Gettysburg and S. M. Raffensperger, Attorney, of burg R.

R. 2. Prof. Richard B. Shade, church organist, presented the recital and played the traditional wedding marches.

A reception was held at Hotel Gettysburg. Mrs. Oyler, a graduate, of the Gettysburg high school and the Shippensburg State Teachers college in 1953, has been a faculty member of the Gettysburg public schools. Mr. Oyler, also a graduate of the Gettysburg high school, graduated from Swarthmore college in 1948 and received his law degree from University of Pennsylvania in 1951.

He was admitted the state bar in 1952. and the Adams county bar in 1953. Attorney Oyler served in the armed forces from 1943 to 1945. Smith Miller Miss Joanne Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Eugene V. Miller, Chambersburg, became the bride of Robert Dale Smith, son of Paul R. Smith, Fayetteville R. 1, Saturday, July 30, in the R. First Evangelical United Brethren church of Chambersburg.

Dr. Ira S. Ernst performed the double ring ceremony. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a formal gown of imported Chantilly lace over satin, featuring a fitted bodice, with seed pearls and sequins outlining the illusion neckline and long sleeves ending in points over the hand. Her bouffant skirt extended into chapel train of nylon tulle pleated a ruffles.

Her illusion fingertip veil fell from a crown of orange blossoms and seed pearls. She carried a white Bible topped with an orchid and stephanotis. Miss Barbara Miller was maid of honor for her sister. The bridesmaids were Miss Dorothea Moraites and Miss Jessie Over, both of Chambersburg. Miss Pamela Smith, Chambersburg, niece of the bridegroom, was flower girl.

Karl Smith, Chambersburg, served as best man for his brother. The ushers were Paul R. Smith Mont Alto; Galen Smith and Gilmore Smith, both of Chambersburg, brothers of the bridegroom, and William Grieve, Norris, brother in law of the bridegroom. Miss Ethel M. Dixon, organist, presented the recital and played the traditional wedding marches.

Following the reception by the bride's parents held at College Inn, Mr. and Mrs. Smith left on a wedding trip through the New England states. Mrs. Smith graduated from the Chambersburg Area high school in June.

Her husband served four years in the United States air force and is employed as an aircraft inspector at Fairchild Aircraft corporation, Hagerstown, Md. Goetz Meyers Miss Mary Lou Meyers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noah H. Meyers, of Greencastle R.

R. 1, became the bride of Ronald Lee Goetz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goetz, of Greencastle R. R.

2, on Sunday, July 31, in the King Street United Brethren church of Chambersburg. Dr. Clyde W. Meadows performed the double ring ceremony in the presence of 200 guests. Mrs.

Clyde W. Meadows, organist, presented the recital and played the traditional wedding marches. 4 Girls Enter Peach Contest The list for the Franklin county peach queen contest now boasts four names. Norma Grove, Shippensburg R. R.

Donna Keller, Chambersburg R. R. Evelyn Brechbill Chambersburg R. 3, and Joan Dice, Chambersburg R. R.

4, have entered the contest. Mrs. Ferd Bikle of the Sandy Mt. orchards on Shippensburg R. 3, is chairman of the contest committee this year.

She announced the entrance of these four girls in the contest. The contest will be held at 1:30 p. m. Monday, Aug. 15 at the new furniture store in the Guilford Hills area.

The judges will be Mrs. L. J. Fracon, Home economics representative; Miss MarLudwig, assistant economic worker of Perry county, and Mr. W.

'Barry Thomas, purchasing agent for the Chambersburg branch of the H. J. Heinz company. Any girl ranging in age from 15 to 18 are eligible to enter the contest. Applications must be received by Mrs.

Bikle no later than Aug. 11. All applicants are asked to make any of fresh peach desert as an entire in the contest. This year's contest is sponsored by the Franklin county Horticultural auxiliary and the Pennsylvania Extension service. The winner of this contest will be eligible for the state contest in Reading Aug.

20 and the winner of the state contest will be eligible to enter the national contest that offers scholarships for prizes. Ambulance Answers 10 Calls Over Busy Weekend The Shippensburg community ambulance had a busy weekend, making a total of ten trips. Sunday trips were Alvin Cisney, Sherman house, Shippensburg, home from the Chambersburg hospital and Miss Dolly Cover, Shippensburg R. R. 2, to the Carlisle hospital; Saturday trips, Miss Marian Etter, 232 East King Shippensburg, home from Chambersburg hospital; Mrs.

Herbert Perry, Wyrick Shippensburg, to Chambersburg hospital, and Miss Katherine Proctor, Shippensburg R. R. 2, and Miss Marion Cover, Newburg R. R. 1, from doctor's office to Chambersburg hospital.

Friday's trips included Mrs. Clyde Dunkle, South Penn Shippensburg, home from the Carlisle hospital and to the Chambersburg hospital Alvin Cisney, Sherman house; Miss Marian Etter, 232 East King and Robert McCleaf, Locust Shippensburg, who was also returned to his home the same day. HUNDREDS AT ROXBURY FOR CAMP MEETING Brethren in Christ Eastern District Begins 9 Day Sessions Saturday Rev. Hock Speaks Hundreds of members of the Brethren in Christ faith from points all over the eastern district of the United States converged on Roxbury this weekend as the annual camp meeting of the district began on Saturday. The program is scheduled to continue for nine days, ending Sunday, Aug.

14. The large tabernacle was filled Sunday night to hear the evangellist for the nine day holiness meeting, Rev. Harry D. Hock, mission pastor in Detroit, Mich. Nyesville Native Rev.

Hock lived in the village of Nyesville as a boy, and more recently was manager of the PenMar store in Orrstown. The evangelist stressed the danger of secret sins. He said it was better for a man's well being to confess his sins rather than to cover them up. Man needs to confess both to God and his fellow men, he said. Rev.

Charlie Byers of Chambersburg is camp director for the program. Dr. C. N. Hostetter Jr.

of Grantham is the bible teacher. Homer Rissenger is prayer lead. er, Jim Vaus is youth leader and Raymond Nissley is song director. Rev. Byers Speaks The program opened Saturday at 10 a.m.

with a fellowship hour. Rev. Byers and Dr. Hostetter spoke at the Saturday, afternoon session. faith coming to the camp grounds by bus are being picked up in Shippensburg by camp leaders.

A. C. Zook, Chambersburg R. R. 1, was in charge of arrangements.

Sessions will be held each morning and afternoon through Sunday, Aug. 14 with evening evangelistic services nightly. BPW Invited to Picnic The Shippensburg, Business and Professional Women's club has received an invitation from the Chambersburg BPW club to participate in the annual picnic at the cottage of Mrs. Margaret Guyer at Caledonia Wednesday, Aug. 17.

All members desiring to attend should notify Helen McCann, president, on or before Aug. 11. R. R. 3 Youth Wins Free Trip to Purdue With Other Is Making Trip Carroll Kann 4-H Winners Ceremony Is Performed in Baptist Church at Nanticoke July 16 Miss Doris Jane Alleman of 226 West King Shippensburg, daughter of Harry Alleman of a Shippensburg R.

R. 2, and Harold Dr. Ralph Vandermark, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Vandermark of 323 East Union Nanticoke, were wed Saturday, July 16, at 12 noon in the Baptist church at Nanticoke.

Rev. David Jones performed the double ring ceremony. Church decorations of gladioli, baby's breath, poms and palms. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a blue silk dress with blue accessories.

She carried a white Bible, and a bouquet of orchids and lilies of the valley tied in a love knot. The matron of honor was Mrs. John Thomas of 232 East King Shippensburg, a friend of the bride. She wore a coral dress with white accessories, and carried a bouquet consisting of a colonial spray of yellow, carnations, baby's breath The best man was Fred W. Shipman of Nanticoke, a friend of the bridegroom.

The ushers were Paul Swales and Howard Bombe, cousins of the bridegroom. Wedding music was played by Prof. Saye, with Leslie Williams as soloist. Traditional wedding marches were used and recital preceding the ceremony included "I Love You Truly" and Promise Me." Music during the ceremony was the "Lord's Prayer." A reception was held at the Irem Temple country club following the ceremony. In the receiving line were Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph Vandermark, Mr. Alleman, Fred Shipman and the bride and bridegroom. They left for a wedding trip to Atlantic City, N. J.

Mrs. Vandermark is a graduate of the Shippensburg high school, class of 1950. The bridegroom is a graduate of Nanticoke high school and the Shippensburg State Teachers college in 1952. He is a teacher in the schools at Annandale, N. J.

The newlyweds will make their home there. Meetings The Perseverance class of the Messiah Evangelical United Brethren Sunday school, taught by Mrs. Wilma Frank, will meet in the home of Mrs. Blanche Johnson, Shippensburg R. R.

3, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 7:30 p. m. The Ladies Aid society of the Messiah Evangelical United Brethren church will meet Tuesday at the church at 7:30 p.m. An important meeting of the Memorial Lutheran church council was to have been held Monday at 8 p.m.

in the church. All council members were urged to attend. The Berean Class of the First Church of God Sunday school, taught by Mrs. Edna Lautsbaugh, will Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the home meet, Mrs.

Florence Diehl, Shippensburg R. R. 3, at 7:30 p. m. Class members will meet at the church at 7:15 p.m.

The KYB Sunday school class will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday evening at 7:30 in the Church social room. Mrs. Glen Hoover will be the speaker. Group three of the Cumberland will County Society of Farm women hold a picnic supper at Red Bridge park on Wednesday Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.

m. Each member will bring enough sandwiches for her family. HOBBYLAND North Seneca Street or Entrance Through Pague and Fegan Hardware OPEN EVENINGS See Our New Lines Of Tennis, Badminton and Other Summer Sporting Goods. See Frank R. Squires for FRIGIDAIRE 226 W.

King Street Shippensburg. Pa. Carroll Kann, son of Mrs. Edwin A. Kann of and burg R.

R. 3, was one ShippensFranklin county 4-H club members three to receive a trip to Purdue university as a meritorious award from various farm cooperatives and the Franklin county Farm Bureau. Charles Fague, of the Franklin county agriculture extension office, said Carroll left over the weekend for Harrisburg where he join with other 4-Hi prize winners will from travel other counties. The boys will to Lafayette, where they will be guests for one week at the university. Other participants from Franklin county include Billy Eckstein of Mercersburg and Theodore Small of Chambersburg R.

R. 3. Joseph H. Gross, assistant county farm agent, accompanied the boys as chaperon. The free trip was awarded for outstanding work with 4-H clubs.

The youths will hear talks and visit farm classrooms at the university. They will return home on Saturday, Aug. 13. 19 Youngsters Go To Penn State Meet Nineteen boys and girls, all prize winners in Franklin county 4-H club contests, are at Pennsylvania State university from Monday, Aug. 8 to Aug.

11 where they will compete in state wide judging contests. The boys and girls are divided into special and will one compete against similar groups the college campus during the four day meet. The swine judging team i is composed of Richard Mowers St. Thomas, Bean Meyer of Chambersburg R. R.

3 and Kenneth Baldner of St. Thomas. Expenses for this group will be paid by the committee of the Citizen's Bank of Greencastle. The dairy judging group is composed of Gerald and Kenneth Mummert of Chambersburg R. R.

5 and Dave Layman of Waynesboro R. R. 4. Their expenses will be paid by the Franklin county Guernsey Breeders association. Livestock judging will be handled by Jim Foltz, Chambersburg R.

R. 2, Nelson Dice, Chambersburg R. R. 4 and Don Wishurd, Chambersburg R. R.

5. The expenses for this group will be paid by the First National bank of Shippensburg. The girls of the 4-H clubs will give demonstrations at the event. One group composed of Virginia Goshorn and Wanda Gibbons, representing the Doylesburg 4-H Snack club, will demonstrate on "finger salads." Make Your Sewing Machine Work will be the topic of a demonstration to be given by Linda Miller, Betty Lou Izer representing the Zulling 4-H sewing club. Attractive TV snacks will be demonstrated by Janet Kline of the Atenwald 4-H club.

Flower arrangements will be demonstrated by Stull, Connie Lehman of the Falling Springs, Learn By Doing club. There will be exhibits by the Pleasant Hall club and representing this group will be Betty Wright, Joyce Piper and Nancy Asper. Expenses for the girls group will be paid by various organizations. These include, Franklin County Farm Women groups, 1, 2, 3 and the Lions club of Quincy, the Frey Coal and Stone company, the Orrstown Bank, the Peoples National bank of Shippensburg. Child Health Center Is Open Thursday The Child.

Health center will be open at the Lurgan building, West King Shippensburg, on Thursday, Aug. 11, at 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Floyd Mains and Mrs. S.

D. Jones will be in charge of the records. Mrs. Galen Coldessor of Chambers- burg was the soloist. The bride, given in marriage by her father, chose for her wedding a floor length gown of Chantilly type lace and tulle.

A taut lace bodice had long tapering sleeves and an off shoulder illusion yoke with a small standing collar. The bouffant skirt of lace had side panniers of tiny tiers of ruffled nylon tulle. She wore a cap headdress to which was attached her fingertip veil of tulle. She carried a bouquet of rubrum lilies and stephanotis centered with a white orchid. Mrs.

Robert Pensinger of Chambersburg R. 'R. 6, was matron of honor for her sister. The bridesmaids were Miss Lois Meyers, sister of the bride; Miss Carolle Goetz, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Ronald Hartman of Greencastle.

Brenda Meyers, sister of the bride was flower girl. Richard Rotz of Chambersburg R. R. 6 served as best man. The ushers were Robert Pennsinger of Chambersburg R.

R. 6, Joe Copenhaver, Ronald Hartman and Dale Gamby of Greencastle. Following the reception on the lawn at the bride's parents home, Mr. and Mrs. Goetz left on a wedding trip to the New England states and Canada.

Mrs. Goetz, a graduate of the Greencastle high school in 1954, is employed at Stroh's drug store in Greencastle. Her husband, a graduate of the same high school in 1952, is a draftsman at the Landis Tool company in Waynesboro. Guests attended the wedding from Harrisburg, Reading and Millerstown, Winchester, and Bunker Hill, W. Va.

Announce Engagement Of Viola Evelyn Schell Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Paul O. Shettel of Waynesboro announce the en.

gagement of their daughter, Viola Evelyn Schell to Mr. Robert Crites, son of Rev. and Mrs. Bart Crites of Northumberland. Rev.

Crites was the former pastor of the First Methodist church of Waynesboro. Rev. Shettel was pastor of the Messiah Evangelical United Brethren church 1930 to 1933, and is now pastor at Waynesboro. Mrs. Schell has for the past four years taught in the Mechaniesburg elementary schools, and is now teacher in the Waynesboro school system.

Mr. Crites is teacher of his. tory in Kenwood high school, Baltimore, Md. No date has been set for the wedding. Flower Field Days Set at Penn State August 9 and 10 have been fixed as annual Flower Field days at Pennsylvania State univerthe sity.

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