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Bromer Editor— Nick Bromer Advertising Manager—Kathie Guyton Society Editor—Hazel Baker Vol. 78, No. 23, June 7, 1978 Advertising Rates Upon Request Entered at the Post Office in Marietta, PA as second g class mail under the Act of March 3, 1879 Subscription Rate: $6.00 pe Please send me the SUSQUEHANNA TIMES weekly (50 issues per year) for: Lancaster County——1 year—$6.00 (outside Lancaster County)——1 year—$6.50 Mail to: SUSQUEHANNA TIMES, Box 75-A, R.D. s #1, Marietta, PA 17547. Name..... sesccesssse esscssses ssssccscse 0000000 000000000RRS 0000ORRROS 2 St. & No. or R.D. No............ 3 g City or BOWE ceceesesrsssssrsscossssssnsssssssssssssssssssssssassonss 0000000000000 00000RR000BRRRRRRSTE 8 Ste. evrnrrrrrreeesrrrsssrassssssnnnssessrsses DBersssrsscssirnsss § ..mesmerism (con John Shenk, a Lancaster hypnotist, astounded and amused the women of the Mount Joy Business and Professional Women’s Club at their meeting several weeks ago. Shenk’s demonstration included: —several people losing their balance and falling through the power of suggestion; —hallucinations on the part of several women whom he talked into a deep trance; —the unconscious acting out of ‘‘post-hypnotic sug- gestions,’’ that is, the following of commands after being awakened from the trance. Shenk is a thin, engag- ing, pleasant man, who likes to talk—a big plus for a hypnotist, who relies entirely on words to achieve his effects. After his introduction, he spoke in his rapid manner on the history of his skill, and briefly described its uses in medicine; for example, as a safe and effective pain killer. He himself uses hypnotism to cure people of bad habits like smoking and nail-biting. Shenk asked for 8 volunteers, and got seven. A few women stepped forward only after obvious and anxious hesitation. “If you talk in your sleep, you're a good hypnotic subject,” he told the group. ‘‘Hypnosis is merely a form of sleep.” [This is not really true: hypnosis is totally different than sleep. Shenk told the group this as part of his suggestion—the hypnotist hypnotizes by saying, ‘‘you are falling asleep,’”’ but the hypnotized person has none of the physiological signs associated with slumber). Boy of the Jim Johnson oxi P i ks R 3 PH tinued) 3 Shy \ % Take a Carol Lambert, left, isn’t fooled, but Molly Hart, right, thinks her water is orange juice—she’s picking out the seeds. Before the actual mass hypnosis, Shenk demon- strated the power of suggestion: merely by telling a standing subject that she was falling, she did indeed fall into his ready arms. Mr. Shenk, who is also interested in haunting, clairvoyance, and the like, asked the aud- ience to use their telepathic power to encourage the subjects to fall. The actual hypnosis was conducted this way: he asked the seven to gaze at a point on the ceiling and listen to him, and then, checking his watch every few minutes, began telling them that they were getting drowsy, feeling fine, relaxed, going to sleep, and so on, for about five minutes. When he judged them to be ready, he began suggesting to them that they were at the circus. Month Donegal High’s Boy of the Month for June is Jim Johnson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson of 546 Terrace Avenue, Mount Joy. Jim, who is in the academic course at DHS, plans to attend Penn State next fall. He has worked as a busboy at the Host Town and as a lifeguard at the Mount Joy Pool. A church Girl of the Month Kathi Shelly is Donegal’s June Girl of the Month. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shelly of 117 So. Harter Street in Maytown, Kathi is headed for Indiana University of Pennsylvania to study bus- iness administration. She will work this summer in the office of the Armstrong Ceiling Plant (previously she has worked at the Harvest House Coffee Shop and ‘Sue Trostle’s Beauty Shop). Kathi is a member of Glossbrenner U.M. Church in Mount Joy. Her DHS activities have been: senior class play No No Nanette dramatics club 12 junior class play The subjects were at varying levels of trance, and some stayed aware of their surroundings while others saw, heard, and felt what Shenk suggested, which included eating pop- corn, blowing up balloons, dogs, babies with wet diapers, a flea attack (the hypnotized women didn’t need to be told to scratch), John Wayne riding past, clowns, etc. Shenk threw in some directions to the indicated subjects: you will stop biting your nails, for instance. A person in a deep trance will not only see and hear whatever the hypno- tist suggests, but will carry out orders given during hypnosis after being waken up. Two women were told to complain about the menu to Yvonne Koser once out of the trance, and did. choir and youth group member, he was part of the Kiwanis production of Carousel. His high school activities have been: dramatics 9-12 (president the last two years) Spanish club 9-12 Booster Club 12 class president 10-11 vice-president 9, 12 concert choir 9-12 Rhythm Singers 10-12 yearbook staff 12 commencement speaker 12 National Honor Society 12 FBLA 12 Spanish Club 9-12 Hispanic Honor Society 9-12 boy’s basketball manager Girl's basketball team 9, 10 hockey 9 Who's Whe 11 county science fair winner NEDT certificate 10 - June 7, 1978 Shenk also caused two subjects to have hallucina- tions. He gave them glasses of water and told them they were orange juice or iced tea. One woman picked imaginary seeds from her ‘‘orange juice.”’ Shenk lives at 36 West James Street in Lancaster. His card says he is available for private work, like helping people quit smoking, as well as public demonstrations. Besides hypnotism, a life -long hobby, Shenk says he gets called by people who want their homes cleared of ghosts. One time, he says, he hypnotized a man and told him he would, from now on, be able to see the ghosts that inhabited his house. The man came back later and asked to have the suggestion removed; he couldn’t concentrate for seeing so many spooks. county chorus 10-12 Marching and Concert Band 9-12 junior and senior class plays played in Camelot, Mirth of A Nation, No No Nanette received a Pa. Govern or’s School for the Arts scholarship student council Veteran’s Day celebrations PUFA productions
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