Page 2 - SUSQUEHANNA TIMES Mount Joy Stamp Club celebrates borough’s 125 years with cachet Mount Joy will celebrate its 125th birthday on Febru- ary 10. On that date, the Mount Joy Stamp Club will issue a limited edition of 2000 commemorative cachets. (A cachet is a fancy envelope.) The cachets, designed by Stamp Club president Jee Shaeffer and his wife, Gracie, picture an early Mount Joy post office, the goed ship Mount Joy, and an American flag. A card with a brief history of Mount Joy is included in each cachet. One thousand cachets will be stamped and postmarked Q 1851 at the pest office on February 10. These will be sold by the stamp club for 50 cents each. Another 1000 cachets, unpostmarked, will be sold at 3 for a dollar. According te Joe Shaef- fer, the cachets will become valuable in the future, since only a limited number are being issued. Joe Shaeffer is a collector of Mount Joy memorabilia. His cellection includes plates, banners, and other items commemorating the Mount Joy centennial cele- bration in 1951. -\1976 125th ANNIVERSARY MOUNT JOY INCORPORATED INTO A BOROUGH February 10, 1851 Prepared by the Mount Joy Stamp Club Cachets can be ordered by calling any of the following Stamp Club members; the Shaeffers, 653-4606; Rich- ard Dillinger, 653-5342; Jay Eberly, 653-1094; and Mel- vin Zimmerman, 653-4190. Cellecters outside the Mount Joy area can send a large-size, self-addressed envelope, and S0 cents per cache ordered, to The Mount Joy Stamp Club, P.O. Bex 222, Mount Joy 17552. Meney will be used to suppert Stamp Club activi- ties. The cachet showing an early Mount Joy post office, the good ship Mount Joy and the American flag. Cars collide at Market and Henry Streets Estimated damages of $400 were caused when two cars collided at the inter- section of S. Market St., and Henry St., Mount Joy, Thursday. Douglas R. Piet- sch, 30 years old, 514 Glenn Avenue, Mount Joy, was travelling north on S. Market St. and tried to slow to make a right turn onto Henry St. but was unable to make the turn because of the ice covered street. A car operated by John Micheal Melhorn, 16, of 40 Donegal Springs Road, Mount Joy, was heading north off the railroad bridge incline that leads to Henry Street and -was. ‘unable .to stop. The bridge is so constructed that the center of the overpass is higher than the ends of vehicles on the other side and they can not be seen. The six passengers in the Pietsch car and drivers of the cars sustained ‘no injuries. No charges were made. Guns, ammo stelen in MJ Larry Schmoll, 970 West Main- Street, Mount Joy, returned home Sunday to find his home had been entered and guns and annumition were stolen. A Marlin RC336 rifle with scope and sling; Marlin M2 with scope and sling and a Daisy B-B pistol and holster were among the items taken. Five boxes of ammunition were also taken. The guns “8 were valued at $260. The theft occured some- time between 6 p.m. Satur- © day and 12:30 a.m., Sunday. Mount Joy Boro Police are _ investigating. Friend. Fire Jan. meeting by Bill Martin Friendship Fire Co. No. 1, Mount Joy held their month- ly meeting January 8 with President Doug Estock pre- siding. The Chief, Frank Good, reported 9 fire calls and 3 service calls for the month of December. In new business the de- partment: 1. purchased 4 small antennas for the fire police. 2. approved purchase of a walkie-talkie by the am- bulance committee. 3. purchased tables and chairs to replace the older tables and chairs in the meeting room. 4. appointed a committee to look into purchasing of uniforms. a. Fred Lauer-active b. Bill Zimmerman-active c. Jeanette Germer-emer- gency medical personal d. Beverly Gutshall-emer- gency medical personal A discussion was held on the new building. PARSE mtg. on January 15 by W. G. Roshen A regular meeting of PARSE will be held Thurs- day, January 15, at 2 p.m., at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 700 Pleasure Road, Grandview Heights, Lan- caster, PA 17601. We expect te have a Speaker in the presence of Representative Marvin E. Miller, Jr., from Lancaster City. We also expect to serve refreshments at this meet- ing. Since this will be the first meeting of the New Year, we trust that you will be present and we hope to find out what progress we may expect on our aims and geals for Retirees. 1976 dues of $4.00 are new payable. January 14, 1976 a 5 Special 31 2) i Is your automatic transmission fluid and filter due to be changed? § Stop in and Enjoy this special we have on now! MILLERS Mobil SERVICE 271 WEST MARKET STREET, MARIETTA 426-3430 Announcing A new publication by the Susquehanna Times— The SUSQUEHANNA MAGAZINE coming soon A magazine about and for the people of Lancaster County, Call about Bargain ad rates for the first issue. 426-2212 or 426-1707 your day with flowers RUHL’S FLOWERS Opposite Beahm Junior High MOUNT JOY, PENNA. PHONE 653-4006 | Brighten Roy Sah h. EMERGENCY EMERGENCY MEDICAL CALLS MEDICAL SERVICES Saturday Afternoon Available Day & Night and Sunday COLUMBIA HOSPITAL Dr. Ephraim Awad 7th & Poplar (Mount Joy Area Only (Emergency Entrance) SUSQUEHANNA TIMES Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin Box 75A, R.D. 1, Marietta. Pa. 17547 Published weekly on Wednesday (50 issues per year) (426-2212 or 426-1707) Nancy H. Bromer Richard S. Bromer Hazel Baker, 426-3643 Staff Publisher Editor Society Editor Jody Bass Elizabeth Ehrhorn Kathie Bromer Judy Swab Vol. 76 No. 1 January 7, 1976 Advertising Rates Upon Request Entered at the post office in Marietta, Pa., as second class mail under the Act of March 3. 1879. Subscription Rate: $5.00 per year Vol. 76 No. 2 January 14, 1976