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Silver Foil ball created by R. Naylor
gift to granddaughter Janet McMillen
ww yo 3 Life in the 1920’s was very
different from life today.
There were fewer pressures,
but fads were varied and
numerous. One such hobby
came to light recently when
Joseph Libhart, Marietta
rearranged some boxes in
his loft.
Libhart found a box which
contained a very heavy
object. It turned out to be a
February 13, 1980
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Michelle McMillen holds the silver foil ball while her mother Janet looks on
ball of silver paper or foil.
He recalled having been
given the object when he
and his brother were boys.
Ray Naylor, a neighbor of
his had made it a gift. Ray
was the proprietor of the
Colonial Tea Room which is
today known as the Colonial
Inn at 324 West Market
Street, Marietta.
Libhart presented the
silver ball to Naylor's
granddaughter Janet Mc-
Millen.
“l can’t express how
pleased I am that someone
thought to give this to me
rather than throwing it
out,”” remarked Mrs. Mc-
Millen. “It just means so
much to me, and I want Joe
Libhart to know that I am
grateful.”
The ball originated when
Mr. Naylor suggested that
children who purchased
penny candy place the silver
paper by his ball. It was
hammered periodically to
make the ball solid.
Why it was called silver is
still a mystery, because the
only metal contained in the
ball is nickel. Any measur-
able metal would con-
taminate the food it was
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Ray Naylor in 1952
wrapping. It is most likely
called a silver ball because
of the coloring.
Michelle McMillen, Ja-
net’s daughter, held the
twelve pound ball for us and
let us know that “‘it’s very
heavy!”’
Drace and Mark
chair Heart Fund
Volunteers for the 198C
American Heart Association
Residential Campaign will
be visiting households
throughout the Donegal
District in February to
distribute information about
how the Heart dollar is
spent and to give the
residents an opportunity to
contribute to the heart fund.
Mr. John Drace of
Maytown will serve as
chairman for East Donegal
Township and Mrs. Mark
Buller will serve as chair-
man of the Mount Joy
Borough. They will be
working under Division V
Residential Chairman, Mr.
David Pollock of Elizabeth-
town.
Heart Fund dollars sup-
port research, public health
education, professional ed-
ucation and community
services such as blood
pressure screenings and risk
factor screenings.
The chairmen remind the
public that the Heart
Association is fighting to
reduce early death and
disability from heart disease
and stroke.
MRA to see film
The regular monthly
meeting of the Marietta
Restoration Associates will
be held in the Marietta
Community House February
21 at 7:30 pm.
A film strip dealing with
the modern period of
architecture beginning, with
the 1890’s. It will trace the
development , up to the
present time by featuring
such well-known architects
as Frank Lloyd Wright and
others. These 20th Century
buildings have now become
classics and are well worth
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