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VOL. XL1V, NO. 46
C.C.Greider’s Barn
And Contents Are
Destroyed by Fire
Two Auto Collisions: | Wagon Shed And
Two Persons Injured | Three Car Garage
by Willis | AJso Destroyed
Landis-
An automobile driven
W. Millhouse, sixty-four,
ville, was damaged in a collision on
the Harrisburg pike in Landisville A $24,000 blaze destroyed a 100-
t 9 p. m. Saturday. year-old barn south of Salunga, de-
According to police, (Millhouse | scribed as one of Lancaster county's
was driving west toward Mount Joy farm structures,
when he attempted to make a left
turn and crashed oper-
oldest and largest
together with two other farm build-
into a car ings, ten head of livestock, and road
ated by Beulah Z. Gibble, Rheems, | and farm machinery late Saturday
which was traveling .towands Lan- | afternoon.
caster. Damage to both cars was Fanned by a light wind, the fire,
believed to have started on the sec-
of the 120 by 40 foot barn
C. C. Greider,
estimated at $100 by police.
Collision Near Mastersonvilie
Two men and child were in-
jured when two automobiles collid-
ed at the intersection of two town-
ond floor
a owned by spread so
the structure and burned it to the
ship roads near Mastersonville a- | ground witrin less than a half-hour.
bout 9:30 p. m. Friday. Destroyed, in addition to the barn,
Claude F. Daveler, twenty-nine, | were:
Marietta Rl, driver of the one car, A large wagon shed, housing farm
suffered a cut over the left eye and | machinery.
bcdy bruises, and his son, Gene | A three-car garage structure at-
was bruised about the | with one auto-
legs. Clarence D. Gibble, twenty-
nine, Manheim R2,
bout the legs and ribs.
tached to the barn,
Richard, four,
mobile inside. The car was erush-
was injured a- |] when the barn collapsed.
A road-grading machine, 20 tons
The injured were treated by Dr. |of hay, and 20 tons of straw inside
R. H. Thome, Mount Joy. the barn.
— ! Four heifers and one bull. Four
other COWS and one steer were so
badly burned that they may have to
Friendship Fire Comp.
Pays 2 Death Claims
The regular monthly meeting of
Friendship Fire Co. No. I was held
be shot, the owned said late Satur-
day.
Six Fire Companies
Firemen from six county compan-
ies—Salunga, Landisville, Mount-
ville, Mount Joy, Rohrerstown, and
last Thursday evening April 5th 4
with the president, D. B. Brubaker East Petersburg—responded to a
presiding general alarm shortly after 5:30 p.
A donation of $3.00 was received m, and pumped from a large stream
for pumping water.
The death benefit
Haines was paid to
Haines, and the death
‘Wm. Hendrix will be paid accord-
ing to the recommendation of the
Trustees.
The secretary
instructed to write to the
companies that sell fire sirens and
get different types of
sirens,
Chief Myers
during the month of March.
There being further
upon motion the meeting adjourned.
the nearby
build-
on the property to save
Greider residence and other
ings.
They
than
of Charles
Mrs. Jane
benefit of remained on the scene for
more four hours to safeguard
ruin,
all
against sparks flying from the
The
night.
The Greider farm is located on the
Landisville-Silver
and one-half miles south of Salun-
Salunga Company stayed
upon motion was
various
one
Spring road,
prices on
ga. Greider said remodeling of the
barn’s interior had just been com-
reported six calls
pleted last week.
Livestock Trapped
According to the owner,
seemed to start in the second floor
no business
the fire
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: » . section of the barn where the hay
Neighbors Assist In and straw were stored. Greider said
he and his son, Benjamin, were in
the cow section nearby when they
Spring Farm Work
smelled smoke. Running out, they
Neighbors of C. C. Greider, Mount said they saw the flames shoot
Joy R1 whose wr a local Iond< downward directly into the live-
mark measuring 120 by 40 feet, stock quarters.
which was destroyed by fire Sat- The four heifers and one bull
were trapped in the raging inferno,
while two other heifers, grazing
nearby, apparently were attracted
by the flames, the owner said, and
rushed to destruction. The five pigs
were trapped their pen the
roaring conflagration grew.
The road grader was property of
the W. Hempfield Twp. Road Com-
of which Greider
urday, gathered at his farm Tues-
day to aid in the spring work.
Twenty-five men brought
tractors and other equipment with
them and in about three hours of
work they plowed and disced 40
acres of land in readiness for the
season’s planting.
The party”
the following:
Ben Hess,
Sweitzer, Omer Gingerich,
their
in as
“tractor consisted of |
mission, 1S super-
Reuben Forry, Henry | VISOr.
Mumma Second Fire There
The Greider property is noted as
Brothers, Henry Sweitzer, Jr., Clar- :
ence Nolt, Reuben Nolt, Harold |°"€¢ of the most picturesque and
beautiful farms in that section of
Neidig, Samuel Nolt, Norman Niss-
ley, Robert Nolt, Londa Zuran, Paul
Fackler, Lloyd Nolt, N. N. Baer, N.
N. Bender Jr., Edwin Wissler, Al-
vin Heisey, B. Frank Reapsome,
Lemon Heisey, John Charles, Ray-
mond, Kauffman, Richard Nolt and
Chester Groff.
Benjamin L. Greider, tenant and
son of the owner; and B. Kenneth
the county. It contains a stone res-
idence, dating through many years.
Greider said the loss was partially
covered by insurance.
This was the second big fire in
the Landisville last week.
Last Wednesday morning the souse
of Harry Mumma, Landisville, was
damaged badly by fire in which six
section
Greider, grandson supervised the persons were forced to flee their
: beds.
plowing operations.
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“ACARD GAS RATIONS
MAY RISE 50 PER CENT
Basic “A” card gasoline
will be increased 50 per cent after
V-E Day if the “more optimistic”
predictions of government officials
materialize, the OPA said Friday.
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CLEAN-OUT-YOUR
CLOTHES CLOSET WEEK
This is “Clean-Out-Your-Clothes
-Closet Week”, so heed the adver-
tisement sponsored by The Sico
Company and gather up your spare
clothing, take them to one of the]
Collection centers for the United | on
National lothing Collection for | | WEDDED FIFTY-TWO YEARS
Overseas War Relief. You'll have! Mr. and Mrs. David Shonk, West
more room in your clothes closet | Donegal street, will celebrate their
and some unfortunate war victim [fifty-second wedding anniversary,
will be clothed, Monday, April 23,
rations
oil
rapidly that it completely enveloped |
INUTE Ww E
EXKLY |
Ly
LANCASTER
The Mount J OV Bulle
tin
Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday
4-H COMMUNITY
CLUB ORGANIZED
AT FLORIN TUESDAY
Thirty-seven members were en-
rolled in Elizabethtown 4-H
Community Club at the
tion meeting held Tuesday evening
at the Florin school building, with
M. M. Smith, assistant county agent,
in charge.
These officers were elected:
President George Berrier, Eliza-
bethtown R3; vice president, Henry
Reist, Mount Joy Route 1; secretary,
Kathryn Martin, Mount Joy R1;
sistant secretary, Alma Longeneck-
er, Elizabethtown R3;
Robert Sload, Mt. Joy R1; song lea-
der, William Endslow, Marietta R1;
game leaders—Rhelda Eshelman,
Marietta R1, and Martin,
Mount Joy RI; news reporter,
Lois Baum, Elizabethtown RI.
Four adult
chosen: Victor
the
organiza-
as=
treasurer,
Florence
and
local leaders
Longenecker, Eliza-
bethtown R3; Raymond Baum, Eli-
zabethtown pr Paul M. Hess, Eli-
zabethtown R3; and H. B.
Marietta R. B
The next
the
hekl at
session will be
Florin school on May 8
Gn eer
Five Service Men Are
Guests of Rotary Club
By Joe Sheaffer
Five service men were guests of
the Rotary club at its Tuesday
meeting, two of them wearing the
Purple Heart. Those present were:
Pvt. Stanley Shank, Cpl. John Sny-
der, both wearing the Purple Heart
Lt. Robert Germer, and two from
the navy, James Roberts and Roy
Sumpman S 2/c¢. There was one
guest, William Young, and one vis-
iting Rotarian, John H. Wenger of
the Chambersburg Club.
Jay Eicherly, chairman of the
United Clothing Drive now under
way, spoke briefly on the tremen-
dous job this clothing drive will be,
order to make the drive a success.
He stated that people may
the clothing they to
churches, and
He stated that
committee leoking
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This Section's
Numerous
Weddinas
Jeannette W. Landis
Lloyd H. Nissley
Miss Jeannette W. Landis, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Phares H. Lan-
dis, Mount Joy RI, Lloyd H.
Nissly, son of Mr. Levi H.
Nissly, Mount Joy
ried at 2:30 p. m.
Rev. J. B. Noss, at
President Ave. Lancaster.
al
theatre,
wish give,
the various
and the post office.
the
was for
and
and Mrs.
R1,
Tuesday the
home on
by
his
by the parents of the couple. Mr
and Mrs. Nissly left on a short wed-
ding trip to New York City and on
their return they will reside at the
home of the bride.
Mr. Nissly is engaged in farming.
Mildred A. Nauss
David M. Dohner
Miss Mildred A. Nauss, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Nauss,
Bainbridge R1, and David M.
and Mrs. McLester
ner, son of Mr.
Dohner, Elizabethtown R1, were
married at 2:30 p. m. Saturday in
the parsonage of Christ Evangelical
and Reformed Church, Elizabeth-
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SPFED LAW VIOLATIONS
Officer Elmer Zerphey, prosecut-
ed Raymond S. Good, Bird-in-Hand
before Squire Hockenberry,
speed law violation.
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WILL INSTALL OFFICERS
The officers of Mount Joy Lodge
No 277, I. O. O. F. will be installed
on Thursday evening, April 17, at
8 o'clock in the Lodge Hall,
on
were |
Endslow, |
and just what is expected of us in |
deposit | |
were mar- |
The ring ceremony was witnessed |
Doh- |
town. The ring ceremony was used |
and the Rev. L. C. T. Miller offici-
ated. Hhe couple will reside in
Bainbridge.
Mary G. Hoffer
Henry E. Dohner
The marriage of Miss Mary G.
Hoffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Hoffer, Manheim R2, and |
Harry E. Dohner, son of Mrs. Ada
Afternoon, April 12, 194
Joseph Bixler's Barn
Was Destroyed Just
To “Get Revenge”
A
said by
io"
Friday
desire get revenge” was
been
twen-
set
police to have
the reason Leroy F. Sweigart,
Marietta RI,
fire to a barn on the farm of Joseph
Bixler, of Florin, on the Bainbridge
road, Maytown, the early
| morning of February 7.
ty, a farm hand,
near in
|
Sweigart was committed to jail on
| Friday in default of bail following
his prosecution and a charge of ar-
son, brought by State Policeman J.
J. Haggerty. Haggerty said Sweig-
the fire, which
damage,
fre
Anderson,
art admitted setting
I caused $40,000
[alleged ill-treatment
ard Paul J.
because of
Bixler
tenant
m
the
farmer.
| Set Fire To Straw
|
The farm hand, Haggerty
| used matches to set fire to straw in|
[the barn, then walked to the tenant
he lived with the
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tll lls ee eam
| house, where fam-
| MRS.
TO E
The monthly
A. P. STOVER HOSTESS
RGATAN S. S. CLASS
meeting of
oatan School Class
{Church of God was held Tuesday,
April 10th at the of Mrs. A.
|
| P. Stover twenty-seven mem-
1
the Er-
of the
Sunday
home
with
ers present.
were completed for
to
Professor
the
the
Arrangements
Mother's
Sunday,
day be
May
Berkheimer,
Pa.
the
(held
L. E.
Lemnyne,
program
13th.
principle of
schools will be
| speaker.
The Mother-Daughter Banquet
| will held May 15th at
Banquet Hall. All those
| desiring to attend, may register with
| Helen Schroll not later than May 13.
After the games
| were played & refreshments served
be Tuesday,
business meeting,
{ by the hostess, Mrs. Stover, Mrs.
{Richard Divet and Mrs. Milton
Mowrer.
en tll QR eee
Alumni Asso. Amateur
Contest & Spelling Bee
| Tickets distributed and
are now
{on sale for the spelling bee and
Amateur contest, sponsored by the
| Alumni Association, and to be held
| 3 ev
| Friday evening April 20 in the High
| School auditorium,
|7:30 P. M.
ling classes a
beginning ai
There will be two spel-
nd one general infor-
mation.
{dren 14 or under will be taught by
| Mrs. Linneause Longenecker, the
2nd class open to all will be taught
by Miss Catherine Zeller, and the
| general information class will be
taught by C. E. Stauffer, a former
M. J. H. S.
| teacher of the
|
held during the inter-
| mission periods of the and
of this only a limited num-
2)
to all will be
classes,
because
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a
[TWO OTHERS REPRIMANDED
evening two teen-aged
arrested by Officer Zer- |
on the sidewalk
were taken before
Walter G. Loraw, |
dismissed.
[FOUR BOYS ARE FINED
|
Monday
|b vs were
fighting
They
{phey for
lat
Acting Burgess
Tony's.
{reprimanded and
Friday ¢ ing four seventeen- |
year-old boys appear 1 before Act-
Walter G. Loraw, after
by Officer Zerphey
the bicycle ordin- |
| ance dollar each was
imposed and the violators released.
i
ven
ling Burgess,
being arrested
of
Fines of one
for violation
THE RHEEMS FIREMEN
EXTINGUISH TRACTOR FIRE
The Fire
called to extinguish
farm of Ezra Garber,
Church, Elizabeth-
Rheems
a fire in a
i tractor cn the
Bosslers
I near
town RI1, about 3:50 p. m. Wednes-
day. The tractor caught fire while
being used to pull up tree stumps.
It is believed that a short circuit ig-
leaking Damage
was described as slight.
ee —
nited gasoline.
LEFT FOR SERVICE TODAY
Local leaving for induction
into the armed forces this morning
| were: Clayton Heisey, Richard Bru-
baker, of town;
Aran Musser R2, Howard Gibble,
R1, Lewis Ray Stark, R2, Mt. Joy
|and Donald Sheppard, Rl, Lancas-
ter.
men
said,
The first class open to chil- |
The amateur contest which is open |
Company was |
Carl Buller, Florin; |
5
Monday evening, May 9th, the
meeting having been postponed
from May 2nd.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
A balance on April 1st, of $14,839-
86 was reported by the finance
committee.
The proposed budget for the 1945
-46 school term, based on the same
tax rate as last year,
and accepted.
Bids for
year
supplies for
opened.
school were
5 Taxes
School Board To
Retire $22,000 In
Bonds May-June 1
The Mt. Joy Boro School Board [awanded to L. B. Herr & Son, Lan- |
met in regular monthly session on | caster, low bidders at $788.00.
On May 1st the School Board will
retire $10,000.00 4%
school bonds by money transferred
from the sinking fund, and June 1st,
face value
1 $12,000.00 in bonds will be retired.
| These Bonds will be paid on pre-
| sentation at the boards’
| The First National Bank and Trust
depository,
Mt. Joy.
amounting $421.06
March collections were turned over
Company,
to as
was presented by collector Metzler.
There were 603 pupils enrolled
the coming | during March with an attendance of
and | 95 percent,
Local Alleniion!
'In General
Briefly Told
There were forty-two
last week.
A $3.50 per capita and 16 mill
school tax was adopted at Eliza-
bethtown.
Varidals have broken a number of
electric light shades on the Colum-
bia Bridge.
Ronald of Lancaster,
Shank, 17,
had his eye removed after being
struck by an arrow,
Lloyd Denlinger, aged 5, near
Lancaster, was run over by a tract-
or while playing near his home.
Mrs. Amy Kramer left Thursday
to live with her daughter Mrs. Clar-
ence Swisher at Ephrata Pa. R. D. 2.
Mr. Otto Dodenhoeft who has
been confined to bed for the past
five weeks, is able to be about
again.
J. D. Denlinger,
tonboro, was badly
{thrown off field
| assed over him.
ent I
OVER A TON OF MEAT
FOUND ON A CITY DUMP
| The OPA is making an investiga-
[tion on black meats at
| Poughkeepsie, N. Y. and found over
la of beef, pork, tongue;
bacon and poultry on a dump there.
| Some of it was in good condition
Looks as though the owners wanted
[to get rid of it before found by the
| authorities,
i
| VISITED BY THE STORK
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Winsett, Mt.
Joy R1, a son at St. Joseph's Hos-
pital, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Brown,
Joy R1, a daughter, at 11:50 p.
Monday, at St. Joseph's Hospital.
79, of Washing-
injured when
which
a roller,
market
ton veal,
Mt.
m,
i confusion, Mr.
avoid
Ray Myers,
chief, wishes to inform the citizens
of Mt. Joy and community that at
In order to unnecessary
cases of 12 o‘clock midnight, Friday the 13th
scarlet fever reported in the county |
and
Saturday the
which are
12 o'clock noon,
the four raid sirens,
located at various places
out the town, will be sounded as a
air
through-
test.
This test is for the purpose of de-
termining how well these sirens can |
be heard in every
Should they prove satisfactory the
fire company contemplates hooking
them up so that in case of fire they
will sound The
present siren at the fire house can-
not be heard satisfactorily and if the
small sirens likewise cannot be
hear, the fire company is! onsider-
ing buying a new siren.
Please keep these two times in
simultaneously.
mind, so that when the sirens are
sounded it will not be necessary to
make inquiring phone calls.
THE MARIETTA DEPOT
WILL BE EXPANDED
The Marietta Army
designated the only
Depot has
been railroad
part of town. |
supply station to serve armed forces |
in the country and overseas and will |
|
be expanded immediately it
announced Tuesday.
The station will add 100 more
civilian workers and will go from
to a 10-hour day ef-
the Army staff
an eight hour
fective Wednesday,
announced.
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THE WRONG HASSINGER
Last week's Bulletin contained the
report of an auto collision here in
town in which it stated that Roscoe
the
was Lee
We
one of cars.
incorrect. It
Elizabethtown.
Hagsinger drove
This
Hassinger,
were erroneously
was
of
infor med.
‘The United N ational Clothing
Collection Drive Is Sponsored
Locally by the Rotary Club and
The Needle Work Guild
The drive for used clothing
[throughout the United States for
{the use of suffering men, women &
|children in the war torn areas of
| the world is locally sponsored by
{the Rotary Club and the Needle
| Work Guild. Mr. J. G. Eicherly rep-
{resents the Rotary Club and Mrs.
|S. H. Horton represents the Needle
Work Guild.
| St. Mark's United Brethren church
| The Methodist church, The Church
of God, The Presbyterian church,
i St. Luke's Episcopal church, The
Evangelical Congregational church,
Trinity Lutheran church, and Joy
Theatre are all cooperating and act-
ing as collection centers. Bring your
used clothing to one of the above
{named places.
Types of clothing that are being
sought include infants’ garments of
lall types, particularly knit goods;
men’s and boys overcoats, topcoats,
suits, coats, jackets, all type of work
clothes, including overalls and
| coveralls, sweaters, underwear, pa-
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The Northwest Branch Christian Mrs. James Mumper and son,
es Spring Rally will be held [Freddie visited friends in town on
[in the United Brethren Church, on |Saturday.
jm ay April 16th at seven-thirty Mr. and Mrs. Christ Melhorn and
|o ‘clock, with H. E Palm speaker three children, Mr. John Miller and
Our New Lions Club {and special music family, and Miller Wolgemuth and
st een family, visited near Philadelphia on
SUES FOR A DIVORCE :
Elected Its Officers ~~" nie “1 Kine reurmed to her
| this boro. vs. Charles Edward me after spending some time with
Theodore Weidler was elected | yMCA. Lancaster. libel in divorce | her son, near Milton Grove.
president of the newly organized | orounds of desertion. The couple| Jacob Stehman who is. in the
Lions’ Club of Mount Joy at a married Dec. 14. 1940 and sepa- Vie Marines, in New York,
cent meeting at Hostetter's Banquet | March 29. 1943 {spent the week end with his family,
Hall. Other officers are John Del- Mrs. Benjamin Kauffman spent
linger, 1st V. Pres.; Charles Eshel- | Dy E TO SCARLET FEVER | Tu sday in Lancaster visiting rela-
man, 2nd V. Pres.; Frank Tyndall, upervising pr Mervin W. {tives
3rd V. Pres.; Maurice Bailey. Sec. |p, Spe has been ul t from his | Mr. and Mrs. Cortland Williams,
Robert Schroll, Treas.; Clark Ber-| m.o in the high school this week nd two sons, of Lancaster visited
rier, Lion Tamer; and the Rev. John | 4.0 {6 a scarlet fever q tine on |M d Mrs. George Shetter Mon~
Tate, Tail Twister. S. G. Phillips {1.ic home necessitated by the illhess | day
and C. K. Newcomer are directors | ¢ his da | Mr. Wm. Myers Sr., Wood Street,
Mumma
Fifty
for two years, and Lester
and Eli Ament, for one year.
|pired, were reelected. They are:
Henry H. Eby, Grant D. Gerberieh
and Dr. E. W. Newcomer
Immediately after the election the
|
|
persons attended and the next meet- |
ing will be held April 17 at 6:15 P.
M. at Hostetter’s. The Elizabeth-
town Lions’ Club sponsored the Mt.
Joy Club.
Em a
Stimulate your business by adver-
tising in the Bulletin.
si Mg Mm oh
|
|
|
On Saturday April 21st, a Chicken
Pie Supper will be held at the | (Turn to page 3)
Methodist Church. ——
——— Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lotito, of
[MARRIAGE LICENSES {New York City spent the past week
Lloyd H. Nissly, Mount Joy Rl, | with Mr. and Mrs Joseph Funbar
and Jeannette W. Landis, Mount Joy | and son, Cpl. Jos.. Funbar, on
R1 Barbara St.
local fire |
14th |
|
|
|
© oY" TY Three Candidates
For Tax Collector;
Councilman Thos.
|
$1.50 a Year in Advance |
Brown For Burgess
| The for
[the
| the
filing
Spring primary having expired, |
for of-
time for petitions
following, are candidates
fice:
Mount Joy Boro
| These Republican petitions were
| filed
| there
from our boro and it appears
are three candidates to suc-
{ceed James Metzler for {ax collect- |
‘Mortuary
Record In
This Section
Miss Mary K. Geib, 78, "died at
for, “Jim” having decided to retire. | Manheim.
| They are Jacob R. Zeller, Arthur Mrs. Mary Helen Heaps, 47, of
Hendrix and Ellis H. Fellenbaum. | Columbia, died Monday.
Thomas J. B. Brown, for burgess;| Alice, wife of Elmer H. Sheaffer,
Christian H. Herr, for auditor; John |died at Manheim aged 74 years.
Harry B. Wit-
Joseph
school
er, judge of elections;
tel,
B.
directors.
Mount Joy Twp.
Farhart,
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ee ell
Building & Loan Asso.
Reoroanized Last Nite
The
f the
of elections;
W. Musser,
inspector
Bixler, Henry
Irvin B. supervisor; Jac-
shareholders meeting
Joy Building and Loan
annual
Mount
Association was presented to the
sociation had assets of $207,008.89.
Mortgage loans outstanding total |
$163,606.38.
There are 2,660 installment shares
owned by 262 shareholders with
paid-in value of $163,059.50.
district profits of $36,203.89 or a total
of $199,263.39.
Receipts of the Association for the
past year were over $80,000.
Total amount of mortgages placed
durink the year $25,100.00. This
was
was | reorganization of the board was ef-
covered ten homes in this commu-
nity.
Three directors, whose terms ex-
fected as follows: Grant D. Ger-
Leroy S Z gS. 2 :
berich, president; Henry H. Eby, his id toltefus, 2 iverson: had
Vice President; E. M. Bomberger, arm smpUiale after being
: thrown under a plow.
secretary; R. Fellenbaum, treasur- no
er; B. J. Myers, solicitor I'he State Department reports that
reli Wier in some sections apples and berries
VIRS. HAZEL WEIDMAN IS were damaged by last week’s cold
S. EL TDMA? nell.
HOSTESS TO BIBLE CLASS De Wei wr Ly
Mrs. Hazel Weidman, Mount Joy |, Be wi AnPower Commission
RD. was hostess to the Young La= has asked 27 of Philadelphia’s larg-
Reich's Ev-
Sunday
Devotions
Bible Class of the
angelical Congregational
Monday
conducted
Miss
president of the class,
dies’
school evening
the devotional
Florence
presided.
were by
Trone,
Fi-
made
committee,
nal arrangements are being
for the annual Mother and Daugh-
ter banquet to be held May 10.
The hostess served a buffet lun-
Bertha Smedley will enter-
next monthly
ee ——
cheon.
tain at the
meeting.
SPRING RALLY, APRIL 16th |
CHICKEN PIE SUPPER
W. Hendrix, for judge, and John| Emma, widow of Jonas Frank,
L. Schroll for inspector of elections |died at the Oreville Mennonite
in the Fast Ward; C. K. Newcomer |Home. She was aged 78 years.
Dr. W. L. Shoop for council; and| James Lester, 8-months old son
Albert D. Seiler and George B. Zel- (of Pvt. Walter and Ethel Mae
ler, for school director. Brinkley Henry, died at Silver
East Donegal Twp. Spring.
| (Springville, district). Paul Weis- Howard S. Smith, 62. of Eliza-
Association was held Wednesday |fer.
evening in the lobby of the First| Survived by his sister, Arabella
National Bank amd Trust Company. |Wwife of Rev. S. P. Sumpman, of
A report of the activities of the |West Lawn.
shareholder and a summary of re-|town.
sults of operation for the year end-
ing March 1st, 1945 showed the as- |Mrs. Mary Russell
daughter,
Cune
plus | ness.
survived by her daugrter, Mrs. Me-
Cune,
The Day From
est retail stores to release 900 men
Norman Will,
was taken to the St. Joseph's hospi-
bethtown, died Sunday at St. Jos-
He leaves a wife,
one son and one daughter.
eph's Hospital.
Ralph H. Sheaffer
Ralph H. Sheaffer, aged 69 years,
died at the home of his sister, Mrs.
S. P. Sumpman, at West Lawn.
Deceased was formerly of this
place, having learned his trade at
the old Star & News under Eugene
Stofer and later worked for the late
J. R. Missemer. He was a member
the Methodist Church and a son
of Eckert and Anna Shreiner Shea-
of
Biurial was made today at Middle=
Mrs. Mary Russell, seventy, wid-
'w of Thomas Russell, died Sunday,
it the home of her son--in-law and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mec-
of Ironville, “after a long ill-
She was a member of the Chest-
wit Hill Mennonite Church. She is
with whom she resided; a
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Francis Miller, of
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Re
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operation, and
this writing is improving.