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MOST -THE- MINUTE WEEKLY I N LANG CASTER
The Mount Joy Bulletin
VOL. XLV, NO. 24
Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, November 8,
Boro Council Reconsiders Loc! Aftairs
Citizens’ Petition on Sewage
System and a Disposal Plant
Realty Sales
Throughout
This Section
A farm of 166 acres on the road
leading from Elizabethtown to Mt.
Gretna, a mile west of Lawn, Lon-
donderry township, was purchased
for $8,964 by M. N. Heisey, Eliza-
bethtown borough, when offered at
public sale Wednesday afternoon by
J. Earl Heisey.
Greider Farm Brings
$429 An Acre
The 70-acre farm of the late C.
C. Greider, in West Hempfield twp.
was purchased at $429 an acre by
Rudolph M. Forry, of Manheim R2,
when offered at public sale Wednes-
day afternoon by Christian S. and
Benjamin L. Greider, administra-
tors of the estate. Walter Dupes was
the auctioneer. A new barn was
built on the farm this year, follow-
ing a fire in the Spring.
Located about two miles north of
Silver Spring, the farm contains a
2% story brick dwelling of 13
rooms with all modern improve-
ments, frame dairy barn with quar-
ters for 16 cows, silo, tobacco shed
to hang 16 acres of leaf, smoke
house, hog sties, large fish pond and
swimming pool, and three wells.
Rapho Farm Sold
“ Martin Shelley purchased from
his father, John S. Shelley, a 23-
acre Rapho Twp. farm at public sale.
The price was $6,250. The farm is
located on the road from Union
Square to Mastersonville,
Local Property Sold
Last Wednesday evening at the
Bulletin Office, Asher F. Snyder
estate, H E. Hauer and R. Fellen-
baum, as their interests may appear,
sold a lot of ground Marietta
St., this boro. The improvements
on said lot are a 2 1-2 story
dwelling with all conveniences. Al-
so a frame garage. The property
is now tenanted by John Bowman.
After spirited bidding it was pur-
chased by Mr. Charles Derr,
now resides on West Main St.,
on
frame
who
for
$6,900.00. C. S. Frank called the
sale and Louis 8S. May was the at-
torney.
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WILL PROCURE ENGINEER'S
APPROXIMATE COST AND THEN
DECIDE ISSUE AT A SPECIAL
ELECTION.
All the members, both secretaries
and the supervisor were present at
the regular November meeting of
Boro Council on Monday evening.
The Burgess was given an absent
mark.
Justice of the Peace Hockenberry
reported the receipt of $50 repre-
sentng fines, etc. for October.
Tax Collector Metzler reported
these taxes outsanding: $2165.28 for
1945 and $115.17 for 1944.
About a month ago the American
Legion made a verbal proposition to
council, namely, that Walter S.
Ebersole Post will donate the plot of
ground upon which the Post’s home
is located, as a location for a war
memorial, and that they will
remove the frame dwelling. By a
communication the Legion gave the
Boro both the home and the plot of
ground. Council decided to return
the communication for correction as
council only accepted the ground
and not the building.
The Chamber of Commerce, by
letter, said they were desirous of
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27 Were Present At
Lions Club Meeting
The Mount Joy Lions Club held
their regular meeting at Hostetter’s
Banquet Hall, Tuesday, November 6,
1945, with twenty-seven members
present and the following guests:
District Deputy Ben Weaver of the
Lancaster Club, Ralph Eshelman
and Simon Fickinger of the Mount
Joy Rotary Club, Captain James
Philips, guest of Si Phillips, and
Mrs. Richard Divet, who assisted at
the piano.
Mr. Fickinger represented the
Minstrel Show Committee from the
Rotary Club to arrange for a joint
presentation by the clubs of a Min-
strel Show, to be held in Mount Joy
in the near future.
After lunch was served, Rotarian
Eshelman entertained the club with
a number of colored chalk drawings.
The next regular meeting will be
held November 20th at Hostetter’s
at 6:15 p. m.
Rotarians Listen to Dr. Neuman
Who Heard Adolph Hitler Speak
The Affairs
At Florin For
Past Week
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Gladfelter of
Reading, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Fel-
ty and Mrs. James Wagner and
daughter, Callie, of Lancaster, Mr.
Paul Shank, of Hanover were Sun-
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. F.
Kauffman.
Mr. and Mrs.
the past week at Baltimore,
visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mumper
moved into their home they recent-
ly purchased at Neffsville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bender of
Milton Grove entertained,
George Mumper Sr, and Mr.
Mrs,
to dinner on Sunday.
W. Sweikert spent
Md.,
Mrs. John Zink, of Columbia snd}
Mrs. George Wagenbach of Silver |
Spring, visited their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Dyer on Wednes-
day.
Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Schlegel-
milch entertained the following to a
birthday dinner on November 4 inl
By Joe Sheaffer
A beautiful day, a
crowd, a few visitors, one
and a good speaker, a perfect
combination for a good Rotary
meeting was what we had Tuesday
noon at Hostetter’s.
The visitors were F. S. Miller, T.
M. Tompkins and L. W. Fetter, all
from the Elizabethtown club, F. S.
Bucher from the Lancaster Club,
and one service man, Jim Heilig TM
1c, recently returned from 2 years
in the Pacific. Jim is the son of Ro-
tarian Dr. Heilig.
The - speaker for the day was a
newcomer to the club as well as a
newcomer to this part of the country
He was Dr.. Frederick C. Neuman,
Professor of Languages at the Eliz-
abethtown College. Dr. Neuman
has been in this country but five
years, speaks six languages, has
done considerable writing, and has
good
service
clear
man,
{taucht in Universities asd Colleges
Ms. {on the continent, England and in this
| country. Dr.
and | gogr- ee in Languages from the Uni-
Harry Frye and son Kenneth |versitv of Vienna,
rond PHD degree
Neuman holds a PHD
and hold a sec-
from the same
| University in Political Science.
In 1938 Dr. Neuman left Austria
lafter spending one year under the
dictatorship of Hitler. Dr. Neuman
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| MAN'S HAND INJURED
IN A CORN PICKER
Paul Miller, 31, Bainbridge, had
honor of Mr. Edward Henderson, | his left hand badly mangled when
Mr.
Mrs. Edward Wickenheiser, of Har-
risburg; Mr. James Henderson, of
Lancaster, Mr. Rodney Naylor, W.
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Jacob Henderson and Mr. and |
caught in a corn picker while work-
ing on the farm of Abram Gish,
near E-town. He was admitted to
St. Joseph's Hospital following an
emergency operation,
Brief News Of
The Day From
Local Dailies
500 truck drivers went out on a
strike at Reading.
Labor disputes have 261.000
workers from their jobs.
266,000 men and women are on
strike in the United States Nov. 1.
A jet propelled plane made a rec-
ord of 606 miles per hour in Eng-
land.
All trolley men in Washington, D.
C. are on strike. The taxi drivers
may join them.
1000 pairs of nylon hose were put
on sale by a Phila. specialty shop
and sold within two hours.
The Armstrong Co. at Lancaster
purchased a tract of land at Macon,
Ga. where they will erect a plant.
A New York restaurase proprietor
has been sued for charging too
much for ham and cakbage dinners,
$2.50 per plate.
Randall M. Hanes, York, an honor
graduate in this year’s class at F. &
M., was immediately engaged as a
member of the faculty.
The OPA is considering boosting
the price of newsprint $5 per ton.
That will mean an increase of
$16,000,000 a year to consumers.
Four B-29s made a non-stop
flight from Japan to Washington, a
distance of 6,544 in 27 hours and 29
minutes. They had 43 men aboard.
Two hunters were killed, another
died of a heart attack in Penna. on
Nov. 1. In the county ten were
shot, two hospitalized and six other
ones injured.
$50,000 worth of nylon, enough tc
make 300,000 pairs of hose valued at
$600,000, was Phila.
warehouse
Dr. George Thomas Pack, 59 East
93rd St., New York City, authority
stolen frem a
on cancer and radiclgy, has pur-
chased the Lauxmont Farms, south
of Wrightsville.
el ee
East Donegal
School News
For The Week
The following scholarship rolls
fcr the first report period ending
October 16, 1945 was announced.
These having A grades in all major |
subjects--Grade 7: Joyce Eshleman,
Rosene Musser and Clara Weaver.
Grade 8: Marian Ney. Grade 10:
Bryson Craine, Janet Eater, Patsy
Waller and June Snyder. Grade
11: Pearl Dohner and Shirley
Heisey.
Those having A or B grades in all
major subjects- Grade 7: John Buf-
fenmyer, Joseph Brandt, Wilbur |
Ebersole, Mary Grace Bucher, Lois |
Hess, Peggy Hicks, Pauline Miller,
Jean Shirk, Donald Sweitzer.
Grade 8: Hazel Crankshaw,
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CELEBRATE 60TH WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY
Mr. and Msr. Henry N. Hostetter
Irwin
of near town celebrated their 60th |
wedding anniversary at a gathering |
of their family and a few friends on |
November 4, at their home. About
30 were present.
married Nov. 5, 1885 by Rev. M. J.
Mumma at the Reist homestead |
“Elm Sale” near Florin.
Their family are the followifig: C.
R. Hostetter, Palmerton, Pa.; Mrs. |
Joy; Mrs. |
Jonas B. Brubaker, Mt.
Harry C. Swarr, Lance. Rl; Ella R.
Hostetter. They have two grand-
children and one great granddaugh-
ter.
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MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY
The Agricultural Extension Ser-
vice will hold an interesting meet-
ing in the Farm Bureau auditorium
at’ Lancaster next Wednesday after-
noon and evening,
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The couple were |
In General
Briefly Told
A 147 year old deed
record in the
week.
was put on
Recorders office last
In a freight wreck in the Penna.
R. R. yards at Columbia, two steers
and a hog were killed.
The Columbia Trust Co.
tled « treble damage case
out of over-ceiling. charges for rent.
The Huber Co.
Mill at Columbia is having a wild-
cat strike of its seventy employees.
Robert Hamaker, 40, of Manheim,
was shot in both legs while hunting
Tuesday. The shot were removed at
the hospital.
Martin M. Bard, 73, East
burg, was shot in the
opening day of the hunting
by his companion David S. Walter.
Eran
$71,043 Damage Suit
In Auto-Truck Crash
Damages totalling $71,043.79 are
asked in a suit filed Thursday by
Florence B. Santaniello, 632 E.
Frederick St. Lancaster against the
Landis Stone Meal Co., Rheemgs and
has set-
growing
Schartzenbach
Peters-
legs on the
season
the estate of Charles W. Shirk, late
of Ephrata Twp., as a result of the
auto-truck crash last Nov. 24 on
Route 230 at Rheems.
Suits were previously field by the
estates of the three persons who
were riding in the Shirk car and
were killed as a result of the crash
in which Shirk also lost his life.
In her statement of claim, Miss
Santaniello she suffered a
brain concussion, broken in-
juries to her knees, legs and head,
that she received disfigurng scars
and injuries to her nervous system.
She is suing for $50,000 for pain and
suffering, $305 medical and
hospital expenses, $67 for clothes
$30 for the loss of her
wallet and money, $641.79
when she was un-
states
nose,
for
ruined,
purse,
for wages lost
able to work at the Middletown Air
Depot from Nov. 24 to April 1, and
a total of $20,000 for permanent in-
juries sustained.
tier Di essai
FORMER RESIDENTS HERE
NOW RESIDE IN PITTSBURGH
The Dormont Wallpaper & Paint
Co., of Dormant, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
wishes to thank the Tyndall Cut
| Rate Store for the beautiful bouquet
sent to them on their formal open-
Nov. 3,1945.
Millard is the mana-
ger of the store, born in Mt.
Joy, and reared by Mrs. Tyndall's
parents, Mr. and Mrs W. G. Loraw.
If any of their friends come to Pit-
invited to
ing, Saturday
Mr. Asher
wes
tsburgh they are cordially
pay this store a visit.
Asher Millard is the only son of
the late “‘Blondy” Millard, a former
barber of our boro. He resided in
the present Lane property opposite
the Bulletin Office. His mother is
Anna M. Hulseman, nee Anna M.
Hendrix, this boro.
I
ADULT SEWING CLASS OPENS
The public is invited to attend the
adult sewing class which will have
‘ts first meeting on Monday evening
| November 12 at 7:00 p. m. in Room
| 12 in Mt. Joy High School. The
classes free and «ll out of
school people are invited to attend.
Persons with special sewing prob-
| lems as well as beginners are very
welcome. The class is under the
direction of Miss Ellen K. Garber.
OPA SEES CHANCE OF TIRE
| RATIONING ENDED JAN. 1
are
| The OPA has predicted that there
is a possibility of tire rationing
ending by January 1, 1946.
The officials claim that barring
str'’kes the output should be 4,000,-
000 soon and that would eliminate
the blacklog of appligations.
mses. comet Rp
TWO CARS COLLIDE
| Officer Zerphey, reported an ac-
| cident on Main Street, when Fran-
cis Brian, of Mt. Joy was about to
make a left hand turn from Main
Street to Comfort Alley and a car
driven by Albert Beese, Camden,
N. J, proceding west on Main St.,
| collided.
| Headlights on both cars were bro-
, ken, no one injured.
1945
FORMER E-TOWN MAN NOW
LIVING HERE, ARRESTED
Russell Lawrence, 25, was arrest-
El'zabethtown and Pvt. J. J. Hag-
gerty of the State Police and charg-
ed with burglarizing two Elizabeth-
town produce stores, obtaining loot
estimated ot $118.
Appearing in court Friday, Lawr-
ence waived a hearing before Jus-
tice of the Peace Lester Weidman,
El'zabethtown RD, and posted $1,000
bzil for his appearance at the Dec-
ember term of Criminal Court.
Police said that Lawrence, a for-
mer resident of E-town, was linked
with burglaries at the produce store
of Arthur K Greiner and the Wag-
ner Produce Co.
The Greiner produce
broken into during the latter part of
August and goods valued at $80
stolen. The Wagner Produce Co.
office was entered on Sept. 1 and the
loot was estimated at $38.
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ROWENNA COUPLE CELEBRATE
THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Fackler,
Rowenna, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary, October 29th
at their home. Guests were pres-
ent from Philadelphia, Columbia,
York, New Cumberland and Row-
enna. Their nieces and nephews
presented them with fifty silver dol-
lars, in a container that represented
a pot of gold. Twenty guests were
present.
Fifty years ago, Miss Ella Albright
became the bride of Daniel A. Fack-
ler, in the Albright home at Row-
store was
enna. The Rev. Mr. Harding,
Lutheran minister at Maytown,
officiated.
DA I.
SEW SO CLUB PARTY
A Hallowe'en party on October
31st at the home of Mrs. Ralph W.
Rice. Those attending were: Ron-
all and Dave Ramsey, David and
Dicky Raudabaugh, John, Lorraine
and Sandra Darrenkamp, Gerald
Grove, Michael and John Bleyer,
Joanne Darrenkamp, Ralph Rice Jr.,
Mrs. Lewis Ramsey, Mrs. John Dar-
renkamp, Mrs. Gerald Grove, Mrs.
William Raudabaugh, Mrs. Harry
Darrenkamp and Mrs. Ralph Rice.
Refreshments were served and a
good time was had by all.
Cattle Firm Acquires
Land For Expansion
Messrs. J. B. Keller and Bro. re-
cently purchased from the owner
Jos. T. M. Breneman, twenty-one
acres of land opposite their stock
yards here. The land fronts on
Manheim road and extends from the
road intersecting at the Farmers’
Inn east to the Little Chickies
Creek.
The sale also includes a large
bank barn and dwelling thereon
near the Manheim road bridge. The
terms of the sale were private and
we were informed that it was pur-
chased for expansion purposes.
Could it be that the
members of this firm have gone air-
minded and will convert a portion of
landing
that
possible
private
ideal for
said plot into a
field. It
purpose.
We know Mr.
quently flies to and
purchases
would ke
Ray Keller fre-
from Canada
quite a lot of
here.
where he
cattle for the firms trade
Time will tell.
BE
A CHANGE IN HOTEL
PROPRIETORS HERE
Mr. George Neale, who has con-
ducted the Farmers’ Inn here for
approximately two years, has sold
to Mr. Henry Hursch, of Harrisburg.
Mr. Hursch conducted a Hotel at
Harrisburg until it sold
recently. He took last
Friday.
Mi. Neale contemplates
ing in the poultry business.
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was
charge
embark-
Patronize Bulletin advertisers.
QUITE A CREDIT TO
THE BOYS OF TOWN
At the regular meeting of Boro
Council Officer Elmer Zerphey
said there was less mischief and
our town was more orderly on
Hallowe'en night than at any
time during his eighteen years in
office.
That's quite a credit boys, but
you really deserve that “pat on
the back.”
ed by Chief of Police Clyde Coble of
$1.50 a Year in Advance ‘Won Thruout County
Tuesday's election was certainly a
quiet affair hecause there wag
Mortuary
| practically no opposition in so many
| places. This accounted for the
Record In light vote cast.
Sixteen Republicans and two
elected
in the eighteen county
burgesses
Mari-
Democratic
Democrats were
boros.
This Section
John Andrew Sowers 73,
Columbia.
Gidd 24 etta elected its second
died a ; :
burgess in 80 years. Washington
boro, always De ratic burgess.
H. Charles Eberly, 63, of Mount- j ays Durgess
i > At Marietti, by the sticker meth-
ville, died in Sweden. | Wott: M: ie C. Sell. Rept
2 od, a oman amie . well, nepbo.,
Mrs. Harriet Dombach, 74, of defented the two m wh : ?
» - lee AC e JO © nose ames
Marietta, died at the General Hos- hy 3
: appeared on the ticket for tax col-
pital. :
lector. Our former townsman,
William G. Shickley, Republican,
Mrs. Kate Lehman
was one of them,
At
were trying to stir up quite a
Mrs. Kate K. Lehman, 82, died on
Monday at the home of her dau-
ghter, Mrs. William Engle, E-town
R2. She was a member of the Men-
politicians
“stink’
thru recent trolley strikes by outside
Lancaster, where
influence, the GOP glate won its en-
nonite Church. Besides her dau- | jrey and Mayor Carey, like the late
ghter she is survived by seven Franklin D., gets a third term
grandchildren, three great grand- thereby giving labor Keeler a good
children and a brother, Martin | yg smack in the face.
Landis, of Columbia. The vote polled follows:
MOUNT JOY BORO
Chief Burgess
East West TL
Ward Ward
j Brown, R. ........... 142 123
Sheaffer, D
School Directors
Joesph Loump
Joseph Loump, 79, died at his
home in Mastersonville after an ill-
ness of four weeks.
He was a retired farmer, a son of
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Seiler, BR, ........... 144 127 271
bE Zeller, BR ............ 144 126 270
ngagements Tax Collector
Fellenbaum, R ....... 143 124 267
orr Jr 2 195 967
Mrs. Harry Lump, Mt. Joy RI, Herr Jr. Rp 1 125 2
announces the engagement of her ( une page :
daughter, Miss ise
iss Louise Heisey to | yuo | HOSTESS
Merle R Good, F 1-c¢, son of Mr. and |... rr ih :
i : : TO THE KING'S DAUGHTERS
Mrs. Ray Good, Bainbridge.
Mrs. Ellen Lindemuth was hos-
No date has been set for the wed- : :
ding tess to the Kings Daughters Bible
: Class of the church of God on Tues-
lay evening. The fo iho were
"The engdgement of. Mite Lik day evening The following were
; : present: Mrs. Garth Snyder, Mrs.
Marie Lester, of East Hampton, LI, :
: C. R. Charles, Mrs. John Sprout,
and John C. Loewen, M M 2-c, Ce . tie
4 . Mrs. Eli Smeltzer, Miss Mae Shrei-
son of Mr. J. Loewen, of Mt. Joy,
Was announced: Sanday ner, Mrs. John Barnhart, Mrs.
No dite. Live ng set for the Dorothy Derr, Mrs. Blanche Parson,
wedding Mrs. Mary Walker, Miss Wilma
g: Eaton, Mrs. Elsie Grove, Miss Anna
Mr. and Mrs. James Metzler, 10 Hoffer, ard he hustess, Mrs, Linde
muth. Refreshments were served.
Columbia Ave., Mt. Joy, announce
the engagement of their daughter
Bernice, to Lt. Edison G. Engle, son
of Mrs. Bertha Engle, Millersville.
Both are graduates of Millersville
State Teachers’ College, class of "43.
Miss Metzler is librarian in the
Hanover Junior High School. Lt
Engle is a member of the U. S. Air
It was decided to hold the Christ-
mas party at the home of Mrs. C. R.
Charles on Dec. 18th. A covered
dish supper will be a feature.
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SNYDER GARAGE BADLY
DAMAGED BY FIRE TODAY
The of Mrs. Nan Snyder,
corner of Walnut Street and Sassa-
garage
Forces, is on terminal leave having | ~
: . fras alley, caught fire at 11:40 a. m.
returned home in July after serv-
: : today. The firemen responded and
ing 14 months in Italy. : :
quickly extinguished the flames
A
which were about fifteen feet higher
than the
The car
number of chickens were
LANC. CO. TOBACCO CROPS
TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION
For the first time in the county's |
roof of the frame building.
was out at the time but a
destroyed.
is " ar rs’ ace TOPS are by 3s .
history, farmers © PS | rhe origin of the fire is unknown
to be sold at public auction. This, ata
in our estimation, is the wey Mrs. Wm. Briner, Sr., of Philadel-
to dispose of it. The market wi phia is spending some time here
be set up as soon as “freeze” on
sales ig lifted.
This is the
bout eighty percent of all
grown in the U. S. is sold annually.
The Lancaster County Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association has
planned to open a sales floor.
eel ere
and son
Wm. Briner, Jr,
Barbara Street.
| with Mrs.
: : on North
manner in which a-
tobacco
LEGION AUXILIARY MEMBERS The regular fire company meeting
On Sunday, Nov. 11, the Auxil-| for the month of November was
iary will join the Legion, the girl| hal Thursday with First Vice |
attending
at the
Come
scouts and boy scouts in Levi Dillinger, in the |
the Armistice Day service
Church of God at 10:30 a m.
to the Legion Home at 10:00 o'clock.
The next regular meeting will be
President,
chair.
The Chief reported the following
four calls during the
|
house owned by I. D.
at 8 p. m. in the Council Chamber { $100.00. October 7, pumping station
of the Fire House. owned by Florin Water Company,
ey | damage $1,050.00 October 10th,
MACADAMIZING NEW ROAD | chimney fire at the home of J. Wil
no damage. October 17,
BETWEEN HERE AND FLORIN | i
Supervisors Risser and Berrier |
Freed,
a barn on the Dr.
are at present macadamizing the south of Seigrist’s Mill, da eo
road between here and Florin, lead- | |, $12.80000. Also the pump on
ing east from the highway, past the | ;. repaired duri th
Shatto residence, to the road which | month.
divides a plot in half owned by Mr.| pc. Haussinger. reporting
Geo. Brown. ' It. will however not| 4. Entertainment Committe
be oiled by Mt. Joy township until the wont
next Spring.
BE.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
ported a net profit for
| October of $4.64.
Arndt,
booster hose repaired
Jacob chief chemical mar
reported the
Lehman A. Smith, Mt. Joy R D, during the month.
and Ruth Brill, E-town RD. The secretary reported the follow
Benjamin Newcomer, Mount Joy (Turn to page eight)
Rl and Reba E. Myer, Bird-in- | a
Hand R1 | DEEDS RECORDED
Elizabeth May Hassinger and Ros-
VISITED BY THE STORK coe Hassinger, husband a wife
Mr and Mrs. Frederick Leiber-| Marv Hannah Sweigart Paris
herr, 237 Marietta St. a daughter, Sweigart, her husband: George
at 5:46 pm. Friday, at Lancaster | Robert Shatto and Mary Shatto, his
Osteopathic Hospital. wife, all of Mt. Joy, and Clara Ellen
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| Myers, and J. Guy, her husband, Mt
LETTERS GRANTED | Joy Twp., to Paul R. Strickler and
Nora L. Derr, executrix of Daniel |Eisie M. Strickler, his wife, Mt. Joy,
H. S. Derr, late of this boro, property in Mount Joy, $4,500.
month: Oct. 4 |
gf
Alahama Unit Is Moved
To Marietta- - Army
Depot Is Permanent
The Marieita Holding and Recon=-
signment Point, which handled mil-
itary railroad equipment during the
war, has been consolidated with the
Montgomery (Ala.) Holding and Re~
and will operate
on a permanent peacetime status.
The name has been changed to the
Marietta Transportation Corps De-
pot.
The
will be storage,
consignment Point
peacetime function
repair, and issuance
of both equipment and
Marine supplies, the latter brought
here from the Alabama depot, ac-
cording to Major William G. Foerch,
relations officer who
the announcement.
22 New Officers
Addition of the Montgomery de-
pot facilities will mean the trans-
fer of approximately 22 new officers
to Marietta, Major Foerch said.
Civilian employment remains at a
level of approximately 1,100 persons,
a cutback of about 100
the public
depot’s
railroad
post public
made
representing
since the end of the war,
relations head stated.
The depot is continuing to take
part in shipment of railroad sup-
plies overseas to aid in the develop-
ment of other nations. A property
disposal branch has also been estab-
lished at Marietta.
604 Pupils Enrolled
The November meeting of the lo-
cal School Board was held Nov. 5th
with all directors present.
Principal Brandt
presented his report for October
and same was accepted and ordered
filed. The report showed an en-
rollment of 604 pupils with an at-
tendance of 96 percent.
Tax collector turned over $362.27
as collections gince the last meeting.
committee reported a
1st of $34,888.96.
kooks and re-
pairs, $5,104.17 were
read and payment approved.
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CITED FOR VIOLATIONS
Supervising
Finance
balance on Nov.
Bills for supplies,
amounting to
Six Lancaster County concerns
have keen cited by the OPA for
violating ration regulations. Among
them are Malschnee General Store,
Penryn; Wm. Leister, Manheim and
H. W. Hess, Manheim R2, for sugar
ration violations.
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BANKS CLOSED NOV. 12
Monday, November 12th, The
First National Bank & Trust Co.,
and the Union National Mt. Joy
Bank will be closed, in celebration
Day, a legal holiday.
f Armistice
J. Roy Eshleman Will Head
Friendship Fire Company
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Good Cheer Class Held
A Hallowe'en Party
Stehman on |
held on Tuesday evening, Nov. 13th | South Market Street, damage about |
The Good Cheer Class of the
United Brethern Church met last
week at the home of Miss Dorothy
| Nissly for a Hallowe'en party with
Mrs Mrs. Reisch, and
Mi stesses.
The group played games and pri-
Kendig farm, { eS
to Mrs. Paul Frey
Brandt, Mrs. Paul
warded
Clinton Eby, Miss
y, Mrs. Paris Hostetter
ents were served to the
followin Miss Elizabeth Eby, Miss
Anna Mae Eb Miss Dorothy Nis-
sly, Mrs. Paris Hostetter, Mrs. Irvin
He Mrs. Paul Frey, Mrs.
Paul Brandt, Mrs. Albert Brandt,
Mrs. Warren Bentzel, Mrs. Paul
Alexander, Mrs. John Musser, Mrs.
Char v, Mrs. Clinton Eby, Mrs,
Rt Mrs. Elwood Martin,
Mrs Myers, Mrs. Dewey
Hornafius, Mrs. Daniel Will Mrs,
Bruce Pennell, Mrs. Curtis Reisch,
Miss Maude Schneider, Jean Will,
Joyce Will, Richard Will, Loretta
Hornafius, Nancy Pennell, Nancy
Musser and Mary Ann Musser.
Cpl. Roy L. Zurin and T-5 Jacob
| Corll, both of this boro, were dis~
’ charged at Indiantown Gap,
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