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The Mount Joy Bulletin
VOL. XLVI, NO. 2
76th Annual Conference
At Mt. Pleasant Church
North of Town June 6-10
Temporary lodgings for at least
1,000 persons for four days, located
in the immediate vicinity of Mt.
Joy and Florin. |
Sounds like a order, but
that’s the task confronting a com- |
mittee arranging for the 76th An- |
nual General Conference of the |
Brethren in Christ Church, which
will be held June 6-10 at Mt. Plea-
sant Church, two miles north of
here.
Joseph Gish, lodging chairman for
Friday night |
expected to
big
the conference, said
that the conference is
attrace the church members
from all sections of the United
States and Canada. Gish said that
attempts are being made to locate
available lodg'ngs for at least 1,000
persons.
In preparation for the conference,
several additional temporary build-
ings are being erected adjacent to
the host church, where free meals
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Pine 100 Yrs. Old
As ‘Good As New’
Sometime ago the township au- |
thorities, Mt. Joy township super-|
visors and Dauphin county, jointly
removed old covered bridge
across the Conewago Creek at Ab-
Tt was replaced by
from |
an
erdeen Mills.
a wooden bridge constructed
the wood of the old bridge.
last July this
away and it
a more modern
During the flood
bridge was washed
was replaced Ly
structure.
While removing some of the wood
from the first bridge recently, Su-
pervisor James Berrier found a
piece of 4 by 4 white pine used in|
said bridge upon which were cut’
date 1850.
several initials and the
even |
This small piece of timber,
though nearly 100 years old, is now |
in the writer's possession and is |
still as good as the day it was first |
used.
The heavy timbers in the
iron
bridge
were put together with pins
about an inch in diameter and about
16 inches long.
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| the school auditorium
| Lancaster and his
Boro Council Will
42 Graduated At
Landisville High
The 36th annual Commencement
exercises of the East Hempfield
Township High School was held in
at Landis-
ville evening. The com-
mencement speaker was Dr. San-
ders MecComsey, dean of Millers-
ville State Teachers College.
The program included three stu-
gent orators, Dorothy Forney, Sam-
vel Beissel and Ruth M. Parkle.
The musical part of the exercises
featured selection by the Glee Club
and a bass ky Joe Landis
Mumma.
Chester G. Ober, president of the
Board of Fducation presented the
diplomas to the 42 graduates. The
invocation and the benediction
was given by the Rev. Harold L.
Dietz, pastor of Zion Lutheran
Church.
Baccalaurecte
graduates was held in
auditorium on Sunday.
Phares J. Forney, pastor
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E. M. GODSHALK, LANDISVILLE
FLECTED DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Mr. Earl M. Godshalk, general
manager of A. H. Hoffman Inc.
seed retailers of Landisville and a
past president of the Rotary Club
of Lancaster was unanimously
elected district of Rotary
International at Rotary’s 37th an-
nual Convention, held at Atlantic
City, N. J. He succeeds Philip B.
Deane of York.
Elected by delegates represent-
‘ng Rotary’s 5800 Clubs and 271,-
(00 members in 72 Mr.
Godshalk will assume his duties as
District Governor on July 1.
AGREE TO A COURT ORDER
Frank Peirce, 356 S. Prince St.
estranged wife,
Ruth, 424 Columbia Ave. this boro
agreed in, court to an order of $8 a
and one
last
solo
services for the
the school
The Rev.
of East
counties,
week suppert for herself
child aged 19 months.
H
ear
Engineers on Sewage &
Systems Tues., June 18
There was a perfect attendance
at the June meeting of Council on
Monday evening.
Tax collector Fellenbaum reported
the collection $6,779.00 of the |
1646 budget, while delinquent col-
lector Metzler reported $244.28 out-
stand'ng of the 1945 taxes.
Squire Hockenberry reported the
collection of $10 fines and Burgess
Brown received $26 for license fees
during May.
Burgess Brown recommended no-
tifying Mrs. Wintermyer that the
Fackler residence be condemned as
it is unfit for occupancy. Chair-
man Loraw said this was a matter
for the Board of Health and not
Boro Council. |
Mr. Newcomer, for the Street
committee, reported that we can’t]
get traffic lights of any kind for
the boro. His report was sub-|
stantiated by Lester Mumma,
made a personal request for four |
blinkers to the State Highway De-
partment at Harrisburg on behalf
of the local chamber of Commerce.
In order to get traffic lights it is
have an average of
per hour pass a
of
}
who
necessary to
2,000 vehicles
given point.
Mr. Keller, of the water commit-
tee, reported subside and main
reservoir cleaned after great diffi-
culty, was compelled to get E-town
and Mt. Joy Fire Companies to
pump water from reservoir due to
a broken flushing device, and re-
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Brief News Of
The Day From
Local Dailies
strike of
forty-four
Cincinnati has its first
brewery employees in
years.
Clark E. Holland, retired State
Policeman, is the new police official
at Hershey.
At Dayton, Ohio, a jet plane set
a new speed record by flying 462
miles per hour.
The Supreme Court has decided
the “Jim Crow” law in Virginia un-
constitutional.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
has been permitted to increase its
rates ten per cent.
Edward R. Stettinius Jr. has re-
signed as the U. S. representative
on Security Council.
Lancaster City School Board has
raised its tax a mill and a half
and gave all its teachers $400 in-
crease in pay.
With the teamsters strike end-
ed at Philadelphia, the distribution
of that city's dailies was resumed
Friday morning.
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MOVED TO TOWN
Mr. and Mrs. George Zink Jr.
of Marietta moved into the Leaman
apartments on ‘East Main St, last
Wednesday.
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Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday
STATE IS SOLICITING BIDS
FOR REBUILDING BAKER'S
BRIDGE NEAR HERE
The State Department of High-
ways has asked for bids on a pro-
posed concrete bridge over Little
Chickies Creek, two miles north of
here in Rapho and Mt. Joy town-
sh'ps. The contract also provides
for the construction of bituminous
surface approaches to the span.
The hridge is intended to replace
an old covered bridge which was
washed away and destroyed during
a “flash flood” last July. Since
that time the road has been bar-
ricaded and patrons used a detour.
Bids must be submitted by June
7th.
Lanc. Co. Firemen's
Asso. Convention
Despite a steady downpour of
rain 6,000 volunteer firemen parad-
ed through Columkhia Saturday af-
ternoon to climax the Lancaster
County Firemen’s Asso. biggest and
most colorful convention in five
years.
During a business session preced-
ing the parade, Earl F. Lefever, of
Quarryville, was re-elected presi~
dent of the association.
Volunteer fire fighters of 68 coun-
ty fire departments put on the
largest display of fire protection
equipment and personnel since the
war years as 2,000 witnessed the
spectacle in a steady rain.
Fire fighting apparatus ranging
from the outdated man and horse
drawn engines to the present day
high powered fire engines were
seen in the parade.
More than forty marching dele-
gations with over twenty bands and
drum corps, were in line.
The delegates paid a . half-hour
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Henry Gish Ober
Hanged Himself
The body of Harry Gish Ober,
forty-five, E-town RD, was found
floor of a
his
second
the
hanging on the
small garage at
home.
Dr. Garber, E-town, deputy coro-
ner returned a verdict of suicide.
Ober, according members of
his family, brooded over the news
from the War Department that his
son, Sgt. Carl F. Ober, U. S. Army
Air Corps, previously reported mis-
sing in action over Austria, must
now be presumed dead.
The body was found
Robert who joined in a search
his father. Ober was employed in
the Lancaster Shoe Co. plant, Eliz-
abethtown, as a cutter.
Bes'des his wife, Mrs. Catharine
E. Ober, he is survived by these
childrén: Robert, Harold, Jay and
Miriam all a home. Also surviv-
ing are his father, Romanus Oker,
Manheim; five sisters: Mrs. Minnie
Ditzler, Lititz; Mrs. Sue Getz, Man-
heim; Mrs. Anna Shearer and Mrs.
Mury Bender, Quentin; Mrs. Kate
Wider, Manheim, and one brother,
Jacob Ober, Manheim.
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4TH ANNUAL STRICKLER
REUNION AT HERSHEY JUNE 13
The thirty-fourth annual reunion
of the Strickler family will be held
«t Hershey Park, Hershey, Thurs.
June 13. An excellent program
has been arranged. Miss Alice
Strickler, south of this boro, is the
secretary.
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E-TOWN MAN CHARGED WITH
MANSLAUGHTER AT LEBANON
A coroner’s jury, in addition to
finding a truck driver negligent in
a fatal accident on Route 72, three
miles north of Lebanon last Friday.
The inquest was held in the
death of Clarence C. Wolf, thirty-
one, Jonestown R2, who was killed
when his car crashed headon into a
truck operated by Glenn K. Farver
of E-town Rl. Farver was charg-
ed with involuntary manslaughter
and posted $1,000 bail for a hearing.
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FIRST ONE, THEN THE OTHER
The soft coal miners went back to
work and the consumer is made the
goat at from 35 cents per ton up-
ward.
That same day 76,000 hard coal
rear of
to
by a son
for
; i
miners walked ou
Afternoon, June 6, 1946
This Section’s
Numerous
Weddings
Miss Betty Loraine Wenger, Roh-
rerstown, and John M. Garber, Eli-
zabethtown R2, were married Sat-
urday.
Kathryn Hess
Quentin R. Williams
Miss Kathryn Hess, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy H. Hess, Mt. Joy
R 1, and Quentin R. Williams, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams,
209 W. Donegal St., this boro, were
married Saturday, in the First
Presbyterian Church, Bel Air, Md.
The Rev. E. Glenn Switzer officiated
at the double ring ceremony.
The couple was attended by
bride's parents.
After a short trip to Washington
they are residing at 122 E. Main St.
the
Mrs. Emily Irene Paintcn
Frank Brosey Glattacker
Mrs. Emily Irene Painton, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Stauffer,
Maytown, became the bride of
Frank Brosey Glattacker, son of
Mrs. Eva Glattacker, Maytown, at
the Preshyterian Manse, Marietta,
Saturday. The Rev. John Harries
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LEGION PRESENTED AWARDS
On May 29th at the exercises at
the grade school the American Le-
gion School Awards was given to
Barbara Ranck and Abram Koser,
eighth grade.
Beginning this year and contin-
uing each year hereafter the Wal-
ter S. Ebersole Post will present
Am. Legion School Awards also at
East Hempfield Twp. schools. At
an exercise May 31st, these awards
were given to Janet Weaver and
Frank Nolt.
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THESE NEARBY DRIVERS
LOST THEIR PRIVILEGES
Last week the Bureau of High-
Safety at with-
drew the licenses of these nearby
motorists: 4
Speeding: Benjamin H. Landis,
Maytown; Martin N. Strickler, this
boro; Russel Yingst, Mt. Joy, R2.
Larceny: Harold B. Wenger, Mt.
Joy R2.
way
Pee
Winners at A. Legion’
Auxiliary Card Party
The American Legion Auxiliary
of Mt. Joy wishes to express its ap- |
preciation and thanks to its mem- |
bers and also to the merchants who
so generously donated prizes for |
the card party on May 27. They
all helped to make it a grand suc=-
cess.
Winners of the door prizes
Mrs. Emma Reigle and Mr.
comer.
The four delicious cakes were
won by Mr. Bretz, Mr. J. Conrad,
Mrs. Roy Packer and Mr. J. Rogers.
High score winners at Pinochle
were Mrs. Paul Frank, Oliver
Spickler, H. M. Muth, J. A. Conrad,
Caroline Groff,
Patsy Rice, Emma Kretzing, Lillian
Bretz, John Conrad, Omar Groff,
Cora Kline, Jacob Engle, Q. Ams-
packer, Anne Schoffield, C. D.
Mumper, Eugene Tuefel, Elsie Teu-
fel, Nancy Reese and Russell Bretz.
Prize winning scores for 500 were
made by Emma Reigle, Eva Reigle, |
Hazel Zeller, Mary Schroll, Mrs.
Ben Brown, Mrs. Paul Alexander
and Mrs. Paul Diffenderfer.
Prizes for h'gh scores at Bridge
were won Leck Mumma, Mr.
Stauffer, Marien Toppin, Mrs.
Snyder, Frances Greiner, Mrs.
Stauffer, Mrs. Morris, Ellen Garber,
Frances Rogers, Mrs. E. Brown,
Mrs. Mumma, Melvin Weaver and
Jimmy Rogers.
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JOHN B. TOPPIN, OF TOWN,
GETS STATE APPOINTMENT
William C. Freeman, State Sec-
retary of Banking, Wednesday an-
nounce the appointment of John B.
Toppin, of this boro, as an assistant
bank examiner. He will receive a
salary of $2328 a year.
were
New-
Norman Mateer,
by
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schroll, of
this boro, a daughter Thursday at
the Lancaster General Hospital,
! Ch'ckies creeks.
ISAAC B. EARHART
HAS ARRIVED IN PARIS
Isaac B. Earhart, Columbia
farmer, has arrived in Paris, ac-
cording to a cablegram received by
his wife last week.
Earhart’s message said he plan-
ned to go to Brussels immediately,
he will begin two years
work in farm rehabilitat'on work
with the Church of the Brethren
Service Committee. He reports to
the Belguim headquarters to a Dr.
Burk sometime this week. Earhart
went to Paris from Trieste, Italy,
where he had been located after
docking from a cattle boat.
He left this country early last
month after selling his farm equip-
ment and livestock to provide his
wife and four children with funds
and a mortgage free farm while he
is gone. Members of his church
congregation will operate the farm
and provide subsistence for his
family until he returns in 1948.
Lt. Com. Joe Crasley
Spoke at Rotary
By Joe Sheaffer
It was a beautiful day Tuesday
when the Rotarians gathered at
Hostetter's for their regular weekly
meeting, and there was a good at-
tendance, with four visitors and
two guests present. The visiting
Rotarians were Lew Edwards, Jes-
se Snavely and F. S. Bucher of the
Lancaster Club and Russ Heim of
the Elizabethtown club, and two
guests of Herman Boyer, Louis
Levy and Raymond Sulton.
President. Doc Shoop read two
letters of thanks, one from Arlene
Breneman, winner of one of the
Rotary awards given ut class‘ day,
and one from Clyde Eshleman, for
the flowers sent him while in the
hospital. President Shoop also
called for a directors meeting for
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Rains And High Water
Here Over Weekend
The continued rains of Saturday,
evening, and all day Sun-
day closely following a week of
rainy weather, caused considerable
this
where
damage thruout section over
the weekend.
All the streams went on a
page, particularly the Big and Little
The latter went
over its banks early Sunday morn-
ing and even though it reached its
receded
rams=
peak at midday, water
very gradually until late that even-
ing. Columbia road thru Newtown
was closed to traffic all day, water
covering the highway south of town
to a depth of four feet at places.
At The Springs the water was up
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WILL OPEN NEW BODY
AND PAINT SHOP HERE
Mr. Earl Ament, of Willow Street,
has rented the one story brick prop-
erty of Mr. Rodgers (formerly the
Herald Printing office) on Delta St.,
where he will open a body repair
and paint shop. Mr. Ament is an
experienced mechanic in this line
of work and expects to open for
business early in July. He is a
nephew of Mr. Eli Ament, local De-
soto-Plymouth dealer.
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114 CASES OF CANNED FOODS
The local Food Emergency drive
netted 114 cases of canned foods,
milk, ete, and $300.00 in cash.
Postmaster Bennett reported the
food has been sorted and packed for
shipping.
Cash donations will still be re-
ceived by Mr. Bennett. If you have
not contributed to date, don’t fail
to do so.
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GRANTED PERMIT FOR
NEW COLD STORAGE ROOF
The Lancaster AAA office issued
seven permits for farm buildings
thruout the county. Among them
was Mrs. Catherine Z. Snyder, of
Florin. for a new roof 40 by 80 ft.
for a fruit cold storage building at
a cost of $1,200.00
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NOTARIES COMMISSIONS
Among the notary commissions
received at the Recorder of Deeds
office recently were Jay S. Barnhart
of Mt. Joy; Samuel R. Jones from
Elizabethtown,
Rl a’
$1.50 a Year in Advance
Auto Collisions,
Upsets, Etc., Etc.
We had the usual number of auto
| mishaps thruout this section during
| the past week. Appended are
' few:
a
i Car Overturned
| Slippery highways were respon-
sible for this Saturday evening,
state pol'ce said. A truck driven
by J. Robert Herr, seventeen, Sal-
unga, overturned on Route 230, 3
miles west of Lancaster, after skid-
ding on the wet highway and strik-
ing « telephone pole. Herr and
two small boys riding with him
were uninjured, police said.
Two Are Prosecuted
Two drivers were yrosecuted by
state police Saturday evening after
a head-on collision on Route 241,
west of Maytown.
Vernon M. Martin, 23, Marietta
R1, was charged with reckless driv-
ing and Melvin Sager, 20, Bain-
bridge, was charged with driving
without an operator’s license, po-
lice said. Each paid a $10 fine and
the costs of prosecution.
No one was injured but consid-
erable damage to the cars resulted
from the collision, police reported.
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LEGION MEETS JUNE 13
Next Thursday evening, June 13,
the American Legion Post will meet
at the Fire House at eight o'clock.
Members are urged to attend as
final arrangements will be made to
participate in the parade at Lan-
caster, the following day, June 14th
Flag Day.
Time and place of meeting will be
decided at this time so any member
not attending please get in touch
with Lester Hostetter. All members
parading will please wear uniform.
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HOFFER FURNISHED $2,000
BAIL FOR COURT TRIAL
Earl Calvin Hoffer, Manheim St.
arrested last week by State Police
and Chief of Police Elmer Zerphey
on charges of assault with intent to
ravish and assault with intent to kill
two Elizabethtown girls, Miss Lois
Emmert and Miss Mildred Shue,
each
for
bail. $1,000 for
waived a hearing
$2,000
He
ing
charge.
court.
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THREE PAY PLUMBING
VIOLATION FINES AND COSTS
Among three men prosecuted at
Lancaster for the city
plumbing code was Mr. Jay Barn-
hart of town. He was charged
with installing an indirect heater at
the home of William Klivansky, 139
College Ave., without holding a
plumbers license. He pleaded
guilty and was fined $20 and costs.
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BRIG. GEN. D. B. STRICKLER
FEAST OF ROSES SPEAKER
Brg. Gen. Daniel B. Strickler
will make the historic payment of
“one red rose” the token for
ground rent of Zion Lutheran
Church, Manheim at the annual
Feast of Roses to be held at the
church on Sunday afternoon, June
9th.
violating
Css.
BOARD ADOPTS BUDGET
At the regular monthly meeting
of the local school board on Monday
evening the budget was adopted for
the coming year as proposed at a
special meeting. The tax rate re-
mains the: same, 20 mills property
tax, $3.00 per capita tax.
The class of 1947 was granted per-
mission to have a year book.
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SOLD TWO PLYMOUTH
SEDANS THIS WEEK
Mr. Eli Ament, Desoto-Plymouth
dealer, received, sold and delivered
two 1946 Plymouth sedans this
week. They were purchased by Mr.
James Krall and Mr. Chester Ober,
both of town.
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TWO LOCAL PROPERTIES
WERE SOLD PRIVATELY
John B. Kendig, Jr., reported the
sale of two dwellings in Mt. Joy
for D. G. and Annie Stark.
Elwood C. and Anna Mary Hocker.
ment emt
50 PCT. RISE APPROVED
The Senate voted Tuesday to
fifty percent,
lens mit dl
was released from prison after post- |
Local Affairs
In General
Briefly Told
West Lampeter raised its school
tax two 'mills.
Lancaster city police issued 521
red tickets during May.
The drivers license of Mr. Martin
| B. Strickler was restored this week.
Twenty-four house shutters were
stolen from a place near Lancaster.
You Chewers of tobacco must pay
two cents per pack more says the
OPA.
8,000 baby chicks. shipped
from Lancaster to Goshen, Ind.
plane.
Clyde Brossman, 23,
were
ke
Lititz, was
bitten a
Pequea.
Mrs. Harry Tollinger, 41, of Penn
Hill, killed herself with a shot gun
Sunday.
Miss Jean Darrenkamp celebrat-
ed her twelfth birthday Sunday,
June 2nd.
New Holland Boro will receive a
$1200 state grant toward building a
new reservoir.
The Fioneer Fire Company at
Ephrata decided to purchase a 500-
gallon pumper.
John Zimmerman, 47 of Columbia
R2, cut off the tip of his thumb in
a slicing machine.
Mcst of the Lancaster merchants
will close their stores all day dur-
ing July and August.
The kody of a boy, aged
six, was found Shad
near Columbia Sunday.
At Manheim a man and his dog
killed the mother and eight of a
family of nine young weasles.
Glen Shank, fifty, Marietta, was
shot in the foot by his son while
returning from hunting
hogs.
Henry C. Koser, 68, Strasburg R1,
died at the Lancaster General Hos-
pital from injuries sustained in a
tractor accident.
A rubber tired wheelbarrow, dig-
ging iron and red handled shovel
were stolen from Harry G. Rohrer
at Oyster Point.
Two young men were drowned
and a third miraculously rescued
when a canoe upset in the swollen
waters of the Susquehanna river at
Accomac Memorial Day.
Homer C. Gibble, 41, Manheim,
hanged himself in a shed at his
home. His wife found the body. He
was a son of Ida Zug Gibble of
Rheems.
Card Basket
Kathryn Zink, left Saturday
Tampa, Florida,
{ spend some
by
about
Island,
on
ground-
for
she will
Mr.
where
with and
Mrs. Ray Newcomer.
| Mr. and Mrs. Francis S. Chambers
Jr. and son and daughter, of Swath-
more. Pa., were week end guests of
Mrs. O. G. Longenecker, Muricita
Avenue.
Messrs. George Shatto and Char-
les Roth saw Cleveland and Connie
| Mack's Pets split a double header at
Shibe Park, Philadelphia Monday
afternoon. Both say the A’s are
pretty common this year.
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Hinkle, 212
W. Main St., spent from Thursday
until Sunday at Middletown, with
their daughters and families, Mr.
and Mrs. S. F. Ierley and Mr. and
Mrs. H. S. Overdeer.
Mr. Harold Barnhart of the Hol-
'loran General Hospital, Staten Is-
land and Miss Muriel John of Sta-
ten Island, N. Y., were week-end
guests of the former's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Barnhart.
Mr. and Mrs. Newpher Smeltzer
and daughter, Mrs. Reuben Rhoads,
of Reading, attended the Com-
mencement exercises at Portage
high school, where a granddaughter
time
and neice, Irene Smeltzer was a
member of the class.
DO ere.
[TWO AUTOS IN COLLISION,
NO ONE WAS INJURED
Richard F. Houseal, seventeen,
Columbia R1, was charged with
failure to yield the right of way af-
ter colliding with an auto driven by
{John F. Hauenstein, twenty-seven,
101 W. Market St., Marietta, at the
intersection of Route 141 and Long
{ Lane, between Marietta and Mount
Joy, at 8:25 a. m. today. No one was
| injured.
| STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
|
| St. Mary's Guild of St. Luke's
The | Episcopal Church will hold the an- |
one property was sold to Norman | nual strawberry festival on Satur- | RHEEMS CARNIVAL JUNE 15
H and Geta D. Smith; the other to |day, June 8th on the Church lawn |
| from five to eight o'clock.
| A
29TH ANNIVERSARY
copperhead snake at |
Mortuary
Record In
This Section
Wm. N. Royer, 79, died at Man=
heim.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Taft McCloskey,
79, died at Marietta.
Mrs. Susan Ressel Bortzfield, 96,
died at Conestoga R1.
Harvey A. Beck, 50 of Rapho
township, died at St. Joseph's Hos~
pital.
Miss Barbara Waltz, 32, Manheim
R3, died at St. Joseph's Hospital on
Monday.
Nellie Louise, wife of
Phillips of Columbia,
Joseph's Hospital.
Barry Lee Beck, aged four
menths, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray=
mond Beck, died at E-town.
Charles O. Kelly, 62, of Marietta,
was found dead in bed Sunday by
his wife. A hemorrhage caused
his death.
Henry S. Rich Jr., widely known
insurance executive, died suddenly
at Marietta Memorial Day aged for=
ty-seven years.
Alford J.
died at St.
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Musser, 88,
widow of Christian H Musser, died
at the Messiah Home, Harrisburg.
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The Affairs
At Florin For
Past Week
Mr. and Mrs. H. Roy Nissly are
spending a week at Hotel Traymore,
Atlantic City, attending the Rotary
International.
Miss Sara B. Hershey and Miss
Laura Randal of Philadelphia called
on Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Hershey
Memorial Day.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Erb and son,
Christ, Miss Mary Erb, Mrs. Fannie
Erb and Mrs. H. K. Alwine of Mid-
dletown called on Mr. and Mrs.
Norman E. Hershey last Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Nelson Felty of Lancaster
visited Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kauffman
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mumper Sf
visited Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Frye at
Aspers, Adams Co., on Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Murphy enter-
tained at their home on Saturday to
a shower in honor of their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Al=
bert Sardino, of Palmyra. About for-
ty guests were present.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mumper, Ak-
ron, Ohio and Rev. and Mrs. H. M.
Mumper of Mount Joy, called on
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mumper Sr., on
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Activities of Our
Police Officers
Police Officer John L.
Schroll prosecuted G. W. Stohler,
Lincaster, Wednesday on charges
of improper passing. He will be
summoned for a hearing later be=
fore Justice of the Peace Hocken=
berry.
Officer Elmer Zerphey prosecuted
J. Beatty Schermerhorn, Pittsburgh
and John G. Ceiling, Carlisle, Pa.
on charges of improper passing; Jno.
D. Tate, Mount Joy, on stop sign
violation, all before Justice of the
Peace James Hockenberry.
Chief Zerphey investigated a 3=
car collision on East Main street
Saturday evening, when Arthur
Koser, Mt. Joy street, either slowed
down or stopped to back into a
| parking space, and was struck in
the rear by a car driven by Daniel
Rohrer Jr., R1, Manheim, while the
third car driven by Paul A. Reber=-
| stern, of Philadelphia, collided into
the rear of the Rohrer car.
All three cars were damaged.
Special
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| TEACHER NAMED AT
| EAST DONEGAL TOWNSHIP
Miss Jean Ford, daughter of Mr.
{and Mrs. Marshall Ford, 1204 Pleas~
ure Rd., has been elected to fill a
{vacancy in the English department
of the East Donegal Twp. schools.
|She is an honor graduate of the
| Pennsylvania State College, class of
11946 and will succeed Robert V.
{ Duffey, who resigned to accept a
| position at Millersville State Teach-
jers’ College.
Oe,
The Rheems Fire Company will
open the entertainment season with
|a big carnival on Saturday, June 15.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Leaman on | MARRIAGE LICENSES
draft youths of 18 and 19 and raise | Delta St., celebrated their twenty-
the Army and Navy pay practically | ninth wedding anniversary on Tues- | town, N. Y. and Betty Jean
day;
Dm eh th ct i he mb
Gerald James Becknauld, Water—
Heisey,
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Rheems.