Aue lavored ye Pekoe, 3 (16) 3 1b 37¢| rnin, oasted 37¢ 7c 28¢ 32¢ h31e 19¢ ) 59¢ 3° 19° n [9¢ n2ig 's it [Qe SA Donate Liberally Toward ou Welcome Home Celsbration, Sept. 6-7 ‘Tom’ Brown Is Named Zoning Officer By Boro Council at Aug. Meeting PARKING FINES EFFECTIVE | 0. Garber Is 8.134,000 GALLONS OF | WATER PUMPED L I Ch g dWithP f a GRANTED his ya yon arge er orm SION TO LAY CABLE |= JOHN WICKERSHAM'S WATER ng An Abortion REPORT ACCEPTED | Mount Joy made the headlines J iD : pi Place “our again Tuesday when the dailies cour RY | “aired” the news covering the TO INVEST $1.500 IN ihe i charges prefered agaihst a local GOVERTMENT BONDS | resident. Charles O. Garber, Tre who formerly Mt. Joy Boro Council met Monday | lived her ; : e, but now resides along evening for the regular Just ses- : +s 7.3 vening dor egular August ses | the Little Chickies Creek near sion and it proved another three! Br idee. several miles and-a-half hours meeting, the sec- | north of town, in Rapho township, ond in a week. All members, Bur- | Manheim R2, was taken into cus- gess, supervisor, pumping engineer, | tody at his home by State Police both secretaries, Cop Zerphey, sev-| Sunday. eral citizens anl representatives and He was charged with perform- all Ss the John Schrolls in town—John | ing an abortion. He was arrested 3 Fire Chief; John L., the police- | at 9.30 p. m. by Detective man; and John E, the Publisher, were present. The minutes of the last regular and two special meet- ings were read and approved. Squire Jim Hockenberry reported amount of $45 re- July. Fellenbaum report- Harry Fitzgerald and P. R. Schappert of the Pennsylvania State Police, and (Turn to kage 2) Dr. C. H. Witmer (Gave Rotary Talk collections to the presenting fines during Tax Collec ed having collected $17 $22,000 duplicate to date. tor rT wal 18 of the | James Piersol asked for some (By Gene Eicherly) parking regulations on Fairview Dr. C. Howard Witmer was the street in order that he can get in | Principal speaker at the regular and out of his driveway. Upon mo- Tuesday meeting of the Rotary tion “No Parking Between Signs” Club. Witt be erected. A past District Governor and member of the Lancaster Club, Dr. collected $19 li- and stated | Burgess Brown : Witmer spoke on the ideals, objects July > and service of Rotary. fees during (Turn to page 2) cense err eet Qe ema see At the beginning of the usual . program, Mrs. Geo. Broske, pianist Activities for the Club singing, played two selection; and John Booth of the Of Offi Membership committee, gave a icer speech to welcome into the Club George Keener. “Baby Member” . erp ey Clarence Newcomer, son of Ro- J. Souder. Mt. Jov RL was tarian Clarence Newcomer, was d Oo. SCOLD w= a, . JOY as . : Sivas arrested Sunday by Officer Elmer guest with the following visiting eT pad es . | Rotarians: L. J. Ulrich, Orlo E. Zerphey for drunken driving. He 2 Tie . 0 outed 8500 ball. hefores. Squire Proctor, and Ira Risser of Elizabeth- tine wd waived x dr sown; L. R. MacFerran, Ben For- for rest, and R. C. Welch of Litiz, and gt ailoy Je. Wap Gladstone P. Cooley ‘of Berwick,Pa. George . Bailey, Jr., Maple pe - charged with speeding bor- Shade, N.J., at 41 miles THE FIREMEN'S PICNIC an hour within the ough limits in a truck restricted to AT COVE SAT. AUG. 31 30 miles an hour, was arrested by Friendship Fire Company, No.l, Chist of Police Flier Giv- of town, will hold its annual pic- en an immediate hearing before nic at Cove Park, at the Water Justice. of the Pence Hockenberry Works, Saturday, Aug. 31, Dinner Bailev was fined $10 and costs. 11 to 1 and Supper from 4 to 6. We Chief Zerphy arrested Allen feel confident everybody who at- Long, who gave his address as Mt. tends will have a swell time. Joy, Saturday night on charges of | TT disorderly cenduct after Long cre- | NEW CONCRETE PORCH AT ated a disturbance on Manheim St., | THE JOHNSON DWELLING here. He was released after posting Contractor Elmer L. Heisey put a cash bond for a hearing Tuesday down a new concrete porch at the evening, before Justice of the Johnson residence, (formerly Long- Peace James Hockenherry. enecker’s) on Longenecker road He was given a hearing before | ON Saturday. Justice Hockenberry Tuesday eve- Ty ning, pleaded guilty and paid a| CELEBRATED 48th $10 fine and costs WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ANS tl fA Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Hendrix It is only a logical procedure | cn E. Donegal St. celebrated their that women should put on their) forty-eighth wedding anniversary Jp pein with a brush cn Saturday, August 3rd. Wilbur I. Beahm Elected Supervising Principal of Mt. Joy Boro’s Schools Charles Heaps Elected Assistant Principal And Given Charge Of Grade School Mr. Wilbur I. Beahm, principal of | the 1945-46 term, wz ing principal of the the monthly meeting of the School Board on Monday evening. Mr. Beahm taught mathematics in boro high school during the 1s elected supervis- | boro schools at regular the local schools for Philadelphia where | nine years prior | to going to West he taught for eight years before re- turning here. Mr. Charles Heaps, physical education and Junior mathematics, geography high school, | and teacher in the as well as high school junior high basketball elected assistant principal and plac- ed in charge of the Grade school. The 1946-47 school term will open { | i Wednesday, September 4th, | tennis coach, was | the following calendar: Sept. 3—10:00 a. m. General Fac- ulty meeting, High school library, (Turn to page 3) MOST VOL. NO. 1 - THE I'N UTE Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, August 8, WEEKLY I LANCASTER The Mount J oy Bulletin 1946 COUNT — $1.50 a Year in Advance Friday, Aug. 16, is the day, and Hershey Park is the place for the annual Sunday School picnic of Mt. Joy, Florin and Newtown, and there is every indication that the picnic will be bigger than ever. All transportation by the Penn- Highway Transit Co, round trip ticket forr 70c; under years free. First bus leaves for Hershey at 8:00 then 9 and 10 a.m. and will pick up passengers at the Un- children six a.m. ion National Mt. Joy Bank, First National Bank, Detwiler’'s Barber Shop, in ‘Mt. Joy and the Bank Building in Florin. Hershey 7, then 8 and 9 p. m, The basket truck will make just trip stopping at the places and will leave Mt. ten o'clock, return trip leave Hershey at nine o'clock. Tickets may be Pharmacy, Returning from the first bus will leave at one above Joy at on will purchased at Tyndall's Store here, nd Forney’'s and Steh- mans Store Florin, beginning Mon- day, Aug. 12th until Friday Morn- ing, Aug. 16th. MANHEIM R2 GIRL IS MISSING SINCE FRIDAY Last Friday evening Miss June Fay Conner, 17, Manheim R2, left to attend movies here. Since then nothing has been seen or heard of her. She is described as feet, five inches tall, pounds, medium build, hair, and blue eyes. When last seen she was wearing a dark dress. 900 Attend The GOP Fete At Maytown More 500 of the Women’s Republican Club of Lan- County ‘and #heir the third in a parties held Saturday ternoon at the heme Drabenstadt, Maytown. During the afternoon, Sloan's home our being five weighs 120 long brown than members caster guests series of af- George enjoyed summer of than tables more 125 guests played cards at arranged under a huge buttonwood tree on the lawn. Flower girls sold corsages and baskets of cut flowers. Pipe organ selections were during the afternoon. Following supper at 5 p.m., Mrs. C. C. Hicks, Maytown, welcomed the guests and introduced Miss Ada Forry, chairman of the Political Ac- (Turn to page 6) FIRE CO. SUPPER & FESTIVAL SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH The Mount Joy Friendship Fire Company will hold a chicken corn soup supper and festival on Satur- day, August 10, at the Fire Hall. Chicken corn soup will be sold by plate or quart, hamburger and hot dog sandwiches, chicken salad, pies. and cakes are on the menu. During the evening the Lancaster Malta Band will furnish musie, and a living room suite, washing mach- ine, bicycle and three cash awards will be given. The proceeds will be used for the Disabled Firemen’s Fund. i Ws i BRETHREN HARVESTED HIS WHEAT WHILE HE'S AWAY While Issac B. Earhart, Colum- bia R1, was helping to distribute relief supplies to the destitute peo- ple of Holland and Belguim this week,» members of his church here completed harvesting 15-acre wheat crop on ‘the farm they tending in his absence. ce STRIKE THREAT FACES THE TOMATO GROWERS HERE The Campbell Soup Company is having trouble with the CIO and it would have to happen at a time like this. If a strike is called, thou- sands of tons which our county farmers are beginning to harvest, will be lost. enjoye-! his are of tomatoes RAPHO TEACHER RESIGNS The Rapho Township Schocl Board members accepted the res- ignation of Mrs. Stanley Hosler, Salunga, teacher of the Fairview School, who accepted a teaching position in Marietta Borough. | bration, dividual Our Union SS Picnic At Hershey Park Next Fri. Bainbridge, Md. Navy Band Here Sept. 7 At a meeting of the Parade com- mittee of the Welcome Home cele- it was decided to invite fn- equestrians, also all chil- dren with decorated bicycles. These entries will be placed in the civic division. Thus far these acceptances for the parade have been received by the committee: Navy Band, Naval Training School, Bainbridge, Md. «nd a compliment of sailors; Vet- erans of World War II of Mt. Joy and Vicinity, Shawnee Fire Co., of Columbia with Band; Hope Fire Co., of Manheim with Band. and Friend- ship Fire Co., Mt. Joy. The Judges are Col. Clarence A. Hayes, of the M. T. C. Depot, Mari- etta, Col. David Stinson, of M. A. D. Middletown and Major William B. Foerch, T. C., Mt. Joy. The judges stand will be located at Sheridan's Garage. Route of the parade will be an- nounced later and will include Flor- in. The distance will be one and one-half miles than previous parades. All local organizations are asked to mail their acceptances as soon as If you cannot parade, en- If you have not received an invitation, please get in touch with Mr. Benj. Groff, Chairman of Parade committee. Lets make this the largest, and most colorful parade we ever had. We have a reputation for fine so let's not fall down on less possible. ter a float. best parades, this occasion. ee tl VISITING AT LANDISVILLE OVER THIS WEEK-END The Scott Nissley's of Landis- ville, have as their weekend guest, Harry Hoyt Nissley, re- tired works manager of the Chrys- of Detroit. Ac- former's brother will be the latter's sons John Keller Nissley Richard Keller Nissley, ex-servicemen. et Ce RECRUITING OFFICER HERE Navy Recruiting Officer will be at Mt. Joy Post Office every Tues- one to 1:30. located recently “orporation Cory t companing the ler here and day from The in the P. O. Bldg. at Lancaster is daily 8 am. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Sat. ——— © Seventh Annual Hiestand Reunion The Seventh the Hiestand family was held at Kauff- men's Park Manheim, Sun- day July 28. A program was given with Hen- Group office open Reunion of near ry Hiestand in charge — singing was led by Irwin Hiestand, Scripture given by Simon Hiestand and Amos Hiestand led in prayer. Songs were sung by Joyce Druecker Roger Hie- stand. Rev. Charles Sayre gave an address followed by selec- tions by an orchestra. John Hiestand was elected presi- Henry Hiestand, vice-presi- (Turn to page 6) ee ee bee COLLECTOR SENDING OUT SCHOOL TAX NOTICES Collector James Metzler, taken the collection of school tax duplicate after the of Ellis Fellenbaum, out notices for tne col- reading was and several dent; who has ovel the resignation is sending lection of said taxes. The tax levied is 20 mills with a $3 per capita. These taxes are now due and payable. Two per- cent discount is allowed if paid on or before Oct 1. The full amount is due to Dec. 1, after which time five percent will be added. BR l= w’”?s rrr At FOUND NOT GUILTY Billy Stone, nineteen, Landisville R1, arrested by Lancaster police Saturday and charged with disor- derly conduct, was found not guil- ty and dismissed in a hearing be- fore Alderman Alfred P. Newell in Police Court, Numerous Weddings Cordelia M. Singer Paul L. Eisenhart Miss Cordelia M. Singer daugh- ter of Mr. and Mis. Paul B. Sing- bride Fisenhart, son of Mr. . Eisenhart, York er, Manheim R2, became the of Paul L. and Mrs. Herbert ¥ at 4 p.m. Saturday in Zicn Luther- an Church, M2nheim. The Rev. J. F. Knittle, pastor of the church. officiated assisted by the Rev. Rod- ger M. Singer, brother of the bride. Elizabeth B. Garman Carl W. Guthridge The marriage of Miss Elizabeth B. Garman, daughter of Mrs. Eliz- Garman, Mount Joy R2, to W. Guthridge, Manheim RI, Mrs. Mary Minton, Lewis- town, was solemnized Thursday, August 1, at the parsonage of Salem United Brethren Church, with the Rev. H. M. Tobias officiating. The couple was unattended. After a wedding trip to Illinois, they will reside at the home of the bride. The bridegroom was recently discharged from the armed forces, after serving three and one-half years in the ETO and Pacific The- aters. abeth Carl son of (Turn to page 3) ra cent] QUI Firemen Gave $300 To Home-coming Com. Friendship Fire Company voted to contribute $300 to the Home- coming Committee for use in pa- rade expenses for the Sept. 7th cele- at their meeting Thursday night. The company will partici- pate in the activities of the affair. It was reported by Ray Myers, Parade Chief, that the company won third prize of $50 at the Han- bration, over Parade on July 27. The group decided to cancel their acceptance of an invitation to parade at Sinking Spring Fire- men’s Parade on account of a con- (Turn to Page 5) —— THREE TEACHERS RESIGN IN CONOY TOWNSHIP SCHOOLS Three resignations were received during a of the Conoy Township board, and Clarence Bryan, dent of the the three filled. Those Divet, teacher recent meeting school presi- board, announced that vacancies have not been resigning were: Lester and eighth grades; Miss Ruth Ebersole, fifth and sixth Bainbridge Consolidated School, and Miss Elizabeth Musser, primary grades, Wickersham School. Miss elected to a similar position in Mount Joy seventh grades, Fbersole has been borough. Township schools will re- Sept. 3, for the 1946 Cenoy open Tuesday, -47 term. re Are Studying Traffic On Harrishurg Pike Statements made by Ray F. Smock, secretary of the State High- added doubt to widening the ways Department, of or the possibility Harrisburg Pike construction of a new relief Philadel- phia to the capitol city in the near future. Smock said highway Harrisburg, has been deferred by the Common- until traffic surveys under- taken ky the State completed. “We cannot do anything on a new relief route until the traffic survey (Turn to Page 5) -—— route from that from Philadelphia to planning for a new by-passing Lancaster, wealth are NEW BROADCASTING STATION The Peoples Broadcasting Com- pany, 252 North Queen Street, Lan- caster, will open a new radio sta- tion—WLAN, 1320 on your dial— Friday, Aug. 9. This, newest station, will broadcast from sunrise to sunset and ifvite you to tune in. i MARRIAGE LICENSES J. Donald Greider, Mt. Joy RI, and E. Lois Kaylor, Manheim R2. on Hemy street. a Lancaster's | This Section’s Engineer Recommends Water Main Around The Entire Boro ‘With Tie-Ins at All Streets and Alleys Local Affairs In General Briefly Told Wm. 22, fell off a and arms. Route abethtown, Columbia. both Studenroth, scaffold broke 340 from Maytown to Eliz- is scheduled to be oiled this week. Anne May Herr, sustained a 45, East Peters- burg, fractured wrist in an auto accident. Harold R. Murry, three of Col- umbia, was burned about the legs ly a toaster and died. Eighty Rhede Island Red hens were stolen from John E. Kauff- man, near Bird-in-Hand. The Denlinger clan will hold a reunion on the Landisville Camp grounds on Saturday, Aug. 10. Millie, wife of Rev. J. F. Knittle, Manheim, fell backward down steps Sunday and broke her arm. Mr. J. N. Billow and family moved from the Dr. Schlosser prop- erty on E. Main street to 101 Jacob street. C. K. Kulp, Manheim, the theft of two 16x600 auto tires and a 2l-plate battery garage. Seventy-one persons attended the reports from his seventh reunion of the Heistand family at Kauffman Park, Man- heim. Daniel Beiler, 21, Talmage, was badly injured when caught ha- tween two rocks while working in a quarry. U B. church, held its 84th and Mem. township, Stehman’s in Manor annual Sunday School reunion picnic Saturday. Harry E. Campbell, 20, of White- ford, Md., Sunday five persons capsized. rl QA Jack Wise, Lancaster Spoke To Lions Club Jack Wise, past president of the Lancaster Lions Club addressed the Lions Club at a meeting in Ho- stetter’s banquet hall here Tuesday “Fishing was doomed at Pequea when a boat containing evening on the, topic with Artifical Flies.” Visiting Lions Hoffman, George D. and N. N. Hale, all of Raymond Rhinehart, Jerry Leonard, Claude and Flmer Shreiner. Maurice Bailey ceipt of a $5 award from the sovernor’s Contest. _—— i ia -o» AWOL FROM ARMY Chief of Police Zerphey James L. Hilt, Saturday night on being AWOL from the US. Army at Ft. Dix, NJ, July 22. He was turned over to military author- of William F. Robertson, were Landisville. Nau- Kay - Secre- announced re- Dis- Freman gle, lor, tary trict arrested of Flor- charges of twenty-one, in, since ities at New Cumberland. ———— eee HI—YA, “MUSHEY” After an absence of about a week, that familiar character and faithful gas dispenser, “Mushey” Good, is on duty again at New- comer’s Gas Station. He says it was only a belly-ache. | WENGER FAMILIES REUNION The annual reunion of the Wenger | families will be held Wednesday, | August 14, 1946, at the Lititz Springs Park, Lititz." The reunion will open at 11:00 a* m. with a picnic lunch and program at 2:00 p. m. A Cr eee OILING OUR STREETS Heisey Bros., of Rheems, are oil- ing and chipping some of the streets and alleys thruout the boro. They started the work on Monday st it Claims Our Distribution Is Weakest Part Of System And Our Rates Are Ridiculous Several months ago Mt. Joy Boro Council engaged Engineer Jno. Wic- kersham, make a system and rec- The engi- neer and his assistants, after a thoro of Lancaster, to study of our water ommend improvements. study, presented his plans, finding improve- Monday and recommendations for Boro Council ments to evening Here as many of our water mains are de- is his suggestion: Inasmuch insufficient numerous points thruout same time not to dig up or disturb any portion of present water pipe network, he would recommend in- stalling a 12-inch Main, starting at the reservoir and completely encir- cling the borough and returning to the At the of every street and alley around the causing at the boro, cidedly small, water pressure and at the our reservoir. intersection boro, tie-in the present water main, whether it be 4, 6 or 8 inches, into the new 12-inch main. This, Mr. Wickersham claims, will increase our supply from three to four times It will also and the en- as much as at present. increase the gineer explained to Council, in de- pressure teil, why this method was possible and also quite practical, Furthermore, wherever there is ( Turn to Page Will Crown A Corn Queen At Farm Show Thirteen of Exhibit directors held Hardware 5) the Com- and com- members munity mittee a meeting at Newcom- er’s Store on Tuesday evening. Several, attractions have the One will new added to program. anniver- to box $5 to 25th of be a been sary interest the derby children soap 510, $7, open with four $3. and girls prizes contest is 12 years, and held Saturday location to be and This boys the contest at 12:30, the ced later. A new added light double with Ten dollar prize ( Turn to Page ————————— a —— SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSED DAMAGE TO PARKED CAR up to will be announ- classification has also for the Horse harness horses, single or been parade for rig. will be offered 5) Wiring on a car parked at Dr. Thomes’ office on Marietta Ave. Saturday was damaged by fire caused by a short circuit. Friendship Fire Co., summoned by a pedestrian who saw the engine smoking, responded and saved the car from further damage. rr DO Ge ree EARL SHENENBERGER NAMED RAPHO TWP. SUPERVISOR Earl Shenenberger, Manheim R2, has been appointed by the Rapho Twp. board of supervisors to fill a vacancy on the board caused by the resignation of Abram P. Arndt on July 22 The other members of the board are David G. Spickler and Harvey L. Zink. etl © ee LETTERS GRANTED Annie M. Musser, Mt. Joy Town- ship, administratrix of the of H. O. Musser late of Joy Township Carl B. Drohasn, Rapho Twp., ad- minister of Annie E. Baker, late of Elizabethtown. ———-——————— STATE HAS ITS TROUBLE The State Highway Department ordered 2.000.000 feet and was turned down flat. of snow fence None is being made due to the scarcity of wooden lath. -— Dr. R. M. Thome, 61, Marietta Avenue, will have his office closed from August 9th to 22nd. | Laying 12-In. Georganne, who celebrated her 12th birthday. ments home. Dick Tyndall, Billy Beaston, Miriam Anita and Georganne Shatto. Visited By The Stork General Hospital Mortuary Record In This Section Charles R. Suydam, 55, died at Columbia. Mrs. Orpha C. Daugherty, 79, died at Columbia. . Caroline, wife of Charles Hogen- died at Columbia aged 45. widow of Edwin M. at Newville, She togler, Barbara, Charleston, died was eighty-four.* H. Chancelor Weathers, 82, of Marietta, found dead. He two brothers. was leave Elmer M. Ober Elmer M. Ober, fifty-seven, Ra= pho Twp., died at his home Sun=- day at 9:30 p.m. following an elev=- en weeks illness. He was a member of the Hernley’s Mennonite church. The son of the late Moses and Flizabeth Myers Ober, he is sur- (Turn to page 3) re Rr rere MISS GEORGANNE SHATTO GIVEN BIRTHDAY PARTY A birthday party was given Mon- day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. St., George Shatto, on East Main in honor of their daughter Games were played and refresh= served on the lawn of the Gary Ellis, Those present were: Fitzkee, Shirley Hawthorne, Doris Linton, Claudette Zeller, Lucy and Myers, Jean Darrenkamp, Mr. heim and Mrs. John Bigler, Man- R2, a at the Lancaster Sunday. Mrs. Rokert J. Bell, E. Main street announced the birth of a daughter, Joan Leslie Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Geib, Man- heim R2, a son last Wednesday at Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Flwood Hooker, Mcunt Joy R2, a son Thursday at the Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rose Land- * isville, a daughter Thursday at the Lancaster General Hospital. a... Biemesderfer Heads Fund Raising Campaign Biemesderfer, Presi- Millersville State Teachers will head the County Di- the 1946 fund-raising son Mr, and the dent of College, vision flor DR. D. L. BIEMESDERFER = , mj of the Welfare Feder- ation of Lancaster County, it Was announced today by M. J. War- nock, Campaign Chairman. Dr. Biemesderfer, prominent iin county educational, civic and church activities, will appoint 7 area chairmen who will assist him in the campaign, which will raise funds for the 16 Red Feather a gencies of the Federation. drive opens October 14th. aign