)c pe dd Shoppers In Community Offered Buying Opportariles In Our Merchants 3-Day Sales Event Dr. E. K. Tingley Purchased Roy B. Sheetz Property An important realty transaetion was closed here Saturday when Dr. E. K. Tingley, of Wolgemuth Inc, purchased the Roy B. Sheetz real estate holdings at private sale and private terms. The sale property including a ling undertaking parlors fronting on East Main St. and extending south Delta to Henry Streets. The new mediate taking parlors entire dwel- the farme comprises and along purchaser took im=- of the under- and on Monday force of carpen- paper hangers preparatory stock of all burners, possession morning had a painters renovating the place ters, and to moving the entire electrical appliances, oil ete. from the First National Bank and Trust Company's building on North Market Street to the new location. The bank will raze the building vacated by | Inc. It is the intention of Wolgemuth Inc. to make this one of the most modern electrical stores and | Plumbing & Heating Center in | this section. The location is ideal. The new owner will take] possession of the dwelling Sept. | 15th. This particular lccation has al- ways been a business place. During the past 55 years it was a shoe store, clothing store, mo- vie theatre, undertaking parlor, furniture store, now will become an electric apoliance center. On September, 1921 just twenty- eight years ago, mortician Roy B. Sheetz “put out his shingle® and has conducted an undertaking and embalming business at this location ever since. At this writing he has no definite plans for the future. ea A Over 200 Boys & Girls Working At De-tasseling Corn More than 200 Lancaster Coun- ty teen-agers, 60 of them from | are working here this corn de- Ranging from teen Lancaster, summer as tassellers. twelve to seven- | the corn de- least 5 feet 2 inches tall to be able to About half this year’s group are girls, The em- Hoffman Seed Co, Landisville, and the Reist Seed Co., Mt. Joy. Not as needed cause of a years in age, tassellers must be at reach the tassels. ployees are many detasselers are be- | which de-tas- this year as formerly new has been developed. It sels 70 per cent of the corn, and | the remainder to be | hand. skill machine leaves only done by Although no particular (Turn to Boge » 65-Yr. Old Grade School Building To Be Sold Aug. 8 Members of Mt. Joy Board of Education will bids for purchase of its sixty-five is | | | receive | | | | | year old ‘Joint School’, where for many years children of East end West Donegal and Mt. Joy Townships attended school. Although the school was built on the Mt. Joy Twp. side of the line, all three districts supported the school and sent pupils there, ace | cording to Joseph Greiner, the | president. the ported their two townships trans= pupils to Florin and Later Maytown and Mt. Joy Twp. took over support of the school itself. Lately it has seemed impractic- able to keep it open and it is now in the process cf being sold. Bids will be opened at a meet- ing of the township board on | Monday Aug. 8 at Florin Gram- mer School. rn meas MARRIAGE LICENEES John Harold Herr, Jr. Salunga, sertrude Bernice Habeck- er Lancaster RDI. Herbert Hornberger, Salunga and Doris H. Asher, Lancaster. er The Cheerful 4-H Club: met at the home of Mrs. J. Everett Martin on Wednesday, July 13. Myr] Jean Martin was chcsen as the club's delegate to 4-H Club Week at State College. and Sewer’s | his father Artificial Breeders Have Exceptional Dairy Animals Following official inspection of its herd recently by W. A. Weeks, North Carndon, Vt, an official inspector authorized by the Hol- stein-Freisian Asso. of America, the Southeastern Pa. Artificial Breed- ing Coop., Landisville, Pa. is the owner of a total of nine officially classified Holstein-Friesian dairy animals. This is the fourth time the herd has been classified for type under the national assoc’s Herd Classi- fication program organized and maintained in an effort to improve the Holstein breed of dairy cattle. Of the animals classified by W A. Weeks two were named “good plus”, the third highest rating an animal can receive. Adding previously classified animals, the herd now has a total of five very good and ‘plus good’ designations. el Examinations For Postmaster at The three Mount Joy Office An open competitive examina- tion to fill the vacancy in the position of postmaster in Mount Joy has been announced by the United States Civil Service Com- mission at the request of the Postmaster General. In order to be eligible for the examination, an applicant must be a citizen of the United States, must have actually resided with- in the delivery of this post office, or within city or town in which the office is located, for at least one year immediately ceding the date fixed for of receipt of applications, the pre- close must | be in good physical condition and within the prescribed age limits certain waivers of the age limits, being allowed persons granted a veteran preference. Both men and women are admitted. Under the terms of Congress, the Civil an Act of approved June 25, 1938, Service Commission will certify the names of the highest three qualified eligibles to the Postmaster General who shall thereupon submit the name f the eligible selected to our President for nomination. Con- firmation by the Senate is the final action. Charles J. Bennett Jr. is acting postmaster since the reignation of now serving as our rural who is a carrier on one of | routes. rn ct ee tll Re MARTIN TROSTLE HEADS YOUNG FARMERS GROUP Martin Trostle was elected the president of the newly-organized Young Farmers Group which held its third meeting at the East Donegal Twp. High School. Leslie Hixon was elected president, Jerome Bixler, as secretary; Donald Drake, er; Amos Longenecker, chaplain; and Gene M. Love, advisor. A committee to draw up a con- stitution and by-laws, gram vice- the treasur- and a pro- committee were appointed. Joseph Wolgemuth and Willis Nolt of the Lancaster Farm Bur- eau led a discussion and showed films on “What Is a Co-op?” The next meeting will be held at 8 p. m. Thursday, August 11th at the high school. A A ro WE ARE SPECIALLY EQUIPPED FOR WORK OF THIS KIND On Tuesday the Bulletin printed 4,000 copies of a l6-page tabloid advertising medium for the Merchants Division of the Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce. This committee is conducting Sales Days here July 28, 29, and 30. The entire edition was printed and folded at one operation, ready for mailing on the Bulletins Goss Comet press. They will be mailed and distrib- uted thruout the community this size | week. wut Ql JOHN HERR JR. WILL WED Invitations have been issued to the wedding of Miss Bernice Habecker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay C. Habecker, Lancaster, and John H. Herr, Jr., son of John H. Herr Salunga and the late Mrs. Herr. Ce eo THE NORMAN MOYER ESTATE The estate of Norman I. Moyer, Mount Joy Twp, was adjudicated last week. There is $2,624.09 for distribution among the heirs. MOST THE- MINUTE WEEKLY I N The it J this boro scheduled to arrive at For Water Meters the Island of Crete, July 16, as a | crew member aboard the ai have almost forgotten, we told you through these columns that a photographer was coming here to session and this week and continuing through for six The time required to make all]of (fifty-five children, all resi Wort iy fron Gam n Meter ( v io More recent history found Crete the photos, cuts, etc, was far be- | dents of this community. j Ne wars y J Neptune Meter Co. | the scene of paratroop landings yond our expectation. Here is the first photo | of New York: and Rockwell Man- [ in the last war that made air- | ufacturing C Pittsburgn { borne invasion history It was Pe) Bes! lex secretary of thie there that ex-heavyweight cham- ority aid no contrac aut id pion Max Schmeling was injured 3 aw rded The bids will be now during jump with Nazi para- | studied by the engineer and a | 4p per contract may be awarded later in — me i this week | At the present time. Beshler The Wherezbis rkmen are engaged in the sald Wi laying of the water main in the Of Pp l Th { community The pump house, €op e ruou with the exception of the instal- { lation of equipment, has been E ti L ali t has ntire Locality ! completed as well as the founda- tion for the water tower in the M George of Boy- rear of the high school Con- | e's Furnishings, made a business A few days ‘later, while driving VOL. XLIX, NO. 8 Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, July 21, 1949 i x 3 [DAVID LOEWEN, OF TOWS Citizens of Tomorrow! East Donegal MA ti or cum sve nm . ; ate. gratified to wbo qt son of the late Mr. John L tn Se, elie og ih To Study The Bids L wen 50 Yous on St., {| Hospital L ANCASTER Mount Joy Bulletin COUNTY $2.00 a Year in Advance Former Resident Of Florin Killed In Motor Accident take pictures of your kiddies and successive weeks, a block of The East Donegal Twp. Muni- 6 USS C ral Sea for a Richard J. Miller, twenty-four later those pictures would ap- | these pictures will appear An cpl Auth IY Monday evening i. day visit | Lancaster, formerly of Florin, fath- pear in The Bulletin. Nothing |are exceptional likenesse of | Teteived senied on sals for Wx In his peaceful ‘invasion’ of the | er of a 16-day-old son, was fatally having been seen or heard of | your youngsters, s, be on the Water mete for the water sy island, whose history traced to | injured and another man critically those pictures to date we pre-| lookout for the one of your own | €M NOW being constructed at) 9960 B, C., he follows in the foot- | hurt when their car left the Man- sume many of you thought we | child. ; Maytown | steps of Greek, Roman, Byzan-| heim pike and struck a tractor- were kidding — but we were not. We will reproduce the pictures The bids were received from: | i, 4nd Turkish invaders of old. | trailer truck parked at the Posey Service gasoline station about 2:15 a. m Miller Company Wednesday. Lancaster General taken in the died in where he was institution ambulance following the | erash. Death resulted from a frac- tured skull and broken neck, said Dr. C. P. Stahr. deputy coroner, who issued a certificate of accident- al death Charles H. Benson, 730 E. Chestnut St., Lancaster only passenger in Miller's car, suffered fractured Both were Cone- twenty-six skull toga Transportation Bus drivers | They had been in Mount Joy and East Petersburg and were on their wav home State Policeman Edward Mal- | oney reported Benjamin er, thirty-one, 650 Broad St., Ham | rishurg, was the driver Beam- | er and four passengers were un- | hurt Damage to the car wa estimated at $150 by police —— ie ei 2 REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES i FOR TAX COLLECTOR HERE A contest for the Republican nomination for tax collector here loomed Wednesday as a man and a | weman filed petitions for the post with the Lancaster County Board of Elections Seeking the nomination are Mr Mortuary Record Throughout This Entire Locality John Glass, abethtown yesterday. Elwood D. Hahn, Thursday. seventy-one, at Eliz- fifty-three, at Manheim Christian F. Rodkey, seventy= one, at Columbia Thursday. Edward M. Eckman, ninety-three, at the Oveville Mennonite Home. Walter S. Longenecker, fifty- three, of E-town, died in the ambulance on his way to the hospital. Samuel R. Weber, seventy- seven, proprietor of Hotel Weber at Lancaster for the past thirty= one years died Monday Randy Lee Gingrich Randy Lee Gingrich, infant son of Harrison and Marguarette Gingrich, Bainbridge, died Sun= day at St. Joseph's Hospital. Surviving are his parents, his materal grandmother, Mrs. Sara (Turn to page 3) etme tl A Qe etme struction of the tower hegan on | trip to New York City Monday to | Miller's wife, Zelda Gehman Mil- oo. Wednesday Wednesday. | ler. was a maternity patient in the ctivities 0 ur eee Mr. and Mrs. John Loewen of | hospital where her husband died. | East Hampton, N. Y. visited the | She gave birth to a son July 5 and | $ 4 | tard | i olice 1Cers 00 141 rs or a Loewen family. Jean Lecewen | was scheduled to be discharged | also of East Hampton is staying | soon Chief of Police ark Neiss’ thout two weeks | Sp —— sia traffic Court for the week includes: ost ar OVO A| Mr and Mis. Charles Cassel | ENTERTAINED AT SUPPER George A. Weber, East Main Li 2 ind son and the formers Frother Mr. and Mr Christian B. | Street, Mount Joy was summoned i ae; a -law of Hagerstown, Md. and | p «| before Justice of the Peace Jam- ivr 8 Distance of 14 Mi i Brubaker of near Erisman efore Justice o 1¢ eace Ja Top. Toft to vicht~Coralvn Botton: Bo Toft 4 Toit Maud Cassel, of Harrisburg, | ov, ph, entertained at their | es Hockenberry for driving on I g arolyn, ottom how, 1 0 A You often hear about Uncle | made a very pleasant call on the home Tuesday evening Pre- the left side of an intersection. c ‘hter oc dn Sq che oi s NTs : — a 1 & ng, Bh Me and Mrs, a Yvonne, dau hter of Mi and Mrs. | gam speedy mail delivery but | editor at The Springs Saturday. sont. Were Isade. B. Brihukor ond Henry M. Fegley, Harrisburg, ar iller, Mt. Joy; 1yllis James Forrey, Wit Joy; J ann here's one for the books. Be- Dr. and Mrs. E. K. Tingley will wife. of Washington State, Rev.|and Samuel I. Sollenberger, of and Diane, daughters of Mr. and|son of Me : and Mrs. John Far- lieve it or not it took forty-one | motor to Mont Rose, near Scranton, | Mrs. Joseph M. Nissly, pastor | E-town were both summoned be= Mrs. Cranes Summy, Mt. Joy; | mer, Florin; Georgeanne andl and five months for a] over the week end where they will | of the First Mennonite Church of | fore Hockenberry, for speeding at 3 RE 'S - cky, daughter of ran Irs 1 kh 3 wm 7.3} : : . Pon ald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al- | Becky, d ugh r of Mr. and Mrs post card to travel from Millers- [ be the guests of Mr. Tingley’s| Altoona. Pa.: Rev. and Mrs. Mar- | 50 miles an hour on Main St. vert L. Brayman, Mt. Joy. Henry Schneider, Mt. Joy. ville to Mount Joy, a distance of | mother, who is celebrating her 86th tin G. Metzler, pastor of Eris- Graham E. Mutchler was i about 14 miles. milestone in life | man’s Church. Miss Emma M.|summcned before Squire Thomas B . ROBERT FUNK WITH EIGHTH At 3 p. m. February 13, 1908 Miss Mrs. Frank Siebert and family | Njssly, Mr. and Mrs. J. Nissly | Brown for speeding on Main St. rie ews rom ARMY AT SAPPORO, JAPAN Fannie Cassel was a student at | visited the Loewen family for a | Brubaker and daughter Joan, son, | at 50 miles per hour. ‘ ofe Private Robert Z. Funk, son of | Millersville Normal School at | short visit. Mrs. Siebert is the [ Barry, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mrs. Lizzie W. Sauders, Florin, The Dailies For Mrs. Margaret Funk of 54 West | which time she mailed a post {only living member of the Loe- | Brubaker and a fresh air child of | was summoned before Squire Donegal Street, this boro, is cur-| card to Mis Annie Blensinger, | wen family She is the sister | New York | Brown for failing to stcp at a * k R din rently stationed at Camp Craw-|now a resident of East Main St, | of the late Mr. John J Loewen —— 0 stop sign, uic ea g ford, Japan with the 31st Infan- | this bor : — 8 Wu | TWO WEST HEMPFIELD James Salunga, is N : yr egime 7% Division Cne day last week the loca <( r ne Q { fo be summoned efore Squire 1600 men were laid off at Lu-|!y Regiment of the 7th Division ) SCHOOL BUILDINGS SOLD | ! kens. Steel Works, Coatesville. He 1s assigned to ‘M’ Company urier delivered the card to Mis e 0C ews Tic Wes Hempfield Pan. tHockenberry for speeding at 48 due to lack of orders of the regiment and pertor Blensinger, who upon receipt, in | ] hoo] } 4 al | miles an hcur on Main Street ? id ' | Fick school houses were sold at | . : : . g ing the duties of mail clerk i quired if they were cleaning | i | Officer Neiss picked up Fran- Over 13,000 employes at the | ng ! l I A public sale Saturday afternoon | . Homestead Steel Plant are now] in that unit. AY eae Opie | wi or as ec by the Board of Education oe Bros) ing BD — RN 3 nr Pvt. Funk ttended Mt Toy II that time for the card to reach 3 i . warrant ailing to answer a perparing for a strike. Kehler's on the Columbia and . : wy A and express service | Grammer Schocl and later was | its destination ery rie y 0 Mountviille pike was sold to traffic summons. He paid $1475 re Brown 1 During the interval 1 assel He eal i 7 and wa on the Reading railroad between |* mployed at George Brow na During te I L Miss Cn oe p ut will 1 } Norman Clinton, 322 Cherry Yas excus L x : Reading and Lancaster will be Sons, Cotton Mill became the wife of James LL. Ul- A Pa. Dutch Day wi Columbi for $4.250 1 Ster On Monday night Officer Neiss d Anca; 4 : rie or | Columbia, for $4,250; an . discontinued in the very near fu His army career began on Sep- | rich, now residing on College Ave rv a Hershey Pe Aug 7.) line's School or the Columl picked up a nine year old boy af s \ - 4 Noida. fin) 1.3 of ine's School on o olumbia Be ‘ : ture tember 14, 1945 at Harrisburs Elizabethtown Forty-five white Leghorn chi- . a Bile + id to Ci | Van’s Servicenter where he was * 7 the far arietta 1IKe was IC nrist- 3 The York Wall Paper Co. will Pa. After basic training. he wa The authorities are anxious to | ckens were stolen from the farm 4 H Colum] RD for hitchhiking to Harrisburg to see «© « . v + an oover, umbpia \ 101 close + July 29th and 150 will Te ordered overseas to Japan Dut kn vhether the card made | of Aaros Glick, Quarryville Sod | his parent He had been stay- : Sy . ing atotioned J everal trips around the globe or The Masonic Homes, at Elizabeth- | ling with hi le jobless. The United Wall Paper | ing 1946, he was stationed Kobe ral tri round ; the glol ! 1¢ nic The 1 2 ) Liovd Landuiter woe the. resting Wi h his aunt and uncle at Co. at York closed down last Japan if it w imply mislaid and final town, will break ground Friday for Vo | the Landisville Camp Meeting week . Pvt. Funk has one brother in| ly ‘bobbed up’ new $400,000 building Ronee am meat Gs em smn Grounds and wa returned to for strove 5 Yards vn | the service tationed it the | N.Y pi A thief dug up and carried them by Neiss Fire destroyed a large bam : a 0a I 1% away two rows of potatoes on the | FIVE PERSONS ESCAPED omer een and its contents near Hockers-|Hawaiin Islands. DARWIN LORAW, FLORIN IS | away tw ; | WHEN CAR HIT CULVERT ville. The loss was $50,000 and ey HAVING AN EXPERIENCE farm of Horry Baker, Columbin A Sai dh D ‘ b . i ¥ y ~ rv my r i al 0) arg { S yts Fi Je erson escant d 1] Vv it was owned by the Hershey | HELD A QUARTERLY | Darwin Loraw, Florin, exper Aon 1 + / tos pe . 5 i ; r in whi i 3 pos t emonstration y I . : on S avs has 0 dd against | whe e car in which hey wer Chocolate Co. MEETING, OF OUR | ienced the old adage, when it ; To y 3 4 IL . C : | vidi : k Iver | t . A - CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | rains. it often Yours Last week the tility Skeet and rap ub In| riding struck 8 culver ang upset | St t P I t 3 v : Providence township on the Harrisburg Pike, one and | a e 0 ICE thi Th The quarterly meeting of the | Mr. and M Loraw were pa- Bi Ever at Mt J cl } EC : | tient t Lancaster Hospital Dr. George N. Falkenstein, the | a half miles west of Elizabeth- | | In amber o ommerce | ly BL 4 "3p | 2:5 I g > LOY lames ! founder and first acting president | town, at 2:50 a. m. Monday Auto Club Picnic officers Pennsyl- School at Her- feat- afety demonstration by ond trained dogs from the vania State Police hey will be one of the many ures of the all-day program planned for the annual picnic of the Lancas- ter Automobile Club at Hershey Park n Thursday. This exhibi- tion will be staged at the band stand from 11 to 11:30 A. M The day’ program will get under it 10 A. M. with a concert by the Pottstown Band and soloists. Al cond concert by this band will be ven mn the afternoon. Another More on page 3.) - Ares SCHOOL-COMMUNITY REUNION August 27, the reunion will Saturday, annual l] and ¢ mmunity Chool he held at the Newtown School Grounds. The E. U. B. Quincy Or- | phans Band o Quincy will render Esther Hockenberry, housewife, 118 | E. Main St, wife of Squire James | Hockenberry and George H. Brown ITI, machine operator, 154 N. Mar- ket St | ss