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Icy Highways
Imperil Drivers
Passengers Hurt
A car was completely
by fire, several poles broken off ar
high tension wires torn down in an
accident about 7:20 this mornir
(Thursday) due to the icy conditic
of the Marietta Pike.
As far as we could learn
etta, was the
it struck a pole knocked down by
a Dodge that skidded on the ice af-
hitting
the pole the Witmer car rolled over
ter passing Witmer. After
and caught fire.
Two young lady passengers ac-
companying him were cut, one a-
bout the face, the other on the
shoulder. They escaped from the
burning car by kicking out the
windshield.
The driver of the Dodge whose
identity was not established, had
not been located at this writing
Friendship Fire Company respon
ded
and extinguished the blaze.
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MT. JOY ART CLASS TO
MEET EACH MONDAY NIGHT
Mount Joy Art Class held its in-
itial meeting in the grade school
ilding Monday evening.
building 3 onday ; S. EDWARD GABLE
Forty-six persons attended the
meeting in charge of
Tongenecker. Meetings will be held
in art room of Mt. Joy high school
ach | ay evening at 7:30 pm.
each Monday t ening i : I of the cluk has grown from 300 to
under the direction of Miss Mar- {Turn to Poge 4)
i a
tha Harnish, Mt. Joy, R2. ——— lo
A display including the work of
Mr. Longenecker, Mr. and Mus. A ti T tL ’
James Phillips and Miss Harnish n 1- rus aw rs
was shown, and Mr. Herbert Lee ‘ ’
of York, gave a short talk on the Kill d Own C
equipment necessary for painting. ; € ase
GO eee
FIRE CO. AUXILIARY MET
The
dies Auxiliary
Fire Co,
evening at the Fire House
the
last
of
wae held
in
form of a penny covered dish so-
cial, with the proceeds for the om-
bulance fund.
New fixtures for the kitchen were.
discussed but no action was taken,
«nd two new members were admit-
ted to the auxiliary.
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FIRE DAMAGED AUTO _.
FAST OF ETOWN
A faulty carburetor was blamed
for a fire which broke cut in an
automobile belonging to Irvin My-
ers, Elizabethtown R3, front of
his akout a half mile east of
Elizabethtown.
in
home
over the
Myers threw a rug
which was fanned by high
winds, before the Friendship Fire
Co., of Elizabethtown arrived. The
damage to the 1929 model sedan
was estimated at $50 by firemen.
i
Man Killed When
Crushed Between
Truck & Machine
forty-six, of
killed in-
between a
blaze,
Harry Thompson,
Elizabethtcwn R3,
stantly when crushed
was
truck and a heavy piece of mach-
inery in the supply yards of the
Harrison Construction Co., on the
road leading from Colebrock to Mt.
Gretna on Monday.
The firm is engaged in
a section of the super
Lebanon county. Thempson
a laborer.
building
was
Dr. John L. Groh, deputy coron-
er for Lebanon county, said the
driver of the truck apparently lost
control when his foot slipped from
The truck pin-
another
the clutch pedal.
ned Thompson
piece of machinery.
Dr. Wm. Stout cf Manheim pro-
nounced the man dead.
The Lancaster General Hospital
ambulance was driven over a mile
and a half of mud covered road to
bring the man’s kody to the Lan-
caster Hospital.
A scn of the late
Mary Shumper Thompson,
member of Mount Pleasant
Christ Church. Besides
his wife Lizzie, he is survived hy
the following children: Harry C.,
John A, J. Christian, Paul E., Jo-
seph E, Glenn L. and Mary Ann,
all at home; and Margaret, wife of
Roy Frey, Parkesburg. Three sis-
ters, Mrs. Harmon Walker and Mrs.
Maude Dubs, both of Harrisburg,
and Mrs. Martha Hornsbee of Phil-
against
George and
he was
Breth-
ren in
a Nash
driven by George Witmer of Mari-
car that burned when
Lineaus
February meeting of the La-
Friendship
Thursday
the
highway in |
IMO s-T upe
- TO -
THE-MINUTE
‘The Mount Joy Bulle
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LANCASTE
R CoUNTY
tin
0 Wp bag and
| Mortuary Re
Throughout
Entire Locality
VOL. XLIX, NO. 39
ad
Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, February 2
3,
1950
$2.00 a Year in Advance | from a heart attack.
| Miss Clara L. Heim, at Colun
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Kame,
ng
S. Edward Gable
Named To Head
m
S. Edward Gable,
the Lancaster
president of
Automobile
Club For 32d Year
Club
since 1919, was nominated Friday
NEWCOMER MOTORS IS
AUTHORIZED TO USE THE
32nd consecutive term.
1 ticn will be held March 17th.
Since he took office,
InCourt, A&P Says
The anti-trust lawyers, previous-
ly defeated three times in different
federal “killed their own
case” against The Great Atlantic
‘and Pacific Tea Co. at Dallas, A
and P will say in advertisements
appearing in newspapers through-
out the country this weekend.
But this did not end the 10 year
eampaign against A ‘and P, accord-
ing to the fourth advertisement
a series discussing previous un-
attacks on the pioneer
food chain by lawyers.
“The
satisfied
them by
courts,
in
ssful
anti-trust
with
three federal judges,”
ad says. “They still wanted
destroy A and P.
The advertisement tells
1944 the Dallas case, hased
legations similar to those in the
current suit to put A and P out of
business, had been thrown out of
court by Federal Judge Atwell.
On appeal, the ad says, the Cir-
Court at New Orleans,
(Turn to Page 5)
ca tf i———
LETTERS GRANTED
Elizabeth M. Harmon,
N. J. and Margaret J. Derr,
Joy, administratrices of
A. Glatfelter estate.
Annie S. Morton, Mt. Joy execu-
trix of the late Charles S. Morton
estate.
lawyers were not
decisions against
the
to
how in
on al-
cuit al-
Veincr,
Mount
the James
ee el A
WANTS TENANT EVICTED
A landlord is seeking to evict a
tenant because he allegedly refused
to let a “vermin exterminator” in
1 his house.
Jennie B. Nolt, Landisville, filed
the eviction proceedings in court
ag: unst Alvin D. Seachrist, occu-
| pant of a property of 546 W. Chest-
nut St., Lancaster.
ID A A
HAD LICENSES RESTORED
Thirty motorists from this section
of the state had their licenses sus-
pended while the following * had
theirs restored: Howard Singer Jr.,
Maytown; Frank Fitzgerald, Lan-
disville; Martin Brown Jr. this
bero; Clyde S. Mumma, Columbia
R1; James A. Landis, Elizabethtown
R3.
sie senses Willie
WORLD'S DAY OF PRAYER
The World's Day of Prayer service
which was scheduled at the First
Presbyterian Church, this Friday,
will be held in the Trinity Lutheran
Church with the program in charge
of the Ladies of the Presbyterian
Church.
a
THIRD (ANNUAL MINSTREL
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
March 9, 10, and 11, the Mt. Joy
Lions Club will present their 3rd
annual Minstrel Show in the high
evening without opposition for his
The elec-
membership
every “OK” used car or truck wit
public confidence.
a
American Legion
Purchased Farm
Adjoining Home
Last Saturday afternoon Auction
eer C. S. Frank sold all the real es
tate and personal property of
distance west of Salunga, along th
old Harrisburg pike.
tion of which was acquired by
way
was purchased by Walter S. Eber
sole Post No.
for $14,300.00. The improvement
thereon are a large stone,
dwelling and a frame bank barn.
way cut off a three acre tract
Metzler. This plot was
by J. Robert Charles for $1,600.
The sale
Charles, Benjamin F. Charles
E. Ruth Krall. Claude S.
an
$795 per acre.
Possession of both tracts
given on or before April 1st.
The Rosser Construction
pany just recenaly
of Southern States, recently
caught a fish 7 ft. 4
largest of the catch by the party of
was deep-
inches long,
twelve with whom she
sea fishing.
ns cn cn lll GA re ss.
Brief News From
The Dailies For
Quick Reading
Last year 12,632 trucks paid the
state $250,000 in fines for overloads.
Last year Pennsylvania farmers
grew 19,159,000 bushels of potatoes
150 rings and two wrist watches
were stolen from a show window in
Hanover.
J. Walter
has driven trucks 500,000 miles
without an accident.
In order to keep the price up the
government has already purchased
11,000 bushels of early Florida po-
tatoes at $2.50 per 100 pounds.
re eet GQ ere
Week's Birth Record
Mr. and ‘Mrs.
der, Manheim RD2, a son
Joseph's Hospital Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hostetter, a
son at the General Hospital Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Z. Musser,
Mount Joy RDI, a son at the Gen-
eral Hospital Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Huggins of
Bainbridge RD1, a son at St. Jo-
seph’s Hospital last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. William - Nenstiel,
Landisville, a daughter Monday at
the Gerneral Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay R. Houseal, of
Maytown, a son Tuesday at the
Benjamin. S. Gin-
at ‘St.
adelphia.
school auditorium at 8:00 p. m.
the
Charles Estate at Chiques, a shor
The farm of 17 acres, a good por-
the
State, between the new 4-lane high-
and the old Harrisburg pike,
the buildings fronting on the latter,
185, American Legion,
stucco
The construction of the new high-
on
the north adjoining land of Isaac J.
purchased
ins ches ont] Weddings Thruout
Zeller was
the clerk. The entire farm brought
will be
Com-
acquired all the
from the
land across the highway Mr. and Mrs. Adam Walker of
Charles farm from Jno. E. Schroil. | yp Joy RD2 announces the mar-
EE riage of their grand-daughter Mary
BAINBRIDGE WOMAN CAUGHT | jo... Shearer to Lewis Hake son
A FISH OVER 7 FT. LONG of Mrs. Emma Hake of Windsor.
Mrs. Guy S. Hoffman, of Bain- The couple were married ¢n Feb.
bridge, who, with her husband, 1s 11th at Bel Air, Md. by Rev. Glenn
spending several weeks on a tour |gueijtzer., They were unattended.
Moore, of Soudersburg |
Sunday evening, February 26. Rev.
| Ck wton P. Myers Appninted in his
ios BELL, MANAGER SENATORS
| SPEAKS HERE NEXT TUESDAY
Tuesday’s luncheon of the Rotary
{ Club was in celebration of their
| twenty-fourth anniversary, and to-
| day, February 23rd, is the forty-
fifth anniversary of Rotary Inter-
national.
Speakers were members of the
= | Rotary Information committee: Jno.
| M. Booth spoke on the history of
Rotary since its beginning in 1905 at
t | Chicago: Henry G. Carpenter spoke
€ 1! of the beginning of the Mount Joy
Club in 1926.
The of Charter
night for a new club at Millersburg,
Pa., will be Monday, March 6th.
Daniel M. Wolgemuth was induct-
ed as a new member of the Club.
Visiting Rotarians were: R. Wag-
ner, Lancaster; Henry Bucher and
S| Tillman Ebersole, of Elizabethtown
and Frank McFarren, Lititz.
Speaker at next Tuesday's lunch-
eon will be Les Bell, manager of
the Harrisburg Senators baseball
team.
rll Cn co.
announcement
Our Community
During Past Week
Mary Jean Shearer
Lewis Hake
Mary Daniels
Ragnor Hallgren
Miss Mary Daniels, of Millersburg
“Hank” Hallgren, son
Mrs. Ragnor Hallgren,
{ Marietta St, were united in mar-
riage Saturday at Alexandria, Va.
They spent Sunday in Washing-
ton, D. C. and returned to Millers-
burg where they will reside.
Miss Daniels is a graduate of Mil-
lersburg high school class of '45
and is employed in the office of the
Bell Telephone Co., at Harrisburg.
“Hank” as he is popularly known
here, is a graduate of Mount Joy
high school and Franklin & Marsh-
all College. He served with the
Naval Air Corp during World War
Il and is assistant athletic
| coach at Millersburg and teacher of
the junior hgh
and Ragnor
of Mr. and
now
social studies in
school there.
rs. RC
RECORD DANCE SATURDAY
| Teenagers are invited to attend
la Record Dance at the Boy Scout
| Den, North Market St, Saturday
| evening February 25th at 8:00 p. m.
Admission, single ticket 25 cents,
couples 35 cents. There will be
refreshments and games.
The dance is spons red by
Ram Patrol.
a a
IS ON A VISIT HERE
Mrs. Hoss V. Hardin, Monahans,
Texas, is spending several weeks
with her mother, Mrs. Helen Poth-
ke, Mrs. Hardin is the fodmer Er-
ika Pothke.
espns
A SUPPORT CIRDER
John B. Myers of
was ordered to pay $16 a week for
the support of his wife Kathryn M.
the
Celebrate Our
Mt. Joy high school seniors with a
ten dollar prize was announced. In
February 1951
brate the centennial of its founding.
and surrounding rural districts will
be eligible for a $10, $5 or
prize for suggestions on “How To
Decorate Mount Joy for Christmas
1950 and how to finance it.
FOOD SALE FRIDAY
E'town RD2,{ the Ladies Bible Class of the Evan-
gelical Congdegational Church will
have a food sale at the Market
Dedicatory And Evangelistic +
drew plans
(Turn to page 5)
Everythiie That
Happened At
Florin Recently
On Monday, the
the E.U.B. Church will
Mt. Joy E.U.B. Church at the Florin
Church at 7:30 p. m
Next Friday evening at 7:30, Wil-
liom H. Beck will have public sale
of some household articles at his
home on Main street.
The Florin Fire Co. Auxiliary
will serve a baked ham dinner on
Sunday, March 12 at the Fire Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Kauffman vis-
ited Mr. and Mrs. Ray Burris near
Maytown on Sunday.
Mr. George Shetter and family
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Todd at Man-
heim.
Mr. Jack Liggins is a surgical pa-
tient at the U. S. Naval hospital at
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Breneman
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Eshelman and Betty Jane Halde-
man on Sunday.
Mr. and Mds. Edward Wicken-
heiser of Colonial Park, Harrisburg
and Mrs. Nora Derr, Mr. John
Cooper of Mt. Joy, called on Mrs.
Sarah Schlegelmilch and brother
Edward Henderson.
The King’s Daughters Class of
the Florin E.UB. Church will hold
a food sale at the Florin Hall on
Saturday, February 25th, beginning
at ten o'clock. All kinds of delicious
foods will be on sale. Bring your
containers for soup. Don’t forget the
date, this Saturday, Feb. 25.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Becker en-
tertained the fallowing guests Sun-
day: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zerphey
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Tormo and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Ober and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Jay Ober and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Eshelman
of York County, called on Mr. and
Mrs. George Mumper.
John Roland
Heads C of C;
Prizes For Contest
At a meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce officers elected
president, John Roland; viee-presi-
dent, George Keener; second vice-
Dr. Robert Walker, sec-
were:
president,
retary, Maurice Bailey and Carl
Krall, treasurer.
The theme “How Should We
100th Anniversary”
for the annual Essay contest for
Mt. Joy will cele-
Everyone in Mount Joy, Florin
$2.50
rp AO
This Friday evening, February 24,
Lancaster General Hospital.
Myers Mt. Joy RD2 and one child.
house.
which were accepted. |
Brotherhood of
entertain
the Ushers and Brotherhood of the
AN EFFORT TO ORGANIZE
OLD TIMERS ASSOCIATION
OK SYMBOL F. Groff, ex-promoter of
Newcomer Motors, Inc, of town, oh in Mount Joy in the past,
has been authorized by the Chev- Services To Be Held In E. Fair- has appointed a committee to ar-
rolet Motor Division to use the ! range for a meeting of the old
well known “OK” symbol in the ™ [ timers who at one time or another
sale of used cars and trucks, it View Church Of The Brethren | participated in sports in Mount Joy.
was announced today by J. V. The meeting will be held at the
White, manager of the Harrisburg The dedicatory services of the stead, Francis M. Nauman, J. Nor- | Fire house on Wednesday evening,
Zone. East Fairview Church of the Breth- | man Weaver and H. A. Merkey. | March 1st, at eight o'clock. A tem-
‘Under the nation-wide merchan- ren opened yesterday, February 22 C. H. Deardorff, Building Couns- | porary organization will be effected
dising program, the local dealer- and will continue daily thru to] elor for the Church of the Brethren | at that time and will function until
ship will back the purchase of
the annual get-together
of former athletes who no longe
knowing the address of an
en cecal A Reet.
LIBERTY BELL SELECTED
AS SYMBOL FOR BOND DRIVE
Bonds Drive, which will open o
May 15 and run through July 4, t
has designated the Liberty Bell
the symbol of the Drive.
Your Independence,” emphasizin
the traditional American faith
thrift, is the Campaign slogan.
E. Donegal Twp.
Spelling bees were held by Intl
Elizabeth Kramer, Phyllis
Singer, Robert Miller, John Musser,
Carolyn Weaver, Judy Martin, Avis
BREAKS LEG IN FALL
Benjamin F. Charles,
RD2, suffered a broken
Sunday evening, in
his home.
Manheim
last
accident at
leg
an
He will be confined to the Lan-
caster General Hospital {for the
next eight or ten weeks.
The Charles homestead having
recently Leen sold, Benjamin will
make his heme with his brother-in
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Krall on S. Market St. this place.
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LADIES PAY YOUR DUES
Membership dues to the Ladies
Auxiliary of Friendship Fire Co.
are now payable and are to be paid
not later than the April meeting.
The collectors Mrs. Daisy
Sprout, Murs. Florence Neiss and
Mrs. Anna Mumper.
MORE LOCAL PATIENTS AT
ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL
Mrs. Russell B. Kramer, 103 New
Haven St. is a surgical patient at
St. Joseph's Hospital, Lancaster.
Mrs. Wilbur I. Beahm, wife of the
local high school principal,
a surgical patient at
Hospital.
are
is also
St. Joseph's
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CHIQUES FLYING CLUB MET
The Chiques Aero Flying Club
met recently at the home of Steh-
man S. Landis, Elizabethtown.
There was a general discussion on
the expansion program of the club
which includes the addition of an-
other plane in the near future.
some time
reside in the community. Any one
Old
Timer please notify the committee,
Secretary of the Treasury, John The county court approved the
v. Snyder, in announcing the forth- out-of-court settlement
coming Independence Savings | pinkley Brothers, East Petersburg
stimulate the sale of Savings Bonds,
as | guit on behalf of their son,
“Save for | Jr.
in
School News From
the junior and senior high schools | dern Beauty Salon, West Main St.
in assembly periods last Friday, | attended the Clinic held in Lan-
February 17th. Twenty-four stu- | caster by the National Hairdres-
dents in each school were select- | sers’ and Cosmetologists Assoc.,
ed by means of class tests. Two | which featured the short hair cut
classes of twelve each spelled un- | and the partless hair-do’s for the
til six remained in each group. | spring season.
Those qualifying formed the final Monday she will attend the In-
class. Junior high contestants | ternational Beauty show being held
were: Ruth Drescher, .Ella Engle, | in New York from Feb. 22 to Mar.
Ross Eshleman, Yvonne Brubaker, | 22nd.
Wolge-
muth, Rhoda Weaver, Donald Wol- i.
gemuth, Jerry Mumma, Frederick J. M. C °F
Wetzel, Lois Jean Kreider Betsy | ameron S
Musser, Valera Johnson, Marian d
Dick, Orpha Hawthorne, Helen S ue ver
Leese, Elena Spackman, Audrey
Shetter and James Ober. The A total value of $2,673,457 has
winners were: 1st - Leis Jean | been placed on the estate of James
Kreider; 2nd - Miriam Dick and | M. Cameron; banker, industrialist
3rd - James Ober. In the senior | and farmer, who died last Oct. 26
high, the contestants were: Pauline | at the family ‘homestead, Donegal.
Bradley, Colleen Ibaugh, Helen The inventory of appraisers was
Dohner, Bernard Wolgemuth, Jean | filed at the Dauphin County Court-
Heisey, Rachel Hess, Mary Faye | house, Harrisburg by the Dauphin
Kendig, John Singer, Margaret | Deposit Trust Co., executor,
(Turn to page 2) Half the net estate goes to his
Ty step-daughter, Mrs. Samuel W.
Was 79 On Sunday
: h| Howard A. Merkey is Elder-In-| The war years caused the project to | al a later date. No other notice of
A writen warranty, The Chevro- Charge. The church has a mem- | be postponed and recognizing the | the meeting will be announced.
lot Sealer had that “All ership of 323. need of a local architect, the build- All Old Timers are invited to at-
hash ojos Vehicles us ye he In 1944 by action of council, steps | ing committee secured the service tend, =
thoroughly inspected and recondi- Vere Saleen, Ww remonde] and enlarge | of Mr. Harry Lenker of York who The Sonmitice Consisting of Ben
tioned by qualified personnel” the original building which stood | drew the plans and specifications. F Groff, Charles L. Eshleman, Lee A 1D. GARBER
Strict requirements have been unchanged for a half contury. The [On August 1, 1948 the church, after | W. Fllis Sr. Chas J. Bennett Sr, Sunday 19, Arthur D
established nationally for the ‘OK’ | © mmittee appointed was John H. | the approval of the plans, authoriz- | Joseph T. M. Breneman, George Ga ex ati 5 mn i elobpat
program, which through the years | Boeken, Harry G. Fahnestock who ed the committee to proceed Brown an Bor} Grissingern | ls od : i int birt hav el
has received a marked degree of | later moved out of the congregation.’ with the project. On March | desirous of learning the addresses |“C hls seven birthda
QUARRY FIRM PAYS $500
TO INJURED BOYS PARENTS
An East Peter
paid $500 to the parents of a five-
by
block which fell off one
sburg quarry has
8 q 3
year ¢ld boy who was injured
a concrete
of its trucks.
Nand Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bailey of
0 | East Petersburg.
The Bailey's brought the damage
Walter,
they charged
21 in E. Peters-
The accident,
Z| occurred last Dec.
burg. The truck driver, Harry
McMinn, they said, swerved to
avoid hitting the boy as he crossed
the street on his bicycle. The fal-
ling blcek, they fractured his
skull but he is now fully recovered.
ATTENDED CLINIC AND SHOW
1 Jean Hoffman, owner of the Mo-
said,
a tt eet ll sen
$2 A Half Million
Fleming, Jr. and the remainder te
and nieces. Cameron's
foldings included
in the vicinity
nephews
about six farms
of Donegal Springs
which have been in their possessicn
for many years.
Their mansion home, where they
spent their summers, is adjacent
to the historic Presbyterian Church.
ee
RHEEMS VET HONOR ROLL
MOVED TO NEW .LOCATION
The public scroll, honoring men
of Rheems who served in World
War II, has been placed in a new |
location,
It has been moved from Brin-
{ fined $20
74, ‘ab
Columbia. 1
Aaron M. Diehm, 90, at Mans |
| heim on Saturday.
| Kathryn, wife of Elmer Longens
ecker, Middletown RD. Mrs, Sas
die Risser of E"town is a sister,
John W. Hartmaf, 57, at Columa
bia on Monday. 4
Word was received here of the
death of Mrs. J.-B. Hipple, at Kan.
cas City. She was a native of this
{ place and a sister to the late |
Milton M. Leib. Her husband has ©
heen publisher of the Kansas City
Press for many years.
Charles L. Stauffer
Charles L. Stauffer, seventy, Sa-
{ lunga, collapsed about 2:30 p. m,
| Saturday in Heistand’s Store, Sal-
He was taken to his home
by car, where he died at 6 p. m.
from effects of a heart attack, ac-
to Dr. Joseph C. Gilbert
J. S. Kendig, deputy cor=
| unga.
cording
and Dr.
oners.
A son of the late Abram C. and
Hettie Lehman Stauffer, he was a
retired railway mail clerk and was
of Grate Lutheran
| Church, Lancaster. Besides his
wife, the former Grace Denlinger,
he is survived by a sister, Anna E.
Stauffer of Lancaster.
Private funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon with inter-
ment in the Mennonite Cemetery
at Millersville.
a member
John A. Masterson
John A. Masterson, 82, a former
stene mason and building contrac-
tor, died at 2 p. m. Sunday at the
home of his daughter Mrs. Paul
Frank, Wood Street, Florin, after a
long illness. He was born in
Lancaster County, a son of the
late John K. and Elizabeth Irwin
Masterson and was a resident of
Florin for the past 55 years. He
was a member of the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church
here and is survived by his daught=
er, Mrs. Frank, with whom he re-
sided and several cousins. He was
the last of his immediate family.
The funeral services were held
from the Nissley Funeral Home
with further services in St. Mary's
Church. Interment was made in
Camp Hill Cemetery.
13 WEEKS BASIC TRAINING
AT LACKLAND BASE, TEXAS
Pvt. Robert E. Conner, 19, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Foster A. Conner
of Manheim RD2, has reported to
Lackland AFB, the Gateway to the
Air Force, to begin the AF basic
airman indoctrination course.
Lackland, situated near San An-
tonio, is the world’s largest air
force base, center of Air Force ba-
sic training for airmen and women,
indoctrination station prior
service re-enlistees and home of
the AF’s Officer Candidate school.
The Local News
For The Past Week
Very Briefly Told
Lititz will increase its school di=
ectors from five to seven.
for
Marshall Graham, Columbia, was
and costs for cruelty to
a dog.
Thirty-eight new cases of chick-
en pox were reported in the county
last week.
At a public sale at Strasburg on
Saturday a grandfather's clock sold
Way,
beth
Fla;
1927;
forty-two, Salunga,
Mae Way, forty,
desertion; married April 12, |
separated April 20, 1945.
a.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Charles W. Jamison Campbell~
town and Mildred L. Walters from
Salunga.
Donald E. Schreitor,
and Joanne Landis of
vs. Eliza-
Salunga,
Petersburg,
|
held here 50 years ago yesterday. | sengers.
The Sixteeners were the alumnus| Marvin Lebo, 43, Manheim, fell
of the old Soldiers’ Orphans school | off a parked truck, struck his
here, | head on the sidewalk and’ was
Tay | seriously injured.
SUES FOR A DIVORCE | Victor E. Hollacher Jr, 21 and
Complaint in divorce: J. Earl! James L. Clark, 22, both of Col=
umbia,
Miami Beach | pended for two years.
Manheim, the
| the Nelisville Brethren Home,
one hundred years old Jan. 14.
at
vi
sudceeded by Joseph Gingrich, a
ser Restaurant property to the lawn | for $700. It is 102 years old.
of the Rheems Fire Co. The roll! Ray Snyder, of town, a sen=
contains names of 34 veterans. f ior at Elizabethtown College, is
a j one of the dean's honor students.
SIXTEENERS MET HERE | A load of steel fell from a truck
The 13th annual reunion of the |ento a passenger car on Prince St.
Mt. Joy “Sixteeners”’ Assoc. was | Lancaster and injured three pas-
had their auto licenses sus-
Miss Annie Hartman, formerly of
oldest resident of
was
After serving as boro secretary
lizabethtown for 30 years, Da-
Landis resigned. He will be
| estate and insurance man.