rant igh It mous apped arters 68° * kok UES r 15¢ 8 10¢ s 10c 8 15¢, kk als ut 39% 490 29¢ loaf soft th rd VO AE - I CLR ER WB Borough Playground Opens Monday, June 12, 9:00 A. M. — Carnival At Fire House, Saturday, ung ( Donegal Reunion Will Be Held On Thursday, June 15 The annual reunion of the gal Society, will be held Thursday, June 15, at historic Donegal Pres- byterian Church at Donegal Springs three miles west of this place. Tentative plans for the event were outlined by Samuel C. Slay=- maker, Society president, at a meeting of the exaécutive committee Saturday afternoon at the church, The morning session will begin at 11:30 a. m., followed by luncheon under the trees, and the final ses- sion is scheduled for 2:30 p. m. The program will be televised this year for the first time, Slay- maker said. Speakers will be an- nounced at a later date. It was reported that the historic Witness Tree, around which the colonists gathered and pledged al- legiance to the new Republic, has received special attention, and is in better condition than for many years. All of the trees are being cared for, and advice on their care has been given by experts from Pennsylvania State College, it was reported. The stone wall around the ceme- tery is being reinforced and will be reconstructed in part this Summer. In the cemetery some of the tomb- stones dating from the early 1700's have been recut and cleaned, it was announced. Officers and committees, present- ed reports, at the meeting. Reported287Fires In Lanc. County The Past Year Lancaster County had 287 fires this past year, an increase of 88 over the total for the preceding 12 months, Paul Z. Knier, Manheim, county fire marshall said. The fires caused a total loss af $639.270, Knier told the delegates to the annual Lancaster County Firemen’s convention at Strasburg on Saturday. Wilbur C. Heistand, Salunga, was elected to succeed Lester H. Good, pre- Landisville as president who sided at the opening session. While the number of fires in the county areas increased since the last convention, Knier said the to- tal loss was about 12 per cent under that for the preceding year. Of the 287 blazes, 59 were caused from burning brush, Other leading by sparks rubbish, or weeds. cases were: Short circuits, 28: careless smok- and defective spontaneous ers, 15; overheated chimneys, 15; and combustion, 10. Livestock loss included 955 chick- ens, 23 cows, 12 hogs, two calves, and one dog. Firemen answered 68 calls to dwellings, 53 for grass field fires, 32 to barns and 26 for autos; two each to garages, schoolhouses and stores, and one each to a gasoline service station, church, house trail- restaurant and hotel. i The Playgrounds Will Open Mon., June 12 The Mt. Joy Borough Playground will open activities on Monday morning, June 12 at 9:00 a. m. All children of school age residing in Mount Joy or the surrounding area are invited to attend. There will be many games and crafts of all types, for all age groups. There are also many novel activities and contests. Mrs. Nancy Bucher Ziegler has been appointed girls instructor a- gain this year. Robert Zink and Frank Zink will be the boys super- visors. ee tl eee GRADUATES FROM COLUMBIA Weld S. Carter, Jr., of this place, was one of 600 seniors in Columbia College, New York, who particip- ated in Class Day exercises yester- day in the College quadrangle on Morningside Heigths. He will re- ceive the Bachelor of Arts degree today, the University’s 196th annual commencement. + cr ernment AI ON TRIP TO WASHINGTON The Conoy Twp. High School senior class made their annual trip to Washington, D. C, and Mount Vernon. The group was chaperoned by Miss Verna F. Peck, supervis- ing principal. er, —- ~~ NL = — MOST UP-TO-THE-MINUTE The Mount Joy Bulletin WEEKLY I N LANCASTER COUNTY VOL. L, NO. 2 Council Will Ask State to Resurface Main Thorofare Boro Council met in regular monthly session on Monday evening with all councilmen the Burgess and secretary present. Checks turned over to council follow: Justice of the peace, Hoc- kenberry, $40.75 for 1949 taxes, still outstanding $4,443.61. $24.00 of 1948 taxes with $1,646.16 outstanding. $485.00 fines in May. From George A. Shenck, justice of the peace, Landisville, $150.00 February fines; $125.00 March fines: $75.00 April fines. From George Brown III, tax collector, $15,949.69 for 1950 taxes. Brown reported $4,499.40 real estate tax outstanding and $8,768.00 per capita tax outstanding, Christ Wal- ters, zoning officer $26.00 building permits in May. Robert Brown, jus- tice of the peace, $275.00 May fines. Burgess Zerphey reported $17.00 for peddlers fees and five street permits for which there was no charge. Clayton Newcomer, of the street committee, reported garbage and ashes hauled and patching done. He suggested that the street committee meets tr decide which streets shall be oiled and when this has been done, instruct Rosser Construction Company, of town to proceed with the work. Councilman Krall reported a substantial saving on the purchase of lead which regularly sells for 45¢ a pound. He purchased 900 lbs. at 15¢ 1b. from the Lancaster County Gas Company. Mr. Clyde Oberholt- zer, superintendent of the local P. P. & L. office, will be invited to (Turn to page 3) a ————— — DAILY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AT CALVARY CHURCH Monday, June 19th thru the 30th the Annual Daily Vacation Bible school will convene at Calvary Bi- ble Church. The services are sched- uled for 7:00 p. m. each night. The large bus used last year will again make the rounds of Florin and Mt. Joy before and after the sessions. Male attendants will accompany the bus to guarantee safety for the children. Classes are arranged for nursery thru adult ages. —— I WELL KNOWN COLORED GROUP TO SING HERE The Calvary Bible Church is pleased to have as their guests for one night only, a well known group of Colored Jubilee singers from Chicago, Ill. This group is known for their ments of Negro Spirituals. An invitation is extended to all et Ce = SALUNGA FIREMEN WIN At the annual firemen’s conven- tion at Strasburg Saturday the Sa- lunga Fire Company won a cash prize of $25 for the best appearing apparatus in line. It was a home- made outfit at that which speaks well for those who did the job. ee etl ee LEFT FOR CALIFORNIA Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Weaver, of Landisville, left on a motor trip to California. The trip was planned in observance of their 25th wedding anniversary. re eel en JUNE BRIDES OF YESTERYEAR Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Fellenbaum West Main St. celebrated their thirty-sixth wedding anniversary last Saturday, June 3rd. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bentzel, New Haven St., will celebrate their twenty-eighth wedding anniver- sary on June 11th. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Leaman, South Market St. elebrated their thirty- third wedding anniversary on June 4th. Week's Birth Record Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Ruhl, Mt. Joy R2, a son Sunday at the Gen- especially well unique arrange- eral Hospital. Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, June 8, 1950 KLUGH AND REIGLE WEDDING JUNE 18 Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. Reigle,' of town have issued invitations to the wedding of their daughter, Em- ma Kathryn, to Jacob Franklin Klugh, son of Mrs. Ruth Klugh, of Florin, which will take place at 2 p. m. June 18, in St. Mark’s Evan- gelical U. B. Church, here. The Rev: J. H. Gable, pastor of Glossbrenner Evangelical U. B. Church, Florin, will officiat® at the double ring ceremony, assisted by | the Rev. E. H. Ranck, pastor of St. Mark's Evangelical U. B. Church, Mount Joy. The bride will be given in mar- riage by her father and will be at- tended by Mrs. John C. Truxal, Jr, Lancaster, as matron of honor. Melvin Ryder, Florin, will serve as best man and the ushers will be Lawrence Dalessio, Hartford, Con- necticut, and James Kauffman, of town. Louella Witmer, Mt. Joy, will be organist and Mrs. J. H. Gable, of Florin, will be vocalist. Miss Reigle is employed as sec- retary in general personnel depart- ment, training section of Armstrong Cork Co. Mr. Klugh is employed | by Gerberich-Payne Shoe Company here: ai rl ln si Awards Are Made At East Donegal High School Miriam Dick and received the American awards at the 14th annual promo- tion exercises for East Donegal Twp. Junior High School's 9th grade, held at the school. The girl's award was presented by the Auxiliary of Donegal Post, American Legion, and the boy's award was given by the Maytown Rotary Club. Patrick Crankshaw and Betsy Musser received the activities a- wards: Robert Miller and Lois Jean Kreider, scholarship awards. Or- pha Mae Hawthorne and Charles Heinaman, athletics awards. Promotion certificates were pre- sented to 74 pupils. The program theme was “The Advantages of a Larger Local High School,” which was discussed by Lois Jean Kreider Fannie R. Musser, Betsy Musser and Avis Shetter. The musical program was given by the girls’ choir; Patrick Crank- shaw, trumpet; Laura Rinehart, vo- calist; Betsy Mumma, piano; Valera Johnson and Cynthia Brandt, clari- nets: Arlene Hubley, marimba; Marilyn Frank, piano; Gingrich played the processional. The Rev. W. M. Allison gave the invocation and benediction. Gerald gave James Ober citizenship Jeanne Lindemuth, class president, address of welcome. Dr.R.W.Schlosser Spoke Thurs. At Commencement Mount Joy High School graduat- ed a class of forty-two seniors at exercises held last commencement Thursday night at the school. Theme of the exercises “Progress in America since 1900”, Orations were given by Samuel J. Dock, Jr, Barbara G. Ranck and Jean M. Wagner. r Dr. R. W. Schlosser, head of Eli- zabethtown College English de- partment, gave the address. The invocation was given by the Rev. E. H. Ranck and the benediction by the Rev. C. F. Helwig. Mrs. George Broske played the incidental organ music. Musical numbers also included a tenor solo by Warren Bates and selections by the mixed chorus, directed by Geo. | Houck. Clyde C. Gerberich, school, board president, presented the dip- lomas. ell © Qe ee OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED was The officers of Dr. H. C. Killhef« fer, optometrist, in Manheim and! Elizabethtown will be closed from ' Monday, June 12 to 24 inclusive. J E. Donegal Twp. To Sponsor Play- Ground At Florin The school district of East Don- egal Township is sponsoring a to held the grounds of the Washington Elemen- playground be on tary School in Florin for children of East Donegal and Mt. Joy Twps. The playground will each P. M. 3:30. The program will consist of games, and open day at 1 and close at contests, tournaments, arts crafts. Registration day will be Monday, June 12. The instructors will be Miss Lily Martin and Mr. John G. Hart of the East Donegal faculty. One will be stationed at the Florin Post Office 10 minutes on instructor before and until 10 minutes after the opening and closing times to conduct the children across the highway. Scholarship rolls for the final re- port period were announced as fol- lows: “A” Honor Roll—Ann Young, grade 7, Robert Marzoff, Yvonne Brubaker and Gladys Weaver, grade 8, Robert Milley and James Ober, grade 9, and Sara Brubaker, erade 11: “B” Honor Roll- Shirley | Wednesday and Thursday in Mount Joy Twp. School Tax Is Raised 4 Mills The Muont Joy board, at its meeting Monday night $2.00 a Year in Advance Happily Wedded 55 Years Township School | in the Florin grade school building, ! approved a tentative budget of $71,170. This amount represents an in-| crease of $12,651 over last budget, to be year's covered by a four- increase. The new town- mill tax ship tax vate will be 14 mills. The | per capita tax of $5 will remain unchanged. The new budget will be on dis- play at the home Heisey, secretary of the board. Ac- tion on final adoption is scheduled for June 23. The increase in expenditures ac- counting for the budget expansion is due in part to an upswing in from $26,000 to $28,000 because of automatic inere- (Turn to Page 4) — re re THE RIVER BRETHREN ARE HOLDING LOVEFEAST Old Order River holding their annual teachers’ salaries Brethren are lovefeast on Gerlach, Margaret Yoder and Ruth | barn on the farm of Deacon Daniel Drescher. grade 7, Patricia Sager, John Lehman and Jere Henderson, orade 8, Fannie Ruth Musgser,, grade | 9. Donald Sweitzer, grade 11. and | M. Heisey, two miles north of this boro, near Mt. Pleasant Church. A testimonial hour was held yes- terday after which Bishop Christ Jeanne Miller, Shirley Warfel and Myers and Bishop Daniel Myers, 6f Dorothy Sperla, grade 12. Daily Community Bible School will begin at Maytown, June 12 and will continue for two weeks. The devotions will held in the St. John’s Lutheran Church the morning at 9:00, and the school ser- vices will be held in the public grade school building. Rev. Wilbur Allison will conduct the meetings. a East Hempfield Alumni Award To Shirley Habecker Shirley Habecker, salutatorian of the graduating class of East Hemp- field Twp. High School, won the Alumni scholarship and citizenship be in | [ | award and the East Petersburg Ro- | tary award. Maurer, valedictorian of the class, won the Lions Club award for commercial Geraldine Landisville work. Other awards were received, as follows: Arlene Meckley, E. Hemp- field Twp. Exchange club award for English; Anna Toews, the Rev. A. E. Cooper for school citizenship and service; and Cloy Risser, the class of 1936 Sgt. W. Richard Markley Memorial a- ward as the outstanding athlete. Orations were Maurer Miss Habecker. The diplomas were presented by Dan- iel B. Grayhill, school board presi- dent. A class of 42 graduated. memorial award given by and rr ee RETIRES AFTER FORTY YEARS IN E.U.B. MISSION FIELD Mr. and Mrs. Clayton C. Witmer have retired after forty years in the E.U.B. Mission fields, recently re- turning Philippine Islands, they will reside in Mt. Joy. On Sunday, June 18th, at 7:30 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Witmer will speak at a program at St. Marks E.U.B. Church, being sponsored by the Youth Fellowship. A program to promote funds for Tools for Mis- from sion teachers. ee el + ee MANHEIM MAN OPERATED CAR AFTER SUSPENSION Henry A Boyd, S. Wolf St, Man- guilty to operating a car after suspénsion, and was fin- ed $100 and costs. State Policeman A. W. Polonoic said Boyd was ap- prehended February 26, traveling east on Route 230 in Mt. Joy Twp. heim, pleaded His license had been suspended for speeding, the Court was told. - a Manheim’s annual Feast of Ros- es will be held next Sunday. A class of ninety-six graduated from Elizabethtown High Monday night, | | | { Franklin County, spoke. Bishop Jacob Horst, Lancaster presided at the Communion service in the evening, followed by Serip- | ture reading and feet washing. This morning devotions were held and the main service began at 8 a. m. This service included hymn singing, testimonies and sermons. ee eee. C. OF C. MEETS ON MONDAY TO FORMULATE COMMITTEE The quarterly meeting of the Mt. Joy Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Mount Joy High School on Monday evening, June 12th at 8:00 P. M. This meeting will be held in con- junction with a public meeting of the Citizens of Mount Jgy and all who are interested in the affairs of the adjoining our Borough from community. The purpose of this meeting is to formulate a community committee to take charge of arrangements for the Mount Joy Centennial. I AD 300 Attended Graduation Of 29 FromKinderg'rten were Commencement exercises held Sunday afternoon in the East Miss Hempfield Twp. High School audi- torium, Landisville, for the 20 graduates of the Landisville Kin- dergarten. Approximately 300 persons at- tended the exercises during which the invocation was given by the Rev. Lester Koder, Mt. Joy; and the benediction by the Rev. Ernest P. Leer, Landisville. Miss Ruth L. Frankhouser, the first grade teacher at Milton Brecht (Turr to Page 2) eee etl ere eee MIGHT BE AN IDEA FOR NEWSPAPERS AROUND HERE The last issue of the Kewanna Observer, Ind, contained this item: “The office of the Observer will be closed June 1, 2, and 3 due to good fishing conditions. The office door will be left open and paper and pencil will be on the counter for accommodation of patrons who adver- job wish to. leave news items, tising or seek estimates on work”. Wonder no one around here ever thought of doing that. Be lg FIRE CO. AND AUXILIARY TO HAVE CARNIVAL JUNE 10 The first carnival of the season by Friendship Fire Co. and Aux- iliary is Saturday, June 10th at the Fire House. Entertainment by the Ranch Pals and Ranchettes, of E. Musser County, | \ | the | life by hanging [ | ‘Hanged Himself | neighbor. Now comes the following | experience of two men at Florin. Shooting At Rats Florin Man Shot His Pal Instead It appears as though there are always folks who can’t realize just how far and hard an ordinary 22 calibre rifle will shoot. Not so long ago a man at Landis=- shot at a rat and hit kis ville Robert Bretz, eighteen, was shot | | { | | | | { MR. AND MRS. H. N. NISSLY Mrs. Harry corner S. Barbara and Mt. Joy Sts, anniversary Tuesday, June 6th. Mr. and N. Nissly, | celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding | Ironville Man, The Local News 61, A Carpenter, ForThePastWeek Very Briefly Told i : | An ordinary rope bed sold for $34 Joh , sixty- - : . ohn Fl. Knight, sixty-one, Iron | at a public sale at Kissel Hill. ville carpenter, Monday ended his himself in a barn Nearly 400 were graduated from at his home, Columbia R1. F&M College at Lancaster Mon- | Knight's body was found at 6:00 a. m. by his wife, who called neigh- | bors. Mrs. Knight said heard | | stown. her husband had left the house a- | he s Christiana will ask state's round 4:30 a. m. 1 of a $100.000 ve di ‘ | approval of a $100, sewage dis- Dr. J. S. Kendig, Salunga, depu- | n : ty coroner of W. > m- sys y coroner o Ww Hempfie 1d Town Quarryville Boro Council is con- ship who issued a verdict of suicide | ae ducting a preliminary survey for a said the man had been drinking| oo age System and was suffering from melancho- | At a public sale at Quarryville a | day. The 30th annual reunion of the dg Stauffer family was held at Abbot- she the posal plant. lia. andfather’s clock 230 years old Knight was born in Providence | $1 0 yO Twp, & sou of the late Mr. and Jacob H. Waltz, twenty-three of (Turn to Page 2) ————— Thirteen Girl Scouts Are On 1600 Mile Trip | = The thirteen members of local | were injured when two trucks and Girl No. 108 and two passenger collided at their leaders, who left here at 3| Heckton, six miles north of Harris- a. m. Monday on a 1600 mile auto; burg Monday. ! BE at Lancaster for reckless driving after a collision. John Faulkner, 28, Lancaster, killed when a pipeline ditch in which he was working, caved in near Quarryville. John C. Truxal Jr, 22, of Lan- killed and six persons | Hoan R3, was prosecuted | was was Scout Troop cars trip to Canada, are having a per-| fect trip and moving along ac- | . 00 cording to schedule. Activities of Our According to a telephone conver-! sation at 9:15 Tuesday, Mrs. George | P ki Offi Albert, one of the leaders, informe | 0 ce 1Cer ed her family that all members of | the party were fine, eating well and | Truck drivers prosecuted for ov- : | erloaded trucks: getting eight hours sleep. | Missell N. Hoffman, Sellersville Luncheon on Monday was eaten| trailer, 51,500 Ibs. Christo- on schedule in the yard of Mrs. Al-| pher Griffo, Perkasie, Pa. (Turn to page 3) | trailer, 50,500 lbs. both were sum- ee Gl A ee rn i moned before Justce of the Peace FIRE DESTROYS BOX CAR NEAR SALUNGA Melville Phila, tractor Sparks from an acetylene torch | trailer 54,000 lbs, Ronald Wilson, were blamed for a fire which de- | Elmira, N. Y., tractor-trailer 52,- box car, which] 0C0 lb. Both were summoned before tractor | James Hockenberry.. Love, stroyed a freight was undergoing repairs at the Rail Justice of the Peace Robert Brown and Industry Equipment Company,| Roland Atlantic High- south of Salunga at 3 a. m. Wed-| lands, N. J. tractor trailer, 51,800 [ lbs. At an immediate hearing be- Fisher, nesday. Salunga fire chief Wilbur C. Hie- | fore Squire Hockenberry, Fisher stand said sparks from an acety- | paid $53.50. lene torch used by workers Tues) Ignoring Red Light day apparently ignited the wood-| Ralph R. Dowhower Jr., Lancast- work which smouldered and burst|er and M. E. Snavely, Lititz R3 into flames early today. The box| were prosecuted for ignoring red car was the property of the U. S.| traffic light and were summoned Army. The estimated loss is $3,000. | before Robert Brown, Justice of the This was the.Salunga Fire, Com- | Peace. opportunity to use its Donald C. Flowers, was prosecu=- ted for failure to leave identifica- tion, when he struck da parked truck belonging to Russell Kramer. He was summoned for a hearing before Squire Hockenberry. Joseph H. Loraw, Elizabethtown, (Turn to page 6) eel i 25 DRIVERS FORFEIT CARDS Last week the State withdrew the cards of twenty-five drivers from these parts and restored twenty- nine. Among the latter were Paul E. Gutshall, of Elizabethtown R1, and Benjamin B. Hess, Mount Joy: A THE ESHELMAN REUNION On Sunday, June 11, more than 500 members of the Eshleman Fam- ily will gather for the Ninth Ans nual Family Reunion at Lititz | Springs Park, Lititz, Pa. pany’s first new: engine. —_——--— TRUCK CRASHED INTO FRONT | OF HERR'S TAVERN RECENTLY A tractor-trailer truck swerved off the Harrisburg pike colliding with another truck and | crashed into the front of Herr's, Tavern, two miles west of Eliza- | bethtown. No one was injured, but! porch posts, flower boxes, etc. were wrecked. to avoid! me COURT NAMED VIEWERS TO WORK OUT SETTLEMENT The court named viewers to work out a settlement between the State Highways Department and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence H. Reinhold, East Hempfield Township for alleged damages incurred in construction of the new Harrisburg Fike. | physician. State Police investigated | accidental. | FIRST NATIONAL INSTALLS | boxes which were installed in their in the right leg with a 22 caliber which he and a companian were shooting rats in a chicken house behind his Florin home. Bretz, who was admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital, told State Police that he .and Harry Gebhart, Florin went into separate rooms of the chicken house about 11 p. m. Short- ly he said, a bullet came through the partition and struck his leg. He was first treated by a Florin rifle afterwards, the shooting which apparently was NEW NEST OF DEPOSIT BOXES Diebold, Incorporated sold to the First National Bank & Trust pany a nest of 152 safe deposit vault last Monday. This is the sec- ond nest of boxes installed in this Bank in the last three years. etl A A FIVE FROM HERE GRADUATE AT FRANKLIN & MARSHALL Mount Joy was well represented in the graduation class at F & M College. Those receiving diplomas were. Martin Ferguson Bowman, Wil- bur Henry Stark, Jacob Rife Corll, Ammon Ray Hoffer Jr. and Elks Forrey Lindemuth. Smoke Barriers But Fire Escape Is Not Practical Borough school directors acted promptly Monday night to author- ize the installation of smpke bar- riers in the local grade school building, in answer to recent com- plaint existed. Otto Everhart, an inspector from the State Department of Labor and Industry, appeared before the board, explaining that such a com= plaint had been reported to the de- partment in Harrisburg. Following an inspection of the inspector and members of the board Clyde E. Gerberich, president, re- ported Everhart was convinced that because of construction problems, a fire escape was not practical and would not recommend its install- ation as a solution. 3 The state official disclosed dur- (Turn to Page 4) CEMETERY ASSOCIATION EILEECTS OFFICERS The Henry Eberle cemetery as- sociation met last Friday evening for its annual election and reorgan- 1zation. All directors were reelected and at the reorganization Burgess El- mer Zerphey was again elected as president, Geo. Zink, vice president; Mildred Roberts, secretary and Christ Herr, treasurer. Jacob S. Brown was named care- taker to replace Andy Brown who retired. Mortuary Record Throughout This Entire Locality Mrs. Elnora Geistwite, 73, at Cor= delia Sunday. Henry J. Weisser, seventy-seven, at Columbia Saturday. Grace, wife of Seward F. Boyd, at Columbia aged forty-six years. Joseph D. Geibe, sixty-eight, died Monday at his home Lititz R2. Mrs. Maggie Zerphey, Mrs. Lizzie Shirk Samuel and Harry Geibe, of town are brothers and sisters. Isaac B. Kettering Isaac B. Kettering, sixty-five, 137 N. Market St. died at his home at 12:30 a. m. Wednesday after a few days illness of coronary thrombosis. He was born in South Annville Twp., Lebanon County, a son of the late John and Lizzie Bucher Kettering, and was a retired farm- (Turn to page 3)
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