ts. gh avVaoooonone on nn Sy. A MOST UP-TO-THE-MINUTE WwW E EKLY I N LANCASTER COUNTY ‘The Mount Joy Bulletin VOL. 1, NO. 22 26 Taxpayers District File: Objections To Proposed N The school district, supervisors and 26 taxpayers of Mt. Joy Town- ship have filed exceptions with the Lancaster County Court of Quarter Sessions to the report,of three court appointed land commissioners which recommended giving a slice of the township to West Donegal Town- ship. Following a hearing last month, the commissioners recommended that the new Harrisburg Pike be made the new dividing line of the two townships in the Rheems area, which is now separated by the old Harrisburg Pike, jointly owned and maintained by the two townships. According to the report’s sugges- tions, Mt. Joy Township would stand to lose several hundred acres of land. The matter first came before the Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday And School ew Twp. Line Court last Summer on a petition of some Rheems and township prop- erty owner; asking that the village of Rheems, now divided, be placed in one or the other of the two town- ships, preferably in West Donegal, since that is where the greater part of the village now lies. While Mt. Joy Township author- ities did not so vigorously oppose losing their portion of Rheems they did, however, dispute the proposal to change the boundary to such great lengths. In changing the old pike beundary line the entire dis- tance that it is jointly owned by the two townships, much more Mt. Joy Township land than just their Rheems side of the pike would be thrown into the other township, which would then extend all the (Tem to to page 2) 2) ol Co. Corn Husking Championship Here On Saturday The postponed Corn Husking Contest, for the championship of Lancaster County, is scheduled for this Saturday, October 28th, cn the John Melhorn farm located at the Mount Joy borough limits on the Marietta Pike. Elimination trials start at 10:00 am. and the final contest, conduct- ed in accordance with national rules, wil] begin at 1:00 p.m. and last 80 minutes. Curvin H. Martin, Charles Rice- dorf, M. M. Smith and Harry Sloat comprise the committee in charge of the affair. Mr. Gene Love will be score- keeper and Mr. Titus Rutt time- keeper. Lewis Bixler, last year’s champ- ion husker, will defend his title and Jchn Weidman and Joseph Hess, both of Mt. Joy R1, who are former champions will also compete as’ will runner-up the past two years, John Wagner. Stiff competition is expected in the contest as there are numerous good, young huskers listed for the ‘event, A A Mmm MAYOR OF FALMOUTH. ENG. WAS HERE ON VISIT A. V. Baker, Mayor of Falmouth, England, and his niece, Betsy For- sythe, ‘were visiting in Lancaster County's village of Falmouth and other communities last week. The two were met in Harrisburg by Miss L. May Brinser, of Fal- mouth, and Warren Libhart, of | Bainbridge, and taken to the Brin- ser home for their stay in the county, FRESHMEN VISIT CLOISTERS Pupils of the Mt. Joy freshman class visited the Ephrata Cloisters and Wheatland on a tour to mark Pennsylvania Week. Mrs. Lewis Williams and Miss Helen Alexan- der were in charge. | | Pennsylvania Week T.L.C. Ladies Bible Class On Bus Trin To Allentown The Ladies Bible Class of Trinity Lutheran Church sponsored a bus trip last Saturday which included 37 persons. The group upon arrival at the Good Shepherd Home at Al- lentown, was served dinner and then made a tour of the education- al, recreational, and therapeutic fa- cilities of that institution. The trip also included a visit to Muhlenberg College, Cedar Crest College, and the Topton Orphanage. The oroup included the following: Myps, M. S. Bieber, Mrs. Lester Ko- der, Mrs. Ravmond Gilbert. Carrie Manning, Mrs. Trvin Smith, Sr, Mrs, Irvin Smith. Jr.. Renlah Smith, Nancev Smith, Mrs. William Sharp, Mys. Panline Bartch, Mrs. Nora Derr. Mre John Crider. Mrs. Wil- liam Fackler. Mrs. Paul Anderson, Mrs. Anna Horner, Mrs. Kathrvn Zink, Mrs. Thelma Mateer, Mrs. William Dillineer, Mrs. Anna Zer- nhev, Marv Charles, Mrs. Clavton T.efever, Elsie Lefever, Mrs. Wil- liam Batzel, Mrs. John Rice. Mrs Rachel Revnolds. Mrs. Morrell | Shields, Mrs. Alice Brown, Mrs, Samuel Harnish. Annie Hoffer, Mrs. Christ Charles. Mrs. Lillie Sauders, Mrs. Ralph Oberholtzer, Mrs. Les- ter Young, Jack Gilbert, David Bomiberger, Mrs. Joseph Sears, and Mrs.“Norman Strickler. —— LOCAL WINNERS IN THE PA. WEEK QUIZ CONTEST The names of 27 high school win- ners of a Pennsylvania Week Quiz contest sponsored by the Retailers Association were announced at a luncheon Sat- urday,,. Among the winners were John Bowman, of this place; Donald Mowrer, East Donegal; and Susan Minnich, East Hempfield. The latter two will each receive $10 in cash. ss | to retain their | came president of Chrysler in 1935. HALLOWE'EN PARADE The Marietta P. T. A. will sponsor an old-fashioned Hallowe'en parade in Marietta on Friday evening, Oc- tober 27th, 7:30 p. m. sharp. | "closed with assets totaling $333,593- KAUFFMAN T. KELLER Kauffman Keller Is Named Guided Missiles Chief decision special es missiles consultant as advis- er to Secretary of Defense Mar- shall raised speculation that a ma- jor step-up in the program may be under way. K. T. Keller, president of the Chrysler Corp., was disclosed to have been working with the armed forces on a special guided missiles study. The automobile firm said in a statement his connections with Chrysler. to name a he will not sever Defense officials who cannot be named said Keller was one of sev- eral persons being considered for appointment as a guided missiles consultant to Marshall. They did not name any others. His appointment was made yes- terday. The fact that Keller's extensive experience has been in the field of industrial production brought spec- ulation that the guided missiles pro- gram, which has high priority, is about ready to shift emphasis to output of weapons. To date, so far as is known, it has been principally on research and development. It is customary for special con- sultants to the Defense Secretary outside connections and serve on a day-to-day basis when needed. Keller is a native of our boro, where he was born November 27, 1885. He graduated from the Mount Joy High School and attended Fus- iness school in J.ancaster. He be- On September 30, 1948, Mount Joy ‘and Lancaster County honored him as a Pennsylvania ambassador during Pennsylvania Week. Os GEORGE KEENER ELECTED AS A B. &L. DIRECTOR At a recent meeting of the Mount Joy Building and Loan Association, Mr. George Keener was elected to fill the unexpired term as director caused by a vacancy due to the resignation of Herman A. Boyer. Mr. E. M: Bomberger, secretary, reported the past six months period 53; and mortgage loans at $325,201- 21 Scotch Kiltie Bagpipe Band To Play Here Kilts will flutter in the breeze d the air will be filled with the wsic of bagpipes when the Ply- uth Kiltie Band marches and )th. Band Master William Ramsey lays here next Monday, October | announced that the pipers and band will play in front of the birth drummers will come here KU HH Kauffman T. Dallas, where they have been fea ured at the Texas State Fair. ra St., Keller, Chrysler Corporation. p enroute to appear- risburg and at Hagers- lor the Alsabia, Mum- Afternoon, October 26, 1950 Two Mount Joy Boys Get Kick Reading Bulletin We are in receipt of the following letter from Cpl. James W. Eberly, Air Task Comm. Unit 3-4-3, APO 187 c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, California. Saturday, October 14 Dear Mr. Schroll, I thought you might be interested in two service men from Mt. Joy and how glad we are to receive the Bulletin each week. Even though the news reaches us a bit late we do enjoy it very much and read every line you print For your information there are two cf us here on the island of Eni- wetok from Mt. Joy. Cpl. Ben Hess from Florin and myself. We met on the boat coming over and how strange it was to meet someone who lived neighbors to me for sometime and alsn went to school with. We see each other quite often and just teday we read The Bulletin together and had quite a chat. It surely is nice to be stationed with someone from town. Ben left Pope Air Force Base, South Carolina and T left Olmsted Air Force Base, Middletown for Camp Stoneman, California for our ~verseas assignments. We were onlv there a few days and soon found ~urselves aboard the Gen. E. D. Patrick (troon transnort) bound for Fniwetok, Marshall Islands. We ar- rived here August 29 and again in a few davs we were hack to dutv. I'll be looking for a Bulletin next week, so until then. Sincerely JAMES W. EBERLY $93,850 IN BUILDINGS AND REPAIRS HERE IN 7 MONTHS Permits for construction work to cost $4,669,592 were issued by Lan- caster City and county boroughs during the first seven months of the year. The statistics were released last week. Of that amount, here’s what was spent in Mount Joy. Total permits, 16: total cost, $93,850; one and two- family dwellings, 12; cost, $90,000; new non-residential buildings, 1; cost, $1,000; additions, altkrations and repairs on residential buildings $1,450; additions, alterations and repairs on non-residential buildings, 1; cost, $1,400. eee ntl AP eee Teachers Meetings Bring Holidays Two meetings for county school teachers will be held this week, and pupils will be given one or two depending upon which schools they attend. First of the meetings will be the 96th session of the Lancaster Coun- Institute, opening Manheim Twp. High 2; cost, days of vacation from classes ty Teachers’ Thursday at School. The following day, all teachers of the city, county and Columbia districts will attend the 25th annual convention of the southern district, Pennsylvania State Education As- sociation, at McCaskey High School. No classes will be held for county pupils Thursday and Friday. Dr. Arthur P. Mylin, county sup- erintendent of schools, will preside at the Institute opening Thursday morning. Devotional exercises will be in charge of W. I. Beahm, supervising principal of the Mount Joy borough schools. EE Personal Mention Mrs. Katie Wertman spent last week at the Rev. Ziegler home at Mahanoy City. Misses Ethel Barto and Pheobe Sentz spent the past weekend at the L. D. Ziegler home in Mahanoy City. Rev. Q. A. Deck, Pastor of Trin- ity Congregational Church, is as- sisting his son in Evangelistic ser- vices at the Birdsboro Church. Messrs. Elwood Martin and Mah- lon Foreman spent the week-end in the Perry County mountains in the vicinity of the former's camp west of New Germantown. RN DEEDS RECORDED William C. Herdle and Jean L. Herdle, husband and wife, Eliza- bethtown to Robert J. Seroskie and June S. Seroskie, husband and wife, urn to page 2) _. Twp. Mt. Joy Twp, dwelling in Mt. Joy VERY GOOD ATTENDANCE AT COMMUNITY SHOW BANQUET More than 100 persons last Thurs- day night attended the community banquet at Hostetter's climaxing the three-day Mt. Joy Community Ex- hibit. Principal speaker was Dr. Ralph Schlosser, head of the Department of English, Elizabethtown College. Dr. Schlosser spoke on “Building a Better Community.” Mrs. Jay Grei- der, of the Farm Wcmen, introduced the nine members of her committee, and John Roland, president of the Chamber of Commerce, presented medals to the first, second and third place 4-H Club winners of the fair. Dr. E. W. Garber, president of the exhibit presided. John Newcomer discussed the new So- cial Security regulations pertaining to farm employes. session se nl lamers Local Realty Sales In This Vicinity Made Recently These local real estate sales were made during the week: East Donegal Farm Sold A 58 acre farm in East Donegal Twp., near Reich's Church, between Maytown and Bainbridge was sold at public sale on Tuesday by Jane 0. Gladfelter to Ray Burris, who tenanted the farm. The price was $324 per acre. Mr. Walter Dupes was the auctioneer. Brings $145. An Acre A Mount Joy Township farm of 118 acres near Risser’s Mill was sold at public sale for $145 per acre to William B. Saylor, of Manheim R2. The two-and-a-half story stone house with several out-buildings and two wells was offered for sale by Robert Reichard, Auctioneer was Walter Dupes. Farm Brings $7,800 The 13-acre farm in Mt. Joy Twp., offered at public sale by Harry P. Wisegarber, executor of the estate of Nathan S. Kupp, was sold to Charles Kupp, Manheim R3, for $7,800. Two tracts of woodland were dis- posed of as follows: one of three acres and 82 perches, to Paris Kupp, Manheim R3, for $150 per acre; and a second of two acres and 81 perches to David F. Miller, Manheim R3, for $200 an acre. Frank Aldinger eer. committee, was the auction- A A THE EBY’'S CELEBRATED 54TH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY Mr. and Mrs. Clinton H. Eby, of town, celebrated their 54th wed- ding anniversary on Sunday. The couple were married by the late Rev. D. W. Gerhart, in Lan- caster. Mrs. Eby was the former Barbara F. Gerber, Mount Joy R2, near Newtown. Mr. Eby is a retired farmer. They are the parents of three children: Benjamin, Clinton and Raymond Eby, all. of . Mount Joy. There are also three grandchildren and one great grandson. Fire Patrol Holds Successful Drill The newly organized fire patrol at Mount Joy high school, with Jerry Shupp, chief, and Donald Thome, assis‘ant chief, has been conducting very successful drills. In. the first five drills of this term, the patrol had the entire building ‘evicuated in one minute, «| forty-eight. seconds. The patrol members are: Henry Becker, Gerald Wilson, Gerald Estock, Richard Boyd, Paul Fitzkee, Jay Brooks, Richard Tyn- dall, Earl Shelly, John Miller, Joe Coover, George Heisey, Thomas Kear, Marvin Kaylor, Jack Boyer, Kenneth Leed, Clair Metzler, Har- old Ruhl, James Newcomer, Richard Messick, Ira Shoop, Gerald Ber- rier, Marlyn Myers, Robert Schnei- der, Frank Eichler, John Krall, Richard Williams, Bill Beaston, Robert Schroll, Asher Neiss, Har- old Brandt, Eugene Fry, Nancy Brooks, Joann Kramer, Robert Williams, James Booth, John Bow- man, Dohald Martin, Vernon Wol- gemuth, Thomas Germer, Paul Wer- ner; Gary Ellis, Ben Brown and $2.00 a Year in Advance Schools Closed In East Donegal Thurs. and Friday The township schools will Thursday and Friday to enable the | teachers to attend the Institute. close | Hallowe'en Party The Student Council sponsored a Hallowe'en party in the high school auditorium Tuesday evening, Oct 24. At the party a Queen for the school from was chosen | the entrants from each class. | The class entrants as previously | selected in an were: Nancy Hanshue, ninth grade; Betsy Musser, tenth Lorraine Barnhart, eleventh grade and Paul- ine Miller, twelfth grade. Selected For Girls’ Choir The Girls’ Choir including mem- hers from the seventh, eighth and (Turn to page 2) A me assembly grade; TWO NEW MEMBERS JOIN THE LOCAL ROTARY CLUB Two new memkhers were intro- duced at the Rotarian luncheon on Tuesday. Mr. John Booth presented Dr. Giambalvo and Charles Ruhl for membership. Mr. Muncy Gleason, head of the Social Security office at Lancaster, explained the 1950 Social Security laws. Mr. John Adams, advance man for the Plymouth Kiltie Band, was present as were these visiting Ro- tarians, Lloyd Kline, Columbia; Max Smith, Lancaster; George Endslow, Elizabethtown; Jim Camp- bell, Hanover; Harry K. Smith guest of Harry N. Nissly. new Residents Want Service Station Discontinued Three Rapho Twp. residents asked the Court to stop a county couple station the | from operating a service near their property, gasoline seeps into their well. which was tried in claiming In the case Equity Court, Harvey and Mabel Greiner and Mrs. Greiner's father, Harry S. Alleman, charged that their well was contaminated by gasoline odors from a service station operated by Peter and Daisy Mec- Garvey. Louis Greiners, McGarvey's property as a gas station. fendants were not A de- cision will be handed down later. Alleman and Mr. and Mrs. Grein- er first brought the case to court in May 1949. At that time, the found that the gasoline could per- colate through the ground and con- taminate the water. Mrs. Greiner (testified McGarveys stop the seeepage since the decision She is unable to use the for cooking or drink- S. May, the asked the court to enjoin using the The de- attorney for the from in court. court that the have done nothing to last year. water either ing, she said. a —— i —— wie Week's Birth Record Rev. and Mrs. Paul Z. Hess, Mt. Joy Route 1, a son at Lancaster General Hospital, October 1ith. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Fellenbaum, | 27 Poplar Street, this boro, a daugh- | ter Monday at the General Hospital. Teachers’ | Hallowe'en | sociation of Corn Husking Contest, Saturday, Oct. 28 on Jno. Melhorn Farm. Eliminations 10:00 A. M. — Final Contest 1:00 P. M. ‘Don’t Miss That Mortuary Record Big Hallowe'en ‘Throughout This Parade On Tues. spe ding | | children are your ero ss nights, the reason is that its almost time for the mammoth | Mount Joy Hallowe'en parade. The [ time is next Tuesday night, October | a | 31, is November | at 6:30 at | and the rain date The parade will | the Grade School and will move [at 7:30 promptly. | | The route is: Delta to Columbia to | Jacob to Main to New | Marietta to Poplar to the form Haven to High | School, It will be very greatly | preciated if the people living along this route would help light the | streets with porch lights, | or by any other method The judging of the contestants will he done on Main Street be- | | tween Barbara and -| also on Poplar Street. At the end of the parade the di- visions should enter the high school auditorium, and (Turn to page 4) re tll Ut tn. The Local News For The Past Week Very Briefly Told Mountville | water shortage. Vandals broke in the Bellmonte school, as soon as | | | | { | is faced with a critical 17 window panes | in Paradise Twp. A 36 pound tumor was removed from a woman at St. Joseph's Hos- pital. | Two truckers held at Lancaster, | ap- | 3 spot lights, | Haines. Surviving is one sister, Marietta and terncon all the | Entire Locality Howard K. Strickler, fifty, of Manheim Arthur E. Snavely, sixty-three, at Columbia, He served two terms s Burgess. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Frey, sixty= eight, of Manheim, at St. Joseph's | Hospital Friday. Abrem Haines Abram Haines, eighty-seven, 131 | Columbia Ave. this boro, died at 30 p.m. Thursday at his home, af= was a son of Griar Mrs. and several ter a long illness. He [the late John and Leah Serena Fogie, Newtown; bo | meces The ind nephews, funeral was held Sunday af=- with interment in the { Mount Joy cemetery. — | Mrs. Minnie N. Staley Mrs. Minnie N. Staley, eighty-one A. Staley, Landis- died Thursday at the home of Mrs. Howard J. Kline, an illness of one year. | widow of Joseph ville, her daughter, afler Mrs. Staley Landisville was a member of the Church. She was the daughter of the late Will= Mary Fletter Neiman. In addition to her daughter, Estella, wife of Howard J. Kline, with whom Mrs. Staley is Mrs. Charles and five Mennonite iam and she made her home, survived by a sister, Hartsough, Lancaster great-grandchildren. JOHN NISSLEY EMPLOYEE FELL OFF A SCAFFOLD Daniel Strohm, sixty-two, Mari- etta, in the Columbia Hospital suffering a fractured ver- fell is a patient caused when he about five feet tebre from a scaffold. Pe wh was hauling more than five | | tons overweight. Two slot machines, both in good shape, were found on the river bank below Washington Boro. A three truck crash near Eliza- to fog caused $5,000 | damages but no one was injured. Charles Miller, forty-seven, Col- umbia, fell off and broke both legs while working at the Mar- ietta Depot. Hallowe'en pranksters entered the barn of Clarence Keener, Man- heim R3 and emptied 50 bu. bags of potatoes on the barn floor. Harold S. Bomberger’s car damaged to the extent of $300 when | struck in the rear by a truck near Colebrook. Mr. Bomberger on Route 2, Manheim. aM isha: Sa WILL ATTEND CONVENTION National As- | bethtown due a scaffold was resides A convention of the Postmasters is being held in St. Louis, Mo. this week. Ex- | postmaster and Mrs. Charles J. Bennett, Sr. gre attending. rl — Pranksters, Why Do You Insist |: On Rough Stuff? It appears as though Young America is determined to have its fun, no matter whether it costs a life or a limb. Frankly the boys are going a little too rough and it] . . | may mean the life or injury of their | best friends, who knows. { Here in threw On of corn town some one ears of corn at passing motorists. New Haven Street was thrown through the open win- The an ear dow of a car. passenger was slightly injured. Two instances of malicious mis~ | chief der the guise of Hallowe'en pranks, | Route 340 - apparently committed un- occurred on between Maytown and Elizabethtown Wed- | nesday night, State Police reported. | Ears of corn, thrown at passing | Mr. and ‘Mrs. Joseph Hess, Mt. Joy R1, a daughter Monday at the | General Hospital. | Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bender, of | Hospital Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Florin, a daughter at St. Hospital Wednesday. NOW FULL TIME AGENT Mr. Ammon R. Hoffer, 119 David Street, this place, has been appoint- ed a full time sales and servicing agent for the State Farm Insurance Co., Bloomington, Illinois. Mr. Hoffer is a well known resi- dnt of Mount Joy and community for the past twenty-five years and was engaged in business here the past fifteen. ee A At a public sale at Smoketown a Derr, of | Joseph's | George McCue, stuffed bear brought $26, | R1, State | ning | “Mount Strohm, an employee of John C. Nissley, Mount Joy injured last week while working at Quis a Avvanding For Our Centennial CelebrationIn May Arrangements for the borough's May 27-30 were furthered during a meeting cf the Citizens’ Committee of the Mount Joy Centennial, Charles Eshleman, Monday at the high school building. Joseph Shaeffe; filling the vacancy caused contractor, was Centennial celebration chairman, eve- was elected co- chairman, Mumma resigned. cancelling inscription, 1851-1951" when Lester A post stamps al die, used for bearing the Joy Centennial, | has been purchased. One member of that there now at the the committee are about 500 lccal postoffice, reported letters sent by stamp col- to ke when | lectors from every state, can- celled from December 1, the die is to be put into use. also Chairman Fshleman these committee chairman: James B. Spangler, Jr., pageant: the Rev. Ezra H. Ranck, ministerial; Ralph | F. Eshleman, decorations; Clyde F. Eshleman, memorial; Christ Wal- | ters, entertainment; Ray Myers, parade; Benjamin O. Groff, pub- licity; James B. Heilig, finance; and Bailey, ‘Everything That Maurice Induswial © ‘Happened At Florin Recently Mr. Harvey Hill called on his parents, Mr. Leedom of Camp and motorists from a moving car, broke | Mrs. Harry Leedom on Saturday the right front windshield of a car | evening. owned by John S. Moreland, Ma- | Mr. Harry Eichler, of Midland is ietta R1, and damaged the right [spending the week with relatives. | front fender of a car owned by | Mr. and Mrs. William Martin and Longenecker, Police are searching for John reported. Police those re- week end. Ameng them was J. Rob- | ert Hamilton, of Salunga, charged | with driving too fast for conditions. mn seinen us ilies AN ORDER OF COURT George E. Hershey, Sr., Rowenna, | c was ordered to pay $12 a week in | support of his wife, Margaret G. | Hershey, Hellam R1. sit flint { WANTS ACREAGE REDUCED |! The government recommended that farmers cut their 1951 potato | Barley, aged acreage 15 per cent below this year. Bore Rl Elizabethtown | Mr Elizabethtown | Kautz Landisville, a son ati the Columbia | sponsible and said charges would | day. | ular | Mr Mrs. Dragen of visited Mrs. Katie John Fry on Tues- and Frank nd Mr. Le preferred when they are caught. Mrs. Adah Eichler and daughter Tey Margaret entertained Mr. Harry PROSECUTE 27 DRIVERS | Eichler and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Lancaster City police prosecuted | Liggins to dinner on Wednesday twenty-seven drivers over the | evening. The Kings Daughters Class of the Florin EUB Church held their reg- class meeting at the home of and Mrs. W. A. Berrier. Mr. and Mrs. Harcld Buller were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl (Turn to page 4) ral er linner | HAS SCARLET FEVER Health Officer Dietrick, of Man- heim, has reported a case of scar- let fever. The victim is Jane Eldine two, of Washington nc mn Ht mh § named 1
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