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Apr. 14
COUNTY |Cpl, James Markley, of Town
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The Mount Joy Bulletin

VOL. I NO. 5
The Snavely Fire
Probably Started
By a Hot Motor
A spectacular fire that raged out
of control nearly two hours ear-
ly last Friday morning destroyed
a box factory and large quantities
of lumber at J. C. Snavely & Sons
Inc, at Landisville.
A planing mill, feed store houses
and several buildings filled with
lumber were saved by more than
250 volunteer firemen from 10 com-
panies who responded to a call for
help. Damage is estimated by Fire
Chief W, C. Hiestand, Salunga, at
$150,000.
Firemen and company officials
said they could not determine the
cause of the fire. The plant operat-
ed until about 9 o'clock Thursday
night.
The and main office
cover approximately an acre of
ground fronting on the old Harris-
burg pike and extending southward
along the Reading Railroad tracks.
Half a dozen firemen were over-
come by smoke. Robert Bishop, Sa-
lunga, overcome by smoke and
gashed across the hand by falling
glass, and David Chambers, also of
Salunga, overcome by smoke were
ordered home,
Fire was discovered about 2 a. m.
by William Adams, 105 years old,
a former slave, who resides in a
small frame building' on the Snave-
ly property. His home was partly
shielded from the burning plant by
two box cars loaded with lumber.
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Has Practiced
Medicine The Past
Sixty-Two Years
Tuesday, April 3rd, Dr. Jerome
Stauffer Kendig, of Salunga, mark-
ed the sixty-second year of his
entrance into the medical profes-
sion.
Although he is now eighty-seven,
Dr Kendig keeps the usual hours
of a country practitioner.
The doctor was graduated from
Jefferson Medical College on April
3, 1889. He had taught in a 1-room
school for five years in order to
provide the money for his medical
education,
He practiced in Landisville for
a year and then began to assist his
father Dr. Benjamin E. Kendig,
later taking over Dr. Benjamin's
complete practice.
His wife, Mrs. Frances Hershey
Breneman Kendig, died in 1939.
The Local News
For The Past Week
Very Briefly Told
The population of Lancaster Co.
is 234,717 as of today.
There were fires in
Lancaster county during the month
of March.
The Malleable Casting Co. at Co-
lumbia, is importing labor. 73 were
sent here this week.
Francis M. Kreider, ninety-three
hanged himself on a tree near his
home at Smithville.
George Martin, eight, Manheim
R3, was treated at the General Hos-
pital. He fell off a tree.
At a special meeting Lititz Boro
passed an ordinance authorizing
the installation of water meters.
In a raid on three Columbia hou-
ses early Saturday morning, seven
women and 31 men were prosecut-
ed.
The American Legion collected
between five and six tons of old
auto license plates in their recent
drive.
The first meningitis case in the
county this year has been reported.
Donald Leaman, sixteen, of Mount-
ville. is the victim,
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BOUGHT THE DAIRY HERD
Messrs. C. S. Frank and Leo P.
Frank bought the entire dairy herd
from Walter Shank and will dispose
of them at public sale April 13th.
Mrs. Elizabeth V. Cassel, seven-
ty-one, at Columbia.
Council Approves
Creating a Joint
School Authority
Borough Council met in regular
monthly session Monday night with
all councilmen and newly elected
burgess, Charles Fish, present.
Council received a letter from
burgess Fish thanking them for el-
ecting him to the office and stating
that he will be glad to serve the
Community. Also that he regret-
ted that his first official act was to
recind an order given by his pre-
decessor, but that his actions were
in keeping with the wishes of the
majority of the people.
The burgess reported that he cal-
led a meeting of the Defense Coun-
cil and asked boro council to pay
the necessary expenses of the
group. Council agreed.
He turned in $30.50 peddlers li-
censes, $5.00 street permits and $8
red tickets for wrong way parking
on a one way street, for which no
fines were levied.
Mr. A. D. Seiler, who represent-
ed the school board, suggested that
council go on record as creating an
ordinance approving of the creation
of a joint school authority. A letter
from Arnold, Bricker and Beyer,
attorneys, stated that the form of
ordinance has been approved. The
authority will include two men
from each district and be known as
the Donegal Joint School Authority.
Councilman Stehman suggested
that Council set aside a sum of
money to help honor the high
school basketball team, Eastern Re-
gional Class C. champions, and run-
ner-up for the state title, Wednes-
day night, Apr. 18, stating that oth-
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MAN FINED $200 AND COSTS
FOR KILLING A PEDESTRIAN
Chester Brown, forty-seven, 264
Market street, Middletown, driver
of a car that killed a man at Bain-
bridge, pleaded guilty to hit-run
charges and was fined $200 and
costs in Court Friday morning.
Prosecution was brought by
State Policeman Walter Miller in
the death of Omen Ralph Wagner,
57-year old PRR trackman, who
was struck in front of his home by
an auto driven by Brown, at 11:35
p. m. Saturday, Feb. 24. Brown
surrendered to State Police at Har-
risburg the following Monday
morning.
Judge Joseph B. Wissler,
imposed sentence, said the Court
was taking into consideration “ex-
tenuating and the
necommendations this
who
circumstances
made in
case.
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LOCAL ROTARIANS ATTENDED
CONVENTION AT YORK
Messrs. Ted Weidler, Clyde Esh-
leman ahd Roy Nissly attended the
three-day Rotary Convention at
York this week.
At Monday nights banquet were
Rev. and Mrs. L. W. Koder, Mr.
and Mrs. I. Morris, Dr. and Mrs.
W. L. Shoop, Mr and Mrs. Clarence
Newcomer and Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
bur I. Beahm.
Attending the Tuesday meeting
were Messrs. George Keener, Chas.
J. Bennett Jr. Clarence Newcom-
er, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Eshlentan,
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Weidler, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Nissly and Mr. and Mrs.
H. G. Carpenter.
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TELEPHONE POLE FELL ON
CAR; OCCUPANTS UNHURT
Wilson A. Tschudy, forty-three,
of Marietta, and his wife escaped
injury in a freak auto accident re-
ported on the north side of Chickies
Hill, according to the State Police.
The Tschudys were returning
home, driving North on Route 441,
and as their car was descending
Chickies Hill a telephone pole
snapped off and fell along the high-
way and fell on top of the front of
their car. The impact broke the
windshield and badly dented the
top of the vehicle but Tschudy and
his wife were both unhurt.
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FATHER GIVEN CUSTODY
Two children, Doris and Mildred
Tome, were. given to their father.
Lloyd E. Thome,, Jr., of this boro,
by the Court last week. Their
mother, Pauline Tome, Manheim
R3, was given permission to visit

them once a week.
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Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, April 5, 1951

PARENTS’ MEETING MONDAY |
WAS WELL ATTENDED |
About fifty parents attended the
Maytown Grade School Parents
meeting held Monday in
the High school auditoriumat May-
town, The program included piano
selections by Miss Hazel Crank-
shaw and a reading by Mrs. Jos-
eph Keener, A talk on “Evaluation
and Growth of Children as it Re-
lates to School Success” was given
by Dr. June Smith, County Super=
visor of Special Education. Richard
Hecht will be planning Committee
chairman next year. His commitiee
is as follows: Mrs. Mervin Brandt,
Mr. Edward Charles, Mrs. Charles
Cunningham, Mrs. Frank Houseal,
Mr. Charles Young, Mr. William
Young, and Miss Ruth Eby, third
grade teacher.
The meeting was adjourned af-
ter refreshments were served by
mothers of the Third Grade pupils.
More News About
The Oldest House
Almost weekly some person here
or there supplies additional infor-
mation on that $64 question, Oldest
House In Town. Well, we would
certainly have the right answer if
the building had not been razed
many years ago to make room for
a more modern structure,
And it was Grace K. Taylor, 309
Clinton Avenue, Oak Park, Ill.
who hit the Jack Pot on this one.
Here it is:
“I have found a printed clipping
as follows: The first house built by
a white man within the boundaries
of Mount Joy was built by Alex-
ander Campbell in 1768 and form-
ed a portion of the Exchange Hotel
(now H. S. Newcomer & Son's
Hardware Store) corner East Main
and Barbara streets,
The second house was built by
Michael Nicols in 1783, was used
as a tavern and stood on the corner
of New Haven and West Main Sts.,
opposite now stands the
Washington House. This was then
known as the Cross Keys Hotel and
was destroyed Ly fire in 1869.”
In checking the stone house re-
cently vacated by Mr. Fitzkee, on
the former Snyder farm, now own-
ed by the Joy Company, in the
front of the dwelling stone
bearing the builders’ names
the date 1850. The last
very indefinite and is covered
scroll encircles the stone.
Stile rie.
Avion Ruled Qut
In Snavely Fire
Arson was ruled out Sunday as
the cause of a $150,000 blaze at the
J. C. Snavely & Sons, Inc, factory
at Landisville last Friday morning.
Investigating State Police Cpl.
James J. ‘Haggerty said he and
County Fire Marshall Paul Z.
Knier, Manheim, have agreed that
the fire was prokably started by a
motor in the box factory at the
southern end of the property along
the Harrisburg pike.
Haggerty said it was learned that
the rip saw had been in operation
until about 9 p. m. Thursday and
was extremely hot when the plant
was closed for the night. The hot
motor probably ignited dust by
spontaneous, combustion, he added.
An especially intensive investi-
gation was launched because a mi-
nor fire of suspicious origin occur-
red at the plant about a year ago,
he continued, and that $100 was
stolen from the safe in the company
office earlier in the week.
The previous fire, the theft and
another recent theft at a Landis-
ville business place are still under
investigation, Haggerty concluded.
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evening,
where
is a
and
figure is
by
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GIRL SCOUT FOOD SALE
Girl Scout Troop No. 108 will
have a food sale on Saturday, Ap=
ril 14th beginning at nine giclock at
the Titus Rutt Insuri® office,
East Main St.
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A GOOD CATTLE MARKET
At the annual Spring sale at the
Grand View farms, Middletown, on
Saturday, two registered Holsteins
brought down fromCanada brought
$1,070 and $1,000 respectively.
ese li 0 ds
Sandra Nall, eighteen months
of Lancaster R2, became quite ill
after drinking kerosene.

Faculty - Director
Dinner Will Be
Held April 11th
The annual East Donegal Facul-
ty=Director dinner will ke held in
the High’ school library at Maytown
at 6 p. Wednesday, April 11.
The directors are hosts this year
and will have as their guests Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Schock, of town;
Dn and Mrs. A. P. Mylin, County
Superintendent of Schools; and Dr.
and Mrs. E. K. Tingley, former
school director. It was while Dr.
Tingley was president of the East
Donegal School Board that the an-
nual banquet custom was inaugu-
m.,
rated.
Facutly members
music and entertainment.
mental music will be furnished by
Mrs. Lester Roland, Mr. Stanley
Dotterer, Mr. Eugene Saylor. A
male quartette—Mr. Robert Slaugh,
Mr. Alva Bender, Mr. Robert Phil-
lips and Mr. John Hart, will sing.
Readings will be presented by Mrs.
Margaret Coleman and Mr, Morrell
Shields. The Misses Ruth and Anna
May Eby will present a “iravel-
ogue’, Mr. E. C. Ramsey, writer,
traveller and war correspondent,
will speak to the group on current
world affairs and problems. The di-
G. E. Morris, Henry
Curvin H. Martin, Har-
John D. Ro-
furnish
Instru-
will
rectors are:
W. Musser,
ry D. McMullen and
land.
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General Hospital's
Charity And
Replacem’t Drive
Mr. Paul Grubb, Elizabethtown,
a member of the Board of Directors
of the Lancaster General Hospital,
was appointed Chairman for the
western area of the county on the
hospital's coming charity and re-
placengent drive.
Mr. James B. Heilig, 86 E. Main
St, Mount Joy, appointed
Chairman for the boro of Mt. Joy
Mr. James L. Snavely, Landis-
ville, has been named Chairman
for Landisville.
This year's goal is set at $111,120,
of which $76,120 is the estimated
cost of charity work for those who
are unable to pay within the com-
ing year. $35,000 is set for the re-
placement and repair of machinery
and equipment.
Approximately 14,000 persons are
expected to be given free or part-
free care in the coming year, on
the basis of the 1950 figures, Of
these, about 1,400 will be admitted
as bed patients, 4,500 to 5,000 will
be treated at the hospital's twenty
clinics as free or part-free patients,
and 8,500 will be treated at the em-
ergency receiving ward either free
was
or part-free .
Area chairmen
ing their teams.
year's campaign
thirteen percent
last year.
The following are included in
Area VI: Conoy, East Donegal, W.
Donegal, Mount Joy, Lower Rapho,
East Hempfield, West Hempfield
and Manor.
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WILL DISCUSS EAST DONEGAL
SCHOOL BUDGET APR. 13
The regular monthly meeting of
the East Donegal Township School
Board will be held Friday evening,
April 13. Supply and equipment
bids for the 1951-2 school term will
be opened at this meeting. The 1951
and 1952 school budget will also
be discussed.
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EXCHANGE ASSEMBLIES
WITH THREE SCHOOLS
“Exchange” assemblies have been
arranged with Marietta, Columbia,
and Mount Joy High schools. The
East Donegal assembly group will
appear at Columbia May 4; at Mt.
Joy, May 11 and at Marietta May
18th.
are now complet-
The goal in this
is approximately
more than raised
DA In se.
AGE DOESN'T STOP HIM
It takes more than seventy-five
birthdays to stop our local veteri-
narian, Dr. E. W. Newcomer, East
Main street. Even though he passed
that milestone Saturday. Doc is
attending to his practice thruout
this locality daily. May he contin-
ue many more years. J

MER AND MRS. EARL. SHENK
GIVEN SURPRISE SHOWER
A surprise shower was given
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shenk,
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
My's. Oliver Ober, R2, Mount Joy.
Among those present were: Mary
Louise Miller, Janet Horning, Na-
omi, Elsie, Ruth and Edith Browns- |
berger,
Anna Ruth Hollinger, Betty Jane
Haldeman, Eleanor Hostetter, Paul
Werner, Bruce Bernhard, Ira Hess,
Glenn Stauffer, Stanley and James!
Ober, Leroy Buffenmeyer, Earl
Haldeman, Ray Miller, Harold Hol-
linger, Charmine Williams, Daisy
Clows, Edward Sweigart, Edgar
Bergman, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Ober
and daughters, Julie Ann, Patsy
Leuise and Nancy Arlene Ober, Mr.
and Mrs. Lester Kreider, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Zerphey and Mary Jane
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Shenk Jr., Mrs.
Ralph Shenk, Duane and Neisha
Shenk, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bru-
baker, Mrs. Fannie Ober, Marion
Shearer, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Ober,
Ray and Katherine Ober, Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Shenk, Mr. and Mrs. Jac-
ob Shenk, Verna, Elizabeth, Arlene.
Mr. and Mrs. Shenk were the re-
cipients of many lovely gifts.
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THE WOODWIND AND BRASS
ENSEMBLE MONDAY NIGHT
The public is cordially invited to
attend a splendid program in the
Mount Joy Fire House, Monday ev-
en.ng, April 9, at 7:30 when the
Waodwind and Brass Ensemble will
present an instrumental program of
outstanding merit. This program is
sponsored by the Men's Club of St.
Luke's Church as Community
Presentation. No admission charge
is made. A free-will offering will
be received to pay incidental ex-
penses.
The Woodwind and Brass Enp
semble is composed of a group of
highly talented artists who have
pleased audiences throughout the
country.
Remember the date—Monday ev-
ening, April 9, 7:30 o'clock.
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WORK STARTED ON 26-BED
MENTAL HOSPITAL IN GRETNA
Construction of a 26-bed mental
hospital has been started near Mt.
Gretna by local Mennonites.
The hospital will be located on a
farm donated in 1949 by Mr. and
Mrs. Graybill Landis, of Lancaster.
The estimated cost is $160,000 ac-
cording to Harry C. Swarr, of East
Petersturg, chairman of the board
of the Lancaster Mennonite Hospit-
which is in charge of the
a
als, Inc,
project.
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Mortuary Record
Throughout This
Entire Locality
J. Arthur Gerfin, forty-three, at
Columbia,
John E. Fansler,
Manheim.
Hugh E. Swinehart,
Columbia RI.
Miss Lizzie B. Weaver,
five, at Strasburg.
Mrs. Susan B. Shaffer, eighty-one
widow of Wendall Shaffer, Sunday
at the home of David Hollinger, on
Elizabethtown R3.
Mrs. Roland Forwood
Mrs. Anna G. Forwood, fifty-five,
wife of Roland Forwood, Elizabeth-
town Rl, died at her home Satur-
day. She was the daughter of the
late John and Amanda Good Fry.
sixty-six, at
sixty-four,
ninety-
C. Emerson Rohrer.
C. Emerson Rohrer, seventy-six,
of Manheim R2, Rapho township,
died at St Joseph's Hospital after
an illness of two years. He was one
of the most widely known resi-
dents of this section.
Deceased was a son of the late
Christian K: and Mary Greider
Rohrer, and a member of Erisman’s
Mennonite church, He had been a
salesman fon the Farm Bureau In-
surance Company for twenty years.
Also a member of the Rapho Town-
ship School Board for twelve years
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SHRUBBERY MOVED TO PARK
Seven boxwood trees, which were
donated by’ the William Kuhn es-
Florence and Mary Gantz, | held in honor of the
High School basketball team Wed-

tate, were planted in the borough
park’ on Monday. Employes of a
landscaping firm were hired by
Borough Council to plant the frees.
$2.00 a Year in Advance
Will Give Banquet
For Mt. Joy High's
‘Successful Rams
be
Joy
A testimonial banquet will
Mount
nesday evening, April 18 in the lo-
cal high school auditorium. The
banquet is open to the public and
tickets for the affair will go on sale
Friday.
Tickets may be purchased from
Warren Foley, Paul Hipple, Irvin
Fritz, Robert Schneider, Clarence
Wilson, Elwood Martin, Omar Groff
Jack Germer, James Spangler, Rob-
ert Hawthorne, Richard Divet, Sam
Dock, ticket committee; and at the
following places: Sloans Pharmacy,
Bennett's Restaurant, Shatto’s Bar-
ber Shop, Tyndall's Drug Store,
Kaylor’'s Restaurant, Washington
House, Mt. Joy Legion Post Home,
Mount Joy High School, and Victor
Brook's Barber Shop, Florin. Tick=-
ets are $1.50.
Gifts will be presented to all the
The team, cheer leaders,
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News In General
From Florin For
The Past Week
Sale cards were distributed over
the village for the household goods
sale of Norman Smith on Saturday.
The Ladies Aid of the Glossbrenner
E. U. B. Church will sell refresh-
ments at the sale.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nentwig of
town spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. William Haines at Newtown.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wittle were
Tuesday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Mumper at NefIsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Eshelman
of Columbia, called on the formers
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Mumper Sr. on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Frank Pierce and Mr. George
Pierce, of Florida, were Saturday
supper guests of Mrs. Lillian Ham-
ilton and family.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mumper
called on Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mum-
per and daughter at Neffsville on
Wednesday afternoon.
The Home Builders Class of the
Church of the Brethren will hold
their class meeting tonight (Thurs-
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YOU CAN STILL ENTER THE
BEARD GROWING CONTEST
It's not too late to start raising
that beard for the Centennial cele-
bration! To enter the contest, all
you have to do is go to Newcomer's
Hardware Store and purchase a
badge from Richard Dillinger. O.
K. Snyder, Thomas J. B. Brown III,
John Hendrix, Harry Hendrix, the
other members of the committee
will readily enroll you in the Bro-
thers of the Brush contest also.
re ce etl I ee.
GEO. SNOOK FINED $50 AND
COSTS; JAILED 6 MOS. TO YEAR
In court last Friday, George W.
Snook, twenty-seven, Mount Joy
R1, who changed his plea to guilty
during his trial on public indecency
charges on March 13, was fined $50
and costs and sentenced to six mos.
to one year in the county prison by
Judge Schaeffer.
He was arrested by Police Chief
Park Neiss.
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FOOD SALE BY LADIES AID
The Ladies Aid Society of Trin-
ity Evangelical Lutheran Church
have planned a food sale for Friday,
April 13th, at Hackert's Salesroom,
beginning at four o'clock.
boys.
1,100 STRIKE AT HERSHEY
Union workers at a group of
Hershey enterprises, exclusive of
the big chocolate plant, went out
on strike at noon Monday, 1,100 of
them.
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SCHOOLS CLOSED APRIL 13
The East Donegal Township
schools will be closed on Friday,
April 13 to allow the township
teachers to attend the sessions of
Schoolmen’s Week at Philadelphia.
cro 2 mir a sheds
Coach George Houck of the Mt.
Joy Rams entertained ten squad
members to a dinner at his home
in Biglerville, Pa., on Sunday.

Mildenhall, England-
ad]
14 March 1951—During his first visit with the
32nd Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade since its recent arrival in the United
Kingdom,
General Thomas T. Handy,
Commander-in-chief, European
Command, stopped at this gun site to observe a training operation. Sur-
rounded by officers of the 60th AAA Battalion, General Handy is shown
talking with Corporal James R. Markley, left, of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
who has just finished explaining the training exercise to the visiting par-
ty. The commander of the 3rd Air Division, Maj. Gen. Leon W. Johnson,
third from right, and Colonel Metticus W. May, Jr., Brigade Commander,
not shown, accompanied the European Commander on an all day tour
of the Brigade's installations.
United Kingdom, March 30: Corp.
James R. Markley, of 145 North
Market street, this boro, is pres=-
ently stationed England as a
member of a gun crew of the 60th
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automat-
matic Weapons Battalion, 32nd
AAA Brigade, here to engage in
joint training with the United
States Air Force, Royal Air Force
and the British Army.
Corporal Markley, who was em-
ployed by the Bulletin up to the
time of his enlistment, is a son of
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Mr. and Mrs. James Markley, on N.
Market street, He enlisted in fhe
Army in October 1948 and after a
short period of basic training was
stationed with the 60th AAA AW
Battalion at Fort Bliss, Texas. He
accompanied his unit, in January,
1951, to its present station in the
United Kingdom. His unit, together
with the other units which com=-
prise the 332nd AAA Brigade, are
the first U. S. Army units to be
stationed in England since the end
of the war,

6th Grade Pupils
Saw The Bulletin
Being Printed
A group of sixth grade pupils, in
the local elementary school, are
publishing a school paper “The
Grade School Gazette.” These
young “journalists” compile all the
material which includes of
the first jokes
and stories written by the pupils.
Each edition art
work. The March issue featured a
flying kite, Faster lilies and rabbits.
The items include interesting ac-
news
six grades, poems,
also contains
counts of room activities, pupils op-
inions of various subjects, articles
of unusual interest
accounts by individual students.
The Gazette is the
school paper published
school in this area. We
these cub reporters on their interest
They include: Editors,
and Edward Linde-
Zeller; art
and Phyllis
Jeffry Brian,
only
in
commend
and ability.
Priscilla Lane
muth; treasurer, Jacob
work Nancy Diller
Wolgemuth; reporters,
Shirley Metzler; Judy Naugle,
Mary Jane Groff, Douglas Fish,
Ruth Loewen, Kenneth Newcomer
anr Carl Rohm.
Their
Bingeman, who types
graphs the publications.
This Thursday the Gazette staff
visited The Bulletin press room to
see the weekly newspaper in pro-
cess of being published.
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Junior Chamber
Of Commerce Is
Organized Here
A Junior Chamber of Commerce
(JAYCEES) was organized in Mt.
Joy Wednesday evening, April 3rd
in the firehouse. Election of officers
will take place Wednesday evening
April 11 in the firehouse at 7:30 p.m.
All young men between the ages
of 21 and 35 are urged to be present
at this meeting and are invited to
join the organization. Gerald Hos-
tetter is temporary chairman and
Bernard Grissinger, temporary
treasurer.
Members of the new organization
now include Frank F. Walters, Jr,
Wilbur E. Hawthorne, Robert L.
Heitz, John M. Getz, Henry Reist,
Roy L. Packer, George Albert, B.
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SUES FOR A DIVORCE
Complaint in divorce: Elizabeth
A. Ginder, twenty-one, 211 N. Mul-
berry St., Lancaster, vs. Wayne D.
Ginder, twenty-one, Landisville;
cruel and barbarous treatment and
Mrs. J. W.
and mimeo-
supervisor is

and humorous |
{ and which was carried constantly
grade | during the basketball season. Con-
any |
| winning
Coach Geo. Houck
Is Presented With
Marine Corps Bible
Mr. George C. Houck, coach of
the high school’s championship bas-
ketball team, was presented with a
Marine Corps Bible this afternoon
at the high school.
The presentation was made by
Major Thomas J. B. Brown, III, of
town. and Marine Corps Recruiting
Officers M/Sgt. Charles H. Lynch,
of Columbia, and S/Sgt. Alvah L.
Matz, Lancaster.
The new Bible replaces the worn
but cherished Testament Coach
Houck carried through World War
iI, member of the Marines,
as a
sidered such an important factor in
the Eastern Regional
Championship, Houck presented the
Testament to the school to be plac=-
ed, along with the season's troph~
ies, in the school’s trophy cabinet.
The Philadelphia office of the
Marine Corps ordered the presenta-
tion.
eee AM
GERBERICH-PAYNE PRESIDENT
AWARDED FOR HOSPITALITY ~
Tuesday, Burgess Charles Fish
presented a certificate to Mr. E. S.
Gerberich, president of Gerberich-
Payne Shoe Co., from the Economic
Cooperation Administration.
The award was presented as a
result of the company playing host
to nine shoe manufacturers from
Norway, last August, and for furn-
ishing “technical assistance to the
People of the Marshall Plan Coun~
tries, in maintaining individual lib~
erty and free institutions and
peace”.
A two-day conference of com=
pany salesmen from all parts of the
country opened at this meeting.
Personal Mention
Mrs. John E. Matoney, of Wil-
mington, N. C.,, who is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Hendrix
of town, motored to Norfolk, Va.,
last Thursday, to join her husband,
Marine Sgt. John Matoney, for sev-
eral days.
Mrs. Matoney expects to return
to North Carolina Sunday.
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Week's Birth Record
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Knorr,
53 West Main street, a son Satur=
day at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Wenger,
Manheim R2, a son this morning at,
the General Hospital.
The penultimate day of the

month is the next to the last
indignities, married July 24, 1948. day.