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The Mount J oy Bulletin
VOL. LII, NO.
Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, june 12, 1952
$2
00 a Year in Advance | loc churches will
I ¢
The 39th Reunion
Donegal Springs
Wed., June 18
The thirty-ninth annual reunion
of the Donegal Society will be
held at the historic Presbyterian
Church at Donegal Springs, three
miles west of here, on Wednesday,
June 18.
The Witness Tree,
in front of the church, is in excel-
lent condition and is now definitely
an historic oak
Lelieved to be more than 325 years
old.
The new estimate on age of the
oak and its condition will be in-
cluded in reports to be given at the
reunion.
The Society maintains the prop-
erties of the 233-year-old Donegal
Church, including the
the Witness Tree, and the grove of
200 oaks on the grounds. The Wit-
famed the
patriots
during the
cemetery,
ness Tree is as site
where pioneer
to the Republic
and then
loyalty
Revolutionary War,
ched off from the church
the Continental Army.
Fine Will Speak
nor
mar-
to join
John S.
at
m.
Pennsylvania's Gover
Fine will be principal speaker
the reunion during the 2:30 p.
session. Dr. Henry Barraclough,
manager of the Department of Ad-
ministration in the Presbyterian
Church of the U. S. A,
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tt
will speak
W. DONEGAL MAN SOLD
PEER & LIQUOR SUNDAYS
Millard F. Forsythe, who runs a
restaurant in W. Donegal Twp..
fined $100 selling
beer and liquor on Sundays. State
Liquor Agent E. F. Weaver testi-
fied. He said the offenses occurred
April 20 and 27.
Lancaster Auto
Club Picnic To
Be Held July 24
Plans for the 34th
of the Lancaster Automobile
{o be held at Hershey Park,
July 24, were outlined
meeting of the directo: t}
held Friday night.
An all-day and evening program,
was
and costs for
annual picnic
Club,
day, at a
's of the club
including band concerts, baseball,
a free vaudeville show at night, and
many other features are being
planned for the occasion.
Committees in charge of arrange-
Thurs- |
pledged !
10OCAL PARTICIPANTS AT | REV. A. N. ESHLEMAN
GIRL SCOUT CAMPFERENCE | Auto Accidents WILL REPRESENT E. PENNA.
The Lancaster County Senior | The Rev. Abram N. Eshelman. of
Girl Scout Campference was held I Thi 4 [ Mt. Joy R2, will represent tae
this past weekend at Furnace Hills n 1S ection Eastern Pennsylvania district of
with 8) girls participating. Shirley y| . the Church of the Brethren at the
Eby was in charge of the Camp- | During The Week 166th recorded Annual Conference
ference under the leadership of {of the Church, to be held in
Mrs. Robert Hawthorne, Senior There were an unusual number |p 400 vo June 17-22
Advisor for Lancaster County. of auto accidents over the weekend Representatives of church dis-
Mary Bailey, President of the Sen-| Eighteen countians were injured. tricts form what is known as the
ior Planning Board, presided at the | Two Hurt In Crash : Standing committee of the church.
business meeting, Outstanding in! Three persons were injured in a|pyis committee, made up of 82
leadership also were Elinor and] head-on crash on Route 340 be- | processes the business for
Connie Lane and Carol Ann Smith. | tween Elizabethtown and Hershey | iho conference
The program consisted of out- | 2:20 Sunday a. m. The 1952 conference of the
door cooking, crafts, swimming, According to Hershey State Po- | Church of the Brethren will be one
campfire, Sealed Orders, flag cere- lice, the cars were operated by Jos- | of the most important in the his- |
monies, Hymn Sing, Scout's Own, «ph Derr, Elizabethtown R2 and | ry of the church, according to
games and square dancing. Eli Hess, Florin. They said both | yogerator Ralph W. Schlosser - of
Others attending were Genevieve cars were demolished. Der ay I'lizabethtown
and Kay Zimmerman, Nancy driving north and cut to the left to The church membership of 186,-
ier Dorotlis. Yassick ahd make a left tum when the crash | nao will be represented at the con-
Mary Jane Groff. : occurred, police reported. | ference by 850 official delegates.
Mrs. Clyde Eshleman, Miss Elsie! Derr was adiritied ‘o Lancaster; py, peak attendance for the final
LoFever. Mus. Frank Young, Mrs. General Hospital with a possible day of the conference may reach
Yrvin Smith Jr, and Mrs. Raymond fracture of the right knee aid alien or fifteen thousand:
deep laceration of the lower lip.
Gilbert,
from the Lutheran Church,
dinner
Maytown Boy, 1
Hurt In Fall Fro
Garbage Truck
fell
garbage
-year-old-boy from
nr stopped
Center Square, Elizabethtown,
sustained a possible
and brain concussion, according
Joseph's Hospital records
The boy, William H. May,
of Mrs. Stella May, 22 N. Queen
Maytown, was helping his ur
Winters, Elizabethtown
on his garbage route,
Police
Leroy
Llizabethtown Chief Jos
Mumma.
An eyewitness, the Rev.
L. Fetter, 125 E. High St.,
said that
and the boy got out
town, the truck stop
and clim
up on the back, apparently to ch
the garbage
He said that the
be ill that
disposal
boy
and he “slowly rela
his grasp”
A doctor
and the
was immediately ca
to the
pital in the Elizabethtown Fire
ambulance.
Officials at
night
boy was taken
the
described
hospital
his condition
“satisfactory.”
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TWO WAIVE HEARINGS
ON MORALS CHARGE
Wanda J.
town RI,
ind
Sweigart, of Elizabe
charged with
Robert E. Boyd,
Troop Committee members
cooked
for all the campers Sunday.
2,
m
his
truck at
and
fractured skull
to
son
St.
1wele
R3,
according to
eph
Raymond
Elizabeth-
ped
bed
eck
mechanism.
appeared to
xed
and fell to the pavement.
lled
hos-
Co
Tuesday
as
th-
adultery,
Mount Joy,
ments were announced as follows: | charged with fornification, waived
Baseball, Edgar G. Hess, Alger H.| hearing and posted bail for court
Shirk, and H. C. Kreisle, prizes! Tt esday night before Alderman
and children’s tickets, H. C. Kreis- | Harry Acker.
le, Dean Gable and A. H. Pontz, | Prosecution was brought by Murs.
speakers and entertainment, S. Ed- | Sweigart’s brother-in-law, David S.
Frank L.
Dean Gable,
and first aid,
Gable;
Spence; publicity,
parking, J. H. Nissley,
C. Roy Starr.
The directors adopted a resolu-
ward music,
tion in memory of the late Henry
S. Shirk, of Blue Ball, who died re-
cently. Mr. Shirk was a member
and a director for over a quarter
of a century.
At the meeting it also was an-
nounced that the club membership,
, was 36,054,
During May
members were admitted.
llr UI eo ee.
Jurors Are Drawn
For Coming Courts
a new all-
282
as of June 1
time high. new
The names of 324 jurors to serve |
County Courts
and October
Those from
Lancaster
during September
were drawn last week.
in the
this locality are:
Grand Jurors, Seet. 8
John Booth, John D. Newcomer
Sweigart,
Mrs. Sweigart’s husband is in
rea.
tl Weis
MASTERSONVILLE FIREMEN
Police said
Ko-
Roth,
was admitted
Robert
Hess’
fracture of the left ankle, a possible
fracture of the skull,
the face,
Hess was
the
knee and discharged.
all
Elizabethtown
Florin, a passenger
in cay with a
and lacera- |
tions of and forehead. |
of
the
treated for lacerations
chin and brush burns of
taken to the hos-
Ambul-
They were
|
|
in the |
pital
ance.
Excitement Galore
Dave Brandt, of Marietta, well |
known WGAL,
excitement |
TV commentator
his of
He to
he
on
sure had share
Sunday. went Philadelphia |
the Athletic- |
header. After a
seeing |
1
where witnessed
Cleveland double
near case of heart failure
12-4
started home.
Cleveland and 11-3, Dave
of a side |
Brandt |
pulled out
Route 30
his
Some guy
road onto and
smacked broadside. Fortunate- |
ly no one was hurt and we'll let
Dave
a homer.
Seven 'Were ‘Hurt
At the Denver-Lincoln road in-
tersection, two cars collided and
seven persons were injured, none
seriously
Two Persons Hurt {
Two perscns were hurt when a
motoreycle hit a pedestrian in
Marietta. |
Harold Kuhlman, 16, of W Mari- |
etta St. Marietta, driver of the]
motorcycle, suffered brush burns)
of the body and legs. Harry Nagle, |
14, of Bainbridge Rl, the pedestrian.
suffered brush burns. Both were
treated by a physician i
Damaged By Fire
A motorcycle owned by Charles
R. Ziegler, 220 East Main Street. |
this boro was badly damaged by
fire when he attempted to start it |
al the intersection of Concord and |
Marion Sts.. Lancaster. [
City firemen from Engine Co. 1
extinguished the blaze. Fire Chief
Harry E. Miller said Ziegler told |
him the motorcycle had been park- |
ed there, and
to start it,
when he attempted |
it burst into flames. Chief |
COLLECTED A NEAT SUM Miller said the cycle was badly |
A total of $2,400 has been collect- | burned, but not demplished.
ed thus far to help defray the cost Driver’s Lucky Escape i
of the new $6,000 Mastersonville A driver escaped serious injury |
Fire Hall, it was reported this | When a coal truck bearing eight]
week. tons of coal crashed against a bridge
Donations are being received for | pillar at the Rheems unde pass |
a rummage sale to be held in the | i near the Harrisburg Pike.
| Fire Hall Friday. Ray Hess is in | The driver, George Atticks, Mt. |
charge of the rummage sale com- | Joy, complained of a leg injury but
mittee. said it wasn’t serious. The accident
—— occurred about 1 p. m. as the truck
BRUCE GINGRICH, OF TOWN was descending a grade and the |
GETS VIRGINIA U. DEGREE brakes reportedly failed to hold.
Bruce Gingrich, son of Mr. and As Atticks attempted to steer it |
Mrs. S. Nissley Gingrich, south of | through the underpass the heavy |
town, received a Bachelor of Arts | vehicle slid over on its side, strik- |
I degree from the University of Vir- | Ing the bridge and an auto driven |
ginia, Charlottesville, Va.
He is a member
ternity.
EE —
FROSECUTED FOR MOVING
BUILDING WITHOUT PERMIT
Warren K. Witmer, Manheim
was prosecuted by State Police
‘ moving a building without a sp
and Robert E. Kunkle, all of this
koro.
September 29
Gussie Eshbach, Florin.
Reuben H. Miller,
William G. McGarvey, Florin
Genevieve R. Bailey, Mount Joy R2
October 6
Grover C. Winters, Mount Joy
Anna K. Haines, Maytown
Oscar Donaven, Mount Joy
September 8
John G. Snavely, Manheim R2
Harold Zimmerman, Mt. Joy
Elmer Mc Elhenny, Landisville
Christian W. Brandt, Manheim R2.
ial hauling permit.
Police said he was transport
a brooder house on his truck.
DW
CELEBRATED THEIR 30th
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Bent
of this place, celebrated their tl
tieth wedding anniversary
Wednesday, June 11th
of Chi Phi fra-
R1,
for
eC-
ing
zel,
1ir-
last
by Richard Frank, Mt. Joy
lice said.
The truck
R2, po-
coal was . demolished |
over the scene. It was estimated |
that total loss will ampunt to about |
$900.
mn dll
ERECTING A PAVILION
Mr. Eli Hostelter, extensive ca-
terer North Barbara
erecting a spacious pavilion
on street, is |
in the
f his place of business.
—— Wl
MARINES GET A BREAK
Units of the First Marine Divis- |
ion on the front lines in Korea will |
rear « |
|
|
get ice cream three times a week |
| this Summer.
and the eight tons of coal scattered] ¢
Elmer H. Witmer
Ordained Sacred
Elm
Mrs.
copal)
Re
S.T.I
tell you if that was a bunt or | Bowling
NANCY HUMMER,
INJURED;
Nar
suffer
John
QOrder Of Deacons
and
this
son of Mr.
of
er H.
Joseph C.
Witmer,
Witmer,
| place. was one of seven ordinands
| who were ordained to the Sacred
Order of Deacons on Wednesday,
June 11th (St. Barnabas Day). The
service of Ordination was held in
the Cathedral of St. Stephen (Epis-'
The Rt.
D. D,
)., Bishop of Harrisburg,
Harrisburg, Penna.
Thomas Heistand,
cel-
the lowly A’s take a twin bill from | ebrated Holy Communion and per-
——— -—
OF TOWN
AUTO HIT FENCE
Mount Joy St.,
icy Hummer
ed multiple abrasions yester- |
| Mary F. Strickler
Head Recreation
Red Cross Worker
The Bulletin is
following which is self explanatory:
in receipt of the
BAD KREUZNACH, GERMANY
Mary F. Strickler, of Mount Joy
R2, Penna., has been assigned to the
57th Field Hospital in Bad Kreuz-
head recreation
nach, Germany, as
worker for the American Red
Cross.
This will be Miss Strickler's
"third overseas assignment with the
Robert
Operations,
according to
Director of
American Red Crass in Europe.
She previously served at Military
the Admiralty
organization,
C. Lewis
hospitals in Japan,
Islands, and Wiesbaden, Germany.
A former student at Elizabeth-
{town (Penna.) College, Pennsyl-
| vania State University, and Colum-
hia Miss Strickler
| taught school in the East Donegal
| (Penna), High
before joining the Red Cross.
University,
Township
As head recreation worker at the
bith Field Hospital, she will plan
parties, tournaments, and many
other types of entertainment for
patients, including some who are
prolonged hospitalization.
At present, the Red Cross has
varied recreation pregrams for pa-
tients in military hospitals in Eng-
land, Austria,
France, Germany,
and Italy. In addition to the Red
Cross resident staffs at the major
hospitals, 232 Gray Ladies devote
time to patient recreation.
| Mrs. A. H. Weidman, Manheim
R1, is a sister.
formed the Apostolic rite of the ic el Winton
| Ordering of Deacons. o
Mr. Witmer graduated from Mt. C A t S |
Joy High School. He received the ase gams €
degree of Bachelor of Arts from! »
| Bowling Green State umversiy.| Brothers Is Being
Green, Ohio. He also at-|
tended Elizabethtown College and | Tried In Court
| Franklin and Marshall College
He spent three and one-half| Testimony started Monday in the
years in Hawaii with the Air Corps | case of Irvin and Russell Sell. bro-
at Hickam Field. He received his! thers of Hummelstown R1, charged |
discharge in 1945. He graduated | with the burglary and larceny of
from. The Philadelphia Divinity | feed bags in the Mount Joy and |
School, an Episcopal seminary, on' Manheim area.
May 29, 1952. While he attended! The brothers are alleged ring
seminary Mr. Witmer was Circula- | leaders of a gang which included |
tion Manager for the seminary another brother, Earlton Sell, and
publication, “The Bulletin”. Dur-| three Lebanon RD girls, previously
ing his senior year in seminary he sentenced by the County Court.
was seminarian assistant to the | They have been apprehended
Rev. Louis E. Fifer, III, rector of and sent to the Mifflin County Jail. |
All Hallows Episcopal Church, | Lewistown. However, they escaped
Wyncote, Penna. Mr. Witmer is un- | from the jail before officials could
married and is assigned to the, bring them here. Later they were |
Diocese of Harrisburg taken into custody and confined in
To his ordination to the Sacred | the Western Pennsylvania State
Order of Deacons the Ordinand Penitentiary in Pittsburgh.
was presented by the Rev Elmer | The Sells are charged with steal-
A Keiser, Vicar of St. Luke's Epis- | ing 2,300 feed bags worth $425 from
opal Church, Mount Joy. the barn of R. L. Houseman, Man-
heim R1, on August 15, 1950. These |
were the property of James and
Edward Kirkland, of Salunga.
Other alleged thefts included 300
j feed bags worth $50 from the barn
day morning when she was thrown | cf Leroy R. Heisey, Mount Joy RI.
from
sectic
230, s
She
Hospi
the auto,
told ti
causing
the fe
Elizabethtown.
west,
| bethtc
bulance
the he
MAN
PUPPY
Pete
ged with beating
puppy
was p
pecia
Count
Petr
m of
that struck a
fence
an automobile
guard
tate police said.
at St
the
Gager,
was treated
tal. Police said
William
rear
. Joseph's
driver o
1em a tire blew out,
him
about three miles east of
was headed!
the Eliza-
nce
Gager
and
police said,
ywn Friendship Fire Co.
the
am-~
conveyed woman to
spital.
Sr
FINED FOR KILLING
WITH BASEBALL BAT
Petrosky,
Landisville, char-
a two-months-old
rosecuted by Warren Broome.
| officer for the Lancaster
y Humane League.
osky pleaded guilty before
Alderman David Rose and was fin-
ed $6
the dog after
nis children.
NOT
Harvey Groff, of
| apprehended by the police for
| proper
He said he killed!
it had bitten one of
and costs.
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PROPERLY REGISTERED
Salunga, was
im-
registration
DO Cn
751 mice were used in the recent
new atom blast. There are stiil
many left,
along Route!
i feed
Florin. !
to lose control and hit’
to death with a baseball bat,’
[cn August 12,
1950; 650 feed bags
worth $75 from the property of
Richard C. Yunninger, Mount Joy
R1, on August 17, 1950; and 200
bags worth $25 from the
of John K. Wolgemuth,
Mount Joy.
EE
,G RANTED A DIVORCE
| Granted a divorce on grounds of
desertion was Raymond R. Sump-
man, Mount Joy R2, from Jean K.
| Sumpman, 334 E. Market St.,
etta. The couple was married Aug
28, 1944, and he charged desertion
from May 15, 1949.
—— et
PRINCIPAL: HAS RESIGNED
The aftermath of “Skip Day”
Elizabethtown High School
ed in the resignation of Randall F.
Clemens, effective June 1. He will
take a Government job at the Mid-
dletown Depot.
eee etl Misses
ON TRIP TO AFRICA
{ Bishop J. Paul Grayhill, of the
Weaverland Mennonite Church
District weeks visit to
"mission stations in Africa and Ethi-
cpia.
a LADIES NIGHT
The local Rotarian Club will cel-
ebrate Ladies Night Tuesday,
j June 24,
property
Mari-
at
result-
is on a ten
AP rrr,
on
ht sl lh
School |
Scholarships,
to
Class of 1952,
High School,
ation
two
East
the
presented men
Her
by
evening in the school
ville.
the
Stehman,
Recipients of
Malcolm son
Pike, and Miss Fern R
Lancaster RS,
Mary Kumler,
Landisville
daugat
forme
area but n
phin County.
who attend
State C
$300 scholarship
received a $225
Stehman
vania ollege,
and
to a Harrisburg hospit:
These
for the
ident;
Marvin
Betty
secretary
year; Harold
Amos Herr, vic
Eshelman, trea
Forney
Miss Nancy
responding secretary;
Mary Jane Stehman, fi
retary.
The
Bennett, economist ar
York City,
qualities necessary
guest speaker
New who sg
for
Prizes were
Ruth S. Dixon,
greatest distance; Miss
kompf, a member of t
1908, oldest present;
Brubaker Moore,
the first reservation;
ly married alumna
Shenck
ceremonies
George was
and J. Ricl
of arrangements.
BAMFORD MAN CHA
WITH CRUELTY
Landisville, charged with
| to animals by Warren
| agent for the
{ gue, paid $20 fine anc
| hearing before Alderm:
[| w ard Wetzel.
| Broome said Houser
head with
He
throug
through the
arrow last Friday.
| row penetrated
| eye and protruded six
f the of the
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rear
Mrs. George Albert
president of the Mou
School Alumni Associat
coming With
Arthur Zerphey Jr.
Miss Betsy Bigler,
Miss Christine Weidma
The election was mad
year. her
VIC
umni dinner dance
the
sociation admitted 55
ates as members.
Ammon Hoffer, presic
of
Millersburg.
toastmaster
by Miss Loretta Kline,
1952;
charge
gren, pres
and toasts
the class of
GRADUATED AT F &
from F.
Lancaster
& M. Friday.
County.
Longenecker,
only graduate from this
— —
Saturday, June 14th,
a legal holiday, both
National Mount Joy Bx
will be closed for
etl
FESTIVAL JUNE 20th
The School & Home
will have their
Friday, June 20th
totaling $525,
Alumni
during a banquet
awards
new officers were
Myers,
e president;
Saylor,
was
awarded
person
out going president, w
was
sec
held recently
local high school w
new
thé affair. R
63 are
Joan
Landisville,
First National Bank and
summer
E. Hempfield Twp.
Alumni Asso.
Makes 2 Awards
bers of
npfield Twp
Ass
Saturday |
at Landis-
of Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan J. Stehman, of Marietta |
Kumler, of
er of Mn:
rly of the |
ow of Dau-
ed Pennsyl-
received a
Miss Kumler
nursing scholarship
al
elected
pres-
Mrs.
recording
Warfel,
and
surer;
cor-
Mrs
nancial sec-
Millard
id lecturer,
yoke on the
success
to: Mrs.
alumna coming the
Ethel Stein-
he Class of
Mrs. Irene
making
Mrs.
and
Mary Jane Denlinger, most recent-
of
Nissley,
master
ard
as chairman
treet A A means:
RGED
TO ANIMALS
Charles Houser, of Bamford, near
cruelty
E. Broome,
County Humane Lea-
of a
Fd-
1 costs
mn J.
shot a cat
a bow and
said the
h the
inches
art-
out
head.
| Assoc’n.
Elected Officers
At An’l. Banquet -
elected |
nt Joy High |
ion for the
will
e president;
and
serve
retary
n, treasurer.
e at the
mn
hen the as-
gradu-
lent,
agner
was in
Hall-
the
given |
ided as
were
president of
Clyde Zink, Eliz-
abethtown, class of 1942; Mrs
Charlotte Rudy, Salunga, J
Mrs. Arthur Mayer, 1922; and Wa
ter] Eshleman, 1902
a
M
A class of 250 members graduated
from
Bender
was the
vicinity.
BANKS CLOSED SATURDAY
Flag Day
the Union
ink and the
Trust Co.
the day.
Association
festival on
were
the
were
right |
Al-|
Contest Schedule
For Next Week
{ Beginning Monday June 16th,
| wome n organizations from several
compete In a
» baking contest at Way's Ap-
pliance Store An Electrical Ap-
pliance will be awarded to each
laily winner Monday thru Friday
n Saturday, June 21st, the daily
To will compete for the Gen-
Electric Range Grand Prize
|
| Judging will begin at 7:30 p. m
| daily and the cakes will be sold
| starting at 8:00 P. M daily
The following is the schedule of
| the contestants and the times they
will compete in the Cake Baking
Contest
Monday, Lutheran—9 a. m., Mrs
Fern King and Mrs. The
er; 12 m, Mrs. Elizabeth Dillinge
and Mrs, Raymiond Gilbert; 3 p. m.,
Mrs. Donald Ney; 6 p. m,, Mrs
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PRICE CONTROL TAKEN
OFF WHITE POTATOES
Just five months after the Gov-|
ernment put a price control on
| White potatoes, it was removed.
{ Price Director Arnell said it was
impossible to enforce the order, |
particularly the past month. Now
supply and. demand will control
which is as it should be
— —
Boro Authority
Purch’ed 970, 000
Gal. Standpipe
Mount
| met
| day
1 970,000 gallon standpipe and
the price
| Joy Borough
|
Wednes-
let contracts
in special session last
evening and for a
vari=
cus sizes of pipes
The
effort
inch Main “from
Authority is
to start
making every
laying the w eight
the
ne
filter
to Barbara street in the near fu-
ture. These will tie in with the]
present 12 in. mains al various | |
places.
On Monday they plan to elimin-
ate the dead end in the water sys- |
tem existing at the high school, by
tying it in with new mains
At the regula: meeting of the|
Authority on Tue sday evening, they
| rejected a bid received for laying
| the pipe as "too high” and will re
| advertise for additional bids
| Various bills were paid and the
usual business transacted.
—
PUBLIC HEARING IN THE
{ ESTOCK PROPERTY "LOCATION" |
| There was another public hearing |
1 in the Estock property case in the
Council Chamber last evening. |
There were a number of citizens
present and the “location” was a-
gain reviewed. Practically nothing
| was said or done relative to the
| con struction of this property, which
| has not already appeared in The
| Bulletin
| There was no decision in the
{ matter and it was stated the Bo:
of Adjustment will make a decision
{ in the near future
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{RETURNED FROM HOSPITAL
| Mrs. Eli Hostetter, North Barbara
| street, returned Tuesday from the
| Lax incaster General Hospital. and is
| improving
Mr. George Liebschultz has re-
Wha home from the hospital and
li recuperating at his home on E.
| Main street
| = Sy
COLORED SLIDES SHOWN
{TO LITITZ ROTARY CL UB
4 Mr. Ralph Eshelman of this boro,
| spoke and showed slides of country
enes at the meeting of the Lititz
Rotary Club last week at the Gen-
Hotel
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ANNIVERS SHES S
eral Sutter
WEDDING
Mr. Joseph and Grace
will celebrate their anniversary
next Saturday, June 14.
Mr. Eli and Edna Hostetter, N.
Barbara street celebrated theirs on
Sunday, June 8
ER
WAS ELECTFD PRINCIPAL
At the Eli-
zabethtown Tuesday,
Philip H.
was
to
who resigned
a special meeting of
School Board
Daubert, of
elected high school
Randall F.
principal
succeed Clemens,
Ima Keen- |
Authority |
and fittings to be |
plant in- |
Lewistown, |
2 New School
Directors Named
At E. Hempfield
school were
East Hempfield Twp.
Two new directors
named to the
School Board at this week's meet-
ing at Londisville, to increase the
boord to seven men, the number
fo 1 third class school district.
The new school directors are: J.
Richard Nissley, Landisville; and
Dr. Kenneth C. Lyon, Rohrerstown
At the same time the board named
Dr. E. Jane Fleming Landisville,
as medical director to fill a vacancy
caused by the resignation of Dr.
Joseph C. Gilbert, who is moving
to
The hosrd also finally adopted
6851.75 budget for the new
term. The tax rate for the year
will be 26 mills and a $10 per cap-
Ita tax
Bids were opened for 90 movable
| chair-desk units and the contract
| was arded to Snellenberger and
| Co., Philadelvhia. The board refus=
I to reveal the price submitted by
| the firm on the equipment to be
used in the 5th grodes at East Pet-
ersburg and Landisville.
t was reported that 127 children
have enrolled in the first grade for
the new term in contrast to 97 first
graders at the beginning of the 1951
and 1952 term
Resignations were received from
Mrs. Annette E. Shindler, kinder-
| arten; Mrs. Anna B. Evans, first
grade; and Mrs. Mary S. Strickler,
6th grade, Appointed by the board
| were: Miss Lillian Rutherford, of
Jainbridge, oth grade teacher at
andisville; and Leo H. Eckert, of
ter R6, as a Junior High
[ Sch ol teacher at Landisville
Supervising Principal Arthur
| Hackman reported vacanices still
| existing in physical education in
the Junior High School, kindergar-
ten, 6th grade at Fast Petersburg,
end first grade at
Two Fire Calls
But Both Were
Found “Hissers’’
Both the
at Florin
used in the improvement of the lo-
cal water system.
The purchase price of the Stand-
pipe was $41,840. Delivery will take
approximately one year, according |
to the manufacturer and priority
for the steel to be used must be
gotten from Government officials
before the work can be started
fire companies here and
responded to a call re-
cently but no action was necessary.
Co,
Friendship Fire here respon-
ed to a fire call at 9:30 a.\m. yes
| terday at the home of Earl Balmer,
| Marietta Ave
Firemen said smoke was issuing
from the ground and an investiga-
tion showed that shavings from a
floor that had been sanded, were
mouldering,
Wild Goose Chase
A man who mistook some sere-
nading by the light of the moon for
real fire sent the Florin Fire Co.
on a wild goose chase at midnight
| the other night
Firemen reported that after
arching the area south of Florin
for o fire they learned that the man
ho reported it had made a mis-
take. He admitted he was awaken-
ed by serenading, looked out the
window, saw the sky lit up, and im-
mediately called the fire ct mpany.
the
of hous-
The serenading took place at
Nelson Sentz Court a row
road toward Marietta.
ee ee
es the
.. The Loe News
"The Past Week
Voy Briefly Told
Curvin Dellinger, of Wrightsville,
caught a 32-1b. carp at Long Level.
A r clock brought $840
a public sale at Willow Street
Saturday
There are 98 in this year’s grad-
uating class at Elizabethtown. Col=-
umbia had 85
Frances M. Frank, of Florin, is a
member of the Grand Jury at the
coming court term
While riding a mule in a field,
Donald Miller, 12, of Drumore, was
truck and killed by a bolt of
lightning
rns Si
Week's Birth Record
Mr
of town,
and Mrs. Edward Sumpman,
a son Sunday at the Lan-
caster Osteopathic Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Geib, Mount
Joy R1, a daughter at the Lancaster
Osteopathic Hospital.
A A A
MAN ARRESTED AFTER
ACCIDENT AT MARIETTA
Mr. Galen Wade, Mount Joy R1
| was arrested at Marietta by Police
Tillman following auto
Chief
| accident
an