December 23 Bulletin, Mount Jov., Thursday TE EPEAT PEE G76 J EICHERLYS 8 76-78 EAST MAIN STREET VIOUNT Wms romans memes TERE NERS PL RSNA NE RASA ME JOY Seb PA iFM H. S. Newcomer & Son, inc. PHONE 3-3361 MOUNT JOY. PA. Everybody, Everywhere, Reads The Bulletin 1952 Sy z ‘Lowdown From Hickory Grove lwavs ail Sweet medicine is not best Today 1 the medicine ior what will prescribe ni not sweet the committee My vour plans m-sweet suggestion to secre the president and the of the commercial club tarv and booster pre scription is to lay-ofl 1 efforts blossom your town flourish like the needling Uncle Sambo for dinero. Sayin vour home town, ar to make grow and green bav tree via to the folks in what 1 got from the Gov look-it folks see Voll free money 1S not being too ernment” If and local person ris to the club sec tell me and don’t And far citizen for smart some es up says retary, brother what is Govt. around free beat thermore, money the bush this loca! could state his desire some free dinero for his ownself, if it was floating around——and there- by ease the pressure on his own exchequer on income tax pay up day It that faded such the notion or ever 1S time there is was in animal as free Govt. dinero It don’t scratching head pondering to a conclusion. Ev- erybody by now has had time to meet up with the despised in tax gent. The myth of “free Govt. money” should ‘now fool no man, woman or child—- black, white or bronze take any heavy and come to such come We been walking in the gar-| “make believe.” Yours with the low down, JO SERRA ——-—. -— den of NEW FASHIONS The wrapped and tapered sil- hiouette will be seen more and | more f[requenlly as the new fashions appear. As detailing vou'll be seeing deep, foldover backs, pleats or seducive slash- es to keep them mobile, and shell-draped skirts with r softening hipline. a soft — Patronize Bulletin Advertisers. 2 CE TE TE TE FLEE TL TL TE TLE TE TE TL PLETE TL CIR RRB BERBER TERE TELL TET TL TE TEED S78 z= Give the kids something with wheels on md tn i wn SZ FoR Fo TET Fa REFER it—and you can't go wrgng! These will delight the eye, yet défy destruction. CCASTER WAGON Full size, heavy steel body. Extra large tires, Flashy Reduced from $13.4 red color VELOCIPEDES 10 in. Size with large saddle. § $4-98 { § 16 in. Sizefwith 11; in. Was $13.95. § lar frame. 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Regular Price $2.84 bo MOUNT JOY, PA. 2 A | 4:00 p.m. Juniors Meeting Foz TP TE PTS Fo To Po FE Re PE FL I SS Se PS ST SS STE SETS Church News Those In PERTAINING "HE CHURCHES IN MT AND HE ENTIRE ROUNDING COMMUNITY Service TO ALL | JON SUR VEWS Greetings: We can't all cards, afford to send but hearts with Merry Christmas | Bless vou all, Remembrance Committee Jacquie Matoney Chairman you believe me, our constantly God are vou i . and St. Mark's Evangelical United Church Ranck, Brethren Ezra H Pastor Wednesday 11:00 p Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, followed v Christmas caroling by the Vouth Fellowship Sunday, December 28th 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:15 a. m. Morning Worshin 7:30 p.m. Evening Worship. Wednesday, Dec. 31 7:00 p.m. Children’s Choir Rehearsal 8:00 p.m hearsal m Arlington Virginia 5, December 1952 Dear Friends, Thank much the gifts of pretzels and the Bulletin It is a wonderful thing you are doing for all of us in the Armed Forces and I know that all of us appreciate your thoughtful kindness, especially those over you so for Senior Choir re- seas Since IT am especially fond of good pretzels, and I've never had any really good ones out- side of Lancaster County, vou may be sure that you could not have sent a better reminder of life at home. I have enjoved the Bulletin and its news of everyone at home. Things seem much more lively now then they were in 1927 when 1 left to enter the Naval Academy. Except for short, infrequent visits I have not been back home. I hope you will keep up the fine work of maintaining the! ties with home. I wish you and all my friends at home a Merry Christmas and |a Happy New Year. | Yours sincerely, St. Luke's Episcopal Church Rev. Elmer A. Keiser, Vicar Mr. John Wolgemuth, S.S. Supt Wednesday, Dec. 24 Xmas Eve 7:00 pm. S. S. Christmas Program 12:00 Midnight: High Festiv 11 Service of the Holy Eucharist Thursday 9:00 a.m. Holy Communion Low Celebration). Dec. 26 St. Stephen’s Day 7:00 a.m. Holy Communion. Sot Dec. 27 St. John Evangelist Day 7:00 a.m. Holy Communion. Sundav, December 28 Holy Innocents Day. 7:00 a.m. Holv Communion. 9:30 a.m. Siindav School 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion | 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer | Wednesday 7:00 a.m. Holy Communion Mt. Pleasant Brethren Tn Christ Church Pastors: C. H. Mover and Gravbill Woleemuth. Robert B. Heilig Sundav, December 28th maa 9:00 a.m. Sunday School. | Captain, US.N. 7:00 nom. Young Peoples’ - Meeting November 26, 1952 Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Seoul, Korea | Just few lines to let you, know that I have received a to- tal of three (3) wonderful | packages and I thank you from : a The Church of God Rev. C. F. Helwig. Pastor Sunday, December 28th 9:30 a.m. Sundav School 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship. the bottom of my heart. 7:30 nm. Fvening Worship I enjoy the Mt. Joy Bulletin | Wednesday, Dec. 31 [very much, even though I don’t 7:30 p.m. Missionary Meeting jive in Mt. Joy any more I like in charge of the Ergatans. : aim {to keep up with what is happen- Salunga {Ing in my old hometown and Church of the Brethren { the Bulletin is sure doing a good Earl Brubaker. Elder In Charge |job keeping me informed. 1S John Herr, Supt. I have been in Korea 9 mos. | Sunday, December 28th : 33 | 0:00 a.m. Binday School [and Korea at best is confining— 10:15 a.m. Morning Worship | a prohibitive existence and your a packages have helped my mor- ale considerably. Your mission {has contributed to the morale lof all service personnel from {and around Mount Joy. My appreciation will ‘not be imported to you by this written | message, but, suffice it to say, {that I and many others: remain in Korea and other far off lands. | | Wednesday in humble cognizance of the job Midweek Service Christmas done for all service personnel of | garnling © also Youth fellowship | Mt. Joy by the Mt. Joy Remem- | will sing carols thru the vicini- | prance Committee, ly ts Sunday. December 28th | Sincerely, 9:00 a.m. Sunday School S/Sgt. Karl L 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship | — The Landisville Church of God E. T. Tillett. pastor Paul & Baker, C. S. Supt. Sundav, December 28th 9:15 am. Church School. 10:30 am. Morning Worship 6:30 p.m. Youth Societies. Glossbrenner Evangelical United Brethren Church Rev. John H. Gable, Pastor Max, USAF i . ~ 3 . | 6:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship. | 7:15 p.m. Evening Service. Dexheim, Germany | Monday, Blothiorhond | Dear Friends, 7:30 p.m. Brotherhood. ’i | Tuesday ; I want to thank one and all 7:15 p.m. Sr. Choir Rehearsal | for the package I received the | Wednesday other week as it was appreciat- | 0" . Nueni 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. wvening ed very much and also for the program, colored motion pic- paper as it is sure g 1 . tures will be shown of the new | PAPET as § Sure good to read building program, from ground how things are back home and! breaking to the dedication. I thanks again for all the Remem- 10:30 to 11:00 p. m. Social | brance Committee is doing for | | time in church parlors. | 11:00 p.m. New Year's Holy communion. Nov. 27, 1952 all of us that are away from our | homes and friends. Sincerely, Eve Trinity Lutheran Church Rev. W. L. Koder, Pastor | Wednesday ! | December 24 { 11:30 p.m. Christmas Eve | Candlelight Service. | Sunday, December 28 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a. m. Ho- | ly Communion. Ray G. Ober Ft. Belvoir, Va. | Nov. 23, 1952 | Dear Friends, I had a very pleasant suprise | | the other evening upon receiv- | 9:30 a.m. Sunday School. {ing the can of pretzels from the 7:00 p.m. Christmas Pageant | Committee. We all njo | by the Sunday School “Quests | them very much. W en yoo | On The Sun.” | y much. e usualy | cr [share such packages with each | Mt. Joy Mennonite Church |©ther. Twenty-four hours after received the package the | | Bishop Henry Lutz, Ames Hess, | I | Henry Garber, Henry Frank, | pretzels were all gone, so you | can imagine how much we en- Pastors Sunday, December 28th fs 9:00 a. m. Sunday School. Joyed them. 7.30 p.m. Young Peoples | I am entering my third week | Mosting. | of basic training this week so I| pri. Bible and | ave nothing exciting to tell! | Prayer Meeting. | You as yet. We have plenty of | | hard work that isn’t unusual for Study Trinity Evangelical | Congregational Church sponsored by the Men of the Church; Film “Dedicated Men.” Newtown I. U. B. Church Rev, O. K. Buch | Sunday, December 28th 9:00 a.m. Sunday School. Rev. Q. A. Deck, Pastor Sunday, December 28th 9:15 a. m. Sunday School - | 10:30 am. Morning Worship 7:30 p.m. Worship Service. New Years Eve. Wednesday 9:30 to 10:30 p.m, Worship | y : and social hour at annex. | 7:00 p.m. Worship Service. 11:30 to Mid-nite — Prayer|. 8:00 p.m. Council of Admin- Watch. | istration. | The Washington Street i Crossroads Brethren In Christ Church Of The Brethren Church Elizabethiown, Pa. (Irvin W. Musser, Harry L. Bru- Rev. Nevin H. Zuck, Paster baker, Paul Z. Hess, Pastors. Sunday, December 28th Sunday, December 28th 9:30 a.m. Church School 9:00 a.m. Sunday School Study theme “Wise Men Seek 10:30 a. m. Worship Service Jesus.” Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship.| 7:30 p.m. Midweek Prayer Sermon by Rev. K. Ezra Bucher | Meeting. . | age. | appreciation also. It seems [boys couldn’t lly what the my sympathies to | shopped cork | paste to harden in the holes, then | sandpaper { basic training. ' | We are expecting a big feed lon Thanksgiving, they tell us | we will have turkey with all the trimmings and plenty of it. We! all look forward to it. The chow very good, but with exercise we 10 has been the marches and get, we never enough to eat I also enjoy letin that nice to keep on Mt. Joy and vicinity, Again I extend all Sincerely Jay Wolgemuth seem get Bul It's about reading the was sent to me reading my thanks to yours, December 2, 1952 Camp Truscatt, Austria Dear Folks, Once again, I am the recipient of two of vour fine gifts. Thanks loads for the pretzels and the Bulletin. The pretzels were de licious, but. didn't last nearly long enough. I am sure it goes | without saying that the Bulletin |is more than welcome. i You people are doing a swell | job and your efforts are really appreciated. Thanks again and keep put- ting that Bulletin in the mail. | Sincerely, Bob Shank. December 12, 1952 Sampson AFB Remembrance Committee: I wish to thank you much for the Christmas pack- | The contents were delici- | ous. I think it's safe to say that they were devoured in a mat- | ter of a few minutes. The fel-| lows asked me to express their the understand exact- | Committee stood for. After explaining it, the best | I could, they exclaimed that, “There is nothing like that or- | ganized in their home towns. But they don't realize that Mt. | very | | Joy is the most wonderful small | {town in the states.” I will probably be home be- | fore this letter arrives at its des- | tination, and it certainly will be | wonderful to be with friends! and relatives again. I have received my orders | concerning transfer to my next | base which will be Ellington A. | | { | | F. B., Houston, Texas. I am be- ing assigned to temporary duty | there, previous to Air Cadet | training, which will begin ap- | proximately 6 months from the | time I arrive at said base. { Before closing I wish to offer | the Germer family. Sincerely yours, Vernon Wolgemuth —— —— Repairing Linoleum Bothered by small hoies in your | linoleum? Mix a paste of finely and shellac. Allow | smooth and touch up with paint to match coior of lin- | | oleum. Essential ! Cobalt, used in making many | kinds of blue colored glass, has be- come an essential war material, | causing a major glass company to | temporarily discontinue manufac- { ture of blue polished plate glass and blue Vitrolite. Decreased Deaths Antibiotic drugs and advances in treatment methods have reduced | deaths among American combat | forces in Korea to the lowest rate in the history of U.S, military medi- | cine. Checks, Plaids, Stripes Checks vie with plaids and stripes for attention in the fashion picture. The checks are being prominently featured in the latest synthetic fab- ric combinations which make up into full-skirted dresses. Dill Is Favorite Four and a half pints of pickles per year is the portion of the aver- | age American adult, according to | statisticians. The dill pickle, they report, is top favorite, History of Cobalt Cobalt as a metal was first pre- | pared by Georg Brandi in Sweden in 1733, although the ancient Egypt- ians colored glass wiih material containing cobalt, Double or Nothing | In Toronto, on the same Sunday the United Church offered a ser- | mon entitled “Rainbow,” the Baptist preacher two blocks away chose the | topic: “The Double Rainbow.” ee ee ee ll eee BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth C. De- poe, 8 E. High St., Maytown, a daughter, Thursday at St. Jos-| eph’s Hospital, Lancaster. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Eisen- haur, Elizabethtown R3, a son, | Thursday, at Columbia Hospit- al. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Warren K. Witmer, Manheim R1, Fri- day. at Lancaster hospital. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Weidman at 7:30 p.m. Evening Service: 9:30 p.m. Watchnight Service ! Ln A PY A A BRU Rl BA SO A A C8 PL Bre SA i in ib their home Manheim RI]. Tr oF A NN IM Mo 4 A so 4% hy { ry re nln hin a a a alk NG Tsalan Dr.H.C.Killheffer Tues. Fri. Sal, 9:30-1:00, 2.5 P. ™m ELIZABETHTOWN 15 E. High St, Telephone 24.F a 23, Lesson for November ¥ IS hard to imagn serving exactly one Tt 1952 | 1e Jesus ob- day in the year, no more, as allisgiving dey. Thi : of a Thanksgiving Day is a bad one 1 wngse a ‘nl S 1S NOt 10 Su) It. J a of anckint 1.¢ eligio kay ad tens In Bit Jest rt net Lo x observances J sel whole week of celepra ae [i « pond to our Thanksg i vy the Mistal reference to Th Christian +) it people n ake nis tale of onl Li gre way our bles 1. IS al £0 ON a Ki ole ol f \ of of ariii- Wd 3 ogy 8 HEE A Dr Foreman bmge nde Another sort ot mistika, by a cven ofl those wlio are called Chrig- madi tiuns, is to use the day for purposes | that have nothing at all to do with | it. Instead of worshiptul gratitude to God for his bless’ ngs of the yea past, the day is commonly used b many for eating too much or for getiing drunk at football games. JAMES B. HEPIG that the idea | Quality Meats ALSO A FULL LINE OF CI FROSTE Fruits KRALL'SAf2at Market | WEST MAIN ST. MOUNT JOY Elmer G. Strickler Phone 117 great many, | Elizabethtown, Pa. “YOU BUY ONLY THE YOU NEED UNDE Retail stores use the day to usher | in the Christmus season. In fact, Hot mercial vere succes back a whole week just in order to loner season mn which fo soll *Chiisimas’™ merchandise, years of SO many interests the countr; bave a but the purpose of the day is net to n ake money or to win football games or to get stuffed with turkey v.45 Grace Before Shakespeare A third mistake is to be thankful for only one kind of thing: namely material blessings such as food, se- curity, good crops and good busi ness. Now Lord was grateful for such things. More than once we oul read.of his taking bread and giving | thanks for it, But as he knew that man does not live by bread alone, so man should not give thanks for breud alone. Most of Jesus’ prayers ot ‘thanksgiving are for other and higher blessings once say- writer custom of befcre meat’'—the old expression for what is now often ‘asking the blessing’' at the Has God no other blessings Some well-known cotumented on oul ing ‘Grace Called (abl for us’ iul in pushing the day |! ago the coru- Hospitalizaiion AND MORTGAGE IINSURANCE FLORIN, PENNA. Phone Mt. Joy 3-493 Wien a person sits down with a | great play (say by Shakespeare) in his ‘hand, a ‘'Giace be hakespeare”?’ How many of us have a little prayer of thanks- giving before a book of or go.ng out to look up at the starry sky on a clear night, or be- from an old why not fore reading fore a letter opening fricid or bofore going to the hos- pita! or the dentist? (Yes, indeed; the dent may not seem like a blessing, but try to stand a tooth- ache all by yourself, or try to im- agine going to his office, or to the hospital, before the days of modern meaicine, surgery. X-rays, anes- thetics and sanitation!) * » * St Blessings of the Spirit Jesus’ of thanksgiving, which our lesson Scripture records however, is on a higher plane still The particular blessing for which ne prayer and in the second place it is not th that came to him but to some one else. He thank: God that a spiritual light has beel scen by his most humble friends we cay that many of ow prayers on this high level? Many of us never get beyond the “Gimme stage. And even among those who do rise to the level of real thanksgiving, it is rare enough to find those who are grateful not only for their own blessings but fox one, something Can are those received by others; and how | seldom does God hear any note of praise for blessings of the spirit! This is a high plane, to be reached only by high souls, thos who have been intimate enough with Christ to absorb his spirit and attitude. Stupid people, who do not | have very good minds, cannot be expected to appreciate blessings of the mind; and people with small and wizened souls cannot feel blessings of the spirit. And only those who practice the Golden Rule every day, so as to put themselves | into others’ places, and who culti- vate the gift of sympathy so as to ‘rejoice with those that rejoice and weep with those that weep,” can have the heart te be thankful when others receive the highest bless: ngs of heaven. (Copyright 1952 by the Division of Christan Education, «ational Qouncil if the Churches of Christ ol the United states of America. Released by WNU Features.) thanks the Lord of heaven and | earth is in the first place a spiritual | (Yancaster Co.) PHONE LANDISVILLE 3176 50-tle } 4 “I've guaranteed my family a home, i no matter what happens! S > r mortgage for event of your Bive that problem with a Farm Bureau Monthly Income Plan. It guarantees the money to pay off the mortgage if you don't live to do it. 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