NEWS Club, Parties, Scout, PHONE MT. JOY 3-9661 Auxiliaries, VOL. LII, NO, 39 Passion Play Social, Parties, Church, MOST he M MINUTE WEERLY. I N LANCASTER ount Joy Bulletin COUNTY The Bulletin Circulation Now Has Reached 2500 Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, February 26, 1 953 $2.00 a Year in Advance To In Zembo Mosque For Four Days Starting March 16th The twenty-second annual Passion Play of Harrisburg will be presented in Zembo Mosque, Third and Division Sts., Har- risburg, at 8 P. M. on March 16, 17, 18 and 19. Now an integral part of the Community's Len- ten Season, the Harrisburg Pas- sion Play portrays the last part of the Community's Lenten Season, the Harrisburg Play portrays the last week in the earthly life of Jesus of Naz areth in its entirety, beginning with the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The entire cast of over one hundred volunteer ac- tors appear in the Market Place and Temple scenes, seeing the miracles and hearing the teach- ings of Jesus. The authentically executed costumes intensify the plotting of the priests the Last Supper, the betrayal pact, the arrest in the Garden of Geth- semane, and the several trial scenes. Continuous narration, using the public address system (Turn to Page 4) — — — VEW To Sponsor Tournament The Mount Joy Veterans of Foreign Wars will sponsor a Marble Tournament in the near future. The VFW hopes to make this a bigger and better event than ever before and urge all varents to help in getting their children to participate in_. this event. The object of this tournament is to get every boy in our com- munity interested and ing in the tournament. By so doing, we are employing the youth of our community in an interesting and competitive hobby; thereby encouraging the proper use of their leisure time in addition to winning some wonderful prizes. a There is a change in the elig ibility rule for contestants in this years event in the age lim- it. Contestants, have reached his 15th birthday on or prior to April 15, 1953. The local winner will be giv- en the opportunity to in the District Tournament. The District Champion will then compete for the Department Tournament which will be held in Tyrone, Pa., Saturday. May 25, 1953. The winner of the De (Turn to page 8) — Don’t Forget-The Square Dance ! cannot A Square Dance will be held Friday evening in the Mt. Joy High School from 8 to 11 o’- clock. It is the first dance of this kind to be held at the school for quite some time and promises to be an evening of great enjoyment. Bert Witten- burg will be the caller. The dance is being sponsored by the Senior Class. er eee Lion Divet Addresses Florin Club The Florin Lions Club dressed by Dick Divet, presi- dent of the Mount Joy Lions Club, at the regular meeting held Monday evening at 7:30. w ad- Lion Divet gave a very inter- | esting talk on Lionism and gave helpful advise .to the newly formed Florin club. It was decided at this meet- ing that Charter Night will be held on March 23 at 7 p.m. at the Hotel ‘Brunswick, Lancast- er. Passion | | competl- | compete Bishop Ulery ‘Will Speak On Mission Tour Bishop and Mrs. Carl J ery of Springfield, Ohio, who | recently returned {from a Mis- | sion tour around the world, | will speak and show pictures of Africa, India, Palestine, Formo- | sa and Japan in the Mount Joy High School auditorium Satur- day evening at 7:30 p. m. This program is held under the aus- pices of Foreign Mission Board of the Brethren in Christ Chur- ches. Other meeting to be held in the B. C. churches are as fol- lows: Sunday morning at 10- :30, Cross Roads Church, near Florin; Sunday Afternoon at p. m., Mastersonville B. C. Church; Sunday evening at 7 p. m., Elizabethtown B. C. Ul- « Chur- ch. Friday evening at 7:30 p. m. Pequea Church, near Dan- ville. Bishop Ulery is treasurer of the Foreign Mission Board and Mrs. Ulery represents Women's Missionary Prayer Circles. Bishop Ulery will speak and illustrate what they have seen in the far corners of the world. The public is invited to attend these services. ai ere el lass Women Marin XE Cn A Sa TR 5 Sergeant Barbara L. Woman Recruiter in Charge, U. through the cooperation of Charles Bennett, local postmas- ter, take-one cards have been cards are for young women be- tween the ages of 18 and 30. If you coming one of today’s smart Women Marines sign and drop the post paid card in the mail and a personal be arranged. A place in the Women Mar- ines now means pleasant com- panionship, lasting friendships with people from many walks of’ life ,and the inner serenity which comes to the one who knows that she has served her country honorably and well. rr ‘Mt. Joy Paper Box Co. To Expand | The Mount Joy Paper Box | are Company, Inc., expects to break | ground this week for an expan- | sion program that had been | planned some time ago. | Mr. Loren Somers of the Mt. Joy Paper Box Company, stated today that due to the growth of | their business, it is necessary to | add 6000 feet of floor space. | The contemplated structure be a two story building {and a one story warehouse. — A — ' Shooting Match, Mar. 21 Beginning Saturday, March 21st and every week thereafter | the American Legion Post No. 185 will sponsor shooting matches, to be held at the Leg- ion Home For Scout Work Held On Saturday Troop? What is a Girl Scout (What is a Troop Committee’ | What Does a Committee do? | With whom does it work? Can {1 do a better Job by being In formed? | All the answers to these questions, and will be | gratified to those who are in- | terested in Scout and Commit- | tee wotk by coming to the | Northwestern Girl Scout Dis- trict Training sessions to be | held Saturday from 10 to 3 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church If you cannot come | whole day try to come for one | of the sessions, at least, urges Mrs. Henry Musser, Mt. Joy i District chairman. The purpose |of these are to better acquaint and train workers to make their scout work more en- lightening. A luncheon will be | served from 12 noon to | Mrs. Clyde Eshelman the church hostess. Participating in the sessions are: Mrs. A. P. Bertolette, Man- heim, who will speak on “How to Visit a Troop.” Mrs. Anna Ruth Hess, Elizabethtown, her topic will be “How to do Train- ing for Neighborhood Scouts”, also Mrs. W. Scott Heisey, of Rheems. district director; Mrs. Hubert Peters, Columbia; Mrs. Edward Lane, Mt. Joy, organi- zation committee council; Mrs. Arthur Mayer, Mt. Joy, nomina- tionn membership committee; Mrs. Raymond Gilbert, Mt. Joy; and Mrs. Elsie Lefever, of this boro, who has charge of the luncheon reservations. | | | | | more, for the sessions will be FBI To Hold | Training School At Columbia The Mount Joy police depart- ment takes advantage of the Advanced Police Training | School, crime should be at its| lowest ebb in the borough. | wR | | made for an Advanced Police | Porter, | Training held at Columbia, S. Marine Corps Recruiting, of [the sponsorship of the FBI and | Philadelphia stated today, “That |the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Po-| [lice [Chief Eugene H. McManus, Co- | lumbia, Pa. placed in the post office. These | | ial Agent in Charge of the Phil- | | adelphia Office of the FBI, has interested in be- | made available | Final arrangements have been | to Pa., School be | under | Association, according to] Ray J. Abbatiocchio Jr., Spec- Special Agents [to act as instructors in forcement be held in the Columbia High School from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Monday and Wednesdays for five consecuitve weeks. The op- ening date will be March 2, ’53, and the final session will be on April 1, ’53. This school is con- ducted without charge to the individual or the department, and all officers attending nine out of ten sessions will receive a Certificate of Achievement issued by the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. ———— A —— Girl Scouts Will Collect Fat Saturday A fat collection will be held this Saturday by the Mount Joy and Florin Neighborhood Girl Scouts. The girls will begin col- lections at 9 a. m. and asks that the containers be put on the porch or curb. The rain date will be March 7. Oyster & Ham Supper An Oyster and Ham. Loaf supper will be held from 4:30 to 8 p. m. in the Landisville Fire Hall on February 28. It is sponsored by the Ladies’ and Men’s Bible Classes of the J Church of God. 1 p. mj Vetoes At United Nations orovid- | 4 J i ie I | Class C—Mt. Joy ing this training for all law en- | : {| East Lampeter H. S.; officers in Lancaster | interview will |and York Counties. Classes will | I Toni ud TAKING OFF THE ROSE COLORED GL Be Held Training Sessions ~ Vf IN Sa | | | | | | | | | Have Nothing Joint School Fur Flies As Schoolmen Attempt To Get-To- GetherOnSchoolGrades Donegal Joint opened their Thursday night with everyone seemingly in a co-operative frame of mind, it wasn’t long until vetoes were flying around like a meeting of the United Nations. The only successful motion for the even- ing was the motion to adjourn. A. D. Seiler, jointure presi- dent opened the meeting, ex- plaining the problems now con- fronting the school board. The most urgent problem, stated Seiler, was the problem of set- ting up the mechanics for the future administration of the school. Fireworks Start Shortly after the meeting got under way, the explosive issue Although the School Board meeting last tof future school administration j= SS 3 <7 Va i ASSES ! ON | | \ ! | | sored by the Youth Fellowship | | { | i | | Sacred Concert Special Celebration To Be Sunday By H. S. |Held In Honor Of Pastor Mixed Chorus The Mixed Chorus of Mount Joy High School, under the di- rection of Mr. George Houck, will present a sacred concert in St. Mark's Evangelical Unit- ed Brethren Church, Sunday afternoon, March 1, at 4:00 o'- clock. This program is spon- Wagner sixty the of the church, Clair president. Approximately local students compose i chorus. The numbers include | ate County-Wide ‘Meeting For | ‘Farmers March 4 Farmers { Lancaster County i cach {are being robbed quietly | year, often without noticing losses. Various diseases attack- ‘For 50 Years Of Service [Nearby Friends And | Other Parishes To | Join In Services Rev. Q. A. Deck, pastor of the | Evangelical Cong. Church here, | was ordained to the ministry of [his denomination. In recogni- [tion of his fifty years of service, | the local congregation, ‘his fam- | Fifty years ago this month “Alle- | ing growing grain in the field, | jy, and many friends are unit- luia’” by W. James, will be sung | rob them of their ability to pro-|ing in a service of recognition, by the Chorus; ‘Stay Close to God,” by O'Hara, baritone solo quality quality reduce Low "duce grain, or {as well as yield | Sunday at 2:30 P. M. | The service will be in charge i ine whe ark ~e . aa de [by Clair Wagner: Sanctus, by !means lower price when mark- | of the Presiding Elder of this { Schubert, the chorus; a baritone | eted. These diseases slip in, | district, Rev. H. S. Heflner. colo by Peter Koder: Dear Land, work day and night and quietly | Representatives from the local | of Home, by Sibelius, the chor- | Eo IP OR, yl | On Donegal’s Board policies was revived. All directors present openly agreed that ultimately. the ad- ministration of grade 1 to 12 under the full control of the joint board would become an actuality. The tranquility of the meeting exploded abruptly when the directors attempted to decide how and when this is to be accomplished. The present articles of agreement provided only for board administration of grades 7 to 12. A test motion to end the con- troversy once and for all by re- writing the articles of agree- ment to form a new jointure for grades 1 to 12 was approved un- animously by Mount Joy Marietta. But E. Donegal Twp. direct- | ors immediately exercised their power of veto to defeat the mo- | tion. Although a strong majori- | ty of the jointure directors present was in favor of the jointure extension, it was pos- | (Turn to page 4) | | and | | Basketball Play- off Dates Given Lancaster County has four teams entering the PIAA Bask- etball Championships this year. They are: H. S. and Class B—Manor Twp. H. S. Class A—Ephrata H. S. Playoff dates are as follows: District 3—Class C, Ist Round, Thurs, Feb. 26th, Mt. Joy drew a bye. 2nd Round, Monday, March 2nd, Mt. Joy vs. Robesonia at Lebanon H. S.; East Lampeter vs. Fleetwood at MecCaskey. Semi-finals, Thurs., Mar 5. Final, Mon., March 9th. Interdistrict Place: tion of first named district. Fri.,, March 13th - East. 3 vs. 11; 2 'vs. 4, Preliminary Regionals: es not selected. Wed., March 18th - 1 vs. 3 or 11; 12 vs. 2 or 4, Final Regional: not selected. Mon., March 23rd - Winner of },30rillvs. 2 4 or 12. (Turn to page 3) Op- Plac- East Place Bulletin Loses Printer To The Armed Forces Russell A. Smeltz, of Lancas- ter, employee of the Bulletin in the printing department, has been inducted into the Armed Forces and leaves Friday for Camp Meade, Md. Russell is a graduate of Stev- ens Trade School and worked for the Bulletin for the past six months. ns le | { Don't Buy That | | New Broom - Yet! The local Lion’s Club mem- bers, in the near future, will be knocking on your door. Don't turn them away-—instead, buy a good broom for that Spring housecleaning! Lion’s Clubs are known inter- nationally for their great work with the sightless, not only in helping financially, but assist- ing in the sale of products pro- duced by them in the various! Blind Association workshops. The date for the sale drive of the brooms, made by the blind, will be announced in the near future. ~~ — F.Y.G. To Hold Food Sale The Florin Youth Fellowship group met Sunday evening in the social room of the Gloss- brenner E. U. B. Church. The program was in charge of Vi- vien Gable, Sallyann Wisegarv- er and Kenneth Wittle. A Bibic- al quiz was enjoyed by all. Food Sale The F. Y. G. will conduct a food sale at the church on Sat- urday at 10 a. m. The proceeds will be used for the renovation for the Youth Department. A religious film will be shown in the social rooms of the church on Sunday, March 1 at 6:30 p. m. The public is in- vited to attend. This program is also sponsored hy the Y. F. G. us; O Be Joyful, by Harding, a tenor solo, David Weidman; The Lord My Shepherd, by Cain, the Chorus; Right Where I Am, by Snyder, baritone solo. Ken Good; Like As A Father, author unknown, the chorus. Accompanists will be Elinor Lane and Jay Barn- hart. Preceding the votional service will be con- ducted by members of the Commission on Evangelism and Stewardship of the Youth Fel- lowship of which Bill Eby serves as chairman. A silver of- fering for the youth work of the church will be received. eer Delays Seen In Admitting Mt. Joy Twp. Into Jointure William B. Arnold, solicitor for both the E. Donegal Joint School Board and School Auth- ority, stated last week there would be delays in admitting Mount Joy Twp. into the joint- ure. According to present plans he stated, a merger of the upper half of the township with the jointure centered at Elizabeth- town is being considered. The lower half of the district is scheduled to be absorbed into the new school system being developed near Mount Joy. Is concert a de- Currently suggested bound- ary changes in dividing the township are posing new com- plications, but, said Arnold, the township directors are confi- dent the wrinkles can be iromed out without delay. H.S. Nat'l Ho Nat’l Honor Society Meets This Afternoon The Mt. Joy Chapter of the National Honor Society will be held Thursday (today) in the High School at 2:30 p. m. The following program will take place: Processional, Jay Barnhart, 53; Devotions, Mary Kathryn Landvater, '52; Introduction & Explanation of Society, William Tyndall, ’53; Scholarship, Mrs. Phyllis Martin, Jr., 47; Leader- ship, Shirley Eby, ’'53; Charact- er, Loretta Kline, '52; Service, Jay Barnhart, '53; Presentation of New Members, made by Shirley Eby ’53;—Mary Bailey, Elinor Lane, Rachel Lehman, Robert Schroll, Nancy Swanson and Clair Wagner, seniors; Rob- ert Fish, Connie Lane, juniors; Pledge, Shirley Eby, ’53; Ac- ceptance of New Members, Wil- liam Tyndall, "53; Presentation of Pins and Certificates, Mr. I. W. Beahm; Organ Solo, Jay Barnhart, ’53; Address, The Rev. Elmer A. Keiser, Vicar, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church; Re- cessional, Jay Barnhart, ’'53. A reception for parents and the high school faculty will be held by the Society in the school Home Economics room following the induction, steal profits. Many carried on the seed, others are of of these are | carried by host plants. One | the most threatening is the | perry wheat rust. The alternate thost is wild barberry plants, spreading here in the county by seed and roots. The spores from those plants, can be carried by air to wheat fields 25 or 30 mile away. A county-wide meeting to |liscuss various cereal diseases {will be held in the auditorium of the Greist Building, on the square in Lancaster, Wednes- day evening, March 4 clock. Dr. R. S. Kirby, sion disease Specialist State College, will discuss cer- eral diseases and their control, illustrating his talk with pictures in color Mac A. Campbell, specialist from U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture, will dis- cuss results of cooperative ef- fors of the Federal, State, and County governments, in field rouging out Barbarry plants to control Barbary wheat rust. edly A les inion Sulity Patrol On Television Satur. At 1 p.m. The Mount Joy Safety Patrol will appear on television Sat urday at 1 p. m. over Station WGAL-TV. Those taking part are Buchenauer, captain; Ditzler, lieutenant; Ruth Rachael Klugh, Barry hart, Loretta Hornafius Fellenbaum, Sandra Jean Mumma, Patsy ar ar- at Exten- disease William Krall, Barn- Linda Mateer, Mumper, in two will be will be part Patrol The program parts. The first movies of the The second part will be a round table discussion of patrol work. — OW Rotarians Hear Dr. R. D. Schlosser Speak On The Meaning Of Rotary Dr. R. D. Schlosser, professor of English at Elizabethtown col- lege spoke to the Rotarians at the regular Tuesday dinner meeting held at Hostetter’s Professor Schlosser’s theme was the history of Rotary, dat- ing back to the first club which was organized February 3, 1905 by Paul Harris. Prof. Schlosser stated that 85 countries have Rotary Clubs. These clubs, he said, can do a lot in promoting good fellowship among these nations. He stated that many members of the United Nations are Rotarians EE hie at Rams Scheduled For Two Important Games The Mount Joy Rams will play East Lampeter at McCas- key High Saturcay evening at 8 p. m. in the Lancaster County Basketball Championship game. also the Rams and Robesonia will play the Second Round Class C playoff in the Lebanon High School. Sandra Schroll and Jon Bender. | which | were taken by Joseph Shaetler. | On Monday evening at 8 p. m.| | ministerial union, and neigh- (boring churches, will bring { greetings. There will be greet- | ings brought by members of his congregations at Reams- well as | | early (town and Ephrata, as 8 o’-| from |} REV. Q. A. DECK several other neighboring char- ges which he served. Rev. Deck not only served the | denomination faithfully here in | Pennsylvania, but very early | accepted duties in the western | area. Soon after his graduation [from Albright College, then at [ Myerstown, Pa., he went to Ne- | braska and later to the South- | West. There he served as pastor, | teacher, evangelist, and still found time to serve as mission- | ary to neighboring Indians, or |as a chaplain to invalids or | soldiers in World War 1. He re- to his native state in (Turn to page 8) — — | turned | | ‘Maytown Retires Five More Bonds 30 Years Early | E. Donegal Twp. Muni- cipal Authority retired five i more bonds effective April 1st, 30 years before their scheduled | maturity. Active interest of the | residents of Maytown made this | reitrement possible. | The Rev. John Hiestand, of | Maytown, a member of the au- was formed for | the operating the water system, said this will | make a total of seven bonds re- | tired since the system was plac- |ed in operation in October, 1949 | Two bonds were retired two | gears ago, he reported. The water system was financ- led by a bond issue of $110,000 | and, at the present time, ap- | proximately 175 home and busi- | ness places in Maytown are con- | nected to the system leaving | approximately 25 not yet con- { = The which of | thority purpose 5 | nected. | Within the past year the sys- {tem was expanded when a line was laid about three quarters of a mile to the new Texas Eastern Transmission Station, located between Marietta and Maytown. | In addition to providing | homes and business places with water where wells & cistern pro- vided the only source of water, the new system also provides fire plugs at various points in the borough. FRACTURES ARM Mrs. H. J. Stambaugh, of Donegal Springs Road, suffered a fracture of the arm in a fall on Monday. She is in the St. -Joseph’s Hospital. |
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