The Mount Joy bulletin. (Mount Joy, Penn'a.) 1912-1974, October 29, 1953, Image 1

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The Physician On Call
Sunday
Dr, William Workman

FIFTY -THIRD YE AR, | NO.
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Lions To Sell Cider, Donuts
At Halloween Parade Friday
Residents Are Asked Te
Light Parade Route
“wrinkles”
annual Hal-
Friday even.
Some new are
promised for the
Joween festivities
ing when the Lion sponsored
event gets underway, To set
the stage for the parade, two
gpecial “Cider and Donuts”
trucks will start moving at 6:30
over the route to dispense their
wares.
Each truck will carry a fifty
gallon barrel of cider and fifty
dozens donuts which costumed
members of the Lions assisted
by the JoyCees will offer to the
pystanders at a nickle each.
Balloons and confetti will be
sold from the trucks and three
special stands in front of both
banks and in front of Sloan’s
Pharmacy.
The four-division parade will
form in the vicinity of the
grade school. Charles Wolge-
muth and Maurice Bailey will
be in charge of the first division
which will meet on Delta
Street between Marietta and
Columbia Avenues. This divis-
jon will include all children up
to fifth grade, The second divis-
jon will be in charge of Clyde
Nissley and John Weidman and
will form on Columbia Avenue
between Delta and Market Sts.
All children from sixth grade
through high school and includ.
ed in this division.
Division 3 will be
of George Brown IIT and will
geet on. South Market Street
between Columbia and Mariet-
fa Avenues. All persons who do
rot attend school and adults are
eligible for this division. Divis-
jon 4 is in charge of Lloyd
Myers and Richard Divet and
will form on Columbia Avenue
between South Market Street
and Popular Street. This divis-
jon will include all groups of
three or more, floats and non-
in charge

paid musical organizations,
Prize money $182.50
will be given as first, second!’
and third prizes for the most
comical, most original and fan-
ciest costumes in each of the
first three divisions. In the four- |
th division, prizes will be given
to the most comical couple, |
fanciest or most original group
of three or more; the best ap-
pearing float and largest group
of non-paid musical organiza-|
tions. |
Residents are asked to light
porch lights and spot lights to
light the parade route. The par-
ade will move east on Columbia
Avenue to East Donegal Street
to Jacob Street; north on Jacob |
Street to Main Street; west on
Main Street to New Haven |
Sreet: south on New Haven
Street to Marietta Street; east |
on Marietta Street to Poplar |
Street: south on Poplar Street |
to the high school and disband.
“Prior to the awarding of fio
prizes after the parade, the Mt,
Joy high school band will give
a short band concert while the
judges are making their final |
decision. The JoyCees will also,
present the prizes to the win-,
ners of the “Operation Paint.
pot” project at that time.
etl A ACT —
totals


BARBER SHOP FIRE |
The Friendship Fire Co. ans-
wered an alarm at 8:30 p.m,
Sunday when fire broke out in
Detwiler’s barber shop, West
Main Street.
Firemen said Detwiler was
filling an oil burner in the shop
when some of the oil oyerflow-
ed and hecame ignited. Fire-
men said they were able to ex-
tinguish the blaze before it had
caused any damage to the inter-
jor of the shop.
$e
SIREN TO SIGNAL
BEGINNING OF PARADE
The local Halloween Par-
ade will form at 6:30 p. m.
tomorrow evening in the vi-
cinity of the elementary
school and move promptly at
7:30 p. m. upon the sounding
of one loud blast of the fire
siren.

| Congregational

MOST . « THE


Candle Burns Bown
Nineteen Inches
As of 10 a. m. this
the four-foot birthday
the Union National
enthouse celebration,
| ed down nineteen inches
| candle, which started
| point and increases in diameter
to eight inches, burned two
| ches until Sunday morning; 3
| until Monday morning; 5
| day; 44 Wednesday and
more by Thursday
The candle has been
[4 days, 19 hours
| utes at the
morning,
candle at
Jank
burn
The
from a
has
m
Tues
burning
anc 45 min
fast measurement
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School Boards Outline
Plans For Schools
Representatives of the
boards of Mount Jov
and West Donegal
and Elizabethtown
meeting in a joint session Mon
KING AND QUEEN— Ju-
dith Kopp and
Irvin Nau-
school
Conoy,
man will reign as king and
queen of the annual Hallo-
Friday.
and Irvin were chos-
ween celebration
Judy
Borough,
en by the student body of day evening decided that in the
Mount Joy High School af- event the voters of the area au
ter nominations were made thorize the creation of a merg
: | ed school district on November |
from the senior class. :
3, two new six-room element
The two will ride on the ary schools will be built, one in|
the Lions’ float to lead off Mount Joy Township on the
Manheim Road, between Ris
the parade and will be the
cer’s Church
ones who will present the
awards following the par-
Rheem:
gorve the sonthern portion of
\
nd the second in to
ade. Last year’s king and West Donegal Township and
queen were Edgar Brene- the western are: of Mount Joy |
r Ini
man and Betty Lou Frank. Township.
This arrangement, it was ha

will provide covirarable
for lator of |
throughout the |
facilities ine
grades 1 to 6
proposed larger district.
Bainbridge School and present |
buildings in Elizabethtown will
also be used for elementary
children.
The decision to erect two new
elementary schools instead of
“Good News
Clubs” Begin
“Good News Clubs” have be-
gun in Mount Joy Florin
for the 1953-54 season. These
non-denominational clubs are
under a national organization
and meet from October to April | Supervising Principal
As a climax, a Rally is held in |Elizabethtown Schools,
MecCaskey High School, Lancas- | that it would not be possible to
and
recently made by Dr.
the
revealed
of

ter. Last year approximately 6- house the children living south |
in a|
,000 persons attended the affair. | and east of the borough
Mrs. Melvin Wade teaches | single building with fewer than
the two Mt. Joy groups which twelve rooms. It was pointed
meet in Lester Hostetter’s base-! out too many of the patrons
have expressed the hope
an arrangement might be
which would cut to a minimum
the distances that pupils will
ment every Wednesday at 4:00
p. m, and in the Evangelical
Church Annex
at 7:30 'p.
made
Wednesday evenings,
m. At the present time the en- need to be transported.
rollment is fifteen in the after- At the present time the near
noon .group and twenty-six inl1y 2.000 children in the districts
the evening: group. Any chil-!that will be voting on the mer
dren up to and including high|ger are housed in
school students are invited to| school buildings are two
attend either of these two ses-’ porary centers—St. Paul’s Uni
sions. Mrs. Robert Stoner is in ted Brethren Church in Eliza
charge of the singing in i Fie Th and the Bainbridge
tem
eastern section. group and Miss | Fire Hall. If the merger is ap-
Mildred Way is the pianist in|proved on November 3, and af
the western section group. ter the proposed buildings can
Mrs. Amos Bricker teaches |be erected, all of these boys and
the Florin Good News Club ev | girls will be attending Six
ery Tuesday afternoon, 3:30 p.|schools—the new Junior-Senior
in the Florin Hall. Mrs. Bric- | High School, to be built on the
ker is assisted by Paul Earhart. |eastern edge of Elizabethtown,
The Florin Club originally | and five elementary buildings
started in the home of Mrs. | the new buildings on the Man-
William Reffler but soon out-| heim Road in Mount Joy Town
grew the quarters and had to ship and in Rheems, the Bain
move into the local hall. At the brodge School, and the two
present time, forty-three are "buildings presently in use in |
enrolled. ) Elizabethtown.

FUTURE CITIZENS

Gilbert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E.
Welliver, Mount Joy; Craig, son ,of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Gainer, Mount Joy; Larry and Ronald, sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Antes, Mount Joy.
Bottom row, left to right—Nancy and John, children of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy a Kopp, Mount Joy; Barry and Carol, children
of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Waltz, Marietta, and Linda, Patricia
. and Donald Jr., children of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ney.
Top row, left to right
op- |
414, |
Townships
and FElizabellitown |
The |
one was reached after a survey, |
Kilhefner, |
that |
- MINUTE

Florin Branch
Bank To Open
November 9
After
one
absence of twenty
Florin residents will
again have a bank located
| within their village. A branch
| bank will opened for busi
| ness Monday, Nov. 9
[First Natioal Bank, Mount
| Ani openhouse has been planned
bank for Saturday,
30 to 8
an
years,
be
bv
Joy.
for the new
November 7 from 2:
fp. m,
The
the
Streets where
| was formerly
building was formerly
bank will be located
Main and Market
the office
located.
|
corner of
post




in Trust Company until 1932.
| sanking hours will be the | fensperger, eleventh: Joan Sch
same as the local banks; 8:00 a, | Asher Halbleib, Louise
!m. until 2:00 p. m. and 8:00 Emenheiser, Susan Fellenbaum,
ba wm until 11:00 2. m. Satir. Julia Loewen, Janet McKain
| day s. Warren Bentzel, assistant and | Marlene Mumper, tenth
| cashier of the Mount Joy bank, (rode
[will be in charge and Romaine | Jacob Zeller, Ronnie dean
| Shank will also be a teller. | Ree se, Judy Naugle and Phyllis
| - i | Wolge ninth grade; James
| Brown, Philip Rovenolt, Loret
| Legion To Feature ta Hornafius, Patsy Mumper,
I, Smith, Robert Buchen-
wer, Elaine Earhart, Deanna
| Halloween Party | Herr, Rachel Klugh and Patri-
[cia Shetter, eighth; Harry
Halloween will be celebr: ated | Thomas, Kitty Buckwalter, Da
at the Walter S. Ebersole Post | vid Emenheiser, Marcia Engle,
[185 Americon Legion home on |Marlene Metzler, Earl Shearer,
r evening, Oct. 30. For the | Patricia Elliott, Joanne Hart,
| scheduled ‘Halloween party, Lee! Carolyn Walters and Sally Ann
lis has
Charles
This
Harrisburg.
returned to |
New Jer-
vVIorrisson,
recently
from the
where they
band
Harvisburz
sey shore
tured in both
| Asbury Park
The party is scheduled to
gin at 10 p. m. The time
go hand in hand with the
bration Friday night. The
will begin after the parade and
have been
Cash prizes will be
be
will
cele-
party
judging
costumes.
The Grand March of costum
ers will held at 11 p.m. and
will continue until 1
outstanding
be
the saad vr
the party
am.
ene tl
nineteen |
Mt. ley Soldier Cited
‘For Award With Co.
Cpl. Ralph M. Snyder,
of Mr. and Mrs.
S. Snyder, Mount Joy
in Korea with the 6th
Helicopter Com-
recently
Unit
Army
23, son
2
32, is
serving
Transportation
which was
Meritorious
pany,
awarded the
Commendation.
Cpl. Snyder, a supply
been overseas since Janu-
lary. He entered the Army in
| September 1952 and completed
| basic training at Aberdeen Prov
| ing Grounds, Md.
The commendation,
{ has
the first]
the
30
were fea |
Ocean City and |
completed.
awarded for
Jacob
| to be awarded to an Army avia- |
in Korea, cited the
for exceptionally mer.
in support of
combat opera-
5 to July 27,
tion unit
| company
litorious conduct
Eighth Army's
tions from January
1953.
“moti-
WEEKLY
The Mount Joy Bulletin
IN
™U RSDAY, 0 CTOBE R

|
29, 1953


eC —
13 Students Make
| First Honor Roll
Thirteen students received all
(A's ito be placed on the first
honor roll for the first report
period of the 1953-54 school
term Lvnne Fackler, tenth
grade: Priscilla Lane, Barbara
Thome and Lina Iwanowski,
ninth grade: Ruth Krall, Linda
Fellenbaum, Jean Mumma, and
Janet Sheaffer, eighth grade
and Jean Bucher, Judith Heisey
Darla Kulp, Barry Barnhart
oni
The |
and Sally Schroll, seventh were
the first honor roll students
The following students re
[celved at least two A's and the
rest B's: Robert Fish, Charles
Maver, Sarah Garber, Connie
Lane, Patricia Schroll, Carol
Smith, Miriam Tyndall and
Shirley Wade, grade twelve;
the Flor- |
«clieduled a new band | Wisegarver,
{
Peter Nissley and Karleen Raf
grade
seventh
———— ——
| M. J. Seniors To Present |
"Turn Back The Clock”
The senior class of Mount Joy
school will present
the Clock.” a three.act
high
Jack
comedy by Marijane and Jos
eph Hayes, at eight o'clock,
Thursday and Friday, Novem
ber 5 and 6. Miss Catherine G.
Zeller, English teacher, will di
rect the production.
The cast of characters includ-
es the following: Ralph Ber-
rier, Dorothy Brooks, Virginia
3rooks, William Eby, Robert
Fish, Connie Lane, Charles
Mayer, Richard Nissley, Irvin
i Nauman, Lois Rutt, Darlene
| Schneider, Patricia Schroll,
clerk, !
Shirley Wade, Charles Zeller,
Mae Zink.
Carol Smith is student dirce-
tor, and Joann Brown and Sar
ah Garber are prompters. Com
mittee chairman are as follows:
stage, Richard Will, tickets, Ju-
dy Kopp, Norma Nentwig: busi. |
ness, Joann Brown; costumes, |
Connie Lane; properties, Carol
Smith; ushers, Betty Hostetter.
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FLORIN FIRE COMPANY TO
| MEET NOVEMBER 10


It stated in effect that
vated bv a strong sense of loy- |
[ alt) and aggressiveness,” men
| of the unit flew 4.000 air hours!
(in cargo helicopters to haul
| more than five million pounds |
| of supplies and 5000 personnel.
| During the period the helicop
| ters also assisted in the evacua-
tion of at least 1,400 sick and
| wounded troops.
NEIGHBORS HUSK CORN
FOR HAROLD SHEARER
| Harold Shearer, Mount Joy R.
D., wishes to thank neigh
bors and friends who helped to
| husk his corn during his illness,
Those who helped to husk the
corn were Richard Ruhl, Harry
Zerphey, Wilbur Miller, Eugene
Kreider, Lester Kreider, Abram
| Kreider, Oliver Ober, Jay Ober,
Ear! Shank, David Miller, Ray
| Miller and Richard Shearer.
[The men did the work Wednes-
| day, Oct. 21. Dinner was served
{by Mrs. Shearer, Mrs. Lester
Kreider, Mrs. Allen Shearer
his

ahd Mrs. Harold Forwood

J
The regular monthly meeting
|of the Florin Fire Company |
will be held Tuesday evening,
Nov. 10 in the fire hall. Refresh- |
Members | November
ments will be served.
are urged to be present.
“Turn |
on
gi
Fog
i
LANCASTER COUNTY
The Bulletin
Circulation
Now Has Reached
$2.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE



VOTERS TOGO TOPOLLS

5 | Tuesday v Election
‘To Include Local
Candidates
| In the election next Tuesday,
[offices of local importance. will
Large Crowd
Attends Bank
Open House
twenty-three
persons attended open
Approximately
hundred

house which was held in con he included on the ballot;
Juncyen with the One Hhnd school board directors, council
red! rslaton WED 57 YEARS Mr. and members, burgess and judge of
Bank on Saturday, October 24 Mrs. Clinton H. Eby SLY | elections
A streaw of visitors] | North Barbara Street Mt. | B. Titus Rutt has been nomi
flowed through the bank . from Joy celebrated their fifty | nated on the Republican ticlset
the time the. doors operied a! seventh wedding anniver [for burgess. This office had
2.50 until’ P M. | sarv October 22nd My | formerly been filled by Charles
AL 2:45 pm Clarehce and Mrs. Eby were married | Fish who was filling out the
Schock, president of the SICO Oct. 22 896 in Lancaster term of Elmer Zerpiy
Company, assisted by Mrs. An. | by The Rev. D. R. Gerhart ik My; Zerphey had been dpe
na. E Shearer. both of Mt: Jov. | Mrs. Ebv was the former | pointed in 1949 to fill the unex-
lighted the four foot birthday Barber F. Gerber. The coup [Fes en
candle. Mr. Schock and Mrs.! le have three sons, Benja | He was then elected to a four-
Shearer were the two customers min, Clinton and Raymond, | year lem n 1950 but resignet
maintaining accounts with the: all of Mount Joy, three jn Mareh of 1951. Mr. Fish was
bank for the longest period of grandchildren and one [then appointed to fill his term.
time. Immediately after the great-grandchild | In the east ward, George
candle lighting Mr. Schock. — - rere | Gri is running un-opposed on
Mrs Shearer. and H. N. Nissly. S the Republican ticket for coun.
former cashier of the bank, Ingathering hows cilman. Groff had been appoint.
| ed to fill the un-expired term of
were presented with baskets of
Paul Stehman which ends De-
Increase In Items





Nissly, Martin Musser, Alvin
Annie Shearer,
Pictured irom leit to right at the
Phares Nissley and Carl Krall.
chrysanthemums by Martin S
Musser, president, Carl S. Krdll | cember, 1953. In the west ward,
| cashier, and John B. Nissley, An increase of 59 articles | Michael Pricio, Republican, is
vice president, of the bank, res- was realized in the annual In unopposed. The Democratic
pectively. of the Mount Joy write-ins failed to reach the
{ Souvenirs distributed includ. Branch of the Needlework ballot. This office had formerly
i ed growing philodendron, cor- Guild of America this week | been filled by Elmer Zerphey
| datum, coin containers, pencils This year's total was 2,088 ar- Jad upon his resignation in
and lollipops. Organ music was ticles which were subdivided June, Simeon Horton was ap-
furnished throughout the day into men’s articles, 146; boys’, | Pointed to fill the un-expired
land James G. Hostetter, local 498: women’s, 96: girls, 404: in. | term. Lloyd Myers, president
photographer, took candid shots fants’, 453 and houschold artic- of borough council, is also. up
| of the entire proceedings, les, 491. for re-election in the west ward.
| Out of town visitors included Mrs. E. K. Kaag. Hamburg, Jay Musser has been nomin-
Secretary of the Pennsylvania gate chairman of junior work {ated on the Republican ticket
Bankers Association and repre- to the group at the tea [and wilt run unopposed for the
sentatives from many county, | Tuesday afternoon. She spoke | local school board. This office
| city, Phialdelphia, and New, being an: insurance calésman | 12d formerly been held by
| York banks. or the Needlework Guild For- | Clvde Gerberich who was a
Door prizes awarded nine directors and their mem | member of the board for thirty
ed the following who received ars contributed these items on | Years Of his five terms of of.
$10.00 each: Miss Grace V. En | Tuesday and the distribution of | ices he was president of the
gle, Mount Joy; Edgar | the entire stock was completed | board for over twenty years.
man, Jr, R D. 2, Manhem; Mi >| Wednesday | Of local interest in East Don-
| Carole Epler, Florin; Abram These items went to forty | egal Township is a candidate
Miller, R. D. 1, Lancaster; and|pine institutions and private in-| °F the school board, Martin
[J T. Breneman, R.D. 4, families in Mt. Joy S. Musser, Florin. This office
| caster and’ vicinity The institutions | had been filled by Curvin Mar-
Those receiving $5.00 each are! clude orphanages, church | Mount Joy R1. In Mt. Joy
Elam M. Musser, R. D. 1, Col-|,omesand hospitals { Township, the point of interest
umbia: Mrs. Mary R. Greider, tt eter |is also in the school board, J.
of Landisville, Mrs Frances | Shelley Kaylor, Elizabethfown,
Schroll, Mount Joy; Mrs. Paul Banquet Brings Fair |R3 has been nominated for a
N. Brubaker, R. D 1, Mount 4 | member of the school board.
Soy: Mes J. C. Musser. Mount] TO A Close For 1953 | Mr. Kaylor's office has former-
Joy, Mrs. H. Howard Witmer, The climax of the loca! Com-|ly been filled by Cornelius
|R. D, 2. Manheim; Mrs. Elam munity Exhibit was the annual | Wisegarver, Florin.
| Geib. R. D. 4, Manheim; Mrs. banquet which was held Thurs Mo 11
W A. Berrier, Florin; Clyde L day evening, Oct. 22 al Hostet- | Judges To Choose Best
Nissley and Arthur D. Sprecher ter’s. Elmer Hoover Elizabeth
| both of Mount Joy town College, gave a humorous i | Painted Windows Friday
Winners in the candle guess-|talk on the necessity of putting’ Mrs James Phillips, Warren
ing contest will be announced something into life in order to | Foley and Linneaus Longeneck-
after the candle has burned out. get something out of it. John|er will judge the window paint-
Estimates ranging from forty-| Roland, president of the associa- ing project tomorrow. Students
one minutes to nine hundred tion, presided at the banquet | from the fourth, fifth, sixth, sev-
| days have been received, Max Smith, county agent, al { enth and twelfth grades painted
i so spoke. Recinients of the 4-H | Halloween scenes on the store
[ BANKS TO CLOSE TUESDAY Metals given by the Chamber of | wi ndows of the town through-
FOR LEGAL HOLIDAY Commerce were guests as welljout the past week in the Joy-
Both the Union National | as John Rider, soap box race |Cees’ “Operation Paintpot”,
Bank and the First National winner; 1953 Corn Queen, Miss | Cash prizes will be awarded to
| Bank will be closed Tuesday, Jean wwenecker: and Miss [the winners in the high school
3 for election day, a Penn lount Jov. Miss Julia | auditorium following the Lions
legal holiday. Risser. 3 ‘PE | sponsored Halloween parade.
ons a mee we ——=| This is the first time that a
fh = | | project of this type is being
it | carried out in Mount Joy. It is
the JoyCees’ hope that there
will be less soaping of windows
and: that the painted windows
will aid in the Halloween cele-
bration,
One business establishment
was missed in last week’s artic-
le, that 3ennett’s Restaurant
which will have on it a picture
|by a twelfth grader
A
of
DEEDS RECORDED
Oliver Grace
Joy Township, * to Paul E. and
Hilda Diffenderfer, Mount
Township, premises on Sch-
wanger Road, Mount Joy Town-
$10,000.
i ean
|[EDNA SCHREIBER SPEAKS
| Miss Edna Schreiber, Lancas-
| ter, was the guest speaker at
| the local Rotary Club luncheon
| Tuesday noon at Hostetter’s
Miss Schreiber, who is the ex-
| ecutive secretary of the Lancas-
ter County Society for Crippled
Harrv' N- Children and Adutls. spoke on
Mrs. the work that the society does
,in Mount Joy and the county,
Sager, Mt.
and
K,
Joy
| ship,


Grosh,
k, William Weldon,
ik x .
candle lig hting ceremony are
Harvey Rettew, Clarence Scho

» Claude H

Reist,