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MOUNT Jv,
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PA. THURSDAY, N OVEMBER 5, 1953
LANCASTER
The Mount J oy Bulletin
COUNTY
The Bulletin
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Florin B Branch Bank To Hold
Openhouse, Saturday, 2:30
Three Guessing Contests
Will Be Featured For
Public At Opening
Another “first” has been add
ed to the history of the First
National Bank and Trust Com-
pany, Mount Joy. An openhouse
will be held in the new Florin
Branch of the First National]
Bank and Trust Co Saturday |
afternoon from 2:30 to 8:30 p.;
m.
Reuben Fellenbaum, assistant
cashier and trust officer of the
bank, will cut the ribbon which
will put the new branch into
service. Mr. Fellenbaum has
been an employee of the bank
since September, 1892,
The public is invited inte}
spect the interior of the bank!
which has been completely |
modernized. There are three
teller windows supported by
walnut counters, three coupon
booths and a consultation YOOM! A fai collection will be held
containing a public telephone. in Mount Joy and Florin by the
Warren H. Bentzel, assistant Girl Scouts this. weekend. The
cashier, will be in charge of the Florin Scouts will gather the
branch assisted by Miss Ro- fat Friday evening from 4 to 7
maine Shenk as teller. The p. m. and Mount Joy Scouts will
branch will be capable of hand- collect the fat from 9 to 11 am.
ling all the services of the main Saturday it was announced at
office. the regular bi-monthly meeting
Open house will feature sev- of the Mount Joy-Florin Girl
eral guessing contests. Children Scout Neighborhood meeting.
up to and including sixteen persons who wish to give the
vears of age will have an o0p- fat are asked to place it in cans
portunity to guess the name of on the sidewalk. If any person
a pedigreed cocker spaniel pup- misses the collection, he may
py. A contest for adults over take it to the Florin Hall, Florin
sixteen years of age will be or the Scout House, Mt. Joy.
held to guess when two Nomination and election of
wrist watches will stop running. officers was held Monday even-
guessing ing. Mrs. Edward Lane was el-
(the nearest to the time the ected chairman of the neighbor-
watches will stop will win the hood; Miss Anna Mae Eby, first
watch. In case of duplicate an- vice president; Mrs. Freeman
swers, a drawing will be held. Naugle, second vice president;
Souveniors will be given to all and Mrs. James Spangler, third
persons who attend the open-|vice president; Mrs. George
house. Brown III, secretary and Mrs.
The building is located on the Lester Hostetter, treasurer.
corner of Main and Market Sts.|{These new officers will be in-
where the post office was form-|stalled at the January meeting
erly located. The building was|of the group which will be held |
formerly the Florin Trust Com-|in the form of a dinner, an an-
pany until 1932. Banking hours) nual affair.
will be 8:00 to 200 and 8:00 to Mrs. Naugle, candy chairman,
11:00 Saturdays. reported that 744 boxes of can-
The First National Bank was|dy have been sold thus far and |
the first local bank to become a|that the girls will continue to]
national bank. It was chartered | sell the candy throughout Nov. |
as a state bank with $100,000 in| ember. Proceeds from the sale |
1862 and as a national bank in|[go toward projects of the |
1864. At that time, the bank was | troops. Mrs. Warren Foley re-
located on the north east corner |ported on primitive camping at|
of West Main Street and Com-|Furnace Hills during the past]|
fort Alley. In 1912, the bank weekend and Mrs. Henry Mus-
made its first improvement. The ser reported on the national|
construction of a new building | convention for all Girl Scout |
was placed on the corner of workers which was held in |
West Main Street and North |Ohio and attended by Mrs. |
Market Street. The next im-|Musser and two senior Girl,
provement took place in 1929 (Scouts from Columbia.
when the capital stock was in- Six women romf the area are
creased from $100,000 to $125,-| taking the leadership training
000 and in 1929 ihe title was|course being held in Columbia.
to Fics’ National Bani-| They are Mrs. Thomas O’Con-
and Trust Company of Mount[ner, Mrs. Harold Billow, Miss
Joy. Marilyn Newcomer, Miss Mar-
The second “frst” was gained |i@n Smith, of Mount Joy and
wher the bark, ia 1,49, instal. Mrs. Charles Johnson and Miss
led the first drive-in depository Valera Johnson of Florin. Dur-
in Lancaster Couniy, other han 118 Girl Scout week October 24
the city. The bank completely t0 31, 75 Mount Joy Scouts at-
renovated tha intmjor of the tended church as a group and
bank and, in addition ‘to the 20 Florin Scouts also. attended
Grive.in, created a parking lot services in honor of the week.
in the rear of the building. An| wf
openhouse was held November | Junior Class To Tour
19, 1949 in honor of the renova-| .
tion. Washington Next Week
The third “frst” to the bank's Thirty-three . juniors of the
credit is that it is the first coun- | Mount Joy High School will
ty bank to open a branch bank. take a two-day trip to Washing-
Wiss ton, D. C. next week. The junior
. . class will stay at the Hotel Con-
Local Soldier Joins tinental next Thursday and
25th Infantry | Friday, November 12 and 13,
via Conestoga Bus Service.
Pvt. Paul N. Sentz, son of, Broske, Homer Sch-
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer S. Sentz, of | oener, high school principal; |
Mount Joy Rl, recently joined and Mrs. Sadie Brooks, school
the 25th Infantry Division in nurse, will accompany the class.
Korea. | The class is taking this trip dur-
The 25th Infantry was rushed |ing its junior year in place of
to Korea during the early days the regular trip taken during
of the conflict and took part in |the senior year, because the stu- |
some of the toughest battles on|dents will be going into the
the peninsula. It is now under- | Donegal Joint High School next
oing intensive training to | year. The three junior classes
iaintain its combat readiness.
assistant
National
of
Warren Bentzel,
cashier of the First
Bank, will be the manager
the branch bank.
Scouts To Collect
Fat This Weekend
to




from Mount Joy, East Donegal,
! Private Sentz, a rifleman, en-|and Marietta will each have dif-
tered the Army in March anl|ferent amounts of money and,
completed basic training at |therefore, the trips are being]
Camp Rucker, Ala. taken this year. J
| of the
| and vicinity
| chorus and since the
en
| year
| joining this
meet at the home of
| E
first
{were also sold to the members
| as a feature of the evening.
Town Chorus To Meet |
Sunday Night, 8:30
Since it is the desire of
citizens of Mount
to form a
Chr stmas|
season is one month away, a
town chorus will be started
Christmas concert could be giv- |
by a group of voices this
and it could become an
annual aflair
If anyone
some
Joy
tow
interested in
they will
Dr. David
Sunday evening,
Nov. 8, at 8:30 o'clock. The
meeting of the group was,
held last week.
‘Rotary Club Hears
Talk On United Nations | |
Professor Frederick S. Klein, |
1S
group, Cedar Lane Residents
To Receive City Mail
Delivery By Petition
Delinquent head taxes in Mt.
Joy for the year 1951, 1952 and
[195 53 will be turned over to a
| professional tax collection ag-
ency January 1, 1954. These
head taxes will include both the
{borough and school taxes from
of the history department at, all three years. Borough Coun-
Franklin and Marshall College | i approved the hiring of the
addressed the Rotary Club at agency at the regular monthly
its luncheon meeting Tuesday. meeting held at the fire house
An authority on the United Monday evening. The school
Nations, the speaker pointed | board had previously decided in
out that “peaceful things are | favor of the action. Tax collect-
going on to a far greater extent |° George Brown, III, was in-
than the quarrels which are structed to have the lists ready
headlined in the nation’s press”. [PY the end of the year.
He reminded his audience | Initial action was also takeh
that United Nations is an ideal | (to draw up an ordinance ban-
which can never be reached | I ning un-used ice boxes and re-
perfectly, any more than can | frigerators. The ordinance will
democracy or liberty or free- | be read at the December meet-
dom, or any of the great ideals’ n8: Requests by ‘individuals
for which mankind has fought have been refused by owners of
through the centuries such items to remove them.
Professor Klein cited difficul-| Following a petition of the
ties which keep United Nations | Cedar Lane residents for city
from accomplishing all that is mail delivery, Elmer Zerphey,
desired: 1. the difficulty of rec. acting postmaster, presented
ognizing and respecting the dif- the plan to the council. With ap-
ferences that exist between Provél from Washingion, D, C.
people and nations; 2. the dif-|the residents will receive the
ficulty of democracy itself (the City delivery of borough coun.
feeling that too often prevails Cil Will place street signs on the
that any means is all right so corners and will issue what
long as the end is reached): 3 door numbers each house shall
the difficulty of discussion, with Use. Street numbers have been
too many one-way discussions Worked out and council decided
taking place. (to place street signs at the in-
ree of four streets, West
. Main and Spring Road; Spring
Flowers Are Discussed
. Road; and Cedar Lane; Spring
At Lions Club Meeting Road and Birchland Ave. and
Flowers were the theme of
Birchland Avenue and Fairview
the regular bi-weekly meeting Street.
of the local Lions held Tuesday Park Neiss, chief of police,
evening at Hostetters. “Growth reported sixteen arrests for the
of Flowers’ was a film shown month, two accidents investigat-
by Warren Mueller. Red roses
Schlosser
ed and twenty-two red tickets
issued.
Meter money
month of October
34.
Dr. W. L. Shoop was re-ap-
pointed to the school authority
of the Donegal school jointure.
Edward Lane is the other mem-
ber of the authority from . the
borough.
It was also decided
council’s share to the
Roscoe Hassinger, from $20 to
$25 per month and to ask the
fire company to provide a simi-
lar increase in its appropriation
which, up to now, has also a-
intake
Special guests included the totaled $575.-
Halloween King and Queen, Ir-
|vin Nauman and Judy Kopp.
Reports were given by George
Broske on the selection of the
| king and queen; Edward Richt-
er, the farm show concessions;
James Spangler and Benjamin
Funk, the Halloween Parade;
Charles Chunko, |, Halloween
concessions; and Charles Hersh-
ey, the float.
One new member was intro-
| duced by William Batzel, Clay-
ton Aument, Jr. A director's
meeting will be held Monday mounted to $20 per month. The
evening, Nov. 9. Arthur Sprech- pay hike will be effective Dec.
er, president, was in charge of 1.
the meeting. In the monthly report given
by Ray Myers, fire chief, - two
ires within the borough were
Local Short Wave [ica ne a
Radio Completed
listed. He also extended an in-
Mount Joy's short wave radio
vitation to the: public to inspect
the radio short wave system in
station has been completed. The
70-foot tower was completed
the Young home and on the
I fire trucks. The quarterly. am-
ount ‘of $300 was given to the
last Friday and is located to the
rear of Frank Young's home. A
two-way radio hook-up was |
fire company and bills amount-
ling to $1,490.17 were ordered
paid.
IRIS BLOOM IN NOVEMBER
completed between two of the |
trucks of the Friendship Fire IN You joy GARDEN oth
Company and the setin the 1thoug ay 1s ine, mol
i I'S Irs. Ves
Young home. Communication joe Iris JON rE Aa
is also s available between fir| rissinger had 1 ng
ticks her yard in November. The iris
This county-wide set up is for|™May be seen In the window of
Civilian Defense and for use in the Bulletin office at the present
fires. At the present time, there time.
are 80 mobile units in the coun-
ty, two of which are in Mount
| Joy. There are seven short wave
stations in the county. Besides
the one located in Mount Joy,
there are stations in Lititz, Eph-
rata, New Holland, Kinser and
Quarryville.
Central headquarters for the
set-up is Duke Street. Lancast-
er. After the completion of all
units and stations, a county-
wide test will be conducted
with the date to be announced
in the future.
Mount Joy’s radio
KGC 751.
to raise
janitor,

Can you guess this puppy’s
name? He will be given to
the child who can guess his
name at the Florin Branch
Bank Openbouse

station is
for the!
—
Forty- orty-Eight Prizes Are
Awarded At Parade
the participation in the |
|
Since
Lion-sponsored Halloween Par-
ade held Friday evening was |
more than the organization ex
ected, were award- |
ed in addition to listed. |
In the first division for children |
extra prizes
those
under the sixth grade, Dennie
|
Naugle was awarded first prize |
for the most comical; Tad Her- |
and Mary Roven-
Tom-
and

chey, second
olt, third; most original -
my Lane, Harry Walters
Grey Greiner; fanciest -
Susanne Rineer,
and Sherll Haines.
prizes
and
Karen Rice
the |
Most comical in
second division went to James
Pennell, Tim Stohler and Bar-
bara Thome; most original .
Terry Bailey, Richard Becker
and James Dangler; and fanc-
iest - Mary Connelly, Louise
Emenheiser and Ralph Rice.
In the third division, James
Pennell, Sr. was awarded first
prize for the most comical;
Paul Emenheiser, second and
Richard Kepple, third; most or-
iginal - Paul Stoner, O. K. Sny-
der, Jr., and George Ford; fan-
ciest - Tom Stohler, Dolores
Lynn, Bainbridge, and Dianne
Reese.
Fourth division prizes went
to Mrs. Wayne Habecker and
Mrs. Theodore Inhoff, Manheim

for the fanciest couple; Mrs.
Arthur Sprecher and Donald
Eby, second and Mr. and Mrs.
{ Frank Hassinger, third. Most
"comical couple prizes went to
Billy Saylor and Dougie Con-
nelly, Manheim,
and Harry Thomas; and Mrs. |
Harry Bachman and Mrs. Geo.
Engle, Bainbridge. Fanciest or
most original group prizes went |
to Miss Shirley Nauman, Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Baer, Manheim
Mrs. Howard Brown, Mrs. Clair
Sharp and Mrs. George Albert;
Mrs. Geneva Newcomer, Pam-
ela Newcomer and Mrs. Ed. W.
Miller, Elizabethtown and Wil-
liam, Barbara and Debra Rob-
erts.
Float prizes went to the Old
Woman In the Shoe with Ed-
ward Brown and relatives and
friends; the Wrestling From
Hollywood with Jack Toppin
and Company; Way's Applianc-
es and the Cultivator.
Special group prizes were a-
warded to Joanne Brubaker and
Mary Ann Weaver, Salungaj
Florence Welhelm, Deanne Bair
and Jane Engle, Bainbridge;
George and Jake Corll and Mrs.
Ray Hesslet, Sue Mumma, Nan-
cy Schlosser, Mimi O'Connor,
and Sandy Kretzing.
Judges for the affair were
James Heilig, James Phillips,
Mrs. Mary Porath and Mrs. Les-
ter Roberts.
Three numbers were not
claimed in the prize money. If
persons holding these numbers
go to the Garber Oil Company,
prizes will be awarded to them.
The missing numbers are 314
and 38.
J
Candle Burns Out;
Burned 11 Days
The four-foot candle in the
lobby of the Union National
Bank burned out last evening,
Wednesday, Nov. 4. It burned a
total of 11 days, 4 hours and 50
minutes. Bank officials suspect-
ed it would burn out sometime
after banking hours. Therefore
Sam Hinkle, messenger, stayed |
on duty in the bank to check its
progress. It burned out at exact-
|


{and Mrs. Shaeffer,

ly 7:05 pm.
Winners of the contest will
be announced next week after
officials have checked through
the 2,300 candidates.

FUTURE CITIZENS
YS
J] 2
a
Rebecca and Judy,
Top row-_Left to right,
Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs.
Marlin, children of Mr.
Bottom row—Left to right,
Mrs. Samuel Flory; Cynthia an
Mrs. Eugene Zeller; and Sally
John Bagnhart, all of Mount J
Republicans Win Majority
Of Local Elections Here
B. Titus Rutt was elected
in the election Tuesday on
ticket.
the
to
Joy
the Republican
men were elected to
ough council and one
school board. Of the council
members, William Dommel,
Democrat in the west ward and
Lloyd Myers, Republican, in the
west ward were
169 and 167 votes respective
Michael Pricio, Republican, the
defeated candidate, received |
146 votes.
In the
Three
bor- |
the |
east ward, George |
Barry Ziegler | Groff, Republican, was elected
Re-
a|
to council and Jay Musser,
publican, was elected to fill
vacancy in the school board.
George Brown III Republican
won the tax collector's position |
from Mrs. Joseph Shaeffer,
Democrat by 128-vote lead.
Mr. Brown polled 342 votes)
214.
Saige of elections’ post went |
John L. Schroll, Republican,
the east ward and Walter
Eshleman, Republican,
west ward. Inspector of election |
results in the east ward were
Christian R. Sherk, Republican,
193 votes and Cyrus G.
Democrat, 68 votes. In the west
ward, inspector votes cast were |
Simeon Horton, Republican,
179 and Charles R. Ebersole, |
Democrat, 124 votes.
Six members of
council for 1954 will be
Myers, William Dommel,
Groff, Lester Hostetter,
Spangler and Maurice
The five members of the school
board will include Jay Musser,
A. D.. Seiler, Paul Stoner,
Frank Walters, Jr. and Dr. Da
vid Schlosser,
UI en
DR. NEWCOMER NAMED
AS CITY VETERINARIAN
Dr. J. Nelson Newcomer, 2
East Main St., Mount Joy,
appointed by Lancaster
council as veterinarian in
Bureau of Health.
He fills the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Dr. P. V.
Clarkson, earlier this year. Dr.
Clarkson left to become federal-
state inspector for the Union
Stock Yards.
Dr. Newcomer
practice in this area
losis (Bangs Disease) testing
and calfhood vaccination on a
limited scale which may be ar-
ranged for by calling Mount
Joy 3-3581.
1
in the
borough
Lloyd
James |
was
city
the
will limit
LEGAL HOLIDAY WILL
CLOSE BANKS NEXT WED.
The two local banks and the
new Florin branch bank will
be closed Wednesday, Nov. il
for Armistice Day, a legal holi
, day
Charles Shoemaker,
Vernon Schroeder,
and Mrs. Harold Shearer, Mount Joy. |
burgess of the borough of Mou
[to students of
elected with |
ly. {and Lynn Longenecker, judged
{ fourth-fifth
L.|
Gainer, |
George |
.| prize for her work
Bailey. |
|Play Tonight
to Brucel. |
WILL MEET ON SEWERS
Delinquent Head Taxes To Be
Collected By Agency In 1954
lorin Group
Makes Report
The Florin. citizens committee
evening,
the
Wednesday
Nov. 11, 8 o'clock
| town hall. Florin citizens, inter-
in | ested in promoting and develop-
[ing a better community are in.
& aw. oJ vited to attend.
The following is a report
| sued by the committee:
Several months ago, a group
interested citizens in the
Florin area met unofficially to
discuss the future and the po-
tential of our community. The
facts which prompted these lay-
man conversations are that our
Ineighbors of Mount Joy are
[planning the installation of a
[ modern sewage disposal to meet
[the sanitary condition demand-
led by the people of that com-
| will meet
at in
is-
of
daughters of
Rickie, son of
Ellen and |
Mount Joy;
Salunga; Mary munity
This group of citizens of Flor-
[in area believed that we would
and Mrs. | hazarding the future growth
and development of our coms
— | munity to sit idly by and do
nothing. A business either grows
is soon in bankruptcy. So it
with a community. Look a-
round, even in our own Lancas-
ter county, the communities
| with vision many years ago are
~ |today the communities whose
| industrial wheels are spinning.
| They are the communities
{whose leaders had foresight to
offtr the facilities and utilities
to industry. Today they are an
for the best painted windows | active wheel in the industrial
during the Halloween weekend. | might of our nation. And so is
The judges of the project, Mrs = community of greater Flor-
Judges A
James. Phillips, Warren Foley [in and Mount Joy a staunch pil-
[lar of that strength
Out of the above general dis
and
and |pe
Fannie, daughter of Mr.
d Clifford, children of Mr
Ann, daughter of Mr.
oy
pas
{
or
|
| is
|
Joycees Award Cash
For Painted Windows
Under the auspices of the
JoyCees, prizes were awarded
the local schools
{the pictures Thursday afternoon ! larivad the i
cussion was derive > J
instead of Friday since the rain | a rived the idea of
lunofficially determini g
threatened to ruin the art work. | Tmirmg what
M Frank ¥ J you, the citizens of Florin think
I'S. oung r., pres .
ted I Yan I g t > th (about the future of your com-
entec 1e cash prizes to Ca : n :
p munity. Thus, the questionaire
erine Harnish as first prize win-, _ . . dic
; : which is now a matter of rec-
Sloan’s window in the |
ord.
Her
helpers
were Cynthia Tripple and Lin
| da Shields; second prize went to
Mary Rovenolt
for Hackert's
Appliance store
ner for
grade. The fact stands without ques-
tion that the most pressing
need of our greater Florin and
: Mount Joy is the installa-
window. Her
assistants were
tion a modern and sanitary
John Max and sewage disposal system Our
Geraldine Barrick. Geoffry Ma- = DE es xy :
helpers,
area
of
Mount Joy neighbors have real.
Roger .,
ized that need and positive ac-
White were. .
fl Bulleti tion is progressing toward that
1 Bulletin : ve
? end. You Florin citizens have
expressed the like desire in your
answering ves”
margin of 5 to 1 to the
Does Florin need a
disposal system?”
August 3, a committee
wads elected by the poc-
his
Connie
for
riner and
Packer and
|awarded third
window painting
| Sylvia
*hroll, by a
[in the sixth-seventh grades for question,
Greer’'s window: Patty Phillips,
assisted by Gary Maxwell and
{Mary Lu Goodling, won second
|for Newcomer's window and ple of Florin to assemble the
| Foon Shaeffer, with Sue Mum- facts concerning ways, means
| ma and James Rutt, won third 'or methods to assure the people
{for Wolgemuth’s Appliances of our community a modern,
In the high school division, safe and healthful sewage dis-
{Joann Brown, assisted by Shir- | posal system contrasted to
ley Wade, was awarded a cash the all back door
on Kitty's splash system.
and Ben-| This committee has met many
times and quite frankly, we
{have fumbled the ball frequent-
Seniors To Present > However, each discussion
assisted by
prize
Mumper,
was awarded first
response by
sewage
Thus,
of five
as
too frequent
| Dress Shop window
|
nett’s Restaurant.
a
ed to new avenues of thought.
| Each thought had its own prob-
| lem. We sought advice. We ac-
(quired good advice. We have en-
deavored to find sound and log-
| ical the numerous
Turn Back the Clock” will
{be presented by the local senior
class this week. The three.act questions and problems.
comedy will run this evening| The most frequent and most
and tomorrow the high [abused question concerning our
[school auditorium at 8 o'clock |acquiring a modern, safe and
each evening. Miss Catharine G | healthful sewage disposal sys-
Zeller, English teacher, will di-|tem is - That question
rect the production. i (Turn to Page 2)
The cast includes Ralph | ~~ a
| rier, Dorothy Brooks, Vi &
re : Eby, tobe Dr. David C. Stoner
Dies This Afternoon
Fish, Connie Lane, Charles |
Dr. David Clinton Stoner, 76,
Mayer, Richard Nissley, Irvin]
| Nauman, Lois Rutt, Darlene
Main Street, died this after-
at home following a *
Schneider, Patricia Schroll, Mae | E.
Zink, Shirley Wade, and Char-| noon
illness.
Surviving are his wife, Bertha,
les Zeller brief
Carol Smith is student direc-
six children: Dr. John Stoner, S
Columbia; Dr. Russell Stoner,
tor and Joann Brown and Sarah
Garber are prompters. Commit-
| Marietta; William, Washington;
Helen, wife of J. E. Eicherly,
tee chairman are as follows:
i a Will, stage: Judy Kopp,
Mount Mary Ellen, wife of
Richard Hoffman, Evansville,
tickéts; Norma Nentwig,
Brown, Connie Lane, Costumes:
Ind.; and Hilda, wife of the late
i Richard Gregg, Elizabethtown.
answers to
mn
cost.
Ber-
his
Joann Jovy:
Carol Smith, properties; Betty
| Hostetter, ushers