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FIFTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 36
MOUNT
JOY. PA, THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 4, 1954
$2.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
Council Votes Police Off
Wo
Traffic Light
Timing In Hands
Of Committee
William Dommell, newly el-
ected west ward councilman
started a discussion at Monday
night's borough council meeting
Chief of Po-
lice and Patrolman. After a
lengthy discussion, Lloyd Myers
president, called for order and
announced that he would accept
a motion.
for raises for the
motion that
be raised
year
Michael Good's salary
be raised one hundred dollars
per Lester Hostetter
onded the motion and the presi-
dent demanded a call vote. On
the call Maurice Bailey,
George Groff and James Spang
ler voted ‘“‘no” with Mr. Dom-
mell and Mr. Hostetter plus the
president’s vote as ‘‘yes”
Dommell made a
Park Neiss’ salary
two hundred dollars
and that
per
year. sec-
vote,
Titus Rutt as burgess was cal-
led to first de-
ciding vote His
vote was “yes”.
William
structed to
be placed in front
home
make his
tie
upon
in a vote
Dommell was in-
purchase a sign
the tax
Jailey
10
of
Mr.
was given permission
School Lane surveyed for street
collector's
to have
and curb lines
Linneavs Longenecker was
re-appointed to a five-year term
on the Zoning Board.
The auditor's report was read
and accepted. It is now
advertised. Due to the death of
one of the auditors, Christ Herr,
to be
a new auditor was appointed to
Melvin Weaver
appointee. The
Norman
fill the vacancy
was the new
other two auditors are
Sprecher and Arthur Moyer
The men held a discussion on
the the traffic light at the
Barbara and
to
timing is
inter-
Main
school
section of
Streets.
officials,
According
the
enough for children
cross Main Street
not long
walk a-
matter
street
fo
The
the
commit-
was turned over to
committee, the safety
tee and the chief of police
REPORTS ARE GIVEN
Included in reports of the ev-
ening, Titus Rutt
ported $56.00 collected in ped
dler’s licenses and $7.00 in park-
ing meter fines. Maurice
street committee chairman,
nounced that during the
snow storm, prices were receiv-
ed for the removal of snow from
the streets of the borough. Since
they were too exorbitant to con-
let the
Burgess re-
Jailey,
an-
last
sider, it was decided to
snow melt on the streets.
Fire chief, Ray Myers, report-
ed four fire calls in the month;
two within the borough and two
otherh. Mr. Myers showed pic-
tures taken of a fire hazard at
the Mount Joy Mils, Mt. Joy
Street. After contacting the De-
partment of Labor and Industry
at Harrisburg, an inspection of
the mills was made. The mill
was rid of the cartons and pa-
pers. In future instances, Mr.
Myers is seeking authority to
check hazards of this kind
Council decided to study the ex-
isting ordinances to determine
whether or not one exists which
situation. A
at the
would govern the
report will be given
March meeting.
Health officer John L. Schroll
asked permission to prosecute a
property owned who refuses to
make necessary repairs to a
sewerage problem in an apart-
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OD ene a,
RURAL PHOTO QUIZ
TO BE CONTINUED
NEXT WEEK
The weekly
Photo Quiz,
this week
but will be
week's issue.
Rural
appear
Bulletin,
in next
feature,
does not
in The
resumed
Boy Scouts Observe 44th Birthday
BEB ru ANNIVERSARY
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Official Boy Scout Week Poster
The 44th anniversary of the Boy
Scouts of America will be ob-
served during Boy Scout Week,
Feb. 7 to 13, by more than 3,300,-
000 boys and adult leaders. Since |
1910 more than 21,000,000 boys and
leaders have been members.
Boy Scout Week will highlight
the “Forward on Liberty's Team”
theme which seeks to produce a
Boy Scout Week
Is Observed
The nation’s 3,300,000
Scouts, Boy Scouts,
their adult
serve the 44th birthday
during
to 13
Cub
Explorers
leaders will ob
the
Scout
and
of
organization Boy
Week, Feb. 7
The theme of the
is ‘Forward on Liberty’s Team,
observance
the current major emphasis of
the movement, which seeks to
produce a greater functioning
manpower and
er quality program for its ever
boy membership
provide a high
increasing
The anniversary is to be ob-
served by 89,000 Units in all
parts of the nation, its posses-
sions and also in other parts of
the world where American fam
ilies reside.
A principal activity of Boy
Scout Week will be paying tri-
bute to the volunteer leaders of
the 89,000 Units for the contri-
bution they are making to the
boyhood of the nation
When the Boy Scouts of Am
erica was incorporated in Wash-
ington, D. C., on Feb. 8, 1910, it
was founded as the voluntary
movement it still remains
Boy Scout Week is the largest
annual single by
voung citizens. Since 1910 more
than 21 million boys and men
have heen identified with Scout-
ing, and local, state and nation
al leaders share in observing
how the program has indeed be-
come an important element in
community living.
observance
Rotarians Entertain
Lions Club Group
Dr. Richard Myers of the De-
partment of Commerce, Harris-
burg. the guest
the anrual joint meeting of
local Rotary
Thesday evening at
Bamqguet Hall. Dr. Myers spoke
and showed pictures The
Crooked River”, the Susquehan-
na.
The Liors Club members were
onesies of the Rotary Club to the
turkey dinner meeting.
was speaker a
the
and Lions Clubs
Hos etter’s
on
|greater functioning manpower and
{ provide a higher quality program
{for an ever-increasing member-
| ship.
In countless communities,
Scouts, their parents, local institu-
| tions and public officials will pay
{tribute to the leaders of 89,000
| Units for the contribution they are
"making to the boyhood of America
Hick School Class
Visits Bank
Members of the ninth grade
training class-
High
Bank
general business
es of Mount Joy visited
National
last
the First and
Trust Company week in
conjunction with their work in
G. BT
Mrs Day, commercial
accompanied the group
The
John
teacher,
to the bank students fol-
lowed deposit tickets and
channels of
Miller
that a
Mitz-
proofing
the
Miss
phases
Mrs. A. J
kivitz explained the
machine and Mrs. Frank Has-
singer and Miss Barbara Baum
bookkeeping de
checks through
bank with Lois
explaining the
check entails.
the
explained the
partment,
was ex-
Land-
vater. Each pupil “held” a one
thousand dollar bill
braved being locked in the vault
with the action
The vault
onstrated also
The “note” machine
plained by Miss Mary K
and some
time lock in
ventilation was dem-
Following the tour, they were
the of
and given bank souven-
shown movie “History
Money”
iors.
Le ——
Seniors Choose
Williamsburg
Mount Joy High School
iors have chosen a trip to Wil-
liamsburg, Va., as the climax to
their twelve years of schooling.
The members of the class will
visit the southern city March
23. 24 and 25 and will bo accom
bv
schocl pr
sen-
Hamer Schoener,
panied
hiah inecipal!, and Miss
Cn 'harine G. Zeller, senior ad
vicor
The arouvp will travel via the
Conestoga bus and by boat. The
first day, the group will travel
from Jaltimore and
dock at Norfolk. From Norfolk,
they will continue on to Wil-
liamsburg and return home thru
Washington, D. Cs
on boat
cers
Mount Joy Man
Receives Award
Arthur T. Maxwell, Mount
R1, was one of three men
honored by the Pennsylvania
Motor Truck Association and
received “Award For Valor”
from the Accident Prevention
Conference of the association,
Mr. Maxwell is a driver for
Shirks Motor Express, Harris-
burg. With Wilbur Hake Lancas-
ter and Charles Tritle, Cham-
he risked his life to
truck a safe
school
driver
Joy
an
bersburg,
remove a flaming
distance from a nearby
bus and extracting the
from his burning cab.
The award is presented to
professional drivers “who dem-
character
in
exemplary
in aiding those
the highway”.
The citation was made at the
Hotel Brunswick. The family of
the driver will present each of
his three rescuers with a Sav-
ing Bond and Shirks Motor Ex-
press will present each with an
award.
onstrate
and heroism
distress along
Cookie Salesmen
Canvass Towns
are now being sold
the Girl Scouts and Brown-
Lancaster Coun-
ty the sixth annual cookie
sale. Mrs. Maurice Bailey, of 49
Donegal Springs Road, Mt. Joy,
is chairman of the Mount Joy-
Florin Neighborhood.
Cookie chairman of the
troops are Mrs. Arthur Sprech-
er, Mount Joy, Troop 75; Mrs.
Benjamin Staley, Florin, 82;
Mrs. Robert Hawthorne, Mount
Joy, 96; Mrs. Richard Hoover,
Mount Joy, 105; Mrs.
Grace Hawthorne, Mount Joy,
192; Mrs. Earl Koser, Florin,
Mrs. Robert Walker, Mount Joy,
2. Mrs. Earl Mowrer, Florin,
Mrs. Lloyd Vogel, Florin,
Cookies
by
ies throughout
in
iirls are taking orders now
and the first delivery date will
be February 20. Orders will be
taken for a second delivery in
March These orders will be
taken up to March 20. They will
be delivered March 27
The goal of the county is 105
000 boxes to defray the ex-
penses of the growth of Girl
Scouting in the county and to
the county
also
pay of
camp. Each troop
percentage from
cookies sold.
meet GR
expenses
gets a
each box of
Special Week For
Mount Joy Scouts
Scout Week will be
served in the Mount Joy troop
next week. The week will be-
gin with the troop attending a
church service together Sunday
morning. The boys and their
leaders will attend services at
the Assumption of the Blessed
Mary Church.
Monday evening, the
meeting of the troop
held at the high school at 7:30
p. m. Work has begun for the
Boy Scout Exposition which
will be held at the Guernsey
Barn, Lancaster, Friday and
Saturday, March 5 and 6. The
local troop will show an exhib-
it on masonry.
Last Sunday afternoon, the
troop visited the planetarium at
the Franklin and Marshall Col-
lege. Harold Etsell is the troop
leader.
Next Tuesday will be
Scout Day at the regular lunch-
meeting of ‘he Rotary Club
at Hostetter's banquet hall. Tha
Scouts will the gues's of
their organization.
Simon Nissley will head a
to reorganize the
troop in Mount Joy.
the proposed
Joy ob-
regular
will be
Joy
cnn
be
committee
Exp'oyers
The advisors for
group wiil be Michael Pricio
and Robert Hurst. The group
has already applied for a char-
ter.
Raise
Mothers March
Results Are
38% Incresse
Mount Joy
buted $648.00 in Mothers’
March on Polio Thursday
evening. Twenty-two volunteers
Borough contri
the
last
collected the money in milk bot-
the
tles and jars throughout
streets of the town.
The volunteers
were Mrs. Charles Bennett, Jr,
Mrs. Edward Brown, Mrs. Geo.
Brown, III, Mrs. Howard Brown
Miss Marguerete Divet, Mrs.
Harold Fellenbaum, Mrs. Eu-
gene Funk, Mrs. Martha Ger-
mer, Mrs. Clyde Gerberich, Jr.,
Mrs.! Warren Hayman, Mrs. Si-
mon Nissley. Peter Koder, Mrs.
James Roberts, Thomas Lane,
Mrs. Bruce Pennell, Mrs. Thom-
as O'Conner, Mrs. Hubert Rice,
Mrs. Gerald Sheetz, Mrs. Jos-
eph Taylor, Mrs. James Tierney,
Mrs. Raymond Valle, Mrs. Ed-
ward Weaver, and leaders, Mrs.
Warren Funk and Mrs. George
Albert.
March Marked Increase
Approximately $23,772.34
was collected throughout the
county with ten districts still to
be reported. Mount Joy's total
for the vear was a $178 increase
over last year’s Mothers’ March
in the borough. Comparing the
total with other towns’ totals in
proportion to size, Columbia
collected $£1.483; Manheim £850;
Salunga, $62.22; Elizabethtown,
$488.
Florin Mothers March
Under the chairmanship
Mrs. John Gable, a Mo'h-rs’
March was conducted in Florin
for the first time this year. Mrs.
Dean Robinson, Mw: John K.
Farmer, Mrs. Park “hetter, Mrs.
Davie Geib, Mrs. Jay Snyder,
Mrs. Arthur C. Olson and Mrs.
Lloyd Vogel assis'ed in the
drive. The collected
$112.50.
who = helped
of
woman
—
Hospital Groun Plans
Annual Siiver Tea
Tentative plans were made to
hold the annual t-a the Mt.
Joy branch of th United Hos-
pital Auxiliary of the Lancaster
General Hospital at the regular
meeting of the group last Thurs-
day evening.
The tea will be held in April
of
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jay’
Musser, Marietta Avenue.
Mrs. Jay Musser was appoint-
ed co-chairman of the Mt. Joy
committee of the annual Bazaar
and Chicken Barbeaue to be
held in Lancaster ia /
chairman will be ramed at a la
ter date.
Simon Nissley presented a
tape recording William
Frey's Pennsylvania Dutch talk
and played tape recordings of
music played by Dr. David
Schlosser and sung by William
Gassman.
May. A
of
SUGGESTED 1954 BUDGET
The 1954 budget of the Mount
Jay Borough Council was esti-
mated at a budget discussion
meeting. It will be read at the
regular March meeting of the
group Monday, March 1. Esti-
mates include the following:
Estimated receipts. $55,648 62
Estimated expendifures, $55,
360.00
Estimated sinking
ceipts, $12,242.51.
Estimated sinking
penditures, $12.242.51.
Sussested real estate millage,
10.
Suggested head tax, $8.
The budget includes
for the purpose of traffic lights
to be placed on the intersection
of Main and Market Streets and
the purchase of a two-way radio
for the police car.
fund re
fund ex-
money
eee
Youth Center Opens
In Florin EU.B. Church
Twenty-One Make
First Honor Roll
At High School
Twen!v-one students main
all “A’s"
first honor
to be honored
roll of the
in Mt
Fish,
tained
on the
th'rd
High
jor:
period Joy
Robert
Emenheiser
report
School sen
Lonise and
Lynne Fackler, sophomores:
Lane, Barbara Thome
Lira Twanewski, freshmen;
Mary Smith, Patsy A. Mumper,
Ruth Kra'l, Robert Buchenauer
Earhart, Fellen-
Sheaffer, Patricia
and
I aine Linda
baum, Janet
eighth grade: and Jean
Marcia Engle. Judith
Darla Kulp, Jacquelyn
Mariner, Barry Barnhart and
David Emenheise,r seventh
groda were the ones
Mhirtv-seven students were
placed on the second honor roll.
T™ey are Joann Brown, Connie
Tanne. Patricia Schroll. Carol
Smith, seniors; Jay Metzler,
Karleen RafTensperger, juniors;
Winora Markley, Jean Schneid-
er. Asher Halbleib, James Pen
nell, Susan Fellenbaum, Julie
Loewen, Marlene Mumper, so-
phomores; Barbara Braught, Le-
Rov Kaylor; Judy Naugle, and
Phvllis Wolgemuth., freshmen;
Sandra Schroll, Loretta Horna
fius. Robert Reisch, Jean Mum-
ma, Rachel Klugh, and Harold
Etsell, eighth grade; Kitty
Buckwalter, Marlene Metzler,
JoAnn Thome, Patsy Williams,
Gene Newcomer, Earl Shearer,
Joyce Berier, Patricia Elliott,
Joanne Hart, Sally Ann Hollin-
ger, Sylvia Mumper, Sally
Schroll, Evelyn Shenk and Bar-
bara Shuman.
eat llc Sei
Shet'er,
Rucher,
Haicoy
Florin Water Company
Storage Shed Destroyed
A small frame shed located
near the Florin reservoir and
used for storage by the Florin
Water Co., Harrisburg, was de-
stroyed by fire of undertermin
origin at 4:40 p. m. Tues
day with a loss estimated at
more than $1,000.
Members of the Florin Fire
Co. and the Friendship Fire Co.,
Mount Joy, responded to the
alarm after the blaze was dis
covered by a passing motorist,
Clarence Newcomer, of Mount
ed
Joy.
The firemen, who di-
rected in fighting the blaze by
Fire Chief Brady Hess, Florin,
said the building contained sev
eral new water meters,
and an unused pump.
The pump had been
vears ago to pump water from
a well to supply Florin with
water. The well was discontin
ued as a water and a
group of springs on the Musser
were
pipes
used
source
farm now supply the reservoir
In spite of the large amount
of water in the nearby reservoir
firemen used water from their
booster tanks to fight the blaze
They explained that the water
in the used
drinking purposes cannot
be touched for fighting fires
a
reservoir is for
and
SALES BOOKS READY
FOR DISTRIBUTION
The fifty-fifth annual edition
of the Spring Sales Book will
be ready for distribution the
weekend of February 6. It in
cludes a list of sales throughout
Lancaster, Berks, Lebanon,
Dauphin and Perry counties.
Bernell Heisey will receive
Poster award
Joycees Welcome
Newcomers
Four new families were wel
comed into Mount Joy by the
JoyCee Welcome to Mount Joy
evening
the
commit
Committee
Mrs. Warren
new chairman
Tuesday
Hayman is
of the
tee.
Tuesday night, Mrs. Hayman
and Mrs. Gene Eicherly visited
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Martin, Ce-
dar Lane and Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick Deibler, Birchland
Avenue.
Mrs. Paul and
Jr.,
Stoner, Jr.
Mrs. Harold Zimmerman,
visited two families, Mr. and
Mrs. John Landis, South Mar
ket Street and Lt. Col. and Mrs.
Johnson, Mount Joy Street
Rules Are Listed
Last year, when the project
was originated by the girls, the
rules were stated in the Bul-
letin. The following is a list of
rules as stated when the project
was organized:
1. A family must
in the borough limits.
2. The Welcome basket is for
new families only.
a. All
will be mailed a
and a letter of welcome
b. Widows or widowers and
fami
move with-
single people
JoyCee map
new
children are considered a
Iy
who former
Joy; moved
c. All persons
ly lived Mount
away and are now again living
Mount Joy NOT consid
in
in are
ered new families
d. All
move from beyond a
citizens must
FIVE-mile
new
radius
3. There fo
addresses
is no set way re
names and of
new families. The
instruct the committee or
BULLETIN office
DP Ore
ceive
public may
the
Patrols To Appoint
Outstanding Pupil
A new
feature will
service
the
patrolmen
“outstanding”
begin among
seventh
the local elementary school
Each patrol
man will be voted the outstand
ing patrolman of the week
For this honor, the student
will patrol badge
grade safely
of
week, one safety
wear a gold
for week while on duty
Charles
principal, is in charge of the pa-
trols
one
Heaps, elementary
DANCE
will
Joy
etl
CLASS TO SPONSOR
A Valentine Dance
held in the Mount
School Saturday evening,
13, 8:30 to 11:30 p
The dance is being sponsored by
ST
High
Feb.
ruary m
the junior class.
High Student ToBe Awarded
Poster Contest Prize Friday
Mr
Pop
be
the
on
Bernell Heisey, of
and Mrs. Warren Heisey,
lar Sreet, Mount Joy, will
awarded third prize in
County-wide pos.er contest
Friday afternoon. The contest
had students competing from
the seventh, eighth and ninth
grades of all the schools thru
out Lancaster County.
The Dental Poster
was sponsored by the
Dental Society and the
en's Auxiliary. First prize
son
contest
Harris
Wom-
will
be awarded
High
will
Hempfield
student
Prizes will be awarded
WGAL-TV Friday afternoon.
The prizes will be cash awards.
Bernell seventh grader
at Mount Joy Junior High. Last
year when the poster contest
was held in the elementary
school, he was awarded a prize
for the best in his class.
to a Lancaster Ca
School student
awarded to a
Junior High School
1 »
tho'ic and
cocend be
on
1S a
Youth Group
Holds Special
Dedication
The formal opening of the
Youth Center in
the of the Glossbren-
ner Evangelical U. B. Church’
took place Sunday, January 31,
10:30 a.m. This was in conjune-
tion with the church's celebra-
tion of National Youth Week.
In the morning service or
worship preceeding the formal
opening, the young people of
the church had charge of the
total service. Stanley Murphy
presided at the service and Miss
Ellen J. Musselman and Miss
Karleen Raflfensperger played
the organ and piano. Miss Con-
nie Wisegarver read the scrip-
ture and David Hoffer, Langas-
ter, directed the worshipers in
the singing. Mrs. Kenneth Nis-
sley lead in the morning prayer.
Miss Fredine Gehman sang a
solo and Miss Fay Buckwalter
and Miss Darlene Gerlitzki sang
a duet. Jere Martin, a student
at the Lebanon Valley College,
gave the morning sermon on the
theme “So Send 1 You’. Ushers
for the day's service were Ron-
ald Eichler, Robert Eichler, Ger-
ald Brandt, Kenneth Wittle,
Lawrence and Kenneth
Geib.
Community
basement
Basement Is Shown
After the benediction was
pronounced by the Rev. John
Gable, the people were invited
to the basement. Attention was
called to the improvements. A
pingpong table, the gift of a
community friend, was present-
ed and shuffle board, the gift of
several church friends, was in
evidence. The outside walls of
the room have been covered
with knotty pine and the inside
walls painted a contrasting
green. The ceiling has been
painted a cream color and the
piano was painted to match the
ceiling color. A new _ heating
system has been installed and
new light fixtures have replac-
ed the old ones.
Scouts Use Room
Glossbrenner church is
interest in the
vouth of the community of
Florin. The facilities are al-
ready being Girl Scout
troops in the are meeting
in the room and Boy Scouts are
planning to in the room.
Young people may spend leisure
time in the room playing ping-
pong and shuffle board. Rules
and regulations are in force and
being
The
evidencing its
used.
area
meet
adequate supervision is
organized
Another part of the day's
emphasis upon young people
was the Fellowship covered dish
supper in the church parlor at
5:30 p This was in charge
of Mr Mrs. Cornelous
Wisegarver, assisted by Mr. and
Mrs. Park Shetter, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Kleiner and Mr. and
Mrs. John K. Wittle. There were
forty-six young people who at-
tended the supper and almost
one hundred per cent participat-
ed in the service of
worship
Juniors Choose
Class Play
Set a Spell” has been
chosen the play for the junior
production of the Mount
Joy High School. The three-act
play is written by the Alvin
Kerr and Peter Carhartt and is
the Samuel French
m
and
evening
for
class
prepared by
Company
‘ath G. Zeller will
publication. The cast
characters will be
18. Included
and seven
Miss ( rine
direct {he
of
chosen
eleven
February
will be four boys
girls
The for
will be Thursday
April 8 and 9.
Ss
presentation
and Friday,
dates
mmr
Physician on Call Sunday
For emergency If you Cannot
Reach Your Own Physician
Dr. John Gates