w! ON ERT J SANSA : ; ; z ; ST I TE FP RES NG Nl FES RE No We Fo FE Ne Fe TE BE eI RONEN Ne FEF Me FEL SERRE ME PE NEY : The Mount Joy BULLETI FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR, NO. 28 seas pom fis Indians Take Section Lead Defeat Columbia In Thriller; Keep Record Perfect Donegal’s fast moving basket- ball team added Columbia to their list of victims in Tuesday evening's battle for Scetion I honors, before an overflowing crowd at Columbia. Pre-season predictions picked Donegal and Columbia to finish one-two, with Columbia a pos- sible dark horse. Columbia won the county championship last year Loyal Donegal fans started to form at the main entrance at 5:30 p. m. with the doors open- ing at 6:15. By game time, 670 persons had crowded into every possible space available to wit- ness the fast moving contest. Approximately 1,000 fans were turned away at the doors. In an interview with Coach Dépoe Monday afternoon, he stdted that our team, man for man, is just as good as Colum- bia's. Said Depoe "“T feel that the team getting a fast start, could defjermine the outcome of the gaine. Columbia is the type of team that makes their opponent plgy their type of ball. The style of |defense we are going to use in ltomorrow night's bame will giye us ample time to score.” {harlie Ashenfelter started thy scoring for Donegal with a fra throw from the charity stfjpe. Metzler followed with a field goal and two foul shots. C\rey scored a foul for Colum- (More on page 3) MOUNT JOY, PA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1954 PAUL MARTIN TO RAZE HARRISBURG BUILDING Paul Martin, Mount Joy, has been issued a permit to tear down a buildiing to make way for a proposed South Harrisburg bridge over the Susquehanna river. The building, now used as a brick and cement block fac- tory, was purchased by the state in preparation for construction Donegal High Closes For Holidays Special Christmas marked the close of the Donegal High School for the holidays this morning. Students will re- turn to classes Monday, Jan. 3. A special assembly program was held at 8:45 a. m. which was followed by homeroom parties. Carol singing was featured in the auditorium and dancing was held in the gymnasium from 11 to 12 noon. The morning was in charge of the student councils of both the senior and the junior high schools. Student council also had charge of the decorat- ing of the school for the holi- days. A large Christmas tree was placed in the lobby and each homeroom featured individual decorations. — rn DERES CELEBRATE Mr. and Mrs. Harry Derr, of Marietta Avenue, celebrated their fifty-fifth wedding anni- | versary Wednesday. features May your Yuletide glow brightly with that oood old fashioned Christmas cheer that makes every heart lighter, every friendship warmer, every hour richer in happiness and contentment. Lorton 4 ROSSER CONSTRUCTION CO LOW BIDDER Rosser Construction Co., Inc, of Mount Joy is low bidder on a state highway department pro ject to replace an old wooden bridge over Fishing Creek near Forks with an I-beam structure 18 feet wide on a legislature route in Fishing Creek town- ship. New Holland Young People Ask Recreation Center New Holland taken Teen-Agers of and vicinity have their problems to the borough coun- cil. Fifty-six young people of the New Holland area a petition asking that a recrea- tion center be provided in New Holland. The petition has been turned over to the borough council for action at its January 4 meeting. have signed A spokesman for the group pointed out that teens are fre- quently subjéct to criticism for various acts committed in he borough. Blame is placed on the fact that teen-agers have no place to go and nothing to do in their leisure time. It is pointed out that Ephrata has a recreation center. Lititz is getting up a recreation pro- gram and that at Adamstown ef- forts are being made along sim- ilar lines. DEDICATED Merchants Aw TO SERVICE All children of Mount Joy and Wagner | $2.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE, Draws 1 1 00 | vicinity will be the guests at the doors will open at All children who are 12 years old and under are invited to at More than 1100 people enjoy- | ed the Christmas program pre- annual Christmas party sponsor-| a | sented by the Music Depart- ed by the Walter S. Ebersole | ment of Donegal High last Fri- | American Legion Post 185, | lay and Saturday evenings. Mount Joy, Friday aftrenoon,|p. ! The newly organized School Dec. 24. |e COMMUNITY Donegal High ' Christmas Party For Children Yule Program To Be Held Friday At Theatre tend the affair. ard Prizes that the 1:30 p. m, announced Movies will be shown at 2 § hillren wil be given a treat by Numbers Of Winners Are Listed Eleven winners have claimed prizes to date in the awarding of 1,000 in merchandise coupons m. Following the films, the by the Retail Merchants division of the Mount Joy Chamber of = RA Orchestra under the capable The party will be held in the | Santa and his helpers in the lob- Commerce | leadership of Morrell Shields, Joy Theater at 2 p. m. Clair by of the theater. | Four of the winners were ! dircetor of instrumental music, ests — — tre rene = =n | pagent last | Saturday “evening | presented "A Christmas Over- : : 3 when the merchants we host | ture” which was very well re- 14 Residents Fire Ra ZesS at a special pn Tt | ceived. With one rehearsal a i grade school auditorium. | week, these students did a fine Of Area Draw Grade School Other winners picked up i job in conveying the Christmas message in music. [ ous Jury Duty The different Chorale such as the Senior mixed chorus of 150 voices, The Senior select choir, The Boy's chorus, Girl's chorus, and a Select Junior High i choir were under the direction | of George Houck, director of vo- | cal music. The various chorale | groups blended their voices | beautifully and along with the elaborate lighting system that Fourteen residents of the Mt. in the winter terms of the Quar-! { Courts. The names are the first to be drawn from the wheel at the courthouse it was filled last monh. simce Petit jurors from this locality | I Joy areas have drawn jury duty Sunday morning destroped ter Sessions and Common Pleas Rheems. can give you all the colors of listed for the March 14 term of | Rheéms Fire Co Liha origin the school at Fire of undetermined wo-room elementary | « a The blaze was discovered a- 1 jury pout 3:45 a. m. Sunday by How- ard Gibble, passing motorist, who Mount Joy aroused [erbert Hoover, secretary of the | their prizes this posted in all stores. The merchandise coupons week at the Inion National Mount Joy Bank ( At Rheems where the merchandise coupons re on deposit Lists of winning numbers are the cooperating re redcemable up to March 1, 955. Following is the list of num- R. D., pers and prize winners to date: 010175 Maude Buller Mrs. Ray Haug 1st $200.00 2nd $100.00 3rd $100.00 ry | the rainbow, the various effects the. Quarter Sessions Court in-| Chief Albert Zeager of Rheems 4th $100.00 © 036787 3 made the program all the more clude: Harvey G. Becker, Mt. | directed the fire fighting opera-| 5th $ 50.00 090571 3 | impressive, The lights, under Joy R2, Anna Ruth Nissley, tions, with assistance from fire 6th $ 50.00 Patricia Elliott A { the supervision of Mr. Houck Landisville, Edith C. Peifer, Sa-| companies of Elizabethtown, Mt.| 7th § 50.00 Evelyn Zeager ] | were ably controlled and oper-| lunga; | Joy, Maytown and Florin | 8th $ 50.00 015021 | ated by Harold Krall and Jack | Jurors drawn to serve at the| Arrangements have been com- 9th $ 50.00 . Mrs. Henry Hess | Giller Jan. 10 sessions of the Common | pleted for use of the Rheems 10th § 50.00 589091 Many thanks must be given pleas Court include: David C.| Church of the Brethren to house 11th $ 10.00 585689 | to the following boys who earn- witmer, Mt. Joy R1; Vivian| the school children when they 12th $ 10.00 Loretta Hornafius | estly did their part in preparing @Grosh, Mount Joy R2; Herbert | resume classes Jan. 3 The 13th $ 10.00 588173 [the trees and other stage scen- Mason. Rheems. | church is presently being used 14th$ 10.00 Mrs. Helen Strickler ery: Henry Greiner, Larry Lan- a 5 | for Grades 3 and 4 because of 15th $ 10.00 ... G. F. Naugle | ais, Lester Wolgemuth, Carl Serving at the Jan. 17 lem owded conditions in the 16th $ 10.00 Mrs. E. Mateer | Gish, Tom Zimmerman, Melvin of Common Pleas Court will be school 17th $ 10.00 .. 548237 Longenecker, David Weidman,| Florence Barnhart, Maytown; | gehool trustees have been 18th $ 10.00 .. 013455 | Ronald Gotwalt, Ken Newcom-| Martha M. Stauffer, Mount Joy; | working on plans for a new 19th § 10.00 . 515700 er, Harold Krall, Scott Carpen-| Wallace A. Miller, Landisville;! ¢.hool for several months now, 20th $ 10.00 . 344706 { ter, and Ronald Hawthorne. | Herbert C. Smith, Maytown and construction will be started 21st § 5.00 348542 | All thanks to East Donegal] Serving at the March 28 ses- | as soon as possible. | 22nd $ 5.00 585217 | Elementary School and Mount gion of the Common Pleas Court The building was erected in 23rd $ 5.00 . 338828 Joy Elementary School for the will pe: | 1902 as a one-room building to Sam $ ao : Sozee? jase of their risers, To James Vera E. Albert. Mount Joy: | house Grades 1 through 8. When oo : 200 050812 | Heilig, local funeral director, | Jucab Seigler. Florin: and Jen | the enrollment became too great, = Ly: Vv. aia for the use of the green grass | gy : e F: Le he ii | seventh and eighth graders were 27th $ 5.00 Betty J. Wolgemuth {loaned the music department. oa hy ary 9%: Sp 1 sent to Elizabethtown and an 28th $5.00 560791 According to sources, the | | additional room was added. 29th : 350 (og ™ age | thing that impressed the vocal] 1 vd © : ade S0th $- 5.0 aude Buller or was pre ability of the | School Groups de The (hind = fourth grads 31st § 5.00 001111 students to memorize their : I A er vi fhe Te ou) 32nd $ 5.00 . 221566 | songs in the short time they had Give Holiday oe bX ginning 9 lo Seren 33rd § 5.00 .. 049092 it > TS. { 34th $ 5.00 ........... 340531 = 2 Prepare i We numb a] Presents ’ 35th § 5.00 Cui ne 130046 / 1e present, Mr. Houck has . i i | not decided whether to present Christmas toys were given to E. Musser Heisey 36th $ 5.00 i 344868 portions from South Pacific or |the children at the Messiah . 37th 5 3.00 131113 | an Operetta for the Spring Con- | Children’s Home, Mount Joy R1, Elected President 38th 3 5.00 Hirst .. 054030 | cert. Plans are for the Chorale by the members of the Y-Teens . 39th $§ 5.00 . 090991 Of Joint Board 40th § 5.00 025067 groups to present a Sacred-Sec- | and Hi-Y groups of the Donegal ular program at some later date. | High School this afternoon. The Any churches wishing any of project was sponsored by the the groups for a religious music two groups jointly and all the program please contact George students of the high school con- | Houck. After the vacation peri- tributed to the fund for the pur-| | od, soloists, a quartett, trio, sel- chasing. | ect ensemble and the other yj, ,44ition to presenting gifts, | chorale groups will prepare for to the home, the groups also dis- | such a program. tributed candy canes tp the pa- Mr. Stanley Dotterer, the tients of the Elizabethtown | very capable accompanist for Crippled Children’s Hospital and | the various chorale groups, will gave toys to children of needy again be assisting in preparing families in the area. Mrs. Joseph for these coming programs. The ylewellyn was the faculty ad- | following students are being visor of the Christmas projects. 1 groomed as possible accompan- | Against Burgess | ists: Ronald Hawthorne, Edith Is Dismissed | Binoche, Barbara Martin, Bar- Lions Feature Traffic charge against B. Titus! bara Thome. t | . — - Christmas Party Rutt, burgess of Mount Joy, was lismisse N ay dismissed Monday The Rev. Phillip Saylor, pas- tor of the Trinity Reformed evening by | Justice of the Peace, Clayton, 10 Attend Cub Church of Elizabethtown, was Miller, East Donegal township. the guest speaker at the Christ- Traffic Charge Rutt was prosecuted Nov. 12 by! Pack Meeting HL a Seventy persons attended the mas meeting of the local Lions hg on a charge of 1llegal pas-| ck meeting held in the grade | club Tuesday night at the Hos- S 1 yz . . y y 8 i oa school auditorium Wednesday | tetter banquet hall. The meeting Iler dignussed the case OR The program featured’ featured ladies night the amount of clearance between Christmas caroling, and the pre= | the auto Rutt passed and anoth- Seritation of gifts by ‘the | er vehicle in front of him, stat- Bove to. thelr "parents Three ing that there was sufficient den clicks who are voy clearance and no possibility of received ier dion chit braids. of any property damage being They are Roger Bates Richard inflicted. Po W mgs d for 4 ; ! Becker, and Ralph Rice, Jr. The 36H) as il or a roport on next pack meeting is scheduled the hearing Burgess Rutt re- f i rr OR i : or January 26 with theme plied substantially as follows: | “railroading.” Ralph Rice, Sr came to trial and was in charge of the meeting. resolved on Santa Claus arrived at the party and an orchestra consist- ing of Lions and wives played music for the group. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Harnish played trombone and cello; Mr. and Mrs. H. Morrell Shields played clari- net and saxaphone; Joseph Tay- or played bass; Jay Barnhart Sr. played trombone and Jay Barn The case hart Jr. played piano he thought it was its merits. Arthur Sprecher was in charge i of the program of the evening Gingrich, president, - ® - iC NS LI ED He believed the issue is dead Dy TONS gi > and world be'glad to. hege no The community Christmas and Faul on i i 2 that decorations will remain lighted was in charge of the meeting. 10 3 a 3 . . . Wise we De attain the kind of nightly until Sunday night, Jan. . " OS ton i Kids seem to 9. They will be removed and SCHOOL REOPENS JAN. 3 eratio S See . Or accomplished on the bas- the following School officially closed in the Retball. court local grade school this morning 5 ¢ | w= ex == > and will not reopen until Mon- Can't see a reason for anyone i J to old aay ill feelings MEMBER TO WEAR BADGE day morning, Jan. 3. All the ais 7 Packer will wear the students attended a special as- stored during | week. Roger i min ® jonored gold badge this week sembly in the auditorium where FHYSICIANS ON CALL for his service as a sixth grade Mrs. George Broske directed in SATURDAY of the local grade c,ro) singing. Mrs. John Hart DR. WILLIAM WOBKMAN [Seton]. Roget us Yo. bind accompanied the group on the SUNDAY ie Daege 2p piano. The elementary school of the teachers with her grocer- ies while she was shopping in the band also played several num- , bers. DR. DAVID E. SCHLOSSER | oo @ business area. E. Musser Heisey, Mount Joy R2. was elected president of the Donegal Joint School Board at its reorganization meeting last Thursday night. Heisey succeeds Daniel Wolgemuth. Paul Weien, Marietta, was named vice presi- dent. Heisey named as chairman the following: Martin Musser, personnel; Joseph Bix ler, transportation; Albert Seil er, finance; Frank Walter, pub lic relations; Paul Weien, build- ing management and supplies; Charles Bauserman, extra cur- ricular activities; Samuel Beck- er, education; Joseph Greiner, joint committee; E. Musser Hei- committee sey, policy Wolgemuth reported that land adjacent to the high school has been surveyed and that a report will be made before negotia- tions for purchase are complet- ed ® Mrs. Neiss Chosen Auxiliary Head Mrs. Park Neiss was elected president of Mount Joy Friend- ship Fire Company auxiliary at the Christmas meeting of the group last Thursday evening in the firehouse. Mrs. Kate Barn- hart was re-elected 1st vice pres- ident; Mrs Kaylor, second vice president: Mrs. Da- vid Mumper, recording secretary secretary Mrs. SeCre- Josephine and financial Irene Eltz, corresponding Mrs Anna Geibe, tary and chaplain The members of the Master- sonville Fire Company Auxili- ary were guests of the local group for the meeting Approxi- mately 60 persons attended the holiday affair. Mrs. Harold Et- sell, president, was in charge SCHOCK MARKS BIRTHDAY Clarence Schock celebrated his eighty-ninth birthday Wed- nesday, Dec. 22. He celebrated the event quietly in his home on East Main Street. \ Rotary Club Has Annual Christmas Party Mount Joy Rotary Club en- joyed its annual Christmas par- ty Tuesday noon. Following a turkey dinner, prepared by Eli Hostetter, San- ta Claus appeared to distribute gifts brought by the members for exchange. The club received into mem- bership the Rev. Emmett S. Moyer, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal church, with John M. Booth officially welcoming him. The Rev. Mr. Moyer gave the Christmas message after intro- ductory comment by the Rev. W. L. Koder, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church. Speaking on “The Real Christmas.’ the Rov. Mr. Moyer reminded his listeners that Christ, whose birth is celebrated on Christmas most dominent in- the Meaning of Day, was the fluence on spiritual life in history of the world. He pointed out that Christ be-" came the moral and spiritual il- lumination of the world, that he not orly taught the meaning of life, but was life itself. The Rev. Mr. Moyer closed his message by referring to Christmas as the time whén ‘man comes to his senses.” .e i. JAYCEES HAVE GREATEST NUMBER REFRESENTED National JayCee President, E. Lamar Buckner, completed his visitation tour of the Pennsyl- chapters. After a tabulation was made, it was discovered that the nine stops he made, the local JayCees provided a banquet that attracted more persons and a greater chapter representation that any of the other eight stops. The other stops were at La- trobe, Beaver Falls, Philadel- phia. West Rockhill, Allentown, Scranton, Carbondale and Es- penshade. \
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