nt of el ) erations J low we | versely 1wydro-el| a. ion exp d in 19 1954. 1 res duri acilities ately rtain ca a part | plan. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Fight Polio Join The 1955 March Of Dimes The Mount Joy NEWSPAPER YOUR HOME BULLETIN 7 \ DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY A SERVICE AAAAAAAAAAANAN PAPAIN The Physician On Call Sunday Dr. Thomas O'Connor FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR. NO. 31 MOUNT JOY, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1955 0 C. of C. Will Have Annual Meeting Monday ed ut { Will Hear Talk On Area Development Walter P. Schenck, of the organizational bureau of the Pennsylvania State Cham- ber of Commerce, will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Mount Chamber of Commerce Monday at 6:30 p. m. at the Hostetter Banquet Hall. Mr. Schenck will the subject ‘Area development for la chamber of commerce”. During the business meeting 15 members will be nominated for directors of the organization. Of these, five will be elected as di- Five directors’ terms manager rector S. jexpire this month, five in 1956, 1957. Those whose expire this year are Chas. v. Bennett, Charles Buchenauer, Charles Fish, S. A. Horton, Clyde Mumper. The directors are Adam Greer, Rob- ert Hurst, James Heilig, George Keener, G. Walter Sloan, Sani- uel Balsbaugh, Daniel Wolge- muth, Paul Stoner, rier ana M¢'vin Weaver. Officers of th¢ Chamber. are Charles Fish, president; Adam Greer, first vice president; Clark Berrier, second vice president; Maurice N. Bailey, secretary and Carl S. Krall, treasurer. Mr. Schenk has charge of contacts between the State Chamber and local chamber of commerce throughout the state. His duties include assistance in the organization of new cham- bers and the strengthening of existing chambers; cal chamber executives inform- ed of successful methods and activities; Rand five in helping Joy | next | speak on other ten! Clark Ber- keeping lo- | organization ! local chambers to develop sound community programs and plac- ing them in contact with indus- trial prospects. He has served for over twen- ty years as Secretary of the Un- iontown Chamber of Commerce and has almost thirty years ex- perience in organization work. He attended Washington and Lee University and West Vir- ginia University and received his degree from the latter insti- tution. He also has a graduate certificate from the Northeast- ern Institute for Commercial and Trade Organization Execu- tives at Yale University. Florin Girl Enlists in Women's Army Corp Miss Betty J. Herndon, Main Street, Florin, arrived at Fort McClellan, Alabama, where she will start her training in the Woman's Army Corp. Miss Herndon enlisted in the WAC’S and reported to duty with two "other girls from this area. Miss | \ Harrisburg of Janet E. Sandula, and Miss Anne D. Schaeffer, Hummelstown were with Miss Cumberland by Sgt. Joan Corn- ell and Lt. Barbara Ann Farrell. | ne gy KENNETH R. NISSLEY 'NDS WEEK IN TOYKO JYoyko—Cpl. Kenneth R. Nis- | “ley 21, whose wife, and! parents, Clarence Nisley, live on Church St., Florin, Pa., [ dance is WALTER P. SCHENCK Florin Group Joins Retail Merchants The ranks of the Retail Mer- chants Committee were increas- ed this week when six Florin business men became members. At a meeting Tuesday even- the ing at Wolgemuth Bros. Local Persons Two Local Banks Plan | Group To Present Take Awards At Farm Show 39th’ Pennsylvania State Farm Show Winners named in the | include several local persons | Milton Snyder, Manheim R4, | tin, | inches with C. E. Martin, group voted to become affiliated | ; Donald Swarr, ninth and Wayne with the organization. The new members are: Paul Hess, coal and fuel Smith's General Store. ———- —— Student Council To Sponsor oil; Mumma's Hardware Store; Roy S. Lehman, electrical applianc- es: Stehman's IGA Store; Wol- gemuth Bros, coal and feed and Valentine Dance A Valentine Dance will be captured the most honors in the tobacco awards. Tobacco win- ners include David Martin, Mt. Joy R1 and Milton Martin, Mt. and Club second 4-H Joy R1, who took third places in the class of wrappers; fourth in the 4-H Club fil- lers; C. H. Martin, Mt. Joy Rl, third in the open class of filler B’s over 26 inches; J. Arthur Swarr, Landisville, sixth in the same open class. Milton Snyder, first in the open class of filler'B’s under 26 fourth in this class and Donald Swarr, Landisville, eleventh. Mr. Sny- der was first in the open class wrapper B's over 26 inches and class wrapper | first in the open B’s under 26 inches. In this lat- ter class, J. Arthur Swarr was second; C. H. Martin, sixth; E. Habecker, Manheim R4. twelfth. In the open class binders over 26 inches, Milton Snyder was fourth and in the open class binders under 26 inches, Milton Snyder was fifth; J. Arthur Swarr, sixth; Donald Swarr, was | ninth. sponsored by the student coun- | cil of the Donegal High School Saturday night, Feb. 12 in gymnasium of the school. Donegal Dance Band will for the occasion. a school student may invite who does not School. affair, the | The play Although the each someone attend Donegal Ann Young was named chair- om. | man of the decorations c¢ mittee and Jean Wagner, chair- committee. man of the ticket Miss Young's committee is Judy | Naugle, Helen Louise Buc Jo Ann Reynolds, Good, Edward Portner, Wagner's gle and Barbara Thome. The dance will be a semi: + mal affair. inducted | Rerndon at New Peggy, | | gelical Mr. and Mrs. | es cooperating. recent- the Evangelical ® LOCAL COMPANIES FIGHT FIRE Firemen from both Mt. and Florin helped fight a million dollar fire at the York Barbell Foundry and Marietta Machine her, Kenneth Clay Mumma and Samuel Zuch. Miss helpers are Alan Ku- for- Joy Company in Marietta Tuesday. class; Abram G. Flory, Manheim R4, was the champion Ayrshire showman in 4-H competition his sister, Florence Mae, placed second. She was third in fitting and her brother, fourth. She also topped two classes in 4-H competition with the best Ayr- shire junior yearling and the best two-year old. In the Fat Wether Lambs class, Samuel Long, Manheim R4 was second in Shropshire heavyweights; Henry Greiner, Manheim R4, fourth in Hampshire heavy- weights. In the 4-H dairy show, Abram and Florence Flory cap- tured prizes. Miss Mary Ann Musser, Mt. Joy R1, placed fourth in the 4-H class for fancy yeast rolls. Mrs. William Longenecker, Mt. Joy R2, was a sweepstake win- ner with a wool braided floor rug and second with a cotton, floor rug. Philip C. Swarr, Landisville, won second prize in the Buff Plymouth Rocks in the poultry awards. He also won second prize in the pullet division; first in the Buff Wyandotte Cock; first in the Buff Wyandotte hen and first in Buff Wyan- dotte pullets. In the foods Edna Shearer, division Mrs. Manheim R2, won first prize or her dried ap- | (Turn to page 8) Evangelistic Crusade Begins Here Feb. 6th An Evangelistic Crusade will | | be held in Mount Joy" Feb. 6th comLined prayer meeting. | thru the 20th with Evangelical | United Brethren, God, Methodist and the Evan- | The services will be held in United Breth-| ly spent a week's leave in Tok- | ren Church nightly except Mon- | yo from his unit in Korea. Tok- | yo is Japan's largest metropoli- cities in the world. A personnel clerk in Service Company of the 7th Infantry prayer meetings have participating United Brethren, | Church of God, Methodist, and evangelistic s:rvices which start! running Division’s 17th Regiment, Cpl. Nissley entered the Army in, March 1963 and arrived over- seas the following November. days. Rev. Josep Brookshire and gregationa tan area and one of the largest party will be here to conduct | 6:30 to 8: | the services. The following preparatory nounced by the churches: | Evang. Congregation Church. January 19— Church of God, Jan. 26 — Methodist Church, | Church of | combined prayer meeting. Feb. 2 — Evang. Congrega-! Congregational church- | tional, combined prayer meet-| "ing. Additicnal prayer meetings, will be in the form of breakfast David Mar- | Reorganize | Annual stockholders’ mdetings | were held in the two Mount Joy banks Tuesday morning. Henry, Eby, S. Nissley Gingrich, Dr. E. W. Newcomer, D. M. Wolge- | muth, Amos H. Risser, John M. | Booth, J. E. Melhorn, Paris | Hostetter and Musser Wolge- | muth were all re-elected as di-| rectors of the First National Bank and Trust Company. In the re-organization meet. | ing that followed, Henry Eby | was renamed president; S. Nis- | sley Gingrich, vice president; Dr. E. W. Newcomer, secretary; | E. M.. Bomberger, cashier;! Reuben Fellenbaum, cashier and trust officer, and, Warren Bentzel, assistant cash- ier, trust officer and manager of the Florin branch bank. Joseph T. M. Breneman was relected teller; Miss Lois Miller general teller and ledger book- keeper; Howard Landvater, note teller, Miss Romaine Shenk teller in the Florin bank; Mrs.| Mitzkavich, proof clerk; Mrs. Frank Hassinger, bookkeeper; Robert Kline, bookkeeper; Jas. Meminger, assistant note teller, Miss Esther Kanode, note book- assisant keeper and stenographer, and Charles Latchford, messenger. In the Union National Bank stockholders’ meeting, the pres- ent officers were. re-eiected: John Nissley, Phares Nissley, Harvey Rettew, W. A. Covent- ry, Henry Koser, Martin S. Mus- er, Claude H. Grosh, Alvin Reist and Clarence S. Newcom- er. Two additional directors were named to the board of the Un- jon National Bank. Clyde Hot- tenstein and Carl S. Krall were named directors to increase the number from nine to eleven. Mr. Hottenstein had formerly been a director at the East Pe- tersburg state bank. The re-organization of the Union National Bank was held Thursday morning. Martin Mus- ser was re-elected president; John Nissley, vice president; Carl S. Krall, cashier, secretary and trust officer; D. Victor Shank, assistant cashier, assist- ant secretary and assistant trust Norman Sprecher, tant cashier; Linneaus Longe- necker, teller; Lester Hostetter, teller: Mrs. Ruth Kraybill, sten- ographer; Miss Christine R. Weidman, teller; Miss Ruth Shenk, clerk; Miss Florence Miller, bookkeeper; Miss Joyce Miller, bookkeeper; Miss Mary | Jane Zimmerman, bookkeeper and Samuel Hinkle, messenger. ® Volunteers Are Needed For Mothers March Volunteers are needed for the Mothers’ March on Folio which will be held all over the United States during the last week of January. This an annual “lights on march” which is sponsored by the National Foun. dation of Infantile Paralysis. officer: assis- is Any residents who will as- sist in the march are asked to contact Mrs. Warren Funk, 3.5564. The drive will take ap- proximately one hour and will start at 7:00 p. m. The tenta- tive date is Thursday evening, January 27. — { STUDENT COUNCIL TO SPONSOR NOON DANCING Student Council of Donegal | prayer meetings for men. They | High School will sponsor danc- | will be heid at Evangelical Con- church annex from! 00 a. m. on Jan. 19, 26 and Feb. 2. The whole community is ask- prayer time each day at 12: 55 | p. m. starting Jan. 14 for these Feb. 6th. ling in the gymnasium at noon time it was announced by the group Monday. The group set | up rules to govern the dancing which include the fact that all been an-| ed to join in a five minute silent | food must be eaten in the cafe- teria; students may not enter the gym until 12:50 p. m.; no is allowed and no | cleats on shoes are allowed. | Thomas | Young was nominated, alman; " Lancaster Tobacco Show. ‘To Parade June 18 Elmer Zerphey, a former fire | company president, installed the ' Scout Flags | pack flag and four den flags | the Mt. Joy Cub Scouts at | regular meeting 1955 officers of the Mount Joy | Friendship Fire Company at their regular meeting last One change in the slate was Plans were made to present a to | the | the Veterans of Foreign Wars 5752. Frank Morton, , and Jay Ginder, of local er Post | commands | adjutant, | will make the formal presenta- | | Thursday night in the fire house. made due to the fact that the elected second vice | plans to move out of the state in To I11, the replace Elwood elected future. Brown near president | and then installed with the oth- | er officers. Thirty one attended the meet- ing which was in charge of the first vice president, Ray Myers, fire chief, announc- ed that the company answered five calls during December. Two new members were admitted to the group, Robert G. Buel, a so- cial member; Shearer, an active member. One special guest, Councilman Mil- ler, of Marietta, was also ent. Plans were made business meeting to parade at Robesonia Saturday, June All'interested firemen are asked to parade on that date. Those interested are asked to contact Marlyn Myers, Ray Myers or John Myers. Officers installed were Miller Wolgemuth, president; Mr. Zink first vice; Mr. Young, second vice: Richard Divet, recording secretary; Marshall Dussinger, financial secretary; the Rev. Q. A. Deck, chaplain; Ray Myers, fire chief: John Myers, assistant; Christian Charles, chief engin- eer; Marlyn Myers, chief hose- Ashur Neiss, chief chemic- Mr. Dussinger, chief lad- derman: John Schroll, captain of fire police; John Myers, as- sistant treasurer; Marlyn Myers assistant secretary; Earl Derr, trustee for three years. Mr. Charles and Marlyn Myers, delegates to the county convention: Robert Penwell and Robert Williams, alternates; Mr. Dussinger, representative to the state convention with Harry Hendrix, alternate; Horace Wertz. chairman of the enter tainment committee; Mr. Neiss, John Sliver and Mr. Penwell. his committee. during the man; Martin Wins In Tobacco Show Curvin H. Martin, Mount Joy RI, took third place champion- ship for his filler leaf in the '54 The show is sponsored by the Lan- caster County Tobacco Growers Association. H. B. Endslow, of Marietta, was named to his third term as president at the annual meeting while the judging was in progress. Mr. Martin's 1954 crop was his thirty-seventh crop. He is al- so a veteran supporter of the annual Tobacco show and is a buyer for Bayuk Cigar Inc. His entry in the show competitors in the class. [] ee BADGE WINNER NAMED Roberta Marshall was named the gold badge winner among the sixth grade patrolmen for the week. She was voted to wear the badge because she helped a woman open the door to a local store since she had her arms full of packages. tne (ee LOCAL MAN IS 87 Joseph Sentz, Donegal Springs Road, Mount Joy Rl, celebrated his eighty-seventh birthday on Wednesday at his home. i time it was topped 37. long filler | | date. pack meeting! 26. tion at the next Wednesday evening, Jan. “Hometown Movies,” a future project of the group, was cussed. The group decided | | . KARLEEN RAFFENSPERGER Florin Girl dis | to | hold the program two nights in| the elementary school ium in March. nights will be named at a later At the a present time, | membership drive is being car- Earl Zink. | p geal i ried on through a personal con- and Donald C.! pres- | 18." being offered | of the area, ing to various memorial To date, the is only ten members behind the 1954 total. The meeting of the tact campaign. post group will be held Monday night, Jan. 24, 8:00 p.m., post home, East Main Street. ° Rotarians Hear Talk On Museum Mount Joy Rotarians Tuesday noon heard on interesting talk by Dr. Carl Drepperd, consul- ting director of the Pennsylvan- ia Farm Museum at Landis Val- ley. Also present was Elmer Landis, superintendent of build- ings and grounds. The Farm Museum was creat- ed under act of legislature two and one-half years ago. At the esteemed that the Landis brothers in a period from 1889 to 1940 had collected a quarter of a million items However, Dr. Drepperd re- vealed, as work in organizing and classifying has progressed, the figure has been continually increased. Now, he stated, it is estimated there are over one million pieces. Plans are to erect some forty structures, covering every phase of economy, showing im- plements used in the early days, their development through the years and comparing with the tools used today. The ing their opportunity of display wares to advantage leaders subserib- build- is business who are ings. Dr. Drepperd estimates that as the project progresses up- wards of 100,000 people a year will visit it. He stated that ev- en now with limited facilities 8 to 10 thousand people go thru the museum. Declared the speaker: “This is Pennsylvania history in the concrete, , showing the growth of the state's agricultur- al, domestic and shop economy from colonial days to the ent! pres- auditor- | DAR Winner The actual two | Chosen As Miss Karleen Raftfensperger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Max O. Raffensperger, Church St, Florin, was named the first D. | A. R. girl for the Donegal High School. Miss Raffensperger was chosen for this honor by thé faculty of the school. This Daughier of the Ameri- award is given girl who is most in dependability, can Revolution to the senior outstanding loyalty, The entire class nominated sev- en girls. From these seven, four were eliminated and the final three were submitted to the fac- ulty. Miss Raffensperger was chosen from the three finalists. She will take a test on Ameri- can history in February to de- termine whether or not she is the winner of the big D.A.R award. Karleen is secretary of the senior class; treasurer of stu- dent council; a member of the Emerald Yearbook staff; played hockey; plays the piano and was a contestant in the Corn Queen contest last October K. T. Keller Visits Mt. Joy Friends K. T. Keller and Mr. and Mrs Samuel Keller, brother and sis ter-in-law of K. T., visited Har N. Nisslv and a few other friends in Mount Joy Tuesday afternoon. The Kellers driv- ing in the east from Detroit and planned’ to attend a meeting in Harrisburg following his short stav in Mount Joy Mr. Keller is chairman of the board of directors of the Chrys ler Corporation in Detroit DANCING SCHOOL Forty children attended first session of dancing held in the local school Friday evening ond session will be ry are BEGINS the school elementary The held Sec this Friday night at which time ad ditional children may register for the various classes LJ FLORIN LIONS MEET The regular meeting the Florin Lions Club was held on night at the Clearview of Monday Diner. E. Stanley Booth showed mov his ies of points of interest on tr ip to Europe Three Lions Clubs Present School Dental Clinic Lions Clubs of Mount Joy, Florin, and Marietta have ed forces to present the gal High School with a com- pletely furnished dental clinic. This clinic will continue to be sponsored by the three clubs join- Done- and dt will be placed in charge of the two school nurses, Mrs. Sadie Brooks, and Mrs Addie Parker. This new feature in the area school will provide actual work on students’ teeth In former years, all students have been periodically examined by a school dentist and told the con- dition of their teeth. At that point, the students had to report to their dentist and pay to have work done on their teeth. Under the new program, the students will get the actual work done free of charge. A program of who is eligible for the clinical work has not been determined at the present time. service and patriotism. | $2.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE MOUNT JOY MAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT AE. L. Sumpman EL In Crash In Lancaster E. Lowell Sumpman, 128 Mt. | Joy Street, Mount Joy, was Kile [led in an automobile accident | received a special Wednesday evening, 7:35 p. m, as his 1951 convertible collided with a station wagon at the in- tersection of Broad and Orange Streets, Lancaster Mr. Sumpman, aged 24, was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Lancaster General Hos- pital. Dr. Charles P. Stahr, de- puty coroner, said the fatal in- juries included a fracture of the base of the skull, a fractured neck and a crushed right chest. Albert P. Kauffman, 49, the driver of the other auto, was { unharmed. Sumpman was en- route to the Naval Training | Center to attend the weekly drill session when the accident occurred. He by his fiance, Elizabethtown, had dropped her off was accompanied Miss Nancy Sloat, to Lancaster, but before go- ing to the drill. Lowell resided with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sumpman. He is a graduate of Mount Joy High School and was employed at Ream'’s store, Lancaster. In December he began employ- ment at the Lancaster Pump & Mfg. Co., Manheim Pike. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, and a sister, Russell Jr., Mount Joy; Roy, Columbia, and Madalyn, wife of Carl D. Peifer, Mt. Joy. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p. m. from the Heilig Funeral Home. Interment in the Henry Ererle Cemetery Friends may call ening, 7 to 9 p. m. ral Home formerly stationery Friday ev- at the Fune- Mt. Joy Woman Is Honored Mrs. Mary Srickler celebrat- ed her ninetieth birthday Mon- day. Her family honored her with a dinner-party Sunday at the home of her granddaughter, Virs. Wilbur Hiestand, Salunga. Mrs Strickler resides with her daughter and son-in-law, Vir. and Mrs. Earl Myers, North Barbara St... Mount Joy. Mrs. Strickler is active, especially in sewing. At the present time she is patching a quilt. She recently completed several braided rugs. Those who attended the din- ner were her sister, Mrs. Fran- cis Engle, Mount Joy, aged 92 ten children and famil- and Mrs. Charles Eby, Donald and William; Virs. Graybill Strickler Mrs. Martin Strickler; Mrs. Earl Myers; Mr. Walter Eshleman; Mr. Frank Witmer and Mr. Richard Witmer and William and Kim El- len. Mount Joy; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strickler and Mr and Mrs. Warr Strickler, Elza bethtown and Mrs. Robert Stevenson daughter Rob- Wynnewood Mrs. Mary Barto and children Wally and Elaine. Wyncote; and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Heistand and chil- dren Larry and Janet ° School Receives Award her Mr and 1CS and sons Mr Mr Mr and and and and Mrs Mrs Mrs and and children Mr and erta For Clothing Drive and faculty mem- Donegal High School award certif- icate in recognition for the clo- thing sent to the “Save the Chil- dren Federation” in the cam- paign held in December. The certificate. on display in the lobby of the school, ‘says “In recognition of service in the cause of helping children in dis- advantaged rural areas of the United States of America and war depleted countries overseas, Students bers of the this award is presented with grateful appreciation.” Signed bv Richard P. Haudin, presi- | dent. ima
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