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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
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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
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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. |
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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.
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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
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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- |
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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.
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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.
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{ 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.
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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
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KARLEEN RAFFENSPERGER
Florin Girl
dis
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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- |
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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.
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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
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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
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School Receives Award
her
Mr
and
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and sons
Mr
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Mr
and
and
and
and
Mrs
Mrs
Mrs
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and
children
Mr
and
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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