la- er er \ 11- Si- all m a AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAS Support The Cancer Crusade The Mount Joy NEWSPAPER YOUR HOME BULLETIN DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE AN AANA The Physician On Call Sunday Dr. Thomas O'Connor AVAAAAAAAAAAAAANAAAAAAAAY FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR, NO. 48 Karl Haines Is 1955 Marble MARBLE WINNERS in the V. F. W. left to right, Ronald Pennell, third place winner; Ronald Lauver, runner-up and Karl Haines, Champion Of Mount Joy champion. tournament are front row, Second row, left to right, Bernell Swords, Martin Reese, Jay Kaylor, Robert Keller, and Gray Greiner, other grade winners; Third row, James Tier- | ney and George Albert, VF.W. Following a two hour marble game, Karl Haines a sixth der, defeated Ronald Lauver, fourth grade winner, to become marble champion of Moust Joy Saturday morning at the Mount Joy Elementary School grounds. The finals included Gray Grein- er, second grade winner, defeat- ing Bernell Swords, first grade winner; Ronald Lauver ing Martin Reese, gra- defeat- | third grade! | crease | 27 winner; Karl Haines defeating Robert Keller, fifth grade win-| ner and Ronald Pennell, sev- enth grade winner, defeating | Jay Kaylor, eighth grade win- ner, In the next round, Lauver defeated Greiner and Haines de- feated Pennell. In the final Haines was the winner. Karl is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Haines, Longenecker Road, and Ronald of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Lauver, West Done- is the son gal Street. In a play-off for 3rd | place Pennell defeated Greiner. Karl will Phoenixville Saturday he will compete in the district playoffs by members of the local V.F.W. Post 5752, sponsors of the contest. Grade Playoffs Held Last Week In the third grade play-offs held last Thursday after school William Shaeffer defeated Charles Zimmerman, John Ger- mer defeated Richard Gilchrist; Robt. Gantz defeated Christian Sherk, Richard Brown defeated Geo. Walters; Martin Reese de- feated Billy Baughman; Jon escorted to where ninth be | Dillinger, bye; Chas Heaps de- | feated Jeffry Brown; Robert Walter defeated Barry Etsell and David Williams drew a bye. In the next round Shaeffer defeated Germer; Gantz defeat- ed Brown; Reese defeated Del- linger and Walker defeated Heaps. In the semifinals, Sheaf- fer defeated Gantz and Reese defeated Walker. The finals (Turn to page 2) Alma Smith, Ruth Drescher and Barbara Mar tin, all members of senior class High School, who recently finished second in Rotary Club meeting Tuesday. ao smn A members in charge of project ‘Mt. Joy Man Accepted Into Honor Society Robert Fish, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fish, Market St. Mount was one Of ninety- four freshmen the Pennsyl- vania State University to be in- itiated Phi Eta Sigma, men’s freshman Joy, of into national honor society. the scholastic for fraternity attain- Eligibility is based ment during the freshman year. Robert is majoring in on mechan {ical engineering. Only three men from the county were in i eluded in the honored ninety- four. ® Dental Clini Report Given At Lion Meet Dr. William Simons, Mariet- ta, donated $100 to the Done- gal High School Dental Clinic | held in two parts. Dinner East Donegal To | Increase School Real Estate Taxes School taxes in East Donegal Township will be increased it announced at the regular meeting Fri- Maytown. in- of ‘5 mills; from to set. Increased enroll- increased operational costs the district the two reasons given. At the pres- ent time there are approxi- mately 100 more pupils in the school than last year and the cost per pupil per year is $180. A tentative budget the 1955-56 school year of $266,353 discussed which includes share in the was school board night at last An 22 day 7 was ment and for were of was the township's it was announced at a combin- ed meeting of the Mount Joy, Florin & Marietta Lions Clubs Tuesday evening. The meeting, with Arthur Wol- gemuth, Zone ‘A’ chairman and member of the Florin club, was was served at the Hostetter Pavilion with David Brandt leading the group in singing; Samuel Har- | nish, accompanist and William joint operational costs of the Donegal High School A $10 head tax and $2 per month trailer tax were retain- ed. Announcement was made to the effect that real estate and head taxes from 1952, 1953 and 1954 amounting to $14,675.00 | have not been paid. Tentative plans for ing the old elementary school building will be taken to Har- risburg for approval. A school census will be taken in the near future. Thus far, it is known that at least 90 pupils will enter the first grade next fall. The resignation of Mrs. Ann G. Bell, kindergarten teacher, was accepted. She has accépted a position the Marietta schools. Sixth grade promotions were set for June 2. CLASS TO TAKE TRIP The senior class of the Don- egal High School will take a one-day trip to New York City next Thursday, May 26. in remodel- | Batzel offered the invocation. Following the drive to the high school, the program was held in the auditorium. Dentists of the area, Dr. R. J. Rensel, Dr. Harold Fellenbaum and Dr William Simons, were introduc- ed to the group. guests included Wilbur Beahm, John Hart and Ralph Coleman, high school administrative heads, and members of the Donegal School board. Benjamin Staley, presi dent of the Florin club; Robert Spangler, president of the Mar ietta club and Paul Gingrich president of the Mt. Joy club, were also introduced. John W. Hoover, deputy I, Mountville, toastmaster. Dr. J J. Bentman of the School of Dentistry, University Penn- sylvania, was the guest speaker. g0V ernor of Region served as of He discussed flouridation citing the merits of preventive medi cines for tooth decay; the main one being the addition of flourine ino the drinking water Music was furnished by David Weidman, and the Donegal soloist School baritone High male | | quartet. One hundred and eleven men attended the joint meeting which also included a tour of the dental rooms of the school Previously, the three clubs had ! purchased the dental equipment { for the State Forensic, In from addition to Dr. Simons, the school. the $100 gift gifts of $70 from the Maytown Elementary P.T.A. and $50 from the Marietta P.T.A. were received. Since the clinic was started February 2, Dr. Fellenbuam, school dentist for the clinic, completed work on 34 children He ex .racted 45 teeth, filled 39; cleaned the teeth of 6 and did prophylactic treatment for 11 of Donegal guests at the were student MOUNT JOY, PA., THURSDAY, MAY, 19, 1955 Friday Is Circus Mount Joy And Friday is circus day in Mt. Joy With two periormances during the day; one at 3:00 p. m. and one at 3:00 p.m. the Von Brothers Circus will pre sent a three-ring circus. Jirchland Avenue will be the scene of the circus for its one day stand in the borough Birchland Avenue is located in the northwestern section of town running parallel with W Main Street, beyond the Mount Joy Diner. The Mount Joy JayCees have the arrangements for bringing the to and are the sponsors of the af- being for made circus town fair. Advance tickets are sold by JayCee members both performances. Since the es a’ greater local group receiv- percentage from citizens are ask- members tickets advance sales, to purchase to contact 10 to show time regardless of weather condi- JayCee their prior The show will go on tions. School 2:30 pupils at that matinee will be dismissed Friday in order attend the circus [ ] — — New Minister Named For Local, Salunga Churches nam p.m may the show of G. K. Ludwig has been minister of the Mt. ed the new Joy and Salunga Methodist churches this week. He will succeed the Rev. William Har- ner who will take over the Strasburg charge. The new pastor and family will move into the Mount Joy parsonage next Thursday f{fol- lowing his first day in the pul- pit this Sunday He and his wife and three children are liv ing in Tower City where he had the Tower Cily and Wis conisco charges He will grad uate from Lebanon Valley Col lege in June and will enter the Thealogical Seminary in Lan caster in Scpiember. His home is New Holland. Harner will replace Rev Francis Charlton in Strasburg. Rev. Charlton will to the City isco charge. town lov eV moved Wiscon be Tower and eo CHECKS ISSUED checks were issued the First National Trust Company and Union National Bank Sat- With a total of $17,973 to vacation club counts, the First National sued checks for $11,674 and the National, $6,300 VACATION Vaca.ion from both Bank and the urday issued ac- is- Union | business Day For Area Residents Meeting Called To Make Final Sale Plans Final plans will be made at a special ‘meeting of the Social Weltare Association concerning the sale of the association’s building. Directors of the asso- ciation and members are urged to attend the meeting Monday, 7:30 p.m. in the firehouse. The building on North Mar- ket Street will be sold at pub- lic auction Wednesday, May 25, 7:00 p.m the building. on the porch of Mrs. Hayman Is New JoyCee President Mrs. Warren Hayman was el ected president of the Mt. Joy JoyCees at the May mecting of the group Tuesday night at the home of Miss Christine Weid- man. Mrs. Harold Zimmerman, Jr. was elected first vice presi- Miss Weidman, president; Mrs. and second Charles Mrs. Ni- treasurer dent; vice Ryman, secretary: cholas Leitner, Also during the future discussed meeting were projec.s of the group to be con- ducted during the summer and early fall. Mrs. George Albert was named chairman of a picnic consisting of Mrs. Mrs. George Weber Zimmerman. Mrs. Ry- chairman of exhibit booth committee John Muir, and Mrs. was man named the community committee with Mrs. Leitner, Mrs. Hayman, Mrs. Thomas O’- Connor and Mrs. John Landis. The group also decided to order additional summer hand bags to be sold by the mem- bers. Mrs. Eugene Eicherly, president, also showed the in- corporation charter recently re ceived It was ordered to be framed for preservation Ten tative plans were also made to conduct the second annual fash ion show this fall. Miss Weidman and Mrs. Muir were co-hostesses for the May meeting The next regularly scheduled meeting of the group will not be held until Septem- ber Mrs. Charles Johnson was named chairman of the fashion show committee for next fall. Her committee consists of Mrs. Abram Koser, Mrs Harold Zimmerman, Jr., Mrs. Eugene Eicherly and Mrs. Nancy John- son New members admitted to the group are Miss Miriam Tyndall, Miss Joanne Brown, Miss Carol Smith and Mrs. Johnson. Soeond Annual Teen-age Road-E-O Is Scheduled For This Saturday Judges for Junior Chamber of Commerce Teen-Age Road- e-0 to be held at the parking lot to the rear of the Donegal High School Saturday, May 21 were named today by William Gassman, Jaycee chairman of the project. They will be Park Neiss, Chief of Police; Harold Hable, Mountville, Maurice Jailey, Mt. Joy and one of the Pennsylvania Slate Police sta- tioned at Lancaster. Tests will include written tests, driving between pairs of rubber balls; serpentine exer- cises; smooth s opping and par- allel parking. the second Road-e-o This is annual Teen-Age to be stag- ed by the Mount Joy JayCees. Appl cations Given Out To date approximately 35 ap- plications have been given out. At the present time, ten have been returned and approved. Any teenager who will not have reached his twenticth birthday by July 29 is eligible to enter the contest from Mt Joy and the area from which students live who attend the Donegal High School. Applica- tions may still be secured eith- er at the school or at the Bul- lectin office, Mt. Joy John Heisey, the defending Joy Road- his application champion of the Mt ¢-0, has entered in this year’s contest Prizes To Be Given A war bond will be present- ed to the first prize winner by Robert Kunkle. Mr. Kunkle al- so presented a war bond to last year's winner. Other prizes will be awarded and the first fifteen will receive sleeve patches. Marshall Gemberling, driver training teacher at the school, gave a talk on the program to the students at the school Four Offer Cars Automobiles for the contest (Turn to page 2) The Rev. Clifton A. Best The Rev Allen S. Meck Firdt National Bonk Given Rare Currency By Henry Eby A rare piece of currency has been presented to the First Na- tional Bank of Mount Joy by Henry Eby, president The $1 bill was issued by the local bank Jan. 2, 1865, and bears the signatures of A. Gerber, cashier, and M. B. Peifer, presi dent. Mr. Eby had the bill moun ed in a beautiful gold frame, so that it and preserved The First chartered Bank Act of 1863 1864. At (hat were permitted to issue curren United States bonds in equal amount ° DAY CAMP FEE DUE Next May last day for Day Camp registra- casily displayed well National the mn can be as Bank was National November time under Ye of banks cy upon the purchase of 27, Friday, is the tions to be accepted for the Mt. Joy-Florin Girl Scout Day Camp to be held June 14, 15 and 16 and 21, 22 and 23. The $2.00 fee is payable to Mrs. Arthur Sprecher, East Donegal Street. $2.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE 117 Seniors To Receive Diplomas From Donegal High School June 2 One hundred seventeen sen iors will graduate from Done gal High School in the first graduation exercises of the school Thursday evening, June 2,.8:00p. m Jaccalaureate services for the graduating class will be held Sunday evening, May 29, 7:45 p.m. in the high school audi- torium. The Rev Clifton A Best, York, Canon Missioner of the Episcopal Diocese of Har- risburg, will deliver the ser mon. Music for the service will be furnished by the Donegal High School Choir and the girls’ trio under the direction of George C Houck, local mus- ic director . Memorial Day Activities ctivities Are Announced Special activities have been planned for Memorial Day and the Sunday prior to Memorial Day by the Mount Joy Ameri- can Legion Post 185 and the Mount Veterans of 1'oreign Wars 5752 All Girl Cubs and Joy Scouts, invited the with Scouts, Brownies Boy are and asked to participate in activiides of the two days the two veteran's organizations and their auxiliaries Sunday, all groups are asked to meet at the local firehouse at 9:45 a. m. From there, the combined group will attend services in the St. Mark's E. U B. Church at 10:15 a. m Monday. Memorial Day, the organizations and Scout groups will participate in programs atl both the Mount Joy and Eberle Cemeteries All groups will meet at the firchouse at 9:30 a m. to proceed to ‘he Moynt Joy Cemetery at 10:00 a. 'm. The service at the Eberle Cemetery will be held at 11:00 a. m The Mount Joy Elementary School Band will be in charge of the special music: for the cemetery services under the di rection of Mrs. George Broske ® TO LEARN POSTS Next week the six’ h grade patrolmen of the local school will instruct the fifth grade stu dents in the job of patrolling the streets for the younger school children. They will take the fifth graders to their posts throughout the town, and in s.ruct them ‘on the job” The Rev. Best has been pres- ident of the American Evangel- of inational organizations for many istic Association interdenom- vears which functions through- out the world. Canon Best is not only well known in the di- ocese but sections of the country where he has ad- dressed clergy conferences, con- ducled preaching missions and led spiritual retreats. He is also well known throughout the east result of the many mirac- ulous healings which have oc- curred during his ministry and have been given much public ty the in other as 4a which ungolicited secular press. The Rev. Allan D., LL.D. president Theological Seminary Reformed Church, will deliver the address on the Wert Eighteen Again’, for the exercises will be furnished by members of the class under the direction of Mr. Houck and H. Morrell Shields, tcacher of instrumental music. by S. Meck, D. of the Evangel- ical and of Lancaster, commencement If Music subject Hiestand, will deliver welcome. be Ruth Franke, Pe Nissley. were nominated president of the ad- Student John the dress of class, speakers will Barbara The by and faculty members of the English classes. Fi- nal in a senior assembly er, George Martin speakers and er senior selections were made will be graduates president School Diplomas the Heisey, gal Joint Board. D+. Meck had formerly been in active pastoral work in three chosen presidency. he was minister in the Ephrata, Easton York Dr. Meck graduated from the Keys one Normal School and received hig Franklin and His theologic- presented by E. Musser of the Done- to churches prior to to For being his president thirty-six years and churches college training in Marshall College 1 work was carried on in the seminary which he now serves. Ie did post-graduate work at the University of Chicago and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa. In 1947 he was clected Moderator of the Alliance of Reformed and Presbyter an Chvrches of North America. Dr. Meck has published ser- mons and religous articles and is in demand as a speaker at union services. He has appeared in more than 1200 different churches during his ecarreer, Graduating seniors are as follows: No Straight line driving between rows of parallel balls is one of the four safe driving performance exercises to be conducted by local teen-agers in the Teen-Age Road-e-o sponsored by Teen-agers who have a moving traffic violation in the past six months are elig'ble. liminary to state-wide eliminations and the nat onal Chamber of Commerce driver's license finals the Junior or permil and no record of a The Mount Joy Road-e-o is a pre- Piclured scene from the Okla- In a homa state Teen-Age Road-e-o with Janet Sue Mussen, Cylinton, Oklahoma, testing her skill un- der the eye of Oklahoma Trooper F. E Snider. ‘ Dresch- * TRA ea a Sani Ra ENA Cd
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