WEEK payment PEDICATED 10 commuNITY SERVICE FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, NO. 2 MOUNT JOY, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1955 Playground Enrollment Increases; Hobby Show, Dance Planned the Mount Joy playground has increased to 225 Enrollment at this week as the second week of supervision is completed. The daily schedule will follow a cimilar pattern daily with team play, free play, handicraft per- iods. Special events will be held Fridays the two evening periods. and Friday's special activity wll be capture the flag. This event will be played each of two different age groups. Next Tues- day evening, a hobby show will be held; Wednesday, the Col-| umbia playground group will visit the ‘local playground; Thursday evening will be the first dance and next Friday will | feature a scavenger hunt. in Participants at the park will receive bonus points for even- | ing activities. | Several of the team captains already have been chosen. In, the senior group, John Harnish and Terry Stark are hardball! captains; Jay Kaylor and Rod-| ney Stoner, softball; John Funk, | John Wealand, Harold Etsell | and Gene Newcomer, touch | football; and Terry Schofield | and Jerry Rutt, volleyball and | deck In the Intermedi-| ate group, four captains have charge of all activities: James Phillips, James Harnish, Edward | Zerphey and Dennis Naugle. { tennis. Captains of the intermediate and senior girls are Nellie Derr, | Joyce Berrvier, Marlene Sinegar | and Es'her Rice. No captains are named for beginners’ groups. Under the supervision of Mss | Bonnie Bigler, the handicraft program has already started wtih the beginners working on Indian projects. The children made Indian headdresses and are now making Indian jackets from paper bags and Indian rattles. The older group is mak ing stocking from board. hangers, and dish es crepe paper and card Farm Women Entertain Two County Societies Farm Society 8 Society 11 of Lancaster County and Society 14 of Lebanon County Saturday at the Trinity Lutheran Church, Mount Joy. Mrs. Charles Felty, president of the local group, had charge of the program. entertained Miss Elinor Griffiths was the guest speaker. She spoke on her stay in Europe and also showed slides. A trio composed of three women of the host society sang. They were Mrs. J. W. Heisey, Mrs. W. Scott Heisey and Mrs. Robert Eshleman. Hostesses for the affair were Mrs. Clyde Wivell, Mrs. H. W, Crouse, Miss Anna Mae Eby, Miss Ruth Eby, Mrs. Benjamin Keener, Mrs. Clyde Sumpman, Mrs. Norman Garber, Mrs. Ab- ner Risser, Miss Mary Strick-| ler. During refreshment time, Mrs. Clarence Greider played selections on the piano. ds Pm TWO NAMES ADDED TO JUNE 17 BIRTHDAYS Two more birthday celebra- tions may be added to the 1ist of thirteen who celebrate June 17. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Forry, Mount] Joy Rl, celebrated her sixth birthday on that day, and Charles M. Eshleman, 620 N. | park at 6 p. [to | stalled | E. W. Mateer, | Summer The first show of the season of the local playground will be | the | held Tuesday evening at bandshell located on the north- east side of the park The hobby show will be open to all regis- tered participants of the play- ground. All children entering exhibits are asked to have them at the m. Following the setting up of the exhibits, par- ents and the public are inviled attend the show. The show will begin at 7 p. m. Winners will have their pictures taken for and placed in the newspa- per and points will be earned toward the awards night at the end of the season. Thursday evening marks the other activity for next week. The first dance of the season will be held on the tennis courts from 6 to 8:30 p. m. Mu- sic for the occasion will bes fur- nished by the Donegal High School Dance Band under the direction of H. Morrell Shields. Parents invited to attend this event in addition to all the children of the town. are Ginder Installed As New V.F.W. Head | H. KRALL H. H.H. Krall Is Honored On Birthday Nearly one hundred relatives and friends gahered at home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester E. Roberts, 283 Marietta Ave- nue, Sunday to celebrate the 80.h birthday of H. H. Krall. Openhouse was observed be- tween 3 and 5 p. m. and a pic- nic supper was served to mem- was installed as of the Veterans Wars Post 5752 at| a special installation meeting | last Friday night in the fire- | house. Martin Brown was in- as senior vice comman- Ralph Rice as junior] vice commander. John Fisher | was installed quartermaster; Warren Foley, trustee for three James Tierney, post ad- jutant; Frank Morton, chaplain; Dr Robert Walker, surgeon, and officer of the day. Charles Bailey of Elizabeth- town, was the installing officer. Jay Ginder commander of Foreign der and as years, Following the ceremony, an in- stallation party was held at the local American Legion post home. ® LEAVING JULY 2 FOR SUMMER TRAINING A/B Frank Good Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Good, 363 N. Barbara Street, Mount Joy, will leave July 2 for a two weeks training period with the 512.h Troop Carrier Wing, at New Castle Air Reserve Fly- ing Center, New Castle, Dela- ware ® eee | LOCAL FARMERS HOST TO VACATIONERS Walnut Tree Farm, owned and farmed by Mr. and Mrs. | Paul B. Witman, Mount Joy R1, | is the scene of vacationers from different. sections of the United | States this summer. Last week the Witmans had five guests on their farm — a nursery school teacher from Greenwich Village | in New York; a retired rail- roader and his wife from Jer- City and an East Orange, Jersey, couple. paying guests for months are being ceived through a farm vacation enterprise of a New York ag- ency. The plan provides that the sey New The the re- hosts give three meals a day, a place to sleep and rest and, a tour of places of interest in| Lancaster County. () rere | HOME ECONOMICS | CLUB HAS MEETING The Donegal Home Econom- | I which bers of the family in the even- ing. Out-of-town guests at the celebration included Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Snader, Ephrata; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Sauder, Lancaster; Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Roberts, Lancaster; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Charles, Rohrers- town: Mr. and Mrs. Phares Ris- Elizabethtown; Mr. and Hornafius, Elizabeth- town; Mr. and Mrs. J. Cameron Starliper, Paoli; Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Diffenderfer and daugh ters, Mary and Sue, West Or- ange, New Jersey; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koser, Salunga; Mr. and ser, Mrs. Jack Mrs. Robert O. Carboni and daughter, Robin, Warren, Ohio; and Miss Joanne Landis, Mari-| etta. Mr. Krall is the father of Mrs. Joseph T. M. Breneman, Mrs. Lester Roberts, James S., Carl S. and Harold S., all of Mount Joy; and Mrs. J. Cam-| eron Starliper, Paoli. Mr. K all, who was born in Rapho Town- ship, is the founder of the Krall Meat Market West Stret and has beein in business on for over fifty years. WINS NATIONAL HONORS In a contest open to business-| managed electric companies throughout the world, Pennsyl- vania Power & Light Company's 1954 Annual Report to share- | owners received the top award 400,000 custom- the 23rd An- for utilities of ers and over at nval Convention of the Edison Electric Institute recently in Los Angeles. The citation is de- termined on the basis of ‘‘ef- fectively illustrating, humaniz- ing and simplifying the story the company’s operations in every reader will of a way that understand.” The award was received by Mr. E. L. Palmer, PP&L’s Pub- lic Relations Vice President and Chairman of the company’s annual report committee. This raises to twenty the awards PP&L in the past ten years. - ® -— — CONDITION ‘FAIR’ Condition of the | Main | Gerard Zielke | $2.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE | Day Camp Is Completed By Local Scouts Seventeen Girl Scouts completed requirements Intermediate ' for four badges during the 1955 | Day Camp of the Mount Joy- | Florin Girl Scout Ne‘ghborhood last week. Under the leadership of Mrs. Martin Ney and Miss Mary Bailey, the girls complet- ed work for the campecraft, pio- neer, and adventure badges. work, while some of the badge cyclist In one extra evening's work was being completed, the | girls surprised the two leaders by for their leadership. presenting them with gifts Another group of fifteen In- | termediates completed their | work for the First Aid badge. | | Mrs. Walter Brandt presented these badges to these girls dur- | ing the parent night program | | last Wednesday night. | Highlights of the parent night were Brownie Group 1 present- ing a folk “Ack Ja» Brownie Group 3 presenting a | skit on the proper way to dress and behave while on a hike: | Intermediate Group 1 present- ing a skit the right and wrong way to handle a knife and the proper way to wash dishes while camping. | a i song, on Another group of Intermedi- ates presented a skit on how not to be a “litterbug’ at camp and one group had charge of a flag ceremony. Brownie Group 4 gave a choral reading on the phrase, “Under God,” and how it was added to the pledge of 1 allegiance to the United States flag. In their reading they brought out the fact that the movement was started by the American Legion in their “Back | to God Movement.” | Approximately fifty attended the special Way's Appliacnes loud speaker for the evening's program. Mrs. Warren Foley | was camp dirctor. Chamber Of Commerce persons program. | donated the Flans Picnic Meeting Game night will feature the annual picnic meeting of the lo- cal Chamber of Commerce on Monday evening, July 18. The affair will be held at the “Cove” starting at 6:30 p. m. A picnic lunch will be serv- ed to the members and the ev- ning will be spent bowling on the green, pitching quoits and playing croquet. Arthur Sprecher is’ chairman | of the committee and is assist- ed by committee members, George Keener, Samuel Heisey, Paul Stoner and Robert Schroll. COMMUNITY PICNIC AUGUST 3 | WAC Captain Visits |Local Resident iss Strickl Miss Strickler Captain Mary Addresses {who is the director of the Unit- led States WAC band, and her mother, visited Harry N. Niss- | railroad B.P.W. Club | Miss Mary Strickler was the | guest speaker at the June meet-| ling of the local Business and | | Professional Women’s Club on | Monday at Hostetter's. Miss | Strickler, who has been assist- ant field director of the Red | Cross workers overseas, discuss-| ed the work of the Red Cross. | She said that recreation in| the hospitals is conducted by | the Red Cross. Other duties of | the group are getting informa- | | tion for service men from home, | offering service men emergency | money loans without interest, observing holiday parties and birthday parties the hospit- als and always urging patient participation. Mrs. Rosene M. Brubaker played two piano solos: Witch's [Dance by MacDowell and the Fourth Hungarian Rhapsody by Lizst. Twenty-nine members at- tended the meeting and two new members were admitted to the group, Miss Ruth Eby and Miss Esther Walters. Three guests, Mrs. William Brian, Mrs. Ann Griggs and Miss Bar- bara Griggs, were also present. State convention reports were given by Mrs. George Broske, Mrs. Adam Greer and Mrs. Eugene Eicherly, who attended the affair over the weekend at Bedford Springs. Mrs. George Keener and Mrs. Michael Pricio also represented the local group | at the affair. Highlights reports were permanent office lishd for the in convention | fact that a will be estab- | department of Pennsylvania since the state| membership totals more than | 11,000 at the present time. Av) nouncement was made that | an executive secretary will be added to the officers with ac- tion to be taken at next year's convention meeting. The nat.on- al convention will be held at Miami, Florida. Miss Grace Dan- iels was the main speaker of the two-day affair and discuss- ed equal rights for women the professional and business field. She said'that women have successfully accomplished all jobs and positions in the United States, the same as men, except engineer, During the Mrs. Broske, president, an- nounced that there will be no formal meeting until Monday, Sept. 26. A summer picnic will be held at the cottage of Mr and Mrs. Samuel Balsbaugh with Mrs. Balsbaugh as chair- man of the committee in charge of details of the event. Mrs. Broske was charge the meeting. I [ EB TAKES TWO TRIPS The Mount Joy commun ty ambulance took two trips during the pas! week. Wednesday. June 22, Mrs. Aaron Shelley, Done- gal Springs Road, was taken to Pleasant View Nursing Home by drivers George Copenheaver and Thomas Markley. of the the in business meeting, in of Thursday, June 23, Robert Schneider, Columbia Avenue, was taken to the St. Joseph's Hospital, Lancaster, by drivers Christian Charles and John My- ers. reports have won | “Seg | HARRISBURG — Plans were approved last week by the ex- Hanover Street, Elizabethtown, | ics 4-H club held their fourth|of Florin was reported as “fair” | ecutive committee of the Penn- celebrated his 74th birthday. | [ meeting June 23 at the May- | today | Hospital, where he was taken | Assciation for the construction town elementary school. at Lancaster General | sylvania Newspaper Publishers [the state-wide organization {along the Susquehanna River at 12717 North Front Street, Harris- burg. AAAAAAAAAAAAANAAAAAANA A Miss Ruth Kimble, the coun-| last Thursday after being injur- of a two-story office building of 1 [ty extens’‘on leader, gave a ed in automobile accident. To Report New Families [baking demonstration to the, Eset fl) wie Who Are to be Visited | ANNOUNCEMENT The next meeling will be! Dr. T. W. O'Connor announc- Call MJ-3-9763 | held July 7 at Mrs. Paul Wit- es the closing of his office July man’s home. | 3 through 18 inc. for vacation. This permanent home of the Association which represents 134 4 A NEWSPAPER PLB. SHEN [a sa. vy Sunday by the daily, 202 weekly, 14 papers, was authorized PNPA membership at a con- vention in the State Capital city more than a year and a half ago. Subsequently, a plot of land 110 feet along Front street and 200 feet back to Ri- ver street, was acquired by the newspaper trade association of which The Mount Joy Bulleiin is a member. i | ances 1 Dr. ly, North Barbara Street, a cousin, last week. Mr. Nissly had formerly taught Captain Nissly’'s father at the joint school west of Florin. Captain Nissley is stationed in Texas. She and her were noted for their impression- able appearance at the Eisen- hower inaugural parade, and they also have made in Rockefeller Hollywood, London and Paris. Hess Installed President Of Florin Lions John M. Hess was installed as president of the Florin Lions Club at the annual installation meeting and ladies day at the Mount Joy Ameri- can Legion Home. Clarence Hollinger was installed as first vice president; Irvin Gerber, second vice president; Reuben | Goodling, third vice; Arthur Wolgemuth, secretary; Johnson, tail twister; Clayton Eshleman, lion tamer: band | § appear- Center, | | | | | | | night Mon- | | | | Donald | Pricio, vice pres'dent; ROBERT C. HURST INSTALLED AS HEAD Belle Nissly, OF ROTARY CLUB Robert C. Hurst Tuesday noon took over the duties of presi- dent of the Mount Joy Rotary club. District Governor John ROBERT C. HURST Tivney of Harrisburg was the ins alling officer. Retiring President Adam Greer passd the gavel to his successor, and Mr. Hurst presented Mr. Greer with a past president's Robert | bin, Other Michael Charles officers are: Staley and Sidney Smith, direc-| Ruhl, secretary; Joseph Shaef- tors for two years and Wood- | fer, one | Larmon row Fitzkee, director for | | treasurer, and directors, Smith, Samuel Bals- baugh, Charles Fish and Adam Speaker of the day was Rob- year Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Quigley, Greer. Lancaster, provided the enter- tainment gram of the evening which cen- tered around a western theme, Lions and their escorts were at- tired in western costumes. Fol- lowing a buffet dinner, the Quigleys led the group in round, square and novelty dances. All women present were given gifts. Abner ternational installing Sumers, Ephrata, in- counselor, was the officer. The presi- dent's gavel was presented {o Mr. Hess by retiring president, Benjamin Staley. meeting of Region 1 wag also held at the at which time Lions from Eliza- bethtown, Mount Joy, Manheim, Lititz Florin attended. ee A zone home and Two More Agencies Added To Chest Two additional agencies were admitted to the Community Chest of Lancaster County, it was announced this week. The Conservation Center and the Y.M.C.A. will be the new member agencies. There are now a total of 22 Red Fea- ther Services in the Commun- ity Chest. Locally, the formerly conducted “Bell Day, but this campaign no longer will be conducted. The center was originally started 1947 by the Junior League as a dem- onstration project. The ter County YM.CA. is one of the oldest in the United States and had a membership last year of 3,888. — Donegal Board Urged To Change Jointure At a discussion meeting of the Donegal High School Board, Harold Martin, representa- tive of the Bureau of General Education of Harrisburg, urged the taking of steps to form a iointure of grades 1 to 12 in order to continue to qualify for supplementary state aid. He Hearing hearing center » in outlined four areas on which the local board falls short. He said that the board's administrative structure and staff does not conform to the paitern set by the State Coun- cil of Education. The board employs no home and school visilor. The visitor works with the teachers, school nurse and parents on problems of the stu- dents before the problem be- comes one of truancy and stu- dents drop out of school. There are no classes for the mentally retarded and physically handi- capped. The jointure is for grades 7 to 12 instead of 1 to 12. No action was taken at the special meeting. | Lancas- | for the novelty pro- | ert McIntosh, president of the Hamilton, Sco!land, Rotary club. Mr. McIntosh stressed the importance of Rotary in build- ing international understand ng. Actively interested in the tary Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. McIntosh have had a number of Rotary Foundation students from America in their home in Ham- ilton. ® Girl Scouts’ Tour Marks Progress According correspondence received by Mr. and Mrs. George Bair from their daugh- fer, : Dixie, the Senior Girl Scouts of Mount Joy on tour were in Wisconsin on Tuesday night. After leaving Mount Joy last to Friday, they visited N'agara Falls and saw the construction work being done there and stayed overnight in a Girl Scout camp. Sunday, the girls toured the undeveloped section of Can- | purchase Ro-| ‘Annual Event ‘Will Be Held At Rocky Springs For the in several | years, the Mount Joy Commun- [ity Picnic will be held at. the | Rocky Springs Park, Lancas- first time | ter, it was announced by the lo- "cal Jaycees who sponsor the event. : | The move has created several | advantages for the annual af- fair. Any child or adult may one ticket for $1.00 | which entitles him to ride any or all the rides in the park for [three hours. In other words, the | | dollar tickets will be in use {from 3:30 to 5 p. m. and from 7:00 to 8:30 p. m. and as many | rides as the holder wishes to take in that period of time is | his privilege. The clude a rides in the park in- wheel, roller coaster, fun house, cuddle-up, merry-go-round, whip, minia- ture railroad, auto scooters and airplanes. Wednesday, Aug. 3, will be Mount Joy Day at the Lancas- ter Park. All facilities of the park will be turned over to the local picnickers. Amusement rides will cease operation from 5 to 5:30 p. m. which will be picnic meal time for local peo- ple. Arrangements have also been made with park officials in case of inclement weather. Bolh the ballroom and the roller skating rink will be open to the public jin case of rain. Special rates will be in effect at the pool for the day. Adults will be admitted on a 35¢ tick- et and children, 15c. i The “Club Room,” located near the entrance of the park will be of use to mothers with (small children. Both television and cots will be available in the room for the day. . A game period will be spon- ferris sored by the Jaycees with the time of day to be announced later. Transportation will be ava‘lable to the park. Nicholas Leitner is chairman of the com- mittee making the arrange- ments. ® . Vist Television Circus Girl Scout Troop 75 of Mount {9d Girl Scouts ada and crossed the ferry into Joy visited Philadelphia recent- the United States again at ly. Highlight of the trip was a Saulte Saint Marie, Michigan. Visit to the Sealtest Circus. The They camped at Camp Brinley girls and their escorts traveled State Park in Michigan and by bus to the city and were went swimming in the -“freez- treated to ice cream and bal- ing” water of Lake Superior. loons prior to their visit to the Monday, they visited Copper television performance of the Falls, Wisconsin, and Tuesday, circus. the north shore of Minneso a. Following the circus, they Here they saw the largest grain, visited Independence Hall, the elevator in the world and the Betsy Ross House and Valley largest shipping center for iror and coal. ® p— DONEGAL SOCIETY MEETS FOR REUNION A dedi- cated at the forty-second reun- of the Donegal Society Thursday at the his orical Done- gal Presbyterian Church. The tree was dedicated in memory of the Rev. Frank G. Bossert, pastor of the church from 1909 to 1918, under whose leadersh'p the first reunion was held and the Donegal Society was organ- ized. The tree will replace the larg- est and oldest tree on the grounds which was felled by Hurricane Hazel. The Rev. Har- lan C. Durfee, local pastor of the church, gave the address during the dedication. David Ogilvy, president of New York, also addressed the Ogilvy, Benson and Ma her, group. John Milton Ranck was re-elected for his second term as president of the group. - ® ee — COUNCIL MEETING IS POSTPONED The July meeting of the local borough council will be held on Monday evening, July 11. Post- ponement of the meeting is due to the first Monday falling on white oak tree was ion on la holiday. , Forge. The fifteen girls were es- corted by their leaders, Mrs. Raymond Knorr and Miss Fay Wickenheiser and troop com- mittee members, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sprecher, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mumper and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wolgemuth. cave, @® ett tet mts JAMES KIPPLE RECOVERING IN HOSPITAL James Kipple, 156 Manheim Street, is recuperating in the Lancaster General Hospital fol- lowing a heart attack. He was stricken at his home Tuesday and was taken to the hospital where he will remain for sev- eral weeks. — ® rr — ON DEAN'S LIST One Mount Joy graduate of Millersville S.ate Teachers Col- lege was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester of the 1954-55 school term. Miss Bonita Bigler, West Main Street, was named wilh the 28 city and county students of a list of 44 released from the college. Miss Bigler's average was in the 3.5 or above group. | PPPS PPPS The Physician On Call Sunday | Dr. John Gates BN NN SN .—t
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