yalon rin, Pa eless up 9 p. I'S hey er and ation ency y 3-6891 aches rtion ith JA \GO ac) )Y, PA. IRON cotton s and Pa. | Mount Joy-Florin Sales Days This Weekend COLUMN LEFT... | By Larmon D. Smith BOUQUETS TO WATER AUTHORITY Positive action of the Mount Joy Borough Water Authority | on the appointment of fiscal ag- | ents to handle financial details | for the sewer project deserves | commendation of the cormuni- | ty. | By so doing the Authority | has taken one of the necessary | steps forward assuring a mini- | mum of delay getting the) job under way. We look forward to an early | beginning on the project and] urge the community’s full co-| operation in the months ahead, as the necessary work moves forward. in SALES DAYS THIS WEEKEND The Retail Merchants of Mt. | Joy and Florin have gone all out in planning their Summer | Sales Days which are being) held this weekend. As an added convenience to shoppers the merchants are of-| fering free parking. Anyone | who patronizes local stores dur-| ing this sales events will be reimbursed for parking expen-| ditures simply by asking any one of the participating mer- chants for parking money. This is a real opportunity for Mr. and Mrs. Householder to make their dollars go furth- er than in many a moon. The values are as good or better than values offered various Sales Days in the areca Mount Joy and Florin mer- | chants again have put forth an extra effort to show shoppers that it pays to “Buy in Mount Joy and Florin and Save.” Florin n Girls Win Blue Ribbons At Penn State Two Florin girls returned home from Penn State Univer- sity with blue ribbons for their winnings in vegetable prepara- tion at the 31st annual 4-H Club Week. Miss Audrey Mus- ser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin S. Musser; and Miss Ar- lene Heisey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elam Heisey, also of Florin, won first team of two in the vegetable prepara-| tion class where they demon- strated the making of an accor- dion tomato salad. in as a | dents to | standing of the | School Lunch Program at Don- | | egal High School, Mrs. Cather-| | — his nutrition, | community, YOUR HOME NEWSPAPER FIFTY- FIFTH YEAR, NO. 9 Dietitian Explains Operation Of School Lunch Program To assist all pavents and stu-| have a under- goais of the ine Bennett, School Dietitian] presents this article as the first| of a series: The School Lunch # Program is centered around the student his physical, mental and emotional develop- ment and his education. The School Lunch aims to foster good food habits and safeguard the health of the school child. The noon meal served at school fulfills its nu- tritional purpose only when it supplies at least one third of the days requirements for cal- ories, proteins, vitamins, and minerals. Its contribution of nu- trients should be such that, in combination with breakfast and the evening meal typical of those served in homes of the the total daily needs of the child will be met. “A” Lunch which specifies| The Type our classification that the basic foods be included daily as follows: Milk - one-half pint of fresh is whole milk. Protein - rich foods - 2 oz. serving of cooked or canned lean meat, poultry; or 2 ounces of fish; or one-half cup of cook- ed dried beans, peas; or 4 ta- blespoons of peanut butler; or| | one egg; or a combination of one half of the listed quantities of any two of these items. Vegetables & Fruit—at least three-fourths cup serving of] raw or or fruit. Bread-—at least one cooked vegetables and slice of bread or one serving of hot] bread made of enriched or| whole grain cereal. Butter or Fortified Margarine | --at least two teaspoons per child. This may be used as a | spread on bread, as a seasoning | or in food preparation. Both girls are members of the Donegal 4-H Club and both] will be juniors at Donegal High| School next month. A total of 1,187 persons, in- cluding 4-H’ers and staffers, at- tended the meeting which op- ened the week last Monday. The demonstrations were held Tuesday and the awards made Wednesday evening. i CLASS PLANS FIRST REUNION FOR OCT. The class of 1945 of the Mt.| Joy High School will hold its first class reunion Saturday, Oc-| tober 1. Plans are being made to stage the affair at the Gen-| eral Sutter Hotel, Lititz. Arrangements are made by Dr. Newton Miss Betsy Bigler and Warren Hayman. being Kendig, Mrs. | REGISTRATION DATE SET Mount Joy residents will be given the opportunity to regis- ter in order to vote in the No- vember elections. Friday, Aug. 26, persons may register at the Newcomer Hardware Store from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. and from 7p. m. to 10 p. m, This one day will mark the only time that local residents will be given this opportunity in Mount Joy prior to the fall | elections. The Physician On Call | Sunday Dr. Thomas O'Connor \ | peal. | weeks of school | tember 7, are closely preparation. essentials in menu These checked | Other factors which must also be considered are variely of | food, proper preparation, at- tractive service and appetite ap- The ultimate aim is to serve appetizing, moderately priced food under pleasant sur- roundings. In planning the school lunch menu, new foods are introduc- ed frequently for variety be- cause a balanced diet is most easily achieved when it includ- es a wide variety of foods. Learning to like new foods is an important educational ex- perience in building food habits | that will insure good nutrition. The interest of all parents for this program would be appre- ciated. The menu for the first two is centered a-| round these nutritional values as follows: Wednesday, Sep-| grilled cheese sand- wich, buttered corn, potato chips, applesauce and milk; Thursday, meatballs in tomato sauce, cabbage slaw, roll and butter, fruit jello with whipped cream and milk; Friday, fish | sticks, buttered potatoes, vege- | table salad, bread and butter, chocolate cake, milk; Monday, Sept. 12, vegetable soup with saltines, ham salad sandwiches, pickel chips, sliced pineapple and milk. | Tuesday, Sept. 13, baked| spaghetti with meat sauce, but-| | tered peas, bread and butter, | fresh fruit’ and milk;; Wednes- day, baked lima beans with ba- con, havard beets, roll and but-| ter, chocolate pudding and milk; Thursday, barbeque beef | go | ey | August 13. Farm Life Is New to Her og Susy seems to be a little un- certain as to just what Farm life is all about. She and her brother and Mother and Dad from New York City are spending a week on one of Pennsylvania's new vacation farms. They learn about an en- tirely new life while they live with their farm hosts They'll have the pleasure of fishing and swimming in the old swimmin’ hole, and it’s a cinch they'll never forget the heaping farm tables and the cool fresh air. The farm vacations are organiz- ed by Pennsylvania Farm Va- cations with in Mount Joy, Lancaster County. Member farms are scattered all over the state, and are largely | farms that have extra housing space and a {arm family that has a liking for company. The member farms are widely ad- vertised in large city newspa- the vacation inquiries directly to the member farms. Guests’ rates vary from $30 to $40 a week per person— an economical vacation the city folk, and nice mon- for the farm family. : wm -@ —— pers and for “pin” Scouts Entertain Their Sponsor Girl Scouts of Troop entertained and served to their sponsors, the Lions Club, at their regular meeting Tuesday evening. Fif- teen Scouts served and cleared the tables at the Hostetter Pa- vilion under the leadership of their assistant leader, Miss Fay Wickenheiser. Miss Wickenheiser charge of the program and in- troduced each of the girls. Dur- ing the program she presented the girls with three badges warded for completed badge work in the three fields cooking, sewing and homemak- ing. Other feature of the pro- gram were the singing of songs learned at Day Camp and Fur- No. mes Joy { 5 a 1 Mt. also had a- of nace Hills by the group. Joth the men and the Scouts took] part in ‘“nosebag” skits during the remainder of the program. John Weidman, pies ident, had charge of the business meeting. Three members of the troop committee, Mrs. Clyde Mumper, Mrs. Arthur Sprecher Mrs. Lester Hos'etter and also Mrs. Harvey Hawthorne, pre- pared the meal. [ ] —r — CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY Mr. Emanuel S. Hendrix. 106 East Donegal Street, celebrated | his 78th birthday last Saturday, sandwich on buttered roll french fried potatoes, shredded lettuce, fruit cocktail, cookie and milk; Friday, baked maca- roni and cheese, carrot and celery sticks, and butter, pie and milk. roll | ers, | ‘tomato sauce,| Th e Mou nt JO MOUNT JOY, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1955 ‘Florin Lions To See Dredging Members of the Flbrin Lions ; Club will witness the coal dredging operations on the Sus- quehanna River as their pro- night. Benjamin of the spec: Monday is in charge gram Staley ial program for the men stream to Long Level action. has arranged travel Harbor the The evening meal at the Harbor. meal and pro- will return to motor ® - Rotary Club Hears Address Of District Governor and to Safe to see down- from tion in will be Following the Level served the gram, men Long in boats. Mount Joy Rotary club was host Tuesday noon to District Governor Bernard Stanfield Using as his subject, ‘What Is Rotary ’ Governor Stans- field stressed the influence of Rotary in the world of today and the future. Rotary Inter- national today has 414,000 members in 8729 clubs in 92 countries. The speaker urged an accel- eration of the Rotary Founda- tion Fellowship, through which under Rotary sponsorship ex- change students are sent to various foreign countries. Among the “gifts” Rotary can offer their fellow men, Governor Stansfield listed: Brotherhood to those who are discriminated against, A friendly greeting to strang ors, Blood to those wi need it,| Patience and forebearance to those who disagree Moderation in speech, | Comfort to those in distress Good citizenship to the com- munity, and a happy children, | Understanding home life to your Wholehearted re ties, Daily thanks from whom all — Local Boy Touring Coast Guard Academy Harold R. Krall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Krall, Mar- ietta Avenue, left Wednesday for a five-day tour U.S Coast Guard New London, Connecticut. was awarded the trip by the fifth Coast Guard Auxiliary. Harold will be a senior Donegal High School and is terested in He conducted and ra- dio repair about four radio op- and received student license in the spring. wponse to du-| | to the gifts source flow. of the at He paid Academy expense- division at in- electronics. has television for a business ham his years, is a erator | pilot's opera- ° | large | Mount | FIVE New Veterinarian veter-| a prac- R2. Dr. Cole- old Harris-| Florin and| Dr. inarian, Hugh J. Coleman, has established tice man resides on the in Mount Joy burg pike between Rheems and will in and small His | is the second on the left- of the highway be- underpass after specialize animals home hand side the ing Florin. Dr. Coleman Rush high received degree Seranton from the sylvania Medicine. school yond leav- the and Pa.; his bachelor science from the University of and his V.M.D. degree University Penn- School of Between college years attended Township Elementary Montrose, school near of of Veterinary his high career, he the U. S. and spent three in Army. Dr.. and child, Coleman’s Joy have Dr. is Mrs. Coleman Michael Hugh. phone number 3-8491. e MEMBERS members were the Joy one NEW Five new re- ceived in the Mount membership of Friendship Fire | Company at their regular Aug- ust meeting 5 la | Donegal High re Opens Sept. 7 Donegal High © School will | open the 1955-56 school year with a faculty meeting Tuesday September 6, 9:00 a. m. Stu- dents will report Wednesday, September 7, 8:30 p.m A calendar of events and va- cations has been established for the school year as follows: Oc- tober 14, no afternoon classes for Community Exhibit; Oct. 27-28, county institute for teachers, no school; Nov. 24, 25, Thanksgiving vacation: De- cember 23 to January 3, Christ- mas vacation; Feb. 13, no school in celebration of Lincoln's birthday Feb. 12; March 28 to April 2, Easter vacation; April 10, 11, and 12, school evalua- tion; May 27 Baccalaureate; May 30, Memorial Day. no school; May 31, Commence- ment; June J, last day of school. | Committee Urges Building Of Soapbox Racers Now | Joys and girls and parents | are reminded at this time that | a soapbox race will again be featured ,at the Mount Joy Com- { munity Exhibit. In order to ! have ample time to build rac- | 4 : . the committee in charge of | the event, urges that the chil- dren start work on the racers now in order that they may be ready for the event in October The affair will be held Sat- urday afternoon, October 15, | during the last day of the an- hill the Manheim Street for nual fair, will again be the scene event and cash prizes and other prizes will again awarded the winners. All those no thirteen years of age and younger are eligible to enter the race. Racers will be classified into two divisions, the official wheels group and the unofficial wheel group. Glenn Kaylor heads the committee and is assisted by Clyde Mumper, Adam Greer and Jay Meckley. The son w urday, by the the tion, I on the program of the affair hall grounds. Boys, stars of WLBR third carnival ill be held in August 20. » Florin Hall will The .ebanon, will be held Carnival In Florin | Saturday, Aug. 20 of Florin Sat Sponsored Association, at the Blue Ridge radio sta- featured evening, be The Blue Ridge Boys play hill- billy « Proceeds go toward the upkeep Florin Aw ind western from Hall. the affair music. of the Scouts Receive ards At ‘Camp Chiquetan Eight Boy Scouts from Mount Joy's to firs 39 t and second troop at Camp Chiquetan Having completed t quiren Ralph ents for first Rice was First Class badge. Seven boys completed the re- The weekend of were awarded advanced class Scouts last week. final re- class scout, the he quirements for second class work which they began several months ago. They were Roger Bates, John 3augher, Lewis Hart, James Phillips, Duane Ramsey, George Roth, David Smith. No Scray Drive No scrap drive will be held this month by the troop. The next regular scrap drive will be held ether the third or fourth Saturday in September. Boys Return The four members of the Ex plorer patrol who took the trip to Philmont Boy Scout Ranch returned to their homes Tues- day. In next week's Bulletin, the boys will give a complete account of their trip ® wr. LOCAL FIREMEN CALLED { TO EC. CHURCH ANNEX Local firecen were called to the annex of the Evangelical Congregational Church on the corner of New Haven and West Donegal Streets Thursday even- ing. The oil burner had begun to smoke and firemen were summoned to the scene. Accor- ding to Ray Myers, fire chief, there was no damage. BN ® menses Cub Scouting . Passes Review Cub Scouting of Mount Joy passed the board of review on Wednesday night at a special meeting in the local elementary school auditorium. The Cub program had to pass a nine- point test and the Cubs had to pass a personal inspection test. Each was passed by both the county and district commission- ers. September 17 will be a second camp week- end fo and their r the boys. fathers w up camp along the to event pack r Mastersonville will take meeting the in Se All the Cubs ill again set Mount Joy road. This place of a ptember. Den meetings will begin Sep- tember 14 and will be held weekly for the next 9 months. During the October Pack meet- ing, a new charter will be presented and movies of the two camping trips will be shown. According to reporis given at the sp ecial meeting, ers are still needed ern section of the borough, Den Moth- in the east- If there are any Mothers of eight- year-old come asked boys who a Den Mothe to contact | Cubmaster. would be- r, they are Ralph Rice, will DEDICATED COMMUNITY SERVICE $2.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Oldest Resident Of Mount Joy, Succumbs at 96 REV. ABRAM Z. HESS ‘Six Explorers To Tour New ‘England States Six members of the Explorer Scout troop 339 of Mount Joy will leave Friday on a 1764- mile trip through New Eng- land. The group will travel thru New York state to Vermont's Green Mountains to New Hamp- and into Maine where destination is Baxier State Park, at Mount Katahden. The boys will stay at Baxter | Park for five days. While there they will take hikes of approx- 50 from their along Appalachian beg nning shire their miles the has imately camp Trail which Baxter. its near Manheim, of the the group are Marietta; Ron- Peter Nissley, Kenneth Wittle, Zeller James Kraybill, will be in charge of arpenter, group and members Scott C ald James Florin; Gotwalt, Pennell, Jacob e and Town Concerned With Noises Monday borough of ounding night, residents the and countryside sury arroused by a Accord- both old were strange ‘horn noise’. ing to some residents, and young who walked toward the noise, rode bicycle and drove automobiles, the noise was traced to a farmhouse near the former “Garfield” school house, southeast of the borough Previously reported stories included anything from {train wrecks to someone being lost in the woods to space ships arriv- ing. The noise was being made by a threshing rig with cement- mixer type attachment. Why the outbreak which drove people from their homes in search of the serious {rouble since the horns sounded like distress signals? It turned out to be an old fashioned serenade for the newly-marrmed Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Swarr WANTED! BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL FANS Baseball fans are wanted by the Midgets and the Old Tim- ers Assoc. The Midget baseball team will be taken to Philadel- phia to see the Phillies play if enough others would be inter- ested in the trip to the game. Interested persons are asked to call Henry Klugh, 3-8281, Bernard Kear, 3-4245, or The Bulletin if he would like to be included in the group to travel to Philadelphia. The bus will leave Mount Joy at 9:30 a. m. At least twenty additional ad- ults are needed to make the, trip possible. | ® re ® oe wo. Rev. Abram Z. Hess Dies At 96 The Rev. Abram Z. Hess, who celebratted his 96th birth- day last June, died at 8:45 p. m. Wednesday at his home, 215 Marietta Ave., Mt. Joy, follow- ing an illness of several days. Rev. Hess was the borough's oldest resident. A native of Pequea Twp., he was a son of the late Abram M. and Ann Zeiger Hess and was member and former minister the Crossroads Brethren in Christ Church. He was ordain- ed April 22,1894 and served as a minister of the church from that time until 1946. During his active ministry he traveled for the church throughout the West and Canada and preach- ed in the Donegal district of 5 churches d of for 35 years. He has been blind for the past 25 years and when this affliction caused him to retire | from the active ministry he turned to wood carving as a hobby. He had been a carpent- er for many years and this knowledge aided him in turn- ing out many artistic containers, made in all shapes and sizes out of cedar, wild cherry and maple wood. As a which was result of this hobby, to the Rev. Mr. Hess second occupation, his facil ties rema red a few days before a physical keen until his death. The minister, whose wife, the former Elizabeth Musser, died in 1941, was also an active farmer in East Donegal Twp. his early life. He taught the carpentry trade farming and the first he erected by himself a large farm shed. during himself while building was Surviving daughters: sons and Zercher, these Anna are Mrs Mount Joy; Miss Mary M. Hess atl home; Abram M. and Henry { M. Hess, both of Mount Joy R1; Katie, wife of Stephen Heisey, Center Hall, Pa., and Benjamin M. Hess, Englewood, Ohio. Also surviving are 21 grand- children and 40 great grand- He was the last of his immediate family. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Sunday from the residence. At 2:00 at the Cross- roads Brethren in Christ church. chiidren. Interment in the Crossrcads cemet tery Friends may call at the resi- ” dence between 7 Saturday. and 9 p. m. A. A. LUNCHEON PLANNED AUG. 29 On Monday, Aug. Mt. Joy eon will be held at the at 6:15 p. this year’s 29, the sec- AA Lunch- Mt. Joy The fea- banquet — for local athletic will be the atten- women to the lunch- ond annual Legion, ture of the first groups — m dence of eon bought from Charles Etsell, Hoover, Charles Kraus, Day, Richard Divet, Vic- Zerphey Frank Shreve, Bob Mike Pricio, James Harold Derr, Donald Ra- Charles Heinaman, Earl Shuman, Donald Geib, Charles Ashenfelter, Terry Wagner, Geo. Weber, Weber, Frank Zimmerman, Bruce Bernhard, Sam Dock, Jr. Proceeds from the banquet will go toward the team’s present and future ex- penses. be Pennell, Tickets can Charles Harry John tor Conner, Rapp, ber, Joe IANS To Report New Families Who Are to be Visited Call MJ-3-9763
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