to, -—e * 1 Oc Oc 2 € NS or rn A SG Additional Loss Of Railroad Service May Be Suffered By Mt. Joy People Unless Mount Joy takes parcel post, including ex-saying, “We already have action at once, another of press. only two obnoxious trains.” the planned, progressive However, only the even- They refer to the fact that steps toward eliminating jg train accepts mail out- the Pennsylvania prev'ously railroad passenger and mail hound from Mount Joy. The has removed trains which wl Yee here will be taken only other railroad mail fa- offer service which is most w.2®2a the very near future. cility here is a “catcher, attractive to people of this Without public notice, lo- kicker” service for first- area. People locally are more cally, a sign was posted last class mail. That method of attached to the Philadelphia- week upon the front door of taking and leaving pouches New York sphere than to the Mount Joy station of the while on the fly is regarded Harrisburg. Dai'y service Pennsylvania railroad stat- as one of the reasons for cast already has disappear- ing that application has been “cut up” mail which local ed. made to decrcase further the postal patrons frequently re- The notice on the depot already limited service giv- ceive. That train is a west- door reads as follows: en this community. The rail- bound train due here at 8:37 NOTICE TO BE POSTED road proposes to the Penn- am. Notice hercbv given that sylvania’ Public Utilities [04] patrons of the rail- on December 6. 1956 app'i- eommission to change the aq service here already cation was with the status of Mount Joy from pofer to the situation by Pennsylvania Publ'e Utility “an agency passenger and Commission for authority to baggage station” to 'a non. = — ce change the status of ‘Mount agency station.” Joy., Lancaster county. from What this proposal means an agency passenger and is that there would be no baggage station to a non-ag- agent at the station. Wheth- ency passenger station. This er there would be trains MAIN STREET is to advise that the commis- at the station is not known sion will consider the apoli- at present. But — those fa- cation without hearing unless miliar with such matters protests are filed with the observe that it is an easy, THIS IS the kind of story commission within 30 days quick step from a non-ag- . enjoy reading a young of the date of the posting of ent status to one of non-stop giving just credit to this notice. The commission's status. high school teacher for the file number A. 83917, shou'd Un'ess there are protests. help given on the start of a P° noted on any protest the utility commission will promising career. filed. Copy of any protests consider the of o 0 0 Blog ith oe Ny 5 Ath . . should also be filed with the the railroad without a pub IN LAST Sunday's Harris- ae or dhe lic hearing. This is another step in a series which has cut out the passenger traffic to and from burg paver there appeared a Pennsylvania Railroad com- rather lengthy cerning George McCue, Mt. © po this Joy boy who is looking for- Mount Jov by train to al- ward to another year wit G. C. Vaughn most a trickle. the Detroit Tiger baseball Regional Manager Presently, there are only farm system. . Ray two trains stopping here ® *® . AN OUTSTANDING ath- lete for Mount Joy, McCue went to Elizabethtown Col- each day. One at 7:09 a. m. is west-bound. Another in the evening at 5:37 o'clock is east - bound. Both trains Jege a couple of years and bring much of the communi- then served two more with ty’s mail first class and Uncle Sam. Last year he made a satisfactory showing with Valdosta, Ga. holders meeting of the Mount Joy Paper Box Company was BUT—to get to the point. held Jan. 10 at the Mount George gives credit for his Joy Paper Box Company in success in baseball to his Mount Joy. The following high school coach - - John officers were elect- Takes Honors At Farm Show Day. “He spent a lot of ed to the board of directors: time with me and was al- Loren P. Somer, president; C. Rennes Young Noun ways stressing fundamentals” Robert C. Hurst, vice presi- Joy RI. a junior at Donegal 4; 0 writer quotes dent, general manager and To Mt. Joy Paper Box Company Local Youth Migh Shea, Veh fhe ca George. In those days, Day secretary; Leroy Kaylor, vice onal 5 hi ie op. coached for Mount Joy. Now president and plant manager You Wi tt wiv Cp on he is faculty manager of John C. Byrnes, vice presi- SUD at ae athleties at Donegal. dent and sales manager; and vania Farm Show being held coc @ © 1 V. this week in Harrisburg. rr ' snneth’s Hargoods Nobel A YOUNGSTER who ap The firm has been engaged Kenneth's Jargoods obel the help he’s had . renda is sof a1 s and 2 Saves . in the manufacture of paper Brenda is one of a large an in “th ast is one to keep an owl herd he ulrendy 0 oe IY “ boxes for over 30 years ser- growms oF 2p: ~aready eye on in the future. : : : owns. He is a member of the 0 ving a trade area including Lancaster, York, Dauphin, THE LOCAL tobacco €rop, and Berk Counties. so we are told, has practic- pi ally all been sold. While the FFA Chapter. He place in heifer Donegal also his junior took a sixth yearling yield was good and the | quality high, some farmers Lions, Rotary were not particularly satis- Hold Joint Meet fied with the price. Many, in recent days, have been sell- Mt. Joy Rotarians braved %* ing for 25 cents. the den of the local Lions eo oo © club Tuesday night at Hos- MISSING PERSONS * de- tetter’'s but there were no partment — Frequently this casualties. column can be of service in pp. evening was the re- helping to locate someone jaw, of the annual joint 5 whose address is needed. Rotary-Lions meeting and %» For instance, the Friend- despite a few jovial jabs, #3 #4: ship Fire Company needs t0 {ho dinner event was one know the addresses of the YOUNG The Mount Joy BULLETIN MOUNT JOY, PA, THURSDAY, JANUARY SEVEN CENTS PER COPY 17, 1957 Steeples-Monuments-Dormers Locals Win Winter Weather Comes I, too, am a newcomer! In view af this fatt, we can not resist the temptation to add a bit to the tumult raised by a recent derogatory letter to c¢ in this crea. l, too 1 Lancaster newspaper concerning landmarks drive through the strests of our town ond of other Lancaster county communities, and | s=e church- Tobacco Awards Area tobacco growers took twenty awarded at County of the thirty the Tobacco prizes Lancaster Show last To Area es—many churches. Some have steeples, some have week. Mrs. Milton S. Snyd- non2. I do not look carefully to see whether or not er, Manheim R4, won the the steeples are about to topple onto the pavements. championships in two class- § I see that this part of America has an interise per- 8 and placed second in a sonal heritage cof religious freedom, and that it cherish- third to lop the individual Tt ' ie award list. es that freedom almost fisrcely. Each group, however Mrs. Snyder placed first small, and each faith exercises its own way of worship its own in As | go through the streets of ers nearby | see dormer windows oi Some are buildings still retain But instead of seeing ) which were erect article con- “philadelphia 4, Penna. v=ars. They represent an 10th day of of paramount importance. A | with or without a spire. this town and © church many buildings 14 on old which have been rem the dormers. dormars, I see to stand for mo era when workmanship ve of craftsmanship They ex very feature of the 3 stiuctures and offer a chall huilc on new. There dzled into shops f oth- lings. are and buildings re than a hundred was was Dress y on today to cayone ted in building methi permanent. Too cs 1 drive about I see onuments a ; rive c gd, i] numents, pla Officers Named markers. But instead of the mente, 1 of tellowm de d trib es to Re The thirtieth annual stock- mid-western cit ty they were deeply of interest the way t thin layer in the nat have moved into the area - cance and importance are signi cently we had relatives ee an exvression cf loyalty to attempt to sst ur couse, en and cm in lasting t reat causes. visit from As we drov aroun Ty with the closely impres many which are crowded so hrifty and industrious peo of soil into one of the ion ple have in the midst of e 1 ques, sign of the monu- 1 ove orm "a progressive 1 Lancaster coun- things together made a most productive areas the way industry and manufacturing the way things of historic very- day living and are a part of the hustle and bustle of a highly-pop ulated areca. The visitors smiled with genuine pleasure as they observed the between the differences ty ways of life and thos2 of the mid«westerner. were fascinated by the indications on every hand that heim R4. fourth; here live people who are enterprising and'ambitious, Snvder. Manheim R4, fifth. “old world” virtues are delained but where many of the Lancaster coun- They John and expressed and where widely different ways of life axist side yy side. For many years we have heard of F. & M. graduates who leave the area and sing its praises loudly. It was m advent to see ire for the first time the mixture of old and new that has produced one of America's old- ast there inte: ested So wre snoke too of Lancast universities. It is a at work, still turning out young people who are sobering thing to see rather than atom bombs. letter writer in humanity » say to the derogatory auickly, before yunty or ‘saw’ our towns at all THE EDITOR F< Donegal High Schoo! Named To Accredited School List tradition "You you really cought the spirit in wrappers long; first in 25 inches second inches long. She won cham- . in pionships and filler B judging. Cham- it pion of the was J. Arthur Swarr, disville whose entry over 26 Bill Pennell. length topped the inches in under cxhibit of Lee Snvder, fil long filler in bec binder over 26 inches ler B under and placed B over 26 th wrapper classes - humps on the back of some, but for others Here is a group using the hill on Lumber frolic. On the sleds (left to right) are: Tracy Hamilton, 3'2: Terry Hamilton, and —Photo by Marshall Dussinger SNOW AND COLD weather put winter was an opportunity to enjoy sledding. street Monday morning for a winter sports Mrs. Effie Murphy and son, Elmer, age 4: Both snow and cold wea- also of Manheim R4. Swarr ther lasting more than a also won in wrappers under M h M Pl day have made the head- 26 inches. erc an S : a (e ans I'nes after last year's mild Best filler B leaf over 26 . winter. Sledding possibili- inches was chosen bv James or otilar Days ties have reached a new Hess. Manheim R1. Mrs. high this week plus the ice Sayders Pz I Plans for promoting the more than $400 in silver dol- Haring. dine £ th rere selected oba Nek ae Tyeve in lars fo customers who visit arious readings © e grown on a small 1% acre Silver Dollar Sales Days local cooperating stores on temperature for Monday plot. The small tract yield- Mount Joy and Florin next 14. 15 and 16. were ranging from below ed 2,800 pounds of wrapner month were made Monday The ol feds d zero to seven above. The from which to choo-e. Both night. % Dr ve ye around g.yv marked the coldest day the yield and quality were : Ni 7 2 ‘pan each 1985, rr the second. bes ower With John Woy ehant por cpating, wil give” "Accoraing to Samuel 1 produced on the land. While 1.) christ the com. rk > ni ht oi 6. Miller, who has develops the crop was the longest leaf ose of James Roberts. Leo: Saturday night, February 16. 4 predicting of weather the 1936 crop was probably DO Safko Adan Dr The coins will be placed on gs his hobby, the winters better and yielded some 3,- Earl Rhodes Mike Price display and merchants will will gradually be getting 000 pounds. and Richard Rainbolt, for is feature many attractive bar- colder for the next several Other local winners were ad og oy oy _ gains and will promote spec- years, (possibly the next Binder over 26 - J. Arthur © S pan of onlering ial sales: of all kinds. fifty). The winter weather Swarr, first; Donald Swarr, —mM™M————— - Window banners, street is governed by the position Landisville, second; C. H. banners. extensive advertis- of the planets. At the pres- Martin, Mount Joy RI1, 3rd; - ing and other methods will ent time, the planets are go- Shenenberger, Man- Mt. Joy Mutual bo used to promote the Sil- ing souh of the equator. and Lee . ver Dollar Sales Davs and While this process of going Elects Officers to make the event a real south of the equator and Binder under 26 - Lee At the annual meeting of customer savings opportuni- back again the winters are nyder, first Arthur Swarr {ha policy holders and mem- ty. expected to be colder. second: A. L. Hostetter, of pers of the Mount Joy Mu- Because in this section of = MT Miller also stated Manheim R1, third; Landis ta] Insurance company held the county silver dollars are that he remembers one ex- L.. Nissley. Manheim R4 y tremelv cold winter; that of fourth and John Henry Hess, Manheim R,1 fifth. Wrapper Snyder, second; Donald Swarr, first: over 26. Mrs. Arthur Swarr, third Wrapper under 26 local win- ners first; filler were James wer R Arthur Hess, 26 Swarr, second: - James Hess, first; Mrs. Snyder. sec- Filler ond; from Snyde B the r. first; Jr., Manheim under 26 and John Hess, area Jol winners third. Mrs. Hess, were an H. R1. second. Postal Increases C. KENNETH : of good fellowship between ; following: ATU M Brows men of two service clubs. According to an official credited listing. Mount Joy SHY Ang I I ier Soran H Lewis Bixler, president of notificaaion received by the High School had first been Are Announced r entry. Horst, Jr. Albert R. Ret- the Lions club, was in Donegal high school, the named to the list in 1928 Rereiots from: the local $ Other prize winners from tew. John Roth Jr., Clarence charge. He introduced Ro- school is named on the list and again in 1942. In 1936 a oat (fice “showed an in the ree already Te- Ruth Frank Schneider, tary President Mike Pricio, of accredited schools for the commiss'on chose two hun- el ire the post two ted from this year’s show Walter P. Schroll, Robert Who responded to the Lions’ period ending Dec. 31, 1959. dred schools throughout the oi cyngor a new sys- Por 5 2 > 3 A a Soret. Loser H ' Sweigart Welcome. Each club is host This action was the result United States to study in gue created in the ys ape yd ir A So Floyd Vogel on alternate years. of an evaluation committee’s determining standards for vig or fi Pn oF ville, third 9 oll Joger Principal speaker was the Visitation to the school last the 1940 evaluations. The mike Yon. from ln 1 clothing division; Trevena ANYONE WHO can help Rev. Phillip Saylor of the spring. R. D. Matthews, schools were a crocs section This Stehman, Landisville, second on any of these names Elizabethtown Reformed chairman, released the in- of sizes. Mount Joy high period showed a 6.3% in- for cchool dresses; Julie should contact Marlyn Church, who talked on “How formation of accreditation school was one of the 200 crease over the same period Harnly, Landisville, jump- Myers, treasurer of the You Look at It.” His in- from the Committee of Sec- chosen for this study. i 1055. er: Larda Stehman, Landis- Friendship Fire Company spirational address dealt ondary Schools, Middle The Marietta High School ping the second postal ville, suits. Mrs. Edna Shear- No. 1, Mt. Joy phone 3-5751. With the need for Christian States; Ascociation of Col- had been accredited some- for from October 20 to er. Mount Joy R2, won third oe eo oo character and he said that leges and Secondary Schools. time during the 1930's and 12, an increase of prize for American black A few weeks ago we sug- “the true values are the Ira Graybill is the executive East Donegal Township High 395 was shown over the walnuts: Mrs. Shearer, first gested that maybe someone ideals you hold in your own secretary of the group. School had had the most re- ., 0 in 1955 and prize for green river pecans. has a local project which he heart.” Prior to this action, all cent rating. The township jg9s6 Zerphey. post- Mrs. William = Longeneck- thinks would be good for The guest speaker was in- three of the former high school had been evaluated master, announced. the in: er. Mount Joy, won first Mount Joy. troduced by Clyde Mumper. schools had been on the ac-in 1946. creasds. prize in the cotton floor rug . 9 © ee ee i i ee — division; Mrs. Ruth Shearer, TODAY, only one has been ; MEFTS JANUARY 24 Mt. Joy, second. Richard Ob- brought to our attention. D Cl bh Pi HOSPITAL AUXILIARY er. Mt Joy R1, won third Earl Miller points out that Sportsmen ISCUSS u ouse : prize in the vocational agri- there is available a fund ons Mouth Jy of culture swine group for his which is tagged for helping A disoussion ‘of the plang ary wil meer Tharsday. Berkshire pigs with David Hess, Marietta in fourth place, Richard Heagy, Florin, itwel*h; and Glenn Aldinger of 2. izabethtown, R3, - thir- teenth. In the Hampshire division Gerald Greiner, of Manheim R4, won eighth place. H. Robert Mumma, of Landisville, won third prize BASKETBALL TEAM in the aged cow d'vision of Guernseys. Crowds estimated at 85.- 000 piled into the Pennsyl- vania Farm Show building for the opening of the forty- erect a war memorial. rr, () HE ALSO added that there is a site dedicated for that purpose in the East part for the clubhouse of the Mt. Joy Sportsmen Association to be built on the recently- purchased farm were discus- sed at the Monday night of the Borough. meeting of the group. In or- der to raise the money for FACULTY ORGANIZES its erection in the very near future, local bonds will be sold to residents. Forty persons attended the meeting in the local council rooms. The financial secre- tary reported a membership of 407. The game committee More games are being sch- oduled for the men’s faculty hasketball team of Donegal high school. The groun de- feated the Manheim Central seri vari _ men’s faculty team last reported 41 cock pheasants iy anniver:ary show Men week and is now preparing and 20 hen birds released Mrs. Edna Shearer also to play a Maytown town Saturday, January 12. team. The game trapping com- (Turn to Page 4) The players include Ken- mittee reported 71 rabbits neth Depone, Marshall Gem- trapped in Mount Joy; 38 in | Hu- Florin and 53 in the Florin i berling, Donald Staley, bert Peters, Emer on Steh- Farms Orchard Game Refuge. man, Ragnar Hallgren, Roy Following the business Armold, John Day, Freder- meeting, movies were shown ick Mahmborg and Grant by Carl Haines of his hunt- Miller. ing trip to Wyoming. To Report New Families Call MJ 3-6294 PROGRESS si IS BEING made on improvement of the Sportsman farm, north of Mount Joy. Shown on a big .ovenue., a “cat” moving earth is Ivan Woomert. —Marshall Dussinger Photo bia Hospital. January Mrs. 24 at the home of Eric Olson, Market St. Mr. and Mrs. Stauffer, daughter, Tuesday, at BIRTHS J. Melvin Landisville, a Lan- caster General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Herman T. Manheim R1, a Gebhard. son, Fridav. at Lancaster Os- tenvathic Hospital. : and Mrs, Mr. Mount Jov R2, = «con at Lancaster pital. Mr. and Mrs. General M. Mueller, Frida Vv. Hos- J. Harold Charles, Manheim R2. a son. Fridev. at Lancaster General Hosnital. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Myers, son, ron new not often seen in general cir- 18 10 culation the committee snecu- January 14 at the offices of the company 1917. The temperature read- ing for one week was six 24 East Main Street. Mount lated as to whether or not Joy, the following directors there would be a sufficient below zero. were re-elected: Henry G. supply: To be sure: there Residents of the area have Carp>nter of Mount Joy; wnu'd be as many pieces of the advantags of two ponds David L. Landis of E'iza- silver monev as needed, it for skating; one located at bethtown: John M. Bom- was arranved that the local the exireme esstern end of berger of Elm: John L. Myer hanks would be alerted to I St Main Street and the of Denver; K. Ezra Bucher of the situation so that they Other in Florin, (Thera is private rink locat- lizabethtown: Edward H. can have a supply ; also one Fliz: : ¢ a supply on hand. : ed in a yard on East Done- Smith of Lebancn: and Hans mg further : for her plan for the SE ie rng W. Helms and Clyde L. Nis- Davs A o rat meet- gal Bitee This ring is 25 sly of Mount Joy. ing of the Retail Merchants eet In igre! hy The followin off cers were division of the Chamber of Henrv G. Commeres John Mount Tov elected: president Carpenter; vice-pres., will meet at the schenl on Monday Petition Urges M. Bomberger; Trensurer, night, February 4 Hans W. Helms; Secretary, ° Work Stoppage Clyde L. Nissley; v'ce-ores, .. Gertrude P. Helms: assistant Fire Guts Work hns h en stopoed on treasurer. John L. Myers the sewage line location on assistant secretaries. Paul E rv - East Main Street on the east Hollinger, W. H. Hornafius, Florin Garane «de of the Little Chiques Jr. Gertrude P. Helms and Fire, brlieved to have Creek hv the borough auth- P. Earl Welliver. started from an exnlodine The authority stopped The report of the president stove. oitted the interior of ‘he continuance of the Ine reviewed the removal of the the Stehman and Herr gar- until a special meeting of the offices to the present lce- tion age in Florin chortlv after is hold to discuss and manv revisions in pro- ncn (today) the matter. A wi'l cedure which are bcing in Florin and Mount Jov fire made whether or not it augurated in order to im- companies responded to the Will prove financially sound prove and exvedi‘e alarm and prevented the fire '? continue the proposed to agents and policvhold rs from spreading to nearby line The report showed that the buildings, desp'te the handi- 1he action to stov the con- company has had the great- can of near-zero tempera- struction was brought about est volume of businass in the tures. Considerab’e smoke following a petition signed 101 years of its e-ntimious and water damage was done PV the nine property owners rendering of service. The ‘> th» Billet Tavern next along the highway company is now operating in door east Flying sparks Which was an extension of the States of Arkansas, Flor Fast Main Street through a threatened other nearby buil- recent annexation. The sew- ida Georgia. Indiana, Xen- dings, but damage was held Maryland, Mississipi, to a minimum. noe line was included in o "Ye