Officers and directors of the Mount Joy Sportsmen's Assocation vlan th for their Open House observance, to be held Sunday, October 6, at y of Mount Joy. Shown before the fireplace in the new club house are (left standing), Tu Robert Frey, Steven Supperl, ma, Brady Hess Sr. and William Fackler. Sportsmen Club To Hold Open House; Public Invited The Mount Joy Sportsmen's such as hold Openbore rifle range, House on Sunday, October 6, tion indoor pistol range, archery range the tion trap field. Association will beginning at 1 p.m. at Sports Farm, located near| the Cove Park north of Mt. Joy. The Sports nearing completion, will fea-| ture many modern Members of the First Ordnance Ticld Maintenance | Asks Rate Hike Company of the United States umbia, Pa., advance on the ‘agressor’ in full battle This will be the scene as a Rifle Platoon of Marines in- Company sent notices £1 vade the Mount Joy Sportsmen’s Association's Sports Farm |er 1st to its Mas on Sunday, October 6, at 1:00 P. M. lgiven by Dr. Michael Gratch|able | lat 9.A. M. on Tuesday, Oct .|bor, material, 8. Included lare pre-school have had their seven or eight months ago. inonite School will be brought In the news last week was/to Maytown at this time. those ‘read it you'll another of carefully or items. Although the immediate “news” concerned the letting of a contract for improving! the old grade school grounds, Lanford & Baily, State Agents Elizabethtown, and Mt. the same story also carried a for South Carolina \ Mount Joy Mutual Insurance in each case. report of the formation of an organization which has potential of doing Mt. Joy tremendous good. ®e © o organization, be| The to | known as the Mount Joy Ar-|- ea Community Council, is! concerned with “enlightened| opinions” concerning com-| munity projects needed in| this area. Many have realiz-| ed and even observed an erlapping, duplicating an d even omission of endeavors; which are of importance to) the community. : ® ® In effect, the council could serve as a guiding group to] accomplish greater and bet-| ter things for the Mount Joy area. . ®e © o During the past weeks a building in our community has disappeared without the least notice. Yef, it is an im- portant link in the history of Mount Joy. Very few people apparently realize that on the back of the property at 30 West Main Stree, near Het! Street, Henry Stager, citizen of the com- munity many years ago op- erated a weaving busness. eo © © The two-story: building had been in a poor state of repair for many years. Stager, in the “factory” wove counterpanes, or coverlids, bearing his name and the date of weaving. Some today are found in his- torical museums or are the jconstructed according to the meeting and social room. National Farm which is specifications and will be a- Third Polio Shot! —-| Will Be Given miss it”jin Florin will be given theirluous exchange third shot by Dr, John Gates/the company will be elimin- and help to keep it'hright spot for Donegal fon Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 10.ated and calls between those is a place of entertainment. the {A M. at the school. | the/Company, is spending sever- : a'al days in town on business for the telephone service av- needed is cooperation. as a guest of the company. (Turn to page 10) ge Za wan) 111 rat “x |i v EE it The Mount Joy BULLETIN Bay ES wisi FIFTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 18 3, 1957 SEVEN CENTS PER COPY THE WEATHER By Kenneth L. Drohan High R’'fall 77 00 74 00 65 00 66 00 63 00 7 Trace 00 103 10 63 2.23 in, Low 39 43 29 29 32 47 44 for year to date: ow for year to date: Avg. Sept. temperature: Total Sept. rainfall: Sa e program |SY a Sports Farm, north Mo 9 72 sitting, Lloyd Myers, Elwood Martin anda right, Abe Mum- High —Photo by Dussinger, OUTLOOK No ‘rain is in sight over the weekend. The current fair weather is expected to con- tinue through Sunday, with 200-yard large-, no rain expected before Mon- a five-posi- direction of Elwood . earliest. Nights has erected on the will be cool, with some frost, a 60x30 foot clubhouse. and daytime temperatures during pleasant for this time of year. a It will turn somewhat warm- er by Sunday. a The Association, under the Martin day at the and a regula- farm ito serve competitors The outdoor rifle range was rifle matches, as well as Rifle Association On Sunday there will be a sharp-shooting demonstration mong the finest ranges in they the Lancaster Junior Rifle facilities state. ’ |Club. A team of five girls Bank Sponsors and one boy will put on this Es exhibition. ~~ Eleven-year-old Art Exhibit Barry Palmer of the Lancast- or Junior Rifle club will dem- strate the various shooting positions, using a 30-06 rifle The Union National Mount Joy Bank will conduct an art exhibit from November 4 {| The highlight of the Open/to 15 which will be open to House ceremonies will be a junior and senior artists of demonstration by members of this community as well as ‘he 1st Ordnance Field towns and areas. There tenance Company of the Uni-|will be two classes - profes {ted States Marines Corps Re-!;ional and amateur. serve, located in Columbia, who has sold one Pa. Major Jack Tracy, com-|paintings will be the professional others will be classed teurs. Entries must be {framed and entered during banking hours any day during the week prior to the exhibit. Prizes will be awarded as Telephone «11s: Professional class= : $5 and $2.50. Amateur subscribers re- lass—$10, $5 and $2.50. {garding a general rental rate yonorable mention ribbons - {increase which it has filed oy 0 given in both classes.! |with the Pennsylvania Public Everyone is invited to ex Utility Commission. The new| 00 04 visit. rates are to be effective Dec. (1st, if approved. | The proposed increase in | The third Polio shot will beimonthly rental rates is to en- Teen Dance Set the company to pay [ operaing costs of la- For Cct. 26 interest, etc. this program|and provide the necessary, The Ladies Auxiliary of children who|reasonable profit in order to Friendship Fire Company second new capital for expan-|will hold a dance for the {sion and improvement of the!teenagers on Saturday, Oct. Pupils from Kraybill Men-|service. 26, from am. to 11 p.m. At the same time the new, Admission price is 25c. rates go into effect, all the! After this dances will be School pupils|10¢ toll rates between contig-held every other Saturday as territories of 'ong as the teenagers will co Anyone or mor eligible for class. All ama- (Turn to Page 4) e C Phon ompany Marine Corps Reserve, Col-| garb. The Columbia n ‘the Maytown Schoollhigher in Q oO Washington |exchanges will then be free |The auxiliary wishes the par- This includes Columbia tojents to know that there will Mount Joy, Marietta to Eliza-lbe no foul language allowed Mr. Marion L. Lanford of bethtown, and Mount Joy tojand anyone starting a fight Joy will not be allowed to any of the to Marietta, and the reverse the dances. These dances are ‘being held for the benefit of The increase in rental rates the young people. All that is ®» | rn — of erages eleven percent (11%), Any member of the ladies land, is the first general rate auxiliary is welcome to help »— Coral is animal life. lincrease since March, 1950. with the dances. 1 | {|But before this donation can [ | [caster County of 1958 all con-i gy : |boards. |board, Cubs, Boy Scouts and {the campaign will ( be [prior to that time. A donation box will also be included ‘WORKMEN DIG PIPE LINE NEAR TOWN Monday, workmen from the Southern Pipe Line Company explored a section of pipe- line east of Stamffertown but reported finding no clue ¢ to the source of water con- tamination in the area. They worked along the road from Stauffertown to Manheim, The men were called to the spot because of some “unusual” readings taken in the area but nothing was dis- covered. MOUNT JOY, PA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER Death Takes woo 36th Annual Farm Show Fellenbaum To (Open With Big Parade Reuben T. Fellenbaum, 81, 28 S. Market St., Mount Joy, a former bank cashier and Mount Joy's thirty sixth' farm show grounds. of the parade which is in exhibit charge of the local Lionsawarded to both farm animals that prizes Or pets. trust officer, died at 1:30 a. annual community m. Sunday at the Lancaster next Wednesday for 4 Club, announced General Hospital after a five Sh . will be awarded in each of Tuesday's highlights will days’ illness, ays. “the three divisions. Bands be livestock judging and the Fellenbaum, who was hon- street parade will begin 7 contacted and accepted tocrowning of the 1957 Corn ored last January by the di-p.m. The parade will form date are Hempfield, Columbia Queen. Farm Women No. 8 rectors and fellow employeson Columbia Avenue, Delta Manheim Central, Manor, are in charge of the pgogram of the First National Bank Street and the former ele- Donegal and Mount Joy El-and contest. Contestants from and Trust Co., Mount Joy, mentary school grounds. The ementary. Cash prizes of $50 four high schools and four 4- Imarchers will move west on'will be given in each of the H Clubs will enter the con- Marietta Street to New Hav- divisions, Of special interest test. en Street to West Main St.;to the children of the area is One of Friday's attractions east on Main Street to Jacob the third division which is anljg of county-wide importance Street; north on Jacob Street animal division. Prizes will be sifice the plowing contest will to Mount Joy Street to the James Spangler, Chairman|getermine the plowing cham- pion of the county. This win- will represent Lancaster [County at the state contest at the Pennsylvania State |University in 1958. Cash priz- 2 ine wo a assessments were discussed at| The Hew borough 550 2 — firs he Tuesda:- night meeting of truck arrived in town Tues-| | 4 lace winner: $20 to the n : Cy members announced. . pa A Hs the borough authority. Sever- $15, fourth; $10, fifth George Keener secretary | . : : ‘ > SPIO aE te seven $5. prizes. A rain il, thought to be Error, announced that his letter of and seven $5. p : en set for Friday, : date has be vere found o be correct ac-resignation has been submit- : ay . . ve] g 4 en sd omit October 18. Charles Ricedorf ording to the rules and reg-jed to borough council. (Thel. : “ lations . . . : lis chairman of the contest lations. The announcement next meeting of held on the was made that liens will be council will be . held Monday Which will be filed against properties south night.) Miller farm, 3 miles )f the railroad Monday, Oct.| . x [south of Mount Joy, north- A partial final payment Was! st of Newtown (21, whose front footage made to the Luft Company, |“*® 0 y . ca REUBEN T. FELLENBAUM sessments have not been paid the contractor who built the| Saturday's tractor driving .|by that time. Penalties will'sewage treatment plant. (contest, wll begin at 12:30 p. 64] fm. at the Mount Joy Farmers’ [Co-op. John Weidman is the [chairman of the event which is open to drivers of any age. [A $10 first prize will be offer- as Wednesday evening, at D.H.S. Grid Team Bows school's In- their first Donegal high dian gridmen lost home game but the occasion was one of color and one which marked the realization of a dream of many local ports followers. Saturday afternoon the H. S. eleven bowed to a strong Ephrata club, 33 to 6, but the new home grid field § looked like a million dollars. It doubtful that any school anywhere has a more beautiful spot for locating its football field. From the new 1.000 seat section bleachers fans who might be inclined to let their interest wander can look across a vast panor- amic landscape to the hills north of Mount Joy and east- ward for a great distance. Actually his working car-| . . Although the new field oor pegan at the age of thir-| Six Corn Queen Candidates still lacks the deep turf of een ip the Florin Express of-| older fi lds, the gridiron and fice and three years later, in| Six contestants will com- play an oboe; and a repre-|ed. surrounding areas are entire-\1892 he joined the bank as alpete for the title of Corn sentative from Elizabethtown| After an absence of one ly adequate, ineluding blea-ejler. Later hé was promot- Queen of 1957 next Thursday high school who hasn't been|year due to the condition of chers for = sores 409 to 500/24 to cashier and held this vening at the local Commu-announced at the present|the streets last year, the people on tha side for about 36 years before|nity “Exhibit. ‘The contestants time. derby will again be the field opposite Donegal’s heing named its trust officer include Paula Weien, a senior, Miss Elaine Showalter. last/held on Manheim Street be- permanent seating on the an office he held until at Donegal high school from year’s queen, will crown thelginning at 2 p.m. Sponsored south. ing. (Marietta, who will give anew queen. The Farm Wom-lby the Chamber of Com- Goal posts were wrapped] He was born in East Done-lmonologue; Joanne Bixler, len Society No. 8 is in charge/merce, the race is open to in school colors of both Don-iga] Twp, a son of the late Marietta R1, a representative of the contest and music forjboys and girls from Mount egal and Ephrata and the and Anna MecCurranjof the Donegal 4-H Club who this year’s program will Sedov. Florin, Maytown, Man- rival of bands of bothlpellenbaum and was a mem-|will give a monologue; Dean- provided by the Manheim heim, Salunga, Rheems and schools and the appearance her of St. Mark's Evangelicallna Effley, Landisville, a rep- Central high school. Judges Marietta. Glenn Kaylor is of Dotty Fletcher, Miss Lan-ypjted Brethren Church, Mt. resentative of Hempfield high/will be from Manheim, Lan-chairman of the event. A school, who will twirl a ba-|disville and Mount Joy. trophy will be awarded the : and In addition he was Beatrice Zeamer, Colum- The contestants will appear winner by Greer's Jewelry satisfactory after-jap of the Mount Joy Building bia R-, a representative ofin the parade next Wednes- Store. noon outing. land Loan Assn. and was a/Manheim Central high school, evening. To the queen| The quoit pitching contest From a football standpoint, member of the Friendshiplwho will do a tap dance; will be presented her crown. will be held on Wednesday, however, fans were obliged pire Co. No, 1, Mount Joy, Mary Keen, Kirkwood, a rep-/flowers and a gift. The other/Thursday and Friday in a to take a wait-and-see atti-i3nd treasurer of the Mount resentative of the Baby Beef contestants will also receiveltent on the Farm Show tude as the inexperienced joy Quoit Club. {and Lamb 4-H club, who will gifts A firsi prize of $10 Indians were crushed under, Besides his wife, the form- vill ne given: $6. ‘second an Ephrata club whichlar Barbara Habecker, surviv-| and $4. third prize: The posted its 20th straight are three sons and daugh-| finals will be played Friday victory. ters: Ellis H. and Dr. Harold and the bes: out of There was only one scoring Fellenbaum, and Sara, wife |lhree games will be played In| ,f James W. Roberts, all of Members of the Lancaster has arrived when furnaces|i, decide the winner. William second quarter, John Mount Joy; John H. Fellen- County Firemen’s Association have to be started, a newly Fackler is in charge. Wealand grabbed an Lancaster, and Barbara announced that they will ap-fear has been added to the| The following Wednesday, fumble on the five-yard line|E, wife of Harry Jennings, peal directly Governor sitvation, la public banquet will be held and raced westward for 95 Gary, Ind. George M. Leader for imme-| Friday, Harold K. the Hostetter Pavilion, yards to a touchdown | Also surviving a r e 17 diate help for residents of the who lives east of town 16, 6:30 pm. The Two TD’s came for Ephra-|grandchildren, two great Stauffertown area, where wa- the Stauffertown Road, call-Rev. Robert Moss, Jr.. Lan- ta in the first period, one ingrandcihldren and a sister, ter contamination and stronged Mr. Myers when his cat-l.aster Theological Seminary, the second and one each in Mrs. Anna Rowe, Rahway, N. gasoline odors have plagued tle refused to drink the be the guest speaker at the third and fourth. J. householders since February. which has a strong taste public banquet, Tickets Funeral services were held] Action had been taken by(gas as well as an odor. Ab-|will be on sale during the Wednesday from the Nissley the group in June when theiram Trout, association secre-|fair and can also be purchas- Funeral Home. Interment in'association voted to send an tary, was instructed to writeled from the committee mem- the Mount Joy Cemetery. |appeal to the Public Utilities io Governor Leader, stress-lhers, S. A. Horton and Jos- ‘Commission to force steps to ing the urgency of the need. |oph Shaeffer. discover the scource of con-| seems ff Soe meets | Officers of the show are tamination in the area. Ray| Suzanne Knorr was award-/Curvin H. Martin, president; Myers, local fire chief, re-ed the gold badge for the Harold Endslow, vice presi- The Mount Joy Tile andi Linoleum Company, East ON CREEK quested further action on the week by her fellow patrol-dent; Joseph Sheaffer, gecre- part of the firemen and by men for having rescued atary: S. A. Horton, treasurer; Main Street, has announced as begun this week that it will donate floor ten Ser res bust of the Lit-|any agency that can get ac- small boy ‘who ran into the B. Titus Rutt. sup2rintendent; and lay the tile free of chargela Chiques Creek direction HD to relieve the citizens. street to pick up his school Frank Weidman, Jos. G einer in the Boy Scout building. Changed by the laying of se the season of the year papers. and Paris Gruber, asiistants. wage p.pe lines during the b e accepted, hard boards| year, the creek had on- must be placed on the a small opening for the ing floor of the building. (water to flow through. The three Scout commit: The Brownstown Construc- lees, Cub, Boy Scoufs andi tion Company began work in Explorers, have the opening of the that they will lay the hard creek and covering the west bank of the creek with dirt. | Discrepancies Are Discussed Discrepencies in sewagelalso be included. in is served in the bank for years before retiring. < the a colorful Saturday tributed to ’ by Appeal To Be Sent Governor 10 (Turn to Page 4) To Give Tile For Scout Room work BEGINS Main Events At 1957 Community Exhibit OCTOBER 9 - WEDNESDAY - 1 i Pr P M. JUDGING M. PARADE TIME In order to finance the pur- chase of the needed hard- OCTOBER 10 - THURSDAY 10 A. M. LIVESTOCK JUDGING (morning & afternoon) M. CROWNING CORN QUEEN BIRTHS Explorers will sell [“squares of hardboard” at 50c. The tile company would perfer to| lay the floor in November so held 0 Oo P. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Eichler, Main Street, Florin a daughter, Saturday in Lan-| caster General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. C. Bernard Grissinger, 130 North Bar- {bara Street, a daughter, last ~ Wednesday, at Lancaster General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. |Hertzler, Salunga, a son, last; OCTOBER 11 - FRIDAY - 1 P. M. PLOWING CONTEST On the Henry Miller Farm 8 P. M. DONEGAL HIGH SCHOOL BAND 8 P.M. 4-H PIG SALE at the farm show booth of the Boy Scouts. OCTOBER 12 - SATURDAY - 12:30 P. M. TRACTOR DRIVING CONTEST at Mount Joy Farmers’ Co-op. To Report New Mount Joy area beauties dominated the Miss Lancaster county contest, held last| week at Ephrata. The queen, the winner over entries from all parts of the county, was Dotty Fletcher, Donegal high school senior, who lives in Marietta. Shown above, (left) she happily displays her trophy. Also pictured is Joann D. Brown, who was en-| tered as Miss Mount Joy Rotary, who was one of the five finalists. Others from the| area who participated included Mary Judith Smith, Gloria Ann Leakway and Nancy| Royer, —Fhoto by Dussinger! Families Call OL 3-6624 Physician On Call Sunday Dr. David Schlosser { f {Friday, at Lancaster General |Hospital. | Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. [Shenk, Gettysburg, Ohio, a |daughter, Friday. Mr. Shenk lis the son of Mr. and Mrs.| |Harry K. Shenk, Mt. Joy R2.| 2:00 P. M. SOAP BOX RACE at Manheim Street 8:00 P. M. TALENT SHOW, Morrell Shields in charge. OCTOBER 16 - WEDNESDAY - BANQUET at Hostetter’s Pavilion,
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