The Mount Joy BULLETIN SECOND SECTION RED ROSE VALLEY FARM & HOME NEWS SECTION VOL. 63. NO. 18 “Over the Back Fence” by Max Smith THE MAKING OF the last cutting of hay has taken place since the frost on many local farms; this seems to be a common practice in recent years due to the hay shortage. In these fields where the crop has been removed late in the growing season, it is strongly advised that the stand be treated with a phospheorus-potash fertilizer (0-29- 20 or 0-15-30) soon after the final crop is removed. This will provide elements for larger yields next summer. SINCE MANY flowers and vegetables have been killed by the cold weather, it is best vegetable or the flower old plants and to clean up the garden and remove the vines; many insects such as needed soil Max Smith corn borers and stalk borers will winter over in dead plants unless they are shredded or burned. or barley may be seeded in crop and then turned down next spring. IT SEEMS like a short sum- mer when we read about the first snowfall already appear- ing in the northern part of our country. As I recall the month of October has brought some light snows to southeastern Pennsylvania; we should be prepared. The control of rats and mice comes to my attention with winter weather; they are driven from the open spaces into the buidiings for protec- tion. The first step in trying to control them is to clean up the premises and elimin- ate their harboring and breeding places; the second step is to use one of many poison baits in order to keep down the infestation. Rats and mice are responsible for too much damage and feed losses each year—Ilet’s make every effort to control them. JUST WHY many livestock will eat and crave some of our more poisonous plants and materials is hard to un- derstand, but such is the case; herd owners must be on the alert for these items and remove them from the pas- ture. This time of the year many of our common oak trees will drop thcusands of acorns; some animals will crave these acorns and eat all they can find. In the case of the milk cow, a few acorns will not make her sick or poison her, but will reduce her milk production. The consumption of larger a- mounts of acorns will upset the digestive tract of the cow and nearly stop the milk flow—and many cows Ryegrass or one of the winter small grains (wheat the area for a winter cover will not return to normal milk production until the next lactation. Keep the cows away from the woodlot and the acorn-sh2dding oak trees. WHILE DRIVING the Oregon Pike the other day, I noticed one of our good farmers putting his hay rake into the barn for the winter; this struck me as a very timely chore and one that showed good farm man- agement. All farm machin- ery needs protection from the weather when not in use; pieces that stay out all win- ter become covered with rust, which is the greatest enemy of farm machinery. south on ONE MORE MONA LISA STORY Last December, during Mona Lisa’s visit to the Unit- ed States, three-year-old Sara became entranced with The Smiling One, whose face she saw in every magazine that came to the house. Nothing would do but that Sara have a Mona Lisa of her own for Christmas. Grandpa and Grandma wgnt shopping. The only reproduction they could find was quite large and ov- erpowering, but Sara was de- lighted with it. She called her brother Eric to come see it hanging on the wall of the nursery. Eric had recently be- gun drawing in kindergarten. He gave the Mona Lisa a grave inspection. Then he turned away, saying casually over his shoulder, “I could do that.” —Selected Remember, you can’t lift vourself by downing others. Prayer Of The Week The prayer this week is by S. Weiss: “O God our Lord, the stay of all them that put their trust in Thee, wherever Thou leadest we would go, for Thy ways are perfect wisdom and love. Even when we walk through the dark valley, Thy light can shine into our hearts and guide us safely through the night of sorrow. Be Thou our Friend, and we need ask no more in heaven or earth; for Thou art the Com- fort of all who trust in Thee, the Help and defense of all who hope in Thee. “O Lord, we would be Thine; let us never fall away from Thee. We would accept all things without murmuring from Thy hand, for whatever Thou dost is right. Blend our wills with Thine, and then we need fear no evil nor death itself, for all things must work together for our good. Lord, keep us in Thy love and truth; comfort us with Thy light; and guide us by Thy Holy Spirit. Amen.” Manheim is in the midst of its tenth annual Farm Show, which opened Wednesday, Oct. 2, and will continue through Friday, Oct. 4th. Highlight of the three-day events will be the Farm Show parade Thursday, be- ginning at 7 p.m. A special feature of the parade will be the crowning of a Farm Show Queen at 7:15 p.m., for which the following girls are candidates: Janice Buch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clair Buch; Pat Graham, daughter of Mrs. Gertrude Graham; Gail Kuhn, daugh- ter of Mrs. James Kuhn. Featured in the parade will be “Miss Manheim” and the new.y selected “Miss Lancas- ter County,” Gay Weichers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Weichers, west High St., Mount Joy, Penna., Wednesday, October 2, 1963 Manheim In Midst of 10th Farm Show Manheim, who won her title in competition at Ephrata Sat- urday night. Manheim’s Mrs. Fire Chief will also be in the parade. Participating bands will include the Manheim Central high school band; Manheim Twp. high school band; Leb- anon city high school band; the Malta Band of Lancaster, the Twin Valley band of Morgantown, the Hershey Chocolateers, the Ephrata high school band and the Rohrerstown band. Many prizes will be award- ed for floats and for horse riding and driving by indiv- uals and groups. There will be a concert by the Malta Band on the stage following the parade. A chic- ken barbecue will be held on Friday, Oct. 4 beginning at Marietta Parade Oct. 26 The date has been set for the Marietta Jaycees’ Hallo- ween Parade. It will be held Saturday evening, Oct. 26th, with a rain date of Oct. 28. The parade will begin for- ming at 6:30 pm. and will move at ?p.m. from the War Memorial Park. It will fea- ture a number of high school bands and two queens, and prizes will be given in many categories to individuals and floats. There will be a free dance afterward at the ele- mentary school with live music. Smoke School Members of the Pioneer Fire Company, meeting Fri- day night at the fire house, were urged to attend the smoke ejecting course to be given Sunday, Oct. 13 by Miles Messerman of the Lan- caster American Red Cross unit. The company will partici- pate in a fire Prevention Week program which in- cludes a program at the local elementary school. Capt. Chester Schwalm, Lancaster, will show a suitable film. There will be a poster con- test in the school prior to the week's activity. Fire Chief Clarence Smuck reported four calls this month and 52 for the year to date. date. Testing time has been changed to Sundays at 1:30 p.m. News Notes From E'town Manager Resigns Barry R. Evans, Elizabeth- town’s borough manager since December of 1961, has submitted his resignation, ef- fective Nov. 1. Evans will become manag- er of Middletown Twp., Bucks County. Middletown has a population of approximately 30,000, including a portion of Levittown. Evans, whose current sal- ary is $8,259 a year, will re- ceive $9,300 in his new posi- tion. Borough Council accept- ed his resignation at an in- formal meeting Tuesday nite. Before coming to Elizabeth- town, Evans served as assist- ana city manager in Roa- noke, Va. New Signals Nine additional traffic sig- nals are being installed on Center Square in a move to aid motorists and pedestrians. Work on the evtimated $1, 500 project is expected to be completed this week, accord- ing to Barry R. Evans, bor- ough manager. Additional traffic signals will permit better visibility, Evans said, and provide time for motorists in the square to complete their turning move- ment before opposite-direc- tion traffic receives a green light. Motorists frequently “caught” in the square, are and unable to complete their turns with the present traffic signals, Evans said. The new system, which should go into operation sometime this week, is ex- pected to eliminate traffic jams and aid in the safety of pedestrians. 3:30 at Harvey Spahr’s park- ing lot. Punt, Pass and Kick The annual Punt, Pass and Kick contest will be sponsor- ed by the Manheim Junior Chamber of Commerce for boys 8 through 11 years of age. The contest will be held on Memorial field. Registrations may be made until Oct. 11 at Kreiders at 300 S. Main street. The con- test is set for 2 p.m. Satur- day, Oct. 12. A special clinic for all registrants will be held on Memorial field Sun- day, Oct. 6, beginning at 2 p. m. * * * Discuss Trash Manheim Borough Council Tuesday night discussed the possibility of having the borough collect garbage and trash instead of hiring a col- lection company. The matter was refered to the sanitation committee and will be discussed again Tues- day, Oct. 8. Michael J. Batutis, 717 First St., Lancaster, a police- man, resigned. Batutis said he was resigning because he was unable to move to Man- heim at this time. ® a * Dedicate Bridge A footbridge over Chickies Creek in Memorial Park here was dedicated during a for- mal ceremony Wednesday ev- ening. H. H. Martin Jr, of the Order of Baron Von Stiegel, an organization which donat- ed the $800 structure, made the formal presentation to Ellsworth Shank, secretary- treasurer of the Manheim Memorial Park Field Com- mission. Present for the proceed- ings were H. Oscar Achty, president of Borough Coun- cil; Mayor Herbert Obetz, and various other borough officials and residents. The steelwork for the span was donated by the U. S. As- bestos Co. Following the crremony a corn and doggie roast was held at the park. Have A Banana, Man! all-year- fresh-fruit Bananas are an round source of vitamins, minerals and wholesome natural sugars. They're an ideal snack for weight watchers — only 88 calories in a medium banana. They fit right into other special diets, too — bananas have almost no fat, almost no sodium and no cholestral at all. So use them often, just so—or in cakes, salads, desserts, etc. BANANA MUFFINS 1 cup all-bran 14 cup milk 1 cup mashed ripe bananas 1 egg 14 cup soft shortening 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour 215 teaspoons double- acting baking powder 15 teaspoon salt 14 cup sugar Preheat oven to 400 de- grees (moderately hot). Com-, bine bran, milk, mashed ban- anas in mixing bowl. Add egg and shortening; beat well. Sift together flour, bak- ing powder, salt, sugar. Add to first mixture, stirring only enough to dampen all flour. Do not beat or overmix. Fill greased muffin pans two- thirds full. Bake 30 minutes, or until cake tester, inserted in center comes out clean and dry. Makes 12 medium muffins. * * * BANANA FRUIT SQUARES Crumb Mixture 15 cup butter or margarine 34 cup brown sugar 174 cups sifted all-purpose flour 1 cup rolled oats, uncook- ed Filling: 15 cup cooked prunes, coarsely chopped 1 cup sliced bananas 15 cup cooked apricots, (Turn to Page 5)