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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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