Here are a couple of stor-
ies you might like. We do
not guarantee the truth of
either of them, but here they
are:
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Some Donegal high school
teachers were on their way
to Cherry Hill shopping cen-
ter. Enroute their car hit a
cat. They couldn’t tell wheth-
er or not it was dead and
didn’t want to leave it along
the highway. So, they put it
a shopping bag and put it in
the car.
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When they reached Cherry
Hill, they still did not know
what to do with the ‘dead
or alive” cat. They were af-
raid that it might “come to
life’ and mess up the inside
of the car, so they set the
shopping bag outside of the
car.
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A little
came along,
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later a woman
spied the bag
and apparently thought to
herself, “Here's something
someone forgot to put in the
car. I'll take it along. Maybe
it’s valuable.”
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So, she picked up the bag
and hurried across the park-
ing lot .to the bus loading
area, scrambled aboard and
sat down. Then, her curiosity
overcame her and she care-
fully opened the bag and
peered inside.
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She let out a scream and
fainted. An ambulance was
called and she was taken a-
way.
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That one is a little like the
cab driver in the city during
the recent garbage collectors
strike.
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His family was having
trouble getting rid of its gar-
bage. So, he took a page page
from his experience as a cab
driver.
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He wrapped up nice, neat
packages in Christmas wrap-
pings, complete wih bows,
and took them along with
him in the cab. At intervals
throughout the day, he would
place one of the packages on
the back seat of his taxi.
Then, the next passenger he
picked up would—he noted
via his rear view mirror—
cast an inquiring eye at the
fancy “gift” package. Then
as their curiosity grew and
grew, the package would be
drawn to them finally, as
they left the vehicle, the
package would be carried a-
way.
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The driver reported that
the strike bothered his fam-
ily very little.
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Traffic signs are signs of
life.
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Bulletin lists the following
physician, who may be
reached for emergency ser
vice or by those who are
unable to contact their
family physician:
Sunday
Dr. David Schlosser
‘BULLET IN
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS AND WELF
VOL. 63. NO. 31.
MOUNT JOY, PA, WEDNESDAY,
OF MOUNT JOY AND ITS AREA
8," 1964 21 er //_4SEVEN CENTS
Fire Company New Nine-Man “Council Reorganizes
Inducts New And Sets Date For Budget Making
64 Officers
Newly-elected officers of
Friendship Fire company for
1964 were installed on Thurs-
day night, Jan. 8, at the
first meeting of the new year.
They are:
President, Elmer Zerphey,
first vice president, Christ
Charles; second vice presi-
John Schroll; recording sec’y,
Elwood Young; Asst’ rec. sec.
Robert Schneider; financial
sec’y & treas., Frank Good
Jr.; Asst. filnancial treasurer,
Gary Maxwell; trustee, Ray
Myers; chaplain, Rev. C. E.
Ulrich;
Chief of company, John
Myers; asst. chief, Frank
Good Jr.; chief engineer,
Harvey Stoner; chief chemic-
alman, James Schneider;
chief hose director, Jas. Mar-
kley: chief ladderman, Herb-
ert Coover; captain of Fire
police, John Schroll, delegate
to county, Christ Charles and
Earl Geltmacher; alt. dele-
gates to county, James Sch-
neider and John Schroll; en-
tertainment committee, John
Sliver, James Markley, Hu-
bert Rice, Earl Geltmacher
and John Fitzkee.
N.B.C. Commentator
Coming To County
Elie Abel, National Broad-
casting company’s State De-
partment correspondent in
Washington, D. C., will come
to Lancaster county Wednes-
day, March 18, and possibly
be in Mount Joy.
The 42-year-old Canadian
born journalist will come for
the annual meeting of the
Lancaster chapter of the Am-
erican Institute of Banking,
which will be held at the
Host Motel.
Glenn Y. Forney, Mount
Joy banker, who is president
of the chapter and instructor
in the Institute, said . that
Abel has long wanted to
come to Lancaster county.
The Institute is the educa-
tional branch of the Ameri-
can Bankers association and
is the largest adult education
program in the county. In
Lancaster alone, 211 people
are taking regular classes.
Distinguished Award
Nominations are being
made this week for the an-
nual Distinguished Service
Award, given each year to
the young man of the com-
munity who has been the
most outstanding citizen.
The award will be made
on Saturday, January 25, by
the Junior Chamber of Com-
merce as part of the local
chapter’s observance of Nea-
tional Jaycee Week.
FARMERS CO-OP.
The Mount Joy Farmers’
Co-Operative will hold its
annual meeting Monday, Jan-
20, at Hostetter’'s Banquet
Hall, Mount Joy.
ON DEANS LIST
Randy Mateer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Mateer, 301
Birchland avenue, has been
placed on the dean’s list for
academic excellence during
the fall term at Penn State.
A senior in chemistry, he
had an average of 3.56. High-
est is 4.0.
George D. Groff,
member of the
Borough Council, has been
reelected president of that
important body to serve a 2-
year term.
He was named Monday
night at the biennial re-
organization meeting of the
council, held in Friendship
Fire company assembly hall.
The election of officers
was the principal item of
business transacted by the
council, as it accepted three
representatives from the new
senior
Mount Joy
Florin ward and increased
its membership from six to
nine.
However, one seat at the
table was vacant. John Wol-
gemuth, elected from the
West ward, was not present.
He recently has accepted a
position in the state of Iowa.
However, the council has not
received a resignation.
President Groff explained
that after 10 days, the posi-
tion may be declared vacant
and the council may make an
appointment to fill the place.
Tribe Splits Holiday Pair
Hempfied’s Black Knights
handed Donegal a big 66-40
defeat Friday night, Jan. 3,
as a “Unhappy New Year”
greeting.
The Knights grabbed a 16
4 first quarter advantage and
never let up. At the half it
was 30-12 and at the three-
quarter pause, 45-24.
Hempfield had four big
scorers—Wissler 13; Sellers
13; Good 17 and Rivard 10.
Johnny Gohn had 16 for
Donegal to lead the home
team.
The Hempfield J.V’s
the preliminary, 51-28.
Mike Lippold and John
Gohn led the Donegal Tribe
to a 56-46 victory over the
took
D.H.S. Alumni
night, Dec. 27.
Big Mike banged away for
20 points and Gohn hit for
13 as the 1963-64 Indians set
the pace after recovering
from a 15-11 deficit at the
end of the first period.
For the Alumni, Earhart
scored 12; Vogel 9; Kegle
Hiestand 6. Other ex-Indians
who played included Ashen-
felter, B. Blymier, R. Bly-
mier, Groff and Shirk.
In the preliminary, the Al-
umni won, 56-35 over the J.-
V's.
Friday night the Indians
are hosts to Manheim Central
and next Tuesday (Jan. 14)
to Elizabethtown.
on Friday
Reports Financial Position
As the new 1964 begins, a
balance of only $1,500 re-
mains unpaid unpaid on the
Friendship Fire company’s
new ambulance.
The committee which
handled the trade of the ’56
for the 1963 model, reported
this week the full transac-
tions which paved the financ-
ial path to ownership of the
ned Cadillac.
The new Miller Meteor am-
bulance cost $13,800.
Trade-in value of the 1956
vehicle and cash on hands to
apply to the purchase totaled
$8,800, leaving a balance
due of $5,000.
An interest-free bank loan
was negotiated for that am-
ount.
Workers placed contribu-
tion jars in business places,
a door-to-door campaign was
conducted and a number of
freewill donations were made
These efforts totaled $3,784.-
60.
This amount, plus other do-
nations for the ambulance
service, have made it possi-
Take Lights Down
Christmas lights along
Main street were being re-
moved this week and being
prepared for storage.
Burning each night since
Thanksgiving, the ornament-
al displays were turned off
earlier this week.
Art Sprecher, lighting com-
mittee chairman, said that
the equipment will be stored
in the Clinton Eby barn,
North Barbara street.
HELD PARTY
Gerberich-Payne Shoe Co.
held their Christmas Party
on Monday December 23 at
Hostetter’s banquet hall.
ble to reduce the note first te
$2,500 and later to $1,500.
In making its report, the
fire company officers havs
expressed their thanks to the
contributors and to each and
every committee and mem-
bers of the auxiliary and
fire company who gave of
their time and energy to pro-
mote the ambulance fund
campaign.
If there are other people
who wish to make donations,
founds may be addressed to
any member of the commit-
fee.
7: Unien
A resident of Birchiand
Avenue who has been men-
tioned prominently as a pos-
sible appointee, attended
council Monday night.
Five councilmen were
sworn in by Mayor Frenk
Walter. They included: Al-
bert Kleiner, Harry Farmer
Jr., and James Madara, elect-
ed from the Florin ward, end
Arthur Zerphey Jr. and
Paul Little, elected from the
east ward. =
The mayor also presided
during the election of the
new president. Groff was
nominated by Paul Little and
S. A. Horton was nominaied
by a Florin ward councilman
By secret ballot, Groff was
elected, 6 - 2. :
Without opposition, Little
was named vice-president
and Frank Walter Jr. was re-
appointed secretary. By a
vote of 6 - 1, William Eby
was named borough treasur-
er over Glenn F. Forney, al-
so by secret ballot, and the
National Bank was
named depository for bor-
ough funds.
The resignation of Christ
Walters as zoning officer was
received and accepted. It is
effective Feb. 10. A letter of
commendation for long and
faithful service was ordered
sent to him. A replacement
is expected to be named at
the council's February meet-
ing. 3
Later in the meeting, Har-
ris Arnold was renamed bor-
ough solicitor; Bruce Kline
was renamed police chief;
Michael Good police patrol-
man; Cletus Kaylor, supervis-
or, and Henry Huth, engin-
eer.
Elmer Zerphey, newly in-
stalled president of Friend-
ship Fire company, spoke
briefly, asking that the usual
annual allowance of $1,000
to the firemen be maintained
at that figure but that it not
be reduced by an amount
equal to one half the saiary
of the building janitor.
A Florin councilman raised
the question of financial zid
for the Florin fire company.
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Of This and That’
by the editor's wife
“Over the river, and thru
the woods . . . To Grand-
mother’s house we go— . . .
This train is your ‘sleigh’ and
it knows the way . . Through
the white and drifted snow!”
So sang the iron wheels of
the Spirit of St. Louis as
they carried us across Penn-
sylvania, Ohio, and a part of
Indiana on Christmas Eve!
In thirteen short hours,
those iron wheels took us
not only “over rivers and
through woods,” but also ov-
er mountains and through
them, and through five major
cities, before depositing us at
our destination, Indianapolis.
Going “home for Christ-
mas” is always something
special, but when one does it
by riding on- a train all
through the night on Christ-
mas Eve, it is a never-to-be-
forgotten experience.
It's a holy night; and
watching the stars from the
train window, seeing the
mountains with the fuil
moon “on the breast of the
was large or small,
new fallen snow” giving “the
lustre of mid-day to objects
below”—all sweeping past in
an ever-changing picture as
one hurtles madly through
time and space—it takes on
added signifivance.
There was a 650-mile pan-
orama of gay Christmas
lights, all the way from Lan-
caster to Harrisburg, Altoona,
Pittsburgh, Columbia, Dayion
and Indianapolis!
Every town, it
its
whether
had
outdoor trees decorated, its
houses outlined with red,
green, blue and yellow bulbs,
Christmas trees lighted in
front of the house windows,
and the business districts fes-
tooned with colored wreaths,
strings of lights or other or-
naments!
In the mountains, towns
are built on the hillsides;
and sometimes we could look
out the train window at a
whole town spread out above
or below us, gaily decorated
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