The Mount Joy BULLETIN SECOND SECTION VOL. 63. NO. 43. by Max Smith Over The Back Fence THE HOG INDUSTRY is one deserving more attention Lancaster County has been leading the from local farmers. state of Pennsylvania in hog years, The fattening of hogs works with cattle feeding and with the utiliza- tion of locally-grown grain crops. mand is present for a much larger number hogs. of uniform, meat-type necessary for a number of packers to transport butcher hogs from the mid-west each week? Anyone travel- ing on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will no- “swine-flavored” trucks. From a breeding angle the demand for feeder pigs is usually very good and exceeds the supply. tice these WE ARE AWARE of the growing interest in sugar beet pro- duction in southeastern Pennsylvania. number of phone calls from farmers who want to try growing a small plot, This interest also prevails in sev- eral other parts of the state. I think that before we rush into this new crop, we should give our experiment station and our research farm a chance to grow a few beets to determine if we can pro- duce the quality needed. This will be done this season and also it is likely that a few followed closely by York County. When Flowers Will Bloom At Hershey John P. Meszaros, director of the Hershey Gardens, an- nounced April 19 as the tar- get date for first bloom of the early tulips. Looking their best for attention about the same time will be 150 varie- production for a number of in very weil The de- ties of daffodils (narcissi) a ranging in color from white, he di pale yellow, pink, golden yel- low to deep orange and or- ange red. Huge trumpet vari- eties gleam along side of the dainty, multi-flowering types. From April 26 to May 17, the remainder of the 30,000 tulips, 500 varieties, are ex- pected to be at their best. Again this year, visitors : will marvel at the delicate We have received 2 fringed petals of the Orchid Flowering tulips. Joining the color parade of reds, daz- zling yellows and charming whites are the pretty pinks and lovely lavenders. Con trasting foeal points of color are created by the bicolors and near-black. Of special note are the beds of tulips designed as a Windmill, Tulip Flower and Wooden Shoe. Each bed is planted with tulips of the same bloom period. The Shoe and Flower beds bloom early Max Smith plots will be grown on local farms. There are many prob- lems in sugar beet production and it will take a few years to learn if this crop is adapt- ed’ and beneficial to our farm- ers. THE Depressed condition of the fat cattle market has a- roused nation-wide interest; (Turn tv page 2) by Doris W. Thomas and the Windmill blooms to- ward the end of the tulip sea- son. Timely Tips for Women Low-Calorie Meals Can Be Delicious If family members gained too much weight during the Easter holidays, now is the time to do something about it. Extra pounds gained at each mount that might affect future health. With a little extra thought, you can plan nutritious, You can serve raw carrots in different Raw carrots will add nutrients, bulk and low-calorie meals. shapes and forms. interest to a meal, and many carrots. For variety, serve other raw vegetables or a combination of vegetables. When serving salads, watch. Calories in oil, cream, and mayonnaise count up fast. In- stead, try diluting cottage Causing a minor commo- tion will be the 40 varieties of hyacinths with their col- ors of white, yellow, pink, red, lavender, blue and orange. Surprisingly, these hyacinth colors are distinctly clear, holiday can add up to an 2 There's no need to tip toe through the tulips because the wide walks are deep car- pets of grass. Flowering shrubs, forsythia, quince, aza- leas and magnolias add pleas- ant backgrounds that delight the photographer. The new- ness and freshness of spring are everywhere in the shy green leaves of white birch and maples, in the maroon red of the new rose leaves, and in the multi-shades of evergreens. persons prefer them to cooked cheese with catsup and add a few finely chopped raw vegetables. This low-calorie dressing is good with vegeta- ble and fruit salads. (Turn to page 3) Visitors are welcome to en- joy this colorful tulip display daily from 8 am. to 7 p.m. by Dr. Geo. W. Crane The Worry Clinic Tim is living on borrowed time. In fact, thought he was dead only a few weeks ago. was partly at fault for he had been practicing slow sui- cide, as we medics term it. against both medical and psychological dangers, risking the ire of the vested interests to expose the greatest cause of heart deaths. Beware! aged 43, had a heart attack re- CASE 0-420: Tim B., cently. Dr. Crane,” he began, thrombosis last month. “It was so bad, I fell unconscious and my wife thought I was dead. “But the doctor soon got the hospital, where they gave through. “But now he insists that I give up my cigarets, for he says they are probably the greatest cause of heart troub- le. Is that true?” Cancer vs. Heart In this country about 250,- GCO0 people die each year from all the combined forms of cancer - that means, can- cer of the breast, the pros- at no cost for admission or parking. FORMING FIBER Glass fibers, .C00004 inches in diameter, are manufactur- ed by drawing glass heated to 2400 degree F through special heat - resistant rho- dium-platinum bushings. his wife But Tim Since I try to warn you I am BOOKMOBILE FIRST TUESDAY Mount Joy Memorial Park 1 to 8 pm. SECOND TUESDAY Mastersonville Fire Hall 10 to 12 a.m. Manheim Square 12:30 to 4 p.m. THIRD TUESDAY Bainbridge Post Office 10 to 12 a.m. and Marietta Square “I was a victim of a coronary there and had me taken to me oxygen. And 1 pulled tate, the stomach. brain, ete. But the number of deaths EVERY YEAR from heart & blood vessel ailments aver- ages 850,0000! 12:30 to 4 p.m. So heart trouble is 31% FOURTH TUESDAY Landisville Fire Hall 10 to 12:30 a.m. and East Petersburg Bank 12:30 to 4 p.m. times as dangerous as all can- cer, combined! And the American Cancer Society, plus the British and (Turn to page 4) Mount Joy, Penna., Wednesday, April 1, 1964 NEWS IN MARIETTA Cubs Hold Annual ‘Derby’ Members of Marietta Cub Pack 150 held its annual pine wood derby in the social hall of the United English Pres- byterian Church. Winners were Den 1, James Green; Den 2, Skip Shimko; Den 3, Paul Buchanan Jr.; Den 4, David Marley; Den 6, Steve Studholm; Den 7, Ken Mec- Kain, Grand champion was Skip Shimko. Gerald Libhart, cub master presented the following bob- cat awards; Blain Gorman and Ken Seaman; wolf badg-- arrow point and J. Penwell, gold arrow and two silver arrows. Receiving webelos badges were Kenneth Rohrbaugh, J. Smith, J. Green, J. Ibaugh, and Don Miller. * * * Mayor's Corner I witnessed a fine example of Democracy at work last Tuesday night at the Fire Hall when a group of civie- minded citizens spearheaded by Roy Wallick, of the Mari- es, J. Frey, J. Rapp, J. Me- etta Jaycees, organized and Clintock, Ken McKain and J. ordered chartered, “The Mar- Penwell; Ken McKain, a gold (Turn to page 7) See That Little Lever? See that little lever on the made. In addition. the law left side of your steering says that you must give the column? signals 100 feet in advance of That's your turn signal, any turning movement. and you had better start us- ing it,” Warned Commission- er Harry H. Brainerd of the Pennsylvania Bureau of Traffic safety. The commissioner explain- ed that while most drivers are using their turn signals for simple left and right turns, the great majority have vastly ignored other ar- eas where the use of turn signals is explicitly required by law. “The rising toll of traffic accidents on commonwealth highways calls for a com- plete about-face by all citiz- ens with respect to motor vehicle laws. The bureau of traffic safety intends, with the cooperation of all the law enforcement agencies in the state, to crack down on vio- lators of the so called “turn signal laws.” The Pennsylvania vehicle code provides motor that operators must use the sig- nals to indicate starting, turning, changing lanes or entry into the traffic from a parked position. The law says that you must use your flashing front and rear sig- nals on or at the side toward which the turn or other ve- hicle movement is to be Legal officials for the bur- eau of traffic safety report that violators of this law are subject to a fine of $10 and the cost of prosecution. “The failure to use signals when changing lanes on high speed highways seems to be most abused portion of the law,” Dr. Brainerd explained. “The use of the signals in times like these would have a profound effect on the num- ber of costly and frequently fatal accidents that occur at a high rate of speed.” BLEACH FOR WOOL A sodium perborate bleach is safe to use on woolen fab- rics, explains Bernice Tharp, Penn State extension clothing specialist. © A chlorine bleach damages the wool fiber and if too strong it may dissolve the fiber, Sodium perborate bleaches are most effective when used with water at a temperature that would shrink wool. However, sever- al successive treatments with warm water may give the re- sults you want. Follow direc- tions on container for use of bleach. Use the Classifieds! LOOKI NG TO BUY, SELL, RENT, HIRE,
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