gh (BN p- of er Je C= he as S€ MD Mo wn tp i WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1969 Over The Back Fence By Max Smith THE MONTH of April is the beginning of a new year with many of our farm lease and tenant arrangements. Experience has .shown that the terms of - these leases should be down in writing so that. each party wunder- stands his - responsibilities. We recognize that honesty is important whether it be a written - or a verbal - agree- ment; however, there will be less chance of misunder- standing if the details are down on paper. We urge all landlords and tenants to prepare written leases and that a copy be supplied to each interested party. EARLY SPRING is one of the best times to plant most any type of tree or shrub; now that the frost is out of the ground and before hot, dry weather arrives, all the plantings should be made as soon as possible, There will be less shock to plants if they are transplanted before the new leaves appear. Many of them are sold with a ball of soil around the roots, which will help get the tree started quicker; this ball should be kept moist and not broken. Bare-rooted trees and shrubs should be kept moist at all times until planted. Back-fill around the roots should contain topsoil mixed with peat moss or some other type of organic matter; this will help hold moisture around the root zone and encourage more rapid growth of feeder roots. The plant should be kept well watered for the first season. Mulching over the surface will help . maintain constant moisture. EARLY SPRING is a good time to clear away brush and briars from fence rows, woodlots and other non-crop land. Future growth of these woody brush plants may be stopped by spraying with 2, 4, 5-T during the dormant season; the top growth may be cut ‘and removed and then the stumps sprayed, or the entire plant: may be sprayed and anything less than 11-inch - thick will be killed. When this spray is applied before other: -suscep- tible erops are growing, there will be little danger of damage from drift or fumes. Caution should be used in spraying with 2, 4, -5-T because it will injure or kill most any kind of tree or plant, NOW would be a good time to clean out the pesticide storage shelves and get ready for the mew growing season. Some materials could be used for “another season if they have been properly stor- ed. Wettable powders should not be hard and caked, and emulsions should not be crystallized. . Materials that are in non-labelled contain- ers should be thrown away; it may turn out to be a weed killer instead of a spray that will kill insects or disease. Don’t take chances of using unknown materials. Discard- ed pesticides should be bur- ied away from water or giv- en to commercial trash col- lectors. Be sure they will not be available to children, live- stock, or pollute water List Winners Of Egg Hunt Winners of the V.F.W. Easter egg hunt, held Sun- day, April 6, have been an- nounced as follows: First Prizes Gregg Wolgemuth, Steve Zerphey, Eric Brenner, Wayne Zimmerman, John Swarr, Missie Gates, Sandy Fegley and Cherry Zerphey. Second Prizes Marilyn Wolgemuth, Cin- dy O’Conner, Cindy Ans- pach, Missey Gates, Sandy Fagley, Christ Troutman, Ronny Ober and Brian Ober. Third Prizes Jeff Head, Melody Libhart, Rose Brenner, Jeanne Wern- lor Sharen Pennell, James Breneman, Bill Zimmerman, Robert Swarr, Ron Mark, Linda Pennell, Cindy Mor- ton, John Anspach, Pam Kling, Mike .Drace, Herbert Taylor, Terry Head, Marsha Charlzs, Karen Charles, Ter- ry Geltmacher, Pam Drace, Brenda Newcomer, Penny Kuntsupper, Liza Groff, Jno. Gibble, Janet McGalgher, Scott Young, Mike Ober, Mike Gainer, Thomas Swarr, and Marcie Deaga. Travelogue Film The regular meeting of the Manheim Sportsmens Assn. will be held Thursday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Jun- ior high rifle range. At the conclusion of the business meeting refreshments will be in order, followed by a Dutch Auction. When in need of printing reraember The Bulletin. Wray Mupdy .. .. . “a . NATIONAL TRUEK DRIVER OF THE YEAR = Tips from a Pro THE BULLETIN, MOUNT JOY, PA. PAGE FIVE Basketball Followers Love a ‘Winner By William Earhart It appears that people generally desire, appreciate, and support success with great enthusiasm. The lucid: ity of this statement was very much in evidence at Donegal’s basketball games this past year; habitual win- ning converted many middle- of-the-roaders into outspok- en, attentive fans. After thinking about the above situation for a short period of time, one naturally wonders when the basketball mania last struck our locale with championship. intensity? The answer would take one back fourteen years to the first year of our schools ex- istence . However, even though the 1954-1955 team and the 1968-1969 team en- joyed crowning years, there was much dissimilarity be- tween the two units. March 19, 1955, was the day that saw the first edition of the Donegal Indians and their basketball juggernaut reach the end of the line; they suffered a 67-63 loss to Fountain Hill after register- ing 25 consecutive victories. The memory of this defeat was written indelibly on the minds of everyone since it ended all hopes and aspira- tions of being a state champ- ion. This high expectation level of basketball success developed because the Mari- etta, Maytown, and Mount Joy communities contribut- ed premier players, and the populace tabbed this quintet a “can’t miss” team. Names like Al Kugle, John Hies- tand, Jay Metzler, Charley Ashenfelter, and Jim Grove —along with the supporting cast of Joe Weber, Dick Hall- gren, Ed Miller, Don Raber, Pete Nissley, Jim Shirk, Jim Wittel, John Michenor, and Jim Kinsey— became famil- iar to every abode. With Coach Ken Depoe respon- sible for the team’s total coalesence, sectional wins were as common as apple pie. Manheim Twp. and Lampeter - Strasburg, the county play-off foes, fell; then Eastern, Swatara Twp., and Palmyra succumbed to the Indian war party, thus bringing the District 3 crown to Lancaster County. The Indian bandwagon kept roll- ing ecstatically along by out- lasting Unionville, but the Indians finally met their wa- terloo when running into the District II representative, Fountain Hill. Incidentally, Fountain Hill went on to lose to Wampum: in the state finals. The story of the more cur- rent Indians is a different one indeed. This was a team made up of individuals who weren't supposed to be big winners. None of the players ever really learned to enjoy positive results in the past; height was lacking, varsity experience was limit- ed, so even a third place fin- ish seemed to be a difficult goal to reach. The team picked up some quick non-league victoriesin the early season, and a few people began to aspire to greater things. But the lisses in the Warwick tournament helped to retain some athlet- ic apathy in Donegal’s sup- porting camp. Then came the auspicious night of the Columbia encounter. A pro- digious Indian roar could be heard when the final buzzer sounded, and the Tide had absorbel a 63-36 dubbing. After dropping two close league tilts, the assiduous Indians won two-point decis- ions over Hempfield and Eli- zabethtown to capture the seemingly unattainable Sec- tion I flag. But before any- one could comprehend the Herculean feat just accomp- lished by the local force, the Warwick defeat in the coun- ty battle was sustained. Now the Indians still had to face the reality of PIAA tourna- ment play, and many of the most loyal supporters felt the season would terminate with 32 more minutes of basketball. They concluded that the team had a reward- ing season, but the competi- tion of District 3 would be too severe for the miniature Tribesmen to handle. But at a time like this, many in- tangibles come into play. When you have a group of boys who have tasted suc- cess, learned to enjoy it, and have matured to the point of knowing and un- derstanding the ingredients of the winning ways, it is difficult to ascertain how far they can go. The hardwood Indians completely baffled the prognosticators by tak- ing the scalps of Camp Hill, Conard Weiser, and Susque- hannock enroute to gaining the District III Class B tro- phy. It then took a cold even- ing for the Green & White, plus a band of sharpshooting musclemen from Panther Valley to halt the rampaging Indians. This brought down the final curtain on an un- believable season, It would be strictly anticlimatic to ex- tend any additional compli- ments to ten young men named Al Duarte, Bob Me- Cowin, Stan Tucker, Bruce Sutter, Steve Sload, John Shrum, Chuck Engle, Herb Hess, Tom Houseal, and Jeff Shank—as well as the head mentor, Ken Keener. But since success breeds success, it is hoped that future Indian equads will be able to perpe- tuate the courageous team play that was so gallantly displayed by this year’s de- dicated dribblers. ATARI ® DEATHS TTR (From Page 2) ford Hall hospital at Lack- land Air Force Base of Mrs. Doris J. Crawl, 25, wife of Machinist Mate James E. Crawl, U.S.N. The Crawls had been liv- ing in Dayton, Ohio, at 4623 Knobhill drive, where he is stationed as a navy recruit- er. Mrs. Crawl was stricken Wednesday, April 2, and was taken to the Air Force Base in Dayton. Later she was moved to Lackland, where she passed away Tuesday, April 8. She is the daughter of Paul and Martha (Stauffer) Geib, Chocolate avenue. Be- sides her husband and par- ents she leaviess two sons, Timothy Scott and Tommy Stewart; her maternal grand- mother, Mrs. Rebecca Stauf- fer, Neffsville home; two brothers, Donald S. Geib, of Maytown, and Pfc. Paul E. Gizib, with the U., S. Army in Vietnam, and a sister, Lin- da Gizib, at home. She was a member of the Florin Church of the Breth- hen. Services are to be in charg: of the Heilig funeral home with interment in Laurel Hill Memorial Gardens, €Col- umbia. GLADYS K. DECKER Mrs. Gladys K. Decker, 63, Elizabethtown R1, died Sat- urday at 6:30 a.m. She had been under the care of a physician for several years but death was unexpected. bia R1 she was the daughter Born in Newtown, Colum- of the late William and Eliz- abeth Kaylor Fogie. Formerly a resident of Mt, Joy, she was last employed by the Marietta Garment Factory. She was a member of the Florin Church of the Breth- ren; the LOOM, Women’s Auxiliary, Elizabethtown; the Beneficial Club, Marietta; the AmVets, Columbia; and the Mount Joy VFW Auxili- ary. Surviving besides her hus- band, ‘Amos Decker, are six children by a former mar- riage to Wayne Young who died in 1965; Elwood Young, Mount Joy; Bernell Young, Mount Joy; Mrs. Marguerite Greider, Mount Joy R2; Jay Marlin Young, Manheim R4; Charlotte, Lancaster, and Galen Young, Rothsville; 15 grandchildren; and the fol- lowing brothers and sisters: William Fogie Jr., Columbia R1; Adam, Elizabethtown R2 Victor, Berlin, N. J.; Lester, Marietta; Harry, Philadel- phia; Frances, Lancaster RG; Martha and Priscilla, both of Philadelphia; Anna, Lancast- er; Clara, Columbia R1; and Alice, Columbia. Services were held Tues- day, April 8, from the Florin Church of The Brethren, In- terment in the Longen'zcker Cemetery. SAFETY PAYS Wray Mundy Tips from a Pro NATIONAL TRUCK DRIVER OF THE YEAR i Ns at
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