EDITORIALS MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1971 Need Money for Memorial Day A week from Saturday, Mount Joy will stage its annual Memorial Day parade, the Community Council. sponsored by Plans for the big event virtually are complet- ed and indications are that a good parade will be ready ‘by step-off time. However, there is one very large problem. Those responsible for putting the parade to- gether and for paying the bills have revealed that finances are lagging and that money is n eeded. Estimates are that approximately $3,000 is the price tag for the parade and for the other activi- ties connected with the Mount Joy Memorial Day weekend. Last week, it was reported that something just ever committee, $1.000 has been received by the finance leaving a need for substantial funds. Contributions are needed and may be made ‘to the committee. James Heilig is financial chair- man. Take a Hard Look at Danger Following a recent fatal traffic accident at the intersection of State Road 222 and 897, near Adamstown, a team of state safety engineers made an on-spot inspection with a view to making some suggestions to help prevent future crashes at that dangerous crossing. This inspection—and changes which may be made—was made AFTER the fatality. Take a quick look at just three local traffic hazards. 1—The curve on Road 141 at the Mount Joy cemetery. 2. New Haven and Donegal streets. 3—Donegal Springs Road and Angle street. The first is the scene of fatal and numerous accidents. Second is one of the most dangerous intersec- tions in the borough. There have been MANY crashes at that corner, including another just a few days ago. The third is a wide-open corner but one which. is the scene of a death and of numerous crashes, one as recently as last week. - Po Each spot has its own particular reasons : being dangerous. Each needs a different remedy, probably. Every one of the three is known to be a haz- ard, yet months and years go by and iho one does anything about the situations. Have we become so calloused about auto ac- cidents that we do nothing nothing nothing until there is some kind of a super spectacular kind of killing? someone else dies? Why can't we do something BEFORE wn PS... At the cemetery curve—there is a fortuitous cpportunity right NOW to take a big step toward improving that situation! - —— New Memorial Book Policy Directors of the Mount Joy Library met Monday evening May 17 at the Library Center Previously, the directors had been informed by the Lancaster County Library that all donations for Memor- ial ‘Books would be put in a fund and the donor wouldn’t be able to pick a specific book. The selection of the books would be taken care of by the Lancaster Library Staff. Not satisfied with this ar- rangement, the Mount Joy di- rectors decided to appoint a committee to select and pur- chase memorial books. The committee will be responsible for processing the books and then they will be sent to the Lancaster Library for catalog- ing, which is a free service, and returned to the Mt. Joy Library. Anyone interested in do- nating a Memorial book send their checks to the Mt. Joy Library. The Mount Joy Library will sponse: a Book Fair on May 29, between the hours of 10 am. and 5 pm. The committee urges that book donations be made early so that they may be priced and catagorized before the day of sale. Books may be taken to Albert Newlin Interiors, W. Main street or call for pick- up. The Mt. Joy Library will be closed Saturday, May 29, and Monday, May 31, for the Memorial Day Holiday. PAPER DRIVE The Mount Joy Mennonite Youth Fellowship is sponsor- ing a paper drive on Satur- day, May 22. Piease have the papers wrapped and along the road. All those interested in halping call either 426- 1645 or 653-1091. Papers will also be collected at the Mt, Joy Mennonite church be- tween 8 and 10 a.m. Satur- day. 25,000th Phone Mrs. Linda Kopp, 27 North Sixth St., Columbia, is the proud recipient of Columbia- United Telephone Company's 25,000th telephone! Considering the company’s inauspicious beginning in 1895, the phone company, which also serves Mount Joy, views with pride the recent instailation. By 1900, there were 246 telephones—51 of which were in Mount Joy—in the Colum- bia system. Today, the original com- pany having been merged in 1965 with the Eastern Group of the United Telephone com- pany, has a plant investment of more than $10 million and almost 90 employees. for - ~— GEORGE L. MUMPER . George L. Mumper, 96, for-. mer resident of Mount Joy, died Wednesday, at the United Church of Christ Home, Annville, after an ill- ness of several weeks, He has 91 survivors, Born in Perry County, a son of the late Arnold R. and Mary C. Mumper, he was a member of the Elizabethtown United Church of Christ since 1918. His wife, Minnie M. Leiby Mumper, died in 1958. Surviving are five children, Mary, wife of Warren Eshel- man, Wrightsville; Carrie (Mrs. Martin) Ney, Mount Joy; Ralph, Neffsville; Mild- red, wife of Norman S. Ma- teer, and George Jr., both of Mount Joy; three stepchild- ren, Myrtle, wife of John Bender, Milton Grove; Clar- ence Fry, Landisburg; and Benjamin Fry, Aspers, Pa. Also surviving are 24 grand children; 53 great-grandchild- ren and six great-great- grandchildren. Services were held from the Nissley funeral home on Saturday, May 15, and burial was made in the Blain Union cemetery, Blain, Pa., in Per- ry county. CARRIE M, ATKINS Mrs, Carrie M. Atkins, 61, wife of Albert S. Atkins, 23 N. Queen St., Maytown, died Wednesday, May 12, at 12:45 a.m. in St. Joseph’s hospital. She had been under the care of a physician. Born _in_ Lancaster Town- ship, a daughter of the late ‘Milton and Carrie Kellenber- ger Rudy, "she resided in © Maytowa since 1945 and was .a member of St. John’s Luth- eran church, Maytown. ~Inv-addition to her husband, she is survived by four child- ren, Ruth E., wife of Jay W. Kauffman, Lancaster; Davis H., Phoenix, Ariz.; Thelma M., wife of Christian J. Mil- ler, with whom she resided; and Robert S. Strasburg; 14 grandchildren; one great granddaughter; and four sis- ters, Mrs. E. Pearl Denlinger, Lancaster; Mrs. Katheryn Hall, Reading; Mrs. Miriam C. Pickel, Lancaster; and Ruth E. wife of Abram Haines, Mount Joy. Services were held from caster, Friday afternoon, the Groff funeral home, Lan- caster, on Friday afternoon, May 14, and burial was made in Riverview Burial Park.. WILLIAM C. DOVE William C. Dove, of Glen Ridge, N. J., purchasing ag- ent for RCA electronic com- ponents, died Friday, May 3, of a heart attack He formerly lived on Springville Read, in Mount Joy and moved to Lancaster before going to New Jersey. He joined RCA in 1951 at If You Would Write - - Would vou like to write to your state or federal repre- sentatives in Harrisburg or Washington? Here are their addresses: FEDERAL Sen. Hugh D. Scott, Room 260, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C., 20515. Sen. Richard S. Schweiker, Room 4317, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C,, 20515. Rep. Edwin D. Eshleman, 416 Cannon House Office Bldg... Washington, D.C. 20515. J STATE Senator Richard A. Snyder, Box 21, State Senate, Harris- burg, Pa. 17120. Rep. Jack B. Horner, 23-A S .Market St., Elizabethtown 17022. Or, Call the Mayor - MAYOR Henry R. Zerphey Call 653-2289 5 : purchasing in 1957, 1962 was appointed manager of purchasing for the RCA “television ‘picture tube divis- May 12, at, the Harrison, N. J., plant and two years later was promot- ed to buyer for the RCA elec- = tron tube division plant at Lancaster. He was named administra- tor of production material and in jon in Lancaster. : . In 1966, Dove was appoint ed. purchasing ‘agent for RCA electronic. components and devices and moved to “the Harrison headquarters. He was a graduate of Rut- gers University and a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Nation- al Association of Purchasing ‘Agents and an active official ‘in ‘the Parent-Teacher Associ- ation. He leaves his wife, Mrs, Laura Riker Dove, one son and two daughters. J. HAROLD KAUFFMAN J. Harold Kauffman, 74, of 595 Church St. Landisville, died Thursday, May 13, at 5 a.m. in General hospital af- ter an illness of four weeks. Born in East Hempfield Twp., a son of the late Mor- ris K. and Emma Baker Kauffman, he was a retired farmer and a member of the Landisville Mennonite church He and his wife, Minnie Holbein Kauffman, observed their 50th wedding anniver- sary on Feb. 17. In addition to his widow, he is survived by five child- ren, J. Harold Jr., Lancaster; Richard H., Columbia Rl; Erma, wife of Titus B. Ston- er, Landisville; Robert H., of Elizabethtown R1; and Anna Mae, at home; also 19 grand- children; three brothers and a sister, D. Baker Kauffman, Landisville; Mrs. Monroe Garber, Mount Joy R2; Rob- ert L. Kauffman, Landisville; .and Wilbur Kauffman, Silver Spring. Services were the church Sunday at 2 p.m. and burial was made in the Silver Spring cemetery. held from CHRISTIAN H. STONER Christian H. Stoner, 74, of 430 Donegal Springs Road died at St. Joseph's hospital at 11:56 a. m. Monday, May 17. The husband of Marie Hes- slet W. Stoner and son of the late Rohrer and Katie Hostet- ter Stoner, he was a retired farmer, He was a member of the Mount Joy Mennonite church of Men’s Bible Class, and the Kraybill Cemetery Board. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are a son, J. Lloyd Stoner, Mount Joy; 4 grand- children and four sisters, Mrs. Frank Weidman, Mount Joy; Ada, wife of the Rev, Ames L. Hess, Mount Joy R1 and Esther Stoner and Cath- erine Stoner, both of Mount Joy. Services were held Thurs day, at 10 a.m. from the Mt. Joy Mennonite church and burial was made in the Kray- bill cemetery. REV. ABRAM ESHELMAN The Rev. Abram. N. Eshel- man, 71, husband of Alice Heisey Eshelman, Mount Joy R2, died at 1 p. m. Friday, May 14, at the General hos- pital after a brief illness. Born in Mount Joy R2, he was a son of the late Rev. Hiram and Emma Nornhold Eshe’'man and was a member of the West Greentree Church of the Brethren. A retired farmer, he was a minister of the church since 1935, served as church meoed- erator from 1942 to 1963 and was district moderator for 2 years, He was also on the district ministerial board for 6 years, In addition to his widow, he is survived by two child- ren, E. Jean, wife of E. Eu- gene Deemer, Lancaster and the Rev. James M., Mount Joy R2; three grandchildren; a brother, Jacob N., Mt. Joy R2, and" a sister, Mary M., wife of John A. Kline, Mt. Joy. Services were held Monday afternoon from the Green Tree Church of the Brethren Landisville Mennonite . the firemen and burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. J. WESLEY BURRIS J. Wesley Burris, 84, of 144 West High street, Maytown, died Saturday, May 15 at home, He was the husband of Florence Byers Burris and was retired from the Savoy Shoe Co. of Elizabethtown. Besides his wife, he is sur- vived by three sons, Walter, ‘Elizabethtown R1, Ray, Mar- jetta R1, and Clarence, Bain- bridge R.D., and two grand- children. Services were held Tues- day afternoon from the My- ers funeral home, Newport, and ‘burial was made in the Newport cemetery. GRADUATED Miss Alice Kleiner, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Albzert J. Kleiner, west Main street, received a bachelor of arts degree magna cum laude in early childhood education from Hood College in Freder- ick, Md., Saturday, May 15. Dr. James E. Allen, Jr, former U. S. Education Com- missioner under the Nixon administration and currently heading a two-year Explora- tory Program in Education & Public Affairs at Princeton university, delivered the com- mencement address at the lib- eral arts coilege. Miss Kleiner was a mem- ber of the Dance Club and the Dramatics Club, and was the director of the _Sopho- more Revue. She plans to teach after graduation. © New Fire Truck (From page 2) before, yet offering more and better controls. The machine was manufac- tured in Hamburg, Pa., by the Hahn company. Q Hose include 2,000 feet of 3-inch, 400 feet 214’ .and 500 feet of 114’ —totaling 3,150 feet, Sha row Probably the only-‘“éxtra” built into. the truck:are sev- eral panels of aluminum, lo- cated in areas which -normal- ly are painted aluminum but because they are floor pieces and are easily and quickly skuffed and marred, need re- touching frequently. The approximately $34,500 which has been paid for the truck and equipment has been raised by’ the efforts of through many kinds of projects, plus contri- butions of industries, busines- ses and individuals. These are tremendously appreciated by the company, Chief Good emphasized and he added that it has been a matter of pride that the com- pany has been able to pur- chase the truck at no taxa- tion burden to the communi- ty. Balance of the total funds needed are to be paid on the note .as rapidly as possible, he explained, thereby elimin- ating interest charges. The 1931 pumper truck which is being replaced has been housed in a SICO gar- age until it is sold. It is of- fered without ‘equipment. No official housing cere- monies have been arranged as yet, but appropriate exer- cises will be pianned and an- nounced, the chief said. The Mount Joy BULLETIN 11 EAST MAIN STREET MOUNT JOY, PA. 17552 Published Weekly on Wednesdays Except Fourth of July Week and Christmas: Week (50 Issues Per Year) Richard A. Rainbolt Editor TB > and Th Publisher me Subscription Rate— $3.00 per year by mail $3.50 Outside Lancaster County Advertising rates upon request. Entered at the post office at Mount Joy, Penna., as second class mail under the Act of March 3, 1879. ; ¢
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