e Deaths a Al LEWIS P. G, HART Lewis P. G. Hart, 84, Mt, Joy. Rl, died Monday evening, July 31, at ths Duke Conval- escent Residence after a lengthy illness. A resident of Mount Joy the past nine years, Hart was a retired dairy farmer, form- erly of Quakertown and Pros- pect Park, Pa. He was a member of Cal- vary Bible church and Casa- raia Lodge 551, Free and Accepted Masons. His wife, Catherine K. Hart, died Sept. 30, 1969. He was the first president of the Mount Joy Leisure Club. Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late John G:over and Myra Urian Hart. He is survived by a son, John G. Hart, with whom he rzsided; three grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. dren. Services will be held Satur- day at 2 p.m. from the Cal- va:y Bible church with burial in tae Eberle cemetery. View- ing will be from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday at Heilig’s funeral home. MRS. CHARLOTTE GOEKE Mrs. Charlotte (Lottie) Brandt Goeke, 88, a long ago resident of Mount Joy, died on July 6 at Tampa Fla. She was the daughter of David H. and Mary C. Brandt. Her remains were brought to Mount Joy Isat week and interred in the family lot in Mount Joy cemetery. Heilig funeral home was in charge of arrangements. CHARLES A. HAUCK Charles A. Hauck, 64, of 2668 Lititz Pike, Neffsville, died Monday evening, July 31 at General hospital after an illness of several months. At one time he was manag- er of the Mount Joy State Liquor Store. He is survived by two daughters, Mary Ber- nice Hauck, Philadelphia, and Betty Jane, wife of Dr. Barry Orvell, Oakland, €Calif.; a son Charles Andrew Jr., at home; one grandchild; two brothers, Henry, Neflfsville, and La- verne, Lancaster, and a sister Mrs. Gertrude Rampmeier, of Long Island, N. Y. ’ His wife, Bernice Myers Hauck, died Oct. 23, 1971. Services were arranged for Thursday at 10 a.m. from the Heilig funeral home with bur- ial in the Mt. Joy cemetery. PHYSICAL EXAMS Physicals for Donegal high school athletes going out for fall sports will be given on ihe following dates in the high school health room. Girls Field Hockey (Grades 9 through 12.) Thursday, Aug. 10, and Friday, Aug. 11 at 8 a.m; Football, varsity & jun- ior h'gh (Grades 9 through 12) Monday, Aug. 14 at 8 a.m. Soccer, varsity and junior high (Grades 9 through 12.) Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 8 a.m, and Make-up date for all sports. Friday, Aug. 18 at 8 a.m, BAND REHEARSAL The Dneegal (high school marching band, under the di- rection of Glenn Leib, will hold a rehearsing Thursday Ea evening, Aug. 3, in the D.H.S. band room from 7:30 until 9:30 p.m. IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Steve Leatherman, 2 Apple Alley, was admitted Monday to the University of Pennsylvania hospital, 34th street, Philadelphia. She will undergo back surgery and will be in the hospital for six weeks. She is in room 1116-E. The Mount Joy Leisure Club will meet Monday, Au- gust 14. A corn roast will take place at 12 o'clock noon instead of the box lunch, as was planned at last meeting. a = BULLETIN Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper VOL. 73. NO. 10 Lutherans Plan Mission Sunday The Rev. Roger M. Singer, D.D., will be the guest speak- er on Mission Sunday, Aug. 6 at Trinity Lutheran church. The public is invited to attend the service, which begins at 10:45 a.m. Pastor and Mrs. Singer, Lu- theran Church of America missionaries to Hong Kong, are on furlough and are as- signed to Central Pennsylvan- ia Synod as ‘Missionaries in Residence, with a goal of “mutual enlightment and nurture between missionary & church members, through in- depth interaction and involve- ment.” A native of Manheim, Pas- tor Singer is known to many people in this area. He is a graduate of Gettysburg col- lege and Seminary and was ordained in 1941. Before go- ing to China for the first time in 1947, he served as a parish and engaged in special study. With the Communist take- over in China, he returned to the U.S.A and again served several years as a parish pas- tor. For the past 17 years he has served in Hong Kong as an officer of the Evangelical Lutheran church in Hong Kong and as pastor of Grace church in the large industrial center of TsunWan. His pres- ent work will be concentrated in the ten-district southeast- ern portion of Central Penn- sylvania Synod. '72 Playground Nears End The Mount Joy Borough Playground took on a whole new look as the boys and girls set up and decorated their stands for their annual carnival. The weather was perfect for the occasion and the bril- liant pennants flying in the breeze added a colorful touch. The carnival featured a Banana Split Ride, a hayride, chance tabie (with articles do- nated by local merchants and businesses) a craft table, bake table, fish pond, ring toss, bean bag throw, balloon-dart game, Toss across, sponge throw, BB gun range, duck pond, flying saucer game, penny pitch, skee-ball, basket- ball and baseball throw and refreshment stand. The hard work and efforts of the boys and girls were re- warded. The playgrounds net profit was $302. The playground ex- tends a special “thanks” to parents, merchants and busi- nesses who, with their gener. ous donations, helped to make Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2. 1972 TEN CENTS Officials Break Ground for New Factory With a hevy of local offic- ials and company executives on hand to witness the cere- mony, ground was broken on Thursday morning, July 27, for Mount Joy’s newest indus- try — Parkwood Homes. Using “gold” shovels, Pres- ident Raymond Bassett and Vice-Presidents Clayton Mer- rill and James Van Dam turn- ed the first spades of dirt in a newly-cut wheat field at the eastern edge of the borough, Photographers recorded the event, which company offic- ials said they hope will be a long and happy connection be- tween Parkwood and the lo- cal community. Hopefully, the new plant will be in production by No- vember 1 of this year. Vice-President Merrill, who also is treasurer of the com- pany, said that the fall and early winter are traditionally “slow” in production sched- ules and thus offer an ideal time for the new plant to break in its starting crew of which almost 100 percent will be hired locally. A manager from the firm’s home plant will come to Mt. Joy to start the operation. Officials sad that employ- ment will begin at maybe 50 people and continue to in- crease as production increas- es. Merrill said that Mount Joy as a location for the company expansion was almost a “love at first sight” affair. He and other officials had looked at Out to Set a Softball Record! They’ll be out to set a rec- ord! Softball players at Mariet- ta, under the direction of the summer playground project, will shoot for the longest game on record, beginning at 7 am., Friday morning, Aug. 4, at Memorial Park. As far as the Marietta ball players know, the longest continuous game is 42 hours or 410 innings. As it is projected, a new record should come sometime Sunday morning, Aug. 6. It is believed that both time and number of innings will be reached at about the same hour, Ted Greider, one of the four playground directors at Marietta, said early this week that all arrangements are being made to take care of those who will be playing —day and night. The players — under two captains — will be formed in- to. two teams of about 25 to 30 boys each. They will play in squads and sleep on the site, in a roped off area. They will be fed by mothers and by the Marietta Youth Athletic association auxiliary, There will be a tent in case of need. $257 for Library It was anneunced at the July meeting of the Mount Joy Library Center Board of Directors that a total of $257- .80 was gained from the Memorial Day Book Sale, the Carnival a success. The playground is now in its final week with awards night scheduled for Wednes- day evening Couriers to The Couriers, a group of gospel musicians, will present a “Music in the Park” pro- gram Saturday night, Aug. 5, beginning at 7 p.m. Well known in this com- munity and in this area for their sacred concerts by radio and in person. They are spon- sored by Mt. Joy Communi- ty Council. In case of rain, the program will be given in the W. I. Beahm junior high school auditorium. Sing Here The Couriers began singing in 1955 and in the have followed featured in together years which they have been churches, on concert stages, on radio and television and in missionary crusades in more than 30 countries around the world. They have traveled well in excess of a million miles and their personal appearances are more than 4,000. Their home base is Harrisburg. Players will be drawn from three sources, — playground youngsters, borough young- sters, and members of the Youth Athletic League teams. The game will be complete- ly softball © regulation with rules and umpires as if the struggle were a normal game. Fire police of Marietta will be on hand during the night hours as well as mothers and fathers. Proceeds from the game will be used to start a new Disaster Fund in Marietta, un- der the direction of the Jay- cees. Besides Greider, playground supervisors are Barb Reuter, Lynn Hoffman and ‘Eileen Buchanan. Warren Hayman is district playground director. Marietta playgrounds are fun- ded through the Marietta Rec- reation association. OBSERVE 50thAnniversary Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Rine- hart Libhart, Colebrook Road, Marietta, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Monday, Aug. 7. Both Mr. and Mrs. Libhart have been members of the United Presbyterian church in Marietta since their marriage in 1922. Mr. Libhart’s parents are the late Mr. and Mrs. An- thony Canova Libhart, Mari- etta. Mrs. Libhart’s parents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reisinger of Columbia, The couple have four sons. They are: Lewis Jr., Leomin- ster, Mass.; Byron, Chicago, Ill, and Gerald and Henry, both of Marietta. Their chil- dren are hosting a drop-in party in their honor, for rela tives and friends, at the coup- le’s home. Mr. Libhart is a retired el- ectrician, and for 25 years the couple operated a grocery store in Marietta. The Libharts have 4 grand- children. Emergency Medical Calls SUNDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON Dr. Ephriam Awad several sites in this the country but when they came here they feit at once that ‘this is the place.” Onz of the factors which promps Parkwood to open a manufacturing plant in the East is to overcome transpor- tation costs of finished pro ducts. Already, about 50 per- cent of the ten-year-old com pany’s output is being moved from the Eikhart area of In. diana to the East. Officials estimate that within three years the transportaion costs saved will justify the con- struction here, Location to market as well as location of the plant site of 39 acres between Route 230 and the Penn Central railroad is almost ideal for the company’s needs. Actually, a portion of the area already has been made available to another firm which will become a sup- plier of plywood material. The second plant, which will erect two buildings, will be located along the Eby Chiq ues road. One building wil be for certain manufacturing processes and the other for warehousing. Among those who attended the ground breaking ceremon- ies were representatives of McCollough Construction Co., which will build facilities for both Parkwotd and the cther industry. Cecil E. Thompson, part of McCollough vice-president, headed that delegation, Parkwood manufactures a quality mobile home in the middle to upper price renge. Trade names reflect three lev- els of buyer preference, in- cluding overlapping feaiures of construction from one name to another. Following the groundb: zak ing, members of the party were guesst of Parkwood at a noon luncheon at the Central House, Richard E. Dunham, execu tive director of the Central & Western County Industrial Development Authority, aect- ed as toastmaster, and brief statements were made by the company officials, consirue- tion personnel and by Mayor Berrier, of Mount Joy President Bassett and Vice- Presidents Merrill and Van- Dam fiew from Elkhart, Ind., to Lancaster T ursday morn- ing, attended the ceremonies and luncheon and relurned later in the day to their hcme Offices. They travel in {ihe company’s own jet planc. Attending the festivities were members of the Mount Joy Borough Council and Authority, borough manager and representatives of Penn. sylvania Power and Light Co., National Central Bank, Cham- ber of Commerce and the Mount Joy Bulletin. VESPER SERVICE The third and final Vesper Service to be presented this summer by the Mount Joy In- er Church Council will be held on Sunday evening, Au- gust 13th at 7 o'clock. The program will be pre- sented in Memorial Park by the youth group of St. Mark’s United Methodist church and will be a musical play entitl- ed “It's All About Love”. The youth group periorm- ed this play for its own con- gregation earlier this ycar. In case of inclement weath- er, the service will be held at St. Mark's United Methodist church.
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