¢ {J Deaths EDEN M. HOOD Eden M. Hood, 72, of Philadelphia, formerly of Marietta, died Wednesday, August 28 in a Philadelphia area hospital. He was formerly a resident of Marietta, where he served as Marietta borough council president for 12 years. He moved to Philadelphia eight years ago. Born in Ardmore, he was a graduate of Pierce School of Business Administration. He was retired from Wyeth Laboratories, Marietta. Hood was also a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Marietta, where he was a vestryman; the Marietta Lions Club and the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution. Survivors include one son, John, of New York. ADA J. FRANK Mrs. Ada J. Frank, 75, of 100 S. River St., Maytown, died in her home Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 10:45 a.m. She had been under the care of a physician for the past few years. A 1921 graduate of Columbia Hospital's nursing school, she practiced nursing throughout the Maytown- Marietta area. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Maytown, and was a charter member and past matron of Donegal Chapter 422, Order of the Eastern Star, Marietta. She was also a member of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 809, Maytown and past i) NY ES 74 president of the Maytown Fire Company Auxiliary. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Henry S. and Mary Smith Johns. She was the widow of Jack P. Frank. She is survived by a son, Jack H. Frank, Maytown; lwo grandsons; and a sister, Mrs. Stella Sellers, Lan- caster. Services were held Friday afternoon from the M. Hawthorn Miller funeral home, Bainbridge, and burial was made in the Maytown Union cemetery. MARTIN HEISTAND EBERSOLE Funeral services for Martin Heistand Ebersole, 91, who passed away Mon- day, afternoon, Sept. 2, were held from Erisman’s Mennonite church, Manheim R2, on Thursday morning, Sept. 5, and burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. A native of Lancaster county, he died at the Mennonite Home, Harrisburg pike, after a short illness. He had been a guest at the home for about five years. He was the husband of Della Nissley Ebersole, 1520 Harrisburg pike. He was the son of the late David and Catherine Heistand Ebersole. His first wife, Fannie Witmer Ebersole, preceded him in death in 1958. He was a retired farmer from Salunga and a member of Erisman’s Mennonite Church, Manheim. . Surviving besides his widow are the following children: Jacob W. Eber- sole, Mount Joy; Esther W. Ebersole, Salunga; and one | Z {0 I =) Recognition Dinner For NCR Employees A. J. ‘Jack’ Viehman, Jr., of Arlington, Va., program director for Master Printers of America, will be the featured speaker Saturday, Sept. 14, for a recognition dinner staged by National Cash Register company. The party will be held at the Host Town Motel, A. J. JACK’ VIEHMAN beginning at 6:30 o'clock, following an open house of the Mount Joy plant for NCR employees and their families, from 2 to 4 p.m. The corporation is honoring 93 employees of 10 Systemedia Division facilities. Master Printer awards are to be given solely because of step-foster daughter, Anna, wife of Lester Hollinger, East Petersburg. Also surviving are two brothers, David H. Ebersole, Portland, Ore., Clayton H. Ebersole, Lancaster; two grandchildren; five great- grandchildren and three step-foster grandchildren. skill by printers and are in recognition of craft- smanship. Speaker Viehman’s work with Master Printers in- volves him in industrial relations, the application of the Willimas-Steiger Occupational Safety Act and Health Act of 1970 to MPA members, MPA insurance programs and other association activities. Welcome Wagon Club Plans Year's Program The Mount Joy Welcome Wagon Club held its first monthly board meeting Wednesday, September 4, at the home of Lee Bickford. Activities and projects were discussed for the coming year. A bowling party is scheduled for Sept. 28th at Clearview Lanes. Husbands are invited and those in- terested should be prepared to sign up at the monthly dinner meeting. Plans are being made to get together afterwards, but the location is still undecided. Crafts will hold its first meeting Thursday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m. Projects will be planned for the year. The meeting will be held at Sharon Oldfather’s home, Sharon Drive, in Donegal Heights. The September Dinner meeting is scheduled for Wednesday the 18th at 6:30 p.m. at the Mount Joy INTRODUCING THE SPEAKEASYS. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. The candlestick telephone rings again. Only this time, in red, white, black and in a special star-studded red, white and blue. Beautifully styled, September 11, 1974 Mount Joy Bulletin - Page 5 Jr. High School Gym Floor Problem Not New Problems with a troublesome gymnasium floor at the W.I. Beahm junior high school are nothing new! Recently, the school district bucked into a serious situation which may take more than a little to resolve. Beginning with the storm Agnes, in June of 1972, the school has gone through a series of attempts to repair damage done by water to the floor of the gymnasium. A few months ago repairs were considered to be completed with a new cork surface. But, within a relatively short time the new surface began to buckle. Experts were called in and now the opinion is that moisture has gotten to the new surface and caused the present damage. Immediately, everyone involved in the repair job was called into consultation — contractor, supplier of the (Continued on Page 7) New P.P. & L. Substation About Third Finished A new electrical substation being constructed by P.P. & L. to service the Mount Joy area is about 30 percent completed. Located a short distance east of Little Chiques creek along Road 230, the $396,000 project is scheduled to be ready for service late this fall. The facility will reduce incoming 66,000-volt elec- system to 12,000 volts for local distribution. Construction of the sub- station will provide ad- ditional electrical capacity to keep pace with load growth in the Mount Joy area. Also, it will relieve the Donegal, South Manheim and Landisville systems presently serving the area to accommodate future growth in those sections, Arch G. tricity from PP & L’s Knisely, PP&L’s community regional power supply affairs manager, said. Legion. and 23. Dr. Clark McSparren Jr. will speak on ‘‘Behavior Problems of Elementary School Children.” The Club also will be selling Hummel Candles. Coming activities include a Halloween Costume party, Oct. 16, at Rheems fire hall and a crafts bazaar, Nov. 22 uniquely American, and easy to order. Just pick up your regular telephone and call your local United Telephone Business Office today. THE UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF PENNSYLVANIA A Company of Urnted Telecommanications, Ing The next board meeting will be held Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m., at Janice Shelly's, Donegal Springs Road. Anyone who recently moved to the area and is interested in receiving a Welcome Wagon call from a hostess, may contact Althea Bickford, 653-5148.
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