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vin Brandt, Kenneth Theobald, Kimber Lippiatt Sr., and Samuel Williams Sr. The scouts participat- ed in many different hikes, weekend camps and overnight camps. During weekend camps one of the local pastors would come to camp and hold morning worship services. They also built game shelters and filled them regularly to feed the birds and wild animals. Mr. Gerber initially had twelve scouts, and in a short time there were more than thirty-two scouts registered. The troop consisted of, Scoutmaster, Elwood K. Gerber; Explorer Scout Advisor, John Boyer; Assistant Scout Mas- ters, Ray Smith and Clifford Morrison; Junior Assistant Scout Masters, Charles Gerber and Ron- ald Singer; Senior Patrol Leaders, Charles Johns, Eugene Sload; Patrol Leaders, Raye Frye, Daniel Mowrer, Kenneth Mowrer, Samuel Williams; As- sistant Patrol Leaders, Fred Theobald, Kimber Lippiatt Jr., John Martin, Don Miller; Buglers, Larry Henderson and Barry Brandt; Troop Quar- ter Master, Ronald Johns; and the following scouts, Bruce Smith, Don Welcomer, Clyde Brandt, Ralph Williams, James Houseal, Stanley Kemakowski, William Wilkinson, Barry McKain, Donald Houseal, Martin Frye, Gary Gillam, George Glattacker, Michael Judge, Ronald May-
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ers, Joseph Brenner, James Gieg, Larry Johns, Herbert Sload, James Elliott, John Enroughty, Jed Dreguif, David Greer, Scott Trostle, Jay Flowers, Dennis McKain, Lester Ricedorf, David Barcley, Dennis Fuhrman, Paul Shope, Keith Matheny, Michael Houseal, Walter Mowrer, Joe Frye, Rob- ert Shirk and Barry Arnold.
The troops of three towns with John Hess, Scout master of Florin troop; Harold Etsell, Scout mas- ter of Mt. Joy troop; and Mr. Gerber of Maytown mobilized. Two scouts were secretly hidden in a woods, between the three towns. The remaining scouts were then sent to see which troop located the boys first. Senior Patrol Leader, Charles Johns and Bugler, Larry Henderson of Troop 53, May- town located the first one and gave first aid for shock and cuts. The second boy was found by Troop 39, Mt. Joy. He was treated for a broken arm and a skull fracture. Then the scouts had to know the best and quickest way to get him to a doctor. In one and one half hours every scout was back at his respective headquarters.
The boys participated in many parades in May- town, Marietta, and Mt. Joy. In one of the Mt. Joy Halloween parades they won first prize. They went on many splash parties, with John Boyer teaching life saving. The boys all had uniforms and all necessary camp equipment which was ob- tained with the money they received from paper drives and food sales. They attended all camp programs held by The Lancaster County Council.
Scout Meeting Program
A scont meeting is opened with the salute to the flag, repeating the Scout oath, which is; "On my honor I will do my best, to do my duty to God and My Country and to obey the Scout laws. To help other people at all times; to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight." Repeating the Scout Laws, which are: A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave. clean and reverent. Next is the Bible reading, re- peating of the Lord's Prayer and singing of songs. After this the scouts are instructed in signaling, first aid, and knife and axe. The scouts plav many games which teach them to be helpful and alert. The scout benediction closes the meeting.
The troop went camping at Cowens Gap in the South Mountains, with a troop from Chambers- burg. Mr. Benjamin Boltz gave one of his busses to transport the scouts and equipment. Rev. Wag- ner was the driver of the bus. He spent his vaca- tion at camp with the boys teaching the Bible. They left Maytown square at 3:45 a.m. on Mon- day, July 1, 1953 and arrived at Cowens Gap at 7:30. Twenty-seven scouts attended. Rev. Wag- ner's father was scout master of the troop from Chambersburg, and he was cook for both troops. Every day eight different scouts had to help with the cooking and cleaning up after meals. Mr.
Gerber was Camp Director. Camp routine is as follows:
6:30-Bugler, Barry Brandt gives first call.
7:00- Reveille, call to colors, with raising and salut- ing the flag.
7:30-Mess Call. Breakfast usually consists of bacon and eggs, milk or cocoa, cereal, bread and butter. After breakfast the scouts clean the camp grounds, and fix the beds and tents. Eugene Sload is in charge of this.
9:00-Call to quarters. This is a meeting of all Pa- trol Leaders, Junior Assistant Scout Master and Scout Masters. They are given instructions for the day. After this the leaders teach the rest of the scouts signaling. wood craft, life saving, and fire building. They pass many tests and many scouts are advanced. Then the Junior Assistant Scout Masters take them on nature hikes.
11:45-Mess Call, after which they rest one hour.
1:30-Assembly and camp inspection.
3:00-One hour of Bible study by Rev. Wagner.
4:00-Swimming.
5:30-Mess Call.
6:30-The boys have liberty when they go fishing, boating, or swimming until time for camp fire. At camp- fire each patrol presents a skit or some kind of enter- tamment. Camp songs and jokes.
10:00-Camp fire is put out and taps. All scouts re- tire to their quarters.
At the end of the two weeks in camp awards were given on the basis of highest daily inspection points and a vote by troop leaders. Lester Rice- dorf won an award for best all around scout in camp and a scout from the Chambersburg troop was second.
In 1955 the troop conducted memorial services in the Silver Springs Cemetery at the grave of the late Kenneth Mowrer, who was fatally injured while operating a tractor in his father's field.
The troop visited the National Boy Scout Jam- boree at Valley Forge in 1957. Many scout troops were there from all over the world. Samuel Wil- liams, Kimber Lippiatt, and Donald Houseal spent the week there camping with other Lancas- ter County troops.
During this year Mr. Ray Smith and Clifford Morrison were appointed assistant Scout Masters. They went to all camps and weekend camping trips at Camp Chiquitan and also the summer camps.
Some of the annual events which the troop participates in is the recognition of Boy Scout Anniversary by attending a different church each year and having various special activities within that week. Another is the Boy Scout Banquet where they receive their advancement awards and charter for the new year.
Mr. Gerber resigned in 1958 and Mr. Stanley Slavey was appointed Scout Master.
GIRL SCOUTS AND BROWNIES
At the present time Maytown has active groups of Senior Girl Scouts, Intermediate Scouts and Brownies. These groups use the Fire House and Legion Home for their meetings.
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Etching of how the square looked before a regular square was built.
The Square-pictures taken from four different angles.
The late Henry B. Haines carrying the last bucket of water from the pump.
History Of East Donegal Township Municipal Authority Maytown, Pennsylvania
The need for a water supply system for May- town was recognized by many citizens for a number of years.
In March of 1946, a public meeting of all in- terested citizens was held in the Maytown Fire House. Ten men were named by the citizens to gather information pertaining to installing a water system. This committee consisted of John Hoff- man. Sr., Mervin Arnold, Howard Strausbaugh, Robert Houseal, Enos Miller, Carl Shenk, John Hiestand, Christian Forry, Charles Hicks, and Paul Beshler. This committee contacted the Marietta Gravity Water Company for a water supply and was unsuccessful.
It was then decided to look for another source of supply. After visiting a number of springs in the area, the Gladfelter Spring, about one mile northi of Maytown, was deemed the best source of supply.
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Left to right: Carl Shenk, Enos Miller, Rev. John Hiestand, Paul Beshler, Mervin Arnold.
Residents of the town were visited to determine if they would connect to a water supply system, if one were available. One hundred and twenty-five property owners gave their approval, along with the public schools and business establishments.
With this guarantee the committee decided to petition the East Donegal Township supervisors to form an authority to install a water system for the town. The supervisors petitioned for the authority, and the authority was authorized July 22, 1947.
On September 2, 1947, the following persons were authorized to the authority:
John Hiestand, Chairman; Enos E. Miller, Vice Chairman; Paul R. Beshler, Secretary; G. Carl Shenk, Treasurer; and Mervin S. Arnold.
The authority now began planning for the con- struction of a water supply system. Paul A. Muel- ler, Esq. was elected solicitor, and Capitol Engin- eering Corporation was employed as the engineers. The supply spring was purchased from Irvin Glad- felter, and the right-of-way to the spring from Abram Martin. The fiscal agents were Butcher &
Sherrerd, and the trustee named was First National Bank and Trust Company of Elizabethtown.
Advertising for bids for the construction of the system were let on March 7, 1949. The successful low bidder was M. Simon Zook. The successful low bidder for the storage tank was Chicago Bridge & Iron Company.
Actual construction began April 1, 1949. (The cost was estimated at $110,000.)
The system was completed, and service to the town began October 6, 1949.
During the year 1950, 421,000 gallons of water were pumped. At present, over 4,300,000 gallons are being pumped each year.
Many extensions to lines and other improve- ments have been made over the years.
There are, at present, 212 domestic consumers, as well as businesses, farms and public schools.
The present authority members are:
John S. Hiestand, Chairman; Mervin S. Arnold, Vice Chairman; G. Carl Shenk, Treasurer; Robert Shank, Assistant Treasurer: Paul R. Beshler. Sec. rotary.
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INDUSTRIES
HISTORY OF WYETH LABORATORIES Inc. MARIETTA, PENNSYLVANIA
In 1882 Dr. H. M. Alexander, practicing phy- sician in Marietta, became interested in the work that had been done in Europe by Jenner and others in the field of smallpox vaccination. After much study and seeking of information from the work done by these men in Europe, he started the production of Smallpox Vaccine in the rear of his home on West Market Street, Marietta. After successfully producing smallpox vaccine in a very small way, he purchased the farm northwest of the borough of Marietta and at this location start- ed the H. M. Alexander Laboratory, which is now the site of the Wyeth Laboratories Inc. The Alex- ander Laboratories were the first commercial pro- ducers of smallpox vaccine in the United States. From the inception of the laboratories until the turn of the century, smallpox vaccine was the sole product. At the turn of the century, Dr. Alex- ander then became interested in the work that was done in Europe concerning the manufacture of diphtheria antitoxin and so about 1900 the Alex- ander Laboratories started manufacturing com-
mercially diphtheria antitoxin for the treatment of diphtheria. The next two products manufac- tured by the Alexander Laboratories were tetanus antitoxin and typhoid vaccine.
From 1882 until 1917 these laboratories were known as H. M. Alexander and Company, H. M. Alexander Laboratories and the Lancaster County Vaccine Farm.
In 1917 the Alexander Laboratories were in- corporated as the Gilliland Laboratories, having been purchased by his son-in-law, Dr. Samuel H. Gilliland. Dr. Gilliland had been the director of the laboratories following the death of Dr. Alex- ander.
The laboratories remained under the name of the Gilliland Laboratories until 1943, when they were acquired by the American Home Products Corporation through an exchange of A. H. P. stock for the capital stock of the Gilliland Labo- ratories. The laboratories operated as an inde- pendent subsidiary of A. H. P. for approximately a year when the ethical divisions were combined to form what is now known as Wyeth Laboratories Inc. A complete line of biological products is
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Inis picture shows the facilities available during the year 1883. This picture was taken shortly arter Dr. H. M. Alexander acquired the McMullen farm in East Donegal Township which is the present property occupied by Wyeth Laboratories Inc.
Dr. Alexander is the man in the derby standing by the horses. The driver of the team is George Rettew. The boy in the checked shirt is Harry McMullen, Sr., and the other boy is Dr. Alexander's son. We are not certain of the identity of the other individuals in the picture.
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This aerial photograph was taken during the summer of 1959 and shows the present facilities of Wyeth Laboratories Inc.
manufactured at these laboratories; vaccines, anti- toxins, antiserums, and injectable pharmaceutical products. However, smallpox vaccine still remains one of the leading products. Some of the other products manufactured in these laboratories are: Tetanus Antitoxin, Diphtheria Antitoxin, Tetanus Toxoid, Diphtheria Toxoid, Pertussis Vaccine (Whooping Cough), Antivenin, Gas Gangrene Antitoxin, Scarlet Fever Toxin, Typhoid Vaccine, Poliomyelitis Vaccine, Adenovirus Vaccine and Antipertussis Serun.
TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
Natural gas has become an integral part of day- by-day operations in home, office and factory in and around Marietta. By the end of 1959, local citizens were among some 29.7 million United States consumers of natural gas, nature's most per- fect fuel.
Much of the gas used in the area is brought up from the Gulf Coast by Texas Eastern Trans- mission Corporation, of Houston, Texas, through
its Big Inch and Little Big Inch pipelines. A key point on these pipelines that plays an important role in bringing gas into the area is Texas Eastern's compressor station located less than a mile north- west of Marietta near the intersection of state high- ways 441 and 241, across from the Naval Ord- nance Depot.
This station is one of 63 compression installa- tions throughout the company's 6,350-mile long natural gas pipeline system that spans the United States from Mexico to New York. Such facilities as the Marietta compressor station are necessary to pack large volumes of gas into the pipelines giving assurance that an adequate supply will be available at delivery points.
During 1959, Texas Eastern alone delivered more than 11.7 billion cubic feet of gas into the Marietta area bounded by Harrisburg, Columbia and Lancaster. This gas was delivered to local area utility distributing concerns who in turn saw that the gas was sent into homes, factories and offices for use. This quantity of gas was an impor- tant part of the 8.7 trillion cubic feet total volume of gas consumed throughout the nation during 1959. Increasing use of gas is expected to boost
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Slightly less than a mile northwest of Marietta is located Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation's compressor station Number 24-A, better known as the Marietta Station. This is one of 63 installa- tions throughout the company's 6,350-mile-long natural gas pipeline system that daily brings large volumes of natural gas from the Gulf Coast to the East. This station plays a key role in delivering natural gas used in the Marietta area.
the national consumption level up to more than 15.3 trillion cubic feet within the next ten years. As expected growth in the Marietta area materi- alizes, the rate of gas consumption can be expected to rise proportionately thus increasing the impor- tance of operations of the Marietta station.
The station, which was constructed in 1952, serves two of the company's main pipelines-the 24-inch diameter Big Inch and the 20-inch dia- meter Little Big Inch pipelines. Both lines were built by the government during the war and pur- chased by Texas Eastern in 1947. A major portion of the Little Big Inch from Baytown, Texas, to Lebanon, Ohio, has been reconverted to petroleum products transportation. The rest of the line from Lebanon across to New Jersey, passing through the Marietta station, remains in natural gas service.
At the Marietta station there is a large building housing the compressors and their related equip-
ment plus auxiliary equipment, a smaller office and storage building, a large fin-fan unit --- which is the radiator for the engine-and yard piping with large valves that control the flow of gas through the station.
Operations of the Texas Eastern system are directed from the company's Gas Division head- quarters in Shreveport, Louisiana, with direct supervision carried on through six division offices along the route of the pipeline.
Texas Eastern compressor stations are spotted at 50 to 75-mile intervals along the pipeline. The stations receive gas from downstream stations, compress it and send it on the way to the next station. To perform this operation, the Marietta station utilizes six reciprocating type compressors driven by giant engines using natural gas for fuel. Each engine is of 1,760 horsepower giving the sta- tion a total rating of 10,560 horsepower.
These giant gas-engine powered reciprocating compressors help move large volumes of natura! gas through Texas Eastern Trans- mission Corporation's Marietta station. Installations such as this operate day and night to bring natural gas to consumers in the Marietta area as well as other areas in Pennsylvania, the Mid- west and East.
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New 1-story brick structure of THE MAYTOWN SHOE CO., completed in 1959 of which Mr. Victor Lombardo is President. Children's and Boys' shoes are manufactured here. The first plant of the May- town Shoe Company was started in 1948 by Mr. Lombardo in a 2-story building off South River St.
Some 15 men, including chief operator Ray Smith, are required to operate the station on its 24-hour-a-day schedule. Assisting him are a me- chanic, four operators, oilers and maintenance men. Some of the men reside in company cottages on the station grounds while the others live at Marietta or in nearby communities.
Texas Eastern plays an important role in the economy of Lancaster County through operation of its station and other facilities. In this area alone, the company payroll amounted to some $85,000 during 1959.
The Marietta station, as well as 17 other Peni- sylvania stations along the more than 1,000 miles of pipeline in the state, is located in the com- pany's operating Division III with headquarters at West Chester. Each division staff includes engineers, master mechanics, electricians, account- ants and measurement engineers, all of whom combine their efforts to keep natural gas moving quickly and steadily from field to consumer.
Constant communication between division head- quarters, the general office and the compressor stations along the system is maintained through the use of leased telephone wires, microwave com- munications equipment and VHF radio.
Compressor engines, operating personnel, com- munications . - all combine to keep the Marietta station on the job around the clock to assure con- sumers the availability of the most versatile fuel known.
CARGILL GRAIN INCORPORATED
Cargill Grain Incorporated, R. D. No. 1, Mari- etta, Pennsylvania, is a national company with its home office in Minneapolis, Minnesota, The company is engaged in merchandising, warehouse- ing, and processing of grain. This local terminal elevator and branch office was opened in 1950. It has a grain storing capacity of one million bushels. Cargill buys locally produced grain and stores wheat under the goverment loan programn. This organization sells to local feed mills and flour
mills. They sell grains and ingredients that are grown locally or shipped in from the west. The ingredients they sell are soybean meal and linseed meal. Grain not consumed locally is shipped to places like Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Employment is seasonal. From 10 to 24 people are employed thoughout the year.
Present office employees: Branch Manager- Dudley Russell; Merchant -- Robert Welhan; Branch accountant James Newcomer; Clerical staff: Edna Kline, Mildred Aimold; Elevator: Superintendent- John R. Hollenbaugh; Crew: Henry Gentzler, Joseph Sargen. (others employed seasonally for part-time work)
GILBERT CONVEYOR AND WELDING CO.
Gilbert Conveyor and Welding Co. owned and operated by Mr. William Gilbert was started in July of 1958 on East High Street in the old Buck's warehouse. In the spring of 1959 Gilbert Conveyor and Welding Co., in need of more room and a better establishment, moved to a new and more modern shop on the outskirts of East High Street. Custom built conveyors, repair work, and general welding are the work done by Mr. Gilbert.
MAYTOWN MANUFACTURING COMPANY OWNER-MERVIN H. NOLT
In January 1946 a factory was opened on West Elizabeth Street in a building which was formerly used as an automotive repair shop. Facilities were then installed for the employment of 25 persons. Since then several additions have been added to the building and additional equipment installed.
The Maytown Mfg. Co. presently employs 80 persons in manufacture of children's stips and paja- mas. In its operation the plant converts yard goods into finished garments which are shipped to stores throughout the United States.
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House built by Caleb Way whose daughter, Rebecca, was the mother of Bayard Taylor, poet. Secured in 1819 by Henry Haines.
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At the present time is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Haines and Mrs. Henry B. Haines.
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ROADS By G. S. Hoffman
At Bi-Centennial all roads lead to Maytown -- all five of them. But before Maytown was even established, there were several so-called roads through the scattered, tiny settlement in the vir- tual wilderness. Most of these roads still exist and are segments of an intricate pattern of transpor- tation. In provincial times they were part and parcel of the development, not alone of this dis- trict, but also of the "western frontier."
Peter Bazaillon, carving trails through the virgin lands, came out of Philadelphia to trade with the Indians and set up posts for his fur business. He was the rugged pioneer of "road-building" to the interior. Main arteries, state and secondary roads for speeding vehicles now use many of the routes Peter laid out along streams and Indian paths.
Peter came into the vast Donegal and branched his roads throughout. History records "Old Peter's Great Road" as being a boundary of Manheim township. "The Road," laid out in 1718, was so named because it was the route used by Peter in going to and from his numerous trading posts in the Donegal region. He penetrated deeply, for in 1719 he took up 700 acres of land in the Donegal country only a short distance below Conoy Creek, which borders on Conoy Township.
But then there was "Old Peter's Road," close by Maytown which could be the one from the village which today by-passes most of Marietta and is known as the "Long Lane."
Everts and Stewart in their pictorial history of Lancaster County wrote: "A public road was opened at a very early period direct from Lancas- ter to Maytown (leaving the sites of Marietta and Columbia to the south-Columbia was Wright's Ferry and Marietta was Anderson's Ferry, Water- ford and New Haven until the turn of the cen- tury) and, during the Whiskey Insurrection in western Pennsylvania in Washington's time, May- town was the rendezvous of the troops called out to quell the revolt who were called the Whiskey Boys. From Maytown a road was opened to the then ex- tensive frontier of "Carlisle Barracks."
("The Whiskey Insurrection was the name given to a local outbreak occuring in opposition to the excise law passed by Congress March 3, 1791. In addition to the general objections urged against the measure, the inhabitants of Western Pennsyl- vania considered the tax an unfair discrimination
against their region and raised an insurrection, causing President Washington to call out an army of fifteen thousand militia. This show of an unsus- pected vigor and resource on the part of the government forced the insurgents to disperse with- out bloodshed.")
Maytown had other roads of importance fan- ning out from the historic square. They could hardly be called roads, hacked out of the woods and grasslands by man and beast labor, they were trailways for settlers bringing in their belongings by horsepack, flats and Conestoga wagons.
One of the earliest was the so-called Vinegar Ferry Road which led west from Maytown square to the Susquehanna where a ferry was established before 1760. According to Dr. H. M. J. Klein, the name of the Ferry derived from "Christian Wini- ker (Vinegar) Sr., who settled in Donegal about 1750 and rented the ferry near Marietta, about 2 miles away."
Settlers, trappers and traders used this method for many years to go back and forth to York County, fording the river during low water or us- ing the shallow, dug-out ferry boats. When wagons were to be taken across, two dug-outs were lashed together and the wagon placed on them. Horses and cattle were roped together and led by a boat that was rowed. For transportation in and out of Maytown and the Donegal this was an important road in non-bridge early times, as well as later.
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