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EDITORIAL
MATTER OF RECORD
Easter of 1929 is now a matter
of record. The weather man was
very kind, giving those of you who
were fortunate enough to be able
to get them, especially the fair ones
an opportunity to display your
Easter finery; our many churches
and Sunday Schools held very fine
and appropriate services and exer-
cises; many were the recipients of
candies and flowers. Now that
these festivities are over, let's get
down to business and see if we
can’t pull ourselves out of that rut
which many have been following
for some time.
THE GAS TAX
It looks very much as though the
powers that be are going to increase
the tax on gasoline to four cents a
gallon, irrespective of the fact that
the people don’t want it.
As evidence of protest we cite
the many petitions bearing thou-
sands and thousands of signatures
of those opposed, that were sent to
politicians from all parts of the
State.
A fourth cent on gasoline, nett-
ing approximately $10,000,000 a
year, together with increased li-
cense fees would increase road re-
venues by approximately $15,000,-
000. This is the amount asked for
by Secretary of Highways Stuart.
On the other hand we have State
officials at Harrisburg who claim
that this additional cent on gaso-
line is not necessary and that there
is sufficient revenue to build and
keep in repair all our roads.
Motor clubs all over the state are
opposing the increase and from
what we can learn, an increase is
not necessary.
SPRING FEVER
There really “ain’t no such ani-
mal.” But since the elements revolt
at a placid change of weather con-
ditions, mother nature might well
and as easily make the old human
being respond also.
April showers are no more than
the breaking up of the winter and
an adjustment of the climatic con-
dition from a colder to a warmer
atmosphere. There is bound to be
some sort of atmospheric auction.
It may be storms, it may be cy-
clones and twisters. This is natural
The adjustment of the anatomy
is hardly so turbulent, but it is
equally affected. The blood a bit
thicker inthe winter does not. thin
down in a day. It must be a trifle
thinner in summer. This is a slow
process. When the first hot days
come, the physical condition is not
ready for the change. The sultri-
ness and the thick blood are not in
accord. Thus the sluggishness, thus
the spring fever. The warmer it
continues to become, the thinner
the blood becomes, until a complete
normal and satisfactory adjustment
is made,
That’s the natural explanation of
spring fever. Sluggishness and
laziness are not of the same ilk.
They mean entirely two different
things. Spring fever is a natural
phenomenos with many and not a
__ mere myth.
WHY THIS ATTITUDE?
At the last meeting of Council
the State Department of Health
asked the boro to better its water
supply. It is true that we are
drinking ereek water and have been
ever since our water works was
built many years ago but in all
that time we have never had one
case of disease which originated’
from our water.
We feel free in saying that this
same condition would not exist if
we got our water from the same
stream below town instead. The
Health authorities are mighty care-
ful what is dumped into the Chick-
ies creek above the pumping sta-
titon but seemingly it doesn’t mat-
ter much after the water gets be-
low town.
The Department’s attention has
been brought to the fact that indus-
trial and human waste is being
dumped into the creek but up to
this time a deaf ear has been
_ turned on the report.
Of course, if the State Health
Department is as slow in having
Mount Joy's water supply improved
as it is in acting on the above com-
plaints, our Boro council need not
worry at present.
LITTERED STREETS
The days of annual spring clean-
ups in countless American cities are
For seven days civic pride
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stir, Backyards, basements
nd public places will be stripped
> their disfiguring litter. Then, a
r so later, the bits of dirty
n paper will begin to fly a-
tain, and before long the
be as untidy as before.
RHEEMS
Elmer Groff procured
grader to prepare his
from 3 acres for market.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Mumma spent
Saturday evening at the home of
Mrs. Susan Wolgemuth.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Flowers, of
Lancaster, spent Easter Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Flowers.
Mrs. Ruth Kraybill, of Elizabeth-
town, spent a few hours at her
former home here among the flow-
ers last week.
Messrs. Raymond and Roy Hei-
sey, Amos Markle, Miss Mary Es-
penshade and daughter Helen spent
Saturday at Harrisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Eshleman, of
Florin, spent Sunday at the home
of John Hershey and Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Neiman of town.
Clarence Young, of Washington-
a potato
1928 crop
boro, and M™is. Myr? Risser, of
Lawn, spent Saturday evening at
the of hL-r aunt, M.s. A. S.
Bard.
Norman E. Garber, a modern
farmer near town has installed a
No. 2 milking machine to take care
of his two stables of Guernsey
COWS.
H. H. Bard, a Civil War veteran
in his 87th year, his son, and Ro-
bert B. Kready snent one day last
week at Bethlehem as guests of
Russel K. Bard.
The usual number of choral sing-
ers appeared upon the streets at
early dawn on Easter morn, sing-
ing appropriate songs, accompanied
by Miss Jean Kraybill, violinist.
The local school teachers, Mrs.
Mason and Cora Kraybill, used one
day last week for visiting the fol-
lowing schools: Cedar Hill, Sport-
ing Hill, Stevens Hill and Lincoln.
Church of the Brethren will hold
their mid-week prayer meeting at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. Nathan
Eshleman, near Green Tree church
on Wednesday evening, April 3rd.
P. R. R. track force in charge of
David = K. Espenshade, foreman,
John Wagner, assistant, assisted
Jack Herman to put down standard
new rails on No. 1 track, east of
Mt. Joy last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hershey
followers of husbandry on their
beautiful East Donegal farm are
enjoying the pleasure of gathering
425 eggs daily from their flock of
white leghorn chickens.
The following firemen represent-
ed the fire company at Blue Ball,
at the monthly meeting of the Lan-
caster Countv Association last
week: John B. Henry, Enos Floyd,
Norman Myers, and Paul Henry.
B. F. Shank, ex-Postmaster,
moved the former post office now
used as a barber shop by B. F.
Baker, tonsorial artist, across the
hichway to the vacant lot of
Chester Brinser on the corner of
railroad avenue and Main street.
Church of the Brethren held
their regular Easter morning ser-
vices in their local church on Sun-
day with the Revs. Kaylor, Shear-
er, Nathan and Hiram Eshleman
and Dorsey Butterbaugh upon the
bench. The service was largely
attended.
ne Mere
HEALTH WEEK PLAN
WILL REACH ADULTS
The bureau of public health edu-
cation of the State Health Depart-
ment reported to Dr. Theodore B.
Appel, Secretary of Health, that re-
quests are being received from or-
ganizations and officials for assis-
tance in formulating plans for a
“keeping fit week.” Altoona and
Coatesville have their programs
practically completed for this ob-
servance.
Commenting on this report, Dr.
Appel said, “For a number of years
the children in Pennsylvania have
occupied the main position on the
stage in health celebrations, no-
tably during the May day health
week. It is a progressive sign of
the times that in adding the public
regarding foundation to the young
people, the adults are now becom-
ing interested in their own physical
welfare, Advisemental health rules
by way of keeping of a fit celebra-
tion in localities throughout the
Commonwealth is a fine step for-
ward.
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Good Hay Valuable
Roughages are usually the cheap-
est part of the dairy ration, but
their value is very largely depend-
ent on quality. Early cut, well-
cured hay is vastly better than
over-ripe, poorly cured hay. The
proper grain mixture is determined
by the quality as well as kind of
hay and other roughages, say State
College dairy specialists.
Most communities would be hor-
rified if any one suggested tossing
the garbage out into the lawns or
into the street gutters. Yet even
in residence sections one can find
in almost any town or city, at al-
most any time, the litter of diseard-
ed newspapers, empty bags, torn
wrapping paper and so on. Oec-
casionally a citizen is seen who
pushes the paper he is through with
into the rubbish box provided for
such things, but more often one sees
him drop it «t his side in the street.
Not so much rubbish is deliberately
sections, but the litter appears there
just the same. Much of the adver-
tising matter distributed from door
to door is never picked up and
taken into the house. It blows
from porch to yard and then starts
‘ts career of clinging to hedges or
Auttering across the lawns.
(Clean-up week is a fine institu-
“ion, as far as it goes. The inspira-
*ion of those seven days needs to
hagin earlier and last longer, how-
aver, if American cities are to rid
‘hemselves of this disgrace to their
‘vie enterprise.
thrown into the street in residence |
THE MOUNT JOY BULLETIN, MOUNT JOY, LANCASTER CO., PA.
“Mount Joy Theatre
MOUNT JOY, PENNA.
Every Day a Good Show
HURSDAY, APRIL 4
John Gilbert in
SHAME
Racing Blood Series
FRIRAY,
on
APRIL. “5
Navarro
SATURDAY\ APRIL. 6
Lionel Barrymore,
IN
ROAD
Comedy—Fox Nels
arren Burke
HOGSE
MONDAY,
Wesly Barry, Belle Bennett, Anita Stewart
and ot
WILD
Metro News—Fables
Town Reliises to Move
“Column With a Curse”
Augusta, Ga.—Sentiment which for
46 years has allowed “the column
with a curse” to stand in the middle
of a sidewalk, won out rece: en
a paving program made
the removal of the queer relic of a
tornado’s fury.
The column, once the pillar of the
city market house, has at
and Center streets ever since
a tornado hit Augusta in 1878. Old
citizens say that an itinerant min
ister, claiming the gift prophecy
predicted that the old market house
would be destroyed the day after his
sermon, He declared that but one of
the big pillars supporting the market
house would be left standing and de-
clared that any attempt to move the
pillar would be fatal; that the por
son who tried it would be
lightning.
As it happened, a tornado hit this
town the next day and only one pillar
of the market house was left stand-
stood
struck by
ing. Some years ago city officials
said the pillar would have to be de-
stroyed to permit certain street re-
pairs. A large number of workmen
carried the pillar about 50 feet. There
was an explosion and they drepped it
And today the pillar stands where
the workmen dropped it when some
practical joker exploded a firecracker.
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FIND MANY DRIVERS
WITHOUT LICENSES
Of 190 arrests made by the State
Highway Patrol throughout Pen-
nsylvania in one week, sixty-three
were unlicensed operators of motor
vehicles, Wilson C. Price, superin-
tendent of the Highway Patrol, to-
day announced. This is regarded
as verification of the belief that
many are attempting to evade pay-
ment of the $1 renewal fee or fear
the examination as learners might
prove too difficult. Penalty for non-
license is $10 while parents or em-
ployers who knowingly permit un-
licensed persons to operate are li-
able to a $25 fine,
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Plant Reliable Seed
Only reliable sources of seed po-
tatoes are dependable. Growers
should demand disease-free stock
for their spring planting.
Sm UG GAB
One or two quality or undersized
vegetables in a bunch give the
others a bad reputation. Bunches
of vegetables for the market should
be of good quality, regularly sized,
and well graded.
Gets $12,500 a Barrel
for Bottled Crude Oil
Oklahoma City. Okla.—The market
price for the grade of oil produced by
Oklahoma City’s discovery gusher is
around $1.66 a barrel, but one pro-
moter is selling a barrel of it for
$12,500.
He gets 25 cents for a dram bottle
of the oil attached to a postcard.
There are 51,200 drams to a barrel,
assuring him a net profit of $12,500,
at least, if he disposes of every dram.
The bottles are bought for souvenirs
and for gifts to be sent to other parts
of the country.
High Cost of Wives Is
Worrying Chinese Men
Shanghai. — Chinese business
men whose importance is rated
according to the number of
wives are protesting against the
increased price of helpmates.
Since Nanking was made .the
capital and Nationalist officials
spent so much time in Shanghal,
the price of a good wife had
risen alarmingly. Lower class
(‘hinese still can obtain young
A hai currency.
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hers in
GEESE
OLD ARMY ORDER
RECALLS WILD WEST
Soldiering back in the good old
days when the west was wild and
wooly, whiskey was permissable and
buffaloes roamed the wide-open
SPRING SALE
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INCUBATORS
60 to 600 egg sizes—Prices from $20.00 to $87.50
BROODERS
TOWN” “BLUE HEN"—“NATIONAL”
RSPOON” — (Coal Burners)
sizes—Prices from $14.75 to $40.00
“PUTNAM” (Oil Burners)
chick
We carry a complete line @
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Hen Scratch Feed
Baby Chick Scratch Feed
Pigeon Mixed Feed
Growing Mash
Laying Mash
Egg Mash
Milk Mash
ediate Scratch Feed
Scratch Feed
10 and 100-lb. packages.
OYSTER SHELLS—Fine, Medium and ALFALFA\ MEAL—BLOOD MEAL—
Coarse. lv. Poultry Bone Meal—
GRIT—Fine, Medium and Coarse.
CHARCOAL—Fine, Medium and Coarse.
SECTIONAL OATS SPROUTER
OPEN TRAY SPROUTER
POULTRY FEEDERS (for
FRAME BROODJ
mash BROODER OIL
and
spaces instead of on Uncle Sam's
five-cent pieces, is vividly reflected
in the following General Army or-
der, issued at Fort Riley, Kansas,
October 5, 1842, ;
It was part of the discipline of
those days, but to the soldier of to-
day it packs a laugh.
The order reads:
(1)—Members of the command
will, when shooting at buffaloes on
the parade ground, be careful not |
to fire in the direction of the com- !
manding officer’s quarters.
(2)—The troop officer having!
the best trained remount for this '
year will be awarded one barrel of
old rye whiskey.
(3)—Student officers will dis-
continue the practice of roping and
riding buffaloes.
(4)—Attention of all officers is
called to paragraph 107. Army reg-
ulations, in which it provides under
uniform regulations fhat all officers
will wear beards.
(5)—Short bucalo coats
will be ready for issue
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FARMING HAVANA TOBACCO
BELIEVED TO BE DOOMED
The farming of Havana tobacco
in Lancaster County doomed,
according to reports from growers
in the Washington Boro district
where the soil along the Susque-
hanna river is particularly adapt-
able to that type and where it has
been grown ever since the industry
began in the county.
Less than fifty acres it is esti-
mated, were raised in 1928 in com-
parison with a predominance of
Havana fifty. years ago. Prices re-
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grain)
FOUNTS—all kinds
We carry all sizes of Pratt’s Poultry Regulator, Dr. Hess’ Panacea, Rust’
Conkey’s Poultry Tonic and the Special Remedies of Popular Brands, Don S
CHICKEN COOPS\
Climax Conditioner,
ng Egg Tablets, Wal-
ko Egg Maker, Avicol and Walko Preventative Tablets, Fleishman’s Yeast, C¥pkey’s Y. O., Cod
Liver Oil, Rust’s Egg Producer, Pratt’s, Hess’ and Lee’s Lice Killer, Pratt’s and Hess” Worm Powd-
er, Carbolineum and other Disinfectants—‘B. Deoderant and Germicide, Fe the Poultry
Dip and Disinfectant, Lee’s Germozone,—Controls Poultry. Croup and Stomach Also a
great Exterior Healing Antiseptic. Lee’s Gizzard Capsules—a new invention for
We are carrying a full line \of BABY
Special Announcement
Barred Rocks Rhode Island Reds
White Rocks White Wyandottes Brown Leghorns
Black Minorcas Buff Orphingtons Black Giants
These chicks are hatched from free range, blood-tested, accredited flocks.
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CHICKS from High Grade, Stock
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ceived for the last crop ranged
from 10 to 12 cents against the
high period of 40 to 50 during the
war period.
Growers who have farmed Hav- |
ana for years say it is unprofitable
and a number have expressed
doubt whether any will be grown
this season. The tendency in re-
cent years has been to grow less
Havana and more broadleaf around
Washington Boro.
The bulk of Havana now grown
in Pennsylvania is farmed in Clin-
ton county, near Lock Haven.
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TYPHOID REACHES
NEW LOW RECORD
The January record for typhoid
fever in Pennsylvania involving but”
thirty-seven cases was the lowest
for that month in the history of the
department. Only one month, April
l 1927, with thirty-five, was lower.
The present record for February
shows an incidence of twenty-seven
{cases thus far. Based on this fig-
| ure there is every indication that
| February will also be a record
| month for a low incidence in ty-
i phoid fever.
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MOTOR DEATHS TOTAL
260 IN TWO MONTHS
An aggregate of 260 motor ve-
hicle accident deaths in January
and February, 1929, is announced
by Benj. G. Eynon, Registrar of
Motor Vehicles of the Pennsylvania
Department of Highways. The Jan-
uary toll was 185 deaths; February,
75. Total number of accidents for
the two months was 6,224. Com-
pilations are made from compulsory
accident reports, required by law
of any operator who is: involved in
a serious accident,
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