Mount Joy Bulletin 20 VOL. XXIX, No. a MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1929 $1.50 A YEAR IN Would You Launch a Boat With a Hole In It and Plug the Leak After the Boat Was in the Water? No. Why Let Your Business Spring Aleak? Adv FIRE GUTTED A BRICK BUILDING RESTAURANT AND POOL ROOM OF HARRY E. SMITH, ON MARI- ETTA STREET, BADLY DAM- AGED SATURDAY. The restaurant and pool Harry E. Smith, on Marietta street, was $5,000. The pumper and chemical a an hour before it was subdued. An elevator shaft running from the first to the third floor formed a suc- tion to carry flames to the roof, a por- tion of which burned before the fire- men could get chemicals up through room of occupying the first floor of a three-story brick building completely gutted by fire at 6 o'clock Saturday morning, entailing a loss estimated at engines of Friendship Fire Company confined the blaze to the first floor room and the firemen worked heroically for half the building to combat the flames. William Hinkle, on his way to work shortly before 6 a. m., discovered the fire when he passed the restaurant. A strong odor of smoke attention and smoke-filled, with flames raging back of a counter, where the fire is believed In a short time to have originated. the room was doomed. The place was equipped with a soda fountain, tables, three andise. ance, according to the proprietor, who said there was no sign of fire when he closed at 3 a. m. Charles Eshleman, a fireman, had a finger badly lacerated while working at the fire and was given treatment by a local physician. The garage of Irvin Kaylor, adjoin- | ing the three-story building, was not machines stored there had been removed as a precau- in danger, although tion. The building is owned by Mr. Smith. ' BE Pear Tree Blooming A pear tree, estimated bout 30 years old, attained a height he found the room | pool tables, a radio and a complete stock of merch- | The loss is covered by insur- to be a- and which has of 25 feet, is blooming the second time this year. Mr. Fred Drescher, fom that the year. tree bloomed twice BR. That’s the Court’s Order John Young, of this boro, was AUTO MISHAPS OVER WEEK END THREE HURT near Manheim, on. whose farm the tree stands, said last or- dered to pay $10 per week for the support of his wife and three children, after the parties agreed to the amount. IN A CRASH— COLLISION ON DETOUR— YOUTH SLIGHTLY WHEN CARS COLLIDED There were the usual CUT number of FORMER MT. JOY MAN MADE CHRYSLER CHIEF A former resident of Mount Joy, Kauffman T. Keller, has been named vice-president and general manager of all divisions of the Chrysler Motor Corporation. Joining the Chrysler organization in 1926 his skill in factory organization ers properties year, Keller be- general manager of Dodge Brothers, Mr. Keller has firmly established himself as one of the foremost manu- facturers in the industry. SHOW YOU CAR DO YOUR SHARE “IT’S YOUR SHARE THAT COUNTS” WAS SLOGAN THAT WON FIRST PRIZE IN THE COUNTY WELFARE CON- 9 9 PA. GAME SEASON MAY NOT SHOOT GROUSE THIS won him immediate recognition and . : with the purchase of the Dodge Broth-| This year hunters may kill 15 last ducks a day or 60 for the season. came the logical choice for the man- Wood Quek ih Sie Sug xe agreement of these great plants. As expec > g for 8 and brant (swans are protected) is five a day or 30 for the season. Federal laws of mudhens. The bag for the season is unlimited. The open bag limits under State and Federal laws are as follows: ber 30, unlimited. fowl, coots or mudhens, gallinules, October 1 to January 15. Woodcocks, Oct. 15 to Novem- OPENS ON NOV. 1 YEAR — RINGNECK PHEAS- ANTS ARE PLENTIFUL AROUND HERE provide a daily bag 15 gallinules and 25 coots or seasons and Blackbirds, August 1 to Novem- Rails, September 1 to November . 15 a day, unlimited for season. All birds known as wild water- HAND CAUGHT IN WRINGER, TWO FINGERS AMPUTATED Harold White, one year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ina White, of New- town, had the first two fingers of his right hand amputated in the Lancaster General hospital, Wed- nesday, following an accident at his home, when he caught the mem- ber in a washing machine. The child is confined to the hospital where his condition is regarded as good. The child was playing about his home, when the accident happened Dr. D. C. Stoner, of this town, ad- ministered first aid treatment and ordered the child taken to the hos- pital. Both fingers were badly crushed and the others on the hand slightly cut. THEIR WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES TWO COUPLE NEAR TOWN CELE- BRATE TWENTY-FIFTH AND (Turn to Page Six) ee ent ABM | Rev. Kercher Preached { On Sunday Rev. George Kercher, pastor of the Lutheran church here, ! preached the anniversary sermon for the dedication of the new Luth- i eran church at Reinerton, near { Tower City. Mr. Leroy Breneman, of bia, occup’ed the pulpit here in morning. rm ll QA mea i ASSOCIATION ENDORSES LIBRARY PLAN Colum- the At the last regular meeting of | the Mount Joy Ministerial Associ- ation resolutions were adopted favorable to the new Library pro- position here and urge all voters to give it favorable consideration. rere et Ge I MT. JOY TOWNSHIP GETS STATE ROAD REWARD The Department of Highways at Harrisburg announced yesetrday that it paid Mount Joy Township $394.38 as the state reward for highway im- provements projects. rr eee OC Accused of Non-Support Samuel Sheapp, of Rheems, fur- nished bail for court on charges of non-support brought by his wife, Katie, of East Frederick street, Lan- before Alderman David N. caster, Trapnell. { rr re ; Library? IRONVILLE MAN HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE Benjamin Foreman, of Ironville, Lan ter county, was arrested on a warrant issued from the office of Walter F. Owen, by Detective Ralph W. Keech, on a serious charge. Information was brought against Foreman by Miss Pauline A. Kinard, of Wrightsville. He was arrested Monday afternoon. In de- fault of bail he is confined to the York county jail to await a hearing. eres GG Eee reer. Saved by First .Aid First aid methods learned when he was a Boy Scout enabled Paul B. ‘Shiffer, Manheim, to save the life of William Bryan, Jr, five years old, of near Manheim, when a wad of chew- ing gum lodged in the child’s throat. MORE ABOUT OUR LIBRARY HERE PROMINENT RESIDENT OF TOWN WRITES ARTICLE RELATIVE TO IMPORTANT PROBLEM FACING US. Is Mount Joy worthy of a Public This question seems to have evaded the minds of our citizens. If interested in the vast a- we are not auto accidents over the week end pe due to the beautiful weather and |g Q 9 the large number of autoists that | GROVES-GOD’S i b- were taking advantage of it. Here ) i ie are the ones in this locality. FIRST TEMPLES” | f Crash Near Elizabethtown int of When an auto driven by her hus- | iv i e band left the road near Elizabeth- | LANCASTER CITY PASSES LEGIS-| ; town, Sunday morning, Mrs. Theo- LATION AGAINST THE RE- | dore Miller, twenty of MOVAL OF TREES THRU- i 216 West Mifflin street, Lancaster, OUT THE CITY. { @- suffered a possible fractured skull. —— gb She was admitted to St. Joseph’s Many years ago some of Mount le hospital. Mrs, Nellie Burke, twenty- | joy’s thoughtful boro officials, fore- | ts four, of 234 West Mifflin street, a | aw something. This prompted them | third occupant of the machine sus- |, pass an ordinance against the re- | 2 mined 4 laceration of the knee. | moval, without good cause or reason 3 Hurt In Crash of trees thruout the boro. That's | Three persons were injured, one the legislation we referred to last | seriously, when automobiles driven week. by Bair H. ShaefTer, of Lancaster Now Lancaster City has acquired | ob 8, a Marvin L. Brubaker, of the same foresight and has passed a | Lancaster R. 8, collided at Orange | . . 3 : cure { and Charlotte streets, Saturday. similar ordinance. Recently its tree | 1. Shaeffer was arrested by police on | Commission was appointed as may bef n ~~ charges of reckless driving. seen by the following editorial which | a Miss Elmira Rineer, Neffsville, appeared in last Wednesday's New | e suffered a possible fractured skull | Era. Read it and see what the writ-| (Turn to page 5) er thinks of trees: X THe The three men who will serve as | is MANHEIM INSURANCE MAN Lancaster's first shade tree com- FACES EMBEZZLEMENT (turn to page 5) e RD QR ese 1 Charged with embezzling life insur- V Secured a Wood Lease Be ance funds he had collected and with Mr. Jacob Baker has taken a wood > forging a check to make good the loss, | lease on eight acres of woodland on R. Dissinger, twenty-eight, of Manheim | the farm of John Earhart, near Hos- Route one, was arrested Friday af-|ler's church. He will place a mill R ternoon, and is being held in jail in| there and convert it into building, default of bail for a hearing before | harn, and bridge lumber. The mill = Alderman John F. Burkhart. will start operating about Nevember TT rw 15th. Had A Good Program Sir] The classification committee, Mr. Burned by Molten trot ‘ #8. N. Nissly, chairman, had charge Mr. Philip Gibbons, a molder at d J of the program at yesterday's | tne Florin Foundry, was accidentally Tones Ss Bola Ob Tere badly burned about the chest and . “llegs by molten iron while on duty sent from Lancaster and Elizabeth- there. Dr. A. F. Snyder attended e town. ——— him. 2 Only Two Vidat =u - n wo 1niators 8 These os arrested for parking Bilimeyer Mar Arrested it on the left side of the street here. | Feter Price, colored, of Billmeyer n Roman Myers, 239 N. Lime St., | was arrested at Columbia for disorder- 4 Lancaster. A. G. Kauffman, 278 |!y conduct and operating a car while Marietta St.,, Mt. Joy. under the influence of liquor. | Laskewitz { while playing football. mount of education which beyond any doubt we know is obtained from such a house types of literature, then ever he worthy of such an Where are spend an evening? of great of numberless store how can we offer? people to have their movie, our young They uningpiring degrading pool room or finding amuse- choice an a ment in annoying older folks to say | nothing of those of us who seek it in nearby towns. Without young people a town is (Turn to Page Six) eet A HAD HIS NOSE BROKEN FOR A THIRD TIME SUNDAY Albert Laskewitz, a member of the Mount Joy A. A. football team, sus tained a broken nose in a game a- gainst the Penbrook team, here, Sun- day afternoon. This is the third time has had his nose broken Dr. D. C. Ston- er treated the injured player. re et {Ae metre SILK MILL EMPLOYES WENT ON A STRIKE MONDAY On account of several recent reduc- tions in wages, all the weavers on night duty, at Brown's Silk Mill here went on a strike Monday night. The night shift is composed entirely of male weavers. The mill has not been running at night since then. rer DQ Bree: Eighth Ward Coming The next attraction on Brown's Ath- letic Field here will be the newly or- ganized Eighth Ward team of Lancas- ter on next Sunday afternoon. The fact that they defeated Columbia Am- ity team 19 to 0 Sunday is sufficient introduction. mn eet EI ener Sold at 20c Thru B. F. Tschudy of R 1, New Provi- dence, yesterday sold his tobacco crop for 20 cents “thru.” His neigh- bor sold his crop at 18 cents, “thru.” Ezra Keller, of Lincoln, refused 24 and b for his T7-acre crop. { nia met as usual a ber 14, four a day, 20 a season. FIFTIETH ANNIVERSAR- TEST Wilson or jacknipe, October 15 IES RECENTLY. “Its Your Share That Counts” (Turn to page 6) — attracted his | will be the appeal of the 1929 Wel- — = Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Zercher, of fare San bi from 2 [FINAL PROGRAM AT near town, celebrated their twenty- i sever: slog: 2 ; td) rr er J I KINDERHOOK CHURCH fifth weuding snniversary, and also at test. ‘Mrs. D.- Fred Botts. 152 E. SD the same time Mr. and Mrs. Abram Z. Ring Strect.- submitted the first | The next entertainment under | ess, celebrated their fiftieth anniver- ! prize slogan and Mrs. H. S. Weber | the auspices of the Co-Operating |sary. Mrs. Zercher and Mrs. Hess, 97 Liberty Street, submitted { Church Association will be held in | were the recipients of numerous gifts the second prize winner with “Show [the Kinderhook U. E. church, Rev. | which are useful and beautiful. Re- You Care—Do Your Share.” Prizes H. E. Samuels, pastor, Thursday |freshments were served to the guests: of $15 and $5 respectively were |evening, November 14th. This is | Mr. and Mrs. Paris Engle of Bain- awarded these two slogans by a the forty-sccond of these entertain- | hridge: Rev. and Mrs. Enos Hess of local city newspaper, and among ment and will be the last for the Grantham; Mr. and Mrs. Conrad of the five one dollar prize winners winter months, They will be resum- Pequea; Mr. and Mrs. Grayhill Mann was a county contestant, Mrs. Roy ed again in the Spring. Mountville; Mrs Barbara Hess, Con- estoga Centre; Rev Noah Hess, Will- ow Street; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Engle Harrisburg; Mr. and Mrs. Abram Hess Jr. and children Lester, Kenneth and Clair, of Annville; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hess and children Paul, Eliz- abeth, Mary and Rhoda, Mrs. Katie Heisey, and children, Ethel, Mary and Wilmer, Mary Hess, Mr. and Mrs. All- en Brubaker and children, Hess and Graybill of Lewistown, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brubaker, Ruth Zercher, Jacob Zercher, Roy Zercher, Erla Zercher, Marie Ellen and Frank. — — et eer UNION MEET COMPANY The Union Meat Company, with stores at Lancaster and Columbia, has opened a branch store at 47 East Main street, in this place. The store was opened last week and enjoyed an encouraging business. They carry a large line of fresh and smoked meats. See the large advertisement elsewhere in the Bulletin and watch these columns for future meat news. EE ei A SALUNGA MAN HAD HIS ARM FRACTURED When a machine he was driving and an Elizabethtown trolley car collided in Rohrerstown, Lloyd Ham- ilton, of Salunga, sustained a frac- 'm. The ident occured at end of the town, Hamilton north, enroute to Elizabeth- . The machine was badly dam- 1 by the trolley which was mak- ng a turn. re me Ar REV. G. KERCHER SPOKE MONDAY ADDRESSED BOOSTERS CLUB WHO UNANIMOUSLY PLEDG- ED THEMSELVES FAVOR- ING LIBRARY PROPO- SITION. ace tured acc ax the v The Booster chapter of t the Garden Spot Restaurant on Monday evening. Presi- dent Hendrix At the close of dinner the regular busi- had Pastor of the spoke to the Boos- Pemnsylva- presiding. after and ness of the evening been trans- acted, Rev. Latheran church ters on the proposition of a two mill} tax to support a public library. Mr. Henry Reist, York has offered the Boro of Mt. Joy, fifty thousand dollars. Twenty-five | thousand for the building and twenty- five thousand for furniture and books. (Turn to Page 5) a Kercher, of Syracuse, New Butcher Is Bankrupt A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed by Harry C. Coble, proprie- tor of a meat Elizabeth- town on Friday His assets as $22,659, and his labili- ties as $20,802. UA Rts. Will Hold a Reunion The fourth annual reunion of form- er teachers, pupils and their families and friends of th Steven Hill school will be held on Saturday, October 26, market in at 12:30 p. m. E. L.. Hoover is the president. te GE nm ee Births Mr. apd Mrs. Frank Walters Jr. on Est Main street, announce the | birth of a daughter, Mary Ellen, Mrs. Paul | OPENED BRANCH HERE | i py COMMUNITY FAIR AND KEENER COMPETITION THIS YEAR THAN EVER BEFORE Mount Joy's all previous fairs, competition was pronounce one grand success. ever had. Following is the complete premium list of the various exhibits: School Display Rural schools:—1st, Lincoln; 2nd, Garfield; 3rd, Washington. Penmanship: First Grade A, 1st, Mt. Joy; 2nd, Elizabethtown; First Grade B, 1st, Elizabethtown; 2nd, Mt. Joy; Second Grade A, 1st, Mt. Joy; 2nd, Elizabethtown; Second Grade B, is Mt. Joy; 2nd, Elizabeth- town; Third Grade, 1st, Elizabeth- town; 2nd, Mt. Joy; Third and Fourth 1st, Mt. Joy; 2nd, Elizabethtown; Fourth Grade, 1st, Eilzabethtown; | 2nd, Mt. Joy; Fifth Grade, 1st, Mt. Joy; Sixth Grade, 1st, Mt. Joy; 2nd, Elizabethtown; Seventh, 1st, Eliza- (Turn to page 3) a - aw Autoist is Held Jacob R. Hershey, of Manheim, held 500 bail for court charges of involuntary manslaughter, result of an automobile dent on October 6, in which Abram G. i Pfautz, seventy-nine, was killed on the R. 2 on 2, was in acci- as the ! Lititz pike near the Brethren Home at | Neffsville. eet QGP Baked Ham Supper The Fideles Class and Ladies of the Methodist Church, will hold a baked ham supper in the basement of the church on Friday evening, November 15th from five to nine o'clock P. M. Auspices for the debt of the church. rs tee lene 206 Prosecutions i Protection officers of the Game Commission brought 206 prosecu- tions for violations of the game code during September. The pro- secutions included several for use of artificial lights to kill deer. OUR MORTUAR RECORDINGS MANY WELL KNOWN PEOPLE HAVE PASSED TO THE GREAT BEYOND G. Nelson Broome, aged was found dead in bed at his home at Col- umbia. 55, Miss Annie Rickert died at Colum- + bia aged 72 years. Burial will be made at Maytown. Jacob Erisman wr a L OL of Jacob of o 0 Fannie He with -h Q nt alm spent almost his 1¢ Misses Ax nie and re- turned former home at Farmir ecently. He al in Keokuk Services and Farmington, died Thursday 1 ers- ville, of age infirmi She was born at Donegal Springs, a daughter of the late Jacob and zaheth Bucher Ba- ker, and has resided in Millersville many rs Mrs. Mary J. Ulrick Mrs. Mary J. Ulrick, seventy-six, widow of George Ulrick, died Satur- day morning at her home, 12 West Donegal street, of complications. She (turn to page 5) EDDIE GAVE BAD CHECK, NOW HE’S IN THE “JUG” In default of $500 bail, Edward Haines, of this place, was committ- ed to jail for a hearing before Jus- tice of the Peace Elwood E. Grimm, of Elizabethtown, on charges of passing a fraudulent check. He was arrested by Chief of Police Elmer Zerphey, on a complaint brought by John Gropengeiser, of this boro. He was given a hearing, and dis- charged after making good the check and paying all costs. Upper Jaw Fractured V Mr. John Garlin, on West Main street, who is employed at the Florin Foundry, had his upper jaw fractured when he was accidentally struck in the face by a piece of wood. Dr. A. F. Snyder reduced the fracture. QUITE A SUCCESS BIGGER CROWDS, MORE EXHIBITS, eighth annual com- munity exhibit is now a matter of rec- ord and those who were responsible for its success are to be commended. The attendance was far better than keen, displays were wonderful and all Thousands of people attended the fair and the crowd in town Saturday night was larger than any we have FARMERS KILL DEER ON PLEA OF CROP DESTRUCTION Following: unprecedemted slaugh- ter of deer reported to have been destroying crops field officers of the Game Commission have been directed to investigate fully all such cases. During September 215 deer were reported killed by farmers as compared with seventy-nine in the same month last year. Farmers who kill deer and fail to report each one are liable to the same fine as an illegal hunter. Officers also have been instructed to report existence of salt licks rear the borders of fields where farmers have been killing deer. GENERAL NEWS FOR BUSY FOLKS INTERESTING HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE COUN. TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUSY PEOPLE Columbia will hire six bands to play for its Hallowe'en parade. {One hundred men were laid off at an Ephrata Cigar factory last week. The Elizabethtown Chronicle, one of our best exchanges, is sixty years old. Robert E. Reardon, of Columbia, has been granted a patent on a toy pistol. Mrs. proving weeks. Manheim C..'S. after Gingrich is slowly im- an illness of several will hold Saturday a fantastic pa- rade on afternoon at 4:00 o'clock. All the county schools will be closed Nov. 8 to 18 on account of Teachers’ institute. The Penna. R. R. Co. has ordered 310,000 tons of steel rails for 1930 at a cost of $2,000,000. | [State authorities condemned 113 gas | pumps thruout the county last week i for giving short measure. Heister M. Bortner, aged 63, a York Co. farmer, was so badly gored by a mad-bull that he died. A brick road house known as Rose- dale Inn, a mile west of Middletown, was completely destroyed by fire. Mrs. Amos Copeland of Mount- ville, had her hand bally mangled when caught in an wringer. Margaret Chadwick, twenty-one, of Neffsville, was so badly burned while getting a permanent wave thai she had to be treated at the General Hospital. When a wagon loaded with dry corn fodder caught fire, the buildings at the Gilliland Laboratories at Mari- etta, were threatened Monday. Promp action saved them. The Herald, published at Delta, York C., and the Adams County Inde- pendent, published at Littlestown, { | | | have suspended publication and both offices are in receiver's hands. see en AEG Qe comin SEVERAL GALLONS OF GAS CAME MIGHTY EXPENSIVE Martin Collins and Lester Kaylor, both of town, paid $9.40 for two gall- ons of gasoline a few days ago, (tax and considered themselves and Kaylor were arraigned ti of the Elwood lizabethtown, on a charge by Ira New- station proprietor, men pulled up to that he Peace ny preferred K. gasoline ged that the ation, and saw them e hose after the usiness. Chief of Po- vy and paid the cost tax, prosecution with the re- rested by ns of plus gas, 248 18 coming high these Since the above, both these | young men C it stealing | gas from t rear of the { Herald fice yr Lon Zerphy but as Mr. Seiler did care to press the charges they were left go. me A ate i CHAS. BRANDT IS MOUNT JOY’S YOUNGEST AVIATOR Mr. Charles Brandt, son of Mrs. Estella Brandt, on South Market street, was home from Detroit, Mich., recently. This well known young man is now studying avia- tion in that city and while here went to Lancaster's Airport, hired a plane, came here, flew over and encircled town many times after which he made a very graceful landing in a field near his mother’s home. Later he returned by plane to Lancaster and has gone back to Detroit again. tl Eee. Will Open Today Mr. Harry Smith, who had a bad fire at his place of business Sat- urday, is arranging to open for business on the second floor of his building today. ii We Sell Them If you post your land this season a- gainst hunting or trespassing, we have signs printed on cardboard or cloth, MANY LOCAL ME. GAVE NUMEROUS Al ABLE ARTICLES A The following local did all they could to sti attendance during the the Community Exhibit week. Many useful artic away to patrons Following is a comp prizes and the winn Howard Bo The following pris at Howard Bortzfield the Community exh 1st, No. 1097, Hq Towel Set. Second, Souder, sack of FId 1349, Frank Gantz, Coffee, Friday, First, No. Basehore, E’town, No. 1751, Not retu ages Flour; third. NI (Turn to pa DEFENDANT GETS IN SUIT ON A verdict favoring was ordered by J Groff in Common Ple day in a suit in whi and Brother, of thi Raymond L. Goss, d Wolgemuth Brothers the satisfaction of a Testimony in the bout the possession wheat raised by Goss Mount Joy. Goss was a farm owned by Af ling, of town, in 192 the testimony offered. After the wheat was sold to Waolge grain dealers. Frank a judgment’ against attachment was obta wheat to satisfy the A Freak E] Mr. Amos Bortzfie Haven street, has a a bit stingy. She lays a time. Recently she large egg and when it open there was anothd size egg with a hard sf This is certainiy a freak seen in our window. REALTY MAT] DURING THE } Martin Farm Mr. 8. P. Engle, asf ram H. Martin and wif} lic sale on Saturday, acres with improvemse) Donegal township. It by Mr. Hiram Wolger an acre. All the sty implements, etec., we S. Frank was the 4 Bought Fri Messrs, C. S. purchased at j private terms the Fairview Orchards; east of Florin. =} from Mr... Noit, Long and wife, open for husiness line of f Brought § is sure accordj Last Frig her small a nice Land County sale. sold of th red i 43 miles east of I by Mr. Vincey C. SUF H Jacob Siri Mr. Elmer paid $110 an§ of William held on the ship two m road I Thursday § Improve one-half s equipped barn, 56 ago; and bacco. Frank. the T The the Co] will o for sale very reasonable,
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