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The Mount Joy Bulletin

VOL. XXIX, No. 40
MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1930
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE

MERCHANTS MUST ADVERTISE LARGELY—COURAGEOUSLY—THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANT AND WILL BE HELPED BY OW NING
SIX PEOPLE KILLED BY A TRAIN
| AT FLORIN ON SUNDAY NIGHT

Three Families Wiped Out—Bodies Scarcely
Recognized—Remains Strewn Along
Tracks For Nearly a Mile

Six people, comprising three ramil-
ies, were killed
instantly at Florin
Sunday night when their auto was
. struck by an express train at the Plum
street crossing of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The victims of the accident were |
all residents of Lancaster City as fol-
lows:
Alfred Holden, sixty, of 517 West
‘Walnut street.
Hettie Holden,
Alfred Holden.
George H.
Coral street.
sixty-two, wife of
Fry, twenty-six, of 26
Dorothy Fry, twenty-four, wife of
George H. Fry.
John W. Miller, twenty-seven, of
522 St. Joseph street.
Anna Miller, twenty-two- wife of
John W. Miller.
The victims had been visiting
WILL ERECT A
NEW BUILDING
PLANS OF PERIS MFG. CO. AT
FLORIN, CALL FOR 2-STORY
BRICK FRONT BUILDING
COVERING ENTIRE FRONT
OF THEIR PROPERTY

During the last year the
Manufacturing Company, of Florin,
have had such great success
their Salted In the Shell
through their regular
plan, individual selling and
orders, that they are now planning |
for an addition and improvement to
with |
Peanuts, |
distributing |
mail |
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Evans J.
Carpenter, on Wood street, Florin.
Mr. and Mrs. Holden had spent the
week-end at the Carpenter home
with their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr and Mrs. John Cosgrove. The
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A YOUTH BUILDS
© OWN AIRPLANE
EARL WOLGEMUTH, R 2, ELIZ.

ABETHTOWN, WILL SOON
TRY OUT HIS NEW IN-
] VENTION
| Inspired by the achievements of
| another amateur airplane builder,
at | Earl Wolgemuth, twenty-one, of
R. 2, plans to take
[off in his home made machine
within the next few weeks. A few
! details of construction remain to
be completed.
| Wolgemuth is emulating Charles
Shank, Elizabethtown R. D. who
[some time ago succeeded in get-
[ting his home built plane off the
ground and flying for a short dis-
| tance before crashing to earth. He
‘has been working on his own for
i
| several months, ever since Shank’s'
Peris | exploit stirred his imagination and |
inventive faculty.
| Somewhat better equipped at
the start than the Darius Green of
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|POULTRY MEETING HERE
their office building to the extent of |
putting in a complete brick
their property and making the
building two full stories in heighth.
This is necessary as more space is |
needed for the handling of their
front |
covering the entire front footage of |
Six poultry demonstrations on rais-
ing and managing chicks will be
given in the county this week by
Carl O. Dossin, of the poultry exten-
sion department of State College, as-
sisted by H. S. Sloat, assistant coun-
ty agent. Lantern slides will be
iB
mail order business and in connec) yged to illustrate the effects and
with their present plans they
tion with the
their property is located on
Lancaster-Harrisburg pike,
know that this will greatly increase
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ne CBr.
B. & L. ASSO. MET
regular office.
the
WEDNESDAY NITE
BOARD ACCEPTS RESIGNA.
TION OF DIRECTOR ROY B.
SHEETZ—OTHER
BUSINESS
A meeting of the
Building and Loan directors was
held on Wednesday evening in the
First National Bank and Trust
company building, with President
H. H. Engle, John E. Schroll, J.
Willis Freed, Dr. W. D. Chandler,
H. G. Carpenter and E. M. Bom-
berger, secretary, present.
The secretary reported receipts
for February $966.68. The trea-
surer reported on hand $1778.79.
The Property Committee report-
ed favorably on two loans. A loan
of $2,900, under consideration was
granted. A Communication from
Roy B. Sheetz expressing a desire
to withdraw as a director from the
board was, on motion accepted.
The next annual meeting of the
stockholders will be held in the
First National Bank building,
April 2, between 7 and 8 o’clock,
at which time\a new director will
be elected toy, fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Roy
B. Sheetz.
Mr. Michael A. Rollman was
nominated as a ditector to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Mr. Sheetz.
It was decided to open another
series of stock, the fifth, in April
bis
GETS THIRTY DAYS FOR
WALKING INTO HOMES
Saturday evening Constable Zerph-
ey arrested John Zimmerman, no ad-
dress, on a charge of vagrancy. He
had been annoying residents for the
past several days and in some cases
opened the front door of homes and
walked in. When arrested he stated
he was looking for something to eat.
He was taken before Squire Keener,
here and committed to the County
jail for 30 days. —
AE AG Arm
Chicken Full of Money
A man at Uniontown bought a
chicken for 80 cents and when
his wife prepared it for the table |
she found a $10 gold piece in its
«op.
A
Deed Recorded
Alida Greider, executrix of
Benjamin H. Greider and trustee
to sell real estate to Martin H.
Cope and Lina Cope, property on
Harrisburg pike in West Donegal
township, for $2,910.00. \
J
Pr SN i HB
Mount Joy |
As | demonstrations:
they town Machine

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will | cure for common chicken diseases.
have a retail sales office in connec- |
The following is the program of
Tuesday, farm of
Landis Balmer, near Clay; Browns-
Shops; Wednesday,
farm of J. R. Cassel, near Manheim; '
Salisbury High School, at White
Horse; Thursday, 2:30 Kirkwood High
School; and 7:30 o'clock, old school
building, Mount Joy.
Poultry raisers here enjoyed a gain
of 20 per cent by following instruc-
tions received at the demonstration
last year, Assistant County Agent
Sloat claims. More than $100,000
could be saved annually here, he es-
timates by thorough care in the pre-
vention of diseases.
eset ere
WINNERS OF ST. PATRICK'S
CARD PARTY ON MONDAY
A St. Patrick's Card Party, was held
by the Walter S. Ebersole Post No.
185, at the Legion Home, on Monday
evening, with a very large attendance.
Refreshments were served by the
Ladies of the Legion Auxiliary. The
next party will be held on Monday
| evening, April 14th.
The winners of Monday nights
party are as follows:
Bridge, George Shenk, Sue Fackler,
Mrs. C. O. Brandt, Mrs. Ray Keller,
Mrs. Paul DeHaven, Ruth E. Shellen-
berger, Mrs. Clarence Newcomer.
Pinochle, Mrs. Stauffer, of Landis-
ville; Mr. Murphy.
Five Hundred, Mrs. Lew Libhart,
Mrs. A. F. Hawthorne, B. Fryberger,
Edgar Butzer, of Rothsville; Mrs.
Fenstermacher, E. Miller, Mr. D. F.
Long, Edna S. Musser, Kathrine Duck- :
worth, Miss Haverstick, S. Wisman,
Mrs. Roy Sheetz, Mrs. Paul Brenner,
Jacob Berkenbine and Mrs. Haas.
>

Party For Robert Hawthorne
A birthday party was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hawth-
orne, in honor of their son, Robert,
who celebrated his seventh birthday.
Many games were played and a fine
luncheon was served to the guests as
follows: Thelma Hilt, Donald Rettew,
Harold Schneider, Bruce Brown,
James Eshleman, Robert Stoner, Clar
ence Newcomer, Robert Leiberher,
Robert Germer, William Brown, James
Zellers, Wilbur, Robert and Richard
Hawthorne and Mrs. Harvey Hawth-
orne.
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Cars Collide
While Robert Eshleman was coming
out an alley at the residence of CIiff-
ord Boyce, on Columbia Avenue, his
Chevrolet coach was hit by Benj. W.
Brown's Packard. Mr. Brown was
traveling west. The Eshleman car
was partly wrecked and was taken to
Kaylor's garage for repairs. The
Brown car was only slightly damaged.
None of the occupants were hurt.
—
An Hour Earlier
Beginning May 1, 1930, the First
National Bank and Trust Company
and the Union National Bank here
will observe the banking hours as fol-
lows: They will open the doors for
business at 7 o'clock A. M. and close
the doors at 3 o'clock P. M.
ON THURSDAY EVENING
NEW JURORS FOR
COMING COURTS
QUITE A NUMBER ARE SELECT-
ED FROM THIS LOCALITY
FOR APRIL TERMS
Jurors for one terms of Quarter
Sessions Court and two sessions of
Common Pleas Court were drawn
Saturday in the office of the Coun-
ty Commissioners at the Court
House. The drawing was in charge
of Judge Charles I. Landis, assisted
by Sheriff P. P. Dattisman and
Jury Commissioners Mrs. Louise H.
Souder and Harry P. Shreiner and
Chief Clerk William F. Paes.
Twenty-four names of Grand
Jurors for Quarter Sessions term,
starting April 21, were the first
drawn from the wheel. Seventy pe-
tit jurors for the same term follow-
ed and two panels of sixty jurors
each then were withdrawn for
Common Pleas sessions, scheduled
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TWO HUNDRED HEAR
CO. SUPT. MYLIN TALK
200 persons attended
new Master-

More than
the dedication of the
sonville Consolidated school Thurs-
day night. County Superintendent
Arthur P. Mylin made the princi-
pal address, speaking

culties encountered in Lancaster
| county in establishing consolidated
{ schools.
He stressed the rapid pace in
education which. he declared as a
result of the consolidation move-
ment in rural districts.
The teachers at the school are
Adam Steager and A. C. Geib.
w— ntl) = ent.
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR
i JUNIOR CLASS MEMBER
Miss Emilie Jane Kraybill, a mem-
ber of the Junior Class of Mount Joy
High School, was tendered a birthday
surprise party at her home near town,
on Monday evening. Dainty refresh-
ments were served, and the evening
was spent in playing games. The
Junior Class was present as follows: '
Ethel Musser, Anna Mae Nissly, An-
na Troutwine Violet Hilt, Emilie
Jane Kraybill, Catharine Garber, EI-
nora Gutshall, Dorothy Shelly, Elsie
Hoffer, Myrtle Roth, Erna Wicken- |
heiser, Mildred Longenecker, Esther
Barnhart, Sydney College, Jacob
; Kuhns, Russell Stoner, Robert Hos-
tetter, Victor Engle, Samuel Nissly,
Miss Winona Bare and Miss Edna
| Martin.
er AGAR erent.
AUTO MISHAPS
OVER WEEK END
STELLA JEAN SHAEFFER, AGED
4 YEARS, INSTANTLY KILLED
AT ELIZABETHTOWN
THURSDAY

| The motor mishaps in this vicinity,
in addition to wrecking cars, took one

life during the past week. The list!
of accidents follow: |
Auto Kills Child !
Stella Jean Shaeffer, 4-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman |
Shaeffer, Elizabethtown, was instantly |
killed Thursday afternoon when
struck by an automobile while at play.
The accident happened when the
child saw her father on the opposite
side of street and started to run
across to him. Becoming confused at
the warning cries of her father and
several bystanders who saw an auto-
mobile approaching the child stopped |
in the middle of the street. The on- |
coming motorist, Leslie Rehm, 20,
also of Elizabethtown, swerved his ma-
chine to avoid hitting the child but
a headlight struck her.
Death resulted instantly from a
fractured skull according to Dr. J. A.
Blasser, who was summoned by Rehm.
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Congratulations
Miss Bertha Royer had a birthday
this week.
Bernard Gaul celebrated his 9th
birthday last week. |
Mr. Earl Lyons will celebrate his
birthday tomorrow.
Mrs. Elmer Heisey recently cele- |
brated her birthday.
Mr. Curtis Reisch celebrated his |
birthday the past week. :
Mrs. D. F. Gable celebrated her
69th birthday Saturday.
Mr. Joseph Eshleman, of Florin.
had a birthday the past week.

1

James Spangler, of Back Run,
celebrated his third birthday.
Mrs. Harry Charles quietly cele-
brated her birthday on Sunday.
James Piersol, Jr., little son
Mr. and Mrs. James Piersol,
brated his birthday.
Are
of
cele-
Bought Neiss Property
Mr. Frank Young, who conducts
a service station on] Fast Main
street, purchased at private sale
the George Neiss property on
Marietta street. The price was
$4,000.

Mrs. Bertha Menaugh is récover-
ing from the effects of a stroke at

on the diffi- |
Among the parents were those
{ patrolmen began arresting drivers
GENERAL NEWS
term,
E'TOWN PACKER RECEIVES
300 ACRES TOBACCO
Between 400.000 and 500,000
pounds of tobacco, the harvest of
300 acres, were received by J. A.
Ulrich and Sons, tobacco buyers
and packers, of Elizabethtown. The
high price paid was 20 and 5
cents.
Last week this firm shipped four
carloads of fillers. A score of men
were employed to help handle the
tobacco. The firm already has re-
ceived over 800,000 pounds of the
weed and expect to receive the
same amount this week.
The last crop purchased
from Abram Shelly,
ville, at 181% and 4.
HE TAUGHT SAME
was
of Masterson-
PUPILS PRESENTED ANNIVER-
SARY FEATURE TO MR. C. EM-
ERSON ROHRER LAST EV-
ENING.

An unusual service, both as to time
{ and efficiency, has been rendered by
(C. Emerson Rohrer, as teacher of the
| Lincoln School, in Rapho township,
for a period of twenty-one years. As
an anniversary feature the pupils of
the school presented a Parents’ Day
Program last evening, at 7:30 o'clock.
Many features of interest to pupils
| and parents were on the program.
Mr. Rohrer has given continuous
service at the Lincoln school for the
past twenty-one years and is recog-
.nized as one of the most progressive
| teachers in the county. His work in-
! cludes many features not found in the

and the problems ito be met.
All parents and friends of the school
were invited to attend these exercises.
who
as boys and girls attended the same!
school with Mr Rohrer as their teach-
er.
The occasion was indeed a very
pleasant one and will long be remem-
bered by all in attendance.
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NAB 1611 WITHOUT
DRIVER'S LICENSES
State Motor Patrol drives to
check up on motorists netted with-
in the last five days, the arrest of
1611 for driving without drivers’
licenses. The 1929 driver’s license
card became invalid at midnight
February 28. Starting March 1,

who could not produce 1930
license cards when stopped on
highways. A fine of $10 and costs
is the penalty.
BR
Applied for a Divorce
At court on Saturday, Mrs. Mary
Toppin, who resides on West
Donegal street, applied for a di-
vorce from Edwin B. Toppin, on
the grounds of desertion.
Mr. Toppin is a bank examiner
with headquarters in Philadelphia.
ell ”~

Local Pastor Resigns
Rev. A. Lee Barnhart, pastor of the
Evangelical Congregational church
here, has resigned and will move to
Port Carbon, Schuylkill Co.
This vacancy will be filled at the
Conference held the latter part of
April.

FOR BUSY FOLKS
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
FROM ALL OVER THE COUN-
TRY FOR THE BENEFIT
OF BUSY PEOPLE
Mr. David Gable is quite ill at |
his home on North Barbara St.
A teller at the Lancaster Trust
Co. found a $5 bill on which Lin-
coln’s portrait was printed upside |
down.
Mr. Reuben Shellenberger is
confined to his home Marietta
St., with typhoid fever.
Mr. Harry Nissly, local banker, is
able to be out again, after being
confined to his home for several
days.
Opposing electric, water,
trolley, bus and other monopolies,
former Governor Pinchot has an-
nounced his candidacy for a second
on
gas,
TE — ——
With Mrs. Fannie Culp
Mr. and Mrs. Dick, Mr. and Mrs.
Sweitzer, Mrs. Taylor of Harrisburg,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rutherford of Mari-
etta, Miss Kathryn Myers of Lancas-
ter, Mr. Howard Musselman of Flor
in, Miss Katie Dellinger of town visi-
ed Mrs. Fanny Culp Sunday.
rr GA ee
Will Observe World's Day
On Friday evening in the United
Brethren church here, the Women’s
Missionary Society and the Otter-
bein Guild will observe the World's
Day of prayer in the auditorium at
7:00 P. M. Women and girls are
invited to attend.
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Eggs sold as low: as 20 cents
SCHOOL 21 YEARS,
|THE LADIES HEAR
MISS BRUBAKER
SPEAKER URGES USE OF PRO-
PER FOODS AT MEETING
OF FARM WOMEN
SOCIETY NO. 2
Mrs, John Gibble,
ville, entertained the
Farm Women No. 2 on Saturday
afternoon. The meeting was in
charge of Mrs. Abram Wolgemuth
the chairlady.
A program consisting of a reci-
tation by Miss Mary Weidman and
a reading by Mrs. Francis Weid-
man was given.
In behalf of the society Mrs.
Weidman presented to Miss Ruth
| Shelly who is recuperating from a
serious illness, a basket of fruit.
The main feature was a talk
Miss Barbara Brubaker,
munity nurse.
Miss Brubaker gave
an idea of the work which she is
| doing in Manheim and vicinity.
| Her work in the schools consists of
near Elston-
Society of
by
com-
the society

| weighing children of normal
weight three times a year and un-
derweights every month. She also
gives health talks in the various
rooms, stressing the value of pro-
per foods to keep up weight and
|the care of the teeth.
! Miss Brubaker also told about
her house visits and her endeavor
"to help families with inadequate
funds bv teaching them to budget
their household expenses.
Those prsent were: Mrs. Abram
| Wolgemuth, Mrs. Francis Weid-
man, Mrs. Hershey Zug, Mrs. John
, text books, all of which have brought Shelly, Mrs. Elmer Galbreath, Mrs.
“his pupils closer to nature and has Luther Keiffer, Mrs. Emma Hoffer,
| given them a broader outlook on life Mrs. Llovd
Kauffman, Mrs. Roy
Shelly, Mrs. Mary Strantz, Mrs.
Samuel Snyder and Mrs. Flmer
Summy. Misses Mary Weidman,
Ruth Shelly, Grace Wolgemuth,
Esther Wolgemuth, Dorothy Gans,
Doris Strantz, Mae Strantz, Annie
M. Danner, Ida Kauffman, Katie
Summy, Dorothy and Florence
Earhart.
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Supper by Junior Class
Don’t forget the Fried Chicken
Supper by the Junior Class of the
Mount Joy High School to be held
in the High School Gymnasium on
Saturday, March 22nd. Buy a tick-
et from any member of the class,
and come here for your supper, as
they have a delicious menu. Don’t
forget the date, Saturday, Mar. 22.
LOCAL DOINGS
AROUND FLORIN
ALL THE UP-TO-DATE HAPPEN.
INGS FROM THAT THRIVING
AND BUSY VILLAGE

Mrs. J. C. Deitzler, is steadily im-
proving at this writing.
Mr. E. M. Wolgemuth, visited with
his parents, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Gantz an-
nounce the birth of a son, on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller Wolgemuth, of
near Newtown, announce the birth of
a son on Friday.
The Musical held by the Men's Bible
(Class, of the Florin U. B. church, was
very well attended.
Wolgemuth Bros. just
specially prepared carload of sulphur
coal for steam tractors.
Mr. and Mrs. George are
spending several days with their son,
Harvey, at Middletown.
Miss Mary Myers and Mrs. Emma
Peifer of Florin, made a business trip
to Lancaster on Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Miller, of near Boss-
ler’'s Church, spent Monday with her
daughter, Mrs. Norman Ebersole.
Geyer
ed with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Miller Wolgemuth, near Newtown.
The Women’s Missionary Associa- |
| tion, held their regular meeting at
the home of Mrs. W. H. Myers, on
Monday evening. After the regular
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P. 5. C. HEARS TESTIMONY
$12,000
last
officials
before
Operating revenue
below operating expenses
vear, Reading Company
testified in another hearing
the Public Service
vesterday in explaining
desire to abandon six miles of
track in Lancaster county owned
by the Reading, Marietta and Han-
Railroad, a sub-
was
why they
over Reading
sidiary.
The line originally was built to
carry ore from Cornwall through
Marietta Junction to iron furnaces
now abandoned, at Chickies.
I. S. Seigrist, flour mill operator
at Farmdale, opposed abandon-
ment, saying it would necessitate
hauling his flour two and one-half
miles farther to reach a railroad
station. Railroad officials reported
Siegrist shipped only eleven cars
over the line last year.
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Shoot at Rheems
A shooting match for
hams will be held at the Rheems
engine house, Rheems, Friday
evening, March 14. The shoot will
be held rain or shine.
smoked

the home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo.|a dozen on the Columbia market,
Brown. Saturday.
\
\
f Ay
A 7 a ks
commission |
f the new show building for the first
time. It is planned to develop be-
tween 40 and 50 head for display
there. County units will likely be
Lititz, Elizabethtown, Mount Joy
| and Manheim.
A Ire
OFFICER ZERPHEY ARRESTS
unloaded a |
i liquor in a basket along the streets
SPECIAL SUNDAY NIGHT
SERVICE WAS HELD HERE
Last Sunday night the United
Brethren church concluded a series
of special illuminated window serv-
ices when the stained glass windows
bearing notable scenes in the Life
of Christ, were illuminated during
the sermon to illustrate the text
and portray them of the service.
At the service Sunday, March 16,
another unique feature will supple-
ment the evening service. This
service was suggested by and is be-
ing carried out at the request of
one of the oldest members. The
public is invited.
OUR MORTUARY
RECORDINGS
MANY WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
HAVE PASSED TO THE
GREAT BEYOND

William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft, ex-president
and Chief Justice, died at Washington,
D. C. Saturday. The funeral was held
at Washington, yesterday.
Mrs. Ulrich Schneider
Mrs. Alice Markle Schneider,
wife of Ulrich Schneider, died at
het
aome, Thursday evening, after
a illness. Besides her husband
these children survive: Harr; E.,
Buffalo, N. Y.; Catherine, wile of
George Montgomery, Lancaster;
Edna, wife of Howard Bortzfield,
Vit. Joy; Clarence H., Great Falls,
Montana; Marion V., at home, and
Charles M., of Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia.
Charles E. Brunner
Charles E. Brunner, fifty, died
Saturday evening in Detroit,
Mich., after several days illness of
pneumonia. For the past two
vears he has been employed in the
Bank of Detroit. He was born in
Mount ‘Joy, a son of the late]
Jacob and Mary Kraybill Brunner, |
and was a veteran of the Spanish |
American war in which he served
in many engagements. The body
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iD Mec
H. S. NOLT AGAIN
HEADS ASSOCIATION
For the
Harrison S.
eighth consecutive time
Nolt, Silver Spring,
was elected president of the Lan-
caster County Agricultural Ex-
tension Association at a reorgani-
zation meeting of directors in Lan-
caster. Other officers elected are:
David M. Landis, Lancaster R. 7;
secretary; Abner Risser, Bain-
bridge, vice president, and Dr. F.
A. Achey, Lancaster, treasurer.
Steps were taken to place Lan-
caster on a par with five other
steer breeding counties by plann-
ing for the organization of a

Baby Beef Club to have an exhibit
at the next State Farm Show in
Harrisburg, which will be held in
MAN CARRYING BOOZE
———- ees

Carrying a gallon of alleged |
of Mount Joy Saturday afternoon,
DR. SCHLOSSER
ACCEPTS POST
NAMED PRESIDENT OF ELIZA.
BETHTOWN COLLEGE FOR A
THREE YEAR TERM.
Dr. * Ralph Weist Schlosser, of
Elizabethtown, has accepted the presi-
dency of Elizabethtown College for
a term of not less than three years.
It is the first time in the history of
the institution that a president has
heen elected for more than one year.
The official announcement was made
shortly before noon by Rev. Samuel
H. Hertzler, president of the Board
of Trustees.
Dr. Schlosser has served at the col-
lege for about 15 years in various
capacities, including the presidency,
which he resigned to continue his
academic work. The new president
now is attending Columbia Univer-
sity. He will take charge of the
school at the beginning of the 1930-
1931 term but will arrange details of
his administration in the nieantime
and help select his faculty.
The official announcement made by
Rev. Hertzler follows:
“At a meeting of the Board of
Trustees . of Elizabethtown College
held February 14, Dr. Ralph W.
Schlosser was elected president of
the college for a term of not less than
three years beginning with the school
year, 1930-1931.
“Owing to the intricacies involved
in arranging details of the contract,
he withheld his immediate accept-
ance. These having been satisfac
torily adjusted, his acceptance is
hereby announced. By authority of
the Board of Trustees.
he
Bee at McKinley School
The McKinley School in Rapho
township w.ll hold a spelling bee on
Saturday, March 15. Should the
weather be unfavorable, it will be
held the following Wednesday.
There will be three classes, one in
general information and two in
| spelling with prizes to each class. A
program will be rendered by the
school. Educational pictures of in-
terest to all will be shown. Music
)y the Penryn Players. Mr. Alvin
M. Wenger is the teacher.
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Celebrated Birthday
Jeanette L., daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. S. Potter, of East Main
street, celebrated her birthday on
Monday, by entertaining a number
of friends at her home.
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LOTS ARE DRAWN
TO NAME BISHOP
MR. HENRY LUTZ WEST OF TOWN /
NAMED MENNONITE OFFICIAL
IN LANDISVILLE AREA
traditions of their
Holding to the
faith, members of the Mennonite
church, of near town, named Henry
Lutz, as a bishop by drawing
lots at a meeting held in the Landis-
ville Mennonite church, There were
five candidates for the position. The
new bishop was immediately ordained
and will serve as assistant to Bishop
Isaac Brubaker who has charge of the
Landisville district.
After devotional
turesque ceremony
services the pic-
of choosing a
The candidates for
the church left
auditorium and five books
placed upon a table before the
bishop was held.
the high office
the church
were
of

Harry Wertz, was arrested by
| Chief of Police Elmer Zerphey and |
| ing before Squire E .S.
Mr. and Mrs. Christ Malehorn, visit- 1
Elizabethtown, on charges of pos- |
session and transportation of
liquor.
Chief of Police Zerphey has
{ been seeking the source of the
week-end liquor supply for Mount
Joy for the past several weeks,
{and Wertz's arrest is a result of |
ON MARIETTA LINE { tained at dinner on

is being held in jail in default of
$1,000 bail. Wertz was given a hear-
Grimm, of
the chief’s investigation.
rs
Was 78 Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shank enter-
Sunday: Mr.
and Mrs. Simon Witmer, Mr. and

Mrs. Roy Frey and daughter, Elain,
of Elizabethtown, and Mr. and Mrs.
Henry E. Witmer in honor of Mr.
Witmer’s 78th birthday.
rere ttl ere
Ice Moved—Coal Cheaper
The city of Harrisburg pays
$2.70 per ton for river coal but
when the Susquehanna river was
frozen over, it had to pay $4.03 to
$4.70 per ton for birdseye coal.
Since the ice moved off, coal is
cheaper.
EE, L jir™/i&air
Bought Dierolf Property
On Friday evening at the Mt. Joy
Bulletin Office, Mr. William Dier-
olf sold the property: of the late
Mrs. Dierolf, East Main street.
It was purchased by Mr. Christian
Walters for $3.500.00. C. S. Frank
the auctioneer.
I,
Had a Big Sale
sale of Mr.
Donegal Springs
one of fhe
this section for some
cows sold as
on
was
Jacob
last
largest
time.
high as
The farm
Williams at
Wednesday
held in
Avyreshire
was

$256.00.
pulpit. In one book the presiding
{officer inserted a slip of paper. Rules
of the church say that the candidate
choosing the book that contains the
of paper becomes the congrega-
tion's choice for the office.
After the paper had heen inserted
the candidates were recalled to posi-
before pulpit and one by
book. The books *
the
tions
one each chose a

were opened and revealed that Mr.
Lutz was the successful candidate.
Just where and when the practice

of selecting Bishops by lot started is
problematical. Members of the Men-
nonite faith believe that each of the
candidates in ich a service possess-
es equal qual itions for the task.

g the
hope
slip of paper in the
to have Divine guid-
ting the man who plays
of the denomi-

Bi
ance
lec
in se
a big part in the life
nation.
areas ss etl fesse sm se
ENTERTAINS CEDAR
CREST BRANCH HERE
Miss Beatrice Newcomer, daughter,
of Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Newcomer, of
East Main Street, entertained at her
home the members of York, Harris-
burg, and Lancaster Branch of Cedar
Crest Alumnae Association, on Satur-
day afternoon. The president, Miss
Betty Frey, of York presided at the
business meeting which was followed
St. Patrick's Bridge Party.
Among those present were: Elizabeth
Frey, Ruth Sutcliffe, Louise Kuhlkopf,
Mary Webster, Mrs. Robert Motter
and Mrs. A. Zanders, all of York;
Mary H. Miller, of Bainbridge; Esther
B. Spicer and Charlotte Kobb, of Eliz-
and Mrs. J. Garber Hertz
Margaret Lobach and Adaline
Lancaster.
steel Gf
by a

ler,
Bucher,
Mrs. Bessie Rogers is confined to
her home with a severe cold.