he Mount Joy Bulletin VOL. XXX, No. MERCHANTS MUST ADVERTISE LARGELY—COURAGEOUSLY—THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE BORO COUNCIL MET ON MONDAY ORDERED THE PURCHASE OF A NEW MOTORCYCLE FOR OFFI- CER ZERPHEY—OTHER BUSINESS * Mount Joy Borough Council met in regular monthly session Monday even ing with chairman J. L. Murphy, H. B. Arntz, Geo. Althouse, H. F. Haw- thorne and Jos. Witmer present. Also Burgess W. D. Chandler and Secre- tary J. H. Zeller. The reading of the minutes of the previous regular and special meetings were dispensed with Burgess’ Collections Jurgess Chandler reported these collections for the month. Pole tax: 3ell Telephone Co., $17.00; Western Union, $18.50; Postal $14.25. "Also $23.00 enses and $10 fine for speeding. The stated that during 1929 the boro paid $1,497.32 for haul- ing and 1930, $1,597.00 was paid. Inasmuch as a small truck could purchased for $500 he recommended its purchase as a sgving to the boro. No action. Special Committee including the Bur- the advisability of (Turn to vage 5) —— Gr Burgess in be The gess, committee to consider Musicale on Feb. 12th. On Thursday Evening, 12 a musicale will be Trin'ty Lutheran Church Dorothy E. Schock, M-. Shaar and Miss Kathryn necker. This event will be of icular interest to all, icipants are well known selections given by and their —— OE = Two Brothers Hurt Elmer and Homer Ginder, Mr. and Mrs. Phares bethtown R. D. 2, bruises when their automobile crashed into a pole on the road be- tween Manheim and Elizabethtown, Sunday night. eel) Cee. Ginder, Eliza- Takes Garage Here Mr. Raymond Zink, who conducted the P. Frank Schock garage here, retired Monday and sold out hig in- terests to Mr. Jacob G. Bechtel, who will conduct it in the future. nen ean Bank Was Closed The First National Bank and Trust Co. here was closed this after- noon at 1:30 so the employes could attend the funeral of their late vice president, Jacob S. Carmany. GENERAL NEWS FOR BUSY FOLKS INTERESTING HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE COUN- TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUSY PEOPLE A market will be opened Manheim Friday, February 6. Several counterfeit $20 were circulated at Lancaster week. Thirty-seven pupils were hurt near New Castle when a school bus upset. . Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Heisey cel- ebrated their wedding anniversary on Firiday. The Pennsylvania Railroad’s op- erating income was 40 millions less in 1930 than the previous year, Poultry houses in which there were more than 1,000 hens, were destroyed by fire at Coatesville. When the Jason Iron Mill at Columbia resumed operations Mon day, 350 men were given empley- ment. 1,000 jobless men and marched on City Hall at Thursday and asked relief Council. A man in Ohio received a cub bear from Washington, which had traveled 2500 miles and is still bottle fed, Jerone Launse, farmer, aged, 65, of Harrisburg, was killed when a horse he was riding was frightened by a truck. Because he shot a man in mis- take for a deer a Lock Haven man was fined $500 and sent to jail for two years. Elizabethtown folks warned against abuse of their sewers by depositing oils, grease, rags and other objectional material. A White Leghorn hen owned by Samuel Eshleman, at Elizabeth- town, laid an egg that weighed 4 ounces and is 8 inches in circum- ference. . Eggs sold at cents on Columbia markets Saturday. Very few can remember when such prices prevailed at this season of the year. ee i iii New Club Organized The newly forming Men’s Club will have a meeting for taking in new members at 8 o’clock Friday, February 6, in the Club’s rooms in the Orphan School on North Bar- bara St. Anyone 18 years old or over is urged to attend. at bills last women Phila. from have been 22 the February | in | Miss | Harold | Longe- | part- | for the part- | will be carefully chosen with a view of pleasing everybody. ! sons of | sustained cuts and | Telegraph, | for peddling lic- DD DI ICKER GARLAND Garland cf NE: sociation A. A. 1 ional Washington, Rotary vesterday. His Race Movers that ‘it tool excurs on ordinary routine Dr. dent presi- Speakers As- D.C, Club ad ad- the of was speaker at the here “Great in luncheon dress on | was unusuol audience on an thoucht out of the of the average business mar. 0 A WOMAN SEEK CRASH DAMAGES SUES RESIDENT OF THIS COM- MUNITY FOR INJURIES IN AN ACCIDENT TWO YEARS AGO. sus- Salunga Damages for serious injuries tained in an accident at | nearly two yea ago are ought in a suit tried Monday Mhefore Judge | John M. Groff at the opening of this week's of Common Pleas Court. Miss Henrietta Stumacher, of Philadelphia, the plaintiff in the suit, is asking damages from Levi W. Newcomer of this boro. Miss Stumacher was injured May 11, 1929, when struck by the machine operated by Newcomer, it was testi- fied during the trial. She had alight- ed from an automobile that had parked along the side of the Harris- burg pike and was about to cross the road when struck by an open door of the Newcomer machine, she testi- fied. She said she was confined to the Lancaster General hospital for nearly three months. Since the accident, she testified, she has been unable to work at her profession of sewing and has been unable to secure another position because of her injured right arm. rs session fore arriving at a decision, the jury late Tuesday afternoon returned a verdict in favor of Levi W. New- comer. = UL fh —t——" TRI HI Y. CLUB HELD INTERESTING MEETING The Tri Hi Y. of Mount Joy High School held a very interesting meet- ing last week. The programme was opened with the Devotional Services which were in charge of Elsie B. Hoffer. She read Matthew 5:1-16 which was followed bh a prayer. This was followed by an “open forum in which different members discussed the value of “Pure Thoughts, Words and Actions” in our school life, The next part of the programme was on the “Boyhood of Christ” given by Edna Shelly, and Christ as a Bible Student” by Mildred Longenecker. It was also decided that certain girls should serve as monitors after our gymnasium classes to see that our dressing room is in order. As there was no further business the meeting adjourned. rr —— A Goose The Fat Cattle Show Lancasier’s annual Fat Show will be held. in the Union Stock Yards, Lititz pike. June 24 and 25. Preliminary plans for the show were discussed at a meeting held several days ago in ‘the Hamil- ton club. Show committees will be named in March. a They Meet Tonight regular monthly meeting of the directors of the Mount Joy Building and Loan Association will be held this evening at 8 o’clock at the First National Bank and Trust Company. Cattle The ———— pr me Injured a Digit Mr. John Witmer, 31, of R. D. 2, Mount Joy, was treated at the General Hospital at Lancaster for a laceration of ithe index finger on his left hand. ——— —- Aided a Good Cause Miss Louise E. Cleppers, of May- town, won a cash prize in a recent contest and turned it over to the Red Cross. ee ED eee ere On the Air Again Mr. Ralph Eshleman, of this place will be heard over Station W. G. A. Lz» Lancaster, Thursday morning at 10:15 o'clock, in a song recital, 2 IINJUSTICETOA LOCAL RESIDENT Deliberating nearly six hours be- | ARRESTED ON “INFORMATION FURNISHED” BUT THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE AT THE HEARING. In fairness to one of our local resi- dents, and business men, Mr. J. Rahn, watch maker and jeweler, on East Main street, we want to publish facts concerning a case in which the ac- cused was recently implicated. Several weeks ago County Detec- | tive Weller,- of Lancaster, came here and arrested Mr. Rahn, charging {him with having received stolen goods. The accused was taken to | Lancaster ‘and questioned at the of- Alderman Burkhart as was | also his son. Both emphatically de- { clared they were not g they knew absolutely nothing or bought stolen jewelry. Rahn was released on bail for a hear- ing and the son left go. A hearing was held |ice of about at the Alder- (turn to page 5) reel Want It Destroyed Officer Permington, prohibition administrator chis discriet, will apply to the Federal court at ! Philadelphia for an order <o de- 'stroy 2,700 barrels of beer and a brewing equipment valued at $1, 000,000 at the Rieker brewery, at Lancaster, eo © A of | Bring or Send It | The Woman's Missionary will be held at the home of Mrs. E. W. Bentzel, Tuesday evening, Feb. 10. This is the thank offering service so come and bring your and if you cannot attend please send meeting et Oe eee | That's Mighty Nice | Working in conjunction with the Commun’ty Service Association, the barbers at Columbia cut all needy children’s hair free. They | designate an hour on a certain day each week for this work. on @ QI eer Col. Duffy Dropped James Duffy, of Marietia, the Bureau of Inspection of Health, was | | Col. Chief of jin the Department 'dismjssed from service by Goverror Pinchot. OU MRI sms He's About Again Mr. Eli Hostetter, janitor at the High School building, is about again after a few days absence due to sick- ness. RE An Unusual Suit Over at Diamond Station a man leased his spring to another party and now he sues him for taking 'too much water therefrom. aents of Mount Joy Boro, by a problem—shall this town works? that the voters of the town pass upon it. ter works was defeated. However, the “FORS,” ers were again asked to pass excellent banking institutions, 1874 the water works were work was completed in 1875 It was a hard proposition, should drink creek water possible pollution. The first ten years of and there was a very limited The voted bond the $40,000 bond When it came to financing sonal endorsement. |[MR. AND MRS. NEWCOMER uilty and said | The elder | thank offering | MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1931 | ENTERTAINED CAMP REAM Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Newcomer, on West Main siveet, entertained the members and their “better halves” of the Camp Ream Hunting and { Fishing Club, last Wednesday ev- ening. A wonderful banquet con- sisting of many, many good things to eat, was the feature of the oc- { casion, | The secretary made his report, the accounts were carefully audit- ed, and all routine matters were again continued. Hunting and fishing stories about the game they didn’t get, kept those present entertained until a shoiy time before the fire siren blew for the alam at Flcrin short- ly after midnight. ee 2 FLORIN BOYS GUILTY OF THEY DALE AND JAMES DOLBY AR- RESTED AND CONFESS HAV. ING ROBBED THREE HOMES | Dale and James Dolby, aged sev- | enteen and eighteen, of Florin, arrested late lag: Wednesday af ernoon by Constable Elmer Zer- phey in connection with the rob- |bery of three homes in Mount Joy |and Florin on Sunday night. | After questioning by Mr. Zer- pheyv. they are sa’d to have con- |fessed enterng and robbing the home of Mrs. Gertrude Thome, on Sou h Market street, and the resid- jences of Clarence Myers and Amos Bricker, Florin. They secured l jewelry valued $100, old coins {and $4 in cach. (turn to page 5) ————— A Aree at Dealers Are Looking Tobacco dealers were scouring East Donegal last week, many (as six having called to inspect to- bacco on one particular farm. They made numerous offers, one being 16 cents but this farmer is holding his drop at 18 cents. Other offers were made under that but as far as we can learn none were accept- ed. as ms MD Rev. Kercher Spoke Rev. George A. Kercher, local Luth- eran pastor, and resident of the Lan- caster Conference of the Lutheran Ministerium of Pennsylvania, spoke at the first joint vesper service of the Church of Ascension of Lancaster and the Church of the Holy Trinity, Rohrerstown, in the latter church Sunday evening. nse A QQ Aged Resident Ill , Lengenecker road, Sixty years ago the few people, then resi- were confronted The matter was discussed pro and con for some time and finally it came to the point An election was held and a proposed loan for the construction of a wa- with determina- tion, kept at it and a few years later, the vot- The fight was a bitter one because our two leaders in our community, were in the con- test and were divided on opinions, one op- posing and the other sustaining the issue. The loan carried and in the Summer the first customers.were supplied with water. existence for water works was certainly an uphill fight issue at that time was $40,000.00 and when the water works were completed the cost was $50,000.00. encountered great difficulty in disposing of issue at that time on ac- count of the opposition of one of our banks and before they were all sold, some were taken as low as $95 per hundred. $10,000, the rub was hard. Finally, the men who were in Council at that time borrowed the money on notes bearing their own per When these men re- Mr. John E. Longenecker, ill at his home since Sunday, we are pleased to say is slightly im- proved. have a water lief. $50,000. We f were asked to least $75,000. Those $40,0 ty-seven years upon a loan. then as now, > There is of started. The and that year entire $25,000 especially at mature. that time, to convince people here that they when so many families had wells nearby and with compar- atively few sewers at that time as a source of At last Fall ed a loan of on | who was quite ! tion at least $25,000 has been spent. servative estimate as they matured. aside $1,000 annually which is placed in a sinking fund account. In this account, today there is $19,000. at present $25,000 on our water works but according to the report at the recent special meeting Council, no more money this sinking fund account because the com- pounded interest on $19,000 will, from now on, create a sufficient SCHOOL BOARD MET ON MONDAY DECIDED TO ADD A COMMERCIAL COURSE IN HIGH SCHOOL BEGINNING NEXT FALL The regular monthly meeting of the Mount Joy School Board was held Monday evening with all members present. Supervising Principal Nitrauer made his report. At the previous monthly meeting Prof. Nitrauer was instructed to get figures on the cost of installing a commercial course in our High School. At this meeting he made his report, presented two plans and of each. The installa- tion additional course would employment of another the cost of this the teacher, mean * hearing his report the Board led to adopt one of the plans, to be and go into ef- at the of the term Fall. deci installed beginning same fect next repairs w reported made in the High School and guards were reported having heen placed over the ilghts in the gym. The carload of coal ordered at the last meeting, received and livered. fax present tions. The usual bills were paid and the Board adjourned. CARDINAL AND EAGLE ARE PATROL EMBLEMS ere was de- Collector and James Metzler reported on was his collec- The Girl Scouts held their regular meeting on last evening, at 7:30 in the Legion Home. The meeting was in charge of the scout captain. A proposition for raising money was at some length. Re- registering the troop was decided up- on for second week in March. Dues to the amount of fifty cents were collected. Two new members Esther Sprout and Bertha Martin were admitted to the troop and meas- ured for suits. After this the girls went to their patrol corners led by Martha Hawthorne and Dorothy Webb were decided upon for patrol emblems. The Star Spangled Banner and Taps were sung and the meeting adjourned. — etl ears d’scussed Injured As Car Upsets When their car overturned after be- ing sideswiped by another machine {on the Marietta pike, west of Silver . Springs, Sunday, Robert C. Blecher, | Willow Street R. D. 1, and Leonard | White, Lancaster, sustained lacera- tions and bruises of the face and | hands. a Granted a Patent Jacob Z. Brubaker, of Manheim, was granted a pdient on a cooling system for internal combustion en- gines. WATER WORKS HISTORY tired from Council, they, however, continued their endorsements until the notes were fin- ally paid—which they claimed was a big re- The original cost of our water works was eel free in saying that in addi- A con- would make the cost at 00 worth of bonds, floated fif- ago, were paid off gradually By ordinance Council sets an indebtedness of of need be put into amount to retire this indebtedness when the bonds Therefore, OUR WATER WORKS IS PAID. ’s election, the voters sanction- $60,000 for water works im- provement. According to the recent report of Council, there the it was shown can be paid.in the time requi edness. income. Council is about $8,00 to getting the additional ing’ water to protection all in floating this entire bond issue. wli be no difficulty whatever Then, too, ihat this entire indebtedness thirty years, or just about half red to pay the original indebt- Of course, there is quite a differance. Our present annual income from the water works 0. Today we realize that Mt. Joy is one of the few fortunate boroughs owning its own water works and in addition exceptionally family consumption, cheap water for and practically “giv- its industries, we have had fire these vears. the water for which didn’t cost us a cent. In the slang: “AIN'T THAT SUMPIN’?” JACOB 8S. Ccurtesy of New CARMANY the Lancaster Era. Cut by OUR MORTUARY MANY WELL KNOWN PEOPLF HAVE PASSED TO THE GREAT BEYOND J. J. Rohlman Rohlman, old for fifteen years Lancaster Co. ‘actory inspector for the Pennsyl- ania Department of Labor and In- dustry, d'ed in his home at Colum- | bia Monday night after a prolonged For nearly a year Mr. Rohlman was a patient in the Ham- burg Sanatorium but returned home recently. Mr. M. A. Rollman, of th's place, is a brother. Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Boltz Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Boltz, six- ty-five years old, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Martin Barley, at Elizabethtown. Death was caused by general de- bility. Surviving children are Ben- jamin and Mrs. Marin Barley, Eli- (Turn to Page 4) BR I. t]Ik-=?™er or Joseph sixty-five years | illness Winners at‘Legion Party The regular monthly card party held at the Walter S. Ebersole Post at the American Legion Home was held on Monday even- ing. The next party will be on Monday evening, March 9th. The prize winners were: Mr, Cooley, Miss Lindemuth, J. M. Bowman, E. E. Brown, Mrs. Ben Kendig, Salunga; Mrs. John Bowman, IL Somer, Esther Kendig, F. Grissing- er, Ruth Keller, H. G. Brown, Mrs. Dumvill. Five Hundred: Mrs. C. Fenstermacher, L. Somer, Paul Teleky, John H. Smith, Marietta; Mrs. John Smith, Mrs Rea Wis- man, Mrs. lewis Libhart, and P. B. Heilig. reer A Welsh—Roliman On Thursday, January 29, Ethel L., daughter of Mrs. Anna Welsh, Balti- more, was married to John Henry Rollman, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Rollman of Mount Joy, in Baltimore. Only the immediate families were present. Mr. Rollman is a member of New Standard Corporation of this borough. After March 15, will ‘he home in their new apartment at Marietta Street, this place. I ee CONGRATULATIONS at 215 they Bruce Pennell is celebrating his 15th ?birthday. Mr. A.C. birthday last week. Mrs. Irwin Smith birthday Friday. Mrs. Marie Hoffer birthday Monday. Mrs. Amy Peoples her birthday yesterday. Mr. Fred Leiberher Sr. will brate his birthday on Friday. Mrs. Elizabeth Mumma, on Barbara street, celebrated her birthday Sunday. Mrs. Elizabeth Mumma celebrated her eighty-sixth birthday anniversary at the home of her son, Albert Mum- ma on South Barbara street, Sunday. Kover celebrated his celebrated her celebrated her celebrated cele- South 86th Agreeably Surprised Mrs. Benjamin Hawthorne very agreeably surprised on day when she was tendered a pack- age surprise in her honor, She received a number of gifts from her friends and she takes this means of thanking her many friends who so kindly remembered her. — ee —— License Restored Some time ago Joseph V. Ziegler, of Marietta, had his auto driver's li- cense revoked. It was restored again last week by the Department. DQ We. Hail Cut Crops Sold About 75 acres of hail cut tobacco were sold in he vicinity of Akron last week. It was all pull-off and brought b to 7 cents per pound. was | | Thurs- | $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE WANT AND WILL BE HELPED BY OWNING LOCAL SCHOOLS GET STATE AID STATE ASSISTS IN SALARIES, TRANSPORTATION AND VO- CATIONAL WORK IN THE COUNTY Schools in Lancaster county, ex- clusive of Columbia and Lancaster, will receive $408,050.98 this year from the State Department of Public Instruction for “he partial payment of teacher's salaries, gransportation costs and for vo- cational work, it wa announced by County Superintendent of Schools Ar hur P{* Myl'n. The greater portion appropriation will awa 1 f the partial payment of alaries under the Edmonds Act | payment which due 0 als $186,472.69 for of tl Sate be fi eachers’ of the annual February 1 : com- the cou- as paid provis.ons The semi 1S | bined [ nty. A similar {last August, it is sfiated. (Turn to page 8) a ran school in amount | | RAPHO FARMERS STRIP THEIR NEIGHBOR'S TOBACCO A number of Kkindhearted and neighborly people gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zerph- at Sharp's men stripped 1012 laths of tobacco in 21% for Mrs. Demmy, of Sharp's Corner, in Zerphy's cellar. These men gave a helping hand: Cy- Ruhl, Henry Kaylor, Dan Brene- man, Oliver Geib, John Kreider, Paul Miller, Samuel Brandt, Ed. Eby, Jae. Ober, Harvey Becker, Rudoff Forry, Becker, Harry Zerphy L. B. Samuel Lindemuth, Clarence Melvin Russel Ober, Dan Forry, Roy Geib, Harry H. Beck- er, Elmer White. reel Re You Like Sauer Kraut? Anyone fond of kraut can have their appetites satisfied if they will go to the Hostetter building, on West Donegal street, any time from 4:30 to 10 P. M. Tuesday, Feb. 17. The Ladies’ Bible Class of the Evan- gelical Congregational church will serve. A Valentine social will be held at the same time. 2t rl eee y's Corner. These hours, tobacco rus John K. Sawyer, Dauple, Boose, sauer Leg Is Broken In Crash Isaac Garron, 65, of Blizabethhwn R. D. 4, sustained a fracture of the right leg when struck by a car Opr- ated by Mrs. Lizzie H. Foltz, of Do. datt, along the Hershey and Elia. bethtown pike. a LOCAL DOING AROUND FLORIN ALL THE UP-TO-DATE HAPPEN. INGS FROM THAT THRIVING AND BUSY VILLAGE Miss Mary Myers is spending sev- eral days in Philadelphia with friends. The Ladies’ Aid Society will meet tonight at seven-thirty at the par- sonage. Mr. William Bennett. of Altoona, spent a few days with Mr. and George Geyer. N.r Guern~ Eradfield the Easton propariy Winfield Zerphy. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Floyd son visited at the home of Hockenberry on Sunday. Miss Miriam Guhl visited sister, Mrs. John Forry, at burg, over the week end. (Turn to page 5) el errr moved vacated into by and James her Stras- New Pastor Installed Installation of Rev. John Har- formerly of London, England, as pastor of the First English Pres byterian church at Marietta, and transfer of Rev. W. J. G. Carruth- ers from the Chestnut Level church to ‘the Faith Presbyterian church in Baltimore, was the chief busi ness the Westminster Presb; a special meeting at Mari ries, of tery in etta on Thursday. De Gave a Bad Check IL.ast week Constable Zerphey ar- rested Elmer Randler on a warrant from the office of Squire E. S. Grimm | Elizabethtown, charged by Ira New- i comer, Elizabethtown oil man, with | making and fraudule: | che k. He was after the amount of check and of prosecution. ow eet Gl eames Will Reduce His Herd Mr. C. A. Ricedorf, of near Rheems, who has one of the finest dairy herds in this section, will sell a portion o his herd at private sale commencin Monday, Feb, 16. He will sell 17 Holsteins, 5 heifers and 2 bulls. See his advertisement elsewhere in the Bulletin. passing a released the payin co 1 ens. Largest Post Office Chicago is to have the largest post office building in the World. It will contain 2,309,000 square feet of space and an area of 50 acres. It will be 600 feet long, 12 stories and 200 feet high, costing $21,000,000. It will be a marvel in efficiency.
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