The Mount Joy Bulletin No. VOL. XXX, MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th, 1931 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE DON'T FAIL TO HONOR YOUR MOTHER BY SOME KIND REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY-MOTHER’S DAY BRETHREN GAVE MUCH TO CHARITY, CONTRIBUTED $44,851 DURING THE YEAR TOWARD SUPPORT OF HOME AND FOREIGN MIS. SIONS Reports showing that $44.851 was contributed \in the past year for mis- sions and charities were made on Thursday at the final session of the E. District of Pennsylvania Church of the Brethren conference, which opened Wednesday in the East Fair- view Church of the Brethren, near Mzaheim. More than 1,000 persons attended the meetings. Meals were served to 600 by the Ladies’ Aid Society of the church. The moderator was Norman K. Musser, of Columbia; secretary, Ada Witmer Brenneman, of Florin; and the treasurer John K. Miller, of Manheim. Other statistics of the district re- ported were that there are 32 Ladies [BEER TRUCK WILL BE SOLD; Aid societies in the district, with 628 | membdrs, and that these donated $2,627 to home missions to foreign missions. There are LIQUOR VIOLATOR FINED These local cases were dispored f by the court last week® Liquor Violator Fined Convicted of a liquor law viol- a2.ion at the recent April term of Quarter Sessions Court, William Smith, Kinderhook, fined $200 and costs by Judge Groff. The Court in giving the defendant only a fine and not the usual prison sentence, declared there was some question of Smith’s guilt in spite of the jury’s verdict. Beer Truck To Be Sold A beer tnuck seized by poilce on the road between Marietta and Maytown on March 23, said to be the property of Lawrence J. Sall- inger, of Steelton, will be sold by county authorities. This was decid- ed by the Court after three Steel- ton witnesses were heard in the be- half of Mrs. Sallinger, who claims the truck was stolen while her hus- band was serving a term in the Dauphin County jail on charges of violating the liquor laws. et AG Qe Charged With Larceny Thursday Constable Zerphey was ar- and $1,852 rested Paul Mellinger, of Denver, on 38 a warrant from Squire Grimm's office congregations and 80 church houses charged by D. G. Coble with larceny in the district, with 65 There are four supported and three partly supported. The enrollment at (Turn to Page 4) Elizabethtown Elizabethtown ministers. by bailee and fraudulent conversion. ministers, He furnished $300 bail before Squire Shimp, of Denver, for a hearing at on Friday evening, May 8, at 7;30 o'clock. Gets a Gold Button For 50 Years of Faithful Service with pride to a very faithful employe who has rounded ou: his fiftieth year in the employ | of the Pennylvania Railroad com- pany, at Mount Joy, Mr. Daniel W. Kramer, cn North Market street “Dan” was born in Mount Joy, Feb. 28, 1862 and has resided here all his life. April 1, 1881 vice of the BLOW IS FATAL TO LITTLE GIRL ESTHER DERR, AGED 4, STRUCK IN FACE BY A STICK, DEVELOPS TETANUS AND DIED AT HOSPITAL. We point he entered the ser- company as baggage Accidentally struck in the face by a stick wielded by her brother, Esther Derr, four, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Harry Derr, Mt. Joy, R. | D. 3, developed tetanus which re-' sulted in her death in the General Hospital Monday morning at 5 o’- clock. The little girl and her brother, Charles, were playing at their home last Friday when the girl was struck by the stick, which inflicted a small cut below the left eye, The wound became infected and her re- moval to the hospital followed. She was the daughter of Harry E. and Mable Hoffman Derr, of Milton Grove. In addition to the par- ents, these brothers and sisters sur- vive: Grace, Charles, Pauline and Carl, all at home; also the grandpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoffman, of Mount Joy, and Mr. and Mrs. Har- ry Derr, of Marietta. Services were private yesterday at the home, followed by public services from Green Tree Church of the Brethren. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. At A A Long-Time Ago \ The sesqui-centennial of Lafayette crossing the Susquehanna river near Conowingo, at the Rigbie House 199 vears ago, was fittingly celebrated Saturday. rr ll Ae In Less Than an Hour A passenger mail plane flew from Pittsburg to Harrisburg on Monday evening in 57 minutes, setting a new record. There were nine passengers and two pilots aboard. lA Yr Will Close Chiques School At a meeting of the Rapho Town- ship school board it was decided to discontinue the Chiques school, near Mastersonville. Clean up week will be observed ‘man. Mr. John Philadel- At that same t'me H. Stoll came here from DANIEL W. KRAMER phia and became ticket and freight agent and telegraph operator here. June 1, 1910 Mr. Kfamer was (Turn to page 5) —— Re HURLED INTO MILL RACE MAN WAS KILLED SUNDAY Lancaster pike East Middletown a high- Sunday street, A his Hurled from the into a mill race in when an automobile struck way protection fence early morning, John Dupes, of Ann Middletown, was instantly killed. fracture of the skull caused death, Coroner Miliiken said. Dupes’ companion, John Diffender- fer, twenty-ftve, Russell avenue, Mid- dletown, suffered a fractured right leg and lacerations of the face and body. His condition was serious at the Harrisburg hospital today. —— ——————— AUTOS IN COLLISION, GIRL, 6, IS INJURED Wanda Colangelo, six, daughter Salvadore Ceclengelo, of North 15th street, Harrisburg suffered lacerations of the face and bruises of the head and body when an automobile driven by her father collided with a machine operated by D. B. Flory, of Lawn, in Center Square, Deodate, Monday after- noon. Colangelo. was slightly injured, but. Flory escaped wichout injuries. The child was treated at the. office of Dr. Troy M. Thompson or Eliz- abethtown. mie lees = of Brooder House Burned An overheated stove was blamed for the fire which destroyed a brood- er house on the farm of Jacob M. Carper, at the Doe Run poultry farm thruout the state May 11 to 16. two miles east of Manheim. Local 4-H Club Organized Corn Club Last Thursday The 4 H Club of this vicinity or- Reporter, Earl Swarr. | mm 5 i ganized a corn club last Thursday | The other members are: John Ger- evening with the following officers and members: Pres., Catharine Garber. V. Pres.,, Harold Risser. Sec.,, Wayne Stauffer. Treas., Edward Wailey. Leader, Song and Cheer Warren Reist. 4 RR NA | ber, Naomi Gerber, | Franklin Sauder, Janvere Mumper, Henry Stauffer, | Catharine Alwine, Ellen Garber, Robert Garber, Allen Risser. The club has an for this year. Ralph Snyder, James Mumper, Phares Heisey, Harry Williams, Galen Stauffer, Garber, Lois active program J A second bill designed to eli- minate county institutes for school teachers of the state as they are now conducted has been introduced n the State l.egisla.ure by Col. Daniel B. Strickler, representative from the Lancaster city district. The new measure was prepared in association with Arthur P. Mylin, county superintendent of schools. Early in the present session of the State Legislature, Repre ent- ative Joseph T. Evans, Ephrata, in- troduced a similar measure in the House. At the request of Governor Pinchot the bill was recalled and the Chief Executive explained that Co. Supt. Mylin y the best of school legislation and have it writ- ten into the state code. The fate of Mr. Evan's bill is in doubt. he hoped to collect Hearing Thursday The referred mit. ee nouncement new measure was promptly to the Educational com- of the House with the an- that a hearing will be held next Thursday when school authorities ave expected to go to Harrisburg and testify in behalf of the proposed changes. The bill pro- vides that a caun y superintendent may conduct three-day institutes each year. The insti.utes may be ids State Bill To Eliminate Institutes New Measure Would Permit Group Meetings held on three consecutive days or at three different times of the year and the superintendent may as- semble all the teachers or different groups. If the bill | caste thing becomes a law, Lan- county’s institu.es wil be a of the past and group meet- ings will be held Saturdays. Mr. [Mylin explained that the new | measure makes it possible for coun- ties to continue to hold the insti- tutes as now conducted if they so desire. . | Majority Opposed Institutes | “A recent survey,” Mr. Mylin | (turn to page 5) RED MEN LODGES MOVE FOR TRUCE REBELLING ORDERS ARE SEEM. | INGLY READY FOR THE ARMIS- TICE—LOCAL TRIBE WAS OUT A battle over the per capita tax question which has raged for five years between The Great Council of Pennsylvania, Improved Order of Red Men, and the protesting tribes of Pennsylvania, may be ended by a compromise between the warring tribes at a special meeting to held in the Red Men's hall, Lancas- ter, this week. This at the annual hanquet of the Canassatego Tribe No 2003. of Lancaster, one of the protes- tors, by Charles E. Bell, great chief of the Great Council of Pennsylvania, who declared that all indications point to an early peace (Turn to Page 8) be revealed was records of That's Rather Expensive | Horace C. Slider, of Cgatesville, and Lincoln McClansland, of Down- inetown, were arrested and $500 each and costs for spotting deer with a fiashlight and shooting them. The violations occurred in Lycoming County last week. Few Fish Caught The lake at Long’s Park, ter, was thrown open for hours to fishermen Saturday. The crowd at 10 A. M. was estimated at 500 but comparatively few fish were Lancas- caught. Planted Many Trees The Pennsylvania Water and Pow- er Company planted 40,000 young spruce and red pine trees at Holt- wood. They were supplied by State nurseries. EE R. FELLENBAUM SCHOOL BOARD NAMES COMMIT. TEES TO ASCERTAIN COST OF IMPROVING GRADE SCHOOL GROUNDS held its Monday routine 3oro. School Board regular monthly session on evening when the following affairs were transacted. Prof. Nitrauer, supervising pal of the borough schools, reported an attendance of 615 during the month and a percentage of 95. The attendance percentage for the entire (Turn to page 4.) en set A Our princi- UNDERWENT AN OPERATION Mrs. place, Clara HReubaker, of who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. John K. Everett, at Jersey City, N, J.,, had an attack of acute appendicitis, last Satur- day and was immediately taken to the Hospital and an operation per- formed on Sunday at 2:30 o’clock. Mrs. Everett has written that her mother is improving and the phy- sicians are very well pleased with her condition. ee AL PA Auxiliary Prize Winners The card party held by the Legion Auxiliary on Thursday afternoon was very successful. The prize winn- ers we:e as follows: Bridge, Mrs. H. B. Stehman, T. J. Brown, Mrs. Ray Keller, Matilda Newpher, Mrs! Jno. necker, Mrs. Melvin Newcomer, Mrs. W. L. Shoop, Mrs. H. M. Stauffer. Five Hundred: Miss Bertha Z. Hoffman, of Maytown, and Mrs. Jno. Smith, of Marietta. rr eet A Er ere Mrs. Mrs. Rev. Hoffman Returned Rev. N.S. Hoffman, pastor of the Jvangelical Congregational church, has been returned for the second year of his pastorate. THE JUNIOR HIGH BOYS { ! bert | Beamenderfer, GENERAL NEWS fined | twelve | the | ELECTED TREAS. FOR ACUTE APPENDICITIS | this | Longe- | SURPRISE GERALD ARNTZ Gerald Arntz celebrated his four- teenth birthday anniversary on Fri- day and that evening was given a surprise party by a number of the boys of the Junior High School. The boys had a good time playing games and having contests, prize winners being Robert Brown, Richard Bea- menderfer, Robert Zink and Thomas Schroll. Refreshments were served to: Her- Mumma, Harry Walters, Jr.,, Oliver Mateer, Robert Brown, Omar | Groff, Themas Schroll, Robert Buller | James Kipple, Lester Hostetter, Robeit Zink, Karl Haines, Richard Robert Arntz, Mrs. C. S. Gingrich, Mr. and Mrs. H. G Wal- | Anne; | Mr Jarbara Arntz and daughter, Gerald Arntz and Brandt, H. I ters Jeanne and Mrs. FOR BUSY FOLKS INTERESTING HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO HAVE LITTLE TIME TO READ. | Mr. Merlin Hauer. who was ill, is | recovering. Ephrata boro cut [from 20 to 17 mills. The East Petersburg schools closed an eight-months’ term last week. Twenty motorists were arrested at Lancaster for speeding last week. There another heavy frost [thruout this section Monday morn- ing. The sale of fire works will be pro- hibited Marietta this on the Fourth. The little town county, dedicated a $15,000 | last Saturday. | In a raid on the club, - at Harrisburg, eight of beer and’ 11° slot machines were seized. The annual Spring musical by the its school tax was at vear Hallam, York fire hall of Moose barrels will be presented Thursday evening, May A State trooper from Reading was severely bitten on the hand by a ne- Lancaster gro during a raid at Friday night. | Edward IL dealer, large brush factory umbia and will warehouse. Because he was $45,000 | his accounts, Howard C. Pedrick, 40, | cashier of the First National bank at Conshohocken, killed his wife and nself. —————————— Mountville purchased the building at Col- convert it into a Froelich, bacco has short in | then hit | |IF YOU'RE A GOOD GUESSER YOU'LL WIN A WATCH The tickets and the Hamilton | wrist watch, being sold by the A- | merican Legion, of this place, have been placed in the hands of Mr. H. |N. Nissly, cashier of the Union | National Bank, and will be kept in the vault. During the week the watch will | be rewound by Mr. Nissly, so that it will run down Saturday. The per- having their ticket marked the time the watch stops, | son | nearest | wins. | The winner will be announced in the Bulletin window, Saturday af- | ternoon. Watch for your name. | mm - mm Sales Day A Sales Day in Mount Joy is now being arranged py the business men of town. Full particulars will appear in the Bulletin at a later date. | | Raymond, Benjamin, Jr., pupils of the Manheim public schools on to- | I0UR MORTUARY RECORDINGS {MANY OF OUR BEST KNOWN PEOPLE HAVE PASSED TO THAT GREAT BEYOND WITHIN THE PAST WEEK. Lewis May Gabriel, 51, died at Col- umbia. Mrs. Anna Mary Billett, 74, wife of John Billett, died at Columbia. Ernest Wagner, a retired iron worker, aged 70, died at Colum bia. Edward Ulrich, 72, Lizzie Eby 2 died at the Ura Ulrich, Home. widow of Neffsville Minnie K. Carter, of Home, formerly | Columbia, died at the Long | Lancaster. | | Reuben G. Shank G. Shank, seventeen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Shank, of Bainbridge, R. D. 1, died in St. Jos- eph’s hospital of appendicitis. Be- | sides his parents he is survived by these brothers and sisters: Norman, Reading; Florin; Russell, lalph and Reuben Charles, | Esther, all at home. Services were held Monday after- ‘noon at Bossler’s church, near Bain- i bridge. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Grant Gebhart Ethel Bricker Gebhart, of Enola, ydied at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira M. Bricker, of Rapho township, aged 21 years. She | is survived by her husband, Grant Gebhart, and one son, Roy. | Funeral will held Saturday at [1:15 at the home and at 2 o'clock Standard time, at the Florin Breth- ren Church. Interment Green y Tree cemetery. he at ' James R. Stonesifer Richard (Turn to page 5) James Stonesifer, infant . A MOUNT JOY TENNIS CLUB ‘ORGANIZED FOR SEASON has seas- Club 1931 Tennis for the on with officers as follows: Pres., A. D. Seiler. Vice Pres., R. M. Zook. Sec., Jean M. Thome. Treas., D. Merle Hoffer. The courts were put in fine playing shape by the club last year and 50 1people of our Community availed i themselves of the use of this im- | provement by joining the Club. Help to keep these courts in fine | playing condition by joining the club | so that the Community will always {have good courts. —— Ee Canadian Will Speak Jishop C. F. Derstine, of the Men- | nonite church in Kitchener, Ontario, | Canada, will speak during the three ! days’ Bible Conference at Elizabeth- ‘town on May 8, 9. and 10. a At Grandview Friday The Garden Spot bowling will travel to Grandview on night and bowl the “team of place. The Mount again re-organized Joy | | | | | team Friday that | Attending the Convention Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Shoop are in ! Pittsburgh, where the doctor is at- | tending the State dental convention. They will return home Thursday. rt AQ Soon Under Roof Contractor Greiner is making good | progress on Sternherger’s néw build- !ing on East Main street. The roof is |now being put on. secs eet Ieee Patient at Hospital Miss Miriam Heistand, of Lobato, was removed to the General hospital at Lancaster on Tuesday afternoon. — GILLUMS’ GAS STATION ROBBED A SECOND TIME BORO COUNCIL MET ON MONDAY ALL THE CITIZENS WEST OF THE MENNONITE CHURCH OB. JECT TO LOCATION FOR THE NEW STAND PIPE On Thursday was called to Constable Zerphey the Gillums’' Service Station, west of town, to investigate a robbery. Entrance gained by breaking a rear window. Twelve tires anl between 400 and 500 cigars and about half a dozen cartons of cigar- ettes stolen. Constable Zer- phey recovered one tire which was found along the road from the Cross Road Church to the Union School bouse. The State police from Man- heim station are also working on the case. The Gas Station was robbed some time ago but only money was taken. el A FISHERMAN GETS HEARING; FINED FOR USING A NET Four officers from the and Fish Department Susquehanna river, ville, Thursday, seized a illegal fishing devices and Roy Young. He was taken before . Justice of the Peace Hicks, at Maytown. and fined $45. He was accused of catch- ing fish in nets. LS. Had Two Frosts This section was visited by two frosts last week, one rather heavy Thursday night and another the fol- lowing night May 1: Early flowers, rose leaves, etc., were frost bitten and blackened. The Third Annual Flower Show at Locust Grove was were Mount Joy's Boro Council met in regular monthly on Monday | night with all members and the Bur. gess present. The reading of the minutes was dispensed with, session A petition objecting to the location of the standpipe to be erected by the Council, was presented by ex-bur- gess H. H. Engle. The petition was signed by every property owner and | resident of that section of the boro from the Mennonite church west. The petitioners claim that erection of the standpipe on the between Donegal Springs Road and West Donegal street will depreciate the value of their properties, that it is objectionable and should not be erected in this, one of the finest res- idential sections of the town, Council stated that the site was se- lected at the suggestion of the en- gineers, that it was the best location available and from the point of economy it had an advantage over other locations. The petitioners stated that Florin Development Company (Turn to Page 4) State Game visited the Wrights- number of arrested the lot near | | the and o'clock on 11 5 made not later than the morning of June and no en- tries may be removed before the close of the show Saturday night. The added feature will be an exhi- bit of” bird houses built by children which will be placed in two classes, open to children up to 12 years of age and from 13 to 16 years in- clusively. Prize and ribbons will be awarded in each class. Mrs. Wal- ter Engle, Elizabethtown, is chairman committee. THE RAPHO BOARD ELECTS TEACHERS The third annual flower show, which wll be sponsored by the So- ciety of Farm Women, No. 8, will be held June and 6 at the old s one mill, Locust Grove, south Jainbridge. Mrs. B. F. Hoffman, Locust Grove, will be hostess. The shew wll be open to the public the first day from 2:30 until 9, and from 8:30 a. until 9 at night he following day. The show is op- all amateur flower growers county. All entries must be 5 of m of of the to the en of WINNERS AT THE LEGION’S CARD PARTY MONDAY NITE The Walter Ebersole Post, No 185 held their regular monthly Card Party in the Legion Home on Monday evening with a good at- tendance. The following were prize | winners: Bridge, Miss Beatrice Newcomer, Bigler Mummau, O. K. Snyder, Mrs. H. M. Stauffer, Mrs. | Wm. Miller, Mr. Ray Keller, C.| Musser Stauffer, O. T. Barr, Mrs. 0. K. Snyder, Ida Somer, Sol Barr, E. E. Brown, Mrs. H. B. Stehman. Pinochle: F. B. Stauffer, Carl B. Miller, Five Hundred: Mrs. E. Irons, Mrs. Purdy, Mrs. Fenster- macher, Amos K. Zuck, C. V. Kin- sey, John H. Smith, Mrs. Viola Zuck. NOT A VACANCY EXISTS IN TWP. —TAX RATE FIXED AT EIGHT MILLS—SCHOOLS OPEN AUG. 31 Every director in the township at- tended the meeting of the Rapho School Board Sporting Hill last | Saturday, it being the regular S. j monthly meeting. The school tax i mills for this year and the ita tax $3.00. Mr. F. S. Weidman treasurer and his term July 6th. All current bills were ordered paid after which these teachers were elec- ted for the coming term: Vacancies; Anna elle Mayvtown Newtown Sec.; Manheim at eight cap- made per was was elected will begin on as FISHERMEN AND TROUT AT DONEGAL é Creek, stocked trout the Donegal by the State ranging from Donegal near Springs, Smith, Grace Tuesday with 6 to 14 inches. On Wednesday catches of the trout John H. 'Lib- 23; John Walter | are was to on x Fass, The are: Sporting Becker. to continuation Midway. other teachers were made as follows: hart, 2 Wilson McMullen, Reisinger, 18, and his Reisinger, 13. These all residents of Marietta. Aaron Zeamer and Squire H. L. Ei- Kinderhook, caught Hill Lillian i Secondary, a, son, Groff. fishermen Sporting Hill, Primary, Mae Lincoln, C. E. Rohrer. Elm Tree, Mrs. Warren Garfield, Dorothy Garber. Newtown Primary, Alice Hossler's, Lois Forney. Run, Catherine Teeter. Place, Anne Kready. Sunnyside, Andrew Martin. Adam Stager. S. B. Sec., Heisey. senberger, of 5 and 8 respectively. — —— Will Mcve Her Store Mrs. U. E. Hoffer, who conducts Marie’s Quality Shoppe in one of J. E, Schroll’s store rooms on East Main street, will move to a new location June 1st. She has rented the former Dierolf store property and dwelling on East Main street. now owned by Mr. Clarence Schock. This is only a short dis- tance from her present location. The store room Mrs, Hoffer will vacate, is now for rent. net A — Strickler. Back Pleasant Chicques, Union Mastersonville Mastersonville, Seiders. Fair View, Suie Snyder. Chestnut Grove, E. E. Kready. McKinley, Alvin Wenger. Mt. Vernon, Gertrude Steudler. By a unanimous vote the schools will open Aug. 31st by Standard Time. Landis. A. P. Geib. Primary Dorothy Square, Intercourse Saturday The Intercourse Premiers - will play the Mount Joy A. A. twice this week end. The two teams play at Mount Joy on Saturday and will play a return at Intercourse on Sunday. Women’s Missionary Asso. Is Now In Session Here re ee Gr Defeated Again The Sunday Baseball bill was de- |feated in the House at Harrisburg | Monday night 102 to 101. This is its second defeat within two weeks. game 2:50 East Women's the fifty-third | Just before adjournment at noon | today the election of officers will be held. The nominees are appended: Yesterday at the the meeting of Pennsylvania Branch of Missionary Association opened in St. Mark's | United Brethren church here. The meetings continue daily until Thurs- day noon. { The meetings are being very large- ly attended and the complete daily program as it appeared in the Bulle- | tin last week, is being carried out. | PRESIDENT MRS. OLIVER FRIDAY MRS. J. OWEN JONES FIRST VICE PRESIDENT MRS. B. F. DAUGHERTY MRS. FAGLEY Tu o page 5) { !
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