oe. The Mount Joy Bulletin VOL. XXX, No. 50 MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 20th, 1931 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE NEXT WEEK IS CLEAN-UP WEEK IN MT. JOY-LET’S DOLL UP THE OLD TOWN-WHAT SAY YOU? ISOLD BLUE LAW NOW APPLICABLE DAUPHIN COUNTY REPRE- SENTATIVE TELLS OF IN- CONSISTENCIES OF A LAW 137 YEARS OLD. Representative H. B. Fox, of Middletown, Dauphin Ce., who sup- ported the Schwartz bill permitting Sunday base ball between the hours of 2 and 5:30, writes as fol- lows: “The Sunday law was drawn in 1794, and was very likely just what was desired 137 years ago. “Today it is one of the most widely violated laws in the State. No person, no matter how severe his religious scruples, is constantly violating these laws. “Let me call your attention to part of Section one of the present | law: y “That from ‘and after (Turn to Page 4) Will Attend Church the first All Sons of Veterans are invited to | on Sunday, | attend church services May 24th, in the Episcopal church at | the Legion | | 10:30 A. M. Meet at Home at 10:15. BE Wants a Divorce Blmer E. Zink, of R1, Columbia, has applied for a divorce from Eola Zink on the grounds of desertion. day, June 11. lon Saturday to make NINE TO GET DIPLOMAS AT BAINBRIDGE FRIDAY Six girls and three boys will be graduated from the Bainbridge High School on Friday evening, May 29, in the Community Hall. E, A. Hirsche- man, secretary of the York Chamber of Commerce, will be the speaker. The class members are: Joseph W Bowley, Paul H. Gerber, Ruth E. Groff, Jeannette Hackenberger, Mil- dred Miller, Kenneth R. Sechrist, May S. Shearer, Ethel S. Shoap and Dorothy A, Smith. Kenneth Sechrist is the president and Jeannette Hack- enberger, the secretary. re UD Ue er Garage Changes Hands Mr ithe garage business in the Ed Ream | building on Marietta street for some time, vacated last week and was suc- {ceeded by “Speed” Reheard, ef Flor- Elmer Baymond, who was in Mr. Baymond is now in business in [the building in the rear of his dwell- ing on West Main street. Eee Appointment Is Delayed A petition was received at court Florence H. Witmer, registry assessors in the Newtown district, Rapho township, to succeed Harry Witmer, but ap- pointment was delayed. Bs Fh SL. The Strickler Reunion The twenty-second annual reunion of the Strickler family will be held lat Hershey Park, Hershey, Thurs- There will be no com- munity lunch. Alice Strickler, Mount | Joy, is the secretary. Lady Here Has Wedding Certificate Several weeks ago, printed an article about a weddingbeth Donnolly were of Mr.by the the apociated rectors of St. Paul's another wedding certi-Parish. certificate in possession Joseph Hershey, 100 years old. We have ficate in town dated 1800, making it 181 years old. Attorney—Sam Cole, 131 Years Old the Bulletin1800 Francis Donoghy and Eliza- duly married Rev. Dost Bend, one of the Registry. Register of True copy from The paper, yellowed with age, isSt. Paul's Parish, Baltimore coun- b and 1-8 inches wide 1-8 inches long and has the follow- ing written in ink thereon: “Hereby certify that on 30th day of October Anno Domini would be themother to Mrs. Ebersole. and 8 andty, Baltimore, Feb. 1, 1800.” The Elizabeth Donnelly great great grand- above the (Turn to page 3) GENERAL NEWS FOR BUSY FOLKS INTERESTING HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO HAVE LITTLE TIME TO READ. Higher sugar prices are predicted here before 1932. While yawning Mary Kishel, 26, of Lancaster. dislocated her jaw. the Ephrata & Lebanon linn was to a New York firm for $27.250. rainbow trout were planted in streams in the lower end of the county this week. The Shirt Factory at Ephrata, closed for a year, will resume opera- tions soon. It employs 150. Power from the new dam now be- ing constructed at Safe Harbor, will be ready next winter, it was an- nounced recently. etl) eee STATE PLANTS MILLION FISH NEAR MARIETTA John Peck, Marietta sportsmen re- ceived two shipments of fish from the Penna. State Hatchery, which he de- posited in the Susquehanna river at this place, the first shipment consisted of 500,000 perch, which were put in the river, May 7, and the second ship- ment, 500,000 salmon, pot on May 14. Mr. Peck was assisted by several men. pita ig Will Open Next Week The new concrete bridge along the Lincoln Highway at Mountville is now nearing completion and will be thrown open to the public next week, it was announced Monday. eel Cen: Chestnut Hill Saturday Saturday afternoon on the local dia- mond Mt. Joy plays Chestnut Hill in BOARD OF HEALTH SECY. IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT Mr. M. M. Leib, on Monday of last week, was in an automobile that overturned near Snow Hill, Md. Mr. Leib. had the top of his head cut in two places and his head was jammed on his shoulder, causing him great pain, which still continues. The chauffeur who was pinned under the car, had a badly injured foot and at the hospital it was found that the tenth dorsal vertibral was dislocated. et BACCALAUREATE SERVICE IN U. B. CHURCH MAY 31 The annual Baccalaureate service for the members of the class of 1931, Mount Joy High School, will be held in the United Brethren Church, Sun- day, May 31, at 7:30 P. M. The service will be in charge of the Trinity Lutheran Church, and the Rev. G. A. Kercher will preach the baccalaureate sermon, and the choir of the Lutheran Church will render special music. et rere. THE TENNIS CLUB PLANS TOURNAMENT The Mt. Joy Tennis Club is plan- ning to stage an individual tennis elimination tournament about the beginning of June. A fitting award will be given the winner. Our advice is to get in line with this event by joining the Club and getting into shape, Our town should be represented by a strong tennis team this season. — a — Graduates From RobertBeach Miss Helen Snyder, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Snyder, of this place, is a member of the graduating class of Robert-Beach School, at Ca- tonsville, Md. The graduating exer- cises will take place in the Catons- ville Presbyterian Church on Friday, a regular league game. May 29th. Local Fire Insurance Firm Elects Officers For the Term I. E. Coble, of Middletown, was elected president of the Mount Joy Township Mutual Fire Insurance Co., at a reorganization and election of directors, on Saturday afternoon, in the office of the secretary, David L. Landis, 23 South Market St., Eliza- bethtown. The other officers who were elect- ed by the directors at this meeting include: Simon K. Behm, Annville, wvice president; Amos N. Musser, of Salunga, treasurer, and D. L. Landis of Elizabethtown, was maintained as secretary until the end of the fiscal vear, when his term expires. Two auditors were elected by the policy holders, to serve a term of one year, including: R. Fellenbaum, of Mt. Joy, and Clayton Brandt, of Lebanon. Two new directors were elected: I. E. Coble, of Middletown, and Joseph M. Brandt, of Bachmansville, to serve on the board, for a three year term, which is composed of: Amos N. Musser, Salunga; H. W. Hess, of Mastersonville; J. M. Bomberger, Elam and Simon K. Behm, of Ann- ville. There was a special meeting of Mt. Joy Boro Council Monday evening at gess and about seventy-five citizens were present. After plant contract to the second bidder, (the lowest bid not being con- sidered because it was not regular or the filter lowest council awarded jected. A petition asking council to reconsider its action was circulaetd. President Murphy called this special meeting for the purpose of hearing the protests of these citizens receiving this petition and doing such other which time all the councilmen, Bur- | properly submitted) some citizens ob- | for signed as presented. It would have Citizens Object To Council’s Action on Filter Plant Contract Held a Special Meeting For Hearing Protests business as may be brought before | the body. | Mr. HO M. Stauffer presented the | petition, the essence of which was | that Boro Council reconsider its ac- | tion in awarding the contract for the | filter plant. The Boro Solicitor’s representative in reply to questions, stated that the contract was correctly awarded. He also stated that Mr. Warfel’'s con- tract could not have been accepted had to be amended or corrected. Messrs. Richard Zook, H. K. Niss- ley, Harry Brown, H. G. Carpenter, Mr. Bailey, Herbert Tyndall, O. M. Donaven, E. W. Garber, Roy B. Sheetz and Musser Stauffer, spoke on the subject. Mr. M. A. Rollman also spoke in the support of Council and its action as being proper. A representative of the Warfel Company, lowest bidders on the filter plant, was present and stated they would accept the contract at their bid He also assured council that this same figure would be presented if new bids were asked for. A number of questions were asked and answered by those concerned. The petition was held under ad- visement for consideration after which council adjourned. MANY BAPTIZED IN THE CONEWAGO FIRST OPEN AIR MEETING OF THE ELIZABETHTOWN GOSPEL TABERNACLE HELD LAST SUN- DAY AFTERNOON. Approximately four thousand people attended the baptismal services of the Gospel Tabernacle, of Elizabethtown, at the Conewago Creek, along the Lancaster Pike, three miles north of Elizabethtown, on Sunday afternoon. Rev. Charles M. Fahl, pastor of the Tabernacle, officiated at the exer- cises when fifteen new members were enrolled in the church, including: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gephardt, Earl Gep- hardt, Charles Gephardt, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Prescott, George A. Shirk, Miss Alberta Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. W. Marshall, Mrs. Viola Bixler, Elwood Lehman, Abram Cooper and William Decker. Special services were arranged for the rtuals which included special singing by the Kutch sisters, of Leb- anon, songs by the Tabernacle chorus and preaching services conducted by the pastor. This service marked the first open air meeting of the congregation. The services will continue throughout the summer, according to Rev. Fahl. The next outdoor meeting will be held on Saturday evening, May 23, when services will be conducted at Newville, and from there continue to Bainbridge, when another mpeet- Bridge tolls collected since the in- tercounty span has been thrown open to public have more than covered the interest payments on the bond issues, thé bridge commission disclos- ed Monday. At their meeting, the commission- ers disclosed that a total of $59,500 will be returned to the two counties at this time to cover the third inter- est payment. While the first interest payment on the bond issues, which fell due be- fore the bridge was opened, could not be met from this collected, the rate of collections since | making it then has! THE SUMMER SESSION OF LOCAL KINDERGARTEN The Summer session of the local | Kindergarten for children from 3 to {6 years, will begin June 2 and the term closes July 7. The six weeks’ term of summer kindergarten will include the regu- lar work and play schedule of all modern kindergarten, both in and out-of-doors. Miss Hilda B. Stoner, teacher, urg- es all parents to visit the kindergar- ten now being conducted daily at 119 ' East Main St., before making any decisions. BR A... Gave a House Party Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Stoner enter tained at a house party Monday af- ternoon and evening in honor of their guest, Miss Vida Hostetter, of Akron, O. A supper, music, dancing and games were enjoyed by the ten guests present, A A LOVE FEASTS i May 20th and 21st — Graybill’s Church of the Brethren. i May 26 and 27—Chiques Church of the Brethren. - i June 3 and 4—XKreider’'s Church of the Brethren. rr eee Gs er | Rummage and Food Sale The Busy Worker Class of Evan- gelical Church will hold a rummage | and food sale Friday evening and Saturday, May 22 and 23rd will be held in Barnhart Store room on East ing will be conducted by Rev. Fahl. | Main street. Tolls on Bridge at Columbia Cover All Interest Payments Expect To Start Sinking Fund This Summer the two subsequent more than paid payments During the summer months the in- creased rate of tolls is expected to far more than meet the interest payment possible for the bridge commission to start building a sink- ing fund. Following the agreement to return the amount of the interest payments to the two counties, checks for $29,- 750 were turned over to the treasurers of both Lancaster and York counties. During the meeting, Monroe Bentz, superintendent of the bridge, dis- closed that between 4,000 and 5,000 OUR MORTUARY RECORDINGS MANY OF OUR BEST KNOWN PEOPLE HAVE PASSED TO THAT GREAT BEYOND WITHIN THE PAST WEEK. Mrs. Wm, Stauffer, 75, of Five- pointville, died Sunday. Four hours later her husband, aged 72, died. Uriah Engle Hoffer Uriah Engle Hoffer died at 5:30 yesterday morning at his home, 39 East Main street, death resulting from a complication of diseases. He was in his 77th year. Deceased was a son of the late Jacob and Magdalena Hoffer. He leaves a wife and one daughter, EI- sie Battye Hoffer, and three sisters: (Turn to page 5) meee) eee SWEET CHOCOLATE IS CANDY SAYS SUPREME COURT Three local candy firms lost a suit brought against the Federal Govern- ment in which they sought to re- cover $8,000,000 in excise taxes paid to the government on the sale of chocolates between 1918 and 1924. The hearing was held in the Su- preme Court at Washington Monday. The companies that brought the suit were Klein Chocolate company, Elizabethtown, Hershey company, at Hershey, and the Wilbur Suchard firm at Lititz. vehicles have passed over the span daily since May 1. Bridge collectons during this period have been more than $1.000 daily. That the rate of tolls being collect- ed at the intercounty bridge are materially lower than those in effect at the McKinley Bridge at St. Louis, according to a comparison provided during the meeting by Mr. Bentz. The rate for a passenger car with four persons at the McKinley bridge is 35 cents as compared with 25 here. Light trucks pay 50 cents toll as compared with 40 cents here. THE ANNUAL BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE WILL BE HELD FRIDAY AND SAT- URDAY—WINNING TROOP WILL GET NEW ROTARY CLUB TRO- PHY The annual Boy Scout Jamboree to be participated in by city and county scout troops will be held Friday and Saturday, May 22 and 23. The troop winning the highest points in the camping contest will be the holders of | the new Rotary Club trophy. A troop must hold the cup for three years before it comes into their own- ership. Troop 22 won the first cup, having come into permanent possess- ion at the close of last year’s jam- boree. The only other troop holding the cup for a year was Troop 3. Scout Masters and Assistant Scout (Turn to Page 4) etl Local Man Implicated Phares S. White, aged 26, of Lan- caster, formerly of this place, was ar rested for being implicated in a num- ber of poultry thefts. White confess- ed to numerous thefts. WILL RECEIVE BIDS FOR ROAD BUILDING IN CO. Bids for the construction of 5.83 miles of macadam or concrete road | in Conoy and East Donegal town- ships will be opened by the State Department of Highways on June 5 | Samuel S. Lewis, Secretary of High- | ways, announced today. Bids for the construction of roads | in four other counties will be opened | at the samc time. | eet GD eee. St. Luke’s Church { The Rt. Rev. Wyatt Brown,| D. D., the Bishop of Harrisburg] us June 3rd., Wednes- | day evening, 7:30. The Bishop will preach and administer the Apos-| tolic right of Confirmation. A cordial invitation is extended | to all. | will be with | | | ee mG CR Fancy Work and Food Sale The ladies of the Presbyterian | Church will hold a fancy work and | food sale on Saturday, May 23, in| the office of the Herald Printing Co. | on West Main street. Pies, cakes, | (large and small) potato salad and chicken corn soup will be sold from | 9 o'clock in the mornng. | and SEE PICTURES OF CANADA HUNTING SPORTSMEN FORMULATE A DRIVE TO SHOOT CROWS— WILL PLANT 500,000 PERCH IN COUNTY. A large number of men and wo- men interested in game and fish conservation, attended the pre- summer open meeting of the Lan- caster County Fish and Game Pro- tective Association, held recently in the Lancaster Newspaper Build- ing, 8 West King Street, to enjoy motion pictures of hunting and fishing in New Brunswick, Canada hear inside details with trend better fields, forests and (Turn to page 4.) A in for Installing New Folder Mr. S. McGarvey, of the Russell Baum Co., Philadelphia, is today installing a new high speed auto- matically fed folding machine in the Bulletin plant. The new ma- chine will be initiated on a run of of 66,000 sheets size 19x25 for one of the magazines published by the Bulletin. NEIGHBORS CLEAN UP AFTER RECENT BARN FIRE The following neighbors and friends assisted to clean up after the recent fire at the Albert Strickler farm, several miles northeast of town. Messrs. H. A. Brubaker, Levi Brubaker, Henry Stehman, Clayton Zink, Henry Musser, Norman Musser Clinton Eby, Reuben Shearer, John Shearer, Hiram Herr, Benjamin Brad ley, Benjamin Forrey, John Forrey, Edwin Eby, Herman Hossler, John Hossler, Samuel Kaylor, Albert Greenawalt, Monroe Snavely, Norman Gruber, Benj. G. Shelly, Benj. B. Shelly, Abram Heisey, Daniel Brene- man, John Brosey, Arthur Neidigh, Howard Neidigh, Elmer Long, Rob- ert Shank, Warren Shank, Paris Zink. Hilt Property Sold Last Thursday Realtor Jno. E. owned by Mr. Harry Hilt, of East Donegal township, to Mr. EN Ament, on Poplar street, this boro. The property is located in Stauffer- town, along the Manheim road, just east of the boro. The transfer will be made June 1, the terme of the sale were pri- vate. a Seek Bainbridge Crossing Construction of a grade crossing on Route 407 over an industrial sid- ing of the P. R. R., half a mile south of Bainbridge, in Conoy township, was proposed in an application filed with the Public Service Commission Saturday by the State Highway De- partment. A joint district meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary Units from six counties including the Tri-County Council of Lancaster, Chester and Delaware Counties, the Bi-County Council of Bucks and | Montgomery Counties and the] Philadelphia County Council will | be held in the auditorium of the | Veterans’ Hospital at Coatesville | on Wednesday afternoon, May 27, | at 2:00 o’clock D. S. T. | ; : . | This meeting will be in charge] of the Department Vice President, | LITTLE JEAN SCHROLL WAS TENDERED A SURPRISE A very delightful birthday surprise party was tendered on Saturday af- ternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schroll, on Henry street, in honor of the eighth birthday of their daughter, Jean. Her schoolmates and friends gath- ered at her home while she was en- joying an auto trip and upon her re- turn was greeted with a “surprise.” Games were played and prizes won by Jacqueline Fay Hendrix and Mary | Elizabeth Lauer. The delicious refreshments were served at a table, attractive in the color scheme of pink and yellow, having as the centerpiece pansies. | The individual basket favors of pink and yellow caused a general “hunt”, as each favor bore a child’s name. A birthday cake, with eight pink can- | was another feature. Jean received a large number of beautiful gifts from her and all departed wishing her many more happy birthdays. et A QAI ns dles, guests, Graduated From Hospital Miss Lydia Shank, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Shank of 152 New Haven St., was a member cf the graduating class that graduated from the Presbyterian Hospital at Philadelphia last Thursday even- ing. She is a present employed by the Presbyterian hospital. Mr. Roy Frey. Mr. and Mrs. J. U. Shank and daughter, Rhoda, at- tended the commencement exercis- es of the Presbyterian hospital at Philadelphia last Thursday ing. even- eens) Geese Mr. H. N. tional bank, attended Convention at week. Nissly., of the Union Na- the Bankers’ Atlantic City last A CELEBRATION | IN TOWN MAY 30 A NUMBER OF CRACK DRUM CORPS, BANDS, FIRE COMPAN- IES, SCHOOL CHILDREN, LODG- ES WILL FORM THE PARADE There is every indication that the demonstration and parade in Mount Joy, Saturday, May 30, Memorial Day, will exceed all former attempts. The committee in charge is leaving nothing undone to make this event one grand success. The crack Legion Drum Corps, of York, and Lancaster, will participate. The exercises will start at two p. m. daylight saving, on the public school grounds, on Marietta street. Rev. Walter E. Edge, of Lancaster, will deliver the address The parade will form and promptly Schroll sold a frame double house | at 3:30 will move over the principle streets of the boro. To date these musical organizations have been engaged: American Legion Drum Corps, of Lancaster. Palmyra Drum Corps, of Palmyra. York Drum Corps, of York. Veterans of Foreign Wars Corps, of Lancaster. G. A. R. Drum Corps, of Marietta. Several Other Drum Corps. P. O. S. of A. Band, of Hanover, Drum ! Boys’ Band, of Elizabethtown. Mount Joy High School Band. Fire Companies, Lodges, School children, Civic Organizations, Etc. There will be a band concert on the school grounds at 7:30 P. M. by the P. O. S. of A. band, of Hanover. Everybody is most cordially invited to come and spend the day with us. Joint District Meeting of the Legion Auxiliary Units Mrs. Pa, The speakers will be: The De- partment President, Mrs. Thomas Meany of Philadelphia, Department Chairman of Child Welfare, Mrs. W. D. Vedder from Pottstown, Pa., Barton Oplinger, Allentown, Department Chairman of Rehabi- tation, Mrs. Alvah Rittenhouse of Philadelphia, Department Chair- man of Membership, Miss Edna Musser of Smoketown, Pa. All at- tending this meeting will be given an opportunity of going through this new Hospital. CONSTABLE HAD VERY BUSY WEEK MADE GOOD A BAD CHECK-AN- OTHER CHARGED WITH FALSE PRETENSE—ANOTHER WITH DIS- ORDERLY CONDUCT. Appended are Constable Elmer Zer- phey’s activities during the past week. Passed a Bad Check Last week Officer Elmer L. Zerph- | ey arrested Lester Kaylor, of this place, on a warrant from Squire Grimm’s office in Elizabethtown. He was charged by Mr. Metzler, who con- ducts a West Main street, with passing a*bad check. Kaylor was released after making restitution and paying the costs. False Pretense Charge On Monday Constable Zerphey ar- rested Barney Leventhal, of Phila, on a warrant from the office of Justice Grimm charged by C. K. Weaver of town, with getting money under false pretense. He was released after re- funding the money and paying the costs of prosecution. Disorderly Conduct Russell Kramer, of this place, was Constable Zerphey on a warrant from Burgess Chandler by Carl Hartman with disorderly conduct. He was given a hearing before the Burgess and ordered to pay the costs amounting to $475. i Wi store on arrested by Risser Reunion May 30 The annual Risser family reunion will be held at Elizabethtown Col- lege, May 30, it was announced Thursday by officers of the Risser clan. —- me John Shank visited his son Jay Witmer Shank at Trenton, .N J. At Local babies and 22 mothers at- this week’s Baby Clinic at our local Health Center. Dr. Wm. Workman was in charge assisted by Miss Ethel Ker- Q¢ 32 tended Josephine Ann Shank, sey R. N. The following new registrations | Elwood Keith Rice, 5 weeks old | son of Mr. and Mrs. George Rice, Mt. Joy, Robert Shank, 10 months | old, 3 years old, over the week end. Seven New Registrations Health Center children of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd F. i Shank, Mt. Joy; Daniel Jay Wolge- muth, 9 weeks old son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Wolgemuth; E. | Roy Wolgemuth, 6 months old son lof Mr. and Mrs. Eli M. Wolgemuth, Florin. A number of the children | were examined by the physician in | charge. Mrs. E. W. Garber, Mrs. Oliver Lloyd Shank, 2 years old and |G. Longenecker were the hoste ses for the afternoon:
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