The Mount Joy Bulletin VOL. XXXI, No. 26 MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25th, 1931 $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Cr ST 4 NT OTE ewan “Gas” Tax Hit By Co. Auto Club THIRTEEN REASONS CITED FOR OPPOSING THE THREE CENT LEVY—RESOLUTION OF OPPOSI- TION UNANIMOUSLY PASSED The Lancaster Automobile Club, representing more than 13,000 mem- bers in Lancaster county, went on record last night as opposed to any in- crease in the State tax on gasoline. A resolution opposing the administra- tion’s move to raise the levy was passed by unanimous vote at the No- vember meeting of the Club held in the Community Hall, at Holtwood. | Twelve outstanding reasons why thei present three-cent tax should not be in-' creased were presented to the meeting by S. Edward Gable, who as president of the Club and of the Pennsylvania Motor Federation is one of the leaders | in the Statewide fight against the Pinchot plan. { Mr. Gable cutlines these ! reasons as follows: 1.—Because it would violate a pre- election promise to the people of Penn- (Turn to page seven.) ———— @ em RAPHO TOWNSHIP MAN PREDICTS MILD WINTER From a Rapho township farmer comes the news that the winter is not going to be very hard. “We will have some snow, but none of them very deep, although this would add to the water shortage.” He claims that in- sects are behaving themselves very well, and caterpillars show no signs | of a bad winter. — OE Rapho Man Freed { Arthur C. Boyd, Rapho township, charged with enfering an adjoining property and stealing furniture, au- tomohile parts and lumber, was ac- quitted by a jury before Judge Atlee Mrs. Anna Hackman, Rapho township was the prosecutrix. me <a Qe Seeks a Divorce i Mrs. Elizabeth A. Flowers of town seeks legal separation from her hus- band, Samuel H. Flowers, of Florin. The couple was married July 11, 1916 Indignities is also charged in this ap- plication. el rrr Licensed to Wed Sylvester Ford, Columbia, and EI- Sprout, Mount Joy, were granted a marriage license at the Court House sie slvania Farm Show are n . ho ted I Lilt Friday Refreshments ware « the following: Mr. and Young and children, 5 firs. O G. Kr: and son Donald Vio Vi. G and Mr. Albert of Iron Mis ie M of Mount Mr 1 Mrs. Si Brill and sons of etta; Miss Estella Mr. illiam Morgent rn As Parked too Near to Fire Charged with parking too near a fire, Enos Yohe, Columbia, was or- dered to pay costs of prosecution when he appeared before Justice of the Peace C. C. Hicks, Maytown. Ir- vin M. Kaylor, of the Mount Joy Fire Department, charged that Yohe park- ed too close to a recent barn fire and interferred with the firemen. Push Farm Show Schedule Plans NTEREST IN BOTH THE COM- MERCIAL AND COMPETITIVE DEPARTMENTS GREATLY EX- CEFDS THAT OF ONE YEAR AGO annual Penn- being rapidly completed and interest in both the commercial and competitive depart- ments exceeds that of a year ago. John Plans for the sixteenth | H. Light, director, said in a report to the Farm Show Commission. “The construction of the addition which will add 15000 square feet to the livestock departments of the ex- hibits, is well under way, and comple- tion for use during the coming show is now assured,” Light said. “Thousands of tons of cinders have been spread over the ground in the (From page 4) —_——— A LOCAL MAN IS HELD FOR CUTTING DOWN TREES Accused of cutting down fifteen trees in the cemetery of the A. M. E church, Howard Yellets, colored, of this boro, was released under hail for court on charges of trespassing and larceny, following a hearing Wednes- day evening, before Justice of the | Peace C. C. Hicks, of Maytown. Yellets was arrested Monday by Constable Maxwell Sargen, of Mariet- ta. on the charges brought by the trustees of the church. Yellets cut down the trees and used them for firewood. —_—— Local Printer Resigns Mr. Fred Leiberher, Jr., who was employed at the Bulletin Office for a trifle over three years, resigned his position last Wednesday. THANKSGIVING DAY! a 1a The first natior 1 Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed by the Continental Congress on December 18, 1777, after the battle of Saratoga gave the first gleam of hope that the new republic the lays. might really survive thankful in those dar! i‘ revolution. Imagine trying to be Thanksgiving Day did not become established as an annual They alleged | |itel harvest festival until the black despairing days of the Civil war were upon the country. coln issued a proclamation asking the people of the United States, whether at home, on sea or in foreign lands to set aside and observe the last Thursday of November as a day of thanks-| giving and prayer to our Father in Heaven. Since then, each year the President proclaims Thanksgiving, the state gover- nors authorize it, ministers cooperate and the Giver of all good is thanked for his boundless mercy and every Christian heart welcomes the opportunity to give voice to the gratitude for the good that the year has brought. On Thanksgiving Day every one’s thoughts turn: homeward. | And far and near the loved ones come | It is a family festival. to greet and rejoice with each other. On Thanksgiving Day every one’s thoughts turn homeward. It is a family festivaa. And far and near the loved ones come to and rejoice with each other. Let us begin the day by cultivating a spirit of thankfulness for the many blessings we have, grateful to God for air and sun and rain and crops, grateful for the friendships, health, character, for all the things that are given us thru'the good- ness of God and that the other days find us too busy to re- member, In October, 1863, President Lin- | County Prison | Farm Favored n com es ar > Bete Be Ber Dre De ee Ber Der Bee Bee Bes Bee Bee Dr Ber @e Bei Community : } mr pli : Thanksgiving . ; Services | i : u at 10 A n 1 plete accord with t recon 1da- So or i hv th Cran r ar vids V Petr to ( th y tion made by the Grand Jury in Quar rewe, pe th ‘ 3 ter Sessions court that Lanca es- Methodist church will occupy the ontinuerce of tl : . ri T Mar 1 ( Will . + AT ; Holl Ls lish a Prison Farm,” G. Graybill pulpit and the pastors of the Hb ia ng spokesman for county com- oni er-Strasburg and E nm, Shek Sr other churches will participate i : I : | missioners, said Saturday. “It is our | (2 and the ation of busses on | hope,” Mr. Diehm said, “that some in the services. At this service | others, wer evealed when repre- the choir will sing: Praise the [ se tives of newly organized Trans- day we will be able to centralize all rtation company appeared before the | county institutions at a point outside Lord by Randegger, Blessed Be Eo eal had the city. the Name by Maunder. ublic oma a Harris- i burg and asked : oval of the rm Would Mean z Saving The public is very cordially gE and ed approval of ‘the mer- | “Centralization of institutions 2 De ge ger of the Conestoga Traction Com- | me : : Ai invited to attend both of these pany and eleven leased lines. Col. would mean a big saving for the eh ge : ne | county For the present, however, we services. John Vickersham and Miss Anna’ have the Court House repair expens- es and an expensive road program to (Turn to Page 4) Eee Opening Game Tonight The Mount Joy Olivets will open their basket ball season in the High School auditorium on Wednesday, Nov. 25 (Tonight) when they will oppose the Manheim Collegians. There will also be a preliminary game between Junior High School and High ool Freshmen. First game at 7:30 rt er, Hotelman Fined $100 Amos 8S. Holwager, proprietor of the Milton Grove hotel, pleaded guil- | ty to violating the liquor law and! was fined $100 and costs by Judge Groff. BR We Want An Apprentice A bright young man desirous of learning a trade can get a job at the Bulletin Office by applying immed- iately. rn As Picked From The Card Basket | PERSONAL MENTION ABOUT THE | COMERS AND GOERS AROUND | HERE DURING THE PAST WEEK | | BY OUR SOCIAL REPORTERS. | | | et | Mr. Owen Greenawalt was a visitor | to town on Monday. Mr. Charles Latchford, of Stauffer- town, moved in the Schrader proper- | on South Barbara St. Mrs. Lee Livingston, of | Elizabethtown, visited Mrs, Margar- et Wallace Saturday evening. Mr. Shank, Mrs. Christ Martin and two children, of Elizabethtown, vis- M.s. Margaret Wallace Thursday Mrs. Edith of Middletown, returned home Monday after visiting the past ty Ap Mr. and Boyer, relatives and friends here Mrs, David Strayer and son, George / of Lancaster, spent the week with her j Mr. and Mrs Alex Kramer. My. and Mrs. Jacob Snyder of Kitch- ner, Canada, are spe some time here with and family, | Mr and Mrs Edw Miss Anna the meet- ing of The Tree pter D. A. R. in Marietta on Wec y. ! Mr. and Mrs. James Piersol and | two sons, James and Charles, spent | Sunday with the former's sister, Mrs. | George Snyder, at Lancaster. Mr. and Mrs. Miles Shoop and daughter Nancy of Middletown and Mr. Clinton Campbell of Wayne, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Shoop. eres ff =f umes A SURPRISE PARTY FOR MR. ELLIS FELLENBAUM A surprise party was held at the home of Miss Edna Way, 533 West { King street, Lancaster, Saturday even- | ing, in celebration of the birthday an- | niversary of Ellis Fellenbaum, of this | boro. | | The guests were: Mabel Smith, Paul- ine and Helen Martin, Almaryne Slayd, | Mary Brodecker, Peggy Neise, Tillie { Noll, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Steely, Mr. {and Mrs. John Way, Lester Eitner, Earl Emick, Harold Erwin, Clarence Keller, { Mrs. Anna Way and Ivan and Isabelle | Way. | | | Mrs. Annie Wahl moved to the Eb- erle property on East Main -_ me ee | $1184 0101100000 1 Qs Ber Ber Ges Perec Ger Decl | day, General News For Street. A decision is expected Ranck testified. | a few weeks. 3 To Get Busses While the changes are only in a con- templative state, plans are to abandon (Turn to page 4.) - ———- | Shot a Lobo Wolf v Evidently the owner who conducts Local Ingathering Went Over Top ELEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY- | & place east of Gap Hill on the Lin- ONE ARTICLES WERE DONATED, | con Highway, claiming to have the MAKING THIS THE BANNER only Lobo wolves in the East, is YEAR FOR THE MOUNT JOY | wrong. An exchange says: | CHAPTER | “Attacked by a Lobo Wolf while he | was hunting squirrels in a woodland | This Annual Ingathering of The | near Harrisburg, Antonio Garisto, of | Mount Joy Branch of the Needlework | Steelton, an employe of the Bethle- | Guild of America, which was held in | hem Steel Corporation plant, shot | the American Legion Home last Thurs- |and killed the animal. was a red letter day in the his- | TT tory of the local organization. Furnishes Bail The Guild is to be congratulated for | walter Houseal, Maytown, arrested | its great and quite successful effort|on 5 serious charge, was released in | during these “hard times,” as the re-|¢j 000 pail by Judge John M. Groff, port shows that the annual ingathering | for a hearing before Justice of the went over the top. This year’s H, BE. Hasselbach, on Friday, tributions numerically exceeded all | November 27. former years, 1141 articles having been | = a received and will be distributed among ! { the following institutions: General Hospital Lancaster......... St. Joseph’s Hospital Lancaster.... 2 Home for Friendless Children, Ann Rheems Residents | Want More Water 2 -3 Street, Lancaster 13 Community Service Lancaster...... 7 | Rossmere 70 | pLTIMATUM SERVED THAT THEY Salvation Army ................... 25| WILL SEEK REVOCATION .OF Community Nurse Mt. Joy and Re- | PERMIT UNLESS SERVICE IM- serve Sarid er Harare a ean 183 | PROVES BY DECEMBER 2 Private Cases Mount Joy.......... 604 | = ses | The following is reprinted from this Total Sr SELL Evy 1,141 | morning’s Lancaster Intell-Journal: Gil | Residents of R Tuesday ti P. S..C. ORDERS PENNSY | ied Harry X. Landis, 1 TO ERECT FLASHERS | ager of the Xheems W at TTT { that they would demand t The is di-|ic Service Co Pennsylvania Railroad lic S rected in an order by the Public Ser- | mit to operat Commission "to install flashing | fore Dect light signals at the grade crossing on | re vice cent ¢ Bender's Mill Road, east of Mount ment a Joy, in Rapho township, Lancaster | county. re The commission will appropriate F y loss (Turn to pag $1,000 toward the installation costs. This was brought about by the = ETE = numerous accidents that have occur-| SURPRISE PARTY FOR red at this point in recent years, | MRS. CHARLES MORTON LC The Busy Folks INTERESTING HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO HAVE LITTLE TIME TO READ. Mr. William Way moved to the : Ebersole property on East Main St. | ee d Mr. Abe Mummau moved to the dauchie Moc. k Grey Iron property on East Donegal Brian and s i I t- Street. {mer and daughter Louella, Rev. an A carload of horses were sold at pps N.S. Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs Y public sale at Ephrata Friday at from |B Myers. Alber s. Mr. anc $75 to $250 each. (| George Myers, Mz: la Myers, Mi It cost Franklin M. Hoober, Ephra- | Harry Morton. Mr. and Mrs George ta R 4, twenty dollars fine for hunt- | Heiserman and Mr. and Mrs. Charles ing without a license. { Morton. Mrs. Elsie Lutz, 39, mother of four | Ulmer se children, attempted suicide at her | New Garage Here home at Lancaster by shooting her-| nox Tuesday. Dec. 1. Mr. Fred F. self. She may recover. UC} Dupler, an experienced auto mechanic | j of Elizabethtown, will open a g in the P. Franck Schock buildi ner Delta and Henry streets. | ad elsewhere in the Bulletin. | FR A Age Deeds Recorded cor- Benjamin B. Hambright and wife to Amos B. Caslow, tract of land and im- provements in Mount Joy township. | Amos B. Caslow and wife to Ben- | jamin B. Hambright, tract of land | with improvement in Mount Joy twp. | etl) Been. 5 Read his Local Man Honored Mr. Clyde E. Gerberich, of town was elected president of the Lancaster di- vision of the alumni association of Get- tysburg college at a business meeting following the annual banquet in Hotel Brunswick Tuesday night. Marriage Licenses Wilbur I. Beahm, Mount Esther E. Baker, Mount Joy. Joy, and {in the Millersville chapel last Thurs a HVING “PATT” ANI WESC A REAL NIFTY ISSUE ) m > Th the P nian, the Iigh Sc W 7 ou ( ] } { SENTENCE IS REVOKED, CASH OFFER ACCEPTED At Court Saturday of Mount Joy, appeared to defend an attachment, was at first to the county prison for six months, but the order was later revoked and the case was continued until January Shearer is over $100 in arrears on an order of $5 a week, and has had his case continued several times. Isaac Herr, his counsel, offered to pay $50 on the back payments and the Court accepted the offer. Charles Shearer sentenced School Directors Attend Convention HELD THEIR ANNUAL GATHER- ING AT MILLERSVILLE LAST THURSDAY — SESSIONS WERE QUITE INTERESTING The gathering of school directors dap was far different from that of the Teachers’ Institute the previous week. The directors, represented alm teachers, faith and farmer to and unlike the st every the Amish merchant, Then included. -from borough business the marufacturer. doctor too, there were lew women Following the from of years are names of those attended this and number (Turn to page 5) JOY WORKERS REACH HALF WAY MARK who the locality they served as MOUNT Drive in Mount Joy is zat Welfare nder w this time. Collec- ome districts were complet- ed and exceeded all expectations. To date about half the dist have reported and : half of our colle od c 1 d urged t as you [x n..G Ss t} riel it cause. NE ATT VW RITA Local Mortuary Record for a Week MANY OF OUR BEST KNOWN PECPLE HAVE PASSED TO THAT GREAT BEYOND WITLIN THE PAST WEEK. Harry Courtney, died Saturday. 63, of Columbia, Elizabeth, 67, widow of Edward Gans, died at Columbia. Mrs. Harry B. Mowery, 67, formerly of Columbia, died at Harrisburg. Robert C. Brosey Rohert C. Brosy, two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brosey, of 457 East High strect, Elizabethtown, died at the home of his parents on Thursday night at nine o'clock, of pneumonia. Aside from his parents he is sur- |vived by three sisters and three brothers, including Elwood, Albert, Elizabeth, John, Jr, all residing at home. Funeral services were held at the home and burial was made in the Chiques cemetery, near Elizabethtown. Pollie and Jean, Mrs. Clarissa Shiffer Mrs. Clarissa Shiffer, eighty, widow of Henry B. Shiffer, died at the home (Turn to page five) Rr tin™6P LEGION AUXILIARY HELD SUCCESSFUL CARD PARTY The Auxiliary of the W. S. Ebersole Post 185 American Legion, held a very successful card party Monday NO. afternoon. The following ladies won prizes: Mrs. J. Edw Charles, Miss Hoffman, Mrs. Ch E. Charles, Mrs. O. G. Longenecker, Mrs. Wisman, Mrs. John Mrs. Matilda Newpher ize was won by Mrs. O. G. Longenecker. Clarence Newcomer hostess. The Tri Coun- of the 1ecker, Mrs rican r will be held at Eph- Ist. Any member de- si y will please notify the tL at once. reeset} A Hi BEAVERS BUILD DAM AND THREATEN RAILROAD TRACKS a | | M i ES > 1 . . >. Lost His License ( i seph W. Rutherf f a, S lay | | I er's license or of | | sporting liquor. 5 Tra { Evide ~e Seized f I I YF J J { 5 — ~ 5 Tons of Evidence Seized at Ephrata 1 te 1c 1 I propri + oy and } Ic y th Th oy Po ) ar : 1 bail K Sales Alderman John a Tl I i 1 I men in custody 1 f ) Lancas icob Enslinger ter ( y rg Roland Gar- Tickets nery ; ve and office equip ) motor A » tickets were dis- trucks. itributed tk section Man Choked to Death In Auto Crash A West Reading man died in the ymobile fol ye | wreckKag lowing an ac the near Hull's whil caster man, hi ,, lay painfully injured, ur the machine from the victim's neck, Monday A Lebanon woman, who accompanied the | men, escaped with minor bruises. | The dead man was Walter M. Tib- | | betts, thirty-five, 607 Penn avenue, ' morning. We Doctors said Tibbetts died from strangulation. The injured man is Robert R. Woods, thirty-seven, who rooms at the home of Mrs. Bertha T. Conway, 603 North Duke street, Lancaster. He was treat- ed at the Good Samaritan hospital, Lebanon, for a sprained back. Miss Eva Pauffenberger, a Lebanon beauty specialist, sustained minor abrasions. st Reading
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