i —
| OUR BEST WISHES
tral Credit In
Critical State
MORTGAGES
MANY FARM
CRITICAL IN
TURY
AND HIGH TAXES
SHADOW HOVERS OVER THE
BEING MOST
S,
The agricultural
in many sections of the
wealth has become the most critical
of any time in the past half century
officials of the
partment of Agriculture said today.
The Department
tioned its official crop reporters who
represent every farming community
in the state. They supplied inform-
i ation of forced sales of
estate due to de
number of farm
An analysis of the returns indi- WHEREBY WOODLAND OWN-
cates an unfortunate situation in ERS CAN HAVE SAME AS.
| many districts, especially in the| SESSED AT ONLY $1.00 PER
northern, western and central por- ACRE
! tions of the state. The section etree
{ southeast of the mountains is less How timberland owners burdened
{ seriously affected. Two of every | with high taxes find relief without
three rural comm
erage, report
(From
HALF A CEN- A hearing in the issue was sched-
uled for last Wednesday but none
was held, commission attaches an-
credit situation | ncuncing that plans are being made
Common- | for informal conferences as a means
De
linquent
foreclosures.
unities, on the av-
perplexing problems
page 2)
Water Main Burst
Saturday noon
main which crosses the Jacob street
[ bridge and
residents
at several place
Supervisor Smeltz
and plugged both
Christmas.
repaired.
In
suppli
in
heavy trucks pass
eet) Eerie
Large Estates Adjudicated
The estate of Lothar R. Zifferer,
late of Columbia
and there remains
$75,126.90 for the
= yy 0
Hempfield
Christmas.
it down.
Turkeys were so plentiful at Co-
lumbia last week that York county
farmers offered home
at 18 cents.
Mr. John Loewen moved from the
P. R. R. property on West Donegal
that
The main is now being
* removing this
discovered that the babbit corking
had slid out of some of the
as much as 5 inches.
to the vibration of the bridge when
Another large estate
the large water
water to the
section, burst
s on the bridge.
er cut the pip
ends until after
es
pipe. it was
joints
This is due
over it.
was
a
heirs.
adjudicated
balance of
was
His widow
recently ques-
farm real
taxes, on
forced sales due to non-payment on
mortgage obligations, on the avail-
ability of local money for refinanc-
ing mortgages, and on the trend in
that
AEG Mute of TE]
township.
will receive $96,995.36.
News In General
| For Busy Folks
P. S. C. TO ARRANGE PEACE
PARLEYS IN WATER CASE
The rate case of the residents of
Florin, Lancaster county, against
the Florin Water Company, Inc,
has been taken off the hearing cal-
endar temporarily while the Public
Service Commission endeavors to
arrange an amicable settlement.
of ending the dispute.
The complaint was filed in the
name of Charles H. Staley and al-
leged that increased rates for the
water service, effective last July 1,
were unjust and uneasonable,
Owners Can
Pay Less Tax
A PLAN!
THE STATE OUTLINES
sacrificing their properties was ex-
plained today by Secretary Lewis
TO All
E. Staley of the Department of the
Forests and . Waters. He reports
that 45470 acres of woodland in
Pennsylvania have been classified as
auxiliary forest reserves, permit-
ting the assessment of these lands
at not more than $1.00 per acre.
Any owner wishing to classify his
woodland as an auxiliary forest
reserve should notify the Secretary
of Forests and Waters at Harris-
burg. A blank form will be sent
asking for the necessary data. Up-
on receipt of the application the
property will be examined by a for-
ester. If the secretary decides that
the tract should be classed as an
auxiliary forest reserve, a certifi-
cate to that effect will be sent to
commissioners of the county.
The local township assessors will
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0 Cees:
MISS NANCY GERMER
WON THE DOLL CONTEST
omy Go.
The TL — closed on Sat-
urday a. Mn. Garber’s Rexall Drug
Store an2:3%e dolls were presented
The Mount Jo
VCL. XXXII, No. 31
MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28th, 1932
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==
OUR PATRONS
AND FRIENDS ARE A
to the had children at 10:30 P.
M., Christm!s 'eve.
The prize winners included: 1st
prize, Nancy Germer; second prize,
Court Disposes
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS FROM
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO
ing in a field east of Columbia on
The heavy fog brought
(Turn to page five)
et) Bese.
Had Finger
Mr. Alpheus
town, had a finger crushed in a Tey
gasoline engine while shredding II From Gas
corn fodder, yesterday. Dr. Asher Eleven persons in three Eliza-
Snyder attended him. bethtown homes were made ill by
—_— illuminating gas escaping from a
About the Sick main on Thursday.
Merchant John M. Booth is in-
Nornhold, of
Crushed
disposed at this writing.
Chief of Police Elmer Zerphy is
confined to his home with sickness.
Eighty-Nine Residents Of Mz.
Joy Paid 1931 Income Tax
I———
There were 2,896 taxpayers who filed
individual income tax
caster last year, the
returns in Lan-
U. S. Internal
Revenue bureau announced Monday,
reporting also that tor the year 1930
ia ve
18 9/4 why
ler ano
Ld
bh
1)
from
3.6
+
)
fer
XX
individuals in;qthe state of Pennsyl-
‘ income of $1,620,314,-
tax of $46,825,528 was
ny Sed feral government.
pws a total of 4,944 in-
ts filed from Lancas-
York there were
from. Adams
grown birds
near
Claudia Espenshade;
A MARK TO SHOOT AT
FOR TOBACCO FARMERS
tobacco farmers, who raise from al-
most any poundage up to 1500 and 1600
Ibs. per acre, here is a record for any
of them to try and equal.
Otta Olson, associate agronomist of
the U. S. Department of Agriculture,
who has charge of the tobacco experi-
mental station near Lancaster, grew
2,593 pounds of tobacco to the acre.
Richard J. Elmire, 10, was killed
while coasting on the streets at
Lancaster. He ran into a truck.
366, Berks 7,924 and Dauphin 5,165.
Reading citizens filed 4,805 returns,
those in York 2,321 and those in Har-
risburg 4,049.
In addition to the 2,896 from Lancas-
ter city, the following were filed by
taxpayers in Lancaster county boros.
Columbia, 281; Denver, 40; Eliza-
bethtown, 128; Ephrata, 126; Lititz, 141;
Manheim, 128; Marietta, 60; Mt. Joy,
89; New Holland, 45 and Quarryville,
42, with the remaining 969 from over
the county, being from miscellaneous
sources.
9th prize,
Yvonne Schneider; 10th prize, Dor-
With Lancaster county’s hundreds of
% : ild sky
Anna Martha Strickler; 3rd prize, Of L 1 C THe aes loud, the frosty
Sarah Brown; 4th prize, Florence oca asses EYE Be
Erb; 5th prize, Elizabeth Metzler; The Dea is dying in the
6th prize, Elizabeth Mumma; Tth 5 i i1d bell a let hi
prize, Dorothy Stauffer; 8th ’ prize, JUDGE ATLEE WAS VERY hug og Svan
0 . MAS a» n A
HAVE LITTLE TIME TO READ | othy Wagner; 11th prize, Amora MAS—NONE WERE SENTEN Ri eile the
Ri Skipper; 12th, Jean Miller; 13th, CED TO JAIL snow;
Mr. Elwood Gerber moved from | Jean Schock; 14th, Mabel Jane The year is going, let him
West Donegal St. to Florin. Mumma; 15th, Wanda Alexander. Thru the kindness of Judge B. Ring ot the false, ring in the
Mr. Hess moved on the corner of | The balance of the contestants | C. Atlee, a number who plead true.
West Donegal and Lumber Sts. received a box of candy. There guilty before him just before inci
Herbert Mumma won the bicycle | were 48 children in the contest. Christmas, were permitted to eat Be oat Le Bist hat nevis
given away at Eshleman Bros. ————— ler their Christmas dinner at home. For those that here we see
store, BURGESS DESIGNATED The court disposed of the following no more;
Most of the ice on the Susque- STREETS FOR COASTING | local cases within the week: Rn a) Te feud of rich
hanna river moved off during the Sentence Suspended Ring In redress to all mankind,
warm {pell. When coasting was so very good| Samuel Smith, sixteen, of near :
The stork brought twins to Mr. |last week and the kiddies and even | Elizabethtown, one of three boys Bing out id A ge Thine
and Mrs. William Heberstroh at | some of the grown ups couldn’t re-| charged with malicious mischief, BS ancien panty
| 5 CGlum ia, Christmas Day. sist the temptation, Burgess Keen.|Whose case was continued two Ring in nobler modes of life.
The ceiling in Salem Evangelical | er came to their rescue by adopting | months ago, was given a suspended With sweeter manners, purer
church at Columbia was decorated | the safety first plan. sentence Friday morning by Judge lpws.
over Christmas with 2,000 silver| North Jacob street and Manheim | Atlee after it was averred that Ring out false pride in place and
stars, street were designated or set aside | Since the time of the first hearing ls,
A family of five was wiped out| for coasters, Guards were placed, | the boy has behaved himself. The soive Slander and the
Christmas when the wife, by mis- | all enjoyed the sport and there Smith was one of three boys Ring in the love of truth
take, put poison in cakes which she | were no accidents. charged with having set fire to and right,
baked. —_——— journals on box cars on the line Ring In tre common love of
An airplane made a forced land- between Conewago and Lebanon. Eood:
Claim They Can’t Pay
Several defendants, who were ac- ease, :
quitted at the recent session of ie neriowing lust
criminal court, but ordered to pay Ring out the thousand wars
the costs, appeared in court Friday of old,
(Turn 10 page two) Ring nye thousand years of
0) eee
SLIGHT FIRE AT RHEEMS;
TOOL SHED DAMAGED
Fire, caused by an overheated
stovepipe, damaged a shed used as
a toolhouse in the Hipple stone
quarry, Rheems, early last W. ‘es-
day morning.
Harry Landis, who resides near
the quarry, discovered the flames
and notified the Rheems fire com-
pany. Firemen responded and they
quickly extinguished the blaze. The
damage was estimated at $100.
——— et Gp reese
Rather Cheap Farm
If this is an indication farms are
getting cheaper. A farm of 83 ac-
res near Cherry Hill, Lancaster Co.
with an 8-room frame house, bank
barn and other outbuildings, some
meadow and woodland, was sold at
public sale for $22 per acre, a total
of $1,825.
a
For the Theft of a Car
Clarence Heck, Elizabethtown, ac:
cused of stealing an automobile
owned by Russel Kaylor, also of
Elizabethtown, was held for court
at a hearing before Justice of the
Peace E. S. Grimm, and was com-
mitted to jail in default of bail.
0 Cn.
20 Millionaires in Pa.
Two years ago there were 150
millionaires in the United States.
Since then there are only 75 and
20 of these reside in Penna.
LENIENT WITH THE GUILTY
ONES JUST BEFORE CHRIST-
‘RING OUT, BELLS
ear
NG out, wild bells, to the
Ring out the old, ring in the
Ring out old shapes of foul dis-
Ring in the valiant man and free
The larger heart, the kind-
lier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the
land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be
—LORD TENNYSON.
Wedding Bells
Ring Locally
NUMBER OF VERY WELL KNOWN
YOUNG FOLKS ARE JOINED IN
THE HOLY BONDS OF MATRI-
MONY IN THIS LOCALITY.
Gibbons—Good
A very pleasant wedding ceremony
took place at the Church of God par-
sonage Elizabethtown Sunday, Decem-
ber 18, at 2 P. M., when Clarence Gib-
bons, of this boro and Miss Barbara S.
Good of Elizabethtown, “were united in
marriage by the pastor, Rev. C. H.
Heiges. The ring ceremony was used.
Rice—Fry
William D. Rice, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Rice, of Marietta St.,
and Miss Mabel G. Fry, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fry, of
Blain, Pa., were married on Satur-
day evening at the home of the
bride’s parents. The ceremony was
jperformed by the Rev. G. W.
Foulkes, pastor of the Blain Meth-
odist church.
Following the ceremony a wedd-
ing dinner was served at the home
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| With Harry Wagner's
| Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wagner, Sr. en-
| tertained the following at their home
(on Sunday: Mr, and Mrs. Harry Wag-
{ ner, Jr, and daughters Elaine of Lan-
| caster; Mr. and Mrs. Christian Cover
and daughter Betty of Elizabethtown;
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schatz and chil-
dren Harold, Jr., Dorothy, Robert and
Local Doings
Around Florin
NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST AS
IT OCCURRED IN THAT 3USY
VILLAGE WEST OF HERE.
Mr. John Raffensperger is con-
valescing at his home.
Mr. James Hockenberry will cel-
ebrate his birthday on Saturday,
Dec. 31st.
Miss Kathryn Forry is spending
some time with her grandfather,
Mr. John Guhl.
Mr. and Mrs. John Easton were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Hoff-
man at Maytown on Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Campbell
were Christmas guesis of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Starr at Rchrerstown.
Mr. John Landvater, of Anchor,
butchered two fine porkers for Jas.
Hockenberry, weighing 443 and 342
i ounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Campbell
(Turn te page four)
Peggy; Mr. and Mrs. William Garber
and son William, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs.
Clair Wagner and daughter Jean, of
Mount Joy; Alverta Burkman, of Man-
heim; Norman Geib, James Schneider,
Beatrice, Eugene, Harold, Carl and
Donald Wagner all of Mount Joy.
It was also learned of the engage-
ment of their daughter Beatrice Wag-
ner to James Schneider, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Schneider, of 320 East Main
street, Mount Joy,
ees.
MANY FISH ARE PLACED
IN LANC. CO. STREAMS
The Fish Commission released
sunfish, catfish and frogs in the
streams in Lancaster County dur-
ing November. The sunfish and cat-
fish were stocked in the Conewago
Creek, Big Chickies Creek, Muddy
Creek, Conestoga Creek, Cocalico
Creek, Mill Creek, Octoraro Creek
Hammer Creek, Holtwood Dam,
Safe Harbor Dam, Pequea Creek.
Little Chickies Creek, Stoger’s Dam
Middle Creek, Conowingo Creek
and the West Branch of Octoraro
Creeks. Frogs were distributed to
Conowingo Creek, West Branch Oec-
toraro Creek, Hammer Creek, Octo-
y Bulletin
HAPPY
NEW
THE KINDERHOOK CHURCH
ELECTS ITS NEW OFFICERS
The annual congregational busi-
ness meeting and election of offic-
ers of the Kinderhook Evangelical
Lutheran church was held last
evening.
Those elected were: class leaders
John Gable, C. M. Lichty and Miss
A. E. Green; assistant leaders, John
Keiser, Earl Shell and George Rak-
er; trustees, three year term, Chas.
Berrier, five year term, Samuel
Kline and Elmer Stauffer; secre-
tary to official church board, Miss
A. E. Green; financial secretary,
Mrs. Charles Berrier; church treas-
urer, John Gable; vice president of
official church board, C. M. Lichty;
pianist, Martha Kline; assistant pi-
GAS, THE PR
HOME” OVER
Last week we
that Mr. Harry
for coal, posted
the premises. TI
Wednesday.
Passed to The
Great Beyond
the premises and
did not interfere.
left in disgust.
Skipped
Last Saturday,
MANY OF OUR BEST KNOWN
PEOPLE HAVE PASSED TO THAT
GREAT BEYOND WITHIN THE
PAST WEEK
thing. The followi
to pay day:
Adam Herman, 75, of Route 2
Joy cemetery vesterday afternoon.
The deceased a native of our
boro and was a son of the late El
Helman, of town. He is well known
here and frequently visited in town.
i THREE 8.
MEETINGS
Herman H. Long
Herman H. Long, seventy-eight,
of Landisville, died Thursday morn-
ing at the Lancaster General hos-
pital of a complication of diseases.
He was a retired farmer and had
been for many years a school direc-
tor in East Hempfield township. He
is survived by three sons, J. War-
ern, Benjamin E. and Herman E.,
of Landisville, and one sister, Fan-
ny P. Long, of Landisville.
Services were held Saturday af-
ternoon at the home and interment
was made in the Reformed Menno-
nite cemetery, Landisville.
day Schcot held
Men’s Organized
by Rev. Walter Sh
home of Ira
teacher of the
party and all had
time.
Miss Irene
Earl C. Brosey
Earl C. Brosey, nine months old
son of Albert and Mable Brosey,
died at the home near Salunga, Ra-
Weekly
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
Skip Pay Day
At “Coal Mine”
MANY LABORERS
APPOINTED —
WILL HE RETURN?
of the farm near Milton Grove. on
which Jacob Hillegas, was
forbidding the latter to
anist, Estella Probst. Thursday Hillegas, with several
employes, put in an appearance,
disregarded the notices, entered
among the lime stone eagerly seek
ing black nuggets.
be pay day but there was
ed in the Lancaster
“The day before
Columbia, died Friday “| just another day in the lives of a
’ Score or more of amateur “miners”
; = engaged in exploiting a sy osed
att Yer Yo 0, was found coal mine on the farm of eed
dead at the American Legion Home Haldeman, Milton Grove, near Eliz-
Columbia, Friday. abethtown,
abe wn,
i It was however, to be a gre:
x great
in Dy. Wm. S. Helman ; day. But the miners,
The remains of Dr. William S.| fled with the expectations and the
Helman, who died at Avoca, of notices posted on the
zerne Co., were interred in the Mt.
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S. CLASSES HELD
Last Tuesday evening the
classes of the Church of God Sun-
Bible class taught
Hess.
flected and a program
was outlined for the new year,
At the parsonage, Mrs. A. Stover
class, entertained with a Christmas
Heisey, teacher of a
class of girls, held
meeting at the home of the teacher.
Meetings In ’33
TE
YEAR
SADLY DIS
JAKE HILLE
OMOTER, “WENT
CHRISTMA <
told our
Haldeman,
reader.
owner
digging
trespass notices
g0 upon
iis was done last
continued digging
Mr. Haldemar
That evening all
Pay Day
Dec. 24, was to
no such
ng article appear-
daily relative
Christmas was
TUESDAY NITE
three
meetings. The
earer, met at the
Officers were
of service
Young Women’s
a nice sociable
their monthly
Prayer
ON WEDNESDAY
pho township, Wednesday of com-
plications. In addition to the par-
ents these brothers and sisters MOUNT PLEASANT HOLDS ITS
survive: Anna, Lancaster; Edith, MEETINGS
Evelyn, Paul, Albert, Helen, Mild- NIGHTS AND BRETHREN
red, Robert and Dorothy, all at the
home; also the grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Grossman, of Lancaster,
Services were held at the home
Saturday afternoon with burial in
the Salunga Mennonite cemetery.
Albert F. Risser
Albert F. Risser, eighty-one, died
at his home in Maytown of age in-
firmities. He is survived by his wife
Emma, a brother, Jacob Risser, of
Maytown; ard two sisters, Mrs. M.
R. Hoffman, Maytown; and Mrs. J.
Minnich, of Maytown. He was
vice president of the Maytown Na-
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MEASE’'S RESTAURANT AT
LANDISVILLE WAS ROBBED
County Detective Jacob Weller on
Tuesday investigated the robbery
of merchandise valued at $35 from |
the restaurant owned and operated
by E. W. Mease, at Landisville.
IN
CHRIST ON THURSDAY EVE-
NINGS
Following is a complete list of
the meeting places of the weekly
prayer nieetings of the Mount
Pleasant congregation of Rapho
district and also the Brethren in
Christ.
Mount Pleasant
(Jan. 4)—Harry Thompson
11—-Mary Mummau
18—Jac. K. Gish
“ 25—L. W. Mummau
1)—Harvey Campbell
8—Martha Kuhns
15—Abram Kreider
22—Earl Myers
1)—Samuel K. Nissly
8—Graybill Wolgemuth
15—John M. Forry
“ 22—Samuel Z. Nornhold
29—Albert Greenawalt, Sr.
According to Mr. Weller, thieves
gained ‘entrance to the restaurant |
some time Christmas day by break-
ing a window in the rear. Goods
stolen included six boxes of cigars, |
six cartons of cigarettes, more |
than 25 pounds of candy and a |
quantity of miscellaneous merchan
aise.
EE
|
Hand Was Injured
Mrs. William Davis’ right hand
was caught in a loom at the Georg:
Brown’s Sons Cotton Mills, Thurs-| "=
day. Dr. A. F Snyder attended |
her. |
—_——
The police at
695 arrests for
Christmas. That is
Philadelphia made
intoxication on |
{
a record. |
Miss Marion Wagner was
guest of honor at a surprise show-
er held on Wednesday evening at
the home of Blanche Newcomer giv-
en in honor of her approaching
marriage to Wilbur Kauffman.
Cafeteria luncheon was served to
the following guests: Misses Mar-
ion Wagner, Lavina Nolt, Mildred
Miller, Edna Miller, Ruth Neidigh,
Anna May Nissley, Verna Nissley,
Laura Wagner, Ruth Hess, Verna
Shotzberger, Kathryn Eby, Ann
the,
raro Creek and Mill Creek.
Heistand, Blanche Newcomer, Anna
3)—Arthur L. Koser
12—Benj. S. Ginder
19—Harry Emenheiser
26—Elmer White
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Rese.
A
Family Dinner
Mrs. John Kolp, of
gave a f
Day ir
stmas
ard Hoffmai
> recently. married.
eee Wissen
Rie
Banks Closed
New Year's Day being a
holiday, both the Union
and First National Bank
Company, will be closed.
legal
National
and Trust
Surprise Shower Was Given In
Honor of Miss Marion Wagner
Newcomer and Rhoda Newcomer,
Mr. Wilbur Kauffman, Ivan Nissley
Ben Brubaker, Martin Swarr, Clyde
Mumma, Stanley Moyer, Robert
Kauffman, Flory Newcomer, Vere
Garman, Morris Kauffman and Paul
Newcomer, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Kauffman, Mr. and Mrs. Baker
Kauffman, Mr. and Mrs. Ammon
Bucher, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Gar-
ber, Mr. and Mrs. J. Harold Kauff-
man, Mrs. Emma Kauffman, Mr.
Walter Miller, Mr. and Mrs. David
Wagner, Ruth, Paul and Martha
Wagner and C. S. Wagner.