PAGE TWO MT. JOY BULLETIN MOUNT JOY, PA. J. E. SCHROLL, Editor & Propr. Subscription Six Months ...... 76 Cents Three Months .... 40 Cents Single Copies 3 Cents Sample Copies ...... FREER Entered at the post omce at Mount Joy as second-class mail matter. The date of the expiration of your subscription follows your name on the label. We do not send receipts for sub- scription money received, Whenever you remit, see that you are given pro- per credit. We credit all subscriptions at the first of each month. All correspondents must have their communications reach this office not later than Monday. Telephone news of fmportance between that time and o'clock noon Wednesday. Change for advertisements must positively this office not later than Monday night. New advertisments inserted If copy peaches us Tuesday night. Advertising rates on application. The subscription lists of the Landis- ville Vigil, the Florin News and the Mount Joy Star and News were merged with that of the Mount Joy Bulletin, which makes this paper's circulation about double tHat of the paper's or- dinary weekly. EDITORIAL WHY WAIT TILL APRIL Gloom so thick you can cut it with a knife. Losses. Illnesses. Mental breakdowns. Suicides. Ev- erybody you meet has got a fresh batch to tell you about. Once in a while some one breaks through with a faint ray of hope. “I feel sure we shall feel a turn for the better by April,” this one says. Why wait? Magic isn’t going to cure, not even the blessed magic of spring. The only thing that can lighten the situation is the power of the human mind. The same earth is under foot that the pioneers trod Its natural resources are still on. enormous. People of the same powers walks upon it. Everyone can find today some small thing to do to make life bet- ter for his neighbor or himself. He can stop talking gloom and begin to think and talk progress. Why not start today? Why waste time wait- ing for April? PAY YOUR BILLS Regardless of whether there is or is not a depression, it is important that everyone who owes a dollar to pay it, if possible. Too many are taking advantage of the good na- ture of the merchant and “standing him off.” If you owe a bill and cannot pay it all at this time, do the best you can. paying part. The man you owe will appreciate this.| Mrs. C. C. Hicks and M. Ethel Most any merchant now will tell|[Culp spent Saturday morning at you that business is better than he | Lancaster. expected, but collections are slow.| Miss Anna Culp, of Lancaster, No doubt about it—collections are slow, but they ought not to be and would not be if everyone would make the right kind of effort to pay We can all help dispell this gloom of unpaid bills. Put yourself in the other fellow’s place and then do your best. The merchant, or busi- ness man is not a beast of burden; he cannot carry everybody’s troub- les, financial or otherwise. Now is! the time for you to do your duty in helping the situation. BACK TO THE PEOPLE Congress has thrust the prohibi- tion question back into the laps of the states. Now the states must have conventions to decide whether or not they will pass the 21st amendment which, in effect, replac- es the 18th amendment and permits state control of liquor together with | federal safeguards against importa- | tion of prohibited beverages into those states which remain dry. If the 18th amendment is repeal- ed, it cannot be done in less than two years. For 36 states to ratify the resolution by conventions will take a long time. And 13 states can block it. The drys are expected to concentrate on the Southern |what ps must be taken to obtain states. At any rate Tennessee, Ken-|the mohey. tucky, Kansas, Oklahoma, Towa, If amendment is adopted this Nebraska, Georgia, Utah, the Da- year HS) piovisions cannot become kotas, the Carolinas. New Hamp- | operativ until the regular session shire, Alabama, Mississippi and | of a special session is Texas are expected to be battle- called far fhat’ purpose. grounds in that the drys will pour| The: amendment does their broadsides at the wets and |not mal &bsolute provision for the the wets will counter attack, realiz- | payment to “veterans. It only au- ing that it will be necessary to get at least four of these states. Any 13 can block the repeal measure. THE ASSASSIN _ The attempt on the life of Frank- lin D. Roosevelt is an instance of Price $1.50 Per Year | RHEEMS Mr, and Mrs. Phares Heisey and daughter Doris, of Elizabethtown and David Espenshade and granddaughter Ellen May of this place visited in the home of Mr, and Mrs. Benjamin Wag- ner of Philadelphia on Sunday. Mr. Harry Hoover spent Sunday at Neftsville, visiting his aunt Katie Hol- linger, who is an inmate at the Breth- ren Home. Rev. Samuel Fry and Rev, Elias Kulp visited in this vicinity on Friday after- noon. Mr. Andrew Bard and son Russell, Mr. Raymond Heisey and son Martin, of this place and Myra Risser of Lawn, attended the inauguration at Washing- ton on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Witmer and daughter Kathryn Arlene from Eliza- bethtown, called on Mr. and Mrs. Enos Floyd on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmar Hoover spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. David Miller and family of near Mount Joy. Miss Helen Cope and Jean Krayhill spent Sunday at State College. Mr. and Mrs. John Zeager and daughter Emma spent Saturday after- noon in Lancaster. Mrs. Roy Heisey has returnedto her home after spending two weeks with her sister, Mrs, Herbert Andrews and family. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Shank called on the latter's parents in Manheim, on Sunday evening. Quite a few from this vicinity at- tended the revival services at the Men- nonite church in Elizabethtown on Sun- day evening. These services will con- tinue throughout the week. MAYTOWN The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Reformed church will meet at the home of Mrs. Sue Wolfe, Thursday evening, at 7:30 P. M. The follow- ing persons attended the inaugura- tion of President Roosevelt on Sat- urday: Mrs. Bard Buller, Misses Helen Sload, Bertha Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Frank and son, Jack- ie; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shireman Elmer Strickler, Ion Terry, Samuel Engle, Mervin Brandt. Mrs. Dick Duffy and Miss Harriet Miller, of Marietta, spent Wednes- day with their aunt, Mrs. Henry B. Haines. Miss Miriam Haines spent several days at Millersville with her grand- mother, Mrs. Kready. spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. Isaac Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Haverstick and daughter, Anna spent Saturday af- ternoon at Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Haines and sons, Henry and John Edward; Miss Betty Mumma visited Mrs. Kready at Millersville on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George Wolfe, Marietta, visited Mr. and Isaac Carpenter on Sunday. ——— Cr eee. of Mrs. STATE BONUS WILL GO BEFORE VOTERS Payment of bonus to Pennsyl- vania veterans depends upon the adoption of a proposed amendment to the State Constitution by the voters at the 1933 November elec- tion. If a majority favor the change the State may be bonded to the extent of fifty millions for the payment of compensation. Inquiries addressed to Depart- ment of State by former service men indicate many are under the impression that the low providing for payments to veterans may be passed at the present session of the General Assembly, and they ask thorizes\ the legislature to pass the laws providing for the bond issue. The amount of payments and other details must be worked out by the Legislature. 0) eens. Fish Laws Wrong Ideas of Looks as Index to Character Conteasting blonds and brunettes Prof, Otis W. Caldwell and Gerhard E, Lundeen, of the Institute of Schoo! Experimentation at Columbia univer sity, who had most of the plain and embroidered superstitions on the op erating table for several months, clear away much of the fog about these mat- ters in a report of thelr studies. They sald: “Being trustworthy does not depend upon a person's complexion, Individ- uals differ in traits of character re- gardless of complexion. An individ- ual may develop the general trait of trustworthiness by forming the habit of being trustworthy in different sftu- ations, while brunetteness and blond- ness is determined by heredity.” When individuals have a square Jaw and also a strong and determined will, it is merely coincidence, the in- vestigators found, or a matter of chance, “Any individual's honesty,” the re- port says, “cannot safely be deter- mined by the simple test of ability or lack of ability to look another person in the eye. Hardened criminals can look the world in the face in spite of their guilt, and many honest individ- uals may be unable to do so because of a nervous disposition or tempera- ment.” The experimenters asked 918 high school seniors about the superstition of knocking on wood, when boasting of good luck, to keep the luck from changing. Of the total number ques- tioned, 91.6 per cent had heard of the superstition, 20 per cent believed it was true, 40 either practiced it or were Influenced by it in some other way. Inventors Baffled by Dish-Washing Problems If husbands wipe the dishes, maybe they will get busy and invent some way of keeping house without dishes. It is the men who have designed all the devices in the kitchen, from the cook stove to the electric refrigerator, Man's watchful eye is always insti- gating ideas for his “incessant” con- triving. But somehow his giant intellect stands nonplussed before the prob- lem of washing dishes. A problem that has been the most vexations to the feminine soul from the very be- ginning. The scullery has always been the hated department of house- hold tasks. It rides the household work to this day. A machine for washing dishes has been provided by man’s cunning, but it must consume lots of dishes to he worth while in the family menage; and woman's sense of beauty forever bars the pasteboard substitute that can be hurned after using. —F. H. Collier in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Forest Influence Strong The life and prosperity of the tribes of equatorial Africa are inseparably bound up with the splendid forests which are the ancient heritage of their people. Lofty and dense, these forests have for countless centuries afforded shelter, food and fuel to the wandering inhabitants of these vast tracts of country. It is difficult for dwellers in western civilization to realize the tremendous influence of the primeval forests of Africa upon the lives of those peoples, who, from time immemorial, have dwelt beneath their shade. The very soul of the forest has entered into their folk songs and legends, and deep within their primal hearts is a feeling of awe and devotion for its vast solitudes and ever-changing tropical beauties. A fr Msn When in need of Printing, (anything) kindly remember the Bulletin. Patronize Bulletin Advertisers Q the threat daily faced by every Summaries of laws relating to high government official. The ass-| fishing in the inland waters of assin strikes at government by at- | Pennsylvania have been printed | tempting to kill the executive. He preparatory to sending them to all fails to realize that the head of | county treasurers, the Fish cone the government is but an individual while government is a system that goes its way whatever may happen to those temporarily associated with it. Tt was undoubtedlv such a distorted mind that urged to rise in a crowd at Miami and fire pointblank at Mr. Roosevelt. mission announced. The summary, briefly outlining open seasons for fish, definitions of fish, and regula- tions governing the taking of fish is furnished with each fishing li- cense. eee Patronize Bulletin Advertisers The country offers up a prayer of thanks that Mr. Roosevelt escaped. It is a matter of universal sorrow that bystanders were made vie- tims. The world is in a turmoil. Life is cruel to untold millions. The force of circumstances is breeding de- peration. In the absence of reason and under stress of need violence may be expected; it may be looked for in high places. The president faces this constant danger, the penalty of the high place he occu- pies. Nor is there aught to be done, save to accord the greatest possible protection and trust in a higher power. THE RAINBOW— NATURE’S MASTERPIECE One of Nature’s most beautiful up into its various colors and then reflecting it down to earth, cording to an educational booklet of the Better Vision Institute which is used by teachers in many sec- tions of the United States in eye- sight conservation instruction. A falling drop first reflects red when a line between it and an observer makes an angle of about forty-two degrees with the horizontal; when it falls a little further so that the angle is less, it reflects orange to the observer, then green and so on. Although we see cnly an arc un- less we are on a high mountain or in an airplane, the rainbow is real- ly a complete circle. During the summer, the rainbow is never vis- ible around noon, for the sun is too high in the sky and the top of the and arresting phenomena is the rainbow, the colors are seen in the heavens opposite the sun when the light shines upon falling rain. The rainbow is formed by the raindrops which act like combination light broken up into its component colors, ari bow is below the horizon. This is the most familiar example of the spectrum. Small drops of wa- ter such as dew-drops often show a fro.ted glass may also ! and mirrors, first breaking the light show. a partial spectrum. Are You Ashamed Of Your Business IF NOT, WHY DON'T YOU ADVERTISE himself and the town. HISTORICAL Sunday, March 5 Howard Pyle, arist, was born in 1853. Boston Massacre 1770. Monday, March 6 Ring Lardner, humorist, was born 1885. Massacre at the Alamo 1836. Tuesday, March 7 Ben A. Williams, author, was born 1889. Bell gets patent for telephone in 1876. Wednesday, March 8 Judge O. W. Holmes was born in 1841. Stamp Act passed 1765. Thursday, March 9 Monitor defeated Merrimac 1862. Isaac Hull, American Navy, was born 1775. Friday, March 10 Dudley Buck, organist, was born 1839. Mexican treaty ratified 1848, Saturday, March 11 Act to found Navy 1794. A. P. Gorman, statesman, was born 1839. Cees. Land of Extremes The highest known point in the United States, exclusive of Alaska, is the summit of Mount Whitney, in Cal- {fornia, which is 14,496 feet above sea level, and the lowest known dry land In the United States is In Death val- ley, also in California, which is 278 feet below sea level. In mid-June campers were driven away from the vicinity of Lake Tahoe by a cold storm which approached the severity of a blizzard. A few days ater at least one of these parties en- countered a temperature of 108 de- grees at Bakersfield. The same contrast is to be encoun- tered in the California landscape. Great stretches of sun-scorched prairie land are seen on one hand, but turn around and you see beautiful palms and green gardens. The green coun- try is where the land is irrigated.— Washington Star. Bouillon Cubes The Institute of American Meat Packers says that meat {8 not concen- trated into bouillon cubes. Only a small part of the meat is soluble by the methods used in manufacturing beef extracts and bouillon cubes. The dilute extracts are evaporated and are finally sold in the paste or cube form. When made into cubes, there may be from 50 to 75 per cent salt in the cube. This is necessary since the extract itself is pasty and cannot be made dry. Liebig, who originated the ex- tract, said that it took 34 pounds of meat to give one pound of extract, If all of the material in meat which is soluble in hot water were extracted and made into meat extract, it would take nearly thirty pounds of meat to give one pound of extract. An Old Friend Back The professor had left his berth In the sleeper to find a drink of ice water and was hopelessly lost in the middle of the aisle. It was about midnight. The train was speeding through the country. “Don’t you remember the number of your berth?” asked the porter. “I'm—er—afraid not,” was the re- ply. “Well, haven't you any idea where It was?” “Why. oh. yes, to be sure.” The pro- fessor brightened. “I did notice at one time this afternoon the windows looked out upon a little lake.”—Union Pacific Magazine, THE MOUNT JOY BULLETIN, MOUNT JOY, LANCASTER CO., PA. Ferris Wheel Designed to Rival Eiffel Tower The Ferris wheel was named after Its inventor, George W. G. Ferris (1859-1806), an American engineer and steel bridge builder, who was born at Galesburg, Ill. He organized an engl neering firm at Pittsburgh. where he lived after 1885, His imagination was fired when Daniel H, Burnham, chief of construction for the World's Colum- blan exposition in Chicago in 1893, challenged the civil engineers of Amer- fea to design something novel and un- usual to rival the Eiffel tower at the Paris exposition In 1889, Ferris con ceived the idea of constructing a gi gantic revolving wheel on which to carry people up into the air for amuse- ment, His friends and business asso- ciates advised him against its construc- tion. The country was in the midst of a business depression and financing the undertaking was a difficult task. Fven those in charge of the exposition at first regarded the scheme as fan- fastical and waited several months be- fore granting Ferris the concession. The fair had already opened when the Ferris wheel was completed. It was the chief attraction at the fair and proved to be a profitable investment. Engineers from all over the world ad mired the daring and accuracy in {ts design and the precision In its con- struction. The wheel was 250 feet in diameter, 825 in circumference and 30 in width. Tt carried 86 cars with a seating capacity of 40 passengers each, Marvels of Memory To retain a picture in the mind with every detail clear is the highly devel- oped gift of some painters. Turner had it to a very hgh degree. He could examine a ship, and then go home and paint it with every rope and spar in the correct position, though he knew nothing of ships. An- other painter, Caldeson, was robbed while traveling in Spain. He only caught a glimpse of the thief, but he drew such a perfect portrait of him, that the police were able to trace him by the drawn likeness. Man's Weakness A man who is so minded may resist many things. He can stop drinkin: and staying out nights, He may, as & matter of ethics and falrness, over come the temptation to give himself’ the best of it. To a considerable extent he can hold in check his disposition to give per- formances for the henefit of the la- dies, He can break himself of the habit of talking about his children. But he always succumbs to the oppor tunity to give advice.—Philadelphia Public Ledger. Reverence for Trees Trees have always held an impor- tant place in the imagination of primi- tive man. This special regard for trees is not restricted to African races, but appears in the art and mythology of almost every nation, In the growth of a tree man saw a resemblance to his own life. Their age-long existence was to him a symbol of immortality. [t is not surprising, therefore, that tree worship goes back to the earliest times, and one of the established tra ditions among the ancients was that of a World Tree. oii’ innii\™fash'™”= More Arrests More motor truck and motor bus operators were arrested for speed- ing by the State Highway Patrol in| January than were arrested for the same violation in the first month of ! 1932. Truck operators arrested for | this violation numbered 231 as | compared with 94 in January, 1932. | Speeding bus drivers arrested total- ed 31 as contrasted with 28 in the | HERE'S WHAT THE AMERICAN BANKERS DECLARE “No business man in any town should allow a newspaper published in his town to go with- out his name and business being mentioned somewhere in its columns. not advertise his business does an injustice to The life of a town de- pends, upon the live wide-awake and liberal advertising business man.” The man who does first month of 1932. oe COOOOOOOO0 J WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8th, 193% Catch— Them Before They Climb... PRICES today are below “sea-level”, if we may be permit- ted to use the phrase as a simile for par. They're actually “sub” prie- es in the sense that many commod- dities, and principally the necessities of life, are being sold below cost of production, or at least be- low the cost at which merchants, manufacturers and wage-earners can continue to produce them and maintain normal standards of living. What, then, is the fuevitable result? Prices must come “up for air” ...national and individual prosperity demands it and the upturn is immediately in the offing. Today’s prices are depress- ion prices. They can only be com- pared with prices during other periods of depres- sion of past years....they cannot remain in this country any more than depression can continue in a country so basically prosperous in resources, in en- terprise, in wealth, in commercial and industrial leadership. These are conditions which will, and are already, adjusted them- selves. . .by inevitable laws of economics. We've reached the low... and at the low is the time to buy. With Food, Clothing, Furniture and almost every- thing else at the lowest prices in 15 years; with the purchasing power of your dollar greater today by 40% to 100% than at any time since the war sure- ly it’s time to stock up...even to buy beyond your immediate needs because unless you buy now, or very soon, you're surely going to pay more. . .when prices come “up for air.” BULLETIN MOUNT JOY, Ci PA,
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