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VOL. XXXVI NO. 3

Local Cases
Heard In the
Co. Courts
LIGHTNER,

ROBERT E'TOWN,
ACQUITTED-ELMER McKAIN
NOT Guido WILLIAM
C. HARRIS, N¥GERO, WAS CON-
VICTED
The county courts made the fol-
lowing disposition of local
during the past week's term:
cases
Driver Convicted
William C.
etta,
Harris, negro, Mari-
convicted of drunken
driving by a jury which returned
a sealed verdict to Judge Schaeffer
The talesmen
Walter Fry-
berger, Marietta was the prosecutor.
was
Thursday morning.
recommended mercy.
Elmer McKain Acquitted
Elmer McKain, Marietta, charged
seriously by Clyde Woodward,
Marietta, in behalf of his nine-year-
old daughter, Betrie, was found not
guilty by a jury before Judge At-
lee Thursday afternoon. The jury
ordered the defendant and prosecu-
tor to divide payment of the costs.
Jury Frees Lightner
After deliberating for eighteen
hours, a jury acquitted Robert E.
Lightner, forty-seven, Elizabeth-
town R. D. 1, of operating a motor
vehicle while under the influence
liquor, in a verdict returned before
Judge Atlee Thursday morning.
The jurors ordered Lightner to pay
the costs. Prosecution was preferred
by J. Q. Murphy, former state
highway patrolman, who said Light-
ner was driving his automobile in
a zig-zag on the Harris-
burg pike, west of Florin, on May
23
23.
manner
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Children’s
Day In The
E.C. Church
A PROGRAM COMPRISING REC-
ITATIONS, EXERCISES, MON-
OLOGUES, SONGS, DRILLS,
ETC. WILL BE RENDERED BY
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL

An excellent Children’s Day pro-
gram has been arranged for rendi-
tion in the Evangelical
tional Church here Sunday,
21, to which ail are invited.
The program follows:
Piano Prelude.
Song by school, “Let Us Be Joy-
fol”
Scripture Reading, Velma Horst.
Prayer, James Piersol.
Congrega-
June
Recitation, “Welcome,” Doris
Jane Kaylor.
Recitation, “My Part,” Beverly
Ann Myers.
Recitation, “Present,” Margaret
Kramer.
Exercise, “Sharing Children’s
Day.”
Recitation, “Who Am 1,” Florence
(From page 535)
—
JOHN E. DIRK. MOUNTVILLE
HANGED HIMSELF IN SHED
A six-hour cearch for John E.
Dirk, sixty-six, of Mountville, en-
ded at 4 p. m. Thursday when a
grcup of neighbors found his life-
body hanging from a rafter
on the third floor of the tobacco
warehouse of Joseph Froelich in
Mountville.
less
vestigation in which he was assis-
ville.
r— ERI
CHARGED WITH SUPPORT
Roy Good, of 206 Mt. Joy street,
this boro, charged with desertion |
and non-support by his wife Elsie,
also of town. Arrested by
stable George Peffer and committed
to jail for court by Alderman Frank
B. Bradycamp.
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BRIDGE FIRE
Lost Wednesda; Pvening, Friend-
ship Fire Compak¥, was called to
extinguish a fire at the Comfort
Ave. bridge.

Miss Elizabeth F. Brinton
Kirkwood, Pa.
LANCASTER CO. LADY
WINS A SCHOLARSHIP
A Pennsylvania high school girl—
Miss Elizabeth F. Brinton of Kirk-
wood, has just been announced as
district champion of eleven eastern
states in the 13th national meat
story contest and winner of a uni-
versity scholarship by a committee
of prominent home economists
meeting in Chicago.
Landisville
Carnival
Attractions
AMUSEMENT COMPANY WILL
OPEN THERE SATURDAY
NIGHT JUNE 27—OPPORTUNI-
TY CONTEST WHICH WILL BE
OPEN TO EVERYBODY

First-class entertainment pro-
grams will be inaugurated on the
Speedway grounds at Landisville
starting Saturday, June 27. Some
of the best carnival attractions ap-
pearing before the public have been
engaged.
Slim and Hank with their Geor-
gia Crackers will be there on Sat-
urday night, June 27th. An op-
portunity contest open to all yode-
lers, musicians and entertainers 18
years of age or over will be staged.
The winning contestant will receive
a chance at a possible radio job
with Slim and Hank. This is a
prize worth winning.
All contestants must apply at the
Speedway not later than 7:30 p.m,
June 27th.
On Sunday night, June 28
entirely new show will appear at
e Speedway. It will include
Aunt Kit and her Children’s Party
and a number of other sensational
an
th
acts.
Meet Princess
Speedway both nights.
present,
Palmetto at the
She knows
and future.
Bulletin for
your past,
Watch next
further details.
weeks

3 Successful
Fishing Parties
At Bowers B.
The following were on a fishing
party at Bowers Beach, Del, Sat-
urday June 13: Roscoe Hassinger,
Jay Barnhart, Wm. Way, Jerry
Leonard, Samuel Miller, jr., Elam
Groff, dward Hoffmaster, Ray
Engle, Earl Zink and Calvin
Cramer.

Con- |
Bank and Trust Co. here since
They enjoyed a catch of 269 fish,
Deputy Coroner Fred [consisting of croakers, a few trout
H. Koser, of Landisville, issued a |and one flounder.
verdict of suicide following an in- |
| experience when his line caught on
ted by Dr. J. T. Herr, of Landis- |the rudder of the boat.
Ihe had a drum fish because of the
ipull on the line, he was quite sur-
Roscoe Hassinger had quite an
Thinking
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THE VACATION CLERK
M. Russel Hackman, of Lawn, is
vacation clerk at the First National
last Tuesday. He is a grandson of
Director B. S. Stauffer, of Lawn.
etl eee
HOME FROM FLORIDA
{ Mr. Frank Young and family,
. who have lived in Clearfield, Flor-
ida the past two years, returned to
Mt. Joy on Monday evening.

Sixteeners
In Annual
Reunion Here
MEETING WILL BE HELD AT
AMERICAN LEGION HOME
SATURDAY, JUNE 20—MEALS
IN THE UNITED BRETHREN
CHURCH

The 49th annual reunion of the
graduates of the old Orphan School,
located in this boro, will be held
here as usual, Saturday, June 20th.
The headquarters will be located in
the American Legion Hall and the
ladies of the United Brethren church
will again furnish dinner and sup-
per.
At the business meeting plans for
the 50th anniversary, will be out-
lined, which is expected to be a big
time for those sixteeners, who have
for the past attended these annual
reunions.
Those of our citizens who can still
recall the boys and girls of the old
school, can justly feel proud of the
wonderful men and women these
little orphans have turned out to be.
The Sixteeners extend a cordial
welcome to our citizens to
them and recall some incidents re-
lating to their personal connection
with them as youngsters.
The following is the program for
the day:
10 A. M.—Registration.
1 P. M.—Dinner—Chicken
Waffles.
2:30—Business Meeting.
6:00—Supper.
7:15—Social and Entertainment.
Meals served at U. B. Church.
Hostesses — Sadie Wyant and
Grace Gearhart.
Rheems F. C.
To Present
Super Show
WGAL CHILDREN'S HOUR, LO-
LOU-EEN MARIMBA QUAR-
visit
and

TETTE AND JEAN AND JANE |
om
DEVERS SATURDAY, JUNE 27 |

The Rheems Fire Company will
open the Summer season of enter-
tainment on Saturday,
with a super entertainment when
the following attractions will be
presented:
They will feature the super stars
of WGAL Children’ Hour.
Also Lo-Lou-Een Marimba Quar-
tette with singing and dancing as
you like it.
Jean and Jane Devers will ap-
pear in their inimitable human
rubber doll act. :
There will be refreshments and |
: |
amusement for all. Parking and
children free. General admission |
cnly 10 cents.
Gate prizes will be awarded and
a bicycle will also be given away
at this carnival.
The entertainment
7 p. m. standard time.
reel Qe
ABOUT 80 SOLDIERS HERE
RECEIVED THEIR BONUS
will start at

Local World War veterans
Mount Joy community re-
and
ceived their bonus from Uncle | for two months.
1
Sam on Monday.
Approximately $40,000 was
tributed in this locality.
dis-
Loren P. Somer, local box man- |r.
ufacturer, received the first bonds
in town and Roy B. Sheetz, under-
taker, the second.
Veterans who have been waiting
1918 for their ser-
pleased
since Nov. 11,
compensation were
vice
that immediate certification began
to convert them into cash.
Tuesday, all veterans living on
rural routes will receive their
bonds.
With all that cash coming to
town business should boom.
A AP
PROPERTY WITHDRAWN
The trustees of Jacob E. Bruba-
ker Sr. offered his property on the
Marietta pike near the Union
School House at public sale Sat-
urday. Same was withdrawn at
$1800. C. S. Frank was the auc-
tioneer.
i tant
June 27

| day
| Donegal Township School Board to
{ complete the athletic field at May-
| :
{tewn, 1t
The federal government origin-
ally allocated $11,062 for building
the field and the township con-
tributed $2.021. Funds became ex-
Fausted before the work was com-
| pleted.
The new allocation will maka
from |
| possible the employment of 34 men

LOCAL FOLKS ON EXTENSIVE
MOTOR TRIP OVER WEEK-END
Last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Sheaffer of town accompanied by
Mrs. Sheaffer's brother, Joe Miller
of Salunga, West New
York, New Jersey. where the East-
motored to
ern Olympic tryouts for weight
lifting" were held and in which Joe
Miller placed first in the 181 1b
class, making him Eastern Champ-
ion.
July 4th he appears at Philadel-
phia for the finals. Upon placing
there, he will go to Germany for
the Olympics.
Miller lifted 770 pounds in a
total of three lifts used. He stands
a very gocd chance of placing at
Philadelphia and we certainly wish
him success.
To have a championship brought
so close to hoine with a possible
Olympic entrant in the offing we
should all feel proud that he is
from this community. The best of
luck Joe.
°
A. Sprecher
Was Host To
Ush. League
A HELPFUL ADDRESS BY REV.
FRANKLIN P. WATTS, OF LAN-
CASTER, AT MEETING HELD
HERE LAST THURSDAY EV-
ENING
|
The Ushers League of St. Marks
U. B. Church held their monthly
meeting last Thursday evening, Ar-
thur Sprecher being their host.

There was scripture reading by |
George Rehrer; prayers by How- |
ard Rehrer followed by singing of
several selections.
The speaker of the evening was
the Rev. Franklin P. Watts,
pastor of Faith Reformed
Lancaster. His question
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BE
HAROLD WOLF, OF FLORIN
FINED $10 AND COSTS
assis-
church,
Alderman John F. Burkhart, at
Lancaster, gave a hearing to Harold
Wolf, of Florin. He was charged
with trespass by John Easton, a
neighbor. Adjudged guilty and fined
$10 and costs. Easton alleges that
Wolf drove over his land, which was
plainly marked against trespassing,
and knocked down a post. He
further alleges that when he went
to fix the the following day
Wolf drove his car over the hole
and left it there. Wolf anounced
that he would take an appeal to the
decision of the alderman.
$1418.00 APPROVED TO
COMPLETE ATHLETIC FIELD
post
govern ment Thurs-
$4,418 to East
federal
allocated
The
the
was announced by WPA
headquarters.

HELD A BIRTHDAY PARTY
Saturday evening at the home of
and Mis. M. Metzler
on East Main St. a birthday party
Mr.
Martin
held in celebration of
birthday.
was
Metzler's
Those attending were: Miss Na-
omi Brown ot Florin; Mr. and
Mrs. Boyd Bishop and Martin J.

Metzler.
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SILK PLANT SOLD
The 3-story brick building of the
Duplan Silk Co., at Marietta, was
sold at public sale Thursday
ternoon to M. Levy & Son, agents
af-
of the General Cigar Co. of
Philadelphia, for $10,000.
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KILLED BY AUTO
Jcseph McMullen, 68, of Colum-
bia, was killed by an auto on the
Washington boro—Columbia pike
early this morning. The car
driven by Lloyd Herr.

was |
| this
Our School
Board Fills
The Vacancy
PAUL L. STONER ELECTED A
DIRECTOR TO FILL THE VA-
CANCY CAUSED BY LLOYD
KLINE MOVING TO LANCAS-
TER—SCHOOL SUPPLIES PUR-
CHASED
Joy Boro
adjourned
School
session
The Mount
Board met in
Monday evening with all members
present, the chairman Clyde Ger-
kerich presiding.
The Board proceeded to fill the
vacancy caused thru the removal of
Mr. Lloyd Kline from the borough
Mr. Paul L. Stoner unani-
mously elected. President Ger-
berich then administered the oath
and Mr. Stoner then took
school director.
was
cf office
his seat
Bids for supplies
united and a number were received.
They were opened and after care-
ful consideration the Board award-
ed the entire contract to L. B.
Herr and Son, of Lancaster. The
price was $1,133.00.
This concluded the business and
the Board adjourned.
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LOCAL FOLKS INVITED
Miss Alice Longenecker
brother, Oliver Longenecker, Jr. of
as a
school were
and
place, received invitations to
attend a Bowery Party at Oregon
Manor, on Tuesday, June 23rd, in
honor of a recent bride and sev-
eral bride which will
given by the Misses Mary Luetta
and Frances Eshleman, of Lancas-
elects, be
fer.
News of The
Day From
The Dailies
BUSY FOLKS CAN KEEP POST-
ED BY GLANCING AT THIS
COLUMN OF CONDENSED
NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. Sarah Detwiler, 32, of High-
spire, was arrested for distributing
punch boards.
Governor Earle was slightly in-
jured yesterday while landing in
his ’giro at Middletown.
The auto of Horace Beck, Mount
Hope, was destroyed by fire while
being driven on the highway.
The liquor stores slightly re-
duced their prices and the state
tax on ten percent tax at the
same time.
Rev. J. Lewis Fluck, 71, of Leb-
enon, and Lottie S. Horst, 71, of
Myerstown, have applied for a
license to wed.
Caterpillars are so numerous at
that {rains were halted.
were that the
0 many crushed
Surkury
c
rails were too clhippery.
A. McSparran, of
Agriculture,
John
fcrmer Secretary of
suffered a fractured knee when his
auto struck a pole at Engleside.
Ralph Souders, 33,
Millersville, was electrocuted when
he tried to fence thru
which high
flowing.
formerly of
climb a
voltage current was

Council Awards
Insurance To
Mr. O.K. Snyder
Mount Joy Boro council held a
special meeting Monday evening for
the purpose of letting the insurance
on horo property.
The committee in
ommended that insurance be taken
as recommended by Mr. O. K.
Sr his recent survey
ordered for a
charge rec-
nyder
and
year period.
Councilman Krall inquired asto
what became of our WPA request
as per
same was five
and intimated that some one was
playing “politics.” Chairman Mil-
ler replied that there was no re-
cponse by those in charge.
Monday was the last day to file
requests for grants

Presbyterian Church, Donegal Springs
The Scene of the 28th Annual Reunion, Thursday, June 18

'The Affairs
In General
INTERESTING H A P P ENINGS |
FROM ALL OVER THE COUN-
TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THOSE WHO HAVE LITTLE
TIME TO READ
In a recent drive Elizabethtown
raised $500 for its library.
Ephrata increased its school tax
four mills, jumping the rate from
12 to 16 mills
Four people were hurt when two
autos collided head-on on the Co-
lumbia bridge.

Furniss, |
While hunting ground hogs in
York co, Alex Stone, Columbia,
shot six weasles. |
Mrs. Anna Greenawalt, 51, of R. |
1, Manheim,
an auto
The annual
Manheim
Stiegel heirs were present.
Earl Carver, Jr., Marietta, was
arrested failure to li-
Roses at
Six
Feast of
was held Sunday.
for have a
cense while operating a car.
Paris B. Stauffer,
was held
shot by a robber at his home,
The
tion at Paradise was held up and
robbed of $16 at 3 a. m. Thursday.
Three carpenters were hurt near
near
and
Rev.
Downingtown, up
attendant at a service sta-
Ephrata when scaffold
which they were working collapsed.
Paul Nissley, 12, Mr
upon
son of and
Mrs. Landis Nissley of White Oak,
had his leg crushed by a land
roller.
Four colored men got into a
scrap at Lancaster and
were required to close one man's
wounds.
Up to this time
were 16 deaths by
Co. We're
3 thus far.
Benjamin F. Kauffm
trucker, was fined $100
there
year

in Lancas-

getting better—only
ter

and ordered
to quit hauling until
sion is approved
Frank Engle, of Ephrata, was
sued by the U S. Government
misprison of felony—their

saying failure to report a still on
his premises.
AP
BANQUET TOMORROW NIGHT
The Mount Joy Alumni
tion will hold the banquet, Thurs-
tbe High
ass ycia-
day evening, June 18th, in
School Auditorium. A fine program
ed and several class-

has been arrang
versaries
es will celebrate their &

so all members are
there
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REDUCE SCHOOL TAX
At the regular meeting of

school board of West He
township Ephraim G. Bard, s
reelected treasurer. The board de-
cided to reduce the school tax one
mill.
A
GETS HIGHWAY JOB
Howard Zeamer, Kinderhook, has
been named inspector in the
Highway Department in Lancaster
county at $1620 a year. He
been working as a general foreman
in WPA work.
an
had

Briefly Told
30 stitches | I
MASTERSONVILLE CLUB
ADMITS FOUR MEMBERS
“Preparing a Breakfast,” was the
cutstanding feature at the Master-
onville 4-H Food and Health Club
on Wednesday at the home of Miss
Theora Ginder.
During the Miss
Anne Forbes gave a talk on “Lea- |
Week Club Week”
which will be observed during the
10.
business period
dership and

week of August
The following new members were
the club: Misses Thed
Blanche Brubaker,

added to
Ruhl, K.

The Reunion
At Donegal
Tomorrow
; ssn
| TWO COLLEGE PRESIDENTS
BE GUESTS AT THE
CONCLAVE
WILL
TWENTY -EIGHTH
TO BE HELD AT DONEGAL
SPRINGS
The 28th annual reunion of the
“| Donegal Society will take place at
Shelly, Bellemar Spangler, Anna Donegal Springs at the Presby-
Mae and Ruth Miller. terian Church, tomorrow, Thursday
Other members present were: |; ,,q 18, with Dr. John A. Schae-
Misses Anne Forbes, Anna Risser, |g, president of Franklin and
Ruth Brubaker, Deborah Singer, Marshall College, presiding.
Norma Heflly, Ruth Roreman, Mary |
Shaeffer, Theora Cordelia
Singer, Martha Arlene
Shelly and Arlene Shenk.
re A A AU
Ginder,
Haldeman,

“hester.
The morning séssion to open at
11 o'clock will be addressed by the
Rev. Harry E. Ulrich, pastor of the
First
C
{
Church, West
invocation will be
Rev. Dr. Harry B.
Presbyterian
The
the
was slightly hurt in A t bil given by
accident. i u como 1 (Turn to page 3)
tt AT A erm.
A CC 1 d en t S THESE ARE THE NEW HOURS
For a Week
AT THE POSTOFFICE HERE
According to orders from the Post

8) Office Department at Washington,
James Knopp, 41, of Wyncote, | Postmaster Charles Bennett an-
Pa. was injured Friday afternoon nounces the following hours for our
near Elizabethtown, when his car local post office.
ran off the highway and struck Week days the lobby will open
pole. 6:30 a. m. to 6:45 p. m.
hours from 7:30 a. m.
TWO CARS COLLIDED AT
THE EBERLE CEMETERY

On Mond wl
driving t El
Ce ter I
Mr Isaac G of tc |
collided rith ed v |
Fercy R. B r i
Col I The

|

Cars

MAYTOWN
DEGRII
A NATIVE OF
GETS HONORARY

i
NOW SELLING INSURANCE

the san as dur

the lobby will be open
ing the week.
hours in-
, stamp, regis-
! post are from 7:30
window

and
received

i re Happenings
cri I) the Town
Of Florin
spent Monday
» Snyder
Saturday in

E: Sunday
and family
the Hilt property.
\ Mrs. Joe stetter at-

Conference at Hershey.
celebrated her
rthday on Sunday, June
and Mrs.
Lan-

irsday at
nd Mrs. N. E. Hershey
Sunday at Hershey and Mid-
Levi Musser re-
the Brethren in
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reat emer
KELLER & BROS. SALE
On Friday afternoon, June 19th,

[at 1:25 o'clock, J. B: Keller and
Mr. Herbert Tw: of this |Bro., will have public sale of 37
lace, le n the Lan- | head of T. B. tested cows. One
ster h accepted a {registered Holstein with an 80
position with the Prudential Life | pound milk record. Don’t forget
Insurance Company } the date.