1937 » EERIE a RR RA ES SEE NER A PE RARE RES pfeting May The Two Killed In Collision Friday N, jht SIMON EPLER, 73, Al {AND- SON GED 5, © (/AINED FRACTURED SKULN%; SEV- ERAL OTHERS INJURED IN SAME ACCIDENT A seventy-three-year-old man and his five-year-old grandson were n two automobiles eol- Harrisburg pike, near Middle- injured whe lided on the the Swatara creek bridge, 0 town, at 8:30 p. m, F riday. : 9th. The dead are: Simon Epler, Mid=- dletown R. D. 1, tnd Paul Fisher, con of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fish- er, of Elizabethtown R. D. 1, Ep=- ler was instantly killed and the boy died in the Harrisburg hos- h ital at 11 a. m. Saturday. Both 9th. suffered skull fractures. The injured, all in the hospital, are: Mrs. Helen Fisher, mother of the boy, reported in a sericus con= dition with possible internal inju=- ries, Miss Edna Nye, thirty-three, Elizabethtown R. D. 1, fractured pelvis; and Helen Stauffer, ten, of Middletown, R. D. 1, possible frae- ture of the skull The operators of the machines Charles Fisher, thirty-one, father l of the boy, and :Lavere Charleston thirty, Elizabethtown R. D. ON treated at the hospital for lacera- tions. Police said they learned that one of the cars ckidded on the icy in- cline leading to the bridge and moved into the path of the other car, proceeding in the opposite di- Miss Nye was a passenger s car and the others with Fisher. rin cr rime Hold Testing Program For Schoo! Pupils BEING CONDUCTED BY E TOWN COLLEGE FOR ELEMENTARY HERE AND AT MAY: TOWN, EAST DONEGAL TWE. The Tests and Measurements class of Elizabethtown college is ! carrying on a testing program in the Mt. Joy elementary school and the Maytown elementary and high under the supervision of Dr. rection. n Charlest riding were echool, A. G. Breidenstine, Professor of Secondary Education. am will be car- above school cen- ters throughout the school year. In the local elementary school, of which Mervin S. Brandt is prinei- grades one to eight inclusive will be studied. To date the in- telligence of the pupils has been This will be followed by a test to measure the scholastic achicvements of the same pupils At the lusion of the testing program the scores will be inter- preted and recommendations made to the > The testing pros ried out in the 3 measured. con school. At the East Donegal schools, under J. Wade Bingeman) prineci- pal, it is proposed to test the child- classes three to six for in- achievement, inter- the scores similarly to obtained in the Mt. Joy while in the high school an h survey will be conducted. STOLE CHICKENS & DUCKS ast Tuesday night thieves stole ran Iv “ telligence and Dore tl Englis 38 chickens from the hen house of J¢hn Snavely at Lancaster Junc- tién. The and stole dicks. eet OB Arthur bi#rg, consultant to children’s Hospital at tol, died age d 54 years. ES Let's Work Together Again This Year 35 more Dr. the As old 1937 comes to a close, and young 1938 starts, I just thought of sending you a big front page of Happy New !Year.. iene and am breaking o'} in this manner because our busggpfess and friendly relations were sb pleas- ant during the past yeai, and I hope they will continues \Then, too there’s a real joy in jekhi others happiness, so I say HAPPY NEW YEAR! °} KOHN E scHROL'T next night they returned and also 15 Levan Page, Harris=- crippled Elizabeth- —————= | M. Bomberger, MOST UP—TO~—THE—-M The Mount Joy Bulletin NUTE WEEKLY I LANCASTER New Year 1938 Bring All of You Unlimited Success, Health and Happiness COUNTY State Fish Commission Cuts Limit NEW FISHING REGULATIONS AS ADOPTED BY OUR 1937 VOL. XXXVII NO. 31 WILLS ARE FILED OF THREE LOCAL DECEDENTS Eli Brubaker, of Rheems, who died December 1, willed his estate to his wife, Ida G. Brubaker, and his daughter, Katie G. Brubaker. They were awarded letters on Dec. Henry Foss, of Donegal township, who died December 4, bequeathed his estate to his daughter. Rosina F. Brock, and named her execu- trix. She was granted letters Dec. Jaccb Hershey Young, of this boro, who died November 13, wil- led his estate to his wife, Annie B. Young, and named her execu- trix, to act with the First National bank of this place. Letters were granted December 7. Town Native Was Killed n Railroad LOIS DIFFENDERFER, FIFTY- ONE, FORMER RESIDENT MET DEATH AT MONROE, N. C— LEFT TOWN 32 YEARS AGO Word was received here last week of the death of Lois Diffen- derfer, aged fifty-one, which oec- curred on the railroad at Monroe, N. C. He wad a signalman on the railroad for a number of years. Deceased, who was born here, left town thirty-two years ago and has been living in the south since 1927. Besides his wife and one daugh- ter Eva and his step-mother Mrs. Elmira Diffenderfer, of town, he leaves a step-brother, Paul Diff- enderfer, of Florin and a step sister, May, wife of Hubert Rice, of town. Also these brothers and sisters: John, Amos and Mrs. Hannah Sumpman, of Pittsburgh, and Eva, of Detroit. Mich. Nephews of this place are Earl and John Miller. Funeral and interment from his iate home at Monroe, N. C. eee RG OUR BORO PARK ASSESSED AT $5,000 BY ASSESSOR The buildings and grounds of Elizabethtown College are asses- sed att $122,200 for 1938, the asses- sor’s book of A. S. Holwager, of Mount Joy township, disclosed at the Court House. Asan educational institution, it is exempt from taxes. Holwager assessed the State Home for Crippled Children at $400,000, the Mount Joy public park at and the Mount Joy Water Works, all in the township, at $4,400. N. S. Miller Was Chosen DEACON ORDAINED TO SERVE MOUNT JOY AND KRAYBILL MENNONITE CHURCHES Norman S. Miller, of Florin, was ordained to the office of deacon to assist his father Daniel E. Miller, who has served the Congregation in this capacity since 1922. The ordination was held Tuesday mormn- ing, December 28th. The following seven men, Ira S. Hess, Elam S. Hess, Norman S. Miller, Daniel E. Brubaker, Elam John K. Wolge- muth and Henry W. Frank, were nominated by the congregation for the office and the lot was used as based upon the scripture according to Acts 1:23-26 and the lot fell upon Norman S. Miller, after which Bishop Henry E. Lutz ordained him. The ordination took place in the presence of a large congregation. Eight Bishops were present and a large number of ministers and deacons of neighbering congrega- tions. eet ee 413 LOST LICENSES The State revoked 413 drivers licenses among them being 14 from this locality: Martin A. Brecht, Mt. Joy R. 1, intoxication. Clinton H. Rohrer, Manheim R. $290,000 worth of Japanese bonds. men lost their jobs during Nov. lision on the railroad at Emporium. ple killed thruout the nation over Xmas. Co. on Christmas. ville, tired of school, of rat poison. He is now in the hospital. says it cost the state a million dol- lars to fight bangs’ disease among cattle last year. melstown, is in jail facing a charge of stealing wheat from Phares Stern of Elizabethtown. & Son farm, near Chatham, Ches- ter Co. was destroyed by fire, more than 50 steers were destroyed. tor and Democratic chairman of Philadelphia, submitted the low bid, 943,000 for the construction work at the State Farm show area. phey, made two prosecutions and ED BY GLANCING AT THIS COLUMN OF CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS The Ford Motor Co. purchased U. S. figures show that 570,000 Twenty-one were hurt in a col- A Records to date disclose 490 peo- The 160 prisoners in the Dauphin jail had a chicken-pie dinner George Riegle, 15, of near Ann- took a dose Secretary of Agriculture French Chas. W. Miller, 21, of near Hum- When the barn on the Moxley Matthew H. McCloskey, contrac- Prosecuted Investigated By E. Zerphy DAVID STREETS — ANOTHER AT MOUNT JOY AND BAR- DAMAGED Chief of Police, Elmer H. Zer- investigated the following accidents the past week: Prosecutions Reckless driving, Carl Vincent Robinson, of Elizabethtown; Im- proper Passing, Wm. McIntyre, of Philadelphia, both were taken be- fore Justice of the Peace John Keener, Investigations An Oldsmobile Coupe driven by Martin B. Heisey, 213 West Main (Turn to page 6) Ce DRIVER EXONERATED Fred H. Koser, deputy coroner of Landisville, announced Monday evening that M. P. Adair, of Lit- itz R. D. 4, has been eyonerated in the death of David F. Hostetter, eighty-three, of East Petersburg. Hostetter died in the Lancaster General hospital Friday night from injuries suffered when struck by Adair’s machine on the road be- tyeen East Petersburg and Neffs- ville last Wednesday morning. eee THANKS, “STUFFY” We are indeed grateful to George Klugh for a bag of choice English Walnuts from California. “Stuffy” is a native of town and certainly did not fail in remembering a number of his friends here on Christmas. Um, were they good! ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. John L. McClane, of Lancasttr, announce the engage- ment of their daughter, Evelyn D., to John I. Funk, of Lancaster. at a dinner at the home of the latter’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. I. W. Funk, of Florin, Christmas Day. TO GET DEGREE John Hipple, son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hipple of this boro. has ‘completed all the require- ments for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Physics at Princeton degree in February. A Editor of the Bf un he 1, incompetent. Wilson K. Detwiler, Salunga, {a for county superin- BARA STREETS—CARS WERE |p. University. He will be granted his Harry M. Cooper, Reamstown, is candidate to distance, s! auto speedometer. The winner will be announced in the first issue after the receipt of a notice of the first three born. Reports must reach this office not later than 5 p. m. Jan. 10. THE BULLETIN, MOUNT JOY, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29th, News of The Day From The Dailies BUSY FOLKS CAN KEEP POST- FOR THE FIRST BABY BORN in 1938 within six miles of the Bulletin Office, which is our trading district, we will give a prize. be a second and third prize, for the second and third babies born. FIRST PRIZE, 1 year’s subscription to the Bulletin SECOND PRIZE, 6 months subscription to the Bulletin THIRD PRIZE, 3 months subscription to the Bulletin All you do is report the arrival of the baby. This is absolutely Free. If you are a subscriber, we will credit your account. hortest way will be measured by a competent judge and an - Phoned! MT. JOY, PA. There will also If there is any question as i BOTH LOCAL BANKS REDUCE COLLISION AT LUMBER AND [INTEREST ON SAVINGS DEPTS First National Bank and company and the Union National Bank here have announ- ced to their depositors and to the public that beginning with the next interest period the rate paid on Savings Deposits will be 2 percent per annum instead of the 2} per- cent rate now in effect. : Time Certificates of Deposit, is- sued for six or more months but less than one year will beat» in- terest at the rate of 2 percent; per annum. The new interest schedule on Time Certificates of Deposit will become effective at once. ee EO On MATCHES AT NEWTOWN There will be two shooting mat- ches at Newtown this week. Thurs- day evening the first will be held and the second at New Year's af- ternoon. A lot of nice turkeys will be contested for. BE A US ROYE SUCCEEDS WIMER The Walter Roye, Columbia war vet- Lancaster county courts by ernor Earle to succeed Joseph H. Wimer, deceased. in York Co. ch 00s eran, was appointed clerk of the |children. Gov- | \ | Our Wishes For All Are AMPLE WEALTH SALUNGA COUPLE CELEBRATE Salunga wedding anniversary Saturday. township they moved 37 years ago to East Hempfield township. Mr. Aungst taught in the public schools in the northern end of the county for Mrs. Henry Brecknock educated in yhat is now known as 60th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY Mr. and ‘Mrs, Elias S. Aungst, of celebrated their sixtieth Formerly from East Cocalico more than a score of years. Aungst. eldest daughter of Stauffer, Center church, township, also taught in the schools of the northern end, prior to her marriage. She was Cedar Crest college, Allentown, Mr. Aungst graduated from Mill- ersville State Normal School. Children of the couple living are: D. Fred Aungst, of Salunga: Mrs. Maude Richardson, Los Angeles; Mrs. Mae Newcomer, Salunga; Mrs. Moses Brackbill, Rohrerstown; Daniel S. Aungst, Wilkinsburg, Pa., and Amos W. Aungst, Blooming- dale, N. J. The couple have twelve grand- At Lancaster the police used riot guns to ki 11 two skunks. HAPPINESS prosPERITY Lo Y ALTY cHEEr HEALTH 1937 The Affairs| The office of the Columbia Water Co. was looted Wednesday nite. day. : Church, Landis- |” burning $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE T. DIFFENDERFER | A FRACT SUSTAINS URED VERTEBRAE STATE LEGISLATURE—DAILY CATCH IS REDUCED | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania cannot catch as many fish in 1938 as they Sixty-four marriage licenses were an granted in the county last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Charles, of The Lancaster postoffice handled sow suffered lacerations of the 272000 pieces of mail in one day. |'2“® and shock at 2 p. m. Satur- 500 dog licenses have already lay, when Mr. Charles lost con- been sold at the treasurer's office. trol of his automobile, and it There ‘was a slight fire at Mum- ra hed int y a telephone pole about ; per’s Dairy, Elizabethtown, Thurs- a block from their home, when he > tried to save a mince pie, which a AUTO CRASHED INTO POLE et Scottie was investigating, ac- Zion Lutheran : Se : x ville. hold = dawn service Christ cording to Chief of Police Elmer mas ! day Zerphy. Marietta firemen were called to Mrs, Charles wag through di the windshield by the force of the Rowenna to extinguish ‘Bott iby D oo sie: impac Joth were treated by Dr. railroad ties. Wok a rh a ee . at . . e as James McCain, 63, negro, Lan- rk colle wy caster. an ash collector, was badly so frightened that he ran two miles t s an as . was badly |, & ? before he was caught. 2 (turn to page 6) im at Cle MEMBER OF COMMITTEE Miss Julia Brandt, daughter of Mrs. C. O. Brandt, South Market and a student at Penn St., town, State College was a member of the undergraduate committez for the annual Penn State Alumni dance held at the Hotel Bruns- wick, Lancaster, Monday evening. ated for the office. He is a former preduce dealer of Florin. Bank and Trust Company Union National Mcunt Jog will 'be closed on Saturday, New Year's Day. DDO EO This Section's Numerous Weddings POPULAR AND WELL KNOWN FOLKS ARE JOINED IN THE HOLY BONDS OF WEDLOCK “FOR BETTER OR WORSE” ary lst, Mrs. Caroline Schneider, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. George Schatz, | and Ray Lupold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lupold, of Perry county, were married Sat- of near town, Affairs At Florin For. ast Petersburg. The Week|: di mer near Quarryville. BY rt SOE E n Breneman SEEK COURTS PERMISSION TO SELL FA titic A pet urday morning ini the Evangeli Congregational church, here, pastor, the Rev. Clarence C.R The couple were attended Miss Kathryn Schmidt, bridesmaid, and Glenn of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Garber, of (Turn to page 6) —_—e— EACH GOT A TURKEY The employes of the New Stan- dard Corp. of this place received oppoR TUNITY 18 to 20 lb. turkeys for Christmas. der. |°© by | brother of the bridegroom as best man. Russell Kramer and John | Zeager, of this place, were the |= ushers. The bride was gowned in blue | silk and the bridesmaid wore a wine colored velvet gown. Following a wedding trip the couple will reside here. HOLLINGER—GARBER Miss Anna L. Garber, daughter of town. as |° Lupold, | ———— A sissies ME AS, ES ov TBREAK in the vicinity of also stated that chicken-pox are spreading. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Clyde R. Shelly, Mastersonville, announce the birth of a son at their home. C lay and and Mary L. Shank, all at home. | mended {offered by | Co. G Ww. derfer, of 304 E. |did this year. n enera Main S met with a serious Acting under their new powers ° ceident last Wednesday afternoon [granted by the 1937 legislature, the Briefly Told vhile working the Hubbard Fish Commission Friday cut the “arms on the Manheim pike near |daily creel limits of all game fish ancaster, and get day limits on chubs, fall- INTERESTING H A P PENINGS While working on a roof, he fish, suckers, catfish, sunfish, yel- FROM ALL OVER THE COUN- ‘ell from a ladder about ten feet, | low perch and carp. However, no TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF landing on his back. He was taken | size limits or seasons were placed THOSE WHO HAVE LITTLE |? the General Hospital, where an jon these varieties. TIME TO READ x-ray was immediately taken to The size limit on bass was in- - letermine the extent of his in- |creased from nine to ten inches. - = uries. This revealed a fracture of “It has been felt by many fisher- The 1938 dog licenses are now | ha twelfth dorsal vertebrae. He (Turn to page 5) on sale. 1s also suffering from st Eleven injured is our week-end he was placed in a auto toll in this locality. wt’ bits: to hips ts M 1 Mrs. Simon Landis, Elizabethtown, i pig iP Ins O r u a r Y fractured both wrists in a fall. 2 2 | A bogus $20 bill put in an ap- ene Reco rd For pearance at a Lancaster bank. TWO HURT HERE WHEN J “EVE ah Past Week MANY OF OUR BEST KNOWN PEOPLE HAVE PASSED TO THAT GREAT BEYOND WITH- IN THE PAST WEEK Henry Rettew, 77, died at Col- umbia. Henry Rettew, 77, died at Col- umbia. Adam G. Shank, 73, of Columbia, ed Friday. Mrs, Clara Ida Jackson, 64, died Columbia. Mrs. Mary A. Kauffman, 91, died Columbia. Michael Fry, 78, died at the Mennonite Home, Oreville. Anne Kauffman, 91, of Co- ATS, lumbia died and was buried Fri- Mrs. Rebecca D. Landis, 79, wi- w of David M. Landis, died at Wm. Herr, 52, father of Mrs. obert Irwin, of Washingtonboro, ed at the hospital. He was a far- Miss Brandt spent the holidays Miss Rachael Keener celebrated in town with her mother. her birthday on Christmas. re RS he al Mr. and Mrs. Earl Landvater CHARLES EDWARD SHANK WILL. HAVE OPPOSITION visited friends at Lancaster. Charles Edward Shank, six, son If Franklin D. Roosevelt decides Ar. and. Mrs, Keener and of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Shank, of to run for another term as presi- | f,milv spent Sunday at. Millers | Flizabethtown R. D. 2, died of dent of the United States, he need ville i | complications on Monday morning not think there won't be opposition. oir of hear {in St. Joseph’s hospital. lodge Jake Rutherford was nomin- ndav : | Besides his parents, he is sur- | vived by a brother, James Harvey, two sisters, Mabel Elizabeth a wert f Mrs. Mary THEY WON PRIZES Viiimer “| Funeral services will be held at Mrs. Lee Garber, of town, won a {1:45 p. m. Thursday at the Miller toestmaster set at the Marietis |funeral home. Elizabethtown, with theatre while Lloyd Shank, also of "| further services in St. Peter's town, won a basket of fruit. Mrs. Steve n Holsay ad Mi 26d | Catholic church, Elizabethtown S. Z. Phillips and Mrs. Anthony : rw Noma | Interment in the adjoining ceme- Warta also won prizes. 7 (tery. es sid Mrs. of (Turn to page 6) BANKS CLOSED Tr: to page 6) rer leet Both the First National tl Bm "Joy Theatre” wn | That's R New = Movie, Folks Watch Mount Joy's theatre go 3 te and modern movie on reet is no longer a and concrete but l a definite e form. J ll practically be ok. ard next week “moniker” ement has upon that name awaiting the ened with “a Another Store on the first Beamesderfer | contain an up- , where the pro- and sell home- > a store The second and third floors will be partments. The same ty h ing the restaurant will rent floor apartments to the third 11 1 There’ll be more news next week. (In the meantime, watch Joy Theat go up! i P. 0. SITE SELECTED The committee in charge recom- the purchase of a site the Atlantic Refining at Elizabethtown as the site |for the new postoffice there. It is jon South market street between Park and Washington streets at a cost of $17,000. . TTY Sarasa -—we
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