son
biletin Joins Many Local Business Men In Extending The Season’s Greetings
Vagrants
ailed Here!
riday Nite
e i arrested Friday
were sentenced to serve 30
each in the Lancaster county
les Battles, thirty-four, Ne-
hiladelphia, was taken into
ly after he ran towards Clyde
an who was using the night
ory at the First National
and Trust company. Eshle-
hid the man ignored a clock
ad and asked “What time is
s Conway, forty-six, Pitts-
was arrested after he had
residents to ask for food and
oney¥ Both were arrested by
Chief § Police Elmer Zorphy and
yrosecul@d before Jusi¥e of the
Peace Arthur Hendrix.
Roy bickey, thirty-six, arrested
by County Detective Weller and
Chief ZFerphy on the farm of
Rohrer, near Mount Joy,
Bave his address as “New York,
"Massachusetts and Rhode Island.”
Prosecuted before H. R. Wittle,
Florin.
De, tructive
Fire At East
Dongl. Quarry
Two buidings at the Jacob D.
Strickler quarry, in East Donegal,
3 miles southwest of here, were
destroyeq Friday night by fire
that J:
thieves for
blamed on gasoline
a short circuit in a
truck. The blaze, discovered shortly
after 83 p. m. caused damage esti-
mated between $8,000 and $10,000.
The flames razed a frame truck
shed, 150 by 20 feet, and a 20 by
20 foot structure used for
storage of cement. Three five-ton
trucks in the larger shed also
were destroyed and two others
ged before they were
lore than half a car-
ment, some machinery
tity of cement bags i
building
olen Recently
theorizing on the
fire, explained that
quantities ¢ gasoline were stolen
fron the truck shed. He
5 is party covered by
frame
Strickler,
of tie
in
cause
recently
insurance.
Fire. feanpanies of Marietta and
Maytow responded to the alarm.
2
ViR., CIM NEWCOMER
DS FARM EQUIP. MEN
.
he Estern Pennsylvania Farm
Dealers Association last
dnesde; elected Clarence New-
ier, of his boro, president, at the
ual comention in the Penn-Har-
Hotel, Iarrisburg.
Hiher ofcers are Vice-president,
\ytong@Svder, Neffsville and sec-
tary surer, Arthur S. Young,
nzers.
The 350 delegates
spected tie farm show building
ind new arena that of that afternoon.
Affairs At
Florin For
The Week
Wittle
Her is now on
N ry
sick J list.
\Irs. Annie Wachstetter celebra-
her birthday last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel T. Becker
spent Su day visiting friends at
Penryn
Cyrus Wittle, of Lancaster
tion, |is spending a few days
p fers Mrs.. E. L. Weaver.
and Mrs. C. A. Melhorn
spent Surjday visiting Rev. Luke
Keefer anid family at Millersburg.
The Florin Grammer School will
present their Christmas program
Thursday afternoon at one o’-
clock.
Mr
and
their
Kose!
Mr.
daughter
Enos Wachstetter
Sunday with
and Mrs. J.
Irs.
spent
ter, Mr.
famil@’
dau
Mrs. ‘Leo Smith and
laine, of Columbia spent
visiting Mr. Al Fike and
an
yv Ebersole of near
3 jisville! spent unday with Mr.
ay Mrs. ‘Norm#gn Ebersole and
hildren.
Bertie M. S bder will have
MOST
VOL. XXXVIII NO. 30
State Farm
Show Will Be
Biggern Ever
FARMERS WILL COMPETE FOR
8,161 CASH AWARDS TOTAL-
ING $42,524.00 JANUARY 16 to
20 ei
Harrisburg—Thousands of Penn-
sylvania farmers will compete at
the Pennsylvania Farm Show—
January 16 to 20—for 8,161 cash
awards totaling $42,524.
Every member of the farm fam-
ily can compete as the 116-page
premium list offers classes for all
farm products and for every phase
of farm life from the midfield to
the farm kitchen and the rural
school.
Cash awards offered in the sev-
eral departments of the Show
total as follows:
Horses, open, $3,470.
Sheep, open $2,673; 4-H Clubs,
$365.
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A CHIMNEY FIRE
The Friendship Fire company ex-
tinguished a chimney fire at an
inn operated by E. H. Crowley,
on the Harrisburg pike, about one-
quarter mile west of Florin, at
8:15 p. m. Wednesday. Fire Chief
Ray Myers said there was no
damage.
Fire Damaged
Grade School
Here Monday
s in : tiie
Ga destroyed. Fire of an undetermined origin
irly Monday mor: ing damaged
the Grade school building on Mari-
etta street, giving 480 boys and
girls an unexpected vacation. Par-
titions in the front part of the
first floor facing Marietta street
were damaged.
The blaze was discovered at
6:45 A. M. by the school janitor,
Harry Kuhn. The flames started
near the coal bin in the front
part of the basement and spread
through the front basement par-
titions to the walls of the first
floor and second, floor classrooms.
Friendship Fire company checked
the flames before they reached
other parts of the building.
Damage in the front classrooms
was mainly caused by smoke and
water. School supplies, stored in
the front part of the building,
also were damaged, including tables,
crayons, paper, pencils and a few
books.
The building is of brick con-
struction and houses the boro
pupils of grades one to eight in-
clusive in fourteen classrooms.
There was no school in the
building Monday but studies were
resumed Tuesday in all but the
First Grade.
The extent of the damage has
not as yet been ascertained.
Lane. Junction Fire
Fire broke out in the kitchen
on the farm of Henry M. Cassel
near Lancaster Junction, damag-
ing the building and contents to
the extent of about $250. It
started when an oil stove was
lighted.
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PART OF LOOT RETURNED;
GUILTY CONSCIENCE WORRY
About ten days ago the home
of Cecil Hart, Mountville, was en-
tered and $20 stolen. Returning
from a shopping trip he found
two $5 bills under the door mat.
The life's savings of $1,650 hid-
den in a bureau at the home of
Frank Haas, Marietta, a week ago,
were stolen. Wednesday he re-
ceived a package by mail which
contained $1,425 of the money. He
immediately put it in the bank.
Conscience trouble in all likeli-
hood, caused the return of the
money by the thieves.
SHOOTING MATCH
There will be a Match at Dry-
town on Friday nights, Dec. 23rd
(Turn tof page 3)
and 30th for turkeys.
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LANCASTE
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MOUNT JOY, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22nd, 1938
$1.50
NS
TO ALL!
FARM WOMEN’S SOCIETY
NO. 8 HOLDS MEETING
Farm Women’s Society No. 8,
met at the home of Mrs. Abner
Risser, Bainbridge, with Mrs. Risser
and Miss Ada Kraybill as hostesses.
A memorial service was held for
Mrs. Paris Engle, of Bainbridge,
who died recently. Mrs. Ed. H.
Gish read a poem. Harry Frank,
of Maytown, sounded taps. The
program was given by Miss Anna
Kemp, of State College and Miss
Anna Forbes, of Lancaster. Miss
Fannie Heisey read Dickens Christ-
mas Carol.
The next meeting will be on
Tuesday, January 10, at the home
of Mrs. Norman Garber, in this
place. This will be a “Family”
meeting.
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A LANDISVILLE PROPERTY
SOLD AT PUBLIC SALE
A two-story brick dwelling house
at Landisville was sold for $5250
public sale Wednesday to Martin
E. Musser, was sold pursuant to
an order of the Court of Com-
mon Pleas and brought $1,750
more than it could have been sold
at a private sale recently.
The Liquidating trustees of cer-
tain assets of the Lancaster Trust
company received a bid of $3,500
for the property some time ago,
but another offer of $4,000 was
filed. The court granted the re-
quest. of the liquidating trustees
for a public sale because of the
higher bid.
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TRINITY CHOIR TO BROAD-
CAST CHRISTMAS EVE
On Saturday evening at 7:30
o'clock, the choir of Trinity Lu-
theran Church will render a 15-
minute recital of Christmas music
which will be broadcast over the
sound system of the church. We
invite the public to listen to the
program and welcome your op-
inion upon its rendition.
Local Affairs
In General
Briefly Told
INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
FROM ALL OVER THE COUN-
TRY FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THOSE WHO HAVE LITTLE
TIME TO READ
Eighty-five chickens were stolen
on the David Stoltzfus farm near
Kinzer.
A 4-year-old Lancaster child
drank a bottle of nail polish and
is quite ill.
Nine motorists were arrested for |
reckless driving in the county over
the week-end.
George E. Murr, Columbia, was
fined $20 and costs for setting
traps too near holes.
Amos K. Miller, Millersville,
killed two hogs that weighed 558
and 577 lbs. respectively.
Thieves stole $325 worta of
jewelry and cash from the Metho-
dist parsonage at Lancaster.
An auto owned by Wayne
Habecker, Manheim R. 3, was
stolen while parked at Lancaster
————— Ans
LETTERS GRANTED
Beulah Hilt, Darvin Loraw and
Loletia Gehman, all of Mt. Joy,
executors of Clara H. Loraw.
Christmas Programmes]
By Local Sunday Schools
On Christmas night, Dec. 25, at
7:30 o'clock, members of the Mt.
Joy Methodist Episcopal Church
will present a sacred play entitled,
“The Other Jesus,” by Elizabeth
K. Emerson. The fellowing par-
sons will be in the cast: Miss Lou-
ella College, Mrs. Grace Shaelcr,
Mrs. Rose Ramsey, Miss Anna
Grosh, Mrs. Clair Mark, Mr, Lew-
is Ramsey, Mr. Richard Fletcher,
Mr. Joseph and Mr. Lyle
Thomas,
Church of God Choir
A Christmas Cantata entitled
“The World’s will be
presented by
Automobile
Accidents
Around Here
fr. J. Harry Miller, East Done-
injured in am
Florin Sun-
car up
then rolled over three
It was badly damaged and
was towed to Enterline’s garage
at Rheems. Mr. Miller sustained
injured leg and other minor
Redeemer”
Church
the
gal street, Was
auto accident west of
day. His
bankment,
ran an em-
times.
an
bruises
Auto Hits Tree
Clarence Kitt, forty-three, EI-
izabethtown R. D. 2, suffered
severe lacerations of the right
hand and bruises of the face when
his car struck a tree on the May-
town-Bainbridge road shortly af-
midnight. He was taken to
the Lancaster General hospital by
Mervin Arnold, Maytown, early
Wednesday.
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TOBACCO IS SELLING
A few dealers
the 1938 tobacco crop. Those who
have sold received 16 and 4 cents.
ter
are out
of God
Choir under the direction of Miss
Ethel Moore, Organist, Sunday
night January 1, at 7:30.
Special parts will be sung by
Mrs. Clyde Mumper, Mrs. Harvey
Mrs. Richard Divitt, Mr.
George Broske, and Mr. Ted Weid-
ler. Other members of the choir
are: Mrs. G. F. Broske, Mrs. Harry
Leib, Mrs. Eli Smeltzer, Mrs. Sam-
uel Geibe, Mrs. James Leib, Mrs.
Benj. Clinger, Hannah Shatto, Anna
Geibe, Betty Charles, Marie Beam-
esderfer, Edwin Shires, Creston
Rillow, James Leib, Richard Beam-
esderfer, Raymond Pennell, Hub-
Rice.
(Turn to page 2)
ert
BAINBRIDGE LUTHERAN S.S.
HELD CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Active Workers’ Bible class
of St. Luke's Lutheran Sunday
School held a Christmas party on
Thursday night the Sunday
room.
in
School
Christmas gifts were presented
to Mrs. Warren Libhart, teacher
and Mrs. George Heitzel, assistant
teacher by the vice president, Mrs.
Harvey Rutherford.
The following were present:
George Heltzel, Mrs. Warren
hart, Mrs. Belva Gingrich,
William Bryan, Mrs. George
singer, Mrs. Luther Lynn,
Harvey Rutherford, Mrs. Emma
Smith, Mrs. Albert Gutshall, Mrs.
David Hockenberry, Mrs. Nelson
Libhart, Mrs. H. M. Clover, Mrs.
Warren Libhart, Mrs. Philip Lib-
| hart, Mrs. John Stump, Mrs. C.
{L. Raber, Mrs. Paul
Mrs. Sarah Mohr, Mrs. Norman
Horner, Mrs. Norman Hoffman.
————
CLOSED CHRISTMAS
Mrs.
Lib-
Mrs.
Rei-
Mrs.
buying |
F. Grissinger, on
will be closed all
December |
Clarence
Main St,
Christmas
| Mr.
East
day
25th.
Sunday,
m8
ar
BIG
EL AC re he onan
TWELFTH ANNUAL
Kiddies’
Christmas Party
BY
W. S. Ebersole
OF THE
THE
Post
American Legion
AT
JOY THEATRE
ON
Friday, Dec. 23rd
AT 2:30 P. M.
KIDDIES UP TO 13 INVITED
Santa Clause
WILL BE THERE
THEATRE OPENS 2 P. M.
Weidman, |
. a |
The service station operated by |
CYRUS HEISEY
FRIENDS AT
HOST TO
A DINNER
Cyrus Heisey entertained to
dinner the following guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel K.
Nissly of Mount Joy, Mr. and Mrs.
Abram Heisey and daughter Am-
anda, Mr. and Mrs. John Heisey
and children Grace, Arlene and
J. Standley, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
Kover and children Thelma Jane,
Virgil Kenneth, Marlin Glenn and
Annetta Lucille all of Manheim;
Mr. and Mrs. Elam Snyder and
daughters Verna Lois of Lititz;
Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Kaylor and
daughter Anna Mae. Mrs. Mary
Heisey and daughter's Fannie &
Mary all of Elizabethtown; Mr.
and Mrs. John Snavely and son
Clair, Vera Weidman, Orpha, Sam-
uel and Ernest Nissley and Damon
Fackard all of Mt. Joy.
Annual
Christmas
Parties
SEASONAL ACTIVITIES OF
MANY LOCAL ORGANIZA-
TIONS PRECEDE THE HOLI-
DAYS
Decorating Dept, Party
The Decorating Department
the Grey Iron Casting Co. of
Joy held a Christmas Party
Thursday delicious refresh-
ments were served to the follow-
ing, Mrs. Rhoads Stehman, Mrs.
Charles Williams, Mrs. Stanley
Witman, Mrs. Arthur Hoffer, Mrs.
Lester Sawyer, Mrs. Jacob Birk,
Mrs. John Bard, Mrs. Herbert
Smith, Mrs. Carl Houseal and the
| Misses Dora Walker, Almeda Stau-
| ler, Verna Gruber, Alice Fogie,
| Elizabeth Stehman and Elizabeth
Lane. A time was had by
all.
of
Mt.
on
noon,
nice
God's Helpers Class
A Christmas party was held by
the God's Helpers Class of the
United Brethren Church at the
| home of Edna and Dorothy New-
(Turn to page 6)
BH —.
| TWO MOTORISTS PROSECUTED
| BY OFFICER E. ZERPHEY
—
| Two
Chief
will be summoned before Justice
motorists prosecuted by
of Police Elmer Zerphey,
of the Peace Arthur R. Hendrix, |
|
They are: Richard S.
toona, reckless driving,
{lace J. Stauffer,
| improper passing.
| Ida S. Cohen, of Chester, Pa
| charged with reckless driving, was
| prosecuted Sunday by State Motor
| Policeman C. J. Beaver
| Justice of the Peace Hendrix.
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B. W. BROWN'S WILL
Benjamin W. Brown,
| who died November 28,
Olyer, Al-
of
gave his
| stock in George Brown's Sons, Inc, | k
| to his son, George Brown, II. The
| balance of his estate was given
{to his wife, Annie J. Brown, and
| his son, and they were named
! executors. Mrs. Brown is to have
| use of principal and income dur-
{ing her lifetime.
Bb fpiinoooo
. | BANKS CLOSED MONDAY
Monday, December 26th, being a
| legal holiday, Christmas Monday,
both the local banks will be |
closed.
and Wal- |
Harrisburg R. D., ! cess
before | reac
town, | t}
A YEAR IN ADVANCE
County Leads
State In Value
Of Live Stock
county leads the state
its livestock and
livestock
Lancaster
the
income
in value of
the
products.
Although the Garden Spot county
ranks 12th 13th in
population among the 67 counties,
the State Department of Agricul-
ture disclosed today that it is
first with its $10,366,410 worth of
livestock.
Average
average
produces
from its
in size and
Per Farm
Lancaster
3,308 gallons
of
pounds
of
county
of
1.259
wool,
The
farm
milk,
dozen
and
year.
To do
55 pounds butter,
eggs, 5.6 of
14 pounds honey in &
average farm
11 head
a bee hive,
1.5 horses, a and 7 of
sheep. The farmer puts into the
soil annually $91.98 worth of com-
mercial fertilizer and $13.73 worth
of lime.
The average farm here has live-
stock worth $1,170, and produces
$1,066 worth of milk, eggs, honey
and wool in a year, according to
the State Department of Agricul-
ture.
this, the
163 chickens,
3.6 hogs, half
mule,
keeps of
cattle,
a
es eet Geen
AUTO DRIVER FINED
Luther R. Galebach, 241 E. New
Lancaster, was prosecuted
Tuesday night by State Motor
Policeman T. F. Klatt before
Justice of the Peace Arthur Hen-
drix, of Mount Joy, on a charge
of making an improper pass with
automobile on the Harrisburg
Given an im-
released
street,
his
Florin,
he was
pike, near
mediate hearing
upon payment of a fine and costs.
hd
COMMITTED TO JAIL
On Monday, Chief of Police El-
mer Zerphey Nathan
Williams charge assault
and battery, preferred by
father-in-law, E. S. Hendrix.
In default of $300 bail, Williams
committed to the county
to await a hearing
Hendrix Wednesday
arrested
on a of
his
was
prison
Squire
before
after-
noon.
i
Christmas
Programs in
Rural Schools
School
to a Christ-
Airy Vale
Everyone is welcome
at Airy Vale School
ening, Dec. 23, at 7:30
The program will consist
on Friday ev-
of re-
exercises, music
There will be s
Walk Sisters
A silver
Teacher,
citations,
logues.
ic by the f Mi
offering will
Mildred Reapsome
ville.
taken.
East Donegal High
fourth Christmz
Service will be presented by
and Senior High School
the i
the
The annual
Carol
| the Junior
| choruses, under
| Mr. Newton
gal
toriu
in
Township
December 2
NM
i
m,
clock P
|
mas program which will be given {a
|!
and dia- |
special mus-
|
Vlillers- |
be |
| hospitalized
will Crown
Table Tennis
Champion
Mount Joy's first table tennis
champion will be crowned in the
High School Gym Christmas Mon=-
day. Among the players who are
expected to enter will be James
and Charles Pennell, Eugene
Crider, Sieler Phillips, Richard
Divet, Franklin Zink, Don Somers,
Lester Mumma and many other
outstanding players of town.
In the past year table tennis in
Mount Joy has risen from agame
pet patting the ball to a fast and
scientific game of spins and hand
smashes. Spectators are en=
couraged to come and witness the
fun.
The tournament is in charge of
John Fellenbaum who will ac-
cept entrants until 1:45 Monday,
Dec. 26. Play will begin a 2:00
o'clock.
Watch for the winner and a
ranking of Mt. Joy's first 15 table
tennis players.
Mortuary
Record For
Past Week
MANY OF OUR BEST KNOWN
PEOPLE HAVE PASSED TO
THAT GREAT BEYOND WITH-
IN THE PAST WEEK
Jacob H. Wunderlich, 72, died
at Manheim.
Horace G. Kugle, 66, barber at
Marietta, died.
James Kennedy,
Columbia Friday.
Henry H. Hubley, 86, Washington~
boro, died last Thursday.
Martin H. Friend, 75, of Col-
umbia, died in the County Hos-
nial.
Henry W. Sharpe, 81, died at Lan-
He was born in Rapho town-
94, died at
caster.
ship.
Cyrus H. White, 70, of Lancaster
Junction, died from pneumonia
last Wednesday.
Charles “Bob” McHigin, 47, died
Marietta. Russell McKain, of
is a son.
at
town,
FOUND DEAD IN BED
John Robert, aged five months,
son of Warren S. and Mary Es-
Leaman, Columbia R.
(Turn to page 3)
mit ence
NAMED AN INTERVIEWER
Solon Barr, of town, was ap-
pointed an interviewer to the un-
employment compensation office at
Lancaster at a salary of $2,100.00
per year. The appointment was
announced Monday by S. S. Bard.
Oliver Hiestand, of Elizabeth-
was named a junior inter-
viewer at $1,860 a year.
lie ——
AT THE HOSPITAL
H. C. Kendig, of town, was
days due to
benshade 2
town,
Dr.
several
facial ailment.
Mr. Joseph Bundle,
was removed to the General Hos-
pital on Saturday where he under-
also of town,
an operation.
smn ent Mlle
WON A TURKEY
Harry H. Becker, of town,
big fine turkey given
Saturday by Mr. IL
the Mount Joy Depart-
tore. Mary Stauffer drew
ticket from the box.
went
the
on
DON'T MISS THEM
ber our local
have special holiday
full pages of
of
«|The Day From
Dailies
AWARDED $30,000
Archie Q. Andrews, New
lawyer hired a h at the
shey Ridi
threw its 1 and
jured. Andrews sued
Estates for damages
awarded him $30,000.
Eee
York
Her-
was in-
Hershey
a jury
Thieves looted three hcuses east
{cf Lancaster Sunday night
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| BUSY FOLKS CAN KEEP POST-
ED BY GLANCING AT THIS
COL UMN OF CONDENSED
NEWS ITEMS
Kicked on the leg a cow
Nelson D. Tare,
from the injury.
of accidents
in a de-
the year
ago,
died
year
wn
preven
in Penna.
36
resulted
percent for
hus far.
A man was struck by
near anover and his
dragged several miles.
a train
body