a An I AR Aeron rd ST ir i SE Meeting Next Monday Evening A very our interesting Chamber of meeting new will be held in the Council Cham- ber next Monday evening at eight o'clock. Of all meetings to date it is quite urgent that you attend this one. The future of the organization depends largely upon this meeting. Members will be qualified and they in town will elect the direct- ors, Following the election of the directors they will organize by electing the officers. To date the secretary has thirty- four in tions and was inform- ed that fifteen additional were sign- An the nundred members. ed. start effort is being organization with All those who have not been ap- proached {o date and to are cordially invited to attend this meeting. ———————— OE A Petition To Clear Local Property A petition for property in Mt. lien of desire jein, the release of a Joy township from a mortgage written in 1844 presented court by B. J. Myers, Esq. “I think I've had more of those petitions in the last two months than I've had in my whole time of practice,” Myers remarked. The property is owned by Abram H. and.Minnie S. Young. The mort- gage was given by Samuel Meckley to Peter Horst for $7,146.81 April 2, 1844 on property containing thirteen perches, The matter is to be heard July 7. Two mortgages were ordered re- was to on acres and three corded as paid. These were on the properties of Francis C. and Jane K. Browning in Springville, now Florin, Fast Donegal township in the amount of $300, and the other was one given by William and Susan Adams for $1,000 to John Geyer, later being transferred to Sem Brubaker, Rapho township. — 0 Ere BAINBRIDGE MERCHANT PLEADS GUILTY H. L. Kauffman, Bainbridge guilty seventy-seven, plead Satur- costs. store proprietor Atlee setting Judge fined accused of before day and was and He up maintaining a five-cent slot machine eized by State Motor Police raid. Private Fitzgerald said it was Kauffman’s second offense on gamb- was in a FOR AUTO CLUB PICNIC ARRANGE On Monday Pres. S. F. Gable, and directors Tom Shirk, Lancaster, Flwood Grimm, Elizabethtown and E. ‘Schroll, were were they Jno of town, to Hershey made arrange- ments with the management there for the annual picinic of the Lan- Club on Thurs- caster Automobile day; July 27. nent State Fuel Permit Law Is Repealed Service Station operatorsin Penn- nia were reminded today by the Department of Revenue that it for them to permits to and other liquid fuels. law, known also made unlawful the sale of sylva is no longer neccessary make applications for cell gasoline The gas permit act 307, ial price listings or liquid fuels other than at a » posted plainly for public in- sell liquid fuels for S the in the posted price, or to offer merchandise or service for payment other than that required Act is no longer operative, the Leg- | which or to een repealed by lat ure. Numerous requests for (Turn to page 5) rr A A A applica- TEACHER DISMISSED James Fenstermacher, teacher in made to one and | of Commerce again serve as the Registrar. Last MOST VOL. XXXIX NO. 3 FATHER’S DAY UP-TO-THE-MINUTE The Mount Joy Bulletin sn am rst of Dads, Here’s a Choice Group; Their Children Helped Make Them Famous “I don’t care much for Bankhead but I'd like to meet Tallulah.” So run the song from “I'd Rather Be Right” Wil liam Bankhead is speaker of the House. Daughter Tallulah is a stage actress. 5 Umpire Emmett “Red” Ormsby of the American league knows his strikes and fouls but must sometimes think twice to remember his children’s names. Good reason—they're 12 strong, ranging from 2 to 16 years. Donegal Boys) To Compete In Contests Arthur Wolgemuth, Mt. Joy R.D. 1, Vernon Martin, and George End- both of Marietta, R. D. 1, | will compete in the state-wide | Future Farmers of America con- | tests at State College during June | 13, 14, 15. The above three! boys were selected to represent the ! Fast Donegal High School Future | Farmer chapter. Arthur Wolze. | muth will compete in the State! Public Speaking Contest. slow, and He will | be the only contestant from Lan- | County. The topic of his | speech will bs “Electricity - The Farmers’ Servant.” Vernon Martin will compete in the dairy judging and corn judging contest. George Endslow will enter the livestock judging and tree identi- fication contests. The boys will | leave for State College on Tuesday | _ morning, June 13, accompanied by |% Samuel F. Simmons, Supervisor of Agriculture at East Donegal Town- ship High School. tl A AU THE LANDIS REUNION AT LANDISVILLE At a recent meeting of the execu- tive committee of the Landis clan, at the home of the president, H. Landis Shank, it was decided to have the 1939 Landis Reunion on Thursday, August 3, at the Landis- ville Campmeeting Grounds, Land- isville. The .-next meeting of the committee will be held June 20, at the home of the vice president, Charles I. Landis, Fruitville, at which time an attractive program will be arranged. rel Aree SCHOOL OF METHODS WILL AGAIN BE HELD The annual School of Methods, conducted by the Evangelical Con- gregational Church, will again be held this summer at beautiful Wald- heim Park, July 24-28, 1939. The Superintendent, Rev. C. P. Kichline, of Lancaster, will again direct the program of the School. The Rev. H. H. Scanlin, of Lehighton, will caster | year over 500 students attended. —— E———————— ADJUPICATIONS FILED , Marietta High school, was dis- missed in the first hearing in Lan- | ter County under the Teachers’ wre Act. He was charged with mpentency and failure to main- | tain discipline. et en ard Reich, 30, cas shot himself on the baseball fer there. | tates were filed Court: |$2.105.14. of Ephrata, $129.19. $2,503.00. These adjudications in local es- in the Orphans’ Henry B. Gibble, Rapho township, Mary Hoffman, Conoy township, Barbara S. Hoffman, Mount Joy, | Elmer E. Br own, Mr. David Martin and Wesley Wit- UNDAY, June 18, brings local observance of the twenty-ninth annual Father's Day, a custom originated at Spokane, Wash., in 1910 hy Mrs. John Bruce Dodd, now director of a funeral home. She started it in tribute to her father, a G.A.R. veteran named William J. Smart. Most fathers aren’t illustrious, but they’re Dad to someone and nothing else counts. Some fathers are famous in their own right. Others, strangely, grow in stature partly through notoriety achieved through their children. Here are five samples: Eighty-five-year-old Henry Morgen- thau was famous years ago as ambassa- dor to Turkey and an international peace worker. Son Henry, now secre- tary of the treasury, keeps Henry Sr.'s name in the limelight. ROBERT K. BROWN GRADUATED AT LEHIGH TUESDAY, JUNE 13 Bethleham, Pa., June 14—Robert K. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. 129 South Market Street, is one of a of ap- proximately 320 men who will re- ceive degrees at Lehigh University’s 71st Commencement Tues., June 13. The Commencement exercises will be held outdoors for the first time in Lehigh history. Francis B. Sayre, assistant secretary of State, will be the speaker. Brown, who will receive the de- gree of Bachelor of Science in In- dustrial Engineering, was a member of the Band (2-3-4); and a member of the Industrial Engineering So- ciety. The Affairs At Florin For Past Week class Mr. Holmes Hartman and family moved from Perry County near Rheems. Miss Minerva Knisley and Miss Ethel Reno spent Wednesday with Everly Fike. The Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. Bertha Kraybill on Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Max Raffensperger and daughter, Arlene, spent Sat- urday at Perry County. The Home Builders held their class meeting at the Church of the Brethren on Tuesday evening. Mr. George Vogle and son, Chas, (Turn to page 3) rr tl A Cn. Joseph P. Kennedy, U. S. ambassador to Britain, millionaire, former SEC chairman and maritime commission chairman, is quite a family man be- sides, He'll get nine presents this Father's Day. 2 \ = Father Oliva Dionne was just another man with a large family until the quints came along. Five of a kind would keep most men busy. But dons forget that Papa Dionne has seven other young mouths to feed! Local Affairs In General Briefly Told The Marietta band has received new uniforms. A harmonica band is being or- ganized at Ephrata. 124,282 vehicles crossed the Col- umbia bridge during May. A second case of spotted fever has developed at Quarryville. A Stiegel Salt brought $29 at a public sale at Lancaster Saturday. Henry M. Bruner was re-elected head of the Columbia Hospital Board. Auto deaths on Pennsylvania highways are 25.8 percent below last year’s. While swimming in the river at Marietta three youths found a lot of silverware. Lewis Diana, 18, Columbia enter- ed the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. Three young men each paid $38.65 for damaging a tree in Buchanan Park at Lancaster. Charles Greenawalt, aged 3'2 years, Mountville, was injured when he fell from an auto. James H. Funk, 11, of Washing- ton boro, seriously injured when run over by a land roller. Daniel G. Groff, 39, WPA fore- man of Columbia, was acquitted on a charge of larceny of tools by a jury. was A nn ELAM GANTZ CASE CONTINUED UNTIL SEPT. At court Monday District Attor- ney Eaby announced that the case of Elam Gantz, thirty-eight, Man- heim R. D. 2, charged with invol- untary manslaughter in the death of George H. Gingrich, thirty-three, Manheim, in an auto accident near Erb’s church on May 12, has been continued until the September term of Criminal Court. AA Arr ATTENDING CONFERENCE Amongst the local folks attending the Conference at Andersoon, Ind. are the following: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hostetter and son, Law- rence, Mr. and Mrs. David Shonk, Mrs. Annie Eshleman and Mr. John Brubaker, the latter being a dele- gate from this place. WILL ATTEND CAMP Miss Elizabeth Heilig and Miss Mildred Zink, leaders of the local Frank Peffer, on West Donegal Girl i street, is a member of the Grand to the Lancaster Co. Jury at Lancaster this week. Scout organization, will go Day Camp, W.EEKLY I N Moon? Joy, Pa Th Morning, June 15th, 1939 For Reunion At Donegal and director of religious education in the First Presbyterian church at Lancaster, will direct the musical program at the 31st annual reunion of the Donegal society today. The reunion will be held at Donegal Presbyterian church. Mr. Pearson will sing a tenor solo on the afternoon program and will present Glenna Jane May, con- tralto, and Nancy Herr, soprano, in a duet on the same program. Miss Mary and Miss Herr will sing solos on the morning program. Both the girls are soloists in the First Pres- byterian choir. Miss May is a senior at Millersville State Teachers college and Miss Herr was graduated from the college last week. Miss Herr and Mr. Pearson will also be the pianists for the program. The program of music was arrang- ed by Mr. and Mrs. W. Clyde Shissler, of this city. Dr. Aden B. MacIntosh, pastor of Trinity Lutheran church Lancaster, and Dr. Fred Pierce Corson, presi- dent of Dickinson college, will be the reunion speakers. A eee. USHERS’ LEAGUE ENTERTAINED LAST THURSDAY NITE m. Weldon and Charles Latch- ford entertained the Ushers’ League of St. Mark's United Brethren Church, Thursday evening at the latter's home on S. Barbara St. Rev. Harold Peifer of the Brun- nerville United Brethren Church ad- dressed the Ushers on the subject “Gone with the Wind.” A piano duet was presented by Mrs. Robert Hostetter and Miss Winifred Latchford. They played over the Waves and Melody in F. Seventeen members and two visi- tors were present. The July meeting will be held in the Mount Joy Park with H. N. Nissly as host. ——————— ABE HENRY INJURED WHEN CAR TURNED OVER Abe Henry son. of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Henry, near town, was injured ‘in an auto accident near Dillsburg Saturday night. After driving his mother to the conference at Grantham, the young man motored through York Co. and during a heavy rain the Chev- rolet sedan he was driving skidded on a hill on the wet highway and overturned. Dr. Kendig, of town, is treating the injuries and put several stitches in Henry's ear to close the wounds. A Mts ARRESTED NEAR TOWN WITH A STOLEN CAR Arthur Van Truman, Chalk Hill, Pa., was arrested last, week on the Harrisburg pike, near town, by Cor- poral Aumon and Private Gerhard while driving a car reported stolen in Hope, Fayette county, Wednes- day. He was jailed pending the arrival of State Motor Police from Union- town. Van Truman admitted he is on parole from the Western Peniten- tiary on auto theft charges. Burglars At Newcomer's Store Burglars entered the hardware store of H. S. Newcomer and Son, Inc, Monday night and after ran- sacking desks and drawers, took a small amount of charge from the cash register and fled. Entrance was gained though a cellar window. The robbery is now being in- vestigated by police authorities. re tl rere CARL NOLT MISSING Jacob Nolt, Landisville, reported to the police that his son Carl, aged 18, is missing since Monday night. He is driving a gren auto with li- cense No. 964K. He returned home morning. A I i. CAUGHT 300 FISH Messrs. Enos, Jay and Arthur Kulp, of town, accompanied several Elizabethtown men on a fishing trip to Bowers Beach Sunday. They caught 300 croakers, trout and early next next week, as counsellors. Special Music Helge E. Pearson, musical director LANCASTER Ta ew i Mr, and Mrs. second wedding anniversary at thei June 20, J Hawibsine Case Is Now Being Tried A jury of six men and six women to try the case of James Hawthorne, twenty-five, of Mount Joy R. D. charged with involuntary man- slaughter. The case will be tinued Tuesday morning before Judge Atlee. Hawthorne was prosecuted by former State Motor Policeman T. S. Jennings, of the Lancaster sub-sta- tion, following an accident on the Harrisburg pike, northwest of Flor- in, on February 9. Charles Dierolf, | Elizabethtown druggist, was killed in the accident when the car which he was riding driven by Luther Coble, of Elizabethtown, and | car driven by Hawthorne collided. After deliberating about three and one-half hours the jury found con- in Hawthorne guilty of involuntary manslaughter and recommended mercy. Sentence was deferred until Friday. Chrisi Miller Family Will Hold Reunion The next reunion of the decend- ants of the Christian Miller family will be held at the home of Ezra Wolgemuth, town, on Labor Day, 1940. This announcement was made at the 1939 reunion held recently. The attendants were: Mrs. Myra Kendig, Ira Kendig and wife, Mr. and Mrs, Norman Keener and children, Harold Ken- dig, Christ Kendig, John Kendig, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Kaphel, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kaphel and children, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller, Mr. Mrs. Ephraim Rhoads, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Lefevre, Mr. and Mrs. Miller and children, Landis Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Wolgemuth, Mr. and Mrs. Paris Wolgemuth, Mr. Mrs. Miller Wolgemuth and ren, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wolge- | muth and children, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wolgemuth and son, Mr. | and Mrs. Clarence Wolgemuth, Wolgemuth Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Phares ‘GRADUATED FRIDAY Harry G. Walters, Jr., was grad- uated from the Evening School of Accounts and Finance of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, on Friday evenings at exercises held in Phila- delphia at Irvine auditorium. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Walters, Miss Mar- guerite Keller and Miss Barbara Anne Walters of this place attended the exercises, ID A Cet. flounders. retire June 24. was selected late Monday afternoon and | Chas. | and | child- | Ezra 'h Wolgemuth, Paul, John and Rhoda, | Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Yoder and children, Mr. and Mrs Charles! Kuhns, Mr. and Mrs. Hellavy, of Alberta, Canada. —_——— HARRY G. WALTERS Major Shannon, 69, Columbia will the balance is to be given to The Sixteeners, Former Soldiers’ Orphans, Will Hold Their Reunion Here Saturday $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE Fifty-Second Anniversary Cyrus Foreman, of this boro, will celebrate their fifty- r home 118 David street, next Tuesday, Crippled Children Clinic Tues. Dr. J. T. Rugh, Orthopedic Sur- geon of Philadelphia, will conduct another clinic for tthe examination of crippled children and also wil} perform operations on fifteen child- ren who have been previously ex- amined by him at the Lancaster General Hospital on June 20th. The entire morning will be de- voted to operating and the entire afternoon to examinations of any |cases that are brought to him. | These clinics are held three or four times annually by the Lancaster County Society for Crippled Child- ren which is one of the agencies of the Lancaster Welfare Federation. These clinics are intended to take care of those unfortunate children who have been crippled by any cause whatsoever and whose parents are not financially able to pay for the corrective operation and care required. A real service can be by parents in such circumstances or by any friends who would bring such cases to the attention of Mr. John Greiner of this boro, who is the local mem- ber of the Crippled Children Com- mmittee, —er.||,\inn° EVA REIGLE HOSTESS TO SUNSHINE CLASS rendered The Sunshine Sunday School Class held their monthly meeting at the home of Eva Reigle last week. The meeting consisted of a very interesting program, games and de- licious refreshments, Those present were: Eva Reigle, Alice Brubaker, Betty Miller, Es- ther Weldon, Doris Leedom, Erma Gainor, Jean Ludwig, Mrs. John G. Eberle. —_——— TO THE PACIFIC COAST | | Miss Eunice Herr, Poplar street, | a clerk at the First Na- Bank and Trust Co., left on for California, where spent three weeks, visiting her Dr. H. M. Engle and Bruce at San Francisco, where she Fair and also with Norman Engle, at Sac- this place, | tional Saturday she will uncles, Engle, will attend the her uncle, remento. cnn Min HOMECOMING AT EBY'S The tenth annual Fby’s northeast Homecoming United Brethren town, will be June 18 at 3 v. Ira Funk of Florin iwill have charge of the service Rev. Russell Etter, Campbelltown, will preach. There will be special music. WILL OF AMANDA ROOT | Amanda Root, of Landis- | ville, who died May 24, appointed her husband, Samuel N. Root and Martin E. Musser, ESq., executors. { Mr. Root is to receive the income {from the estate for life, and at his service at { church, of i | observed on Sunday, [P. M. (DT). Re Swarr COUNTY Fishermen Had Unusual Experience Several fishing parties from here had very unpleasant experiences on ‘recent trips. Here they are: Marconed Four Hours Last Sunday a fishing party from town spent the day at Rehoboth Beach. Out on the bay in row boats, a strong wind and rain storm blew them five miles from. the shore and they were marooned on the open water for four hours, Those in the party were: Mr. and Mrs. James Sheaffer, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Barnhart, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Kramer, all of town; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Graeff, of Millersville; Mr. and Mrs. John Mensinger, of Lancaster, and Hugo Hoppensteel. Blown Out To Sea : A number of ‘ocal residents had a very narrow escape While on a fishing trip to Bowers Beach last Saturday. While out on the bay a terrific wind and rain storm blew them off their course and several hours e=- lapsed before they were able to get ashore. Their catch netted 128 fish before the storm broke. Those in the crowd were Roscoe Hassinger, William Way, and son William, Jr, Londy Zurin, Elam Groff, Harry Beamesderfer, Nor- man Spricher, Calvin Kramer and Abe Mumma, all of town; David Hassinger, of Maytown and Clyde Way of Lancaster. Ed GIRL SCOUT BENEFIT AT JOY THEATRE, JUNE 26 The local Girl Scout Troop will hold a movie benefit at Joy Theatre on Monday, June 26th, The picture to be shown is “The Kid From Texas “starring Florence Rice and Dennis O'Keefe. The tickets are being sold by the Girl Scouts for 10c and 25¢, the regular movie admission price. Any money derived from the" benefit will be used toward Camp expenses. This country wide organization of youths, of which the local unit is 2 most active member, can continue as such, only with the assistance of parents and townspeople. Won't you cooperate? Help give these en- ergetic girls a real vacation under organized supervision. Mortuary Record In This Section Jonas H. Hess, 80, died at Roh- rerstown. Jonas H. Hess, 80, Rohrerstown, died Thursday. Amos B. Meshey, 60, of Columbia died Thursday. Casper Eater, 89, oldest Marietta fireman, died Tuesday. John Westley Eisenberger, 76, of Columbia, died Sunday. Henry R. Deitz died very sud- denly at his home at Columbia. Mrs. Amanda Buch, 83, widow of Aaron Buch, died at Manheim. Mrs. Minnie Firestone Engle, wife of Robert Engle, died at Manheim aged 49 years. Samuel Heilman Imboden, 68, farm manager at the Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, died Tuesday. Mrs. Barbara H. Heisey, 76, wife of Elias Heisey, died at Fredericks burg. She was a daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. John H. Long- enecker, near Elizabethtown. Simon Stambaugh 89 of York died June 3 at the West Side sanitorium. He was a retired rural mail carrier and lived with his son, Dr E. S Stambaugh 658 W. Market St. York. The fun- eral was held from Walter W.Futer and son 662 Linden Avenue on Friday June 9. Brief services at 1:30 DST Preaching in the Holtz- schwamm church interment in the Holtzschwamm Cemetery. etl ee DOG LAW INSPECTOR Nevin K. McClure, Christiana, has been named dog law inspector for Lancaster, Chester and Dela- ware counties and has started a drive on unlicensed dogs in his area. He is being assisted by F. S. Fillman, Temple, a special investigator. ER THAT EXPLAINED IT Harold Flinchbaugh, & York Co. hunter, shot a deer in Center county two years ago but could na "+4 it. Last week he received a new $20 bill from a chap in Ohio, who ad- a nephew, Clyde M. Swarr. mitted his guilt.