This Community’s Fire Loss Was $28, 140 UP-TO-THE-MINUTE The Mount J oy Bulletin 1939Dviver:Cards Expire At End Of This Month Application cards for auto oper- ators’ licenses are arriving and must be filed with Bureau of Motor Vehicles at Harrisburg by the end of this month. Current cards expire January 31, 1940 in- stead of at the end of February un- der the law which changes expira- tion dates on both drivers’ cards and auto tags. The fee stays at $1.00. The 1939 legislature shifted the renewal date on tags from January 1 to April 1, so that motorists with deflated wallets due to the Christ- mas have a breather be- must lay out the higher fee The 1939 tags may not last due to rusting, but in cases where they go bad they will be replaced upon application. ——— A = operators’ season fore they to operate cars. IF IT CAN BE DONE THERE WHY NOT IN MT. JOY? Construction of MOST VOL. XXXIX NO. 32 F. &S. Asso. Will Observe Family Night In order to gat off on the right foot and with a flying start in the New Year, the Hempfield Farmers’ and Sportsmen's Association have just completed their plans for a gala Family Night program for their opening 1940 regular monthly meet- ing, which will be held in the East Hempfield High School Auditorium at Landisville, Monday night 7:30 approximately 5.000 low single family homes with- in the next few months in the Phil- adelphia area was predicted in the! that pur- | | of announcement chasers can now buy a house for as; little as $100 down and $20 a month, - Engagements Announced Recently Mr. and Mrs. John M. Grosh, of Marietta street, announce the en- gagement of their daughter, Anna, to Thomas Martin, son of Mr, and Mrs. J. C. Martin, of Columbia. No date has been set for a wedding. wake Mrs. Margaret Funk, of Frank street announces the engagement of her daughter, Mildred Ellen, to Larry Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Jones, of Dauphin street, Lan- taster. No date has been set for the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Birk of Kinderhook announced the engage- ment of their daughter, Leonora. to Leroy Nissley son of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Nissley, Landisville. No date has been set for the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. John Sprout, of this place, announce the engagements of (Turn to page 4) ll Mn SLIGHT FIRE HERE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY The Friendship Fire company, was summoned to the home of Geor ge | Germer, East Main street, at 1 p. m. Monday to extinguish a slight fire.’ According to firemen the blaze was caused by a short circuit in wires | between the Germer home and that! of George Schneider. Damage was slight, firemen said. rr rs REVIVAL AT CROSS ROADS Beginning Tuesday evening, Jan. 9th, 1940, Revival Services will be- gin at the Cross Roads Church, near Florin, and will continue each evening, indefinitely. Rev. Mar- shall Winger, of St. Ann’s, Ontario, Canada, will be the Evangelist, All are welcome. Come bring others with you. The Affairs At Florin For Past Week Mrs. Kenneth Rice is now on the sick list. Mrs. Elmer Snyder celebrated her birthday on Monday. Mr, David Wolgemuth is improv- ing at this writing. Nancy Schule celebrated birthday on New Year's Day. Mrs. Melhorn, of Salunga, spent and her Friday as the guest of her daughter BULLETIN completed the printing | Streets tiny cars and trucks may Mrs. Walter Brenner. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Breneman visited Henry Breneman at Neffs- ville Home on Sunday. Miss Mabel Sprout Sprout of Lancaster spent Monday visiting Mrs. Ella Wachstetter. Messrs. James and Joseph Wid- man, Steward Schule and Ralph Mumper spent ten days in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. George Vogel spent (Turn to Page 3) eee tl Ge. NEW YEAR'S DINNER | and William January 8. | Topping th> program which has {been arranged by the entertainment Committee will be the presentaion | of a big game hunting motion pic- tures, which will be shown by Har- Bohn of Richland, Pa. well known big game hunter. These motion pictures will clude actual hunting scenes which (Turn to page 2) ll nn SHERIFF SHIRK TURNED OVER $15.000 BALANCE Sherriff Tom C. Shirk, completed his four-year term Saturday and in- approximately $15,000 over and above all expenses including salar- ies, for the term, his books show. | The sheriff and his two deputies erved papers in 704 suits during the current year, issued 299 execu- tions including 120 involving real estate, and transported 112 prisoners to various state penal institutions and hospitals. The office force also transferred {wo prisoners to the Farview institution this year. rrr ll ns HARRISBURG HAS A MINT Last year the city collected $64,506 !from its 5-cent auto parking meters. In 1938 they collected $33,803, a total of $98,309 in two years. Out of that they paid the meter company $35,000 balance was profit. 1Joy Boro Council, turned over to the county treasurer | Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Morning, January 4th, 1940 Re-elected “Cop” For Another Year OFFICER ELMER L. ZERPHEY At the regular meeting of Mount Elmer L. Zer- phey was re-elected police officer for another year. etl Eee MR. NITRAUER ENTERTAINS ROTARIANS WITH MOVIES Mr. W. E. Nitrauer, our local schools, the program presented during the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club held Tuesday noon. Mr. Nitrauer presented a movie of a Marionette performance that showed how coffee is growing and prepared for the market. The mem- bers of the Club assured us it was a most interesting movie. Twenty-three members, one visi- tor, Mr. Clarence L. Snavely, of Lancaster, and one guest, Mr. Rob- ert Hostetter, were present. principal of | was in charge of | Councilmen Eli Hostetter Entertained Boro Council Burgess «« Boro Employes The Final Meeting of Council Followed At the Hostetter Home Friday Evening; Hostetter and Miller's Terms Expired Last Friday evening retiring Councilman Eli B. Hostetter enter- tained the Burgess, Boro Council, Supervisor, Borough Secretary and all the Boro employes to a roast turkey dinner at his dining hall on North Barbara street. '" Dinner was served at six o'clock and included turkey and all the “trimmings” served in the usual ex- cellent Hostetter style. The following were present: Bur- gess Jno. G. Keener, Samuel H. Miller, Wm E. Hendrix, Harry H. Krall, Jno. Moore, Eli B. Hostetter, Maurice Bailey, Jno E. Schroll, William Dillinger. Henry Smeltzer, 1Park Neiss, Elmer Zerphey, John Hosstick,and Henry Snyder. | Immediately following the ban- quet Council held ‘its final meeting of the year. The minutes of the (Turn to page 5) en. sent 1949 YEAR BOOK ' AND DIRECTORY During the past week, THE of a neat and very convenient year book and directory for this entire year for the West Green Tree Con- | sregation of the Church of the Breth- ren. Mr, S. S. Shearer is the Elder in charge. The book certainly con- | tains a vast amount of information, and was compiled by Mr. Howard Sere wn eel Ce. ENTERTAIN AT WEDDING Miss Mildred Way, of town and Earl Newcomer of Salunga, gave a marimba recital preceding the Weid- ‘BAINBRIDGE COUPLE MARRIED 40 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Miller enter- tained Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Riegle in celebration of their fortieth wed- ding anniversary, with a turkey dinner at the Miller home on Thursday evening. | Among the guests were: Miss Gertrude Gise of town and Mr. and | Mrs. Howard Schwartz of the Gray-| co apartments, Harrisburg. Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz entertained the cou- | ple in their home with a turkey dinner last Sunday. Mrs. Miller |?! and Mrs. Schwartz are nieces of] Mrs. Riegle. > —— UNUSUAL WINDOW DISPLAY An unusual display was placed in the window of the H. S. New- comer Hardware Store Wednesday by Howard Shaffer, of Salem, Ohio. It is a miniature model city, with stores, homes, and a church. On its be seen moving. The exhibit, which is being sponsored by several local business men, will remain in the Newcomer window until next Wed- nesday, and is being used as a form {of Penrose Foreman, | bethtown. | School, Maytown. WE Auto Mishaps Around Here For A Week While Daniel E. Miller, Donegal | Road was rounding the at the intersection of Main ‘prings nd Marietta streets, his car collid- d with one driven by a preacher ‘rom York. The latter's {amaged but fortunately he occupants were injured. car was none of Old Market eastward on highway west of skidded, shot the 10ad and crashed into the The man Witmer was Joseph on street traveling he Florin when his car three-lane "Cl'OSS side of a car going west. ind woman in the other car were injurcd and their car damaged while Mr. Witmer unhurt. His car, however, was damaged beyond repair. BL Mortuary Record In This Section Frank Young a former Colum- bian aged 61 years died at Phila- delphia. Murs. e-caped Fannie O. Formen, 64 wife died at Ehza- Georg: Banzhoff, Jr. 52, Lancas- ter, died while helping his wife in the kitchen. Miss Naomi Reinhart, 42, of Co- lumbia, died at St. Joseph's Hos- pital Saturday. Mrs. Mary A. Weaver, 91, widow of John Weaver, died at the Oreville Mennonite Home. Rev. William A. Howard, rector of St. Peter's Catholic church, Eliza- bethtown, died aged 61 years. Daniel L. Stanton, 73, watchman at the Conestoga Cotton Mills Lan- caster died while on duty. He was found dead. Joseph S. Rohrer, fifty, of Man- heim, died at his home after a lin- gering illness of a complication of diseases. He resided in Manheim the past nineteen years and was a retired farmer and a member of the Manheim Mennonite Church. James Blaine Carter James Blaine Carter, fifty-four, died suddenly at his home at Man- heim R.D. 3. Dr. J. D. Hershey, deputy coroner, of Manheim, said (Turn to Page 4) rt ieee 2nd ANNUAL SERIES OF AGRICULTURAL CLASSES | Wm. E L'Y I N Wm. Hendrix President of Boro Council | The first and regular January | meeting of our new Boro Counci | was held in the Council Chambe: { Monday evening with the following | members present: Burgess Keener E. Hendrix, Harry H. Krall Jno. Moore, Earl Myers and Walte: G. Loraw. Mr. Robert Keller, re- elected last November, was sworr in by the Burgess last Friday, bw was not present. Councilmen-elect Myers and Lo- by Burgess Keener preceding the meeting. raw were sworn in Wm. E. Hendrix was unanimously elected president of Council. Upon motion and upon the sug- gestion of a committee from Friend- ship Fire Company, an addition was made to the compensation insurance policy of the company. Council then re-elected the fol- lowing: Secretary—M. M. Bailey. Treasurer—H, N. Nissley. Solicitors—Arnold & Bricker. Supervisor—Henry Smeltzer. Pumping Enginer—Geo. W. Schatz. Collector of Water Rents—M. M Bailey. Upon motion, all the salaries and wages were made the same for this year as last. The Secretary of the Board of Health notified Council that the terms of Roy B. Sheetz and Dr. D. C. Stoner expired as members of the Board and upon motion, both were re-elected. Police Offier four prosecutions during December. Appended is his annual report: Summary prosecutions: Reckless driving, 15; parking, 4; improper passing, 15; no inspection, 1; failing to yield right of way, 2. Also these arrests: automobile, 1; felonious entry and larceny, 1; operating a motor ve- hicle under the influence of liquor, 3; permitting operation of motor vehicle under the influence, 1; as- sult and battery with intent to rape, (Turn to Page 3) ——-0 Ee Mr. and Mrs. have been transferred from the Montgomery & Ward Store in Lan- caster to Newport, Virginia. Mrs. Overdeer will be remember- ed as Miss Clara Hinkle, of this plaie, I CO tA BIRTHS J. Nissley Brubaker, Manheim Route 1, announced the birth of a Zerphey reported and two arrests Mr. Samuel F. Simmons will conduct the second annual series | of agricultural evening classes at | the East Donegal Township High | The organization meeting will be held on Monday night, January 8, at 7:30 o'clock. | Complete details in next week's] BULLETIN. ne Gy CI rn | GOOD NEWS FOR LADIES; NEW HATS FOR 3 CENTS Three Wilkinsburg High School oirl seniors entered class wearing cooper pot cleaners for hats. The three-cent hats were considered not only practical but attractive. Pop- ularity of the fad threatened to spread. meee Eran HE GOT TOO ROUGH {son at the General Hospital Thurs- day. Our Card ‘Basket For The Week Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bachman are guests at The Pine Needles, South- ern Pines, N. C. Mr. Milton Sigg, of Archbold, Ohio, grower and dealer of popcorn, was the guest of Alvin J. Reist {and family. Mrs. Elsie Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hershey, of and Mrs. Howard Peifer, of Salunga Harry Feltch, Columbia Route 1, was so rough his wife and child are | in the Columbia Hospital. She had | him arrested for assault and battery. —_——————————— Mrs. Annie S. Lytle, 5 East, Dcnegal Street, suffered a fractured; limb and was removed to the St. of advertisement by its sponsors. Joseph's Hospital on Friday. J FOR THE FIRST BABY BORN in FIRST PRIZE, the BULLETIN Office, which is our trading district, 1940 six miles of we will give a pri | ' son, | spent Sunday visiting at Hershey {and Harrisburg. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Miller and Raver, Mrs. Lillie Brown, Mr. Irvin Fritz and Mr. Frank Draben- stadt, all of town, home from a ten days trip to Flor-' ida and other southern points of interest. The Mount Joy Bulletin's Baby Derby ize. There will also be a second and third prize, for the second and third babies born. 1 Years Subscription to the Bulletin ‘| explanatory: Larceny of an | "Harrisburg. Harold Overdeer (half year. town, and Mr. have returned: la Year Compared To $104, ~ LANCAS $1.50 i ————— During the past Summer the Gill- ette Safety Razor Company offered a number of cash prizes for the best window display of its products. These contests were open to all stores in Pennsylvania and we are delighted to say that Sloan's Phar- macy, on East Main street, this boro, won second prize in this state wide contest. Appended is a letter to Dr. Sloan just recently received. It is self “Here's our check for $15.00. A bit late, but perhaps a lot more wel- come in view of the drain on all of our pocket books during the gift- giving season. It's the second prize for the state of Pennsylvania in our World Series TER "COUNTY A YRAR IN ADVANCE Sloan’s Pharmacy Wins 2n Prize On Window Display WINDOW AT SLOAN’S PHARMACY Window Display Contest and may we extend to you our congratula- tions. Also...... we hop= that your Gillette business during the display installation showed a nice uplift with resultant extra profits for you. First the congratulations..... now our explanation for the tardiness in advising you of this good luck. It was a prodigious task to check and judge the thousands of photos en- tered in our contest. Retailers all over the country “went to town” and created most ingenious display trims to spotlight their stores as contenders for a major prize. Picking the winners required a lot of careful scrutiny, so close were the margins that separated a pos- sible winner from a runner- up Every point of merit was checked and rechecked....now we are cer- tain that the decisions of the judges are fair to all contestants.” Brief News Of The Day From Local Dailies Dawson Charles Markley, 16, of Spry, was killed while coasting. The York postoffice paid out over $4,000 for extra help over Christmas. Three diamond rings valued at 31300 were stolen from a woman at Hail stones four inches in dia- meter fell in Wyoming, killing many jack rabbits. Three times as many persons were killed by autos in York Co during ithe last six months than in the first Richard Hoffman, 8, near Lebanon, was drowned while trying to save his sister Peggy, 10, who fell into the Swatara Creek. Ales CAR STRIKES A POLE; MAN'S SHOULDER FRACTURED Paul Boyer, twenty, Manheim R. D. 3, suffered a possible fracture of the right shoulder and minor lacera- {tions of the face when the car in which he was riding, driven by Chester Ober, Manheim R. D. 3, crashed into a pole. Boyer was con- veyed to the General hospital. Ober told the policeman he was forced off the road b: operated by Clayton's Wenger, Man- heim R. D. 1. ———- Eee JAILED FOR 30 DAYS Edward White, fifty-five, Louis- ville, Ky., committed to thc county jail for thirty days ol charges of drunkenness and disor- derly conduct when arraigned be- fore Justice-of-the-Peace Hendrix, [on Saturday. The man was ar- rested by Chief of Police Elmer Zerphey. a machine was | ED PRIZE WINNERS AT MAYTOWN Henry B. Haines won first prize for his home Christmas decorations iin the Civic club contest. Mrs. B Scott Fritz, of Marietta. was judge. Paul Beshler won second prize and Samuel Engle, Jr., third prize, with honorable mention going to John Newton. Al A A CARD PARTY JAN. 18 St. Mary’s Guild of St. Luke's Episcopal Church will hold a card party in the High School auditor- ium on Thursday, January 18th at $500 DAMAGES ARE ASKED AS RESULT OF COLLISION Damages totalling $500 are asked in a suit filed Friday by Paul Mowrer, through his father, Michael Mowrer, of Columbia, R. D. 1, against Henry Smith, Elizabeth- town, R. D. 3. According to Charles W. Eaby, counsel for the plaintiffs, the young- er Mowrer was driving an automo- bile on the Harrisburg pike east of Elizabethtown on December 3 of this year when the car was struck by automobile operated by Smith. No one was injured. BI BAINBRIDGE HOTEL DAMAGED BY FIRE Fire blamed by firemen on an overheated furnace pipe caused un- determined damage in the bar room and kitchen of the National hctel in Bainbridge at 4:45 p. m. Tuesday. Fire companies from Bainbridge, Elizabethtown and Rheems confined the blaze to the lower part of the two and one-half story frame build- ing on Front street, Mrs. Lillian Os- borne is proprietor of the hotel. Eee MISS RUTH HERTZLER ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE Miss Ruth Hertzler, Mount Joy R D., entertained at a bridge party at her home Saturday afternoon. Guests included Pauline Nissly, Peggy Garber, Winifred Latchford, Betty Young, Mary Louise Longe- necker and Mrs. W. G. Diffenderfer of Mount Joy, Hilda Kraybill and Florence Landis, of Rheems. ee QAR PENNA. IS FIRST The tertile, rolling fields of Lan- caster county, plus a few other spots an {in the Eastern half of Pennsylvania, have catapulted this State into the Number One position in the Nation in production of cigar leaf tobacco. BR LICENSES ON SALE The 1940 fishing and dog licenses arrived and are now on sale at the Court House, Lancaster. 695 During 195% U. B. Cheerful Givers Held A Party Thursday The Cheerful Givers Class of the United Brethren Church, taught by Miss Alice Marie Nissly, held their Christmas Party last Thursday ev- cning at the home of Vera Eby. Devotions were in charge of Miss Nissly with readings by Dorothy Shatz, Irene Kuhn and Betty Jane Gemberling. Vera Eby played an accordion solo and also accompan= ied the group singing. Gifts were exchanged and games played. Prizes were won by Dorothy Zer- phey, Pauline Edwards, and Evelyn Kuhn. Refreshments in keeping with the holiday season wre served to the following: Miss Alice Marie Niss- ly, Jeanette Nissly, Dorothy Shatz, Ella Mae Zink, Dorothy Stauffer, Fvelyn Kuhn, Irene Kuhn, Pauline Edwards, Betty McKinney, Romaine Brown, Anna Rohrer, Rosine Kling, Emma Reigle, Beatrice Bates, Betty Jane Gemberling, Dorothy Zerphey, and two visitors, Betty Withers and Shirley Eby. Am NON BOARD OF DIRECTORS At the Annual organization meet= ing of the Lancaster County Dairy- men’s Association N. K. Musser, Columbia Route 2 and C. M. Herr, Mount Joy Route 2 were elected members of the Board of Directors. Local Affairs In General Briefly old Lillian Heinman, Marietta. lacer- ated her hand in a clothes wringe Aaron Zeamer, Kinderhook ed a hog that dressed 76] There is no more ski the county fill the varg ed. Our public (hy Tuesday after days. Over at Wrighi ran down hill porch. There was a $10,000 fire at the Pike Mount Co. plant at Lancaster Thursday. There was a fire at the Marietta Holloware plant Thursday but not much damage. W. J. Martin, of Salunga, was charged with improper passing by the State Police. A county-wide Baby Chick show will be held at Lancaster either March 5 or 12. To date 100 country. farm child ren have joined the Gartlé Baby Beef club. Mary Bonholtzer, 12, Lancast! 4, was killed when she coa front of a truck. The Lancaster county Bird CIN reports we have 38 species winte ing in the county. Chas E. Mimm, 24, was captured within 24 hours after he escaped from the county jail. Charles Sponsler was elected president and Paul Knier Chief of the Manheim Fire Company. Dr. M. Yoder of Lititz, was appointed a member of the Board of Health there for a five year term. The Jacob Frey King Memorial building at the Masonic Homes, Elizabethtown, was dedicated Thurs- day. Thieves mingled with firemen while they extinguished a chimney fire south of Paradise and stole $21.- 20 in cash. Victor N. Engle. of this place, who held a clerkship at Harrisburg ata salary of $1140 was dismissed along with a number of others. ——————- Em HAS A NEAT BALANCE Manheim Borough Couneil closed its year with a cash balance of §$19,- 925. The town's bicycle licensing law proved a success. A total of 697 cycles were licensed. The Bulletin-Joy Theatre Cooking School To Open Tuesday, January 9th Only a few more days to wait for the opening session ofthe BULLE- TIN-Joy Theatre Cooking School, [person in the audience. A éomplete {set of these minizture cookbooks | can be had by all oir readers just with Miss Margaret Buchan at the | by attending the cool.ing school. 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 be is absolutely Free. If you are a subscriber, we Will | ror the receipt of a notice of the first three bora. credit your account. If there is any question as to distance, shortest way will be measured by a com=- petent judge and an auto speedometer. dight o'clock. Bridge, Five Hundred and Pin- ochle will be played. Gr LETTERS GRANTED Fannie B. Shank, West Donegal P- M., reoumship, exeeutrix of John Shank, late of West Donegal Township. Joy Theatre on Tuesday, January | Every woman, is given an oppor= 9th, 2:00 p. m. Other classes will | tunity to participated .in the distri= be held on the 16th and 23rd of | bution of the many valuable gifts to January at the same time. be awarded daily. 4A grand prize At -each session of the a | will be given away at the final ses- printed folder containing; sll the | sion. recipes to be prepared (by Miss| In addition to the feods p Buchan will be presented every (Turn to Page 8) Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Breneman, man-Harting wedding at Heller's, 30 W. Donegii St, town, enter- near Leacock Sunday afternoon. tained # number of guests at a New Eee Vear’s dinner. They were Mr. ond HE WAS 69 TODAY Mrs. Elmer Shenberger and child-! We want to eongratulate our vet- ren, Kenneth and Doris Fae, Mr. ' eran townsman Clinton Eby, on N. and Mrs. Oscar Breneman and Mr. Barbara sreet. He is quietly cele- Milton Royer. ' brating his 69th birthday today. The winner will announced in ‘the first issue — " Reports must reach: this office not later than 5 | January 10th,