IC c cams] Fire Companys Drive For New To Begin Soon — Goal $6,500 MOST - ~THE=M INUTE WE ERKLY I LANCASTE R COUNTY The Mount Joy Bulletin VOL. XI, NO. 42 Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Morning, March 27, 1941 $1.50 a Year in Advance April Fool Again! : xl 278 | April Fool’s Day Feature?—That’s right. This faked picture, showing | the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol at Madison collapsing, appeared | on page one of the Madison Capital-Times, April 1, 1933. It’s one of the | April 1st hoaxes in which newspapers delight. And, although “April Fool” appeared in small type in the caption at the end of the accompanying | article, readers were shocked. Rte So, read your paper carefully on April | ‘ool's day! i | CHARE BAINBRIDGE MAN WAS MAKING HOME BREW State's S 50 Leading Boroughs Four a John Ferran, alias Ivan Farion. sixty-two, of Bainbridge, charged with violating the State Brew Bev- Act, was arrested by State Control Board : his home erage | Liquor | raided Lancaster ; 1 | cases of home brew. than' ~ : Ferran, according to State agents. admitted making from six to nine sents who | boroidhs 1 and ized nine county each produce more $5,000,000 worth of products annually, a William S. Livengood, Jr., ary of ernal Affairs i tary of Internal Affairs, Teveived manufac tured! report by! Pp Yi cases of home brew during the last ir Rey Complaints were tip bid ig that he was selling the The four communities—Columbia, | brew, agents said. The specific Elizabethtown, Ephrata and Line charge against Ferran is manufac- a total of 125 different indus-/ turing beer without a license. trial establishments and 8113 em-| defendant waved a hearing ployes. They are the 30, before Justice of the Peace Axe leading manufacturing boroughs in , Lancaster township. the state. With the many tages we have rigiat here Joy, good reason why Ihr IPGInnzts our town should not be one of the fifty leading bor- ‘Hershey |. S. oughs in the state? \ Here's a for our Chamber 3 { lee ( lub Commerce to shoot at. Concert Here four or five years. among Ferran plead guilty to violating : the State Brew Beverage Act and in Mount (vc fined $100 and costs. industrial advan-| is there any manufacturing ——— WILL CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY SATURDAY Mr. Henry Becker, Mount Joy, The Indusirial Schoo) R. 2, 1 celebrate his birthd Glee Club will give a concert in, 5 will celebrate his birthday on the High school auditorium here Saturday, March 29th. : Thursday evening, April 3 at eight There's a number of well known 5 foll a1 Tehrat o'clock. The concert is being spon- s wi celebrate ¢ 7ersS=! 0.58 w ho w gO Any oe] by the Mount Joy Needle- aries of their natal day, next Tues-! : ; 1 A All Fool's D work Guild. ho) px I ro 5 i | This is a worthy hey include cashier of the Pus sincerely hope the concert is well | National Bank, Reuben Fellenbaum; cause and we patronized. vegetable and fruit “wrapper up-, mh. complete program follows: per” at the Acme Market, Edgar by Glee Club: Friends; Hagenberger; Samuel Miller, Dis I Hear Along Our Street, Mac- trict Superintendent Penna. Power Kinney; Eariest Lord Jesus, Cru- and Light; Mrs. Martin Strickler and saders Hymn: Pilgrims Chorus, Mrs. Ervin Starr, Rohrerstown, nee Esther Garber. en tl Wagner. | Tenor Solo by Thomas Rieker: God Touched the Rose, and Where’ SQUIRE SHANK, LANDISVILLE 'cr You Walk, Handel. HEARS TWO MOTORISTS Instrumental Trio: Doran Pugh, Two motorists prosecuted by (Turn to page 2) State Motor Police were fined $10 — and costs following immediate hear- | HOSPITAL PATIENTS ings before Justice of the Peace Mrs. Arthur Zerphey, North Bar-| Shenk, Landisville. They were|bara Street, underwent an operation | Frank Kurtz, Buffalo, N. Y., charg-iat the St. Joseph’s Hospital on| ed with speeding at 60 miles an| Saturday. | hour, and Edna V. Griffenburg Christ Shirk Jr., Chocolate Ave. | Collingswood, N. J., charged with} underwent an appendectomy at| the St. Joseph's Hospital on Satur-| | re sl Al Qe seme | RED CROSS ACTIVE | The Lancaster Red Cross and its | disaster relief department set up al relief station during Rohrerstown's | fire. They cared for victims and | served food and coffee. driving an auto without an inspec- tion sticker. day. —-— OB ASKED TO RAISE $35,000 The Lutheran Churches of the Lancaster district have. been asked to raise $35,000 as their quota of the half million dollars sought for Muhlenberg College. 1 | i | New Boy Scout Troop Sponsored By The East Donegal District The scoutmaster will be Ralph | S. Oberholzer, will be Paul Baker | school district, of which J. W.|Glenn Keemer, William Fuhrman | Bingeman is supervising principal, [and John P. Weiser. The troop | it was announced at Scout head-|committee will consist of John M.| quarters Thursday: The new troop Frysinger, Bayard Grosh and Mil- will be known as Troop 35, will be|ton Grimes. Eight scouts have been | located at Florin and will meet in| enrolled to daate: Gerald Cosgrove the Union elementary school on | Robert Fackler, Albert Bruce Thursday evenings. its charter at a meting in the near future, Another new Boy Scout troop has been sponsored by the East Donegal \ Vitel. { home of | pike, at 7:55 p. m., Winners of | Free Trip To Washington Sixteen school children of the city and county schools won a trip to Washington, D. C. April 7 and 8 in the Democracy Duiys contest sored by the Defense Council. Three boy: and thirteen girls are spon- Man Killed In Auto Crash Wesley S. Royer, thirty-one, of Colebrook, dicd at 1:45 a, m. Satur- day, in the Good Samaritan hos- pital from injuries suffered when his auto struck a tree and turned in Route 241 between Eliza- ida and showed some of the novelty bethtown and Lawn, a short time | trinkets such as cards, pictures, etc. earlier. {that she bought there. : A passenger in the car, Frank | Games were played and prizes Boyd, sixteen, Royer’s step-son, suf- | (Turn to Page 3) fered brush burns of the legs and arms, police said. The other pas- sengers, Ira and Carl Daub, Cole- brook and Kenneth Weaber, Leb- | enon R. D. 1, escaped injury, ac- cording to police. The victim, an employe of the] Savoy Shoe factory, Elizabethtown, is survived by his wife, and several children. ll —————— FIREMEN ANSWERED TWO CALLS IN ONE DAY The Friendship Fire company, of | this place, was called tp extingush two minor blazes Saturday. The first fire, at 2:55 p. m,, the summer shed of the Brothers chicken farm, Springs road, caused by from a chimney. Damage amount- ed to $50. The second was at the Earl Walters, Marietta caused by a de- was in Musser Donegal sparks fective chimney. Damaged was neglible. en Jurors Drawn ForApril May, June Courts Appended are the for the coming court terms during from | April, May and June. Those this locality are: GRAND JURORS, JUNE 9 John H. Shenk, retired, Manheim. C. R. Frey, retired, Elizabethtown. | Edward Lane, clerk, Mt. Joy. Eva Car oll, ‘housewife, Elizabeth- town. Lizzie Manheim. COMMON PLEAS, Jacob F. Olweiler, Florin. Longenecker, housewife, | APRIL 28 veterinarian, (Tum to Page 3) > | ARM EADLY INJURED Harry Dyer, twenty, Elizabeth- town R. D. 3, suffered a severe fracture R. D. 3, suffered a severe fracture of his arm when caught in| farm machinery while at work Thursday morning. He was ad- mitted to St. Joseph's hospital. LETTERS Albert Baribeau, of Mount Joy township, executor of Emily Bari- beau, late of East Donegal tow nship. | — ———— NO FRIEND OF ANIMALS Loyal Good, near Lancaster, was It will receive |Gingrich, David Herr, Wilmer Ober- | arrested for cruelty to animals. He holtzer, William Walters and John |vacated a house and left his dog there, | deputy coroner, Mountville, who is- sued a certificate of suicide. Mem- bers of the family could give no | becau:e of | year, was presented with a lovely | corsage by the class. After the banquet a short but entertaining program was present- ed. It included the class song “Sing, Smile and Prayer”; scrip- i ture lesson by Mrs. Paris Hostetter: | prayer by Alice Marie Nissly; Miss | Maude Schneider gave an interest- | over- | | AMER. LEGION LADIES | WILL BE HOSTESSES Edith Mae | jurors drawn | I'ARMER ENDS HIS LIFE WITH SHOTGUN | Ralph B. Ranck, forty-two, Wash- | | ington Boro P. D. 1, near Central Manor ground, ended his lifc by shocting himself in the head with a12-guage <hotgun in the Laundry of his home Saturday night, according to Dr. A. J. Greenieaf, reason for the act. The body was found by his wife for ing talk on her recent trip to Flor- ~~ Ladies Auxiliary of the American will be hostesses party to be held afte 17th, lat the Richland Club Rooms. to a desert Thursday Legion, | card rnoon April at one-thirty Bridge, Pinochle and five hundred | will be played. The regular monthly card party lof April 3rd will not be held due {to Holy week. Ee | ENJOY ED PLANE RIDE On a recent Sunday Messrs. | Detwiler and Harry | town, fishing in Aberdeen mills, iis an the | weren't biting both enjoyed an air- | plane ride over to the river and re- Jos. Weidman, of Conewago nearly fish were | creek near airport and when turn. ro HL, | LIQUOR LICENSE HERE | SUSPENDED 10 DAYS { The | Brown, Andrew B boro liquor license of 0 W, been suspended for | (ffective March 28, ‘the Liquor Control nounced at Harrisburg, Monday. — DoE | MOVIE WINNERS | Cash night at Joy Theatre, Main st., this | has ten days Pennsyl- vania board an- Tues- day, sent four more movie-goers | went home with crisp new bills. They included: Richard Brown, $10: | Ida Sprout $5; Mrs. S. Hendrix, $5: | Oliver Spickler, $5. Ail the win- ners were from Mount Joy. i snl Git UNION ‘CUT IS $400,000 It has just been learned that labor | unions received a ‘cut’ of $400,000 | during the construction of the Army cantonment at Fort Meade, Md. and a similar amount at Indiantown Gap, as well as other | thruout the country. cantonments | OO | HOME FROM HOSPITAL { Mrs. William Arndt, Florin, re | turned home Friday from St | Joseph’s Hospital where she under- p I went an appendix operation. If You Move Kindly Tell Us People who change their resi- dence should give us this infor- mation, enabling us to send your paper to your home directly, instead of to your old address. Call us at the Office by tel:, ‘one, or send a postal card, giving the old as well as the new address. Do this at once, so that your name will be properly placed on our mailing list. Bank Stock ‘Withdrawn At Lancaster An list of stocks & bonds were offered at pub- lic sale at Lancaster on Monday While large exceptionally large come sold at a fair price, a number were withdrawn Local stocks offered were: winners, chosen from among thou- | For the estate of Samuel S. Kray- sands who wrote slogan- essaye on | and three children when they re- (pil, deceased: 17 shares First “Why 1 Believe in Democracy.” | turned from a shopping trip to the | N.tjonal Leuk of Marietta old = Simultaneously it was announced | city and attending ievival services igi o chare: 2 shaves Union National that Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt [at the East Ciestnut Street Joy bank, sold at $101 a will mect the winners at a reception | nonie Chureh, «hare. : : at the White House at 3:30 P| ete For the estate of Mary R. Kray- M., Tuesday, April 8, as the climax | G d ha, bill, deceased: 3 shares First Nat] of the two- doy trip to capitol build- | 00 C eer bank of Marietta. sold ot $40 ings and shrines, and to Mount Ver- | |e 19 ig Uri Rona non. : : Class Holds Mount Joy bank, 1 share sold at i" inne: Led a ; $101, 18 shares withdrawn, he winners, from this locality “or the estate : ine N chosen by geographical districts so Ann | Banquet it Tio cua or Rm i tem PE] we wy me ci ple en dy ok Ton Paul A. Mueller, Esq., chairman of [United Brett: n Sunder. Schoo! ve deve ny Yat the Contest committee, as follows: held their hrngdet at os » eS Ps Natio Bons me (Turn to Page D) tetter’s banquet hall on Monday ig Lompny stock, of Mount ? evening. Jey, were withdrawn. | Mrs. Margaret Harmon, teacher A large lot of stock of other Colebrook | of the class, who has been absent |kanks thruout the county was offer- ill health almost a|ed and with drawn. rr rr WP me. Brief News Of The Day From Local Dailies At Media a thief of Police's car. stole the Chief 1875 U. S. planes were sent to Britain in 1940. Six thousand chickens burned in fire in Chester County. 1,000 hospital at Indiantown Gap. At Syracuse, N. Y. a bus and operated it There are soldiers in the thieves stole over the route for three hours. York County his cow was regular Over in a motorist sued a farmer because responsible for a wreck on the highway. Wilbert E. Maile, 21, Indiantown Gap, by shooting himself. at Philadelphia. The state has sued Betty M. Krick, to $787.77 result of a collision with a a soldier at suicide His home was committed recover as the motor policeman’s car. re OE er 13 More For Uncle Sam's Army As in the case of the departure last week, Mount Joy and its area gave a rousing send-off to the 13 who left here Monday. The borough itself was represented by Girl Scouts, Legion Auxiliary, Legion, Boro Council, and W. E. Nitrauer, supervising principal. Paul Grubb, of Elizabethtown, of the ity Remembrance committee, Rev. Jonas Martin and C. A. Straley of Council, Wil- Commun- Maytown's Defense Jiam Duncan, Maytown teacher, and members of Manaeim’'s Defense Council, were also present, as were G. Reed Alexander and Albert My- ers, board members. The group which left Mount Joy was predominantly rural, 11 of the 13 members coming from the coun- try. The committee community Remembrance from this district in- Grubb, of Elizabetatown, Brandt, of Maytown, Hummer, of Manheim. We were informed the local draft board that all draftees Monday passed their ex- inducted into by the who left aminations and were service. re D § — ———— BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feltz, of Maytown, announce the birth of a daughter Sunday at the Lancaster General Hospital. ell LETTERS GRANTED Nora M. Sternberger, Main Street, is the Bertha S. Royer, late of this boro. El 90 East | i broke records last year. cludes Clyde Eshlman, of town, Paul i Mervin| and Andrew] $5 executrix of Minera! production in Yugoslavia | KING'S DAUGHTERS MET | AT MRS. JNO. SPROUTS § - The Bibl of the cently at the Business Daughters Church of God re home King's class met of Mrs. John Sprout. was transacted and games played during which prizes were won by Mrs, Samuel Geib anc Mrs. John Barnhart. The class decided to hold a cov- ered dish <upper on April 15th, a the home of Mrs. Raymond Cover The following were present: Mrs Lillie Sauders, Mis. John Barnhart Mrs, Monroe Lindemuth, Mrs. Harry Leib, Mrs. Garth Snyder, Mrs Blanch Parson, Mrs. Eli Smeltzer Mrs. Lizzie Wintermyer, Mrs, Sam- uel Geib, Mrs. G. Broske, Mrs. Har- vey Dillman and Mrs, — 3 Motorists Summoned To Appear These moned for John Sprout, motorists have been sum- auto irregularities: Improperly Elmer salesman, is Inspected Randler, this boro, an auto charged with placing an official inspection sticker on an auto without having it ind William Derr, Elizabethtown R. PD. 3. the where inspected, mechanic at same gavage Randler is employed, is charged with improperly inspecting zn auto. Both men will be summoned for hearings before Justce of the Peace Arthur Hendrix. Car Without A Title Norman H. White, of East Done- egal, charged with owning a motor vehicle without a title, was ulso Keller, auto in prosecuted oy Private Kel- ler said White bought 1939 title He summoned for Justice of the Peace Clayton Miller, an and never got a for it. He will a hearing before Maryland in Pennsylvania Marietta. MONTGOMERY CO. MAN ADDRESSES ROTARIANS Dr. J. Havergal Sheppard, of Cold Point, Montgomery County, ad- dressed the Rotarians at their luncheon, Tuesday, using as “Nobody's Children” John Sheppard, Dr. Shep- pard and Wm. Tyndall were of Simon P. Nissly. James J. Neel- was a visitor weekly his topic, son of guests ey, of Lancaster, and three visiting Rotarians included R. W. Schlosser, J. H. Stern and C. C. Douglass, all of Elizabethtown. Twenty-nine local club attended the meeting. ——— “BLACKOUT” OF THIS AREA MAY TEST LOCAL DEFENSE Legion officials Sun- that there was a possibility of I members of the announced day the entire area be- and Dela- an a “blackout” of tween the Susquehanna ware rivers as a part of aerial defense day. Army plans would at- tempt to spot ategic points such as the Safe Harbor, Holtwood and Conowingo dams, and local volun- teers would attempt to spot planes flying over the area Cr THREE FIRE COMPANIES CALLED A SECOND TIME Three fire companies were called shortly before noon Friday when smoldering ruins of the fire which swept the Bushong and Grayhill plant at Rohrerstown on Wednes- day were fanned into a new blaze that threatened to spread The Rohrerstown, Landisville and established Millersville [two hose lines companies from a creek about half a mile away. AWARD FOR ESSAY Robert J. Harmon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Harmon of Ventor City N. J. was awarded the sum his essay N. J of $5.00 in recognition for “Land of Liberty” by the on State Society Daughters of the American Revolution of Long- branch N., J. The contestants in- cluded the pupils of the Atlantic County School System. —————— em SPELLING BEE A spelling bee will be held at Silver Spring on Saturdzy, March 29th, by the Young Ladies and Men of the U. B. Silver Spring Church at 7:30 p. m Two one-act plays will be pre- sented, and there will be two spel- ling and a general information class. Enormous Losses By Fire Within a Week Many Hoar hii umm as were recorded during the | fires ‘Sacred Music At Maytown si! | The Seminary Choir of the Re- } qi. i formed Theological Seminary, . past week. Appended is only a partial list: The 89-year-old Methodist church Philadelphia. Navy 10,000 men yards, Lan- Rock Inn, near Honey brook, loss caster, presented a concert of sacred $10.000 musa in the Kast Donegal iS Public School buildng near Loys- Auditorium last evening. : 4 . ; ville, Perry Co. The program included classics $30.000 fire at Mifflintown Qu eg avi . and hymn by the masters and $35.000 fire at Millerstown proved most enjoyable to all pre- $75000 fire at Mt. Union sent. 2 $250,000 fire at Rohrerstown. The Maytown Reformed Chwch Dwelling House: at Wisonisco presented this unusual Accappell: Doubls use at Mt Carmel 0 «© Al . choir. Sl 2 Hotel near Lewistown. The patron list included: Mr. and Six fires in two days: at Cham wld res ays a - Mrs. Wm. H. Banks, Mrs. Barbara (Tutn. t 0 bersburg. page = An apartment house at Harris- RR burg. THE GIBBLE PROPERTY An $8,000 fire at Enola. SOLD TO NATHAN KOPP Hotel Rittenhouse, Phila. A seven-room frame house with Family Theatre, Phila, $25,000 summer kitchen attached, frame bank barn and one-car garage lo- | (Turn to Page 2) cated on the road from Mt. Hope to Mastersonville, in Rapho township. were sold at public sale Saturday to Mortuary than Kopp, Mastersonville, for $2,100. The property, which was offered for sale by Annie M. Gibble Reco rd In contains about nine acres of land. $500,000 DIKE AT THE MIDDLETOWN AIRPORT Several years ago when the Sus- This Section Mrs. Sallie Arndt, 63, widow of John Arndt, died at Manheim. Mrs. Sallie Arndt, 63, of Manheim, gquchanna river went on a rampage and flooded the air depot at Middle- | died at the Lanacaster General town, the authorities decided that Hospital shall not happen again. Mrs. Isabelle Barthold, 70, widow The president recently signed the | of Charles Barthold, died at Man- Fourth Supplemental National De- ‘heim, Monday. fcnse appropriation Bill. This mea- Celia Joann Fair, aged 11 mos. and 28 days, daughter of Omar and Marie Fair, Manheim Route 1, died Friday of pneumonia. sure provides $500,000 for the con- struction of a dike at Middletown ee etl eee. ALL WILL BE REPAIRED Holes in macadam roads of Lan- caster county will be repaired with- in the next 30 days C. H. Buckius. assistant State High- ways said at the annual meeting of Automobile club held Mrs. Clara Leiphart Among the survivors of Mrs. Clara Leiphart, of Hallam, who died Monday, are three brothers, Harvey Hilt, Mount Joy; Christ Hilt, Eliza- (Turn to Page 3) ens. a ttl ferent FIRE CO. AUXILIARY ADDS NEW MEMBERS At the regular monthly meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary Friendship Fire Co. last Thursday evening. thirty-one members attended. Three new members were ad- mitted to the Auxiliary, Mrs. Ray- Secretary of the Lancaster Friday night. Local Affairs In General Briefly Told Ann Wenger, 6, Neflsville, was mond Cicero, Mrs, Harry Leib and struck by an auto and injured. Miss Justine Darrenkamp. ‘An auto struck a bude near New The ladies voted $5.00 for the De- Holland, dumped the passengers fense Council, and the card ut but all escaped injury. party will be held on Friday even- George Gillespie, 65, was struck ng, "eb. 28 at 8:15 P. M., at the by an auto and killed This is the Fire House. 13th auto death in the county this -—— vear MENNONITES ARE GENEROUS "Ma liquor raid at Columbia a 50- The Mennonites in North America callon barrel was found secreted in| are sending about $10,000 monthly a third floor partition and a gar-] to prevent <tarving in Poland, un- den hose leading to it. | occupied France and Great Britain, Benjamin Shanbach, 50, of Lan-| — Er caster, committed suicide by hang-| was Lancaster's five days ing himself. This fourth suicide in ly Realty Sales AN ‘Around Here os Mamas * During Week former of- husband into al Bank Buys Property ent with all] The Joseph S. Connelly property, reniences | at White Oak, was sold to the Key- “eth Geli = Crore | stone National Bank of Manheim, at public sale on Saturday for $4,000. Mastersonville M AKING CARD PARTY FRIDAY Ladies Auxiliary of Friendship] Lots At Fire Co. will hold another card | Monroe Ruh! sold at private sale ‘riday it in the Fire Hall. | to Allen Ober a small lot of “500” and Bridge will be! ground, located in Mastersonville, played | for $100. The Monrce Ruhl pro- CT ——————— t perty, located in Mastersonville, MARRIAGE LICENSES | was sold at public sale to Ei Hare Harold heim. Route | nish, for $2,400 sold to Layser Masterson= of ground, Harvey E. Grube k his premises. in , and a the sum of $1, 990. Mount Joy {| Arlene Elizabeth Gin- small lot To Show Movies In High “School On Street And Hay Safety technicolor film entitled vard For Safety”, produced American Automobile As. depicts activities Safety Patrols thru- eresting and entertain new ‘Or with street and} dealing 5 hy ie be presentec School highway safety This sociation audi- the School in the Mt. Joy High ie April 3 | out | toriu Thursday afternoon, the United States. for pupils of the Elementary build- The pictures will be shown by ing. Private H. R. McKenna, of the State Police, who travels through- The program is sponsor ed by the | Lancaster Automobile Club and the] out Pennsylvania snowing safety State Motor Police and includes| films. The program will include talking pictures stressing the im-|brief talks by McKenna and by portance of caution .in bicycle rid-| Dean Gable, in charge of the Saf- ing, crossing streets and walking ety Department of the Automobile along highways. A feature will be Club. i “- ~
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