ba ury’s Soap Thieves Robbing Victory Gardens Herp Caught It Will Be ‘Just Too Bad’-Says Burgess MOST UP-TO-THE-MINUTE Lhe Mount J oy Bulletin WwW E EKLY 2 1 LANCASTE R COUNTY VOL. XLIII, NO. 7 Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, July 15, 1943 Re Price Ceilings: Are Boosted On Autos It has Foon known by one and all for some time past that there are several different methods of skinn- ing a cat but the application of this principle to OPA price ceilings on second-hand motor vehicles comes Avery near to being something new under the sun. Here is ‘the way one prospective purchaser of a second-hand truck ‘reports ‘the’ thing is done in West Virginia. A farm truck was offered for sale at auction and the price was bid up to the OPA ceiling of $875. The owner wasn't satisfied with this figure so the resourceful auctioneer said, “Let's put a cow in the truck and let the boys bid on the truck and cow together.” This neat little trick resulted in a sale price of $1400 for the truck and cow and it is reliably estimated that “Bossy” Woon worth much over 3 100: amy In A they do it with hay akes. By simply combining the the sale of a motor vehicle with a dh hay rake, the seller was able to get \ several hundred dollars more for his \ truck than the OPA law allows. Who knows today’s quotation on 4 1941 Chevrolet pickup and a half- eed Persian cat? Al Wheat Growers Eligible For Loans On Present Crops ¢ All wheat growers of the county ‘are eligible for Government loans i ? jon the present crop, the loan rate | being $143 per bushel for No. 2 Red Winter wheat at Lancaster points. Local storage is available at coun- ty mills and warehouses for about 75,000 bushels and facilities to store seven million bushels of grain are available at terminal elevators in Philadelphia and Baltimore. The Lancaster AAA office, 29 N. Duke Street, Tuesday, announced wheat will be stored under the loan program locally by the following: 1. D. Stehman, Mount Joy Mills, Mt. Joy, Nelson Weaver, Lititz R2, (Lime Rock) and Old Siegrist Mill, off Marietta Pike; W. B. Girvin, Le-~ ola, Oregon Mills, and H. M. Stauff- er, Leola. AM A Mp mp ASSAULT & BATTERY CHARGE Chief of Police Elmer Zerphey, arrested Dorothy Wagner, Mt. Joy, on a warrant from Squire Hendrix office, charged with assault and bat- tery by Mary Zimmerman, East Main Street, Mount Joy. Bail was posted for a hearing at the Squires office Tuesday evening. The arrest was the result of an al- ledged fight, Saturday afternoon on East Main street. After the hearing the case was dismissed and the defendant paid the costs. rl THE USHERS’ LEAGUE MET AT COVE PARK THURSDAY The Usher's League of the U. B. Church held their monthly meeting at the Cove on Thursday evening. Walter Eshleman and Curtis Reisch were hosts. The evening was spent in playing baseball and pitch- ing quoits. th Stimulate your business by adver= tising in the Bulletin. STATE TO OBSERVE 1944 THANKSGIVING DAY ON 4TH THURSDAY IN NOV. Pennsylvania in 1944 will observe the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. Governor Martin fixed the date Thursday in response to numerous inquiries, especially calendar man- ufacturers. There are five Thursdays in No- vember of 1944, Pennsylvania tra- ditionally has observed the last as Thanksgiving. “Congress has by Federal law designated the fourth Thursday of November as the date for this ob- servance,” said Martin. “In the interest of uniformity, that date will be designated as Thanksgiving Day in Pennsylvania for the year 1944.” C.of C. To Hold Outdoor Meeting The July meeting of the Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce will be held on Monday evening, July 19 at 7:30 o'clock, at the Cove. This is the usual outdoor meeting. Lunch will be served. Quoits, turf bowling, and a soft ball game between the Pros and the Cons. The regular business will be at- tended to which will include a re- port on thy results of the recent questionaire distributed by the Chamber to its members on the en- larging of the Borough limits. The questionaire asks the mem- bers to indicate whether the Chamber should favor the annexa- tion of that part of East Donegal | Township adjacent. to the Borough: on the South and Southwest; that part of Mount Joy Township ad- jacent on the North and Northwest; and a portion of Rapho Township adjacent to the Borough on the South. The questionaire further asks the opinion of the Chamber's mem- bers as to whether the Chamber should circulate a petition in each section securing signatures of prop- erty owners asking Mount Joy Borough Council for annexation to the Borough. meee lA CR OTTERBEIN GUILD HELD ITS MEETING TUESDAY The Otterbein Guild of the U. B. Church held their meeting on Tues- day evening at the home of Miss Vera Eby. Bonnie Bigler was leader. The topic was “Make us aware of our Central American Neighbors”; Scripture lesson was read by the leader followed by prayer by Mrs. Ranck. Readings were given by several members of the group. A farewell gift was presented to Miss Edith Shelly from the Guild. Refreshments were served the following: Misses Alice Marie Nis- sley, Anna Mae Eby, Mary Bllow, Ruth Gainor, Maude Schneider, Ed- na Shelly, Edith Shelly, Luella Wit- mer, Betsy Bigler, Barbara Ranck, Helen Booth, Bonnie Bigler, Julia Witmer, Shirley Eby, Darline Sch- neider and Mrs.. Ezra Ranck. A AQ GRANTED A DIVORCE Dorothy M. Harris, Maytown, re- ceived a decree from William H. Harris, address unknown, on the grounds of indignities. They were married April 16, 1932, and separ- ated about Sept. 27, 1941. RE Mrs. Earl Mumma, who has been in the St. Josephs Hospital the past: two weeks, returned to her home on’ Tuesday. Closing Exercises Of The Daily Vacation Bible School The Tenth Annual Daily Vacation Bible School of the Churches of Mt. Joy will close on Friday evening, July 16, with exercises and demon- strations in the United Brethren Church at 7:30 o'clock. The school \ the leadership of Reverend Henry A. Minnich assisted with a arps of twenty teachers and help- 5 from the various churches in community was the largest in t years. The enrollment in- bd daily from 153 on the open- Pay to 215 at the time of this printing, and the average attendance is up to 180. Parents and friends are invited to attend the closing service when the following program shall be given: Invocation. Selected Songs by the School. Song, Kindergarten, “Jesus is The Children’s Friend.” Recitation of Psalm 122:1, Mark 10:14, and a Prayer. Song, “Tis Not Far To Jesus.” First Grade; Song “The Shep- (Turn to Page 6) July Draft Group Was Inducted A group of selectees from Coun- ty Board No. 1, with headquarter here, were inducted Friday in Har- risburg, the first from the county in the July quota. They will get the customary 14-day furlough after which they will leave for duty. Twenty volunteers were in the Mount Joy group, which included 20 ’teen agers just graduated from high school. The board has received its quota for August. It was announced. To help in the orderly withdrawal of men of draft age from industry into the armed forces, the Selective Service Bureau of the War Man- power Commission is now issuing revised instructions to employers for the preparation of replacement schedules. The instrustions require employ- ers to schedule the replacement of men who on July 1 are between eighteen and twenty-five and who are not fathers. Replacements are to be made within six months unless the registrant is utilizing the high- { Turn to Page 2) Our Firemen Held Their July Meeting The regular monthly meeting of Friendship Fire Company was held on Thursday, July 1st, with George Groff, the president presiding and forty-four members present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The Chief reported the apparatus in working order and ready for ser- vice. One call during the month on June 30, a hay baler on the farm of John Bashore, service not need- ed. He also reported a new battery placed in the Dodge during the month. James Schneider reporting for the Entertainment committee reported that a definite report will be made next month which shall include the activities for both June and July. Robert Kunkle reporting for the Soldiers’ Memorial Committee re- ported that they are progressing (From Page 4) rc A A Me AUTO VIOLATIONS Officer Zerphy made these prose- cutions for auto violations the past week: Robert Hoffman, Mount Joy, Stop Sign; Clarence Geib, Florin, speed law; Maurice Tindle, Clyde, Ohio, speeding at 43 mile per hour with large truck. All violators will appear before Justice of the Peace Hendrix. asset A INJURED IN FALL Mrs. Mattie Ormsby, sixty-four, Mount Joy, was admitted to St. Jos- eph’s Hospital suffering a severe laceration above the left eye re- ceived when she struck her head on a porch table in a fall Monday morning. Attendants regard her condition as good. SC KEEP US INFORMED OF SERVICE MEN The Bulletin would appreciate it if families of service men would Inotify us whenever service men visit home, are transferred, pro- moted or any other item of public interest -about them. ‘ eA NEW RESIDENTS Mr. Robert Notestine and family, of Indiana, are residing in the Harry Charles property, corner of Mari- etta Avenue and Poplar Sts. Mr. Notestine is employed at the Mari- etta Depot. GE er ee PENNA. MOTORISTS WILL HAVE ONE LICENSE TAG Pennsylvania motorists next year will have one license tag of regula- tion size on the rear of their auto- mobiles if the steel is available. A CR Karl Haines, who was home on a ten day furlough with his wife on Longenecker road, returned to Camp Peary, Va, Sunday evening. On Wednesday he was transferred | for judge of elections. the Lincoln School Better Heed His Warning In another column may be be found a warning from our Burgess relative to the theft of vegetables from Victory Gar- dens. The guilty ones had better discontinue this or they will deeply regret it. Our Burgess says he will give them all the law allows and we know he isn’t kidding. Six Horses ThrowntRoad In Truck Crash Six horses were thrown to the highway when the truck in which they were riding and a coal truck side-swiped on the Harrisburg pike, one mile east of Mount Joy, at 1:30 A. M. Tuesday according to State Policeman Mark Morgan. One of the horses suffered a broken leg and had to be killed, while three other animals were uninjured. The truck hauling the horses was operated west on the Harrisburg pike by Lester Grove, twenty-two, Marietta R1, while the coal truck, driven by Vincent Dietz, thirty- seven, 429 Union Street, Columbia, was traveling towards Lancaster. Grove’s truck was owned by L. R. Mummau, livestock dealer, Eliz- abethtown R1, and the driver was returning the horses to Mummau’s stables from the New Holland sales. The animals were hurled to the highway when the stake body of the truck was torn off by the im- pact. Neither driver was injured police said. etl Mra THE COURT'S ORDER Petitions charging non-support brought by Grace B. Shenenberger, Manheim R2, against Elam S. Shen- enberger, and Minnie Stair, Colum- bia, against Filbert Stair, were dis- missed. Assistant District Attorney Ranck announced the defendants failed to appear and he advised both women to prosecute before an al- derman. Local Teacher Is Seeking Re-election A teacher in the Mt. Joy schools is seeking re-election as a school director in the Maytown district according to his petition filed with the Lancaster County Election Board. Eleven petitions, eight of them from the two districts of East Donegal Township, were filed with the Board. Mervin W. Brandt, a resident of Maytown, filed for renomination as school director in the Maytown District of East Donegal Township, on the Republican ticket. Brandt, a member of the board for many years, is principal of the lower grades of the Mount Joy borough schools. Two other petitions were filed by Republicans in the Maytown dis- trict. Orie C. Smith, retired, of Maytown, filed for inspector of elections, and Harry S. Newcomer, of Maytown, hotel proprietor, filed Five Republican petitions from House district of East Donegal Township, were filed as follows: Ralph Saunders, finisher, 5 Furnace Row, Marietta, and Maurice Sweitzer, lab worker, of North Market street, Marietta, for inspection and judge of elections respectively: Paul B. McMullen, clerk, of 527 North Market street, Marietta, for auditor; B. Frank Morton, foreman, of Maytown, for constable; and William Young, in- surance agent, of Marietta Rl, to fill an unexpired term as school direct- or. gH THREE FAMILIES HOMELESS Three Columbia families were made homeless when their dwell- ings were severely damaged by fire and water Saturday afternoon. All boro fire apparatus answered a gen- to Camp Pierce, Florida. Lt. Dillinger Spoke to Our Rotary Club The Rotary Club met Tuesday at Hostetter’s with President Stoner presiding. The meeting was varied and interesting. Lt. A. . Dillinger, who is stationed at the Bushnell General Hospital, Bring- ham City, Utah, spoke to the club on his work in the Personel De- of the Medical Adminis- Corps. Another service man be honored by the club was Charles Hendrix, who is stationed at- +N. Y. ac Morris gave the club a five minute synopsis of several articles in the Rotarian magazine, and sug- gested that the members read those particular articles, because they were all interesting and well worth the time consumed in reading them. The highlight speech of the meet- ing was a classification talk titled “Dry Cleaning” given by Jay Eich- erly, which was very good, but still leftfus all in the dark as to how we might do our own dry cleaning. During the past week there were several traveling Rotarians, Charles Ricedorf at Elizabethtown, Roy B. Sheetz and Harry Nissly, at Lan- caster. Local Affairs In General Briefly Told Catol Bruce, 10 Lancaster R1, ‘was injured when dragged by a horse. Walter A. Jones, chairman of the Pennsylvania turnpike, has resign- ed. Thomas Hall, 15, Manheim, was injured in a fall from a tractor near that boro. Wind razed a tobacco shed 36x100 on the Madison Dietrich farm, near Brickerville. ; Mr: ‘and Mrs. Reuben N. Good, of Elizabethtown, celebrated their golden . wedding anniversary. Joseph B. Bouder, 56, Lancaster, lost his purse containing $62 Sat- urday. Next day he hanged him- self. Deputy Sheriff Lane demolished slot machines recently confiscated at Lititz and found $149.67 in money therein. Five persons were injured when a car and a truck collided at a road intersection in Salisbury township yesterday. Leroy N. Seidel, 35, of Manheim, died while riding on a train in Massachusetts. He was on a busi- ness trip for the Asbestos Co. At Lancaster homegrown toma- toes sold for 25 cents a pound, corn 8 cents an ear, blackberries 45 cents per quart and eggs 50c per dozen. Robert Frady, 8 Marietta, suffered a dislocated vertebra when struck on the back of the neck by a pillow. He engaged in a pillow fight with several companions. Petitions for local option on beer in West Lampeter and Pequea townships, were filed at the Com- missioners’ office to be voted on at the September primary. GI. MRS. FRANK GERMER HEADS OUR LEGION AUXILIARY At the July meeting of the Amer- ican Legion Auxiliary on Tuesday evening, new officers: elected were: President, Mrs. Frank 1st, vice, president, Mrs. Clyde Esh- leman; 2nd ‘vice président, Mrs. Clarence Newcomer; recording sec- retary, Miss Kathryn Shoop; cor- responding secretary, Mrs. Mary Kuhns; treasurer, Mrs. I. Morris; Chaplain, Mrs. Esther Longenecker; Pianist, Mrs. Rae Brown; historian, Miss Esther Henry and Sgt. at arms. Mrs. Albert Walters. —————— eee THE BIRTH RECORD Mr. and Mrs. David Rohrer, Man- heim R2, a son Sunday morning at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kready of Rheems; a son Thursday in St. Joseph's Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Myers, town a daughter last evening at the Lan- eral alarm at 2:30 p. m. costs for permitting his dog to run OIL STOVE CATCHES FIRE ing caught fire and caused $30 dam- age to the kitchen of the home of Glenn Kaylor, W. Donegal at 5:10 p. m. Saturday. Friendship Fire Company headed by chief Ray TWO LOCAL SAILORS were from Lancaster Tuesday for enlist- ment in the Joy R1. MET AT FLORIN SCHOOL The Elizabethown 4-H Community Club met in the school building at Florin, $1 50 a Your ¥ in Advance | Mass WANDA ALEXANDER MGR. EDITOR OF LAVIE Miss Wanda Alexander, 131 Co- lumbia Avenue, Mount Joy, a jun- ior at the Pennsylvania State Col- lege, has been elected managing editor of La Vie, yearbook of the senior class at the College, it was announced today by Rozenna Brooks, first woman editor-in-chief of the book since publication began in 1890. Miss Alexander, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. N. Alexander, is enroll- ed in the department of journalism at Penn State and has worked on Co-edition and the Daily Collegian, both student newspapers. Two Injured When Horse Ran Away Two persons were injured, one seriously, when a buggy in which four persons were riding was over- turned and smashed when the horse ran away on a farm near Landis- ville at 9 p. m. Friday. Mrs. Mark Shotzberger, thirty- two, Lancaster Rl, the most serious- ly injured, was admitted to St. Joseph’s Hospital suffering frac- tured ribs, possible internal injuries, lacerations and brush burns. Her son, Richard, fifteen, who was driving the horse, was treated in the same hospital for a fractured right wrist, lacerations of the face, left arm and neck. Richard told attendants at the hospital that he and his mother were sitting on the front seat of the (Turn to Page 2) A A A WOODCHUCK GETS HEAD STUCK IN TIN CAN; An Elizabethtown youth, Dale Peiffer, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Peiffer, had an exciting experience last Wednesday forenoon, when he saw a curious looking object trying to climb an embankment near his home. Upon investigation, he found it to be a groundhog with its head stuck in the opened end of a tin can. Peiffer tried to release the animal from the can, but did not have suf- ficient strength to do so. George Eckinger, the boy’s grandfather, was close by and released the animal, which upon being freed of its tor- menter, scampered off through the fields, badly frightened. i Hi BIG OIL LINE WILL SOON CARRY CRUDE OIL Oil will begin flowing in the 1400 mile pipeline constructed to carry crude oil from Texas to the refin- eries in the East within a few days, George Brigance, construction sup- erintendent of the War Emergency Pineline offic here, annourced 3at- urday. The oil will begin flowing at Nor- ris City, Ill, and will probably reach Philadelphia before August. SG ———— NOT THAT STEEP HERE The first prosecution thru Eph- rata’s new dog ordinance was made and the offender was fined $5 and loose. Mount Joy has had a dog ordin- ance for some time but the fine is much less here. An oil stove being used for bak- Street, Myers, extinguished the blaze. rl At Fourteen young men 17 years old forwarded to Philadelphia Navy. Among them were Robert William Reheard, Flor- in and Ralph Herr Bradley, Mount A Arne the . Mastersonville 4-H Community Club met in the school building at Mastersonville. Both groups had scheduled their own programs. rl A A A Very Destructive Lightning and Rain ~~ Storm Monday Nite Our Card Basket For The Week Helen Detwiler is spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus Nornhold at Elizabethtown. Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffer visited her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Merl Hoffer at Lititz on Sun- day. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Moore, of Binghamton, N. Y., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Garman, Donegal Springs Road. Miss Ida Greenawalt, Marietta street beautician, spent Monday in the City of Brotherly Love in the interest of her business. Mrs. Isaac Morrig spent several days in Philadelphia and New York doing her darndest to purchase available stocks for the Mount Joy Department Store. avira liam “COUNTRY BANKER” GIVES TALK AT LIONS CLUB Norman L. Bowers, of the Lan- disville Bank, spoke to the mem- bers of the Lancaster Lions Club at the luncheon meeting Wednes- day at the Hotel Brunswick. Mr. Bowers discussed the differ- ence between city and county bank- ing. He explained that the country, where all the well-known the banker, credit investigatons are unneces- sary. The country bank, he said, is the center of all economic acti- vity, and acts as an advisory coun- cil to members of the community. — rere OPA OFFICER HELD HEARING FOR PLEASURE DRIVERS A number of motorists were heard before an OPA Hearing officer at Lancaster for violating the ban on pleasure driving. Several drew pretty stiff penalties. Two of the violators lost their gas rations for one year while a third, Henry H. Hess, of Salunga, charged with non- essential driving, lost his rations for in customers are to six months. rrr Qe LIGHTNING SPLITS POLE While Mr. and Mrs. Henry Loraw on North Market street, were sitting on their porch, during the storm on Sunday afternoon, lightning struck the pole in front of their residence, splitting it and throwing splinters over the side walk. Although Mrs. Loraw suffered shock, they were uninjured. —-- ————— SUIT FOR DIVORCE Leroy A. Huber, Landisville, vs. Catherine E. Huber, Conestoga RI, subpoena in divorce on grounds of cruel and barbarous treatment and indignities to the person married January 27, 1938, separated May 28, 1943. nl Gree FATHER & SON IN HOSPITAL Mr. Henry Meckley and son, Robert, of near town, the St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lancaster. Robert underwent an appe~dect- omy and his father is under ob- servation. Both are improving ly. are both in nice- —_—— SERVICE CLUB PLANS SALE The Bainbridge Service Club will hold a food sale on Saturday at 12 o'clock in the fire hall. Proceeds will be used for the boys from the community who are serving in the A very destructive storm which at times resembled a young hurricane, passed over this section Monday evening causing considerable dam- age. Road Blocked The road from Newtown to New= comer’s Stone Quarry, south of Sa- lunga, was blocked by a score of large trees ripped from the ground, roots and all, by the wind. Falling Tree Downs Wires The community of Newtown was without light for several hours Monday evening when lightning struck a tree between the farms of Al Habecker and Henry Miller northeast of the community and the falling trees tore down power lines. Service was restored by P. P. and L. maintenance crews. Wheat Crop Lost A barn on the farm of Abraham Shelly, near Erisman’s Church north of the Mount Joy-Manheim road was destroyed by fire when lightning struck the large frame structure and flames rapidly con- sumed the newly-threshed wheat and an entire loft of hay. The livestock was removed from (Turn to Page 2) Mortuary Record In This Section Charles Rapp, 55 of Marietta, died\ Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Belle Brown, 49, of Colum= bia, died in the Hospital there. Mr. Lillian Long Rhoads, 72, wife of Geo. H. Rhoads, died at Man- heim. 4 Mrs. Louise Frey, 64, wife of Amos Frey, Manheim Rl, died Sunday. Mrs. Louisa Gether Frey, 64, wife of Amos T. Frey, R1, Manheim, died Monday. Mrs. Blanche Rebecca Wallace, 22 wife of Nelson Wallace, died at Co=- lumbia. Mrs. Florence Mary Magdeline Kilp, 52, wife of Wm Kilp, died at Columbia. Mrs. Catharine May Long Mohr, (Turn to page 3) The Affairs At Florin For Past Week Mrs. Martin Nentwig is on the sick list. Mrs. Jacob Boyer entertained the Ladies Club on Monday night. John Farmer, Signal Corp, Ten- nessee, was home on a furlough. Howard Gephart returned Wed- after several days furlough. Merle Buller, stationed in N. week end with his nesday Pvt. C., spent the parents. Miss Minnie Shelley, of Lancaster, spent Thursday with her father, Samuel Shelly. Mrs. Charles Ricedorf and chil- dren of Rheems, called on the Mur- phy family here. (Turn to Page 3) rll FORMER RESIDENT HAS APPLIED FOR A DIVORCE Cruel and barbarous treatment and indignities are the grounds for the divorce suit filed by Ellen K. Zink, 43'> West Chestnut street, against her husband, Irvin L. Zink, armed forces. 2311 Jefferson Street, Lancaster. King’s Ser With Miss Miss Edith Shelly, teacher of the King’s Servants Sunday School Class of the United Brethren Church, was the guest of honor at a party held at the home of Vera! Eby. Miss Shelly left today (July 15) for WAVE training headquar- ters, in New York City and was given a farewell party, Monday, July 12. Despite the storms and rain, the girls, donned in old shoes, boots, and rubbers, went on a treasure hunt throughout the neighborhood and found the treasure camouflaged Stimulate your business by adver- caster General Hospital. : tising in the Bulletin. in apple leaves, in the top of an vants Met Vera Eby apple tree in Clinton H. Eby’s or- After the hunt the girls, somewhat wet from rain, played relays, and games in the basement and then were served refreshments. Betsy Bigler, Betty Blantz, Alice Brubaker, Shirley Eby, Vera Eby, Erma Gainer, Betty Miller, Jeanette Nissley, Emma Reigle, Eva Reigle, Anna Rohrer, Dorothy Schatz, Mrs. Harold Schatz and Edith Shelly and Esther Weldon were present at the WAVE party. Miss Shelly was presented a gift by the class as a token of remem- brance, chard. he ea | Sal mt di . i ig - ; of 2 ia HH
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