4 FAURE HE Ih Newspaper Is Cood Will Insurance Which Industry Uses Today MOST The Mount Joy Bulletin E-M INU TE WE EKLY | LI AINCASTE R COUNTY Local Affairs In General Briefly Told Three new cases of Typhoid fever have developed at Ephrata. VOL. XLV, NO. 9 Facts Mount Joy, Pa, Afternoon, Concerning the Gen’l Hospital's Withdrawal From County RICHARD OBLENDER Autiviiias Of Officer E.L. Zerphey Chief of Police, Elmer the following for Zerphey reports the past week: David K. Newcomer, Elizabeth- town, driving East on Donegal St., and a car driven by Carolyn Keen, of Lancaster, driving south on Mar- ket street, collided at the tion. No one was injured. Elward Barr, Philadelphia, driv- ing East on Main street, collided a car operated by Harry B. Mt. Joy, who was making a right hand turn into So. Barbara St. Mary Hand, Pleasantville, N. J. driving East on Main street collided with a car driven by Lester Young, making a right Barbara street. Daniel B. Bru- intersec=- with Caslow, Florin, who was hand turn into So. Last Thursday Mr. baker, 27 Poplar street, reported to Chief Zerphey the theft of a wrist watch which was taken from his desk at Newcomer's Warehouse. The having been stolen by a juvenile who ad- mitted the theft. The juvenile au- thorities have been notified. Officer Zerphey arrested Mrs. Charles Peifer, 2, Mt. Joy, Friday, on a warrant from Squire Hockenberry’s office, charged by Jay E. Shirk, Route 2, Mt. Joy, with dis- orderly conduct. At a hearing held Tuesday ing at Squire Hockenberry’s the case was dismissed and the de- pay the of watch was recovered, Route on even- office to fendant was ordered costs. — rt Gee Rotarian Harry Weller Speaks on Rotary Home By Joe Sheaffer In spite of the humidity, threatening rain, and the of Sam Miller's weather a goodly the correct- ness re- ports, turned out Superintendent of the at Lancaster. Mr. Weller, intendent for the years, spoke to the club on the his- In 1919, the Lan- Roatry club conceived the idea of buying and developing a place for delinquent boys, and pur- chased the present home which is situated on the Fruitville pike, just Lancaster. Aside from are four and one Harry Weller, | Rotary Home to hear who has been super- past fourteen tory of the home. caster outside of the home there half acres of land, are under cultivation, on which are (Turn to Page 2) ee ee et ee PICNICS AT COVE PARK Mr. Jay G. Eicherly, reports the following picnies listed for Cove Park: August 7th, Lion's Club; August 9, Ladies Auxiliary of Fire Company; August 10, Sunday School Class of Evangelical August 11, New Standard Corpora- tion. i MARRIAGE LICENSES Nicholas Leitner, Jr., 144 E. Main St., Mount Joy, and Fay Arlene Rice, 114 E. Main St.. Mount Joy, crowd of Rotarians | one and one-half | Church and | Richard Oblender has been ap- pointed General Chairman for The Lancaster General Hospital's first | annual Financial Campaign, sched- uled for late this year, and Charles R. Cooper, been named County Chairman. The appointments were announc- ed today by Paul A. Mueller, Presi- | | dent of The Lancaster General Hos- | pital Board of Directors, in a state- ment in which he outlined the ob- jectives of the campaign and, for the first time since the Hospital with- drew from Welfare, made public some of the detailed facts which led to that decision. Leola, has The goal of The Lancaster Gen- | eral Hospital Campaign was fixed | -at $114,628.00 which, said Mr. Muel- Welfare I ment announced that Chief Warrant | | | | ' CHARLES R. COOPER ler, represents the minimum needs of the Hospital for its charity work, maintenance, replacements, and partial debt reduction. When The Lancaster General Hospital withdrew from Welfare, the public announcement was made that such action was taken because, with the best will in the world, Welfare had been unable to meet the needs of The Lancaster General Hospital and because the financial problems (Turn to Page 2) LIONS AUCTION AUGUST 10 That big. auction sale by the Mt. Joy Lions Club will be held at New- comer’s Service Station here next Friday evening at 7 o'clock. They have a large list of articles and will sell anything you may want to dis- pose of for a small commission. Landis’le Camp Closes With Candle Ceremony Approximately 300 persons at- tended the candlelighting service that marked the of the 75th Landisville Campmeeting Monday night. Following the closing address by the Rev. Richard H. Jones, the as- sembled group formed a human cross on the green with the lighted candles and sang several hymns, concluding with “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” The bene- diction was pronounced by the Rev. Mr. Jones. The children’s work was brought to a close, with a worship | service preceding the adult service. Handicraft made in the Daily Va- cation Bible School was on display early in the evening. Miss Nelda Sutton was in charge of the congregational music at the service in place of the Rev. W. B. Williamson, who reported to Phila- delphia for a physical examination prior to his entrance into the U. S. Army chaplain corps. The Rev Jones was the spiritual director of [the camp, and the Rev. Mr. McCleaf the of the children’s work. close also | was director -—-—— SUPPER AND FESTIVAL SAT AUGUST 18 BY FIRE CO. Saturday, August 18th Friendship Fire Company will have a Chicken {Corn Soup Supper and Festival at |the Fire Hall, for the benefit of the Service Men's Fund. Music will be furnished by the Lancaster Malta Band from 8 to 12 Ip. m. The menu will consist of many good things to eat, the chicken corn soup will be sold by the plate or hamburger and hot dogs chicken salad, pies, quart, sandwiches, cakes etc. oe |EN VROLLED AT LEBANON | YALLEY COLLEGE Miss Erma Strickler Gainor, of {32 Old Market St., has enrolled as la Freshman at Lebanon Valley Col- lege, Annville, and will begin her work with the opening of school in September. Miss Gainor, graduate of the local H. S. class of '45 was treasurer of her class, and interested in sports, dramatics, and music. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moris Lloyd Gainor, due to last week's rains, Brief News Of The Day From Local Dailies Philadelphia and Delaware ty hada rain yesterday similar to the one we had here ten days ago. The United States Army will free 10,000 aid the traffic congestion. Dr. Alexander Hamilton Stewart, 65, State Secretary of Health since 1942, died suddenly. The South Mountain Dairies at | Middletown, Md., were indicted on 273 counts for butter overcharges. General Doolittle claims if Uncle Sam continues his destruction, Jap- | an will be a country without a city. A dime and two pennies were re-| moved from esiphagus of 2-year-old | Ada May Hoover, of Parkesburg. Two York Co. ed $20 each and costs for the lines. Philip E. Brubaker Holland R2, to be killed on a county highway in | coun- railmen to present | residents were fin- | fishing in Susquehanna river with out- 27, New was the second person | Jr., three days. | H IL. Lancaster R35, was | arrested for driving. He | was implicated in an accident when his car skidded 345 feet. A jet propelled plane Dayton, O. to New a distance of 589 miles in 62 min- | Hoover, , drunken flew from | York yesterday, utes, an average of nine miles per minute. Lancaster has taken steps to ac- cept the that will enable the city about $18,000 annually line tax. | 48,000 workers B29's, the] planes that are winning the war Japan, went on a strike. There are now 88,000 strikers in the States. | —- provisions of a new law | to receive from gaso- | on in | United | EROSION IN THE COUNTY Lancaster County ested in prevention of soil erosion, | fertility efficient “THE PREVENTION OF SOIL farmers inter- | and in methods maintaining soil and of doing farm jobs are invited to | attend the Second Annual Field Day at the H. H. Haverstick farm near | Hambright's corner the Lincoln | Highway two miles west of Lancas- ter on the afterncon of August 8th. There will be demonstrations on in- | by in newer more on sect control plane, on potato | and on various methods | A short speak- ing program will start promptly at | combining, of soil preparation. 1:30 p. m. the main speakers will be | Miles Horst, Penna. Sec't. Agri- and Dr. E. L. Nixon, popul- arly known as Pennsylvania's Pota- | to King. Farm Women's Society serve lunch. Se —— er CANCEL PICNIC AT COVE The Trinity Evangelical Congre- gational Sunday which was | scheduled for August 4th, Cove | Park, has been cancelled until a la- | ter date. Qe. of culture No. 5 will | | | | School, at Assistant County Agent Sloat says 20 percent of our wheat is ruined | | nine, son of Mrs. | town, [of the vessel. Japanese | family [natuan prison | |heard i in court. | paymen | A | | Victor 11/¢ | Bainbridge | Tuesday | Silver Spring, im | eral Hospital. [Monday at the Osteopathic Hospital | Styer, |and 12, started to hike to Elizabeth- | town. ’ turned them to their home. ~ ~y Former Resident Was Killed When Jap Prison Ship Was Sunk Dec. 15 county man the War killed prison A second Lancaster Friday been was reported by Department to have ir a Japanese off the Philip- the sinking of ship in Subic Bay, pines, Dec. 15, 1944. He is Thomas J. Coolidge, A. H. Coolidge, by forty- 135 the in government em- Nevin St., Lancaster listed Army as a civilie ploye. A few days ago the War Depart- Richard P. Lindemuth, May- had been killed in the sinking Officer the orregidor in Both men were captured by in the fall of C May, 1942. Coolidge, a when he served in the Navy, Pacific believed veteran of World War went I, to the about 25 years ago. His he armed forces when war that may have entered the broke out in 1941. For many years in Manila. After being taken pris- he was confined to the Cara- according to owned a cafe he oner camp, word received by his mother. Besides his mother, he is survived by seven brothers and sisters. The having resided on well known here South Market St., family is years. rN —— FINED ON ONE CHARGE: COURT CASE FOR OTHER Clarence Seigrist proprietor of the Overbrook Inn, 72, south of Cornwall, was fined $25 and costs of $4.50 on charges of setting up and maintaining gambling devices, fol- lowing a hearing Monday morning before Alderman Nathan Sundel, Lebanon. On the three the liquor laws, for many Route 5 at charges of violating the cases will be a SCHOOLS GET MONEY Auditor ia, approved to the Mount Joy District funds JOY TWP. CF STATE Harold Wagner, MT. ¥3.600 G. eral of Gen- Pennsylvar has of $3,600 School The Increases’ t in Lan- caster County are ear- mi ark "io be paid from appropriations author- Legislature for this pur- Salary >, and will ized by the pose. — This Section's Numerous Weddings Dorethy Romaine Bryan Max Bair Dorothy of William S. Bryan, Bain- and Victor Max Bair, S Ellsworth Bair, last Miss Romaine Bryan, daughter bridge RI, USNR, son of R1, } ne Maytown, were married at 1 home of the Rev. Kirby Yingst, ated. The ar] Bryan, who offici- Mr. and Mrs. as best man and matron | of honor. The bridegroom is spending a %- day after erseas and wil attendants were at home serving ov- | 18 months, in Philadelphia. | of leave 2 1 1 re for port to a naval base The bride her father. will reside at the home Fae Arlene Rice S 2/c Nicholas B. Leitner, Miss Fae Arlene Rice, (Turn nell Bsn Visited By The Stork Mr. and Mrs. Elias Musser, Mount Joy R1, at their home on Sat- arday. M Jr. | { daughter of | to page 3) a son B. Garber, at 3:50 a. Lancaster Gen- Mrs. Amos a daughter, r. and at Tuesday, the Miller Wolgemuth a daughter on Mr. and Mrs. announce the birth of at Lancaster. ee ———" 3 GIRLS ON HIKE GOT LOST Three daughters of Charles R. Bainbridge R1, aged 9, 10, They got lost and landed near Rheems. The State Police re- | MARY K. MINNICH NAMED | GRANTED A DIVORCE 1945 Firemen The Co. Firemen Met at Rheems The Rheems Fire Company host to Lancaster Firemen’s Association at an outdoor meeting held Friday night. Twenty- companys were represented, 140 members and 14 officers present. It was announced that the third annual County Firemen’s held at Lancaster, was members of the eight with Lancaster School would be High School, on Aug. 25-26, and all firemen were invited to attend the sessions, The annual State Firemen's be held Lewistown, and local firemen plan- ning to attend were instructed to contact Earl Lefever, Quarryville. The Rev. Wm. Moyer, Rheems, was the guest speaker, and address- (Turn to page 2) pene: ss i Annual Tour Red Rose 4-H Beef And Lamb Club The annual tour of the Red Rose 4-H Baby Beef and Lamb Club was held yesterday, starting at 8:30 a. m. at the farm of Raymond Miller, Lancaster, R1. The Miller farm is located one-half mile southwest of Rohrerstown between the Highway the Marietta Training McCaskey seventh School will Aug. 5-10, at and lies Lincoln and Pike. From the above place the follow- and events of listing) ing stops were made conducted: (in order (Parent's name given) Chubby Nolt, Col. R1 (Foot Trim- ming Dom.) (Harrison). Harold & Marlin Musser, R1 (Lloyd). Wilbur & Fred Erb, (Paul). Henry Mt. Joy Mt. Joy R1 Reist, Mt. Joy R1, (Alvin). (Turn to page 3) sate cotter COVIMUNITY EXHIBIT PERSONNEL MEETS AUGUST 8 chairman Mount Joy meet at directors, and assistants the Community Exhibit will Hostetter’'s Banquet Hall next Wed- nesday evening, August 8th, at 7:00 p. m. This meeting was originally scheduled for Avgust 7th. A real treat is in store every- If you are unable to attend. notify E. W. Garber at once. i —— The officers, of for one. please POSTMISTRESS AT SALUNGA The nomination of Mary K. Min- nich, to be postmistress at Salunga, has been approved by the Senate, a dispatch from Washington reported Monday. Mrs. Minnich, daughter of Dr. J. F. Kendig. Salunga, has been serving in that post for some is situated in a time. The post-office Hiestand’s Store, Salunga. eset A Miran reas i.OCAL SOLDIER ABOARD When the Central Great Falls liner docked at Hampton Roads, Va. it had a number of Lan- soldiers aboard. A-| mong them was Pvt. Jay E. Eicher- ly. son of Councilman and Mrs. Eicherly, East Main street. —— ee Tuesday, caster county Destruction of AnotherBarninE.D. The Lititz Church of the Brethren burned is Joy guess Sunday. Hotel at was sold | for $55,500 at a public sale. At forty-five vacancies $1.50 a Year in Advance Prevent . George, Lancaster, present there are on Lancaster teaching staff. Elmer Denlinger, ger's church, fell broke his back. Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hendrix are spending their vacation at Ocean | City, New Jersey. The Ephrata Farmers Day ciation has decided to dispense with 36, of Mellin- off a tree and Asso- Prompt action by Friendship Fire Company and a corps of over 100 hastily summoned neighbors early | Friday morning saved from burning | nq catsup was slightly lowered. a large barn on the farm of Elias | The Musser, of | here. ite annual exhibit this year. Points on some were upped but citrus goods authorities found a well at a short distance west I source of several cases of typhoid. | the | A barn Thomas Waltman farm, Spontaneous combustion in hay mow had seared a large hole in |- the floor of the barn before the dan- | ger m. on the Quar- ryville, was destroyed by fire when and its contents near was discovered about 6:30 a. [struck by lightning. Friday. An was sounded, | Blantz, three, Manheim R3, bringing firemen and volunteer | head! workers to the scene. It is estimated that 60 tons of hay | removed, practically clearing | alarm sustained lacerations of the she fell on a railroad track. In one week the Washington boro | Firemen played streams Irie Growers Association hand- of water on the top, sides and un- | led 3.000 bushe der mow while the | crop was being removed. The hay several weeks were the barn. Is of tomatoes. handled 681 bushels. swatting at flies while hai car up Chickies Hill, A. H. Columbia, dit rail and surface of the day they While ing his Arter, warning, rated into the As the hay was removed from the | mounted two posts. barn, five men with baleing outfits | conti 4 ins sso ii the hay. | HOME FOR REDEPLOYMENT eavy s ; : Butned 55 Another lot of soldiers arrived at Women of the neighborhood aid- Mrs. Musser in (Turn to page 3) a ————- A FIREMEN DEMONSTRATED PUMPER TO LIONS OF BLAIN A good sized delegation of mem- bers of the Lions Club, at Blain, Perry Co., came here last Thursday evening and were given a pumping demonstration by Friendship Fire Company, with its newest pumper. The visitors are interested in pur- chasing a fire engine as their near- est fire company is located at New Bloomfield, eighteen miles distant. There destructive fire in their neighboring New Ger- mantown, during past when three houses and an engine at Blain would be a valuable asset had been harvested ago and suddenly heated without | lost guard joist in the barn was Indiantown Gap for redeployment, | Among them were Staff. Sgt. | F. Schatz and Technical Sgt. “Alex. Mit zkavich, both of this boro. a James ed serving sand- | ander Elliott Roosevelt's mili- tary service will end Aug. Brig. Gen. 15. Mill Go Another those old land marks, a stone mill building, collapsed un- der its tremenduous storage, 3,500 bags barley, since last Sunday's The Snyder mill building here collapsed several years ago. { A large 129- year-old Chickies Flour Mill west of was a of village, the were year, destroyed flood. to the citizens thru- out that locality. section of wall of the NN $75,000 Damage Suit Against Landis Stone Meal Co. at Rheems its foundations weakened by feet of basement last week, collapsed with a roar Monday, causing | timated $6,000 damage. | machine, valued a total Salunga, six flood water in its late an es- A grain grading { : at $1,000, was declared loss county’s | canned and bottle | juice | { Ephrata contaminated which was the | |and a possible fractured skull when | In one | Mortuary Record In This Section Wm. C. Knight, 76, died at Col- umbia. Mae, wife of Harry Usner, died at Columbia, aged 65 years. Miss Mary F. Tille, of Columbia, died in the hospital there. Abram M. Bender, 71, of Manor twp., died at St. Joseph's Hospital. Chas. W. McClune, 40, of Man- {heim, died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Elmer Fridy Hoover, 71, died at [Elizabethtown while at work in a | shoe factory there. Benjamin L. Geyer Benjamin L. Geyer, -eighty-two, | Elizabethtown, died at his home on | Wednesday. He was a son of the |late David and Fianna Geyer, and {was a member of the Elizabethtown United Brethren Church. His sur- | vivors are: One son, Clayton, Her- RD; a daughter, Miss Nora Elizabethtown; four grand- six great-grandchil- | shey Geyer, i children and | dren. Miss Laura Kolp Miss Laura Kolp, 218 W. Donegal | St, this place, died at 2:40 a. m. [Ths ursday at her home after a two lw reeks’ illness. A daughter of the late Henry and Sarah Albright Kolp, [ she was a member of the United | Brethren Crurch, and besides her [sister, Mrs. Matilda Hinkle, with whom she resided, she is survived only by nieces and nephews. The funeral was held from the Sheetz funeral home here Sunday afternoon with interment in the Eb= jerle cemetery. | | 4 Milton L. Swarr Milton L. Swarr, seventy-seven, of East Petersburg, died at his home a. Wednesday of chronic a He was a director of (Turn to to page 3) m. | Ja 3 | Another Old Stone as the wall gave way, carrying with it sections of flooring of the four- story stone building. About 3,500 bags of barley, some falling as much as 50 feet, were reported relatively undamaged. The mill, located on the banks of Little Chickies Creek, which over= flowed its banks last week, is owned by the Hoffman Seed Co., Landis- ville. Company; officials were directing salvage work on the heap of barley bags which piled several stories (Turn to page 2) Damages totaling $75,000 are ask- ed in two suits filed Monday at the Court House against the Landis Stone Meal Co., Rheems, and Flor- ence V. Shirk, administratrix of the estate of Charles W. Shirk, by Mrs. Anna S. Kahler, administratrix of the estate of Milton G. Kahler. The suits arise from an automo- | bile accident on the Harrisburg Pike and one half miles west Joy on Nov. 24, 1944, in (Turn to page 4) COURT CONFIRMS ACCOUNT The court confirmed the first and final account filed by the board of | directors in the liquidation of the | Mt. Joy Farm Products Cooperative. The final audit dissolution | will be held in August, re RENDER MUSICAL NUMBERS Mrs. J. W. Heisey and Mrs. Scott Heisey, of Rheems, rendered musi- cal selections at the County Women's Society at Hostetter's Play | Barn Saturday | Hotel Claridge mt Pvt. C. SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE day furlough scheduled to | returned to arrive on the Queen Mary due in |Miss about four of Mount Men and Women of Tomogrow Here who belong The At Florin For Past Week Mr. and Mrs. R H. Nissly, Mrs. J. Harold Backenstoe, Mr John H Trimmer C. Robert Nissly days week at Atlantic City Nissly his late comers “Men and Wo- is a group of to our in the counsel said. YW Farm | and spent several this 1C { Robert spent with Kee parents Among the troops ler Field, Bilox Mrs. Murphy and Mount Joy, | Ada H. fifty, from Earl L. Kehler, received a divorce Bush Kehler, forty-nine, Tremont, mn the grounds of They were married Sept. 11, 1917 and sep- erated March 18, 1934. meen, wal CR | OUR SUGAR QUOTA The sugar quota for the Mount Rationing Board was 104,066 pounds for July and the August | quota is 40,097. etl Eee GAS ALLOTMENT FOR VETS After August 3 enlisted men will desertion. | Joy be allowed 30 gallons of gasoline at | the time of their discharge, Sen. Mitchell (D-Wash) said Monday. | has been in | since | proved at | LETTERS GRANTED | of Carrie L. Bartle, | LETTERS GRANTED New York City today are Pfc. Wil-| ard G. Stauffer, Elizabethtown and |nounced the 1 Cpl. John M. Rantz, of this boro. St. Joseph's hospital ———— Mr. and Mrs. Wm { FIRE CHIEF IMPROVED {| North East, Md., are 1 Local fire chief, Ray Myers, { dolph Jacksons St. Joseph's Hc | Mr. last Tuesday, greatly ind Robert and called Saturday. The Mite Society | Brethren Church, two o'clock at 1 son, at Tuesday pix who )spital and Murs. Hershey on the is im- Lemoyne this writing is ex- former: ents on pected to return home Saturday. er T Unted this af- Florin of 1 will meet The First National Bank & Trust the home Co., of Mt. Joy, administrator c.t.a. | Marietta. eee (Turn to page 6) tA A | LISTED FOR REDEPLOYMENT First Lt. Franklin M. Shupp, of is | this boro, and Cpl. Gerald H. Eby, Celumbia R2, Indiantown ‘Gap for redeployment. ternoon Mary D. Simons, of Marietta the executrix of John S. Simons, late of East Donegal township, arrived at a 15 | of men of Tomorrow.” children Mr. and Bates, of town. They are the Mrs. W. E, of FOU NDER OF STAUFFERTOWN EIGHTY YEARS OLD TODAY The Bulletin and its readers con- Mr. Morris N. Stauffer, who today A 2nd, celebrates {his eightieth birthday. Mr. Stauffer is in good health and we are pleased that he has enjoyed reading the Bulletin for many years, having been one of our first sub- | seribers. | DROPS CROCK ON FOOT Martha DeCamp, fifty-one, 64 Donegal St, this boro, dropped a crock on her left foot Thursday, ac- cording to attendants at the Lan- caster General Hospital who treat- for a laceration and bruises he foot. tl pr emer EBERLY FAMILY REUNION You and your family are cordially invited to attend a brief gathering the Eberly family, which will be held at 2:00 o'clock, Sunday after- noon, August 12, 1945, at the home of B. B. Snavely, near Lexington. re et AI PICNIC AT COVE The Ladies Auxiliary of Friend- ship Fire Co., will hold a picnic at the Cove on Thursday, August Sth. All members are asked to be present. Please bring your own lunch. Games for all, | | 8 sratulate gust »d her Ff 4 of BE
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