Advertising Far More Than Pays For Its Small Cost, By Greatly Increasing Sales, And Bringing In New Customers MOST Th e - THE M INUTE WwW E EKLY I N LANCASTER Mount Joy Bulletin COUNTY VOL. XLVII, NO. 39 Mount Joy, Pa., Thursday Afternoon, March 4, 1948 $2.00 a Year in Advance Boro Council Passed Fire Arms Ordinance Monday Frank Street Citizens’ Petition Is Again Mak-/ ing The Rounds Any day night's meeting vil was readily are certainly not oil, At radiator in the oom cause they had They were turned its meeting, sitting thru the his overcoat and his hat. When journed at 9:40 still cold, an that in the boilers. Those call were New: The Burgess lection of $20 during and Squire Hockenberry The Boro collection taxes. Mr. Newec: committee, rubbish hauled, done and stone several alleys Mr. Keller, reported chlorinatp: attended Mon- of Boro Coun- that fuel it every person who convinced we conserving and either. In this case :30, was cold was coal. meeting time, 7 be- | off. council helc the session been turned on, most of members wearing | in the with one case even ad- radiators meeting the investigation disclosed there was practically no fire the Ficherly, Keller and Gates. | reported the col- | February | $5. reported who answered Messrs. Krall, Shoop, mer, the | deliquent | Solicitor of $21.75 the Steet ashes of reported mer, and some patching ordered hauled on | of the water committee | okev, and everything two | inspected put in | ( Turn to nage 2) . —-— DA I en. Banner Attendance And Exceptional Prices At Locustcroft Sale The public Locusteroft the Bulletin, and owned by Rettew, Manheim, RD, had the largest attendances of ever held in this try, of made parking very Buyers attended most state, and Maryland. Mr. Rettew of sixty dan cattle, of $710.00 croft Monogram fer the Monogram Her old, tively. sold for old sale Saturday at the Farm, advertised in Harvey one of any sale part of the the difficult. the county New coun- in spite rain, which from the and sale every dairy in from Jersey dispersed his herd Holstein-Fres- price registered the paid with top cow being for Locust- daugh- | Flmeroft | Blacres, a of herd Sire, twin bull calves, five months sold $300 and $170 res De Kol Segis Chieftain was $705.00 and her seven days $155.00. View Bank Lastrange sold for $700.00, | old daughter three Lottie $665.00 for pec- calf for Sally C her two $700.00 and her calf $185.00. erland brought last calf $390.00 The average $521.00, Cows for mcnth old Kerk Neth- and year for her | for the sale while the in milk averaged $615.00 i li LOCAL MAN HONORED At the L: County Association, Harry P. Columbia, was elected president Harry Grube of was re-elect- ed secretary, was twenty-four | a meeting of measter | Postmasters’ Shreiner, of and J. Landisville casily roll | | Ebersole | 8th, ty | the | the ! MAY | amusement | years during which time he | ed Can Have Chest X-ray Right Here In Town Mar. 22 Pupils of the Mount Joy Schools the citizens of the community will the opportunity have X-ray right here in Mount have to a chest Ji Wy. The Society in County Tubercu- asks fight One of the means of combat- Lancaster to tubercu- losis all persons aid the against losis, ing this disease is a chest X-ray of all since infection is most when found citizens, cured in its early stages. On Monday, March 22 the mobile | X-ray unit of the Lancaster County Society will be set in the Mit. High School auditorium, ( Turn to Page 5) ————— OE eee LEGION AUXILIARY TO BE up Joy be- | GUESTS AT GAVEL PARTY The Legion of the American of the urged to set March Bell when members Auxiliary Pest are Monday attend the Gavel Elizabethtown, auxiliary organization, party scheduled Anyone desiring be at the at 8:00 p.m. Persons driving cars next to at E town aside evening, par- the will entertain local The o'clock for 8:30 to attend Grade School promptly. is cheuld building are request- ed to stop by the grade schoo] for passengers. ret A er eee G. GRAYBILL DIEHM WILL BE CANDIDATE FOR SENATE G. Graybill Diehm, Lancaster County GOP rounded chairman of Commis- chairman, Sat- the Republi- at Lebanon sioners and urday organization 27 out slate Primary, that can for the April announcement with his be a nomination the fr the 17th Dis- district includes north- County all of Lebanon County. Mr. Diehm announced his didacy within the past week. I... yg it LEVY AMUSEMENT Marietta he will candidate for to State trict. Senate The Lancaster m ern and can=- TAX is considering a boro in the county under law. It the about $1,000. ot rrr tax, first a new state would net boro Lions Club Had 83 At Meeting There sons and daughters were eighty-three fathers, at this week Charles W. “Uncle of of twenty-five the Lions club meeting The Mayser, Charlie”, Physical athletics speaker was otherwise known as who professcy Education the was and director for past coach- Franklin Marshall teams. the and wrestling One Jones, member, Rev. Carlton initiated this week new was The attendance for the year so far is 100 per The Midget cent, the’ team this summer. club will sponsor baseball Six Acres of Tobacco, Farm Machinery Lost1 tobacco crop and of six-acre farm equipment a $20,000 the Silver nine pieces went up in smoke when big barn on Nolt, Spring, Saturday night. fire destroyed a farm of Harrison near Twenty-six head of cattle and a | led John pony were to safety by the | owner and Henne, a tenant farmer. Firemen from Columbia, Landis- ville, Ironville, and Salunga an- gwered the alarm and kept the flames from spreading to the Nolt cesidence close by. They pumped in $20,000 Fire from a stream nearly a mile Marietta Pike traffic water away. was rerouted, The Henne discovered by It the fire was at 7:15 pm. started in a straw mow and owner said determined. scene all flying not the against the origin was Firemen stayed guard on night to eparks. The covered by insurance, included an orchard sprayer, trac- hammermill, bale elevator, grain driller, corn planter, sheller, and a two-horse loss, tor, truck, corn wagon, | rounds PARK NEISS MOTORCYCLED: LOOKS NATURAL AGAIN For the months citizens, past two out the public in general and avto and | the Cop, particularly those maniac truck chug drivers missed chug- of regularly our motorcycle all But, heard about town at hours of the like Kilroy Zerphey's Jr, the motorcycle. Although and night, he's successor, day back again Park around Neiss is circulating town on the we've he's been making less than a week, already noticed reduction in speed of ly trucks. A word sufficient a motorists and particular- to the while notified to make Burgess Brown. ns wml ER. we. ne A Florin Worker Injured At Depot twenty -five-year-old was wise should violators will be their to Florin man seriously abcut 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Marietta Corps Depot ing injured while working Transportation where he was help- to load scrap metal into large truck. O. D. Shipley, Safety at the depot, said the worker was Merle Buller of FI Buller the Joseph's Lancaster, a Director rin was admitted St Hospital, attendants to said his condition He fracture of the right serious. suffered a possible leg and pos- sible internal injuries. According to Shipley, helping to Buller two and was load a hati ton truck with scrap steel, using a yard Buller, Shipley had grabbed the sling used to convey truck, and still a crane, said, which was the metal into the holding on, was carried into the air for about eight | feet, Buller then Shipley the stone ballast on the As he fell of the metal fel] on top of him. ll OC dropped from the sling, said, and landed n roadway. pieces serap Co-ops Held Their First Tobacco Sale filler | first | of the held A total 9.937 tobacco pounds $1,390 at tobacco of brought cf 1947 C auction by the L Growers’ County operative at Lancaster Friday. Buying was slow and little inter- est was shown in wrapping tobacco Observers said buyers apparently bidding filled Co-op for 350 floor are not ready active An the Warehouse. Buyers included Leaf Tobacco Co.; Manheim; the was 42 cents lot of wrappers grown Another lot cents. These top Havana seed tcbacco. C. Gardy, filler nine-tenth cents a pound. ha estimated perscns auction at the Minkoff Housman, Jack R. L, Co-cp a pound for one Man- and price near heim. brought John Co-op manager, said prices averaged 13 CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY Mr. Harry A. Darrenkamp. local confectioner, quietly celebrated his oh well Harry older, another it doesn’t birthday doesn’t matter. feel any Orth, well known banker, celebrated Lirthday Saturday, still quite active, ———— —— SUFFERED BROKEN ANKLE Omar G. Groff, suffered a broken morning about 7:20, down three steps at the Musser near town. He was and this says John Marietta his eightieth Feb. 28. of town, Monday west ankle when he while at Leghorn Farms treated Thome is confined writing, — ee MOVED TO MANHEIM RD C. H. Siegrist, a hotel at 392 East Marietta, for the two has moved to Manheim RD, he will make his home. ————— eee HAD FOOT AMPUTATED “Jimmy” Childs, Sr, had foot amputated a Lancaster | Hospital, by Dr. to his home at Street, years, Front past his at be contributions | injured | where | was | on | | Tobacco | Highest | 11 | price lots were | and | he | John is | fell | work | who has operated | | where | HOME FROM HOSPITAL Brief News From The Dailies For “Quick Reading Philadelphia i flooded with $10 bills The Kaiser-Frazer Corp. at Wil- low Run has laid off 3200 workers The Westinghouse Electric pany's net for 1947 $48 Thirty-three counterfeit Com- income was million, dead dogs were found in an abandoned quarry near Norristown, of Erie Fourteen hundred employes the Hammermill Paper Co. at out strike, Fred Waring vanians a April 16. { been sold. | At Atlanta, [ m ther { child. ol 11 years { Miss Irene G thirty, | escaped serious injury | are on and his Pennsyl- ‘© coming Lancaster All to seats have already Ga a expecting 38-year-old 22nd the ag her i 1S She was a bride od, Lititz, a suicide third in | attempt. She jumped from story | 900 28 of | largest establishments in Phila. | out strike. | are not included. Harry I. Tice, sixty-five, a of Myerstown? bed at the Flizabethtown, on A | found Mrs | phin o window, job printers from the are on Newspaper offices | native found Homes, was | dead in Masonic Tuesday 100 gallon moonshine n the premises of Fdward Lee Carter and both still Mr. near was and Dau- recently were ar- rested. EER A ,ZooA>»= This Is National 4 H Club Week | The March 1 to 7, 1948 | has designated Natienal | 4-H Week the club leaders, week of been as Club throughout nation; members, | parents, and sponsors will regard this 1948 activities. 1947 700,000 club members ed State 22.000 Pennsylvania, time as the starting gun for the During there 1,- Unit- of Lan- were over in the in the 1,150 state and in caster The Lancaster the County if 4-H Week not anization of its tor observance « planned all 4-H being a bit County 1S to start ory Clubs early hecause of this part of | the Pennsylvania, in the season However, the of (Turn to page 3) the county. largest in state THE BRENEMAN'S MARKED | THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING Mu Mi Addison | man, Donegal Street, brated Golden and Brenne- 28 W their cele- Wedding Feb. 28 was married by th McNelly, then pastor United Brethren annivers Saturday, | The late of the Church They ary on couple Rev. Mi Mount Joy Oscar Mrs Mrs. Mrs. RD. children Fla.; Harrisburg: Herr, Florin; and Shenberger, Mount Joy —— ee Sure Highway Surfacing Work Planned By State The cf Highways i tour Orlando, Nye, have Brenneman Catheri 10 Russell Elme: Pennsylvania Department preparing for its spring maintenance activities It of bids for hag recommended acceptance furnishing and applying 20,000,000 of for mainten- approximately gallons I ituminous materials ance ork. The |malerials aggergate | Bids | ishing | of | partment the bituminous $3,186,000. asked for furn- 700,000 for low bids for soon will be tons De- approximately stone, gravel and slag work 14,000,000 Approximately the bituminous needed for The balance wil] be used for plac- (Turn to page 6) a | of mater will be urface treatment. Newcomer was from the hospital one month there. improved at this Mrs. Clayton brought home Saturday after She is greatly writing, gallons | in | i. COMES CHARLIE" HE CAN'T QUIT DRIVING A TRUCK the NO During past twenty-eight years our citizens would daily see a truck rolling about town bearing a “Here Charlie.” Well you will see truck but Charlie won't be driving it Charles Derr, trucker, has had the contract to receive and freight for the Penna. Rail- . during all these years, de- sign Comes the same local who deliver road Co cided and and sold his business to who to quit equipment his son-in-law, Edward Keene, is now in charge But Charlie from driving a truck so he has ac- just can’t get away | cepted the position as driver for the | New Standard Hardware Company here. —’P P The Local News For The Past Week Very Briefly Told At a Lititz clock sold At trapped in for 90 minutes. Parking meters are sidered for the Main Manheim. 60th near Lancaster sold for $600. has an epidemic Nearly 100 leady died from the outbreak. A $26855 contract was let Fhiladelphia firm for ments at the Crippled Hospital, Elizabethtown. Henry M. Hershey, thirty-four, Lancaster R7, was kicked head by a bull. The injury quired hospital treatment. Liquor License Money To Be Paid The a refund, the Ncenses sale a grandfather's $500. Columbia two for men were a food store refrigerator p con- and being Street at the square At stein Hol- Thurs- Garden Spot sale day a cow Elysburg of hog cholera, have al- to a improve- Children’s the re- on following money of the Control the represents fund for license Boa:d, respective out of Liquor issued in municipalities, The is governed the municipalities distributed and to the The around amount being by the number value of licenses issued involved. a- mounts to be distributed here are: $1,175; $1,350; $1,200; Lititz, $1,- Marietta, East Elizabethtown, 000; Manheim, $800; Mount Peter $300. Townships: Conoy, Joy, sburg, $300; East (Turn to Page 4) —— Veterans Plan Events The Veterans Wars Tuesday fifteen present, of Foreign evening with Jack met members Germer won the pot of gold. Numerous plans discussed a card party the were including to be given in the future by veterans and auxiliary made for attend are being numerous veterans to the State at July. Final Convention Pittsburgh in for the March the made Friday. for plans were Smoker to be held 12th the fire benefit of the Building Fund. RE — Engagements Mr. and Mrs. William Mateer, Flerin, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jean Rensel, David M. son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Landisville. Miss Rensel is employed at Northern Bank and Trust Co., and Mr. Risser Millersville State Teachers College. —— ll A ns en TREATED FOR RIB INJURY Paul McMillan, fifty, 164 S. Riv- t., Maytown, was treated at St. Joseph's Hospital at 11 a. m. Wed- injured ribs. He told attendants injured in an automobile accident recently. —— eee HE FAILED TO STOP Mr. John H. Mellinger, Lancas- ter R4, was prosecuted here by Chief of Police Park Neiss for in house to Risser, Risser, is attending nesday for he was a Mortuary Record Throughout This Entire Locality Cha'les Kurtz Columbia Hospital Sunday Della, Columbia Henry sixtv=vight wile of Robert Thomas aged forty years Dewey Obetz, Police at Manheim, after a nine Rhoda, at fifty-one. Chief yesterday of died weeks illness wife of Clarence O Thursday HH fY- man, Lancaster aged | She Rapho twp. R. Niscley, of Manheim his after was a native of Clayton sixty, R1, a nme Rapho twp., Monday months illness. | Charles E. Wisner, a musician died in the pital at mer t at home retired Hos- for- General Lancaster. He was a of the 1 Association secretary andisville | Campmeeting Jacob G. Inners Jacob G. seventy-five, died at the Lancaster County pital, at 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Born in East Donegal T« wnship, he was the son of the late Hamil- ton and Louisa Geib Inners. He is survived by two Raymond and Clarence, of Elizabethtown: two sisters, Mrs. Mable Neidigh, Flizabethtown, and Fdith, of Fichler, Florin; a brother, Emory, Inners, Hos- sons, wife John grandchil- Lancaster; six dren and three great grandchil- dren. —— DW Om eres AMER. LEGION SPONSORS ORATORY CONTEST Contestants from Mount Joy High School will compete for local the National Contest based on knowledge mesning cof the Constitution to be held Wednesday, March 10, at 2:30 p.m. the High School Auditor- ium, Prizes winners 185. The will the the county finals to be held in Lancaster. This honors in Oratory and in the Post will be awarded by to American Legion local winner following week compete in is a worthy the community ntest pro- of are and deserves entire ject the cordially support You invited to attend a Week's Birth Record Mr, and Mrs. Mahlon Snyder, Manheim R2, daughter Saturday the General Mr, Eugene Donegal Mount p.m. a Lancaster Mrs. Street, daughter at 10:21 the Lancaster General Hospital. Mr. Mrs. Ralph C. Alleman, this twin at the Lan- Hospital Friday. and Mrs, Clyde L. Metzler, R2, a daughter at Mr. Mrs. Herkoart Flizabethtown R2, a at Hospital. Crider, 53 Joy, and a Friday, at and boro, boys caster General lev. home. Miller, at the Manheim and son | © appliances extended It | finished | a small | ing Lester E. Roberts Open For Business At New Location The Th ester Electrical opening 47 East iday Gth electrical for invitation is E Roberts Shop - have it's formal in the new at Street March household be quarter this F 5th Main itarday, nd The newest will on display An everyone vour inspection fe to visit this old Do person vis firm in: it new quarters be store will each the to win prizes given ling having portunity The large Richland ted by has he The n new shop is located in the store room of the Club Aunt Building, recently vaci Sally's Kitchen en completely renovated ain sales and show room is with sunshine yellow off-white ceiling, dark counters. walls, an white woodwork and green trim on display The the east and solid units, rear wall portion wall is with shadow hox display cach containing avpliance or some object of houseware A modern kitchen unit, contain- home freezer, (Turn to Page 4) — Bendix washer E'TOWN R1 MAN FLEES FROM STATE HOSPITAI State Police notified that was were Sun- day night Elizabethtown R1 man of the who an mmates Hospital three State the Sunday. among Harrisburg institution Police said they description of the asked to pick him up if located in this vicinity eee Mt. Joy Rotary Reps Attended Conf. at Harrisb’g Mount Club representatives to every of the Third Annual ference of the 181st District International held Monday escaped from wound 9 p.m, were given a man and were The Joy Rotary sent Con- of | son Rotary Harrisburg, Sunday, and Tuesday. Fifteen club this Sunday representatives of the featured a Loro's attended n which the Harrisburg at the Forum Monday, Rev. Les the local Trinity gave the the plenary session ident Joe Sheaffer, Roy Sheetz and Re at the Monday which was in charge Club lecture nite sessi con- by Orchestra On pastor cf Church, cert sno] ster Koder, Luthera invocation that opened Pre Sloan, were Walter v noon of the featured Old the ession Gettys= burg and an illus- trated on Gettysburg, which compared (Turn to page 7) EE MEN HAD A SPILL had GARBAGE Our very garbage collectors a unpleasant experience While the collapsed ye afternoon driving on South Market the loaded contents on the the day street rear wheel of trailer dumped the street The bage wheel was replaced gar- and ashes reloaded and con- Osteopathic Hospital last Thurs- day. ——— et CIs LUTHERAN CHURCH HERE GETS $1000 BEQUEST IN WILL Trinity Lutheran Church here has been bequeathed $1,000 through the will cf John H. Buohl, late of Mount Joy, accord- to an adjudication by Orphan’s Court day, Entire Buohl's For Evangelical handed { Thurs- sum distributed ir totaled $35.905.72. years the conducted hardware the Church, Lester Kaylor, A A AQ EIGHT FIRE COMPANIES BATTLED MIDDLETOWN BLAZE Firemen eight companies, | including Elizabethtown, battled a | $30,000 blaze which razed a ware- house in the junk yards of Mrs. Marian Cohen, E. Brown St., Mid- dletown. I er —_p BOTH SEEK RE-ELECTION Mr. Roy B. Sheetz Esther M, Henry, of filed their petitions for as GOP committeemen in the East Ward. a A Oe ee F. W. SMOKER Mount Joy Post Veterans of Foreign sponsor a Smoker March 12th, in the The event is for ing down estate many deceased a store op- posite now occupied by from Miss have and town, re-election Vv 5752 of the Wars will on Friday, fire house. the benefit of stop sign violation, bof veyed to the dump. Et THAT'S A WISE MOVE At thruout county numerous places the where there is fires, the erection They fighting residents are con- templating of com- munity dams better rr tll meee School Board Met The regular ing boro school board monthly session on Mon- day evening Routine business disposed as follows Minutes Repair pairs made t read and approved reported re- ‘hool committee roof of high sc committee March 1st Supervising Beahm, 610 pupils 94 per cent Finance of $452.55 principal balance on reported an enrollment of with an attendance of Delinquent tax ‘collector, ler, turned over $70.00 as collections since his last report to $1,955.11 and approved for payment ll A ree RUMMAGE SALF St. Mary’s Guild Church at Bills amounting read St. Lukes hold a Market 13th, of will the Saturday, March beginning at nine o'clock. a Fpiscopal rummage sale house on Stimulate your business by adver- the building fund. | tising in the Bulletin, ind | an | former of | t Mount Koder | appearance ter- | and | no water for | could do noth- | met in| reported a | Wilbur | Metz~ | were Artificial Breeders ‘Voted On Plan To ‘Enlarge Activities About 150 of the Southeastern Artifi- Breedin attended annual held yesterday hall in Lan- served by of the Fire members Pennsylvania | cial Cooperative the ession ut the | disville Luncheon the Ladie { C mpany Earl L M. P 1 | re-elected Fire Company was Auxiliary R1; and York R3, were of direct- herdsman Farm, Eliza- a director Kirkwood, Nolt, Mt. of the Groff, orbaugh, Strasburg Lee board to the ws, George Shuchman, | of the | bethto wn, Masonic Homes named E. Roper, Lloyd W chairman was H | who resigned [ Joy RI, nominating The Vi red of the £100,000 awaits to succeed was committee, balloting increasing at the meeting fa- the capital fund from $35,000 final association but tabulation of to decision proxies and members not attending (Turn to Page 7) ‘Will Distribute Victory Medals The American Legion is planning the American De- fense Medal and World War Two Victory Medals at their regular meeting on = Thursday, March 11th. at 8:00 pm. We would like every VETERAN desiring these medals to be present at this meet- ing. You do not necessarily have to be a member of the American Legion in order your medal at this meeting, These the cruiting The you br the of votes to distribute Service to receive be presented and Navy Lancaster. that your Honorable Discharge. This must be the orig- A pocket photo will not | ufficient | medals will Army ( flicers by local re- from only requirements are ing along | | | vee | inal. be | Remember the date: March 11th | at 8 pm, | A ere 'DFEDS RECORDED | Minnie G. and Jacob L. Hess, Joy Twp., to Charles W [and Genevieve E. Bailey, Elizabeth~ tract of land containing one 2V, story town, {acre 155 perches, and a pi Mount Joy Twp. etl © Everything That Happened At | Florin Recently Mr Mrs. Clair Hummelstown, R1, announce birth of a daughter, February at the Hershey Foreman is the | Weiser of Florin, Mr. and Mrs | Orange | called Main street, The Buller celebrate Foreman, the 26, Mrs, Pauline and Hospital forme: Pa. Chas street, Lancaster, Mrs. Agnes Florin. Beauty first Hallman, W. recently on Weaver, Salon anniversary will its by in from 13th reduction | March 8 to other Mr. and Mrs. shey and Mr, Weaver | guests of shey Mr Mr. daughter Lillian Mr. week permanents See the ad on an- a page E. Her- Mrs. Melvin were the E. Her- Sunday. mother, Ott and visited Mrs. and family Zeiters spent the Middletown visiting Norman and of Mount Mr. and son Joy and Mrs. N. on Dunham and Mrs. Homer Grace John and Hamilton Christ end at relatives. Mrs. Frank Skeen visited in Lan- caster Sunday with her Mi Mrs. Ralph Mumper and daughter, Neffsville visited Wednesday relatives. and of | relatives in town on evening Mr. fractured Mr Palmyra Groff is ankle Mrs were Omar suffering Arthur Sunday McCurdy visitors and of in town Mr visited Mrs, and Mumper Bender and George Mr, Mrs. John (Turn to page 7) eee tll Gree | EDWIN AGREES TO PAY Fdwin H. Lehman, Flizabeth- town R2, agreed to pay his wife | Blanche, Elizabethtown, $15 week- for support of herself and three | children {REMINDER TO FIREMEN | All-members of Friendship Fira | Co., are reminded to pay their dues within the next three weeks or be- | come non-beneficial. nisin lle eit | D. S. Flory, Annville spent the | week end with Mr. and Mrs. ’ Phares Brandt Elizabethtown R32, ly