! MOST Th VOL. XLVIII, NO. Postmaster Bennett Seeks Demotion Desirous of Succeeding Grover C. Winters As Rural Route Carrier Postoffice Goes First If you think nothing 32 | Tobacco Buyers Are Out Leoking Over The Crops the -class July First thin thin | years hi quiet ago, Grover Winters went on or ever pen around und | : | duty from the the postoffice corner o “get a load of this” Mount Joy He Grover Winters, carrier on Route | faithfully, (except a few 1, retired December 31s. |off to go fishing occasionally) and Postmaster Bennett has applied | Was retired December 31st. for the job ny if named, will re- | Mr. Winters was a faithful sign as P. M. | rier, liked by all the There are at least eight it was at tants for the postmastership. | The Postoffice jumped second to a first-class fective July 1. You cannot mail any kind of card for less than since January 1. With all these should ke as a rural carrier postoffice. served times to- little Rep- for From present indications tobacco buyers will be out a than usual this year of all the circulating earlier car- | resentatives big hee the | well patrons [are already looking p over. week crops Last appli- | he served and whenever al] covered his a | respective mud (he drove ice Mr. the calling Oman Landis, American possible, route ir- of years ago) From now on he will reap having thru Tobac- who buys for Co., thruout Last week from was on growers Mt. week and Mr. Paris Bayuk, ovel office ef- | plenty, SNOW, or | co | ram a | the cents | been pensioned by his Uncle Sam. Mr. and Mrs. Winters plate doing little travelling the | (something Grover) and ings, hear they io who | Joy Twp thus Gruber, fruits of his labor, far two of Lancaster, was Mount buys for looking Joy On Lancaster, out East Donegal the crop. From contem- happenings, it a crops thruout and Rapho Twps Levy Brothers, circulating Twp fodder ior gossiy n new to from | don't low | street corners, at Monday Well clubs, meet to And surprised either, if you tal] fish stories coming from there. ( Turn to Page 2) be surprised Florida. thru- here the don‘t be were etcetera. down: Is are In hear some ins fpf Grover Winters Retired December 9, 1918, have On j what we First National Bank & Trust Co. Will Renovate and thirty School Board Elected Substitute Art Teacher The local School Board met in word but regular monthly session on Mon- | stand. from day, January 3rd, with all directo: s | veel present. | the The previous | meeting A was Murs. heim, thru dealers, farmers and ji ws, ! this is undoubtedly one of the best tobacco crops ever in Lan- Co. It no hail, well grown caster had no frost, prac- | and cured the None of the buyers afield said a | tically ticnally excep- ¥¢ in sheds | about price we they cents In order to modernize, enlarge the growers ex- | 40 improve the facilities to handle their get around to for | traffic, and better the First growing banking crop. | EE ue | approved | | | Wi * Mrs. Stehman Hostess wee To MY. Joy Branch of United Auxiliaries the york | DE lotr leave | The Mt. Joy Branch of United Auxiliaries of Lancaster General Hospital] held a very suc- Silver ecently at the K. Steh- ‘mbers and their Mr of | and President the and General National of serve the minutes Bank ning public, and Trust Co. her plan were read balance in the reported as $2,523.14. Berly H. Hahn, elected pletely k. The the to rearrange and con change the interior of the of hew arrangemen will ive is bank three making was new teller windows, on to carry Klein, | art teacher d of six | of Miss Joan | who was of absence due to ill health. Taxes amounting to $522.26 were turned over by the collector. Bills amounting to $936.03 were read and approved for payment. The board decided to purchase a carload of coal. ree eee tl eee THAT'S FAIREST TO ALL to equalize its rates for nine windows ins of at present. A p the bookkeeping rc siderable working : rtition taken out of recently granted a add con- the Space The la- front of the bank om wil jt dies’ room in the tax cessful ended Field moved upstairs. equipment, ixtures with modern marble counter will the services and will be oteel counter fighting ol flores- aul | cent man. I guests including Meryl { Lancaster General Hospital { Mrs. George K. Mann, United County. C.'S. the design not only improve the physical working con- | facilitate Ruoss, Secretary ditions ir bank, but will greatly | In order and the appearance. | have consumers pay exactly | of the Auxiliaries of Lan- enhance Wilkinson Associates Incorporat- { what they use, the boro of Stras- Philad meters this type of | | | caster | Mrs, | Mayer Ji J, the tea (J. | ton Murs were C Eshleman. Mi | | chairman Mrs Bronson A.C and Newcomer, Mrs. PB. T. A. Phillips table, Jr., Paul Carlton Miriam and specialize in burg will install 400 water { The meters while la- | customer pays for the installation. ee © COMING JANUARY 15TH The Eppley Sisters Gospel Quin- of Manchestr, Pa., Church of God here 1 Complete columns next hia, who work contract to furnish bor and materials to entirely com- | te the rted ne The bank the store building ed, have signed the boro buys the the presided at | by Mrs C. | Willard New- | Jr. and | Receiving | Mh C. Louella all necessary = assisted Mrs. Stehman, Jones Engle, Mrs Bennett, The work will be Ms. job. pie month. | ‘ xt will appear Satur- | details | tette, in the January is also planning to raze the for the pub- day, Miss in rear and 5 Newcomer yrovide parking space ic on this lot. AN EDITORIAL Starter For The New Year { THREE DEFR KILLED IN New Year's resolutions have been the butt of innumerable | COUNTY IN ONE DAY jokes. And that's quite understandable—most resolutions are | Thursday made as the result of remorse from an excess of holiday cheer, button and are forgotten as soon as the headache goes away. mile east But there's another kind of resolution ‘which everyone should make soberly and sincerely, and carry out conscien- | killed. tiously. A resolution of that character might be phased in such | Later | struck ] li in these week. | 4 J. Bennett the the Charles of assisted and Mrs Schlosser Entertainment was refreshment Mrs. Al- Clinton Eby chair- ( | Committee by Bigler PD E of the mittee. vin { Mr | man was Peers ‘om- | THE kil- a Al by morning train buck of a deer about Columbia. injured had to led half doe the same a was so severely that train it be in the day a motorist had fashion as this: : and killed the Lincoln Highway, a During 1949, I will do my part to reduce the dis- | distance west of Mountville Two were given to the Columbia graceful and unnecessary fire loss which is costing |" a RY 0S al ang 1e¢ other to 1e vies- this nation more than 10,000 lives and 700 million dol- | siah Orphanage at Florin, WHOM TO BLAME Week's Birth Record In Lancaster County alone, the fire loss has more than | Mr. and Mrs. William Walters, of | doubled last year. This all hoppened in face of the fact that |g, a son the: Columbia fire fighting equipment all over the country has been improved | {Hospital on Monday. and modernized with the best the market affords, regardless of | Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wenger, { Manheim R2, a at | General Hospital® on Thursday. When dll is said and done’ the mdin reason for this alarm- | Mr. Mrs, Christian. Charles, ing and uncalled for increased fire loss is due mainly to one { Pine St. this boro, a daughter last thing — JUST PLAIN CARELESSNESS OR NEGLECT. Thursday the Osteopathic Hos- There's nothing academic or impersonal about fire. The | pie te) {MIS Glenn &. Bralaker fact that it never cost you a dollar directly doesn’t mean a | Var ne Re hop 8. Bru SE thing. All of us pay for fire in one way or another—in the tax- | General Hospital able assets it destroys, in its depressing influence on employ- | ment and purchasing power, in its consumption of irreplaceable | materials, in higher insurance rates, and so on. And, more im- | THEY DIDN'T SEE PARADE Among the local citizens portant, the family that never had a fire may be wiped out by | jour neyed to Philadelphia on New one tomorrow. | Years Day the Those Parade, which did not take place, that fra ; iced « vd you’ ve meant to replace and haven't— | were: Mr. and Mrs. Edward that forulty bY t that should have been repaired Japp so a po weg or lo ee "Sie things” such cs these are fire's de- | ria Kepple, Miss Jacquie Hens fndcile d pout doing a button buck | on short lars a year. a at of cost. daughter the and at anheim a daughter the | Lancaster Friday. sn tll AER er on who to see Mummer's i paper and rubbish and discarded clothing \ | All of them can be corrected easily. How |drix, Mr. Gene Eicherly end Mr. ow as a starter for the New Year? John Smolic, of Steelton. = 1 ww C vood | our } months | and rossing ctreet under- ! li | struck Zimmerman told police gong suffered a | Son f | | history Cl | {and s O ~-T HE M Mount Jovy, LIONS CLUB ACTIVITIES DURING FOUNDERS WEEK of Mt. Joy hel regular meeting on Tuesday at 6:30 p. qth eeting was well attended and | the for | The Lions Club heir wening The n m. January one seemed to enjoy prevailed the New Year the next six going fellowship that first meeting of We that really peoples of the Club progressive laid for which be held 18 and 19 Mark (Turn to page By | a — ! Elvin E. Baker, 68 Struck by an Auto, feel show community that awake to are the war Lions is a wide organization. 2] M Plans were and committees were selected our Minstrei show will Febru- ry 17 these ...| Both Less Broken. ! disville automobile while 1 at Baker, admitted Monday of both Good, loc an Stree Struck Barbara j 8 E. | St. | night | oi Elvin St 68, E an ot, was t H fractures ) spital suffering Officer ceman, 710 p The officer b legs | al occurred Michael DO- said the accident Monday said the westbound Al m. | was | man automobile ' 20, borough, | V a Bernard Zimmerman, Barbara £t., diiven by this he he South saw the hesitate a was d pedestrian to stop Inste: the man kept walking and was struck by the car was ad- Dr. D: removed Emergency treatment at the and Baker Hospital ministered office of C o St bulance. Hospital Stoner, was Joseph's by am- also but said he forehead, authorities lacerated not a his condition is regarded as serious — — NEWCOMERS GARAGE IS NCW AT NEW LOCATION The garage and repair shop con- H. S. Newcomer & many been for the its It is the cornet of Streets be ducted here by Inc moved for years has first time in located on Main and will Motors om now st of and yuthwe New S( Haven known as Newcomei Inc There is a spacious show 1 for | i and Olds shop. Ed ievrolet cars and a com- piete repal Personal Mention Amos Newcomer | Mount Joy R1, Florida | Carl Musser Lancaster, visited | Childs and Mrs James, Mr n spent | holidays m and Mrs Teddy, of Mrs Sunday afternoon Miss M to Chicago, after spending the holi- | withe parents, Mi “alvin Donegal Harry St, weeks the M: son Mr and and James on argaret Kramei returned | and | St Beamen- | day her Murs Mr. derfer, spent Kramer, Myre Haven past ( and New the have Or- Florida, who five at St. Augustine week funeral of the latters | Christ Sherk. —— — lan vd returned home last at- the to tend prowaer, PAUL ON STATE The St ind Pp tractor, bid of struction Fa fect MARTIN LOW BIDDER BOILER PLANT Department of Proper- | Supplies has A. Martin, ubmitted ite ty ann that wl an unofficial low $277,232 for of new School general con- b at De- iler plant Mentally o State tor Children EE. HOME SOON Mus. S. Sprout purchased the Jennie West Main soon as all is completed, lili ILL Marietta at her and at this bed and her Ve TC CCCUPY M:. who recently McGann St and John property on expect to move as the remodeling MRS. PAUL HIPPLE Mrs. Paul Hipple, was taken suddenly ill New Year's Day, writing to Ave. home on is confined condition is improved. re tll Aen LOCAL DEEDS RECORDED J. H. and Ellen N. Keener, May- town, to Christian B. and Elizabeth P. Metzler, Mount Joy, $500. Joy, i Robert ! his | TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL i denly i mentioned on | ple |the lot in Mount NU TE Prize Winners At ‘Annual Tebacco- 4 H Club Shows caster Countys annual to- Lancas ol held at oie bacco how was Friday when 1948 ¢ adults H. Delp, championship honors exhikit of Filler B's Swari Landisville ten the specinen rop were on disvlay show by Lititz Was won R1, The taking with J took Bet took IN grand and Arthu of 2 3's honors with his wrapper | Lititz the 4-H Show shown ty Shenk, x2, ) mon The usual { the samples | inches in length Appended are | out 1m was of un- 106 over tobacco good quality with of measuring 26! | the winners thru- this lceality: Wr: Aappers LJ inches in La Landis- over 26 Arthur 2. Donald Swarr, A. F. Stadel, East Peters- Charles Engle, Mt. F. Shelly, Manheim under 26 inches (Turn to Page 2) Ea HESS 1gth Swarr, n- ville: 5 burg: 9, h Joy; 29 $e 1, Elmer Ww rap pe MERCHANT H W Mr chant, H. W. Hess, who conducts stores here extensive mer- and in Mastersonville, collapsed sud- last Friday as he was getting out of his at his Mastersonville He caster General Hospital. car store was removed to the Lan- His condi- at this writing is somewhat im- he still tion proved, but remains in a coma. to his Mr. Hess gave no indication that he was feel- ill, the farm where he and a cattle deal- Prior collapse, ing having just returned from looked over a herd of steers. ——— Oe Arthur Godfrey Praises Homer Garlin Over Air Arthu locality er Godfrey radio fans from heard his Wednesday who was this a local rame mor=- in no way ning program, connected with the radio show. broadcasts Godfrey about his $200 a Miami, Florida, which his back to New York for his regular broad- For several has d: been clowning 1\ vacation mn necessitates flying of his more serious the asts In one Cc moments he commended crew of the Constellation plane on which he had made a return trip to Flori- comfortable to the da, stating what a isure the airtravel was, due service and courtesy of crew, and in naming them person- ly teward Homer he included a local young man, Garlin of Mount Garlin is a graduate Joy WEEKLY Pa., Thursday Afternoon, January 6, 1949 STUDENT HYPNOTIST - TI Jan Ernst, t, Rea ram School HERE On K i pre A is cil of th ceeds hase | p ine ject. n Mr. E grams in Mt. neighbori Joy p:ograms sented is the fi for the Tickets school I School, will be The by being The rate The $36,763.46 fron during Eight killed on States la Churistiz events, Over 257 traftic Sixty -f from fau by vaccines New prices 1eavy cream 6¢ Ge. Both 148 moc tl J ed on skidded the othe Unless can loan fore for out of th Z00( oldest wx Mister high school and is now stationed a Florida, He Mrs flying with Eastern Airlines is a son of the late Mr John Garlin on West Main St Cee A Rapho Farther ‘Moves to Alabama A of nezighbors and came of Paul 1 | ler, in Rapheo township on Monday morning, score > to the home loaded his goods on trucks and cleaned the ,move in. This was a scene of operation and hrotherly kindness The led the goods by neighbors convey - truck to Henry Shenk, Norman Peifer, following Christ John | Alabama: Brandt, { Erb. Paul trips and R. Metzler made several S. W. Alabama, Bruton, (Turn to page 4) are ttl Gn een to and was led near where his services NINTH ANNIVERSARY This week the Jack Shoe Store celebrate | anniversary bringing Horne: will its ninth by vou big and also ad womens Read savings on mens, childrens shoes. their another page. ae —— AUXILIARY MEETING Tuesday,, January 11th a jing of the American Legion Auxil- held the Legion on meet- iary will be at J Home, and | friends | Metz | CO- | | | days Mu milch, m ar | were Su | | Schlegelmilch. | Mrs. ed on Mr dal ited Mrs. on Sunday. The Mus. fc household {and Mrs. Ralph Mumper and daugh- | i ter of Ne local Se ar ready for the next family to | Mumper and two daughters, Mr. | Mrs Mount land [of Bender Bruton. | jamin Bender and Grove. The West Green Tree Young People \ CLUB'S Judge vary 14 the VFW, liquor E li Appro granted just 100 Mrs. Avenue, hospital sponsored by will 50 no reserved seats. Brief News From Quick Reading The city of Coatesville ended 1948 | City boro 1948. remembers was 98 Wednesday the persons lost Uncle as or Dec eee Everything That Happened At Florin Recently turned home of Colonial Park, Mr, Geo. (Turn to Page Four) re es ee Ce appeal A I 100 LESS THAN LAST YEAR I N LANCASTER COUNTY Mount Joy Bulletin $2.00 a Year in Advance COUNCIL SPONSOR PSYCHOLOGIST TURS., JAN. 1} 13, at 8:00 p Hypnotist A Pa the Borough Council Passed Water Rate Ordinance Business, indusirial Av And Out-of-the Boro Rates Are Upped 150 Percent New Boro Authority Charter Received establishing the effective January and ‘ordered rates follow: $12; $22.00. $1.00 per Poultry uary nm and will Mit present High program | C ling in Joy The Student uditorium the un ¢ High School and pro be used toward the of movie pro- the a new school presented ol well rnst has pro=- the as His pre- the assemblies High School as High Schools have usually The new {d | | { | ordinance The Boro Council January held Messrs regulay meeting { ng ol water rates evening with Keller, Krall and Shoop A check $393.86 for rent was received been was Monday was passed ad- The Dwellings, Eicherly, | 1, ; school groups and this | it at rst time present. | vertised ommunity 1S presented one outlet with 1947-48 | | more than 1948 Barns, 1948 | head for large for one outlet | water from Als High | I nv ‘oro IX There tax purchased at the incl. tax may be stables, etc. live stock. (Turr to Page dn on "Celebrated Their 60th Wedding Anniversary for $75.85 | $95.08 cove 19438 a check iw upils or and Mr. 20.81 | standing. cents, ing repot ted | of the ax out- We Burgess Brown a chee RD & 1 $32.50 for sent licenses al peddlers Dailies For Bor- received. The new charter for Authority our | ough was | There will be a special meeting of the Authority 10 at advise said and Feb. will | of work it desires Public communices Zoning commended | council on time Authority Thursday, which $10,000 in the red. | council of York raised its tax 1 13 1-2 to 16 mills. done, Feb. the 1st Plann- HK aring In a tion collected parking of Carlisle from its meters | ing and Commission re- a change the ter- Street to Det-! __ Ato aB] for by | mn were | vitory from Frank United | wWiler | district. Robert the Council 1st. Pumping Engineer School gridiron in the High the year. boys Avenue from This Schroll. matter an a was asked A public hearing | held Tuesday, st of numerous York, who Civil War in Snyder, | on will be in | the | February Chambe: New Year's week-end their violent accidents. and 900 ill toxin used Faulty Schatz 6,774,000 of water by motor 158 and 2:526,000 by turbine in 9.300.000 gals. Geo. Earhart Mr. and Mrs. Almos lives thru reported having pumped id other it Yh Eighty-one relatives and friends called at the Almos. Earhart homa Mount RD New Years Day to congratulate Mr. and Mrs. reported | Earhart their sixtieth wed- | ding The express gallons in died | hours our Ity diptheria Sam | for was the cause | are Joy on 234 hours, a total of on Japs. December. Chief Police Neiss slashed | . four prosecutions during the c . of upon dairymen Milk light Jersey anniversary month pas reported Borough follows eam l4¢ t., light qt., A Earharts their greatly appreciate the them and all were sweet . Fire Chief the fire was $2,377.00 for improper Ray Myers loss in Mt. last qt., sing tor to {and thanks | | q sour cream is 6e Joy gifts and flowers sent this occasion. year upon drivers but two | | | | | escaped Mortuary Record Throughout This Entire Locality Harry -C 80, 1etta. lel cars were badly wreck- | yg: The Loca News 2 For The Past Week Very Briefly Told America’s Gap Hill when one and the 1 the nine 3H, and 1¢ got into path Waltham million the Watch dollars plant will i 2.300 employes eir jobs.. This is Reisinger at Mar=- There deaths 1948 Only itch factory were forty-two highway during in Lancaster County John E. Froelich, 81, at Mount- was destroyed ville one dwelling at Elizal past fifty years There slight the | Marietta Depot Monday noon with Samuel Brickman, 45, at Manheim {by fire ethtown during the S S. Ehly, seventy-six, . at Bertha, widow of Elmer it Co Clara E John G , died Hospital. was a fire lumbia aged no serious damage Earhart, 52, wife of Harry will graduate State Forty-nine seniors Millersville 14 is considering the E. Earhart, at Manheim yesterday. 24, East Peters- at Joseph's Fike spending Albert has after Florida. | id Mrs. Edwin Schlegel- Harrisburg Mrs. - from the Teachers several | Forney, Coilege January 1 burg suddenly an- the Quarryville {nexation of a large portion of 51, a native Dauphin Co. Rideout, at the Glenmore Marietta sp tal Mr Aaron Washington Boro, | @t U for a disturbance at Harry struck the the count: | surrounding territory Sarah | when of Hi nday guests of Several persons were injured control f times a car went out Hoffer, 80, formerly Agnes Hoffer Harr widow of of E-town, State Hospital. Mt. Samuel Shelly xd Mrs Ida Easton at Middletown Joy, Sunday. Lillie Sauders, cal- | then rolled over several neat | Akron Freda Ball, another ishurg Martin Liggins vis- 20, Joseph Wolf Joseph Woli | with were 115 in girl, jailed creatin R. Station evening Pa. R Friday 2, days the Late Good, a truck : 75, Rheems, died at his Friday at 7:00 p. on of the late Joseph Barrick Wolf, and is Mrs. Lillie (Turn to page 6) ol Issn { ANNA RUTH NOLT AND CHAS. | HEPLER WEDDED ON FRIDAY | Miss Anna Ruth Nolt, daughter of M; Samuel B. Nolt, and Charles H. Hepler, both of Mount Joy R1, were married at 2 p, m. on Friday in the parsonage of Pente- Cl The Rev. Boston officiated at the double ring and Y Mr. Mr on Sunday: llowing called on ork h | He was a | and survived by Mumper me m, Reamstown nd Kkilled., victury was Sus fisville; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde | by making n { 43rd highway his wife, for 1948 senna ll lili | LasT YEARS FIRE | DOUBLE THAT OF | In his in Mateer and son and Mrs. John and Mrs. Ben- Milton Norman Mr. Mr. Joy: LOSS 1947 ind son, son of annual county Fire Marshall Knier | cause d by fire: to $856,560.50 double year re port reported damage ind Mrs vill hold a Youth meeting last were That of were yeal up is more than the loss the There excluding previous total of 269 C APPEAL DATE JAN. 14 Oliver S. Schaeffer set Jan- | as the date of Fred lizabethtown R2, a costal wrch fires those in umbia Turne the above and 12 were and Of homes for a hearing in Barley Post for a club ceremony 85 were c and de- fires in | bride wore a Winter white brown accessories and a vellow rosebuds. hort wedding trip, the reside at the home of Mr. Hepler recently was discharged from the U. S. Army afa ter nearly five years’ service. rs LOST HER LICENSE The revoked the were barns St i were ba uses vith cense. given overheated Saito Afte couple | fective chimneys, defective wiring, | | careless smokers, overheated and will defective stoves and and divorces were | luring 1948, | preceding | FARM SHOW NEXT WEEK Frank Greider, Marietta The is suffering a fractwed hip, |Show will be held ximately 397 Dipes the bride defective oil burners, in the county I ——— than a less ee | State Farm Harrisburg Pennsylvania at state and is confined to the St. Joseph's | next week, There will be 10,000 ex- license of Ruth M. Miller, fn | hibits and $52,000 in premiums. | Rheems on a charge of speedin