2——The Bulletin, Mt. Joy, Pa.,
Thursday, December 1, 1949 |

The Mount
|
Joy Bulletin
Jno. E. Schroll, Editor and Publisher
ESTABLISHED JUNE, 1901
Published Every Thursday at No.
9-11 East Main St, Mount Joy, Pa.
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We were very much disappoint-
ed to learn that there will be no!
Yuletide decorations along our
Main Street here and at
this yeor. The
Chamber of Commerce
teok care of the financial part of
this work, which they claim is
too burdensome and have aband-
ed the idea.
We deeply regret to
the Chamber's action. For many
years these decoritions here have
heen outstanding. They show real
spirit and we do hope
learn of
comunity
some | cal greup or
sees fit to continue the work.
If it cannot he done in any
other way. The Bulletin will
others and eontiribute toward the
expense of such a worthy cause.
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BUY YOUR SHARE
The annual sale of
scals has begun as the
of local stoves start to display the
holiday gift wrappings, cards and
gifts. No more worthy and ap-
preciated present could vou make
te anyone, than purchasing these
counters
sesls and giving to a
premotes the well-being of others, |
perhaps of yourself. Whatever
you spend, however many
vou buy. you are helping all® of
humanity. The time of Christmas
is a time of cheer. The Christ-
The chservance
dedicated to
mas Seal cheers.
of the Yuletide is
miving. The Christmas Seal gives
succor to the ill The meaning
«f the holiday is in the story of a
Birth. The Christmas Seal gives
birth to hte for those who des-
pair. Don’t neglect to see that
vou have these seals at hand when
you write ycur greeting cards or
letters.
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IS YOUR SCHOOL SAFE?
Is the school which yeur
dren and neighbors’ children at-
tend sale from the deadly
of fire? And, if fire does strike.
possible precaution
make sure that
building will be
has every
heen taken to
those in the
quickly evacuated
all-impsrtant
These are ques-
tions, and they can’t be casually
answered off-hand.
posedly safe school bas become
the smoldering scene of a ghastly
tragedy. Every schoo! should be
subjected to a
which has been suggested by the
Beard of Fire Under-
It gees like this:
2
simple fire test
Nitional
writers,
I. Are
by firc-resisting enclosures?
2. Are there af least two ex-
its, well separated on each floor”
3. Are all exit ways clear of
the stairways protecied
obstructions?
1. Is the heating boiler or fur-
nace in a separate, fire-resistive
room?
3. Are safe crrangements pro-
vided for the disposal of waste
paper trash?
6. Are prescribed fire drills
practiced regularly?”
If your scheol can answer YES
to like these. you can
breathe easily. If the answer is
NO... look cut! Every vear
fire s'rikes in more than 2.000
schools and in many cases death,
injury and maiming of
follows. There is no greater com-
munity responsibility than making
our scheels safe and keeping them
safe.
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FIREMEN EXTINGUISHED A
GRASS PATCH FIRE SAT.
A paosserby discovered a fire on
Saturday at abcut 1:30 p. m. burn- |
ing in a grass patch at the Grey
Iron Casting Co. on S. Jacob St.
near the Pa. Railroad tracks. The
fire company used water from a
booster tank and
ed was small. Officials thought
the blaze might have been caused
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EDITORIAL
Florin |
Mount Joy |
heretofore |
organization
Christmas |
fund that |
seals |
hazard |
Many a sup-
children |
the area burn- |
&P Urges Public
To Consider True
Anti-Trust Issue
| Recent tatements by Govern-
ment inti-trust lawyers on the
case against he Great Atlantic
and Facific Tea Co. are refuted ir
company advertisements published
this week in 2,500 newspapers.
Under the bold heading “Dan’t
Let Anybody Fool You!” the ads
| state that success of the civil ac-
tion will destroy si and P, raise
| the cost of food and increase the
| likelihood of similar attacks on tae
| other chain stores
| The company states the anti-
| trust lawvers are “trying, by the
court decisicn, to impose new kind
| of economic policy on the pecpl
| of this country If they succeed
A and P they will
in destroying
| be destroying the method
of dis-
| tribution that has helped make
{ the American standard of living
| tha envy of the world,” the ad
| states.
| The A & P arguments are direct-
ed against claims made by anti-
|
trust representatives in speeches,
radio talks, letters and newspaper |
releases. The Washington lawyers
say that the suit will not close a
| single A & P store, will result in
{ lower food prices and will only af- |
1
{fect A & P.
| The A & P points out that the
{ court is being asked to “break up |
A & P's retail stores into seven !
i grougs, each of which must be sold
tc different owners, and operated
under new management,” and to
sell A & P’s factories, which pro-
duce many of the fine foods you
| find in our stores, to still other new
| owners.
| “None of the present owners, who
have made A & P what it is today,
can have anything to do with either
| the stores or the factories,” the ad |
continues “No one can predict
{ what the policies of the new owners |
{of the various parts of A & P will
be. Nor despite the anti-trust law-
vers statement, can anyone tell
| how many A & P stores will remain
lopen or will be closed. £5, while |
{ there may be a food store where
| your A & P is now located, it won't
tbe your A & P store. Make n
| mistake about it. If the anti-trust |
lawyers win their suit, it will mean |
| the end of A & P as you know it.”
| The company cites reasons why |
| the suit would result in higher focd |
orices instead of lower costs as the
| Government lawers claim.
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Mortuary Record
(From page 1)
{ Nissley Funeral Home here
day afternocn with
the Mount Joy
Tues-
interment in
Cemete
H. Schlegelmilch
Frank H. Schlegelmilch, fifty--
' R2, died sud-
lenly of a heart attack last Wed-

{ in the home of his mother,
Petersburg R1, Huntingdon County
He had been in failing health for
chil- |
some time
Born Sept. 2, 1806, in Florin; al
Schlegel-
on of Sarah Henderson
| milch and the late Elmer Schlegel-

milch, he had been visiting his mo-
wer since Nov. 7. He resided at
| Elizabethtown R2 for the past 25
vears ard was formerly employed
at Olmsted Air Force
Base, Middletown.
He enlisted Oct. 6, 1913, at Colum-
bia, in the 4th Regiment, Pennsyl-
as a machinis
vinia Infantry of the 28th Division,
as a musician, and saw service on
the Mexicon Border. He was hon-
crably discharged August 17, 1917.
member of
Mount i
Division,
The deceased was a
Church,
Joy; Society of the 28th
Trinity Lutheran
Lancaster Loyal Ord of Moose, !
Flizabe Cenewago Post, No
229. American Legion, Elizabeth-
town and Fred Barley Post No. 5667 *
of Foreign Wars.
In additicn to his mother, he is
daughter, Murs
Elizabethtown R3. |
Veteran
ur vived by one
! Blough

services were held Sun-
jay at the James B. Heilig funeral
home with fuil Military honors
Burial in the Union cemetery it
May town.
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24 DRIVERS LOSE CARDS
25 CARDS ARE RESTORED
Last week the Bureau of High-
way Safety at Harrisburg, with-
the d tving privileges of 24]
moloris. s There was only one |
| from thi
locality Frank Fitzgerald |
. ly .
cf Landisville, who was charged |
. \
| with speeding. |
Tweniy-five drivers had their {
czrds restored. i
rr Pr ee |
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
The Hi-Gem class of the Methe- {
dist Church will hold its anmual |
Christmas Bazaar and Food Sale
|in the Sunday School rooms of
| the Methodist Church on Saturday |
Dec. 3rd, beginning at 2:30 p. m. !
Besides the booths Zor gifts and |
| food there will be a new feature, a:
by ‘a spark from a shifter engine. | Parcel Post table. :
Don’t Let Anybody Fool You!
These Things Will Happen
If The Anti-Trust Lawyers Have Their Way
When the anti-trust lawyers from Washington filed their suit
against A&P, we told the American people, our customers, our
suppliers and our employees how this attack would affect them.
We said that this attack, if successful, would mean the end of
'A&P as you know it.
We said that it would mean higher food prices for American
consumers.
We said that if they succeed in destroying A&P the way would
be cleared for the destruction of other efficient large-scale
retailers.
We thought the American people were entitled to know about
this threat to their welfare and standard of living.
Since that time, however, the anti-trust lawyers have been mak
ing speeches, talking over the radio, writing letters and giving
stories to the newspapers, in which they say we are all wrong.
They say that this suit will not close a single A&P store; and
that instead of raising food prices it will lower them.
And they have tried to give the impression that nobody will be
hurt by this decision except the present owners of A&P.
We don’t think that the Americah people want to be confused by
these statements. We know that when they have the facts, they
will understand that this case can affect the living standards and
the way of life of every American citizen;
Here are the
It Will Destroy A&P
The anti-trust lawyers have repeatedly stated that “the suit will not result
in the closing of a single A&P store”, and that “the purpose of the suit is
to enjoin A&P from continuing activity which has been held to violate
the law.”
The fact is that the suit is designed not only to “enjoin” A&P, from alleged
illegal activities, but actually to destroy the company.
Here is what they have asked the court to do:
Break up A&P’s retail stores into seven groups, each of which must
be sold to different owners, and operated under new management.
Order us to sell A&P’s factories, which produce many of the fine foods
you find in our stores, to still other new owners.
Prevent any of the seven groups of stores from operating any, of the
factories.
None of the present owners, who have made A&P what it is today,
can have anything to do with either the stores or the factories.
The first A&P, store was opened 90 years ago. For the past 50 years the
company has been managed by George I. Hartford and John A. Hartford.
These are the men who have pioneered the policy of low-cost, low-protit,
low-price food retailing which has won A&P the patronage of millions of
American families and given them more good food for their money.
If the anti-trust lawyers have their way, these men and other company
executives will be completely out of the picture. No one can predict what
the policies of the new owners of the various parts of A&P will be.
No one can predict that they will sell the same quality food at the same
low prices, or that they will keep the same employees, or give them the
same high wages, short hours, pensions and security. j :
yers' statement, can anyone tell how many
n or will be closed.
food store where your A&P is now located, it
Nor, despite the anti-trust
A&P stores will remain o
So, while there may b
won’t be your A&P store.
Make no mistake about it. If the anti-trust lawyers win their suit it will
mean the end of A&P as you know it.
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Your Food Will Cost More
The anti-trust lawyers have repeatedly stated that the suit will not increase,
but should decrease, grocery prices.
Anybody who has ever shopped in an A&P store, or has ever taken a
high-school course in economics, knows better than that.
Everyone knows that A&P’s policy has always been to keep costs and
profits at a minimum so that it can sell good foad cheap.
The very heart of the anti-trust lawyers’ case is that A&P’s methods, which
they claim are illegal, have enabled the company Yo undersell competitors.
How can anyone possibly say that you will get lower food prices by elimi-
nating the company that has done so much to oy them down?
Actually, there is no question that this suit, if ii i will mean higher
food prices for A&P customers.
Here is just one of a number of reasons:
We manufacture many of the quality foods we in our stores,
as Bokar, Red Circle and Eight O'Clock coffees,
House milk, and many others.
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' The anti-trust lawyers admit that we pass along}these manufagturing
savings to our customers in the form of lower pric
The anti-trust lawyers have insisted that this suit will not affect other dis-
tributors, “nor will it destroy any efficiencies of mass distribution.”
The fact is that the anti-trust lawyers ask the court to break up the com-
pany, make it get rid of its admittedly legal manufacturing operations and
in general destroy many of the efficiencies which have enabled it to sell food
cheaper.
lf such an attack is successful, it immediately raises the likelihood of similar
attacks on other chain stores.
The anti-trust lawyers are saying that they “do not contemplate any other
suits of this nature af this time." :
But that does not mean that they cannot undertake such suits at any future
time if they win this case.
As a matter of fact, the anti-trust lawyers made practically the same allega-
tions against two of our largest competitors that they are making against us.
And it can also be used as the basis for an attack against other grocers and
merchants in other lines.
There are today literally thousands of chain stores, voluntary groups and
individual merchants operating with the same methods and in the same
pattern here under attack.
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But, #he anti-trust lawyers have asked the court to order us to get rid of
ougianufacturing facilities, which would put an end to all these savings.
is means that if these A&P brands continued to be manufactured, you
ould have to pay higher prices for them wherever you found them.

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The anti-trust lawyers say that food prices would go down in other stores.
[hey claim that food manufacturers would be able to sell cheaper to other
grocers because they would not have to make up alleged losses they now
incur in selling to A&P.

This, of course, is pure nonsense. The suppliers who voluntarily seek our
business and are now rushing to our defense obviously find it profitable to
deal with A&P. Actually, their sales to this company enable them to build
up their volume, reduce their costs, and sell more cheaply to all grocers
\ The elimination of A&P from the picture would tend to increase, rather
than decrease, the wholesale cost of food; and this, in turn, will be reflected
in increases in retail prices.
Make no mistake about it. If the anti-trust lawyers succeed in putting A&E,
out of business you will find your food bill is higher. ;
ers Will Be Hurt
If A&P is destroyed, no businessman could safely pursue an aggressive
sales policy designed to lower prices and give his customers a better deal
if by so doing he takes business away from any competitor.
Even if the anti-trust lawyers have no intention now of prosecuting other
suits, a decision against A&P will establish a precedent that could be used
by the present anti-trust lawyers, or any future anti-trust lawyers, to destroy
any efficient business that buys cheaply, sells cheaply, and grows big in
, the process.
Such a decision would mean the end of the vigorous, healthy price coms
petition which has given this country the highest standard of living ever
enjoyed by any people anywhere in the history of the world.
The anti-trust lawyers are trying to give a new interpretation to the anti-
trust laws that, instead of preserving competition, will reduce competition.
They are trying, by court decision, to impose a new kind of economic policy,
.on the people of this country.
Make no mistake about it. If they succeed in destroying A&P they will be
' destroying the method of distribution that has helped make the American
standard of living the envy of the world. , :
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