\ fe The Bulletin, Mt. Joy, Pa., Thursday, January 1950 » 24 MUTT AND JEFF By Bud Fisher OWL LAFFS Ye A WISE OWL As 1 write fi © & it is 8:00 p January 2nd, 1950 and, I Aly Just broken my 87th New Year's resolu- tion.———The other 86 I broke yes- terday, January lst. The fellows up at Krall's meat Market had a little problem Satur- day morning. A recent bride came in and told them she was going to cook her first dinner on New Year's Day. Then she asked: “What have you got that I can make over if I don’t cook it right the first time ” Monday morning an inebriate was swaying in the breeze in front of the post office. An uptown lady came past, noticed his condition, and admonished: “My good man, don’t you realize you'll never get anywhere by drinking?” And the gent replied. “Ain't it the truth, I've started home ten times since New Year's Eve and I didn’t get there yet.” , A Junior girl who baby sits quite often, sat with a new charge Sun- day night. Suddenly and without warning, the small son ‘of the family grabbed the cat by the tail and as kitty took off thé boy hung on. Our baby sitter screamed. “Here, here! you musn't pull the cat's tail.” “Don’t yell at me,” son- ny hollored, yell at the cat. ’'m only holding. He's doing all the pulling.” The coke crowd was discussing a recent football game played in the rain in which the players got so muddy you couldn’t tell one team from the other. Finally one sweet young thing, said: football players ever get “And her girl friend, who wanted the boys to think she knew all a- bout the sport reported: “Silly! What do you think the scrub team is for?’ clean. Tommy says he always does his breakfast. hardest work before “What's that 7 we asked. “Getting up,” he answered. Charley Brooks’ financial status was at lowe ebb when he asked Abe Koser to lend him half a buck. “Pye only got forty cents,” Abe re- plied.. Charley said: “OK. Lend me the forty cents. You can owe me a dime.” — — — — It confuses me, too. You know those washers with the in glass where you can see the clothes swirl | | A sponge placed under the bar of | around? Well, a local dealer had cne on demonstration outside his place of business, when Frank came along and watched it intently for half an hour or more. Finally he became quite irritated and the dealer came out and asked him what his trouble was. explained: “I've been watchin’ this television set for the past hour and | all I see is blur and static.” 1 see by the old White Leghorn hens for sale at $1.50 each. We are wondering what | on earth ‘they could be used for. We'll refer this question to our poultry expert Harry Darrenks amp. | Never lock the barn after the horse is stolen. Don’t make the same mistake twice. Have your eyes ex- amined regularly. These are’ some of the few things crowding through the mind of a Mount Joy street mpr, who last pay day, gave his wife a $10.00 bill in mistake for a $1.00 bill. — — — — No, it won't happen again, he’s already gotten glasses. What a way to wind up the old year. A WISE OWL em et eel Are eee: Miss Joyee + Ellis returned : to Chambersburg after © spending ' the holiday : with her os aT Lp A traveling store and caught fire near Chuichtown, dam age $3,500. let A _ Patronize Bulletin advertisers, | | “I don’t see how | modern electric | front | soap dry Kersey Kersey | Middletown paper | that a woman has some forty-year- / Octopus Equipment Although smaller members of the | octopus group: are usually, inoffen- sive, and even timid, the big ones are damgerous adversaries. Bristling along their flexible arms are hun- dreds of suckers ready to attach themselves to an object with a death grip. The reaching arms, linked to. gether by membranes, can be spread over a victim somewhat like | an umbrella, A powerful, parrots | [ like beak completes the armament, All Share Alike Time is the only thing that is equally distributed day to day to all living persons, young and old, rich and poor, good and bad. Like many other treasures of this world, ever, by different people. their time wisely and profitably, | some waste it uselessly, others just let it drift by. Birth of Free Speech One of the important events of the !Colonial period was the trial in| 1735 of John Peter Zenger, New! York City publisher, for seditiou libel for having criticized the it is spent in different ways | Thursday 12- British government in his weekly | paper. His acquittal by a jury was a pioneer victory for freedom of speech and the press. | locals with 19 points, Laundry Supplies Manheim G MH. Nn In addition to supplying 94 per |Reppert F' ............ 9.1 B® cent of the wash goods by | Shenenberger F oars 1 1 9 laundries each year, cotton is of | Ellinger FF ............ 1.0 2 vital importace in the manufacture | Myers C .............. 1 0 of laundry supplies, last year pro. | Evans Cr § Lo ¢ Winters. G 1 0 2 viding 115,000 bales for laundry in| Anzeiadt 5 0 10 dustry use, the National Cotton | &x oer ae council reports in a new survey of |' Totals... Kk. 24 2 50 cotton in the laundry industry. | Mount Joy G Fl Ti avely Fi ......... 8 9 Early “Clock Watchers” | Fo... a3 In Columbus’ time, telling time Webber F ............ 1 1 3 was a full-time job. During Colum-| J. Longenecker C ...... 8 3'19 bus’ . voyage several young boys Conrad G ............. 3 2 9 were employed to do nothing but| Rice G 4 0 8 take turns watching the hourglass. | Breneman G .......... 3 0 6 When the sand had run from the |Sumpman G .......... 0 0 0 top to the bottom, the hourglass was | turned over and the time| Totals .............. 25-11 81 shouted to the rest of the crew, |Score by Periods MANHEIM 12 8 16 14-50 MT. JOY ...... 16 13' 15 17—61 Factory ‘Newscast’ By dialing a special number on their in-plant telephones, supervisory are brought up to the minute on company news. By means of a con- tinuous tape, ‘robot announcer.” reels off latest developments to keep supervisors abreast of policy mat- ters, Desert Grapefruit The desert grapefruit industry is of comparatively recent origin. Al- though grapefruit have been grown in the United States since about 1809, when plantings were made in Florida, it was not until 1890 that trees were set out in the desert. Field for Archaeologist The 215 square miles of tropical Guam, offer 4 rich field for the archaeologist. The little island is dotted with pre-historic stone burial sites, most of which remain un- touched. No one yet knows the age or significance of these mysterious markers. Youthful Inventor Philo T. Farnsworth invented and patented his television dissec- tor tube at the age of 21. His young bride assisted him in making their first blueprints, Transmitter receiver were created in their Los Angeles apartment. Coconut Milk What's coconut milk? Not the cool | sweet juice contained in the nut itself. Real coconut milk is that { which is pressed out from the | | ground or grated meat of the ripe | nut after it has been steeped a short time in warm water. Saves Soap soap on a soap dish will keep the and prevent waste from When the sponge gets | soapy, it can be washed out in dishwater or wash-water so the soap is not wasted. melting. 21 Billion Passengers Transit industry reports that in 1948 more than 21 billion passen- | gers were carried on the nation’s | buses, trackless trolleys, street. cars and subways. Dress Patterns The correct size of a dress pat- | tern should be purchased accord- ing to the actual measurements of | the person to wear the garment, not by dress size. Cigarette Paper Since early in World War II, most of the cigarette paper made in the United States came from Minnesota seed-flax straw. Safety Measure To prevent children from ing inflammable cleaning place them in red cans on shelf. reach. fluids, a high Bins for Soybeans To withstand weights and pres. sures, bins for soybeans need to be about as strong as bins for wheat or shelled corn, Flavor for Crusts Meat drippings, , used shorten. ing, ‘give an { excellent i! flavor’ to crusts and ‘biscuits for meat pies and casseroles. Commuter Trips The average trip in commuter and suburban service is 17.2 miles, msn tl Acme. Subscribe for fhe Bulletin. et employes at the Westinghouse plant | | | | | | Raymond Garman, John Hawthorne | Lehman and Lester Wolgemuth. and | | | taking | | Paul | | hours to them. | night cross country trips to see the To BED EARLY | 1p LAST NIGHT! LRN MT. JOY LEGION BASKETBALL 1949 - 1950 SCHEDULE Jonuary hov- | Monday 9-—Millersville Home Lititz Away Some spend Monday 16— Quarryville Home Wednesday 18—E-Town Away | Monday 23—New Holland Home | Thursday 26—Tri-Town Away | Monday 30—Rothsville Home | February | Monday 6—Paradise Away | Thursday 9-—Marietta Away | ‘| LEGION WHIPS MANHEIM The Mount Joy Legion quintet defeated Manheim by a 61-50 score in the Lanc. Co. Basketball League Monday night. Longenecker led the | Referee—Markel. Donegal Airport News a successful and all local Best wishes for prosperous New Year pilots and many more happy flying to Special Christmas presents were received by Clair Sharpe, Alfred Gusler and Ralph Kauffman. Mr. Sharpe and Mr, Gusler successfully completed their Private Course and received their Private Pilot Certificates just in time for Christ mas. Mr. Kauffman was approved by the Veterans Administration to enroll in Commercial Pilots course at Donegal Airport. Other Holiday flyers made the short Xmas decorations at nearby cities. These night owls were Robert Shank Marty Mcore, Albert Forry, Gil Longer Day Cross Country flights to Lake Susquehanna and Teter- boro, New Jersey made by Alfred Gusler, Bruce Robinson, and Ralph Kauffman, Jacob Z. Martin made a | business trip to Reading on Thurs- | day afternoon. Eugene Madeira took Roy Forney and several friends sight seeing flight Friday afternoon. A few of the local pilots friends holiday sightseeing Hess, Harold Heisey, Ralph Miller, ey and Walt Reilly. etl were quick other on a other relatives for flights * were ! Baer, David Z. Charles Bail- and | being a kind of inquisitive hombre, I been trying to deduct how- come. It is not because folks think the Boy Scouts, and the Salvation Army, or the Girl Scouts, ete, dont need so much money=--it is because the Chest is Pressure Grouting More than 45 railroads represent- | ing 50 per cent of American rail | mileage use pressure grouting with | portland cement to strengthen and i stabilize their roadbeds. Lives Forever The one-celled animal never grows old and never dies, unless it is eaten by another animal or meets with an accident. To propa- gate, it simply divides itself in two. Plastic Fabric When sewing plastic fabric, place | tissue paper under the material jand stitch through both to avoid cutting or tearing. Remove the paper carefully after stitching. Brain Tumors Difficult surgery for brain tumors is being made easier by radioac- {tive phosphorus produced in atomic energy laboratories. Shunned by Birds Monarch butterflies are seldom eaten by birds because they have la bad-tasting chemical in their (bodies. | i Slick Iron | To keep the bottom of an iron slick, run itover; wax paper while the iron! is hot. 7 | ™ More Quail | The way to have more quail on! ithe farm is to plant proper food | land cover crops for them, tl QI es on six holidays last - year 2,717 people were killed, Eo ; : | GOSH MUTTS |] OH, WELL I'L] / WHAT | / IT's THREE | STILL SLEEPING |LET HIM SLEEP "@ TIME O'CLOCK AND HE WENT |r HE LIKES 18 IT, IN THE JEFF?) AFTERNOON, NE or SLEEP! i ds Xm EAST THE LOW DOWN from HICKORY GROVE I been reading where towns here and there have had tough sleddin’ with their Community Chest. , And the one place where an individual can, if he must, pull in on expen- diture, You have no control over how much the Income Tax Man re- moves from your private exche- quer, and which is doled out in places far beycnd your horizon---- XX ist in outpo. kyo, t Sgt. Joy I thing) kindly remember the Bulletin THREE ocLocK!) WHY DIDN'T You WAKE ME UP AT a and ass Yokota is one is loc: foe] You LET ME SLEEP RIGHT THROUGH MY AFTERNOON NAP/ 24 ? Ty 5 Bl NOON? 45 EAST MAIN ST. MOUNT JOY wssumed duties as a clerk-typ- the statistical services section. of the finest serial sts of the Fifth Air Force and ited 30 mile northwest of To= he largest city of the orient. Fitzkee graduated from Mt. ligh Schol in 1948 and enter- SGT. WILLARD G. FITZKEE 3 | AT YOKOTA AIR BASE B E N N -~ T S Sergeant Willard G. Fitzkee, son | of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fitzkee of | 34 East Main Street, this boro, re=- estaurant cently arrived at Yokota Air Base ed the armed services at Harrisburg i short time later. He was stationed BULK AND GALLONS at Pope Air Base when he was al- erted for overseas duty in October NEW STORE HOURS 1949. He left the States from Fair- 6A. MM -8P MM field=-Suisan Air Base and landed lad thru Thursday at Haneda Air Base the airport M. - 10 P. M. which serves the Toyko area. Friday and Saturday —_— CLOSED SUNDAYS When in need of Printing. (any- Subscribe for the Bulletin. doled out on a lavish Govt. pay- roll 2 times too big--doled out on experiments in price floors and ceilings-- doled out on wasted, meaningless but high sounding palaver like Human Right--doled out on Govt. dams and power sta- tions that pay ng taxes but which lost taxes you make up. Looks kinda gloomy, don’t it B FL ULLER’S BEAUTY SALON ORIN, PENNA. OPEN EVENINGS JANUARY SPECIAL 2 31 Off on All'Permanents HELEN CURTIS MACHINELESS NOW $4.00 - $5.00 - $7.00 fA x, | | FRIDAY TOMMY COBLE This 10:00 to 1:00 P.M, SUNDAY CHARLIE NHIME Ww TRIO / Dancing 9 [to/12 AMER Weekend! MOUNT JOY Wonderful Food, Drink and Music Too! Meet Your Friends Here. ICAN LEGION Yas Formerly i Posy Patch 3 CR Y | RET EVENINGS J O SATURDAYS sHOwS MATINEE 7 AND 9:00 P. M AND SATURDAYS T H E A T R E HOLIORYD 6.8.10 P.M, 2:00 P. M. Mount Joy, Pa. THURSDAY — FRIDAY — SATURDAY, JANUARY 5-6-7 MARIE WILSON — DIANA LYNN “MY FRIEND IRMA" -in- MONDAY — TUESDAY, JANUARY 9 - 10 GLORIA DE HAVEN — GLENN FORD ‘Doctor And The Girl” -in- WEDNESDAY — THURSDAY, JANUARY 11-12 says Henry. Well, yes and no, I | says. It lcoks gloomy if we sit | J > COLD WAVES $4.00 - $7.00 - $9.00 rit : ; around mum. But it looks com- | Naot Open 8:00 a. m. to 8:00 p. m. 1S Ly ge Re pletely vice versa and even half- |} PHONE MOUNT JOY 3-4330 M i | : 2 aude Buller, Propr. [| ‘M way rosy iff each person--including ji Soft Touch everybody working on the Com- : \ | munity Chest--would unlimber his = TTT CET TTT TT aa nnn f ball-point pen, Fuckle on He 0 0 I ———m—mmm ~ SATURDAY. IAN Any I i shooter and go to work on his | YOUR BEST JOHN WAYNE — VERA RALSTON -in- congressman. Yours with the low-down Jimmy School News From (From page 1) Elizabethtown College where they were guests of the Commercial De- partment of the College, The cafeteria purchased several new pieces of equipment lately potato peeler, potato slicer, french | frier and dishwasher, The cafeteria | is under the supervision of Mrs Elizabeth Whitekettle. The cafeter- ia sponscrs a school lunch program supported partly by the state. Scheduled are as fol- | lows: Jan 12 - Captain Art Hooks, | Alaskan Explorer; 20 - Ir. | and Sr. assemblies January Ta, High School Spelling Bees: | en NEW YEAR RESOLUTION Should be TO USE OUR SERVICE REGULARLY Eicherlys 76-78 East Main Street YOU PHONE 3-4071 Mount Joy WE CALL and February 24 - Motion Pictures. Electric and Gas Welding Also Specialize On FARM MACHINE WELDING AND EQUIPMENT Automobile and Truck Welding LAWN MOWER SHARPENING Gover’s Welding Shap Delta and Marietta Streets MT. JOY, PA. Phone 3-5931 Beer! Call 3-4189 For Home Delivery WACKER SPRENGER VALLEY FORGE PIEL’S PRIOR ROLLING ROCK ALE & (PORTER Victor J. Schmoll —Distributor— OPEN UNTIL 9 2. M, Drive In For Curb Service *® Heilig Funeral Home 23 W. Main St, Mount Joy JAMES B. HEILIG, Funeral Director TOP QUALITY Red Ash Coal NUT: & STOVE bd $16.50 PEAY .. NN a0 PF $13.90 BUCKWHEAT ag ihe $10.00 fi Sl CO HESS BROS. FLORIN, PA. Mt. Joy 3-4930 This coal meets the specifications of Penna. Standard Anthracite “The Fighting Kentuckian” Excitingly different-// truly fresh from Candy Kitchens _ Coddage Jen ad Rr LL SLOAN'S PHARMACY The REXALL Store Phone 3-3001 wade Master crop 2 iBS. 20 delightful varieties, rich in pure butter and cream, top-of-thes only from original recipes by Candymakers1 32 pieces in nuts and other goodies. 2.00 LB. BOX MOUNT JOY, PENNA. Many Subscribers Ask: "Must Our Telephone Bill Increase Now When Some Other Prices Are Dropping?" Yes. Though some prices may be dropping, they are still far above the level they were when our pres- ent rates were established. Most tele- phogie companies in the United States have afready made rate increases or requested | ‘them to meet present day high cost of operation. Our finances have been stretched to their limit so that we, too, must seek immediate relief.| = The increase is needed now if your’ « telephone service is to be maintained and improved. COLUMBIA TELEPHONE CO. E I BLES FOR / TODAY Lovely Bridés Behind every quality-reputaiion of a long-famous ing CIEL Choose from our assured of beauty, diamond quality, lasting ADAM H. GREER 87 East Main Street 2 aA collé ction — Jewele Dial 3-4124 Ring we feature 1S ELT CTT r MOUNT JOY, PENNA. lls " ra Su Se Lc er W Pr ou Wi Su ~~ Rd Re Mo wil Tu 7 We 8 Th wil A
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