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letin | tax - are require to pay a $2,00 We're not quite certain just er day asking them why they THE BULLETIN, Mount Joy, Pa, Thursday, March 22 7
. PP&L Re orts | MAYTOWN The license fee. yet who put the joker in the let the thing go through, and IIe SII IIE 202
p " i om £9009 From cracker barrell to strip- bill but this is what happened: almost without exception they _ ay og
The Girl Scout Troop #202 It will be recalled that the replied: |
. with their sponsor attended the P | ed pants department store, pro- sules Lax we + have was half We ) us
Electric Usage morning worship service at the cNnnsy Vi nia prietors of these establishments a a ary ag iol ar dns Jt Ww gf GAS STOVES and WATER HEATERS
Mariett: Yofor \ ny . . : . =~ a . . i
Marietta Reformed Church on the sizzling in wrathful indigna- worked up jointly between Re- I'he question arises as to why We have a few Spring specials in gas stoves and gas water
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At New High Sunday; i Story tion over what many feel is publican and Democratic mem- they didn't read the bill to find heaters s0 buy now.
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Dennis Smith from Elizabeth- adding insult to injury. bers of the House. The other out such things .
Ain Also many other bargains in Spring specials
ssid
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21 In 1955, you probably used town visited his grandparents, By Mason Denison, Editor For merchants the sales tax half embraced an income tax. In the first place they hardly
16 per cept; more. Mr. and Mrs.’ Herbert Smith Pennsylvania News Service is a headache from beginning With considerable commotion had time. The version that fin- Tal advantage of these special offers and look over our
than.you ‘did the year before. over the weekend. ! to end. The maze of record- this bill passed the lower ally passed the Legislature |§ rea 5) e ‘ i We vil Bottle Gnas uit
And over 38 per cent more in Mrs. Ellsworth Brandt who is keeping and fiddlinng is an un. chamber and was trundled ov- came back from the printer |§ an ro Set ion Bas appliances now ard Bottle Gas, 25
1951. These. figures represent confined to her home because Harrisburg—One of the cur- oo... 4 and distasteful chore to ©r to the Senate where Repub- early in the evening and only iii gL
the average increases in those of illness is somewhat improv- jous aspects oi the three per begin with. licans in control brought out a short time later that same ev- “ ne
periods for all Pennsylvania ed. cent sales tax now on Pennsyl- Now that the merchants have Only the sales tax portion, a- ening it had been passed. sonnel
Power & Light Company resi w. Be More i hr. vania’s statue books is the fact no tux ‘merchants. any mended it and sent it back to Most members assumed that
dentials and farm custome rs, ing out sale o : 8 rical ip that local merchants who tn feeling of benign hospitality has the House where in confusion virtually no basic changes had
accordi / ances in order ave 3 law qi flee i as red i oo i i
according to the utility com- pli 0 have us law must in effect collect the 1 put fled. But to be socked $2 1t was conurred in. been made inasmuch as it was
anv’s 085 repor storeroom cleared by / ri : ee 3 : Phe ince te io apres: Fr
pany’s 1955 annual report be- y April Ist for a license fee to do the The income tax died on the agreeable to the joint House-
For Value...
: : : is ti Mv ’ dinner a very inter sting pro-
ing mailed today to approxi- At this time the Maytown Post hore v ’ re in| Vine. Senate conference ittee
ately 100.000 company em- Office will be moved to this gram was presented and merit US ¢ hore they don’t want in a conference committe e.
eos d I De room "| badges were awarded. Mr. Mer-, the first place has made the When the compromise pack- It's two bucks now for doing
ployees and shareowners, m. Te. : : | hair st: var age lef > te. 1 i an unws dj
I is 1 t har The Boy Scout Troop No. 53 Vin Brandt was the speaker. hair stand on end of many of age left the House, it did not inted job.
; or shareowners, 2 NO. 4 : . 8 2" gh ont x ®9 Yicones: wi i. | ——————————————————— peppy
his stioy 10 3 w held a banquet at the Kountry Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Haines the behind-the-counter gentry. contain the $2 Lie nse stipuin AT THE
My, Chas E. Ookes, pres. Kitel Mo d ; visited Rev. and Mrs. Vernon ‘The Republican-bred sales tion. This was written into the
‘Re ints : the in- chen on Monday evening ny ax was a gp: i ni ras revised i
ident, points out th 1} hati Mare wears. oleh “TUS Baum at Easton over the week! was a grand foul-up from bill when it was revised in the
; , «pp. There were eighty persons in| Tsim 3
creasing use of electricity ser- iy i shty son; end. Mrs. Baum is their daugh-| the beginning, So many amend- Senate. By whom we do not oun 0 e ore
vice by all classes of customers, 1 oa NCC : is included the tor ments have to be prepared for know for certain yet. o
eal rsdn id we Members o o ir i : : ‘ 3
the normal increase in numbers 5 th trooj their Mrs. Martin Musser is a sur- the impost that it will have all Interesting thing about this
: ~rving leaders and parents. After : i 3 . :
of customers and the serving = y ps - After the gical patient at St. Joseph's the appearances of a patch quilt license fee is that few lawmak-
of a larger area as a result of ) : : : es ore. a iy ww. ie | erg seemo 3
1 5 = ‘ ; older industries. decline in an-| Hospital since Friday. before all is over and done, ors Ss ned to it had . i
merger have helped send com- : ot : y ; | bee serted i \
g t § higl thracite mining and any indus- Marlin Sload, who was re- With ; } oe : inserted whe ill, Electric : |
yany revenues to a new high. : : : . . The $2 license fee itemn is i or eX talke
pan, V y 8 trial business mortality. Accor-| cently discharged from the Air The $2 lee nse fee item is an iE example we talked 10 and Gas e in
Mr. Oakes also points out example of the hurry-scurry| Democrats and Republican {
: ding to the latest state figures Force has accepted a position
that, among other things, in- pattern of the tax bill I members of the House the oth-i Also Specialize Un
es ives of arial available on industrial employ-|n the office of the Lucas Mfg. :
creases in prices o materials ment by communities, Bethle- Co. at Columbia 1 fARM MACHINE WEIL DING
AND EQUIPMENT
and 3 rmges were © "i i Y i Weldin
od in wages were hem has 27,740 employed in in- Charles Johns was confined
ac rg reas g - - Q i A mm |
actors In increasing the com dustry: Allentown. 25.020: to his home during the past | futomohile d Truck ol 8 |
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AWN MOWER SHARPENING
pany’s operating expenses, off- Scranton, 19,738: and Lancaster Week because of illness.
‘Lover's Welding Sh
Cover's Welding Shop
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Here you will find the loveliest in
EASTER FASHIONS
Shorties
Dusters
and Long Coats
IN BRIGHT NEW
SHADES FOR SPRING
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setting somewhat the gain in 17.234
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revenues. Taxes, too, were a
, or a total of 89.732. Mr. Harry Bowers, the old-
major 1955 expense, amounting Locking being of av. [est native resident of Maye
] Se, al 5 en greater service to Central town celebrated his 90th birth-
to $22.4 million or 13 times the pocorn Pennsylvania it is un- day anniversary last Saturday.
amount paid in dividends to the that the utility, as part) A family dinner was given in
Deltn and Marieita Streets
STARTING AT
$1295
DRESSES
TOY Pa Phone 3-593
company’s 94,198 shareowners. of its recently anrounced N's honor on Sunday at the k. 3 &
Earnings applicable to the ness Development department home of his daughter, Mrs. : PEST CONTROL
company’s common stock out- plang is aiming at an even Norman Blottenberger.
standing at the ycar end were more concentrated drive in this) : . — ALL WO
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$3.02 per share, as compared direction. An expanded pro- PROSECUTED BY POLICE | TEED
with $2.88 per share for 1954. gram will be directed both at Among those prosecuted by
These 1955 per share earnings generating increased communi-| the state police of the Lancast Make the Easter season
would have been $3.10 if effect ty activities as well as intensi- Barracks were Franklin C.
of the merger of Pennsylvania going the company’s direct pro- Zimmerman, North Market St.,
Water & Power Company. in ., tional efforts with industry reckless driving: Cyrus K. Pei- lier. Order beaut ful
June of 1955. had b en given var the entire nation fer, Mount Joy St. speeding
for the full year. This merger .__ i ees —-— — - plants for yours. lf and
and that of The Scranton Elec-
tric Company increased PP&L’s
utility plant by $111 million. U S E
Another important phase of 1 PROFITS
- Free Estimates -
WM. J. POWERS
121 W. BAINBRIDGE ST
ELIZABETHTOWN
PHONE E-TOWN 7-1415
even brighter and love-
As In cottons, nylons and taffetas wiil
jo i make vou a star in the Easter Parade.
To add that finishing touch step out in
COLORFUL SHOES
EL styled by Paris Fashion and
5 S495 o $695
those dear to you. We
R.A.GUTSHALL
GENERAL
CONTRACTOR
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have lilies, tulips, hya-
the report is discussion of the cinths, many oth:rs, and
company’s construction pro-
@ a! for providing adequate
po with which to supply
edrereasing demands for el-
cetric power in homes, farms,
business and industry through-
out Central Eastern Pennsyl-
vania.
Construction expenditures in
all are in radiant bloom.
ER ET res
CEMENT PAVING
CEMENT CURBING
No Job Too Small
Ha ga | No Job Too Large
Rn | 116 W. High St., MAYTOWN
REP | Call Marietta 6-9179
We will
2 1955 totaled $31.4 million. Bas- 51 4 |
: i ed on present estimates of fu- So tube 7 wa be
$ x ture electric usage, an estimat- |
$31 3 ed $157 million will be needed Qu ality Meats!
arry out the company's ¢ —_——— |
5 to carry out the company’s con- Rak ob “i : peda et Es
: ! Re Make vour child's fashions the gayest in the Easter Parad
‘ucti Ogre i , x | AlLSO A FULL LINE OF : Be.
struction ga in J next in a sparkling outfit from our selection
five years. t's postwar con- . |
§ struction program, 1946 thru R U H L S F L O Ww E R S > | 1100S (21 LONG COATS = TOPPERS nb DRESSES
i 1960, is now expected to total ie
8 Lu : Rr 4 FROSTED
approximately $447 million. Opposite Elementary School MOUNT JOY, PA HATS — SHOES
$ il Among the several interest Fruits & Vegetables AT LOWEST PRICES
H ing charts in the report is one
: 4 which shows that some $59.2 : = 4 §
: By million of the company’s total KRALL'S | Meat Market — - . -
id income is returned to service 2 HE a | Tit R d Th B |
; ak ST WAIN. #1 | Zverbody In This Local y Reads e Bulletin
: area. Of this amount, $35.5 mil- | WEST MAIN ST. MOUNT JO) |
: lion was paid in wages to em- +e 23332388 3 3 ea
H ployees; $14.5 million in local | HB if
: purchases of fuel materials and PRE- EASTER i
$ supplies; $4.3 million in state . i
$ and local taxes; and $4.9 mil- a You save 0
by calling
3: lion in dividends to local share-
owners, representing a substan-
tial contribution to the economy i
aleirg Vous
§ of Central Eastern Pennsyl- | n 3
of TONER Late.
Another important report 130). { : |
4 item is the estimated new job distance : : GF
1.G.A. TABLERITE GOLDEN FINGER
opportunities resulting from 3 ti { oo fDi 5 Po
H 3 intensive postwar industrial IMPROVED HI-TEST CORD ! $ CARROTS i 3
3 development activities through- ° | FRANKS | i
TOUGHER ARMORUBBER to=-station i {
out Central Eastern Pennsyl-!
vania. Over 91,500 job oppor-
4 tunities, according to the re-
port, can be credited to incom-
DEPENDABLE EXTRA MILEAGE
files wb 48
2 cello pkgs. 147
EOI I Sob Db GBD SEES Pe 40 bb ebb bid
ing new industries since the
H close of World War II. |
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3 The fact that the new indus- SIZE 6.70-15 3 SUGAR CURED ig a Pig | i
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try employment potential is
more than the equivalent of the
combined industrial employ-
ment of four major communi-
ties in the area shows how im-
portant such development ef-
forts are to every community
in offsetting the migration of
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CABBAGE
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1 139 S. Main St. Manheim, Pa
1 Phone 5-4616
Fresh, Roasted
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FLORIN i
PA.
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GEO. W. LEAMAN
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