Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-26

day was made by n Jury OF employees
Of the Wilson. Martin Co.. meat pack.
ers, at Thirtieth and Market streets.
1t pays to stick.
Here's winner who came into our
Office not so long ago dissatisfied with n
decision on n certain winning inc. In d.
stead. however. Of becoming discouraged
about the whole proposition, as fans are
apt once in a while TO do. Marcus H..
Schontz kept right on the job with the
limpin' im'riCks. And now we hope
he believes we aren't so bad. after
all. And you can see for yourself
whether keeping in the running proved
paying proposition or not.
Winning prizes seems to he right IN
this successful fans line. Two years
ago he came out ahead in a contest Tor
an automobile awarded by New YORK
newspaper. lie has also been winner
in other contests. Mr.. SChontH has an
other talent many Of us honestly envy
him. He writes moving picture scena'
rios that do not come back to him with
polite little note. Three of his plots
have already been accepted by a com
panv making pictures out in California.
When Mr.. Schontz isn't busy win
ming prizes and thinking up plots hr
spends his time in the accounting de-
rartmcnt of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
233 South Fourth street, whore he Is
cnrloycd as clerk Must get away with
it pretty satisfactorily at that. for he
has twenty years of service with the
pcnnsy to his credit.
The Schontz home Is Mt Garfield and
Charles streets. Palmyra. y. ]. There
is Mrs. Schontz and there arc three
children. who. we are sure, are proud
of their keen. wittod father.
Schontz is n graduate OF central
Manual Training School. class Of W
HC il also eradicate Of lrmpi' '2I-
lcgr and is n member of the lnCc-De
Mile photoplay Association.
Wins Employees Pick Winner
Mr.. Schontz's line was chosen by q
iury from J. :. lvina Sons cracker
bakery. nt G27 North Broad street. and
they certainly had a great time in pick,
ing out the winner They went over all
the lines on the ballot very carefully.
and they were almost unanimous IN de =
Gliding that the line written by Mr..
Srhnntz was the most worthy of the
500 nrize.
William Rogers. who is the superin- =
tondont Of tho factory. said that he
wanted us to put in good word for
him with the winner Of the 500 prize
on account of the fact that he acted as
tbc foreman of the jury. We forgot to
mention the fact to Mr.. Schontz, so we
figure that Mr.. Rogers is "Sorta out OF
When tho votes were counted we
found that the winning line had been
written by
MARCUS HOWARD SCHONTZ.
Palmyra. y. j.
Clerk in the accounting department Of
p. II. X. Offices, e33 South Fourth
street. ~,
Schont2 was:
Limerick No. 60
Said a learned astronomer. "Mg'
The star, must be up rory hi1h,
For IrP been on PCnn'S nat
And thCp'rc higher than that
There are stars within reach Mack
won't buy
The other lines on tho ballots were :
No I. He wants stars" for the
east" In his eye. Mrs. Grace Plying,
1(l4S North CamnC street
No. 2. Let the meteor rite the reply.
Charles Gilpin Allen. Thirty fourth and
IInmi,ton streets, y. L. West Phila
dolnhia,
40. 2. BY "Jupe" he's Sirius"
euy Mis-, Elsie Evans Ilippl". 221
Cinnaluin,on street, Rivcrton. y. J.
M. 4. am Sirius" Orion" me
hive Thomas IIasland, GSiO Stenton
avenue
No. !. My land! There S no see in
the sky. Il. i. Hubbard. 10 South
Yrwdail street.
M. q. When they fade in the blue.
Al they dye? George s. O'Ncil, .l7O
West Tabor road. Olney, Pa.
NJ. :. FIXED stars" in Chicago are
b,1h Thomas O'Fonnor, 2J6 Chcstnu,
street. Spring City, Pa,
No. 0. And one nose Bill can see
more Than eye" Mrs. W. c. Nelson
Iinnbprrrs road. Bala, Pa.
No 10. Penn ears and nose all In
thc sl,y. Howard j. Gambler, 34iS
Nnrth Carlisle street.
,rhn line written by Mr.. Schoutz was
W. = on the ballot and received nine
nf fine eleven votes cast. Line No
= by Mr.. Hubbard, received the other
Thc mrlabcrs Of the jury from among
thr employees of the j, ), Wins Sons
'"SII Miss Jennie Curns, 1882 Gratz street
'"s' Miss Myrtle Thomas, Sl4o Fo'
Miss Helen Blomberg, sG7 Nortl
RirgpoM street assistant forclndy.
Miss Anna Hickey, Ti4 South Mole
street f0r"IanN:
Miss Anna Gibbons, Gl3 South Sixty
first street: clerk.