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February 4, 1976
Abe Groff
Groff named commissioner
Abram Groff, Mount Joy, was recently appointed by the
Lancaster County Commissioners to a four year term on the
Lancaster County Planning Commission. He was also
elected to the position of Secretary-Treasurer by the
Planning Commission.
Groff represents Region 4, covering the municipalities of
Elizabethtown, Lititz, Manheim, Marietta and Mount Joy,
and the townships of Conoy, East Donegal, Elizabeth,
Mount Joy, Rapho, Penn, Warwick and West Donegal.
The Lancaster County Planning Commission has nine
members.
DID YOU HEAR....
Betty Groff, Mount Joy’s
most renowned cook, is
collecting material for an-
other tome. The working
title is ‘From Garden to
Glass’’—and it will tell you
what to plant in your garden
and what to do with the
fruits thereof.
Betty is looking for ideas
and recipes for canning and
freezing—she would wel-
come your contributions.
Here's your chance to get
Grandma's Rose Petal Jelly
into print!
Our $5.00
introductory flight.
It'll convince you
there’s a better way
to go about
your business.
Your introductory flying lesson will cost you
just $5.00.
It'll show you that by learning to fly you can
get where you're going more than twice as fast as
you can by car. And in most cases, a lot more
" conveniently than by airline schedule.
You'll also discover the advantages of
learning to fly at a Cessna Pilot Center. For
example, our students learn in 25% less time than
the national average. And 96% of our students pass
their FAA written exam the first time.
Come on out. Discover why flying is a
better way to go about your business.
Cessna bm
PILOT CENTER
Smith Aviation
E-town Marietta Airport
Phone 653-8787
Humber ooe in pilot education lor some very down-to-earth reasons.
Marietta, Pa.
Mt. Joy Boro
Council, 2/9
The proposed agenda for
the Mount Joy Borough
Council meeting to be held
on Monday, February 9,
1976, at 7:30 p.m., in the
Borough Offices Buildings,
21 East Main Street, Mount
Joy, PA is as follows: 2
1. Receive auditors report
for 1978S.
2. Consider passage of a
Resolution supporting the
Bicentennial celebration.
3. Consider guaranteeing
of the Mount Joy Borough
Authority’s up-coming bond
issue.
4. Receive the 1976
committee objectives.
S. Consider approving the
proposed conditional use for
Witmer and McCoy and
David G. Heisey.
6. Discuss the Merchants
Association request for
‘additional Borough funding
of snow removal.
7. Consider accepting the
lease for the parking lot
behind East Main Street.
8. Discuss community
development application for
1976.
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Parents hear
Mr. Lawrence
Mr. James Lawrence,
Principal of Maytown Ele-
mentary Schoel recently
spoke at the January meet-
ing of the Parents and
Teachers in Partnership of
Maytown Scheel. Mr. Law-
rence described how the
elementary scheol fits into
the state educational sys-
tem.
He discussed the ‘‘quality
continuous progress’ ed-
ucation which occurs in our
local elementary school sys-
tem. Grading, communica-
tion, and discipline were
alsc among the topics
covered by Mr. Lawrence in
his presentation and in the
questicn and answer period
which followed.
Sylvia Herr, fund raising
chairman, reported that the
Colgate School Action Plan
will go inte action in the
near future. Mothers will be
asked to save the labels of
Colgate products which will
be redeemed for cash by the
parents’ group. Funds will
be used for school equip-
ment.
Topic of discussion for the
February meeting of the
Parents and Teachers in
Partnership will be student
safety and the safety patrol
program. The meeting will
be held on Thursday,
February 12, at 7:30 p.m., at
the Maytown Elementary
School.
SUSQUEHANNA TIMES - Page 3
From left to right: Mrs. Maurice Bailey. Mrs. Pat Herr, Miss Mary Jane Hoffer, Mrs.
John Fry, Mr. Maurice Bailey, Mrs. Molly Hart , Lesetta Mummau, Jean Bixier, Mrs.
Marilyn Edsell :
Bailey tells BPW about history
of Grey Iron Casting Company
by Hazel Baker
Maurice Bailey, director
and former secretary of the
original Grey Iron Casting
Company, Mount Joy, spoke
on the history of that
industry at the January
meeting of the Mount Joy
Business and Professional
Women’s Club.
The company, according
to Mr. Bailey, was origin-
ated in 1940 by three Mount
Joy men. It burned in 1871
and was rebuilt at a new
location in 1871. In 1881 it
was reorganized as Grey
Iron Company Limited.
In 1896 the foundry was
moved to East Donegal
Street. Finally, the foundry
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was rebuilt in 1899 on South
Jacob Street, today’s site.
The chief products were
mechanical banks, trivets,
miniature cooking utensils,
stoves, replicas of dells, and
novelties.
In 1903, the National
Novelty Company acquired
the business. World War 11
closed the foundry and
torpede trucks were manu-
factured. This also brought
about the hiring of wemen to
paint the trucks.
In 1944, the company
changed from defense pre-
duction to toys.
In 1962, a three story
office and showroom was
added to the establishment.
In 1954, a two story
structure for shipping and
To all of our Friends:
We have had a great tragedy. But through the loss of
our darling daughter, we have gained much.
We have been comforted by so many wonderful people.
So many came...so many called...so many wrote...and so
many prayed. We will always be grateful.
God has helped us to rejoice through our grief. Becky
was a Christian. She loved Jesus very much and her short
life was a wonderful testimony to all who knew her.
Because of this, Heaven has become a much nearer and
dearer place to us, for we know that one day we will be
storage was built onte the
plant. In 1973, a cone story
addition te house electric
furnaces and six fleors for
melding the castings was
completed.
In 1974 the name was
changed te Densce Inc.,
which is a contraction of Don
Smith. The company was
consclidated with Riverside
Foundry, John Wright Inc.,
York Metal Factery and
Wrightsville Hardware
Company.
Mrs. Patricia Herr, a
member of the civic parti-
cipation committee intre-
duced the speaker and Mrs.
Ralph Garber whe present-
ed several vecal scles
accompanied by Mrs. Mel-
vin Schaeffer.
God has been our strength. None of us is strong enough
to cope with something like this alone. But when we
depend on God, He gives us so much more than we need.
It is our hope that all of you can share the love of God
that we have found. Becky would wish this for you too.
We want to talk to many of you in the days ahead and
would welcome suggestions on how we can better serve
the Lord in the operation of our business.
Thank you all for being not just customers, but friends,
and for caring so much.
Sincerely,
Willis and Martha Herr and Family