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Source of Maytown mystery trees revealed
Dear Editor:
Your reporting of the
East Donegal Township
Supervisors’ Meeting (issue
of September 20th) in-
cluded a discussion of
‘‘several unauthorized
trees’ which had been
planted in the borough
(Maytown) park. It seems
that ‘The only clue (to the
planting or planters) was a
plaque at the end on the
illegal row stating that the
trees were planted in honor
of the Bicentennial.”
I would like to believe
that this matter was
brought up by a jokester to
relieve the tension of the
meeting, but in case it was
not, and the fellow who
suggested ripping them out
be taken seriously, I hasten
to get the facts to you.
John Hiestand and I,
representing the Maytown-
East Donegal Bicentennial
Committee, met with the
cast Donegal Park Com-
mission on August 11, 1976
and advised them that the
Committee wanted to dc
something for the Town:
ship with the money earned
by the various Bicentennial
affairs. Our committee was
considering trees. The Park
Commission members ad-
vised that the Township
Park could use plenty.
The Committee consider-
ed trees for both parks,
but finally decided that the
trees should be placed in
the town park, thus pro-
viding needed shade at the
pavillion. This, we hoped,
would encourage family
and community gatherings
there.
Norman Houseal of our
group contacted Lloyd
Fuhrman for assurance that
the town park would
continue to be maintained.
My minutes of April 29,
1977 read, in part: ‘‘Ray-
mond Little reported that
he and several of the
committee had met with
Chester Bowers of the Park
Commission and he (Little)
had shown Mr. Bowers
The Cove is a mess
To the Mount Joy Vo-tech
School:
Have you seen the
property known as The
Cove? Do you know that
the abandoned building at
the filtration plant is wide
open and extremely dan-
gerous because of a huge
hole completely through
the concrete floor and other
condemnable structural
conditions?
Do you know that the
fallen remnants of the
picnic facilities on one bank
of the creek and a growing
assortment of trash and
garbage on the other have
turned one of Mount Joy's
most beautiful sanctuaries
into a health hazard and an
eyesore?
I can vouch that the ‘“No
Trespassing’’ signs do not
keep people out of the
area—only the human ani-
mal throws beer cans on
the ground and in the
More sports at
Dear Editor:
I just finished reading
the September 20th edition
of the SUSQUEHANNA
TIMES. If 1 didn’t know
otherwise | would assume
that Football is the ONLY
sport of the Autumn at
Donegal High School. The
The editor replies;
stream.The signs serve
only to relieve you of
liability for personal injury
on the premises.
Over the years, I have
seen Mount Joy lose too
many worthwhile services
and facilities, but to lose
The Cove because of first
the Jaycees’ and now the
Vo-tech school’s fear of
liability is nothing short of
a sin and a shame.
The residents to whom
I've spoken concerning the
deplorable conditions at the
Cove all agree that it’s too
bad—but outside of myself,
now just an occasional
visitor to Mount Joy, not
one of them to my
knowlege has cared enough
to make one phone call or
write one letter to find out
what can be done to
preserve The Cove for both
people and wildlife.
Is there not some way to
appropriate funds or organ-
entire page 9 was devoted
to some aspect of it —
even a line of the subscrip-
tion invitation on page 3.
I would like to emphasize
that I'm NOT anti-football,
and am interested to read
of the team’s progress.
However, 1 do believe that
where the Bicentennial
Committee proposed to
plant trees commemorating
the Bicentennial. Trees will
be planted in the town
park. Mr. Bowers made
recommendations and Mr.
Little is in agreement with
the plan worked out by the
two men.’’
On June 24th of this year
our townspeople gathered
in the park for a chicken
barbecue supper, dedica-
tion of the trees and the
Bicentennial marker, and a
concert by the Bainbridge
Band. Invitations to this
event were hand-carried to
every home in Maytown
and to many Township
homes. Close to 300 citi-
zens came to enjoy the
event.
Don’t bother to call on
Sherlock Holmes; the Bi-
centennial Committee kept
minutes.
Hazel Crankshaw
Chairman of the
now dissolved Bicentennial
Committee
ize manpower to maintain
this natural area? Would
not ‘‘Enter at your own
risk’”’ notices relieve the
Vo-tech school of liability
for injury? Razing the
abandoned building in
question would certainly
eliminate a gross hazard.
I hope between the
Vo-tech school and the
people of the Mount Joy
area, a way can be found to
keep still another of Mount
Joy’s assets from becoming
history.
In the sad event that this
town doesn’t care enough
to save The Cove, the
people who have enjoyed
its peace and beauty for
decades at least deserve to
know what your plans are
for the property—or do you
intend to let the trash and
hazards accumulate ad in-
finitum?
Sincerely,
Shelby E. Chunko
D-H'S' than football
reporting of all the sports
and coaches would give a
more comprehensive view
of the sports scene at
Donegal High School.
Francis M. Brightbill
[Mrs. Earl M. Brightbill]
We agree. We'll try to do a better job of covering other sports, especially soccer, since that team
is having a great year. If any fan wants to help us cover a sport, he or she is welcome to phone us
[426-2212 or 653-8383] with statistics or stories about the last week's games. The weekend is a good
time to call. We'll be happy to print whatever we can get.
The DHS soccer team is
racing toe-to-toe with Lan-
caster for the lead in their
sedition
The only team which has
able to stop the
fudians so far this year is
Peguea Valley. which has
handed Donegal its only
defeat this year, and which
fought the Indians to a tie
last Monday.
heen
were named
Live on Jacob St. or
Barbara St. in Mount Joy?
Do you know how the
street you live on got its
name?
Well, the boro of Mount
Joy was originally three
separate villages, Florin,
Richland, and Rohrerstown
(not to be confused with
- Indian Al Bundy [10] beats an L-S booter to the ball.
The Indians won, 1-0.
Donegal has out-booted
y evervbody else, including
fellow top contenders Lan-
caster and Hempfield.
Donegal is particularly
outstanding on defense.
The four fullbacks consis-
tently demonstrate a lot of
polished teamwork, as well
as individual skill. They
are; Gordy Brightbill, Steve
present-day Rohrerstown).
Rohrerstown was laid out
in 1811 by a man named
Rohrer, originally from
Sporting Hill near Man-
heim.
His first name was
Jacob, and his wife’s name
was Barbara. While he was
September 27, 1978
Soccer team leads league
Marshall, Rick Collier and
Doug Shelly.
The Indians are also
blessed with an exceptional
~ goalie, Mike Zeller.
The offensive line does
not play together as
smoothly as the backfield,
but they are a capable and
often explosive unit.
Center-forward John
Meyers dribbles around
opponents with European
flair, and Al Bundy has a
lot of speed at wing.
At mid-field, Clyde
Bitner is a force to be
reckoned with; he steals
the ball aggressively, and
passes effectively when he
gets it away.
The game with Pequea
was a contest between
Donegal’s powerful defense
and a very impressive
red-shirted offense. The
Indians stopped Pequea
until the last period; at that
point, Donegal led by two
goals. Then Pequea at-
tacked so strongly that the
Indians seemed to lose
confidence. Their defense
became a bit too cautious,
the ball spent too much
time at the wrong end of
the field, and Pequea tied
the score.
The Indians rallied
during two overtime
periods, but were unable to
score.
John Meyers and Tom
Markley did the scoring for
Donegal.
How Jacob & Barbara streets
laying out the town he
probably thought, why not
name one street for me and
one for my wife? Why not?
In the above picture are
Jacob’s and Barbara’s
graves near the main
entrance of the cemetery
along Marietta Ave. in
Mount Joy.