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By Larmon D. Smith
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NEWSPAPER 4 oN i fo NaF SERVICE
SEWER PLANS
DUE TUESDAY
The community looks for-
ward to the completion of the
sewage disposal plant plans for
thé meeting of the Borough ra
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MOUNT JOY, PA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1955 $2.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
Mount Joy Community Picnic Draws
actual work can start.
Assurances from Engineer |
the plans would be ready mean | EE Es ; 3 TA
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Of course, after Mr. Michaels | 5 % TE J > 8. ; | Ww 1Z INNers 1S
the sewer lines’ themselves. But | C il R
the September meeting.
the authority meeting of Sep- : LL NE | Reports were given at the game winners and contest win-
should be complete and ready | council that all parking meters
| the local JayCees Wednesday.
As soon as siate approval is | installed and are in operation
Gate prizes were awarded to
to secure financing. When fi- | Special equipment will have to { :
Mrs. Ralph Alleman, Miss Bon-
last night at Hershey. Pictured here are members of the board of directors: Front row, left to week
gain according to Mr. Michaels, sented by George Brown, tax was one of the feature attractions of the Mount Joy Communi.y weight. Each guessed within 3
FLORIN COMPANY As i :
: and was returned to him with Earl Rhoad and William Mumma. A feature of the picnic was
work in approximately a year
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That s eo Septe SF a . oh ations.
That should be September of 100th Anniversary Ce e ration I'he Florin Fire Compnny ions . been chosen previously to be
The group vo'ed to have both ie n rac vents 0
Water Authority meeting next FIFTY-FIFTH YEAR, NO. 7
Joseph Michaels at the July
that Mount Joy's solution to its|
completes disposal plant plans Ba 3 a 4 : ; i
he also indicated at the July ho 3 CR ; TD oe
plans would be réady for the! 0 M t
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I By Jay-Cees
So, according to Mr. Mich- | y y
Lgl ners at the annual Mount Joy
to put in the hands of the | a of on streets running perpendicul-
The affair was held at Rocky
gained the Authority must go; | except where meter poles have
Sharon Farmer, Miss Marlene
nancing has been obtained, the DIRECTORS AT 100TH ANNIVERSARY BANQUET -—- One of the highlights of Mount Joy be used for this operation and : :
| me Alleman and Curtis Miller.
All of these steps take time pjght John M. Bomberger, Henry G. Carpenter, David L. Landis; back row, left to right, Clyde ; £4 oe Schofield were tied to win a
if things move normally. It Picnic held yesterday at Rocky Springs. Winner was Bigler |
ANSWERS GRASS thirty names which were not Photo by O. K. Snyder, Jr. | who Mr. and Mrs
after the plans are completed rs es St .
1956. r AR thou
responded to a call Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Picnic. The reply
Hemp Street and South Alley
Tuesday evening.
meeting of the authority that]
sewer problem should be with-
there remain yet the plans for {
| a mma Annual Event
meeting that possibly those Gi ; - 4
August meeting, and surely for |
Street Repai
aels’ schedule, when time for | treet epairs Prizes were awarded to
tember rolls around, the plans] BR ; | August meeling of borough
| Community Picnic sponsored by
state department of health. 3 Ee 3 i ar to Main Street have been
| Springs Park.
through the necessary processes to be installed in concrete.
Germer, Mrs. Earl Rhoad,
Mutual. Insurance Company 100th anniversary celebration which opened yesterday was banquet | jg expected to take place this
Marvin Garner and Terry
and preparation. However, a- L. Nissley, K. Ezra Bucher, John L. Myer, Edward H. Smith Photo by Bishop Studio The tax exoneration list pre- TAKES GOLF LAURELS --Golf tournament at Media Heights | fruit basket by guessing its
collector, was again discussed , oe Ty i
should be possible to start the Local Insurance Fi Begins 7 Mumma, left. Others in his foursome were William Bachman, | ounces of the weight.
accepted by scouncil as ex RIT 5
FIRE CALL accel y geouncil as exoner Picnic were. Two persons had
of persons throughout the park
Every effort should be made Openhouse and a reception in plastic and will be given to
to shorten that schedule, if at
all possible. If in some way,
the work could be started in
the spring of 1956 it would has-
ten the completion dale by
many, many months, since the
construction crews would be
able to take advantage of the
best working months. Thus, it
would seem that if September,
1956, is to be used as a goal it
should be considered as the
latest starting time, not the
earliest.
If memory serves correct, a-'
bout two years ago now there,
was a committee formed in
Florin for the purpose of study-
ing the feasibility of becoming
a part of Mount” Joy. It has
been sometime since there has
been word of any activity on
the part of that committee.
Could it be that this commit-
tee lost interest when its mem-
bers realized that progress was
so slow in Mount Joy?
This matter of sewers is in
reality much bigger than Mt.
Joy alone. The problem is seri-
ous in any = sections where
there is a concentration of
homes.
With Mount Joy and Florin
adjoining each other, it only
seems logical that they should)
approach this common prob-|
lem together Perhaps, Florin!
residents do not want to go all!
the way on coming into the
borough. On the other hand, if
they could see enough advan-
tages, they would no doubt be
in favor of joining.
But whether or not Florin
wants to come into the bor-
ough, it would seem logical
that the folks there at least
join Mount Joy in the develop-
ment of a sewer system. Cer-
tainly, a common sewer plant
would be much more econo-
mical than two separate ones,’
both from the standpoint of in-
itial investment and mainten-
ance.
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FAMILY PICNIC IS
HELD BY LIONS CLUB
A family picnic was the fea-
ture of the regular meeting of
the Mount Joy Lions Club on
Tuesday evening. Following the
picnic meal at the Hostetter
pavilion, games were played
by the adults and children at
the borough park. John Weid-
man, president, had charge of
the evening and Charles Hersh-
ey had charge of the games.
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The Physician On Call
Sunday
Dr. Thomas O'Connor
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formally opened the one hun-
dredth jubilee celebration of
the Mount Joy Mutual Insur-
ance Company Wednesday after-
noon, held at the Mount Joy
offices. Approximately eighty-
five invited agents, their wives
and other guests were given a
tour of the offices and served
refreshments in the gardens.
On display throughout the
offices were antiques of a gen-
eral nature plus antiques per-
| taining to the company. One
display was that of old fire-
marks, which were formerly
| used on the buildings of the in-
sured, Carrying out the ship
theme, all the ladies were pre-
sented with Mother of Pearl
ship pins. Lighthouses with
their flashing lights were locat-
ed in the various rooms.
The theme song oi the cele-
bration “Do As You W-.uld Be
Did By”, a song stressing the
Golden Rule, was played on
record players in the off'ces
during the tour. Congratulatory
bouquets of flowers were fea'-
ured in the buildings.
Photographers weré on hand
to take individual pictures of
the agents and their wives.
These pictures will be encased
the agents as souvenirs of the
celebration.
In addition to the history
book prepared by the employ-
es, a newspaper service was be-
gun by the company in typical
fashion along the antique
theme. The paper called the
“Mount Joy Mutual Almanac”
| is to be published at intervals
and resembles the old fashion-
ed almanac copies.
At the banquet in the even-
ing, Mr. Carpenter was pre
sented with a plaque, since his
birthday occurred on the first
day of the celebration, by his
employees.
Dr. Ralph Schlosser remin-
isced on the history book pub-
lished about the company in
his address of the evening.
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AMBULANCE MAKES TWO
CALLS DURING WEEK
R'chard Myers, Florin, was
taken to the St. Josephs Hos
pital in the Mount Joy Commu-
nity Ambulance by drivers
George Copenhauver and R ch-
ard Hoover, Sunday, July 24
Mrs. Lester Bradley was ta-
ken to the Lancaster General
Hosptal Wednesday, July 27 by
drivers Earl Zink and Henry
Zerphey.
Advancements Are Made By
Authority On Water System
“Now the story may be told!”
After a three-year search, the
Mount Joy Borough Authority
discovered the cause of con-
taminated water in one section
of the borough.
At the present elementary
school and in the vicinity of
the school, the water had a
cc count of, at times, as high
as 1200. Water for human con-
sumption should not go above
90. Prior to the three-year
search, the authority’s chemist
said that the condition as be-
ing caused by either surface
water or cesspolls or both.
When the trouble was finally
located, it was discovered that
the toilets in the school. when
flushed, would s‘phon part of
the waste back into the water
mains. The school board has
immediately replaced these
faulty pieces of equipment and
today at the school and all ov-
er the town, the cc count runs
from 5 to 15 as a rule.
During this time, had the
water not been properly treat-
ed, there would probably have
been a different story to report.
The treating of water at a wa-
ter works is somewhat like a
seasoned meal. Just the right a-
| mounts must be used. At the
Mt. Joy Water Works, alumin-
um sulphate, copper sulphate,
chlorine and lime are used.
CURE FOR ALGEA FOUND
“Algea”, the green moss that
forms on the water is a trouble-
some substance which bothers
most water companies.
John Miller, thé local pump-
ing engineer, has invented a
way in which the sub reservoir
will not have this trouble.
Each night the sub reservoir
“skims itself”.
The water used by Mt. Joy
residents has a good rating. At
the present t'me, it is consider-
ed colorless; no tints of brown
or green.
WATER SHORTAGE EXISTS
At the present time, the same
advice is offered as last week.
Water users are asked to con-
serve the borough supply by
not watering lawns, lots or
farm land.
In conjunction with the local
shortage, the report has been
issued in the city of Thomas-
v'lle, North Carolina. Orders
have been issued to not waste
a drop of water. Residents are
asked to save all dish washing
water or other water to flush
comodes in order to conserve.
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morning, 10:30 a. m.,, to ex-
tinguish a grass fire near the
coal pile of Paul Hess, Bridge
Street. Enroute to the fire, the
men checked on smoke which
proved to be a resident burning
rubbage.
There was no damage to the
coal and the company men suc-
ceeded in putting out the fire in
the grass. Sylvester Swords,
chief, was in charge.
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Truck Smashes
Rear End Of Car
A faulty steering mechanism
caused considerable damage
yesterday morning in an acci
dent involving a large trailer
truck and a parked car.
The truck, driven by Walter
B. Miller of Levittown and
owned by Messich & English,
Inc., of Philadelphia, was trav-
eling west on Main street when
the steering gear went haywire.
Miller jammed on the brakes,
but the truck swerved out of
control, banging into the auto-
mobile of Mrs. John P. Jones.
The car, which was parked in
the 300 block of East Main St
was banged up over the curb.
The rear end of the car was
caved in
Police Chief Park Neiss in-
vestivated the accident.
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EXTINGUISH FIRE
Mount Joy Friendship Fire-
men responded to a call Mon-
day afternoon, 4:45 p. m. to
extingu’sh a grass fire along
Henry Street between South
Market and New Haven Sts.
According to Ray Myers, fire
chief, there was no damage.
Bicycle Riders
Beware!
riders of Mount Joy
are warned to obey the rules
of bicycle riding according to
the borough law.
Bicycles are not to be ridden
on sidewalks at any time. Bi-
cycles are not to ride “double”
(or even triple as was seen by
members of council last week).
If riding after dark, riders
must have a light on the front
of the vehicle and a light or
a reflector on the back of the
vehicle.
Within the last month, pedes-
trians have been having difficul-
ty walking on the sidewalks of
the town because of the bicycle
traffic.
patched and chipped in the
near future.
Fire Chief Ray Myers re-
ported that the company ans-
wered eight calls within the
past month and Chief of Police,
Park Neiss, reported issuing 19
parking tickets, investigating 3
aceidents and making arrests to
four for ignoring red lights; 2
for ignoring stop signs, 1 for
failing to yield the right of
way and one for drunken driv-
ing.
Lloyd Myers, president, was
in charge of the meeting and
Lester Hostetter offered a pray-
er for the invocation.
Pays Tribute
To Bob Kunkle
Mount Joy Rotarians Tues
day noon paid tribute ta Rob
ert Kunkle for his outstanding
contribution to the youth of the
community.
Michael J. Pricio, program
chairman, in introducing Mr.
Kunkle, commented on the fact
that he had ‘carried the ball”
for Midget baseball in Mt. Joy
for the past 14 years, giving
liberally of time and money to
offer the community's young
men an opportunity to partici-
pate in the sport.
Mr. Kunkle expressed appre-
ciation for the cooperation he
has received from the Rotary
club and the community at
large. He stated that sponsor-
ship of Midget ball had start-
ed as a hobby and that the re-
wards had been ample in the
feeling that Mount Joy boys
are being helped.
Frank Spair, general manag-
er of the Lancaster Red Roses,
was introduced. He commend-
ed Mr. Kunkle for the work he
is doing with boys and expres-
sed his thanks to Mount Joy
for its support of the Red Ros-
es. Mr. Spair was high'in his
praise of the Red Roses’ field
manager, Hank Baisatti.
Manager Baisatti seconded
Mr. Spair’s remarks about Mr.
Kunkle and then told a number
of interesting experiences con-
cerning his baseball career.
The Red Roses’ mentor declar-
ed that every man on his team
is hustling all the time in their
quest for a pennant.
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Carnival Is Saturdav
Saturday marks the date for
the Mount Joy Frendship Fire
Company carnival to be held
at the firehouse. Entertainment
will be provided by the Jack
Hain group. The first show is
tentatively scheduled to begin
| at 8:00 p.m.
Feature Next Week's Program
Field and track meets will be
is being spon-|
next week. Tuesday =
preliminary events will be held Pool and Harris-|
Friday, each
Cross, Hershey
dren of the Marie ta play2ro nd
in a roped area visited the loeal playlot. In two
Marietta boys’ and girls’ teams
Leaders Listed
swimming program
the past two weeks, few tourna-
their decorated bicycles in for-
LOCAL GIRLS ATTEND
BANDSTAND PICNIC
girls attended
second and Jay
beginners, Harold Smith is first
the evening,
VANDERSLICE
IS ELECTED
celebraties making personal ap
research charity.
burgess of Marietta
special Council meeting
resigned July
Mount Joy Man Is Named
Qutstanding Farmer Of Year
contour strips and 4,250 feet
tile pipe drains
conservation
Springs Road,
Conservation
management, |
Conservation
A formal award
tion of his work will
sented at the annual meeting of
Soil Conservation
early next year
approximately 300 acres in the
tle, dairy cattle,
general crops.
Approximately 123 acres
to everyone was ‘‘Are You Mr.
| Picnic?” The first persons to
ask the des'gnated persons were
awarded prizes as well as Mr.
and Mrs. Pienic. Miss Nancy
Smith was the first to guess
Mr. Picnic, James Hockenberry
II. Donald Ney was the first to
guess Mrs. Picnic, Mrs. John
Hershey. Frank Tyndall donat-
ed the prizes for this special
event
Children’s Games Held
James Hockenberry, III, was
the winner of the nail driving
contest: Linda Brosey and Tad
Hershey won the ring the lolly
pop contest; Randy Grove, Kay
Foley, Hathaway Garner and
Dawn Heisey won the balloon
breaking contest; Donald Ney
Jr. and Kathy Rhoad, drop the
clothes pins; Harvey Eberly,
chicken chase; John Nauman,
Kathy Rhoad, Donald Ney,
Jr. and James Geltmacher, the
penny scramble; Gary Maxwell
and Jean Witmer, bean pitch;
Fk chard Brown and Randy
Grove, dodgeball; Pat'y Ney
and Sharon Farmer, peanut
scramble
Adult Prizes Given
Marvin Garner and Mrs.
Nicholas Leitner won the nail
driving contest; Mrs. Bertha
Witmer won the chicken chase
and Marvin Garner won the
cigar smoking contest
Golf Contest Held
Bigler Mumma won the 3rd
annual Mount Joy Golf tourrna-
ment which was held at Media
Heights Country Club in con-
junction with the picnic The
Callaway System Handicapping
was used. Mr. Mumma was the
winner using the handicapping
system and also was low with-
out the handicap with a score
of 37
His total under the system
was 70: Arthur Mayer was sec-
ond with a 71 and Roy Packer
was third with 74.
Picnic Is Full Day
The day at Rocky included
free bus transportation from
Florin and Mount Joy in the
morning and evening; games:
dinner; swimming period; rides
on the amusements at a price
of 3 hours for $1.00; supper
period and the presentation of
prizes
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CONVALESCING AT HOME
Gerard Zielke, who was in-
jured several weeks ago in an
automobile accident, is conval-
escing at his home in Florin.

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To Report New Families
District Who Are to be Visited
be given a plaque symbolic 3 Call MJ-3-9763

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