our recent anemone Mount Joy Offered Opportunity To
when door numbers were
first issued in Mount Joy
brought out some interesting
information about the post
office and its operation.
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Vera Albert, who is inter-
ested in Mount Joy history,
says that Mount Joy's first
post office was started a-
round 1820 and that indica-
tions are that the first post
office was located in the
small building along the
south side of Main street
which is now part of John
Booth's store.
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In 1887 a small post office
was erected on the present
site. She says also that until
1917 all mail was placed in
boxes. That year all houses
in the borough were number-
ed and mail service was in-
augurated.
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The frame post office build-
ing was disposed of in 1934
and the new government-
owned brick sturcture was
erected.
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Mount Joy people will be
interested to know that al-
though it probably will be a
few weeks yet until the new
National-Standard plant at
the east edge of the borough
will be in production, the
company’s literature already
shows Mount Joy as one of
its many locations across the
nation, 3
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Attention Middle Aged
Parents—If you think things
have been bad, we can tell
you that there still are rough
days to come—if you have
youngsters in school.
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Maybe, for one reason or
other, helping the kids with
their homework has and is a
problem. Some way or other
things have changed. What
was a fact years ago seems
to be different these modern
days.
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If you have labored under
the impressions that
things may change but that
arithmetic does not, let us
tell you that you have a sur-
prise coming.
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There is a new thing called
“base five” which you are
going to hear about. And, if
that isn’t enough, there is a
“base two’ system.
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You probably believe that
seven plus five equals twelve.
But if one of your kiddies
comes home and has a dif-
ferent answer, don't be too
sure that they're not as cor-
rect as you think you are.
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It seems that this computer
age has finally filtered down
to the public schools and
your kids may be speaking a
different language.
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Don't say we didn't warn
you!
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Mount Joy Borough Coun-
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As a public service, The
Bulletin lists the following
physician, who may be
reached for emergency ser
vice or by those who are
unable fo contact their
family physician:
Sunday
AND
Thanksgiving Day
Dr. Newton Kendig
other ..
BULLETIN
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF MOUNT JOY AND ITS AREA
VOL. 63. NO. 25
MOUNT JOY, PA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1963
SEVEN CENTS
Mount Joy is being offered
the opportunity to have a Li-
brary Center.
And—already explorations
have begun to learn whether
or not it will be possible to
take advantage of the oppor-
tunity.
Possibility of opening a
Library Center in Mount Joy
comes from a recent develop-
ment in the services being
offered by the Lancaster Free
Public Library.
New policy makes it pos-
sible for the Lancaster libra-
ry to offer books and services
of many kinds for the estab-
lishment of a center here.
The fact that Mount Joy
has accepted the Bookmobile
with such enthusiasm is part
of the reason for believing
that the community is ready
for a center of its own.
As now sketched, the cen-
ter would be an extension of
the Lancaster library, guided
by and serviced by Lancaster
but operated by Mount Joy.
Mrs. James Roberts, who
has spearheaded the Bookmo-
bile project, locally, explains
that it will be necessary to
provide a suitable room and
to staff it with local “librar-
Have Library Center
ians.”
The “librarians”, who
would be volunteers, would
be given necessary training
by the Lancaster staff and in-
structed in how to operate
the center.
Lancaster will furnish a
basic reference library”, plus
a lending library which
would be rotated from time
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Gridmen On All-Conference
Donegal high school’s bril-
liant football team contribut-
ed more players to the all-
conference gridiron squad
this year than any other team
in the league.
Six members of the 1963
team placed on the first and
second teams and one more
was classified as an ‘“honor-
able mention”.
Columbia and Manheim
Central each placed four men
on the first and second team.
EARLY DEADLINE
Because next Thursday
is Thanksgiving and a holi-
day, the Bulletin will be
printed and delivered one
day earlier than usual next
week.
Thus, all material for
publication must be in the
Bulletin office by Monday
to insure publication.
Donegal’s ace, Roger Grove,
was named to the first team
on 11 of the 12 ballots cast.
The other two on the first
squad were Tackle Gene
Funk and End John Brown,
who was one of only two
juniors picked for the high
honor of first team selection.
On the second team D H.S.
placed John Hart, the light:
est guard named to the squad
and one of the two shortest;
Guard Paul Stehman and
Mike Lippold, bruising back-
fieldman.
The honorable mention
candidate was Ron Lutz, who
plays at center.
Only nine of the 12 schools
in the league placed men on
the first and second squads
and only six had more than
one man sufficiently power-
ful to land places in the sel-
ect list.
As was apparent through-
out -the season, Donegal's
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Boy and Girl of the Month
ROGER GROVE
Roger is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lester M. Grove,
Mount Joy R2.
Roger is a senior in the
Industrial Arts Course at
Donegal high school. He is
uncertain of his future plans
at the present time.
He is a member of the Mt.
Joy Church of God.
His high school
have included:
Football 9-10-11-12, Basket-
ball 9-10-11, Baseball 9-1C-11,
Varsiay Club 10-11-12, Hi-Y
11-12, Library Assistant 11 -
12, Tumbling 11-12, Safety
Corps 11-12, Chorus & Glee
Club 10, Student Council 10-
11, 2nd All County Football
Team 1962, Sr. Class Steering
Committee, Baccalaureate
Usher 11.
activities
THIS ISSUE --
Two Sections
20 PAGES
VIRGINIA LEIGH WIVELL
Virginia is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Wiv-
ell, Columbia R1.
She is a senior in the Col-
lege Preparaaory Course at
Donegal high school.
Her high school
have included:
Intramurals 10-11,
11-1 2,F.H.A. 10-11
er) - 12 (President), Assemb-
lies 10, Dramatics Club 11
(President), Chorus 10-11-12,
Glee Club 10, Student Coun-
cil 9-10-11, Volunteer Nurses
Aide 11-12, State 4-H Demon-
straaion Winner and County
4-H Dress Winner.
She was also a delegate to
the Northeast Poultry Pro-
activities
Hockey
(Treasur-
ducers Couicil where she
demonstrated chicken de-
boning as Pennsylvania's 4-
H representative.
Virginia is a member of
the Trinity Lutheran church,
Mount Joy and Precident of
the Luther League.
She plans to enter nurses’
training after graduation.
Mount Joy Population
Set At Almost 5,000
Mount Joy borough has a
population of 4,939!
Although that is an unofFi-
cial counting of noses, it is
the best census report that is
now available.
The figure was arrived at
this week as Elmer Forwood
of south Market avenue, com-
pleted a census of the new
Florin ward, authorized earl-
ier this month by the Mount
Joy Borough Council.
Forwood's count
Asks Public
To Mail Early
Faced with the certainty
that Christmas 1963 will set
an all-time record for mail-
ings of Christmas cards and
gifts, Postmaster Elmer Zer-
phey has requested coopera-
tion in his annual ‘Mail
Early For Christmas” Cam-
paign.
The Postmaster said
Here are the things to watch
to be sure that every Christ-
mas card and gift package
will be delivered before
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showed
VACATION
Donegal area
be closed for Thanksgiving
vacation on Thursday and
Friday, Nov. 28-29.
schools will
1,662 population in the ward.
That figure was arrived al by
a house-to-house canvas of
the newly-annexed area.
That number coupled
with the 3,277 figure taken in
the government's 1960 offic-
ial census—totals 4,939.
A more realistic view of
the situation would suppose
that Mount Joy Borough now
has right at 5,000 inhabitants.
For, since the 1960 census
was taken in the East and
West wards, there has been
a certain amount of popula-
tion increase which might
well take up the 61 needed
to boost the number to a iull,
round 5,000.
The census Forwood took
was ordered by Council to be
used in connection with fig-
uring state and county reim-
bursements on street funds.
The formulas used to de-
termine the dollar payments
to the borough depend upon
population and mileage of
sireets.
A mileage figure was deter-
mined some time ago.
BURNED BY EXPLOSION
George H. Greiner, 31, of
Park avenue, suffered pain-
ful burns about the face and
neck Wednesday night, Nov.
13, in a fire which followed
the explosion of a drum of
alcohol, at a garage.
He was treated at the Lan-
caster St. Joseph's hospital.
‘Of This and That’
“Where's Mr. Fry's room?”
“Which way is Room 105?”
“Hope I'm not tardy for
the homeroom period!”
It was a happy, interested
group of almost 200 fathers
and mothers who scurried
around ‘attending classes” at
the Donegal Annex last
Thursday night!
The occasion was the “Back
to School” night for parents,
arranged by R. F. Hallgren,
Annex principal, and the
teachers, in observance of
National Education Week.
It was truly ‘something
different” — and most suc-
cessful, if we may judge by
the expressions on the faces
of the night-time “students”
as they went from class to
class with their young guides,
Annex pupils.
The building, always at-
tractive, was in apple-pie or-
der; the rooms were neat
and filled with interesting
exhibits of students’ work or
equipment.
“Classes” lasted only ten
minutes, and parents went
through their child's entire
Thursday schedule in a mat-
ter of about an hour and a
half. In each class, the teach-
by the editor's wife
er told the parents briefly
something about the work
their children were doing at
the present time, and the
general aims of the course.
There weren't too many
questions. The parents seem-
ed quite content to be the
“pupils,” and to listen to
what the teachers had to say!
We were properly impres-
sed with the fine facilities at
the Annex—the wonderfully
well-equipped science labora-
tory, with its paneled walls
concealing a myriad of prac-
tical equipment, and aquari-
ums and other displays all a-
round the room; the cheerful,
spotless library-cafeteria; the
large, well-lighted classrooms
with their comfortable, new
desks; the music room with
its risers for band or chorus;
the big auditorium; the at-
tractive home ec room with
its units of homemaking
equipment! \
It was a real treat to see
our Libby's teachers, to walk
up and down the halls and in
and out of the classrooms
where she spends her days,
to sit, perchance, in the very
seat where she sits, to hang
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