TH 3 “The Mount Joy
It's interesting to note how
much talk is floating around
about the 1965 local election.
Because filing time is fast
approaching, the question on
many minds is “Who's going
to run?”
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There is considerable talk
about councilmen, naturally,
for five of the nine men now
holding office will see the
end of their terms next Jan-
uary 1.
George Groff,
Clark Ber-
and Al
They are:
Simeon Horton,
rier, Harry Farmer
Kleiner,
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We can’t tell you what all
of them are going to do a-
bout reelection, but we do
know that Kleiner and Farm-
er, both representing the
Florin ward, plan to seek re-
election. We asked George
Groff but he didn’t give a
firm answer—one way or the
other. He is senior man on
the council, as well as its
president, having served for
13 years.
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Consider that the Donegal
Union school district owns
property valued at a replace-
ment figure of nearly $6 mil-
lion,
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That includes buildings
and equipment, which comes
to $5,668,000 and valuable
real estate which is consider-
ed to be worth $120,000.
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That makes an exact total
of $5,770,000.
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And, one of these times in
the not too distant future,
that figure will be upped by
more construction.
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World population should
reach 3.3 billion this year.
Growth rate is about 65 mil-
lion annually with the great-
est increases in the least de-
veloped areas. In other
words, areas least able fo
provide for the increases are
the spots where there is the
greatest increase.
BULLETIN
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF MOUNT JOY AND ITS AREA
VOL. 64. NO. 35
First Section
OfSewerReady
First section of the new
Florin area sewers has been
completely and finally in-
spected and approved!
The run north on Orchard
Road and along Bruce avenue
was inspected and found sat-
isfactory last weekend.
Assessment notices are now
in the process of being com-
pleted and will be delivered
to property owners shortly.
In the meantime, the en-
tire project is progressing
satisfactorily with the end
of sewer digging north of the
Penna. railroad virtually in
sight.
Relatively speaking, prac-
tically all the work north of
Main street is finished, ex-
cept a few laterals, and most
of it between Main and the
railroad is finished.
Work already has begun
on the pumping station on
Donegal Springs road which
is vital to a large portion of
the new system in the south-
western part of the area now
being sewered.
Although every construc-
tion job poses problems, one
of the construction engineers
said this week that the work
here has gone along wonder-
fully. The people involved
(the property owners, the
construction contractors) and
the design of the system have
all been perfect, he said.
MEMBER OF CHOIR
Warren Lee Hoffman, son
of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hofi-
man, 120 N. River St., May-
town, is a member of the
Messiah College Choral Soci-
ety. The forty-voice choir, un-
der the direction of Emerson
C. Frey, assistant professor of
music, began its 1965 season
Sunday, Jan. 31.
Tht itinerary includes 30
appointments at churches and
schools. The last of March
and the first of April they
will take an extended tour of
Ohio, Michigan and Indiana.
The rest of their itinerary
will be in south central Penn-
sylvania.
‘Of This and That’
It is easy to believe that
spring is ‘just around the
corner,” when the thermo-
meter stands at 62 degrees as
it did a few times this past
week.
But we know such temper-
atures were only ‘“teasing”
us, and more winter weather
will definitely be along soon!
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However, at Carpenter's
Corner on Monday, several
little snowdrops were brave-
ly blooming. And our sleuths
reported that jonquil shoots
are two inches tall, tulips
have pushed through the
ground, and crocuses will be
blooming before too long! So
take heart, ye winter-weary
As a public service. The
Bulletin lists the following
physician, who may be
reached for emergency ser-
vice or by those who are
unable to contact their
family physician:
Sunday
Dr. John Gates
by the editor's wife
souls!
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Possibly the snowdrops and
crocuses are ‘rushing the
season” a bit; but we heard
of a bonafide picnic this past
weekend, complete with fried
chicken, potato salad, and
other summertime delecta-
bles!
At the Charles Hershey
home, RD 1, Mount Joy,
friends were invited Saturday
evening for a birthday cele-
bration. When the guests ar-
rived, they found the host
family in casual summer at-
tire, the picnic table set up
in the recreation room mor-
tuary ‘‘grass’ on the floor, the
Christmas tree standing up-
right and casting a nice
“shade,” and other summer-
time touches very much in
evidence! Not “June in July”
but “July in February,” eh?
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THIS ISSUE --
Two Sections
20 PAGES
MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1965
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Council Given Legal Reversal On Library
Next Monday night, Feb.
15, the Mount Joy Borough
Council will hald a special
meeting at 7:30 o'clock to
transact at least two pieces
of business.
One is the opening of bids
for providing a new garbage
truck for the borough.
Second is consideration and
probably the final and official
adoption of the 1965 budget.
At a special meeting sever-
al weeks ago, Councilmen
gave lengthy consideration to
the fiscal matters for the
year and drew up a tentative
budget. At the council's regu-
lar meeting on Monday, Feb.
1, the budget was accepted
and declared posted for pub-
lic inspection.
On Monday, it is anticipat-
ed, the budget will finally be
passed and tax rates official-
ly set. No tax rate increase is
anticipated.
One matter which ex-
pected to be discussed is a
borough participation in the
new Library Center.
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Originally the council had
been advised by its solicitor,
Harris Anold, that the bor-
ough was prohibited from
making any contribution.
That was in April of 1963.
The Council stood on that
opinion.
However, recently,
the solicitor’s stand was an-
nounced, those interested in
the library quickly pointed
out that the law does permit
participation and the solicitor
has now reversed his position
and acknowledges that finan-
cial assistance is permissible.
Library backers point out
that as the project unfolds in
Mount Joy, a state aid fund
becomes a possible source of
financial assistance. However,
such aid is dependent upon
local participation, including
the municipality.
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Begin Planning For '65 Memorial Day
Memorial Day, 1965!
Plans for a bigger and bet-
ter celebration in Mount Joy
are off to a flying start and
with some three and a half
months to make arrange-
ments, the ‘“first-of-the-sum-
mer’ holidays bids well to be
an outstanding event.
Although public announce-
ment of their appointmnt
was first made Wednesday
night, Feb. 3, Henry Zerphey
and George Albert as co-
chairmen have already been
working.
They were appointed by
Donald Straub, president of
Community Council, which
sponsors the annual affair.
Straub himself will head the
parade committee.
Because Memorial Day falls
on Sunday this year, the big
Lions List Play Committees
A full staff to workers to
produce, promote and present
“The Distelfink Lady,” an or-
iginal musical comedy, has
been announced by the Mount
Joy Lions Club.
The production will be giv-
en on two weekends—NMarch
4, 5 and 6 and March 11, 12
and 13.
The committees named by
Harry Stumpf, general chair-
man, includes:
Production staff — Harry
Stumpf, Jake Aument, Sam
Harnish, Charles Ashenfelter
and Morrell Shields; Director
- Tom Wolfgang; Stage man-
agers - Ken Roth and Bernie
Heisey; Prompters - Mary
Jane Aument, Mary Sprech-
er, Myerle Shirk, Fransanna
Taylor;
Property — Jim Hollinger,
Charles Ricedorf and Bill
Eby; Traffic - George Albert
and Cletus Blantz; Tickets -
Clyde Mumper, Bob Schroll,
Art Sprecher, John Presto;
Program - Ralph Albert and
Henry Zerphey; Scenery -
Dick Beach, Dave Frantz, Cal
Kramer, Lloyd Myers, Joe
Taylor, Dick Hoover, Ralph
Albert, James C. Phillips and
Warren Foley;
March of Dimes
Total Listed
A total of $314.14 was col-
lected for the March of
Dimes by workers in the
“mothers’ march,” held on
Thursday night, January 28,
throughout the community.
The collectors included:
Mrs. Jerry Bradley, Mrs.
Gerald Sheetz, Mrs. Shirley
Gates, Mrs. Mary Putt, Mrs.
Robert Meckley, Mrs. Jeff
Meckley, Mrs. Asher Beamen-
derfer, Mrs. James Hocken-
berry, Mrs. Jay Greider, Mrs.
Paul Brenner, Mrs. Shando
Teleky,, Mrs. Bruce Pennell,
Mrs. LeRoy Bates, Mrs. Oliv-
er Snyder, Miss Louise
Schroll., Mrs. Eugene Funk,
Mrs. Robert Zellers, Mrs.
Gerald Lutz, Warren Funk
and Cory Funk.
Publicity — Bill Batzel and
Lloyd Derr; Lighting - Mey:
er Levy, Harold Shafer, Jay
Barnhart, Paul Gingrich; Re-
freshments - Charles Hershey
and Henry Zerphey; Sound
effects - Jay Meckley, Lewis
Bixler and George Copen-
heaver; Costumes - Jean Kra-
mer, and Make up - Vera
Gingrich.
Scouts Observe
National Week
In observance of the 55th
anniversary of the Boy Scout
organization and of Boy
Scout Week, Feb. 7-13, there
are two rather elaborate win-
dow displays in Mount Joy
this week.
In one, arranged in the C.
G. Murphy store window,
Boy Scout Troop 39 has ex-
hibited many items used in
scouting during the past 55
years. Flanking the display
are two present-day uniforms
of local Scouts, complete with
badges and awards.
In the other, in the window
of the Lincoln Restaurant,
boys of Cub Pack 136 have
displayed the winning ‘‘rac-
ers” which competed in the
recent Pinewood Derby. A
life-sized Cub in uniform
looks down upon the exhibit
with justifiable pride.
SIR VALENTINE
Students of Donegal high
school have nominated the
following senior boys as Sir
Valentine candidates: John-
son Ebersole, Phil Floyd, Lar-
ry Deibler, Jack Frank, Jeff
Hawthorne, Dennis Goodhart
Jim Metzler, Jack Rice, Bob
Shank and Mike Wagner.
Sir Valentine will be chos-
en on the basis of votes cast
in the form of pennies. The
money collected will be do-
nated to Heart Haven in Lan-
caster.
The King will be crowned
Feb. 19, at the school’s an-
nual Valentine Dance.
parade will be held Saturday,
the 29th, beginning at 2 p.m.
Again, the Junior Chamber
of Commerce will sponsor
the Miss Mount Joy contest,
to be held at the Donegal
Annex.
A number of other affairs
will be crowded into the long
weekend. But details have
not been worked out.
Definitely scheduled are
memorial services on Satur-
day morning; a musical pot-
pourri in the park, a chicken
barbecue at the swimming
pool and Library Center dedi-
cation on Sunday.
Among the “possible” be-
ing considered — among oth-
ers are a ‘home tour”,
fire demonstration, art show,
coin shew, shooting matches,
square dance, vesper services
and soap box derby.
To launch the program, the
Community Council Wednes-
night placed in the commit-
tee’s hands $465 as a financial
assistance from which to
launch the 1965 celebration.
Among other items discus-
sed at the February meeting
of the Council.
—Survey work is being
made to promote the estab-
lishment of some type ‘‘teen
canteen” in Mount Joy. The
Florin Hall was pointed to
as a strong pocsibility.
—Discussion on a youth
at work” project which would
assist youngsters to find sum-
mer work.
—~Charles Ashenfelter said
that there will be four “mus-
ic in the park” programs
during the 65 summer. The
first will be the musical pot-
pourri on May 29, the second
on June 12, a sacred concert
by combined choirs of {the
community, a special band
concert, and a fourth yet {o
be arranged.
—Three directors at large
were elected, including; Izel-
la Packer, (3 years); Harry
Farmer (2 yrs.., and Arthui
Schneider (1 yr.).
WIN HONORS
Donald and Ronald
man, sons of Mrs. Fern S. Al-
leman, 205 East Main Street,
were honored on Friday, Feb.
5, at the semi-annual Recog-
nition Day exercises at the
Milton Hershey School.
Members of the drill team.
Alle-
Donald and Ronald fulfilled
the required participation
and achievement standards
to earn varsity sweaters
letters for this activity.
Both juniors, and both 16,
Donald and Ronald are tak-
ing the vocational curriculum
majoring in electronics. This
is the first time either has
won a letter in drill team.
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