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by R. A. R.
Last week the state handed
the borough council a report
of its finding during a recent
survey of Mount Joy. Our
borough is no worse and
probably better than some
areas.
However, when these in-
spectors see open 55-gallon
drums used for storage and
burning of refuse, they are
unhappy. They say that 84%
of the homes in the borough
use that questionable method.
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They recommend tightly
covered containers for stor-
age and no open burning.
Two other areas pointed to
as needing attention are
“mosquito breeding sources”
and “rodent harborages.”
Such things which provide
temporary or permanent
breeding places for mosquitos
are streams, ponds, swamps,
water acumulations in old
tires, open containers, tin
cans, open ditches. Rodent
harborages refer to deterior-
ating out buildings, improp-
erly stored junk, lumber and
rubble.
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Borough Council took a
good step last week when it
said that it would make a
survey of traffic control
signs, stop streets etc. in
Mount Joy.
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The promise was made
when the subject of New Ha-
ven and Donegal street inter-
section was raised.
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This past weekend, we note
there was a bad accident at
Concord and Frank streets.
There are no stop signs at
that corner.
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Within a few years, it is
predicted by those who know
we no longer will have feet
and inches, pounds, pints,
quarts and gallons or any of
the other familiar weights
and measures.
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Already, the United States
is the only major country in
the world not now using the
metric system to weigh and
measure.
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Sooner than we think we
will be speaking of meters,
kilns, liters and the like.
For those of us who learned
and have used the present
system for so many years, it
will be a big change. How-
ever, for the youngsters, the
system is much much simpler
and much more meaningful.
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The new things are
hard for the children (the
new math system, for in-
stance). It’s the teaching of
new tricks/to the old dogs
that causes the difliculty.
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“The needs of science and
industry in a competitive
world market will compel
this country to use the metric
system just as every other
country in the world is do-
ing,” one official states.
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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 to contact their
family physician:
~ Sunday
‘Dr. David Schlosser
VOL. 65. NO. 28
e Mount Joy
BULLETIN
DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF MOUNT JOY AND ITS AREA
MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1965
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Miss Terri Toth Big Annual Rush Begins At Post Office
To Have Lead
In Senior Play
Miss Terri Toth, has been
chosen to play the lead in
the Donegal senior class play,
entitled “Molly Morgan”.
To be presented January
27 and 29 in the Donegal H.
S. auditorium, the drama is
a three-act production with
settings in the village of
“The Pastures of Heaven,”
California. Miss Catherine G.
Zeller is director.
Additional seniors have
character parts, including,
Fred Gantz, Linda Zerphey,
Rodney Rice, Steve Reinhold,
Donna Fethers, Anne Heisey,
Carol Aurick, Steve Billet,
Roy Armold, Mike Kear,
James Libhart, Larry. Way,
Barret Borry, Lilli Ann Wiv-
ell, Linda Copenheaver, Kar-
en Hoffman, Sherril Gutshall,
Susan Zuch, Ted Fellenbaum,
Karen Rice, and Michael Rice
little brother, a fifth grader.
Student directors are Bec-
ky Kling, Jean Musser, Gail
Simmons and Marilyn Baker.
Alumni To Drill
For Ball Game
Holiday basketball for
Donegal high school will cen-
ter around a colorful game
Tuesday night, Dec. 28.
Indian varsity of 1965-66
and the J.V.’s will play two
teams of former Donegal
stars. Alumni arrangements
are in the hands of the
school’s alumni organization,
of which James Nissley is
president.
The Alems will hold a prac-
tice at the Donegal gymnas-
ium on Sunday afternoon,
Dec. 26, and all those inter-
ested in playing are invited
to report. Anyl player who
is interested in playing but
who can not make the prac-
tice session should contact
President Nissley.
Union Bank Holds
Christmas Party
The annual Christmas par-
ty of the Union National
Mount Joy Bank was held on
Thursday evening, Dec. 9, at
Hostetter’s dining hall.
The dinner was opened with
the invocation by Mrs. Anna
Sprecher.
Lester G. Hostetter, trust
officer, served as the toast-
master for the program. Spec-
ial recognition was given to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F.
Schroll as new director, and
Mrs. Jay Snyder as a new
employee. Also present as
special quests were Mr. and
Mrs. Harris C. Arnold and
son, Harris Arnold, Jr., Mrs.
Ruth Krall, wife of the for-
mer cashier, and Mrs. Cleo
Shank, wife of a former as-
sistant cashier.
Norman H. Sprecher, assis-
tant cashier was acknowledg-
ed for 44 years of service.
Mrs. Clarence Newcomer
favored the guests with a
reading. The McCaskey
Choiristers under the direct-
ion of Miss Dorothy Schock,
presented carols of the Christ-
mas season.
THIS ISSUE --
Two Sections
24 PAGES
The annual mail resh in
Mount Joy is now in its sec-
ond phase — headed for a
grand finale the first and the
middle of next week.
First indications that
Christmas is on its way comes
to the post office when a
surge of incoming packages
begins appearing.
These are of two kinds. 1 -
merchandise arriving for
merchants who were getting
in last-minute shipments, and
A Christmas Thief - - -
Just what makes a Christ-
mas thief tick?
That is the question being
asked by several people in
the community this week.
With Christmas less than
10 days away, one of the
things which makes the sea-
son colorful and interesting
are the many many displays
of colored lights around the
area.
Yet — one of the current
problems of the police dept.
is the theft of light bulbs and
the tampering with electric
Masonic Lodge
Elects Officers
Charles W. Brooks, Eliza-
bethtown R3, has been elect-
ed worshipful master of Casi-
phia Lodge #551, Free and
Accepted Masons.
He was named at an elect-
ion held Friday, Dec. 3, in
the lodge hall on West Main
street, Mount Joy.
Others elected to office in-
clude:
Rollin Steinmetz, senior
warden; Leonard G. Snyder,
junior warden; C. Bernerd
Grissinger, secretary and Dr.
Thomas O’Connor, treasurer.
The following trustees were
re-elected: Clifford L. Cole-
man, William D. Batzel and
Christ Walters.
Oliver K. Snyder Jr., was
named representative in the
grand lodge.
Bank Announces
Extra Dividend
Directors of the Union Na-
tional Mount Joy Bank have
declared a special dividend
of 50 cents per share, payable
Dec. 20 to shareholders of
record Dec. 9.
This brings the dividend
for the year to $1.95 per
share.
Wins Award At
Hershey School
A local boy, Ronald Alle-
man, son of Mrs. Fern Alle-
man, 205 East Main street,
has been granted the coveted
Spartan Swater Award at
Milton Hershey School. He
maintained specified require-
ments for a full calendar
year in scholarship, personal
citizenship, and school activi-
ty. A senior, 17, Ronald is
taking the college prepara-
tory technical curriculum,
majoring in electronics.
He is a member of the
Drill Team.
Applications for the award
were screened during the first
month of the school year, and
for boys qualifying, personal
sweaters were then ordered.
These are traditionally pre-
sented just prior to Christmas
and this year were presented
the first week in December.
light systems.
Ben Gainer, south Angle
street, is “hopping” mad a-
bout the situation after bulbs
have been stolen and wires
cut.
In fact, he said that he
would give a reward for in-
formation leading to the ap-
prehension of those who have
been bothering his extensive
lighting system.
One youngster in the
same neighborhood was
grabbed '‘in the act” of tak-
ing bulbs. Police report he
was about the most scared
kid that had been seen in
that neighborhood.
Residents throughout the
borough have made com-
plaints — but none of them
have an answer to what
makes a “bulb snatching”
Christmas thief.
2. - early Christmas shoppers
who have been doing their
buying by mail.
Postal mail handlers no-
tice an increased number of
packages arriving from well-
known mail order houses.
These, they assume are part
of the Christmas buildup.
Then, a few days later,
early greeting-card mailers
begin bomping up the mail
volumn.
This week, the Mount Joy
post office is beginning to
feel the weight of holiday
mailing as interesting looking
pieces of mil from all over
begin arriving.
This phase of the rush is
expected to build until Mon-
day, when, in all probability,
the number of mail will hit
or near its peak.
By Wednesday, the crush
should be subsiding and — if
they're lucky — by Thersday
things will begin to be better.
Then,—again a big IF —
Friday of next week should
be back to nearing normal.
By Christmas eve in the past
{few years, the local office
has been able to ‘clean up”
its Christmas load and have
its part of Santa Claus activi-
ties well under c,ntrol.
Donegal Splits Success
Donegal’s ’65.66 basket-
ballers split their success
this week, winning on Friday
night and stumbling Tuesday.
Against Pequea Valley, on
Tuesday, the count was 53 -
41 and the season now stands
at 1 and 2.
George Berryhill was top
scorer, hitting for 13 points.
Next best was seven, by Stan
Koser.
Donegal trailed at the end
of every period — 6 - 3; 19 -
15; 37 - 26.
In the J.V. game, Donegal’s
beginners knocked out a nice
fat 47 - 24 victory.
With a whopping 24-point
barrage by George Berryhill
to show them the way, Done-
gal’s Indians Friday night
clipped Lampeter-Strasburg,
67 to 63.
It was the first win of the
season for the Tribe, as it
works its way into the new
basketball campaign.
The game was played at
Donegal.
Gary Gohn had 11 points
and Dennis Gohn, 10.
It was a tough affair, the
Indians taking a 15-12 quar-
ter lead, holding a slim 35-32
advantage at the half and a
50-44 lead at the three-quar-
ter.
Victory actually came from
the foul line, L-S had 27
field goals and Donegal 26.
But, the free ones were 15
for the winners and only nine
for the losers.
In the preliminary, Done-
gal’s J.V.'s took a 45-24 win.
Friday night the Tribe
moves into another kind of
competition, playing on the
home floor with Manheim
Central as the opposition.
Next Tuesday Donegal
goes to Elizabethtown.
Shopping Trip
For Youngsters
The anncal Christmas shop-
ping trip for the boys and
girls from the Messiah home,
sponsored by the Mount Joy
Junior Chamber of Commerce
and assisted by the Joycee-
Ettes, will be held Saturday,
December 18.
Accompanied by members
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of the Jaycees, the youngsters"
will have cash in their pock-
ets, provided by the Jaycees,
and shopping lists in their
hands.
After the shopping expedi-
tion, the boys and girls will
go to the fire hall, where the
members of the Joycee-Ettes
(Joycees) will be equipped
with Christmas wrapping
materials and adult supee-
vision - for making pretiy
packages.
Later there will be refresh-
ments.
There’s Still Some Mystery
No one believes that the
truth has been fully told yet,
although there seems to be
evidence that a rash of ‘“fly-
ing saucers” has been ex-
plained.
For several weeks there
have been numerous reports
of unidentified flying objects
in the immediate vicinity of
Mount Joy. Whether there
were not some kind of lights
in the darkened sky seemed
indisputable.
But, what they were or
their origin was not explain-
ed.
Saturday night, however,
Police Chie Bruce Kline
found a bouquet = of colored,
balloons cacght conveniently
on the fence at Washington
school.
Attached to the strings was
an uncertain contraption of
fuses, dynamite caps and oth-
er equipment.
One theory about the find-
ing of the balloons is that
the “mystery” now has been
solved.
Another is that someone is
standing in the corner smirk
ing about a big fat hoax.