by R. A. R. Last week's editorian point- ed out the importance of the personnel problem now fac- ing the Donegal Union School district brought back to us considerable comment — ac- tually, more than we had ex- pected. ® oo eo One thing we discovered is that people do not know who the seven persons are who form the school board. So, just for the record and that all may know, here are their names and addresses: ® oe o J. Edw. Charles, president, Marietta; Roy E. Longeneck- er, Marietta; Angelo Albano, Marietta; Lewis E. Bixler, Marietta; Dr. David Schlos- ser, Mount Joy; Dr. Thomas Mariner, Mount Joy, and Dr. Robert Eshleman, Mount Joy. @ ® © Probably no one really en- vies this froup the job of re- placing Wilbur I. Beahm nor would many want the res- ponsibility. @ © © supervising principal, the chief administrator, un- der the policy guidance of the board, runs a very very big organization. His influ- ence, his guidance, his judg- ments, his wisdom, his ex- handling and direiting of a tegrity, his ability for guid- ing public relations, his handling and diretion of a thousand important facets of schools in this district call for a man with capability, heart and ability. @ ® ® The selection is of awful importance to this communi- ty and the weight of choice rests heavily upon the board members listed above. &® ® ® Congratulations to two Mt. Joy boys who last week were made Eagle Scouts. There is no award, no honor which comes to young Americans which is more cherished or (Turn to page 3) As BULLETIN SE =! Sug cr es 00 fy . ow - <<, w a gw DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF MOUNT JOY AND ITS AREA VOL. 65. NO. 36 Three Named To Medicare Staff Three Mount Joy people have become part of the loc- al “Operation Medicare Al- ert,” which is being formed to inform the elderly of the area about the new benefits now available through the medicare program. Paul Stehman has been designated to head a division; which includes the western part of the country and he has seven assistants, includ- ing John W. Dillinger and Henry E. Brubaker. The trio, plus nearly a score of others in the coun- ty, are now attending brief- ing sessions to learn about the new benefits now avail- able under the health insur- ance and other provisions of the Social Security Amend- ments of 1965. The “Operation Medicare Alert” program is sponsored by Office of Economic Oppor- tunity in Washington, D. C., which has awarded a grant of nearly $11,000. Junier Band Elects Officers Officers of the Donegal junior band have been named as follows: President, Tom Spangler; vice-president, Barbara Rohr- baugh, and secretary, Sue Gerberich. There are about 75 mem- bers in the band, which is directed by Morrell Shields. CONTRIBUTE $55.23 Teachers and students of the Donegal Annex contribut- ed a total of $5523 to the 66 March of Dimes, which was conducted between Jan. 12 and 25. ‘Of This and That’ by the editor's wife Just about this time last year we offered in this col- umn some suggestions for curing the ‘winter doldrums’, as we call them at our house —that period of - semi-bore- dom brought on by a weari- ness with winter and an eag- erness for the springtime that is not yet ready to ar- rive! We suggested that prepar- ing a new food, taking a lit- tle trip, making a new dress, buying a new piece of wear- ing apparel, or varying the usual routine in an unusual way would do the trick. This year we have another suggestion to add. A travel folder came into our hands this week from a Lancaster travel agency, and perusing it brought excite- ment, glamor, and new in- terest into our lives! In our mind’s eye we pic- tured ourselves visiting the New York, Philadelphia and Washington fiower shows, “Winterthur,” the DuPont mansion, in the spring, ‘“Alas- ka and the Northwest,” dur- ing the summer, a ‘“foliage” trip to the Poconos in the au- tumn, and a fabulous over- land trip to the Rose Bowl game in California next De- cember! We read the day-by-day descriptions of the tours — and it was ALMOST like be- ing there! For instance: “Departing Old Faithful at 9 a.m., we will backtrack to West Thumb and then North along the Yellowtone Lake. We will have lunch at the Lake Hotel and after lunch we will take in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Tower Falls, and many other interesting sights in the beau- tiful park. Dinner and over- night lodging will be at the Mammoth Hot Springs lodge” Or: “You will probably be having breakfast while in the vicinity of Denver, and think of it . . . now the train is a mile above sea level as the Colorado Rockies unfold before your eyes.” All this didn’t cost us a cent — and we didn’t leave our comfortable rocking chair! But oh, the beauty and the scope of our ‘‘men- tal” tour!! We came back to realty refreshed and inspired by the possibilities of adven- ture tucked into that little travel folder! Some day we may take a trip to the west coast . . . Alaska . . . or a Caribbean (Turn to page 4) THIS ISSUE -- Two Sections 20 PAGES MOUNT JOY, PA.,, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1966 SEVEN CENTS Authority to Borrow Half Million Dollars A bond issue of half a million dollars has been ar- ranged by the Mt. Joy Bor- ough Authority to finance the purchase and develop- ment of the Florin Water system. Details of the financial ar- rangements were approved Tuesday night, Feb. 15, at a special meeting of the Auth- ority, held its offices on East Main street. A proposal submitted by C. C. Collings and company of Philadelphia was accept- ed and approved. Final details are to be completed on Wednesday, March 186. Immediately following that Lions Pushing Plans Fer Play Preparation is in full swing for Mount Joy Lions club’s production of the play ‘“Nev- er Too Late.” While the cast rehearses many other groups are busy with their respective jobs. Scenery is being built by a crew headed by Dick Beach. Properties are being gathered by Charlie Ander- son and his committee; Tick- ets are being distributed by the ticket committee chaired by Art Sprecher; Sound ef- fects are in charge of Wes Sweigart and committees. Stage manager is Ken Roth. Chairman for the entire production is Harry Stumpf and his co-chairman is Lew Sperla. The play will be given Mar. 21 - 26 at the Donegal Annex Clint Eby Retires From Bank Staff The staff of the Mount Joy Office of Lancaster County Farmers National Bank held a surprise party on Wednes- day, Feb. 9 in honor of Clin- ton G. Eby, whose recent re- tirement has been announied. Eby will continue working at the bank on a part-time basis Mr. and Mrs. Eby reside at 330 North Barbara street. They are the parents of Mrs. Glenn Y. Forney and Mrs. George Albert. COMPLETES COURSE Army Pvt. Gene E. Mateer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Mateer, 276 Marietta ave. has completed a personnel administration course at Fort Jackson, S. C. February 10. During the eight-week course Mateer received in- struction in Army adminis- trative procedures, with em- phasis on personnel manage- ment. The 20-year-old soldier en- tered the Army in September 1965 and completed basic combat training at Ft. Jack- son. He is a 1963 graduate of Donegal high school. PLAN COURSE Eighth grade students of Donegal district are in the process of selecting their courses for next year, when they enter high school. This first venture in course choosing is a cooperative venture between students, their teachers, the guidance department and the adminis- tration. date the Authority will be ready to finalize the purchase and to offer specifications and ask for bids for the develop- ment work. The latter includes instal- lation of a 12-inch main from the Florin spring, south of Spookey Hill, to the main which extends south along the Marietta pike toward Donegal school; repairs, im- provements and addition to the pumping station, collect- ing structures ete. at the spring, and installation of a water softener. Sale price of the water property is to be $307.000. Although actual purchase egreements have not been completed between the Auth- ority and the owners of the Florin Water company, they have been signed and they are to be ready very shortly. Collings proposed a bond issue which will bear 4.12% interest, offered in $1,000 de- nominations and run until the year 2005. In other business Tuesday night the Authority granted an increase from $1.25 io $1.40 per hour for meter readers. Larry Hershey was hired to work with the Auth- ority as it begins absorbing the new Florin system into the Mount Joy water distri- bution plant. ~ Two Made Eagle Scouts Two Mount Joy boys, both ninth graders in Donegal high school, have been ele vated to one of the highest ranks which is given in the Boy Scout program. They were made Eagle Scouts at a Court of Honor held last week at Hostetters as part of the local observ- ance of National Boy Scout week. The boys are Thomas O’- Connor Jr. and R. Thomas Knorr, members of Mount Joy’s Troop No. 39. O’Connor is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Connor, 4 East Main Street, and is a ATTEND CONERENCE Donegal schools were rep- resented at the National As- sociation of Secondary School Principals conference in Clev. eland by John G. Hart ond R. F. Hallgren, principals of the high school and of the Annex, respectively. Held Feb. 5 - 9 at the Mu- nicipal auditorium, the pro- gram included an address by U. S. Vice-President H. H. Humphreys. School men numbering about 9,000 atten- ded from all parts of the country. The first U.S. Presidential election returns to be broad- cast over the radio were those of the Harding-Cox campaign in 1920. student in the college pre- paratory course at Donegal high school. He is active in Youth Fellowship and is a member of First Presbyter- ian church. He has received the Order of Arrow Award and is guartermaster for Troop 39. He is a member of the junior high school wrest- ling team, football team, and gvm team. Knorr is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Knorr, 60 West Main street, and also is in the college prep course at Donegal. He is a member of the Mount Joy E.U.B. church and is serving as church k- brarian. He is active in jun- ior high football and wrest- ling. He served two years as a member of the junior high school band and at present is a member of the ninth grade chorus. Other Awards Other awards given at the Court of Honor were: Star to Timothy Emenheis- er and Kenneth Gephart; Life to Barry and Scott Gem- berling. Tenderfoot badges to William Blantz, Xirby Gantz, Mark Gainer, Kenneth L.eed, Dana Mark, Steven Stark, Bernell Yohung, and Jeffrey Bowers; second class to Michael Conner, Walter Rolfs and Dean Eakman; Scoutmaster for Troop 39 is Harold Etsell. Assistants are Paul Mulwane and Har- old Milligan. An Ed itorian There is a cure for wild, far-out proposals such as taking 300 boys and girls on a “cultural” trip around the country! And it’s simple. Just require that those who vote to create such a project personally be responsible for the care and well-being of all those 10, 11 and 12 year olds throughout the entirety of the proposed junket. Let them be responsible for keeping all of them well, keeping all of them fed, keeping them in clean clothes, keeping all of them well rested and keeping them all disciplined. The simple mechanics of taking a gang of young- sters away from home on a long trip for more than 24 hours staggers the imagination and taxes the sanity of ordinary individuals. There's one thing we do know about this proposal and that is that the Donegal school district directors are not likely to do more than laugh at such an idea. Any parent or grandparent who has traveled with his own family knows the problems. Not many would be willing to tackle the job of moving scores or hun- dreds of kiddies in one group. We well recall how two members of our awn fam- ly were stricken with ptomaine poisoning while trav- (Turn to page 8)
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