Mount Joy is putting on its best front these days—get- ting ready for the visit on Saturday afternoon of the governor of the Common- wealth. ® oo o Here and there are many evidences that there is a cer- tain “urgency” about getting something done yer this week ® oo o For instance, a contract- or who has a job ‘“going” at a property on Main street said Tuesday, “I gotta hurry along. I want to get this job done before Gov. Ray gets here.” ® °o ® The many newly-planted petunias add a nice coorful touch. We especially like the little clumps of plants at the foot of the young trees along Main street. # oo © At one spot a hustling hou ewife was getting some shrubbery planted and we'll bet she was wanting the job done before Saturday. ® oe o This week state highway workmen have been in town, painting cross walks and oth- er traffic direction signs on the roadway. Of course, their appearance here just before the governor’s visit may be only coincidental. But, again it may not be. ® ® @® Mount Joy last completed another big commendable project. ®e © 0 Sponsored by the Commu- nity Council, the third in a series of Lockjaw cinics was held at the Friendship fire house. weekend and ® ee oO Although _only about 250 people responded this time, it is worthy of nothing that 1.459 did turn out for the preventive shots at the three sessions. ® © ¢ It was another community- wide effort to make this a better community and a lot of people participated in the necessary work. Robert Kline, council president, said this week that sponsors want to express their appreciation to the doctors, nurses and many others who worked to help make the tetanus clinic a success. ®e © © Saturday afiernoon mem- mers of the Mount Joy-Florin Coin Club will offer for sale a beautiful commemorative medal which well may be one of the items which be- comes one of the most cher- ished items of local interest. PD & 2 The medal was struck in gold, silver and bronze and will be offered to the public in the laiter two. ® w @ Only 100 of the gold med- als, which are eye pleasing beyond words, were made and they instantly were bought by members of thc club and doubt the number— despite a $40 price tag— would have been sold. ® Oo \d In years to come — and probably not many years at that — they become virtually priceless, treasured as Mount Joy memorabilia. Children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will cherish them. ® ® @® We've pointed out a num- ber of times before that M*‘. (Turn to page 3) THIS ISSUE -- Two Sections 24 PAGES BULLETIN Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper — VOL. 66. NO. 50. Memorial Day in Mount Joy --1967 Gov. Shafer Leads Parade * * Mount Joy Community Council is again in the midst of plans for the Community’s Memorial Day festivities. Highlight of the weekend ac- tivity is the Mount Joy Mem- orial Day Parade Saturday, which forms at 1 p.m. at the corner of Angle and Church Streets. The parade will move out at 2 p.m, traveling east on Main street to Park Avenue where it will disband. Honored gue:ts in the line of march will be Governor Raymond P. Shafer, who will serve as Grand Marshal. He and Mrs. Shafer will ride at the head of the parade, re- turning to the judges’ stand to review the procession. Oth- er political figures making an appearance will be Cong ressman Edwin Eshleman, Senator Richard Snyder and State Representative Jack Horner. The parade’s four divisions will include 17 drum and bugle corps; 15 of them are from the Philadelphia and New Jersey area, professional bands, high school bands, marching units, drill teams, color guards, military units and floats. Geo. Albert, gen- eral chairman, announced a total of 29 bands will parti- cipate in the. parade. Among the many features of the parade will be a spec ial float-like entry from the State Fish commission. As the truck approaches the re viewing stand, a couple of Boy Scouts will hop off and hustle to a spot from which they will present the govern- (Turn to page 4) Sons, Daughters Day Sons and daughters of Ro- tarians were special guests Tuesday noon at the weekly luncheon meeting of the club, held at Hostetters. Entertainment was by a- bout 25 boys and girls of Hempfield junior and senior high schools, presenting a variety musical program. The program was in charge of Henry Fox and Mrs. Zoe Cummings of the Hempfield music department. They were introduced by Dr. Rich- ard Bryson. AUXILIARY MET The Ladies Auxiliary of the Mount Joy Fire Company met in the Fire Hall Thurs- day, May 18. The president presided, with 19 members attending. Mrs. Wilma Garber became a new member. Birthday greetings were extended to Dorothy Hedricks. PIANO RECITAL Twenty-one students of Miss Esther Walters were presented in a recital on Sun- day afternoon, May 21, at Chiques Methodist church. Another group of young mu- sicians will give their recital under the direction of Miss Walters on Saturday, June 3, at the same place at 7:30 p. m \ MOUNT JOY, PENNA., HONORED GUEST—Governor RaymoncP. Shafer will be Ye Olde Fashion Beef Festival WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1967 Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy SEVEN CENTS of the Grand Marshal 1967 Mount Joy Memorial Day parade, to be neld on Saturday, May 27, leaving the Flor- in ward at 2:00 p.m. Shown above, the governor is accepting a complimentary ticket to from Mrs. William L. Bitzer. The festival, the first of its kind, will be held at the Florin Fire HallTuesday, May 30, at 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Besides the beef dinner, patrons will be entertained by many games and rides, designed for the whole family. The event is sponsored by the Mount Joy Jaycee and Joycee-ettes. — Marietta Museum Open Open on Memorial Day for the first time for the 1967 season will be the Old Towne Hall Museum at Marietta, one of the finest colections in Lancaster County of miscel- laneous items from out of the past. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Len- hert, curators, have announc- ed that the Museum will be open from 11 am. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30. Summer hours will be announced at a later date. One of the most interesting features of the museum is the “Country Store,” in whieh one finds an unbelievable col- lection of “never worn” shoes dating from the 18th to the 20th century, a cabinet with a revolving rack for ‘‘hair ribbons” by the yard, spice, cracker and coffee cans, rug beaters, lanterns, cords with which to spin tops, and, lit- erally, ‘items too numerous to mention!” Other fascinating exhibits include a fabulous collection of books written about the Civil War, a dungeon cell used for lawbreakers many years ago, a town clock in good working order, Marietta’s first fire engine, one of the first street lights, a complete old-time school room, and thousands of other miscellan- eous things to bring a nostal- gic smile to some visitors and incredulous chuckles to oth- ers. Visitors are welcome on Memorial Day, and may use the hoiday to take a ‘liitle walk mack into the past!” : Receiving Diplomas - Among the more than 400 graduates from Bob Jones university on Wednesday, May 31, at Greenville, South Carolina, will be two from this area. They are: Miss Mary Ressler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William K. Ressler, 739 Water street, Mount Joy. She will receive a bachelor of science degree in elementary education. And, Paul G. Mumma Jr., son of Mrs. Edna K. Mumma, 285 Anchor Road, Elizabeth- town, who will be granted a bachelor of arts degree in humanities. Among the 3,131 persons graduated Monday, May 22, from the University of Penn- Ann sylvania, was Andrew H. Leatherman, Mount Joy R2. He reer-’ master’s degree in social work. Exercises were held at the Philadelphia Civic Center with Governor Shafer deliv- ering the commencement ad- dress. Three Mount Joy students will be among the graduates Sunday afternoon as Eliza- bethtown college holds its spring commencement exer- cises at the Hershey Commu- nity Theatre. Included are: Richard E. Heisey, 350 S. Market Ave. who will receive the Bachelor of Arts degree: Jay R. Hess ,316 S. Market avenue, who will be granted the Bachelor of Science de- gree, and Thomas E. Meckley, 35 W. Main street, who also will re- ceive the Bachelor of Science degree. : Donegal Alumni Plan Activities The Donegal Alumni Asso- ciation met Sunday, May 21, for its final meeting of the year. Plans -were made for next fall's homecoming acti- vities on October 15. Some of the Alumni events will be soccer and hockey contests in the morning. At 12:30 p.m. all members may attend the -annual meeting in the high school cafeteria. Plans are bing made to have a reserved seating sec- tion for all aumni at a reduc- ed rate for the afternoon foot- ball contest, at 2 o'clock. A dance is being planned for alumni at a dance hall in the locality. The group planned to nominate members for offices of the precident, vice-presi- dent, secretary, treasurer, and the board members. It was decided the vice-presi- dent should be elected separ- ately. Ideas for next year include a float for local parade con- tests, more movies like “State Fair,” continuation of sports activities and Home coming events plus the con- tinuation of the news letter, and nomination of an Alum- ni Queen. Junior High Queen Stephanie Shank, eighth grader at the W. I. Beahm junior high school, was nam- ed May Queen at the school’s May Dance on Friday, May 19. She was crowned by Sue O’Connor, 1966 queen. Other queen candidates this spring were: Jonelle Wolfe, Sally Miller, Cathy Wise, JoAnn Blymier and Suzette Smith.
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