Lhd CRRA RETR To estimate how many people saw the parade Satur- day is something few people have the experience to do with any degree of accuracy. However, one person who has ridden in a lot of parades through Mount Joy said that there is no doubt but that this year’s crowd was the largest ever to stand along the route in Mount Joy. ® ee eo One of the highlights of the day came without know- a 0 a ledge to more than a few people who happened to be at the reviewing stand at Main and Market. ® © eo Mayor Frank Walter pre- sented Gov. Shafer with a Hamilton watch—one of only two ever made by the Lan- caster county watchmaker firm. ® oOo eo The other was for General Eisenhauer. As he accepted the gift, the governor said that he regards the former president as the number one citizen of Pennsylvania. ® © o The watch had engraved on its dial the picture of the governor's young grandson. ® © eo Mount Joy has a tradition for getting its parades start- ed on time. Saturday was an exception. ® oo oo Sale of silver and bronze commemorative medals, is- sued by the Mount Joy-Florin Coin club were “hot” sellers Saturday. It would be prac- tically impossible to buy a gold piece now. Silver is (or at least was) available but disappearing fast. There are bronze tokens still available. ® oOo © another momento of the day, the club issued “wooden nickles.” They too will beeome collectors’ items. ® © © We have never seen Mem- orial park looking nicer than it did Saturday. ®o oO eo The young oak trees were at their very nicest, leafing out in their choicest hues of green. The lawn was clipped as neat as a pin and every- thing was trimmed to perfec- tion. As ® oO eo At the north edge of the circular rose bed appeared a new bronze plaque. The mar- ker, like the rose bed itself a few years ago, “just appear- ed” with no announcement of its origin. ® © o It says: “May the roses planted (Turn to page 3) Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper — Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy ~ VOL. 67. NO. 1 MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1967 SEVEN CENTS ¥ | fe = ( Donegal Arranges 13" Commencement SPEAKERS © © Four Donegal high school students will take principal parts in the 13th annual com- mencement of Donegal high school, to be held Thursday night, June 8. Graduation exercises will be held in the DHS auditor- ium, beginning at 8 p.m. Ad- mission will be by ticket. The young people who will take part include the class president, William Sprecher, who will deliver the address of welcome, and three young women, who will discuss three variations of the theme ‘The Three R’s of Adulthood’. Marjorie Aurick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leland W. Aurick. Columbia Rl, will speak on “Romance”, Kath- lene Zimmerman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zimmer- man, south Delta street, Mt. Joy will talk on, “Rent,” and Paula Longenecker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Longe- necker, Marietta R1, will dis- cuss, “Rheumatism.” Diplomas will be presented by Angelo Albano, Marietta, president of the Donegal School District board of edu- cation. Principal Marshall Gemberling will present sen- ior awards. A flute-organ duet will be a highlight of the ceremonies, performed by Susan Flick and Juneen Trostle. The Rev. David Wolfe, pastor of the Evangelical Congregational church, liver the invocation, and the Rev. J. Earl Martin, Jr., pas- tor of Mount Pleasant Breth- ren in Christ Church, Mount § Joy R2, will give the bene- & diction. Bonnie serve as organist. Graduates will number a- bout 145, which is below the 157 record of 1966. Baccalaureate services will be held Sunday night, June 4, at 7:45 o'clock. The Rev. Jas. Meyers of St. John’s church, of Columbia, will be the speaker. Engle will Arrange Farewell Open House At Mansion A “farewell” opert house will be held at the Donegal Springs House, known far and wide as the old Cameron mansion, on Sunday, June 5. From 2 until 4 p.m., the 20 boys and girls and the staff will be receiving guests and showing them their home. Shortly the school, which is operated by the Camp Hill Special Schools, will be mov- ing to ‘Beaver Run. Already an expansion program is un- der way at the new site near Glenmoore. The mansion property, once the home of U. S. Senator Si- mon Cameron, first Secretary of War under President Lin- coln; belongs to Elizabeth- town college, and for the past five years had been leased to the Camp Hill organization. The move is being made to consolidate activities of Camphill, Inc., at the Glen- moore location, where “fam- ily units” will be established and thus better serve the en- vironmental therapy. Beaver Run is located on a 60-acre tract. BOROUGH COUNCIL The June meeting of the Mount Joy Borough Council will be held on Monday even- ing, June 5, in the Friendship Fire hall, beginning at 8 o’- clock. ‘MUSIC IN THE PARK’ Memorial Day Varieties Seated in colorful alumin- um folding chairs, beneath a clear, cool sky, on a carpet of lush, green grass, several hundred people enjoyed a sparkling ‘Musical Potpourri’ Tuesday evening in War Memorial park, in a fitting closing for the 4-day Memor- MemorialService Held in Park Memorial services Tuesday morning, May 30, held in Mount Joy’s Memorial park, were dedicated to Pfc. Char- les W. Heaps, who was Mt. Joy's first native son to give his life in Viet Nam. : In the southeast corner of the park stands a young oak tree; under which is a mark- er with his name. Services were conducted by the American Legion and V. F. W. posts with the Rev. C. E. Ulrich of the St. Mark's EUB church delivering the address. He spoke on the theme, “We Take Things of Importance for Granted.” He quoted William Penn, who said, “Men must be governed by God or ruled by tyrants.” Wreaths were placed at the park monument. Music was furnished by the Donegal high school chorus. The flag which was raised by the Boy Scouts, was given to the Community Council and in turn presented for use by Council president Robert Kline. EARTH MOVERS RUMBLE Mount Joy borough ply the company with many different types of materials. and ground is cleared at the east edge of as the National Cash Register Company begins construction of a huge, new plant, which within a few short months will become a printing center to sup- the When the construction is com- pleted, the building will look very much as the artists rendition shown above. The view is from the north, looking southward across Route 230 and ‘road in the background. Ts Ref3 on toward the Pennsylvania Mount Joy, will de- § WILLIAM SPRECHER President ial Week end observance in i Mount Joy. The talent included vocal soloists, duo, quintet, sextet, and a brass trio. Program numbers varied from sacred } music to show tunes, and others. : Soloists were Romayne # Bridgett, contralto, and Bar- & bara Thome, soprano. Martin and Nellie Lull. The quintet, known as “The Gos pel Variations,” acompanied by Mrs. Mildred Sloan, in- cluded Judy Buchenauer, Marjorie Sloan, Roy Armold, Dennis Burgard and Fred Gantz. The sextet was made up of wives of Lions Club members—Catherine Mump- er, Mary Jane Aument, Bar- bara Weidman, Mary Sheetz, Mary Sprecher and Shirley Roth. Mrs. Ethel Broske accom- panied several of the num- bers. Charles Ashenfelter was master of ceremonies. Other “Music in the Park” evenings already scheduled for this summer are as fol- lows: A program of sacred music on June 17, given by the Mt. Joy community choir, direct- ed by Miss Dorothy Schock and a community children’s choir directed by Mrs. Mild- red Sloan. A program by “Sing Out, Lancaster” on July 30; and a concert by the Raiah String Band August 26. All will be held at 7 p.m. In case of rain, the programs will be moved to the Beahm junior high school auditorium. One More Story Hour At Library This Season Final study hour of the sea- 5 son will be held on Tuesday, | June 6! It has been announced that the regular feature of the Mount Joy Library Center, held throughout the winter season for pre-school child- ren, will begin its summer vacation. The plan is that the very popular activity will begin a- gain in the fall. “Too many dropouts go from day school to night court.” THIS ISSUE -- Two Sections 20 PAGES The duets were sung by Eileen : MARJORIE AURICK “Romance KATHLENE ZIMMERMAN "Rent" PAULA LONGENECKER “Rheumatism”
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