R. A. R. If you haven't been out north of the borough recent- ly, you'd be interested to see that there is much activi- ty directed toward construc- tion of the new Route 230 Bypass. ® © For example, at the site where the new, 4-lane, limit- ed access highway will cross the Colebrook road there is plenty of work, all moving despite the winter weather. ® © o If you drive along the back roads, zig-zagging back and forth to cross the corri- dor of the new road, places show much evidence of what is to come within the next few months. ® © eo , For whatever it’s worth— there will be a total eclipse of the sun Sept. 22, of this year. That will be on a Sun- day and will be visible in this part of the world. ® oOo o A well-known Mount Joy man was given international publicity this week as the February issue of “The Ro- tarian,” the publication of Ro- tary International was de- livered around the world. . @® oe ® Henry G. Carpenter was the subject of a page feature article, written by Mrs. Ben Horst. ® ® © Accompanied by a picture : Carpenter, one of his home - at Main and Deita streets, ; by one of five old-time fan. : lentines, the article is to the February ob- ce of Valentine’s Day. hold its tia] : Hostetters. ®e © o It will be a ladies night. And — anyone in the com- munity who is interested is invited. The speaker will be an outstanding person — one whom a lot of people will want to see and hear. ® ® © He is John Tabor, secre- tary of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvan‘a, and formerly secretary of commerce. other took place Thursday evening, c e saa B UJ 1.1. E on C4 C4 Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper — Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount J VOL. 67. NO. 34. Cheerleaders Held County Contest at DHS Twenty-two teams partici- pated in the Lancaster Coun- ty Cheerleaders contest, held Saturday evening at Donegal high school. Twelve were junior high school entries and 10 were high school varsity. Cocalico and Penn Manor took first honors. The former taking high school champion- ship and the latter the Junior crown. Warwick and Penn Manor placed 2nd and 3rd in the up- per bracket and Lancaster Township and Manheim Cen- tral placed in that order in the younger girls’ competi- tion. First place winners receiv- ed a trophy, certificate. and individual charms. Second and third place winners re- ceived certificates. The top five senior high squads with the highest score qualified for the semi-finals and presented the same cheer in the finals. (Turn toc page 8) Mothers’ March Collects $277 The Mothers March of Dimes in Mount Joy for 1968 Mrs. Dianne Steffen, Miss Donna Roberts; Mrs. Chris tine Meckley, Mrs. Ilene Meckley, Mrs. Dorothy Beam- enderfer, Mrs. Ronald Hock- enberry, Mrs. Mae Hocken- berry, Mrs. Oliver Snyder, Mrs. Marlene Drace, Mrs. Sylvia Funk, Richy Funk, Miss Cindy Dolan, Mrs. Sally Germer, Mrs. Sue Gantz, Cur- tis Funk, Miss Pat Brenneman and Miss Sarah Brownsberg- er. ‘Of This and It has been a good season for winter sports this year! Ice skaters have had a won- derful time on every pond in the vicinity. Christmas sleds got a good workout, and we have even heard of Mount Joy families who have been bobsledding at Govern- or Pinchot state park in York County. Not a few skiing enthus- iasts have enjoyed their fa- vorite sport at Ski Round Top, also in York County. Several years ago, one of- ten heard the remark, ‘What has become of the old-fash- ioned winters like we used to have? There's never any snow any more!” Well, such a remark would be quite out of place now. The “old fashioned winters” have come back! Our child- ren can te]l as good a tale as their grandparents about two-day blizzards, ten-foot drifts, and being ‘“snow- bound” for almost a week! %* . * * THIS ISSUE -- Two Sections 20 PAGES 'S$ J ’ That by the editor's wife Speaking of skiing we wonder if local people real- ize that there is a ski slope as close as the Host Farm motel on Route 30 east of Lancaster. On a recent Sunday after- noon it was a beehive of ac- tivity, with sleds and snow- mobiles vying with skiis in popularity! It is quite a sight, to watch the hundreds of people at the Host on a week end— city people, in city fashions, with city manners (or some- times, lack of them!) They are all busy — skiing, sled- ding, riding horseback, play- ing shuffle board, ping pong, or swimming in the indoor pool. It always seems like a congenial, convivial crowd— almost like one big family— and we never tire watching and listening to them. #* * ® Feminine notes on the D. S. A. banquet Saturday night: the filled pork chops were delicious . . the Jay- cees’ wives were all quite fashionably attired . . the speaker gave his audience (Turn to page 2) MOUNT JOY, PENNA.,, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1968 0 Q eq oy fo a. Er Irishtown Annexed To Marietta Boto Irishtown has been annex- ed to Marietta! By court decree, township now becomes of the borough. The annexation, subject to appeal, opens the way for ac: tion on a sizable proposed sewer project, which would include Maytown, what is now West Marietta rest of Marietta borough. How that project wils devel- handed down Friday, Jan. 19, 111.11 acres of land in East Donegal part and the op from this point, however, is unknown. Robert Vanderslice, chair- man of the Marietta Borough Authority, and also head of the joint Marjetta-East Done- gal township authority, said this week that there are no target dates for letting of sewer construction bids but he added that hopefully work can be begun yet this year. As proposed, the sewer pro- ject would provide service for Maytown, with a town- Robt. Kline Robert E. Kline, 567 North Angle street, manager of the Mount Joy branch of the Lancaster County Farmers National Bank, is the 1968 recipient of the Jaycee Dis- tinguished Service Award. He was given the honor Saturday night at the 11th D.S.A. banquet, held at the Mount Joy American Legion home. The presentation climaxed the local chapter of the Jun- ior Chamber of Commerce observance of National Jay- cee week. Kline, age 31, received the award for 1967 contributions to the community of Mount Joy. He was president of the Community Council; member Wins D.S.A. of the board of directors of the Rotary club; Rotary rep- resentative to the Community Council; Mount Joy Zoning officer; treasurer of the Old Timers Assoc.; president of the Young Adult Sunday School class of the Florin Church of the Brethren; is church financial secretary, and is a member of the fin- ance committee. Kline also is a member of the Donegal School Authori- ty and is assistant secretary ship authority, leaded by Lewis Sperla, handling + the details. The engineering firm of Buchart and Assoéfates has developed plans. A second author ity, headed by Vanderslice, is in charge of the Marietta sewage col- lection system. A third auth- ority, which is a joint board, and also headed by Vander- slice, is to be in charge of a proposed joint disposal plant. Following announcement that the court had decided against the East Donegal Township Supervisors suit to prevent annexation, the Mari- etta Authority met last week to review its position. Chairman Vanderslice said later that things, in a way, are at a standstil,] “Because we do not know what the township plans. to do.” The Marietta Authority did, however, ask its consult- ants, Tracy Engineers of Le- moyne, Pa., to develop plans for sewering the West Mari- etta area. One of the developments of the situation is that there possible will be two new of the Mount Joy Bulding & members of the East Donegal Loan Assoc. He has complet- Township Authority. ed the American. Insti Presently the board in- tute of Banking Dunn and cludes Sperla, Sam Williams, Brad street course and at Robert Long, Dr. Michael present is taking a special Gratch, William Deimler and home-office training in the Michael Pricio. Two of these (Turn to page 5) " Field hand, the Tenet repre- ally famous musical sentative of the Department of Army, will give a concert in Mount Joy on Friday night, March 1. To be presented without admission charge, the con- cert will be given at the Don- egal high school auditorium, beginning at 8 p.m. Glenn Leib, director of the D.H.S. band, made the date with the U.S. Army band more than a year ago. Calling themselves “The Kings of the Highway,’ the 70-piece band will be accom- panied by the Soldiers’ Chor- us, a singing group specializ- ing in some of the favorites of the American people. The 23-year-old band has iayea mn 1es | Union, has marched in presidential inaugural par- ades, escorted the president on special occasions and en- tertained many many visit- ing heads of states. The band is based in Wash- four men — Long and Deimler — live in the area approved for annexation. Thus, jf Irish- town becomes part of Mari- ctta, these two ‘men will. be One of the first steps to- ward unravelng the sewer situation in the area rests upon the township supervis- ors, who will decide whether to accept the annexation ord- er of the court or whether to ington, D. C., and annually appeal. plays for more than two [If he supervisors decide to million people around the contest the court decision world. . and to seek an appeal, ap- Following a concert in parently, little action will be York, England, a writer taken until there is a higher there said, . these men .ourt decision. in a park did more good for their country in 90 minutes than the pronouncements of their statesmen could do, per- haps, in as many months. The appearance here is sponsored by the Tri-M So- ciety of Donegal high school and the D.H.S. Band. Council Business Monday Mount Joy Borough Coun- cil will hold its February meeting on Monday night, Feb. 5, beginning at 7:30 o’- clock, in the fire hall. Council President Albert Kleiner has announced the following agenda for the evening: Invocation, Rev. Ralph Werner, Mount Joy Church of God. Unfinished business, if any; presentations of petitions & communications; appoint- ment of council committees for 1968; reports of the may- or, committees and borough departments; Report of any citizen; re- port of the borough treasur- er; New business—- 1. — Vo-Tech school plan. 2. — Disposition of delin- quent 1967 per capita taxes. 3. — Report of planning commission on Westview de- velopment. 4. — Plans for 1968 street construction in the borough. new busi- — If on the other hand, the supervisors decide to not con- test or appea!, the mech- anics of Authority member- ship further studies and joint actions can proceed again. Sperla said last week that it appears that considerable reevaluation of the entire sewer project situation will be necessary if annexation is allowed. Loss of the 111 acres and of revenue from the homes in- that area will have an in- 5. — Any other fluence upon the financial ness. situation, he pointed out. Authorization of bills to The recent addition of the be paid. Armstrong Cork company fa- Adjournment, cility at Marietta and its plans are being weighed. The JUNIOR PLAY area which the Lancaster “Father of the Bride”, has firm is developing, however, been selected as the play to are located in the townsh'p be given by the Donegal high school junior class on March 22 and 23. John Hartman, Donegal high school English teacher, will be the director. SELECT COURSES Students of Donegal Jun- ior and Senior high schools will be making course selec- tion for the 1968-69 academ- is year. The high school guidance office will be open for parent- counselor conferences from 8 am. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and on Mon- day, Feb. 12, from 6:30 to 9 p.m, and are not part of the 111 acres which is part of the an- nexation. Supervisors of East Done- gal township hold their reg- ular meetings on the third Hhursday of each month. What action that group will take concerning the recent court verdict is unknown at this time. Attorney Bernard Zimmerman, counsel for the township, said this week that no decision has been made but indicated that one will be forthcoming about whether or not to, appeal loss of its case to block annexation. The supervisors, unless (Turn to page 5)
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