| | | R. A. R. Something new has been added to local government! ® © o And, despite the fact it appears to be a small thing, the influence it may have upon a number of aspects of local government * looms rather large, at this time. ® © © When voters on primarly election day last month ap- proved the five constitution- al amendments, the way was opened to change the meth- ods of annexation of land to municipalities. ® © oe In the past, if a group of property owners ad,acent to a ‘borough wished to be an- nexed, they presented a pe- tition and followed some relatively simple procedures. If a majority of the land- owners within the area peti- tioned wished the annexa- tion, the action usually was easily accomplished. ®e © eo The land was moved from township to borough and that was that. @ ® 3 But now, however, it ap- pears that before any tract can be annexed, the majority * of voters in the township in which it is situated must vote favorably to release the area to the borough. ® © © That precedure is some- thing very very different. ® © eo For years the townships have been fighting the chip- ping away of their territory and the loss of tax revenue from the built-up areas ad- jacent to boroughs and cities. As the built-up areas came to need the services of the borough the property owners joined together and petition- ed for annexation. &® ® © In Mount Joy, the Bor- ough Authority has a policy which prohibits sewer ser- vice outside the borough lim- its. If that policy can be maintained, there is coming conflict as the near-by devel- opments begin to need the service but find themselves blocked from annexation. ® ® ® Of course, the state may force the boroughs to accept sewage from the townships. In fact, the Mount Joy Bor- ough Authority is under heavy pressure at present to take sewage from the Done- gal Heights area. ® © © What influence will new annexation have upon industrial growth in areas near the borough? Industrial plants need water and sewer. Will the boroughs be inter- ested in taking on the burd- en of providing such if th? tax benefits go to the town- ships? this & ® ¢ Will townships now b= obliged to provide borough- type services (snow plowing, police protection, garbage re- moval, etc. etc.) to the buili- up areas? Can the townships afford such services to thz entire township? Will th? rural areas of the townships be willing to pay for - bor- ough-type services? @ @é @ These are a few of th2 problems which are now be- ginning to be apparent as the implications of the amendment become clearer. % ® © The Comfort Alley bridge (Turn to page 3) THIS ISSUE -- Two Sections 20 PAGES BULLETIN Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper — Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy VOL. 67, NO. 49. Advanced Ship’s Serviceman Third Class Terry M. Hamilton, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob W. Hamilton of 213 W. Donegal Street, was advanc- ed to his present rate while serving aboard the destroyer tender USS Samuel Gompers at sea. His advancement was bas- ed on time in service and rate, military appearance, performance of duties and passing the Navy-wide test for promotion. Memorial Week Plans Progress Plans for the Memorial Week Celebration are being coordinated by Communily Council. The celebration will begin on May 25 with a parade starting at 2 p. m. Forming in the Florin ward at Angle and Church Sts. and moving East on Main to Park Avenue. In the after- noon the Mount Joy Lions will hold a chicken Barbe- cue at their activity build- ing and in the evening a concert will be held at Mem- orial Park by the Bainbridge Band at 7 p.m. Memorial Day, Thursday, May 30th will begin tradi- tionally with the Memorial Day services in the park at 10:30 am. They will be conducted - by the American Legion and the V.F. W. Speaker will be representa- tive Edwin Eshelman. Also on Memorial Day a festival at the Florin Fire Company grounds will be held by the Jaycees and Joycee-ettes, featuring char- coal beef burgers, starting at 11 a.m. An Antique Show will be held at Hostetter’s banquet hall by the B.P.W. Club. Doors will open at 1 p.m. The Lions will have their pool opening at 1 p.m. (Turn to page 8) Given Award Donald P. Jones, Mount Joy, a civilian employee at the US Army International Logistics Center, New Cum- berland, received a cash a- ward for a suggestion he sub- mitted which resulted in a considerable savings to the Federal government. A citation accompanying the award was presented (o Jones by Col. Walter Spauld- ing, commanding officer of the Army Center. MOUNT JOY, PENNA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1968 To Rebuild Only Middle Section Of Wood Street Mount Joy Borough Coun- cil has decided to live within its budget — its 1968 street budget! Wood street, long a subject of controversy, is to have the section between Angle and Plum streets rebuilt this summer. And — the cost to the borough will be approxi- mately the amount of money which will currently bz av- ailable for such projects. At its Monday night, May 6, meeting, Council accepted the single bid submitted for rebuilding the street. Figures had been asked in such a way that the borough could have had the entire street—from Chocolate Ave. to Agway rebuilt — or any one of three sections. The street had been divided as follows: Chocolate to Angle; Angle to Plub and Plum to Agway. There was a certain inclin- ation to do the entire job this summer in one big pro- ject. However, that approach would have necessitated the borrowing and repayment over a period of two or three years of $50,000 or more. At its Thursday night meeting, May 9, a motion to do that was made but when it came to a vote, only two councilmen said, “Aye. (Turn to page 2) To Discuss Vo-Tech A discussion of the vo- tech school—how it will be set up and how it will oper- ate — will be discussed for the entire Donegal District School Board on Thursday night, May 16. A representative of the county office of education will be present at the board’s May meeting to discuss the project, which will locate one of three buildings in Mount Joy. The presentation will be made at the opening of the board’s meeting, in the Don- egal high school library, be- ginning at 7:30 p.m. Interested residents of the area are invited, R. F. Hall- gren, supervising principal, said this week. AT LANCASTER Reuben Shellenbarger vis- ited Saturday in Lancaster with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roberts and son, Kenneth. To Valley Forge Rodney Rice, who was wounded while in Vietnam with the U. S. Army, has been returned to the States. He arrived Tuesday at Ki. Dix and was to be moved this week to Valley Forge. Wounded in an accident at the camp where he was stationed with a press sec- tion, he suffered a gun shot in the side. He is a son of Hubert Rice, Jr., Palmyra, and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Rice, New Haven street. : To Mark 108th Anniversary The 108th Anniversary of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church (Formerly Evangelic- al United Brethren) and the th of the new Sunday School Unit will be observed with special services, both morning and evening on Sun- day, May 19th. Dr. C. E. Kachel of Read- ing, District Supt. of the Conference will preach at the morning service at 10:15. Special music by the choir. Anniversary offerings for- merly applied on church debt reductions will bz used this year on additional mis- sion projects. The congrega- tion this year added three additional mission couples to which increased mission sup- port is applied. At the Sunday evening ser- vice, beginning at 7 o’clock, the speaker will be Dr. Dean Qlewiler, medical missionary to Nigeria. Dr. Olewiler was commis- sioned for overseas medical service early in 1953 and be- gan his work at Guinter Memorial hospital, Bambur, Nigeria. This hospital, of (Turn to page 3) SEVEN CENTS Council Hires Third Policeman For Boro Force Mount Joy is to new police officer. He is Howard T. Fritz of Lancaster. The new officer will begin his duties the last week in have a May, taking the post left vacant by the resignation earlier this year of John Cole. Fritz who lives at 1464 Manheim - Pike, formerly worked 25 years as a rail- roader. As a beginning offie- er, he will be receiving $5.- 000 per year. After a satlis- factory probationary period the rate ups to $5,100. He is 48 years old. Fritz’ appointment was made by Borough Council at its Monday night, May 6th meeting, subject to the ap- proval of Mayor Frank Wal- er and the council’s com- mittee on public safety. Agreement was reached on Thursday night, May 9. Mount Joy’s police depart- ment now includes Chief J. Bruce Kline, Officer Mike Good and Fritz. TO PRESENT 50-YEAR CERTIFICATES As has been done in re- cent years certificates of rec- ognition will be given to those who have been mem- bers of St. Mark's Church for 50 years. They will be presented by Lester Hostet- ter, Daniel A. Derr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Derr of Mount Joy R2, has been pro- moted to airman first class in the U. S. Air Force. Airman Derr is a food service specialist at Shep- pard AFB, Tex. He is as- signed to a unit of the Air Training Command. Of This and It's spring Clean Up, Fix Up, Paint Up, Plant Up (ime in Mount Joy! The Chamber of Comi- merce is sponsoring an in- terval in which residents are being asked to make their homes look as beautiful as possible, both inside and out. This is easy for Mount Joy {fo do! There is so much pride of ownership and so much native Dutch tidiness in the U.S. Army Band Unit to Give Concert Under the sponsorship of the Don- egal high school musical the Ceremonial the ginning at 8 p.m. The band will scheduled several months celled because of weather. Under the direction of jor Antonio Salatti, the band is in con- stant demand for public Detachment United States Army Field Band, will give a tree concert at Donegal high school on Monday night, perform here as a “make up’ appearance after a concert organizations, Band of Because of May 20, be- The Army musicians have played for the president, pers of the cabinet and visiting dignitaries. vice-president and mem- hundreds of its flexible talent, the band is equally adaptable for concerts, for dance band performances and for parades. As such the musicians are cal- led “goodwill ago was can- Personnel ambassadors of the Unit- ed States Army.” of the band includes a cross section of some of the most high- Sergeant Ma- appearances. ly trained and talented musicians in the country; each selected on the basis of skill and professional experience. That’ by the editor's wife area, that things always look pretty nice, summer, au- tumn, winter and spring! But it is good, at this season of the year, to make a special and concerted effort to have our town looking its best. With the Memorial Day weekend just ahead, when many visitors come to watch cur parade and to partici- pate in the other scheduied activities, we want to have “our best foot forward!” So we will cut and trim the grass, wash windows in- side and out, repair any win- ter damage to house or gar- age, prune the roses, plant marigolds, scarlet sage, and petunias, spread a bit of paint here and there, bring the porch furniture out of its -winter hibernation, add a table or two, and presto! The spring Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix Up campaign is a howling success, and Mount Joy is its usual attractive summer self! * * LJ Memorial Park is certain- ly beautiful these, days, with its new young trees in their (Turn to page 2) Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint-Up
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