cama = ~ ¥ | | By R.A.R. If you're interested in poli- tics, and most everyone is to a greater or lesser degree (or at least should be) keep in mind that the man named Wallace is cutting a big fig- ure these days on the nation- al scene. And, the pundits say that he’s growing strong- er and stronger. ® eo oe One even hears the Wal- lace name mentioned more frequently in Mount Joy —- some people are acting at least, as if they may vote for him in November. ® Oo o So, we looked back on the record and found that in Mt. Joy, in the spring primary, only two people wrote in the name of George Wallace, for- mer Governor of Alabama. ® oo o With that in mind it will be interesting to see whether the man from the deep south actually has gained strength in Mount Joy or whether the people are just talking to keep the political conversa- tion warmed up and interest- ing. ® oO eo What we keep wondering is whether or not Wallace is a man for whom people in this area will vote. Is he, as a person, the real subject about which people are talk- ing these days? ®@ oo © Or, is George Wallace real- ly an idea, a state of mind and feeling of frustration in the minds of men? ® © © It seems quite possible that the great majority of the people who now are talking and who in disgust say something seriously, “I'm going to vote for Wallace” really are talking in circles of frustration. o ® © What these people may be saying is that “I'm fed up with the way things are. I'd like to see things get back to normal—whatever that would be. I'm tired of this trend and drift government. I'd like to have a straight-for- ward, honest approach to the national problems and I'm about ready to bolt my par- ty (Democrat or Republican) and express myself.” e © o Wallace, who has loudly proclaimed some of these things, may be the symbol and banner around which the feelings of the dissatisfied and disturbed people can rally. ® © © But, it’s a good bet that when these people close the curtain in the voting booth in November most of them will cast their ballots for one of the major candidates. ® © © One Mount Joy man, after watching and listening to the G.OP. convention in Miami Beach, recalled that he went into one of the fancy hotels often mentioned this week to have a cup of black coffee. It cost him 60 cents. He guessed that if he'd asked for cream and sugar it would have cost him $1. It is not so important to know everything as to know the exact value of everything to appreciate what we learn, and to arrange What we know. Before vitamins were known the ancient Mexicans thought that by making tiny dolls out of a seed paste, worshipping them all night, and eating them the next day, they would be protected from certain maladies! =. The Mount Joy BULLETIN Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy ’ VOL. 68. NO. 10. MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1968 Coleman Brothers Show Swimming Meet Speed * * Two Coleman boys—Gary age 8, and Steven, age 12 — were Mount Joy stars Satur- day, August 3, in the big annual Suburban Swim League tournament, held at the Lions pool. Sons of Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Coleman, R. D. 2, the lads each grabbed two first plac- es and each set meet records. A pair of “water dogs” they have been swimming since they were nearly too young to remember and their Satur- day afternoon efforts paid off with a pair of trophies each, Older brother Steve, en- tered in the Boys 12 and un- der class, took the 50-meter free style in 30.6 seconds, dropping .1 second off the Donegal Sets Registration Registration dates for stu- dents new to Donegal Schools in the 1968-69 school year will be held on Thursday & Friday, August 22 and 23, in the office of the building where the student will at- tend school. For this registration the parent should accompany the student, if at all possible, and take along birth certifi cate, report card from last year and any other useful in- formation. This is important to allow the school to prepare for the proper number of students in each classroom. Leisure Club To Hold Picnic The Mount Joy area Leis- ure club will hold a picnic Monday, August 12, at the “Cove” Picnic grounds at 12 noon. Members and friends are urged to attend and bring their lunch. Iced tea and cof- fee will be furnished by the club. If rain interfeers the picnic wil be held at the Sportsmans Club. Plans and discussions will be held for a September bus trip. Bring your ideas in this matter to the meeting. Mrs. Pauline Heilig and Mrs. Jno. Zerphy are hospitalized, two of our active members. Injured in Crash At Columbia Diane Stumpf, 18, ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stumpf, south Delta street, was hospitalized on Monday night at Columbia following a two-car head-on collision. The accident occurred at Sixth and Locust streets a- bout 9:25 p.m. Miss Stumpf suffered mul- tiple lacerations of the face and head and other possible head injuries when she was tossed against the windshield of the car in which she was a passenger. She was riding with Paul K. Metzler, 19, of 605 Souti 16th street, Columbia when the car collided with one op- erated by Edward Mark Kuhns, 18, Lancaster. daugh- * * record. He also captured the 25-meter butterfly. Little brother Gary, enter- ed in the boys 8 and under class, set his record with a 22.5 in the 25-meter back- stroke, knocking a full half (Turn to page J) FIVE DAY Weather Forecast From The Harrisburg Weather Bureau August 8 - 12 Temperatures are expected to average below normal, with daytime highs averag- ing mostly in the 70's and night time lows in the 50's north to the middle 60s south. No marked day to day change is expecied. Precipitation may total total one-half inch or more in showers or thundershcow- ers during the first half of the period. (A high of 26 and a low of 64 would be normal for the Harrisburg area dur- ing this period.) SEVEN CENTS Turn Down Meter Relief Parking meters in Mt. Joy are in full force and subject motorists to payment of coins for parking until 9 p. m. Saturday nights! That continues to be the law in the borough despite a try Monday night at Borough Council to have the three- hour period from 6 to 9 p.m. eliminated. In a surprise move, Coun- cilman Simeon Horton made a motion at Borough Coun- cil’s August meeting to elim- inate meter use Saturday nights. He made the motion but it was lost for want of a sec- ond. Eight other members of the council declined by their silence to support Horton and President Albert Kleiner quickly passed over the mai- ter and declared the motion lost. : Horton’s action followed considerable complaint thru- out the community to the Saturday night meter regula- tions. It is pointed out by com- plainers that there are few business houses open Satur- day night and that because the Main street gives the ap- pearance of little activity, motorists frequently are tiec- keted for overtime parking. “Time Capsule’ Bricked In A “time capsule’ was seal- ed away for posterity one day this week—right here in Mount Joy! But, when it will be dis- covered no one can guess. It might possibly be with- in a relatively short time. Then, again, it might \ be many many years and any- one now living may have been long long gone. Monday afternoon Wwork- Music in the Park Saturday Saturday evening, August 10, at 7:30 o'clock, Miss Bar- bara Thome and Mrs. Ro- mayne Bridgett will. present in Memorial Park a concert of Show Music. Songs from “Sound of Mu- sic,” “Porgy and Bess,” “Fid- dler on the Roof” and others will be among the selections used. The concert will be pre- sented under the sponsorship of the Community Council as part of its ‘Music in the Park’ series. Admission is free and the public is invited. Those who attend should take their own folding chairs. Barbara Jo Thome is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Thome, 61 Marietta Ave. She has been active in theat- rical organizations, portray- ing leading roles in “Faust” and “Hansel and Gretel” for the Lancaster Opera Work- shop; “A Funny Thing Hap- pened on the Way to the For- um” and “Caucasian Chalk Circle” for the Franklin and Marshall College Green Room; “Fanny”, ‘Music Man’, and “Brigadoon” for the York Little Theatre; and “Satin and Strudel” and “Plain Betsy’ for the Mount Joy Lions. She is soprano soloist for the Church of Our Father Unitarian in Lancaster and studies with Mrs. Dorothy Morgan Robinson of Lancas- ter. She is a former teacher of French and German at Elizabethtown high school and instructor of German at Elizabethtown College. In September Miss Thome will assume a position as German teaching assistant at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, THIS ISSUE -- Two Sections 20 PAGES where she will begin work on her doctorate. Romayne Bridgett also isa native of Mount Joy and a student of Mrs. Robinson. She studied for six years in France, where she received numerous prizes and awards in vocal competitions Since her return to the States, Mrs. Bridgett has sung with the Lancaster Sym- phony, the Franklin & Mar- shall Glee Club (in produc- tions of ‘Dido and Ag¢neas” and “Oedipus Rex” among others), the Franklin & Mar- shall Green Room (in “Cau- casian Chalk Circle”). She has given many con- certs and recitals and has been guest soloist for many churches. She is choir direct- ress for the Church of Our Father Unitarian in Lancas- ter. Mrs. Bridgett, with hus- band Sydney Bridgett and three children, resides at 233 Marietta Avenue. men laid in place brick a- round the lower part of the building on Main = street which Gerald Sheetz is re- modeling for his funeral home. Before the masons finally closed the wall, a gallon jar was carefully and gently placed in a convenient cran- ny between the inner walls and the new brick front. Sealed inside the jar were many small things. To mention a few—a new Pennsylvania road map, a map of the borough of Mit. Joy; one of the Chamber of Commerce new brochures, some business cards of men up and- down the street who happened to come aolng at the right moment; severai heads of 1968 wheat (snitch- ed from a field across the road from Herb and Mary Sarvers); a handful of 1967 yellow corn; a 1968 penny; a 1968 dime; a copy of the Mount Joy Bulletin; a sum- mer sales catalog of Mont- gomery Ward and other less interesting odds and ends— all in addition to a very brief note about who has oc- cupied the building in recent years and what Sheetz plans to do in the near future. The construction workers encouraged the time capsule idea and said that often when they are remodeling older buildings they find in- teresting things inside the walls which have been plaec- ed there by someone — left as something of a surprise for who knows who? ® An Editorial By the time you are America will have seen political convention! reading this article, and heard its first 1968 By then, a Republican candidate will have been picked or, hopefully, selection will be very near. The bands and organs will have played, the crowds will have shouted, the paid and rehearsed “spontaneous” demonstrations for candidates will have been staged, many of us in the East will have stayed up later than usual, consumed more pretzels and potato chips, showed up at work bleary eyed and have vicariously participated in one of America’s most grossly misunderstood sc- cial phenomenons. Misunderstood? Yes, American and probably by a lot themselves. What's been happening - ' by everyone not an of Americans in Miami Beach and wiil happen in Chicago this year is, from a logical and calmly philosophical viewpoint, about as crazy as you can get in this crazy age. (Turn to page 2)
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