rT T_T —— ARIAS A———————— TRI ¥ By R.A. R, Mount Joy's Memorial park grows more beautiful each season. ® © oo Yet, there is one thing which happened this sum- mer which is too bad. ® © o In August a storm came through the area, and al- though it did relatively littie damage in the community, it did blow down a memorial oak tree in the southeast cor- ner of the park. ® © oo It had been planted by Seiler school in memory of Chas. Heaps, who died in Vietnam. ® oo eo There have been hints that the tree was defective when it was planted and that that is the reason it broke off a- bout 18 inches above the ground. ® © o Community Council, which developed the park and has been its guardian, expects to look into the situation, with an idea that the tree should be replanted either this fall or next spring. ® oO @ We read in the papers that the pent roof has come to Lancaster! ® © ® That's interesting, for it also has come to Mount Joy. For several years business places on Main street have been leaning toward the use canopies. And, they have set something of a trend. ® 6 o Yet, the most recent remod- elings have been of the short, slanted little roofs which are at the level of the first floor ceiling and separate the front horizontally. ® oo o Koser’s Jewelry store may have been the first. Eicherly’s and Sheetz have come along this summer. The Church of God parsonage and the Bul- ler building on west Main street, formerly occupied by the Florin post office, also are examples of the same kind of treatment. ® oo © We don’t know when it was done but Schofleld’s Bar- ber Shop is the same type. And, despite all this new carpentry work, we suggest you have a look at the Old Book House at Main and Manheim. ® » @® We understand that there is another businessman who already has made up his mind to do the same thing to his newly-purchased building as soon as he can get around to it. 2 ® ee © The new Borough building, which formerly was the Acme Market? No, plans at present, do not call for a pent roof. Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper VOL. 68. NO. 19 FIVE DAY Weather Forecast From The Harrisburg Weather Bureau Thursday through Monday October 10-14 Temperatures for the 5- day period from Thursday through Monday are expec- ted to average below nor- mal, with daytime highs in the low to mid-60’s and night-time lows in the 40’s. Precipitation is ex- pected to be greater than 5 inch in most sections, with rain around Friday and Saturday. Boggs Retires As Radic Man Frank Boggs, who for the past several years has man- ned Mount Joy’s emergency radio equipment, has inform- ed local officials that he is retiring. Because of poor health, he has left his trailer in Apple Alley and has gone to live with a relative in Elizabeth- town. Since he moved last week- end, the radio facilities for police and fire protection have been manned by volun- teers. The matter of how to han- dle the important emergency system is expected to come up for action at the Monday October 14 meeting of. the Borough Council. Although the borough holds a lease on the land up- on which the radio trailer is parked, immediately north of the Lancaster County Farm- ers National bank, the trailer itself is owned by Boggs. A tentative agreement, however, has been reached between the Borough and Boggs for Mount Joy to buy the trailer. The proposal will be submitted to the council. He and his late wife mov- ed the trailer to Mount Joy from Elizabethtown and to- gether they handled the as- signment. Officer Fritz Resigns Post As Patrolman Howard T. Fritz, member of the Mount Joy police de- partment, has resigned. His letter of intent to leave the force was given to Police Chief J. Bruce Kline last week and was effective immediately. Employed in May of this year, he had served slightly more than four months of a probationary period which is required of all new officers who join the Mount Joy force His salary was $5,000. Mayor Frank Walter said this week that it now will be necessary to employ a new man and that the Bor- ough Civil Service Commis- sion will begin its search shortly. By a newly enacted piece of state legislation, starting salaries of officers is set at $5,200, the mayor said. Until a new officer is em- ployed to join Chief Kline and Patrolman Mike Good, there are a number of part- time officers who will be used to fill out the needs of the department, the mayor added. Big Bon Fire Donegal high school will celebrate a three-game foot- ball victory string and at the same time heat up the atmos- phere for the Saturday ball game when they hold a big pep rally Friday evening, Oc- tober 11. Scheduled is a big bonfire at the W. I. Beahm junior high school field. Ceremonies will start at 6 p.m. when the D.H.S. band will parade thru Mount Joy streets on its way io the bonfire. Saluted at the rally will be the grid team and its coaches, led by the Donegal -cheer- leaders. Saturday afternoon Done- gal will play at Columbia. ‘Of This and “The flowers are beautiful, and I will hate to see them frosted, but I am ready for a change of seasons! Won't it be nice to have a fire in the fireplace again?” With these words, friends expressed what most of us are thinking these days. The petunias, geraniums, mari- golds, asters, zinnias, chrys- anthemums and other flow- ers ARE certainly outdoing themselves right now — but we wouldn't want summer to remain the year around! Most of us are ready to en- joy the gorgeous autumn color of the trees and shrubs, Borough Council Agenda Monday Night, October 14, 1968 . Invocation Report of Treasurer New Business. 00 NTO Ut U0 po pa . Minutes of last and Special meetings. Unfinished Business if any. Petitions and Communications. Reports of Mayor, Committees and Depts. Report of Any Citizen. a. Opening of bids for tractor and loader. b. Opening of bids for renovation bld’g. c. Any other that may be presented. 9. Authorization for payment of bills. 10. Adjournment. That’ by the editor's wife the smell of burning leaves, the taste of fresh cider, the invigorating October air, the coziness of an open fire. Lawn mowers will be put away, snow plows and shov- els moved into accessible areas, screens taken out and storm windows put in, porch furniture stored in the base- ment or garage, and the wood pile checked. We give lip service to be- moaning the end of summer, but actually aren't we glad to have a respite from the summer’s heat, and a change of pace and activity? There probably are even those sports addicts who already are polishing their ice skates and cléaning their skis! Wouldn't it be monotonous to participate in picknicking, swimming, boating and grass cutting — all year a- round? * ¥ * Be that as it may (and we realize that there are those who would give us a strong argument in favor of peren- nial summer) we have cer- (Turn to page 4) THIS ISSUE -- Two Sections 24 PAGES. — Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy © MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1968 SEVEN CENTS Halloween Parade Prize List At Almost $600 Prizes totaling almost $600 are to be awarded at the Mt. Joy Halloween Parade, to be sponsored by the Mount Joy Lions Club. / This total’ includes new prizes for floats entered by youth organizations. This year’s parade, set for Saturday, Oct. 26, promises to be better than ever. This however, depends entirely on participation. Local residents of all ages are urged to take part in the festivities. The parade will form at 6:30 p.m. and move at 7:00. Beginning on South Market St., at Memorial Park, the parade will move west on Marietta Ave. to New Haven St., north to Main St., east on Main to Barbara Street, south to Columbia Ave., west to Poplar St., and then south to the W. I. Beahm Trick or Treat Mount Joy again will ob- serve one night just before Halloween as “Trick or Treat” night, Mayor Frank Walter announced this week. That one night will be on Wednesday, October 30. In the past two or three years, the single night of trick or treat has been ra- ther . faithfully observed, the mayor said and urged that the custom be observ- ed again this Halloween. High School, where will be awarded. Residents living along the parade route are asked to light up the area in front of prizes Juniortheir homes, where possible. Community Council Elects Despite publicity recently hinting that it is “dead but not buried,” the Mount Joy Community Council this week appears to be very much alive! At its October meeting, held Wednesday night, Oct. 2 in the fire house, the group, elected a new president,” re- affirmed its position on sev- eral items and looked for- ward to the carrying out of its normal functions. Elected president of the Council was Arthur Zerphey Jr., who immediately made arrangements for an execu- tive meeting to name chair- men of vital units of the or- ganization — Memorial Day, Music in the Park, etc. etc. He succeeds Jerry Lutz. DEER KILl. Hunting with bow and ar- row, Glenn Wolgemuth, 44 west Main street, killed a 4- point, 118-pound deer Satur- day, Oct. 5, in Mifflin coun- ty. MEMORIAL SERVICE The Florin Fire company will hold a Memorial Service on Sunday, Oect. 13, at 10 a. m. at the Florin Church of the Brethren. An out-of-town friend says they didn’t clean up his city —they just moved the crum- my movies into better thea: ters. In numbers, a strong rep- resentation of the communi- ty’s organizations was pre- sent and spirit and enthusi- asm for continued service to the community appeared at a working level. Recent adverse publicity attracted three members of the Lancaster County Com- munity Council — the only other similar group in the county. They include Sydney Bridgett; Jack Myles, execu- tive director, and Arthur Boardman, vice-president. They attended, they explain. ed, to offer any services pos- sible to bolster or to support the Mount Joy organization. Some of the matters of concern were aired and the visitors participated but seemed to feel that Mt. Joy's Council problems were min- or. Twenty-one people were in attendance with Walter Shef- fler, vice-president, in charge. Coffee Mrs. William Lenox will be hostess at her home, cor- ner Poplar and Columbia Aves, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. until noon, for a coffee, sponsored by the Republican Campaign Com- mittee. The coffee is open to the public and all interested vot- ers are invited to attend and to meet one of the candidates. ® An Editorial All is not lost! There still are people who stand up and sa; what they mean, lay the facts on the line and de- mand reasonable conduct from the young peopic with whom they come in contact. A few days ago we were in a group meetin. with a high official of Elizabethtown college who was talking to parents and prospective students At one point in his discussion, he made crystal clear that Elizabethtown college is not in- terested in having as members of its student body. young people who are uncombed, unwashed or ui- discipl'ned. Elizabethtown college expects its students to stand for respectability, to reflect credit upon themselves, upon their college and upon their community. Any other action is not acceptable. Further, he said that a crusader, rabble rouser or trouble maker can ‘pack his bags and go home’ He left no margin of doubt but that he meant every word he said. (Turn to page 4) Mo dy FR gun ay Siig 4 Cie Fy A pl XA
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