The Mount Joy bulletin. (Mount Joy, Penn'a.) 1912-1974, October 09, 1968, Image 1

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By R.A. R,
Mount Joy's Memorial
park grows more beautiful
each season.
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Yet, there is one thing
which happened this sum-
mer which is too bad.
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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.
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It had been planted by
Seiler school in memory of
Chas. Heaps, who died in
Vietnam.
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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.
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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.
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We read in the papers that
the pent roof has come to
Lancaster!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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. 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?
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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-
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— 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.
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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.
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