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Next Tuesday, May 20, is
election day. But, in the bor-
ough of Mount Joy there is
a minimum of talk and ac-
tivity.
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The reason, of course, is
that in this primary there is
little political contest to
spark up the situation.
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The Republican four-way
race for nemination as bor-
ough tax collector is the
chief matter to be decided
locally.
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The four candidates are:
Harry Farmer, Steve Leath-
erman, Helen Mateer and
Ross Neiss.
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It probably comes under
the heading of a necessity
but we're sorry to see a
single hole chopped in Mt.
Joy's “new” Main Street.
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Built in 1963-64, it has
been almost totally free
from being broken open for
utilities.
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However, this week incis-
ion was made along the
north side just east of Con-
cord alley.
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We would be remiss if
we do not mention that
NOW is the time for plant-
ing petunias.
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Well, at least now is the
time for planting colorful
blooming flowers of any
kind which will brighten and
decorate.
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Each year now for some
time, people of Mount Joy
have been taking more and
more pride in plantings
which help make our
town better looking.
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Already there are some
attractive looking plantings
around and there will be
more—yes, many more.
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A hint of things to come
——JIt will not be too long
before air pollution will be
a part of your lives. Yes,
right here in Mount Joy!
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Machinery is grinding at
the state capitol, right now!
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Maybe we should form an
“Establishment Club’!
Now that it’s been men-
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VOL. 68. NO. 49.
MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1969
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Planning Commencement Memorial Day Program
Beginning To Shape Up
Donegal high school will
hold its 15th annual com-
mencement exercises Thurs-
day evening, June 5, 1969
at 8 p.m. in the high school
auditorium.
The theme is to be ‘“The
Pleasures and Perils of Leis-
ure: A Symposium.” Seven
students have been selected
as feature speakers for the
ceremonies. Wayne Gilchrist,
senior class president, will
deliver the first address.
Nancy Heisey wil] deliver
the chairman's address and
will introduce the speakers
and their topics. Shirley Hol-
linger will speak on ‘Greeks
and Romans at Their Ease.”
Connie Lehman will give her
dissertation on the “Learned
Bureaucrats in China.” Dawn
Heisey will discuss “The
Pursuit of Happiness in a
Villa.” Deborah Latchford
will describe ‘Persian Diver-
sions.” Kathleen Ney will
speak on ‘“The Beginnings of
Modern Pleasures.”” Walter
Rolfs will discuss “A Few
Hazards of the Good Life.”
An organ solo, “Fete Joy-
evese,” by Richard Purvis
will be played by Dwight
Memorial Services
On Sunday
The Mount Joy American
Legion and the V.F.W. will
sponsor church services on
Sunday, May 25 at St. Mary's
Catholic church at 9 a.m.
The Cub Scouts will go in
a body to St. Luke’s Episco-
pal church at 10:30 a.m. The
Girl Scouts and Brownies
will attend the First Presby-
terian church at 11 am.
Flags for Free
Free flag decals are be
ing offered people of Mt.
Joy!
The Mount Joy Jaycees,
in conjunction with the
“Reader’s Digest”, is dis-
tributing 1,000 American
flag decals.
They may be picked up
at the Union National Mt.
Joy bank or at the Lancas-
ter County Farmers Na-
tional bank.
‘Of This and
One of life’s little - unex-
pected dividends came our
way this week. It was a
heavy, plain white card, a-
bout three inches by four in-
ches, engraved simply with
the words “Mamie Doud Eis-
enhower wishes to thank
you for your expression of
sympathy.”
The matching envelope,
postmarked at Gettysburg,
was addressed to “The Bul-
letin, Mount Joy, Penna.”
Across the upper right hand
corner where a stamp is us,-
ually placed was merely a
printed signature, “Mamie
Doud Eisenhower.”
We presume the note came
as the -result of our sending
to "Mrs. Eisenhower a copy
of The Mount Joy Bulletin
for the week the former
President died. It contained
THIS ISSUE --
Two Sections
24 PAGES
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That
by the editor's wife
editorial tributes to Presi-
dent Eisenhower and ac-
counts of the ways in which
he was honored by our com-
munity following his death.
The note is a precious
memento, and will be put a-
way with such other family
treasures as two of his sig-
natures (one on a letter de-
clining graciously to come
to Mt. Joy's Memorial Day
observance the year the new
Main Street was dedicated
and the other one an auto-
graph on a Commencement
program at Messiah College
four years ago.) It will re-
pose alongside a dozen or
more colored slides the edi-
tor took of the Messiah Com-
mencement exercises, at
which the former President
was the principal speaker.
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Mount Joy is saying good-
bye this week to a young fa-
mily that has been very
much a part of the communi-
ty for the past seven years.
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Byers. The invocation and
benediction will be givin by
the Rev. Earl A. Troup, pas-
tor of the Evangelical Con-
gregational Church of Mount
Joy.
Presentation of awards will
be made by the high schoo]
principal, Dtmald W. Dren-
ner and presentation of the
class will: be made by Don-
egal’s supervising principal,
Ragnar F. Hallgren.
Diplomas will be present-
ed by the president of the
Donegal School Board, Dr.
Robert F. Eshleman.
Organ selections for the
program will be played by
Robt. Brinser, a sophomore.
Arrangements for the an-
nual Memorial Day celebra-
tion in Mount Joy are shap-
ing up in various areas.
Under the direction of
the Community Council, the
program will offer a varied
and interesting assortment
of events to make the long
weekend one of special in-
terest.
The parade, which is the
most spectacular of the ev
ents, is slated for Saturday
afternoon, May 31.
A -parade meeting
held and final plans
was
have
SICO Holds Annual Party
Employees of the Sico
company were entertained
at the 22nd Annual Banquet
on Friday evening, May 9.
The meeting was held at
Hostetters Banquet Hall.
Lester Mumma, company
president, made the opening
remarks introducing the
master of ceremonies, Dr.
William E. Nitrauer, associ-
ate director of public rela-
tions and vice president of
the Sico Foundation.
Highlight of the evening
was the presentation of ser-
vice awards by Robert F.
Schroll, chairman of the
Board of directors of SICO,
and Mumma.
Band and Chorus
Plan Program
The Donegal Elementary
Band, under the direction of
Morrell Shields and the
Donegal Elementary Chorus
with Mrs. Ethel Broske and
Mrs. Nancy Cherry, direct-
ors, will present a concert
Tuesday, May 20, at 8 p.m.
in the W. I. Beahm Junior
high school auditorium.
The program by the 80-
member chorus consists of
patriotic numbers.
The band program will
include marches, popular
selections novelties, and sol-
0s.. A flute trio will be pre-
sented as a special feature of
the program.
Both band and chorus have
a selected personnel from
the four elementary schools
of the Donegal School Dis-
trict.
Because the lobby of the
junior high will be used for
voting, the side doors and
rear doors should. be used by
the audience.
No tickets will be sold but
donations will be accepted.
Spangler Elected
By Distributors
James B. Spangler, Jr., of
Park Ave., Mount Joy, has
been elected a vice-president
of Penn Appliance Distribu-
tors of Harrisburg, who are
distributors of Motorola EI-
ectronic products and Chrys-
ler ‘Airtemp Air conditioners.
Spangler joined the firm in
1957 as a Motorola salesman,
later sales manager of the
Motorola disision of the com-
pany. In his new capacity he
assumes full sales responsi-
bility of all consumer pro-
ducts distributed by the firm
according to E. A. Groene,
Sr., president of the corpora-
tion.
Retiring employees honor-
ed were: Paul E. Diffender-
fer, David S. Martin and
Mark H. Mumma. Service
awards were presented to
the following: for 10 years
of service — Estella M.
Brown, Dan G. Diffenderfer,
Victor W. Fahnestock, Jean-
netite M. Heagy, and Robert
F. Baughman, Herman E.
Brinser, Arthur W. Brubak-
er, John H. Hendrix, John L.
Lott, Ralph T. Palmer and
William C. Pugh; Twenty
years — Carl R. Hamilton,
Margaret Watterson and Ed-
na S. Wolgemuth; 25 years—
Mildred O. Booth; 30 years
—Delbert R. Anderson; 35
years—Alfred E. Holmes and
Anna E. Leaman ;40 years—
Jay S. Barnhart, A. Eugene
Hoover, Robert F. Shroll
ond Mildred L. Way.
Remarks by Robert P. Mec-
Ginley, vice-president and
general sales manager, clos-
ed the meeting.
Joy Theatre
Building Sold
Arrangements were com-
pleted this week for the
purchase by Dennis Kousou-
bris of the Joy Theatre buil-
ding on Mount Joy’s Main
Street.
The property, which in-
cludes apartments and busi-
ness rooms, is being purch-
ased from the Chertcoff es-
tates of which Morton Brod-
sky of Lancaster is in charge
Kousoubris, who operates
Den’s Pizza House in the
same building, said this week
that he has planned no im-
mediate changes in the use
of the property.
been made.
The committee will accept
any group that has not en-
tered yet. May 21 will be
the deadline for entries.
Anyone wishing to partici-
pate should contact either
Jim Gingrich (653-5714) or
Henry Zerphey (653-4189) co-
chairmen.
There will be a list of par-
ade details and route later.
Memorial Day services
will be held in War Memor-
ial Park in Mount Joy at 10
a.m. on Friday, May 30. Rev.
Frederick Vaughn, pastor of
St. Peter's Catholic church
in Elizabethtown and of St.
Mary’s church in Mount Joy,
will deliver the address.
The Donegal high school
chorus will sing. Boy Scouts
and Veterans will partici-
pate.
The Mount Joy American
Legion firing squad is asked
to meet at the Legion Home
at 9.a.m.
Among the other activi-
ties of the weekend will be
an art show at the Phillips
Studio; a Hobby Show at
Hostetters; a dedication of
the new Mount Joy Borcugh
building. on Main street; op-
ening of the swimming pool
on May 3%; a Beef Fes-
tival sponsored by the Jay-
cees and the Joycee-ettes at
the Florin Fire company and
a chicken barbecut by the
Lions Club at the swimming
pool.
The Memorial Day finance
committee announced this
week that contributions en-
velopes for helping stage the
big celebration may be giv-
en to volunteers who will
call in person at Mount Joy
area homes on Thursday ev-
ening, May 15, between 7 &
9 o'clock.
FIVE DAY
Weather Forecast
From The Harrisburg
Weather Bureau
Thursday through Monday
May 15 - 19
Temperatures for the 35-
day period from Thursday
through Monday are expec-
ted to average above nor-
mal, Daytime highs will be
in the upper 70’s night-
time lows in upper 50s.
There will be no signifi
cant day to day change in
temperatures. Precipita-
may total from 4%” - 15”
occuring as showers and
thundershowers Friday in-
to Saturday and again on
Monday.
AN EDITORIAL
Fire Company Question
More and more, the question is being asked
both in public and in private, “Why does the bor-
ough equip its fire companies for fighting fires in
the country?” :
The question is relevant.
Why does the borough furnish protection io
the surrounding township areas?
First, of course, is the fact
have a moral obligation
In the case of fire, the obligation
high.
that neighbors
to help their neighbors.
is especially
For years, fire has been one of man’s worst
enemies as well as one of his best friends. It is
historic and traditional that communities provide
ie best equipment they can afford to handie
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