Bv R.A.R. The primary election in Mount Joy came and went and a lot of people appar- ently couldn't have cared less. At any rate people stay- ed away from the polls in droves. ® ® @® There just wasn’t enough hoopla to excite the people and to cause them to want to take a hand in the voting. ® ® © However, the situation is not likely to be repeated in the fall. ® © o In November there will be a race for the mayor's office and already two strong can- didates are in the field Henry Zerphey for the Re- publicans and Jack Matoney for the Democrats. ®o © ® You can be well assured that what you missed in noise and excitement this time will be made up when the next election booths are opened in Mount Joy. ® © o Politics makes strange bed- fellows! ® oO o Harry Farmer Jr., incum- bant Republican member of the Mount Joy Borough Coun cil, ran in the Republican primary last week as a can- didate for nomination for tax collector. ®» © © He was defeated, however, by Steve Leatherman. ® ®® © But, - in the balloting pro- cess, Farmer received ap- proximately 20 write-in votes on’ the ‘Democrat ticket. There was no Democrat running, so Farmer became the Democrat candidate and he will be running against Leatherman in the general election this fall, ® ©& © So ‘perfectly have the as- tronauts been riding moon ships into uncharted space and so unerringly per- fectly have they operated that, strangely, one of the BIG ‘pieces of news about the flight is the fact that the three "men were able to have a shave enroute to earth, ® © © Have you observed how the old Central Hotel reno- vation is progressing? ® © © If you have noticed the colors, be assured that they are not just the whim of someone. We are told that research provides the infor- mation that the color scheme you now see is the same as the ‘original. ® © @ We note with some inter- est: During all the months that there was relatively lit- tle construction construction work in evidence and there was actually little hazard, there were 40 M.P.H. signs along Road 230 between Mt. Joy and Lancaster. ® Oo * Now, with construction in full swing, hazard at a near maximum, there are no signs of any kind controlling speed and traffic barrels a- long at high speed. $ ® ® The word these days tends to indicate that all—yes, all —youngsters (teenage) are long-haired, dressed in a kooked manner and in gen- eral a mess. @ &® ® But, during the past few (Turn to pace 7) THIS ISSUE -- Two Sections 24 PAGES their ur’ od eo : 'E THE ct MOUNT et 00% Joy 2 © yee © HH Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper VOL. 69. NO. 1 Bd — Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy '* MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1969 SEVEN CENTS MOUNT JOY SET FOR BIG TWO-DAY MEMORIAL WEEK-END CELEBRATION * * PROGRAM * * OF EVENTS FRIDAY, MAY 30 10:00 a. m.—Memorial services at Memorial Park, Marietta Ave., Mount Joy, by V.F.W, and Legion. 10:00 am. - 6:00 p.m.—Art Show at Phillips Art Studio Council. sponsored by Community 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.—Beef Festival by the Jay- cees and Joycee-ettes at the Florin Fire Company grounds. 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.—Antique Show by the B. P. W. Club at Pine Street Hostetters Banquet Hall Opening of Lions Swimming Pool SATURDAY, MAY 31 10:00 am. - 6:00 p.m.—Art Show at Phillips Art Studio. 11:00 a.m.—Program and Open House at the new Borough Building East Main Street. 12:00 - 9:00 p.m.—Lions Club Chicken Barbe- cue at the pool. 2:00 p.m.—Mount Joy Memorial Day parade sponsored by Community Council. Parade Route—Form at Angle and Main, proceed on Main to Park Avenue. Twelve Commencement Awards An even dozen honor a- wards will be presented on Thursday night, June 5, at the 15th annual commence- ment of Donegal high school when the 1969 senior class will be graduated. The awards, covering var- ious areas of achievement, will be presented by Donald Drenner, D.H.S. principal. Included will be the Char- les W. Heaps Award given by the Mount Joy Seiler School and Home Associa- ion; the Robert B. Hoffman Engineering Award; the Armstrong Laboratory Asso- ciation Award; the G. Wal- ter Sloan Science Award; the Mount Joy Joycee-ettes Scholarship Award; the Mt. Joy Business & Professional Women’s Club Scholarship Award; the Mount Joy Bul- letin Award in journalism; the Business Education Aw- ard, given by Ronald Hart; the College Preparatory Award sponsored by the Charles J. Bennett Sr. Mem- orial Foundation; the Practi- cal Arts Education Award given by the Mount Joy V. F. W.; the Practical Art Ed- ucation Award given by the Mount Joy branch of Farm- er’s National Bank. The commencement pro- gram will be held in the high school auditorium, be- ginning at 8 p.m, Rolfs to Enter West Point One of Mount Joy's few and Donegal high school’s first appointment to West Point came this week with the announcement that Wal- ter A. (Buddy) Rolfs, of 639 Wood street, has been order- ed to report to classes July 3 A D.H.S. senior, Rolfs is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter A. Rolfs. The appointment to the United States Military Aca- demy came through Con- gressman Edwin D., Eshle- man, who had told the fami- ly by telephone last week that the appointment would be made. Official notice, however came Friday, May 23, from the Adjutant General of the U. S. Army, Kenneth Wickam, in Washington, D. C. Rolfs had been an alter- nate appointment but recent- ly he was moved up to the eligibility list and was then required to take additional examinations. including an- other physical at Valley Forge. As he reports in July, he will be a member of the class of 1973, entering as a (Turn to page 3) WarrenRutt Heads C.of C. Warren Rutt, Donegal Heights, has been named president of the Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce. He was elected Tuesday night by the directors of the organization following the resignation of Floyd Bow- den, who recently has been transferred to York to man- age the G, C. Murphy store there. Rutt, who has been serv- ing as first vice-president, took office immediately. : fol-, lowing the Tuesday night session, held at Bowden's home on Delta street. James Roberts was made first vice-president and Mark Rupard was chosen second vice-president. i During the meeting,, Bow- den presented Robert Kline, 68 president, with a bronze plague as a token of appreci- ation from the Chamber of Commerce for his service to the organization during his term of office. * * * * PARADE SATURDAY - 2 P. M. * A * * * two-day Memorial Day observance, solemnized by memorial services on Friday and featuring a big parade on Saturday, is set for Mount Joy May 30 and May, 31. Sponsored and directed by the Community Coun- cil, the observance will include a number of ties, includng the dedication of the building on Main street. activi- borough’s new The two-day program, which appears at the left, is designed to offer some kind of special almost everyone. The Antique display, sponsored by appeal to i the B.P.W. club, is being held for the second time, almost as a demand performance following its enthusiastic proval a year ago. There will be new and different displays by some different exhibitors and both dining rooms of the Hostet- ter pavilion will be used. Saturday’s big parade, which annually attracts thou- sands to the community, is scheduled to step off at ex- actly 2 p.m. Units will form in the area of the Glossbrenner United Methodist church and will move eastward on Main to Park avenue. James Gingrich and Hen- ry Zerphey are co-chairmen of the parade arrangements and division marshalls in- clude: Robert Hoffmaster, George Fitzkee, Bernie Hei- sey, Robert Eshelman and Ernie Wolgemuth. Actually divided into four divisions, the paraders will travel 1.6 miles. The judges will be on a reviewing stand in front of the Lancaster County Farmers National Bank. Fourteen bands are ex- pected to participate, plus floats, marching units, con- vertibles and many others. One of the annual features of the Memorial Day week- end is the Art Show, to be held this year at the Phillips studio, located at the rear of the Schock Presbyterian home, All paintings and draw- ings must be in by Wednes- day, May 28, between 3 and 6 at the studio. Draw- ings are to be matted and pictures framed. At the Borough building dedicated, at 11 a.m. Satur- day, James B. Spangler will be master of ceremonies. The Rev. W. Lester Koder will give the invocation and ap- there will be remarks by Mayor Frank B. Walters and Albert Kleiner, president of the borough council. The dedication address will be given by the Rev. C. (Turn to page 4) FIVE DAY Weather Forecast From The Harrisburg Weather Bureau Thursday through Monday May 28 - June 2 May 21 - 25 Temperatures for the 5- day period from Thursday through Monday are expec- ted to average above nor- mal, Daytime highs will be in the low 80’s, night- time lows in the low 60's. It will be warm the first half of the period, cooler thereafter. Precipitation may total or less with chance of a few showers about Satur- day.” / 1 Va Big T to Open Business Here A new quick-serve food retail business is scheduled to be opened in Mount Joy within the next few weeks, it was announced as work began this week at the west Main street site. It is located on property owned by Frank Zink. Oper- ators have leased the land and will erect a 1050 square feet building. A restricted type menu will be offered. No operator of the business has yet been named. AN EDITORIAL Pay Strict Attention Pay attention! When you are talking to an- other person, is he really listening and is he look- ing you in the eye? In the copy books of old there were such bits of truth and of wisdom which spoke of the virtue of “looking a man square in the eye” and of “paying attention when you are spoken to.” Too often one has the feeling these days that the person to whom he is speaking is listening only about half. to other movements, to anything except your eyes. His eyes flit to distant infinity, another face, to almost } These; are the days of the deaf ears and of the flitting eye! * {Turn to ‘page 3) ¥
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