By R.A. R, Tonight may be the last commencement exercises scheduled for Donegal high school auditorium, ® © ® It is very likely that in the future D. H. S. seniors will be graduated at exer- cises held on the football field. ® Oo ©o The reason are traceable to two factors. The size of the Donegal auditorium and the heat which seems al- ways to be part of Com- mencement. ® oo © The heat problem has been surveyed by the school board at almost every meet- ing following a commence- ment) but there seems to be no practical way to han- dle the situation, ® e ® But, more compelling is the need to change the commencement arrange- ments because of the size of classes which receive their diplomas. ® o Every year there are more and more requests for tickets by people who want and deserve to attend the commencement exercises, @® ® ® There are requests for tickets from not only par- ents but grandparents, aunts and uncles, not to mention brothers, sisters, etc, ® ® % Thus, more graduates lead to sharp increases in need for seating. ®e © © To the proposal - ofan outdoor commencement, the question comes back instant- ly, “What if it rains?” ®e © © Standby arrangements will need to be made. Back into the auditorium or the gymnasium. Or, possibly though not practically, the next night. ee © © For whatever it is worth, consider that while some of the prestegious schools in the nation now have had rioting, demonstrations and confrontations, we have read of none at the United States Military Academy, the Unit- ed States Naval Academy, thi United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Acad- hy: oe © © No one asks the young men what they want to study, what they like or do not like, These schools just keep turning out men—nhigh- ly educated men who have learned one of the most im- portant ingredients of char- acter: discipline. ® ®e © A Memorial Day thought— A Mount Joy man who has an official list of the names which appear on the Amerl- can Legion plaque — which once stood by the old Legion home at Marietta, Market & Donegal streets and now is in the Mount Joy cemetery - took that roster of men who left Mount Joy to serve in World War II on Friday and studied the 143 names care- fully. oe © © To his own knowledge, 31 still are living, 82 are dead and 30 he was obliged to classify as ‘unknown. He explained that they actually are not unknown but they (Turn to page 3) THIS ISSUE -- Two Sections 20 PAGES .q "¥ ydte Wl = BULLETIN Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper VOL. 69. NO. 2 166 SENIORS TO BE GIVEN DIPLOMAS Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1969 TEN CENTS DONEGAL HIGH TO GRADUATE 15th CLASS A record class of 166 boys and girls will be graduated tonight (Thursday) as Done- gal high school holds its 15th annual Commencement. To be held in the D.H.S. auditorium, the program will” see all 166 members of the senior class receive their diplomas from Dr. Robert F. Eshleman, president of the Donegal School District Board of Education. The class will be present- ed by Ragnar F. Hallgren. supervising principal. Members of the class will present their own program, building around the theme, “The Pleasures and Perils of Leisure”: A Symposium. Nancy Heisey will introduce six speakers — Shirley Hol- linger, Connie Lehman, De- borah Latchford, Dawn Hei- sey, Kathleen Ney and Wal- ter A. Rolfs, Jr. Wayne Gilchrist, president of the class of 1969 will give the address of wel- come, Robert Brinser will be organist. BPW Entertains Senior Girls And Mothers The Mount Joy and Professional Club held its 11th annual tea on Sunday afternoon, June 1 from 2 to 4 o'clock honoring the Donegal high school senior girls and their mothers. : The event was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Her- bert Sarver, Mount Joy R2. Presiding at the tea table Business Women's were Mrs. Eugene Eicherly, Mrs. George Broske and club president, Mrs. Ralph Thome. The beautifully dec- orated tea sandwiches, cakes and cookies were made by the club members. Mrs. Clayton Bell, chair- man of the hospitality com- mittee, was hostess for the afternoon. Committee mem- bers include: Mrs. Abram Groff, Mrs. John Melhorn Mrs. Anni“Elvin, Mrs. Paul Shreiner, Mrs. Edward Grim- sey, Mrs. John Booth, Mrs, John H. Geyer, Mrs. Mervin Barnhart, Mrs. Andrew Rey- mer and Mrs. Charles Drace. Council Eyes Fire Company Situation and in Costs, organization township participation financing of fire companies were topics of discussion Monday night, June 2, as the Mount Joy Borough Council held its monthly meeting in Friendship Fire hall. Councilmen, who have expressed a growing concern for the “fire company situa- tion” in Mount Joy, with obvious reluctance voted Friendship and Florin Fire companies a total of $5,375 despite the fact the borough is operating a deficit budget and will be working on bor- rowed money within a short time. Council previously had set into its budget $4,000 for Florin Fire company to use for application in the firemen’s new building and $1,000 for the Friendship company for aid in building a new truck fund. In addition, Friendship was voted a quarterly allo- cation of $250 and Florin, $125. There are councilmen who feel that Mount Joy is al- Pick Two for Rotary Camp Craig A. Gainer, 140 Park Ave., and Charles D. Waser of 126 West Donegal Street, have been chosen by the Ro- tary Club of Mount Joy to attend the Tenth Annual Leaders Camp. More than 100 boys from a seven-county area which comprises Rotary District 739, will -assemble at Circle List Winners “February Cornstalks,” a work in oil by Warren Foley, Donegal street, was judged “best of show” in the 1969 Memorial Day art exhibits, held Friday, May 30. Staged at the Phillips Art Studios on Concord street, the show attracted 117 en- tries in three divisions, Mrs. James Phillips was chair- man of the art show project. First place in the graphics division went to Pat Horna- fius for his work titled “Line.” Kathleen Fogie and Larry Toth took second and third places, respectively. Pat Horst won first place in the sculpture division with a work called ‘Sadness’, while Theodore Fisher and Anna Fogie took second and Plan Country Fair A counfry Fair and Wash- line Rummage Sale will be held Wednesday, June 18, at the Salunga Pavilion, 11 a. m. to 7 p.m. by the Salunga Fire Co. auxiliary and the Salunga Women’s club. Chicken corn soup, sand- wiches, ete. will be sold. There will be a country store, baked goods table, white elephant, handicrafts, flowers & plants and a book table. LEISURE CLUB The Mount Joy Leisure Club will hold its next meeting at the Mount Joy Sports Farm on Monday, June 9th. On June 11 the club will go to Washington D.C. on a bus tour. Anyone wishing to go may contact 653-4982. in Art Show third places respectively. In the children’s division, Sue Schlosser won first prize in the oil division with a painting called “Circus.” Cynthia Rhinehart took sec- ond place and Emily Lou Foley won third. Ann Spangler placed first in the graphics division with “Still Life,” Cheryl Heaps took second and Sue Schlos- ser won third. Miss Heaps scored again with a first-place win in the sculpture division. Sue Schlosser took second place and Mark Weidman won 3rd place honors. Jaycees Win Top Parade Prize Seventeen bands and mar- ching units took part Satur- day in the annual Mount Joy Memorial Day Parade, spon- sored by the Mt. Joy Com- munity Council. The Mount Joy Jaycees took top honors in the float competition for adult groups. The Young Democrats, the Mount Joy Lions Club, and the Mount Joy Sports Farm were second, third & fourth, in that order. In the junior float compe- tition, Junior Girl Scout Troop 35 was judged - num- ber one. The Rheems Cub Pack 136 was 2nd, Brownie Girl Scout Troop 29 third, and Maytown Boy Scout Troop 24 fourth. Co-chairmen for the par- ade were Henry Zerphey and James Gingrich. £1 > Ranch, Stevens, RI, Penna., on Sunday, June 15 for a week’s intensive ex- perience in leadership mold- ing. The Donegal boys were chosen from the junior class on the basis of ability and leadership characteristics. At camp they will engage in sports, music, writing and will also attend voca- tional and inspirational seminars. A. B. MacKain of the Ro- tary Club of Mechanicsburg is Governor of District 739 and Charles V. Snyder, Jr. of Lancaster Rotary Club is Camp Committee Chair- man, FIVE DAY Weather Forecast From The Harrisburg Weather Bureau Thursday through Monday June 5-9 Temperatures for the 3- day period from Thursday through Monday are expec- ted to average below nor- mal, ~Paytime highs will be in the mid 70s, night time lows in the mid 50's. It will be mild at the beginning of the period, cooler thereafter. Precipitation may total 14” - 15” with showers on Thursday nite, then again at the end of the period, ready more than well equip- ped with trucks, etc and that money for additional equip- ment is unnecessary. Too, there are councilmen who feel that two separate com- panies to be financed, at least in part from public funds, is not an efficent or practical situaton. But, probably the most deep-seated complaint about the fire company situation was expressed when council- men spoke about the lack of larger financial contribu- tions from surrounding townships, where both Flor- in and Friendship respond for help. Councilmen even were critical Monday night of the companies for not beng more aggressive in the seeking of funds from the surrounding areas. It was suggested that of- ficials of council and of the two fire companies have a conference in an effort to find improved methods of handling the entire local situation. Monday night's council meeting unless a large crowd of citizens is anticipa- ted, was the last which will be held in Friendship Fire Hall. In the future, monthly meetings, which are open to the public, will be held at the new borough building, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Besides room for the coun- cil members and its staff, there is seating for as many as 40 more people. The Rev, Arthur R. Wil- liams, pastor of the Mace- donia AME Church, Fair appeared be- fore council in response to a recent notice that the church property be connect- ed with borough sewer lines within 60 days. A plea for relief from im- mediate pressure for compli- ance with the borough's or- view street, dinance requiring connect- ion was granted. Council, after searching inspection of its financial position, voted to seek bids for a new police cruiser within the next few weeks, aiming toward delivery of a 1970 model car. AN EDITORIAL Mount Joy Memorial Day For seven straight years, Mount Joy has staged a whopping big Memorial Day celebration! And, the 1969 edition was no exception to the rule that when a community works together and wanks to do a job, it can be done. In 1963 the Community Council took note of the fact that the borough had not been observing Memor- ial Day with the kind of enthusiasm which had mark- ‘ed other times — years before. The organization took hold of the situation and pushed hard to make that Memorial Day one to be remembered. t EF i 4d 5 FS REAR ATuri 4S had 8)F BH: i) + i 11] 2 zon Lugs NW
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