ee By R.A. R. What does one do with four or five pairs of glasses for whom he has no owners? ® oo ® From time to time people who find glasses bring them to the Bulletin office. We put them in the front window and hope that someone will come along, see them and claim them. ® © ® But after several months, it seems to be a hopeless case and then comes a decis- ion. Shall we keep them for a while longer, or shall we chuck them into the trash can? ® oo © So, we have glasses which cost someone maybe $50. Save ’'em, chuck ’em, save ’em, chuck ’em? What do we do? And, if we save 'em — how long. Or, better, how much longer? Lions Arrange Donkey Game The Mount Joy Lions club will sponsor a Donkey bask- etball game on Saturday, Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. in Donegal high school gymnasium. The Mount Joy JayCees will furnish the opposition for the Lions on the backs of real live donkeys. The Donegal high school faculty will play the Eliza- bethtown high school faculty in a preliminary game to the Donkey game, starting at 7 p.m. All proceeds from the game will go toward the Sight Con- servation Project of the Lions club. All tickets will be 25c¢ additional at the door on game night. DEDICATION POSTPONED Dedication services for the parsonage of the Florin Florin Church of the Breth- ren, which were scheduled to be held on Sunday after- noon, Dec. 14, were post- poned because of the incle- ment weather and will be held this next Sunday, Dec. 21. = BULLET] VOL. 69. NO. 29. 50th Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Earl Zinn, Marietta R1, recently were honored at a dinner party cel- ebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at the Willow Valley Motor Inn. The family dinner was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ger- ald Zinn, Maytown, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Irwin, Lan- caster. The Zinns were married in Elkton, Md., on Nov. 25, 1919 by the Rev. John Garr. The couple are natives of Maytown. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Allen Zinn. She is the former Flor- ence Strawsbaugh, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strawsbaugh. Zinn, a farmer for 29 years, is employed by Greider Leg- horn Farms. His wife is a professional tailor. The couple are avid gard- eners and are members of St. John’s Lutheran church, May- town. Florin Fire Co. Selects Officers Carl N. Coen, has been el- ected as president of the Florin Fire Co., for 1970. He was named Tuesday night, Dec. 9, at a company Other officers elected, and to be installed Jan. 13, in- clude, Brady Hess, vice pres- ident; Charles Eshleman, secretary; J. Rodney Ney, treasurer, John Geltmacher, fin. secretary; Charles Eshle- man, chaplain; J. Rodney Ney, trustee for 3 years. Also, John Lutz, fire chief; John Geltmacher, asst. chief; William Kirkpatrick, 2nd asst chief; Barry Leber, hose- man; J. Rodney Ney, chief engineer, and Carl N. Coen, Capt. of Police. ‘Of This and That’ Christmas cards have be- gun to arrive; fruit cakes are a-baking in the oven, sending a spicy aroma through the house; gaily wrapped packages are beginning to ap- pear; carols are sounding their happy notes from radio and tv; colored lights and oth- er Christmas decorations are everywhere; churches are an- nouncing their Christmas pro- grams to honor the annivers- ary of the birth of the Christ Child. The long-awaited Day is almost at hand! * * Ww The weatherman, to prove that he knows what season it is, brought a beautiful snow- fall here on Sunday, Which made every home on every street look like a Christmas card! The soft white snow clung to every limb and branch, every needle of the ever- greens, until the whole town seemed a fairyland! For the children in Mount Joy, it was a perfect snow for rolling snowballs and for making snowmen. We saw THIS ISSUE -- (Two Sections) 24 PAGES by the editor's wife “Frostys” all over town! One of the largest we have ever seen was at the P. L. Brack- bill. home, 512 Donegal Springs Road. He was a “giant,” probably eight feet tall, nicely proportioned, with a perky blue plastic bucket for a hat! At the William Dommel home on South Market street was a big white rabbit, nicely sculptured, sitting on his haunches, overlooking the neighborhood, with his big ears jauntily tilted to catch any compliments that might be coming his way! At other places in town we saw “families” of snow peo- ple—a father, mother and child—forts, huge snowballs and other evidences that the small fry of the community had been having a wonderful time ! * * * An interesting little human interest story of an incident on Main Street Monday mor- ning: The truck of Paul Witman, R. D. 2, was parked across from the Bulletin. In the back was a huge, beautiful Saint Bernard dog, who had “come along for the ride’! He was standing there pa- tiently, . looking all around, (Turn to page 4) - Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper — Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy ww MOUNT JOY, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1969 << £ ‘ ody TEN CENTS ToEachHisOwnPay Tax Session on Dec. 29 The universe pays ‘every man in his own coin. If you smile, it smiles upon you in return; if you frown, you will be frowned upon; if you sing, you will be invited to gay company; if you think, you will be entertained by think- ers; if you love the world and earnestly seek for the good therein, you will be surrounded by loving friends and nature will pour into your lap the treasures of the earth. —N. W. Zimmerman Christmas Mail Getting Heavy These are the days of heavy mail! Christmas is coming and the U. S. Mail service would know it even if it had no calendar. For this week the postal employees are feeling the in- creased pressure of the snow- balling volume. At the Mount Joy office on Monday, more than 19,000 pieces were canceled as mail- ers dumped huge bundles of Christmas cards into the mail —freshly addressed Sunday while housebound by the snow. storm. That figure, alone, tops the peak of 1967 by almost 1000 pieces. And, the post office is anti- cipating that the high volume will continue throughout this week. How heavy the mail be- comes on any one day prior to Christmas depends some- what upon what day of the week Christmas falls. The Thursday date this year is expected to spread the load somewhat because most mail- ers will, hopefully, have all their cards in the mail be- fore this weekend. Last year, the peak day of the mailing season in Mount Joy was on December 16th, when 24,143 pieces were buz- zed through the canceling machine. Legion to Hold Kiddies Party The Mount Joy American Legion will hold its annual Children’s Christmas party at the W. I. Beahm junior high school on Saturday, Dec. 20, beginning at 10 a.m. Lee Ellis, chairman this week said that a new. and different program will be presented this year, featuring live entertainment. Santa will visit the pro- grom and will have treats for youngsters 12 years and und- er. The party is open for boys and girls of the Mount Joy and Landisville areas. Mount Joy's Borough Coun- cil will hold a special meet- ing on Monday evening, Dec. 29, to levy officially a $10.00 occupation tax upon everyone who works in the borough. According to a legal notice published this week in this issue of the Bulletin, council will levy the new tax “to avoid the necessity of addi- tional taxes on real estate.” Establishment of the occu- pation tax was done to raise an anticipated $15,000, which falls $5,000 short of the $20,- 000 which the 1970 budget is increased above the 1969 figure. To raise the additional $5,- 000, council could increase real estate taxes one mill, seek some other new tax or plan for deficit financing. Official notice worded ‘to avoid necessity of additional taxes on real estate” appears to represent a commitment to operate on a planned defic- it. DHS Christmas Concert Dec. 18 To set the pace for the Christmas holidays the Don- egal’ high school chorus is once again tuning its voices and “making sweet music” under the direction of Mrs. Ruth Grim. This year’s Christmas con- cert, which will be held on December 18, at 8 p. m. in the high school auditorium, is entitled “Sing We Now of Christmas.” The production, arranged by Harry Simeone, is a collection of old familiar Christmas tunes, plus new songs, all tied together by the familiar story of the Birth of Christ. The Chorus will be accom- panied by Robert Brinser and Mary Jane Eshelman on the piano, and by a select group from the D.H.S. Band, under direction of Glen Lieb, Also featured are solos by Susan Nissley and Dean Shope. The Jr. high school chorus and D.H.S. band also perform. Members have been prac- ticing after school and dur- ing the evenings in order to give the public an outstand- ing concert. NEW ARRIVALS A son, Scott Stevan, was born Nov. 29 in Columbia Hospital for Women in Wash- ington, D. C. to Mr. and Mrs. James C. Phillips of Forest- villee. Md. Mr. and - Mrs. James Phillips of Mount Joy are the paternal grandparents In addition to the new oc- cupation tax, the borough will need the amounts real- ized by its 1969 real estate tax, its wage tax and its head taxes. Complete details as to the collection of the new tax have not beer arranged. Questions of when and how payments will be made, who is included, who is excluded, penalties, commissions and other details are yet to be de- termined. New Library At Landisville The Hempfield Jaycees saw a long-time dream come true Monday Dec. 15, when the new Landisville Library Center opened. The Hempfield Jaycees; who are sponsoring the lib- rary, have renovated two rooms in the Zion Lutheran church building at 118 Coo- per Avenue. One room will be set aside for adult books, while the other will be for children’s books. This will be Landisville’s first library, other than the visiting mobile unit from the Lancaster County library. The Landisville library cen- ter will work in cooperation with the Lancaster library so that any desired books can be brought out the following day after the request. Women from the Hempfield Jaycee-ettes and the Hemp- field Women’s Club will act as librarians and attendants. The library will be open afternoons from 3 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday; on Monday, Wednesday, and Fri- day evenings from 7 to 9 p. m. and on Saturday from 9 am. to 12. A story hour will be con- ddcted by Landisville Cadet Troop No. 75, every Satur- day morning at 10 o’clock. Messiah Home Kiddies on Tour Boys and girls of the Mes- siah home — 16 in all — were treated to a splendid shopping spree Saturday by the Mount Joy Jaycees. The annual event which is regarded by the youngsters as one of the red letter days of the calendar not only in- cludes the shopping trip but a yule party at the fire house, at which members of the Joycee-ettes help the child- ren with the wrapping of packages and organize enter- tainment. Each of the children was given a $10 bill for his very own Christmas shopping needs. Will Judge Christmas Lights This Week Mount Joy’s first Christmas light- in many years will be judged on Thursday & Friday nights ing contest of this week! ~~ Judges will begin their work on Thursday evening and, if necessary, finish on Friday. Without the necessity of making entries, lighting displays throughout the community will be judged auto- matically in the following categories: 1.—Door displays 2—Rooftop displays 3.—Church & business displays play: 4 —Entire property displays In addition, there will be a grand prize for the most outstanding dis- Winners in the first four categories in the most will plaque. The will receive $10 and $5 each for first and second places and the top winner outstanding cempetition receive $10 plus a handsome contest is sponsored jointly by the Mount Joy Jaycees and the Mount Joy Bulletin. cees. Judging will be done by the Jay-
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