By R.A. R.
A recent study indicates
that the Donegal Heights
area, immediately south of
the borough, has had a seven
percent per year growth
since 1966.
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In that year, there were
263 peoplé living in the
area. A brand new survey
indicates there are now 336.
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And, the problems of such
growth are becoming appar-
ent. But, some of them are
increasing in importance.”
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And, that’s not all. The
new study estimates
that by 1990—just 20 years
away—there will be 826.
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Which brings up the ques-
tion, “What will be the pop-
ulation of Mt. Joy be when
the 1970 census is tabulated?
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It will be a while before
the figures are available.
But, in the meantime, you
could involve your friends
and neighbors in a guessing
game which might prove to
be very interesting by the
time the census people total
their figures and make them
known.
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Signs of the times? We
saw something Tuesday we
hadn't seen for maybe fifty
years. -Honest, it's been that
long.
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We were at Donegal high
school walking down the
hallway to the principal’s
office when we met a school
girl who was wearing an
ankle length skirt.
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Maxie coats yes.
skirt was Bhe first.
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Exeept for the fact that it
was a pretty blue color, it
might have been on a woman
just after World War I—say,
in 1920. In those days, the
ski® would have been black
in winter and white in sum-
mre, of course.
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Now, the older ones of
you can argue about when it
was that the hem lines went
up and back down and back
up etc etc.
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We have no doubt but that
the Donegal school girl felt
that she was wearing a new
style. But—she wasn’t.
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And, speaking of school
girls — A group of W. I.
Beahm junior high school
girls won first place last
weekend at Elizabethtown
in the annual Lancaster
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But the
‘for whom they work.
~-life” who is ‘“active-
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VOL. 69. NO. 33
MOUNT JOY, PA.,, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1970
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TEN CENTS
To Name DSA Winiier Saturday
Saturday night the annual
mystery will be revealed!
At the 1970 Jaycee ban-
quet, to be held at the Am-
erican Legion, the winner of
the Distinguished Service
Award will be announced.
In one of the best guarded
secrets in the community, the
young man who is to receive
the award is picked several
days in advance. But, only
the judges know his identity.
Announcement is the high-
light of the D.S.A. banquet,
which will
clock.
The '70 award will be the
13th time some young man
between the ages of 21 and
35 in the local area has been
singled out to be honored
for his service to the commu-
nity during the year pre-
vious.
Winners of other years in-
clude:
1958 — Glenn Y. Forney
1959 — George Albert
1960 — Warren Foley
begin at 6:30 o’-
Foley Picked
The Mount Joy Jaycees
held their fifth annual Boss-
es Night banquet on Monday
January 19 at the Watering
Trough to entertain the men
The
banquet was part of the Na-
tional Jaycee Week observ-
‘ance.
Named to receive the ’'70
award as “Boss of the Year”
was Warren Foley, vice-pres-
ident of Auto Litho division
of Auto Kraft company of
York.
He was nominated for the
honor in an essay written by
one of his employees, Ron-
ald Wagner, a member of
the Jaycees and a pressman
at the big Auto Litho plant.
Wagner’s nominating let-
ter called Foley ‘‘an above-
average man in all phases of
in his
church and community.”
Wagner cited “improve-
ments and benefits” brought
by Foley to the company,
admired Foley's )willingness
to listen to the view of his
employes.
Bob Eshleman, chairman
for the Jaycee event present-
ed the award and plaque.
On Dean's List
Denise Eshelman, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Eshelman, Donegal Springs
road, has been named to the
dean’s list in recognition of
high academic standing at
East Stroudsburg State Col-
lege during the first semest-
er of the present school year.
A freshman, she is major-
ing in physical education.
Denise was graduated from
Donegal high school in June
of 1969.
‘Of This and That’
There's skating activity
again on the pond at the
eastern edge of Mount Joy!
This week we saw several
youngsters out there, scrap-
ing the snow off the ice and
investigating the surface be-
neath. It must have been ac-
ceptable, for they began
skating around and enjoying
themselves very much.
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A few wild ducks were
watching from a respectful
distance They seemed to
know that it is a ‘people
pond” now — not a “duck
pond” any longer!
THIS ISSUE --
(Two Sections)
20 PAGES
by the editor's wife
We were in an audience
this week that was singing
the beloved “My Country
"Tis of Thee”. We were sing-
ing lustly, not needing to
look at the songbook, for we
learned all four verses ‘by
heart” as a schoolgirl.
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It occurred to us to look
around to see if any others
were singing the familiar
song ‘‘from memory’. A few
were—people about our age.
But all of the others were
singing “from the book",
their eyes fastened on the
pages. ,
We wonder if children
have to memorize songs and
poems any more. If not, it
is sad, for our lives have
been so greatly enrshed by
the many songs and poems
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‘Armstrong plant
‘Boss of Year’
Thirty Jaycees and their
bosses were on hand for the
“Boss of the Year” event,
which included a talk by
Robert Clark, executive di-
rector of the Penisylvania
Jaycees.
The award last year went
to Sam Harnish, principal of
the W. I. Beahm junior high
school.
Library Meeting
The Mount Joy Library
Center, Inc. will hold its
annual reorganizational meet-
ing Monday, Jan., at 8 p.m.
The public is invited to
this meeting which is, held
on the second floor of the
Library Center.
On exhibit, for the month
of January, are the sketches
of “Der Wunnerfitz’ '— Jim
Kinter of the Intelligencer
Journal. The sketches are on
the bulletin board at the
librarian’s desk.
1961 — John E. Wolgemuth
1962 — John Myers
1963 =— Dr. Newton Kendig
1964 — Frank Eichler
1965_ — Henry Zerphey
1966 — Gary Maxwell
1967 — Don Straub
1968 — Robert Kline
1969 — James Gingrich
The dinner meeting is the
climax of the week-long ob-
servance of the national
“Jaycee Week,”
Program for Saturday
night will be provided by
“The Saxons.”
Made Elementary
Guidance Counselor
Gene H. Newcomer, 115 S.
Market street, has been nam-
ed guidance counselor for
the elementary grades of the
Donegal School District, ac-
cording to an announcement
made by R. F. Hallgren, su-
pervising principal. He took
over his new duties on Tues-
day, Jan. 20.
Newcomer, who has been
teaching fifth grade at the
Marietta elementary school
for the past four and one-
half years, is a graduate of
Millersville State College.
He is working toward a
master’s degree in guidance
at Millersville. He also has
taught in the summer read-
ing program for the past
three years, and is president-
elect of the Donegal Educa-
tion Association.
His new duties will in-
clude setting up a program
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Masons Elect
Lodge Master
Gene J. Grubb of 961 Cor-
vair Road, Lancaster, has
been elected Worshipful Mas-
ter of Casiphia Lodge #551,
Free and Accepted Masons,
for the current Masonic year.
He is a teacher in Hempficld
School District, and succeeds
Paul Gable of Landisville.
Also elected were: Russell
J. Cooper, Landisville, Sen
ior Warden; Woodrow W.
Fitzkee, Mount Joy, Junior
Warden; William D. Batzel.
Mount Joy, treasurer; and
Rollin C. Steinmetz, Man-
heim R2, secretary. Named
trustees were Maurice N.
Bailey, C. Bernerd Grissing-
er and Harold L. Myers, ail
past masters. Paul Gable was
elected Representative in
the Grand Lodge.
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Grubb announced the {ol-
lowing appointive officers:
Clark G. Berrier, Chaplain:
Edward G. Myers, Senior
Deacon; W. Scott Stoner,
Junior Deacon; R. Bruce
Bernhart, Senior Master of
Ceremonies ; Marlin Thomp-
son, Junior Master of Cere-
monies; Charles Drace, Pur
suivant; Ralph Leed, Tyler:
Melvin K. Weaver and EI-
mer K. Wittle, Stewards:
John E. Zeller, Lloyd R.
Malehorn and Thomas W.
O'Connor, Committee on
Grievance; Harold L. Myers,
Christian S. Greider and
Richard L. Peifer, Commit:
tee on Charity; Maurice N.
Bailey, William D. Batzel
and Frederick H. Koser.
Committee on Masonic Cul-
ture; Paul Gable, Rollin C.
Steinmetz and William D.
Batzel, Committee on Instruc-
tion. All committee appoin-
tees are past masters of the
lodge.
Armstrong to Open Soon
Little more than just two
years ago a sprawling com- EE
plex of drab, empty build-
ings stood cold and dreary
along the north bank of the |
the §
Susquehanna river at
edge of Marietta.
Recently vacated by the
Air Force, they stood bleak §
and dreary,.a sober reminder ji
to the community of what
can happen when a govern-
ment installation
for any reason,to close shop.
Today, approximately haif
of those cavernous former
warehouses are home for
the Armstrong Carpet plant,”
which about 425
people.
That is a tremendous eco-
nomic gain to the area and
use of the area represents a
tremendous betterment for
evervone concerned.
Only The Beginning
But—that is only the be-
ginning of what is happen-
ing at the former depot.
Today, on the western-
most 80 of the former 249
acre tract, something thrill-
ing is happening.
A swarm of workmen —
more than 500 at the peak—
are installing machinery and
facilities to manufacture
mineral ceiling panels.
Within a few weeks anoth-
er swarm of people — more
than 300 — will be produc-
ing an Armstrong product
which already has had an
overwhelming acceptance
and which has defied another
in Florida
employs
to satisfy.
decides, |
Donegal
Springs Road, Mount Joy RI,
Donaid H. Betty,
is piant manager of Arm-
strong Cork’s new Marietta
Ceiling plant, which is un-
der construction and which
will have its shakedown
run sometime in March, fol-
lowed by production in Ap-
ril.
Donald H. Betty, plant
manager, said last week that
a production force of nearly
250 peopie must now be as-
sembled, trained and orient-
ed for the big start-up oper-
ation, which is scheduled
for mid-March. Production
will be in full swing by Ap-
ril 1, he said hopefully.
But, even that is not the
complete story.
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: tory that within a relative-
It is the goal of the mana-
gement to make the plant
so productive
satisfac-
ly short time it will be ex-
| panded to become the larg-
est mineral fiber board manu-
facturing facility in the
world.
By as early as mid 1970
management expects to be
using 580 to 600 people.
When the second produc-
tion line is installed, hope-
fully during the 1970's the
total number of workers
will reach 1,000.
By almost any standard
the operalion will be big big
big. Floor space totals 930.-
000 square feet (more than
21 acres under roof), a new
8,000 square feet plant office,
six miles of railroad, two
miles of paved roadways, etc
etc,etc.
$10.000 Payroll
Payroll alone will be a-
bout $10,000 per day—or at
the rate of $21% to $3 mil-
lion per year.
Millions of dollars have
been spent to ready the ceii-
ing plant operation, but all
has been done with an eye
to quick expansion.
Betty said that salaried
people who will handle the
operation already are on the
job, gathering from ‘all ov-
er” from various other Arm-
strong facilities. It is, he
told a group of touring news-
papermen last week, a
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