TTT By R.A.R. Getting Ready — Saturday 29 stalks of Don Juan roses were planted in the big, cir- cular ‘bed in thie center of Memorial Park. They replace stalks alleged- ly killed a year ago when the park was sprayed for weeds. The beautiful red roses ar'® beginning to bloom and will be a colorful addition to the Memorial Services and the band concert on Saturday. One of the young men in the community recently was on a businss trip and decid- ed to bring home for his lit- tle daughter a friendly little kitten. Lacking any better way to transport the new pet, he put it into the trunk of his car. The kitten cried and cried and made all kinds of wild noises for several miles, then quieted down and made not another sound. When he arrived home, the father eagerly raised th': trunk lid. But—he could see no kitten. Had it possibly es- caped? No—that was impos- sible. Finally he heard a slight scratching somewhere. Final- ly he saw tLiz little creature, where it had crawled into a space between the side and the upholstering about where the back door would have been had th:> car been a four- door instead of a two door. ® © o The best he could do, he could not reach the cat, even after removing the back seat. So he began taking the insic> of the car apart. He borrow- ed a couple of needed tools and worked and worked. But, not being an auto mechanic, he was mot making a great deal of headway toward friee- ing the cat. Mostly, he was just taking pieces of the car apart. ® © © Finally is extreme despera- tion, he settled back and said, “Here kitty, Kitty kitty.” In- stantly the kittan backed out of its entrapment and was free. ® $ ® Couldnt help wondering last Thursday night what a stranger who was traveling along Route 441 past Mariet- ta might have thought. ® ® @ For the first time, the out- door lighting system at the new Riverview school was turned on full blast. ® © oo At the same tin'2 the lights on both the Donegal Mutual building and the Congrega- tional Mennonite church were’ illuminating those two beauti- ful structures. And, the lights on the baseball field at Mari- etta’s park were burning. ® © © It was a beautiful sight — impressive and one which would make the local people proud and cause strangers to open their eyes in wonder. ® oo © Ther'> will be no school in the new building this term. @® ® * Apparently, the only thing which is holding up the sew- age disposal plant in Marietta is some kind of an electrical switch which is not expected until June 15. Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper — VOL. 70. NO. 1. MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1870 Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy TEN CENTS Memorial Day Observance Arranged With a stellar lineup of events, Memorial Day Friday, May 29, 1970 7:30 p.m.—Band Concert by Bainbridge Band, Memorial Park Saturday, May 30, 1970 9:30 am.—Ribbon Cutting opening of Catacombs, Inc. 10:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.—Art show, Phillips Studio 10:30 a.m.—Memorial Services, Memorial Park 11:00 a.m. to 11 p.m.—Jaycee Festival, Friendship Fire House. 1:30 p.m.—Parachute Jump into Borough Park 2:00 p.m.—Parade 3:00 p.m.—Lions Swimming Pool Opens for '70 Season 3:00 p.m. to 7 p.m.—Lions Club Chicken Barbecue, Swim Pool Parking Lot. 5:45 p.m.—Dedication of new junior baseball field at Borough Park. 7:00 p.m.—Dance, Fire Hall. Sunday, May 31, 1970 1 2: :00 pm. to 6 p.m.—Art Show, Phillips Studio 00 p.m.—Puppet Show, Phillips Studio in Mount Joy will begin on Friday evening with a “Music in the Park” program and will continue throughout Saturday and include a puppet show on Sunday afternoon. It is a program of wide variety, styled to in- clude something of interest for almost everyone who choses to ‘ ‘stay at home” on Memorial Day. The program is sponsored by the Community Council Top billing, of course, is the big parade on Sat- urday afternoon, scheduled to step off at 2 p.m. sharp. Line of march will be from Main and Angle to Main and Park avenue. a distance of more than a mile and a half. There will be four divisions with a dozen bands and drum and bugle corps, includ- ing some new faces which are not Mount Joy. regulars in Judges will be statoned in front of the Lan- caster County Farmers National bank. (Turn to page §) S Plays Friday for County Crown It will be Donegal against Garden Spot on Friday night May 29, at Ephrata for the county bagzball champion- ship. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. The Indians wound up their season last week, winning the Section I crown. Garden Spot in a playoff with Lampeter- Strasburg, moved into the Section II championship Mon- day afternoon. The Spartans rubbed out IL=S, 3 to 0. in a playoff be- hind the shutout hurling of Ted Ansel, who is expected to take the mound against Donegal Friday after four days of rest for his good right arm. On the way to the no hit- ter, he fanned six and walk- ed only one. Ansel had one other no-hit game, taking Pequea Valley by that route earlier in the season. He stands 5 to 1 for 1970. While Ansi2l is almost a cinch to start for the New Holland team, it may be either Tom Houseal or Bruce Sutter for the Indians Friday. (Turn to page 7) 16th Commencement Set for June 2 Donegal high school’s 16th annual commencement will be held Tuesday, June 2, at D.H.S. auditorium, beginning at 8 p.m. There are 158 seniors who are candidates for diplomas, which will be distributed by J. Edw. Charles, president of the Donegal School Board. Members of the class will present their own program with Susan Hurst, Charles Waser and Patricia Longen- eckiar as principal speakers. Their theme will be “This is My Country.” Speakers will talk about America’s assets, liabilities and hopes. One of tht highlights of the evening will be the pre- sentation of special senior a- wards. The presentations will be made by Principal Donald W. Drenner. Seniors will att>nd baccal- aureate services on Sunday evening, May 31, at the Don- egal high school auditorium, beginning at 7:45 o'clock. TL2 Rev. C. Wayne Zunkel of the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethion will be the speaker. ToDedicate New Baseball Field Memorial Day in Maytown will be a full day of activi- ties of wide and varied na- ture. The eighth annual Flea Market will be staged on East High stricet beginning at 10 a.m. The Fire company will hold a chicken corn soup and chic- ken barbecue sale. St. John’s Lutheran church Youth Class will hold a carni- val. A parade will be staged, beginning at 5 p.m., followed by memorial services. R. F. Hallgren will be th speaker. A carnival will be held at the fire house, beginning at 7 p.m. Tops Goal The recent Cancer Drive in Mount Joy, conducted by the Business and Professional Wo- men’s Club, went over its goal this "year, according to Mrs. Roscoe Thom'z and Mrs. Floy Gilbert, co-chairmen. The door-to-door solicitation was $1,255.08, and the mail- in and memorial contributions raised this total to $1,877.18. The annual goal had been $1,- 450. ; BICYCLE ORDINANCE STRENGTHENED Bicycles, their registration and their operation are to be more rigidly supervised by Borough Police, Mayor Hen- ry Zerphey said this week as he looked toward new ordin- ances which govern such mat- tes. One of the chief differences between th'2 ‘‘old” bicycle or- dinance and the “new” law is that the new has provided penalties for violations. Penalties include fines of from $1 to $5 and suspension of riding privileges for up to 60 days. Mayor Z'>rphey said that beginning the end of June all bicycles must have new lic- ense plates—gold with blue letters — and registration cards. The tags and rider identification will be new each year, from now on, he added. Licenses may be purchased any Saturday during June from the police department, between th'z hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Information needed includes name and address, phone number, date of birth, serial number of bike and its color, make and wheel siz. Such regulations as pertain to lights, reflectors, riding double, on sidewalks and obeying traffic rules and reg- ulations all continue to apply to all riders. The only change is that the mayor may issue p'2rmits for newspaper delivery boys to ride their bikes on sidewalks while they are delivering newspapers or collecting the money for delivery of papers. The Mount Joy bicycle or- dinance was passed originally as a safety measure for all concerned and the new ordin- ance continues to be exactly the same, Mayor Zerpht pointed out. 75 Plus Banquet “To God Be the Glory”, is the theme for the 14th annual 75 Plus banquet, to be held June 11 at Hostetter’s Ban- quet hall. This year’s program will feature a colored slide pi‘2- sentation, prizes and a chick- en dinner to begin at 5:30 p. m. The evening is planned by thie Jaycees and Joycee-ettes for all residents of the com- munity who are 75 years old or older. Anyone who is elig- ible to attend and has not re- ceived an invitation, please call Mrs. Donald Yingst or James Gingrich. Transportation will be pro- vided for thog2 requesting it. Memorial Day. PlansatMaytown Mount Joy’s newly improv- ed junior basebail field in the Borough park is to be dizdica- ted on Saturday night, May 30, as part of Memorial Day's many activities. will Ceremonies begin at 5:45 p.m. The program calls for invo- cation by the Rev. Ralph C. Warner of the Church of God, playing of the national an- them accompanied by a select- i2d group of young musicians, the dedication of the field and the throwing out of the first baseball by Mayor Henry Zerphey and Robert Kunkle to the catchers of the two teams which will play first game, following the cere- monies. The game, appropriately, calls for the Mount Joy team to play the Florin club in the Junior Midget league (com- posed of 13 and 14 year old boys.) COIN CLUB The May meeting of the Mount Joy-Florin Coin Club will be held Thursday, May 28, at the Mount Joy Restaur- ant, beginning at 7:30 p.m. the
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