By R.A.R. It is the general feeling that government does as it pleases and that the “little people” have no voice and are given little consideration. ® oe o Yet, Monday night at Eli- zabethtown, the state high- way department revealed that it does hear the groans and complaints of the public and. that it is willing to take the wants and wishes of the people into consideration. ® 0 o Months ago, when it was Jearned that there was a pos- sibility that Mount Joy and Elizabethtown might be left on Legislative Road 129 after being astride State Road 230 for many years, people com- plained. ® oO o Those complaints were heard in Harrisburg and al- though it delayed making de- cisions for a long period of time, the wishes of the peo- rle involved were given top consideration. ® © o Thus Mount Joy, Elizabeth- town and Highspire are hap- py and a short, new highway which has been a confusion to strangers has been length- ened into Road 283 and giv- en more meaning to the mo- torists. ® 6 © Mount Joy was represent- ed at the Monday night meet- ing in Elizabethtown by Chamber of Commerce Presi- dent James Roberts, Borough Councilman Al Kleiner and Bulletin Publisher, Richard Rainbolt, = BULLETIN Mount Joy's ONLY VOL. 7. NO, 13 Newspaper — MOUNT JOY, PENNA. Local Jaycees Plan Orientation Jeff Brown nas announced that the Mount Joy Jaycees will hold an orientation for prospective new members at the Mount Joy Restaurant on Saturday, Aug 29, at 8:30 a. m. ; Pennsylvania Jaycees Di- rector Bill Fake will speak (Turn to page 8) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1970 Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy TEN CENTS Halloween Parade Date Set Mount Joy’s 25th annual Halloween parade will be held on Saturday night, Oct. 31! Fittingly, the parade this year will beexactly on Hal: loween night. Announcement that the pa- rade will be held this year, was made last week at the regular meeting of the Mt, Joy Lions club, which every year sponsors the big ‘witch walk.” Samuel Harnish, president, announced that the club has cancelled plans for the play, “Call Me Madam,” which was Route 230 Number Remains Unchanged Mount Joy’s identity with Road 230 has been saved! At a public hearing Mon- day night at Elizabethtown, the state revealed that it pro- poses to retain Road 230 as it is now — through Mt. Joy, Elizabethtown and the Mid- dletown-Highspire area. This was good news to the ‘Chamber of Commerce, busi- nessmen and residents of the communities involved. Several months ago it had been indicated that the orig- inal plan of the highway de- partment was to assign the number 230 to the express- way and to let the present 230 become a legislative road. A howl of anquish immedi- ately went up as people all along the highway felt that they and their communities would lose a long-standing identity. However, at the Monday ‘Of This and That’ “Mickey Rooney” is almost a household word! The impish little actor who gained fame with the Andy Hardy series many years ago, the movie ‘National Velvet” and many others, has ‘been around” in the entertainment world for a long time, We saw him this past week end at the Valley Forge Mu- sic Fair theatre in the music- al, “George M”. He had the title role, and he did it jus- tice, with his natural viva- city, his constant “ad libbing” and his inimitable clowning. The personality of the great George M. Cohan, actor, di- rector. composer and produc- er, came across the footlights in fine style. It didn’t seem that the “lit- tle boy” Mickey Rooney should have. long, gray hair that was balding on top, though. We half-expected to see him as we remembered him best — a Huckleberry Finn, or playing in a musical with Judy Garland. But no! Mickey is 58 years old, and he looks it! But all the charm and winsomeness are still there, even so! He was constantly saying things to the audience that were by no means in the script — and the pepole loved it! He was in and out of his characteriz- ation of the great composer so quickly that one wasn’t sure which he was—Mickey Rooney or George M. Cohan! Then, on the grassy lawn back of the theatre, after the matinee was over, he was still warm and vibrant. He autographed program books gladly, and when a woman with muscular dystrophy was half-carried over to meet him, he chatted at length with her, and finished by giv- ing her a kiss! The look on the woman's face was beauti- ful to seel y : One of the most impressive by the editor's wife moments in the musical. to us, was when the orchestra Grand Old Flag,” and the cast came bouncing onto the stage, singing at the top of their voices and carrying large, beautiful, silk Ameri- can flags. There was a quick and spontaneous outbreak of ap- plause that lasted for a min- ute or more. It seemed al- most to raise the roof of the gaily-striped tent where the show was being held. It did our hearts good to hear it! Who says that patri- otism and love of country are not still very much alive, when a sophisticated Phila- delphia audience of some 3,- 000 people will react in that way? » ® » We get a “progress report” rather regularly from the couple in Southern Indiana who are restoring a small brick farmhouse in keeping with its age of more than 130 years. “Our most beautiful piece, to date,” the woman told us this week, ‘is, of all things, my grandmother’s butter churn- We have sand- ed it down to the bare wood, shellacked it and polished the brass bands until they shine like gold. We discovered that it is made of sassafrass wood. rather than cedar, of which churns were usually made. It is very decorative—but I'd like to make it useful, as well, by churning at least one batch of good, sweet butter in it, just for old times’ sake!” Among items in one of the rooms at present is a slat- back, rush-seated rocker, a pine blanket chest and an old oak table. Others being read- ied to go in are a pie safe with tin doors, and a primi- tive walnut table built by the hired man for the wom- (Turn to page 5) night eeting, held at the Elizabethtown branch office of the Commonwealth bank, the highway department un- veiled a new plan, It proposes to continue to call the old road 230 and to name the new expressway State Road 283. Richard Hackman. district engineer presented the pro- posal and said that ‘‘unless there are objections. this is virtually a final decision.” There were no objections from any of the nearly twen- ty people in attendance. In fact, everyone was delighted with the solution of the prob- lem and a unanimous feeling of satisfaction was expressed. Hackman said that the identification of Road 230 will begin on the east end at the new interchange at Big Chiques creek and continue westward through the com- munities involved and on through Harrisburg to a spot north of the Farm Show building. It is anticipated, Hackman said, that later it will be tied in with Interstate Road 81. Road 283 will begin at the new Penn Harris interchange east of Harrisburg. As Inter- state 283, it will extend a lit- tle more than two miles to the Pennsylvania Turnpike entrance and thea become Pennsylvania State Road 283 and continue over the four lanes eastward to Road 30, near the Alcoa plant in Lan- caster. Hackman said that erection of signs on the eastern sec- tion of the bypass will begin in the not too distant future, looking to full use of the new expressway from Big Chiques Creek westward to the Elizabethtown - Hershey road, possible in November or December of this year. The remainder of the four- lane highway is under con- struction and it appears like- ly that it will be finished in about two more years. For several months it had been considered that it might be possible to make the new. bypass an Interstate route. But, it finally was determined ‘that some of the old sections of the highway (from Big Chiques creek eastward) do not meet specifications. Four Earn Masters Degree Four Donegal district teach- ers—three residents of Mount Joy—will receive masters de- grees Friday morning, Aug. 28, at Millersville State Col- lege summer commencement, One hundred and twenty four Lancaster county stu- dents are among the 289 to be awarded degrees. Exercises will be held at Brooks Field at 10 a.m. The speakers will be Dr. W. Mich- ael Blufenthal, president of Bendix International. Those to receive master’s degrees include: Gene Newcomer, 115 South Market street, guidance direc- tor for Donegal elementary schools. who will be graduat- ed in guidance and counsel- ing; Mrs. Winifred Geyer, 27 West Donegal street, teacher at Seiler elementary school, who will be graduated in el- ementary education; Mrs Crystal Fackler, Mount Joy R2, teacher at Grand- view elementary school, on leave, who will be graduated in elementary education. Mrs Nancy Paden, 1312 Clayton Rd., Lancaster, guid- ance director in the Beahm junior high school, who will be graduated in guidance and counseling, Among the 188 seniors to be granted bachelor’s degrees is Robert Fulks, Jr., Mount Joy R2. School Bells Will Ring School bells will ring on Sept. 9 for some 12,825 pupils in the Donegal, Manheim Central and Hemp- field school districts! An in-service day for teachers will be held previous day, on Sept, 8. the This is an increase of 235 pupils over the number which began classes in September, 1969 with 25 more teachers. This week in the Mount Joy Bulletin and the Red Rose Valley Farm & Home News there is a double spread saluting the pupils and teachers. sponsored by business firms in the area. Rules are also given for the success of pupils dur- ing the coming academic year. We suggest that parents and pupils alike condiser the two pages carefully, with the merchants’ many suggestions for getting off to a good start in this back- to-school season! to have been held this fall. Program for the meeting included musica] selections by James Reisch, formerly of Mount Joy. The first meeting in Aug-. ust was held, at Ben Staley’s cottage at Long Level in the form of a clam bake, Play Annual Jaycee Golf Tournament The 17th Annual Jaycee Golf Tournament was held at Cool Creek Country Club on Sunday, Aug. 23, with 62 en- tries. eavy rains fell] in the morning just before tee time so the course. played in very slow condition. Prizes were awarded to the 15 lowest scores with handi- caps. The Jaycee trophies were won by Jerry Hostetter, low gross, 77 and Clayton Bell, low handicap 79-12—67. Closest to the flaf awards were won by - 2nd hole, Dale Arnold; 5th hole, Jerry Al- len; 11th hole, Robert Hurst, 14th hole, Elias Lindemuth, 15th hole, Joe Hostetter, Summary of Scores: C.Bell........... 79-12—6%7 C. Ebersole ...... 87-19—63 I. Hostetter ..... 84-16—69 S. Gingrich ...... 85-16—69 S. Keller ........., 74-4-70 G. Hostetter ....... 77-17-70 A Neiss'....... 0s 99-29-70 A. Mayer ........ 88-17—71 J. Mummau 88-17—71 D. Drenner ..... 91-20—71 J. Geib ........ 87-15—T72 B. Wells ........ 86-14—7T2 J. Gingrich ...... 97-15—72 E. Lindemuth .... 83-10—73 W. Snyder ...... 90-17—73 L Enis ......... 85-11—74 3. Funk ....... 94-20—74 J. Detz-.......... 82-8—74 D. Arhord ...... 94-19—75 L. Zwally ........ 83-8—175 J. Good ......~. 101-26—75 R. F. Hallgren ... 94-19—75 R. Keener ....:. 98-23—75 G. Newcomer .... 93-18—75 J. Hostetter ...... 82-6—76 R. Hurst ,....... 87-11—76 J. Allen .5.......; 82-6—T76 R. Eshelman 93-17—76 E Koster ........ 98-22—76 A. Beamenderfer . 99-22—77 EE. Crawl -....... 107-30—T77 P Sload ...2:.... 85-8—77 R. Packer ........ 84-6—78 G. Sheetz -... ...... 94-16—78 W. Pennell ...... 92-14—78 J Binkle ........ 85-7—78 C. R. Haljgren 91-13—78 J: Charles. ..... 100-22—78 G. Page ........ 102-23—179 C. Brondit ...... 99-20—79 J. Johnson ...... 95-15—80 R.Flick...:..... 88-8—80 M. ‘Pricio ....... 104-24—80 R. Berkley ...... 91-11—80 G. Hetrick -..... 100-20—80 R.Divet -........ 113-33—80 B. Quickel ...... 112-32—80 C. Lucabaugh 104-24—80 J. Dolan ....... 101-21—80 P. McKain ........ 98-17—81 H. Zimmerman .." 117-36—81 C.. Witmer ...... 94-12—82 BR. Condon ...... 100-12—82 G. Greiner ;...... 95-13—82 J. Breneman .. 98-16—82 C. Gerberich .... 103-21—82 G. Homan. ..... 106-24—82 C.H Stites... .-.. 97-12—85 W. Kretzing .... 121-36—85 L..Lehigh ...... 110-23—87 B. Grissinger .... 115-26—89 BPFunk........, 108-x—108 He who lives at high ten- sion usually blows a fuse,
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