By R.A. R.
Many weeks ago, Mount
Joy's then Assistant Postmas-
ter Joseph Shaeffer ordered
70,000 Christmas stamps for
the 1970 Christmas mailing
season.
He set the number 20,000
above the 1969 order, wond-
ering if he was maybe order-
ing a mite too many.
The last of the 70,000 were
sold across the counter Thurs-
day morning Dec. 17.
In view of the tragic acci-
dent recently on the Old
Harrisburg pike near Rheems,
it is worthy of note that the
state highway this past week
painted yellow and white
lines on the blacktop surface
which was laid last summer.
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The new markings add a
great deal to the safety of
travel on the highway—both
motorists and pedestrians.
The stretch of highway was
reworked during the summer
and the oldest stretch of con-
crete paving in the county
was given a macadam surfac-
ing.
The work was done along
a 3.6 mile stretch between
the underpass, west of the
borough, to the intersection
with Route 230 east of Eliza-
bethtown.
Last week we carried a
story about how a Mount Joy
boy is stationed in Washing-
ton with the U. S. Marines
for the very special and im-
portant mission of guarding
the helicopter used by Presi-
dent Nixon.
The Marine—Tom Pennell
—droppad in at the Bulletin
office later last week (to per-
sonally thank us for mention-
ing his mame in his home-
town paper — “My buddies
down there just won't be-
lieve this”) and we had a
wonderful chat with him
about his job.
Among other things which
fascinated us was his telling
how his orders say that NO
ONE — absolutely NO ONE
—who is not specifically au-
thorized, boards the plane,
even when it is in the hang- |
er. And, he grinned brightly
as he related how once he
had to pat his revolver at his
belt to convince one person
that “no boarding.. meant
exactly that.
One of the upshots of the
story in the Bulletin last
week is a small but valued
souvenir on the publisher’s
desk which bears the seal of
the President of the United
states. It is a book of matches
off “Marine One” on which
also is printed a picture of
the whirley bird..
If you see on TV the Pres-
ident boarding or leaving the
big bird and there is a U.S.
Marine in full dress uniform
standing nearby at stiff salute
it just very well might be
Tom. It was once, anyhow.
Dutch children believe that
Santa rides a white horse,
their wooden shoes
for the
and fill
with a hay snack
horse!
VOL. 70. NO. 30
Lunch Assistance
Offered Families
Of Those in Need
Complying with require-
ments of the Federal Lunch
Program, Donegal school dis-
trict has issued letters to par-
ents of all school children in-
forming them of the availa-
bility of free and “reduced
cost” noon meals.
The benefits are for those
persons whose incomes are
judged to be low as compared
with the number of children
in the family involved.
Charges for student meals
are: 35 cents in elementary
schools and 40 cents in secon-
dary.
The letter, dated Dec. 16,
says; that since “some families
may find it difficult to pay
the full pirce ... we will
provide these lunches free
or at a reduced price (not
more than 20 cents to those
children whose families can-
not afford to pay the full
price.”
Applications for lunch as-
sistance are included with the
letter. Consideration of unus-
sual circumstances will be ev-
aluated, the message indicates
—prolonged illnesses, unex-
pected expenses etc.
A revised criteria based on
family income was released
by the school today. The to-
tal amount of family income
and the number of people in
the family which will be used
as a guide for evaluation is
as follows:
Total family Total family
size income
one $2,000
two $2,550
three $3,250
four $4,000
five $4,750
six $5,500
seven $6,250
All applications, the letter
points out, will be handled
privately and information
will be kept strictly confiden-
tial. Children who receive
free or reduced price lunches
will be treated in the same
manner as those who pay full
prices.
Father Christmas, as Santa
Claus is known in the British
Empire, wears his heavy
woolen suit even in Australia
—where December 25 comes
in the middle of summer,
when the temperatures may
be in the 90’s.
THE BULLETIN'S
Cheer Club
Listed below is the name of
a shut-in, an elderly person,
or some other member of our
community to whom a card or
a message of any kind would
mean much. Your thoughtful-
ness will be deeply appreciat-
ed by them and their famil-
ies.
MRS. GEORGE KERCHER
Hassler Convalescent Home
500 S. Philadelphia Street
Shillington, Penna.
Mrs. Kercher, 93, is the
widow of the Rev. George
Kercher, who came to Mount
Joy as pastor of Trinity Lu-
theran church in 1917 and
served here many years. He
died in 1937. They celebrated
their 25th wedding anniver-
sary in Mount Joy.
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MOUNT JOY, PENNA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1970
— — —
TEN CENTS
Maurice Bailey Fire
Will Retire
Maurce N. Bailey, for 48
years an employee of Grey
Iron Casting company , was
honored Wednesday evening,
Dec. 16, on the eve of his re-
tirement.
At the company’s Christ-
mas party, held at the Mount
Joy American Legion, Bailey
was presented with a gold
wrist watch by Donald M.
Smith, president of the com-
pany.
Fittingly inscribed, the
watch =~ was engraved, ‘48
Years of Faithful service —
Maurice N. Bailey - Grey Iron
Casting company - 1923-1971.
Bailey, who lives at 47
Donegal Springs Road, began
work at the local fiirm Jan.
1, 1923, and his retirement
became effective Dec. 31, ’70.
During his employment, he
has been a bookkeeper, cost
accountant and purchasing
agent.
Bailey said last week that
he and Mrs. Bailey hope to
take an extended trip to the
west coast next summer.
The Suez Canal has no
locks because the level of
the Mediterranean does not
differ significantly from that
of the Red Sea. The water-
way runs 103 miles through
desert and marshland.
List Post Office
Service Dec. 26
Postmaster Joseph Shaeffer
announced the schedule of
post office services for Satur-
day, Dec. 26—the day after
Christmas.
There will be
rural deliveries made, but
regular Saturday hours will
be observed for the post of-
ice. The lobby will be open
from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. and
there will be the usual win-
dow service from 8 a.m. to 12
noon. i
On Friday, Dec. 25, the en-
tire office will be closed, so
that all personnel may enjoy:
Christmas with their families.
no city or
Friendship Fire company,
at this point, has $31,01086
to pay toward the purchase
at this point, has $31,010.86
truck, which is scheduled to
be delivered to Mount Joy in
the Spring.
The total was announced
by Dennis F. Fackler, financ-
al secretary of the company,
who pointed out that $16,379-
.14 is the balance needed to
meet the obligation.
What the company has to
apply on the purchase came
from local citizens, industries
civic groups and from the
proiits of internal projects of
the company, Fackler said.
A sizable amount was rais-
ed from farmers and from
citizens living outside the
borough, he added.
For those
which have come to the pum-
per fund, the Board of Offic-
ers of the company, the
Board of Chiefs, and mem-
bers of the firemen’s organi-
zation are truly grateful.
The project is to replace a
30-year-old piece of equip-
ment with a new and up-to-
date pumper designed special-
ly for the Mount Joy commu-
nity, as seen by the firemen.
Fackler said that firemen,
as they learn of the bor-
ough’s budget for 1971 glans,
are disturbed by the fact that
there is no alloeation toward
the cost of the pumper.
As passed on first reading
at its December meeting, Bor-
ough council allocated $6,000
as ‘contributions to volunteer
fire companies” for the year
1971.
The two companies—Florin
and Friendship—received an
contributions’
Company Finances
estimated $8,000 in contribu-
tions in '70.
As prepared and adopted
earlier this month (Decem-
ber 7th), the total budget
for fire protection purpos-
es was set at $9.330.00,
a figure which includes all
items — insurance, mainten-
ance of fire houses, materials.
dispatcher salaries, a new fire
hydrant, ete.
Fackler, in a prepared
statement, said that the fire
company feels th “fire protec-
tion is not the place to cut
funds to help with budget
difficulties.”
Colonel Gephart
Decorated Again
Army Colonel John W.
Gephart, son of Noah H. Gep-
hart, 813 West Main street,
Mount Joy, recently received
his third award of the Legion
of Merit during ceremonies
near Saigon, Vietnam.
Col. Gephart received the
award for meritorious service
while serving as Chief of
Staff for Headquarters, U. S.
Army Command.
During the same ceremony,
he also was presented the Air
Medal.
Col. Gephart entered
Army in 1941.
The Officer, a 1941 gradu-
ate of Elizabethtown H. S. re-
ceived a Master of Science
egree in Business Adminis-
tration in 1967 from George
Washington University, D. C.
His wife, Kathryn, lives at
7025 Bradley Circle, Annan-
dale, Va.
the
NO BULLETIN
In keeping with
NEXT WEEK
a practice of many
years, this newspaper will not be published
the week of the Christmas holidays.
Next publication will be Wednesday,
January 6, 1971.
The Publisher