EDITORIALS --- Famous Last Words In many class rooms in the Done- gal school district, the amount of light from the electric fixtures, as recom- mended by the state, is inadequate. Inspectors have used their testing instruments and have determined that the number of foot-candles of light being thrown upon the desks, books and working surfaces is not up to present day standards. But, with that certain knowledge in mind, there is a high-powered campaign under way to erect a big, expensive, floodlight system on the Donegal high school football field. The condition in the class rooms exists every day school is in session. At best, Donegal’s field migh be used for a footfall event only five or six times each year. : What is happening is that there are a few sports fans in the commu- nity who have latched onto a $30,000 - gift which has been made recently to [f You Would Write - - Would you like to write to your state or federal representatives in Har- risburg or Washington? Here are their addresses: FEDEHAL Sen. Hugh D. Scott, Room 260, Sen- ate Office Building, Washington, D. C. 20515. Sen. Richard S. Schweiker, Room 4317, Senate Office Building, Washington D. C. 20515. Rep. Edwin D. Eshleman, 416 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, D. C 20515.. STATE Senator Richard A. Snyder, Box 21, State Senate, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120. Sen. Clarence F. Manbeck, Freder- icksburg R1, Pa. 17026. Rep. Harry H. Gring, Reinholds, Pa. 17569. Rep. Sherman L. Hill, 201 Manor Av. Millersville 17551. Rep. Jack B. Horner , 23-A S. Market ~~ St., Elizabethtown 17022. Rep. Marvin E. Miller, 501 Valley Rd. Lancaster 17601. Rep. Harvey C. Nitrauer, 125 South Street, Myerstown, Pa., 17067. Rep. John C. Pittenger, N. West End Ave. Lancaster 17603. Or, Call the Mayor - MAYOR Henry R. Zerphey Call 653-2289 the school district and they are deter- mined to use the money to set up a lighted field. Expenditure of $30,000 of school funds for an expensive illumination system is questionable from several points of view, but when lights on a football field come ahead of lights in the class room, someone is placing personal enthusiasm ahead of boys and girls. It is true that the lighting in Don- egal district class rooms probably is no worse than in any other district. Standards of light intensity have in- creased in recent years, after most of Donegal’s buildings were erected. But, never-the-less, the standards do stand. They are very strict and the limits to which any school building below standard lighting level even may be remodeled without upping the lighting are very definite. At present, the brand new River- view building is the only one the school district which is completely up to standard. What is happening now is that there are people who feel that light- ing the football field is a proper thing to do with a big chunk of money from school funds. They believe that because the money came as a windfall gift and was not raised by taxation that it is not subject to taxpayer scrutiny. The fact is that the money actually was given to the taxpayers and the tax- payers have every right to expect that that money be spent as carefully and as wisely for needed projects as if every penny of it had come direct- ly from the citizens’ pockets. The truth of the matter is, if the school has an “extra” $30,000 in its pocketbook, this is a good year to make it go as far as possible to do whatever is necessary—whether it be for good lighting in a high school class rooms or a new wn boiler in the basement. Thought of the Week -- LINCOLN’'S ROAD TO THE ‘WHITE HOUSE Failed in business in 1831. Defeated for Legislature in 1832. Second failure in business in 1833. Suffered nervous breakdown in 1836. Defeated for Speaker in 1838. Defeated for Elector in 1840. Defeated for Congress in 1843. Defeated for Congress in 1848. Defeated for Senate in 1855. Defeated for Vice President in 1856. Defeated for Senate in 1958. Elected President in 1860. The Mount Joy BULLETIN MOUNT JOY, PENNA. © 17552 Published Weekly on Wednesdays Except Fourth of July Week and Christmas Week (50 Issues Per Year) 11 EAST MAIN STREET, MOUNT JOY, PENNA. 17552 In the heart of fabulous Lancaster County Richard A. Rainbolt Editor and Publisher Subscription Rate—$3.00 per year by mail $3.50 Outside Lancaster County Advertising Rates upon request. Entered at the post office at Mount Joy, Penna., as second class mail under the Act of March 3, 1879. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1971 WASHINGTON REPORT Congressman Edwin D. Eshleman 16th District—Pennsylvania The final weeks of the 91stgalso needs to do away with Congress were a disgrace. eniority. No longer should a The spectacle of filibustering, legislator’s longevity be the stalling, and dawdling must@sole factor in determining his have outraged millions ofg power and influence on Capi- Americans. The final record, which lacked much in the way of solid accomplishment, should have convinced those same millions of the need for congressional reform. The breakdown of the leg- islative process was most evi- dent in the Senate. There, ap- propriation bills, which should have been passed six months before, were bottled up until the waning hours of the session. The filibuster was used to block consideration of several pieces of legislation concerned with some of the most vital issues of our time. In many cases it seemed as though the public interest had to give way to the publicity sought by several prominent Senators. The Senate, if it is to re- gain public confidence, must change its rules and proce- dures to reflect the modern legislative workload. Last year, the House of Represen- tatives recognized the need for this kind of change and passed a legislative reorgan- ization bill. But reforms on only one side of Capitol Hill are not enough. The House and the Senate both must re- form if Congress is to become more responsive and effect- lve, Specifically, the Senate needs to scrap the filibuster. This outmoded practice has been discredited by the con- stantly increasing demands on legislative time. The “lux- ury’ of extended debate can no longer be permitted when so many issues of national scope are deserving of prompt attention. The Senate * tol Hill. | The House of Representa- i (Turn to page 3) Other ‘Editors - - ARE SAYING * * Part of the “inflation” that we complain about is due to changing standards of living rather than to the declining purchasing power of the dol- lar. That is the conclusion of one housewife who compar- ed her food budget in 1960 with one of a more recent date. She took a typical cur- rent shopping list that rang up a total of $24 on the gro- cery store’s cash register. On going over the list, she dis- covered that much of what she is now buying at the gro- cery store is not groceries. There were paper towels and ‘paper napkins itemized (Turn to page 3) The owner, occupant, or tenant of a premises shall re- move snow or ice from the sidewalks in the Borough of Mount Joy. This must be done within 24 hours after the snow has stopped falling.
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