Watch Out for These Spring . b oN 4 “ NN. Birds \ 0 Nb 9 Wty 3 Le wn RY f: : 4 /4 ) } ~N § Xp t / = 7 1 YA vei , 7 SR | 01 fy # " § i r ry J , 1 1 2 Ns «J / hy yf / VP \/ EDITORIALS --- Under the auscices of the Commu- nity Council, Mount Joy has begun to look into the need for a medical cen- ter for this area, possibly as a joint venture with Elizabethtown. At a meeting of the Council, held April 7, a committee was named to delve into the possibilities and to in- vestigate the methods and ramifica- tions of such a proposal. As the problem is approached, the principal and prime question to be asked is “Does this community need such a facility?” At the Council meeting, the speak- er, Glenn Irwin, emphasized this ques- tion and then underscored it heavily. While his community of Elizabeth town is badly in need of additional medical service, the question has not been answered and not even explored in a meaningful way for Mount Joy. Elizabethtown this past week suffer- ed another blow to its potential medi- cal service. The sudden death of one of its few doctors left a widening gap in the needs of that community. In Mount Joy, however, the situa- tion is quite different and an in-depth studv is needed before the community is asked to take a fast move toward support of an expensive medical cen- ter. With three practicing medical doc- [f You Would Write - - Would you like to write to your stale or federal representatives in Har- risburg or Washington? Here are their addresses: FEDEHKAL 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. Rep. Jack B. Horner , 23-A S. Market St., ‘Elizabethtown 17022. Or, Call the Mayor - MAYOR Henry R. Zerphey Call 653-2289 tors and two osteopaths, Mount Joy community is in a far better situation than many smaller or rural communi- ties. And, more that all of these men are in their prime age, of service. Although it is one of the object- ives of the local committee to i1 V esti- gate, it appears that Mount Joy is for- tunate in the medical service it now has-available. It was suggested at the April 7th meeting. it may be a matter of long- range wisdom to have a careful look at the local situation. But on the sur- face, it would seem that a concerted effort on the part of the community may be at least 10 years away. In the meantime, it is extremely important that the community keep in mind that there are fewer and fewer men available for general practice du- ties in small communities and that as people now in the field reach retire- ment age their places will be harder and harder to fill. The new committee has a serious commission to perform and it will need to look hard and carefully into a matter which touches, in one way or another, the lives of most of the people of this communi- ww tv Ye ov DIAGNOSIS On his 80th birthday, John Quincy Adams responded to a query conzern- ing his well-being by saying: “John Quincy Adams is well, but the house in which he lives at present is becom- ing dilapidated. It is tottering upon its foundation. Time and the seasons have nearly destroyed it. Its roof is pretty well worn out. Its walls are much shattered and it trembles with every wind. I think John Quincy Ad- ams will have to move out of it soon. Bu he himself is quite well, quite well.” P. O. Sets New Clesing Time Beginning Saturday, May 1, the lobby of the Mount Joy post office will close at 5:30 p.m, instead of 6 p.m. A recent survey very few customers used the lobby during this time. The last mail leaves the office at 5:25 p.m. This will permit all employees to leave by 5:30 P. m. showed 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 $3.50 er year by mail utside 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. MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1971 WASHINGTON REPORT Congressman Edwin D. Eshleman 16th District—Pennsylvania Many of the questions fac- ing government today do not involve whether or not we do something, but instead in- volve how something should be done. For example, all levels of government and the vast majority of Americans recognize the public responsi- bility for educating our youth But there are legitimate questions about whether our present system for financing and running the Nation’s schools is the best system av- ailable. Congress has an opportuni- ty to consider many of those questions this year. The Nix- on Administration recently put forward a plan for chang- ing the Federal role in public education, It is a plan to pull together more than 30 Feder- al aid-to-education programs into a $3 billion revenue-shar- ing package. The revenue-sharing ap- proach to Federal financing of our schools, if approved by Congress, would alter sub- stantially the present piece- meal system of aid. It would not alter, however, the Fed- eral commitment to provide resources for meeting rising educational needs, In fact, revenue sharing would, by consolidating the money allot- ted for the schools, make pos- sible a useful definition of the Federal role in elementary and secondary education. This Federal role, as out- lined by the Administration, is threefold: 1. the allocation of financial resources on a broad and continuing basis to help States and local school districts meet their responsi- bilities, 2. the provision of na- tional leadership to help re- form and renew ‘our schools to improve performance, and 3. the concentration of resour- national urgent problems during the period when they are most intense. That third point is illustrat- ces to meet ed in some of the financial specifics detailed in the first year program for educational revenue-sharing. Since meet- ing the needs of disadvantag- ed children certainly ranks high on a list of immediate school priorities, more than half of the first-year funds would be directed toward that purpose. The remainder of the money would be set aside in broad general categories such as education of the han- dicapped, aid to school areas affected by Federal activities, (Turn To page 3) ® Others are Saying COLLEGE EDUCATIONS One of the heavy costs of continuing inflation is the ris- ing cost of a college educa- tion, now barring many stu- dents from attaining a higher education and threatening the very existence of colleges, in some cases. Some of the nation’s weal- thier schools, such as Yale, open their doors to capable students regardless of financ- ial status, allowing those who must to repay the college over a long number of years. But this is the exception and somewhat panalizes girls, be- cause most of them presum- ably will become wives and mothers, not professionals, and may or may not bz able to repay such debts. It's a heavy load, of course, for any student to carry as he begins in the business world. In a few states college edu- cation is free to all, and there are scholarships for oth- (Turn to. page 3) COMEDY CORNER “l know .a goed ship's ‘engineer should have a little Scotch in him, MacTavish—but you've gone too far!” VER one piss BRET Em oe EL 0 Sie Rand Nh wa
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