STI IRI ER ———— _ the street, which has By R.A.R. Put your mind in free wheeling for a few para- graphs! e © o Recall that many, many months ago this country de- cided that to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birthday of this nation it would be appropriate to hold some kind of tremendous par- ty—Ilike a world’s fair, ® © eo Then remember that it has been decided to hold that World's Fair—Expo ’'76—in the Philadelphia area. ® © @® Then get specific. Where would you locate that world’s fair? Maybe—just maybe— you would discover that it might be a good idea to find a site actually away from the city of Brotherly Love, e © ® Where would be a good place? It probably would be some place with maybe 1,500 acres of land available. Yes, it should be situated to hand- le rail, plane . and highway traffic—and lots of it. ® © ® Do you suppose there is anywhere in southeastern Pennsylvania—*“in the Phila- delphia area”’—which would be suitable? Is there any place in our area? ®e 0 eo Oh, shucks! This is just a pipe dream. Or, is it? ® © ® Only finishing touches re- mained to be done on the last section of Wood street. Blacktop has been laid and traffic again is using the stretch of thoroughfare be- tween Chocolate avenue and the overpass. ® oo ® This is the final section of been completely rebuilt over a per- iod of four summers. ® © oe Workmen, too, have com- pleted work on Walnut street. A year work was done on that section of street but a water problem remained to be corrected. Pulled from Pool A “buddy cheek” at the Mount Joy swimming pool Tuesday afternoon, July 27, probably saved the life of Erica Nissley, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Nissley. Participating in a play- ground swim, she was found in deep water when the check was called and was pulled to rool side by Bill Zimmerman, Carol Zimmerman, a guard, began mouth-to-mouth recus- citation immediately, relieved by Warren Hayman. The Friendship Fire com- pany responded and she was removed to St. Joseph’s hos- pital, where she was placed in intensive care. THE BULLETIN'S Cheer Club Listed below is the name of a shut-in, an elderly person, or same other member of our community to whom a card or a -message of any kind would mean much. Your thoughtful- ress will be deeply appreciat- ed by them and their famil- ies: Miss Mary Sentz Donegal Springs Road Mount Joy R. D. 1, Pa. Miss Sentz, a retired prac- tical nurse, is confined to her home:with a heart ailment. “She was an “angel of mercy” in the mission field in Phila- delphia for many years, and also served for awhile in Can- ada and other areas. = BULLETIN Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper — VOL. 71. NO. 9. Jets to Japan For Biggest Scout Jamboree Participating in the largest single international Scouting event ever conducted is Ed- ward Smith, 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ammon Smith, 807 West Main street, He left Philadelphia by jet for Toyko, Japan, where he joined other Boy Scouts from around the world for a nine- day Jamboree at the foot of Majestic Mount Fuji. Thousands of boys from 97 countries will be encamped for the XIII Jamboree, speak- ing 26 languages, and operat- ing on the theme, “For Un- derstanding.” Ed, who will be a senior at Donegal high school this fall, is an Eagle scout with 22 merit badges and a member of Troop 63 of Florin, of which Jay Snyder is Scout- master. He began scouting at age 8 as a Cub and has been an Eagle for about a year and a half, As part of the trip to the Jamboree, the visit to Japan will include a comprehensive tour of the colorful island country. He will be gone from Mount Joy about three weeks, The Jamboree itself will be a showcase of internation- al skills in camping, outdoor crafts and folklore, a living example of Scouting’s fellow- ship and brotherhood that (Turn to oage 95) New Ambulance At Rheems Rheems and the suround- ing community is to have its own ambulance service, oper- ated by the Rheems Fire Company Ambulance Associ- ation. : The recent acquisition of a station wagon, coupled with a great deal of work by the firemen, plus a community- wide drive for memberships is expected to place the new service in business within 6 to 8 weeks. Following a fatality last Halloween on the Old Harris- burg pike, George A. Gantos and Abram H. Weidman Jr., decided the area needed an ambulance and bought a ’'64 Plymouth station wagon. This spring the fire com- pany took over the project as a community service and have been doing a consider- able amount of work on the vehicle — tires, lights, sirens, insurance, etc. etc. There still needs to be con- siderable equipment placed in the ambulance, including resuscitator,, first aid equip- ment, litter, radio, etc. The company is ready for dona- tions of cash or equipment, The ambulance will stay at the Rheems fire hall, am- bulance calls will go through the new Mount Joy bay sta- tion. When the ambulance goes in operation, the phone number will be 653-2121, Members of the ambulance committee are Robt. A. Krea- dy, the chairman; Stanley Risser, secretary-treasurer; Elmer Murphy, engineer; Dennis Dupler, assistant en- gineer; Keith Murphy, asst engineer in charge of equip- ment; Gary Swartz, Dexter Minnick and Edward Good. So far, 30 Rheems firemen the Red ° have completed Cross first aid course taught by Carlton Stover, of Middle- town, Another five-week ses- sion will be scheduled in the fall and winter, Kready said. MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1971 All-American Family * * * * REPRESENT STATE IN NATIONAL ; On Wednesday, July 21, Mount Joy was a pretty little eastern Pennsylvania town, full of attractive homes, interesting and productive industries, tree-shaded streets, grassy lawns, well-kept parks tall church spires, and busy, happy people. : On Thursday, July 22, it added yet another distine- tion, It gained state-wide fame as the home town of Pennsylvania’s “All-American Family of 1971”! On that day, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Newcomer and their sons, Brad and Brian, 115 South Market street, be- came celebrities almost over night, when they were sel- ected by a national screening committee to represent Pennsylvania in the nationally-televised “All-American Family” Search National Finals August 5 - 14 at Lehigh Acres, Florida. Tempo Of Life Speeds Up Announcement of the honor changed Mount Joy not at all. The town went about its “business as usual!” Not so the Newcomers! The phone rang with congratulations and best wish- es from neighbors, friends and relatives, some from as far away as the state of Indiana! Radio stations called for interviews, which were taped and broadcast throughout the day on Thursday. Daily newspapers sent reporters and photographers, and pictures of the happy family appeared in the press. The Robert Ganter family of Cleona, Pa. first run- ners-up in the Pennsylvania contest, sent congratulations, Ganter, a preparation department supervisor for the Lebanon Valley Offset Co., had entered the competition with his wife, Janet, and children, Roberta, 14, Allan, 10, and Freddie, 3. 1970 Winners Come For Visit The Alfred Kielbasa family of McAdoo, Pa., Schuyl- kill County, winners of the Pennsylvania title in 1970 called with good wishes, and on Saturday came for a four-hour visit, to tell the Newcomers of their experien- ces at the national contest.last year, to show movies and snapshots they had taken, and to offer suggestions and tips which they felt might be helpful! Shopping began for the Florida trek. The family began making contacts to secure Penn- sylvania souvenirs and products to take along to ex- change with families from the other 49 states and the District of Columbia! Mrs. Newcomer began planning the menu for a meal which she will prepare and serve her family as a part of the contest. (Prizes for the winning family in this particular activity will be a dishwasher, refrigerat- or-freezer and an eye-level oven.) Contestants will each prepare their meals simultaneously in a huge auditorium fitted with 51 ranges, tables and chairs, and kitchen fa- cilities. (Nancy's tentative menu includes the Pennsyl- vania Dutch treat, pork and sauerkraut, baked apples and shoo-fiypie!) Many Family Activities The 1971 Pennsylvania All-American Family of the Year has many interests and activities. Gene is elementary guidance supervisor in the Don- egal School District. He also is a counselor for two evein- ings each week during the winter months at the Lancas- ter County Prison. A graduate of Millersville State Col- lege with a B.S. degree in 1966 and a Master of Educa- tion degree in 1970, he was a fifth grade teacher at Mar- ietta for five years before taking over his guidance du- ties last year. He is an enthusiastic tennis player, golfer, hunter and fisherman. He is currently president of the Donegal Education Association. Nancy is a busy mother of the two active boys, Brad, 11, in the sixth grade, and Brian, 8, in the third grade. She is skilled in sewing, and makes many of her own clothes and a few for the “men” of her family. She loves to cook and bake, and some of her special cookies often go to the boys’ teahers, neighbors or other mem- bers of her family. She has been a ‘room mother” at Seiler school several times. Many readers of the Bul- letin are familiar with her weekly column, “Subject: (Turn to page 6) Mount Joy Borough Council TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR MOUNT JOY BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING Borough Building, August 2, 1971 at 7:30 P.M. 1. Invocation - Rev. David Yingling Minutes of last and Special meetings Unfinished Business if any Petitions and Communications Reports of Mayor, Committees and Dep'ts. - Report of any Citizen : Report of Treasurer : New Business a. General Business 9. Authorization for payment of bills 10. Adjournment + DAB Y Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy TEN CENTS New Borough Manager Ready To Take Office Quiet, calm and personable! That is Mount Joy’s new Borough Manager, George R. Ulrich comes to Mount Joy to take up the reins of administration and to become the community’s first manager because he liked what he saw when he first came here. “When I came down from State College to be interview- ed, I arrived early and drove around town. I liked what I saw.” He contrasted Mount Joy with another community he visited and generally describ- ed it as ‘junkie looking.” “But Mount Joy,” he recal- led, “looked good. The hom=s are painted, neat, lawns clipped and clean, There was a look of hospitality and the people we did talk to were hospitable.” These things made an im- pression on the 29-year-old man and he had the feeling that the people of Mount Joy have a distinct pride of own- ership And, as things turned out the Borough Council and Bor- ough Authority committee which talked with him, liked his neat, clean and sincere look. ; On ‘Monday night of this week Ulrich met with Bor- ough Council at its monthly session and on Friday of this week he will be moving his wife and 5%. year old son in- to an apartment in Hempfield Estates. However, when suitable housing can be found in Mt. Joy, he will be a resident of the community—‘living un- der the same conditions as the people for whom I work” he explained. Although his name fits well into the Pennsylvania Dutch scene, the new manager is a native of the South, living as a youngster in the Carolinas (Turn to page 5) To Give Water Show at Pool The Semi-Immersible Aqua- tic Experienc2” is the name of the musical variety show going into production at the Mount Joy Lions Club swim- ming pool. The show, co-produced by Jessie Mateer, John Presto and Warren Hayman, will be presented August 28 and 29 at 9 pm. “Experience” will be host- ed by Stan “The Man’ Tuck- er and will feature such local musical talent as Sandy Hei- sey, Sue Stark, Bill Reuter and John Presto. Also scheduled to appear are Madame Hollenbach and her trained seals, Jo-Jo the diving horse, the diving Knu- Ho-Nya Indian Tribe, and the lovely Aquadettes. Vesper Music In Memorial Park The Interchurch Council of Churches in Mount Joy will sponsor, ‘‘A Night of Music in the Park”, on Sunday eve- ning, August 8, at 7 p.m. Thirteen churches of the community will each have 5 to 7 minutes of special music in the form of vocal or in- strumental numbers. The program will be held in Memorial Park. In case of rain, the service will be in the W. I. Beahm Junior High School. + ¢ fof uni a 18 ap hu J * Se
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