L By R.A. R. Mount Joy Friendship Fire company is happy! ® © % Monday night of last week the firemen participated with four other companies in a re- lay at Rheems, Water w as pumped from the quarry thru lines to Wenger’s Mill ® o ® The new Friendship pump- er was put into operation and it was more than satis- factory, throwing water from the nozzle and at the same time filling tank trucks, ® ® o Maytown, Elizabethtown, Rheems and Florin were the other fire organizations parti- cipating. ® @ ® Friendship’s new truck will be ‘housed officially with ap- propriate ceremonies during coming Fire Prevention Week 6 ® *® A note from the “look in- to the future” people—‘“Al- most everything in the next century will be protected by air-supported domes, includ- ing swimming pools, garages and acre-size farms. A 3,000 square foot home with a year ’'round interior garden will probably cost $10,000 at current market prices. Port- able air cabins ‘will serve as vacation homes. Theyll be adaptable to any climate and probably will be usable even on water as air-inflated house boats.” ® @® $ Which leads us to mention that there is talk that—“‘Mt. Joy should have some all- weather tennis courts—under an air dome.” @ ® #® Want to take a look into even the 21st century? Itsays here that “Your clothes most likely will be sprayed on, At night you peel them off and toss them into a recycling unit.” ® 4 é From time to time, theBul- letin - provides the name of some person for the “Cheer Club.” And, they have been wonderfully showered with cards and remembrances, @® ® @® You would, then, be inter ested in knowing that re- cently there was passed in the Pennsylvania House of Répresentatives a bill estab- lishing the 3rd Sunday in Oc- tober as “Annual Pennsyl- vania Shut-In-Day.” It is ex- pected that sometime this month, Governor Shapp will sign the bill. ® © ® The hope is that the day can become something akin to Mothers Day, Fathers Day, etc. — a day when peo- ple will especially remember to visit the sick, the - aged of one kind or another, ® ® ® Presently, there is a simil- (Turn to page 5) 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. John Kline 833 West Main Street Mount Joy Mr. Kline has been in the Lancaster General hospital for a number of weeks, He was in charge of keeping the flags flying in the memorial at the Watering Trough as a veteran of the First World War. He is retired anda member of the Florin Church of the Brethren. Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper MOUNT JOY. VOL. 71. NO. 18 Hardware Changes Hands Announcement was made this week of the sale on Mon- day, Sept. 27, of the H. S. Newcomer hardware store to Hostetter Hardware, Inc., a newly formed corporation of which Arthur Hostetter is preicsdent and his wife, Clara, is secretary. The new owners will as- sume possession without in- terruption of business, ex- cept for inventory, shortly after January 1. Although details the complete transaction have not been worked out, plans call for the housewares operations at the of hardware and- J. B. Hostetter & Sons, Inc, store on West Main street, to be phased out. However, the appliance business and the lawn and garden portion of the business will continue under the present ownership at the present location. J. B. Hostetter and Sons, Inc., is a corporation held by Arthur and Clarence Hostetter, bro- thers, The purchase by the Hos- tetters includes both the H.S. Newcomer and Son, Inc; business and the Main and Barbara street building, er- ected in 1923 by the late H. S. Newcomer. Warriors Rap Tribe, 41-7 The Warriors were just too much! Saturday at Lititz the Don- egal Indians were battered, 41 to 7, after the two teams stood 14 - 7 at the halftime intermission. Warwick had scored a TD in the first period. Donegal had counted a seven-pointer in the second and the War- riors had pushed across a TD with a two-point conversion, But, from there on, it was all Warwick and two scores in each of the final two peri- ods. Donegal’'s counter came in the second when Buzz Yohe on his eight yardline passed to Steve Tucker, Ryder con- verted, The Donegal crushers came quickly in the third as War- wick rammed across two fast touchdowns. From then. the Tribe was outpowered and battered. Donegal counted only 21 yards from scrimmage for the entire game while the War- riors racked up 167, Both clubs,” however, were penalized heavily, Donegal losing 113 yards and theWar- riors 125. : This week, the-.Indians are back at home, hosting form- idable Manheim Twp. outfit, which last Saturday slapped down Manheim Central, 47 - 20. Township (with Columbia) is undefeated in the county grid league and looms as one of the big contenders for the championship. The Streaks came on strong in the second half and finish- ed the day with 244 yards gained by forward passing. Fire Com panies Plan Open Houses A program of observance of Fire Prevention Week is being arranged by the Florin Fire company, including an open house at the new com- pany building, an entertain- ment for children of . the Grandview, Washington, and Kraybill schools, and a Mem- orial service. The Open House is sched- uled for Saturday and Sun- day afternoons, Oct. 2 and 3. A film will highlight the Sun- day program, beginning at 2 pm, The children will be enter- tained on Monday, Oct. 4. Memorial Services will be held on Sunday, Oct. 10, at the Florin Church of the Brethren, beginning at 10 a. m, Official “housing” of the Friendship Fire company's new pumper truck will be the highlight of the firemen’s observance this year of Fire Prevention Week. The public ceremony, with appropriate speaker and pro- gram, is set for 2 p.m. Satur- day, Oct. 9 at the fire house. The company also will hold Open House from 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. that day. Donegal Studies Teaching Quality Donegal students in the fifth and eleventh grades are to be given an im- portant Educational Quali- "ty Assessment questionnaire Special Meeting Of Jaycees | On. Tuesday, Oct. 12. the Mount Joy Jaycees will hold a special meeting at their Main street headquarters, lo- cated behind the new Zink Antique Shop. All Jaycees and young men aged 21 to 35 are invited to attend. Richard Harclerode, an outstanding Lancaster county Jaycee, will be the main speaker. His presentation will center on how young men become enthusiastic a- bout their tour. After a short meeting regarding the local business booster, ‘roll the barrel” and Community sur- vey, the Columbia Jaycees will roll the barrel to Mount Joy. A full house is expected and all members are encour- aged to bring new prospec- tive members to the meeting. business during the week of October 11, it has been announced by the District administration of- fice. The questions asked are for the purpose of evalua- school programs, As part of the Pennsylvan- ia program of assessment, the questionnaire will measure pupil permormance against 10 goals of quality education. Grade five teachers and selected high school teachers also will be given question- naires. In the spring of 1972, the School Board will receive a report from the State De- partment of Education. If the results are unusual —that is, if students at Don- egal exceed average expecta- tions or fail to reach average —a field team will visit the schools. They will want to discover what educational practices or techniques may be the cause of the unusual situation. Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1971 TEN CENTS Library Fund Grows Masons Observe -. = Mount Joy's Library Cea- ter drive, now in full swing, has reached 45 percent of its 1971 goal, it was revealed this week. Finance Chairman Charles O. Groff said that as of the first of this week, $2,000 has been received against a goal of $4,600. Legion Honors Bill Zimmerman William Zimmerman, 389 N. Barbara street, was hon- ored Sunday evening, Sept. 26, with an American Legion citation for meritorious ser- vice. ; The award was made by Walter S. Ebersole Post 185, Mount Joy, at a dinner cele- brating the ladies auxiliary’s 45th anniversary. Zimmerman was given the citation for saving three peo- ple from drowning this sum- mer, His first rescue was on July 27, when he pulled a 6- year-old girl from the bottom of a Mount Joy pool. Less than a week later, he saved a 6-year-old boy, and a man in his 20s, from drown- ing in the flood swollen Little Chiques creek. Decorated Lieut. Commander Leonard B. Santos, USN, 33 has been decorated with the Navy Achievement Medal in Wash- ington, D. C. by Rear Admir- al F. C. Turner, USN, Asst. Chief of Naval Personnel for Personnel Control. Santos currently is assign- ed as an Asst. Planning and Programming Officer in the Bureau of Naval Personnel. He currently resides at 2293 Ensign Court, Woodbridge, Va. with his wife, the former Miss Ardis M. Wolgemuth of Mount Joy, and is the son of Mrs. Mary Santos (father de- ceased) of 390 Juniper street, East Providence, R. I. The award was presented “for professional achievement in the superior perform ance of his duties while serving as executive officer in the sub- marine USS Carbonero dur- ing the summer of 1970.” Before entering the U. S. Navy in June 1959, Lt. Com- mander Santos was graduat- ed from Brown university in Providence, R. I. with the Class of 1959. He was form- erly a member of Naval Re- serve Surface Division 1-40 in Providence. New Coordinator Lloyd Swarr, of Mount Joy R1, has been named new co- ordinator of the Willow Street Vo-Tech School by the Lancaster County Vo-Tech Joint Committee. He will replace William Fisk, who submitted his res- ignation to become supervis- or of diversified occupations in the Berks County Vo-Tech system. Swarr has been teaching machine shop at the Mount Joy Vo-Tech School. Plan 30th Reunion A 30-year reunion is being planned for the Class of '41, Mount Joy high school, to be held November 20, 1971 at the Overlook Restaurant, Lit- itz Pike. Class members in this area, please keep this date open and plan to attend! All members will be contact- ed by letter in the near fu- ture. : 94th Birthday With Banquet The 94th anniversary ban- * quet of Casiphia Lodge 551, Free and Accepted Masons, Mount Joy, was held at Hos- tetter’s restaurant Wednesday night, Sept. 22. Russell J. Cooper, Worship- ful Master, presided. Among guests introduced were Paul F. Hoffer, retiring District Deputy Grand Mas- ter; Dr. Cari Johnson, a phy- sician at the Masonic Homes at Elizabethtown and former Grand Pursuivant of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania and officers of Masonic lodg- es in Marietta, Columbia and Manhzim. A “Pre-Centennial History of Casiphia” was presented by Rollin C. Steinmetz, secre- tary and past master of the lodge. It was announced that for the first time in many years. the lodge will hold an after- noon-session Friday, Oct. 1. The lodge will be opened at 4 p.m. for purpose of holding an initiation; closed for a supper of oyster stew in the social rooms of the lodge: then reopened at 7 p.m. for the stated meeting. Tells’Big Brother’ Story to Rotary “Big Brothers” ws the sub- ject presented for Mount Joy Rotarians Tuesday noon at their weekly luncheon meet- ing held at Hostetters. Glenn Y. Forney of Lan- caster, treasurer of the Big Brothers of Lancaster Coun- ty, was the speaker, telling of the organization's work and showing a movie which pre- sented the story of the work done for fatherless boys. The program, which pres- ently includes about 100 boys and men, attempts to match fatherless boys with men who are willing to give ther time to be a big brother. It is estimated that there are 1,400 fatherless boys in the county. One of the functions of the organization is to pair the boy and the man in such a way that a permanent friend- ship arrangement is establish- ed. It is hoped that a tie be- tween the two can be set up which will not prove another disappointment to the child. Name Outstanding DHS Players of Week Two Donegal football play ers have been named “out standing’ for each of the games in which the Indians have played this season and each has received an appro- priate certificate, The award is given bezfore practice session on Tuesdays after the coaching staff has had an opportunity to com- pare notes on the game of the previous weekend and to review game films. An offensive and defensive player are named each vear. For the Warwick game last weekend, split end Phil Waters, a sophomore was named ‘outstanding’ offen sively and Jerry Hess, junior, line backer, defensively In the Hempfield game, Jim Shank, senior. was listed for offense and Jim Ruhl, al- SO a senior, defense. Against Conestoga Valley, it was a pair of juniors— guard, Steve Tucker, defense and Bill Sutter, offense. = Je 0 c - - che OD ~< 9) ~ 3 << aing # fs 5 a rs
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