IN
By R.A.R.
A couple of interesting fig-
ures popped up again at Don-
egal School Board meeting
last week.
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The monthly report of en-
rollment indicated that be-
tween Dec, 1, 1971 and Jan.
1, 197, the distict’s total en-
ollment dropped 21 boys and
girls.
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The Jan, 1 figure of 2,933
is 44 below the Jan. 1, 1971,
school enrollment.
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' But, of more significance is
the enrollment drop from
September of 1969 to January
1, 1972.
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As school opened in the fall
of 69, there were 3,022 boys
and girls. At the first of this
year there were 2.933. Thus,
the school population in Don-
egal district has dropped 88
boys and girls during the past
28 months.
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A few words about Mount
Joy's new borough truck—
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Supervisor Cletus Kaylor
said Monday, after much crit-
ical examination of the new
vehicle, “It’s the best truck
we've ever had.”
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And, that’s important. In
the past, the borough trucks,
for one reason or another,
have not been exactly what is
needed to do the total job.
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For instance — the new
truck is a bit shorter than
others. That makes it easier
and more possible to get into
and around corners of alleys
throughout the borough.
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Another “for instance” —
The snow plow controls are
hydraulic rather than electri-
cally controlled. Kaylor feels
that this is much better.
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One more example — The
new “cinder” spreader (which
actually spreads stone and
salt) is controlled by the man
operating the truck. The
hopper is fed by a screw con-
veyor, operated hydraulical-
ly. It is not necessary for a
man to ride the back of the
truck, exposing himself to a
very real hazard.
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VOL. 71. NO, 35
Girl Scouts Meet
On Friaay, san. 24, Girl
Scout Troop 32 held a slum.
ber party at Saint Mark’s
church. Each girl was allowed
to invite one guest and for
awhile they worked on Dan-
cer and ° Troop Dramatic
badges.
Saturday, Jan. 29, the troop
held a roller skating party at
Mt. Gretna from 1 to 4 p.m.
Other troops, families and
friends were invited to par-
ticipate. It was a huge suc-
cess and a good time was had
by all.
Leaders for Troop 32 are
Mrs. Kenneth Good and Mrs.
Merle Wilkinson.
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Named Cfficers
Two Mount Joy funeral di-
rectors have been elected and
installed officer positions with
the Lancaster County Funeral
Directors association.
Andrew Reymer has been
elected vice-president and
James Heilig has been named
a member of the board of di-
rectors.
Drop -In Party
A drop-in party was held by
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Witman,
Walnut Tree Farm, R.D. 2,
honoring their son and his
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey
Witman, on Saturday evening,
Jan. 22. Mr, and Mrs. Wit-
man were married Jan. 15 in
Sharpsville, Pa, Mrs. Mary
Sarver, aunt of the bride-
groom, assisted the host and
hostess.
Elected President
James R. Nissley, of May-
town, has been elected chair-
man of the Lancaster County
Young Republican Committee
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t’s nice to be missed!
Lack of time and lack of
space have made it impossible
for this column to appear the
last few weeks. There were
Bulletin readers kind and
gracious enough to say that
they missed it. Please accept
our apologies and be assured
we will try to present.it more
regularly!
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It is hard to realize that
February is here already.
There has been so little snow!
But - one cannot dispute the
calendar, and it says Wednes-
day was Groundhog Day! So,
even if Mr. Woodchuck saw
his shadow, there can, accor-
ding to the legend, be only
six more weeks of winter.
And if he didn't — spring
could come “busting” out all
over” just any day now!
We heard, all through the
month of January, about for-
sythia being in bloom, crocus-
es popping through the soil
only to be frozen by the
sudden blast of winter about
two weeks ago) and, wild
ducks confusedly visiting the
small lakes and ponds in our
area because they thought
winter was about over!
But then came a few inch-
es of snow, out came the
by the editor's wife
snow shovels, snow plows,
skis, snowmobiles and other
related items—and we realiz-
ed that spring was really not
just around the corner at all!
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Most of us have enjoyed
the snowless winter. But
there are quite a few hardy
souls who have found it most
disappointing! They are the
skiing enthusiasts, the owners
of new snowmobiles, and
those to whom a nice, big
snow is an exciting adventure.
Maybe the next six weeks
will give them their ‘inning.’
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Not long ago we had a de-
lightiul surprise. A gracious
lady walked into the Bulletin,
set a package in the counter,
and began to unwrap it. The
contents turned out to be a
beautiful little crystal wine
glass, which she said she
would like for us to have.
She had noticed our small
collection of wineglasses in a
wall case at the Bulletin, and
knew we would enjoy and
appreciate it, not for any
utilitarian purpose, but be-
cause it was small, and dain-
ty. and decorative.
The gracious lady was Mrs.
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Pinewood Winners
Steven Marshall, member
of Cub Pack 263, Mount Joy,
has won the grand champion-
ship of the Pinewood Derby,
held recently.
Other winners were David
Hart, Den 3, James Perry,
Den 4. Gary Eshleman, Den 1.
Todd Marshall was second
and David Geltmacher third
for Den 1. Steven Davies was
second and James Stoudt 3rd
for Den 3. Mark Wagner was
second and Mark Underwoff-
ler third for Den 4 and Dar-
ryl Shank was second and Da-
vid Eichler third for the We-
belos Den.
James Perry and Steven
Davies won prizes for derby
racers judged on the most or-
iginality and the most neat-
ness,
Jchn M. Boooth
Talks ta Rotary
John M. Booth, member of
the Mount Joy Rotary club
and one of the organization's
perennially favorite speakers,
gave the program Tuesday
noon as clubmen met at Hos-
tetters.
® Chairman of the Rotarians’
magazine committee, he talk-
ed about contents of the in-
ternational prublication ‘‘The
Rotarian” and helped evalu-
ate some of the articles and
information.
He was introduced by Dr.
Robert Brackbill, program
chairman.
Jaycees Locking
Toward Election
After completion of the an-
nual Jaycee week celebration
activities held in the commu-
nity from Jan. 16 through 22,
the local chapter presently is
preparing for its reorganiza-
tion of the local board of di-
rectors for next year.
At the local headquarters
this past Tuesday evening,
Chairman James Gingrich an-
nounced plans for the upcom-
ing February nominations and
March elections for the Mi.
Joy club.
Larry Gainer and Ron Wag-
ner announced preparations
for a Monte Carlo Night, to
be held Saturday, Feb. 18 at
8 pm. in the Rheems Fire
Hall building.
Ten local Jaycees will at-
tend the Pennsylvania Jaycee
board meeting, to be held in
Scranton on Feb. 4, 5, and 6.
Forums for this convention
will include the topics of
Youth and Government, No
Fault Insurance, and the Viet-
nam conflict. ;
Larry Gainer, Jeff Brown
and Clair Snook attended the
Region 22 meeting in Eliza-
bethtown this past Monday
evening.
The next regular meeting
is set for Tuesday, Feb. 8, be-
ginning at 8 n.m. The Middle-
town Jaycees will be visiting
the Mount Joy group.
Scout Troops
Meet Together
Girl Scout Troop 35 met on
Tuesday, Jan. 25, at Saint
Mark's United Methodist
chuch.
The girls has as their guests
for fun and games the Scouts
of Troop 21. ;
Mrs. Elwood Young is lead-
er of Troop 35 and Mrs. Rach-
el Kline is in charge of Troop
21, ,
Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy
MOUNT JOY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1972
TEN CENTS
Bora Accepts New Truck
Holding a special meeting
to handle timely routine mat-
ters, Mount Joy Borough
Council Monday night. Janu-
ary 31, met in the Borough
Building.
A new dump truck was ac-
certed, a loan need was ap-
proved and a resolution dir-
ected to the state legislature
was passed.
The new truck—a Ford —
was accepted - after council
was informed that it was de-
livered Friday, Jan. 28, and
has been completely checked
and readied for service.
It revlaces a 1962 truck
which was traded in on the
purchase.
The new equipment is rea-
dy for the borough's snow
plow and is to be fitted with
a new ‘“‘cinder” spreader for
use on slick and snowy streets
and highways.
Council gave support to a
“home rule” bill (HB. 1774)
which is supported by the
Borough’s Association, Coun-
cil opposes a legal proposal
(H.B. 1444) which tends to
center more power in the
county level of government.
Council will hold its next
public meeting on Monday ev-
ening, Feb. 14 beginning at
7:30 p.m.
Win Zone 7 Certificates
Certificates of Attainment,
from the Public Service Insti-
tute of Pennsylvania, have
been awarded to area firemen
after successfully completing
a 12-week state course in
Fundamentals of Fire Fight-
ing, sponsored by Zone 7.
Instruction was given in
fire department organization,
Chemistry of Fire, Fire
Streams, Hose Advancements,
Self Contained Breathing Ap-
paratus & Pump Operations.
Completing the course from
Florin and Ironville were:
John Geltmacher, Bill Sand-
ers, Wm. Kirkpatrick, Bary
Leber, Bill Ober, Lloyd Nent-
wig, John Farmer, Randy My-
ers, R. Farmer, J. Conley and
Dean Gantz.
Instructors were Chas, Wel-
come Jr., Clarence Long and
Ernie Rojahn, ail from the
Lancaster Fire Dept.
Show Sweetheart Photos
Voting began Thursday,
Thursday, Jan. 27 for Sweet-
heart King and Queen. The
public may vote for their fa-
vorite by a Penny-a-vote now
through February 11.
The boy and girl with the
most votes will be crowned
King and Queen on Saturday
morning, Feb. 12 at the First
Presbyterian church social
hall. Registration will begin
at 10 am. and the crowning
ceremony at 10:30 am. All
candidates should be present
and the public is invited to
attend.
The contest is sponsored by
the Mount Joy Joycee-ettes
for the benefit of the Donegal
Dental Clinic.
Listed below are the busi-
ness places and photos on dis-
play at eoch:
Union National Bank- )»an-
dy Watts,, Cara Jane Zeisloft,
Kyle Mark Earhart, Deborah
Jean Getty.
Hostetter’s (formerly New
comer Hdw.) Philip Ray
Nye, Amy Lynne Breault,
Eric Jason Koser, Robin Lynn
Koser.
Hy-Lo Discount Store
Sarah Harnish, Jason Lutz,
Steven Paul Hoover, Michael
Anderson..
Martin’s Apparel—Stephan-
ie Anne Hager, Michelle Hec-
kert, Bryan Kondras, Donald
Steven Wagner,
National Central — Denise
Rene Steffen, Ashley Eliza-
beth Bradley, James Jeffrey
Brady, Steven E. Hoover.
BPW Club Meets
With the membership com-
mittee in charge, the Mount
Joy Business and Professional
Women’s Club held its month-
ly meeting at Hostetter’s Mt.
Joy, on Monday evening, Jan.
24,
The speaker for the even-
ing was Mrs. George Albert,
Mount Joy, whose topic,
“Herbs In Our Gardens’, was
most interesting and unusual.
The musical entertainment
was provided by Michael Koh-
ler, Mount Joy, who played
several selections on the pia-
no.
Miss Yvonne Robinson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Miles Robinson, Jr., 421 N.
Plum street, Mount Joy, was
introduced as Girl of the
Month by Mrs. John Wealand.
Mrs. Robinson was also a
TRANSFERS TO CABRINI
Jessica Sheetz, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald R.
Sheetz, is enrolled this sem-
ester at Cabrini college at
Radnor, Pa., majoring in his-
tory.
Jessica attended Elizabeth-
town college this past semes-
ter. She is a 1969 graduate of
Donegal high school and a
junior at Cabrini.
guest of the club.
The business meeting was
conducted by Mrs. Benpamin
Horst, Jr., president; Commit-
tee reports were given.
Several members of the Mt.
Joy B.P.W. Club, under the
direction of Msis Dorothy
Schock, will participate in the
Parent-Student Talent Show
to be held at Donegal H. S.,
Mount Joy, Feb. 26.
Mrs. Raymond Gilbert, co-
chairman of the finance com-
mittee, announced plans for
an auction-rummage sale to be
held by the club on April 8
at the Mount Joy Fire house.
The membership committee
includes: Mrs. W. Richard
Kohler, chairman; Mrs. John
Booth, Mrs. John Stauffer,
Mrs. Edna Guhl, Miss Anna
Mae Eby and Miss Alice Mar-
is Nissley.
The next meeting will be
Feb. 28 with the civic partici-
pation committee in charge.
REPORTS FOR DUTY
Navy WAVE Seaman Ap-
prentice Patricia J. Mcllvenna
daughter of Mrs. Mary J. Mec-
Ilvenna of 3 Brandt Blvd.
Salunga, has reported for du-
ty at the Naval Air Station,
Memphis, Tenn.
A 1970 graduate of Hemp-
field high school, she joined
the Navy in October 1971.