Not that it makes the dis-
tance any shorter — it just
seems shorter, perhaps.
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But, amidst the confusion
and headlines of the flood, a
nice improvement has been
made in the area.
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Workmen have completed
laying a new macadam resur-
facing job on Route 141 be-
tween New Haven street in
Mount Joy and the highway’s
intersection with Route 441 at
Marietta.
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Now, if the state, or some-
one, would do something a-
bout the cemetery curve to
make it less dangerous, that
siretch of highway would be
in excellent condition.
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Here's something we'd like
to see done.
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When the borough building
was purchased and remodel-
ed, there was talk about in-
stalling a plaque to mark the
date.
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That little finishing
is long overdue,
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It would not need to be a
big deal. A plaque just large
enough to indicate the date
" and maybe the names of the
councilmen and mayor at that
time is sufficient. Whether or
not it would be mounted in-
side somewhere or on the ex-
terior is beside the point. But,
it should be done,
touch
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Here are some interesting
figures released this past
month by the Lancaster Plan-
ning Commission concerning
porulation projections:
1980 1990 2000
Mount Joy
6,000 6,770 7,300
East Donegal Township
3,320 4.370 6,000
Lancaster County
376,350 441,820 519,945
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But, if that's something,
look at the 2010 projections:
Mount Joy, 7,710; East Done-
gal Twp., 8,130, and Lancast-
er county, 615,710. ;
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The eclipse—in Mount Joy
—Ilooked pretty much like
any other day this summer!
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Partly cloudy.
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In fact, that’s just what it
was—partly cloudy.
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Unless you were paying
particular attention, you mis-
sed the whole thing.
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During the early stages of
the phenenomon, there was a
light cloud cover, making it
possible to view the sun in
crescent form, but very quic-
kly the unusual event was
just another 1972 summer
day.
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It was not worth trying to
show or talk about to a child
VOL. 73. NO. 7.
Open Headquarters
Robert L. Madeira, of 1001
S. Locust St., Elizabethtown,
has been named Campaign
chairman of the fund raising
program for the new Medical
facility of the Northwest
Lancaster County Medical As-
sociation, according to an an-
nouncement last week by
Glenn E. Irwin, president of
the Association.
Maderia is Executive Direc-
tor of the National Institute
of Locker and Freezer Provis-
ioners with offices at 224 E.
High St., in Elizabethtown
The new facility is to be
located on a 13-acre tract of
land on Colebrook Road just
north of Route 230, between
Mount Joy and Elizabethtown.
It will serve the residents of
Elizabethtown, Mount Joy,
Marietta, Bainbridge, Fal-
mouth, Maytown, Rheems,
Milton Grove, Mastersonville
and the rural area south and
west of Manheim.
A campaign office has been
opened in Mount Joy at 745
West Main Street. Mrs. Ken-
neth H. Newcomer of Mount
Joy and Mrs. Fred D. Light
of Elizabethtown have been
employed as clerical help in
the office.
Estimated costs of the total
project, including land costs,
will be approximately $300,
000.
Ralph M.Snyder
R- Ds
ant
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SICO PARK CLOSED
Flood Waters Inflict Heavy Damage
The birds sing a quiet, sum-
mer song. The air is calm and
quiet. Bright little flowers
flash their colors timidly on
the banks of the stream.
A dog barks in the distance
— a child's voice sounds
somewhere far off.
Little Chiques creek, mud-
dy, but calm, flows gently —
very gently around the horse-
shoe bend of SICO park.
But SICO parke is a
shambles!
A few short days ago it
was a beauty spot. It was one
of the nicest parks in the en-
tire area and people by the
hundreds—yes thousands —
flocked there for family re-
unions, family picnics, a calm-
Ing outing, a break in the
day’s activities for a mother
and child.
SICO park, over the years,
has become something very
Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy
MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1972
TEN CENTS
special.
But, it appears unlikely that
there will be a quick resump-
tion of the normal activities
of that area.
SICO park — more correct-
ly called Little Chiques park
—was perhaps the hardest
hit spot in the Mount Joy
area when “Agnes” went up
the Atlantic seaboard late last
month.
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Approve New Factory Plans
Another step toward loca-
tion of a new manufacturing
plant at the east edge of Mt.
Joy borough was taken Mon-
day night, July 10, as the
Borough Council approved
construction plans.
Following recommendations
by the county and borough
planning and zoning boards,
Council accepted and approv-
ed plans submitted in behalf
of Parkwood Homes, Elkhart,
Indiana, to erect a plant on
the west half of a 39-acre
tract now owned by J. Roy
Breneman.
Located between Route 230
NOTICE T0 ACTIVE FIREMEN
OF FRIENDSHIP FIRE CO. NO. 1
Effective August 1, pickups on Main Street will
will be discontinued, due to heavy traffic and for
the safety of men.
Bridges Suffer Heavily
Despite optimistic and hope
ful statement by the state,
from a striclly realistic point
of view, it is going to be a
long long time until roadways
and bridges in this flood-rav-
aged area are replaced and
repaired.
A hard, cold look at the
situation locally, coupled with
the knowledge that this is
only one very small part of
the total devastation picture,
indicates a long, hard pull un-
til things are as they were on
June 2-, 1972.
For instance, within the
Donegal school district there
are four bridges which have
been either washed away or
very very severely damaged.
Along the Marietta-Lancas-
ter road, the crossing at the
Drager home is gone with
only rubble and a gaping hole
to mark the spot. The west
approach, for a distance of
who has never seen an ec- maybe 40 years is torn away,
lipse. the black top gone and the
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“Music | In The Park”
The Rajah String Band will present a program at Mem-
orial Park, Saturday night, July 15, from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Playing together for the last 14 years, the band is made
up of 25 men and is under the leadership of Robert Hen-
ninger from Reading.
Ben Staley of Mount Joy is a member of the band. The
band has appeared, traveling on its $15,000 float in the Mt.
Joy Memorial Day parade for many years.
In case of rain, the concert will be played in the W. L
Beahm Jr. High School.
The band will appear in the park under the sponsorship
of the Mount Joy Community Council.
guard fence has disappeared.
Farther east, near the con-
fluence of Big and Little Chi-
ques creek, the bridge stands
and appears to be undamaged,
but the west approach road-
way is washed away with
great gaping holes. The em-
bankment is washed through
to a depth of several feet.
Against the north side of
the bridge abutments, lies in
jumbled en‘anglement — the
remains of the covered bridge
which stood 50 yards or so
up stream across the Little
Chiques.
Only the concrete abut-
ments remain, fenced off by
heavy guard timbers.
Along Route 441, between
Marietta and Columbia, at the
fork of Chiques rock, near
the waterworks pumping sta-
tion, the bridge apparently is
little damaged but the west
approach has suffered severe
washing and cutting away
part of the fill material. Along
the south side of the same
embankment, there has been
heavy damage and the guard
fence lost. But the bridge is
being used.
To date, highway officials
have had only time to view
the damage, take preliminary
inventory of the situation and
to start a few beginning sal-
vage steps.
Under the best of circum-
stance, the building of a
bridge is a lengthy operation.
From final determination to
build until completion is a
multiple=step process.
Actual construction, even if
all design, engineering, and
many other problems were
solved, would take many,
months.
and the Penn Central railroad
and between National Cash
Register and the Eby-Chiques
road, the tract was scheduled
to be sold on Wednesday of
this week.
In other business Monday
night, Council acted on rec-
ommendation by Mayor Clark
Berrier to approve the six-
months probationary period
of Police Officer Charles
Roye and to place him on full
time, permanent status as po-
lice patrolman,
Roye began as a rookie of-
ficer January 17, 1972.
Ronald Lutz was named a
part-time police officer, re-
placing John Germer, who
has resigned.
Mayor Berrier praised the
efforts of local officers during
the recent flood disaster who
spent their own off-time help-
ing police officers in neighbor-
ing communities.
Mount Joy Borough Coun-
cil bought one half of a ship-
ment of paper products con-
signed to a local restaurant.
The irate owner said that a
deliveryman placed two car-
tons of napkins and cups near
the area in which garbage
and trash is stored until pick-
up.
The restauranteer further
related that while he was
otherwise busy, borough trash
collection men arrived, took
garbage etc, including the two
newly-delivered packages.
He waved a bill for slightly
more than $16. Council ag-
reed to pay half.
Miss Mindi Liggins, 1972
Donegal graduate, was intro-
duced as new secretary for
the borough and Borough
Authority,
Council approved “hood-
ing” of parking meters July
20, 21 and 22, at the request
of Mount Joy merchants.
Borough Manager George
Ulrich reported that the Au-
thority lost about 800 fee! of
fencing around the sewage
disposal plant, which with
£ome electrical equipment. he
believes will be replaced {-om
federal fund allocations.
Water, Sewer Assured
Assurance that Mount Joy
water and sewer connections
will be provided at their ~ro
posed new factory site has
been given Parkwood Homes
of Elkhart, Indiana.
At its July meeting DMon-
day night of this week, the
Mt. Joy Authority gave its
assurance that the facilities
will be provided at the east
edge of the borough on Route
230.
Details of how the connec-
tions will be made were not
indicated but will be worked
out through for
both the borough and the
mobile home manufacturers,
who have chosen a site on the
J. Roy Breneman *~—---
While the Authority is ma-
king available the facilities,
installation is to be handled
by the manufacturing firm ac
cording to specifications which
have been ordered written.
Lines will be extended
from their location along the
south side of the highway in
front of NC plant.
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PROUD OF THIS COMMUNITY
On behalf of the Mount
Joy Jaycees, I would like to
thank all those who were in any way responsible for ccntri-
buting to the flood relief emergency.
We certainly were
proud
to represent a community
which showed beyond a shadow of a doubt that people do
care, and that they will go to great lengths to lend a helcing
hand when disaster- strikes.
The number of volunteers who were on hand to help
wherever needed was simply tremendous. Young and old
working side by side, sorting and boxing, néver quite being
able to get ahead, was the scene throughout the weekend.
George Ulrich, Mount Joy's Borough Manager, can not
go unmentioned for he proved to be a great asset in ihe
success of the project. He graciously let the borough
office building be used as the collection center for food and
clothing, and also was there helping the entire weekend.
We would also like to extend our sincere thanks and
appreciation to the following: Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts of Mt.
Joy; the pastors and churches of Mount Joy and Elizabeth-
town; Nick. Agouridis of the Tastee Freeze: Elwood Martin
of Pensupreme Dairy; Lutz's Citgo and Ryder Truck Re lal;
the volunteer workers who boxed the food and clothing; and
last but not least, all the residents of Mount Joy and sur-
rounding areas who generously contributed food, clothing,
furniture, and cash donations.
President Mount Joy Jaycees
Larry K. Gainer