By R.A. R. One day last week a seven- day menu for the inmates of the Lancaster prison was pub- lished. ee © o It would be hard to put a full stamp of approval on the listing without sitting down at the table and having a sample, But, an immediate reaction was that “that doesn’t sound too bad.” ® & © So, we had an idea. Weekly the Bulletin publishes the menus for the schools in the Donegal district, They, we thought, are prepared by an expert dietition and are good, nourishing, adequate fare for active youngsters, designed to take care of a good big part of an average daily need. ®e ¢& eo So, we compared a week’s fare for the inmates and for the Donegal school children. ® ® ® It was an interesting exam- ination. ® © It would be hard to say which group comes out better. For an amateur observer they looked very similar. ®e o°© o Let’s have another look at the “no parking” situation on Marietta avenue, ® ® ® As things stand now, vehic- les are parked on the south side of Marietta avenue mak- ing visibility more difficult for motorists who are attemp- ting to enter that state high- way from Poplar street and Pinkerton road. Both are im- portant streets—one because it feeds directly to the Beahm school and the other simply because it is a much-used thoroughfare, i» ® ® What needs to be done is to make the south side of Mari- etta the “no parking” area, leaving that side free of visi- bility obstructions. ® @® @® The borough already has recognized, in part, the prob- lem. The state requires that parking be kept 25 feet from an intersection. Mount Joy, at those two intersections, obvi- ously because of the traffic hazard, requires parking be moved 50 feet from the inter- section. VOL. 4 NO. 58 68,860 Lbs. of Glass Senior Girl Scouts who have been collecting green, brown and clear glass to raise funds to make a trip to Switz- erland next summer, have ga- thered 68,860 pounds, it was announced this week. The Scouts of Troop 944 have been working on the project since March of this year. But, they will make no more door-to-door collections, Glass still will be accepted, however, at the green barrels at the following places: Greiner’s Arco; Greiner’s Gar- age; Crider’s Citgo; Baker's Phillips 66; Forry’s Texaco, and Heisey’s Sunoco. = BULLETIN Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper — Devoted to the Best Interests and Welfare of Mount Joy MT. JOY, PA, 17552 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1972 FOR MOUNT JOY, TOO TEN CENTS Federal Revenue Sharing Funds Seen Yes, Mount Joy is expect- ing to receive its part of the much-discussed fededal reve- nue-sharing funds, But, at this time, the am- ount is the unknown factor, Recently the city of Lancas- ter estimated that it expects to receive $800,000. But, the actual figure is something no one knows at this time. As things stand, there is a proposed five-year sharing pro- gram set up. But the Senate and the House of Represen tatives have separate ideas as ot how the funds are to be divided and how much. From the Lancaster office of Congressman Edwin Eshle- man, the Bulletin learned this week that the amount under each version of the bill has been figured for the borough ‘of Lititz—which may have some Similarities to Mount Joy. Under the House version, THIRD AND SEVEN TO GO Unbeaten Indians Rap Solanco, 28-8 It was victory Number 3 Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23, as Donegal’s new football In- dians swept to a big 28-8 win over visiting Solanco. It was Donegal all the way. TO SELINSGROVE Donegal ‘high school office, recognizing the fact that this is the first time local fans will be following the Indians to Selinsgrove, have outlined the following route to the Satur- day night football game: West on 283; north on 283 through Dwight D. Eisenhow- er interchange and I 83; West on Rt. 22; Right onto Rt, 22 Bypass past Farm Show buil- dings and on west to Second street; north on Second street to Division; west to Front St: North on Route 22 and 1322 to Clark's Ferry crossing; Cross to west side of river and then follow Rtes. 11 and 15 north to Selinsgrove. Turn left at 3rd traffic light to football field. But, the Tribe's biggest mom- ent — the one which set the stage for the big score was a tremendous goal-line stand which stalled the Golden in the fourth period, At that time the count was 14-8 and the pressure was mounting. But, Donegal did hold and fook over on downs. A quick, flashing 75-yard run for an- other Donegal TD eased the tension, widening the margin and paving the way for the second LLL win. The victory also pushed the season toward another non- league game for Donegal on Saturday at Selingsgrove, Kickoff time 1s 2 pm. It will be the Tribe’s first en- counter with the up-the-river eleven. The following week Coach Gayne Deshier and his boys will be back on the home field, meetng Penn Manor. Last Saturday Donegal was hitting hard on the ground, gaining nearly twice the Mules’ distance, racking up 14 first downs against eight. In the first period, the In- dians were on the score board with a pass by Phil Waters to Mark Rupp from the eleven, The second Green score was midway of the second quarter (Turn to page 5) Lititz would receive $95,000. But, under the Senate plan, the amount would be nearer $35,000. These are one-year calculations. At any rate, whatever the amount, checks are to be dis tributed, hopefully, by the end of October, Although he declined made a prediction as to the amount Mount Joy may re- receive, Borough Manager George Llrich admitted that it is expected to be in “five fig ures.” The actual amount is figur- ed on a somewhat complicat- ed formula basis, taking into consideration several factors of local fiscal standing. Such as local taxes, budget, iax structure, area income, pcpu- lation etc. are taken into the calculating of amounts. Because there are two ver- sions of the possible sharing amount, committees of the House and of the Senate are now working in Washingion, Eshleman’s office said, to de- solve their two versions znd to reach an agreement, An an- nouncement is expected very shortly. Although there has been publicity to the contrary, the federal assistance is not in- tended for tax reduction pur- (Turn to page 16) to School Board Near Teachers’ Contract Although Donegal School District and its teachers still have not signed contracts for the 1972-73 season, agree- ments have been made with a “handshake”, it was report- ed this week. Final drafting of the docu- ment of agreement between the school and the staff is ex- pected to be signed officially shortly. At its meeting Thursday, Sept. 21, the School Board agreed to terms ‘in principle” and authorized that negotiat- ors proceed with final drafts, Cautiously Opposed to ‘Little Leagues’ Although it was a cautions answer to a controversial question, Fred Bennett of Har- risburg told Mount Joy Rotar- ians Tuesday noon that he is not fully in favor of midget football and baseball. His objection, while partly because of the physical de- mands upon a young boy, were based principally upon the fierce competitive situation into which they are placed, he said. Boys the age of the midgets and Little Leaguers, he added are not psychologically ready for the pressure which coaches and parents too frequently place upon the youngsters. Heavy criticism of the little lad because he makes a mis- take is not good, he said. Bennett, who is a long-time sports official in high school, college and professional cir- cles, was the featured speaker at the Rotarians’ weekly lun- cheon meeting, held at Hos- tetters, He spoke and then invited questions from the clubmen. Officiating, he revealed, is a far cry from what it was 10 years ago. Instant replays and films have upgraded the class of officiating. He explained some of the new football rules for ’72 and pointed out some differences between high school and col- lege and professional and re- vealed the pay scale for call- ing sports events. High school games are a minimum of $20 and may run higher, he re- ported. Big-time football may pay $150 and expenses, Pro football may command $250 and up. The speaker was introduced by James Rutt, program chairman of the day. Water, Sewer Bills 'On Computer’ Mount Joy’s water and sew- er office has joined the com- puter age! Within a few days, now — probably about the first week in October—customers of the Mt. Joy Borough Authori- ty will receive their quarterly bills. Usually, the bills are mail- ed the latter part of the week prior to the end of the quarterly month. The slight delay will be caused, in part, by two pre- cautions which the depart- ment is taking. One is to make a ‘“test'run’ which was done last week and the other is to make a manual check of the bills, looking for “bugs” which need to be “shaken out.” The new system, installed because of its high efficiency and its better control of the important business of supply- ing essential services, has a flexible and high capacity to point out many errors which usually are built-in problems of manual bookkeeping. One of the important re- ports the computer — located in York — will give the bor- ough is a listing of “errors. Any number of “illogical” (Turn to page 16) Since that time, teachers have handled the rough agreements and the good faith handshakes have been exchanged. This activity climaxes a long term of negotiations be- tween the district and the teachers, who this year are operating on a full-scale nego- tiating level, complete with state mediator. Many many hours have been involved in reaching the present stage of agreements. Last week the School Board heard reports of explorations into the possibility of acquir- ing additional land adjoining Donegal high school. Land owners Martin Brubaker, Paul Brubaker and Abe Groff, have been contacted concern- ing the possibility of selling land. The district’s architects — Bucharts Associates — will make a plot of the acreage. Being considered is a pro- Donegal Band Appearances A sparkling lineup of spec- ial appearances by the Done- gal high school band, directed by Glenn Leib, has been an- nounced for the 1972-73 sea- son. Others may be added. The calendar includes: Elizabethtown Marching Band Festival; Harrisburg Parade of Bands in November Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade on Nov. 23 at 9 a.m; Mount Joy Halloween Parade; Parade at Niagara Falls, Can- ada, May 17-19, 1973. COIN CLUB The Mount Joy-Florin Coin club will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 28 at the Mount Joy Restaur- ant, west Main street, begin- ning at 7:30 p.m. posal to build a running track around the football field, aiter moving the latter facility slightly from its present loca- tion. Baseball would be mov- ed to the lower level area south of the present football field. Included in the discus- sion are soccer and other prac- tice areas, including softball, Berough Shed Coming Down Mount Joy’s ancient and decrepit borough shed is com- ing down! At its August meeting, bor- ough council voted to have the long, narrow frame strue- ture, located along Henry St. between Comfort alley and Market street, removed. Long an eyesore and in al- most unbelievably poor recair the shed has lost much of its excuse of being since the bor- ough completed the borough office, garage and workshop on Main street. About the only function it has had was for very rough storage. Although the shed is mark- ed for demolition, the lean to attached on the south side is to remain. That portion was built about 10 years ago by the Farm Show organization. It has been used for storage of certain borough street maier- ials. The old borough shed was evacuated last week and bor- ough workmen are beginning to take down portions of the structure as they have time. To save the lean-to, young “builders-in-training” from the vo-tech school are to give as- sistance by doing some basic carpentry work by erecting extra posts and necessary sup- ports.
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