. SCHOOL NOTES , Observe Silver The kindergarten children of Grandview séhool walked to the fire house last Friday at which time all the fire equipment was shown to them by Charles Eshelman. Each child rang the bell on the fire engine and received a fire helmet. * * * On Monday, Oct. 9 the Dairy Counsel presented a mibile exhibit called “The Mir- acle of Milk” to Grandview Elementary School, Inside the mobile the pro- duction of milk is shown, Nature and man work to- gether to produce plants, The dairy cow then transforms plant material into milk. Milk delivers nature’s nutrients to man in concentrated form helping man to work, play, feel, look and live better. Milk is 25% calories, 68% protein, 68% phosphorus, 85% calcium, 100% ribaflav- in, 100% vitamin D, 27 vi- tamin A, and 22% thiamine. * H# i On Tuesday, Oct. 11 mem- bers of the Florin Fire Co. came to Grandview Element- ary School, They showed the three kinds of fire extinguish- ers and put out a small fire with each one, Then one of Joycee-ettes Planning Christmas Bazaar The Mount Joy Joycee-ettes are busily preparing for a Christmas Bazaar which will be held in conjunction with their fashion show on Wed- nesday, Nov. 15, While guests munch on Christmas “goodies” they may browse at the specialty shop stocked with handcrafted items made by the Joycee- ettes. They also will be treat- ed to a show featuring the very latest in holiday fashions for men, women and children. Co-chairman, Mrs. Stephen Getty and Mrs. Ronald Gantz, recently revealed that this year’s theme will be “Fash- ions for the Twelve Days of Christmas.” They have also announced the addition of Robert Carroll, Jr. to the list of models. Committee chairmen the event to be held at Wilbur I. Beahm Jr. high school, are: - publicity, Mrs. William Grove; refreshments, Mrs. Kenneth Weber; bazaar,. Andrew Reymer; tickets, Mrs. Michael Aument; shopping spree, Mrs. Joseph Heckert; prizes, Mrs. John Harnish; models, Mrs. Ronald Haw- thorne and properties, Miss Brenda Gainer. for the Observes Career ‘Week’ “Tomorrow is Now’ is the theme of the Nation’s seventh Donegal National Career Guidance Week, observed here and throughout the country October 22 - 28. Mrs. Elwood S. Grimm, guidance counselor at Donegal high school, said that the pur- pose of the Week is to focus public attention on the fact that choosing a career is an If You Would Write -- Would you like to write to state or federal repre- your sentatives in Harrisburg or Washington? Here are their addresses: FEDERAL Sen. Hugh D. Scott, Room 260, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C., 20515. Sen. Richard S. Schweiker, Room 4317, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C,, 20515. Rep. Edwin D. Eshleman, 416 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, D. C,, 20515. STATE Senator Richard A. Snyder, Box 21, State Senate, Harris- burg, Pa. 17120. Rep. Jack B. Horner, 23-A S .Market St., Elizabethtown 17022. the men put on a fireman's suit, This exhibit was for Fire Prevention Week. * * * Students who were winners in the ‘Fire Prevention Week’ poster contest conducted by the Florin Fire company were: Grade 3 1st — Cindy Brubaker 2nd — Amy Wolgemuth 3rd — Pamela Greider Grade 4 1st — Lori Jo Grubb 2nd — Trudy Kelley 3rd — Todd Marshall Grade 5 1st — Samuel Clark 2nd — Theresa Berg 3rd — Mitchel Johnson Grade 6 1st — Bruce Wagner 2nd—Gregory Zimmerman. 3rd — Kenneth Henny Donegal Braves Host Garden Spot Elevens It was another exciting day of football Sunday, Oct. 29th, when the Donegal Braves hosted Garden Spot. The ‘A’ team, coached by Rudy Ney, Gardner Splaine and John Wealand, blanked Garden Spot 40 to 0. The ‘B’ team, coached by Butch McCurdy, Jim Shank, and Jim Smith, didn’t fare as well and went down, 19-6. Donegal’s only points coming in the second period. Garden Spot had TD’s in the second and third periods, and came back in the fourth for anoth- er. The ‘C’ team, coached by Don Armolid, Ed Jones, Ron Morris and Bob Smith, lost a very close game by a score of 7 to 6. Sunday the ‘D’ team coach- ed by Ron Kennedy, John Parker, and Ron Morris host- ed St. Anthony’s and lost by a score of 7 to 0. Saturday, Nov. 4 the ‘D’ team will go to Conestoga Valley for a 10 a.m. game, Saturday evening, ‘B’ and ‘C’ teams travel to Elizabethtown and play under the lights, Nov. 18, has been set for the turn-in date of all equip- ment. 12 to 3. All equipment should be turned in at the equimpent shed on Marietta avenue. It must be clean, dry and all mud removed from shoes. Friday, Nov. 17 at 6:30 p. m. at Hostetter’s banquet hall the Donegal Midgets Football Banquet will be held. important decision, one wor- thy of planning now for real- ization tomorrow. Mrs. Grimm said that the young people today face a be- wildering selection of career and job possibilities. Mature adults, whose jobs have be- come obsolete by technologic- al progress, are having to sel- ect new careers and re-train for them. Disadvantaged citi- zens of all ages need to select and prepare for job opportun- ities being opened up by gov- ernment and private pro- grams, Assisting people select and find jobs and careers is the work of thousands of profes- sional counselors in schools, colleges, government and vol- untary agencies, industry and private counseling centers and firms. The Week is sponsored by National Vocational Gui- dance Association and its local chapters and branches thru- out the country, w Student Councils (From page 1) Candace Groff, Vaughn Mark, Kim Brown, James Messer- smith, Debbie Witmer. CAR CHATTER If you have a typical eight- cylinder car, your carburetor mixed nearly 3 billion cubic feet of air with 666 gallons of gas and each valve opened and closed 15 million times. Wedding Anniversary The children of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Gingrich, 313 N. Barbara St., were hosts at a special celebration Sunday, Oct. 8, honoring their parents’ golden wedding anniversary. Approximately 300 relatives and friends attended the affair at the Florin Church of the Brethren, The Gingrichs were mar- ried Sept. 30, 1922, in the home of the bride’s parents. The former Elsie Herr, she is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elam Herr of Hershey. He is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Gingrich, of Hershey. They have three daughters: Esther, wife of Clarence Sna- vely of Manheim R2; Dorothy, wife of Ray Summy of Mount Joy R2, and Pauline, wife of William Pipkin Jr. of Peach Bottom R2. They also have 8 grandchildren and a great- grandchild. Before her retirement, Mrs. Gingrich worked at Tidykins Sewing Factory in Mount Joy. Her husband, also retired, was a carpenter by trade. Both are members of the Florin Church of the Brethren. 25TH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brinser of Mount Joy R2, celebrated their 25th wedding annivers- ary recently with a surprise party given by their children at United Methodist church, Joy. The couple were married Oct. 9, 1947 in the Trinity Lutheran church, Mount Joy, by the Rev. W. L. Koder, They have two children Bon- nie, wife of Robert Denlinger, Mount Joy R1 and Spec. 4 Robert Brinser of Aberdeen, Md. and one grandchild. Mrs. Brinser is the daugh- ter of Samuel Crowl, Rheems, and the late Elida Crowl. Mr. Brinser is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brinser, Elizabeth- town R3. BPW Hears Dorothy Forney The Mount Joy Business & Professional Woman’s Club held its monthly meeting on Monday evening, Oct. 23, at Hostetter’s with the legisla- tion committee in charge. Entertainment was provided by Professor Otis Kitchen of the music department of Eliz- abethtown college, and two music majors, Terry Millard on saxophone and Sheidon Bair on string bass. A special feature was when Kitchen composed songs to fit tele- phone numbers of members of the club. The president, Mrs. Benja- min Horst introduced special guest, Mrs. Dorothy Mowery, District 7 Director. Mrs. Abram Groff, chair- man of the legislation commit- tee introduced the guest spea- ker, Dorothy Forney, secre- tary to Senator Richard Sny- der. Her topic was “Welfare.” Mrs. James Heilig and Mrs. Benjamin Horst attended the 50th birthday anniversary of Business & Professional Wo- men, at Harrisburg. The business meeting was conducted by Mrs. Horst. The Fall District 7 meeting will be held at Chambersburg, on October 28 - 29 with the Waynesboro Club as Hostess. Delegates elected: Mrs, Benj. Horst, Mrs. Gerald Sheetz and Mrs. John Fry. Alternates elected: Mrs. Samuel Bals- baugh, Mrs. Michael Pricio, Mrs. James Heilig. The Legislation Committee, Chairman Mrs. Bruce Brown, includes: Mrs. Abram Groff, Mrs. Michael Pricio, Mrs. Ra- chael Reynolds, Mrs. Roscoe Thome, and Mrs. James Mec- Niff. The next monthly meeting will be held Nov, 27 at Hos- tetter’s with the world affairs committee in charge with Mary Jane Hoffer, chairman. Thomas Jefferson in 1781 grew the first recorded toma- toes in the United States. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1972 PAGE 8 EDITORIALS On the ballot for Lancaster county voters on Nov. 7 will be a question asking whether or not a commission should be formed to study the possibili- ties of a new “home rule” charter. Also, voters will elect an 11-member commission to make that study. The “home rule” charter for the county has been discussed and discussed since a 1968 amendment to ° the constitution gave municipalities the privilege of establishing ther own home rule or form of govern- ment. The idea of “home rule” sounds good to most voters of this area. They like to govern themselves and the image of local government control is appeal- ing ‘However, becuse of the long-time general up- ward drift of government, it is well worth serious consideration as to whether or not any change actual- ly would be to strengthen strictly local units. Because history indicates that controls drift to- ward larger and larger units of the establishment, it is more likely that a county form of government would take over whatever it can of what already is strictly home rule in townships and boroughs. Not all such moving upward of control is bad. But, local municipalities and schools already have felt the big hand of big government from state and federal levels resting heavily on their shoulders. He who thinks that the schools are locally con- trolled is just fooling himself. He who thinks that federal revenue sharing with cities and boroughs is an outright gift, has not faced the facts. Mount Joy borough was informed last week that it will receive more than $24,000 from the fed- eral government. At that time it also became amply evident that the purse in which the money arrives will have strings which reach all the way back to Washington, D. C. We're not suggesting that the “home rule” idea as it will appear on the November ballot deserves a “no” vote. What we are saying is that voters need to understand that the words “home rule in 1972 do not mean ‘home rule” in the same way that they did some years ago. Fi More and more our schools are moving away from local control and into the hands of State governments and Wash- ington bureaucrats. This trend is very much tied to the ques- tion of how our schools should be financed. Traditionally our schools have been financed and run at the local level, But as educa- tion has become more expen- sive, State and Federal mon- ey has become almost as im- portant as local funding. And with this “outside” money has come a loss of local authority in determining school curricul- um and policy. As the trend away from lo- cal control accelerates, I have to wonder if we should not be a little more critical of the trend. At least, there should be some in-depth eval- uation of evidence that sug- gests we may be moving in the wrong direction. For instance, one of the latest educational campaigns is taking place in the courts. This campaign is to get a rul- ing that using the local prop- erty tax to finance schools is unconstitutional because it leads to some school districts having more money to spend per pupil than other districts The Mount Joy BULLETIN 11 EAST MAIN STREET MOUNT JOY. PA. 17552 Published Weekly on Wednesdays xcept Fourth of July Week and Christmas Week (50 Issues Per Year) Richard A. Rainbolt As Editor 2 and > Publisher —— Td Advertising rates upon request. Entered at the post office at Mount Joy, Penna., as second class mail under the Act of March 3, 1879. = ED ESHLEMAN’S = WASHINGTON REPORT have. Those who favor such a ruling generally feei that inner city schools should be brought up to the same educa- tional quality as suburban schools and the only way to do that is equalize the tax base. But equalizing property tax on a statewide basis may not help inner city schools at all. A study at Syracuse Uni- versity shows that big city schools are not underfinanced. There is no doubt that they are full of educational prob- lems, but the chief problems, is not a lack of funds. In fact according to the study, if schools are financed equally, the big gainers would be rur- al districts and central cities would not gain but lose, Anyone who recognizes that city schools are faced with a crisis situation knows full well that they cannot afford to lose money at this point. Therefore, the very court ac- tion that is designed to help the inner cities could end up harming their educational systems. But there is even a far more serious question involv- ed. If we destroy the local tax base, we also destroy all pre- tense of local school control. Rural and suburban schools would be the losers if that happened because they have traditionally prided themselv- es on their relationship to the community and their de- pendence on it. And if it turns out that we abandon the con- cept of local schools for all the wrong reasons, what will there be to assure us of the kind of quality education we have come to expect in this country? The point is simply that there is much evidence to suggest that locally run schools may still be the best way to provide the best edu- cation and the most equitable education at the most reason- able cost. And I'm afraid that the evidence is being ig- nored too often as we look for new ways to pay for our schools.
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