mt Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper VOL. 72. NO. 34. By R.A. R. Talking with the workmen © are continuing the point- ig and masonry work on St. Mark's church the other day, was learned that the men o fell recently from high pn the tower are doing very hi ell. They call him George. But fact s name is Jorge Elias Cohen from Osoriano, Chili, Meyer! America, is spending v.99 The difficulty is that he is “summer” | and one is driving his car. Joy can pronounce the name family, > ww Ww Jorge. So, Last week there were “signs school and Spring” . « . - ®e © o People sitting out on the idewalks, almost as if it were arly summer. among a widening will return March 17. circle of friends, 14-year-old Yes, it truly is summer va- Jorge is simply George. cation for him. When it’s win- that Jorge Elias Cohen South his vacation in Mount They are out of the hospit- Spanish and few people in Mt. Joy with the Donald Zerphey 322 south Market ave- at Donegal high nue. He arrived Jan. 8 and All of which leads into the ter in the U. S., it’s summer Mount Joy Library Center Mount Joy in Chili and Jorge is between his ninth and tenth year in school. Arrangements for him to visit in Mount Joy and at Donegal were made through the D.H.S. Spanish Club, of which Glenn Hess is faculty adv.sor, Living with the Zerphey fa- mily, he attends Donegal with Pa Devoted to the Best Interests and Welfare of Mount Joy MT. JOY, PA, 17552, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 24, 1973 TEN CENTS ‘George’ Comes to Spend ‘Summer’ Vacation in Mount J oy Home 14-year-old Steve Zerphey, go- ing to all his new “brother’s” classes — English literature, typing, Spanish, history, alge- bra, science, health and gym. Which course does he like best? Well, it’s easier to say that he dislikes Spanish the most. Not, because it is Span- ish but because the class, un- (Turn to page 16) A repo thee SO oie was Still vv ithout een ing” in hi rd . en “working” in his garden Ice a ¥ Rink « 9 © ot Although there was no pub- People Wesley Sa, No skating, today! lic discussion of the matter, That is the way it is and the item with the biggest im- the that is the way it has been at pact presented at the School the newly-constructed ice ska- Board's January meeting, was t.ng rink at the Borough Park the announcement of a Wed- tennis courts. nesday, Jan. 24 meeting. Built the weekend of Janu- It was reported that on ary 13-14 by the Mount Joy Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 8:15 Athletic Association, he Yi p.m. in the Maytown Elemen- is ready, flooded with water tary school building a public (including some rain water) hearing will be held in the and everything is in readiness Maytown Elementary school for skating. building by the East Donegal However, the weatherman Township Commission” to dis- has not been cooperative and there has been little use. And —even when there was it was too thin for use. The weekend the construc- on was done by 14 or so stout-hearted Ad men, it Mount Joy Borough Auth- was cold and some ice was Ority this week filed a formal, formed. But, instead of re- Written application with East maining cold or getting cold- Donegal township, seeking a People walking along treets without wraps. ® oe e And — all the ice on the ew skating rink at Borough ark melting to water. ® © o Mount Joy people care and 1ey do hear. » ® ® . The plight of the Mount Joy ibrary and its financial d.ffi- Ilties were aired last week y The Bulletin and there was bilowup pulblicity. w @ ® First thing Monday morning ibrary President Al Newlin ti owed us a $100 check from well-known Mount Joy man +10 cares—and cares deeply pr Mount Joy and its well zin , the thermometer started Permit to drill a water well oh ®e oo oo : ry and until early this on a plot of ground near the Maybe things sometimes cele the entire situation had Donegal high school. ted to become critical before 1€ community responds. XR * © » deteriorated — as fas as ice is concerned. the Specifically, the site is locat- ed along the east side of Un- ion School road, a short dis- tance north of Waynesboro road, just inside the lines of warning has not only frozen but thick en- ough for complete safety to persons and property. Skating enthusiasts should watch ‘the ee oo o Just in case you have not iven out Pinkerton road re- Repair Bridge ntly to the Stone Bridge, we signs at the rink for informa- , oo day repair project ggest y ou have & lock. tion. was done last week by the Penn Central railroad on the Marietta St. overpass bridge in Mount Joy. The poad has been the ob- t of much work since early t Summer and is ‘“some- hing else” from the way it as for many years previous- ROTARY In a timely program imme- Workmen, using welding diately following a controver- equipment, were tightening sial opinion by the supreme the supportive steel structure we h——— court, Mount Joy Rotarians from the underneath side of Tuesday noon, Jan, 23, heard the structure in an effort to a discussion concerning abor- eliminate vibration tion. Speakers were Mrs. Eleanor O’Brien and Mrs. Paul Duvall ly Tying Class o Be Offered . representing “Pennsylvania The Donegal Chapter of for Human Rights and Birth rout Unlimited is offering a Rights.” b-tying course to all persons terested in learning the art tying flies. Classes will be :2ld at the Milton Grove ports Farm from 7 to 9 p.m. ginning Feb. 1 and continu- g every Thursday evening The women presented the George R. Ulrich, Mount viewpoint that abortion, ex- Joy borough manager, has cept in very special cases, is been named 1973 winner of not acceptable. This stance is the Jaycee coveted Distingui- in opposition to the court shed Service Award. opinion. The presentation was made The speakers were introdu- Saturday night, Jan. 20, at r 10 weeks. ced by Dr. David E. Schlos- annual D.S.A. banquet held at Admission will be by dona- ser, vice-president and pro- the American Legion as the pn. at each session. All inter- gram chairman. climax of National Jaycee ted persons of all ages are Week. ited to attend. Ulrich, who came to Mount ope Joy in August of 1971, has Auxiliary been outstandingly active The monthly meeting of the in the affairs of the communi- Ladies Auxiliary to Friend- ty, both from a professional ship Fire company was held standpoint and on a personal evening, Jan. 18. asis. Dunsaay for 8 1973 were The plaque was presented sworn in by Dolly Maxwell. by Jaycee President Larry They are: President, Doro- Gainer, following the reading thy Hedrick; first vice presi- of the resume of Ulrich’s dent, Phyllis Leatherman, 2nd community participation by vice president, Geri Williams; Master of Ceremonies Ronald recording secretary, Eva Char- Hawthorne. : les; treasurer, Bonnie Coover; The citation pointed out corresponding secretary, Car- that Ulrich has gone ‘beyond * rie Smith and Chaplain, Har- the limits of his job” in his Any woman ‘ between the riet Raebuck. concerns for Mount Joy. He es of 18 and 35 is welcome The ladies are going to have did, it was mentinoed, a attend, by contacting Mrs. a White Elephant Auction for great deal of work in coord- peryll Hallgren, president, the February meeting. : ating the flood relief efforts 663-1656 or Mrs. Sarah Geri Williams won the kitty. for victims of the 1972 Hurri- eckert, membership chair- Dues for 1973 must be paid cane Agnes and he works con- in, at 653-2155, by Feb. 15. tinually behind the scenes 1 COFFEE A coffee for new members id prospective members of e Mount Joy Joycee-ettes ill be held at the home of rs. Sarah Heckert, Tuesday, kb. 6, at 8 p.m. A resume of ojects and socials will be esented fo better acquaint ose girls interested in the netions and purpose of the b. Hep Ask for Drilling Permit cuss the Clabell of Marietta Revelopment”’, The Clabell development is a proposed large building project near tHe Riverview Elementary school which would include various types of housing construction, total- ing 589 residential units. The Donegal School Auth- ority announced the re-elect- ion of all of its officers for the 1973 year, as follows: Jay Houseal, president: Jas. Baker, vice-president; Robert the Donegal Heights develop- ment, The application was filed with John G. Hart, zoning of- ficer of the township. When questioned by the Bulletin about what action he would take, Hart declined comment and pointed out that he is permitted 10 days to make a decision. Decision to seek the permit was made by the Authority last week following an open meeting at which a number of problems connected with the proposed well drilling were discussed. Although 28 people living in the area have objected by petition to the drilling, none responded to personal invita- tions to attend the meeting. The petitioners say that the proposed drilling is a vio- lation of the zoning laws and they fear noise, television in- terference, etc. GEORGE R. ULRICH with many community organ- izations in many community projects. Other special recognition awards were presented Satur- day to the following: Nicholas Agouridis “for his contributions to the Messiah Children’s Home Christmas shopping tour and for his Donegal School Authority Re-elects Greider, secretary; William Eby, asst. secretary, and Rob- ert Kline, treasurer. A committee to serve as a negotiating team for 1973-74 includes: Jay Musser, chief negotiator; Dr. Ralph Cole- man; Dr. Robert Eshleman; Dale Arnold; J. Edw. Charles, ex-officio member, and Super- vising Principal Ragnar Hall- gren, consultant. It was announced that a new storage shed at the rear of the Donegal high school building has been compieted. Work was done by a class of construction workers from the Mt, Joy Vo-Tech school. . The Donegal high school Booster club has purchased and installed a large wall clock in the lobby of the D.H. S. building. Miss Kathleeen Wiler, D.H.S. home economic teacher, has been named to serve March 6- 8 on an evaluation team at Palisades high school in Kit- nersville, Pa. Glenn Leib, music teacher and band director, served last week on an evaluaton at Pitts -ton high school. Sale of an enlarger, classi- fied as excess property, was approved. Sale was for $27.50 A strip - printer, was with- drawn from sale, Minimum price had been set at $150. Bid price was only $5.10. Announcement was made that the D.H.S. girls’ gymnas- tic team has withdrawn from league competition. Similar action was taken previously by the boys in the same sport. Boro Manager Wins Distinguished Service Award contributions to the flood lief efforts.” John H. Lutz and family “for their outstanding radio dispatching job for the entire Zone 7 fire organization dur- ing the hurricane.” The Saturday night D.S.A. dinner was the 16th annual event held by Mount Joy Jay- Cees. Guest speaker was H. Grant Hurst of Lancaster, athletic director at McCaskey high school. He talked on “Devel- oping a Sense of Humor.” re- D.S.A. Winners 1958—Glenn Y. Forney 1959—George Albert 1960—Warren Foley 1961—John E. Wolgemuth 1962—John Myers 1963—Dr. Newton Kendig 1964—Frank Eichler 1965—Henry Zerphey 1966—Gary Maxwell 1967—Donald Straub 1968—Robert Kline 1969—James Gingrich 1970—Ronald Hawthorne 1971—Andrew Reymer 1972—Albert Newlin 1973—GEORGE R. ULRICH
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