rd al ed 3 ot tg SA Hope tc Have SICO Park Set For '73 Season By Memorial Day, 1973, hopefully, SICO park will be back in readiness for the sum- mer picnic season! That is the word this week from those in charge of mak- ing extensive repairs follow- ing Hurricane Agnes. Frank Eichler said this week that much already has been done and contracts have been arranged to do remain- ing work which will need some heavy equipment. The plan is to have the park ready by Memorial Day, or a little sooner, and for the Mount Joy Borough office to handie reservations. Last year the borough was to handle the bookings but the season was hardly underway when the flood hit and all use of the park was cancelled for '72. One pavilion which was swept away has been rebuilt and work has been done on the tables which were washed out of the area. Many were recovered but as many as 20 or 25 have disappeared com- pletely. That many more have been considerably damaged and most all are in need of paint. In the meantime, consider- able amount of “fill” material has been hauled into the park for use filling holes which were gouged into the dyke by the swirling flood waters.. This material, plus a large amount of silt and debris left covering the ball diamond and other low spots in the horse- shoe-shape park will be scrap- ed away and all will be used to close dyke holes and to re- inforce other spots which were damaged. One feature which will be added to the drainage system of the park proper is a new pipe in one of the low areas to provide added water outlet and to serve as a partial saf- ety valve in time of flood. In the pond area, near Rte. 230, SICO expects to bring in clay earth to repair that facil- ity and, hopefully, to provide another ice rink area next winter, itn Ae | Permit Denied Application by the Mt. Joy Borough Authority to drill a well along Union School road, north of Donegal high school, has been denied by East Don- egal township. The Authority, seeking a new source of water for the community, will now file a re- quest for a variance with the township Board of Zoning Hearing, Ralph M.Snyde R, D- 3 Mount Joy, a T = BULLETIN Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper VOL. 72. NO, 35 Cleanup Program Aleng Creek Is Completed A $4,300 cleanup program along Little Chiques creek has been completed and approved, George Ulrich, Mount Joy borough manager, said this week. The project, designed to re- turn the stream to normalcy following the June flood of 1972, was supervised by the borough but payment comes from federal sources. Trash, debris and other for- eign matter in the bed and along the immediate banks of the stream within the borough were involved. Work was done under a contract with Larry Enck of Landisville. King and Queen Voting Begins Voting is now underway for the 1973 Sweetheart Baby King and Queen. Pictures of contestants have been placed in the following businesses: Union National Bank, Nation- al Central Bank, Hostetter’s Hardware, Hi-Lo Discount Center, Martin's Apparel, and Stehman’s IGA. A canister bearing each con- testant’s name has been placed with the picture so that the public cain vote for their fav- orite candidate by a penny-a- vote. All proceeds will be do- nated by the Mount Joy Joy- cee-ettes to the Donegal Den- tal Clinic and the Northwest Lancaster County Medical Center. VISITS HERE Mrs. Jeffrey Warner (form- erly Pat Heisey) was visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Heisey over the weekend. Mrs. Warner's husband, a former professor at F&M, is a geologist specializing in Pet- rology with N.A.S.A. in Hous- ton, Texas. On Dean's List James R. Musser has ben named to the Dean’s List at Franklin and Marshall College for the Fall semester. He is a senior, majoring in English, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay C. Musser, 214 Marietta Avenue. $5,700 in Prizes A total of $5,700 in prize money will be distributed to winners in categories of the 53rd annual Lancaster County Firemen’s coavention parade, to be held in Mount Joy on Saiurday, June 2. Details of the parade judg- ing were revealed recently as entry forms were issued for marching units, antique fire p-eces, bands, drum and bugle corps, comic units, etc. Maybe the largest parade ever to march the streets of Mount Joy, the afternoon at- traction is expected to attract many thousands of people and to last maybe five hours. Sponsored by Mount Joy's two fire companies — Friend- ship and Florin, which have given a total of more than 131 years of service to the community — the parade is scheduled to step off at 2 p.m. —rain or shine. Local fire companies not compete for prizes, Firemen of the county will meet earlier in the day for the association's delegates’ meeting and officers and dele- gates will have dinner at 12 o'clock, noon. may NEW ARRIVALS Jay W. and Linda (Keys) Hess, Mount Joy R2, a son, Friday, Jan. 26, at home. Charles W. and Joanne (Branchill) Diaco, 13 Pajill Dr. Marietta, a daughter, Satur- day, Jan. 27, at the General hospital. Larry J. and Fern (Wolge- muth) Coover, 114 Market avenue, a daughter, Wednes- day, Jan. 24, at St. Joseph's hospital. Fire Compan Friendship Fire company =1 answered 70 calls during the year 1972 and was in service 123 hours and 55 minutes, it is revealed in a year-end re- port released by Fire Chief Frank Good. One of the features of the report shows that only $12,- 9G0 damage to property was done in Mount Joy borough. Property endangered was $371,000, giving the company credit for saving $358,100 in Mount Joy, the report indi- cates. In addition, however, there Named Ccunty +X Assn. President Andrew F. Reymer, 228 E. Main street, has been elected president of the Lancaster County Funeral Directors as- sociation, Associated with the Nissley funeral home, Reymer has been active in the affairs of the association and particular- ly active in community affairs of Mount Joy. A native of Pennsylvania, Reymer is a graduate of the Indiana College of Mortuary Science, He was employed in Indianapolis and in northern Indiana prior to coming to Mount Joy six years ago. James B. Heilig, also of Mt. Joy was named one of four directors of the organization for the year 1973. Samuel Cope of Paradise, manager of the Lancaster ter- minal of Branch Trucking Co. was the speaker Tuesday noon at the weekly luncheon meet- ing of the Mount Joy Rotary club, held at Hostetters. He was introduced by Dr. Richard Bryson, Gloria Longenecker will be among those participating in District Band Saturday at the Manheim Township H. S. Devoted to the Best Interests and Welfare of Mount Joy MT. JOY, PA. 17552 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1973 TEN CENTS y Reports were losses totaling $55 650 in the nearby townships. Proper- ty endangered is listed at $169,300 with a “property item of $114,650. Of the 70 calls, 40 were in the borough and the remain- der as follows: Manheim bor- ough 1; Elizabethtown bor- ough 2; Rapho township 23; East Donegal township 3, and Lebanon county 1. House fires were cause for 14 calls and accidental faise alarms accounted for 13. There were seven grass fires and seven cars afire, There were two each for assists, apartment houses, barns, dumps and stand-bys for oth- er fire companies. There were three wash-downs, four for rumping water, three industri- al and one each for accidents, garages, hog pen, tree, shed, tobacco shed, store, utility pole and horse stable. Graduated Elizabeth A nn Rainbolt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rainbolt, Donegal Springs Rd., received a Bach- elor of Science degree in ele- mentary education in exercis- es Sunday afternoon, Jan. 28, at Elizabethtown College. The graduates and their parents were guests of honor at a din- ner in Myer Dining Hall and received their diplomas at that time. Elizabeth has just finished her practice teaching in first grade at Londonderry school in Lower Dauphin district. While in college, Elizabeth was a member of the Concert Choir, directed by Prof. Har- ry L. Simmers, for 3 years, serving as secretary of the group for one year. She also represented the Education De- partment on the Student Sen- ate, helped for two years with freshman orientation, served on the Library and May Day committees, and was a student assistant in the Music Depart- ment, THEY LIKE THE TOWNSHIP AS IT IS Hear Zoning Change Request to Allow Development People of East Donegal township — or at least those who attended a public hear- ing Wednesday night of last week at the Maytown school — like things the way they are and want changes made slowly. That is the feeling which was given as the Board of Township Supervisors of the township sat to hear state- ments concerning a proposed zoning variance to permit the building of a housing complex near Marietta. A few more than 100 peo- ple sat with the supervisors for about two hours in a com- Emergency Medical Calls SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY Dr. David Schlosse: pletely orderly fashion. While there was some emotionalism, most statements and questions were serious, factual seek- ing. Emotionalism — what there was—seemed to stem from the s:mple fact that the residents of the township like their way of life, their community with its open spaces and rela- tively low population density. Typical of that point of view came from a resident who revealed that he works in York, where ‘there are dozens of developments”, but he prefers to live in East Don- egal and drive, even though it costs him a total of more dol- lars, he said. He likes the “life style” of the area and seeks to preserve it. The fact that there are “new faces” in the communi- ty was mentioned. One per- son stated that the reason may be found in the fact that people in the ‘Manheim Townships” are seeking to find a way out of situations which, it was suggested, may stem from highly populated conditions. But—-this point of view was not unanimous and there was an undercurrent which surfac- ed and would be summarized in the word ‘progress’. Worries about schools, wa- ter, sewer, open spaces, rents, recreation and all the other ramifications in an expanding community were touched up- on during the evening. The hearing generated from a proposal to give permission for the building—over a peri- od of five to 10 years—of a 589-unit development com- plex north along Route 441, near the new Riverview ele- mentary school. An 84-acre residential development, inclu- ding town houses, garden homes & mid-rise apartments, would be located immediately east of Ore Mine road. This area would include not only residences but a mnine- hole golf course, swimming pool, tennis courts and other recreational facilities. All facilties, however, it was pointed out, would be for use of the residents of the de- velopment, In addition, the proposal ~ calls for a shopping center, lo- cated immediately west of Ore Mine road. This complex would include 10 acres and would be located well back from Route 441 with parking in the rear. The developers claim it would have a draw- ing attraction from perhaps 12 to 15 thousand people liv- ing in the area and would be larger than a ‘‘convenience” shopping center. Developers claim that sta- tistics from other similar pro- jects of this kind indicate about 159 school age children would be living in the new area, which would be called Rivermoor. They add that currently, Donegal school dis- trict is losing school popula- tion at a rate in excess of the rate of increase the develop- ment would generate over the five to 10 years of its build- ing. The developers also said that their economic studies show that the complex would generate taxes considerably in excess of the costs it would add to the local school and taxing units, at Marietta The only added services, they say which would be plac- ed upon the local government would be for police. Other fa- cilities — water, sewer, fire school, etc. — would be self supporting. All construction, in- cluding roads, and mainten- ance would be by the devel- oper, it was stated. Last week's meeiing was conducted in the gymnasium of the school with John Hart, East Donegal township officer, acting as moderator and Sup- ervisor Lloyd Fuhrman acting as spokesman for the super- visors. A large map of the area un- der consideration was display- ed and explained. Supervisors, acting as zon- ing officials, have 30 days from last Wednesday to make a decision concerning the granting of a variance {rom the present zoning laws to al- low the development to hegin. There were questions raised about “other” developmeriis and housing areas within the township—inciuding trailers— but no specific information was uncovered.
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