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—EDITORIAL-
BEGIN THINKING, NOW!
All sections of local government should take
immediate notice of a move made last week by
the Mount Joy Borough Authority. :
And, they should begin thinking and con-
sidering the impact which the action may and
probably will have upon their areas of respon-
sibilities.
The Borough Authority has taken steps to
provide a greatly expanded sewer system not
only for the borough but for the surrounding
community. East Donegal township, Rapho
township and Mount Joy township -- which in-
cludes all areas surrounding the borough -- now
have access to sewer facilities.
In the past, municipal sewers - coupled with
availability of water - have been the key to
community growth. Builders and industries
constantly are looking for locations where these
two facilities are available.
Although there was much growth in Lancaster
county a number of years ago, Mount Joy ex-
perienced very little until the sewer system was
installed. Since that time, there has been much
change and much growth.
As the new sewer availability becomes known,
borough and township and school officials can
expect a surge in activities connected with
development. NOW is the time to begin to think
about the ramifications.
Schools, planning commissions, zoning bodies
and those responsible for giving any direction to
community development need to talk about the
situations. They need to beat some of the private,
profit-seeking groups to the starting gates and to
have guidelines and rules ready to point the
direction of changes.
There are those inthe community who will rue
the possibility for changes, but certain
inevitabilities are included in the local situation.
First, Mount Joy's present sewer facilities are
- or are precious near - capacity. Expansion of
the sewer plant is virtually a must.
But the state will not give its approval to plans
nor will the Commonwealth or the federal
government participate with a big share of the
needed construction funds unless areas ad-
joining the borough are included in the overall
planning. Too, these outside regulating agencies
now demand that if there is change in sewer
plants they must be upgraded to handle all kinds
of liquid wastes. Presently, the Mount Joy
treatment facility meets old regulations but does
not remove some elements - phosphates and a
couple others.
But, what is needed locally, almost im-
mediately, is for those people who are In
responsible places to assess the wide circles
which the new sewer situation will, or can, or
may or might make.
If those circles include any area of local
control, those in charge need to put on their
thinking caps.
February 13, 1974
Forida Telephone Firm Joins United
Approval of the merger of Florida Telephone common
Florida Telephone Cor- stock will receive 1.2 shares
poration with United of United Telecom common
Telecommunications, Inc., stock for each of their
has been given by Florida Telephone shares.
stockholders of each com- Of United Telecom's
pany in separate stockholder
meetings it is announced by
Paul H. Henson, chairman of
United, and Max E. Wett-
stein, president of Florida
Telephone.
Terms of the agreement
provide that holders of the
outstanding shares of
42,077,323 shares of common,
first and second series
convertible preferred stock
eligible to vote as a class on
the merger, more than 75 per
cent were represented at the
meeting. In excess of 31.5
million shares, 99 per cent of
the shares voted.
* ENGAGEMENTS
MOSS-LITTLE
Mr. and Mrs. Paul D.
Little, 215 Park Ave., Mount
Joy, announce the
engagement of their
daughter, Miss C. Joan
Little, to James H. Moss.
The bride-elect was
graduated from Donegal
High School and attends
Thompson College,
Harrisburg.
Mr. Moss is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert L. Moss of
3013 Harrisburg Pike.
He was graduated from
Hempfield High School and
attends Elizabethtown
College. He is employed by
P. Glenn Stehman, electrical
contractor, Landisville.
FARMER-SCHROLL
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R.
Schroll, 35 Detweiler Ave.,
announce the engagement of
their daughter, _ Miss
Deborah Schroll, to James
E. Farmer.
The bride-elect was
graduated from Donegal
high school and attends
Willow Street Vo-Tech
School. She is employed by
Weis Markets Inc., Mount
Joy.
Mr. Farmer is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. John K.
Farmer, 337 Bridge Blvd.
He was graduated from
Donegal high school. He is
employed by Weis Markets,
Elizabethtown.
Welcome Wagon
Plans Fun Night
The February meeting of
The Board of Directors of
The Welcome Wagon Club
was held at Judy Klemer's
home on Wednesday the 6th.
The club donated calendar
towels to the Mount Joy
Meals-on-Wheels, to be
distributed among its
members.
A “‘Coffee’’ was scheduled
for Wednesday, Feb. 13 at
Cherie Dillow’s home for
new guests. Nine new
members joined the club in
January.
Instead of the usual
monthly dinner meeting, the
Board decided to hold a
“Fun Night’ at the Rheems
Fire Hall on Wednesday,
February 20 at 7 p.m. There
will be donuts & coffee, bingo
with prizes, and plenty of
opportunity to meet and
greet everyone.
The Crafts Group is open
for anyone interested in
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making and creating new
and useful items. Crafts
meet on the second and
fourth Thursdays of every
month at 8 p.m. at Billie Ann
Oxford's home. This month’s
craft project is crocheting.
Everyone is welcome.
The next Board meeting
will be held on Wednesday,
March 6, at 8 p.m. at Cherie
Dillow’s home. The
nominating committee
should plan on being there at
6:30 p.m. for an earlier
meeting.
Anyone who recently
moved to the area and is
interested in receiving a
Welcome Wagon call from
a hostess, please contact
Shirley Brown, 653-2218.
Farm Women 8
See Trip Slides
Of Paul Witmans
Farm Women’s Society
No. 8 met at St. Mark's
United Methodist Church,
Saturday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m.
with Miss Anna Mae Eby
presiding. Twenty-one
members and five visitors
attended. Mrs. Lloyd Derr
was in charge of devotions.
A piano solo, ‘‘Wedding
Day at Trollhaugen” by
Grieg, was played by
Michael Kohler, son of Rev.
and Mrs. Richard Kohler,
Mount Joy.
The minutes were read by
Miss Mary Grace Martin.
Members responded to roll
call by naming soine special
trip which they had enjoyed.
Committees reported
recent activities. Mrs.
Harold Frey will join Mrs.
Clarence Greider on the
Sunshine committee.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Witman
conducted the special
feature of the afternoon.
They showed numerous
slides of the Scandanavian
Farm Society tour which
they took last Fall. Many
castles and cathedrals with
intricate design were seen.
Important locations and
structures in Norwary,
Scotland, Ireland, etc. were
included in their presen-
tation.
Hostesses for the af-
ternoon were Ruth Eby,
Anna Mae Eby, Marie
Stoner, Pauline Miller and
Mary Shaeffer. Society No. 8
will entertain Society No. 24,
Tuesday, Mar. 26, at 7:30
p.m. at the home of Mrs.
Paul Witman.
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Seiler School,
“Family Night” On Feb. 19
The Seiler School and
Home Association will hold
its February business
meeting, Tuesday Feb. 19, in
the cafeteria at the school,
beginning at 7:15 p.m.
Preceding the meeting,
room visitation will be held
from 6:45 to 7:15 o'clock, at
which time parents may visit
their children’s rooms and
meet the teachers.
This evening is to be
“Family Night’, with the
entire family invited to at-
tend. A special service is
being offered for pre-school
age brothers and sisters of
Seiler students. There will be
free = babysitting with
Home Plans
qualified supervisors.
In addition to room
visitation and the brief
business meeting, Eugene
Saylor will present 40 minute
slide film series entitled,
“This Enchanted World”.
This armchair hike will
feature highlights from all
seasons, starting and ending
with winter’s snow.
Saylor is principal at
Maytown Elementary
school. His hobbies include
photography, camping and
hiking. He is highly
respected among
photographers for his ex-
cellent portrayal of nature
via filming.
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‘Of This and That’
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There was a clown who
skated with great skill . . .
there were two sailors who
kept the huge crowd
laughing. . .
The costumes in the revue
were breathtaking, as
always, the music was
delightful, and the grace of
the skaters was literally
“poetry in motion’. . .
An Antiques Show at the
Hershey Motor Lodge also
was a mecca for Mount Joy
people this weekend. We saw
several people we knew in
the short time that we were
there.
It was a beautiful show. It
seemed the dealers had
brought their ‘‘prettiest and
best’’ things—cut glass,
silver, porcelain, Haviland
china, lovely dolls, pictures,
furniture, etc. But oh the
prices! A blanket chest had a
price tag of $1700; a Dutch
cupboard, $2500; a cut glass
bowl, $300; a ‘‘snowflake”
pattern old china plate, $37,
etc. We only bought a 20c
postcard! How fortunate we
felt to have done our
“collecting” seven to ten
years ago, when prices were
so much lower!
Approximately 300 women
from the Mount Joy-
Elizabethtown-Maytown-
Marietta area gathered at
Hostetter’s last Wednesday
noon for a luncheon meeting
of the Christian Women’s
Club.
It was a heart-warming
sight!
The tables were
beautifully decorated with
large red hearts in keeping
with the Valentine season.
Members wore red and white
heart-shaped name badges,
and favors were little red
and white nut cups, adding to
the festive look.
Special music was given
by a young professor and his
wife from Elizabethtown
College, John and Lois
Stites, of the Music
Department. Adam Greer,
Mount Joy merchant, gave a
talk on ‘‘Diamonds,” and
showed samples of diamonds
and other precious stones.
An earnest and sincere
young man from Danville,
Pa., addressed the club on
““Marriage.”’ He spoke of
ways in which the family
today has deteriorated, and
gave guidelines for making
marriages and families the
stable, important in-
stitutions they should
rightfully be.
The club is a rather
amazing organization. It
began five months ago, with
a group of 100 women
meeting at Carpenter’s Inn
in Elizabethtown. After
three monthly meetings, it
had outgrown the Inn, and
now meets at Hostetter’s. It
crosses dendminational
lines, has all ages in its
group, and radiates great
vitality, great enthusiasm,
and great fellowship. Mrs.
Kenneth Ober of
Elizabethtown is president of
the group.
School To Honor
Wrestling Parents
Friday, Feb. 15, will be
Wrestling Parents’ Night at
Donegal high school,
Principal Donald Drenner
said this week.
Principal feature of the
evening will be the final
wrestling match of the
season — against Cedar
Crest.
However, a program with
several special features will
be included for the parents
during the evening.
J.V. wrestling begins at
6:45 p.m. and the varsity
meet at 8 p.m.
Freshman At PSU
Among the nearly 300 new
freshmen students at Penn
State university with the
opening of the Winter term is
Bonnie McKenzie, 156 Main
street, Salunga.
BIRTHS
Melvin and Darlene
(Herman) Shank, 44 East
Main street, a daughter,
Monday, Feb. 4, at
Osteopathic Hospital.
James and Linda (Hind-
man) Campbell, 335 W.
Donegal street, a daughter,
Sunday, Feb. 10, at General
hospital.
Ronald E. and Nancy
(Coyle) Flowers, 528
Donegal Springs Road, a
son, Monday, Feb. 11, at
General hospital.