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MOUNT JOY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER
MOUNT JOY, PENNA.
MARCH 20, 1974
TEN CENTS
Donegal Musicians
Mount Joy Borough
Council is considering the
possibility of marking Apply
Alley, a one-way thorough-
fare. The proposal is to allow
only traffic traveling west -
from Jacob to Manheim.
One of the problems is at
Apple and Market, at the fire
house corner.
Council is interested to
know what the public’s
reaction is to such a
proposal.
Also under consideration is a
proposal to make Patterson alley
one way south.
The borough, apparently,
has tapped two first rate
water wells west of town
along Donegal Springs road.
One - drilled last summer -
has been tested and will
produce about 500 gallons
per minute. The other, which
is about 165 feet deep, has
been tested for about 650
g-p-m.
That is more than a million
and a half gallons per day, if
the tests hold up over a long
period. Ratings were
established on a 24-hour test
program.
Next step in the water
development program is to
harness the two, tie them
together, provide water
treatment necessary and
finally to pipe the water to a
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HIGH SCHOOL performers rehearse for three performances of the
delightful musical, ’Brigadoon’’, to be given March 28, 29 and 30, at
Donegal high school by the music department. Shown are: (left to
right) Patty Wolfe, Ted Hershey, Sharon Zimmerman and Bill
Zimmerman.
The Donegal high school
music department will
present Lerner and Loewe’s
musical fantasy
“Brigadoon,” on March 28,
29 and 20, at 8 p.m. in the
high school auditorium.
A cast of about 60 will sing
and dance through this
‘Ob This aud That’
Perched high in a tree in
one of Hershey's most at-
tractive residential areas, a
big white Owl has been a
sight seeing attraction for
several weeks.
Nicknamed ‘‘Charlie”’ by
his friends in the neigh-
borhood who enjoyed wat-
ching him, the white owl
would sit for hours very
quietly on an upper limb of a
tall tree. He would change
trees occasionally, but
always in the same general
area. Sometimes he would be
gone for a few hours, but he
always came back to his
“home’’ neighborhood.
We had a good look at him
one afternoon. From our
by the editor's wife
vantage point he seemed to
be 18-24 inches tall. With-his
big eyes and white plumage,
he was an imposing sight.
Word got passed among
birdlovers that he was there,
and an ornithologist from
Carlisle made a trip to
Hershey especially to see
him. He said it was unusual
for him to be spending time
in this part of the country.
But there ‘‘Charlie’ sat,
for about seven weeks,
quietly and humbly, causing
no one any trouble and
bringing a certain amount of
pleasure to Hershey natives,
who checked on him daily,
photographed him, and
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Photo by Ronald Tamkin
delightful musical about an
18th century Scottish town
Brigadoon, which magically
appears for one day every
one-hundred years. Two
vacationing Americans, Jeff
Douglas and Tommy
Albright, played by Steve
Hassinger and Keith Smith,
accidentally stumble upon
the quaint little village and
become quickly enmeshed in
the antiquated charm of
these Scottish people.
Romance ensues when
Tommy meets a pretty and
captivating Scottish lassie
named Fiona MacLaren,
played by Gloria
Longenecker.
Other cast members are:
Timothy Eshleman, Newton
Kendig, Donald Witman,
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Mount Joy’s Betty Groff
Honored At Authors’ Party
Monday At Hotel Hershey
Mrs. Betty Groff, who,
with her husband, Abram,
has made Groff’s Farm on
Pinkerton Road in-
ternationally famous for
superb Pennsylvania Dutch
food, was one of four authors
honored Monday night at a
reception and dinner party
held at the Hotel Hershey.
Mrs. Groff’s book, ‘‘Good
Earth and Country
Cooking,’’ has just been
released by Stackpole Books,
a publishing company based
in Harrisburg, which was
host for the party. Clyde
Peters, general manager of
Stackpole Books, was
master of ceremonies.
Approximately 200 people
attended the reception in the
Fountain Lobby of the Hotel
and the buffet dinner
following in the main dining
room. The menu, prepared
by the Hotel Hershey chef,
included several delicious
recipes from Mrs. Groff’s
_ book.
Special guests for the
evening included, besides
the author and her husband,
their two sons; Charles, 16,
and John, 12, and Mrs.
Groff’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Herr of
Ronks, R1, near Strasburg.
At the informal reception
before the dinner, a surprise
presentation of a brand new
cornet was made to Mrs.
High School Chorus
To Sing Sunday
At Mt. Pleasant
The fifty-voice Donegal
high school chorus, under the
direction of Mrs. RoAnn Lau,
will present a concert of
sacred music at the Mt.
Pleasant Brethren in Christ
Church on Sunday night,
March 24 beginning at 7:30
o'clock.
The first half of the
program will include
selections from Handel's
oratorio, ‘‘The Messiah,”’
including the Hallelujah
Chorus. Some of the Psalms
and other religious works
are sung in the last half of
the program.
The public is invited.
Joy Interchurch Council.
Charles Duty, Sr.,
speaker.
Communion Breakfast
The men of the Mount Joy Community will hold a
Communion Breakfast at the Glossbrenner United
Methodist Church on Sunday, March 24, at 7a.m.
This breakfast is sponsored each year by the Mount
from Lancaster, will be the
Groff, the gift of her parents,
to replace one she has played
since high school days often
entertaining her guests at
Groff’s Farm with special
numbers for birthday or
anniversary occasions. After
graciously acknowledging
the gift, Mrs. Groff played
the new horn and led the
guests in the singing of her
father’s favorite song,
‘““‘Battle Hymn of the
Republic.”
Other authors honored
included W. Franklin
Moshier, whose book ‘‘The
Alice Faye Movie Book,’’ has
also just been released; John
Scarne for his book, ‘‘Scarne
on Dice,”” and Edward
Bernard Glick, with his
book, ‘‘Between Israel and
Death.”
Guests at the dinner
received autographed copies
of all four books.
Program for the evening
included an amazing slight-
of-hand performance with
playing cards by Mr. Scarne,
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American Legion Marks
Observes Birthday
W.S. Ebersole Post 185
American Legion held a
Birthday Dinner, Sunday,
March 17, at the Post Home.
Approximately 175 at-
tended to honor the guests
and to enjoy an afternoon of
fellowship.
State Commander Don
Jeffrey, Eastern Vice-
Commander Joe Kline, and
District Commander
Howard Stauffer were guests
of the Post.
Lancaster County Director
Sylvia Stauffer; Eastern
Vice-President Doris
O’Connor; Department
Historian Ruth Rineer, and
Sarah Strayer, President of
Lancaster County Council
were guests of the
Auxilliary.
Also honored were the
members with 50 or more
years continuous mem-
bership in the American
Legion. Those attending
were: Ben Brown, Clyde
Eshleman, Earl Miller, Ray
Engle, Carl Germer and P.
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FATHER AND SON, Jay (left) and Gene (right) Eicherly, examine
a new jacket at Eicherly’s Dry Cleaning and Men’s Shop, East Main
street. One of an unusually large number of father and son business
combinations in Mount Joy, they have been working together for
many years. And, like any number of others in the community, Mrs.
Jay Eicherly, wife of the senior member of the firm, is a vital part of
the business.