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MOUNT
JOY
VOL. 74 NO. 7
“Never be surprised at
what the youngsters will
think of doing!”
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Three Mount Joy lads —
Steve Zerphey, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Zerphey,
Market Avenue; Wade
Wolgemuth, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. Arthur Wolgemuth,
Donegal Springs Road, and
John Nauman, son of George
Nauman, Donegal Springs
Road — ‘‘celebrated,” the
Fourth of July by painting a
huge American flag on the
basement wall of Nauman’s
home.
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They used stencils to paint
in the stars and followed the
tiers of cement blocks to
fashion the red and white
stripes.
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As we all know, everyone
is being urged to do something to
help observe the nation’s
bicentennial. This is the first,
the biggest and the most positive
action locally we know of to date.
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First issue of statements
for billing the borough’s new
‘‘garbage collection were
issued just a few days ago.”
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We heard of a man who
received a bill. But, he does
not live in the borough and no
collection service is made at
his home.
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Was he mad! No! On the
contrary, he was interested in
learning whether or not the
borough would do the job for him
at $12 per year. He said that he
has been paying twice that
amount to a privately operated
refuse collection firm.
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In the neighborhood of St.
Luke’s Episcopal church, at
Market and Columbia, there is a
very unusual visitor.
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An albino squirrel has
taken up residence
somewhere but no one has
been able to discover the
exact location.
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Squirrels roam through
Mount Joy in large numbers.
But — an all white one is
very very rare, anywhere.
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We mentioned a couple of
weeks ago that Maislin
trucking company has a big
transfer point near Mount
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ULLETIN
Mary Alice Heilman
Wins Rensselaer
Institute Medal
Mary Alice Heilman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Heilman, 592 West Main
Street, has been awarded the
Rensselaer Medal from
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, Troy, New York,
an honor given for
outstanding achievement in
the study of mathematics
and science during her
junior year at Donegal high
school.
One junior from each of
approximately 1300 high
schools is selected annually
to receive this award. Each
school chosen on the basis of
its superior academic
standards, determines the
selection procedure with the
suggestion that the medal be
awarded to the junior with
the highest combined
average in mathematics and
science. Each recipient is
then eligible to compete for
Rensselaer Medal
Scholarships.
In the first half century
since it was established in
1916, the Rensselaer Medal
has been awarded to more
than 55,000 students in the
interest of motivating them
toward higher education and
courses in scientifically
oriented fields.
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute, the first college in
the country to award degrees
in science and engineering
celebrates its 150th
Anniversary this year by
hosting the 82nd annual
Conference of the American
Society for Engineering
Education.
MOUNT JOY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER
AMP BUYS PARKWOOD HOMES
BUILDING ON EAST MAIN
AMP, Inc., this week has
taken occupancy of the
former Parkwood Homes
manufacturing building at
the east edge of Mount Joy!
The big structure, used
only a year by the mobile
home makers, is to be
utilized by AMP for storage,
shipping, warehousing and
in the future, perhaps, light
manufacturing.
A spokesman at AMP’s
Harrisburg home office this
week told the Bulletin that
the company, which already
had two manufacturing
plants in Mount Joy, has
purchased the property,
which includes the building
and several acres of land.
The acquisition brings to
an end the possibility that
AMP might build a facility
near Marietta.
An option on the Marietta
plot has been allowed to
expire. The proposal had
been to ask that the land be
rezoned to permit the con-
struction of a $1.25 million
building.
Parkwood, which began
manufacturing here in
February of 1973 after
erecting the big building,
completed its removal from
Mount Joy last week.
AMP began at once the
occupancy. However, no
machinery for manufac-
turing is being moved in
immediately.
No manager has been
appointed to take charge of
the location.
The huge metal building,
which includes ap-
proximately 69,000 square
feet, has great flexibility and
adaptability for various uses
MOUNT JOY, PENNA.
JULY 10, 1974
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and, very importantly, has
easy access to Road - 283.
AMP moves materials and
products entirely by truck
and drivers like the quick
easy entrance at the Mount
Joy location to the nation’s
expressway system.
Parkwood Homes, with
home offices in Elkhart,
Ind., began phasing out its
operation here several
weeks ago. One factor
contributing to the closing,
the company reported, is
Pennsylvania's prohibition
of super-wide vehicles.
Manager To Wed
Mount Joy’s new borough
manager is on the job!
But, next week — no. He
will be on his honeymoon.
Joseph Bateman, recently
appointed to fill the vacancy
left by the resignation of
George Ulrich, reported for
duty Monday morning, July
8.
However, on Saturday,
July 13, he is to be married
and will be on his wedding
trip until July 22.
The new manager, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Bateman, Jr., of Aston, Pa.,
will wed Patricia Arm-
strong, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Armstrong,
Abbington, Pa. Saturday
morning at _-the First
- Congregational Lutheran
church.
Arrangements for the
wedding were made before
Bateman’s appointment as
borough manager and with
advance agreement with the
borough.
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A LEADERSHIP SCHOOL advisor to the annual 4-H Leadership
Congress, held June 24 - 27 at Penn State University, checks her
program duties with Dr.
Robert B. Lewis (right) leadership
development specialist. She is (left) Christine Erb, Mount Joy R1. She
assisted selected teen leaders in increasing skills to work effectively
in planning and conducting county youth programs.
Council Votes To Vacate Ice Alley
Leaf Tobacco Company
Borough Challenged In Court
Mount Joy Borough Council has learned that its recent
decision to deny development of Pennsbury Manor, along
Donegal Springs Road, west of Angle Street, is to be
To Lancaster
By a unanimous roll call
vote, Mount Joy Borough
Council Monday night, July
8, voted to vacate Ice Alley,
giving Lancaster Leaf
Tobacco company control of
the area for development of
its plant.
As compensation, the
tobacco company has agreed
to pay the borough an
amount equal to the cost of
having Alley A repaved and
storm sewer installations
made.
That amount is estimated
at about $1,300.
The vote was taken after a
public hearing on the
tobacco company’s petition
asking the vacation. Nearly
a dozen people interested
appeared and five spoke
against the proposal.
However, council, ap-
parently, felt that no major
objections were raised.
Lancaster Leaf is to take
care of relocating all utilities
necessary and providing an
off-street parking lot for its
employees.
In other matters:
— A group of tennis en-
thusiasts appeared and
asked council's cooperation
in forming a local tennis
organization to promote and
assist in a local tennis
program. Council agreed.
— The Marietta company
holding a cable TV franchise
in the community asked that
rates be increased from $4.95
per month to $6.50 and ad-
ditional outlets from $1 to $2
Council voted to approve
only a 10 percent increase
and a jump to only $1.50 for
extra outlets.
— Council passed on first
reading ' an ordinance
revising fees for ‘‘transient
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challenged in court.
Borough Solicitor John Kershner said Monday night at
Borough Council meeting's July meeting that the challenge
has been filed in Lancaster County court. He anticipates that
there will be a hearing in arguement court sometime in the
“early Fall.
The challenge is presented by Jones and Zink, developers
and owners of the tract of land which is the proposed site of
176 dwelling units.
Council's denial of approval to build was based primarily
on what it believes tobe a surface water problem.
Mount Joy Class Of 24
Holds Fiftieth Reunion
The Mount Joy high school
class of 1924 held its 50th
reunion on Saturday
evening, June 29.
Fifteen of the original 27
members attended a dinner
at the Central Hotel. Charles
R. Eby of Evanston, Ill,
president of the class, at-
tended with his wife.
Others attending were:
Elizabeth Brown Hadley,
Dorothy Garber Moseman;
Martha Greider Herr; Alice
Herman Rohrer and
husband; Mary Herr Eby;
Elizabeth Hostetter Seiple;
Ruth Kraybill Stuckey and
husband; Derothy Mitchell
Stewart and daughter;
Virginia Newcomer Lane
and husband; Kathryn
Nissley Erb and husband;
Ruth Rohrer Moore and
husband; Phoebe Rupp
Krall; Rhoda Shank Buck-
walter, and Hattie Stauffer
Drohan and husband.
Mount Joy Class Of 44
Holds Thirtieth Reunion
Members of the class of
1944, Mount Joy high school,
attended their 30th reunion
Saturday, June 22, at the
Central Hotel.
Following a tour of the
brewery and social hour, a
class picture was taken.
Nelson Alexander, president
of the reunion committee,
was in charge of the
program. Classmember
Musser Forry offered the
invocation.
Mrs. Robert Shaeffer
received a prize for having
been the first person to send
in a reservation; Mrs.
Lemar Blanton, Brandenton,
Florida, a prize for having
come the longest distance;
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