THE VOL. 74 NO. 14 I <P It is beginning to come through loud and clear that a lot of people do not want the schools to.spend $5500 for putting a green sealer on the new Donegal high school running track. +++ Two Mount Joy residents have taken the time and trouble to write, this week, letters to the editor opposing the move. And — learned that when even one person overcomes the lethergy and the barrier of ‘‘putting it in writing’’ there are invariably other people who hold the same opinions. + And, with two letters locally, a considerable op- position is expressed, we believe. +++ Too, we've been ap- proached several times within the past week by people wanting to talk about the situation. +++ Suddenly, Lewis Bixler, who normally is a very quiet person, has spoken only a few few words which reflect the sentiments of a lot of people. Those words? ‘‘It isn’t necessary.” +++ We're not opposed to the (Continued on Page 8) Summer TRAVELERS Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heaps have returned from a two-weeks Alpine vacation, visiting points of interest in Switzerland, France, Italy, Austria, Germany and the principality of Liechtenstein. They went via Swissair in a Boeing 747 jet holding 370 passengers, leaving from Kennedy airport, and arriving 6'» hours later nonstop in Geneva. They toured Geneva, took a boat ride on the lake, and found the city very clean and beautiful, with many flowers and parks. Crossing the border into France, they went high in the Alps to the ski resort city of Chamonix, close to a large glacier. From there they went to Aosta, Italy, saw the ruins of the old Roman city, cob- we've: Kaipn \ * ia ~ RnR 0. & Snyder Mount Joy, Psa. wr BULLETIN MOUNT JOY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN Big Top At Boro Park Sept. 6 And, the circus is coming to Mount Joy! Sponsored by the Mount Joy Rotary club, the Lewis Brothers circus will give two performances —6 p.m. and 8 p.m. — at the Borough park on Friday, Sept. 6. Lewis Bros. circus, one of the last major circuses still appearing under the traditional old-time big top, features trained animal acts under the direction of Bob Gibbs, who presents three huge entertaining elephants, trained midget mules of Monterrey, troupe of canine actors, prancing ponies, “Tillie” the trained camel, plus principal riding by Miss Anna and her white stallion. High aerial features are Mademoiselle Souren, Senorita Rosa and balancing by Maya; acrobatics by the Zerbini troupe, and of course, a department of utter nonsense with Gary Henry and his comedy pony. Lewis Bros, circus presents a program of top circus acts, but still main- tains reasonable, old- fashioned prices. Advance tickets are $1 for children and $1.50 for adults. They will cost 50c more on circus day. The public is invited to be at the park early to watch the animals being unloaded, and to see the elephants help raise the circus tent, and to see the animals being fed. Name Mount Joy Entry In 1974 Mrs. County Fire Chief Contest Mrs. Donald Snyder has been selected by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Friendship Fire company to represent the company in the 1974 ‘““Mrs. Lancaster County Fire Chief’’ contest, to be held during the Ephrata Farm Show. Mrs. Snyder is employed by Cargill, Inc., near Marietta, and lives on R1 Mount Joy and is an active member of the Auxiliary. She will participate in both the Farm Show parade on Wednesday evening, Sept. 25, and the contest on Thursday evening, Sept. 26, at the American Legion in Ephrata. At its recent meeting, the Auxiliary voted to donate an additional $500 to the fire blestone streets, arches, and an ancient coleseum and fortress, and went on to Como, Italy. They report that Como is a picturesque town on Lake Como, with a square and a cathedral as its focal point. From here they took a spectacular Alpine drive to St. Moritz, Swit- zerland’s most elegant ski resort. They climbed by cable car up to Covantish, overlooking St. Moritz and the lake. Here they took a 21% hour mountain walk and collected wild flowers in- cluding- the eidelweis, national flower of Austria. Other fascinating places they saw were the 16th century village of Bolzano, the Swiss National park, Klogenfurt in the Dolomite (Continued on Page 8) company toward the pur- chase of a portable pump. Added to a previous $200 gift, the Auxiliary has been able to finance the full purchase price of $700. Mrs. Ann Charles gave a report of the activities of the Ladies Auxiliary of the L.C.F.A. and Bonnie Coover reported on sale of pocketbooks, which has netted $64. A meeting of all officers of the Auxiliary will be held Monday, Sept. 9, at the fire hall, beginning at 7:30 p.m., for the purpose of reviewing and possible revising of the constitution and by-laws. The Auxiliary will hold a Yard Sale on Saturday, Sept. 21, to replace a rummage sale. Purchase of fresh vegetable for freezing, to be used for future projects, was ap- proved. Donegal Musicians Home From Band Camp Approximately 130 Donegal high school musicians, instructors and chaperones are home after a week at Gettysburg college for annual Band Camp. The young bandsmen participated in rigid drills and fundamentals of mar- ching and playing under expert guidance, readying themselves for participation early this year at football games. The Donegal band this season will be under the leadership of Glen Weaver, Fairview Street, who has assumed the directorship for the year during the time Glenn N. Leib is on sabatical leave. Weaver, a native of Drexel Hill, is a graduate of Upper Darby high school and received the B.S. degree from West Chester State college. Currently, he is completing his credits for a master’s degree at Trenton State college. He is married to the former Sylvia Longenecker. The band participated in a “review of progress’, held for friends and parents Saturday prior to returning to Donegal. Labor Sunday Message Slated St. Mark's Church The Labor Sunday message at St. Mark's United Methodist church at 10:15 a.m. will be given by Dr. Ezra Ranck, the chur- ch’s Associate in ministry. Liturgist for the service will be Richard Martin. There will be special music. Dr. Ranck serves Milton Grove and Moyers United Methodist churches in ad- dition to his part-time responsibilities at St. Mark's, where he shares pastoral responsibilities and occasional pulpit work. Dr. and Mrs. Ranck live in the Harvestview Apartments. They are no strangers to Mount Joy. They served the St. Mark’s congregation for 17 years at one time. The welcome. community is MOUNT JOY, PENNA. AUGUST 28, 1974 TEN CENTS BAN LIFTED Christmas Lights OK The ban has been lifted and Mount Joy's 1974 Christmas lights now are expected to be back in full holiday color. Arthur Sprecher, who for years has made the community Christmas lighting program special projects, revealed last week that clearance has been i given to proceed with the program. Last year, it will be recalled, Christmas lighting was discouraged because of the energy shortage and Mount Joy — along with most other communities — did not light its decorations. Sprecher has kept in touch with officials who are in charge of such matters and he now has the ok to proceed. Last week he was asking around town about whether or not the people want the program continued after the year's recess. People seemed to like the idea and unless there is some change, the job will be tackled on a community basis as in the past. The program — more than 20 years old — involves erecting wreaths and ‘‘welcome’ streamers about Thanksgiving time and then removal New Years. One of the important phases of the program is the raising of sufficient funds. Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program At Donegal Donegal School District has announced a free and reduced price lunch policy for school children unable to pay the full price during the 1974-'75 year. Local school officials have adopted the following family size and income scale to assist in determining eligibility: FAMILY INCOME Family Size Free Meals Reduced Price Meals 1 $0 to $2,910 $2,911 to $4,080 2 0 to 3,830 3,8311t0 5,360 3 0 to 4,740 4,7411t0 6,630 4 0 to 5,640 5,641 to 7,900 5 0 to 6,480 6,4811t09,070 6 0 to 7,310 7,311 to 10,240 7 0 to 8,060 8.061 to 11,290 8 0 to 8,810 8,811t0 12,340 9 0to 9,510 9,511 to 13,320 10 0 to 10,190 10,191 to 14,260 Each additional add — $670 - add — $940 family member Families falling within these scales or those suffering from unusual circumstances or hardships such as unusually high medical expenses, shelter costs in excess of 30 percent of reported income, special education expenses due to the mental or physical condition of a child, or disaster or casualty losses are urged to apply for free or reduced price ‘lunches for their children. In certain cases, foster children also are eligible for these benefits. If a family has such children living with them, and wishes to apply for such meals for them, the family should contact the school. They may do so by filling in the application forms sent home in the letter to parents. The information provided on the application will be confidential, and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility. Under the provisions of the policy, the superintendent of schools will review applications, and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling of the local official, he may make a request either orally or in writing for a hearing to appeal the decision. R.F. Hallgren whose address is P.O. Box 297, Mount Joy, Pa. 17552 has been designated as the Hearing Official.
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