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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.
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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.
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And, with two letters
locally, a considerable op-
position is expressed, we
believe.
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Too, we've been ap-
proached several times within
the past week by people wanting
to talk about the situation.
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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.”
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We're not opposed to the
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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-
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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
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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.