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<I Donegal High Senior
Named Semi-Finalist
In Scholarship Tests
William Landis, son of Dr. and Mrs. William B. Landis, R1,
Columbia, has been named a semi-finalist in the competition
for about 3,400 Merit Scholarships to be awarded in 1975.
Announcement of the achievement was made by Donald W.
Drenner, Donegal high school principal.
Young Landis, a senior in Donegal high school, is known to
his classmates and to sports fans who have seen him in ac-
tion, as ‘‘Tex’’ because he was born in the state of Texas.
Merit program semi-finalists are the highest scorers in
each state on the 1973 preliminary Scholarship Aptitude
Tests, given on a national basis to more than 1 million pupils
Traction
company is very much in the
limelight these days as it
seeks to transfer its function
in the community from
private enterprise to public
enterprise.
Conestoga
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Two things —
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One — The new ‘Ride and
Shop’’ program, which is to
begin on a ‘demonstration’
basis on Oct. 15, includes
Mount Joy. Riders from the
borough may claim the
benefits which are available
from any point on any CTC
bus route.
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Two — Borough manager
Joseph Bateman is seeking to
combine an offer from CTC to
provide bus shelters for its riders
with what he feels is need for
shelter for school children who
wait for their buses each school
day. There are two school bus
shelters on Mount Joy's Main
street; At Lafever road and at
Orchard Road, which Bateman
has his eyes on.
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Another point about the
‘ride and shop’ proposal:
One Mount Joy businessman
asked the question, ‘‘Why
am I, a Mount Joy
businessman and taxpayer
asked to help pay bus fares
for people who get on a bus,
go to Lancaster and do their
shopping there? I'm in
business in Mount Joy. Why
would I be in favor of my
taxes being spent to help
people shop in Lancaster and
help the merchants in
Lancaster?”
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in 17,000 schools.
According to Edward C. Smith, president of the National
Merit Scholarship Corporation, “The approximately 15,000
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HONOR.100 EMPLOYEES
NCR Gives Merit Awards
One hundred employees of
the NCR Corporation, Mount
Joy Systemedia plant, were
guests of honors at an
Awards Dinner Saturday
evening, Sept. 14, at the Host
Town Resort motel in
Lancaster.
. Speaker for the evening
was A.J. Viehman,
representing the Master
Printers of America. T.M.
Schiewetz of Dayton, O.,
operations manager,
brought greetings from the
home office of NCR. M.D.
Rupard, manager of the
Mount Joy plant, presided.
Certificates and awards
were presented by George
Chaffee, Ivan G. Gillette,
Lloyd F. Hanner, Donald E.
Hatt, Robert H. Loop,
Charles H. Lucabaugh,
Richard D. Mott, Donald B.
Shenberger, William R.
Wells, M.D. Rupard and
Loren M. Nedrow.
Receiving certificates of
craftsmanship for their
experience and ability te do
‘0b This aud That’
by the editor's wife
It’s natural to think of wild
flowers in the spring, when
anemones, violets and jack-
in-the-pulpit peep through
the leafy soil of the
woodlands or dot the
greening meadows. They
appear early, before man
has made his flower gar-
dens, and they are noticed
and appreciated.
But the wild flowers of
summer and autumn tend to
be overlooked or ignored.
Some people even call them
‘““‘weeds’’! But they are
there, just as surely as the
wildflowers of spring!
We had proof of that this
week end, when we gathered
a sizeable and beautiful
bouquet along the roadsides
in the mountains near Locust
Lake state park, where we
were camping.
It began with a breath-
taking cluster of purple
fringed gentians, and in-
cluded deep yellow black-
eyed Susans, delicate blue
ragged robins, goldenrod,
Queen Anne's lace, pale
yellow wild snapdragons and
buttercups, white and red
clover, crown vetch, a
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the job of a craftsman in the
printing industry were:
Dorothy L. Alleman, Ronald
L. Alleman, Jerry L. Avers,
Calvin T. Avery, John R.
Barnes, Dawn M. Beaston,
Phyllis J. Bender, Donald L.
Bierly, Anna Billett, James
H. Binkle,
Pauline A. Boltz, Paul F.
Brenner, Bobby J. Brosey,
Daniel P. Bubacz, Sydney
; Fire Fire-engine red, the new
shining, Hahn Custom Pumper is, in
Campbell, Paul E. Ceresini, was delivered Thurs- like the 1971 Hahn Pumper
Nancy L. Christofic, Gary R.
Cook, Martha G. Cover, Jere
F. Danz, Harold W. Deitrick,
Velma A. Diehl, Louella G.
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being
service.
day afternoon, Sept.
19, and this week Was shorter and lacks a little of
readied for being as high.
the company already owns.
But, the new truck is slightly
However, it too, is diesel
Councilman Groff Takes Stand
George D. Groff is the senior member of
the Mount Joy Borough Council, having
served many years as a representative of
the East Ward.
However, as things now stand, Groff
more accurately feels that he is a member
of Borough Council who more accurately
might be called the representative of all
people of the community who pay local
taxes.
Groff, age 74, is a retired man who spent
many years with ‘‘the gas company’.
Thus, he now belongs to a very large
economic group which goes to make up the
citizenry of Mount Joy.
As a natural, life-long conservative, he
now is in a position to know exactly what
inflation and escalation of prices in every
area is doing to many many people.
It is with pain that he looks at some
expenditures in the borough.
Currently, he is concerned with the
problem of replacing an old heating
system at the Florin Fire hall.
Specifically, he is upset about the
specifications for the system.
His itemized complaints are: 1. That
specifications were written for a hot water
system which was to replace an old hot air
furnace system, and 2. - It cost $250 to have
the specifications written by an engineer.
Specifications were written, bids were
asked, received and opened. But, instead
of the $4,000 budgeted, all three firms
making bids were more than twice that
amount.
One firm was slightly over $8,000 and
both the other two were above $10,000. All
were rejected.
Thus, the $250 fee for writing a lengthy
specification paper, was not only high but
went for absolutely nothing, Groff says.
The specs were drawn by Daniel Gohn’s
associates.
Florin Fire company building has two
heating systems, both hot air. One takes
care of the main part of the building, in
which the dining room is located, and the
other the engine room.
The former is reported to be satisfac-
tory. It is the latter system, which came
out of the old Church of the Brethren on
West Main street, which is the subject for
replacement.
Groff feels that the $250 could have been
saved by eliminating the detailed
specifications and that a_ suitable,
workable and completely satisfactory
heating system could have been installed
by now for far less than the amount of the
bids.
Groff says that he is in favor of making
the replacement now, before prices ad-
vance more, but he has reason to believe
that an adequate new hot air system can
be installed for maybe $2,000.
MOUNT JOY, PENNA.
SEPTEMBER 25, 1974
TEN CENTS
FRIENDSHIP FIRE COMPANY'S new, 1974 Hahn Custom Pumper, on order for more
than a year, arrived in Mount Joy last week from the factory in Hamberg, Pa. Here,
Company President Ronald Alleman is ready to swing into the driver’s seat for a test run.
The $50,000 piece of equipment will replace a 1949 Dodge Pumper, given to the company by
the late K.T. Keller.
Friendship’s New $50,000
Custom Pumper Delivered
Friendship
company’s
new, $50,000 fire truck general appearance, much
powered and especially
constructed for the local fire
company. It has been on
order for a year and five
months.
The big machine im-
mediately was placed in the
south bay of the fire house,
which had been readied
many months ago. Because
the Hahn is considerably
larger than the Dodge
Pumper which has used the
space recently, it was
necessary that the big door
to the truck’s new home be
enlarged. Much of that work
was done by the firemen
themselves.
When delivered, the truck
was not lettered and, of
course, was not equipped
with hose, etc.
Much of the equipment
which goes onto the truck
will come off the Dodge,
which is to go to the County
Firemen’s association.
There was an opportunity
to sell the 1949 Dodge to a fire
company but because it
came to Mount Joy as a gift
from K.T. Keller, it was felt
that with the county
association its life could be
prolonged and it would
continue to be of service to
the public.
In a ceremony Saturday
afternoon, Oct. 12, the new
pumper will be placed in
service officiaily and the
Dodge will be given to the
county association, to be
used as a training vehicle.