THE
MOUNT
JOY
VOL. 74 NO. 27
BULLETIN
MOUNT JOY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER
MOUNT JOY, PENNA.
NOVEMBER 27, 1974
TEN CENTS
Participation this week of
the Donegal band in the big
Turkey Day parade in
Philadelphia recalls one of
the silliest observations we
have ever heard expressed.
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It probably was the first
year the D.H.S. band
marched in Gimbel’s ex-
travaganza. The drum
major was Stanley Tucker,
one of the finest and never a
better liked ‘“‘top man’ ever
to lead a high school band
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But, after the parade, the
Bulletin received a letter
from a parade watcher, in
Philadelphia taking issue-
with the fact that Donegal
called itself the Indians.
“How could that be,” the
silly writer asked, ‘“‘when it
is lead by a black boy?”
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Don’t you agree that that is
about the silliest, stupid and
asinine observation anyone could
draw from watching a parade?
And, then to make the effort to
write a ‘‘Lefter to the Editor’ —
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If you happen to be in-
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Christmas Decorations Up:
But to Delay Lighting
Until About December 18
Mount Joy’s outdoor
Christmas decorations have
been hung in place for the
1974 season at 53 spots along
Main street!
But, they will not be
lighted until a week before
Christmas.
Complying with a
guideline given it by
Borough Council, the
Christmas Lighting Com-
mittee has said that it will
have the bulbs burning only
from about December 18
until January 1.
Decision was made as
something of a compromise.
The Federal Energy
Administration has said that
lighting this season is per-
missable. Yet, P.P. & L. has
made a continuing plea to
conserve electricity.
Borough Council made its
decision about two months
ago.
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Decision on Borough
Budget for
Within the next few days,
probably no later than
Monday night, Dec. 2, a
decision will be made about
Mount Joy borough taxes for
1975.
Will rates remain the
same, go up or, by some
strange turn of events, go
down?
A great deal of
preliminary work already
has gone into the making of
the important budget for
next year but, at a scheduled
meeting of the Borough
Council, sitting as a com-
mittee of the whole, on
Monday night, Dec. 2, some
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by the editor’s wife
It may be cold, rainy and
dreary outdoors today, but
the fact of the matter is, we
have had a very pleasant
autumn, weatherwise, this
year, and we should not
complain.
Temperatures have
averaged above normal and
rainfall below normal. That
isn’t particularly good news
for farmers or water com-
panies, but it has made a
season excellent for enjoying
the out of doors.
Proof of the fact that it has
been a mild interlude were
the sprigs of japonica and
bridal wreath which Ellen
Musselman, west Main
Street, brought to the
Bulletin last week. The
brilliant red — and white —
blossoms, which she found in
her yard, spoke more of
springtime than of autumn!
But don’t let them give you
a false sense of security.
From now on — get braced
for winter!
In spite of temporarily bad
weather last Wednesday,
Paul Fitzkee, 11 Walnut
street, came into our office
to pick up the Bulletin, as is
his custom, on press day.
We said, “It’s a little bad
out there today,” and Paul
answered:
“In spite of rain, or sleet,
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of the vital questions will be
answered. If not then, cer-
tainly by its
meeting on Monday, Dec. 9,
the budget will be finalized,
ready for an official reading.
Final passage is expected
sometime between the 9th
and the last of December.
The law requires a budget by
Jan. 1.
As the budget planning
stands, as of this week, there
is a deficit of between $23,000
and $24,000. In other words,
anticipated income for ’75
lacks that amount of
balancing the slated ex-
penditures.
Currently, there are two
things to do to correct that
situation. One is to find
additional sources of
revenue. The other is to cut
expenses.
How to cut the expenses is
a question which involves
difficult factors. For in-
stance, rising wages and
increased costs of vital items
which are fixed are
inescapable.
Possible program to
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Seek to Improve Game
Enjoyment for Spectators
In an effort to improve the
comfort and enjoyment of all
spectators of Donegal high
school’s home basketball
games, new procedures and
guidelines are being initiated
for the 1974-’75 season.
The new regulations begin
with the first home game on
Thursday night, Nov. 28.
They are:
1. Ticket gates will be open
at 6:05 p.m. and tickets will
be sold until the end of the
3rd quarter of varsity
games.
2. Doors to gym will be
closed at the beginning of the
J.V. game, which will be 6:30
p.m. After games begin,
admittance into the gym will
be at the following times:
time outs, between quarters,
half times and between J.V.
and varsity game. Anyone
leaving the gym will be able
to return only at the above
times.
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WOULD REPLACE CADILLAC
Fire Company Hopes to Replace
Ambulance With Newer Type
If plans now being formulated by Friendship Fire company
No. 1 materialize, Mount Joy will have a new ambulance in
the Spring of 1975!
The new vehicle would replace a Cadillac ambulance
which this month turned 17,000 miles.
As now visualized, the
emergency piece of equip-
ment would not be of the
conventional type, but of a
more functional nature.
In appearance, it would be
more ‘‘box’’ shaped, giving
more and better arranged
space for handling patients.
The body would be
mounted on a suitable
chassis and would be con-
Donegal Grid Players
Honored at Banquet
Three Donegal high school
football players — Jeff Ruhl,
Randy Richards and Newt
Kendig — have been named
for outstanding contributions
to Donegal high school’s 1974
football season.
Richards has been named
“most valuable player’’ and
also was awarded the Dr.
Gates Memorial Trophy as
the “outstanding backfield”
player.
Ruhl was chosen ‘‘out-
standing lineman’’, and
Kendig was awarded the
Jesse Mooney Memorial
trophy for ‘‘leadership,
dependability, cooperative
effort and hustle.’
The honors were an-
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Monday night, Nov.
Football banquet, held at the
D.H.S. cafeteria.
Awards were presented by
Athletic Director + Roy
Armold.
In addition to all members
of the football squad, at-
tending were cheer leaders,
managers, water girls,
statisticians and parents.
Kenneth Depoe also was a
special guest.
The program, for which
Kemp Zangari was master of
ceremonies, included a 15-
minute film of the season’s
varsity games and a
demonstration on weight
lifting by Mel Ruth, who
showed how this activity can
be a means of gaining
strength for football.
structed in such a way that
when a new one is needed,
the “box” would be removed
and remounted for ad-
ditional years of service.
Company President Ron
Alleman told the Bulletin
that plans are not finalized
but possible specifications
are being studied.
Delivery of conventional
ambulances sometimes
requires several months.
The modular type is not
expected to involve more
than 120 days, probably less.
One of the advantages of
the modular unit is that more
equipment can be carried
and immediately available
to those answering
emergency calls of all kinds.
Better use of space can be
achieved and personnel will
have more head room inside
for handling patients.
The new type ambulance,
Alleman said, is part of the
total improvement in
emergency service.
“In daysgone by,” the
company president said,
‘‘drivers loaded accident.
victims into the ambulance
and drove as fast as they
dared to the hospital.
“These days,” he added,
“people manning the am-
bulance are better qualified
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