SUS UEHANNA TIMES Emergency Medical Calls SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY Dr. Thomas W. O'Connor THE MARIETTA & MOUNT B i } : EK i 1 MOUNT JOY, JOY ] PA. Ten Cents VOL. 75 No. 3 January 22, 1975 MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA. $120,000 more in school tax Caused by loss to boros, twps. of earned income tax EARNED INCOME TAX boros twps, 1974 School taxes in Donegal School District may have to go up eight and one-half mills this year, to make up for revenue lost to local munici- palities from the earned in- come tax. School board officials made this estimate of in- 1975 creased school taxes. last Thursday at their January meeting at Donegal High School. The loss of income from the earned income tax re- sults from the decision of Mount Joy Borcugh Coun- cil to take another quarter of the one percent tax in Marietta firemen plan dedication Pioneer Fire Company of Marietta will conduct all-day festivities on May 31, to celebrate the dedication of its new fire hall on Water- ford Avenue. Marietta Borough Coun- cil awarded a parade permit to the firemen for that date. The Council also voted to exempt the new fire hall from property taxes, even though sewage for one unit must be changed. The firemen are planning a festival, August 1 and 2, to raise money to help pay for the new hall. Borough Council granted permission to the firemen to use War Memorial Park for that carni- val. BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE TO MEET Com- The Bicentennial mittee of Mount Joy will meet in the Borough Hall this Sunday, January 26, at 2 p.m. All interested people are urged to z2*i=nd. on May 31 The old tire hall on West Market Street will be used to house equipment of the Marietta Ambulance Associa- tion, after the firemen move to their new quarters. Donegal C meeting borough expenses. Previously, Mount Joy, Mari- etta, East Donegal Town- ship, and Mount Joy Town- ship all received only a quar- ter of one per: cent, the other three-quarters going to the school district. Le- gally, the municipalities are entitled to one-half, which Mount Joy has now claimed. As a result of Mount Joy’s decision, all the other muni- cipalities will also receive a full one-half of the one per cent. Anticipating this ad- ditional revenue, Marietta Borough was able to reduce its property taxes by three mills. Before making their de- cisiong Mount Joy officials report they considered every other possible alternative. Moreover, Mount Joy offi- cials state that they made all possible cuts in their expenditures for 1975, eli- minating all but absolutely vital expenses. Taking an additional quarter of the one per cent earned income tax ¥ +f hurch last Saturday was the method of paying expenses that would be least burdensome to residents of Mount Joy, they say. School board officials say that the schools will lose $120,000 in income if all the municipalities take an additional quarter of the one per cent earned income tax. This amounts to more than 8 mills in school taxes for the entire district. Members of the school board reported that they tried to dissuade the Mount Joy Council from taking the additional revenue from the earned income tax, but with- out success. One member of the board described Mount Joy’s action as ‘“‘unfortun- ate” for the entire school district and the municipali- ties within it. A number of other muni- cipalities in Lancaster Coun- ty have voted in the last year to take their full share of the earned income tax, thereby reducing revenue for school districts. Maria Luiza B, de Oliveira 4 dh Maria Luiza of Brazil finds winter cold here The temperature never goes below S55 degrees in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the home of Maria Luiza B. deOliveira. Miss de Oliveira. an 1R year old Open Doors ex- change student, is staying with the Erb family at their dairy farm on R. D. 1, Mount Joy. Lu, as the Erbs call her, had never seen snow before she came to Penn- sylvania this winter. Erb’s 200-year-old s warm enough, with logs crackling in the wide stone fireplace, but the weather outside has not really been to Lu’s liking. “Right now, in Sao Paulo, Fhe farmhouse it’s 100 degrees,” Lu said. “l got off the plane jp Washingtonand . . .” She shuddered expressively. The Erb girls introduced Lu to the sport of snowball fighting. According to Cindy Erb, Lu found the experi- ence exciting, “except she gets cold when the snow goes down her neck.” Lu is attending Donegal High School with the Erb girls - Christine, Cindy and Sandy. Unfortunately for the boys at Donegal, Lu has a fiance in Sao Paulo, who sends a lot of letters to his .far-away sweetheart. High school in the U. S. is easier than in Brazil, Lu reports. At home she studies Portuguese, English, math, biology, physics, chemistry, drawing, gym, history, and geography. All these courses are crammed into 3% hours a day, five days a week. To qualify for the Open Doors program, Lu had to pass a difficult test on the English language and Ameri- can culture. One question was, “What did John Kenn- edy say in his speech in 19627" Lu said, “I just guessed.” Lu has introduced the Erbs to some delicious Bra- zilian cooking. Wilbur Erb, who paints and plays chess when he isn’t running his ( continued on back page)
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