Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-24
CENTRAL HIGH THE FAVORITE IN BIG BATTLE ON E
ISLAND PARK GRIDIRON TOMORROW AFTERNOONE
WEST SHORE FAVORS
BODY TO BOOST DISTRICT
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more homes, the location of new in
dusu.es and general increase in the
population. which in turn would bene-
tit business in the Capital City.
Men prominent in every day life
along the West Shore continue to ex-
press their views as to what benefits
would be derived IL an improvement
organization or betterment league
could be formed. They are of one ac-
cord in saying that great good would
result and that the territory would be
improved generally. They are dis
| cussing many things of interest which
they believe can be accomplished If
every one puts his shoulder to the
wheel and with a proper beginning
some great developments in lower
Cumberland must come.
To Organize Soon
DR.. j. f. Good, a New Cumberland
druggist, says an improvement organ
izauon is thing of the near future
and he believes his town will be great
~ benefited II local association can
be formed. New Cumberland" says
DR.. Good, is peculiarly situated mas
much as 1T Is at the extreme lower end
OF the West Shore but there are many
things in which we. as well as some
or the other towns are interested. Just
as an example, 1 might say, that If
there were civic association here and
| another in Lemoyne, we could Join
hands and endeavor to get a better
road between the two towns. l favor
each town having its own organiza-
tion and when an occasion arises that
interests all of the towns then let
the associations meet together.
Here in New Cumberland we have
blanket, wooien and knitting mills
where girls do almost all of the work
There is little work here for q man. /
1 lurn u Nd l, 4
an ASSOCIATION in the borough we
might induce some persons to estab-
llsh metal and wood works and then
4 give employment to men. If men can
be brought here to work then it means
that their families will come here also
and the result of that would be the
building of more homes and the en-
larging of the town, the schools and
churches, and the betterment of busi-
ness conditions generally.
| "A municipal organization might
work for street improvements, too, and
in many ways help to better the town
Some Improvements could be made al
the square and by planting shrubberS
and erecting p fountain, if possible
that would be made very attractive
place"
Heartily Endorses Move
NJ. A. Brinton, of the Brinton- Packer
company, and a well-known resident
of Camp Hill. is enthusiastic over the
plans for the new organization. lie
heartily endorses any movement which
would benefit the community and in al
interview he has mentioned many
things which could be accomplish heC
by cooperation. Maybe we could Sc,
cure a free bridge" he said "and thaI
would not only help the entire lower
end of CUMBERLAND county, but il
Iwould also benefit the supper end oI
York county. Then, too, better high.
ways might be in store for us if We
lunited our forces over here. / woulC
like to see additional building sites
laid out, with reference to connect.
ling all of the West Shore towns. Al
present very little ground lies between
the towns and l believe that If the
proper spirit were manifested we coulC
make the West Shore one big town
There is need also of another arter.
from the river westward and this will
come eventually. People in CamI
Hill need another road to Harrisburg
and the new highway should connec
with the upper end of Wormleysburg
There is small subway at the railroad
in the upper end of that borough now
and this could be enlarged. The pres
ent road there is private and lead.
back to several farms. This road, Il
class shape would be exactly what
both Wormleysburg and Camp Hi
want. l am sure, too, that with proper
Incorporation, narrow tracts of lands
Icould be gotten on either side of the
proposed roadway and these could be
planted with shrubbery and beautifieC
so that we could have a real parkway
between the two towns. Camp Hill
needs a new outlet to the river anG
n ha
liable.
| Community High School
There is another thing which in.
terests the whole West Shore and thai
is community high school. If all ot
the six towns would put the money
which they now eXpend for separate
high schools, in one pile first class
community high school could be main.
tanned. There would be better courses
provided. AS an example, boys could be
taught manual training and girls do,
lmestic science. The standard of the
Ischool undoubtedly could be placed
Imuch higher than the standard of any
lof the present high schools on the
West Shore. The community schoo
twould not likely require more thar
1.-THE present high school teachers from
tany two of the towns so that the ex.
lpense of one department would bt
balanced by the saving in another anC
the taxpayer would have the same mil
lrate as he now has. Children livinl
lat Washington Heights must go up tt
Enola, to the township high school. Il
a community high school was estab
llished and the logical place for i
would be in the vicinity of Fort Wash
Iington, then conditions would be re
lversed Speaking of other improve
lments l would say that the whole
West Shore should join in endeavor
/ ing, in some way, to improve tht
river front. We in Camp Hill are no
along the river but believe that if the
west bank of the Susquehanna would
be beautified the whole community
would reap the benefits. Systematic