Susquehanna times. (Marietta, Pa.) 1976-1980, January 21, 1976, Image 1
76 1€ 1€ le ye m ve io ir es ly St- er 1d r- ws +E le n- y |S 1€ Vol. 76 No. 3 January 21, 1976 SUSQUEHANNA T Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA. “dla SF L.onydo sp . -~ * ”" wr Vou rr . ~~ ptr Choe +. Xu . IMES FIFTEEN CENTS Kathy Bower (right) helps fit a colonial-style gown for Cheryll Hallgren (left) in preparation for the Bicentennial and Anniversary Bail on Sat., Feb. 7. Old dresses are okay at this fancy affair A ball to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Mount Joy, and the nation’s bicen- tennial, will be held Sat., Feb. 7, from 8 to 12 p.m. at the Donegal H.S. gym. Semi-formal wear, or cos- tumes from any era, should be worn. Prizes will be awarded for cutstanding costumes. Chickies Rock Tickets may be bought at the door, or from any Joycee-ette. Tickets cost $5.00 per adult; $3.00 per student. Refreshments will be pro- vided. Music from all eras will be played by local musicians under the direction of Glenn Leib. may be park by Hazel Baker Lancaster Count Com- missioners have been asked by the county planning commission to officially name the Chickies Rock site as the second park location. Original plans to develop a park around Chickies Rock on the Susquehanna River were initiated in 1972. Residents of the Chickies Rock area objected to the plan. Dr. Robert Lombard, president of the organized group known as the Chickies Home Owners Association, feels there will still be opposition to the proposal. The proposed site would include 623 acreas, some privately owned. Eight property owners would be affected. Originally, 37 buildings were included in the plan. Area residents claim Chickies Rock would make a very hazardous public park. The natural cliff is a danger to adventurous youths. They also cite the cost of main- taining a second park as being quite a drain on funds. If the land is designated as a park, the present home owners will be allowed to stay, but new building would be prohibited. The planned area has been reduced to bring down the cost of land acquisition. Members of the Lancaster County Planning Commis- sion thought the land should be designated and placed on the county map as a park Developing of the land could take 100 years. Marietta councilmen reject pay for selves; consider ban on mobile homes in borough Marietta Borough Council rejected the chance to pay themselves $25 per session last week. Instead of paying them- selves, Council voted 4-3 to spend the meney on police headquarters rennovations. $2,100 that was budgeted for councilmen’s pay will be used to fix up an office at police headquarters. This will expand police facilities. Mayor Barney McDevitt volunteered to do the rennovation work free of Opponents Last Wednesday the Mount Joy Township Sewer Authority publicly reviewed a proposal te install 75,000 feet of sewer and a pumping station in various sections of the township. About 150 people attended the meeting in Elizabethtown. The proposal was opposed by a group called the Mount Joy Township Concerned Citizen’s Committee, who are worried about the possible high cost of instal- lation. charge. He invited commun- ity members to help him. Council also reviewed a proposed zoning ordinance amendment to restrict new mobile homes from most of Marietta. Mobile home construction would be allowed only in the area bounded by Route 441 on the north and Furnace Road on the south. Existing mobile homes would not be affected by the proposed amendment, if they meet other require- ments. of sewer ask 98 tough M.J.T.C.C.C. members questioned the Sewer Auth- ority about the costs for individual homes, but the Authority could offer no definite answers, because no construction bids are in yet. However, the project estimates were as follows: tapping fee, $250 or $500; yearly rent of $206 to $315; and assessments of $7.00 per front foot and $12.50 per latetal foot. Total cost of the new sewer - project would be A public hearing on the proposed amendment will be held Tuesday, February 10. A map wili be prepared showing exactly which areas would be affected. Councilmen were placed on the various committes as follows: Finance Committee: Rob- ert E. Long, chairman; David L. White, and James R. Howell. Street Committee: Earl V. Roberts, John L. Parker, Jr., and John P. Reuter, chairman. about $5.1 million, of which $3.88 million would be paid by a possible grant from the U. S. Environmental Pro- tection Agency. The agency is now considering the grant. Terry Fabian, of the Pennsylvania Dept. of En- vironmental Resources, expects approval within 6 months. The Sewer Author- ity has alse applied for a Federal Housing Authority loan, but the authority doesn’t expect the loan to Sewer Committee; Earl Roberts, chairman; Robert E. Long and John P. Reuter. Ordinance Committee; James Howell, chairman; Oliver Overlander and John Parker. Safety Committe: David White, chairman; James Howell and Earl Roberts. Property Committee; J. Parker, chairman; R. Long and O. Overlander. Housing Committee; D. White, chairman; J. Howell and O. Overlander. questions come through. If the EPA grant is approved, construction bids will be obtained. The bids will have to be within the estimates. Final approval for the project must come from the township supervisors. Some M.J.C.C.C,. members felt dissatisfied with the Authority's an- swers to their 98 questions. [continued on page 5] Coach Swift tells how to win basketball games The Denegal Indians bas- ketball team is so good that the players sometimes try to restrain themselves to avoid embarrassing weak oppon- ents. It’s hard for the basket- ball players te do their best and give the opposition a break at the same time. It’s a problem most teams would love to have. Coach Emil Swift has a simple explanation for his team’s success. ‘‘Lots of hard work,’ he says. ‘“We played four times a week over the summer,” Swift says. ‘I'd say we work harder at practice than most teams do,to stay in shape.” That conditioning pays off when the Indians tackle a really tough opponent. At the Donegal Invita- tional Tournament, the In- dians stole the champion- ship from Hempfield with leg and lung power. ‘As we got into the fourth quarter, our physical condi- tioning paid off,”” Coach Swift says. ‘““Then in over- time, they really slowed down and we won.” " Donegal’s strategy could not be duplicated success- fully by an out-of-shape team. “We try to play each man so he has trouble getting the basketball.” Coach Swift says. ‘‘We keep up pressure all the time and run as much as possible to get the other team tired out.” Basically, the Indians play a man-to-man defense. But Coach Swift's strategy in- cludes what he calls ‘denial basketball.’ The best players on the opposite team get extra pressure from every near-by Indian. This kind of basketball game is fast-paced and fun to watch, especially when [continued on page 14] Emil Swift