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SUSQUEHANNA
Vol 77 No 40 October 19, 1977
Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.
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FIFTEEN CENTS
Marietta offers to re-hire Breckline
Marietta Borough Coun-
cil narrowly voted to offer
Bill Breckline his former
position as roads supervi-
sor last Tuesday:
Breckline was fired last
August after he was
accused of stealing parking
meter receipts.
The charges were recent-
ly thrown out of court, and
a motion was offered at the
last council meeting to
reinstate the former roads
chief.
The Council was split 3-3
on the question. Council
President Oliver Over-
lander, Councilman Ken
Ross and Councilman Jim
Howell all voted against
the motion.
Councilmen John L.
Parker, Jr., John Reuter
and John Hinkle voted to
offer Breckline his old
Free trees after all
The ‘‘Free Trees’’ head-
line the Susquehanna
Times ran two weeks ago,
incorrect at the time, has
turned into a reality
—Marietta’s project Tree
-mendous is no longer col-
lecting ‘‘donations’’ from
residents wanting trees
planted in front of their
houses.
The $10 donation policy
was overturned Tuesday a
week ago at the Borough
Council meeting. Council-
man John Parker motioned
that the donations be
returned and all trees be
provided free. He made
this motion because he be-
lieves the donations to be
improper or illegal. ‘‘There
should be no charge,
because that’s the way the
government [i.e., the Fed-
eral agency that granted
the money for the trees] set
itup,’”’ he said.
Mr. Parker stated that he
would have had no objec-
tion to the policy set up by
the Tree Committee if he
had not believed this to be
the case. He feels that
the committee acted with
good intentions, but over
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Volvo 1800 enthusiasts crowd around their favorite car
in the Strickler Imports showroom. Most had come from
the Philadelphia area, but one man who signed the
guest register was from California. The Volvo 1800 in
(but he’s not sure he wants the job back)
position.
Mayor 3 Robert
Flanagan broke the dead-
lock by voting in favor of
Breckline.
The resolution passed
with the mayor’s help will
pay Breckline’s salary from
the day he was dismissed
up to the day of the
preliminary hearing, when
the charges against him
were dismissed.
-stepped their jurisdiction.
Councilmen Ross and
Howell voted to retain the
donation policy.
Mr. Ross told the Times
that some options under
the old plan have been eli-
minated by Council's deci-
sion. Such options include
free bricking around plant-
ed trees and public trees in
the park.
The limitation comes in
because only a fixed sum
from the grant, about
$3000, can be used for
materials. The rest must go
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the photo is 11 years old. Another at the get-together
Bill Breckline has not
decided whether to accept
the offer. On the advice of
his attorney, S. R. Zimmer-
man III, he is waiting for a
formal apology and offer of
reinstatement to appear in
his attorney’s office. At
that point, he will make a
decision.
He is now employed by
the Donegal School Dis-
trict. -
to pay wages.
Ross feels that people
would have taken better
care of their trees under
the old plan. ‘‘This way,
people will think of them as
Council's trees, not their
trees,” he said. He added
that, despite the change in
plans, project Treemendous
is still “‘very much alive.”
The order of planting of
the trees has not been
altered by the decision.
The trees will still be
planted on a first-come,
first-served basis.
has 300,000 miles on it but ‘‘still no squeeks,”’
according to its owner. Fans like the car’s durability.
Why Indians may lose
biggest game in DHS
history
(story on back page)
Who’s running for office
(also on back page)
East Donegal gets $38,000
East Donegal Township
supervisors Thursday an-
nounced confirmation of
$38,000 from the Lancaster
County Redevelopment
Authority to develop a
recreation area in the
township.
Supervisors requested
the funds from the county
group, and they recently
received verbal notification
that the request has been
approved.
Supervisors said the East
Donegal Park Commission
will use the funds to
develop a recreation area
adjacent to the municipal
building off Rock Point
Road outside Maytown.
recreation grant
The tract currently is
eight acres. It is land-
scaped and includes a
pavilion.
Plans for the future call
for a 12-by-32-foot addition
to the pavilion, kitchen,
rest rooms, tables and
benches, and additional
trees for the tract.
Also proposed is equip-
ment for a children’s
playlot, including swings
and sliding board, and
tennis courts.
In other business, Harold
Drager, an appointee for
the unexpired term of the
late James Johnson, as-
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Massive mains
in Mount Joy attract motor
enthusiasts —fenders are
rigid, too
‘Listen to this fender!”
exclaimed the 1800 enthus-
iast, pounding his meaty
fist onto the auto’s sheet
metal. ‘‘Hear that? That’s
a solid fender!”’
The fender did indeed
sound solid, letting out, not
a tinny whang, but a quiet,
dull thud.
The scene took place at
Strickler Imports near
Mount Joy last week, when
i the Volvo Sports America
Club met there. The club is
composed of enthusiasts of
the Volvo 1800 sports car,
which was imported into
this country between 1962
and 1973.
The ardent devotion of
the club members to their
1800’s is based not on ex-
otic engineering or fast
accleration —the 1800 lacks
either — but on durability.
In addition to heavy-duty
fenders, the 1800 engine
is very sturdy. It was
described by Road and
Track magazine as ‘‘an
almost indestructible mo-
tor.”
Last Sunday a number of
club members told a
reporter about the 1800s
five main bearings, the
secret of its durability.
“They're like diesel
mains,’’ said one. ‘‘Mas-
sive,’’ declared another.
After most of the club
members climbed into their
1800's and headed back to
New Jersey or New York,
Strickler Imports mechanic
Rich Kushner showed us
the block of an 1800. It did
indeed have five massive
main bearings, as well as
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