WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1967 -+ WEDDINGS :-- BECKER -— KOSER The marriage of Miss Bon- nita Lou Koser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Kos- er, Mount Joy Rl, to David D. Becker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Becker, Mount Joy R2, was solemnized on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. in Florin Church of the Brethren, with the Reverend - Howard Bernhard officiating. The bride, given in mar- ‘ ‘riage by her father, was at- tended by her sister, Mrs. Larry Dombach, Mount Joy R1, matron of honor; Mrs. Dale Long, Manheim, brides- maid, and Miss Karen Greid- er, Mount Joy' Rl, junior bridesmaid. Dawn Greider, of Mount Joy R1l, was flower girl. Larry Dombach, Mount ‘Joy R1, served as best man. Ushers were James Spickler, Mount Joy Rl, and Jay Rich- ard Stauffer, Mount Joy R2. Miss Nancy Gable was organ- ist and Robert Stauffer, solo- ist. The reception was held at Hostetter’s Banquet Hall, Mt. Joy. After a wedding trip to Florida, the couple will reside at Mount Joy RI1. The bride, a ’65 graduate of Donegal high school, is employed by Elizabethtown Area School District, as an IBM secretary. The bride- groom, a ‘64 graduate of Donegal high, is self-employ- ed in farming. The bride’s co-workers en- tertained at a dinner party in her honor at Hillcrest Res- taurant, Elizabethtown, and a party at the home of Mrs. Richard Myers, Groff Avenue, Elizabethtown. The bride was honored at a shower given by her attend- ants, Mrs. Jay Greider, Mount Joy R1, and Mrs. Ronald Bit- ner, at the Bitner home, R.D. 1, Elizabethtown. The bridegroom’s parents were hosts at the rehearsal party in the church hall. Engagements MACKINSON — KIEHL Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Kiehl, 162 Walnut St., Colum- bia, announce. the engage- ment of their daughter, Eliz- abeth A. Kiehl, to Richard L. Mackinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Graver T. Mackinson, Marietta RI. Miss Kiehl is a senior at Columbia high school. Her fiance, a 1965 graduate of Donegal high school, is serv- ing as a private in the U. S. Army stationed at the Med- ical Training Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Before entering the service, he was employed by Musser Potato Chips, Inc. REED — SMITH Mr. and Mrs. Rof J. Smith 40 West Main Street, an- nounced the engagement of their daughter, Elsie Mae Smith, to Gilbert E. Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reed, Bainbridge. Miss Smith is a 1965 grad- uate of Donegal high school. Her fiance, a 1961 graduate of Elizabethtown high school, served two years in the U. S. Army, stationed in Hawaii. Both are employed by Auto Litho Inc. ACKERLEY — HALTER Mr. and Mrs. Warden W. Halter, 425 Columbia Ave. announce the engagement of their daughter, Sandra Lee Halter, to D. Brian Ackerley, son of Mrs. Eva Detz, Mount Pleasant Rd., Marietta. A 1966 graduate of Done- gal high school, Miss Halter is employed by Red Rose Dairy. Her fiance attended Done- gal high school and is em- ployed by New Standard Cor- poration. He is serving in the Penna. National Guard. Insurance Assembly Representatives from the Lancaster County Life Insur- ance association will speak Thursday, Feb. 16 to the students of the Donegal high school senior class. This is an annual program, designed to orient students about the value of planning some form of an insurance program for their lives after graduation. THE BULLETIN, MOUNT JOY, PA. PACE FIVE An Editorion From page 1) Whatever is decided at these sessions has no more authoritative weight than if a couple of the members of council held an impromptu conversation standing on the curb in front of the post office, The theory back of the caucus meetings, as they rightfully should be known, is completely justifiable and legal. But, in actual practice, they are a dangerous and a maddening arrangement. Several difficulties are in- herent. In the first place, nothing is decided at these meetings. Not all members of the coun- cil attend. In fact, some mem- bers rebel at the idea of dis- cussing public business be- hind closed doors in what a- mounts to a secret tete-a-tete. The theory of government in the U. S. is that public business is conducted in pub- lic so that the people — the people who pay the bills — can see, hear and know what Bus Trip The Manheim JayneCees will sponsor a bus trip to the Hess Store in Allentown on Saturday, March 11, leav- ing the Stiegel elementary playground at 8 a.m. A priv- ate fashion show is planned. The bus will leave Allentown at 5:45 p. m. Reservations may be made by calling 665- 4676 before Feb. 27. On the prowl for + persnickety prospects If you're a fussy truck buyer, try this 67 Chevy pickup! Your Chevrolet dealer has a demonstrator waiting to show you its sleek new look, burly new build and bright new cab. (Not to mention the smooth ride and easy handling.) SRE STR me 0 It’s the latest in pickups—try it and see for yourself! mlm ~) < x CS ~~ I) oY - | = Ku = a) & SN -3 a) a) t= £, Bh = I) = «> Ce -~ S o on wn x CS << S ~~ ~~ 0 SS a) = hy, S Cd Ss KL > = Su a) x » i 37-5770 NEWCOMER MOTORS, Inc. Wont Munn Siteets Moat 364 Phone OL 3-4821 is going on. Because some of the coun- cil members do net attend these meetings, ©..y territory which is covered and discus sed in private mu:t be tramp- ed over again in public. And, in the second discus- sions, bad feelings arise be- tween those who attend the extra sessions and those who do not. Both groups are irri- tated and those who are hav- ing the second dose of the same discussion are bored. Secondly, the “rump” ses- sions are a dangerous area in which irregularities and ille- galities may be committed— although inadvertently and unintentionally. Nothing which goes on or any decision that is made has any legal or official standing. No minutes even are kept. Thus, the danger is that some agreements may be reached and then before la- ter official action is taken, a move may be made which has not been approved by the council, or is even known a- bout by the rest of the mem- bers. These regular “secret” meetings, to which the pub- lic is not only uninvited but actually excluded, are a breeding ground for irregul- ar actions — actions which conceivably could land coun- cil members in the position of being fined Should, for instance, the council decide at a “rump” meeting to buy a power lawn mower and then the pur- chase was made before the matter was taken before the entire board, someone might get into a lot of serious trouble. Thirdly, at some of these “behind closed door” parleys, there have been some bitter, harsh things said which we expect some people may now wish had never been uttered. The closed door makes it too easy for talk “off the rec- ord” of things which should never have been said. There have been times when mem- bers of the council and em- ployees of the borough have been yelling at each other when discussions should have been calm and orderly. Done in public, these un- pleasantnesses would have been tempered and toned better to suit the actions of gentlemen. And, fourthly and lastly, in most every case, those re- sponsible for government can operate better and long- er in public. Taking public business be- hind the curtain to be dis- cussed in private leads to no long-term good. Let's have borough busi- ness transacted out in the open, above board and in full sight and sound of anyone who is interested. Phone Co. Buys New Property The transfer of assets of Gulf States Telephone Com- pany to United Utilities, Inc., was completed Wednesday, Feb. 8, it was announced this week by P. H. Henson, presi- dent. The two companies had announced last fall an agree- ment under which Gulf States was to become a part of the United Telephone System, which is the nation’s second- largest Independent (non-Bell) telephone system, operated by United Utilities. Final ap- provals on that agreement have now been received, Hen- son said. Completion of the trans action extends the United System’s operations into its 18th state. Gulf States 3nd its subsidiaries serve than 50,000 telephones in exchanges — 43 of hem} in Central and East Texas, near Dallas-Fort Worth, and five of them near Houston.
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