From Bad to Worse? U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS irk Ph CONDEMNED CARNEGIE yo] frond Tv, STUDY di Tom me oS {Hv \ FL o y ’ 5 = { NORE, ep I" ‘ EDITORIALS --- On Monday evening, Dec. 7, Mount Joy’s Borough Council will take an historical step! That evening, unless some unusual circumstance crops up in the mean- time, an ordinance will be passed cre- ating the position of Borough Manag- er. By officially setting up the legal existence of such a position, the Bor- ough Council then will be permitted to interview and to employ a manag- er. And, through prior agreements with the Borough Authority, that per- son will assume the management of the water and sewer systems which serve Mount Joy. Creating of the office will be a momentous step in the life of the gov- ernment of Mount Joy. For, the way will be opened for the employment of a person who can and will give his entire time to the making of the bor- If You Would Write - - Would you like to write to your state or federal representatives in Har- risburg or Washington? Here are their addresses: FEDEHAL Sen. Hugh D. Scott, Room 260, Sen- ate Office Building, Washington, D. C. 20515. Sen. Richard S. Schweiker, Room 4317, Senate Office Building, Washingion D. C. 20515. Rep. Edwin D. Eshleman, 416 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, D. C 20515.. STATE Senator Richard A. Snyder, Box 21, State Senate, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120. Sen. Clarence F. Manbeck, Freder- fcksburg R1, Pa. 17026. Rep. Harry H. Gring, Reinholds, Pa. 17569. Rep. Sherman L. Hill, 201 Manor Av., Millersville 17551. Rep. Jack B. Horner , 23-A S$. Market St., Elizabethtown 17022. Rep. Marvin E. Miiler, 501 Valley Rd. Lancaster 17601. Rep. Harvey C. Nitrauer, 125 South Street, Myerstown, Pa., 17067. Rep. John C. Pittenger, N. West End Ave., Lancaster 17603. Or, Call the Mayor - MAYOR Henry R. Zerphey 5 Call 653-2289 ough a better community. Never before has there been more than part-time, amateur direction of the matters of local government. There have been high-caliber, con- scientious people of outstanding abil- ity who have given of their own per- sonal time in an unselfish manner. But, with them, what they have done has been in the nature of a hob- by—time used when and if they had some available after they finished their duties of primary employment or vocation. These men—bless them all—have made Mount Joy a good place to live. But as someone assumes the respon- sibility of giving his full mind and talents to the task, the community should take a new leap forward. Who the new manager will be is not known at this time. Invariably, however, some names have been ban- died about. When the selection is made, ‘both the Council and Authority will be in- volved. Thus, the manager has become an instrument for pulling closer together two bodies which have stood almost separate in years past and at times almost seemed to work at cross pur- poses despite the fact both exist for only one purpose — to serve the peo- ple and their best interests. Creation of the Manager's post is a long long step forward which we applaud and we give credit for the many hours of cooperative ef- fort which the men of both wR bodies have given the project. It’s over—and, we're glad! We refer to the election, which this year seemed to bring out the worst of everything. It was a rough, vicious campaign—on the state level. especially—and we're glad to be rid of the charges, denials, counter charg- es and counter denials. : Everyone knows that a big part: of the campaign talk which goes on is hot air and anyone who believes more than a small part of what he hears from the candidates just hasn't grown up. But, now that the campaigning is over and the votes counted, we do hope that the officials, the leaders and the people will look at Pennsyl- vania as it really is—not through the eyes of those who are talking talking talking for their own reasons. : Is the Commonwealth in as bad a shape as we have been told? Are we 8} flung to staves, like that old bar- rel’ We doubt it but we’d like for re- sponsible leadership to finally now give us the truth. : The Mount Joy BULLE AN MOUNT JOY, PENNA. 17552 Published Weekly on Wednesdays Except Fourth of July Week and Christmas Week (50 Issues Per Year) 11 EAST MAIN STREET, MOUNT JOY, PENNA. 17552 In the heart of fabulous Lancaster County Richard A. Rainbolt Editor and Publisher Subscription Rate—$3.00 per year by mail $3.50 Outside Lancaster County Advertising Rates upon request. Entered at the post office at Mount Joy, Penna., as second class ® under the Act of March 3, 1879. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1970 Others are saying --- MERCHANTS OF DEATH Walter A. Gilchriest, Jr., of Massena, N Y., was at that magic age of 20, the first year in a man’s life when he cannot be dismissed or ignor- ed as a child or as a ‘“teen- ager.” Twenty is that age of vibrant energies and aspira- tions and of dreaming impos- sible dreams. It's a beautiful age, Gilchriest has been a var- sity basketball and baseball star at Massena high school and vice president of the stu- dent council, He entered the State University of New York at New Paltz to work for a teacher's certificate. He was described by his teachers as a “better than average stu- dent with grades just below a B average.” As Christmas approached, he was in his junior year, working at a variety of jobs to help pay his way through college. He decided to spend the holiday vacation visiting his sister in New York City. . Four days before New Years he leaped to his death from the roof of a Greenwich Village Brownstone. His young life so full of hope and promise, was over — at the magic age of 20, mind you. Before he died of internal hemorrhages he told police he had taken the hallucinag- enic drug, LSD, and had “wanted to fly.” His death recalled that of Diane Linkletter, who was also 20, and the daughter of theatrical personality Art Linkletter. She died in a dive from a window of her Los Angeles apartment last Octo- ber after taking LSD. Records kept by New York City’s medical examiner in- dicate that there have been a dozen similar LSD-induced death plunges there during the last three years. The trouble seems to bz that LSD can give some people the compulsive desire to fly with- out giving them the ability to fly. Responsible physicians and other scientists assert that under clinically controlled conditions experiments with LSD may lead to discoveries to aid the mentally ill. Let such experiments, then, con- tinue. As for those people who peddle LSD illegally to indi- viduals, we suggest that they be given the death penalty. Too .Jaarsh? For peddling death and messed-up minds to the young? Tell it to the families and friends of Diane Linkletter and Walter A. Gil- chriest, Jr —Indianapolis (Ind|) Star To Sit at Post Office R. Ronald Reedy, field redb- resentative for Congressman Edwin D. Eshleman, will sit in the post office at Mount Joy Saturday, Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to noon. Anyone having any prob- lem at all involving the Fed- eral Government is invited to discuss it with Reedy. It is unlawful for any per- son to build, maintain or set a fire for the purpose of burning leaves, trash or any other substance on any part of any public street or alley in the borough of Mount Joy at any time. CORNER Tr Te LP “Some choice piece of gossip that couldnt wait till we had her phone installed, | guess!”
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