THE VOL. 74 NO. 22 - wo BULLETIN MOUNT JOY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER MOUNT JOY, PENNA. OCTOBER 23, 1974 - TEN CENTS <P President Ford denies that he made a ‘‘deal’”’ with ex- President Nixon about the pardon. Now, all President Ford has to do is to convince the people of this country that he is telling the truth. +4 It may be the absolute truth but anything coming from Washington these days immediately is labeled by the public as ‘‘possible” truth but not necessarily the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. +++ And, isn’t that a sad state of affairs? ‘Ob This aud That’ by the editor's wife The unbelievably sweet, clear, true voice of a beautiful young woman floated out into the air of the huge ballroom of the new Convention Center in Her- shey one day not long ago. Listening to the beautiful music were almost 600 women having lunch together to celebrate the first anniversary of the Christian Women’s Club of the Mount Joy- Elizabethtown-Maytown- Marietta area. ‘““God Bless America,’”’ ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic,” ‘‘He Touched Me” and ‘‘Born Free’, were just a few of the songs that Diane Susek, well-known Christian recording artist, sang for her appreciative listeners. In each one she was accompanied by recorded instruments that blended perfectly with her lovely voice and kept the women in her audience spellbound. It was truly a memorable experience! Ron Susek, her husband, was the principal speaker for the luncheon; and he also charmed and inspired his audience with his youth, his sincerity and his message of dedication to high ideals. What a birthday party it was, for the Christian Women’s Club! Part of the gala at- mosphere that made the (Continued on Page 8) Use Water Sparingly Until More Rains Raise Water Levels There has been some rain since the ‘‘use water with caution’’ flag was unfurled in Mount Joy last week!! But, Borough Authority still hopes that the public will continue to be conservative in its use of water. Although the community is not in dire danger of a water shortage and the situation is not critical, it is described as approaching ‘‘serious.”’ Turn Clocks Back Saturday Night! Mount Joy, with the rest of the area, willreturnat 2 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, to Eastern Standard Time. All clocks will be moved back one hour, making, for most practical purposes, the night of Oct. 27 one hour longer. NAME OF THE LATE KAUFFMAN T. KELLER has been much in the news, locally, the past few weeks. In 1949 the former head of Chrysler cor- poration, gave to his home town a Dodge fire truck, which has served Mount Joy for many many years. It was retired from active service a few days ago as Friendship Fire company housed a new, $50,000 pumper. Gift of the truck was promised on a very special day in Mount Joy’s history — K.T. Keller day. On that occasion, Keller shown in the photo above (center) was feted by his hometown and on that day he promised the late John ‘’Chicken’’ Hendrix, Officials emphasize that — as of late last week — there was water for normal fire needs and for other routine needs. But, a big fire would tax the capacity of the water system to deliver Borough Manager Joe Bateman said. .While the diminished available supply of water is a somewhat complex problem, the easy and simple answer to “why” is ‘lack of rain- fall’. However, total rainfall has not been that much less than average. The explanation, ap- parently, lies in the fact that what rains there have been recently have been hard, quick showers which have run off the land quickly and have not soaked into the water channels of the earth. (Continued on Page 8) RATES TO MOVE UP Boro to Revamp Parking Meters Mount Joy’s parking meters, according to present plans, after January 1, will allow 12 minutes of parking for a nickel and 60 minutes of parking for a dime. The change in parking fees was voted last week at the October meeting of Borough Council to ‘‘provide in- creased borough revenue’. For years, Mount Joy’s meters have provided 12 minutes of parking for a penny, 60 for a nickel and 120 for a dime. Increasing the charges was one section of a four- part fund raising plan to help bypass increased property taxes for 1975, it was ex- plained. Present plans call for parking meters to be removed from their stands and for the ‘“‘insides’’ to be Leave Leaves At Curb Leaf raking time has arrived! And, the usual problem of disposal is at hand. As in the past, the borough of Mount Joy will cooperate with home owners by assisting in removal. Plastic bags of leaves, left on the curbs, will be picked up and taken to the sewage plant, where they are “composted”. Although it is hoped that people will use bags tc facilitate removal, leaves raked into the gutter, too, will be picked up by the borough, Manager Joe Bateman said at Borough Council meeting last week. Z altered by removing and switching coin channels. The exterior of the meter, also, will be altered. On the ‘‘handle’”’ side of the meter, usually turned toward the sidewalk in an angled position, are two slots for inserting coins. Both will remain. Above the left, slot, ap- pearing as part of the metal housing itself, are the words “1 cent or 5 cents’’. The “1 cent or” will be ground away. The slot will, however, continue to be large enough to accept pennies or nickels. On the opposite side, over the present plate which is rivited to the housing, will be placed an all-weather decal, explaining the operation of the meter. Thus, after the alterations are completed and the meter remounted, the present (Continued on Page 8) that he would send the new Dodge pumper. Hendrix is shown just back of and to the left of Keller. To the right of Keller is the late Clarence Schock. Identity of the grey-haired man appearing in the background between Keller and Schock is not known. It is believed he was an official of Chrysler who accompanied Keller. The picture tells the story — band at the right, “Welcome K.T.” sign, badges, school children (who are they?) and decorations — of an historic day in Mount Joy. The photo was provided by Harry B. Hendrix, son of the late “Chicken’’ Hendrix.
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