THE
VOL. 74 NO. 22 -
wo BULLETIN
MOUNT JOY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER
MOUNT JOY, PENNA.
OCTOBER 23, 1974
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TEN CENTS
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.