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Mayor Jim Gingr
February 26, 1975 - Vol. 75 No. 8
| SUSQUEHANNA BULLETIN

h brings a constituent, Douglas Bower, up-to-date on boro affairs,
Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.
Jane tells how it is
to win a big medal

Douglas’ mother, Mrs. William A, Bower, watches proudly in background,
Gingrich talks to people
Jim Gingrich of Mount
Joy is the youngest mayor
in Lancaster County. When
elected in November, 1973,
he was only twenty-nine.
He is only thirty now.
He was also just recently
appointed Sales Manager of
the Industrial Department
at Raub Supply Company
in Lancaster.
What explains the rapid
success of this young man?
Like people, competition
The Bulletin thinks that
Jim Gingrich has two out-
standing qualities that make
him a natural leader. First,
he likes people, and people
like him. He has a ready
smile that comes over his
face and penetrates the per-
son he is talking to. His
smile says more clearly than
words, “I like you,” and
the person finds himself ir-
resistably liking Jim back.
Secondly, Jim is a com-
petitor. He thrives on com-
petition. One reason why
he likes his work in sales is
because it is so competitive.
He says that if he gets a
big order from a customer
without having to work to
get it, that, sure, he feels
good, but he also feels a
little let down. It was too
easy.
Liking and being liked by
people, and being a great
competitor are two qualities
that go a long way in poli-
tics.
Got political start with
Dr. Kendig
Jim got his start in poli-
tics as campaign manager

for Dr. Newton Kendig,
when Dr. Kendig decided
in 1971 to buck tradition
and try for a second success-
ive term as county coroner.
Jim and Dr. Kendig had
been in the habit of having
coffee together every morn-
ing before work at the Lin-
coln Restaurant on Main
Street in Mount Joy. They’d
talk about everything, meet-
ing about 6:30 in the morn-
ing.
One morning Dr. Kendig
told Jim he was going to be
his campaign manager. Jim
protested he knew nothing
about politics. Dr. Kendig
didn’t seem to think that
Jim’s previous inexperience
was important.
Jim ran the campaign,
day and night, and loved it.
Dr. Kendig, opposing the
candidate endorsed by the
Republican Committee im
the primaries, won two to
one
Elected Mayor
Jim Gingrich’s career in
politics had been launched.
He was only 26 then.
He became East Ward
Republican Committeeman
in Mount Joy. He thought
about running for the State
Legislature before Kenny
Brandt got the nomination.
Jim thinks Kenny is a great
representative of the 98th
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Donegal is a
The Bulletin has learned
from Mount Joy Council
President Warren H. Foley
that the total area com-
prising Donegal School Dis-
trict - that is, Mount Joy,
Marietta, East Donegal
Township, and part of
Mount Joy Township is a
ik ”
cog.
A “cog” is an area that
is recognized by the State
Department of Community
Affairs asa community with
mutual political, social, eco-
nomic, and ecological inter-
ests. The letters, C.0.G.,
stand for Council of Govern-
ment, a group of govern-
ing officials from the vari-
ous municipalities that are
contained in the inter-rela-
ted community.
In some “cogs” in Penn-
sylvania, the Council of
Government has an official
status. Inthe Donegal “cog”
there is a Council of Govern-
ment that meets informally
four times a year to dis-
cuss the common and over-
lapping problems of the
municipalities. In our local
Council of Government are
officials from Mount Joy
Township, Mount Joy Bor-
ough, Marietta Borough, and
East Donegal Township, as
well as members of the
board of Donegal School
District.

C.0.G.
within a “cog.”
by Jane Youtz
If 1 had realized what
would be happening to me
the rest of theday on Feb-
ruary 17th I would never
have gotten out of bed that
morning. My guests and 1
departed early Monday for
Valley Forge, Pa. That
evening I was to accept a
George Washington Honor
Medal, technically the Nath-
an Hale Youth Award.
When we arrived at the
Freedom Foundation we
found breakfast awaiting us
and a tour of the grounds.
Our every wish was seen to
by volunteers of the Found-
ation. They made sure that
we were continually taken
care of properly. At break-
fast and through the day we
met some of the other Hon-
ored Guests. They came
from all over the. United
States to receive their a-
wards. Not until I was eat-
ing my lunch did I realize
that this was really some-
thing big. [I say this be-
cause the President of Ki-
wanis International joined
us at our table for luncheon
and explained his award to
me. It was for sponsoring
a radio program of patriotic
nature.
After lunch pictures were
to be taken of the awardees.
One by one, we stood with
the Foundation President,
Mr. Reed Harris, as we were
handed our encased medal.
By this time, other guests
had arrived and among them
The Bulletin also leamed |
from President Foley that
“proximity economic im-
pact” operates within
“cogs.” This means that
what happens, like a hous- |
ing development, in one
municipality has economic
effects on adjoining munici-
palities.
Consequently, the need
for unity and cooperation
A basic editorial policy
of the Susquehanna Bulletin
will be to represent ALL
the people in our Donegal
“cog,” and to foster a spirit
of unity and cooperation

throughout our “cog.”
was Mr. Katz of CBS. 1
longed to speak to him as
any aspiring actress would,
but managed to tie myself
to my chair. He had come
to accept the television a-
ward for THE AUTOBIO-
GRAPHY OF MISS JANE
PITTMAN. By this time I
had finally realized that this
was an enormous honor that
I couldn’t begin to com-
prehend.
The Foundation people
were very gracious. They
allowed us to use two rooms
for the afternoon to refresh

Jane Youtz
ourselves and dress for the
evening ceremonies. By
5:30, my nerves were just
beginning to be on edge and
yet I was the calmest one
in our party of four. The
tension was beginning to
mount. As many of my
close friends knew earlier,
my voice wasn’t at its best.
As a matter of fact, it sound-
ed like a bullfrog. All day
long, people had been giving
me odd, kind, but almost
pitiful looks as I spoke.
My voice wasn’t getting any
better, but Mrs. Peraro as-
sured me, answering my

Ten Cents
frantic questions, especially
,about the fact that I
wouldn’t have to make a
.speech.
We arrived at the Valley
Forge Sheraton Hotel in the
rain. We seemed to be very
early, nervous arrivals. We
joined the rest of the guests
in the Grand Ballroom. The
chandeliers made me feel
like a princess (my attire
helped, no blue jeans, |
might add). We moved from
the social hour into the
dining room. To my sur-
prise, a very gracious lady
was seated on the other
side of me, the former Miss
America, Mrs. Evelyn Ay
Sempier. The waiters moved
with great speed and before
I knew it, we were. being
served with our steak. All
through the first course, I
had been noticing a familiar
figure moving through the
maze of people. In between
my salad and my steak, that
same man came to our table.
Before I knew what was
happening, I was having my
picture taken with Hugh
O’Brian. He was very kind
and congratulated me on my
award. It made the even-
ing just a little more special.
Dinner over with, the
awards program began. Be-
tween the first award and
mine, I consumed a total of
four glasses of water. Why?
you might ask. [I was as-
sured that no speech was
needed, but terror had
struck deep into my heart
after the first award was
given. In my anguish, I
watched the first awardee
give an acceptance speech.
“It couldn’t be,” I said to
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Jane's parents, Mr, & Mrs, Ralph Youtz