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Letters to the editor
Harry Wiggins replies to John Zeller
Dear Editor:
In reply to Mr. John E.
Zeller’s letter to the editor, I
would like to ask him why
the Historical Society did
not even bother to bid on the
railroad property when it
was offered for sale? I per-
sonally know that the
Historical Society, and at
least one other member of
the Society, received a
certified letter from Penn.
Central the same day that |
received a certified letter for
the Church of God from
Penn. Central, stating the
condition of bidding for the
railroad property. The let-
ters clearly stated the
conditions for bidding. The
property was offered to the
highest bidder with a
minimum bid set. No bid
was forwarded to Penn.
Central by the Historical
Society or any of its
members. Where were the
concerned citizens and Mr.
Zeller when this property
was made available to
them?
Could it be that they were
waiting for someone to buy
it and then play Santa
Claus? If Mr. Zeller and
the concerned citizens were
not interested enough to bid
on the property when it was
made available, then why all
the concern and the tele-
phone canvassing of council
members at this point.
Mr. Zeller also referred
to gaining a few parking
spaces at the expense of
losing the building. For his
information, there are many
more cars per week parked
on the railroad property by
citizens of the community
than by members of the
church, and up to this point,
may I add, free of charge.
Many citizens do not even
obey the signs that are
posted for no parking on
Sundays. To set the record
straight, it looks as if we
have been running a com-
munity parking lot, which is
something even the boro
does not do. Weekdays, our
lot looks like Grand Central
Station.
Mr. Zeller stated the
church council looks to the
community to support the
church, yet they are not
willing to serve the people of
Mount Joy. The Church of
God has been leasing this
property from Penn. Central
for several years and paying
a sizeable rent while the
community has been using
it free. I wonder how long
Mr. Zeller thinks the
church would survive on a
free handout basis. Also, for
Mr. Zellers information, the
church does not look to the
community for support. The
support comes from its
Dr. Landis replies to
Mary Hoffmaster
Dear Editor:
I am responding to Mary
Hoffmaster’s request which
appeared in your paper on
December 10, 1975.
Mr. Price submitted a
letter of resignation through
the proper channels on
Friday, October 31, 1975. In
it, he cited ‘‘personal
reasons’’. That letter was
subsequently read in public
at the next meeting of the
School Board. The Board's
reaction is expressed in our
answer to him , a copy of
which is attached.
1. No one on the Board
knew of his intention to
resign, nor did the Board
encourage him to do so.
2. In the December 10th
edition of your paper, Mr.
Price states, ‘‘A public
dispute will only hurt
Donegal Athletics.” I agree
with him.
3. Mr. Price resigned
for personal reasons, and
the Board respected his
wishes. There can be a
dispute only in the minds of
those who wish there to be
one.
4. A man’s personal
reasons are his own, and he
has every right to keep them
to himself.
William B. Landis
President
Donegal School Board
The following letter,
dated November 24, 1975,
was sent to Walter V. Price
by the Donegal School
Board.
Dear Mr. Price:
Your resignation as head
coach of our high school
wrestling team was submit-
ted to the school board on
November 20, 1975, and
accepted with regret. A
motion was made by Dr.
Fellenbaum and seconded
by Mr. Duke to also
recognize your efforts and
contributions to our district
wrestling program during
your 14 years of service.
They asked that apprecia-
tion for your tireless efforts
and many hours of planning
and preparation be expres-
sed.
The fact that you served
in a leadership role in the
planning and construction of
the high school auxiliary
gym (DIG) was also men-
tioned, as well as your work
with both graduates and
elementary intramural
wrestling programs.
The school board has
followed your recommenda-
tion of appointing Mr. Funk
to serve as your replacement
as head wrestling coach for
the 1975-76 season.
Sincerely
DONEGAL SCHOOL
BOARD
Secretary Lillian K. Fry
own members. The Church
of God does not canvass the
community for funds as
some organizations do to the
churches.
Perhaps if Mr. Zeller . and
the concerned citizens
would use the thousands
and thousands of dollars
that it would cost to restore
the building for spreading
the Gospel of Jesus Christ
and winning lost souls for
His Kingdon, then it is very
possible that they would do
much more good for their
community.
We as a church are not in
real estate business or in the
restoration business. We, as
a church, have a much
greater mission to fulfill.
One other question:
Where were the concerned
citizens when the windows
were being broken out and
the place was being entered
into and robbed of hardware
and fixtures and, in general,
being defaced? Even a fire
was attemped. It was the
church that bought the
lumber to close all of the
windows to keep anyone
from being hurt and dimin-
ishing the possibility of
having a serious fire started.
The station has been closed
fifteen to twenty years and
no one seemed to be con-
cerned until the Church of
God purchased it, and now
we are being criticized for
our action.
It certainly would have
been more Christian-like to
have gotten permission from
council members before
publishing their names.
Harry G. Wiggins
Chairman of former R.R.
property now property of
Mount Joy Church of God
Rheems Water Co. bought
by National Utilities.
Ralph J. Lomma, National
Utilities, Inc.’s President,
disclosed today that the firm
has acquired the Rheems
Water Company in Rheems,
Pennsylvania. Purchase of
the Lancaster Count utility,
he said, brings to 24 total
number of utilities owned
and operated by the holding
firm. Mr. Lomma reported
that the Rheems Water
Company supplies water to
approximately 1,800 cus-
tomers. Its supply of water
is a series of interconnected
deep wells which pump into
a reservoir and then is
gravity fed into town.
Francis P. Bifano, Na-
tional Utilities, Inc’s Vice
President, reported that
National Utilities, Inc. plans
to increase its holdings sub-
COUNTY WIDE
Inc.
stantially in Lancaster and
the surrounding counties.
He said there are a number
of utilities he hopes to have
under agreement before the
year’s end with a target
acquisition date sometime in
the month of January.
Alphonse R. Lomma, Ex-
ecutive Vice President of the
holding company, said plans
are already underway to
update the water treatment
system at Rheems by in-
stalling the most up-to-date
equipment. He also stated
that the reservoir will be
refurbished and a system of
telemetering devices will be
installed to insure a suffic-
ient supply of water. He also
said that a long range plan is
being developed so that all
future water needs can be
planned for well in advance.
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