Susquehanna River Bridge Project
Cains “Sympathy” Of Legislators
This Spring will mark the 25th year that Lions clubs
and other organized groups have been working for a new
highway bridge across the Susquehanna River, linking
southern Lancaster and York counties.
The campaign got underway Fife, speaking for the com
dn the spring otf 1931,, when the m ittee over the week-end, said
Lions clubs of Quarryville and Governor Leader and many of
Delta. York county, decided to the State lawmakers
spearhead the movement. P<>^ cal P arties
, ir , T . , , opinion that another bridge in
When the T&quan Lions club area is a real need .
was organized, sponsored by the ' . ,
Quarryville club, the proposal State highway officials aso
feel that another span across the
was left to the Tucquan and . midway between Columbia
Mason-Dixon groups as a joint 1 .
project. . an d Conowmgo. is needed to
During the past ten' years, carry the steady increase -of
dozens of other organizations traffic across the southeastern
throughout south-eastern Penn- .section of the State, ne aaaea.
Eylvania and Western Maryland, officials “Sympathetic”
representing many thousands of
persons in every line of en
deavor, have officially gone on
ecord in favor of another bridge
across the Susquehanna, mid
way between the present Co
lumbia-Wrightsville • and Cono
wmgo spans. -
In recent years the proposal
has advanced from the political
stage to the field of practical
engineering.
“Bridge Is Needed”
Traffic experts have stated
that the bridge is needed and
will pay for itself over a reason
able period of .years at a fair
rate of toll.
According to Samuel Fife,
Airville, arid Leroy-Hilton, Wil
low Street Rl, co-chairmen' of
the Lions 1 Clubs’ inter-county
bridge committee, the group
plans a vigorous revival of their
campaign for the bridge, starting
this Spring-
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'Fife said: “At* no time since
the movefnent was -started’ in
1931, have State officials been
more sympathetic towards the
bridge than at present. I be
lieve they’ll find a, way to finance
the construction of the project,
before too long.”
Questioned on the site of lo
cation for the bridge, he said:
“That is a matter for the engin
eers to decide. The important
thing is to provide a more di-
rect route for the general travel
ing public across this section of
Pennsylvania, which will greatly
reduce mileage and the hazards
of driving over longer and con
gested present routes.”
A woman orchardist in Cali
ornia claims to have the biggest
lemon in the world on her place.
And what does he say?—Lynch
burg News.
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Holtwood Man
Submits Ideas
To Gov. Leader
V. 0. Reichard, of Holtwood,
has' submitted a letter to Gov.
George Leader, recommending
that a suspension bridge be
erected across the Susquehanna
River at Pinnacle Rock- v
The text of the letter follows:
Holtwood, Pennsylvania,
February 9, 1956.
Governor George A- Leader,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Dear Governor Leader:
Regarding a new bridge across
the Lower Susquehanna River,
midway between the present
Columbia-Wrightsville and Cono
wingo bridges, the writer is sub
mitting the following recom
mendations. for your consider
ation a»d presentation before the
pioper legislative committees:
It is recommended that the
new spian be made a suspension
bridge, and be located at the
point on the river locally known
as Pinnacle Rock, approximately
one and one-half miles upstream
from the Holtwood hydroelectric
power dam.
The location is situated at the
narrowest point on the Lower
Susquehanna, mid-way between
Columbia and Conowingo, where
both shores' are well adapted
for the construction of a su
spension type bridge. Compara
tively short stretches of ap
proach roads will he required to
tie in with existing highways on
both sides of the river in
southern Lancaster and York
counties.
It is further recommended
that money for construct
ing the necessary approaches
leading to the bridge, also be
included in the appropriation
for the span itself, so both
bridge and approaches will
eventually pay for themselves
out of collected toll money.
Respectfully submitted,
V. O REICHARD.
GIFT EXACTLY RIGHT.
Charlottesville, Va A local
housewife made the perfect
Christmas gift to her neighor’s
children when she gave them a
puppy to replace the one they had
recently lost. The pup she ob
tained from the local SPC A.
shelter looked precisely like the
one which had strayed off. And,
in fact, it was the same one-
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CONSCIENCE PAYMENT.
Louisville, Ky- Mrs Leah
Goldin recently received a letter
containing a $lO check from a
Lima, Ohio business man. The
man said the $lO was to pay for
•parts for a model-T Ford he
owned 25 years ago which he had
picked up from a scrap metal
yard in Lima which Mrs. Goldin
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man explained he recently had
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Lancaster Fanning, Friday, February 17, 1956
Single Members
Win Contest at
Fulton Grange
Meeting Feb. 27, “Ritualism'”
will be the topic of Fulton
Grange 66, and .the home econo
mics committee will conduct a
box social, it was announced fol
lowing Monday evening’s meet
ing
At the most recent meeting,
single members won a contest
that included dancing, singing,
and debate. Judges were Mr. and
Mrs Robert Weicksel and Mr
.and Mrs Henry Wenger from
Colerain Grange. As a penalty,
losers must entertain the win
ners at a future meeting.
Edward James Emcees
Edward James announced the
iprogram - line-up dance, Howard
Miller, Robert Armstrong, Ken
neth Probst and Ambrose Gil
fing and Fred Eshleman, all in
costume; a vocal solo by Miss
'Joanne Glackin; harmonica solos
by B. Cookmah Dunkle; and
Howard Miller moderated a de
bate on the topic, “Who was the
greater of our great men, Wash
ington or Lincoln’”
Representing the side of Wash
ington were Miss Jennette Mc-
Cummings and Miss Ruth Ann
Armstrong. On the Lincoln side
were Robert Armstrong and Ray
McSparran. Making up a quartet
that offered several numbers
were - Miss Evelyn Richardson,
Miss Joanne Glackin, Fred Eshle
man and Kenneth Probst. A
baton-twirling act was given by
Fred Eshleman, jokes by Ed
ward James, vocal solo by Miss
Evelyn Matson and folk dances
by 16 young people.
Before the program, a film on
work among cripples of Lancas
ter County was shown with com
ments by Miss Edna Schreiver
Talent Night Planned
During the business meeting,
in charge of Master Charles G
IMcSparran, it was decided to
hold a Talent Night this year as
in former years. Named in
charge were Mrs. Henry Styer,
iMrs- Ruth Akers and Mrs Anita
Hernandez. The Youth, Commit
tee Chairman, Howard Miller,
announced that a play had been
selected for presentation at a
later date. '
A resolution of respect on the
death of Miss Mary T Clark, who
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Additional improvements, in
cluding the new addition to the
hall, were approved after being
presented by the building com
mittee. State Representative Nor
man Wood gave a short talk on
the tax dispute at Harrisburg.
Remarks were made by Lavern
Pownall, visiting from Eastern
States Exchange
Refreshments were served dur
ing the social hour
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