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Letter to editor
Dear Editor:
This letter is in reply to
Mr. Billetts, Sr.’s new flag
policy to prove you are a
good American.
I was in the 11th Airborne
during World War 2. |
jumped behind the lines
many times and every time |
jumped 1 carried a torn,
frayed and faded American
flag in my pack as many
other jumpers did. We were
all proud to be Americans. |
carried the same flag the
four years I was in the
service of my country. If it
hadn’t been stolen I would
proudly fly it in front of my
home today.
I am glad Francis Scott
Key can’t read your article,
because there would be no
Star Spangled Banner. The
flag he saw from the ship
where he was held prisoner
just went through a night’s
shelling and I am sure the
flag he saw was old and
most of all, torn. I ask you,
would you call him a good
American?
I have seen pictures of
George Washington and his
troops at Valley Forge
saluting a torn, and faded
American flag. I am sure
they were all proud Ameri-
cans.
In closing I must say Mr.
Billett should read his
American history and about
our founding fathers who
were all proud to be
Americans.
I urge all you Marietta
citizens to display your torn,
frayed and faded American
flag with pride. :
Dick Penwell
P.S. Mr. Billet: Do you
think you are a better
American because you fly an
expensive flag over a cheap
one?
Editor’s note—We have
received an interesting let-
ter signed ‘‘An embarrassed
fan.” We like to print all
letters we receive, but for
legal
print a letter unless the
writer signs his name. If
your letter has not been
printed for this reason, just
resubmit it with your correct
name and address and we
will be glad to print it.
Pretzel sale planned
At the last monthly
meeting of the Pioneer Fire
Company Auxiliary in Mari-
etta, members discussed
plans for another pretzel
sale and also a sale of
rubber-made items like
kitchen utensils.
A food and rummage sale
will take place on April 10.
Preliminary plans were
made for the carnival to be
held in May.
Card parties are also
being planned, which will
begin in May.
Tour of Mount Joy
A bicentennial Bus Tour
of Mount Joy and surround-
ing areas sponsored by the
Historical Society has been
planned for Sunday, April
25. Two buses will be
leaving the Vo-Tech School
parking lot, Mount Joy, at
1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased
at $2.50 at .the office of
Lester Brenaman, 624 West
Main St., Mount Joy, or by
calling 653-5123.
Swim team parents
by Betty Kinsey
The first meeting of the
Swim Team Parents Club
POTTER COUNTY POTATOES
Stayman - Red & Yellow Delicious Apples
Oranges—Grapefruit—Bananas
FRESH VEGETABLES AND FROSTY ACRES
FROZEN VEGETABLES
Our Own Home Baked Shoo-Fly Pies
BROWN SUGAR AND 10X SUGAR—101b $3.49
- Coconut by the pound—99c¢
WILBUR'S COATING CHOCOLATE &
ibe COOKIE BITS
Shedd’s Peanut Butter 5lb bucket
GARDEN SUPPLIES
Rohrer’s Seeds—Ortho Sprays—Peat Pots
Potting Soil —Peat Moss—Fertilizer
will be held on Thursday
evening, March 11, at 7:30
at the Mount Joy Borough
Office on Main Street.
MARCH SPECIAL: COCOA BEAN HULLS
$1.40 large burlap bag
for it.
soon and often.
If we don’t have what your garden needs--ask
Reasonable Prices—Quality Foods
For your convenience we have quick service by
efficient cierks—free parking near the door. Stop
WOLGEMUTH FRUIT MKT.
STORE HOURS: Daily 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thurs. 8a.m. to8 p.m. -Fri.8 am. tc. 9 p.m.
4 mile West of Mount Joy, along Route 230 Ph. 653-566 i
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reasons we cannot .
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Friendship Fire Co. No. 1 Fire Chief Frank Good; National
Standard maintenance man, Inder Khosla; and Leo Shank
at the fire scene.
Fire at Nat. Standard |-==No Down Payment sows:
by Bill Martin
Sunday, February 29 at
9:05 p.m. Friendship Fire.
Co. No. 1 responded to a
structure fire at National
Standard, Route 230 East.
The fire on the roof was
spotted simultaneously by
Officer Dale Good of Mount
Joy Boro Police, an em-
ployee of National Standard
and a passerby. Flames
could be seen 2—3 miles
away from the scene.
: The Department arrived
on the scene 3 minutes after
the alarm and had the fire
under control in 3 minutes.
One employee was injured
in trying to escape the blaze.
Mount Joy Ambulance
treated and transported him
Merchants
The Mount Joy Mer-
chants Association will meet
today, March 10, at
12:15 p.m. in the Mount Joy
Restaurant.
Plans will be made for the
April Bonanza, the first
Association sale of the year.
to the hospital.
After the fire Chief Good
stated the flames made the
fire look worse than it was.
The exhaust fans pushed the
flames out of the duct onto
the roof.
Structure damage was
minor involving only the
duct work and plate work
that had to be taken off to
get to the fire. Heat from the
lead pot caused the debris
that had built up in the duct
work to ignite. The company
responded with 40 men and
was in service for 2 hours
and 9 minutes.
Firemen appreciated" re-
freshments supplied by the
Ladies Auxiliary and Tastee
Freeze.
to meet
An alternate source has
been found for street ban-
ners for promotions at a
considerable cost savings,
and this will be discussed.
Also, Teresa Risemiller will
be bringing a few prospec-
tive members to the meet-
ing.
Maytown Aux. plans
The Ladies Auxiliary of
the Maytown Fire Company
has announced their plan-
ned activities for the next
few months.
A rummage sale will be
held March 25-26.
A sub and steak sale is
scheduled for April 10.
A Mother’s Day turkey
Boat Club
by Hazel Baker
The Donegal Boat Club
will meet Sunday, March 14,
at 2 p.m., in the Maytown
Fire Hall. Members are
urged to attend since the
workload is quite heavy due
to flooding of the Susque-
hanna. A corn roast is
scheduled for August with
dinner will be held on May 9
at 12 noon.
On June 20, the Father's
Day dinner will be served at
12 noon.
An auction will be held on
August 19 at 6 p.m.
Fire carnivals are planned
for May 31 from 4:30 to
11:00 p.m., and August 7
from 6:00 to 11:30 p.m.
to meet
the date to be announced
later. All members and their
families will be invited.
John Gohn is president;
John Leas, vice-president,
James Shank, secretary,
and Melvin Welcomer, trea-
surer. Paul Sperla, Syl Shu-
man and Bud Stoppard are
trustees. Current dues are
payable.
March 10, 1976
Thinking of taking those snow tires off?
Uh-oh! Need replacements! Come on
in and let us re-tire you!
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271 WEST MARKET STREET. MARIETTA
426-3430
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presents
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LANCASTER
COUNTY
FARM DINER
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IT a.m. to 8 p.m.
BANQUET
FACILITIES
Phone 717-367-6956
Rt. 230 One Mile East of Elizabethtown
EMERGENCY EMERGENCY
MEDICAL CALLS MEDICAL SERVICES
Saturday Afternoon Available Day & Night
and Sunday COLUMBIA HOSPITAL
Norlanco Health Center 7th & Poplar
(Mount joy Area Only) (Emergency Entrance)
SUSQUEHANNA TIMES
Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
Box 75A, R.D.#1, Marietta, PA 17547
Published weekly on Wednesday (50 issues per year)
(426-2212 or 426-1707)
Publisher—Nancy H. Bromer
Editor—Richard S. Bromer
Advertising Manager—Elizabeth Ehrhomn
Society Editor—Hazel Baker
Staff —Jody Bass, Kathie Bromer, Judy Swab
Vol. 76 No. 10 March, 10, 1976
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