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Santa at
Herr’s
Santa Claus landed on
the roof of Herr’s Fruit
Stand last week. Photo at
right shows Santa waiting
for his reindeer to come
back from Marco's Rest-
aurant (the reindeer were
begging for pizza at the
back door.)
After a while, Mr. Claus
came down the chimmney
and visited the shoppers at
Herr's. Photo at lower right
shows the jolly old elf
telling Jimmy Yeaglin to be
a good boy.
Marietta
Jaycees
help
Santa
answer
phone
In cooperation with the
Columbia Telephone Com-
pany, the Marietta Jaycees
were able to assist Santa in
answering about 150 child-
ren's Christmas requests
bv telephone.
Approximately SO happy
children visited Santa at
the Javeee center on his
me night visit before
returning to the North Pole
to load his sleigh for the
‘Big Trip.” Some children
were surprised to sce Santa
on foot on Market Street as
he checked to see who was
naughty and nice before
fulfilling requests for toys.
Friends,
Jaycees
hand out
baskets
Fourieen grocery and 20
fruit baskets from the
Marietta Community
Friends were distributed by
the Marietta Jaycees,
Wednesday night to shut-
ins and aged in the area.
Supported both by civic
and church groups and by
individuals, the Community
Friends function primarily
at Christmas to help ati
zens who may appreciate a
Christmas remembrance.
Recipients are nominated
by persons knowing of their
need.
I'he ‘Friends’ president
is Mrs. James R. Baker.
Albert Dettinger is secret-
arv-treasurer. Items were
distributed from Zion Luth-
eran Church.
I'he Community Friends
were first organized in
1956.
December 29, 1976
Our letters to editor policy
We have gotten a lot of
interesting letters to the
editor lately, but we can’t
print most of them. The
reason; we don’t know who
wrote the letters.
Our policy is to print all
letters to the editor, even if
the writer doesn’t want to
sign his or her name. The
writer must tell us his real
name, however, or we can’t
print the letter.
This rule is necessary to
Letter to editor
Dear editor;
I dare you to print this in
your paper! That is, if you
have the backbone to do
so. If not, check a few of
these situations out then
print a thorough coverage
in your paper.
Marietta Boro is raising
its taxes 3 mills. What for?
I tell you; a $100,000.00
project to do repairs and fix
up Front St.
They could use their
$100,000.00 for things like
better police protection and
pay our policemen better
wages. Instead of that they
cut our policemen down to
a 40 hr. week and no raise
in pay that amounts to
other than $.03 cost of
living. They want our town
to depend on State Police
for protection after our men
have their 40 hrs. in. Did
you ever have to call the
State Police for an emer-
gency on a weekend or a
holiday? Well 1 did a year
ago, at night, around 3
a.m.. It took them 2 1/2
hours to respond, because
there wasn't a car close to
our area.
I have nothing against
the State Police. 1 think
they do a terrific job. I am
just trying to make a point.
Sometime somewhere we
might need a policeman in
a hurry. Maybe the Council
better stop and think; when
our policemen aren't on
duty, a child on his way to
school could be molested,
or a home could be being
robbed, or a bank, etc.
With extra money, so
many things could benefit
many people instead of a
handful of so-called antique
dealers. Council could try
and establish something for
our kids to do instead of
hanging on the streets. No,
all Council thinks of is
Front Street in Marietta
and their $100,000.00 pro-
ject. I'll tell you one thing;
if there wouldn't be so
if there wouldn't be any
restored homes and certain
Council members owning
them, they wouldn't give a
darn about Front St.
protect us against libel
suits. If you want to write
an unsigned letter, your
identity will be held in
strict confidence, but you
must let us know who you
are.
All these outsiders are
coming into Marietta with
their antiques and buying
old homes and trying to
mold. Marietta into some-
thing that that it’s not and
never is going to be.
The Boro of Marietta had
plenty of opportunities for
more tax money but turned
them all down. Turkey Hill
wanted to put a market at
the end of town and a steak
shop opened its doors but
was closed down due to
zoning laws. That is all tax
money down stream.
Also Council could get
the streets of Marietta
cleaned up. They have a
garbage collection outfit
who isn’t worth a darn, but
vet the town people have to
pay for it. Take a look in
the alleys and see all the
garbage men drop and
don’t clean up. 1 could
write 10 pages of things
Marietta could do but
wont, because this antique
c--p is for the birds and it
is one big monopoly.
a Life Time Citizen
of Marietta
Indoor soccer at Donegal High
The elementary, junior
high, senior high and
alumni championships of
indoor soccer ‘‘The Winter
Classics,”” will be held in
the Donegal High School
gym on New Year's Eve,
Friday, December 31st.
Starting time is 6:30 p.m.
The public is invited to
attend. Admission is by
donation. All proceeds go
to project D-Lites.
Chief Geesey gives Santa tour
Marietta’s Pioneer Fire
Company Chief, Kenneth
D. Geesey, recently receiv-
ed a rather unusual phone
call from the North Pole.
The call was from Mr. S.
Claus, who visits the boro
on a regular yearly basis.
Home of Ron Fischer wins lighting contest
The Marietta JC's an-
nounced the winners of this
vears' Outdoor Christmas
Lighting Contest.
First prize went to Mr.
and Mrs. Ron Fischer at
404 E. Market St. The
second prize was awarded
to Mrs. Pauline Zink, 310
Essex Street, and third
prize was won by Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Bigler, Jr., of
115 Essex Street.
Those recieving honor-
able mention were; Donald
Roberts, 205 East Market;
Mr. and Mrs. Armor Mc-
Kain, 660 West Market;
and Mr. and Mrs. Paul
McKain, 618 West Market.
Chairman of the judging
committee was Gary L.
Morris.
The street decorations
were administered by the
Lion's club this year.
Although Mr. Claus has
visited the town several
times in the past few
weeks, he was not sure of
the location of some of the
addresses in his book.
Chief Geesey felt he had a
solution to his problem.
“*How about a guided
tour of the town?’’ inquired
the fire chief.
“*Sounds like the perfect
solution to my problem,”
replied Mr. Claus.
So, early in the evening
on Christmas Eve, Chief
Geesey and other Pioneer
Fire fighters gave Mr.
Claus a tour of the Mariet-
ta Boro. To make sure Mr.
Claus could see all the
adaresses better, the Pio-
neers had fitted a special
chair for him on top of one
of the fire trucks.
Mr. Claus had a small
token of his appreciation
for the children of the boro
who came out to see him.
Mr. Claus also gave a
special thanks to Firefight-
er Lloyd Kennedy, who}
assisted on this project.