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Letters
Disagrees with Council
Dear Editor:
In response to assorted
members of council editor-,
tal as printed in the
January 19 issue of Sus-
quehanna Bulletin, 1 sub-
mit the following facts.
First: ‘‘life time citizen”
did sign his name-to you,
as Editor, but not to the
public-his prerogative!
It is quite ludicrous, as
stated by the editorial,
“how high millage would
be if outsiders didn’t move
into Marietta and fix up
homes’. Did these mem-
bers of council lose ‘‘total
recall’ that two local life
time citizens (Mr. Michael
Longenecker, and Mr. J.
Edward Charles) contribut-
ed, by their developments,
more tax monies for the
borough than most of all
reclaimed or restored pro-
perties. These two gentle-
men also had no govern-
ment aid nor reduced costs
offered.
A mention of the zoning
Tax collectors
Dear Editor:
In a recent article,
Mount Joy Borough Coun-
cil stated that they are
reducing the commission of
the Tax Collector because
they feel that he is paid too
much for the amount of
work involved.
As Deputy Tax Collector
for Mount Joy Borough, I
put in over 750 hours,
collecting taxes and doing
the paperwork for the job.
This was for the borough
alone. I also collect for the
Donegal School District and
the County as well.
My gross income before
deductions, from Borough
Council was $1,943.60. As
anyone can see this is not
No news, sloppy writing, in this
Dear Mr. Bromer:
I moved to Mount Joy
when 1 was two years old.
For the past 27 years 1
have called Mount Joy
“home,”” and for nearly
that long, I have been
reading the hometown pa-
per. When the Mount Joy
Bulletin was sold I thought
I might be seeing the end
of careless journalism in
the paper (an obit heading
that read ‘‘East Pete Gro-
cer Passes’’ - one example
that to this day makes me
cringe). I was overly optim-
istic.
I am the first to admit
that the Mount Joy/Mari-
etta/Maytown area is not
a continual hotbed of high
level excitement. On the
other hand, 1 cannot be-
lieve that the greatest
refusal for the Steak Shop
& Mini Market- (I'm not
particularly fond of promot-
ing either, but) where
were the zoning board and
borough council when the
second ‘‘junk yard’ was
established and open stor-
age allowed in the western
sector of the borough?? A
real detriment to the value
of surrounding properties.
The ‘‘junk yards’’ also are
a breeding place for dozens
of stray cats which ‘“‘claw
up’’ refuse containers with-
in hours after placing for
pick-up.
Affirmative: Marietta is a
decent town but its lifetime
citizens deserve far more
credit than previously given
them. It’s many of the
‘‘die-hard residents and
businessmen’ who've been
sustaining themselves,
have in fact paved the way
and who now deserve
respect of their own. Also,
there are many lovely
“new friends’’ who've
never sought any limelight,
getting raw deal
even minimum wages.
My office is in my home,
and maintained by me at
no expense to the taxpay-
ers. Now the council wants
to cut the salary by 1/2 and
expects someone else to
run for this office.
The emotional stress of
this job isn’t worth the pay
I get now. This is no gravy
job. 1 speak from seven
years of experience. At a
time when everyone is
getting a cost of living
increase the Tax Collector
is facing loss of 1/2 of his
annual wages if he wants
the job.
Good luck finding some-
one to take on your so
called gravy job. I'll be
concern this past week was
the history of the shifter
sandwich (Vol. 77, No 2
January 12, 1977). The
exclusive front page story?
Really!
Take a look at your back
story on the Kraybill stu-
dents (same issue). Half-
way through the article you
printed a sentence that
reads as follows: ‘‘Many
persons in the outlying
villages need to be aban-
doned because the sides of
the wells cave in.”” Are
caved-in wells sufficient
reason to abandon ‘‘per-
sons’’? (I would have used
‘“‘people’’ rather than
““persons.’”’) 1 also would
have taken a little more
care in proofreading and
writing.
never adamantly imposed
additional financial burdens
upon Marietta’s residents,
have conscientiously and
without publicized fanfare
achieved beautiful results
in restoration involved in
interests of the town with-
out promoting their own
businesses and ventures
and have otherwise been
total assets to our area,
meshing and respecting the
. old and the new.
We're all striving, steady
citizens who desire ad-
vanced improvement, with-
out capsizing encum-
brances, for our town. Re-
member, you cannot have a
living branch without its
attachment to the entire
tree. We need to respect
one another and listen to
different drummers now
and again, seeking a rea-
sonable combination of ex-
perience, fortitude, and in-
novation.
Let’s all exercise our
ears as well as our mouths.
A sincere citizen,
Mrs. Joseph J. Gilmartin,
Jr.
happy to show him what
he’s in for.
P. M. Leatherman
Deputy Tax Collector
Mount Joy Borough
On taxmen
and school staff ;
Dear Editor,
A passing thought for all
school district taxpayers.
Isn’t it ludicrous to have
given the local tax collec-
tors a decrease in earnings
and an increase in salaries
to school administrators
and teachers!!!
A “‘puzzled”’ citizen
paper
I find errors in editorial
judgement and in printing -
equally as flagrant - in
virtually every issue of the
Susquehanna Times with
only a casual perusal on my
part.
Perhaps my background
in journalism and writing
makes me particularly less
tolerant of sloppy journal-
ism than most people, but
perfection in any enterprise
should always be the goal.
There is no reason why a
newspaper need be boring
or filled with errors simply
because it is small.
I will continue to read
your paper, and I will keep
my eyes open for some
improvement.
Sincerely,
Shelby E. Chunko
January 26, 1977
Two Guards of Month at Seiler
Shawn Maxwell [left] and Marty Miller [right] were both named Guard of
the Month at Seiler Elementary School. Usually, only one student wins the
honor, but Shawn and Marty are equally outstanding.
Last chance to enter baby contest
Wednesday, January 26,
is the last day that pictures
are being accepted to enter
your child in the annual
Mount Joy Sweetheart
Baby King and Queen
Contest. Deliver your photo
by 7 p.m. to Mrs. Harriet
Ney, 711 Hill St., Mount
Joy. Children between the
ages of 9 months to 3 yrs.
inclusine, whose parents
have a Mount Joy mailing
address, are eligible to
enter. Include the child’s
name and age, the parents
name and address, and the
parent’s or child's social
security number on the
back of the picture. All
photos will be returned at
the crowning ceremonies,
February 12 at 10:30 a.m.
Voting will begin Friday,
January 28, so deliver your
pictures promptly. The
public will select the 1977
Sweetheart Baby King and
Queen by penny-a-vote.
Balloting will be at sever-
al local businesses where
the child’s photo and a
canister will be displayed.
The Mount Joy Joycee-
ettes, sponsors of the
Contest, will award the
winners a $25 savings
bond.
Maytown 1st graders on stage
Mrs. Bateman's reading group g
A most enjoyable story
for young people at May-
town is The Missing Neck-
lace. After reading the
story one of Mrs. Bate-
man’s reading groups de-
cided to dramatize the
mystery. They worked un-
der their own direction
preparing the event and
designing and making their
own props and costumes.
On Friday 12 parents were
in attendace for the play as
well as Mrs. Davis’ kin-
dergarten class. Members
pio ad
of the group are:
Joey Garber;
Basham; Sabrena Herr;
Eugene Hess; Kelly Wil-
Matthew
ets ready to act.
liams; Hob Wilson; Donald
Ruth; Jon Bixler; Erik
Williams; Noel Doutrich
and Lori Homsher.
Ray Kauffman, Jr.
landed heftiest carp
in the state last year
The Pennsylvania Fish
Commission recently an-
nounced that J. Ray Kauf-
fman, Jr., of Marietta
caught the largest carp,
37'2”’, 21 Ibs., of the 1976
season. Ray took the giant
fish from the Susquehanna
River.