Page 16 - SUSQUEHANNA TIMES,
Along the Susquehanna
Karen Weiss of Man-
heim sent us this poem
written by her husband’s
grandfather, Frank Bailets,
in 1886.
Frank Bailets was born
in 1868 in Benvenne, Dau-
phin County. He wrote
‘“Along the Susquehanna’
on May 31, 1886, while he
was in high school. He
worked as a telegrapher for
the PA Railroad until his
retirement in 1936.
In 1910 Frank married
Elizabeth Haldeman from
Quentin, PA. Three daugh-
ters were born to them:
Dorothy, born in 1911, died
in 1946. Ruth. died at birth
and her twin sister, Grace,
is married to Paul Weiss of
Palmyra RD #2.
Frank was extremely in-
terested in astronomy. In a
ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA
by Frank Bailets
The shadows creep,
The waters sweep
Along the Susquehanna.
The mountains brown
Surround the town,
Along the Susquehanna.
Full many o’er from shore to shore,
Have rowed the boat with busy oar,
Along the Susquehanna.
Departed fame
Is but a name,
Along the Susquehanna,
Though many brave,
Have found a grave,
Along the Susquehanna.
Ah, by its side, the Indian bold,
Has frightful tales and legends told,
Along the Susquehanna.
In summer shade,
Through mountain glade,
Along the Susquehanna,
His feet have trod
The fertile sod,
Along the Susquehanna.
With bow and arrow both in hand
He's hunted through the forest land,
Along the Susquehanna.
The hunting ceased,
And in the east,
Along the Susquehanna,
The modern sun %
His course begun
Along the Susquehanna.
The locomotive’s whistle shrill,
Resounds from lofty hill to hill,
Along the Susquehanna.
field in back of his house
he built an observatory.
Stakes were driven into the
ground; these stakes were
sighted on four stars which
he used for telling direc-
tions. He could tell
from the positions of the
stars and stakes.
- Frank died at the age of
86, in 1954, at Colebrook,
PA.
New homes so blest,
Quite peaceful rest,
Along the Susquehanna.
Where wig-wams stood
In lonely wood.
Along the Susquehanna.
The fruit tree quite abundant yields,
And harvests crown the fertile fields,
Along the Susquehanna.
Ah, time will change,
And thoughts estrange,
Along the Susquehanna.
And home appears,
From year to year,
Along the Susquehanna.
Yet do the waters flow the same
In volume and alike in name,
Along the Susquehanna.
Change cannot be,
The waters free
Along the Susquehanna.
That ripple gay,
Upon their way,
Along the Susquehanna.
The mountain rocks are just as gray
As were they in the ancient day,
Along the Susquehanna.
The shadows creep,
The waters sweep,
Along the Susquehanna.
So did it flow
Long years ago,
Along the Susquehanna;
And ever shall it rush along,
In summer weak, in winter strong,
Along the Susquehanna.
time -
April 13, 1977
Muscular millionaire
likes Marietta
“You say you're from
Marietta?’’ said the mil-
lionaire to the reporter
who had phoned to ask for
an interview.
“I'd love to
somebody from Marietta.
Come on over.”
Later, in the millionaire’s
private museum, the re-
porter was told, ‘‘None of
this would exist if it wasn’t
for Marietta. I got my start
in Marietta, you know.
It’s the greatest little town
there is.”
The speaker was Bob
Hoffman, owner of a six
million dollar bar bell,
magazine and health food
company based in York.
Why didn’t the business
stay in Marietta?
‘““We had a little problem
CPR can save your
A film program that
shows how ordinary citi-
zens can learn life-saving
procedures to be used
when sudden death threat-
ens will be presented by
the Friendship Fire Co.
Ambulance, Mount Joy on
Thursday, April 21st in the
basement of the Trinity
Lutheran Church, 47 W.
Mam Street, Mount Joy.
The program is about
CPR, cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, which is
applied to people whose
heart and breathing stop
suddenly, most often be-
cause of heart attacks, but
also from drowning, acci-
dental electrocution, and
food which gets stuck in
the throat. CPR requires no
special equipment and can
be easily learned by anyone
from teenagers on up,
without any. special back-
ground or experience.
The film, called ‘“‘A Life
in Your Hands,’ narrated
by popular actor Burt Lan-
caster, is made available by
the Advanced Coronary
Treatment Foundation of
Bridgewater, New Jersey.
The presentation is being
shown in conjunction with a
course in CPR, sponsored
by the Friendship Fire Co.
Ambulance. The course is
talk to
with the river,” said Mr.
Hoffman. ‘“We got flooded
out. The mud was a foot
deep, all over everything.”’
In spite of the fact that
his bar bell foundry was
flooded, Bob Hoffman is
also fond of the Susque-.
hanna River. Mr. Hoffman
loves all rivers.
In his youth, he set out
on a short canoe trip in
upstate New York. The trip
was supposed to take a
week, but ‘I liked it so
much, I decided to keep
going,”’ he says. He
paddled all the way to
Louisiana.
“I used to work out all
the time with a home-made
bar bell,” Mr. Hoffman
recalls. ““That’s why I was
so good at canoeing.’*
¥
ife!
planned for May 1st, 15th,
22nd, and June Sth, 1:30
p-m. to 4:30 p.m., to be
held at, the Friendship Fire
Hall, 7 N. Market St.,
Mount Joy. Certified in-
structors of the American
Red Cross will teach the
course.
Registration for interest-
Mr. Hoffman won a lot
of canoe and rowing races
in his youth. He was also a
champion ‘‘canoe battler.”
In the battle event, both
canoeists stand on the
gunwhales of their canoes
and try to push their
opponent into the water
with their paddles. Bob
Hoffman practiced picking
up bar bells with his toes,
so he could get a good grip
on the rim of the canoe.
‘““l had the world’s
strongest toes,’’ he says.
Mr. Hoffman was one of
the world’s strongest men
when he opened his Mar-
ietta factory in the 30’s. ’
Today, at 79, he is still
in better shape than a lot
of 20 year-old men. His
secret: no booze, cigarettes
or cursing.
ed persons will be held
following the film and also
on Wednesday, April 27th
at the Fire Hall.
Anyone having questions
regarding the course can
contact Ron Allemen, 6353-
1684 or Mrs. Joseph Ger-
mer, 653-5139.
Donegal Democratic Club endorses candidates
The April meeting of the
Donegal Democratic Club
was held Wednesday night,
April 6 at the home of the
Club's President, Mr. John
E. Matoney.
The Club voted to en-
dorse Mr. John P. Hester,
Democratic candidate for
Superior Court Judge, and
Lisa Aversa Richette,
Democratic candidate for
Supreme Court Judge.
They also voted to en-
dorse Mr. Robert M. Go-
ing, candidate for Judge of
Court of Common Pleas,
and Trish Campbell for
Jury Commissioner.
Speaking at the meeting
was Mr. Jefferson Hartzler,
candidate for School Board
Director of 11e Donegal
School District. Mr. Hartz-
ler has served on the East
Donegal Township Plan-
ning Commission. He pre-
sently is teaching Engin-
eering at the Middletown
Campus of Penn State. The
organization endorsed Mr.
Hartzler and Mr. Gerald
Barnett for school director.
Mr. James Pekarek, candi-
date for Township Super-
visor, East Donegal Town-
ship, also spoke. Mr.
Pekarek is 46 years old, the
father of seven children,
and an engineer with Allis-
Chalmers, York. He has
lived in this area for five
years.
The organization decided
to have an open primary on
the candidacy of Tax Col-
lector in Mount Joy Boro
between Mr. Paul Barto
and Mrs. Christine Gra-
ham.
The membership also
voted to hold a garage sale
combined with a bake sale
on Saturday, April 30 from
9 am. to 4 p.m., at the
home of Mr. and Mrs.
John Matoney, 566 N.
Angle St., Mount Joy.
Donations for food and
articles for the sale will be
taken at the Matoney home
any evening from 4 to 6
p.m.
At the close of the sale,
local auctioneer Mr. Robert
““Bob”’ Sholly, will auction
all remaining articles.