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~ The Ist bus
came to Marietta this week
The busses have arrived.
Last Monday the first
Red Rose bus hit town,
after months of preparation
and expectation. Seven
times a day they will run
the length of the town
picking up passengers for
Columbia, Mountville, and
Lancaster. Twice a day the
busses will also stop at the
Armstrong plants.
At this early date the
only scheduled stop in town
is the square. Until opti-
mum sites for permanent
bus stops are picked by,
the R.R.T.A. and the bor-
ough, riders will be picked
up on any Market Street
corner.
The bus will be in the
square at the following
times on weekdays: 6:40
am. 7:20 a.m.; 9:35 a.m.;
11:20 a.m.; 1:0S p.m.; 3:15
p.m.; and 6:05 p.m. The
busses take about 1S min-
utes to reach downtown
Columbia (costing S0 cents)
and about 45 minutes to
get to Lancaster (at a cost
of 70 cents).
There is no Sunday ser-
vice, but the Saturday
schedule for the square is:
9:10 a.m., and 12:20; 3:3%
and 5:20 p.m.
The Armstrong bus is
the one leaving the sqaure
at 6:40 a.m. It goes from
there to the plant, then
directly to Columbia, by-
passing Marietta on it’s
return trip. Workers at the
plant can get another bus
there at around 3:00 p.m.,
which goes through Mari-
etta on it’s way to Colum-'
bia.
Full schedules are avail-
able at the borough offices,
the State store, Appley’s,
the Market Kart, Daveler’s
Grocery, and other loca-
tions. Schedules will also
be sent to anyone who
writes to the Red Rose
Transit Authority, 825 E.
Chestnut St., Lancaster,
17602.
Jim Lutz, program ad-
ministrator with the
R.R.T.A., said, ‘'We're
happy to be able to provide
service to Marietta, and we
hope the people will make
use of it.” The Authority
is gambling a bit in estab-
lishing this route: if service
is too slack, the route will
probably be cancelled.
Mr. Lutz told us that
riders to Columbia should
be sure to wait for the re-
turn bus on the 400 block
of Locust Street (across
from Nikolaus store), even
though they disembark on
the 300 block near Wool-
worths. The bus won’t pick
you up on the 300 block.
The R.R.T.A. welcomes
any comments, criticisms,
or suggestions from the
public. Their phone num-
ber is 1-397-4246.
Here is the fare policy:
45c¢ plus charges for
crossing zone boundaries
as follows (refer to route
‘map for locations of zone
boundaries): First Zone—
Sc; Second Zone—10c;
Third Zone—1Sc; Fourth
Zone—25¢c. On buses in-
bound to Lancaster, please
pay on boarding. On buses
outbound from Lancaster,
please pay when you leave.
Try to have exact fare—
drivers carry only limited
change.
Representative Ken Brandt addresses Pack 136 at Camp Wilderness.
‘Camp Wilderness’ dedicated
“Camp Wilderness,” a
half-acre plot on the pro-
perty of Ezra Engle near
Mount Joy, was officially
dedicated last week. The
site has been in use for
four years, unofficially, as
Cub Scout Troop 136’s
campsite.
Representative Ken
Brandt cut the ribbon and
later presented Pa and U.S.
flags to scoutmaster Robert
Mark.
Besides the scouts, many
parents were in attendance.
The site consists of a
clearing with a fireplace in
the center and log benches
around the perimeter.
Awards were presented by
cubmaster, Robert W.
Mark to: Bobcat—Robert
Eichler; Wolf—Robert Bru-
baker; Bear—Tony Oxford
and Bryan Good; Athlete/
Artist—Mark Shearer and
Sportsman, Engineer &
Outdoorsman—Jeff Meck-
ley.
Gold and Silver Arrows
were awarded to: Steven
Ginder, Thomas Waltz,
David Zuschleg, Wayne
Buchter, Todd Newcomer,
Lester Dimeler, Daniel
Rusnock, Shawn Moran,
Steven Good, John Weber
and Thomas Littlefield.
Denners were —
Shawn Moran, John Weber
Thomas Littlefield and Les-
ter Dimeler.
National President
Awards were presented to:
Jeffrey Meckley; David
Nissley; Daniel Rusnock,
James Esposito, Robert
Brubaker, Steven Good,
Brian Houseal, Todd Good,
~ Robert Eichler, Craig Shut-
ter, Michael Groff, Wayne
Buchter, and David Zusch-
leg.
Guests of Pack 136 were:
Kenneth Brandt, state re-
presentative of the 98th
District in Northern Lan-
caster Co.; J. E. Ruoff,
District scout executive;
Karen Robbins, Tim Rob-
bins, Rev. Stephen Getty,
First Presbyterian Church,
Charles Ricedorf, President
of Mount Joy Boro Council
and Joseph Coover, Dway-
ne Gray, and Clifford
Waltz, Jr., drummers from
Donegal High School Band.
6:30 a.m. Monday morning found councilman Dave White, left, Harold Kulman,
May 18, 1977
and Edgar Appley (right) on hand for the arrival of the very first R.R.T.A. bus to
come to Marietta. The bus stopped in front of Appley’s store to drop of a bundle.
Transfers will be issued
free to boarding passengers
who need a second bus to
complete their one-way
trip. When presented on
the second bus, the trans-
fer, if properly used, will
be accepted as the base
fare (zone charges, if any,
must be paid by transfer
patrons). If you are trans-
ferring for the first time,
get full information from
your bus driver.
Children, age S and
under, ride free when ac-
companied by a full fare
paying passenger. Children
over age 6 will be charged
at the regular rate.
On school days, all stu-
dents (grade K-12) may
ride buses at the reduced
fare of 25c, plus any zone
charges, between the hours
of 6 a.m.-6 p.m.
Woman of the Year
Persons 65 and over may
ride for free on the 9:35
a.m., 11:20 a.m., 1:05
p.m., and 3:15 p.m. bus-
ses. To ride free, you must
show a Medicare card or
state I.D. card (available
from the R.R.T.A.). Handi-
capped persons may ride
for half fare at the same
times. They may also ob-
tain cards from the Auth-
ority.
Mrs. Ethel Foley (left) and Mary Sarver
by Sharon Funk
The annual Club Wo-
mens’ tea was held Sun-
day, May 15, at Hostetter
Banquet hall to honor the
Women’s organizations of
Mount Joy for their service
to the community.
The Mount Joy Joycee-
ettes sponsor the event to
present the ‘“Woman of the
Year’ award to one who
has shown outstanding
leadership and contribution
to the betterment of the
community.
Mary Sarver was named
1977 Woman of the Year
by Mrs. Ethel Foley, last
year’s recipient of the
award. Mrs. Foley present-
ed an engraved pewter
plate to Mary and gave
acknowledgements to her
qualities, capabilities and
services.
Mary, wife of the late
Herbert Sarver, resides in
Mount Joy R.D. #2 where
she owns and profession-
ally manages two farms.
Her career began in 1929
as an elementary and
physical education teacher.
During W.W. II she
joined the Red Cross, and
served as a volunteer
worker in a military hospi-
tal for ten years. Later
returning to the educational
field, she became home
and school visitor for the
Donegal High School dis-
trict until her retirement in
1968.
Each year she opens her
home to the B.P.W. tea for
senior girls of Donegal.
Visiting shut-ins weekly is
routine for Mary who is
regular driver and deliverer
for Meals on Wheels. As
B.P.W. Parliamentarian,
she serves as hostess for
the clubs annual candle-
light tour, holds member-
ship in Farm Women’s
Society #8 and sustaining
membership in Penn Laurel
Girl Scouts.
Mary is a member of the
Donegal Presbyterian
church and is clerk of
sessions, the ruling elder of
the church. Not limiting
her efforts and activities to
Mount Joy, she finds time
to plan programs for the
Maytown Historical So-
ciety, Eastern Star of
Elizabethtown and May-
town American Legion
Auxiliary.
Approximately forty area
club women were on hand
at the Club Women’s tea to
congratulate Mary Sarver
on her well deserved award
as ‘“Woman of the Year’.