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Five years ago this week, Agnes paid us a visit. Nobody
invited her, and her behavior was not at all lady-like.
Agnes had a short, tempestuous and famous career. She
was born in the Caribbean, took the U.S. by storm a few
days later, and froze to death in the North Atlantic
within another two weeks. Happy anniversary, Agnes,
and rest in peace.
SUSQ
Vol. 77 No. 23 June 22, 1977
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Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.
[MES
FIFTEEN CENTS
Joi Shearer
Joi Shearer is
Miss Mount Joy
Kim Lauver passed on her crown to Joi Shearer last
Saturday.
STORY ON PAGE 3.
Marietta Council
rejects curbing bids
Last Tuesday the Mari-
etta Borough Council re-
jected two bids on installa-
tion of curbing on Front
Street. The vote 4 to 2.
Resurfacing will be held
up until the curbs are
installed.
The residents of Longe-
necker Avenue sent a letter
to Council, objecting to the
road repair on their street.
They claim that proper
provisions for rain run-off
are not being made. The
letter stated that they were
not protesting the new
curbs, but the drainage
situation. The letter was
read by Marlin McMillen.
Four dwellings were de-
clared public nuisances.
Other properties were de-
clared saftey hazards.
The Housing Committee
received permission to ask
the Lancaster Redevelop-
ment Authority to renovate
vacant and sub-standard
buildings in Marietta. In
Lancaster the Authority has
hired contractors to rebuild
such houses that they have
bought, selling them at a
profit.
The Lions Club request-
ed that the fence around
the field in Memorial Park
be repaired. Council
agreed.
Councilman John Hink-
le’s term will expire this
year. The seat will be filled
by special election provi-
sions next November. Bor-
ough offices will be closed
during elections.
Stan Curry
stopped in US
Jr. Olympic team
eliminations
Stan Curry went to
Knoxville, Tennessee last
weekend, where he tried
out for the Junior Olympics
in Moscow. This time, he
didn’t make it.
The meet established
Stan as the 3d fastest 440
man 18 or under, and the
7th fastest man 19 or
under, in the
States. Unfortunately, only
the 2 fastest runners under
the 2 fastest runners 19
years old or younger get
the ride to Moscow.
The Knoxville meet
marked the first time that
Stan has competed against
college freshmen. He fin-
ished 7th. ‘‘His time was
good,”” said coach Rudy
Milovanovic, ‘‘but the com-
petition was very tough.”
He expects Stan to keep
improving over the next
few years.
Stan will run again on
July 2d or 3d at Gettys-
burg, at an international
friendship meet there. He
will compete against Ger-
mans instead of Russians.
There is another meet
scheduled in Richmond,
VA.
4 mill tax
hike
official now
Donegal School Board
approved its final budget
for the 1977-78 school year
Thursday night, but stated
that if increased state
subsidy payments are re-
ceived it will attempt to
reduce borrowing or cut
taxes.
The district’s final bud-
get is unchanged from its
preliminary budget of $4.5
million announced earlier.
The new budget us up 14
per cent from the current
year.
A four mill real estate
tax increase is included in
the new budget brining the
district’s total real estate
levy to 103 mills.
United .
3
Thelma and Howard Sutter
Bruce Sutter—baseball star
Suddenly, Bruce Sutter is
the big news in major
league baseball.
Bruce, a native of Mount
Joy, joined the Chicago
Cubs in early 1976, after a
few years in the minors.
He was rookie of the year
by the end of it. He is now
being called, ‘‘the greatest
relief pitcher of all time.”’
Why relief? He hurt his
arm in 1973 when he threw
a fastball. He can’t pitch
entire games now, but
when he does throw the
ball, he’s very good.
Chicago Cubs manager
Herbert Frank says, “I
never saw a relief pitcher
with that kind of control.”
According to Pete Rose,
Bruce’s pitches are ‘‘just
about impossible to hit.”
Dick Williams of the Expos
thinks he’s the ‘‘best in the
league,”” and Chuck Tanner
of the Pirates put it this
way: ‘‘He doesn’t monkey
around.”
Four years ago, Bruce
Sutter was in the low
minors. When he hurt his
arm, he became discourag-
ed and thought of quitting
baseball. Fortunatley, he
found two people who
could help him.
One was Dr. Charles
Winter of Lancaster, who
operated on Bruce's elbow.
Although he’ll never be
quite the same, he can
pitch a limited amount, at a
slower speed than before.
Prior to the accident,
Bruce’s best pitch was the
fastball.
The other was Fred
Martin, a Cubs pitching
instructor. He taught Bruce
the ‘‘forkball’’ throw which
is his trademark and his
opponents’ nemesis. The
forkball acts like the illegal
spitball, dropping quickly
after a level flight. Batters
compare it to a ball rolling
off of a table. Bruce does it
legally by holding the ball
between his index and
middle fingers —hence the
name, ‘‘forkball.”’ This
tricky pitch, together with
his superb control, have
made Bruce almost un-
beatable.
The beginnings of Bruce
Sutter’s success can be
traced to his father,
Howard, who lives at 956
Wood Street, Mount Joy.
The Times visited Howard
and his wife Thelma to get
their comments.
As a boy, Bruce played
ball every evening with his
dad in their front yard. Did
Howard teach Bruce to
pitch? ‘““No, I just kept him
active,”” the elder Sutter
replies.
The Sutters are obviously
very proud of their son.
Their living room cantains
trophies and a painting of
Bruce, done in 1972 when
he first joined the Cubs
organization. Two of the
trophies are from the Cubs;
one is for Rookie of the
year, and one is for
‘“‘Rolaid’s Relief Man.”
The balance, from his
Donegal High days, display
his versatility. They were
awarded him for football,
basketball, and golf, as
well as baseball.
Despite the awards,
Thelma is is prouder of her
son’s personality than of
his athletic ability. ‘‘He’s
still the same, in spite of
all this publicity,”” she told
us. ‘“He still has time for
time for his old friends.”
Bruce calls his parents
regularly from Chicago.
Their son’s sudden rise
to fame took his folks by
surprise. ‘I didn’t expect it
to happen so fast,” says
Thelma. “Who knows what
next year will bring?”’
The Sutters told us that
they don’t want a lot of
publicity. They don’t want
people to recognise them
when they go to Chicago to
watch Bruce pitch.
There is one person who
goes to Cubs games who
would recognize them re-
gardless of publicity;
Bruce's wife, the former
Jayme Shank of Maytown.
She helps Bruce out by
keeping her fingers crossed
during the time he pitches.
‘““He’s very calm about
everything, but I get very
nervous,’ she says. Jayme
started this practice in
Texas, and is afraid to
stop: “‘I know his ability
got him this far, but I keep
thinking maybe my fingers
have something to do with
it, too.”