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$10,000 bang
been growing steadily for
the 7 years since it pot
started, and now draws
people from Baltimore and
Washington — it’s the
largest fireworks display in
three states. The Jaycees
are using the profits from
the celebration to recon-
James Wise, chairman of
the 1978 Independence Day
Celebration (which is spon-
sored each year by the
Marietta Jaycees in Mem-
orial Park), has announced
that the budget for the
three day event will this
year amount to about
$10,000. struct the old school
building which is their
That might seem like a headquarters. Eventually
the stucture will be used
for a community recreation
center.
lot of money for (fire-
crackers, but the Jaycees’
July 4th celebration has
Open house at
Breezy View School
Guest speaker will be
Open house for the new
Rev. David Crosby, whose
building at Breezy View
Christian School is schedul-
ed for Thursday, January
19th at 7:30 PM. There will
be informal visiting of
classrooms, a brief get
-together, and refresh-
ments. The public is
invited.
church in Shillington also
sponsors a Christian school.
Applications are now
being accepted. Scholar-
ships are available. The
school is on Breezy View
Road just off Rte. 441 north
of Columbia.
East Donegal
Supervisors meet
The East Donegal Super-
visors rejected the final
plans for Phase II of
Country Village, but stated
that they will accept the
plans when the developer
complies with certain re-
quirements; namely, proper
drainage, erosion and set-
tlement soil tests, bond for
the project, and permits for
S7 units.
Fire Chief Charles Johns
submitted the annual fire
company report. 31 emer-
gencies calls came in this
year (95 calls in all), and
$121,000 worth of property
was saved. Damage by fire
amounted to $13,000.
The Supervisors decided
to apply for county Rede-
velopment Authority funds
for equipment for the Rock
Point Road park.
Future regular meetings
will be held on the 2nd
Thursday of each month.
Laetrile
NOTE: The following is
the text of testimony given
by Jack Matoney of Mount
Joy before the Health and
. Welfare Committee of the
Pennsylvania House of
Representatives on the
subject of Laetrile. Mr.
Matoney presented these
remarks on Monday, Jan-
uary 16, in Harrisburg. -ed.
My name is John
Matoney. 1 was born in
Pittsburgh in 1928 and I
am 49 years old. I have
been a resident of Pennsyl-
vania all my life. My father
passed away with cancer
when I was 9 years old. I
grew up in the Masonic
Homes Children Home and
graduated from Patton
Masonic School in 1947.
I served in the United
States Marine Corps for 4
years and reached the rank
of staff sergeant.
For the past 25 years, |
have been a resident of
Mount Joy. I am married
and have one daughter and
three grandchildren. 1
belong to the Mount Joy
Trinity Lutheran Church,
Mount Joy and Florin Fire
Companies and the Mount
Joy American Legion.
1 have been elected
Democratic committeeman
for the Florin Ward of
Mount Joy for five terms
and am a member of the
Lancaster County Demo-
cratic Executive Board. I
have been a candidate for
public office four times. In
1972 1 joined the Depart-
ment of Labor and Industry
as a prevailing wage inves-
tigator. Since 1973, 1 have
been the Director of
Apprenticeship and Train-
ing in the department.
In the summer of 1971, I
Jack Matoney testified on
took ill while employed as a
bricklayer. I entered the
Harrisburg Osteopathic
Hospital and my condition
was diagnosed to be a
blockage of the colon. I
underwent emergency
surgery and was informed
that the tumor was
maligant. I received yearly
check-ups and no new
cancer was discovered until
January, 1977. Exploratory
surgery in the Harrisburg
Hospital revealed that I
had colon cancer of the
lungs, the medical term
being metastatic adenocar-
cinoma of the lungs.
Since February, 1977, 1
have undergone weekly
chemotherapy treatments
at the hematology center of
the Harrisburg Hospital.
The treatments make me
uncomfortable from two to
five days. I will have upset
stomach, headaches and
experience a. lack of
energy. Some weeks are
worse than others because
of climatic conditions and/-
or my own physical state.
The doctors are pleased
with my progress since
January. My last report in
September, 1977, indicated
no significant change of
lung tumors in size of
figmation since June, 1977.
Right now I feel I am
good for a couple of years.
I have faith and live
day-by-day. I believe my
mental attitude is good.
Although there are times
when I work under difficult
stressful conditions, 1 find
that 1 am able ito
satisfactorily perform my
administrative duties with
the department.
Marietta Borough Council meets
Marietta Borough Coun-
cil decided to apply for
$221,900 in Federal rev-
enue sharing funds from
the Lancaster County Re-
development Authority.
(See article on fund
meeting at Beahm Jr. High
for more information).
The funds will be used
for fixing up storm sewers
and catch basins on Hazel
Avenue and Bridge, Pine,
Gay, New Haven, Locust,
Bank and Cherry Streets,
and for the installation of
storm drains on Front
Street from Perry to Clay
Streets.
They will also request
$63,558 for new equipment
for the Pioneer Fire Co.
Council plans to assist
the ambulance association
in preparing an application
for $14,932 of the same
Federal funds for a new
ambulance.
Borough maintenance
personnel were authorized
to make temporary repairs
on a condemned property
on No. Gay St., pending
demolition. Council is get-
ting estimates for the
destruction of the property
now.
President John Reuter
and borough secretary
Margaret Booth were au-
thorized to sign borough
accounts.
Nikolaus, Hohenadel &
Greiner were re-appointed
as the borough’s solicitors.
The resignation of Joyce
Heiserman as housing
officer was accepted.
James Sargent was ap-
pointed to the zoning
hearing board.
The following committee
members were appointed
by president Reuter: Jay
Roberts, finance commit-
tee; John Reuter, street
committee; Oliver Over-
lander, sewer committee;
Carl Markley, safety com-
mittee; Harold McKain,
property committee; Dave
White, housing committee;
and James Howell, ordin-
ance committee.
Below is a list of commit-
tees and the phone
numbers of the respective
committee chairmen:
Finance 426-1569
Streets 426-1696
Sewers 426-3972
Safety 426-1537
Property 426-1622
Housing 426-3407
Ordinances 426-2189
Maytown Fire Co.
elects new officers for 1978
The Maytown Fire Com-
pany elected new officers
at their January meeting.
Jack Doutrich was elected
president for 1978. Other
officers are:
Treasurer -Larry Warfel
Secretary -Charles Shaffner
Asst. Tres. -Melvin
Scheuing
Trustee -Frank Splain
(3 year term)
Fire Chief -Charles Johns
1st Asst. Fire Chief
-Barry Eppley
2nd Asst. Fire Chief
-Charles Shaffner
Chief Engineer
-Donald Mayers
Lieutenant -Robert Smeal
Chief of Fire Police
-Sam Johns
Ambulance Crew Chief =.
-Jack Doutrich
Submitted by Charles -
Shaffner, secretary.
I have read books, and
attended a lecture on
laetrile. The most persua-
sive fact that I encountered
on laetrile is that it is
recognized in 28 countries
as a legal cancer treatment
drug. 1 frankly cannot
believe that the govern-
ments of 28 countries
would legitimatize laetrile
if it were not medically in
the best interest of their
peoples.
Many of my friends and
relatives have encouraged
me to seek laetrile treat-
ment, in addition to
chemotheraphy. Others
have denounced chemo-
therapy as highly destruc-
tive to the body.
I have not contacted any
medical persons to seek
information on laetrile nor
have 1 seriously considered
using the treatment at this
time for these reasons:
(1) My progress has been
good since January, 1977.
(2) The doctors and staff of
the Harrisburg Hospital
Hemothology Clinic are
January 18, 1978
the claimed cancer cure Laetrile before the
Pennsylvania Health and Welfare Committee
competent, dedicated peo-
ple. I have faith in their
ability and expertise. The
doctors do not recommend
laetrile as a treatment for
my condition. I do not
believe that if laetrile were
legalized in Pennsylvania
that the clinic would
administer the drug. How-
ever, unless a cure for
cancer is found, there is a
real possibility that in the
future--whether it be
months or a few years--my
condition will worsen. At
that time, I would certainly
consider trying the laetrile
treatment, and, of course, I
would truly hope that by
then such treatment will be
legal. 1 and others in
similar situations should be
allowed this option.
In conclusion, as an
unoperable cancer patient,
I most sincerely recom-
mend to this committee
and to the Pennsylvania
Legislature that the drug
laetrile be legalized in the
Commonwealth.
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President
Mrs. Henry N. Hillard
Service
Award
Presented with sincere appreciation to:
S usquehanna Times
For outstanding service to the people
of Lancaster County through public
support of the 1977 United Way cam-
paign and complete, fair and accurate
reporting of United Way news and
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Harold A. Horn
Campaign Chairman
United Way
of Lancaster County
the United Way award
Susquehanna Times gets
award from United Way
The Susquehanna Times
recently received an award
from the United Way of
Lancaster County.
Along with the certificate
of appreciation we got for
helping the United Way
came two letters from John
M. Scheldrup, Communica-
tions Chairman of the ’77
campaign, and Benjamin
M. Neidleigh, Jr., Com-
munications Director.
One of the most import-
ant things the Times did
for United Way this year
was the full-page United
Way ad we ran last
September 21st. The ad
was supported by a number
of local merchants, to
whom the United Way
campaign also owes a debt
of gratitude.
The merchants who
underwrote that ad were:
Armstrong Marietta Ceiling
Plant
* The new Heineman’s
Hostetter Hardware, Inc.
Kinsey’s Archery Products,
Inc.
NCR
National Standard Co.
Peter Paul, Mount Joy Div.
Spangler Appliance &
Sound
Union National Mount Joy
Bank
The Susquehanna Times
was also listed in that ad
— but we already got our
thanks.