Vol. 78, No. 16, April 19, 1978 Free help for gardeners pALPY A wo 1552 y, Pie Ro} NO JU MOU y SUSQUEHANNA TIMES Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA. FIFTEEN CENTS Friendship Fire plans fund drive Money is needed for the new station Plans have been an- nounced by the Friendship Fire Co. No. 1 Mount Joy to begin a Capital Funds Drive. The goal of the campaign is $300,000. The fire company is planning to relocate on the - corner of New Haven and David Streets. According to the Lancaster County Plan- __ ning Commission future * grwoth will occure on the south side of Mount Joy. The north side of town is projected to remain prim- : arily agricultural. Therefore the fire station‘s new location will be a step toward the future. 4 The decision to erect a * new station was made when it was learded the “I did it myself!” says former Susquehanna Times editor Rick Bromer, of 15 So. Chestnut St. in Marietta. Rick has worked as a lumberjack, fisherman, steelworker, and salt miner as well as a journalist, but this was his first experience with roto-tilling; Marietta Canning Center worker Ella Newswanger, left, helped Rick set up the free roto -tiller and told him how to use it—all he had to pay for was the gasoline. Ella told the Times that she is available to help any resident of the Marietta area with gardening. A mulcher is also available for free. The center has cheap seeds as well. You can do it yourself too, and save money. Call 426-2623 between 8:30 and 9:30 AM, and ask for Ella. Information and free soil tests can be arranged also. isten Board will hold open meeting... The Donegal School Board will hold a public forum on May 2nd in the high school cafeteria. The Board is interested in ob- taining feedback from the citizens of the district on ...and announce The Donegal School Board will meet at 8:00 PM , on April 20th in the district administration building. (The building is on S. Market Ave. in Mount Joy. Turn off Donegal Springs Road just south of S. Angle Street near Cross Roads Church.) Items for consideration include: a new contract for district custodians; resigna- tions by two teachers, ap- pointment of a teacher for the balance of the school year at Riverview; a’ policy areas of concern, and will try to answer questions on matters of policy and the budget. School Board members will be available from 7:00 to 8:00 PM for individual their agenda on holding report cards for delinquent fees; the Vo- Tech budget; a teacher vis- itation program for the Vo- Tech; sabatical leave re- quests by a teacher and an administrator; coaching as- signments for fall and win- ter sports; a request from the American Legion base- ball league for use of the athletic field; and a request from Marietta Borough to build a skateboard ramp on the Riverview grounds. The complete agenda includes additional items as School Board forum consultations. At 8:00 pres- ident Armold will preside over a group session devoted to answering ques- tions and listening to the views of the citizens who are present. well as many informational items. Copies of the agenda will be placed in each district building li- brary on Tuesday, April 18, for the convenience of interested citizens. The Board plans to re- view a preliminary budget on May 18 and to adopt a final budget on June 1S. Budget considerations are extremely difficult at this time because of the uncer- tainty of the Pennsylvania budget allocation for edu- cation. present building could not be renovated to meet space needs for the company. The present building lacks an adequate heating system.Maintenance cannot be done on the equipment inside the structure. There is not enough space for training areas. Robert Bishop, architect, Rheems, had worked with the firemen in designing the building. The building will face New Haven Street. There will be 5S equipment bays. A 50 foot ramp will lead up to the front doors. The rear section will be on two levels. The top level will house offices and training meeting rooms. Bob Walker [at left] at the Town Meeting at Beahm The lower level will be the kitchen area and public room. The members of the compamy have been very pleased with the positive reaction from the com- munity so far concering this project. If you are interested in seeing just why the men feel a new building is needed come and visit the present station. A develop- ment campaign office had been set up and personal will be available form 9 to S weekdays. If ‘you have any questions or would like a guided tour at a specific time call 653-5922 during office hours. Bob Walker visits Beahm Congressman Bob Walk- er visited Beahm Junior . :h last week for a ‘“‘town n eting,”’ and made head- lines in local papers by announcing that he has turned back $55,000 of his operating expenses to the U.S. Treasury. CHANGE THAT About 25 people attend- ed the meeting. Citizens voiced concern about infla- tion, busing, and e" cessive government re ulation. One man was worried about communisin taking over the country. Walker reiterated his positions on these issues. To deal with inflation, Walker favors balancing the national budget. He spoke out against busing, saying that it removes local control of citizens over their school boards. He cited the case of two towns in Delaware whose stu- dents are being bused back Jobs Postmaster Gerald Hos- tetter announced the open- ing of an examination for Clerk-Carrier . the Mount Joy Post Ofice. This exam is being held to establish a régister; there is no posi- and forth, so that their parents are not paying the teachers who teach their children. A citizen remark- ed at this point that school boards are so tied up in red tape that it makes little difference. [continued on page 2] tion open at the present time. Applications will be available at the Mount Joy Post Office starting April 24 and must be filed by April 28, 1978, the closing date.
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