Page 16 — SUSQUEHANNA TIMES Letters Marietta Children’s Fair cancelled due to lack of support To all our friends: 29 years ago a small group of townspeople start- ed an organiazation, ‘‘The Marietta Recreation Associ- ates,”” which held an annual affair called ‘‘The Children’s Fair.”’ This all day fair was to be a day for the children, a reward after the long school year, and the start of summer vacation. This fair would be held on the 2nd Saturday of June. The day would begin with a children’s parade formed at the square and marching down Market Street to the S-bend, and return to the square. The children would dress in costume according to the theme of the fair. The second parade would be a Pit Parade from the largest pit to the smallest. Judges from out of town would make the selection for the prizes awarded during the afternoon at the fair. After the parades every- one hurried to the War Memorial park for an after- noon of fun and games. The chairman and helpers worked hard for the last three months collecting old jewelry, tarps, clothes, and food, which were sold at the stands around the park. The townspeople had do- nated all the items. The Profit was used to run the 6 week summer playground from July to August which included swimming lessons and summer activities, supervised by qualified persons. Our letter is to inform the Borough Fathers and townspeople there will be no fair this year. After 28 years there are only 3 ladies who attend meetings and plan the fair. These 3 ladies are unable to continue this project with- out residents’ support. Through wise invest- ments and saving there will be supervised summer playground this summer. If there is any one out there that reads this letter and can remember all the fun and good times enjoyed at the fairs and summer playground and would like to adopt this project and continue with the 1979 Children’s Fair, we would be glad to offer our know- ledge of past years. It’s been very rewarding to see those happy faces each year and lots of fun. Sincerely, Betty Pittenturf, Pres. Hazel Baker, Sec. Vivian Carroll. Treas. Marietta Borough Council meets Marietta Borough Coun- cil formally adopted the old 1973 flood plain designa- tion at its meeting of last week. The official flood plain is still on the other side of the tracks. Low-income residents of the borough will be excused from paying the per capita tax. $3200 is the cutoff point. Residents must apply for this exemp- tion. Students and senior citizens are eligibl. for the tax relief as well as others. The occupational wage tax cutoff point remains at $1000. The borough auditor’s report was submitted. It was decided that pro- perty owners who want to repair their sidewalks must consult the borough engin- eer beforehand. The Chiques Athletic League got permission to build a stand in the park, and the Norlanco Baseball people will be allowed to hold their all-star game there. The Finance committee will look into funding for fire fighting equipment. Council decided to apply for $23,680 of CETA money for fixing up Memorial Park. If approved, the pro- ject would create five jobs. Two jobs would be in maintenance, and three would involve security. Mayor Flanagan pro- claimed that May will be Clean-up, Fix-up, and Paint -up Month in Marietta. Large trash items will be picked up by the borough. After June 1st, you will be fined for having too much trash on your property or other violations of existing ordinances. Project Treemendous got two new employees: Dale Larke and Jay Beaston. 95 trees have been ordered including 14 for the park. $610 were contributed to the project by the Bicen- tennial Committee. This will cover the cost of more park trees in the future. A hearing on traffic and parking along Chestnut Street will be held before the May council meeting. Parking will be outlawed at Essex and Bridge and across from the loading dock at Sylvania Shoe. No U-turns will be allowed on Waterford Avenue. The town clock in the . Olde Town Hall will be motorized. Thank you note Dear editor: We wish to thank you for all the assistance you gave us in publicizing our pro- duction of Butterflies Are Free. We appreciate your cooperation and aid in our endeavor to bring theater to the residents of Lancas- ter County. Thank you again for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Stephanie E. Weinberg Public Relations Columbia Little Theater [Note: Any organization that would like free publicity for its activities should call the Susque- hanna Times and request it. We are a small paper and can’t always comply with such requests, but we will try. A newspaper is just like an individual—we depend on you, the public, to find out what is going on. Please don’t assume that we know about your organ- ization’s activities. -Ed.] Horse Show The annual Marietta Horse Show will be held by the Marietta Lions Club on May 7th, starting at noon, in Memorial Park. The prize list, totaling over $500, will be given out. Admission is free. ‘Festival of Joy” -a proposal by the Festival of Joy Committee THIS BUILDING CLOSED KEEP OUT DANGEROUS! Imagine the feelings you would have if you walked up to your church on a Sunday morning and saw a sign with those words nailed to the front doors. St. Mai1y’s Church was forced to close her doors permanently on December 22, 1977. The congregation had to be notified immed- iately by telephone that the building was declared structurally unsound. The Christmas Liturgy was planned, the youth of the Parish had been practicing for a special Christmas Pageant for weeks in their small church, services had been planned for the even: ing of the day in which the church was ordered closed by the engineering firm, A.W. Lookup Co. of Phila- delphia. 5 Band concert at DHS The Donegal High Band practices for their April 22nd [Saturday] concert, to be April 19, 1978 presented at 8:00 in the auditorium. They will perform numerous numbers under the direction of Glen Leib. A percussion trio [Kevin McKain, Joe Coover, and John Wagner] will perform ‘‘Haskell’s Rascals,’”’ and a trampet trio [Doug Shelley, Dean Bricker, and Greg Zimmerman] will tootle the ‘‘Bugler’s Holiday,’’ in addition to the regular program. Don’t miss it. Mount Joy Council meets The Mount Joy Borough Council decided in last week’s meeting to purchase a small street sweeper— snow blower at a cost of $600.00. The unit will be used to clean borough owned property and the sidewalks over the bridges in town. Council approved an approximate cost of $550.00 for a fence to be erected at the Borough Park along N. Barbara St. Repairs to the road surface on N. Angle St., between Hill St. and Terrace Ave. will necessi- tate closing that section of The congregation of St. Mary's Church in Marietta tenderly and warmly wel- comed their brothers and sisters of St. Mary's Church Mount Joy. Tears were shed by many. Tears of sorrow and loss, and tears of sympathy and com- passion. The feeling of unity was truly edifying. The Christmas Pageant, with all the little children feeling very frightened and lost in this very large church was truly beautiful. The present goal is to rebuild a church in Mount Joy. Commitments have been made by the parish- ioners and the sacrifice and response is exciting. The existing structure is set for demolition. An auction is being planned of the furn- ishings, of ‘‘Old St. Mary’s,’’ which will help defray costs of refurbishing the new building. One of the auctioneers contacted has been so sympathetic to. the road for a few days. The council stated that the Lancaster County Re- development Authority has approved a $3000.00 re- quest for use by the Summer Playground Pro- gram. The communities of Maytown, Marietta and Mount Joy will share the funds as a school district. Mount Joy will be adding one more playground to its program. The Westview Park, the Florin Fire Company Park and the Borough Park will all share the funds for Mount Joy. Council approved a lease agreement with the Mount the predicament of the people of St. Mary’s that he has decided to do the auction as a benefit and has enlisted the help of local individuals and busi- ness people to further this benefit. He is calling this benefit the FESTIVAL OF JOY. Committee members feel that this could be the FIRST ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF JOY. Each year when we see a need in our com- munty, whether it be in the area of the Library, Com- munity Center, another church or any other organi- zation, the Festival of Joy can be arranged to help fulfill that need. It is hoped that Community Council or another leading community organization will pick up the ball from year to year and be the contact organi- zation when the need arises, and they will in turn inform all the people who feel committed to the Joy Library Center. The agreement calls for any major repairs to be made by the owner of the property, Mount Joy Bor- ough, and all minor repairs to be made by the center. Council also decided to levy interim real estate taxes in the borough. The Council discussed a proposed agreement be- tween PennDot and Rapho Township to upgrade the railroad crossing, east of the borough, at Eby Chickies Rd. No action was taken since the area concerned is not in the borough. Festival of Joy and ful- filling the needs of the community. We would like to invite you, our Christian neigh- bors, to share in this Festival of Joy. We are asking for your support in the form of prayers. We need manpower, men to move furniture from stor- age areas to the auction site, help in the food stands, and donations of baked goods. If you fel led to share in the Festival of Joy and wish to contribute your time and talents, contact Mr. Patrick Moran, 653-4657. Contributions can be mailed directly to any of the following banks c/o: Festival of Joy, Mount Joy, PA 17552: National Central Bank, Union National Bank, or Dauphin Deposit Bank in Mount Joy. In Marietta, the Farmers First National Bank.
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