78 > > ] 1 r rs to te e- ho ne of Dy as ea he Marietta man missing George David Shank, 21, of 202 W. Front St. Marietta, is still missing and feared drowned as we go to press. Search parties, includir~ SUSQ state police and rescue squads from several Pioneer and other river- front fire companies launched a hunt for the young man after his canoe Vol. 78. No. 17, April 26, 1978 was found floating upside down near the intersection of Front and Gay Streets. George Shank had been fishing alone on the swift river. RALPH M SNYDER R.B, 2 BOX 3040 MOUNT JOY, PA. 17552 Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA. UEHANNA TIMES FIFTEEN CENTS + - “E’’ wins $910 for Maytown radio listener Shirley Basham, of May- town, recently won $910 dollars from radio station WSBA by guessing the last letter in the serial number of a dollar bill. ‘““I’ve looked at dollar bills and seen that they [the serial numbers] often end with the same letter they start with,’”’ says Mrs. Basham. However, the serial number of the bill WSBA had people guessing on started with ““F.”’ Just before the station called her, another Shirley had guessed that letter and lost. When they called Shirley Basham, she didn’t have any idea what it might be. She said E. “‘It was just luck,’’ she says. *‘I never won anything in my life before this,’”’ she adds, ‘‘Not even a bingo game or a door prize. But that day I won two $1.00 prizes at Pantry Pride in + ¥ Shirley Basham Columbia. “It’s a very exciting thing, to win. It was just so lucky!”’ Shirley’s husband tried to run out and buy lottery tickets on that day after hearing of the fantastic winning streak she was on. Unfortunately, it was too late in the day to buy any. After the WSBA mobile station pulled up to her house on Coffee Goss Rd., and a man handed her the $910 check, Shirley started thinking about how to spend the money. She has decided to put it into fixing up her house. which is new and a bit unfinished. “We just moved into the house in December, so there’s lots of things to do,” she told the Times. Mount Joy calendar Here is the Mount Joy Calendar: April 26th April 27th Planning Commission at Welcome Wagon: 10th 7:30 anniversary covered dish dinner at St. Luke's, 6:30 celebration May 2nd Lions at 6:30 Borough Authority 8:00 Bh A The Russian ship’s photographer aboard the Kazakhstan took this strange photo of wg. AN a Rev. and Mrs. LeRoy Hoover with a prism lens. Despite the Russians’ strange phot- ographic habits, the boat was very pleasant, according to the Hoovers: the linen was changed ne less than three times a day, 7-course meals were served for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and no one would accept a tip. Hoovers’ Caribbean cruise Rev. LeRoy Hoover of the Assembly of God Church near Marietta had been thinking about a vacation. Only one thing stood in his way—he didn’t want to leave his flock without a pastor for a month. LeRoy Hoover had start- ed the Assembly of God Church several years ago in borrowed space—and with exactly one parishioner. The church had grown dramatically since then, getting its own building two years ago along Rte. 141. Without a minister, he was afraid, the church might backslide. While Rev. Hoover was thinking of someone who could take his place while he went to South America, Rev. William McCoy of Maine came to mind. But Rev. Hoover didn’t think that this busy preacher would have an entire month in his book of cross -country engagements free. The next morning, out of the blue, Rev. McCoy called Rev. Hoover and asked how he was doing. He also mentioned that, strangely, he had a blank month in his engagement book coming up! LeRoy Hoover asked him to minister to the Assembly of God congregation, and McCoy readily agreed. ““We felt this was from God,” says Rev. Hoover of the strange coincidence. With this auspicious beginning, and a much -appreciated bon voyage party from the congrega- tion, Rev. and Mrs. Hoover drove to New Orleans, the first leg of their 4064-mile journey. In the famous old city they boarded the Russian cruise liner ‘‘Kaz- akhstan’’ and set sail for Jamaica. Another stroke of fortune hit the Hoovers in New Orleans when they ran into a minister who volunteered to keep their car for them. Rev. Hoover had been wondering where he would leave it safely up till then. They found the Russian ship very clean with excel- lent service—and cheap. (The waitresses made only a dollar a day; tipping was strictly forbidden.) Rev. Hoover made friends with a Catholic priest on the boat, who later asked him to preach an Easter service. Rev. Hoover also witnessed to some of the Russian crew, despite the fact that religion is officially frowned on in the Soviet Union. At one point he was talking about God with a crew member when an officer approached. The crewman quickly changed the sub- ject. [Continued on page 2] Men:orial Day Parade Have you seen the red, white and blue canisters in Mount Joy Area business- es? They were placed there by the Community Council of Mount Joy in hopes of collecting money to sponsor the Memorial Day Parade. The parade is completely funded through donations from the community. At this point, Community Council reported donations are coming in very slowly. . Residents are asked to give generously for Mount Joy's Memorial Day Parade. The theme for the parade is ‘‘Pride in our Past.’’ Let’s be proud of our ‘town’s parade.
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