East Donegal Jaycees want members in the Maytown Legion building. They urge the public to attend. The East Donegal Jay- cees will hold a meeting this Thursday at 8:00 PM SUSQUEHANNA TIMES Vol. 78 No. 18, May 3, 1978 Inside: Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA. The mating habits of the purple martin; York artist visits Mount Joy; election guide 1 is herby prods that the axeek © A ies io flag 14 Buu th bx Ssgmatcd as elcome Wagon Club Week Dianne Hummel, president of Welcome Wagon, and mayor Gingrich pose with the proclamation Mount Joy Welcome Wagon celebrates its 10th anniversary—Mayor Gingrich signs proclamation The April meeting of the Mount Joy Welcome Wa- gon was held on Wednes- day the 26th at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Mount Joy. The evening's high- light was mayor Gingrich’s proclamation that ‘‘the week of May 1st through May 6th be designated as Welcome Wagon Club Week in Mount Joy, in recognition of the club’s service to the community during the past ten years.”’ A covered dish supper £ th a happy 10th anniver- se ry cake preceded Ging- rich’s signing of the large document. Entertainment for the evening was a pageant of hats, The Corny Cap Cuties, narrated by the Welcome Wagon Hostesses Cherie Dillow and Pat Burton. The original hats were in honor of the club’s sponsors, who are member businesses of the Welcome Wagon in Mount Joy. The current sponsors are: Baker's Phillips 66, Baum’s Bologna, Bickel’s Chips, Bob’s Flower Shop, Clear- view Dining’ Room, Clear- view Lanes, Farm Diner, Hostetter’s Hardware, Donna Landis Beauty Sa- lon, Maurice House of Por- trait, Root’s Distributors, Roth's Furniture, Sloan’s Pharmacy, Susquehanna Times, Stonebridge Butch- er Shop, Union National Bank, and Watt & Shand. The Club, started in 1968 through the efforts of Phyllis Longenecker, has been an active civic and social organization. Enter- taining and informative programs on subjects rang- ing from drug abuse to household hints have been presented at the monthly meetings. Socials are held throughout the year which help men and women meet new friends; fund-raising projects (bazaars, a circus, bake and sub sales, and " book sales) have raised more than $4000. The money goes to the Play- ground Summer Program, the library, Meals on Wheels, needy families, and the ambulance. Mem- bers also donate their time directly in regular visits to the Schock Home. The club has grown in membership since that first meeting in 1968, from 6 to 60 members. During the business part of the meeting, plans for the Memorial Day parade were announced, as was the fact that $306 has been collected from the book sale. Elections of officers were held. The new officers are: Marianne Mellaby, presi- dent; Sue Keeney, 1st vice president; Dianne Hum- mel, 2nd vice president; Karen Rhoads, secretary; and Sue Binkle, treasurer. The club is preparing for another successful decade, and continuing service to the community. FIFTEEN CENTS Are You 75 years old? 75-plus Banquet is for you! The Mount Joy Joycee- ettes and Jaycees finalizing all plans for the 22nd Annual 75 Plus Banquet to be held on Thursday, June 8, 1978 at Hostetter’s Banquet Hall. Invitations have been prin- ted and are being prepared for mailing during May. The organizations con- tinue to seek the names of are - any persons who are eligible to attend this year’s banquet. The only requirements are that an individual must be at least 7S by June 8 and be living or have lived in Mount Joy. If anyone meets these requirements and has nev- er received an invitation, please call Sandy Rossman at 653-5868. Hear ye, hear ye! A proclamation To the residents of Marietta Borough: WHEREAS, summer is just around the corner and as in the past we look forward to the coming months of outdoor pleasure and, WHEREAS, this plea- sure can only be fully appreciated when we are surrounded by a pleasant, clean community, and, WHEREAS, we, the citizens, are the only ones who can created such a community, THEREFORE, 1, Jay R. Flanagan, Sr., Mayor of the Borough of Marietta, declare May Ist through May 26th cleanup, paintup, and fixup month and 1 ask all citizens, service clubs, churches and businesses to cooperate in this great cause for a better, cleaner and brighter Marietta. Violators of Borough Ordi- nances will be prosecuted effective June 1st. Jay R. Flanagan, Sr. Mayor Proclaimed on this 11th day of April, 1978 Riverview Towers sold to mysterious buyer for $140,000 Riverview Towers, the grand mansion at the inter- section of Rtes. 441 and 23 near Marietta, was sold for $140,000 last Saturday to a mysterious and elusive buyer. The house was pur- chased for the mystery buyer by John Hohenadel of the law firm Nikolaus, Hohenadel & Greiner. The house went at public auction. The auctioneer was Claude Smith. The seller was Andrew Shau- bach of Lancaster. The furnishings were sold the same day. An Empire card table went for $200; a hat rack for $60; a hand-forged latch for $3.
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