Page 16 — SUSQUEHANNA TIMES Letter “Why is it that some members of Marietta Bor- ough Council can ‘choke on a gnat but can swallow a camel’? How is it that major problems bypass the scrutiny of some council members? They seemingly promote restoration and renovation to improve a town otherwise stymied by lack of expansion and industrial dollars, only to sanction depreciation of sections of town by condoning rezoning or amendments to extablished zoning, to accommodate ‘junk yards’ and a quest- ionable accumulation of vehicles! This they do to satiate non-conformists seeking only self gratifica- tion and promotion.’’ Hopefully the above paragraph should never need printing, however, the challenge to Marietta re- mains: alert yourselves to the alarming signals of non-compliance to zoning standards and restrictions. Question: When the zoning board does grant non-con- formists the opportunity for appeal, is it appropriate for any council member to testify on behalf of said non-conformist and in fact adverse to the opinion of the body of council members and the zoning board? What sense of values and obligation to the community at large can such a council member hold? Become cognizant of those, looming about, ready to impose upon us their own particular brand of pollution. Marietta, as a whole, cannot be consider- ed healthy if she insists upon retaining her malig- nancies! Let’s treat the ‘‘lady’s’’ weaknesses and preserve all areas of town with adequate, definite, and consistent zoning. Be supportive and communi- cative to those, such as the present zoning officer and board, who possess the power to enforce and promote protective zoning. Be and involved, concerned citizen! Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Gilmartin, Jr. ... local merchants don’t (continued from front page) shopping among consum- ers. One merchant said,‘‘] don’t have time to shop during the week. It doesn’t hurt religious people if others shop on Sundays..”’ However, many local store owners felt that this Bruce Sutter flies here for Jay Shank’s Eagle Scout award ceremony Bruce Sutter want Sunday sales was a poor excuse. Jim Hostetter of J.B. Hostetter & Sons said, ‘‘l personally don’t think it’s the right Jim Roberts to head Lions Outgoing president James Hollinger, left, passes the president’s gavel on to Jim Roberts. The Mount Joy Lions president’s gavel was handed on from James Hollinger to Jim Roberts at the regular meeting of the Lions last week. Hollinger thanked all those members who assist- ed with the year’s projects. . «Richard ; Maurep, . the vice-president of the Men- tal Health Association of Lancaster County, was the speaker for the meeting. He stressed the importance of new volunteers to his organization. In other business, the club honored charter mem- . ber Lloyd ‘Myers with a‘cer- tificate of appreciation for his long membership. He has been a Lion since 1945. Myers and his wife were proprietors of Aunt Sally’s Kitchen in Mount Joy. Lloyd was also a cutter with. Gerberich Payne Shoe Co. in Mount Joy for many years. Xd thing to do. People should be able to get their shopping done in the other six days.”’ All the local merchants who did not open Sundays before said they planned to continue that policy, and many expressed the feeling that other stores should follow their example. One exception to the Blue Laws which restricted Sunday sales, is food stores émploying less than 10 people. They have always been allowed to open on Sundays. Youndt’s Meat Market in Marietta is such a store. Gary Youndt told us that he wished that the Blue Laws were more restrictive, rather than less. He said, ‘‘l don’t like to work Sunday and if everyone had to be. closed, we could close too because then we wouldn’t have to worry about the competi- tion.”’ The overwhelming feel- ing among local merchants was that Sunday sales should not be allowed for both religious reasons and becaused even store own- ers need a rest. DID YOU HEAR? The Paul Shelly family of Mount Joy reported the first harvest of ripe tomatoes to us last Thursday. Tay Shank Bruce Sutter, ace relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, came to Maytown last Thursday, June 22nd, to see his brother-in-law, Jay Shank, become an Eagle Scout in ceremonies at St. John’s Lutheran Church. ; “Jay is the som’ of Mr. and Ken Henry Mrs. James R. Shank, 116 S. River St., Maytown. The above picture of Bruce Sutter was auto- graphed by him to another brother-in-law, Jay’s bro- ther Jesse. It reads: ‘‘To Jesse, my good buddy, Bruce Sutter.”’ gets Eagle award Ken Henry Ken Henry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Henry, Maytown, became an. Eagle Scout’ ' last gs Monday, June 19th, at ceremonies conducted in St. John’s Lutheran Church in ‘Maytown.
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