Page 6 — SUSQUEHANNA TIMES Come across a dinosaur or two while doing your There is no need to put up with when Shelley’s wi trade itin on new. Stop in and find out what you Z2= can get for your unwanted ‘beasties’ We Guarantee; $10 and up on dinette sets $25 and up on living room suits $50 and up on bedroom suits price will vary with condition of furniture We can help you make your cave look like a castle. apd = 237 LOCUST ST, FREE DELIVERY Seturdey TY Pi: 684-3780 — STORE HOURS - CoLemB FINANCING AVAILABLE =, IBBERSON’S {2 = 2 vas | | $ CARPET FOR HOME AND CAR {fs =~ 1660 SOUTH MARKET STREET . ELIZABETHTOWN, PA 17022 Hours: Mon., Tues., & Wed.—9 a.m.-5:30 p.m» Thurs. & Fri.—9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat.—9 a.m.-12 noon Closed Sun. & Holidays _. SENIOR CITIZ ARNOLDS 1978 Pontiac Firebird Esprit 1977 Olds 98 Regency Sedan 1977 Pontiac Lemans SW 1977 Pontiac Catalina Sedan 1977 Pontiac Bonneville Cpe. 1976 Olds Cutlas SW 1976 Olds 88 Royale 4DHT 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix 1975 Pontiac Catalina SW 1975 Olds 88 Royale Cpe. 1974 Pontiac Lemans Cpe. 1974 Olds 98 Sedan 1972 Olds 98 Sedan MAYTOWN 426-1121 PONTIAC ¢ OLDSMOBILE April 18, 1979 Armstrong celebrates 50th anniversary of Lancaster founding The Armstrong Cork Co. is not only a big part of the economy of Lancaster County, but of this local area as well. The Armstrong Ceiling and Carpet plants near Marietta hired hun- dreds of local people when they came here, giving our economy a big boost. - The Marietta Carpet Plant makes virtually every kind of carpet there is. The Ceiling Plant represents the biggest capital expenditure the company had ever made up to 1970. About 6000 people in this county are employed by Armstrong. This week, the company is celebrating the establish- ment of its headquarters here in Lancaster County 50 The Marietta plants years ago, The Marietta plants were opened only about ten years ago, but the company of which they are a part has been important in this area for a long time. Armstrong Cork was founded in 1860 by 24-year- old Thomas Armstrong and John D. Glass. They bought a one-room shop for cutting bottle corks by hand. Armstrong put up his life savings of $300 in the venture. Despite a touch-and-go start, the two early on in- vested $1000 in a cork cutting machine. This pur- chase was a wise one, as the company grew instead of dying. Up until around 1900, Error in Times The Susquehanna Times contained a particulary embarassing error last week. The story titled ‘‘Sgt. Englert’s visit cut short by radiation release’’ said in the last paragraph, ‘I'm sure the parents, children, Mrs. Ronan (teacher) and myself will easily forget the Are you day Sergeant Englert came to school.” It should have read this way: ‘“‘..will not easily forget the day Sergeant Englert came to school.”’ We apologize to article author Jennifer L. Douglas, Sgt. Englert, and all concerned. Dairy Princess material? The county Dairy Prin- cess Promotion Committee is looking for contestants. If you are the daughter of a dairy farmer or farm manager, herdsman or owner, or own one dairy animal as of May 1st, you could be the Dairy Prin- cess and win $300. To apply, call Barbara at 733-4843 before May 10th. Armstrong produced only things made from cork—the original bottle stoppers, gaskets, and acoustical materials. It wasn’t until 1908 that they began making the cork product for which they are best known, linoleum. Arm- strong quickly captured a big share of the market by paying attention to visual appeal and resilience and advertising. Linoleum had been around for a long time before 1900, but it was considered a strictly utilitar- ian flooring since it was generally so ugly. Armstrong had two main offices in the early 1900s: Lancaster and Pittsburgh. The management decided to move everything to Lancas- \) Your full-line Maytag servicing dealer ter in 1929. pid tans Armstrong began to: div- ersify, especially. after World War Two, into a great variety of flooring, ceilings, and other construction pro- ducts. Today Armstrong makes can lids, adhesives, packages, etc. Armstrong has always invested heavily in research and development. By 1970, more than ¥3 of Armstrong sales volume came from products of its own develop- ment that were not even on the market in 1960. The company has steadily moved away from processing raw materials into man-made compounds. There are 57 Armstrong plants around the planet. = Buy a Maytag Today...Be Washi
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