RALPII M SNYDER
R.D. 2 nox 3040
MOUNT JOY, PA. 17552
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Vol. 79, No. 19, May 16, 1979
Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.
Saturdayis Historic Marietta Day! The TMI incident:
Richard A. Snyder, State
Senator from Lancaster, will
dedicate a plaque citing
Marietta’s Historic District
at 2PM on Saturday, May
19, at the Marietta Com-
munity House. To be
unveiled by senior citizens,
the plaque designating the
Federally recognized His-
toric District as the first in
A message from the
Mount Joy Interchurch Council
The Three-Mile Island
accident affected our com-
munity in countless ways.
During those eventful days
for school children, so
haphazard and confusing?
The Donegal supervising
principal, in reporting to the
FIFTEEN CENTS
dependence upon the crav-
ing for the comforts and
style of living which re-
quires massive amounts of
Lancaster County be in March and since then, School Board about the readily available energy?
ity.” y written; some helpful and received, expressed the wholesome conservative
Senator Snyder is a much which has only added confusion. We commend area, have not yielded to the
to the confusion. It is easy to those who devoted them- subtle enjoyment of crea-
practicing attorney in Lan-
caster and has been a State
Senator since 1962. He is a
member of the Lancaster,
Pennsylvania and American
Bar Associations and serves
on various committees in his
capacity as senator. He
graduated from Lititz High
School, attended Moravian
College and earned his B.A.
degree from Franklin and
Marshall College. His LLB
is from Temple University
Law School.
Snyder is the son of the
late Paris F. Snyder, who
was born in West Donegal
Township and served as
cashier of the Former First
Richard A. Snyder
event will begin at 10 AM
when a five mile marathan
“Run through History’’ will
be held starting at River-
may enjoy a self guided
walking tour of the historic
district. These brochures
will be available at 30 West
join the voices of others who
are quick to condemn and
even easier to say and do
nothing.
As representatives of the
Christian Churches which
make up the Mount Joy
Interchurch Council and as
persons under the constraint
of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, we wish to address
this open letter to the
members of our churches
and the citizens of our
community. We do so not
for the purpose of condem-
nation but because we care
enough to raise a number of
questions to which we
believe we need to find
selves to the speedy devel-
opment of evacuation plans
during the height of the
crises. Hopefully, the safety
of the people of the
community during any dis-
aster will be the first
priority, but we shudder to
think how ill-prepared we
have been (and perhaps still
3. While not taking is-
sue with those who left the
area, why did so many leave
without regard for other
responsibilities and the
safety and care of others?
The level of care declined
significantly in almost all
institutions of the area.
Persons who needed special
help will not easily forget
turely comforts and thus
become more and more
dependent upon high-ener-
gy demand products and
machines. Do we have a new
urgency to listen to those
who are calling us to simpler
ways of living?
5. Why can’t we develop
safer and replenishable
alternate sources of energy
now? Simpler life styles will
help, but that is not the total
answer. We know of the
tremendous strides made in
our quest to place a human
on the moon. If we could do
this, then why can’t there be
an equally all-out effort to
develop alternate sources of
to nuclear fission
National Bank, Marietta . answers for the safety and energy
: 3 Market Street, where the . : so oF
and Barbara Musser, born Blomentary school Ma ay he sanity of our community. this abandonment. ‘Does and oil (another problem
where . participants @ may 1. Do we have the right to community responsibility area). No one has yet
in East Donegal Township.
Invited guests include
Judge Wilson Bucher, a
Marietta native, and Mrs.
Elaine Holden, president of
the Preservation Trust of
Lancaster County. Music
will be supplied by the
Donegal band. The all day
register from 8:30 AM.
Attic and Seller Day with
residents conducting porch,
yard or garage sales with
many civic organizations
sponsoring stands.
Along with the days event
will be a brochure available
free to those persons who
ciates have established a
headquarters for the day.
Members of the Haldeman
and the Elizabethtown His-
torical Societies will distri-
bute information here.
The old Town Hall
Museum will be open to
tourists from noon to S PM.
Marietta Day schedule of events
Next Saturday is Historic
Marietta Day. Here is a
schedule of events for that
day:
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM—
8:30 AM to 10:00 AM—
Registration for the Five-
Mile Run. Registration will
take place at Riverview
School.
10:00 AM—Run begins.
ity House (in the gym if it
rains). Also on hand: Judge
Wilson Bucher and Elaine
Holden, president of the
Preservation Trust.
12:00 noon to 5:00 PM—
know the truth about a
condition which potentially
threatens our safety and
welfare? So many false-
hoods, half-truths, and mis-
information were circulated
by utility and government
officials and the media that
many people were confused
extend only to our families?
What do we have to say to
those too helpless, too
alone, too sick or too poor to
leave? In various intangible
ways life in our community
is now different and less
stable.
answered this question to
our satisfaction.
6. Has TMI taught us a
lesson in values clarifica-
tion? All of us were forced to
ask of ourselves what is
most important to us.
Emergencies have a way of
forcing us to do that. Are we
and responded more from 4. Have our life-styles satisfied with our answers?
the lack of trust in the made us vulnerable and We believe beneath our
credibility of these officials slaves to our machines? answers is a faith issue
than of the real danger. We There are potent reasons for which will give us an
believe people fear the
unknown more than ade-
quate knowledge.
2. Why were initial
evacuation plans, especially
both supporting and reject-
ing the use of nuclear
power. Is the basic issue the
viability of nuclear energy or
is it the wisdom of our
opportunity to determine
the quality of our life
together in the future.
—Mount Joy
Interchurch Council
Evening of music at Riverview
Walking Tours. Guide your-
al
at
——
pes
Attic and Seller Day.
Citizens are encouraged to
sell anything or everything,
and to decorate their houses
with festive ornaments,
bunting, etc.
Also, there will be
antiques, crafts, and food at
the Presbyterian Church
during the same hours.
1:45 to 2:00 PM—Donegal
High Band Parade. From
the Union Meeting House
on Waterford Avenue to the
Community House on Mar-
ket Street.
2:00 PM—Dedication of
the Historic District. Sen-
ator John J. Snyder will
perform the dedication cere-
mony outside the Commun-
self through Marietta with
the Restorationists’ new
brochure/map (free to Mar-
iettans). Tour headquarters
are at 36 West Market.
Also, Marietta Memora-
bilia will be displayed at the
headquarters.
12:00 noon to 5:00 PM—
Old Town Hall Museum. It
will be open to visitors.
The all-elementary chorus
and band of the Donegal
School District will present
an evening of music on May
22, at 7:30 PM at Riverview
Elementary School, Mari-
etta. Students in these
musical groups have been
selected from all four
elementary schools in the
district, the chorus being
selected from only sixth
grades and the band from
fourth, fifth and sixth
grades.
The choral portion of the
program will include a
variety of selections, some
of which are ‘‘Amazing
Grace,” Hey Diddle Did-
dle’ in the style of Mozart,
and the recently popular hit,
“You Light Up My Life.”
Everyone is welcome to
come and share in this free
evening of musical enter-
tainment.
—Sharon Zimmerman