Page 12—SUSQUEHANNA TiMES we Pe mms wee 0 er { | | | i | Scattered in great pro- fusion throughout this area are gems of architectural detail —little extras that give old houses individuality. In an effort to foster awareness of this craftsman- ship, the Marietta Restora- tion Associates are sponsor- ing a contest. Five dollars will be awarded to the sender of the first postcard correctly identifying the Registration reminder Donegal Day Camp will be held on August 6-10 at Sico Park in Mount Joy. All girls in the Donegal Neigh- borhood (which includes Marietta, Maytown, and Mount Joy) who are regis- tered Girl Scouts are eligible to attend. There are a limited number of openings for camp. Please send your registration form to: Miss Ella Gainer, 59 Marietta Street, Mount Joy, Pa. 17552. Remember the deadline date of May 31. Anyone needing a registration form may call 653-2233 or 653-2355. Class of 1969 to hold reunion The Donegal High class of 1969 will hold its 10th year reunion on Saturday, June 30th at the Holiday Inn East. The cost will be $25 per couple and $12.50 stag. Cocktails will be served from 7:00 to 8:00, followed by dinner. There will be a cash bar, disco music, and prizes. Dress will be suit, sport coat, dress, pants suit. If you know any members of the class of '69 who have not been contacted yet, have them call Vickie Fry at 653-1679; Sherry Sload at 426-2142; or Janet Breault at 426-1687. ~——— : ~ ul er Joie I UH location of the pictured detail. In case of a tie, the winner will be drawn. [Associates are ineligible.] SEND POSTCARDS TO: Marietta Restoration Asso- ciates, P.O. Box 3, Marietta, Pa. 17547. Entrees must be received by the Monday of the week following the week a picture was published. Beware of Dog May 16, 1979 This ‘‘dog’’ guards the front steps of the house of Frank Null on Kames Hill Road near Columbia Roy Matheny poses with his ‘‘mailboxes.”’ Roy Matheny’s “mailboxes” If you've ever driven up North River Street in Maytown you may have noticed it: the air-mail box, sitting right above the ordinary mail box. Actually, neither mail box contains mail. They both contain wrens. The owner and builder of the ‘‘mail boxes,” Roy Matheny, actually picks up his mail down the street at the Maytown Post Office. He built the boxes out of scrap aluminum sheet metal, put little holes in the backs of them for birds to get in and out, and set them up because, as he says, “I thought it would be something a little bit different.” Mr. Matheny retired two years ago. He spends much of his time fixing up his house (which he largely built himself 21 years ago). “I love to keep busy,” Mr. Matheny explains. “Some people retire and just sit around—that’s the worst thing you can do.” Mr. Matheny has built several birdhouses, a trellis, and two greenhouses. He is an avid gardener. Many of his additions to his patio and yard reflect the . same imagination that the mail box birdhouses show: for example, when he cut down some large old dead. trees, he left the stumps in place and turned them into planters. Roy and his wife, Thelma, used to drive past what is now his house in years gone by, and every time they did, they would talk about buying the land and building a house on it. One day Roy heard that the property was on the market, and bought it for $800. Then he went home and told Thelma about it. “How are we going to build a house?’’ his wife asked him. “The same way other people do,” replied Roy. 21 years later, the house is sitting there, finished off and paid off. It gets nicer every year as Mr. Matheny works on the yard. “It’s a pleasant place here,’’ muses Mr. Matheny as he looks around his property. A visitor has to agree. Mr. and Mrs. Matheny, who have been married for more than 40 years (their 40th anniversary was last October 21st), both collect owls—not live ones, but owl statuettes, paintings, clocks and just about any other thing that has an owl's image on or in it. Wide travelers, the Ma- thenys have collected owls in 18 countries and most of the United States. They have 500-600 pieces. They plan to visit their son in Australia soon and collect more owls.
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