CALL IN NEWS.....to Hazel Baker [Marietta] 426-3643 Cherie Dillow [Mount Joy] 653-1609 The Susquehanna Times 426-2212 or 653-8383 Parent of the week—back page Teacher of the week—page 11 Dr. Predicto—back page Su Vol. 79, No. 38, September 26, 1979 Rev. LeRoy Hoover Rev. L. Hoover pastors rapidly growing church Without question, the fastest growing church in the Donegal area is the Assembly of God on Route 141 and Oremine Road in East Donegal Township. The pastor, Rev. LeRoy Hoover, started the church ten years with one member in the old, decaying Union Meeting House on Water- ford Avenue in Marietta. Rev. Hoover conducted Sunday School and the church service, including a sermon, for that lone congregation of one. One week later there were two people in the congregat- ion. ‘‘There aren’t many churches that double their congregations in one week,”’ says Rev. Hoover with a chuckle. Today, ten years later, the membership numbers 200 and is bursting the seams of the new building on Oremine Road; an addition will have to be added. From [continued on page 4] Maytown Fire Co. has a safety slogan contest Maytown Fire Chief Charles Shaffner has an- nounced that the fire company will hold a Fire Safety Slogan Contest. This contest is open to any resident of Maytown or East Donegal Township. All en- tries must be limited to 25 words or less, and be sent to the fire company by October Ist. The winners smoke alarms as will get prizes. Winners will be announced during Fire Prevention Week (October 7-13). Have a good fire safety slogan? Send your entry to: Maytown Fire Co. P.O. Box 68 Maytown, Pa. 17550 No entries will be returned, unless the sender requests it and encloses a self-addressed, stamped envelope. > Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA. Thomas P. Lavin, 316 East Market St., Marietta leads a double life. A majority of his time he spends running an arts and crafts business, Chateau Art, with offices in both Marietta and Harrisburg, with his wife Claire. Frequently, however, he will put on the uniform of a Lt. Commander in the Naval Reserve and take off for a mission to some faraway place. This past August, for example, he was at work in the Chateau Art office in Harrisburg when he receiv- ed a call from his Patrol Squadron headquarters in Willow Grove, asking him if he could go in the next few days to the Gulf of Mexico, to survey the oil slick which had spread across the Gulf and which was threatening to wash up on the shores of Texas. Commander Lavin said he could go, if he could get back to Marietta by the following Wednesday for a zoning hearing board meet- ing; Lavin is zoning office for Marietta. The Navy thought he could get back in time for his zoning meeting. meeting. As it so happened Lavin's brother Mark, who is also in the Naval Reserve, was also called and asked whether he could participate in the same mission. Mark Lavin is a water quality control officer in Dauphin County, Laura Schwert Schwert, Laura Schwert, of 281 Marietta Ave., Mount Joy, is a National Merit Scholar- ship semi-finalist. Laura, a senior at Donegal High, plans. to attend Millersville State College semi-finalist and study a pre-law program. She is majoring in art at DHS. Laura’s only previous academic honor was win- [continued on page 10] pu CS (80 09 AP eld » “30 on. > and since the oil slick on the Gulf was a problem in water control his agency was willing to let him go. The call for men had come to the Lavins on a Friday. Saturday and Sunday they were in Willow Grove. While in Willow Grove Thomas Lavin took tests to qualify as a tactical coordinator for naval flights. Lavin passed the tests and thus moved up from navigator to the more responsible position. On Monday the Lavins and the rest of their crew flew their P-3a from Willow Grove to Corpus Christi, where they were briefed on their mission. On Tuesday, August 13, their plane took off over the Gulf. Their task was to assess the extent of the slick. An oceanographer was in the nose of the plane, observing the water below and calling out his descriptions. He noted the type of slick and the percentage of the water it covered. Three types of slicks were observed. Some of the oil looked like a smooth sheen, shiny brown, but it was hard to detect, because it resembled a shadow of a cloud on the water. Sometimes the oceano- grapher couldn't tell the difference. In other places the oil looked like pudding and was called a ‘““‘mousse.”’ UEHANNAa TIMES FIFTEEN CENTS a ~ Lt. Commander Thomas Lavin, Marietta, flies ~ to Gulf of Mexico, to check largest oil slick ever A third type of slick was labelled ‘‘pancake,’’ be- cause it was circular in shape and flat. As the oceanographer called out his classifications and the percentage of area it covered, Commander Lavin recorded his observations and the locations of the various slicks as determined by Lavin’s navigational instruments, which were extremely sophisticated, inlcuding two computers. All Commander Lavin had to do to determine their location was to push a button. The complex navigational equipment occasionally mal- functions: When it does, Commander Lavin resorts to his sextant to determine the plane’s latitude and longi- tude. The largest patch of slick they sighted was 30 miles long and five miles wide. Right in the middle of one slick a shrimp boat was fishing, as usual. Mission completed Com- mandeer Lavin was ready to fly back home and get to his zoning hearing in Marietta. The plan was for the P-3a to land at Olmstead Airport and drop him off where his wife Claire would meet him and rush him, just in time, to the meeting in Marietta. But there was some engine trouble, and Lavin [continued on page 14] Marietta Youth Center to open on E. Front St. The Marietta Youth Center on East Front Street will be officially opening on October 1. An exciting fall program is scheduled for all young people in Marietta from ages 9-18. SCHEDULE Mon. 7-8:30 pm, boys 9-12 Tues. 7-8:30 pm, girls 9-12 Thurs. 7-9:00 pm guys 13-18 Fri. 7:30-9, guys/girls 13-18 (occasionally) Sat. 7:30-9, guys/girls 13-18 The purpose of the Youth Center is to provide mean- ingful recreation for the youth of Marietta through which to teach them Christian values. Every activity is supervised by trained adult Christians. These counselors try to develop lasting friendships with each youth during the recreational activities— basketball, floor hockey, volleyball, pool, ping-pong, and weight lifting. Each evening also fea- tures a Bible Study and discussion in which the counselors help the young people to look into the Bible to help solve their problems and answer their questions. If you have any questions concerning the Youth Cen- te” Program, contact Gary N. vton, the Youth Center Dir_ctor, at 426-2514 or 426-1345. —Gary Newton
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