Roirh X.8nyder R. D. 3 Moun JOY, Pa. SUSQUEHANNA BULLETIN Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA. Volume 75, No. 22, June 4, 1975 pe oor. Joseph Bateman at Olmstead Airport as the refugees prepare to leave their plane. Ten Cents Mount Joy Boro Manager Joseph Bateman attends briefing on refugees at Indiantown Last Tuesday evening, Mount Joy Borough Mana- ger Joseph Bateman went to Indiantown Gap at the invitation of Governor Shapp to get a briefing on the arrival of 15,000 refu- gees from Vietnam at the military installation. The following morning he went to Olmstead Airport to witness the arrival of the first refugees, who had been flown in with only one stop for fuel, direct from Guam. Bateman said he was Pioneer Fire Company in Marietta dedicates new fire hall Saturday, with ceremonies, parade, carnival; Hiestand urges support of firemen In ceremonies and cele- brations more splendid than Marietta has seen in many a $35,000 from the Resch Fund for the new bulding. Rev. Hiestand pointed out year, the Pioneer Firemen of . that ‘‘there is still a sizeable Marietta dedicated their new fire hall last Saturday. As. the Rev. John 8S. Hiestand said at the dedica- tion: ‘“This is a day for which the volunteer firemen of Marietta planned and worked diligently. We heartily congratulate you on this, the relalization of a ‘Dream Come True.’ ”’ Hiestand, as executor of the Resch Fund, etsbalished in memory of the late Kate Heilman Resch, had made construction of the new hall possible last August when he approved a grant of debt to liquidate,”” and appealed to the business community and the citizens of Marietta to help in paying off the debt. Hestand also called on the Maytown and Boro Coun- cil to ‘‘make available necessary funds, to the extent allowed by law, for the operating and mainte- nance of an efficient fire company in Marietta. We are paying taxes in our community today for things of much lesser importance.” Also speaking at the dedication ceremonies were Paul Z. Knier, Robert Haycock, Kenneth Geesey, Sr., Rev. Dr. Aristede Red, Mayor B. R. McDevitt, Rev. John S. Hiestand, and William Bailey. ‘were Pioneer Fire Company Pre- sident Kenneth Geesey, Sr., who was master of ceremo- nies; Fire Chief Barry Eppley; the Rev. Dr. Aris- tede Red, who gave the invocation and benediction; Marietta Mayor Bernard R. McDevitt: Paul Z. Kbnier, Lancaster County Fire Mar- shal; and Robert Haycock, Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal. The dedication was fol- lowed by the longest parade Marietta has seen since its Sesqui—Centennial and then a carnival in War Memorial Park. Fire companies from neighboring communities in attendance with their rolling stock. After the deication ceremonies, they rolled their trucks up to the new building and turned on their sirens in a salute of unison that was ear-shatter- ing to bystanders. (See page 2 for more on dedication ceremonies and festivities.) asked to convey the follow- ing information to the officials and people of Mount Joy. The refugees will not be settled permanently in Pennsylvania. The schedule of their stay at Indiantown Gap is indefinite. They will be screened there for health reasons and be inoculated. The refugees will be given imtensive courses in English and in American culture. Unofficial visitors to the Gap are discouraged, due to the fact that the Vietnamese are undergoing severe cul- tural shock. Sightseers will interfere with planned oper- ations. Security at the Gap will be tight. No vistors will be allowed. People wishing to volun- teer their services in helping the refugees should contact Mr. William Proctor, in charge of Procurement of Goods and Services, Indian- town Gap Military P.O., Indiantown Gap, Pa. Anyone wanting to spon- sor a Vietnamese family should contact the American Red Cross. Sponsors will be carefully screened. Bate- man stated that it will not be easy to get a Vietnamese family to sponsor. Sponsors will be morally responsible for the Vietnamese family until they become economi- cally self-sustaining. Bateman said that only 5000 of the 15,000 Vietna- mese arriving at the Gap will be heads of families and eventually looking for em- ployment. If at first you don’t succeed - try, Try again When the new fire hall of Marietta’s Pioneer Fire Company was finally dedicated last Saturday afternoon, and the engines had been cozily installed in their new home, Carol Nickey, President of the Auxiliary to the fire company appeared with a bottle of champagne and announced that she wanted to do some dedicating of her own. She took up a position near the north corner of the new fire hall, grasped the neck of the champagne bottle tightly, raised it, and aimed. An interested group of onlookers had gathered around to witness the christening. Carol swung. The bottle hit against the flat brick wall with a dull thud and without shattering. The onlookers called out all sorts of expert advice. She aimed for the corner, swung, and again the bottle remained indestructible. At this point some of the onlookers suggested more enjoyable uses for the champagne. But Carol was determined. On her fifth swing the bottle broke beautifully, spraying the new building with fragments of glass and bubbling fluid. The new fire hall had been christened.
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