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Citizens of Marietta,
In reference to the ‘‘Mari-
etta Article’’ printed in the
Lancaster New Era on May
4th, and communications I
have received since—
The exact words and
intonation of my conversa-
tion with the New Era
Letter to the Editor
reporter were lost when the
article was composed.
The apology some of you
seek must come not from
me, but from the New Era.
I feel also that the attitude
of the Marietta Restoration
Associates has been grossly
misrepresented by the
article.
What the article didn’t
mention is that I moved here
from Lancaster over a year
ago because I liked Mari-
etta’s small town charm and
friendliness. 1 am to be
counted among those who
like Marietta the way it is
and not those who wish it
to change.
I suggest that interested
parties contact me person-
ally to hear my true feelings
before any more offended
citizens write editorials or
letters concerning what |
was reported to have said.
Patrick Abel
‘Mirth of a Nation’ at Donegal Hi this week
General George Patton (Jim Johnson) and Ben Franklin
(Steve Hassinger) discuss politics. Father Time (Jane
Youtz) looks worried. There are plenty of historical
characters in ‘Mirth of a Nation.’
The Donegal High
School Performing Arts De-
partment will present ‘Mirth
of a Nation’’ on Thursday,
May 13 and Saturday, May
15 at 8 p.m. in the high
school auditorium.
The musical was especial-
ly written for Donegal High
School by William R. Overly
of Lancaster, brother of
Mrs. Mary-Margaret Perar-
0, dramatics coach for the
show. The script was begun
by Overly in May, 1975. The
musical numbers are songs
of American heritage such
as ‘The Battle Hymn of the
Republic’’, *‘Grand Old
Flag,” ‘‘Turkey in the
Straw,” and ‘‘Over There.”’
The musical is directed by
Mrs. RoAnn Lau with Mrs.
Linda Ross as set designer
and choreographer. Other
faculty members assisting
with the production are:
Glenn Hess, stage manager;
Mrs. Ruth Gantos, proper-
ties; Mrs. Kathy Milovano-
vich, tickets; Ken Depoe,
set construction and print-
Susan B. Anthony (Cindy Charle) lectures Betsy Ross
(Jenni Kohler) on the rights of women. Betsy is shocked.
‘Mirth of a Nation’ includes a son
from left to right, Ted Hershey,
ing; Miss Sharon Green,
publicity; and Mrs. Sadie
Brooks, ushers.
The play is a humorous
look at American history,
but contains serious over-
tones. There are many great
historical figures portrayed
in the show such as George
Washington, Betsy Ross,
Abraham Lincoln, Annie
Oakley, Franklin D. Roose-
velt, Harry S. Truman, and
Neil Armstrong. Father
Time is a prominent figure
who narrates the play as it
progresses from scene to
scene and year to year.
Some of the many stu-
dents participating in this
performance are: Jane
Youtz as Father Time, Jim
g and dance routine about the wild west. Photo shows,
Steve Lau, and Pat Kenney.
Johnson as George Wash-
ington, Steve Hassinger as
Ben Franklin, Kevin Mil-
ligan as Abraham Lincoln,
Paul Smith as Dr. Martin
Luther King, Mary Kanoff
as Annie Oakley, Jennie
Kohler as Betsy Ross, Ted
Hershey as Harry Truman
and Jim Byrd as Wild Bill
Hickock.
at Beahm
Lori Thomas, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas,
233 Barbara Street, Mount
Joy, was crowned queen of
the May dance activities at
the Wilbur I. Beahm Junior
High School, Mount Joy,
Saturday night. She was
crowned by the 1975 queen,
Diane Hess.
Memebers of the court
were Sherri Brackbill, Kelly
O’Leary, Lori Sagerer,
Robin Snyder, Connie Frey,
Sharon Hershey, and Lori
Kling.
Sarah Harnish and Sandy
Messner were flower girls
and David Harnish was gift
May 12, 1976
photo by Corky Flick
May Queen Lori Thomas
Lori Thomas crowned
May dance
bearer. William Earhart was
master of ceremonies.
Samuel Harnish, principal
announced the winner. Mrs.
Joyce Zangari and Mrs.
Phiel were advisors to the
candidates who made or
were assisted with making
their own bicentennial
gowns. Decorations trans-
formed the gym into a
Bicentennial ballroom.
Serving as escourts were
Robert Squibbs, Mitchell
Johnson, Thomas Markley,
Leonard Mummau, Scott
Penwell, Jerry Miller, Chris
Miller, Duane Gray, and
Arlene Mummau.
photo by Corky Flick
Sarah and David Harnish, grandchildren of Beahm
principal Mr. Harnish, wore colonial costumes to the ball.