For Achievement Above and oJ r * Beyond What ‘s Necessary Cm EDITORIALS --- Many things are needed by a com- munity but what is needed most of all is leadership! Unless a community can generate its own capable leadership, that com- munity will fall flat on its face and very little of good will happen. The same need for leadership, of course, is essential in churches, homes, schools, government, business or any other area of life. No organization is better than the leadership which it can set for itself. Mount ‘Joy a few days ago faced a leadership crisis in an area which threatened one of the community’s established activities. For a time it began to look as if it would be nesessary to cancel the If You Would Write - - Would you like to write to your state or federal representatives in Har- risburg or Washington? Here are their addresses: FEDERAL Sen. Hugh D. Scott, Room 260, Sen- ate Office Building, Washington, D. C. 20515. Sen. Richard S. Schweiker, Room 4317, Senate Office Building, Washington D. C. 20515. Rep. Edwin D. Eshleman, 416 Cannon House Office Bldg., Washington, D. -C 20515.. STATE Senator Richard A. Snyder, Box 21, State Senate, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120. Sen. Clarence F. Manbeck, Freder- icksburg R1, Pa. 17026. Rep. Harry H. Gring, Reinholds, Pa. 17569. Rep. Sherman L. Hill, 201 Manor Av. Millersville 17551. Rep. Jack B. Horner , 23-A S. Market St., Elizabethtown 17022. Rep. Marvin E. Miiler, 501 Valley Rd, Lancaster 17601. Rep. Harvey C. Nitrauer, 125 South Street, Myerstown, Pa., 17067. Rep. John C. Pittenger, N. West End Ave., Lancaster 17603. Or, Call the Mayor - MAYOR Henry R. Zerphey Call 653-2289 i annual Memorial Day parade because there was no one willing to become chairman in charge of arrangements. Those who have shouldered the re- sponsibility in the community in past years felt that they had done their share — and we agree. Those who have been “parade arrangers” for many years have more than earned an exemption from the duty, which is one which requires much time, pa- tience and, above all, knowhow. Some of the younger men, too, have given selflessly “and wanted to be relieved. No one contacted would take hold of the problem. Finally, when the chips were down and it appeared that unless someone who had been doing the job recently again would pick up the burden, there would be no parade. So, because he feels a responsibil- ity to the community, James Gingrich volunteered to serve again in the highly sensitive capacity as advisor. ~-He will, again, assist with the work, helping to show a young group of friends and other conscientious community-minded men the “ropes.” Such are the burdens of leadership and such are the problems which face a community and its activities. We are free to say, however, that if pushed to the last possibility, there are other people in the community who have helped with dozens of ser- vice projects who would have stepped forward. The people of Mount Joy feel that the annual parade is important to the community and they are willing to go the last mile to see that it is con- tinued. Those who have taken the leader- ship and those we know who could, as a last resort could have been per- suaded, deserve our town’s commen- dation. As long as there are those in our midst who are willing to assume plac- es of civic leadership, this will con- tinue to be a good community of which we can be proud and ps one which will prosper. Last Line This Week ... Be cordial. Speak and act as if ev- erything you do were a genuine pleasure. { The Mount Joy BULLETIN MOUNT JOY, PENNA. 17552 Published Weekly on Wednesdays Except Fourth of July Week and Christmas Week (50 Issues Per Year) 11 EAST MAIN STREET, MOUNT JOY, PENNA., 17552 In the heart of fabulous Lancaster County Richard A. Rainbolt Editor and Publisher Subscription Rate—$3.00 per year by mail - $3.50 Outside Lancaster County Advertising Rates upon request, Entered at the post office at Mount Joy, Penna., as second class mail under the Act of March 3, 1879. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1970 Others are saying --- Reading througn the col- umns of The Record of near- ly a century ago (The Rec- ord-Express will be a century old in 1977) we find much evidence that people here vears ago were at the mercy of the climate. Winters seemed a bit more severe due to the lack of the heavy traffic of today — plus the fact there was no great in- centive to open up the roads immediately. It was something impos- sible for days at a time to dig through the snowdrifts. Double doors kept out the cold and every sound—there were no sounds except sleigh bells or the distant bark of a dog. The world was encased in stillness as thermometers kept falling. We could stand a bit of that stillness occas- ionally right now. There is nothing stiller than a windless snowbound night. In those days the fam- ily gathered often in the kitchen near the coal or wood ranges. To some of us at least the picture is a fas- cinating one, indeed! This winter Ol Man Nature once again has proved he is still supreme. And while we were not confined to the warmth of our kitchens or snow-held for days at a time, snows this year presented us with a lot of inconveniences and slowed all of us down a lot, despite our wealth of modern inventions and our host of means of transporta- tion. But it has been an inter- esting winter and often pre- sented sights of unusual beauty. Nevertheless, if, right now with winter more than half gone, you want to get some folks all riled up, just comment on how beautiful the snow is the next time a few flakes begin to fall. —Lititz-Record When in the elevator with women passengers aboard, always take your hat off. Not only is it polite, it saves the hat from being crushed when the ladies rush the door. The first requisite of being a leader in your community is the ability to lead and the willingness to follow. NEW BOOKS AT MOUNT JOY LIBRARY FICTION The shivering sands Mr. Sammler’s planet Lovey childs The protege The ghosts’ high noon Heat lightning Holt Bellow O’Hara Armstrong Carr D olson NON FICTION My brother Lyndon To teach, to love I can’t wait until tomorrow The selling of the President, 1968 Pat and Roald The wolfing Johnson Stuart Namath MecGinnies Farrell North i 1) [HI] | i TI fe | He I alld or = “Even if they wouldn't answer the doorbell, they didnt spoil our whole evening, did they, dear?” |= Nl
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