Page 2 - Mount Joy Bulletin
March 20, 1974
Mount Joy Library
Faces Possibility
Of Financial Crisis
After nine and one-half years of service to the
community, the Mount Joy Library is faced with
the possibility of cutting back on services and
eventually closing the library.
This year’s fund drive goal is $5,000. But so far,
only $2,700 has been received.
It appears, Library officials say, that the
residents of the Mount Joy area do not want a
local library or they are unwilling to support one.
An organization such as the library, they add,
can be only as functional as the people who use
and support it want it to be.
Either the people of Mount Joy support the
library or they will not have one, it is pointed out.
The financial cooperation of interested persons
is needed to keep the library functioning and
operationally, the officers report. Contributions
may be sent to William Eby, treasurer, or to one
of the three local banks in the Mount Joy area.
‘Of This and That’
(Continued from Page 1)
adopted him during his stay.
Then one morning, sud-
denly and unexpectedly he
was gone! His friends hope
that he departed voluntarily
and that he did not become a
prized trophy for the wall of
someone’s den!
““Nostalgia’’ is a familiar
word in our vocabularies
today. Webster defines it as
“a longing for something
long ago and far away.”
A few Broadway shows,
like ‘““No, No, Nanette,”
feature nostalgia. So does
the movie, ‘‘American
Graffiti’ and others. The
charm of the television
series, ‘“The Waltons,” is
nostalgic. It seems that in
the confused state of our
world today we are reaching
out for ‘something long ago
and far away.”
Closer home, and more
real than any of -those
mentioned above, was the
nostalgia we were privileged
to experience at the annual
“Old Folks Hymsing’’ held
recently at the
Elizabethtown Mennonite
Church.
Carrying their beloved
little hymnals, ‘‘Life Songs
No. 1”, and another book
also out of print, scores of
people filed into the church
to spend two hours singing
the songs of another era.
And it was beautiful music
they made! Led by ‘singing
masters,”” some of whom
were elderly, and all of
whom were experts with
their little pitch pipes or
tuning forks, the
congregation sang heartily
and lustily and with
devotion.
There was no instrumental
accompaniment, of course,
and it was possible to hear
each of the four parts —
soprano, alto, tenor and bass
— blending into a ‘‘heavenly
harmony!”
The hymns seemed to have
been written and arranged to
compliment this sort of
singing, and the people sang
them well! We could have
listened easily for another
hour!
We were interested to see
that all the people in the
congregation were not ‘‘old
folks.” There was a heavy
sprinkling of young people,
to whom ‘‘parts singing’ is
completely familiar. They
enjoyed joining the older
people in singing the old-
time songs!
There were even many
children in the group. We
would hope that they, too,
learn to sing in the same
manner, so that the nostalgic
tradition of the ‘Old Folks
Hymnsing”’ wil never die
out.
Coaches To Show
Film Friday Night
Eager to serve the com-
munity as well as to promote
athletics at Donegal high
school, the newly-formed
Donegal Coache’s
association on Friday,
March 22, is bringing to
D.H.S. a first-run movie,
“Jeremiah Johnson.”
Billed as ‘‘top-flight,
quality entertainment,’”’ the
film is for high schoolers and
the community residents for
$1.25 and 75¢.
Profits will be used by the
DCA for installation in both
the boys’ and girls’ locker
rooms a refrigeration unit to
provide immediate cold
packs for atheltic injuries.
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Attempt To Make
Road Curve Safer
An effort to make the
‘cemetery curve’’ on
Marietta avenue safer was
begun last week by the state
highway department
(PennDOT).
Trees were removed and
later, according to the an-
nounced plan, a guard rail
will be installed.
LEGION
(Continued from Page 1)
Kraybill Strickler. Those
unable to be present are:
Albert Myers, Sol Barr,
George Reigel, Harry Geibe,
Carl Zeager and Joe
Breneman.
Certificates of Par-
ticipation were presented to
Harold Etsell, Richard
Brown, John H. Coldren,
Irvin H. Smith Jr. and James
C. Buehler Jr.
Auxilliary awards went to
Cindy Santiago, Ruth
Rineer, Mary Coldren and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Liput.
A comedy act was fur-
nished for the group and
Gloria Longenecker, Sharon
Zimmerman, Don Witman
and Keith Smith sang
several numbers from
“Brigadoon,” which will be
presented at Donegal high
school March 28, 29 and 30.
They were introduced by
Mary-Margaret Perraro the
dramatics coach. Henry
McCullough was Master of
Ceremonies, Commander
Earl Rettew made the Post
awards and President Betty
Overly made the Auxilliary
presentations.
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