Lititz Record

              Vol. LVIII LITITZ, PA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1935 No. 25
Pretzel Bakery
Damaged by Fire
Delay In Sending In Alarm,
Because Of "Busy Phone,"
Is Costly; Work Resumed
The Lititz Springs Pretzel Com-pany
resumed taking in its own
plant Tuesday afternon following
the fire which damaged the ki':
and interior of the second floor,
Monday noon. The loss caused by
the fire is expected to reach $1,500,
and is covered by insurance.
Origin of the fire is still unde-tirmined.
It was discovered dur-ing
the dinner hour by Lewis
Haines, one of the firm, in the
Kiln . in which the •pretzels are
dried. *
Mr. .Haines tried to phone an
alarm, but another party on the
ti lephone line was using the phone
and refused to hang up, evidently
thinking Mr. Haines was kidding
cr else because he did not under-stand.
At any rate in desperation
Mr. Haines sent a girl to the fir:
house to place an alarm.. In the
meantime a passer-<by noticed the
smoke' coming from the roof of thi
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168 Men And Boys Gather
For Father-Son Banquet
One hundred sixty-ei'ght men
and boys gathered at banquet
tables in St. Paul's Lutheran
Church Tuesday evening for a
Father and Son banquet, the first
such event held in the church for
a number of years.
Following a chicken and waffle
dinner, served by the women of
t1. e church, short talks were given
fcy H. H. Diehm, Warren Diehm,
li e v. J . Harold Mumper, pastor of
the church, P. B. Furlow, Chas. H.
Zartman and J . B. Herr. The Rev.
J. C. H. Light, pastor of the local
V B. Church, delivered a stirring
address on the responsibilities of
fathers to sons, sons to fathers
and both to the church. Dr. L. N.
Moyer was toastmaster.
.Although many fathers, sons and
grandsons were present,, only one
fourth generation group was pres-ent.
This quartet was composed of
Samuel, 0. K., Arthur and Arthur
Bushong, Jr.
PRE-LENTEN THOUGHT
"BEHOLD THE MAN"
By Rev. ,J. Harold Mumper
The rapid approach of the Lent-en
Season brings to our minds
again a host of names and places
significantly associated with the
final temptation, passion, and death
of our Lord. We cannot say the
word, "Lent," without thinking of
Bethany, the Mount of Olives, the
Triumphal Entry, Gethsemane, the
Upper Room, the Last Supper, Pe-t
e r and his denial, Judas and his
betrayal, the Priesits and Pharisees,
the Roman Soldiers, the howling
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Theatre Decorating: Nears
Completion; Murals Outlined
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Decorators at work in the Lititz
Community Theatre have com-pleted
the ceiling and are at work
rbove and below the murals on the
walls. The ceiling is colorful and
is done in a modern motif.
Franz deiMerlier, Belgian artist,
has completed the backgrounds of
most of the murals and has sketch-ed
in the figures that will depict
fhe theme of "Toward the Light."
• During the past week the lotaby
,vails and ceiling have been plas-tered
and some doors are now
being put in place. Electrical work
it.' the projection booth is being in-stalled
by Roy S. Reidenbaugh.
Many Expected To Hear
Dr. C. C. Ellis On Sunday
"Men's Work," the organization
of men of the Church of the Bre-thren,
is preparing to handle a
large audience Sunday afternoon
at the first of a séries of Com-munity
Mass Meetings planned to
bring outstanding speakers of
various Christian denominations
here.
The meeting Sunday will be ad-dresed
by Dr. C. C. Ellis, president
of Juniata College, Huntingdon,
Pa., and a prominent leader of the
Brethren Church. His topic will
be "Dare the High Road."
Special music will be rendered
by the Male Chorus of the locai
Church. The meeting is> open to
men and women and will begin
at 2 o'clock.
U. S. Bonds For Sale
United States Savings Bonds,
Series A, will be on sale at the
local Post Office starting tomorrow
in the following denominations and
prices: Denomination ©r maturit.'
value, $25, issue price, §18.75; $50
at $37.50; $100 at $76; $500 at
$376; $1,000 at $760, Postmaster
Paul M. Sea'ber has announced.
These bonds will reach full matur-ity
value in 10 years.
Commissioner Diehm Returns
County Commissioner G. Gray-fcill
Diehm returned to his duties
in the Court House, Lancaster, on
Monday ¿following an illness of
several months duration.
While he is not 100 per cent in
health as yet, he ¡believes he has
shaken off the attack of neuritis
which has held him practically bed-fast
for the past three months.
Births
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Haines an-nounce
the birth of a daughter on
Saturday morning at the home of
Walter Smith. Mrs. Haines is the
Walter, Smith. Ms. Hainres is the
former Minerva Smith.
Improves After Operation
D. A. Zimmerman, of South Ce-dar
Street, who was operated on
for the removal of a gland at the
Baker private hospital, Lancaster,
on Monday, is getting along fine.
He entered the hospital on Sunday
after waiting for a slight attack
of grippe to pass so that he could
undergo the operation.
Audience Enjoys
'Ann's Little Affair" To Be
Repeated Tonight In Local
High School Auditorium
A bright and sparkling comedy
that delighted a local audience was
presented last night by a group
of local thespians for the benefit
of Lititz Fire Company. The play,
"Ann's Little Affair/-' will be re-peated
tonight at 8 o'clock in the
school auditorium.
Wihen Mrs. Bonner, played by
Katherine Hufoer, tries' to find i
man guest for a dinner, and Mr.
Bonner, G. H. Pennypacker, en-deavors
to find a chauffeur, things
begin to happen. The young fel-low,
Dan Light, who happens into
the house takes the chauffeur's job
to be near Ann Lane, Margaret
Longenecker, but uses an assumed
•name. When, later, a necklace is
LJieved stolen, many complications
er.sue. Harold Bonner, Ford Goch-naur;
Mr. Wiggins., Raymond
Iiunk; Geraldine Bonner, Lilliar
McCreary, and Mrs. Cresswell, Mil-dred
Yerger, make things miove
quickly until the final curtain.
Ably directed by Paul Roden-hauser,
of -Columbia, the group of
players have produced a pleasing
and worth-while »lay. The first
3 ight audience laughed many times
a\ the lines and situations and
those planning to attend tonight
are promised a good evening's en-tertainment.
Bread Truck Damaged
The bread truck of the Pennway
Bakery, of Annville, which covers
the route in Lititz and vicinity,
was badly damaged Tuesday morn-ing
when struck by a truck of the
Hershey Choctoiate Co., near the
Hershey Country Club. The driver
returned to the bakery after res-cuing
some of the load and arrived
here late in an old truck.
Theatre Marquee Approved;
Council Fixes Tax At 3 Mills
The entertainment committee of
the Knights of Malta will conduct
another card party on Saturday
night, when prizes will be awarded
in "500" and three and four hand
pinochle.
Grace Livingston Hill Lutz will
be the guest speaker of the Fulton
Parent-Teachers Association meet-ing,
March 19, in the Penn Hill
meeting house.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bushong,
of South Broad Street, celebrated
tneir 53rd wedding anniversary >r,
Monday.
The York Y. M. C. A. Chorus,
und'er the direction of Urban
Hershey, will render a concert in
the Manifeim 'High ,Sehtool auditor-ium
Thursday, March 14, at 8:15
P. M.
Latest standing's in the billiard
tournament being played atGrosh'j
Cigar Store are C. Helter, won 4;
G. Foltz, won 2, lost 2; L. Furlow
and H. Landis, each 1 and 1; Ed.
Voigeler, 2 and 3; L. Neidermyer,
1 and 3; C. Althouse, 2 and 1, and
L. Sheaffer, lost 2.
Miss Adeline McCaugby, of Lan-caster,
spent the week-end with
Miss Teresa Klunk.
The Rev. John S. Hershberger,
of Everett, is visiting his daugh-ter,
Mrs. Henry B. Gibbel, and
family.
Mrs. John Light and son, John,
wife and s>on of Dr. J'ohn Light, of
Lebanon, called <av Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Bomibei'ger, North Broad St.
on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Wayne Gantz and daugh-.
ter, Kathryn, are ill with the grip.
' Mr. and Mrs-. George Baker, of
Millersville, called on Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Bombeger, of North Broad
Street, Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Baker is an old schoolmate of Mrs.
Bomberger.
Secondary School, Costing $8,502
Was Erected In Lititz In 1870
Last year the RECORD pub-lished
a series of articles by
Paul R. Furlow, teacher in the
Lititz Higihi School and student
of local history, on the History
of Schools and Education in
Lititz. This article and those
to follow will continue the
series to the present day.
In 1855 Lititz ceased to be an
exclusive church settlement, and
non-Moravians were allowed to
settle within the confines of the
village. The consequent growth in
population caused a growth in the
school system until in 1870 it be-came
necessary to enlarge the edu-cational
facilities of the Lititz Pub-lic
Schools.
The Primary School during this
period schooled the young boys and
girls of Lititz until they had mas-tered
thei rudiments: of learning. Af-ter
that they were sent to either
Linden Hall Seminary or the Lititz
Academy, their tuition being paid
for ¡by the district. This plan was
followed until 1866 when the pub-lic
school system incorporated the
grammar grades into its setup.
In 1870 a new school house was
erected especially for advanced pu-pils
at a cost of $8,502. This build-ing
came to be known as the Sec-ondary
School and stood just west
of the Primary School. It was of
red brick and when enlarged be-came
the High School building that
was attended by many of the
town's present citizens.
With the formation of a second-ary
schotol, the public school sys-tem
of Lititz was completed and
henceforth was divorced from the
church and private schools of the
community.
Overhead Roof Ordinance Is
Amended; Levy Remains
At Same Figure For Year
Passage of legislation to permit
the erection of a marquee, in front
of the Lititz Community Theatre
and fixing of the tax rate for this
year occupied Borough Coùneilmen
at t'heir February-meeting Tuesday
night in the Council Chamber.
The marquee,, against the law
here under existing borough ordi-nances,
will be permitted by the
amending of the law prohibiting
overhead roofs and signs. Accord-ing
to the amendment, marquees
will be permitted if approved by
borough council. The necessary
legislation was made on motion of
Councilmen Douple and Koch.
The budget presented to council
estimates receipts for thè current
year at $34,675.70, including the
balance on hand at the end of 1.934,
apd expenditures at $28,778.30.
This will leave a balance of $F,-
897.40.
With the adoption of the budget,
which was figured at the same tax
rate in force this year, Council set
"he borough tax at three mills ani
$2 per capita.
The street committee reported
hauling .of cinders, removing snow,
erecting the balance of the speed
signs and filling the alley South
of Front Street.
The water committee reported
the pumps in operation 349 hours,
8,424,000 gallons of water pumped,
various meters repaired, one 2-inteh
meter installed and $569.11 out-standing
in water rent. Burgess
Brenneman reported 29 lodgers in
the lockup during the month.
The treasurer reported receipts
of $266.78, and the^ following bills
were approved and ordered paid;
H. M. Kofroth, $90; Addison
Harding, $42.60; Telephone and
Electric, $805.17; P. J. Weit, $4.48;
W. H. Muth & Co., $9.95; Binkley
Bros. & Ober, $7; Express Printing
Co., $8; Lititz Springs Garage,
$26.80; Dept. of Revenue, $20,41;
Worthington-lGamon Co., $8.32; C.
Walter Miller, $166.67; Lester Mil-ler,
$90; Buffalo Meter Co., $42.98;
Win. M. Amer, $11.3:7; C. R. Krei-der
and meals, $107.25; Jac. Sing-ley,
$80; E. E. Habecker, $20,
Robin! Robin! Who saw the
first Robin?
Peter Keller and "Tom" Dussin-ger
come in for honors so far.
Keller reports sighting one in the
yard of his home on Front Street
last week, while "Tom" saw one
Monday morning in the yard of his
home on Second Avenue.
Ida Summy, East Lincoln Ave-nge,
was awakened Saturday mor-ning
by what' she thought was a
robin's chirping. She got out of
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