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'7*0 Christmas Seals Honor this Pin TB is a pro veritable disease It should and car be eradicated. »..Your Protestimi Against Tebercelesis Voi. LXVIII Lititz, Lancaster Co., P a .,D e c em b e r 19, 1946 No. 3 Expect Large Crowd At Community Christmas Party Here This Saturday Evening Ticket Sale One Of Largest In Years; Program Starts At 8 P. M. Xmas Bird Count To Be Made Sunday Reports of sates of tickets for the Community Christmas party in the high school gym Saturday night, released yesterday by the Lititz Lions Club, sponsors of the affair^ indcate thaj, one off the largest crowds ever to attend these parties will be on hand. tfut no uriatter if the largest crowd in history is there, everything will be in readiness to give them a wonderful evening of en-tertanment for the plans of the Lions Club Committee, headed by Harry Way and David Wright, are being perfected to the finest detail. The program will get under way at 8 sharp land for several hours there will he entertainment by professional acts, singing of Christmas carols led by Burgess Victor Wagner and eating of delicious refreshments, to be followed by dancing to the music of Andy Kemer’s orchestra. A copy of the program will be distributed to each house in town tomorrow afternoon. The representatives of the Farm Women, Woman’s Club, Kings Daughters, Fire Co. Auxiliary, Delphian Society and VFW Auxiliary who are working under Mrs S. R. Krane to prepare the food for the party are planning to be in the kitchen at the fire house all day tomorrow and Saturday morning to complete preparations for that part of the affair. This year the food will not be sold from a long table on thd gymn floor but by the ushers, so that those who attend will not have to leave their places. All members of the Lions Club have been assigned work to do and are asked to report on time where and as required. The annual Christmas bird count for the National Audubon Society willl be taken in northern Lancaster county by members of the Litiitz Bird Club on Sunday, Dec. 22. , The membership is urged to contact Barton L. Sharp, chairman of the trip committee, for starting time and assignment to one of the several groups; each of which will cover a different area. At Long Last— Water Pipe Arrives After waiting all summer, the borough water department yesterday received two large truckloads of water pipe Including n^ore than 2,000 feet. With the ground frozen, pipe will be stored until Spring when it will be laid along Noble and Cherry Streets. Workmen who unloaded the pipe declared: ,ijn other shipment is aibout ready to be sent here in the near future. Church Marks Burning Of Mortgage Rev. Light Presides Over Impressive Ceremony At Evan U. B. Church Messiah To Be Given Sunday At St, Paul’s Xmas Pageant At Brethren Church Sun. Return To Bethlehem' To Be Given At Evening Service A Christmas pageant entitled “Return to Bethlehem,, will he presented in the Church of the Brethren Sunday evening at 7 p. m. under the direction of Mrs. John Hershey. The scene of the play is a r$pm in the home of Rueben. First act takes place on the first Christmas evening, which is followed by an act in which the Wise Men arrive. The last act is the late summer of the following year. The cast includes: Reuben, of Bethlehem, owner of flocks and vineyards, El-wood Hershey; Sara, his wife, Catherine Larkins. Dan, their 16 year old son, Robert Piefer. Miriam, their 12 year old daughter, Genevieve Havener. Hanna, their serving woman, Rowena Scheets. Three Wise Men: Roy Holling-er, Kenneth Gibble, Robert Diet-rich. Narrator, Dr. Franklin Cassel. Music to the pageant will be rendered by the Senior Choir under the direction of Mrs. Robert Sollenberger. Familiar Christmas Carols will be included in the musical selections, ending with the theme of “Return To Bethlehem” by I. H. Meredith. At the morning service at 10:30 a. m. Sunday the Chapel Choir will sing “O Come Little Children” by Schulz, the offering will go for our China missionary, Mrs. De-lores Hartman Snader. The Christmas sermon will be “Christmas In Reality” by the pastor. Vet Faces Eviction Here Before Xmas Local Service Men Seeking To Assist Family In Finding New Quarters The complaint that a World War II vetrean, his wife and small baiby are one of two families scheduled to be forcibly evicted from a local home was made in a letter to- the editor received by the Record- Express this week. Th letter was received from Marvin Miller, who resides at 361 East Main Street, and who explained that despite his efforts to obtain another residence, he was called before Justice of the Peace J„ B. Herr Wednesday of last week. At the dose of the hearing he and another tenant in the same biuilding, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rineer, who also have been unable to find another residence in the borough, were informed they will bie evicted before Christmas. “When they ask you why you don’t move - they’re handing you tlh-e prize joke of the year,” Miller explained. “We have lookd high amd low and there just isn’t a thing to be found in Lititz - or ainy place else for that matter. What a person with a family is expected to do is more than I know. “And when a fellow received a writ of possession among his Christmas cards, it is indeed a poor prospect of a Merry Christmas,” he added. ■It (was indicated this week that local ex-service men are joining Miller in his efforts to locate a lh-ome for his wife and small one-year- old son. Senior Choir Organ And String Orchestra Plan Beautiful Program Christmas Entertainment At Sdiool Friday A Christmas entertainment will Ibe presented in the local high school on Friday, December 20 at -one o’clok in the auditorium. The Glee Club will sing Christmas carols under the direction of Henry J. Steiner and a brass octet including, Robert Heagy, Donald Kreider, Robert Brubaker, Lemar Sharp, Joe Hess, John Hershey, Richard Leed and Gary Hanjia, will play. A Christmas drama will be presented, directed by Mrs. Steiner will also be given, Cynthia Diller, Robert Halbleib, Ernest Johnson and Hurley Nuss will take the leading roles. The presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” by the Senior Choir of St. Paul’s Lutheran church, accompanied -by organ and string orchestra, this Sunday night and next Sunday night is expected to be heard by congregations -which will fill the church to capacity. Although the singing of the oratorio always draws large crowds, as was witnessed this year at Neffsville several weeks ago and at Lancaster and Millersville last Sunday, the fact that the presentation here will be with string accompaniment leads to the belief that there likely will be overflow audiences at both Sunday evening services. The doors of the church will be opened at 6:30 and ushers will ,be on hand at that hour to seat the early-comers. The Senior Choir will number 31 for the concerts and has been directed by Albert S. Ebbert, with Mrs. E’. D. Fulweiler as organist. Solo parts will be sung by Mrs. -Roy M. Weaver, Mrs. Norman Brubaker and Mrs. Charles F. Trunk, sopranos; Mrs. Charles Wagaman and Mrs. Russell Lon-genecker, contraltos; M. Ebbert, tenor, and William S. D-englei and Rev. Charles F. Trunk, basses. The orchestra will be made up of Leigh Wittell, of Lancaster, and Lester A. -Sesseman, of Philadelphia, violins; Ernest Baker, viola, and Landis Caldwell, bass, both of Lancaster, and Allen Bond, of York, cello. Other special Christmas services in St. Paul’s will be the Candle Light Service by the primary department this Sunday at 4 and the Christmas Eve service Tuesday night at 11:30, at which the Senior Choir will sing special music and carols will be sung. This service concludes with lighting of candles held by everyone in t\ie congregation. The Sunbeam Class held its Christmas banquet Thursday night at the General Suttter Hotel. Mt s . Lester Balmer, the president, was in charge and introduced Mrs. A. V. Becker as toastmaster. Toasts were offered by Miss Winona Leed, the class teacher, Mrs. Roy Wagner, Mrs. E. D. Fulweiler and Mrs. David Wright. Also on the program were a solo by Mrs. Charles F. Trunk, and a trio composed of Mrs. Norm-an Brubaker, Mrs. Russell Longenecker and Miss Anna Leidich. An impressive mortgage-burning ceremony was conducted Sunday at the local Evangelical United Brethren church, officially marking the final payment of all indebtedness on the church structure built in 1934. The original mortgage on the fine new building totaled $32,000. In the past twelve years this mortgage has been reduced periodically with -the final payment being made some time ago. At the service Sunday, Rev. J. C. H. Light, pastor of the church at the time the new church building was constructed, presided. He was assisted by surviving members of the church board of 1934: James Seaber, Roy Myers, Ira E-berly, Harry Showers and Harry Wert-sch. C onference Superintendent D. E. Young, of Harrisburg, preached the sermon. The annual children’s Christmas exercises will be held at a combined Sunday School and church season to be held Sunday morning at 9:30 a. m. Various departments of the Sunday School will be in charge of .the -program. The annual Christmas Eve service will be held Tuesday from 11 to 12, with the three choirs, Senior, Youth and Junior choirs, participating. CENTER TO CLOSE The Recreation Center will remain closed during the hours of the Community Christmas party Saturday evening. 150 Attend Woman’s Club Xmas Party Club Chorus Presents Program Of Foreign Carols; Mrs. Kortz In Charge Approximately one -hundred and fifty members and friends atttend ed the Christmas party held by the Lititz Woman’s Club on Monday evening at the General Sutter Hotel. The room was attractively decorated with evergreens and candles and Mrs. Mary Bechtel and Mrs. William Ringer served fas hostesses. A table of Christmas gifts was given to the Welfare committee to distribute. “Music for Christmas” was the theme of the program, Mrs. Edwin W. Kortz arranged the music and directed the Club chorus which sang the music of many lands and ended with our own Carols. Mrs. Robert Trimble took the role of Mary in the tableau and Lanette Shaeffer accompanied on he flute and Mrs. Russell Gilbert on the piano. The next meeting will be held at the Recreation Center when a discussion will be held on subject, “Are Commercialized Amusements Decentralizing the American Home.” Miss Anna K. Miller will be in charge and the following will participate, Mrs. Albert Pierson. Mrs. Landis Herr, Mrs. John Badorf, -Mrs. B. M. Leaman, Mrs. E. C. Bertolet, Mrs. John Garber and Miss Bessie Searle. Much Interest In Prizes Offered For Xmas Decorations ¡Robert Shuyler Is his honve by illnejg. confined to Considerable interest has been aroused loc-ally over prizes being offered this year for the best decorated hiomes in Lititz and many residents were making plans for elaborate and original decorations, which will vie with those of prewar days. A total of $100 in prizes will be awarded by the Lititz Chamber of Comerce. All homes which carry outside decorations are eligible to compete in the con-tst -but no business places will be included in the competition. Judging will be done some time between December 20th and Jan. 1st, and residents are urged to help build up the holiday atmosphere in our town by decorating their homes. The prizes, whch are made possible through various business firms of Lititz, will -be as follows: 1st prize, $25; 2nd, $20; 3rd, $15; 4th, $12,50; 5th, $10; 6th, $7.50; 7th, $5.00; 8th, $2.50, and 9th, $2.50. Rebekahs Hold Christmas Party Members of the Lady Sutter Rebekah Lodge of this borough held their Christmas party recently at Town’s End. Approximately 75 -members -and guests attended. Noble Grand Margie Kline delivered the address of welcome and introduced the toastmistress, Dorothy Worth. Guests included Martin W. Hess, Mary Worley, Mrs. Alma Troutman and Mrs. Anna Rill, of the Rose O’Sharon Rebekah Lodge, of Lancaster, past district deputy president. During the program Santa -Claus made a visit and distributed gifts. Door prizes were won by Howard Lebo and Mrs. Annie Weaver. Stanta Claus To Arrive Here Tuesday At Noon To Entertain Kiddies CHRISTMAS MAIL BREAKS ALL RECORDS The current Christmas mail is the largest in the history of Lititz, Postmaster ¡Robert Pfautz announced today. In order to provide added service, the post-office will remain open Saturday until 7 p. m. The lobby of the postoffice will (be open Sunday for the convenience of box-holders although the stamp windows will be closed. “We have already far exceeded any previous record and the rush is still on,” Postmaster Pfautz declared. Evangelical Xmas Services On Sunday S. S. Program In Morning; Candlelight Communion At 7 P. M. The Sunday School Christmas program will be presented In a combined service on Sunday morning at 9:39. Eugene S. Dechert, general superintendent of the school, -will have charge of the -program. The Beginners, Primary and Junior Departments will present recitations, exercises and songs. A Chapel choir -will sing. The pastor will bring a message on “Keeping Christ in Christmas.” Mrs. William B. Fry was chair-lady of the committee in charge of arranging the program. Harvey Artz, Jr., Mrs. Willard Adams, Miss Ida Miller and Edward Grube comprised the other members of the committee. A Christmas Candlelight Communion service will be observed on Sunday evening at 7:00 o’clock. Mrs. Warren Newcomer will preside at the console of the organ; the choir will render Christmas anthems. The -pastor will speak on “The Light of Life.” A White Gift service will be held on Christmas morning at 7:00 o’clock. The first part of this service will be a Christmas breakfast for the carolers and worshippers. The pastor will conduct a family worship. The teachers of the Primary department of the -Sunday School are providing and serving the meal. All are invited to attend. The presentation of the white gifts will be held in the sanctuary. The -pastor will bring a -brief message on “Mercy Stoops to Share.” The gifts will be given to the poo and needy of our community. Trinity carolers will meet at the church at 4 o’clock on Christmas momin-g, and will go caroling until 7:00 when they will meet at the church for the White Gift service. Xmas Cantata At Rothsville Sunday Night O-n Sunday evening, December 22, at seven o'clock the Intermediate department of the Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran church, Rothsville, will present a Christmas service. The first part of the service will I be a Cantata, “The Lost C-’arol,” with -the following cast: Reader, Hazel Goodman, Franz Gruber, Daniel Gingrich; Karl Muller, Richard Ibach; Frau Gruber, Nancy Adams; the son, Robert Gingrich, and a choir consisting of Barbara Foltz, Chrystine Rineer, Harriet Ann Koehler, Julia Ann Shaeffer, Betty Schoen-berger, Ida Rice, Kenneth Doster, Robert Doster, Donald Gingrich, Richard Miller, Pasty Miller, Joan Shaeffer, Gloria Goodman, Flora Jan Shaeffer, Orpha Miller, Karen Eitnier. Part two of the program, “The Spreading of the Lights,” a candlelight service, with the following participating: leader, Robert Zar-ing, ¡Spirits, Audrey Stief, Jane Martin, Betty Rice, Leah Jane Becker, tDori^ Hackman, Reba (continued from oat) Local Firms Announce Xmas Bonuses Wilbur Suchard And Be-ford Shoe Employees To Benefit The announcement of bonuses by several local industries spread a pre-Christmas cheer among several hundred workers -here this week. Practically all lodal industries were planning special Christmas parties to be conducted this weekend. Among those receiving Christmas bonuses were employees of the Wilbur-Suchard Chocolate Company who will receive gifts of cash based on the length of employment of each worker. The annual Wilbur Christmas party will be held at the Legion Home, Bphrata, Friday afternoon and evening. Approximately 400 employees will a-tttend. Dancing will feature the afternoon program while a dinner and floor show will mark the evening festivities. Employees of the A. J. Beford Shoe, Inc., will have their ninth annual Christmas party at the General Sutter hotel on Monday evening. This -gala event will be high-lighted by the distribution of a special bonus -to all employees also based on the length of employment of each worker. In a surprise announcement to all employees, Richard Gould, president of the company, today announced a ten per-cent wage increase to all employees to go into effect on January 1. Mr. Gould also announced a plan allowing employees paid vacations and five holidays each year. The annual Christmas party of the Morgan Paper Company was held at the Owls’ Club, Ephrata, last evening when an interesting Christmas program was presented. L. R. C. Will Sponsor Dance On Dec. 26 The Lititz Recreation Center will sponsor ‘ The Snowball,” a semi-formal dance and entertainment a t the Center on Thursday evening, December 26, from 8:30 P m. to midnight. The music and entertainment will be furnished by Bob Lyter and his 12 piece orchestra, starring Jane Stewart as vocalist. The affair is the second semi-formal to be presented by the Center. Advance tickets now are on sale at the Center or from any member of the ticket committee: Mary Zug, chairman; Esther -Stark, Lanette Sheaffer, Elsie Sinz, Ray Rohrer, Kitty Risser, John Bear, Earl Frederick, Pern Miller, Betty Mundorf and Kathryn Helman. ENTERTAINED HERE Professor LeRoy Ennis, of the University of Pennsylvania faculty, was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert K. Cooper here over the past week-end. The group attended the performance of the Mask and Whig Show on Friday evening. Earl Reist’s Lititz cagetrs hit the bottom of Section 2 with a thud last Tuesday night when -they -dr-opped a 33-31 battle Ito George Kauffman’s West Lampeter club at Lampeter. The win was first for Lampeter and was the Pretzel’s third straight loss. Failure to convert at the charity line cost the pupils of ¡Reist the ball game as they outscored their opponents 12 field goals to 11 but the ball game -was decided by the 11 free tosses garnered by Kauffman’s lads as to seven foul shots made by Lititz. CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT AT MORAVIAN S. S. SUNDAY AFTERNOON A Christmas program will be presented on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in Fellowship -Hall, Moravian Sunday School building by the Beginners’, Primary and Junior departments of the Sunday School. Mrs. John Losensky, -Mrs. Clair Rice and Mrs. Edwad Buch, the superintendents of the varouis departments will be in charge. 187th Xmas Eve Vigil To Be Held Here Tickets Exhausted For Moravian Traditional Lovefeast For the 187th consecutive year, the traditional and impressive Christmas Eve Vigil will be held in the Moravian church here Tuesday afternoon -and evening and will be attended by hundreds including many from distant -points who annually make the pilgrimage here to attend the service. Probably the most widely known of the several traditional services of the local church, the Christmas Eve Lovefeast will be conducted identically as it has been for many years. The impressive service is truly a -Christmas Eve vigil in which members of the congregation and their guests gather in the spiriit of the anticipation of the coming of the Christ child. The first Christmas Eve service was conducted in 1759 and originated as a children’s vigil but almost immediately became a service attended by both youth and adults alike. -One of the features will be the singing of the traditional Hagen anthem, “Morning Star,” which was composed by the father of Dr. E, S. Hagen, former pastor, who will .be present at the vigil. The Junior Choir will participate in the program. As in former years, services will be held a t 4:30 p. m„ 6 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. The demand for tickets has been so great that practically the entire supply already has been exhausted, it was announced today. The annual Christmas Day service will he held Wednesday morning at 10 a. m. when the Christmas message will be presented by Rev. Edwin Kortz. The offering will be for the benefit of the needy of the congregation. 300 ATTENDED HYMN SING HERE Three hundred persons attended the hyfhn sing held in the Trinity E. C. church on Sunday evening. Rev. George B. Ciarvell led the singing. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Landis and Mrs. S. C. Hassler have moved from Linden Street to the Landis home on South Broad Street. to the lineup for the first time -Even the return of Bob ¡Bus-hong since the Chambersburg playoff game last season was not enough for the locals to pull the contest out of the fire after the Lampeter lads had tied tthe game in the last period. Sporting a five point 25-20 advantage at th-e beginning of the final quarter the Pretzels withered and finally bowed for the third tim-e in two weeks to go into a deadlock with Manheim Twp. for the cellar position. “Legs” Neff’s nine tallies was high for Lititz. Also Will Visit Neffsville Home, Moravian Home And Zion Home Approximately 1,500 Children from the borough and surrounding townships will be entertained by local firemen next Tuesday at the annual Firemen’s Christmas party. The party will get started with the arrival of Santa Claus, who will arrive at the municipal airport at 19 a. m. But before coming here he will visit the children at the Neffsville Home, where he will pass out gifts -of candy and oranges. After extending greetings to the older folks at the home, Santa will climb aboard the Lititz fire truck and is expected to arrive at the Lititz Theatre at 12:45 when he will greet local kiddies for about 15 minutes. At one o’clock a free show will be presented to the children in the Lititz Theatre. This will allow Santa Claus sufficent time to make his annual call on the ladies at the Moravian 1 Home where plans have been made to give him a royal welcome. Samta then will return to the firehouse where he will entertain the kiddies after the show and will present them with candy - and oranges. He will remain at the firehouse until 6 p. m. After 6 o’clock he will be taken to the Zion Home at Lexington where he will participate in the annual Christmas eve party there. Members of the committee in charge of the kiddies party are Emory Wagner, chairman, A. K. Reist, Sol -Strohm and Paul F. Diehm. Sol Strohm Re-elected By Fire Company Sol Strohm was re-elected president of the Lititz Fire Company at the annual election held last evening. Other officers -elected were: Amos H. Bucher, first vice president; J. Elton Reed, second vice” president; Paul F. Diehm, secretary; -Samuel Ru-brecht, financial -secretary; Roy Schaffstall, treasurer; Raymond Runk, chief; Walter George, trustee, and George Evans, janitor. The disability board consisting of A. K. Reist, Clarence Shau-b and Raymond Runk wag -re-elected. Twelve new members elected are: Roy Adams, Lloyd Diem, George Porry, James E. Herr, Dr. Paul S. Hess, Dr. Robert B. Huber, Elwood D. Kreider, Leonard T. Miller, Daniel W. Miller, Donald Walters, Leon C. Schmuck and Maurice Mearig. Refreshments of turkey patties, french friies and coffee were served. , Mid’ The Turmoil The story is noiw out - or was left out of the bag when several members of the Elm Hunting Club solicited the Record-Express editor’s aid in finding out what ’Squire Paul Diehm did with the meat supply he was supposed to take along to their hunting camp in Potter County this year. • * * And while some fellow wanted to know whether the local ’Squire had been feeding his family on the meat, it was definitely learned that the whole thing was the prize case of forgetfulness of the year here. The meat had been stord in a locker and Mr. Diehm was supposed to take it home and then bring it along to the hunting camp. In the exciitement of getting away, however, Paul entirely forgot the meat supply with the result that the members of the Elm Club involuntarily decided to become vegetarians for a week. Lititz Drops Game To Lampeter, 33 to 31
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Full Text | '7*0 Christmas Seals Honor this Pin TB is a pro veritable disease It should and car be eradicated. »..Your Protestimi Against Tebercelesis Voi. LXVIII Lititz, Lancaster Co., P a .,D e c em b e r 19, 1946 No. 3 Expect Large Crowd At Community Christmas Party Here This Saturday Evening Ticket Sale One Of Largest In Years; Program Starts At 8 P. M. Xmas Bird Count To Be Made Sunday Reports of sates of tickets for the Community Christmas party in the high school gym Saturday night, released yesterday by the Lititz Lions Club, sponsors of the affair^ indcate thaj, one off the largest crowds ever to attend these parties will be on hand. tfut no uriatter if the largest crowd in history is there, everything will be in readiness to give them a wonderful evening of en-tertanment for the plans of the Lions Club Committee, headed by Harry Way and David Wright, are being perfected to the finest detail. The program will get under way at 8 sharp land for several hours there will he entertainment by professional acts, singing of Christmas carols led by Burgess Victor Wagner and eating of delicious refreshments, to be followed by dancing to the music of Andy Kemer’s orchestra. A copy of the program will be distributed to each house in town tomorrow afternoon. The representatives of the Farm Women, Woman’s Club, Kings Daughters, Fire Co. Auxiliary, Delphian Society and VFW Auxiliary who are working under Mrs S. R. Krane to prepare the food for the party are planning to be in the kitchen at the fire house all day tomorrow and Saturday morning to complete preparations for that part of the affair. This year the food will not be sold from a long table on thd gymn floor but by the ushers, so that those who attend will not have to leave their places. All members of the Lions Club have been assigned work to do and are asked to report on time where and as required. The annual Christmas bird count for the National Audubon Society willl be taken in northern Lancaster county by members of the Litiitz Bird Club on Sunday, Dec. 22. , The membership is urged to contact Barton L. Sharp, chairman of the trip committee, for starting time and assignment to one of the several groups; each of which will cover a different area. At Long Last— Water Pipe Arrives After waiting all summer, the borough water department yesterday received two large truckloads of water pipe Including n^ore than 2,000 feet. With the ground frozen, pipe will be stored until Spring when it will be laid along Noble and Cherry Streets. Workmen who unloaded the pipe declared: ,ijn other shipment is aibout ready to be sent here in the near future. Church Marks Burning Of Mortgage Rev. Light Presides Over Impressive Ceremony At Evan U. B. Church Messiah To Be Given Sunday At St, Paul’s Xmas Pageant At Brethren Church Sun. Return To Bethlehem' To Be Given At Evening Service A Christmas pageant entitled “Return to Bethlehem,, will he presented in the Church of the Brethren Sunday evening at 7 p. m. under the direction of Mrs. John Hershey. The scene of the play is a r$pm in the home of Rueben. First act takes place on the first Christmas evening, which is followed by an act in which the Wise Men arrive. The last act is the late summer of the following year. The cast includes: Reuben, of Bethlehem, owner of flocks and vineyards, El-wood Hershey; Sara, his wife, Catherine Larkins. Dan, their 16 year old son, Robert Piefer. Miriam, their 12 year old daughter, Genevieve Havener. Hanna, their serving woman, Rowena Scheets. Three Wise Men: Roy Holling-er, Kenneth Gibble, Robert Diet-rich. Narrator, Dr. Franklin Cassel. Music to the pageant will be rendered by the Senior Choir under the direction of Mrs. Robert Sollenberger. Familiar Christmas Carols will be included in the musical selections, ending with the theme of “Return To Bethlehem” by I. H. Meredith. At the morning service at 10:30 a. m. Sunday the Chapel Choir will sing “O Come Little Children” by Schulz, the offering will go for our China missionary, Mrs. De-lores Hartman Snader. The Christmas sermon will be “Christmas In Reality” by the pastor. Vet Faces Eviction Here Before Xmas Local Service Men Seeking To Assist Family In Finding New Quarters The complaint that a World War II vetrean, his wife and small baiby are one of two families scheduled to be forcibly evicted from a local home was made in a letter to- the editor received by the Record- Express this week. Th letter was received from Marvin Miller, who resides at 361 East Main Street, and who explained that despite his efforts to obtain another residence, he was called before Justice of the Peace J„ B. Herr Wednesday of last week. At the dose of the hearing he and another tenant in the same biuilding, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rineer, who also have been unable to find another residence in the borough, were informed they will bie evicted before Christmas. “When they ask you why you don’t move - they’re handing you tlh-e prize joke of the year,” Miller explained. “We have lookd high amd low and there just isn’t a thing to be found in Lititz - or ainy place else for that matter. What a person with a family is expected to do is more than I know. “And when a fellow received a writ of possession among his Christmas cards, it is indeed a poor prospect of a Merry Christmas,” he added. ■It (was indicated this week that local ex-service men are joining Miller in his efforts to locate a lh-ome for his wife and small one-year- old son. Senior Choir Organ And String Orchestra Plan Beautiful Program Christmas Entertainment At Sdiool Friday A Christmas entertainment will Ibe presented in the local high school on Friday, December 20 at -one o’clok in the auditorium. The Glee Club will sing Christmas carols under the direction of Henry J. Steiner and a brass octet including, Robert Heagy, Donald Kreider, Robert Brubaker, Lemar Sharp, Joe Hess, John Hershey, Richard Leed and Gary Hanjia, will play. A Christmas drama will be presented, directed by Mrs. Steiner will also be given, Cynthia Diller, Robert Halbleib, Ernest Johnson and Hurley Nuss will take the leading roles. The presentation of Handel’s “Messiah” by the Senior Choir of St. Paul’s Lutheran church, accompanied -by organ and string orchestra, this Sunday night and next Sunday night is expected to be heard by congregations -which will fill the church to capacity. Although the singing of the oratorio always draws large crowds, as was witnessed this year at Neffsville several weeks ago and at Lancaster and Millersville last Sunday, the fact that the presentation here will be with string accompaniment leads to the belief that there likely will be overflow audiences at both Sunday evening services. The doors of the church will be opened at 6:30 and ushers will ,be on hand at that hour to seat the early-comers. The Senior Choir will number 31 for the concerts and has been directed by Albert S. Ebbert, with Mrs. E’. D. Fulweiler as organist. Solo parts will be sung by Mrs. -Roy M. Weaver, Mrs. Norman Brubaker and Mrs. Charles F. Trunk, sopranos; Mrs. Charles Wagaman and Mrs. Russell Lon-genecker, contraltos; M. Ebbert, tenor, and William S. D-englei and Rev. Charles F. Trunk, basses. The orchestra will be made up of Leigh Wittell, of Lancaster, and Lester A. -Sesseman, of Philadelphia, violins; Ernest Baker, viola, and Landis Caldwell, bass, both of Lancaster, and Allen Bond, of York, cello. Other special Christmas services in St. Paul’s will be the Candle Light Service by the primary department this Sunday at 4 and the Christmas Eve service Tuesday night at 11:30, at which the Senior Choir will sing special music and carols will be sung. This service concludes with lighting of candles held by everyone in t\ie congregation. The Sunbeam Class held its Christmas banquet Thursday night at the General Suttter Hotel. Mt s . Lester Balmer, the president, was in charge and introduced Mrs. A. V. Becker as toastmaster. Toasts were offered by Miss Winona Leed, the class teacher, Mrs. Roy Wagner, Mrs. E. D. Fulweiler and Mrs. David Wright. Also on the program were a solo by Mrs. Charles F. Trunk, and a trio composed of Mrs. Norm-an Brubaker, Mrs. Russell Longenecker and Miss Anna Leidich. An impressive mortgage-burning ceremony was conducted Sunday at the local Evangelical United Brethren church, officially marking the final payment of all indebtedness on the church structure built in 1934. The original mortgage on the fine new building totaled $32,000. In the past twelve years this mortgage has been reduced periodically with -the final payment being made some time ago. At the service Sunday, Rev. J. C. H. Light, pastor of the church at the time the new church building was constructed, presided. He was assisted by surviving members of the church board of 1934: James Seaber, Roy Myers, Ira E-berly, Harry Showers and Harry Wert-sch. C onference Superintendent D. E. Young, of Harrisburg, preached the sermon. The annual children’s Christmas exercises will be held at a combined Sunday School and church season to be held Sunday morning at 9:30 a. m. Various departments of the Sunday School will be in charge of .the -program. The annual Christmas Eve service will be held Tuesday from 11 to 12, with the three choirs, Senior, Youth and Junior choirs, participating. CENTER TO CLOSE The Recreation Center will remain closed during the hours of the Community Christmas party Saturday evening. 150 Attend Woman’s Club Xmas Party Club Chorus Presents Program Of Foreign Carols; Mrs. Kortz In Charge Approximately one -hundred and fifty members and friends atttend ed the Christmas party held by the Lititz Woman’s Club on Monday evening at the General Sutter Hotel. The room was attractively decorated with evergreens and candles and Mrs. Mary Bechtel and Mrs. William Ringer served fas hostesses. A table of Christmas gifts was given to the Welfare committee to distribute. “Music for Christmas” was the theme of the program, Mrs. Edwin W. Kortz arranged the music and directed the Club chorus which sang the music of many lands and ended with our own Carols. Mrs. Robert Trimble took the role of Mary in the tableau and Lanette Shaeffer accompanied on he flute and Mrs. Russell Gilbert on the piano. The next meeting will be held at the Recreation Center when a discussion will be held on subject, “Are Commercialized Amusements Decentralizing the American Home.” Miss Anna K. Miller will be in charge and the following will participate, Mrs. Albert Pierson. Mrs. Landis Herr, Mrs. John Badorf, -Mrs. B. M. Leaman, Mrs. E. C. Bertolet, Mrs. John Garber and Miss Bessie Searle. Much Interest In Prizes Offered For Xmas Decorations ¡Robert Shuyler Is his honve by illnejg. confined to Considerable interest has been aroused loc-ally over prizes being offered this year for the best decorated hiomes in Lititz and many residents were making plans for elaborate and original decorations, which will vie with those of prewar days. A total of $100 in prizes will be awarded by the Lititz Chamber of Comerce. All homes which carry outside decorations are eligible to compete in the con-tst -but no business places will be included in the competition. Judging will be done some time between December 20th and Jan. 1st, and residents are urged to help build up the holiday atmosphere in our town by decorating their homes. The prizes, whch are made possible through various business firms of Lititz, will -be as follows: 1st prize, $25; 2nd, $20; 3rd, $15; 4th, $12,50; 5th, $10; 6th, $7.50; 7th, $5.00; 8th, $2.50, and 9th, $2.50. Rebekahs Hold Christmas Party Members of the Lady Sutter Rebekah Lodge of this borough held their Christmas party recently at Town’s End. Approximately 75 -members -and guests attended. Noble Grand Margie Kline delivered the address of welcome and introduced the toastmistress, Dorothy Worth. Guests included Martin W. Hess, Mary Worley, Mrs. Alma Troutman and Mrs. Anna Rill, of the Rose O’Sharon Rebekah Lodge, of Lancaster, past district deputy president. During the program Santa -Claus made a visit and distributed gifts. Door prizes were won by Howard Lebo and Mrs. Annie Weaver. Stanta Claus To Arrive Here Tuesday At Noon To Entertain Kiddies CHRISTMAS MAIL BREAKS ALL RECORDS The current Christmas mail is the largest in the history of Lititz, Postmaster ¡Robert Pfautz announced today. In order to provide added service, the post-office will remain open Saturday until 7 p. m. The lobby of the postoffice will (be open Sunday for the convenience of box-holders although the stamp windows will be closed. “We have already far exceeded any previous record and the rush is still on,” Postmaster Pfautz declared. Evangelical Xmas Services On Sunday S. S. Program In Morning; Candlelight Communion At 7 P. M. The Sunday School Christmas program will be presented In a combined service on Sunday morning at 9:39. Eugene S. Dechert, general superintendent of the school, -will have charge of the -program. The Beginners, Primary and Junior Departments will present recitations, exercises and songs. A Chapel choir -will sing. The pastor will bring a message on “Keeping Christ in Christmas.” Mrs. William B. Fry was chair-lady of the committee in charge of arranging the program. Harvey Artz, Jr., Mrs. Willard Adams, Miss Ida Miller and Edward Grube comprised the other members of the committee. A Christmas Candlelight Communion service will be observed on Sunday evening at 7:00 o’clock. Mrs. Warren Newcomer will preside at the console of the organ; the choir will render Christmas anthems. The -pastor will speak on “The Light of Life.” A White Gift service will be held on Christmas morning at 7:00 o’clock. The first part of this service will be a Christmas breakfast for the carolers and worshippers. The pastor will conduct a family worship. The teachers of the Primary department of the -Sunday School are providing and serving the meal. All are invited to attend. The presentation of the white gifts will be held in the sanctuary. The -pastor will bring a -brief message on “Mercy Stoops to Share.” The gifts will be given to the poo and needy of our community. Trinity carolers will meet at the church at 4 o’clock on Christmas momin-g, and will go caroling until 7:00 when they will meet at the church for the White Gift service. Xmas Cantata At Rothsville Sunday Night O-n Sunday evening, December 22, at seven o'clock the Intermediate department of the Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran church, Rothsville, will present a Christmas service. The first part of the service will I be a Cantata, “The Lost C-’arol,” with -the following cast: Reader, Hazel Goodman, Franz Gruber, Daniel Gingrich; Karl Muller, Richard Ibach; Frau Gruber, Nancy Adams; the son, Robert Gingrich, and a choir consisting of Barbara Foltz, Chrystine Rineer, Harriet Ann Koehler, Julia Ann Shaeffer, Betty Schoen-berger, Ida Rice, Kenneth Doster, Robert Doster, Donald Gingrich, Richard Miller, Pasty Miller, Joan Shaeffer, Gloria Goodman, Flora Jan Shaeffer, Orpha Miller, Karen Eitnier. Part two of the program, “The Spreading of the Lights,” a candlelight service, with the following participating: leader, Robert Zar-ing, ¡Spirits, Audrey Stief, Jane Martin, Betty Rice, Leah Jane Becker, tDori^ Hackman, Reba (continued from oat) Local Firms Announce Xmas Bonuses Wilbur Suchard And Be-ford Shoe Employees To Benefit The announcement of bonuses by several local industries spread a pre-Christmas cheer among several hundred workers -here this week. Practically all lodal industries were planning special Christmas parties to be conducted this weekend. Among those receiving Christmas bonuses were employees of the Wilbur-Suchard Chocolate Company who will receive gifts of cash based on the length of employment of each worker. The annual Wilbur Christmas party will be held at the Legion Home, Bphrata, Friday afternoon and evening. Approximately 400 employees will a-tttend. Dancing will feature the afternoon program while a dinner and floor show will mark the evening festivities. Employees of the A. J. Beford Shoe, Inc., will have their ninth annual Christmas party at the General Sutter hotel on Monday evening. This -gala event will be high-lighted by the distribution of a special bonus -to all employees also based on the length of employment of each worker. In a surprise announcement to all employees, Richard Gould, president of the company, today announced a ten per-cent wage increase to all employees to go into effect on January 1. Mr. Gould also announced a plan allowing employees paid vacations and five holidays each year. The annual Christmas party of the Morgan Paper Company was held at the Owls’ Club, Ephrata, last evening when an interesting Christmas program was presented. L. R. C. Will Sponsor Dance On Dec. 26 The Lititz Recreation Center will sponsor ‘ The Snowball,” a semi-formal dance and entertainment a t the Center on Thursday evening, December 26, from 8:30 P m. to midnight. The music and entertainment will be furnished by Bob Lyter and his 12 piece orchestra, starring Jane Stewart as vocalist. The affair is the second semi-formal to be presented by the Center. Advance tickets now are on sale at the Center or from any member of the ticket committee: Mary Zug, chairman; Esther -Stark, Lanette Sheaffer, Elsie Sinz, Ray Rohrer, Kitty Risser, John Bear, Earl Frederick, Pern Miller, Betty Mundorf and Kathryn Helman. ENTERTAINED HERE Professor LeRoy Ennis, of the University of Pennsylvania faculty, was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert K. Cooper here over the past week-end. The group attended the performance of the Mask and Whig Show on Friday evening. Earl Reist’s Lititz cagetrs hit the bottom of Section 2 with a thud last Tuesday night when -they -dr-opped a 33-31 battle Ito George Kauffman’s West Lampeter club at Lampeter. The win was first for Lampeter and was the Pretzel’s third straight loss. Failure to convert at the charity line cost the pupils of ¡Reist the ball game as they outscored their opponents 12 field goals to 11 but the ball game -was decided by the 11 free tosses garnered by Kauffman’s lads as to seven foul shots made by Lititz. CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT AT MORAVIAN S. S. SUNDAY AFTERNOON A Christmas program will be presented on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in Fellowship -Hall, Moravian Sunday School building by the Beginners’, Primary and Junior departments of the Sunday School. Mrs. John Losensky, -Mrs. Clair Rice and Mrs. Edwad Buch, the superintendents of the varouis departments will be in charge. 187th Xmas Eve Vigil To Be Held Here Tickets Exhausted For Moravian Traditional Lovefeast For the 187th consecutive year, the traditional and impressive Christmas Eve Vigil will be held in the Moravian church here Tuesday afternoon -and evening and will be attended by hundreds including many from distant -points who annually make the pilgrimage here to attend the service. Probably the most widely known of the several traditional services of the local church, the Christmas Eve Lovefeast will be conducted identically as it has been for many years. The impressive service is truly a -Christmas Eve vigil in which members of the congregation and their guests gather in the spiriit of the anticipation of the coming of the Christ child. The first Christmas Eve service was conducted in 1759 and originated as a children’s vigil but almost immediately became a service attended by both youth and adults alike. -One of the features will be the singing of the traditional Hagen anthem, “Morning Star,” which was composed by the father of Dr. E, S. Hagen, former pastor, who will .be present at the vigil. The Junior Choir will participate in the program. As in former years, services will be held a t 4:30 p. m„ 6 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. The demand for tickets has been so great that practically the entire supply already has been exhausted, it was announced today. The annual Christmas Day service will he held Wednesday morning at 10 a. m. when the Christmas message will be presented by Rev. Edwin Kortz. The offering will be for the benefit of the needy of the congregation. 300 ATTENDED HYMN SING HERE Three hundred persons attended the hyfhn sing held in the Trinity E. C. church on Sunday evening. Rev. George B. Ciarvell led the singing. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Landis and Mrs. S. C. Hassler have moved from Linden Street to the Landis home on South Broad Street. to the lineup for the first time -Even the return of Bob ¡Bus-hong since the Chambersburg playoff game last season was not enough for the locals to pull the contest out of the fire after the Lampeter lads had tied tthe game in the last period. Sporting a five point 25-20 advantage at th-e beginning of the final quarter the Pretzels withered and finally bowed for the third tim-e in two weeks to go into a deadlock with Manheim Twp. for the cellar position. “Legs” Neff’s nine tallies was high for Lititz. Also Will Visit Neffsville Home, Moravian Home And Zion Home Approximately 1,500 Children from the borough and surrounding townships will be entertained by local firemen next Tuesday at the annual Firemen’s Christmas party. The party will get started with the arrival of Santa Claus, who will arrive at the municipal airport at 19 a. m. But before coming here he will visit the children at the Neffsville Home, where he will pass out gifts -of candy and oranges. After extending greetings to the older folks at the home, Santa will climb aboard the Lititz fire truck and is expected to arrive at the Lititz Theatre at 12:45 when he will greet local kiddies for about 15 minutes. At one o’clock a free show will be presented to the children in the Lititz Theatre. This will allow Santa Claus sufficent time to make his annual call on the ladies at the Moravian 1 Home where plans have been made to give him a royal welcome. Samta then will return to the firehouse where he will entertain the kiddies after the show and will present them with candy - and oranges. He will remain at the firehouse until 6 p. m. After 6 o’clock he will be taken to the Zion Home at Lexington where he will participate in the annual Christmas eve party there. Members of the committee in charge of the kiddies party are Emory Wagner, chairman, A. K. Reist, Sol -Strohm and Paul F. Diehm. Sol Strohm Re-elected By Fire Company Sol Strohm was re-elected president of the Lititz Fire Company at the annual election held last evening. Other officers -elected were: Amos H. Bucher, first vice president; J. Elton Reed, second vice” president; Paul F. Diehm, secretary; -Samuel Ru-brecht, financial -secretary; Roy Schaffstall, treasurer; Raymond Runk, chief; Walter George, trustee, and George Evans, janitor. The disability board consisting of A. K. Reist, Clarence Shau-b and Raymond Runk wag -re-elected. Twelve new members elected are: Roy Adams, Lloyd Diem, George Porry, James E. Herr, Dr. Paul S. Hess, Dr. Robert B. Huber, Elwood D. Kreider, Leonard T. Miller, Daniel W. Miller, Donald Walters, Leon C. Schmuck and Maurice Mearig. Refreshments of turkey patties, french friies and coffee were served. , Mid’ The Turmoil The story is noiw out - or was left out of the bag when several members of the Elm Hunting Club solicited the Record-Express editor’s aid in finding out what ’Squire Paul Diehm did with the meat supply he was supposed to take along to their hunting camp in Potter County this year. • * * And while some fellow wanted to know whether the local ’Squire had been feeding his family on the meat, it was definitely learned that the whole thing was the prize case of forgetfulness of the year here. The meat had been stord in a locker and Mr. Diehm was supposed to take it home and then bring it along to the hunting camp. In the exciitement of getting away, however, Paul entirely forgot the meat supply with the result that the members of the Elm Club involuntarily decided to become vegetarians for a week. Lititz Drops Game To Lampeter, 33 to 31 |
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