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Vol. LXVIII Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., April 3, 1947 5 cents a copy; $2 per yr. by mail No. 16
Borough Council Proposes Referendum
To Obtain Consent Of Taxpayer’s Here
On Building Of Sewerage System
Public Would Be Asked To Cast Ballots At Firehouse;
Steffy And Bomberger Claim Time Not Right
For Contraction At This Time
A plan to place the issue of
building a sewerage system here
directly before the voters in the
form of a referendum, was pres­ented
a t a special meeting of bor­ough
council Tuesday evening.
Meeting with considerable op­position,
the proposal to have
voters either approve or disap­prove
building sewers was tabled
but will be acted upon at the
regular April meeting, Tuesday,
April 29, Fresidfent of C/ouncil
Harry Way announced.
In presenting the matter before
the special meeting, Councilman
Way explained that he was inter­ested
in determining if ‘‘we are
ready to have a referendum re­garding
creating a borough auth­ority
to install sewerage.”
^“If the vote is favorable it
would still take some time to ap­point
good men to the borough
authority and for them to appoint
an engineer before any actual
work could be done,” Mr. Way
explained.
Councilman Thomas Steffy and
Elmer Bomberger objected to a
referendum at this time on the
ground that this is not the time
to spend money on new construc­tions.
“It is possible people would
vote for sewer» and then we
would find that it might be abso­lutely
impossible to get materials
or labor," Council Bombergr as­serted.
Gouncilirtam Steffy objected to
taking up the sewer project at
this time on the ground that it
would cost the borough much more
than* fdone during normal times.
■“Today’s dollar only buys about
33 cents worth,” he added, “I
think that everybody is so scared
by the high prices that they would
be afraid to vote for a sewerage
system at this time,” he conclud­ed.
j
Council man Way advised mem­bers
of council to think the matter
over until the next meeting.
Should a referendum be made,
ballots will be printed anj the
regular voting list will be used to
register the vote which would be
taken in the firehouse.
Harry R. Wertsch
Suffers Serious
Heart Attack
School Band
To Vie For
State Crown
Harry R. Wertsch, well-known
local jeweler and church worker,
was seriously ill at his home here
as result of a sudden heart attack
sufferer late Monday, night. He
will beremoved to a hospital as
soon as his condition improves
sufficiently, it was declared today,
although in the meantim ehe will
be confined to a kitchen chair in
which the attack occurred.
Feeling ill after retiring Mon­day
evening, Mr. Wertsch went to
the kitchen to obtain a hot-water
bottle at approximately 10 p. m.
After summoning Dr. I. Siegel by
telephone he sat down in the chair
where he was found >n a semi­conscious
condition a few min­utes
later by Mrs. Wertsch.
He is suffering from a pulmon­ary
thrombosis.
PLAN TO INSULATE
THE FIREHOUSE
Borough council Tuesday ap­proved
a contract for insulating
the ceiling of the firehouse and
requested that work start as
quickly as possible - so that
councaimamc' chambers will be 'in­habitable
during the hot summer
months. The contract was given
the Insulation Company of Penna.
for its low bid of $262. One other
bidder submitted a quotation of
$366 for the work. )
Glass Collection
Here Saturday
Brethren To
Hold Candle
Service Friday
Easter Musicale Will Be
Presented Sunday Night
By Choirs
There will be a Good Friday
Candle-Light service held in the
Church of the Brethren April 4,
at 7:36 p. m. Those who have part
in the service which is a story of
the crucifixion are: Robert Sollen-berger,
Stanley Dietrich, Levi
Weaver, Robert Hamilton, Harry
Badorf, Jr., Clair Becker, Carlos
Ziegler, Roy Hjollinger, Kenneth
Dietrich, Kenneth Gibble. Also
Betty Gonder, Jane HollingeT,
Genevieve Hevener, Hazel Grein­er,
Grace Longnecker, Lois Gib­ble,
Mary Lou Hershey, Pauline
Wifcmer, Beatrice Mohler, Margar­et
Gassel. Donald Mohler will
also play selection on the clari
net and a women’s quartette will
sing.
The Easter Sunday morning
worship service will start at 10:30
a. m. and will feature the choirs
singing “Open The Gates Of The
Temple.” The pastor’s sermon
will be entitled, ‘‘He Is Risen.”
Easter Musicale
The combined Choirs of the
Lititz Church of the Brethren will
of the Brethren will present an
present an Easter musical Sun­day,
a t 7:30 p. m. After an
opening by the pastor several
Scripture passages will be read
and a poem recited called, “The
Cross Was His Own.” The Chap-
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Enters Contest At York
April 19 ; Won Dist.
Championship Sat.
VETS DEFEAT HOUSING SHORTAGE
— — . W -y ?
JLititz High School added more
laurels to its musical accomplish­ments
Saturday when the local
band, led by director Henry C.
Steiner, won the B District cham-pionhip
while three local students
were numbered among the prise
winners. »
The High School Band will com­pete
against district champion
bands from the seven other dis­tricts
of the state in York on
Saturday, April 19. Chances of
the local band, a district winner
two consecutive years, winning its
first state' crown appeared bright.
Playing in the Hershey Theat­re
last Saturday the local band
was declared the winner over its
only rival, East Berlin. Selections
played were Cotton Moon Over­ture
and Egmont Overture by
Beethoven.
Other students whowere award­ed
ribbons were Donald Mohler,
clarinet, fiTst prize; Nancy Lutz,
soprano, third prize; Donald
Kreider who was awarded second
prize for his original oration.
Mohler will compete for state
champion at York on April 18.
Three representatives of the lo­cal
high shcool will compete in
the district orchestra competition
to be tiel,} in Mount Joy, April
10 to A2. They are Donald Moh­ler,
Richard Leed and Lanette
Sheaffer.
line shortage proves no problem to two enterprising veterans.
Ex-Wave Mary Motlow and her husband John, ’also a veteran, are shown
making repairs to their sailboat home at the Berkeley Yacht Harbor. Motlow
is a student at Berkeley's University of Californio.
Moravian Church To
Hold 189th Annual
Easter Dawn Service
Bad Break
In Main At
Water Plant
Millei Hopes To Complete
Temporary Repairs This
Afternoon
Students Get Ribbons
In American Legion
Foul-Shooting Contest
Ribbons were awarded last
week to High School students
who were winners in the Foul-
Shooting contest sponsored by
Garden Spot Post No. 56, of the
American Legion. Dr. E. E. Mc­Mullin
was chairman of the Leg­ion
committee in charge and
The Tegular monthly collection
•of glass will be made this Satur­day
morning starting at 8 o’clock.
Containers should be placed on
the curb or taken to the nearest
grocery store. This is the last
collection to be made from the
grocery stores so housewives are
urged to save their glass for the
regular door to door collection.
The Girl Scout wish to thank
the grocers of Lititz for theiT co­operation
in the collection of
glass.
Troop 15 reports 502 pounds of
waste kitchen fats were collected
last Saturday amounting to $90.36
which will go into the Girl Scout
Camp Fund.
Will Present
Easter Play
On Sunday
An Easter play entitled “Bar-abbas”
will feature the Easter
services at the Evangelical and
Reformed church here.
Children of the Sunday School
will present a special program
during their service at 9:15 a. m.
with the Beginners and Primary
Departments participating.
The evening service will start
at 7:30 p. m.
New members who were receiv­ed
Into the church on Palm Sunday
are as follows: Anna Stoner,
Reed Stoner, Arless Keath, John
Troutman, Florence Rohrer. Clar­ence
. Rohrer, Phyllis Bowman,
Mabel Adams, Betty Mundorf,
Monroe Mundorf, Shirley Wit-nmer,
Mary Meek and Mary Jane
Bushong. ^
The 189th Easter Dawn Service
will be held at 5:15 a. m. in the
Moravian Church with the latter
part of the service on the grave­yard.
This service is -beautiful in
its simplicity, and is symbolic of
impr
ness as UOthirrist rose from’ the dead.
Each yeag -the Liturgy, hymns and
pusie the trombone choir at­tract
sfeveral thousand people to
the chufch.
For those who cannot leave
their hlomes and who enjoy the
made the presentations Friday • Moravian Easter Service, ther-
INJU1RED IN FALL
Earl Seldomridge, of the
Petersburg Road, sustained the
fracture of the heel of his left
foot when he fell from a ladder
while at work. The injury is ex­pected
to keep him on crutches
for approximately four or five
weeks.
AT FLORIDA CONVENTION
morn ins. Ho was assistd by Ray
Herr and Charles Ludwig.
Prize winners and their scores
were as follows: 16 to 17 yr. class:
■Rohm“ Hammer, 17; Earl Fred­erick,
10.
15 to 16 yr. class: Bill Haines,
20; Harold Frederick, 14; Law­rence
Pierson, 12; Richard Hoff,
11; Casper Haddad, 10.
Ill to 14 yr. class: James Sen-senig,
16; Henry Gibbel, 17; La­mar
Sharp, 14; Karl Weiler, 17;
Lynfond Owens, 15.
8 to 10 yrs.: Nevin Koch, 17;
Jack Suavely, 16; Dale Diebm,
15; William Hershey, 14; Ronald
Runk, 13.
Henry B. Gibbel anj Robert
Eichholtz, of the Ltitz Mutual
Insurance Company, are spending
tiwo weeks in Miami, Florida,
where they are attending sessions
of the mid-year meeting of the
National Insurance Agents’ As­sociation.
They are expected
back Saturday evening.
Will Start Work
On Petesrbug Road
■Final arrangements for im­proving
the East Petersburg Road
approach to the borough were,
completed Tuesday evening when
borough, council passed a resolu­tion
authorizing the state to pro­ceed.
Details of the plan were ex­plained
by J. C. Conrad, state
highway engineer.
JThe improvements will include
a relocation of the roa^ to reduce
the angle -of the Curve leading In­to
Spruce Street and will Taise
the grade at a point (where Spruce
Street crosses. Work is expected
to start within the next two
weeks.
will be a similar Service broadcast
from the Moravian Church in
Winstott-Salem, N. C. over the
Columbia network from 6 to 7 a.
m. on Easter Sunday.
The Passion Week was opened
on Saturday evening with a large
attendance as the Passion Week
readings were begun and the
choir, under the direction of Vic­tor
Wagner sang “When at Last
in Death’s Darkest Hour,” Reiss-inger;
“Tarry With Me,” Bald­win;
and “O Blest Bethany,” Soer-ensen.
On Palm Sunday morning tb*
following members were received:
by Confirmation, Mary Anne Baer,
Nancy Hower, Jack Keehn, Don­ald
Shelley, Paul Seaber, David
Heckel, Elwood Hann, Arthur
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By operating high-duty water
pumps day and night1, Wafer
Superintendent Walter Miller was
successfully keeping the borough
standpipes filled despite two ser­ious
water main breaks discover­ed
at the pumping station Tues­day
and Wednesday.
Local firemen were on duty
yesterday anj today pumping
water from the trench dug in
front of the pumping station as
the break in a huge 12-inch main
spouted water at the rate of 150
to 200 gallons per hour.
Temporary repairs are expected
to be made today although perma­nent
repairs cannot be completed
until after special flanges are
manufactured. Due to scarcities
the borough has been unable to
stock up on extra parts since
pre-war days.
|lhe first break was discovered
in an eight-inch in front of the
pumping station. As this break
was completed the larger break
in the main leading directly from
the pumps into the three distri­buting
mains was discovered.
“Despite that this break is in
the meanest possible place in the
whole system, we do not expect
any trouble in keeping the stand­pipes
filled,” Mr. Miller declared.
‘‘However, if this break becomes
worse it would leave us with no
other means of getting water
from the pumps until afteT it is
repaired.”
Dawn Service
At St. Paul’s
40 New Members Admitted
Palm Sunday; 12 Chil­dren
Receive Baptism
Is It Junk—Or Valuable?
Bidders Will Decide
Yon won’t need an axe to be
splitting your sides! Indeed yon
won’t! Not if you’ve made a
note of that fun-filled date -
Thursday, April 24th. Be on the
look-oat for the ticket-sellers next
week. Be sure to get yours early!
This is the ONE DATE you won’t
want to miss. It’s something nil
yonr friends will tell you about.
Watch for further announcement
in next rteek’s paper.
Are they junk or are they valu­ables
- this is the question bid­ders
will decide when a large mass
of diverse items ranging from
Civil War surveys to old lamps
will be offered for sale in the base­ment
of Fellowship Hall Friday,
April 11 at 7 p. m.
The huge mass of articles fills
a space approximately 20 ft. by
20 ft. and constitutes the results
of a drastic housecleaning given
the loft of the old Sunday School j antique value.
buiding at the Moravian Church.
The largest item1 to be offered
for sale is a massive chandelier
which measures more than six
feet across. While some articles
formerly stored *n the loft were
put aside as being of considerable
historical value, after being in­spected
by Dr. H. H. Beck, many
the itehwsmhic wozmOCcofrthe
of the items which the trustees de­cided
to offer for sale also are
thought to have a historic or
SPINNER IMPtROVED
Fred Spinner, local florist, who
suffered a heart attack at his
home approximately twto weeks
ago, was reported much improved
today, by Dr. M. H. Yoder, the
attending physician.
CLASS MEETING HELD
The monthly , meeting of the
Willing Workers’ Class of the
Reformed ChuTeh was held Wed­nesday
evening at the home of
Miss Sara Long, Lincoln Avenue.
Devotions were in charge of the
president, Mrs. James Roth. A
recitation was given by Mrs. Alma
Troutman. Games were played
and refreshments were served.
Royer Addresses
Legionaires Here
The Sate legislature will pass
all veteran legislation now before
it, Baker Royer, Ephrata, pre­dicted
in an address before the
County Legion Council last Fri­day
night at the local Legion home.
jRoyer outline^ the legislation
before the state body and predict­ed
favorable treatment of veter­ans’
problms in the legislature.
It was announced that Paul
Griffiths, national commander of
the Legion, will visit Lancaster
on May 27. Samuel B. Sheetz,
East Petersburg, was named
chairman of a welcoming commit­tee
for the occasion.
The approximately 200 members
present approved a proposed
magazine subscription sale by the
Lan caster-Chester County Auxil­iary.
Proceeds of the sale, an
annual affair, will be used lor the
purpose of hospital equipment.
William Ugenfritz, Harrisburg,
reported on the Lgeion’s state em­ployment
work. Herbert Gans-man,
Lancaster, told the group of
plans to build a $12,000 amphi­theatre
at the Scotland' Veterans
Orphan Home. :
The regular monthly meeting of
the Post will be held on Tuesday
evening at 8 p. m. in the Enck
building, 111 N. Broad St.
Come out and firing a new mem­ber
with you.
Special Easter music by the
Young People’s Choir will feature
the annual dawn servjee to be
held at St. Paul’s Lutheran church
Sunday morning at 6:45 a. m.
Holy Week services will be
culminated this evening with Holy
Communion at 7:30 p. m. Follow­ing
the dawn service Easter
morning, a combined Sunday
School service will be held at 9:15
a. m. ,
Holy Communion will be obser­ved
at 10:30 a. m. and at 7 p. m.
Sunday.
jA total of 40 new members
were admitted during the Palm
Sunday service. At a special ser-
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Hundreds Expected Here
To Attend Services
Over Easter Holiday
Stores Will Reman Closd During Union Good Friday
Service To Be Held In Moravian Church Tomorrow
From 1 to 4 P. M.; Many Students Return
With the prospects of ideal,
Spring weather, Lititz looked for­ward
to a happy Easter holiday
week-end.
The first of the several hundred
expected here to attend historic
services which have been carried
on continuously for nearly two
centuries, arrived in the borough
this week and were supplemented
ON EASTER DAY
By Selina Gorton Cox
On Easter morn’
So long ago
I like to think (
That this was so:
The day awoke with
Birds in trees
Singing the same
Sweet melodies
Undaunted by what
, Was to be
Their song was loud
And clear and free
On Easter Day.
The Stone was rolled
Away at dawn
And Mary came
'To find Him gone
Then as she turned
Away to cry
An' Angel spoke to
Tell her why -
I know the Angel
Must have said,
fThe things we love
Are never dead.”
On Easter Day.
yhen as the day
Passed slowly on
At last He rose
Before the throng
To prove that life
Can fuller be
po make the grave
jLife’s Victory.
Love must have lit
The Heavenly skies
When understanding
Made them wise
On Easter Day.
I like to think
All this was so
It happened
Many years ago
But as I bow
I My head to pray
He lives again
On Easter Day.
J?
500 MEN EXPECTED TO
ATTEND MEETING HERE
SPOIRTS CLUB SEEKS
BASEBALL CANDIDATES
^George Sipe, business manager
of the Lititz Sports Club, an­nounced
that all persons interest­ed
in trying out for or playing
baseball with the Sports Club
team this summer should report
at the Recreation Center this
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p. m.
The club’s schedule will be an­nounced
in the near future.
,Approximately 50 members of
the club and friends attended a
banquet held last Friday night at
the Die Scheier, near Brickerville.
Entertainment was presented by
Tony Rowe, of Atlantic City, and
was followed with dancing.
The Spring meeting and dinner
of the Men’s Work Fellowshp of
Eastern Pennsylvania will be held
in the Church of the Brethren here
on Saturday, April 12. Guest
speaker at the meeting will be
Dr. C. C. Ellis, president emerit­us
of Juniata College who will
speak on “What Is Your Busi­ness.”
Approximately 500 re­presentatives
are expected here.
DIPTHERIA INOCULATIONS
IN WARWICK TWP. SCHOOLS
Boys and girls in the first and
second 'grades in the Warwick
Twp. schools will receive free dip-theria
inoculations on Wednesday,
April 9, N. J. Fuhrman, super­vising
principal, announced today.
Parents also may bring in chil­dren
not yet attending school.
The treatments will be given at
Kissel Hill at 8:30 a. m.; Mill-port,
9 a. m.; Rothsville, 9:30 a.
m. and Brunnerville, 11 a. m. The
second treatment will be given on
May 21.
Hlstoijjr Of lititz
See page four of this issue for
Pre-publication offer and coupon
for ordering one or more copies
of the specially bound edition of
“A Brief History of Lititz,” by
Mary A. Huebener. Prepaid or­ders
for this special edition must
be mailed by April 15, to insure
their being filled.
with a large number of students
home for Spring vacation.
With all local churches conduct­ing
special Holy Week services
daily, the pre-Easter celebration
will reach its climax this Friday
afternoon when all local congre­gations
will unite in the annual
Good Friday service to be held in
the Moravian Church. ,
Various pastors «will take charge
of each of the seven half-hour per-ods
while Rev. Edwin W. Kortz
will preside throughout the afte r­noon.
Mrs. Kenneth Witmyer
will present an organ prelude
from 2:20 p. m, to 2:30 p. m.,
prior to the final service of the
afternoon.
Churches, industries and offices
will to a large degree either re­main
closed from 1 p. m. to 4 p.
m., the period of the Good Friday
service or will make it possible
for employees to attend.
The complete program for the
Good Friday service is as follows:
First Period 12:00 - 12:20 P. M.
Hymn No. 197, “In The Cross
of Christ I Glory’’; Scripture -
Mattthew 18:21-35; Prayer; Med­itation,
“Learn of Jesus How To
Forgive,” “Father, forgive them.”
Luke 23:34. Dr. Franklin K.
Cassel. Silent prayer. t
Second Period 12:20 - 12s40 P. M.
yum No. 61$, “What A Friend
Have In Jesus”; Scripture
Isaiah 40:l-.ll; Solo, Benjamin
Forrest; Mediation, “Learn of
Jesus How To Comfort,” “Today
tbous shalt be with me.” Luke
23:43, Rev. Paul A. Miller. Silent
prayer.
Third Period 12=40 - 1:00 P. M.
Hymn No. 555, “Where Cross
the Crowded Ways of Life” ;
Scripture Psalm 23; Meditation,
“Learn of Jesus How to Care,”
“Behold thy mother.” John 19:27.
Rev. George B. Carvell. Silent
prayer. f
Fourth Period 1:00 - 1:20 P. M.
Hymn No. 522, “Jesus, Thy
Boundless Love to Me” ; Scripture
I John 4:7-21; Solo, Mrs. George
Keehn; Medit-aion, “Learn of Jesus
How to Love,” “Why hast thou
forsaken me.” Matt. 27:46. Rev.
Jacob T. Dick. Silent prayer.
Fifth Period ls20 - 1:40 P. M.
Hymn No. 225, “When I Survey
the Wondrous Cross”; Scripture,
Isaiah 53; Meditation, “Learn of
Jesus How to Suffer,” “I thirst.”
John 19.28, Rev. Henry L. Reed.
Silent prayer.
Sixth Period 1:40 - 2:00 P. M.
Hymn No. 204, “Go to Dark
Gethsemane”; Scripture, John 14:
12-23; Solo, Miss Nancy Lutz;
Meditation, “Learn of Jesus How
to Work,” “It is finished.” John
19=30, Rev. J. William Arnold.
Silent prayer. ,
Seventh Period 2:00 - 2:20 P. M.
Hymn No. 217, “G Sacred Head
Now Wounded”; Scripture, Psalm
27; Meditation, Learn of Jesus
How to Die,” “Father into thy
hands I commend my spirit” Luke
23:46, Rev. Charles F. Trunk.
Silent prayer.
Organ Interlude 2:20 - 2:30 P. M.
“The Crucifixion” 2:30-3:10 P. M.
'The traditional Moravian service
for Good Friday afternoon.
Choir Anthems: “Jesus Bowed
His Head," Gregor; “At The Ninth
Hour,” Harrington.
Several Hundred Kiddies
To Enter Egg Hunt Saturday
Several hundred kiddies, from
two to 12 years of age, are ex­pected
to participate in Lititz’
first Egg Hunt here this Satur­day
afternoon when approximately
300 prizes will be distributed.
The egg hunt, which is being
sponsored by the local Lions Club,
will get organized at the Recreat­ion
Center where all children are
requested to report at. 12:45 p. ni.
Saturday. Sharply at 1 p. m. the
group, led by a small band will
the scene of the hunt,
being kept a guarded
march to
which is
secret. s
One of the 300 eggs to be hidden
will be a bright golden egg which
will entitue the finder to a special
prize to be awarded at the next
Lions Club meeting when the
finder and his or her parent will
attend as guests. '
A special section will be roped
off for children five years olj and
nnder. Parents are urged to ac­company
the children on the hunt.