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Vol. LXVTV Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., January 1, 1948 5 cents a copy; $2 per yr. by mail No. 1
Prosperity And Progress
Marked 1947 In Lititz;
Chronology Emphasizes
Considerable Activity
Past Year One Of
Locally
The year 1947 was a busy one
in Lititz and a year marked with
progress and prosperity.
It is a year we can look back
upon with considerable satisfac­tion.
And while twelve months
are not a terribly long time,
January 1, 1947 does seem a
long way back.
And so to refresh your memory,
(here’s what happened in Lititz
during the past twelve months:
JANUARY
6—Wilbur - Suchard Chocolate
Company announces cost-of-living
• 1 btonus to be paid workers.
12— C. Eugene Long and Rich­ard
SnydeT elected trustees; of
Moravian Church.
16— ¡Lititz raises approximate-
> ly $3,000 for Girl Scout Camp
Fund.
27—Recreation Center launches
drive for 5,000 metmbers.
27—Borough Oouncil raises
wages but keeps tax rate a t 7
mills.
FEBRUARY
6—Byron K. Horne appointed
president of Linden Hall Aca­demy.
8—Wage dispute ends in resig­nations
being submitted by three
water department employees.
18—130 attend sportsmen’s ox
roast in firehouse.
21—New American Legion
Home on North Broad Street; op­ened.
122—Borpugh Council announc­es
it will no longer pay cosit of
building new streets but will div­ide
costs with property owners.
24—•Animal Trap Company
•Strike enters third -¡week with
’ series of disorders on picket line
resulting in ounty Sheriff being
called.
26— Blizzard completely dis­rupts
traffic as wind piles drifts
tea feet high in places.
MARCH
8-month-long strike a t Animal
Trap comes to an end.
13— Chamber of Commerce! an­nounces
steps taken to improve
bus service Inside the borouglh.
27— $3,378 raised in. borougrh by
Red Cross.
30—(Local churches present
special Palm Sunday programs
which axe well attended.
APRIL
6—Moravian Church holds 189th
annual Eaater Dawn Service.
Skater programs in all local
churches are unusually well a t­tended.
10—Agitation for traffic- light at
Broad and Orange follows acci­dent
in which Miss Louise Aimer
is struck.
; 10—¡N ear-riot results at Egg
i Hunt staged at old ball park.
! 1(4—Elaborate ceremony in
school gymnasium marks public
installation, of officers of local I.
O. O. F. and Rebekah lodges.
17— Chief Kreider announce 5
^aimpalg^i again double ^parking
in first block of East Mann St.
18— Animal Trap announced 13
per-cent wage boost.
28— Borough holds pijiblic «neet-iing
to discuss sewers and an­nounces
referendum will be taken
May 24.
MAY
18—T^+nify Evangel idal Con-gregtatioinal
Church marks sev­enty-
fifth anniversary with entire
week of special services.
20—Afixfilary gives $1,000 to
fire company.
21— Robert Reidenbaugh and
Henry K. Neff elected Center di­rectors.
22— 108 species recored on an­nual
warbler walk here.
22— Total of $3,300 raised itj
General Hospital drive in bor­ough.
24—-Voters' endorse sewerage
project 237 to 77 in extremely
light voting.
30— Rev. Jacob Dick addresses
annual Memorial Day program
here.
JUNE
5— 66 receive diplomas at Lititz
High School Comlmencement ex­ercises
addressed by Dr. Francis
Harvey Green.
12— Borough fathers burn mid­night
oil trying to iron out con-
| troversies arising from proposed
i real estate developments here.
13— -Elmer Bobst announces
$1.000 in student awards to be
granted annually.
15—Firemen ekV.r $2,506 at
annual chicken corn soup festival.
2ol—(Lititz High School Band
presents Beck Memorial program
in plkr-k. ; ^ }
254-School ’ tax rate boosted to
23 rmlls. Frank Hunter and Dr.
H. K. Cooper resign from board.
Howard Redcay appointed to fill
one vacancy.
JULY
4— iNear-record attendance at
Park 4th celebration when 4,895
paid admission.
6— Funeral services held for
Henry H. Steinman, Keath Plan­ing
Mill exeutive, who was in­stantly
killed when hit by truck
near Stroudsburg.
14— -Freak thunder, hail storm
causes several fires and results in
heavy crop damage.
14—Heisand F. Smith instantly
killed when he plunges three
floods through elevator shaft at
Keppel & Ruoff candy plant in
Lancaster.
17— St. Luke’s Evangelical and
Reformed Church announces ap­pointment
of Rev. C. W. Isenberg.
18— Charles R. H off injured
when auto hits pole near Over­look.
24—’Dozen arrests mark drive
on local speeders.
26—¡Bordogh established police
pensioin plan and makes first
appeal to public for contributions
to increase fund.
31— Court appoints W. Clyde
Hendrick? to borough school
board.
AUGUST
5— Improved bus service thru
borough streets makes big hit.
7— Bernard RideT, ex-G. I.
named local football coach.
10—Band concert marks open-air
meeting in park.
12—D. & E. Telephone Company
make rapid strides in laying
cable and sorting work on new
dial system exchange here.
12—iMenno Rohrer nominated
Legion commander.
14—Local thermometer explodes
as record heat wave hits borough.
,14—»"Lock-jaw causes death of
Willis B. Hackman.
17—.Mildred Young presents
program in Springs park.
23— Football practice starts
despite 98-degree heat.
21—Vandals cause considerable
damjage at Rudy’s dam.
26—Lititz Fire Company buys
$3,000 more in war bonds.
28—Burgess Wagner launches
safety drive for school pupils.
SEPTEMBER
2—890 enrolled as borough
school starts.
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Bombergers
Win First
Xmas Prize
Home Decorations Were
Judged By Local Min­isters
Monday Night
The first prize for the best de­corated
home here bias been
awarded to Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Bamberger, South Broad Street,
'officials of the Chamber of Com­merce
who sponsored Ihe Christ-mafe-
competition, announced to-cKay.
The display at the Bomberger
hoimle consisted of a life-size
Santa Claus climbing a ladder
into the second floor of the home,
his bag of gifts strung over his
shoulder. At the bottom of the
ladder, a deer head can be seen
protruding from behind the (shrub­bery
where his $led supposedly
reposed until he has completed
his mission. The first prize was
one of $25.
The second prize of $20 wa,i
awarded to Harry Neidermyer
whose home on South Spruce
Street and the shrubbery in front
was completed illuminated with
; blue lights. Third 'prize of $'i5
went to Gar! Reedy, who lives
next door.
Other prizes awarded are as
follows:
Fourth prize, $10, Ralph Miley,
West Lincoln Avenue; fifth prize,
$7.50, Benjamin Forrest, West
End Avenue; sixth prize, $5, John
Heisey, West Third Avenue; three
prizes of $2 each, Benjamin Lutz,
Jr., Front and Cedar Streets;
John Witmyer, South Cedar St.
and Wilbur Wolf, Wefst End Ave.
The judging was done by mem­bers
of the lititz Miu’isterial As­sociation
who viewed the exhibits
Monday evening.
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Sport Shop
Organizing
Shooting Club
The proprietors of the Gardner
Sport Shop, 22 East Slain Street,
announced today that ithey axe o r­ganizing
a shooting club in lititz .
The new organization for sports­men
will he affiliated with the
National (Rifle Association.
Objects of th© club iwill include
instruction in shooting by qualified
instructors and the competing in
shooting meets here and With
nearby clubs. Non-competitive
Shooting to qualify for awards and
medals also iwill be featured.
The plans also include the
establishment of a local shooting
range in the near future. Persons
interested are asked to sign up at
the Gardner Sport Stop, immedi­ately.
Boro Council Delays
Health Board Funds
Pending Report Of Activities
New Year Will Be
Ushered IN Quietly Here
(REPORT $35 ROBBERY AT
RAILROAD RESTAURANT
Earl Schmuckle, proprietor of
the Litffc Spring Restaurlant,
located on Broad Street (at the
railroad crossing, reported to
(police that persons entered hte
place of business last Tuesday
night and stole $35 from, the cash
register.
Eentrance was gained by pry­ing
open a window in the rear.
He discovered hfc loss the follow­ing
morning.
Despite the inevitable hom-blowing
and shouting, Lititz will
usher in the New Year, 1948, in
a comparatively quiet manner.
Only a single program was
being planned to give the New
Year its |;tart in the world. This
will be held in the Church of the
Brethem at 9 p. m. Members of
the Crusaders’ Glass is sponsor­ing
the program which will In­clude
fellowship, food and wor­ship.
Several outside groupis will
sing amd A. C. Bangher will
speak. The public is invited.
Small groups will provide what
noise is made to welcome the
New Year although it was appar­ent
that most would-be celebrators
were planning to spend the even­ing
out-of-town. Nearby placed
of amusement including Lancas­ter
hotels and clubs and various
service men’s posts all reported
enough reservations to pack the
places to the doo*3.
At the Evangelical Church the
annual Sunday School workers
banquet will be held New Year’s
eve at 6:30 p. m. An interesting
program has been arranged but
this will not continue throughout
the evening.
Local business houses will for
the most part be cki cd all day
Thursday'. Local events Thursday
will include a shooting match by
the Lititz Sportsmen’s Association
and a ladies night program by the
Lititz Lions Club In the General
Sutter Hotel Thursday evening.
Church Plans
S. S. Workers
Conference
J Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ¡Slheckard of
j CVlinnola, ¡L. I., a re ¡spending the
holiday season with 'Mr. and Mrs.
William Mathers.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
AUXILIARY TO MEET
The General H-ofpita! Auxiliary
will meet Thursday, January 8, in
the Lititz Community Center at
7:30 p. m. Following a business
meeting.Meryl Ruoss, field secre­tary
of the 'hospibal, will show
moving pictures depicting life in
the hospital. All auxiliary mem­bers
and friend» are cordially in­vited
to attend.
ISt. Paul's Lutheran Church will
hold its winter ootmmunion next
Sunday (Jan. 4) and has arranged
three services, a t 7 and 10:30 A. M.
and a t 7 P . (M. I t is hoped th a t
ithe extra service will reduce the
time needed fo r the two services
usually held which were becoming
overly long in recent years.
The Rev. Charles F. Trunk, Jr.,
the pastor, also anouncea a n in­fant
baptismal service fo r next
Sunday afternoon a t 2:30.
Next Monday night, the 5th,
there will be an important Sunday
School workers Conference a t 7:46,
at which time officers fo r the year
v. ill be elected and other import­ant
business will ¡be ¡transacted.
The officers will be installeil the
following Sunday.
Almost a ton of clothing con­tributed
by St. iPaiuil’s for Lutheran
World Relief In foreign countries
was taken to the Lutheran ware­house
in Easton by Carl Huber
and John Newcomer. Carl iRisser
took the white gifts to the orphans
home a t ¡Loysville before Christ­mas.
¡St. P au l's gave $185 in cash
to ¡the home, to be added to the
swimming pool fund.
The annual congregational
meeting will ibe held on Wednes­day
January 14. Reports of classes
and organizations should be tu rn ­ed
in a t once so th a t they can be
prepared for the meeting.
Rotarians
Launch Drive
For Clothing
Local Club To Send Parcels
To Rotarians In
Denmark
Mr. and (Mrs. Henry Hackman
spent Christmas Day with Mr. and
Mrs. William Kreider at Lancaster.
Mrs. (Ralph Jones and Luke
Crash of Atlantic City spent tfhe
week in Lititz.
Announce
Series Of
Engagements
•A serie-; of engagemnis of con­siderable
local interest were an­nounced
bere during the holidays.
Fry — Althouse
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fry,
640 East Main Street, announced
the engagement of their daugh­ter,
Miss Gloria Jean Fry to Wil­liam
E. Althouse, son of Mr. and
Mrs. David Alt-bourse, Paradise
R. 1.
Miss Fry is employed by the
Hershey :vnd Gibbel . Insurance
Company and Mr. Althouse by
Frank W. Herr, building contrac­tor.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
Mlksch — Ashworth
The engagement of J. William
Miksdh, Jr., to M^ss Ethel Doris
Asworth of Drexel Hill was an­nounced
by Miss Ashworth’s par­ents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Ash­worth,
recently.
Mr. Mlksch is the (son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. William Miksch of
this borough and was a Lieut. JG
in the Navy during the war. At
present he is a senior at Ursinus
College. Misy, Ashworth is a
graduate of the college.
Beck — Good
The engagement of Miss Mil­dred
E. Beck, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Augustus Beck, Lititz
R. 1, to Ray H. Good, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Good, Lititz R. 1,
was announced by her parents on
Christmas eve.
The date for the wedding ha
not been set.
Bomberger — Altdoerffer
Mr. and Mrs. Guy D. Bomberg­er,
604 South Broad Street, an­nounced
the engagement of their
daughter, Nancy Joan, to Samuel
M. Altdoerffer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Altdoerffer, of Lititz
Pike. The announcement was
(made at a drop-in-panty Tuesday
night.
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A ¡drive to obtain warm, winter
clothing to be sent to Denmark,
was launched this week by mem­bers
of the local Rotary Club.
Willy dePerrot, chairman of the
campaign, announced that while
the Rotary drive is not intended
to complete with other such col­lections
(being ¡made here regularly^»
the public Was invited to contribute
warm clothing which is direly
needel in Denmark.
Any person with clothing to con­tribute
should either take it to iMr.
edPerrot’s (home on the Church
Square or contact him by tele­phone.
Artidlei heeded most are layet­tes
¡for infants, warm dresses, (etc.,
for older babies; outdoor clothes,
socks, sweaters, rubbers and ga­loshes
for (boys and girls and Coats,
suits, trousers, shirts, etc. for men.
Special needs are soap, bedding,
towels and washcloths, remnants
and wool for knitting, needles and
thread.
The articles will be placed in
packages which ¡will be sent di­rectly
to a ¡Rotary Club in Den­mark
and ¡distributed there under
auspices ¡of the ’Denmark Rotar-ians.
Su-dh packages will be
¡mailed weekly if the response
justifies, Mr. dePerrot explained.
Week Of Prayer
Will Be Held Here
January 5 to 9th
The Week of ¡Prayer, sponsored
each year by the Lititz Minister-tufm,
will be held January 5 to
January 9 in the Reformed Church.
The meetings iwill be a t 7:30 each
evening and the topics ¡for each
evening are: ¡Monday, Prayer
Changes Things; Tuesday, When
a 'Man Prays; Wednesday, Things
Wrought by Prayer; Thursday, The
Power of Prayer anl Friday, Jesus
Prayed for ¡His Dictples.
The meetings a re for the general
public and it is urged by the
members of the ¡Ministerium that
as many as possible attend these
services. ,
Council Asks That Health
Officials Meet To Joint­ly
Discuss Program
¡Members of borough council last
evening at least temporarily held
up the annual appropriation to the
Lititz Board of Health pending a
full report of the health -body’s
activities during the past year.
The board of health in present­ing
its application for an approp­riation,
sent to ‘council in form a
letter, asked for an increase of
from $200 a year as ” in the past
several years to $25-0 for the com­ing
year. The letter, signed by
Jacob R'tihl, secretary, indicated
that $150 is ¡the salary of the health
officer, also held ¡by Mr. SRuhl, and
that $50 goes to himself in capa­city
of secretary.
“Does anybody know what the
health -board dll in the past year?”
Burgess Victor Wagner asked.
“That is exactly the question on
my mind.” Counci lean Thomas
Steffy added. “I don’t doubt but
that ¡the board is active but coun­cil
at least never -hears anything
they are doing.”
“If we (had a sudden eqidemic
members of. council Wouldn’t even
know ¡who the members of the
board of health are,” Burgess
Wagner declared.
President of Council Harry Way
¡then disclosed that he had re ­peatedly
invited the ¡health officer
to -report a t -council meetings but
had been able to get him ito attend
only one meeting.
Council then decided to hold up
the appropriation until after coun­cil
and health (board can meet
jointly. They did approve, how­ever,
tlie rececnendation that C. S.
Z art man be re-appointed to an­other
five-year term.
¡Following a request -from the
Fire Company voiced by Chief Ray­mond
Punk, borough -council de­cided
to advertise for the purchase
of 1,000 feet of fire hose. It was
anounced that council will hold its
re-organization meeting on Janu­ary
5 when Councilman-elect
Frank Ford will succeed Council­man
Frank Ditzle-r.
Tax Collector Raymond Reedy
reported all delinquent taxes col­lected
and th a t for another year,
no tax liens will toe filed a t the
court house.
F. B. I. Police School
To Be Held Here Again
The second annual F. B. I. Pol­ice
School for police o cals of
county boroughs will be held in
the local borough ¡school for a
14-week perod starting February
11, Chief of Police Clarence Krei­der
announced today.
Arrangements for the schoo
which will hold sessons each Wed­nesday
evening between and in­cluding
February 11 and May 12.
were completed this week between
L. V. Boardman, special agent in
charge, of Philadelphia, and
Chief Kreider.
Borough police forces which
will co-operate Include Columbia,
Elizabethtown, Manheim, Mount
Joy, Mountville 'and Millei^ville
MRS. RAAXELS CLAMS
CHARGES NOT DROPPED
The report that charges against
Clifford Runnels have been drop­ped
were declared unfounded today
by (Mrs. Rannels. Accorling to
Mrs. Rannels, her husband, Who
was named defendant on assault
and ¡battery charges, has signed a
settlement agreement Which if ful-filed
will ultimately lead -to the
dropping of the charges. At p r e ­sent,
however, the charges remain,
she asserted.
Home-Making Class
Adult classes in Homemaking
will again be offered a t the Lititz
High School. A meeting to decide
¡the work to be taken up and the
time of meeting, -will be held on
Monday evening, Jan. 5th a t 7:30
in the Home-making rooms.
AUX. DUNKING PARTY
The ladies auxiliary of the Fire
Company will hold their .meeting
on Thursday evening at 7:30 in
the Fire House.