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within Lancaster County; $2.50 elsewhere No. 52
Plans Announced For New Development of 160 Homes
Will Annex 80 Acres
Of Old Cuppy Farm;
May Extend Sewers
Will Build $15,000 Homes
At Total Cost Of Over
Two Million
Tentative plans for construct­ing
approximately 160 new homes
here within the next five years in
the largest residential develop­ment
in the history of Lititz, were
revealed this week.
The development will be situ­ated
on the old Cuppy Farm,
southeast of the borough. A peti­tion
to have eighty acres of the
farm annexed to the borough will
be presented a t the April meeting
of borough council la ter this
month, it was announced.
The housing development is of
such magnitude th a t borough offi­cials
this week began a study of
possible sewer extensions which
will be made necessary in order to
connect up with the disposal plant
east of the borough.
Plans for the development were
made known by Thomas Shields,
owner of the farm, who has en­gaged
Henry Huth, Lancaster en­gineer,
to survey and help to plan
the stre e t arrangement of the |
farm. After grades are determin- I
ed, th e facilities of the Federal |
Housing Administration will be [
solicited to help complete the
plans.
The residences will sell fo r an
average of approximately $15,000
each, making th e development,
when completed, a project valued
a t $2,400,000, A. C. Bangert, Lan­caster
builder, who will construct :
the homes, announced this week.
The Cuppy farm is bounded by
th e Nuss tra c t on the south; the
Kissel Hill Road on the n o rth ; and
extends west to a point near
Broad Street. Only the lower por­tion
of the farm will be annexed
to th e borough a t this time. i
Before the annexation will be
completed, however, borough offi-
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T. Norman Lacy j
Dies Suddenly
At Summit, N. J. :
T. Norman Lacy, a native of
Lititz, died suddenly a t his home
in Summit, N. J., early Wednes­day
morning. He was the son of
the la te Mark Lacy and Ella
Bachman Lacy, and was born Sep­tember
23, 1885.
Mr. Lacy graduated from Lit­itz
High School, F. and M. Acad­emy
and Lehigh University. After
his graduation from Lehigh, he
entered the employ of th e Bell
Telephone Company and was
continuously connected with th a t
Organization until his re tirem en t
Several years ago.
He rose from the ra n k s and
was variously stationed in P h ila ­delphia,
New York, Atlanta and
Detroit, where he became presi­dent
of th e Bell Telephone Sys­tem
of th e State of Michigan, a
position he held until h is re tire ­ment,
a director of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Com­pany.
Mr. Lacy was a member of the
Presbyterian Church and was
very active and interested in its
welfare.
He was a member of th e Ma­sonic
F ra te rn ity , Rotary In te rn a ­tional
and many civic and pro­fessional
organizations.
He was well known over a
large section of the country
through his connection w ith th e
telephone industry and served in
an advisory capacity to the Fed­eral
Communications Commission
during World War II.
He is survived by his 93-year-old
mother, Mrs. Ella Lacy, of the
Moravian Home here; his wife,
Helen Steen Lacy; a daughter,
Ruth, wife of William Decker, of
Summit, N. J. Three grandchil­dren
and a brother, Paul B. Lacy,
df-Covington, Va., also survive.
F uneral services and in te rmen t
Will be held in Philadelphia this
Saturday afternoon.
Strikes Characteristic
Pose
Borough Council Gets Tough On Sewer Offenders
Nine Property Owners
Who Ignored Notices
Now Given 15 Days
SIXTH GRADES TOUR
SAFE HARBOR PLANT
The Sixth Grades of th e Lititz
borough school made a to u r of
inspection of th e power p lan t a t
Safe Harbor, Wednesday.
It didn’t take Harry Ruley,
shown above, long a fte r taking
the oath of office as a borough
councilman, to get his cigar light­ed
and to strike a pose familiar
and characteristic for the local
councilmanic chamber.
Harry Ruley
Sworn In As
Councilman
Fills Vacancy Caused By
Resignation Of Steffy;
Boro Opens Bids
Harry F. Ruley, secretary of
th e Wilbur Suchard Chocolate
Company, was sworn in as a mem­ber
of the Lititz Borough Council
j a t Tuesday evening’s session of
council, to fill the vacancy caused
: by the resignation two months
; ago of John H. Steffy.
I The oath was administered by
j Burgess Benjamin Forrest, who
; also administered the loyalty oath,
; now required of all public officials.
: Members of council and students
elected to Youth Day borough
offices who attended the meet­ing,
stood silently a t attention
during the ceremony.
Shortly a fte r Ruley took office,
President of Council Menno Rohr-er
appointed him chairman of the
stre e t committee, one of the most
important positions on borough
council and the post formerly held
by Mr. Steffy.
Open Bids
A contract for furnishing oil
for stre e t repairs here th is year
was awarded to McMinn’s Indus­try,
Lancaster, a t a bid of 17
cents a gallon, one-quarter of a
cent higher th an la st year. I t is
expected th a t, due to a much larg-
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14 From Here
Are Drawn For
Jury Duty
The names of fourteen local
men and women were drawn from
the ju ry wheel in the court house
la st week and will be called to
serve during the next sessions o f '
Common Pleas and Quarter Ses­sions
Courts.
Those drawn to serve as ju ro rs
during the te rm of Criminal Court
which convenes Monday, June 14,
are as follows: Kathryn Herr,
Henry J. Snavely, L uthe r K. Ruhl,
all of th is borough, and Anna
Gibble, Lititz RD1.
Men and women drawn to serve
a t the term of Common Pleas
Court which convenes Monday
April 26, from th is section, are;
Eva Steffy, Walter B. Grosh, Mor­ris
McCloud, all of th is borough;
Fred D. Vinson, Lititz RD1; Am­mon
S. Graybill, Lititz RD2; and
Emma Martin, Lititz RD1.
Those from here drawn for
Common Pleas Court which con­venes
Monday, May 3, a re : Mabel
G. Ditzler, and Este lla Keath,
both of th is borough; Elsie Grube
and Robert E. Young, both of
Rothsville.
To Repair
Alleys
This Year
But Boro Is Worried Over
Efforts To Smooth Out
Spots Elsewhere
The borough’s stree t repair pro­gram
is not proving satisfactory,
with several stree ts re-surfaced
last Summer, already showing
signs .of breaking up, Borough
Manager Orville Over reported to
council th is week.
As a result, the borough’s plan
of “ smoothing o u t” local streets
to rn up by the sewer excavations,
at a low cost, will have to be ad­justed
to a more costly basis, it
was asserted. Much of the present
breaking up of stree ts trea ted last
Summer, is due to not enough oil,
it was believed.
j With Mr. Over scheduled to at-
; tend the short course on street
building and rep a ir a t State Col-lege,
April 19 to 21, the assistance
j of sta te experts will be enlisted to
j help devise a plan for Lititz, it was
decided.
To Pave Alleys
F o r the first time in four years,
| th e borough will rep a ir local al-
| leys, Mr. Over also announced,
j With work on the alleys curtailed
j both during war years and dur-
| ing the sewer excavating, many
j now are in very poor condition.
I Oil and chips will be placed on
the alleys, beginning with North
Alley, located ju st north of Main
Street; and Raspberry Alley, run-
] ning parallel to and ju st east of
South Broad Street.
Main and Broad?
Ju st what the hopes are for
having North Broad Street and
East Main Street re-built during
th e next two years, is another
question local councilmen want
answered. Despite all efforts, bor­ough
officials have been unable to
induce sta te highway officials to
place these needed improvements
on the sta te plan, as fa r as can
be determined.
! The la test word is th a t the two
entrances to the borough will not
be widened or rebuilt th is year,
it was asserted. The best to be
expected will be to get th e two
| stree ts on the plan for next year,
Mr. Over explained.
Community Show
Reports Profit
iI Last y ea r’s farrm show took in
a to ta l of $4,893, according to a
financial sta tement presented to
members of the borough council
th is week.
With expenses tota ling $4,-
257.19, profit from th e show was
listed as $635.81 plus $303.34 in
i re tu rn ed prizes paid by the State
Department of Agriculture, for
home and farm exhibits.
With a balance of $715.70 exist­ing
in its treasury, th e Lititz
Community Show Association is
considering placing electric water
coolers for the drinking fountains
in the Square, it was announced.
VOLUNTEERS MAKE QUICK WORK ERECTING BARN
^ \ \ \ To Visit U. N.
The above photo was ta k e n only th re e hours
a fte r th e large group of friends, neighbors and
others, all volunteers, showed up a t th e Jo h n S.
Hess F a rm ju s t no rth ea st of th e borough Monday
morning. By n ig h tfa ll they h ad practically replaced
th e th re e la rg e buildings destroyed by fire a few
months ago.
175 Volunteers In
Large Barn Raising
At Hess Farm Here
A to ta l of 175 volunteers, in­cluding
a large number of Amish-men,
participated in one of the
largest barn-raisings in recent
years, when they gathered a t the
John S. Hess farm, northeast of
th is borough, last Monday.
Working feverishly throughout
the day, the large group had prac­tically
completed the exteriors of
the huge barn, an implement and “*|
potato storage shed and a two- I ,;
story poultry house adjoining, by [,j
early nightfall. M
The farm buildings replaced 1 *Jj
those destroyed in a spectacular
fire last Jan u a ry 9. Joseph S.
Weaver, Raspberry Alley, th is '
borough, la te r was prosecuted on
a charge of arson a fte r admitting
he had set fire to the structures. |
S tarting a t 7 a.m. Monday, the
large group of volunteer work­men,
farmers and neighbors
swarmed over th e arched roof of
th e barn which measures 50 by ;
80 feet and towers a t least forty j
feet in the a ir a t its highest- point.
The frame arches which form
the roof and most of the side sec­tions
of the barn had been assem­bled
on the ground prior and the
workmen, in groups of from
Cancer
Drive
Starts
The Lititz Cancer Fund drive
will get underway here today
when solicitors will begin th e ir
door-to-door canvass for the dual
purpose of distributing d a ta on
the fight being waged against
cancer as well as to collect funds
for the cause.
■ The campaign will continue un­til
April 10 with several hundred
workers divided into the districts
in the borough and throughout
th is section of the county, bearing
the news th a t “Last yea r one o u t
of every th re e were saved.”
By continuing both the cam­paign
of education and by provid­ing
th e funds for continued re ­search,
the American Cancer So­ciety
hopes to greatly reduce the
huge number of cancer deaths
throughout the nation in the next
decade.
In the borough, co-chairmen in
charge of the campaign a re : Mrs.
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The praises were Itrad and en­thusiastic
for the ta len ts of Miss
Joan Reichenbach, of Middleburg,
Saturday, a fte r th e presentation
of the musical “Heading for Lake
Placid,” the words and music of
„ . . . . . . , , . . . . which she composed. Miss Reich-1
taWrclhn taLfAte°r. taMrcrhy :i_n qp“l!a_ ceiy a. s 0tih8tr.e! e enbach is a senior music major
daring and experienced Amish-men,
perched on the top of the
framework, nailed them into
place.
I t is estimated th a t 100,000
feet of lumber will be used in the
barn alone — and the most of this
was put inplace Monday. By night-
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a t' Linden Hall Ju n io r College
: where the musical was presented.
Girls of the school made th e scen-
; ery and costumes.
Plan May Day
At Linden Hall
Pet Of Local Fire Company
Goes To His Final Reward
If Lititz firemen appear a bit i in the vicinity of the firehouse —
sad these days — for the past two j th a t is, every hour th a t George
weeks, in fact — well, th e re ’s a j Evans, veteran firehouse janitor,
mighty good reason. was there. When George left for
For two weeks ago th e ir mascot home, Smokey went with him.
of fourteen yea rs’ standing — For ju st about th irte en and a
Smokey —. was mercifully on his : half of his fourteen years of life,
way to Doggie Heaven! Smokey ruled the roost in the
Ju s t who Smokey belonged to center of town. Few of his canine
originally, nobody seems to e- j companions stood up to him.
member. But fourteen years a g o ,; T hat is, up to a few months ago
a group Of local firemen found 1 when the ravages of his age be-
Smokey suffering from a fractured
leg and proceeded to make him
th e ir own.
Dr. Harry Bender set the leg
and for a long time Smokey limp­ed
about the firehouse. Fully re­covered,
he became a full-fledged
member of the company and never
missed a day a t the firehouse.
In fact, he spent practically
gan to tell upon Smokey.
His condition had become so
bad a t th e last meeting of the fire
company th a t members long de­bated
his fate. Finally, realizing
th a t Smokey was suffering every
time he took a step, local firemen
decided th a t Smokey should be re­lieved
of his pain.
Needless to say, his burial was
every hour of th e day somewhere a mighty serious and sober service.
Palm Sunday
Musical Planned
A. Mason Bell, a b ro th e r of
Rev. Francis R. Bell, pastor of St.
P au l’s Lutheran Church, will play
the violin a t the Palm Sunday
Musical to be given by the three
choirs of St. P a u l’s on Sunday
evening, April 11, a t 7 o’clock.
Mr. Bell received his training
a t th e Peabody Conservatory of
Music, Baltimore, Md., and stu ­died
privately with Prof, van Hul-steyn,
of the Conservatory.
At present he is affiliated with
General Motors as District Man-
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1.
Ronald Good, local high school
junior, who has been selected by
the Lititz Lodge of Odd Fellows
to spend a week attending sessions
of th e United Nations a t New
York. This is th e fourth year in
which Odd Fellows here have sent
a student to study the U. I.
The Linden Hall May Day and
Horse Show will be held on Sat-urday,
Mary 29. The May Day fes- ! a s e r of th e Chevrolet Division in
tivities, under the
Miss Ailyln
direction of , Bal« more
Terada, athletic di­rector,
will be held on th e Campus
a t 2:00 p.m. and th e Horse Show
will be in the morning, directed
by Miss Geraldine Pearson, riding
master.
The E a ste r vacation will begin
Thursday, April 15th a t 2:00 p.m.
and classes will be resumed Tues­day,
April 27th.
ATTENDING CONVENTION
AT MIAMI, FLORIDA -
Henry B. Gibbel, secretary of
th e Lititz Mutual Insurance Com­pany,
and Robert Eichholtz, un­derwriter,
are attending sessions
of th e annual convention of the
National Association of Mutual
F ire Insurance Agents, being held
th is week a t Miami Beach, Fla.
They are accompanied by Mrs.
Gibbel, Joyce and Henry Gibbel,
and Mrs. Eichholtz.
Here’s Good News
For The Fishermen
S tarting July 1, restrictions on
fishing along the Holtwood tail-race
below the laboratory build­ing,
which were imposed for na­tional
security reasons a fte r the
Korean war broke out, will be lift­ed
during the daylight hours, it
was announced today.
Word th a t th e lower tailrace—
known as an excellent spot for
fishermen*—will once more be
open, catne with th e announce­ment
of the annual Hydro Fishing
Club' Contest, sponsored by the
Pennsylvania- Wa te r & Power
Company and th e Safe Harbor
Wa te r Power Corporation, in co­operation
with th e Federated’
Sportsmen of Lancaster County
and th e York County Federation
of Sportsmen’s Clubs.
All Remain
Calm During
Air Raid Test
L ititz’ air raid te st Tuesday
night was a success, theoretically,
Burgess Benjamin F o rrest an ­nounced.
Actually, th e test consisted
principally of clearing local streets
of both motorists and pedestrians
for the few minutes intervening
between blasts of the Wilbur-Su-chard
whistle.
The local Civilian Defense head­q
u arte rs were manned in borough
council chambers where Abe Her-shey
remained stationed a t a te l­ephone
and Burgess Forrest, local
chairman, sat conveniently by,
attending the monthly meeting of
borough council.
Once the phone rang, and both
jumped into action. They received
th e message, jo tted down a few
notes, and th en settled calmly
back to listen to council discuss
the merits and details of erecting
a new rest room for the fire com­pany
auxiliary.
Which in itself was mighty un­usual
in view of the message they
had received from Lancaster —
th a t the Lititz Pike bridge had
been blown up and sabateurs with
more bombs, probably atomic,
were a t th a t very moment headed
out the pike toward Lititz —
theoretically, th a t is!
Musicale Will Be
Presented Tonight
The second installment of th e
Spring Music Festival will be pre­sented
in th e high chool auditor­ium
th is evening by th e High
Names To Be Filed WHI
Justice 01 Peace
J. B. Herr
Borough Council is going te
crack-down on property owner*
who refuse to connect up with thf
sewer system — and will tolerate
no more long delays — according
to action taken a t a meeting held
Tuesday evening.
Members of council expressed
themselves as being particularly
disturbed by nine property own­ers
here who have ignored all
previous notices, and have both
failed to pay penalties imposed or
to connect up with the system.
One of this nine, operator of a
business in the center of the bor­ough,
has been the source of num­erous
complaints th a t th e situa­tion
resulting is a local health
hazard.
A to ta l of 33 owners have re ­fused
to pay the penalties for
not having connected within the
ninety-day period, out of a total
of 960 property owners who have
been ordered to connect, to-date,
council explained.
Council also declared th a t de­lays
encountered a fte r complaint*
are filed with a justice of th e pe&ci
will not be tolerated. The nine
Who have not connected will be
given a 15-day notice, a fte r which
th e ir names will be filed with
Justice of the Peace J. B. Herr, it
was announced.
After Borough Manager Orville
Over explained th a t some owner*
are of the opinion they cannot be
forced to connect with th e system,
several members of council de­clared
it should be made clear to
all th a t every property owner must
connect with th e system and that
council is empowered to bring
th is about.
Suits can be filed and liens
slapped against properties, i t was
explained.
Minnichs Will
Mark 50th
Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram G. Minnich,
Lititz RD3, will celebrate the ir
fiftieth wedding anniversary this
Saturday, when they will receive
the good wishes and congratula­tions
from th e ir many .Xriends
here.
Mr. Minnich is one of Lancaster
County’s best known retired
school teachers. After completing
forty-seven years as a teacher in
Warwick Township -— all spent in
little red school houses — h e r e ­tired
six years ago.
The school in which he tau g h t
were: Huber’s, Fairview, Buch’s,
and Kissel Hill, all located in War­wick
Township — and as one little
red schoolhouse was eliminated,
he was transfe rred to a remaining
one, until the time of his re tire ­ment.
They are the parents of three
children: Dr. Howard B. Minnich,
this borough; John Minnich, York,
tarsonville.
School Orchestra and th e High 1 and Anne> wlfe of Roy Hess. Mas-
School Glee Club, under th e di­rection
of Miss Je an e tte Drum-h
eller and Henry J . Steiner.
Carol Losensky will present a
piano solo while John Newcomer
will rende r a vocal solo. Accom­panists
are Susan Beck and Sally
Sue Templeton.
TWO-WEEK REVIVAL
AT SPEEDWELL HEIGHTS
A two-week revival will be held
a t the Holy Trinity Mission a t
Speedwell Heights, sta rtin g Sun­day.
The mission, now partly con­structed,
is being built by resi­dents
xjf the district.
Tuesday th e Musical Lutzes of
th is borough will present a pro­gram
a t the mission. On April 10
Rev. Jeremiah Smith, Lebanon,
will preach. The revival is being
• conducted by Rev. Charles Whit­man,
pastor of th e mission.
Haddad Elected
Noble Grand
Of Odd Fellows
Harvey Haddad was elected to
th e office of Noble Grand of the
Lititz Lodge 1050, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, a t th e elec­tion
held Monday evening.
Other officers elected a re a s
follows; Richard Singer, vice
grand; Bruce Wike, th ird mem­b
e r of the relief; and Carl Work­man,
trustee.
On April 24, th e Odd Fellows
will present a hill-billy show in
the Akron F ire Hall, featuring
Harold and His Foggy Mountain
Ridge-Runners and Don Williams
and his Blue Ridge Ramblers.