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* * * « « * « « * * * . * * « « * * * * Celebrate Independence Day In The Springs Park Monday J u ly 5th The Lititz R ecord - Express « « « « « « Serving The Publié For Seventy-Seven Years 78th Year Established April, 1877, as The Sunbeam (Consolidated with The Lititz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., July 1 & 8, 1954 5 cents a Copy; $2 per yr. by mail, within Lancaster County; $2.50 elsewhere Nos. 13 & 14 Banks To Stay Open FrL Nichts Both Local Banks Eliminate Saturday Morning Banking Hours A n n o uncement th a t both Lititz b an k s will in a u g u ra te F rid a y even in g b a n k in g h o u rs an d will elimin a te th e u su a l S a tu rd a y m o rn in g hours, was made th is week by dire c to rs of th e two local in s titu tions. In an an n o u n cem en t issued jo in tly following m e e tin g s of th e two b o a rd s of d ire c to rs Tuesday, both local b an k s will be open F r iday between th e h o u rs of 5 p.m. an d 7 :3 0 p.m. The F rid a y evening h o u rs a re in ad d itio n to th e re g u la r F rid ay h o u rs of from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. In lieu of th e F rid ay evening hours, both b an k s will remain closed S a tu rd ay mornings. The new schedule will be s ta rte d on Frid ay , Ju ly 9. In mak in g th e ir anno u n cem en t, local b a n k e rs emphasized th a t th e change is being made fo r th e convenience of local patron s. The F r iday evening opening will enable many w o rk in g people to do th e ir ban k in g a t a time when many of them a re downtown to do shopping. The move is sim ila r to th a t ta k e n in many communities. Banks in L a n c a ste r City have been closed on S a tu rd ay s fo r sev eral years. The change in h o u rs is one of th e most ra d ic a l to be ta k e n by local b an k in g in s titu tio n s since h o u rs were red u ced by th e 2 p.m. closing daily, a step ta k e n fo u r or five y ears ago. As Lititz Men Observed The Anniversary of The Birth of Independence Hare Back In 1926 In this rare old photograph, loaned the Record-Express by Ross Glassmyer, is depicted th e picturesque manner in which a group of local men, attired in true Colonial style, depicted th a t Fourth of July in 1776 when liberty was proclaimed throughout th e land. The group was assembled along Broad Street opposite th e former Legion Home. Later th is group went to Lancaster where they marched in a mammoth parade which marked the Sesqui- Centennial Celebration held there. Those shown in the above photo are, le ft to right, as follows: Jim Carper, Elmer Keller, Sr., Paul F. Diehm, John Miller, A1 Homberger, B illy Imlioff, Ed. Grosh, Roy Keller, Homer Schnerer, B ill Shaffer, Jonas Rlsser. Franz Wagaman, Edgar Yeagley, Charles Weidman, Bill Templeton, Paul Frey, Leon Madlam, deceased; Ed Rank, Paul Spangler, Carl Foltz, Frank Grumbrech. Paul Matthews, Domer Brenner, Lloyd Royer, Jake Copenhaver, Clarence Shaub, B ill Nelson, deceased; Harold Weidman, Harry Becker, deceased; Chester Leicey, Clair Rice, deceased. Paul Dulaboh’i, deceased; Lester Hackman* Keimeth Witmyer, Norman Habecker, and Howard Hollinger, deceased. TO PUBLISH OLD PHOTOS This is the first o f a series o f old photographs which The Record-Express plans to publish in subsequent issues. Many o f these photos w ill be taken from th e file o f The Record and The Express o f the past ha lf century or more. If you have an old photo which you think might be o f general interest or o f historical importance, le t u s know. Do not bring in the photos until we so advise, a s w e do not want to be responsible for them until the week they are to be published. BlameBoro For E. Main St. Delay Stuber Claims State Ready To Re-build As Soon As Curbs Are In No No No Fuss Muss Jams On The Improved Grocers' Excursion to Atlantic City, July 15. Everyone Invited! F e a tu re s th a t you will lik e — PRR tra in s, s ta rtin g a t L an c a ste r, a re w aitin g a t th e p la tfo rm when you a rriv e a t th e sta tio n . You do no t have to w a it in th e Station. When you a rriv e you buy y o u r tic k e t (if you were n o t ab le to g e t it in ad v an ce) th e n proceed down th e sta irw a y an d b o ard th e tra in . As p erso n s b o a rd th e tr a in th e y a re co u n ted w ith au tom a tic co u n te rs, an d when th e to ta l re a ch e s th e re q u ire d n um b e r (less th a n can be seated comfo rtab ly ) th e doors a re closed, and th e tra in is on its-way. In ab o u t 2 % h o u rs you a re read y to enjoy th e day at th e P la y g ro u n d of America — on th e beach, b o a rdw a lk , o r th e fa mous Steel Pier. Upon re tu rn in g th e same system is used — everyone is su re of a se a t on each tra in . T h e PR R, in o rd e r to h av e p len ty of coaches, a sk s everyone to please buy th e ir excursion tic k e t a t le a s t 48 hours in ad vance, if a t a ll possible. By doing th is th e re can be no questio n ab o u t plen ty of seats. If you a re n o t in a position to buy in advance, tic k e ts can be b o u g h t on th e m o rn in g of th e excursion a t Columbia, E liz ab e th tow n , Mt. Joy, (C o n tin u ed on Pag e 12) 1000 To Enjoy Vacations Here All Next Week .Starting this Friday, Lititz will observe its annual “Vacation Week” with more than a thousand local workers enjoying a week’s respite from their jobs. Practically every local industrial plant of th e borough will be closed this week while several of the Park T o Present 112th Annual ‘Fourth’ Celebration With Candles, Concerts, Fireworks ---------------------------------------------- Joan Reist To Be Crowned Queen At Picturesque Pageant; 6,000 Candles Will Illuminate The Springs Park; Music To Be Furnished By The Lititz High School Band and The Palmyra Legion Band The 1 1 2 th a n n u a l observance of In d ep en d en ce Day will be celeb ra te d in th e L ititz S p rin g s P a rk Monday, Ju ly 5 th w ith a p ro g ram fe a tu rin g th e p ic tu re sq u e P a g e a n t of th e Candles, th e Crowning of th e Queen of th e Candles, ban d concerts, baby p a rad e an d fireworks. W tih th e Sp rin g s P a rk back in its fo rm e r beauty, th o u s a n d s a r e expected iSfelfcfr: ; '¿¡¡it to flock h e re Monday fo r th e v a rie d ijfflfNII I N p ro g ram. The work of tid y in g up th e p a rk was completed th is week when th e ta sk of e re c tin g th e many wooden fram e s upon which a re se t th e six th o u s a n d iga; candles, was s ta rte d . A con cert by th e L ititz Hig h School P jL --, Band, d irected by H en ry C. S tein er, will fos* ,■ fe a tu re th e a fte rn o o n p ro g ram . The b an d E g will play from 2 :3 0 p.m. to 5 :3 0 p.m. T h e P a lm y ra Legion Band w ill p re s e n t ¡¡Jr. ’ music fo r th e ev en in g ’s p ro g ram a n d will nlay from 7 :3 0 p.m. to 1 0 :3 0 p.m. J o a n R o ist George K eeh n is c h a irm a n of th e music committee. George Smith a n d Louis H u eb en e r will have ch a rg e of th e P a g e a n t of th e Caudles while th e a c tu a l lig h tin g of th e can d le s will be d irected by H a rry Reg en n as, who h a s made th em , by h a n d , fo r man y y ears, a c co rd in g to a n aged Moravian fo rm u la. The comm ittee also includes George K eeh n an d F ra n k Brown. Miss Jo a n R eist, d a u g h te r of Mr. an d Mrs. E a rl K. R e ist, 425 L au re l Ave., th is bo ro u g h , a ttr a c tiv e member of th is y e a r’s g ra d u a tin g class a t L ititz Hig h School, will be crowned Queen a s th e h ig h p o in t in th e p ag e an t. She will be crowned by la s t y e a r’s Queen, Miss Audrey Risser. Members of th e Queen’s Court will include Mary Ann W ag n er, Mary E llen R isser, Delores Showers, Benay Getz, H e len Lo erch er, E la in e Longenecker, Marilyn L an dis, Myrna A u k er, B a rb a ra Foltz, Ju d y Meiskey, J u d ith P fa u tz an d Mary Ann Templeton. T ra in b earers, Jo h n H o rn b e rg e r an d Randy R e ist; crown b e a re r, Daniel H ersh ey ; Mrs. George (C o n tin u ed on P ag e 12) AN ARTIST'S CONCEPTION OF THE FAIRYLAND OF CANDLES No Record Next Week Following a custom o f lo n g sta n d in g , The L ititz Record-Exp re s s will n o t be p u b lish ed next T h u rsd a y in o rd e r th a t employees a n d members of th e staff can enjo y th e ir v a c a tio n s d u rin g th e week of Ju ly 4 th . The next issu e of T h e Record- E x p re ss will be p u b lish ed T h u rs day, J u ly 15. The Park Program For July 5th 6 :0 0 a.m. Rin g in g of th e Church hells (a custom followed since th e d ay s of th e first c e le b ra tio n s) . 9 :0 0 a.m. C learin g of th e P a rk Grounds. (T ick e ts go on sale a t th is tim e ). 1 2 :0 0 noon. P ro g ram of reco rd ed music. 2 :3 0 to 5 :3 0 p.m. Concerts by th e L ititz Hig h School Band. 4 :3 0 p.m. Baby P a rad e . 7 :3 0 to 1 0 :3 0 p.m. C o n certs by th e American Legion Band of P a lm y ra . 9 :1 5 p.m. P a g e a n t of th e Queen of th e Candles. 9 :3 0 p.m. Illum in a tio n of e n tire P a rk w ith th o u sa n d s of candles. 1 0 :3 0 p.m. Grand F in a le— Gigantic display of F irew o rk s. SPACHT HOME IS SOLD FOR $11 ,1 4 5 The two a n d o n e -h a lf sto ry fram e dwelling a n d g a ra g e a t 306 South Broad S tre e t was p u rch a sed a t public sa le S a tu rd a y by Hen ry Ament, of M a rk e t S tre e t, th is b o rough fo r his bid of $11,145. The p ro p e rty w as sold by th e E s ta te of F a n n ie S. S p ach t, deceased. H en ry J . Snavely was th e au ctio n eer. This is Marjorie Heilman’s conception o f the Fourth of July celebration in the park! The above photo was made o f an oil painting which Mrs. Heilman, o f th is borough, sold to the Ford Times and which appears in th e current issue of th e magazine. It is accompanied with an article written by her husband, Grant Heilman. In his article, Heilman describes onr candlelight program as “one o f the safest, sanest and prettiest Fourth o f July celebrations in the country.” , The Heilmans recently completed building their new home ju st w est o f the borough. They formerly resided a t Broad and Orange Streets, New Officers Being Installed By Civic Clubs This Week Junior Legion All-Star Game To Be Played Here July 10 The annual Junior Legion All- Star game for Lancaster City and larger industries also were closed County will be played on the Ath-last week, at least partially. In ad- letic Field here on Saturday, July dition, a number of retail stores 10, at 2:30 p.m., it was announced and restaurants here also will re- this week. main closed to permit employees' The game will be sponsored this vacations. year by the Garden Spot Post of Postmaster Robert E. Pfautz the American Legion, according to announced that no deliveries will an announcement made by Post be made on Monday, July 5, ex- Commander Daniel W. Miller. The cepting special deliveries. Win- game will be played in place of dows will be open for the sale of the regular game played by the stamps from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Lititz team Saturday afternoon. Post Office lobby will remain open The All-Star game will bring to all day for the convenience of Lititz the best players from the lock box holders. Legion Leagues in the City and County, players in the seventeen and eighteen-year-old bracket. The players will be competing for a chance to go to Philadelphia and take part in the All-Eastern game to be played at Shibe Park. Scouts from the various teams in the Major Leagues will be on hand to pick the boys to go to the All-Eastern game. The Lititz representative to the All-Star game is Paul Stoner, with a second local player to be chosen shortly. Local Legionnaires urged the public to attend the game here and to give moral support to the Junior Legion players. New officers of L ititz civic clubs will be in s ta lle d th is week an d next. Dr. F re d Au ten , L a n c a ste r den tis t, will ta k e office as p re s id e n t of th e L ititz R o ta ry Club a t its m e e tin g to be h eld h e re n e x t Tu esd ay re ta ry : H a rry Ruley, tr e a s u re r ; Jo h n H e lte r, ta il tw is te r; Charles Wag am an , lion tam e r. D irecto rs a re : W ilb u r Miller, William Oehme, F re d H a g g e rty a n d E a rl Reist. Incoming officers of th e local evening. The local R o ta ria n s w ill R o ta ry Club also in clu d e R ich a rd attend a triplets meeting in Elizabethtown with the Elizabethtown and Mount Joy clubs this evening. Raymond Pettyjohn will be installed as president of the Lititz Lions Club at an outing to be held this evening at the cottage of H. M. “Dutch” Witmyer, north of Hopeland. L io n s will m e e t a t th e S q u a re a t 6 p.m. a n d go to H o p elan d in a g roup. A buffet su p e r w ill be served a t 6 :3 0 . Other officers of the Lions Club to take office this evening are: Elvin Good, first vice president; Paul Lauderman, second vice president; Dean Miller, third vice Allebach, first vice president; Ray Mann, second vice president; Simon Fickinger, secretary; and Abe Hershey, treasurer. Directors are the officers, James Cleland, retiring president; Willy dePerrot, Thomas Walker and Marlin Spaid. ANNOUNCEMENT Peggy’s Beauty Shop, Lititz RD3, will be closed July 2 and will not re-open until July 12. i NOTICE! E. C. Harry’s Shoe Service (5 Points), will be closed one week, president; Stanley Brumbach, sec- July 4th to 10th. APPEAL FOR BOYS TO LIGHT CANDLES State Grants Extension Contracts For New High School Must Be Granted By October 14 The D e p a rtm e n t of Public In stru c tio n a t H a rrisb u rg th is week ap proved th e ex ten sio n of th e d e a d lin e fo r aw a rd in g co n tra c ts on th e new W arw ick Union Ju n io r- Sen io r High School b u ild in g to October 14, 1954. A n n o u n cemen t th a t th e sta te had ap p roved th e re q u e s t made by th e local b oard was made y e s te rday by Su p erv isin g P rin c ip a l Marlin Spaid. P ro g re ss mad e by th e a rc h ite c ts h a s b een such th a t th e new d ead lin e will easily be met, it was in d icated . The comm u n icatio n from th e s ta te follows: Jo sep h H e rr, S e c re ta ry : R eferen ce is made to y o u r le tte r u n d e r d a te of J u n e 17, 1954, ad d re ssed to Mr. E. A. Quacken-bush, re q u e s tin g an extension to October 14, 1954, w ith in which to place y o u r school b u ild in g p ro je c t u n d e r co n tra c t, id en tified a s P ro ject 457. I am w ritin g to ad vise you th a t I am g ra n tin g an extension to Octo b e r 14, 1954, w ith in which th e b o a rd of school d ire c to rs of th e Warw ick Union School D istrict, L a n c a ste r County, should aw a rd a c o n tra c t fo r th e c o n stru c tio n of th e new Ju n io r-S e n io r High School, co vered by P ro je c t 457. R alp h C. Swan, Deputy S u p e rin ten d en t. Garth Becker Stricken 111 While On Leave S trick en ill wh ile on leave here, G a rth Becker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Becker, L ititz RD3, was a dm itte d to th e E p h r a ta Community H o sp ital S a tu rd a y evening where he was fo u n d to be sufferin g from k id n ey stones. Yesterd ay , Becker was tr a n s fe rre d to th e Naval H o sp ital in P h ila d e lp h ia fo r fu r th e r tr e a tment. He a rriv e d home F rid a y from th e Air School a t th e Naval A ir Technical T ra in in g Center a t Norman, Oklahoma, to spend ten | days w ith h is wife a n d family. Blame for a delay in re -b u ild in g th e E a st Main S tre e t ap p ro ach of th e boro u g h was placed in th e lap s of b o ro u g h councilmen by D istric t H ighway 'S u p e rin te n d e n t Oscar S tu b e r y esterd ay . “ If council h a d gone ah e a d a n d p u t in th e c u rb s a n d h#d fixed th e cu rb lines to th e w id th th e y desired, we p ro b ab ly would be s ta r ted in th e re -b u ild in g of E a s t M a in S tre e t b efo re th is ,” S tu b e r a s serted. Chances of g e ttin g th e e a s te rn approach to th e boro u g h widened an d re -b u ilt th is y e a r still a re excellent — if borough council a c ts promptly — S tu b e r added. The an n o u n c em en t came a s a su rp rise to members of council who had d esp a ired of g e ttin g any s ta te actio n on th e E a s t Main S treet ap p ro a ch th is year. The p ro je c t h a s been con sid ered fo r th e p a st th re e o r fo u r y e a rs an d is considered one of th e two bad traffic h a z a rd s in th e borough. The s ta te h ig hw a y d e p a rtm e n t two years ag o /h ad d raw n up plans for a sixteen-foot w id th b u t th is was opposed by th e b o rough which seeks a 2 0-foot s tre e t a t th is point. If th e boro u g h p u ts in its cu rb s a t the w id th d esired, th e s ta te th e n can go a h e ad an d mak e up its e stim a te s an d proceed to schedule th e improvement. And from a ll in d ic a tio n s th is will be done th is year, S tu b e r added. The work of b u ild in g a w id e r brid g e over th e stre am alo n g th e Rothsville Road an d th e Dam Road was p ro g re ssin g on schedule th is week, w ith traffic b eing deto u red a mile e a st of th e b orough. The s ta te p lan s to re -b u ild only from th e b o rough line to th e Revolu tio n a ry m em o rial b u ria l p lo t on E a s t Main S tre e t a t th is time. The p ro je c t of rem o v in g th e high crown from E a s t Main S tre e t in th e b u sin e ss section a n d fo r re b u ild in g N o rth Broad S tre e t still a re not in clu d ed in s ta te plans. An appeal for more boys to help lig h t the 6,000 candles in the park during the Pag^jint of the Candles Monday evening was made yesterday by Harry Regennas, in charge of this work. All youths over twelve will be given passes to the park and will be paid 50 cents each for the half hour’s work. EBY’S OBSERVE THEIR 50th ANNIVERSARY LEAGUE CLAM BAKE BEING HELD TODAY Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ehy observed their golden wedding by having “open house” for their friends on Wednesday at their home on Front Street. Mrs. Eby was the former Maude Kaylor and the couple was married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Kaylor, at Marietta, by Rev. Jacob N. Brubaker, of Mount Joy. They are the parents of two children, Mrs. Leon Klaus, of Lancaster, and Mrs. Rudolf Devries, of Glenn Rock, N. J. Members of th e Young Men’s B u sin ess L eag u e will hold a clam bake a t Dr. M. H. Yo d er’s c o ttag e n e a r B ric k e rv ille th is a fte rn o o n a n d evening. D in n er will he serv ed a t 6 :3 0 . Bowling on th e g reen a n d pin o ch le will be played. Retailers Seek Active Program Here Ways an d m ean s of m ak in g shopping in L ititz m o re a ttra c tiv e to th e public w e re discussed a t a meeting of th e L ititz R e ta ile rs ’ Committee held Tuesday ev ening a t th e Young Men’s Business League. The need fo r a m o re active prog ram was emphasized by sev eral local businessmen. P la n s fo r fu tu r e ac tiv itie s were placed in th e h a n d s of an executive committee. This com m ittee co n sists of Simon F ick in g e r, Jo h n K eller, Miss C h a rlo tte K e lle r a n d Jo sep h B. Hess. A discussion of closing S a tu rday ev enings d u rin g th e sum m er also was discussed b u t no a g re e men t reached. F iv e of th o s e p re se n t announced th ey p lan to close S a tu rd ay ev en in g s th ro u g h o u t th e sum mer months. One su g g e stio n made, which did n o t g e t to a vote, was th a t sto re s h e re close Wednesday a ftern o o n s, in s te a d of T h u rsd ay s, rem a in open T h u rsd a y an d F rid a y evenings a n d close S a tu rd a y evening. This is th e same sch ed u le as th a t followed in E p h r a ta and Mount Joy. William Spacht, tr e a s u r e r for th e group, re p o rte d a cash balance of $87.12. Seek More Requests Here For Fresh Air Children Minus the usual fanfare, twelve youngsters from the hot sidewalks of New York reached Lititz in the midst of an early summer heat spell last Friday. The group included several children who had been here before and several happy reunions took place at the Pennsylvania Station in Lancaster when they arrived. But — according to members of the committee, more are waiting to come as soon as arrangements can be made to have them entertained in local homes or on nearby farms. Persons anxious to obtain Fresh Air Children should contact Mrs. Walter Miller, 5-8143; Mrs. John Helter, 6-7977; Mrs. Ray Har-wick, 6-5011; or Mrs. Elmer Hershey, 6-6192. Future arrival dates are July 14 and 29 and August 12. Children range in ages from five to 12 years and persons can request different, nationalities if they desire.
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Title | Lititz Record Express |
Masthead | Lititz Record Express 1954-07-01 |
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Full Text | * * * « « * « « * * * . * * « « * * * * Celebrate Independence Day In The Springs Park Monday J u ly 5th The Lititz R ecord - Express « « « « « « Serving The Publié For Seventy-Seven Years 78th Year Established April, 1877, as The Sunbeam (Consolidated with The Lititz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., July 1 & 8, 1954 5 cents a Copy; $2 per yr. by mail, within Lancaster County; $2.50 elsewhere Nos. 13 & 14 Banks To Stay Open FrL Nichts Both Local Banks Eliminate Saturday Morning Banking Hours A n n o uncement th a t both Lititz b an k s will in a u g u ra te F rid a y even in g b a n k in g h o u rs an d will elimin a te th e u su a l S a tu rd a y m o rn in g hours, was made th is week by dire c to rs of th e two local in s titu tions. In an an n o u n cem en t issued jo in tly following m e e tin g s of th e two b o a rd s of d ire c to rs Tuesday, both local b an k s will be open F r iday between th e h o u rs of 5 p.m. an d 7 :3 0 p.m. The F rid a y evening h o u rs a re in ad d itio n to th e re g u la r F rid ay h o u rs of from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. In lieu of th e F rid ay evening hours, both b an k s will remain closed S a tu rd ay mornings. The new schedule will be s ta rte d on Frid ay , Ju ly 9. In mak in g th e ir anno u n cem en t, local b a n k e rs emphasized th a t th e change is being made fo r th e convenience of local patron s. The F r iday evening opening will enable many w o rk in g people to do th e ir ban k in g a t a time when many of them a re downtown to do shopping. The move is sim ila r to th a t ta k e n in many communities. Banks in L a n c a ste r City have been closed on S a tu rd ay s fo r sev eral years. The change in h o u rs is one of th e most ra d ic a l to be ta k e n by local b an k in g in s titu tio n s since h o u rs were red u ced by th e 2 p.m. closing daily, a step ta k e n fo u r or five y ears ago. As Lititz Men Observed The Anniversary of The Birth of Independence Hare Back In 1926 In this rare old photograph, loaned the Record-Express by Ross Glassmyer, is depicted th e picturesque manner in which a group of local men, attired in true Colonial style, depicted th a t Fourth of July in 1776 when liberty was proclaimed throughout th e land. The group was assembled along Broad Street opposite th e former Legion Home. Later th is group went to Lancaster where they marched in a mammoth parade which marked the Sesqui- Centennial Celebration held there. Those shown in the above photo are, le ft to right, as follows: Jim Carper, Elmer Keller, Sr., Paul F. Diehm, John Miller, A1 Homberger, B illy Imlioff, Ed. Grosh, Roy Keller, Homer Schnerer, B ill Shaffer, Jonas Rlsser. Franz Wagaman, Edgar Yeagley, Charles Weidman, Bill Templeton, Paul Frey, Leon Madlam, deceased; Ed Rank, Paul Spangler, Carl Foltz, Frank Grumbrech. Paul Matthews, Domer Brenner, Lloyd Royer, Jake Copenhaver, Clarence Shaub, B ill Nelson, deceased; Harold Weidman, Harry Becker, deceased; Chester Leicey, Clair Rice, deceased. Paul Dulaboh’i, deceased; Lester Hackman* Keimeth Witmyer, Norman Habecker, and Howard Hollinger, deceased. TO PUBLISH OLD PHOTOS This is the first o f a series o f old photographs which The Record-Express plans to publish in subsequent issues. Many o f these photos w ill be taken from th e file o f The Record and The Express o f the past ha lf century or more. If you have an old photo which you think might be o f general interest or o f historical importance, le t u s know. Do not bring in the photos until we so advise, a s w e do not want to be responsible for them until the week they are to be published. BlameBoro For E. Main St. Delay Stuber Claims State Ready To Re-build As Soon As Curbs Are In No No No Fuss Muss Jams On The Improved Grocers' Excursion to Atlantic City, July 15. Everyone Invited! F e a tu re s th a t you will lik e — PRR tra in s, s ta rtin g a t L an c a ste r, a re w aitin g a t th e p la tfo rm when you a rriv e a t th e sta tio n . You do no t have to w a it in th e Station. When you a rriv e you buy y o u r tic k e t (if you were n o t ab le to g e t it in ad v an ce) th e n proceed down th e sta irw a y an d b o ard th e tra in . As p erso n s b o a rd th e tr a in th e y a re co u n ted w ith au tom a tic co u n te rs, an d when th e to ta l re a ch e s th e re q u ire d n um b e r (less th a n can be seated comfo rtab ly ) th e doors a re closed, and th e tra in is on its-way. In ab o u t 2 % h o u rs you a re read y to enjoy th e day at th e P la y g ro u n d of America — on th e beach, b o a rdw a lk , o r th e fa mous Steel Pier. Upon re tu rn in g th e same system is used — everyone is su re of a se a t on each tra in . T h e PR R, in o rd e r to h av e p len ty of coaches, a sk s everyone to please buy th e ir excursion tic k e t a t le a s t 48 hours in ad vance, if a t a ll possible. By doing th is th e re can be no questio n ab o u t plen ty of seats. If you a re n o t in a position to buy in advance, tic k e ts can be b o u g h t on th e m o rn in g of th e excursion a t Columbia, E liz ab e th tow n , Mt. Joy, (C o n tin u ed on Pag e 12) 1000 To Enjoy Vacations Here All Next Week .Starting this Friday, Lititz will observe its annual “Vacation Week” with more than a thousand local workers enjoying a week’s respite from their jobs. Practically every local industrial plant of th e borough will be closed this week while several of the Park T o Present 112th Annual ‘Fourth’ Celebration With Candles, Concerts, Fireworks ---------------------------------------------- Joan Reist To Be Crowned Queen At Picturesque Pageant; 6,000 Candles Will Illuminate The Springs Park; Music To Be Furnished By The Lititz High School Band and The Palmyra Legion Band The 1 1 2 th a n n u a l observance of In d ep en d en ce Day will be celeb ra te d in th e L ititz S p rin g s P a rk Monday, Ju ly 5 th w ith a p ro g ram fe a tu rin g th e p ic tu re sq u e P a g e a n t of th e Candles, th e Crowning of th e Queen of th e Candles, ban d concerts, baby p a rad e an d fireworks. W tih th e Sp rin g s P a rk back in its fo rm e r beauty, th o u s a n d s a r e expected iSfelfcfr: ; '¿¡¡it to flock h e re Monday fo r th e v a rie d ijfflfNII I N p ro g ram. The work of tid y in g up th e p a rk was completed th is week when th e ta sk of e re c tin g th e many wooden fram e s upon which a re se t th e six th o u s a n d iga; candles, was s ta rte d . A con cert by th e L ititz Hig h School P jL --, Band, d irected by H en ry C. S tein er, will fos* ,■ fe a tu re th e a fte rn o o n p ro g ram . The b an d E g will play from 2 :3 0 p.m. to 5 :3 0 p.m. T h e P a lm y ra Legion Band w ill p re s e n t ¡¡Jr. ’ music fo r th e ev en in g ’s p ro g ram a n d will nlay from 7 :3 0 p.m. to 1 0 :3 0 p.m. J o a n R o ist George K eeh n is c h a irm a n of th e music committee. George Smith a n d Louis H u eb en e r will have ch a rg e of th e P a g e a n t of th e Caudles while th e a c tu a l lig h tin g of th e can d le s will be d irected by H a rry Reg en n as, who h a s made th em , by h a n d , fo r man y y ears, a c co rd in g to a n aged Moravian fo rm u la. The comm ittee also includes George K eeh n an d F ra n k Brown. Miss Jo a n R eist, d a u g h te r of Mr. an d Mrs. E a rl K. R e ist, 425 L au re l Ave., th is bo ro u g h , a ttr a c tiv e member of th is y e a r’s g ra d u a tin g class a t L ititz Hig h School, will be crowned Queen a s th e h ig h p o in t in th e p ag e an t. She will be crowned by la s t y e a r’s Queen, Miss Audrey Risser. Members of th e Queen’s Court will include Mary Ann W ag n er, Mary E llen R isser, Delores Showers, Benay Getz, H e len Lo erch er, E la in e Longenecker, Marilyn L an dis, Myrna A u k er, B a rb a ra Foltz, Ju d y Meiskey, J u d ith P fa u tz an d Mary Ann Templeton. T ra in b earers, Jo h n H o rn b e rg e r an d Randy R e ist; crown b e a re r, Daniel H ersh ey ; Mrs. George (C o n tin u ed on P ag e 12) AN ARTIST'S CONCEPTION OF THE FAIRYLAND OF CANDLES No Record Next Week Following a custom o f lo n g sta n d in g , The L ititz Record-Exp re s s will n o t be p u b lish ed next T h u rsd a y in o rd e r th a t employees a n d members of th e staff can enjo y th e ir v a c a tio n s d u rin g th e week of Ju ly 4 th . The next issu e of T h e Record- E x p re ss will be p u b lish ed T h u rs day, J u ly 15. The Park Program For July 5th 6 :0 0 a.m. Rin g in g of th e Church hells (a custom followed since th e d ay s of th e first c e le b ra tio n s) . 9 :0 0 a.m. C learin g of th e P a rk Grounds. (T ick e ts go on sale a t th is tim e ). 1 2 :0 0 noon. P ro g ram of reco rd ed music. 2 :3 0 to 5 :3 0 p.m. Concerts by th e L ititz Hig h School Band. 4 :3 0 p.m. Baby P a rad e . 7 :3 0 to 1 0 :3 0 p.m. C o n certs by th e American Legion Band of P a lm y ra . 9 :1 5 p.m. P a g e a n t of th e Queen of th e Candles. 9 :3 0 p.m. Illum in a tio n of e n tire P a rk w ith th o u sa n d s of candles. 1 0 :3 0 p.m. Grand F in a le— Gigantic display of F irew o rk s. SPACHT HOME IS SOLD FOR $11 ,1 4 5 The two a n d o n e -h a lf sto ry fram e dwelling a n d g a ra g e a t 306 South Broad S tre e t was p u rch a sed a t public sa le S a tu rd a y by Hen ry Ament, of M a rk e t S tre e t, th is b o rough fo r his bid of $11,145. The p ro p e rty w as sold by th e E s ta te of F a n n ie S. S p ach t, deceased. H en ry J . Snavely was th e au ctio n eer. This is Marjorie Heilman’s conception o f the Fourth of July celebration in the park! The above photo was made o f an oil painting which Mrs. Heilman, o f th is borough, sold to the Ford Times and which appears in th e current issue of th e magazine. It is accompanied with an article written by her husband, Grant Heilman. In his article, Heilman describes onr candlelight program as “one o f the safest, sanest and prettiest Fourth o f July celebrations in the country.” , The Heilmans recently completed building their new home ju st w est o f the borough. They formerly resided a t Broad and Orange Streets, New Officers Being Installed By Civic Clubs This Week Junior Legion All-Star Game To Be Played Here July 10 The annual Junior Legion All- Star game for Lancaster City and larger industries also were closed County will be played on the Ath-last week, at least partially. In ad- letic Field here on Saturday, July dition, a number of retail stores 10, at 2:30 p.m., it was announced and restaurants here also will re- this week. main closed to permit employees' The game will be sponsored this vacations. year by the Garden Spot Post of Postmaster Robert E. Pfautz the American Legion, according to announced that no deliveries will an announcement made by Post be made on Monday, July 5, ex- Commander Daniel W. Miller. The cepting special deliveries. Win- game will be played in place of dows will be open for the sale of the regular game played by the stamps from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Lititz team Saturday afternoon. Post Office lobby will remain open The All-Star game will bring to all day for the convenience of Lititz the best players from the lock box holders. Legion Leagues in the City and County, players in the seventeen and eighteen-year-old bracket. The players will be competing for a chance to go to Philadelphia and take part in the All-Eastern game to be played at Shibe Park. Scouts from the various teams in the Major Leagues will be on hand to pick the boys to go to the All-Eastern game. The Lititz representative to the All-Star game is Paul Stoner, with a second local player to be chosen shortly. Local Legionnaires urged the public to attend the game here and to give moral support to the Junior Legion players. New officers of L ititz civic clubs will be in s ta lle d th is week an d next. Dr. F re d Au ten , L a n c a ste r den tis t, will ta k e office as p re s id e n t of th e L ititz R o ta ry Club a t its m e e tin g to be h eld h e re n e x t Tu esd ay re ta ry : H a rry Ruley, tr e a s u re r ; Jo h n H e lte r, ta il tw is te r; Charles Wag am an , lion tam e r. D irecto rs a re : W ilb u r Miller, William Oehme, F re d H a g g e rty a n d E a rl Reist. Incoming officers of th e local evening. The local R o ta ria n s w ill R o ta ry Club also in clu d e R ich a rd attend a triplets meeting in Elizabethtown with the Elizabethtown and Mount Joy clubs this evening. Raymond Pettyjohn will be installed as president of the Lititz Lions Club at an outing to be held this evening at the cottage of H. M. “Dutch” Witmyer, north of Hopeland. L io n s will m e e t a t th e S q u a re a t 6 p.m. a n d go to H o p elan d in a g roup. A buffet su p e r w ill be served a t 6 :3 0 . Other officers of the Lions Club to take office this evening are: Elvin Good, first vice president; Paul Lauderman, second vice president; Dean Miller, third vice Allebach, first vice president; Ray Mann, second vice president; Simon Fickinger, secretary; and Abe Hershey, treasurer. Directors are the officers, James Cleland, retiring president; Willy dePerrot, Thomas Walker and Marlin Spaid. ANNOUNCEMENT Peggy’s Beauty Shop, Lititz RD3, will be closed July 2 and will not re-open until July 12. i NOTICE! E. C. Harry’s Shoe Service (5 Points), will be closed one week, president; Stanley Brumbach, sec- July 4th to 10th. APPEAL FOR BOYS TO LIGHT CANDLES State Grants Extension Contracts For New High School Must Be Granted By October 14 The D e p a rtm e n t of Public In stru c tio n a t H a rrisb u rg th is week ap proved th e ex ten sio n of th e d e a d lin e fo r aw a rd in g co n tra c ts on th e new W arw ick Union Ju n io r- Sen io r High School b u ild in g to October 14, 1954. A n n o u n cemen t th a t th e sta te had ap p roved th e re q u e s t made by th e local b oard was made y e s te rday by Su p erv isin g P rin c ip a l Marlin Spaid. P ro g re ss mad e by th e a rc h ite c ts h a s b een such th a t th e new d ead lin e will easily be met, it was in d icated . The comm u n icatio n from th e s ta te follows: Jo sep h H e rr, S e c re ta ry : R eferen ce is made to y o u r le tte r u n d e r d a te of J u n e 17, 1954, ad d re ssed to Mr. E. A. Quacken-bush, re q u e s tin g an extension to October 14, 1954, w ith in which to place y o u r school b u ild in g p ro je c t u n d e r co n tra c t, id en tified a s P ro ject 457. I am w ritin g to ad vise you th a t I am g ra n tin g an extension to Octo b e r 14, 1954, w ith in which th e b o a rd of school d ire c to rs of th e Warw ick Union School D istrict, L a n c a ste r County, should aw a rd a c o n tra c t fo r th e c o n stru c tio n of th e new Ju n io r-S e n io r High School, co vered by P ro je c t 457. R alp h C. Swan, Deputy S u p e rin ten d en t. Garth Becker Stricken 111 While On Leave S trick en ill wh ile on leave here, G a rth Becker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Becker, L ititz RD3, was a dm itte d to th e E p h r a ta Community H o sp ital S a tu rd a y evening where he was fo u n d to be sufferin g from k id n ey stones. Yesterd ay , Becker was tr a n s fe rre d to th e Naval H o sp ital in P h ila d e lp h ia fo r fu r th e r tr e a tment. He a rriv e d home F rid a y from th e Air School a t th e Naval A ir Technical T ra in in g Center a t Norman, Oklahoma, to spend ten | days w ith h is wife a n d family. Blame for a delay in re -b u ild in g th e E a st Main S tre e t ap p ro ach of th e boro u g h was placed in th e lap s of b o ro u g h councilmen by D istric t H ighway 'S u p e rin te n d e n t Oscar S tu b e r y esterd ay . “ If council h a d gone ah e a d a n d p u t in th e c u rb s a n d h#d fixed th e cu rb lines to th e w id th th e y desired, we p ro b ab ly would be s ta r ted in th e re -b u ild in g of E a s t M a in S tre e t b efo re th is ,” S tu b e r a s serted. Chances of g e ttin g th e e a s te rn approach to th e boro u g h widened an d re -b u ilt th is y e a r still a re excellent — if borough council a c ts promptly — S tu b e r added. The an n o u n c em en t came a s a su rp rise to members of council who had d esp a ired of g e ttin g any s ta te actio n on th e E a s t Main S treet ap p ro a ch th is year. The p ro je c t h a s been con sid ered fo r th e p a st th re e o r fo u r y e a rs an d is considered one of th e two bad traffic h a z a rd s in th e borough. The s ta te h ig hw a y d e p a rtm e n t two years ag o /h ad d raw n up plans for a sixteen-foot w id th b u t th is was opposed by th e b o rough which seeks a 2 0-foot s tre e t a t th is point. If th e boro u g h p u ts in its cu rb s a t the w id th d esired, th e s ta te th e n can go a h e ad an d mak e up its e stim a te s an d proceed to schedule th e improvement. And from a ll in d ic a tio n s th is will be done th is year, S tu b e r added. The work of b u ild in g a w id e r brid g e over th e stre am alo n g th e Rothsville Road an d th e Dam Road was p ro g re ssin g on schedule th is week, w ith traffic b eing deto u red a mile e a st of th e b orough. The s ta te p lan s to re -b u ild only from th e b o rough line to th e Revolu tio n a ry m em o rial b u ria l p lo t on E a s t Main S tre e t a t th is time. The p ro je c t of rem o v in g th e high crown from E a s t Main S tre e t in th e b u sin e ss section a n d fo r re b u ild in g N o rth Broad S tre e t still a re not in clu d ed in s ta te plans. An appeal for more boys to help lig h t the 6,000 candles in the park during the Pag^jint of the Candles Monday evening was made yesterday by Harry Regennas, in charge of this work. All youths over twelve will be given passes to the park and will be paid 50 cents each for the half hour’s work. EBY’S OBSERVE THEIR 50th ANNIVERSARY LEAGUE CLAM BAKE BEING HELD TODAY Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ehy observed their golden wedding by having “open house” for their friends on Wednesday at their home on Front Street. Mrs. Eby was the former Maude Kaylor and the couple was married at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Kaylor, at Marietta, by Rev. Jacob N. Brubaker, of Mount Joy. They are the parents of two children, Mrs. Leon Klaus, of Lancaster, and Mrs. Rudolf Devries, of Glenn Rock, N. J. Members of th e Young Men’s B u sin ess L eag u e will hold a clam bake a t Dr. M. H. Yo d er’s c o ttag e n e a r B ric k e rv ille th is a fte rn o o n a n d evening. D in n er will he serv ed a t 6 :3 0 . Bowling on th e g reen a n d pin o ch le will be played. Retailers Seek Active Program Here Ways an d m ean s of m ak in g shopping in L ititz m o re a ttra c tiv e to th e public w e re discussed a t a meeting of th e L ititz R e ta ile rs ’ Committee held Tuesday ev ening a t th e Young Men’s Business League. The need fo r a m o re active prog ram was emphasized by sev eral local businessmen. P la n s fo r fu tu r e ac tiv itie s were placed in th e h a n d s of an executive committee. This com m ittee co n sists of Simon F ick in g e r, Jo h n K eller, Miss C h a rlo tte K e lle r a n d Jo sep h B. Hess. A discussion of closing S a tu rday ev enings d u rin g th e sum m er also was discussed b u t no a g re e men t reached. F iv e of th o s e p re se n t announced th ey p lan to close S a tu rd ay ev en in g s th ro u g h o u t th e sum mer months. One su g g e stio n made, which did n o t g e t to a vote, was th a t sto re s h e re close Wednesday a ftern o o n s, in s te a d of T h u rsd ay s, rem a in open T h u rsd a y an d F rid a y evenings a n d close S a tu rd a y evening. This is th e same sch ed u le as th a t followed in E p h r a ta and Mount Joy. William Spacht, tr e a s u r e r for th e group, re p o rte d a cash balance of $87.12. Seek More Requests Here For Fresh Air Children Minus the usual fanfare, twelve youngsters from the hot sidewalks of New York reached Lititz in the midst of an early summer heat spell last Friday. The group included several children who had been here before and several happy reunions took place at the Pennsylvania Station in Lancaster when they arrived. But — according to members of the committee, more are waiting to come as soon as arrangements can be made to have them entertained in local homes or on nearby farms. Persons anxious to obtain Fresh Air Children should contact Mrs. Walter Miller, 5-8143; Mrs. John Helter, 6-7977; Mrs. Ray Har-wick, 6-5011; or Mrs. Elmer Hershey, 6-6192. Future arrival dates are July 14 and 29 and August 12. Children range in ages from five to 12 years and persons can request different, nationalities if they desire. |
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