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Our New Number T h e L it it z R e c o r d - Ex pr e s s *
S e rv in g T h e p u b l ic F o r S e v e n ty - S e v e n Y e a r s s
79th Year Established April, 1877, as The Sunbeam
(Consolidated with The Lititz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, May 5, 1955
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State Schedule
Now Being Drawn Up
But No Local Street Yet
On Bid List, Despite
Recent Overtures
Dave B a u e r , L it i tz ’ n ew b o r ­o
u g h m a n a g e r , d o e s n ’t b e lie v e in
s i t tin g id ly by a n d l e ttin g th in g s
t a k e th e i r n a tu r a l c o u r s e s —
e sp e c ia lly n o t w h e n i t in v o lv e s
n e e d e d s t r e e t r e p a ir s a n d im ­p
ro v em e n ts h e re !
A n d so, le a rn in g th a t th e S ta te
H ig hw a y D e p a r tm e n t a t th is
v e ry m om e n t, is m a k in g u p its
s c h e d u le fo r s t r e e t r e p a i r jo b s
to b e c om p le te d th is s um m e r —
a n d le a rn in g t h a t th e r e is some
d o u b t a s to th e lo c a l s t r e e t s b e ­in
g in c lu d e d — s u g g e s te d t h a t :
F i r s t , e v e ry r e s id e n t o f th e
b o ro u g h in te r e s te d in s e e in g
L ititz g row , im m e d ia te ly w r ite a
l e t t e r to S ta te S e c r e ta ry o f H ig h ­w
ay s, Jo s e p h L aw le r, N o r th Of­fice
B ld g ., H a r r is b u r g , P a ., a n d
u rg e im m e d ia te r e lie f from th e
s a d s t a t e o f s t a te h ig hw a y s
th ro u g h th e b o ro u g h .
Se co n d ly , th a t e v e ry b o d y a lso
w r i t e th e new d is tr ic t h ig hw a y
e n g in e e r , T. K. R o th e rm u n d ,
2 1 s t a n d H e r r S tr e e ts , H a r r is ­b
u rg , P a ., a n d u r g e t h a t h e a n d
h is c rew c om e h e r e im m e d ia te ly
fo r th e p u rp o s e o f m a k in g s u r -
( C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 6 )
T h e r e ’s s till a lo t o f s a tis f a c ­t
io n to b e h a d from a jo b w e ll
d o n e , C la y to n S. Z a r tm a n , v e t­e
r a n lo c a l r e t a i l e r , sm ilin g ly a d ­m
itte d a s h e o b s e rv e d h i s fo r ty -
se c o n d a n n iv e r s a r y in b u s in e s s
— by w o rk in g h is u s u a l h o u r s in
th e s to r e a t B ro a d a n d F r o n t
S tr e e ts w h ic h h e fo u n d e d A p ril
29, 19 1 3 . F o r th e p a s t five y e a r s ,
Cl'ayt h a s b e e n th e o ld e s t r e ­t
a i l e r o f th e b o ro u g h in t h e n um ­b
e r s o f y e a r s in c o n tin u o u s b u s ­in
e s s .
Plan Repairs
To Moravian
Church Bldg.
A S tew a rd s h ip L ife E n li s t ­m
e n t p ro g r am w ill g e t u n d e rw a y
a t th e L ititz M o ra v ia n C h u rc h
May 15, When m em b e rs o f th e
lo c a l c o n g r e g a tio n w ill be v is it­e
d by o th e r c h u r c h m em b e rs in
c o n ju n c tio n w ith a r e n o v a tio n
p ro je c t fo r th e c h u r c h .
C o st o f th e r e g u l a r a n d r e to r a -
tio n o f th e in te r io r of th e c h u r c h
Is e s tim a te d to b e in th e n e ig h ­b
o rh o o d o f $ 6 0 ,0 0 0 a n d c h u r c h
m em b e rs w ill be c o n ta c te d d u r ­in
g a » p e d a l w e e k -lo n g d r iv e in
a n e f fo r t to s e c u re th e n e c e s s a ry
fin a n c e s in th e fo rm o f c o n tr ib u ­tio
n s a n d p le d g e s.
T h e S tew a rd s h ip L if e E n li s t ­m
e n t p ro g ,ram is th e th em e o f
th e M o ra v ia n c h u r c h e s o f th e
N o r th e rn P ro v in c e f o r th e y e a r
1955 a n d h om e v is ito r s w ill a s k
c h u r c h m em b e rs to m a k e e n lis t­m
e n ts o f th e i r tim e , t a l e n t a n d
tr e a s u r e , in th e c a u s e o f t h e
c h u rc h .
T h e r e n o v a tio n p ro je c t o f th e
c h u r c h h a s b e e n tim e d s o a s to
t i e in w ith t h e th em e o f t h e e n ­t
i r e p ro v in c ia l c h u r c h b o d y .
Som e 100 c h u r c h m em b e rs w ill
be a sk e d to m a k e th e h om e v is its
b e tw e e n May 15 a n d May 22.
Rev. O a rl J . H e lm io h w ill c om ­m
is s io n w o r k e r s a t t h e M a y 15
m o rn in g s e rv ic e . A w o r k e r s din­n
e r w ill b e h e ld May 13 a t th e
c h u rc h .
T h e r e n o v a tio n p ro je c t is th e
f ir s t m a jo r r e p a i r p r o g r am u n ­d
e r ta k e n b y th e c h u r c h in ,a n um ­b
e r o f y e a rs , a n d th e f i r s t tim e
in a d e c a d e t h a t m em b e rs o f th e
c o n g r e g a tio n h a v e b e en a s k e d to
c o n tr ib u t e to a p ro je c t o f th is
ty p e .
PV T . RON ALD NUSS
A R R IV E S IN GERMANY
W o rd w a s re c e iv e d h e r e th is
w e e k o f th e a r r iv a l of P v t. R o n ­a
ld N u ss, so n o f Mrs. P a u lin e
I N u ss, W e s t T h ir d A v e n u e , in
G e rm a n y . N u s s g r a d u a te d f rom
L ititz H ig h School la s t J u n e .
Boro To Tap
Huge Main
On Monday
T h e b o ro u g h h a s b e en “ unoffi­c
ia lly ” a s s u r e d t h a t W a rn e r -
L am b e r t is g o in g to p u r c h a s e
i b o ro u g h w a te r fo r its p ro p o s e d
n ew p la n t h e r e , officials re v e a le d
y e s te rd a y a s p la n s w e r e c om ­p
le te d fo r c u ttin g - in o n th e m a in
lin e a t th e p um p in g ¡sta tio n .
C u ttin g o f th e lin e w ill be
m a d e M o n d ay w h e n ta p s w ill b e
in s ta lle d fo r b o th th e W a rn e r -
L am b e r t e x te n s io n to r u n d ir e c t­ly
n o r th a n d f o r tihe e x te n s io n to
th e n ew s c h o o l b u ild in g d ir e c t­ly
s o u th o f th e p umiplng s ta tio n .
T u r n Off W a t e r
R e s id e n ts a lo n g W e s t Se co n d
A v e n u e f rom B ro a d S tr e e t, w e re
w i th o u t w a t e r m o s t o f y e s te rd a y
w h e n b o ro u g h em p lo y e e s com ­p
le te d th e e x te n s io n o f th e waiter
lin e n o r th w a r d o n S p ru c e S tr e e t
from a p o in t h a lfw a y in th e
b lo c k to th e m a in r u n n in g a lo n g
Se co n d A v en u e .
T h e m a in on Se co n d A v e n u e
w h ic h w a s in s ta lle d m a n y y e a r s
a g o w a s fo u n d to be in e x c e lle n t
c o n d itio n , B o ro u g h M a n a g e r
D av id B a u e r r e p o rte d .
B ik e L ic e n s e s A v a ila b le
T h e 19 5 5 b icy c le lic e n s e s h a v e
a r r iv e d a t th e b o ro u g h office
a n d m u s t b e p la c e d o n b icy c le s
b y J u n e 1, B o ro u g h M a n a g e r
B a u e r e x p la in e d y e s te rd a y . B ik e
ow n e r s a r e a s k e d to b r in g a lo n g
th e s e r i a l n um b e r of th e i r b icy c ­le
s w h e n a p p ly in g fo r th e r e d a n d
w h ite ta g s .
PTA ToHold
Final Meeting
Next Thursday
On T h u r s d a y , M ay 12, th e L it­itz
P .T .A . w il h o ld i ts fin a l m e e t­in
g foir th is s c h o o l te rm in th e
L ititz H ig h S c h o o l a u d ito r ium .
D u r in g t h i s m e e tin g th e offi­c
e rs f o r th e 1 9 5 5 -5 6 t e rm w ill
b e in s ta lle d . T h e y a r e a s fo l­low
s: Mrs. J am e s C le la n d , p r e s ­id
e n t: O m a r B u c h e r, v ice p r e s i­d
e n t; Mrs. B ru c e C o rb e tt, r e ­c
o rd in g s e c r e ta r y ; Mrs. C lay
B ru b a k e r , c o r re s p o n d in g s e c re ­t
a r y ; L e s te r L e h r , tr e a s u r e r .
F o llow in g th e b u s in e s s m e e t­in
g , w h ic h w ill f e a tu r e r e p o r t s
o f th e c om m itte e s w o rk in g o n
th e P T A f e s tiv a l, th e p r o g r am
c om m itte e w ill p r e s e n t B e r n a r d
L e hm a n n , R e c r e a tio n C e n te r S u ­p
e rv is o r , w h o w ill s p e a k to th e
p a r e n t s a n d te a c h e r s c o n c e rn in g
th e p ro g r am a n d o b je c tiv e s o f
th e R e c r e a tio n C e n te r.
T h e sch o o l a tte n d a n c e p la q u e s
a n d m o n ey p r iz e s w lil b e a n ­n
o u n c e d a t t h i s m e e tin g a n d r e ­f
r e s h m e n t s w ill b e s e rv e d .
Calendar
Of The Week
T o d a y , May 5
H a t S o c ia l a n d P o u n d S a le—
F i r e Co. A u x ilia ry , a t F i r e
H o u s e , a t 7 :3 0 P.M.
ABCD D e s s e r t M e e tin g 8 :0 0
P.M. a t th e h om e o f M rs. M e n a o
R o h r e r , K is s e l H ill R o a d .
F r id a y , M ay 6
F e llow s h ip Day
R o llin g H ills N e ig h b o rh o o d
m e e tin g 8 :0 0 P.M. a t R e c. C e n ­te
r .
S a tu r d a y , M ay 7
B a k e S a le— A l t a r S o c ie ty , S t.
J am e s ’ C a th o lic C h u rc h , a t F i r e
H o u s e , 9 :0 0 A.M.
S u n d a y , M a y 8
M o th e r ’s D a y
F e s tiv a l o f C h r is tia n H o rn *
o b s e rv e d a t 1 0 :4 5 A.M. s e r ­v
ic e , a t S t. L u k e ’s C h u rc h .
M o n d a y , M ay 9
L u th e r L e a g u e m e e tin g a t
St. P a u l ’s L u th e r a n C h u r c h
7 :1 5 P.M.
T u e s d a y , M ay 1 0
L u n c h e o n o f L ititz A u x ilia ry
o f G e n e r a l H o s p ita l, 1 2 :3 0 P.M.
a t th e C o tta g e o f Mr. a n d Mrs.
J o h n S te ffy , M t. G r e tn a .
F am ily N ite 6 :3 0 p .m ., Z w in g li
H a ll, S t. L u k e 's E & R C h u rc h .
BRUNNERVILLE BABY'S CRIES TURN ON
LIGHTS ALL OVER HOUSE
• T w o -m o n th s -o ld R o b in G ru b e is s h ow n t u r n in g o n t h e lig h ts
— m e r e ly b y c r y in g — a n d th u s w a r n in g h e r p a r e n t s , M r. a n d
M rs. J am e s W . G ru b e , n e i th e r o f w h om c a n s p e a k o r h e a p —
a l l t h r o u g h a d e v ic e b u i l t f o r th em b y H a r r y Sh e ffy , lo c a l r a d io
a n d te le v is io n e x p e r t.
Harry Sheffy Invents
Aid For Deaf Couple
W h e n b a b y c rie s , l ig h t s go o n
a ll o v e r th e h o u s e — o r a f a n
s t a r ts !
A n d th u s a lo c a l In v e n to r th is
w e ek b r o u g h t h a p p in e s s — a n d
a f e e lin g o f a d d e d s e c u r ity —
to a B r u n n e r v ille c o u p le , n e ith e r
o f w h om c a n s p e a k o r h e a r .
T h e y a r e Mr. a n d Mrs. J am e s
W. G ru b e , w h o o c cu p y a n ew
r a n c h - ty p e h om e d ir e c tly o p p o ­s
ite th e B r u n n e r v ille S ch o o l, a n d
w h o a r e p a r e n t s o f a p lum p ,
l i t t l e tw o -m o n th s -o ld b a b y g irl.
D u e to th e f a c t t h a t b o th ■ a r e
a b s o lu te ly s to n e d e a f , th e c o u p le
h a v e fo u n d i t d ifficu lt to b e a b le
to p ro p e rly c a r e fo r th e i r y o u n g
d a u g h te r , e s p e c ia lly d u r in g th e
n ig h t tim e . A s a r e s u l t, th e
m o lth e r w o u ld m a k e a s m a n y v is ­i
ts to th e c h ild ’s fcrib a s p o ss ib le
— b u t d e sp ite th is , th e l i t t l e
to t w o u ld c ry f o r v a ry in g p e r ­io
d s w ith o u t d is tu r b in g th em . 1
On th e a d v ic e o f n e ig h b o r s ,
Mr. G ru b e , w h o is em p lo y e d a t
th e K e a th P la n in g Mill h e r e ,
c o n su lte d H a r r y Sheffy, T-V ex­p
e r t a t th e G a rd e n S p o t A p p li­a
n c e C om p an y , a n d w e ll k n ow n
fo r h is in v e n tiv e g e n iu s .
A f te r s tu d y in g o v e r th e p ro b ­lem
fo r tw o w e ek s , Mr. Sheffy
p ro d u c e d w h a t h e c a lls , f o r n e e d
o f a b e t t e r t it l e , “ a s e n s itiv e -
s o u n d -o p e r a te d r e la y d e v ic e .”
T h e g a d g e t, w h ic h f r ie n d s
h a v e u rg e d h im to p a te n t, c o n ­s
is ts o f a sm a ll a p p a r a tu s w h ic h
lo o k s lik e a n e x p e r im e n ta l r a d io
o u tfit, w h ic h i s p la c e d o n a ta b le
The Inventor
Harry Sheffy
n e a r th e b a b y ’s c rib . W ir e s le a d
from th is a p p a r a tu s to a m ic ro ­p
h o n e w h ic h is h u n g o n th e c rib
n e a r th e b a b y ’s h e a d .
W h e n th e b a b y c rie s , th e m ic ­ro
p h o n e p ic k s u p th e s o u n d a n d
am p lifie s it. T h e s o u n d c u r r e n ts
a r e th e n re c tifie d a n d tr a n s f o rm ­ed
from a l t e r n a t in g c u r r e n t to
d ir e c t c u r r e n t a n d th is i s used
to o p e r a te a r e la y in th e h o u se
c u r r e n t.
A s in s ta lle d , th e d ev ic e w ill
flash o n a lig h t w h e n th e baby
c r ie s . I t c a n be s e t so th a t w h en
(C o n t in u e d o n P a g e 16)
Arrangements Completed
For First Post Prom Frolic
A r r a n g em e n ts a r e in th e fin al
s ta g e s fo r th e F i r s t P o s t P rom
F ro lic , to b e h e ld a t t h e R e c r e a ­t
io n C e n te r , F r id a y , May 13,
from 1 2 :3 0 to 4 :0 0 a .m . T h e
th em e o f th e f ro lic is “ S p r in g ­tim
e R e n d e z v o u s ” a n d d e c o r a ­tio
n s w ill c a r r y o u t th e th em e by
m a k in g t h e C e n te r a h u g e g a r ­d
e n c om p le te w ith p ic k e t fe n c e s
a n d flowe rs.
“ S p r in g tim e R e n d e z v o u s ” is
b e in g sp o n s o re d by th e L ititz
R e c r e a tio n C e n te r B o a rd o f Di­r
e c to r s . F in a n c ia l a s s is ta n c e h a s
b e en re c e iv e d from th e P a r e n t-
T e a c h e r s A s so c ia tio n , t h e L ititz
W om a n ’s C lu b , th e L ititz C h a p ­t
e r o f A m e r ic a n B u s in e s s C lu b s,
a n d a ls o d o n a tio n s o f m o n e y a n d
g i f ts from in d iv id u a ls a n d m e r ­c
h a n ts , t o be u s e d f o r d o o r p riz e s
a n d n o v e lty d a n c e p riz e s. I f a n y
m e r c h a n t h a s n o t 'b e e n c o n ta c te d
a n d w o u ld lik e to m a k e a d o n a ­tio
n , p le a s e c a ll 6 -9 4 8 1 .
T h e r e w ill b e a d o o rm a n to
g r e e t th e g u e s ts , tw o hiat-cheok
g ir ls , in c o s tum e , w ill t a k e c a r e
o f th e i r w r a p s , tw o h e a d w a ite r s
w ill e s c o rt th em to th e i r r e s e rv ­ed
t a b l e s a n d w a itr e s s e s w ill
s e rv e th em w ith a ll th e g o o d
fo o d th e y c a n e a t a n d f r u i t p u n c h
th e y c u n d r in k , a ll f o r t h e p ric e
o f th e i r 5 0 c r e s e r v a tio n . A n d
b e s id e s a ll th e r e f r e s h m e n t
C a n d y G irls w ill t a k e c a r e of
th e i r sw e e t to o th . A few f r ie n d ­ly
c h a p e ro n e s w ill a ls o b e p r e s ­e
n t.M
usic f o r d a n c in g w ill b e f u r ­n
ish e d b y B o b S t e t l e r ’s O rc h e s ­t
r a , fo rm e r ly I r a B ow m a n ’s.
T h e M a s te r o f C e rem o n ie s w ill
b e n o n e o th e r t h a n o u r ow n
J o h n H e lte r , w h o w ill s t a r t off
th e e v e n in g w ith a n h o u r o f
g o o d e n te r ta in m e n t c o n s is tin g o f
Dr. J o h n 'S h e n k , h y p n o tis t, o f
th e f a c u lty o f M ilie r s v ille S t a te
T e a c h e r s C o lleg e ; Mrs. S. A ly -
m e r Y o d e r, w h o w i l l , p r e s e n t a
com ed y d a n c e s k i t a n d th e M a rl-a
n i S is te r s v o c a l a n d in s tr um e n ­t
a l d u o , w h o c om e to uis h ig h ly
re c om m e n d e d fo r th e i r m u s ic a l
t a l e n t a n d a b ility .
T h e r em a in d e r o f th e e v e n in g
w ill b e s p e n t in d a n c in g , w ith
p r iz e s aw a rd e d to b o th b o y s a n d
g ir ls fo r S p o t a n d N o v e lty
D an ce s.
B r e a k f a s t w ill b e s e rv e d a t
3 :3 0 a .m . I t w ill c o n s is t o f Mo­r
a v ia n S u g a r C ak e , H om e -M ad e
D o u g h n u ts , H o t C h o c o la te , T e a
a n d Coffee.
T h e “ S p r in g tim e R e n d e z v o u s ”
is b e in g m a d e p o s s ib le th r o u g h
th e e ffo rts o f th e P la n n in g Com­m
itte e , c om p ris e d o f th e fo llow ­in
g m em b e rs o f th e R e c r e a tio n
C e n te r B o a rd o f D ir e c to r s , a n d
o th e r s : Mrs. F o r b e s B m sw e lle r,
g e n e r a l c h a irm a n ; Mrs. F r a n k
L o n g e n e c k e r, c o - c h a irm a n ; F r e d
R o y e r, B e r n a r d L e hm a n n , Dr.
H ow a rd M in n ich , J a c k L o se n sk y ,
p r e s id e n t o f th e s e n io r c la s s ;
J am e s Sw a r r , p r e s id e n t o f th e
ju n io r c la ss.
O th e r s r e s p o n s ib le in a s s is t­in
g a r e Mrs. R ic h a rd Z a r tm a n ,
fo o d c h a irm a n ; Mrs. I r a Y eag-ley
, w a itr e s s c h a irm a n ; Mrs. A r­t
h u r B u sh o n g , c h a irm a n h a t-c
h e c k g ir ls a n d c a n d y g ir ls ;
B e r n a r d L e hm a n n , d e c o r a tio n s .
T h e P l a n n in g C om m itte e is
sp o n s o r in g a n E s c o r t S e rv ic e
w h ic h w ill p ro v id e c a r s to> a n d
from th e C e n te r fo r th o s e w ith ­o
u t e s c o r ts o r m e a n s of t r a n s ­p
o r ta tio n , if th e y w ill c o n ta c t
a n y m em b e r o f th e c om m itte e
a n d g iv e th em p a r tic u la r s .
P a r e n ts , s c h o o l a u th o r itie s ,
civ ic o rg a n iz a tio n s , u n d e r c la s s ­m
e n a n d th e g e n e r a l p u b lic a r e
in v ite d to in s p e c t t h e a r r a n g e ­m
e n ts a n d th e c om p le te s e tu p
b e tw e e n 9 :0 0 a n d 1 1 :0 0 p.m.
A f te r t h a t t h e a f fa ir w ill b e
tu r n e d o v e r c om p le te ly to th e
J u n io r s a n d S e n io r s a n d t h e n e ­c
e s s a ry w o rk in g p e rso n n e l.
Start Fund
To Aid
The Shaws
Local Blind Man’s Mother
Confined To Hospital
With Broken Back
Memorial Day Speaker
T h e p l ig h t o f a lo c a l b lin d
m a n w h o s e m o th e r s u s ta in e d
a b ro k e n b a c k in a f a ll a t th e i r
h om e h e r e , b r o u g h t f o r th n um ­e
ro u s o f f e r s o f h e lp h e r e t h 's
w e ek . j
P le d g e s o f m o n ey am o u n tin g
to a p p ro x im a te ly tw e n ty d o lla r s
w e re re c e iv e d by th e R e c o r l ,
E x p re s s , w h ic h a g r e e d to k e e p j Rev . W a lla c e F is h e r , p a s to r
r e c o rd o f th e s e p r o f f e r d g i f t s 1 o f th e T r in i ty E v a n g e lic a l L u th -
u n t il som e o th e r o r g a n iz a tio n h e r a n C h u rc h , L a n c a s te r , h a s
su c h a s th e M in is te r ia l A sso - b e e n c h o s e n a s th e s p e a k e r fo r
e la tio n , c a n s e t u p a m o re s u it- th e M em o ria l D ay e x e rc is e s to
a b e re c e iv in g s t a tio n f o r th e b e h e ld 'h e re M o n d a y , May 30,
iu n d - i t w a s a n n o u n c e d th is w e ek .
T h e w om a n in ju r e d is Mrs. R e v . F ig h e r is w ld e ly k n ow n
M a rg a r e t S h aw , 66, w h o f e ll a s a n o r a to r . x h e p r 0 g r am w ill
h a lf w a y d ow n a f l ig h t o f s t a i r s , b e h e ld in th e M o ra v ia n C em e ­n
t h e r h om e a t 316 N o r th W a t e r j t fo llow in g th e a n n u a l Mem-w!
; * ra y ‘ a d : o r ia l D ay p a r a d e a g a in to be
m itte d to th e L a n c a s te r G e n e r a l , sp o n s o r e d b y b o th th e G a rd e n
H o s p ita l s u f f e r in g f rom a f rA : - |g p o t p o s t o f th e A m e r lc a n L e g _
u r e o f th e n e c k a n d a la c e r a - lo n a n d th e L m t z S p r in g S p J t
tio n o f th e fo r e h e a d w h ic h n f th e v w w
r e q u ir e d e ig h te e n s u tu t e s to
c lo se.
S h e is th e m o th e r o f B e r t
S h aw , a f am i l ia r f ig u r e h e r e ,
w h o Is o f te n s e e n w a lk in g lo c a l
s t r e e t s w ith th e a id o f h is
w h ite c an e . B e r t, w h o s e v is io n ]
is v e ry m e a g r e , w a s r e p o r te d to
b e m u c h d e p r e s s e d b y th e s a d
s t a t e o f h is f in a n c ia l a f f a ir s .
“ I th in k w e s h o u ld d o som e ­th
in g to m a k e th e i r p lig h t m u c h
d i f f e r e n t,” Mrs. C la re n c e J .
T r o u tw in e , o f F r o n t S tr e e t, d e ­c
la r e d In a s k in g th e R e c o rd -
E x p r e s s to s e rv e a s th e s t a ­tio
n f o r re c e iv in g fu n d s a t th is
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 9 )
New Police Radio
Produces Abundances
Of Disturbing Static
GOOD PO S T U R E B A L L
SATURDAY EV EN IN G
'i h e Good P o s tu r e B e n e fit
B a ll w ill b e h e ld a t O v e rlo o k
th is S a tu r d a y e v e n in g w h e n
m u s ic w ill b e f u r n is h e d b y R a lp h
S lo te ’s O r c h e s tr a . B u f f e t lu n c h ,
d o o r p riz e s a n d g if ts a r e am o n g
th e a tt r a c t io n s a n d th e p u b lic
is u rg e d to a tte n d .
222 Pre-School
Children Enroll
Two h u n d r e d a n d tw e n ty - tw o
p re -s c h o o l c h ild r e n w e r e r e g is ­te
r e d in th e W a rw ic k U n io n
D is tr ic t a,t th e r e g is tr a tio n h e ld
la s t w e ek .
T h e m em b e rs o f th e “ P ro b ­lem
s o f D em o c ra c y ” c la s s v is ite d
th e c o u r t h o u s e a t L a n c a s te r on
W e d n e sd a y . N e x t W e d n e sd a y
th e y p la n to v is it th e c a p ito l a t
H a r r is b u r g .
T h e s e n io r e x am in a tio n s w ill
b e h e ld on May 23 a n d 24. T h e
u n d e r c la s s e s w ill h a v e t h e i r ex­am
in a tio n s o n J u n e 1, 2, a n d 3.
441 Received
Salk Shots
A t o t a l o f 441 p u p ils re c e iv e d
t h e i r S a lk p o lio s h o ts la s t w e ek
in t h e W a rw ic k Union, D is tr ic t.
T h is in c lu d e d a ll t h e p u p ils of
L ititz , W a rw ic k T ow n sh ip , a n d
E liz a b e th T ow n sh ip . H. P a u l
L a u d e rm a n w a s In c h a r g e o f t h e
w o rk in L ititz . Dr. J o s e p h G ro sh
a dm in is te r e d th e s h o ts a n d Miss
A n n a H a rn is h , s c h o o l n u r s e ,
Mrs. E dw in S tro b le , Mils. F o rb e s
E m sw e lle r, Mrs. N a n c y Mickile,
a ls o n u r s e s , a s s is te d . Mrs. C la r ­e
n c e H e r r a n d M,rs. J . B. Jo s e n -
s k y k e p t th e r e c o rd s , a n d tw o
ro om m o th e r s , Mrs. M a lco lm L a -
V ig n e a n d Mrs. W h ite a lso a s ­s
is te d .
10 Youths
Admit Park
Damages
Agree To Pay Cost Of
Rebuilding Wall Above
Springs
T e n lo c a l y o u th s r a n g in g in
a g e s from fifte e n to n in e te e n
y e a rs , a n d d e s c rib e d b y C h ie f
o f P o lic e C la r e n c e K r e id e r as
“ from th e b e s t lo c a l f am ilie s ”
p le a d e d g u ilty to d am a g in g th e
s to n e w a ll a t th e h e a d o f th e
sp r in g s in t h e . p a r k o v e r th e
w e ek -e n d .
H e rd e d in to C h ie f K r e id e r ’s
liv in g ro om T u e s d a y e v e n in g ,
th e g ro u p o f y o u n g s te r s w e re
fa c e d by p a r k c om m itte e h e a d s .
A dm ittin g th e y h a d r em o v e d a
to ta l o f se v e n s to n e s f rom th e
w a ll, th e y o u th s e x p la in e d th e y
m e re ly w e r e in te r e s t e d in r e a c h ­in
g a c av e b e h in d th e w a ll.
11.636 Books
In Library
Report Shows
John Hershey Is Elected
President At Annual
Meeting Tues.
T h e a n n u a l m e e tin g o f th e L it­itz
P u b lic L ib r a r y w a s h e ld in
th e L ib r a ry , T u e s d a y e v en in g ,
May 3. Miss B e ssie S e a rle , L i­b
r a r ia n , p r e s e n te d th e y e a r ly re ­p
o rt.
A t p r e s e n t, th e c om b in e d p u b ­lic
a n d s c h o o l l ib r a r i e s c o n ta in
1 1 .6 3 6 b o o k s. G ra d e s , 2 ,9 8 0 ;
J u n io r a n d S e n io r H ig h , 5 ,0 2 0 ;
P u b lic A d u lt, 2 ,3 5 5 ; J u v e n ile
P u b lic , 1 ,2 8 1 . S um m a ry o f p u b ­lic
a tio n , 1 8 ,5 8 3 .
A. L. D o u p le r e p o r t e d th e fo l­low
in g r e c e ip ts d u r in g th e y e a r :
U n ite d D riv e , $ 3 0 0 ; L ititz Wo­m
a n ’s C lu b , $ 1 0 0 ; D e lp h ia n So­c
ie ty , $ 2 5 ; M em b e rs d u e s , $ 4 .0 0 ;
F in e s on o v e r-d u e b o o k s, $ 6 2 .4 8 .
A. L. D o u p le w a s r e -e le c te d a
m em b e r o f th e B o a rd o f T r u s t e e s
a n d Mrs. E u g e n e Ste ffy a n ew
rq em b e r, e a c h to s e rv e fo r a p e r ­io
d o f five y e a rs .
T h e o rg a n iz a tio n o f th e B o a rd
f o r t h e c om in g y e a r is a s fo l­low
s: J o h n G. H e r sh e y , p r e s i­d
e n t; M. C. Dem m y , v ic e p r e s i­d
e n t; Mrs. F lo r e n c e B. G ib b e l,
s e c r e ta r y ; A. L. D o u p le , t r e a s u r ­e
r. Mrs. J o h n B a d o rf, Miss M a ry
S tu rg is , Mrs. E u g e n e Steffy a n d
Miss B e ssie S e a rle , L ib r a r ia n ,
c om p le te t h e B o a rd .
T h e L ib r a r y is o p e n to th e
p u b lic d u r in g t h e s c h o o l d a y—
8 :1 5 a .m . to 4 :0 0 p .m ., a n d
T u e s d a y e v e n in g , 6 :3 0 to 8 :3 0 .
D u r in g s c h o F o r y e a r s th e c av e h a s b e e n --------- -----------o--l v--a--c--a--t-i-o- n-, th e L i-a
so u rc e o f w o n d e rm e n t f o r m o r e b r a ry wil1 b e o p e n T u e sd a y a n d
th a n o n e g e n e r a tio n o f lo c a l ’ * ~ °
y o u n g s te r s . R e c e n tly , h ow e v e r,
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 9)
Eleanor Griffith
To Address Lions
Miss E le a n o r G riffith , w h o
s p e n t six m o n th s In G e rm a n y a s
a n e x c h a n g e s tu d e n t, w ill sh ow
m o v ie s o f h e r t r ip a s a f e a tu r e
o f a m e e tin g o f th e L io n s C lu b
h e r e th is e v e n in g . N om in a tio n s
o f n ew officers fo r th e c om in g
y e a r a ls o w ill b e h e ld .
A t a m e e tin g to b e h e ld
T h u r s d a y , May 19, m em b e rs o f
th e W a rw ic k L io n s C lu b a n d
th e B a ro n S tle g e l C lu b o f B ric -
k e rv ille , w ill a tt e n d a s g u e s ts .
T h e p r o g r am w ill f e a tu r e
m o v ie s o f th e 1 9 5 4 L io n s c o n ­v
e n tio n h e ld In N ew Y o rk C ity.
T h e e le c tio n o f o ffice rs f o r th e
L ititz c lu b a ls o w ill b e h e ld
a t t h a t tim e .
SGT. LU DW IG AND FAM ILY
TO S P EN D MONTH H E R E
S g t. H ow a rd L u dw ig , J r . , a n d
h is f am ily a r e e x p e c te d to a r r iv e
In L ititz l a t e to d a y f rom O r la n ­do
, F lo r id a , t o s p e n d t h e n e x t
m o n th w ith h i s p a r e n ts , B o ro u g h
Officer a n d Mrs. H ow a rd L u dw ig .
S g t. L u dw ig , w h o h a s b e e n
s t a tio n e d a t P in e C a s t le A ir
B a s e n e a r O rla n d o , w ill be t r a n s ­f
e r r e d t o Oh io , fo llow in g h is 3 0 -
d a y le a v e . H e , h is w ife , a d a u g h ­t
e r a n d a so n , a r e t r a v e lin g b y
t r a i l e r .
To Dedicate Parish
House On June 15
P la n s a r e u n d e r w a y to d e d i­c
a te t h e neiw P a r i s h H o u s e o f
St. L u k e ’s E . & R. C h u rc h , o n
S u n d a y , J u n e 5, a t 2 p.m.
T h e c om m itte e , p la n n in g fo r
th e D e d ic a tio n ; a s w e ll a s fo r
th e r a is in g o f f u n d s t o fin an c e
th e b u ild in g , i s c om p o s e d o f
M o n ro e Mundlorf, C h a r le s Getz,
A lv in B u r k h a r t, J o s e p h G e a r­h
a r t, Gu y S n y d e r, W illiam W e id -
m a n , Mrs. C la r e n c e T ro u tm a n
a n d Mrs. A lto n A lb r ig h t.
F IV E LOCAL N U R SE S
TO R E C E IV E DIPLOMAS
F iv e lo c a l g ir ls , a ll m em b e rs
o f th e isame h ig h s c h o o l c la ss ,
w ill re c e iv e d ip lom a s a t th e
a n n u a l c om m e n c em e n t e x c e r-c
is e s a t th e L a n c a s te r G e n e r a l
H o s p ita l o f N u r s in g n e x t w e e k
T h e y a r e : L u c ille F r y , P a u l a
Good, S h ir le y N e ff, A u d re y
S te ffy a n d A n n a K. M ille r.
T h u r s d a y from 2 to 5 p .m., a n d
f rom 6 :3 0 to 8 :3 0 p .m .
Miss E d ith E r lin e w a s ap­p
o in te d a s s i s t a n t to th e L ib r a r ­ia
n fo r th e s um m e r v a c a tio n .
M em b e rsh ip d u e s o f $1 .0 0 a r e
n ow p a y a b le to A. L. Douple.
T h e L ititz P u b lic L ib r a ry r a te s
h ig h am o n g c om m u n ity lib r a r ie s
a n d is w o r th y o f th e su p p o r t of
e v e ry c itiz e n .
F lo r e n c e B. Gib b e l, Sec.
Over W Club
To Hear Chorus
T h e L a n c a s te r C h o ru s , a g ro u p
of m o re th a n tw e n ty m e n , w ill
b e a t th e L ititz R e c r e a tio n Cen­t
e r t o e n te r ta in th e o v e r-s ix ty
g ro u p th is M o n d a y a t 7 :3 0 p .m .
On th e s am e p ro g r am w ill be
prize®, g am e s a n d r e f r e s hm e n ts .
T h is w ill b e th e ¡second m e e t­in
g o f th e g ro u p sin c e i ts b e ­g
in n in g o n A p r il 21. Rev . F r a n ­c
is B e ll, R ev . P a u l M ille r, Rev.
F lo y d McDowell, Miss R u th
S o n n e n b e rg , Mrs. C h a rle s W ag -
am a n , Mrs. W illiam W a lk e r ,
Mrs. G le n n M cE lro y a n d B e rn ie
L e hm a n n a r e on th e Com mitte e .
Chief Expresses Need For
24-Hour Police-Fire
Station
T h e L ititz P o lic e D e p a r tm e n t’s
n ew r a d io o u t f it is in se rv ic e ,
b u t u p to n ow h a s p ro d u c e d
l i t t l e m o re t h a n a c o u p le o f
d if f e r e n t b r a n d s o f s ta tic , m em ­b
e r s o f th e lo c a l fo rc e s a d ly r e ­p
o r te d th is w e ek .
! B u t, C h ie f o f P o lic e C la re n c e
K r e id e r in d ic a te d , th e o u t f it
w ill p ro v e m o re v a lu a b le , in
a ll p r o b a b ility , w h e n th e y g e t
a b i t b e t t e r a c q u a in te d w ith
it.
I So f a r , o r a t le a s t u p to la te
y e s te rd a y , lo c a l p o lic em e n h a d
n o t h a d th e d u b io u s p le a s u r e
o f r e c e iv in g a n y th in g re s em b lin g
a n em e rg e n c y a ll o v e r th e r a ­dio
. J u s t s ta tic !
In f a c t so m u c h s t a ti c t h a t
a s so o n a s th e p o lic e c a r is
p a r k e d n e a r th e S q u a r e , th e
r a d io is tu r n e d o ff a n d th e mat}
in c h a rg e a t th e p um p in g s t a ­tio
n , w h e r e th e b ro a d c a s tin g
s e t is lo c a te d , Is a d v is e d to
u s e th e o ld - r e lia b le r e d lig h t
sy s tem , t h a t o f tu r n in g o n th e
w a r n in g lig h t in f r o n t o f th e
f ir e h o u s e a n d in th e f i r s t b lo ck
o f E a s t M a in S tr e e t.
H a r r y S h e ffy , w h o in s ta lle d
th e o u t f it , e x p la in e d t h a t h e
p la n s a n a d d itio n to th e s e t
w h ic h w ill c a u s e th e h o r n to
b low - r a th e r th a n lo u d ly b ro a d ­c
a s t m e s s a g e s fo r th e w h o le
w o r ld to h e a r .
“ I d o n ’t k n ow w h a t th is w ill
do to p e o p le w a lk in g a lo n g th e
s t r e e t to su d d e n ly h e a r a h o rn
b low in g from a n em p ty c a r ,”
H a r r y c om m e n te d .
“ B u t,” lo c a l p o lic e a sk e d
“ H ow c a n w e u s e i t w h e n we
a r e n o t in th e c a r ? E v e ry tim e
w e le a v e th e s e t o n f o r a n y
le n g th o f tim e w ith o u t th e m o to r
r u n n in g , i t r u n s d ow n th e b a t ­t
e r y o f th e c a r so t h a t w e c a n ’t
e v en s t a r t th e c a r .”
As fo r th e s ta tic , lo c a l p o lic e
a r e c o n v in c e d t h a t th e m o to rs
a t th e p um p in g s t a tio n a r e r e ­sp
o n s ib le fo r m u c h o f th e n o ise
h e a r d on th e se t.
M o re t r o u b le w a s b e in g f r e e -
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 8 )
Lititz P.T.A. Festival
Will Be Held May 21
T h e a n n u a l f e s tiv a l o f th o
L ititz P a r e n t T e a c h e r s A sso c i­a
tio n w ill b e h e ld S a tu r d a y , May
21 a t th e L ititz s c h o o l g ro u n d s
d u r in g th e h o u r s 2 :0 0 p .m . to
8 :0 0 p .m . I n c a s e o f r a in , i t w ill
be h e ld in t h e s c h o o l g ym .
A c om p le te a s s o r tm e n t o f
fo o d a n d b e v e r a g e s w ill b e so ld ,
in c lu d in g c h ic k e n c o rn so u p ,
b a rb e c u e s , h o t d o g s , b a k e d
b e a n s , co le s law , p o ta to c h ip s ,
c a k e s , p ie s , c o ffe e , Ice c r e am ,
m ilk , s o f t d r in k s a n d lem o n a d e .
T h e fo o d c om itte e h a s s t a te d
t h a t th e su p p ly o f fo o d w ill
b e g r e a t e r th a n In p a s t y e a r s .
T h e L ititz H ig h S c h o o l B a n d
w ill p la y f rom 4 :3 0 to 7 :0 0 p .m .
u n d e r th e d ir e c tio n o f Mr. H e n ry
C. S te in e r . P r iz e s d o n a te d by
lo c a l m e r c h a n ts w ill b e aw a rd e d
e a c h h o u r d u r in g th e f e s tiv a l.
T h e r e w ill b e p o n y r id e s , a n o ­v
e lty s t a n d a n d fiv e g am e s f o r
th e c h ild r e n .
T h e F e s tiv a l C h a irm a n is Mr.
D. C u r tis A m id o n , a s s is te d by
th e fo llow in g c om m itte e c h a i r ­m
e n a n d c o - c h a irm a n :
C h ic k e n C o rn S o u p - Mrs.
S h a u b a n d Mrs. C h a r le s W a g a -
m a n ; C a k e s a n d P ie s - Mrs.
R ic h a rd Z a r tm a n a n d Mrs. G.
M a rlin S p a id ; H o t Dogts - Mr.
Max E . H o a s te r ; B a rb e c u e - Mrs.
G a len B. M in n ic h ; B a k e d B e an s-
Mrs. J o h n H. S te f fy ; L em o n a d e
- Mrs. L u th e r R u h l; S o ft D rin k s
- Mrs. H ow a rd B. M in n ic h ;
Coffee a n d P o ta to C h ip s - Mrs.
R o b e r t J . H a n n a ; G am e s a n d
P o n y R id e - Mr. J a c k H. P o n tz ;
P r iz e s - Mr. R o b e r t W. T r im ­b
le ; T ic k e ts - Mr. L e s te r E.
S t a r k ; P u b lic ity - Mr. Jo s e p h
M. C a r l; M a s te r C e rem o n ie s -
Mr. B e n jam in B. F o r r e s t ; T a b le s
a n d G ro u n d s - Mr. R ic h a rd S
A lle b a c h .
High School
Honor Roll
Includes 84
A to ta l o f 84 s tu d e n ts a r e l i s t ­ed
o n th e h o n o r r o l l a n n o u n c e d
th is w e e k by S u p e rv is in g P r in c i­p
a l M a rlin S p a id . L ow e r c la s s -
m en p r e d om in a te d th e l is t w ith
o n ly five S e n io r s a n d six J u n ­io
r s m a k in g th e h o n o r a ry g r a d e .
T h e h o n o r l is t fo llow s:
S e n io rs ; R ic h a r d De lp , R o b ­e
r t a E b e r ly , M a r g a r e t N ew com ­e
r, C o n s ta n c e S h a rp , D o ris W h it-c
r a f t.
J u n io r s : V irg in ia Gearhart,
P a u l G ro sh , C a ro ly n M u s se r,
J am e s Sw a r r , N o rm a n V u tz ,
M a rc ia W a g am a n .
S o p h om o re s : M a ry Alice
D ie hm , J o a n E o km a n , A lic e G u n -
d rum , B ru c e H o rn e , R o b e r t K e ll­e
r, G e ra ld K em p e r, J a c k M a rk -
e r t, D o n a ld Z a r tm a n , L lo y d
Z e rc h e r.
F r e s hm e n : G len n B a d o rf,
E liz a b e th B ru b a k e r , J u d y C h ris-t
e n e r , B a r b a r a G ru b e , S a lly
G u n d rum , S h ir le y M ille r, G e r­a
ld Y o u n g , Mlary S u e D a v id so n ,
B r e n d a R u le y , R h o d a S h e n k ,
S y lv ia Sw a rr.
8 th G ra d e : J o h n B a d o rf, P a u l ­in
e Groff, P a u l H e r r , B e b e K r e i­d
e r, Mab e l R e ttew , P a u l in e Sei-b
e l, C a ro ly n U lric h , C a ro l D av ­id
so n , F r e d G a rn e r , P e g g y Getz,
B a r ry K a u ffm a n , L o r e t t a K e lle r,
E dw a rd R e e s e , B a r b a r a Y e ag ley ,
D av id E b e r s o le , J am e s E c km a n ,
S a lly H am p , H e le n H e ss , E le a n o r
L u dw ig , B e v e r ly R o th , F r e d
R u e bm a n , N in a S tro b le , K e n n e th
Z a r tm a n , C h a r lo tte Y o u n g .
7 th G ra d e : J o a n S tr ic k le r ,
L o is Groff, M a ry B e th C a rl,
S a r a h A m id o n , R u th S te hm a n ,
J o a n Seldlomridige, H y le Neff,
S a n d r a H u b e r , C h r is tin e H a g y ,
B eb e G ro sh , M a rio n Ge tz, S h ir le y
E S h lem a n , M ild re d W ilso n , P h y l­lis
K lin g , B a r to n G ib b e l, D o u g ­la
s H a c km a n , J o h n H ow e ll, J o h n
L a n d is , R o n a ld W h ito r a f t, M a rie
A rm o ld , G le n n D u s s in g e r, G a ry
G a rd n e r , O rp h a H e r s h e y , M a ry
J a n e H ill, J e f f r e y H o a s te r , S p e n ­c
e r K o p p , I rm a M a r tin , R ic h a r d
R a d e r , J r . , D o u g la s S ta r k , M a ry
E liz a b e th T u n n e y .