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T h e s to r y o f th e s t a r t o f w h a t a y e a r f r om n ow w ill b e
L it i tz ’ l a r g e s t in d u s t r ia l u n i t is g r a p h ic a lly d e p ic te d in th e s e r ie s
o f p h o to s a b o v e , sn a p p e d b y T h e R e c o rd -E x p r e s s p h o to g r a p h e r ,
d u r in g th e f o rm a l g r o u n d - b r e a k in g c e rem o n y f o r t h e n ew p l a n t
o f th e W a r n e r -L am b e r t P h a rm a c e u t i c a l C om p an y .
T h e to p p h o to sh ow s a v iew o f t h e r e s e r v e d s e c tio n a t th e
b e g in n in g o f th e p ro g r am . S e a te d in th e f ir s t row a r e D r. B y ro n
K . H o rn e , w h o p r e s e n te d th e in v o c a tio n ; P a u l F . D ie hm , p r e s id e n t
o f th e L ititz C h am b e r o f C om m e rc e ; B u rg e s s B e n jam in F o r r e s t ,
F o rm e r G o v e rn o r A lf r e d E . D r is c o ll, p r e s id e n t o f th e c om p an y ;-
E lm e r H . B o b s t, c h a irm a n o f th e b o a r d ; a l l o f w h om s p o k e ; a n d
R e v . F r a n c is R . B e ll, w h o p ro n o u n c e d th e b e n e d ic tio n .
I n th e n e x t p h o to , M r. D ie hm is s e e n a d d r e s s in g th e g ro u p
w h ile a n o th e r g ro u p o f th e s e v e r a l h u n d r e d s p e c ta to r s c a n b e
s e e n a t h is r ig h t.
T h e t h r e e o th e r s p e a k e r s a r e sh ow n in th e c e n te r p h o to s
w ith , l e f t to r ig h t, M r. D r is c o ll, M r. B o b s t a n d M r. F o r r e s t .
T h e n e x t to th e b o t to m p h o to w a s s n a p p e d a s M r. B o b s t
tu r n e d o v e r th e f ir s t s p a d e fu l o f r ic h , L ititz so il to th e a c c om ­p
a n im e n t o f th e c lic k o f c am e r a s h u t t e r s o f m o r e th a n a d o z e n
p r e s s p h o to g r a p h e r s a n d c am e r a f a n s p r e s e n t. T h e r e d , w h ite
a n d b lu e sh o v e l u s e d w ill b e c om e a n o r n am e n t to b e h u n g in
th e r e c e p tio n fo y e r o f t h e n ew W a r n e r -L am b e r t b u ild in g .
A g e n e r a l v iew o f th e a u d ie n c e w h ic h w itn e s s e d th e g r o u n d ­b
r e a k in g is s e e n in th e b o ttom p h o to .
Ground-Breaking Proved
Community Morale-Booster
L ititz re c e iv e d a c om m u n ity
m o r a le -b o o s te r su c h a s se ld om ,
if e v e r, h a s b e e n e x p e r ie n c e d
h e re , l a s t T h u r s d a y , w h e n h u n ­d
r e d s b r a v e d th e in te n s e h e a t
to w itn e s s th e g r o u n d -b r e a k in g
f o r th e n ew W a r n e r -L am b e r t
C om p an y p la n t in th e a f te r n o o n
a n d th e c om m u n ity b a n q u e t a n d
w e lcom e f o r W a r n e r -L am b e r t
officials, in th e e v en in g .
A n d w h ile C h am b e r o f C om ­m
e r c e officials h a d b e e n w o r k ­in
g h a r d to in d u c e a la r g e t u r n ­o
u t, th e re sp o n s e , w h ic h to o k
th e fo rm o f a s p o n ta n e o u s , e n ­th
u s ia s tic w e lcom e o n th e p a r t
o f L ititz fo lk s , p ro v e d f a r g r e a t ­e
r th a n h a d b e e n c o n tem p la te d .
W a r n e r -L am b e r t C om p an y o f­fic
ia ls, t h i r t y o r m o r e o f w h om
w e r e p r e s e n t f o r th e d a y ’s f e s ­tiv
itie s , m a d e n o e ffo rt to h id e
th e i r e la tio n a t th e r e c e p tio n th e
sm a ll- tow n o f L ititz w a s g iv in g
th e i r a d v e n t in to th e c om m u n ­ity.
A
n d w h ile L ititz fo lk s e n th u s ­ia
s tic a lly w e lcom ed W a r n e r -
L am b e r t, th e i r w e lcom e g e n e r ­a
lly w a s a im e d a t th e p e r s o n a lity
o f E lm e r B o b s t, w h o w a s l i t e r ­a
lly r e tu r n in g to L ititz a n d
b r in g in g w ith h im th e g if t o f
“ a n u n u s u a l in d u s t r y ” w h ic h
p rom is e s m u c h f o r th e f u tu r e
o f L ititz .
I n b o th h is a f te r n o o n a n d e v e ­n
in g a d d r e s s e s , Mr. B o b s t e n te r ­t
a in in g ly r e c a lle d h is b o y h o o d
d a y s in L ititz , d u r in g w h ic h h e
p la y e d b a s e b a ll o n th e lo c a l
te am , to o k p a r t in v a r io u s com ­m
u n ity a c tiv itie s — a n d l a t e r
w h e n h e a n d Dr. M a h lo n H.
Y o d e r v e n tu r e d to P h ila d e lp h ia
in s e a rc h o f th e i r fo r tu n e s .
G a z in g in th e d ir e c tio n o f th e
n ew W a rw ic k U n io n H ig h S ch o o l
B u ild in g , s te e l g ir d e r s o f w h ic h
w e re v is ib le f rom th e s p e a k e r s ’
s t a n d a t th e g ro u n d -b r e a k in g ,
h e s o b e r ly e x p r e s s e d th e w ish
a n d h o p e t h a t th e m a n u f a c tu r ­in
g s t r u c tu r e W a r n e r -L am b e r t
is to b u ild h e r e , m ig h t p ro v e
a n in s p ir a tio n to th e b o y s a n d
g ir ls w h o w ill b e a tt e n d in g t h a t
h ig h s c h o o l in f u t u r e y e a r s .
F o rm e r G o v e rn o r D risc o ll in
h is tw o a d d r e s s e s , em p h a s iz e d
t h a t W a rn e r -L am b e r t o fficials
h a v e le a r n e d to h ig h ly r e g a r d
L ititz “ a n d to h o p e t h a t w e m a y
so o n b e com e a n in te g r a l p a r t o f
In h is a f te r n o o n a d d r e s s , P a u l
F . D iehm ,_ p r e s id e n t o f th e
C h am b e r o f C om m e rc e , o p e n e d
th e p ro g r am w ith th e s t a tem e n t
t h a t “ th is is th e d ay . w e h a v e
h o p e d f o r a n d w e w e lcom e y o u
a n d a r e w illin g to do a ll in o u r
p ow e r to h e lp y o u . W e p le d g e
o u r f u l le s t s u p p o r t .”
B u rg e s s B e n jam in F o r r e s t in
h is w e lcom e to W a r n e r -L am b e r t
a s s e r te d t h a t “ th is is a d r e am
b e com e a r e a l ity .” B u rg e s s F o r ­r
e s t c o n tem p la te d th e d u a l c e le ­b
r a tio n n e x t y e a r w h e n L ititz
w ill b e c e le b r a tin g its 200th
a n n iv e r s a r y — a n d w h e n th e
n ew W a r n e r -L am b e r t p l a n t w ill
be c om p le te d .
I r v in R. L in n a ir d , v ic e p r e s i­d
e n t in c h a rg e o f o p e r a tio n s fo r
th e L am b e r t P h a rm a c a l D iv i­s
io n , in tr o d u c e d th e s p e a k e r s
d u r in g th e g ro u n d -b r e a k in g . Dr.
B y ro n K. H o rn e s e rv e d a s to a s t ­m
a s te r a t th e b a n q u e t T h u r s d a y
e v e n in g .
A l e t t e r f rom G o v e rn o r G e o rg e
M. L e a d e r w a s r e a d , e x p re s s in g
h is w e ll w ish e s a n d r e g r e t tin g
t h a t h e w a s u n a b le to a c c e p t th e
in v ita tio n to a tte n d .
Driscoll,- u p o n b e in g i n t r o ­d
u c e d b y Dr. H o rn e , to ld th e
b a n q u e te r s t h a t h e h a d s p e n t
h is e a r ly y e a r s in a sm a ll tow n
a n d t h a t “ th e r e is n o lif e lik e
i t . ” H e s a id , “ I am tr em e n d o u s ­ly
im p r e s s e d by th e g e n u in e n e s s
o f y o u r w e lc om e ,” a n d a g a in
a d d e d som e h um o r to th e s i tu ­a
tio n w h e n h e a d d e d , “ a n d a l ­m
o s t o v e rw h e lm e d b y th e w a rm ­n
e s s .”
H e in tr o d u c e d m a n y o f th e
k e y p e r s o n n e l o f W a rn e r -L am ­b
e r t a n d th e n sp o k e o f th e
“ h ig h lig h t s o f th e c om p a n y ,”
lis tin g th e m o v in g h e r e a s o n e
o f th em .
Dr. M a h lo n H. Y o d e r in t r o ­d
u c e d h is b o y h o o d f r ie n d , Mr.
B o b s t. Dr. Y o d e r to ld o f s e v e ra l
o f t h e i r e x p e r ie n c e s a s y o u n g
m e n a n d th e n t u r n e d t h e ro s ­t
r u m o v e r to h i s f r ie n d .
Mr. B o b s t r e c a lle d h is e a r ly
f r ie n d s h ip s in L ititz a n d h i s firs t
e x p e rie n c e s in th e b u s in e s s
w o r ld . H e s a id h e b e g a n s e ll­in
g c a k e s to L ititz h o u s ew iv e s
w h e n h e w a s e ig h t y e a r s o ld . ,
H e to ld o f h ow h e w h itew a s h ­e
d f e n c e s a n d sh o v e le d sn ow fo r
n e ig h b o r s . “ I c am e in . c o n ta c t
T h e Lit it z R e c o r d - E x p r e s s
Serving The Lititz Area For Nearly Eighty Years
79th Year Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, August 11, 1955 5 c e n t s a C o p y ; $ 2 p e r y r . b y m a i l ,
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State Delaying Work On West Orange St.
Borough Has Waited
6 Weeks For Lawler
To Approve Plans
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Work At
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More Huge Earth-Moving
Machines To Start Work
On Monday
S e v e ra l a d d itio n a l p ie c e s of
e a r th -m o v in g e q u ipm e n t a r e ex­p
e c te d to be in o p e r a tio n e a r ly
n e x t w e e k a t th e W a rn e r -L am ­b
e r t site .
L o s in g no tim e in g e ttin g
s t a r te d , c o n tr a c to r s b e g a n m o v - |
in g in th e i r e q u ipm e n t th e d a y
fo llow in g th e g r o u n d -b r e a k in g
c e rem o n y , a n d o n M o n d a y m om ­a
s so o n a s th e r a in s to p p e d , m en
a n d m a c h in e ry w e n t in to a c tio n
s k in n in g off th e to p soil.
A c c o rd in g to A. E . W a ll, r e s i ­d
e n t e n g in e e r o f A. M. K in n e y ,
In c ., C in c in n a ti, Oh io , w h o a r e
th e c o n s u ltin g e n g in e e r s in
c h a rg e o f th e c o n s tru c tio n , by
th e e n d o f th is w e ek th e s k in ­n
in g p ro c e ss w ill h a v e a d v a n c e d
to th e p o in t w h e r e s e v e ra l a d d i­tio
n a l p ie c e s o f h e a v y e q u ip ­m
e n t c a n be m o v ed in a n d w ill
be in o p e r a tio n e a r ly n e x t w e ek .
Mr. W a ll f u r t h e r p r e d ic te d
t h a t p o u r in g o f th e c o n c r e te
fo o te r s w o u ld in a ll p ro b a b ility
g e t u n d e r w a y by th e e n d o f th is
m o n th .
In a d d itio n to th e c o n tr a c t
fo r e x c a v a tin g a n d p o u r in g of
fo o te r s aw a rd e d th e J o h n H.
W ic k e r s h am Co., o f L a n c a s te r ,
w h o in tu r n s u b - le t th e w o rk to
J a c k a n d J im M a se r, B row n s -
tow n ; th e c o n tr a c t fo r f a b r i c a ­tio
n a n d d e liv e ry o f th e s te e l
h a s b e e n aw a rd e d th e B e th le ­h
em S te e l Co. S h ipm e n ts o f
s te e l a r e e x p e c te d to s t a r t v e ry
so o n .
On q u e s tio n in g Mr. W a t t a s
to w h y th e r e h a d b e e n n o g e n ­e
r a l c o n tr a c t aw a rd e d , a s h a s
b e e n th e p r a c tic e h e r e to f o r e in
th is s e c tio n , h e m a d e i t q u ite
c le a r t h a t by h a n d lin g th e jo b
in th is m a n n e r , c om p le tio n o f
th e b u ild in g w ill be sp e e d e d u p
b y a t le a s t f o u r m o n th s .
What The Well-Dressed Gridders Will Wear!
IT ’S AN OLD, OLD STORY—
NO P E RM IT AS Y E T !
B lam e i t o n th e h u s t l e a n d
b u s tle o f th e g r o u n d - b r e a k in g
e v e rc is e s , i f y o u w ill, b u t
W a r n e r -L am b e r t to - d a te h a s
f a ile d to t a k e o u t a b o ro u g h
b u ild in g p e rm it, a r e q u ir e ­m
e n t o f a ll c o n s tr u c tio n w i th ­in
th e b o ro u g h lim its , la r g e
o r sm a ll, i t w a s d is c lo s e d y e s ­te
r d a y .
T h e om is s io n is o n e s im i­l
a r to som e f o r w h ic h b o ro u g h
officials h a v e b e e n b aw lin g
o u t lo c a l c o n tr a c to r s f o r th e
p a s t s e v e r a l y e a r s . B a s e d o n
s q u a r e fo o ta g e , th e p e rm i t
w ill c o s t W a r n e r -L am b e r t a p ­p
ro x im a te ly $ 6 5 0 , a s c om p a r ­e
d w i th th e p e rm i t g r a n te d r e ­c
e n tly f o r th e n ew sc h o o l, a
m a t t e r o f $ 2 2 5 .
LEAGUE BARBECUE '
TONIGHT AT YODER’S
O v e r a h u n d r e d m e n a r e e x ­p
e c te d to a tt e n d th e Y o u n g
M en ’s B u s in e s s L e a g u e b a r b e ­c
u e t h i s e v e n in g a t D r. M. H.
Y o d e r ’s c o tta g e . T h e m e a l is
s c h e d u le d to b e g in a t 6 :3 0 .
A c c o rd in g to E lm e r B om b e r-g
e r , t h i s m a y t u r n o u t to b e th e
l a r g e s t a tte n d a n c e y e t, a s id e
from th e a f f a i r s to w h ic h th e
w iv e s a r e in v ite d .
T h o s e h u g e p ile s o f b r ig h t, s h in in g p la s tic g u a r d s , h e a d g e a r ,
s h in -p ro te c to r s , p a d s a n d w h a t-h a v e -y o u c o n s t itu t e s e v e r a l th o u s ­a
n d d o lle r s w o r th o f th e l a t e s t in e q u ipm e n t a im e d a t p ro te c tin g
th e lim b s o f h ig h s c h o o l g r id d e r s .
T h e e q u ipm e n t a r r iv e d h e r e t h i s w e e k a n d C o a ch G e o rg e M a le
w a s so e la t e d a t th e s ig h t o f su c h a n a b u n d a n c e o f th e l a t e s t s ty le
a c c o u tr em e n t t h a t h e im m e d ia te ly is s u e d a g e n e r a l c a ll f o r e v e ry
p h o to g r a p h e r in th e d i s t r i c t to c om e a n d r e c o r d i t f o r p o s te r ity .
I n th e m id s t o f th e e q u ipm e n t c a n b e s e e n tw o r a t h e r y o u n g b u t
e n th u s ia s tic f u t u r e g r id d e r s , P h i l McClo u d , s o n o f M r. a n d Mrs.
P a u l M cC lo u d ; a n d B a r r y M a le, so n o f th e p o p u la r lo c a l c o a ch .
New Shock-Proof Equipment
Arrives For Local Footballers
A ll b o y s in th e W a rw ic k
U n io n Sch o o l D is tr ic t f rom 8th
g r a d e a n d u p , w h o a r e in t e r e s t ­e
d in tr y in g o u t fo r th e fo o tb a ll i
te am , sh o u ld r e p o r t a t th e L it- j
itz H ig h S ch o o l g ym n a s ium n e x t |
W e d n e sd a y , A u g u s t 17, a t 9 a .m . j
P h y s ic a l e x am in a tio n s w ill b e
g iv e n a t t h a t tim e by Dr. J o s e p h |
W. G ro sh a n d e q u ipm e n t w ill h e !
issu e d . |
Co a ch G e o rg e R. Male w ish e s
to c a ll to th e a tt e n tio n o f a ll
p a r e n t s o f b o y s In- th is a g e
g ro u p , th e f a c t t h a t th is y e a r j
th e s c h o o l h a s p u r c h a s e d a l l '
n ew p la s tic - r u b b e r h ip a n d
s h o u ld e r p a d s a n d h e lm e ts w ith I
th e s am e p la s tic - ru b b e r lin in g . |
E x te n s iv e r e s e a r c h h a s b e e n !
c o n d u c te d a t C o rn e ll U n iv e rs ity
in p e r f e c tin g th is m a t e r i a l w h ic h
is n ow o n e h u n d r e d p e r c e n t
sh o c k -p ro o f, a n d w ill d e fin ite ly
r e d u c e th e p o s s ib ility o f in ju r ie s .
T h is y e a r a r r a n g em e n ts a r e
b e in g m a d e to s c h e d u le f o u r o r
five g am e s f o r 8 th a n d 9 th
g r a d e r s o n ly . T h is w ill e n a b le
b o y s w h o a r e j u s t s t a r t in g o u t
in f o o tb a ll to g a in e x p e rie n c e
a n d l e a r n th e fu n d am e n ta ls of
th e g am e a g a in s t te am s o f lik e
s ta n d in g , In s te a d o f h a v in g th em
r u n u p a g a in s t boys w h o a r e
o ld e r a n d h a v e h a d s e v e ra l
y e a r s e x p e rie n c e . “A f te r a l l , ”
s a id M a le, “W e ’r e in te r e s t e d in
t r a in in g a n d b u ild in g fo r th e
f u tu r e , a n d I am c o n v in c e d th is
is th e w a y to do i t . ”
Peace Declared
10 Yrs. Ago Mon.
W h ile a b s o lu te ly n o lo c a l o b ­s
e rv a n c e s h a v e b e e n p la n n e d to -
d a te , L ititz w ill p a s s th e te n th
a n n iv e r s a r y M o n d a y o f o n e o f its
m o s t h is to r ic d a y s — th e a n n i­v
e r s a r y o f th e s ig n in g o f p e a c e
t e rm s by th e J a p a n e s e , A u g u s t
15, 1 9 4 5 !
L ititz h a d b e e n aw a itin g n ew s
t h a t p e a c e h a d r e tu r n e d th r o u g h ­o
u t th e p re v io u s w e e k -e n d . ,The
n ew s r e a c h e d th e b o ro u g h v ia
r a d io s h o r t ly b e fo re 7 :3 0 p.m.
T u e s d a y e v en in g .
R o t a r i a n s in m e e tin g a t th e
h o te l, r a n f rom th e b u ild in g
s h o u tin g , a s f a c to ry w h is tle s ,
c h u r c h b e lls a n d th e fire s ir e n
b e g a n a lo u d c re s c e n d o o f so u n d .
Im m e d ia te ly c row d s b e g a n r u s h ­in
g th r o u g h th e s t r e e t s o n fo o t
a n d in c a r s , b low in g h o rn s , r in g ­in
g b e lls — a n d f o r th e m o st
p a r t j u s t sh o u tin g .
C h u rc h d o o rs w e r e th r o w n
o p e n a n d p r a c tic a lly e v e ry
c h u r c h in th e b o ro u g h h e ld p r a y ­e
r s e rv ic e s t h a t e v e n in g .
T h e R e c o rd -E x p re s s s ta ff r e ­p
o r te d fo r w o rk , r u s h e d o u t a
sp e c ia l e d itio n , u s in g ty p e n e a r ly
se v e n in c h e s h ig h o n th e fir s t
p a g e p ro c la im in g th e s in g le w o rd
“ P e a c e ! ” E v e ry b o d y th e n to o k
off fo r a tw o -d a y h o lid a y .
Moravian S.S. Picnic To
Be Held In Park Today
M idw ay th r o u g h th e u s u a l b u sy
s um m e r s c h e d u le a t th e S p r in g s
P a r k , o n e o f t h e b ig g e s t p icn ic s
o f t h e s e a s o n w ill b e h e ld th is
a f te r n o o n , w h e n t h e lo c a l M o r­a
v ia n c o n g r e g a tio n w ill g a th e r .
S e v e ra l h u n d r e d p e o p le a r e ex­p
e c te d to a tte n d .
T h e r e w ill b e a n a b u n d a n c e of
th e t r a d i t io n a l f r e e c o ffe e , g am e s
a n d f u n f o r e v e ry o n e , y o u n g o r
o ld a lik e . C a k e w a lk s , p e a n u t
s c r am b le s , s a c k r a c e s , e tc . w ill
k e e p th e c row d o n th e g o f o r
s e v e ra l h o u r s .
A b u sy s e c o n d h a lf o f th e s e a ­so
n is n ow s t a r t i n g a s is sh ow n
by th e s c h e d u le o f e v e n ts fo r th is
p e r io d lis te d b elow .
Festival Of August 13 th
Of Special Significance Here
A u g . 13, F i s h b u r n ’s E .U .B ., H e r-sh
e y , p icn ic .
A u g . 13 , P a u l L in d em u th fam ily
p ic n ic
A u g . 14, F lo r id a R e u n io n
A u g . 17 , K e y b o a rd S tu d io s R e ­c
ita l
A u g . 2 0 , W e n g e r R e u n io n
A u g . 21 , W e ik R e u n io n
A u g . 27, E li s a M a r tin D e c e n d e n ts
A u g . 2 8 , G r e in e r R e u n io n
Au g . 28, G r a n t K. K r a l l R e u n io n
S e p t. 4, W e idm a n R e u n io n
S e p t. 8 , T r in i ty B ro th e rh o o d
P ic n ic .
S ep t. 11, H o llin g e r R e u n io n
S ep t. 13, O p e n in g d a y o f F a rm
S h ow
Chicken
Barbecue
Benefit
Rotary Club Sponsoring
Barbecue In Park
August 20
A n o th e r o f th e n ow -fam o u s
L ititz B ro ile r B a rb e c u e s is com ­in
g u p o n S a tu rd a y , A u g u s t 20,
in L ititz S p rin g s P a r k . T h is o n e
is b e in g s p o n s o re d by th e lo c a l
R o ta ry Clu b fo r th e b e n e fit of
th e R e c r e a tio n C e n te r. S e rv in g
w ill b e g in a t 3 o ’c lo c k a n d c o n ­tin
u e u n t il 8 p.m.
T ic k e ts m a y b e p u r c h a s e d
from a n y R o ta r ia n o r by c a llin g
E lm e r B e ck , B a rb e c u e c h a irm a n ,
a t 6 -2 8 8 9 , o r H e n ry M u th , a t
6 -2 8 0 0 . T ic k e ts fo r a d u lt s e rv ­in
g s a r e $ 1 .5 0 , c h ild r e n ’s 75c,
a n d “ t a k e h om e ” b o x e s a r e
$ 1 .00.
Mr. B e ck u rg e s th e p u b lic to
s e c u re th e i r tic k e ts e a r ly so t h a t
th e c lu b m ay p ro v id e a n am p le
su p p ly o f c h ic k e n s a n d a ll th e
c u s tom a ry tr im m in g s .
T h e s am e g ro u p o f p ro f e s s io n ­a
ls w h o h a n d le d th e A n n u a l
B r o ile r B a rb e c u e in th e p a r k
s e v e ra l w e e k s ag o , a r e in c h a rg e
o f th is o n e . P la n s a r e b e in g m a d e
to a c c om m o d a te 5,0 0 0 p e rso n s .
Die W u n n e rn o s s , f a m o u s
P e n n s y lv a n ia D u tc h c om e d ia n
f rom R e a d in g , w ill f u r n i s h e n ­t
e r t a in m e n t fo r th e e a te r s . T h e r e
w ill a lso b e a n o rg a n r e c i ta l d u r ­in
g th e a f te r n o o n a n d e v en in g .
Sin c e th e s t a r t o f th e A n n u a l
B ro ile r B a rb e c u e in th e S p rin g s
P a r k , a b o o k h a s b e e n w r itte n
a ro u n d th e a ffa ir, e n title d , “ T h e
C h ic k e n a n d th e E g g ,” w h ic h
w a s re v iew e d in th e R e c o rd -
E x p r e s s o n J u ly 1 4 th . T h e B a r ­b
e cu e c om m itte e o f th e R o ta r y
Clu b b e lie v e s t h a t a n y o n e w h o
h a s n o t a s y e t a tt e n d e d o n e o f
th e s e a f fa ir s w ill re so lv e to do
so a f t e r r e a d in g th e fo llow in g
q u o ta tio n from th e b o o k : “ T h e
L ititz B a rb e c u e q u ic k ly b e c om e s
o n e b ig fam ily , o r a n um b e r of
b ig fam ilie s . P e o p le d o n ’t a tt e n d
. . . to be e x c lu siv e . E a t e r s . . .
a s s em b le to g e th e r , f am ily f a s h ­io
n , a n d t a l k . ”
Will Collect
For Auction
Tues. Night
N e x t T u e s d a y e v e n in g , A u g ­u
s t 1 6 th is th e C om m u n ity -w id e
s o lic ita tio n fo r th e L io n ’s Clu b
A u c tio n . „
E v e ry o n e is u rg e d to h a v e
r e a d y a n y a r ti c l e s o f c lo th in g ,
f u r n i tu r e , k itc h e n a n d ta b l e ­w
a re , g a r d e n to o ls , to y s ; y es
a n y th in g t h a t c a n b e so ld a t
th e L io n s P la y g r o u n d o n S o u th
S p ru c e S tr e e t a w e e k f rom to ­m
o rrow n ig h t, F r id a y , A u g u s t
1 9 th .
D u r in g th e s a le t h e r e w ill b e
a v a ila b le o n th e g ro u n d s a ll m a n ­n
e r o f fo o d a n d r e f r e s hm e n ts .
T h e e n tir e p ro c e e d s o f th e a u c ­t
io n w ill b e u s e d f o r th e S ig h t
C o n s e rv a tio n a n d C h a r ity p r o ­j
e c t s o f th e c lu b .
T h e “ F e s tiv a l o f th e 1 3 th o f
A u g u s t” to b e o b s e rv e d S u n d a y
h a s a th r e e - fo ld s ig n ific a n c e f o r
th e lo c a l M o ra v ia n C o n g re g a tio n .
I t c om m em o r a te s th e r e n ew ­a
l o f t h e a n c i e n t B r e th r e n ’s
C h u rc h o n A u g u s t 1 3 , 1 7 2 7 in
c o n e c tio n w ith a d e e p ly m o v in g
s p i r i tu a l e x p e r ie n c e in a Com ­m
u n io n s e rv ic e a t B e r th e ls d o r f ,
S ax o n y .
L o c a lly th e d a te m a r k s t h e
c o n g r e g a tio n f e s tiv a l, fo r 207
y e a r s a g o t h e “ G em e in h a u s ”
w h ic h s e rv e d a s c h u r c h , sch o o l
a n d p a rS o n a g e , w a s c o n s e c r a te d ,
a n d th e n 168 y e a r s a g o , o n A u g ­u
s t 13 , 1 7 8 7 , th e p r e s e n t c h u r c h
b u ild in g w a s c o n s e c r a te d .
T h e d a y w ill b e g in w ith M o rn ­in
g P r a y e r a t 9 :3 d , w h e n m em ­b
e r s o f th e c o n g r e g a tio n w ill
m e e t f o r p r a is e a n d p r a y e r a n d
a b r ie f m e s sa g e .
I n th e ’ W o r s h ip S e rv ic e a t
1 0 :3 0 a .m ., th e- p a s to r ’s m e s ­s
a g e w ill b e “R e -d ig g in g Old
s in g , “ I t I s a P r e c io u s T h in g ,”
b y J . F . P e t e r , e a r ly -A m e r ic a n
c om p o s e r, a n d Mrs. G e r a r d E v -
e nw e l w ill b e g u e s t so lo is t. T h e r e
w ill a ls o b e r e c e p tio n o f m em ­b
e r s a n d H o ly C om m u n io n .
A t 3 :0 0 p .m . th e r e w ill b e a
L o v e f e a s t S e rv ic e , a t w h ic h tim e
Mrs. G e o rg e K e e h n w ill s in g ,
“ L ik e As a F a t h e r ’,, a n d th e s e n ­io
r c h o ir w ill s in g , “ F r om All
T h a t D w e ll.” T h e r e w ill b e n o
a f te r n o o n C om m u n io n se rv ic e .
A t 7 :0 0 p .m ., in th e P a r k ,
th e s e rv ic e w ill b e la r g e ly o f a
m u s ic a l n a tu r e , w ith th e t r o m ­b
o n e c h o ir, d ir e c te d b y J o h n
K e e h n , p la y in g M o ra v ia n c h o r ­a
le s , b e fo re , d u r in g a n d a t th e
c lo se o f th e se rv ic e . T h e s e n io r
c h o ir , u n d e r th e d ir e c tio n o f
Mrs. ,G eo rg e K e e h n , With Mrs.
K e n n e th W itm y e f a t th e p ia n o ,
w ill s in g th e a n th em s , "S e n d O u t
T h y L ig h t ” a n d “ U n fo ld , Ye P o r -
t a la ” . B e n F o r r e s t w ill le a d th e
a u d ie n c e in th e s in g in g o f G o sp el
Dialing Manheim
And Ephrata
Is Unchanged
T h e M a n h e im T e le p h o n e E x ­c
h a n g e i s n ow c lo s e d . T h e r e
w ill b e n o c h a n g e in t h e d ia lin g
o f M a n h e im o r E p h r a t a from
L ititz e v e n a f t e r th e lo c a l ex ­c
h a n g e c lo s e s o n M o n d ay , A u g ­u
s t 2 2 .
T h r e e lo c a l r e li e f o p e r a to r s
in t h e L ititz office h a v e a lr e a d y
b e e n d ism is s e d . T h e y a r e Mrs.
J a n e E c km a n , Mrs. A n n a G ro s s
a n d Mrs. K a th r y n S tu rg is . N e x t
w e e k Mrs. A r th u r K lin g , a p a r t-tim
e o p e r a to r , w ill b e fin ish ed .
Stauffers Married
Thirteen Years Mon.
Mr. a n d Mrs. W illiam S ta u f f e r ,
S, B ro a d S t., th is b o ro u g h , c e le ­b
r a te d th e i r 1 3 th w e d d in g a n n i­v
e r s a r y o n M o n d ay .
O v e r th e w e e k -e n d th e S ta u f ­f
e r s m o to r e d to C h am b e r s b u rg ,
B a ltim o r e a n d Y o rk , s to p p in g a t
p la c e s w h ic h a r e fam o u s f o r u n ­u
s u a l fo o d , a n d a c c o rd in g to
B ill, th e r e a r e 95 d if f e r e n t w a y s
o f s e rv in g waffles. H e r e fu s e d to
Fire Co. Women
Plan Corn Roast
T h e L a d ie s A u x ilia ry o f th e
L ititz F i r e C om p an y w ill h o ld
a C o rn R o a s t a t th e B r ic k e rv ille
F i r e H a ll o n T h u r s d a y , S e p t. 1.
T h e c o s t w ill b e $1 .0 0 p e r p e r ­so
n.A
n y o n e p la n n in g to a tt e n d
p le a s e c o n ta c t th e p r e s id e n t,
Mrs. E lto n R e e d , Mrs. L ev i Y e r-g
e r o r Mrs. V io la M e isk e y , n o
l a t e r t h a n S a tu rd a y , A u g u s t 20.
T h e y w ill m e e t a t th e L ititz
F i r e H a ll a t 6 p .m . T r a n s p o r t a ­t
io n w ill be p ro v id e d f rom th e r e .
Given Key Position
John H. Steffy
John Steffy
Div. Chairman
For Welfare
Brooke Baker Is Named
Area Chairman; New­comer,
Advisor
T h e to p c o u n ty le a d e r s h ip
fo r th e U n ite d C om m u n ity C am ­p
a ig n w a s c om p le te d to d a y a s
th e J o in t P o lic y C om m itte e a n
n o u n c e d th e a p p o in tm e n t of
J o h n H. Steffy, 240 S o u th B ro a d
S tr e e t, th is b o ro u g h , a s c h a ir ­m
a n o f th e N o r th e rn C o u n ty Di­v
isio n . Rev. H a ro ld F . M in n ich ,
c o -c h a irm a n , w ill w o rk w ith Mr
Ste ffy in c om p le tin g th e N o r th ­e
r n C o u n ty o rg a n iz a tio n o f v o l­u
n t e e r w o rk e r s .
In th e n& rth e rn a r e a , w h ic h
in c lu d e s L ititz a n d M a n h e im
a n d th e s u r r o u n d in g tow n sh ip s ,
B ro o k e M. B a k e r , o f th is b o r ­o
u g h , w a s n am e d c o -c h a irm a n
w ith Me lv in F . H e ise y , M a n h e im
RD 1 , w ith l a s t y e a r ’s c h a irm a n ,
W a r r e n N ew c om e r, th is b o ro u g h ,
s e rv in g a s a n a d v iso r.
T h e U n ite d C om m u n ity Cam ­p
a ig n u n ite s th is y e a r fo r th e
f ir s t tim e th e U n ite d R e d F e a th
e r C am p a ig n o f th e C om m u n ity
C h e st, th e R e d C ro ss D riv e , a n d
th e fu n d r a is in g d r iv e s o f th e
H e a r in g C o n s e rv a tio n C e n te r
a n d th e YMCA, tw o n ew R ed
F e a th e r S e rv ic e s.
J o h n H. S te ffy is p r o p r ie to r
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7)
Bauer Hits Dilly-Dallying
Of State Hgy. Dept.;
Delaying Curbs, Etc-
D illy -d a lly in g o n th e p a r t o f
S ta te S e c r e ta ry o f H ig hw a y s J o ­s
e p h L aw le r h a s u n n e c e s s a r ily
h e ld up th e w o rk of w id e n in g
a n d im p ro v in g W e s t O ra n g e
S tr e e t — a n d m ay e v en th r e a te n
c om p le tio n of th e w o rk th is y e a r .
T h is w a s th e d is c lo s u re m a d e
y e s te rd a y w h e n B o ro u g h M a n ­a
g e r D av id B a u e r in fo rm e d r e s i­d
e n ts of th e s t r e e t t h a t d e sp ite
o rd e re s is su e d J u ly 1 fo r th em to
la y c u rb , t h a t h e s till c a n n o t te ll
p ro p e r ty ow n e rs w h e r e th e c u rb s
a r e to be la id .
“ T h is d e la y is d ifficu lt to u n ­d
e r s t a n d ,” Mr. B a u e r e x p la in e d .
‘W h a t w a s a s im p le m a t t e r o f
c o u rs e h a s b e com e a m a jo r o b ­s
ta c le in g o in g a h e a d w ith th is
im p o r ta n t p r o j e c t.”
A c co rd in g to Mr. B a u e r , b o r ­o
u g h c o u n c il fo rm a lly a p p ro v e d
th e fin a l p la n s fo r w id e n in g a n d
c h a n g in g W e s t O ra n g e S tr e e t
a lo n g th e s ite o f th e n ew $ 2,-
0 0 0 ,0 0 0 W a rw ic k U n io n J u n io r -
S e n io r H ig h Sch o o l B u ild in g , a t
th e J u n e m e e tin g .
T h is a p p ro v a l w a s ru s h e d to
H a r r is b u r g in th e h o p e t h a t
w o rk o f la y in g c u rb s a n d p a v e ­m
e n ts c o u ld be s t a r t e d im m e d i­a
te ly . T h e c o n s tru c tio n d e p a r t ­m
e n t o f th e S ta te H ig hw a y D e ­p
a r tm e n t a lso , a s s u r e d b o ro u g h
officials a t t h a t tim e t h a t th e y
c o u ld p ro c e e d im m e d ia te ly — o r
a s so o n a s S e c r e ta ry L aw le r a p ­p
ro v e d th e p la n . .
Mr. B a u e r a lso w e n t a h e a d
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7)
Phone Calls
Galore As
Sparks Fly
G u e s ts a t t h e G e n e ra l S u t t e r
H o te l a n d r e s id e n t s in th e f i r s t
b lo c k o f E a s t M a in S t r e e t h a d a
b it o f a t h r i l l a b o u t t e n o ’c lo ck
S u n d a y n ig h t w h e n a n o v e rlo a d ­e
d t r a n s f o rm e r a t th e H o te l b e ­g
a n a f ir ew o r k s d isp lay .
S om e o n e c a lle d th e p o lic e , a t
th e s am e in s t a n t som e o n e e lse
c a lle d t h e H o te l, a n o th e r p a r ty
c o n ta c te d th e P e n n s y lv a n ia Po ­w
e r a n d L ig h t C om p an y , a n d j u s t
a s e v e ry o n e w a s r e a c h in g a s ta te
o f c o n fu s io n , Bo b R e id e n b a u g h ,
lo c a l e le c tr ic a l c o n tr a c to r , a r ­r
iv e d o n th e sc e n e a n d d isc o n ­n
e c te d t h e f a u lty t r a n s f o rm e r .
A ll th e a ir - c o n d itio n e r s , som ;
l ig h t s in th e H o te l, a n d th e lin e s
in to s e v e ra l s to r e s w e r e a f fe c te d
fo r s e v e ra l h o u r s .
Mrs. Chas. P fautz
Sees President
A t Church Service
Mrs. C h a rle s A. P f a u tz re c e iv e d
th e th r i l l t h a t com e s o n c e in a
lif e tim e on S u n d a y .
S h e w a s v is itin g h e r f a th e r
G eo rg e W. B a s e h o a r a t L ittle s -
tow n , A d am s C o u n ty a n d th e
fam ily d e c id ed to go to th e P r e s ­b
y te r ia n C h u rc h a t G e tty s b u rg
on S u n d a y m o rn in g .
A b o u t te n m in u te s a f t e r th e y
w e re s e a te d , P r e s id e n t D w ig h t
W. E is e n h ow e r a n d h is c o r te g e
o f s e c r e t s e rv ic e m e n a r riv e d .
T h e p r e s id e n t o c c u p y in g a pew
six row s in f r o n t of Mrs. P f a u tz
a n d h e r fam ily .
A f te r th e s e rv ic e w a s o v e r
th e P r e s id e n t a c c om p a n ie d th e
P a s to r to th e -door w h ile th e
c o n g r e g a tio n r em a in e d s e a te d .
H ow ev e r, he h a d sm ile s a n d n o d s
fo r a ll a s h e p a s s e d d ow n t h e
a is le , a n d m a n y h a n d s h a k e s o u t ­sid
e th e c h u r c h b e fo re t h e tw o
a u tom o b ile s l e f t fo r h is fa rm
h om e n e a rb y .
Crippled Children Enjoy
Life At Easter Seal Camps
T h e la n g u a g e o f f u n in a
c h ild ’s l a u g h t e r is u n iv e r s a l. E v ­e
ry o n e u n d e r s t a n d s i t — e v e ry ­o
n e e n jo y s it.
C am p in g a ffo rd s g r e a t e r u s e o f
t h i s u n iv e r s a l la n g u a g e , f o r ev­ery
c h ild lo v e s th e g a y , c a r e f r e e
s p i r i t Of e am p life . A n d b e lie v ­in
g t h a t a ll c h ild r e n sh o u ld
s h a r e in th is w o n d e r fu l e x p e r i­e
n c e , th e P e n n s y lv a n ia S o c ie ty
f o r C rip p le d C h ild r e n a n d A d u lts
— th e E a s t e r S e a l S o c ie ty— o ffe rs
a n 8 w e e k s a d v e n tu r e in c am p ­in
g f o r p h y s ic a lly h a n d ic a p p e d
b o y s a n d g i r ls a t C am p D a d d y
A lle n in H ic k o ry R u n S t a te P a r k
n e a r W h ite H a v e n , a n d C am p
i.wrtt - t r i l l c
P a r k n e a r S om e rs e t. B a c h o f
th e s e c am p s a c c om m o d a te m o re
th a n 100 y o u n g s te r s . A th ir d
c am p , H a fm o n y H a ll, a t H ig h -
s p ir e , is m a in ta in e d to m e e t th e
n e e d s o f th e s e v e re ly h a n d ic a p ­p
ed .
S p o n s o re d b y lo c a l E a s te r S e a l
S o c ie tie s , h a n d ic a p p e d c h ild r e n
from a ll o v e r th e s t a t e c om e to
t h e , c am p s to e n jo y a p ro g r am
o f b a s e b a ll, v o lle y b a ll, sw im ­m
in g , h ik in g , fish in g , n a tu r e
s tu d y a n d o th e r o u td o o r fu n—
m o d ified to m e e t th e i r in d iv id u a l
n e e d s .
T h e r e ’s a t r e a tm e n t p r o g r am
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3 Well-Known
Boro Employees
On Sick List
B o ro u g h em p lo y e e r a n k s w e r e
s om ew h a t d e p le te d , e s p e c ia lly
o v e r th e p a s t w e e k -e n d w h e n
t h r e e w e ll-k n ow n lo c a l p e r s o n ­a
litie s a ll w e r e r e p o r te d o n th e
s ic k lis t. 1
C h ie f o f P o lic e C la re n c e K r e i-d
e r r e p o r te d off d u ty fo r th e b e t­t
e r p a r t of a w e ek , r e tu r n in g to
h is jo b th is M o n d ay m o rn in g ,
a f t e r b e in g s tr i c k e n ill, p ro b a b ly
s u p e r in d u c e d b y th e h o t w e a th e r
o f th e p a s t s e v e ra l w e ek s.
W a l t e r M ille r, lo c a l w a t e r s u ­p
e r in te n d e n t f o r w e ll o v e r th e
p a s t h a lf c e n tu ry , w a s u n a b le to
r e p o r t fo r w o rk f o r o n ly th e
th ir d tim e in h is le n g th y c a r e e r
w h e n s tr ic k e n ill. A dm itte d to
th e L a n c a s te r G e n e r a l H o s p ita l
o n M o n d ay , h e w a s r e p o r te d
aw a itin g su rg ic a l t r e a tm e n t,
T h e t h i r d b o ro u g h em p lo y e d
o n th e s ic k l is t is R a lp h W o rle y ,
h e a d o f th e w a t e r d i s tr ib u tio n
a n d a n o th e r v e te r a n b o ro u g h
em p lo y e e . W o rle y h a s b e en a p a ­t
ie n t in th e L a n c a s te r G e n e r a l
H o s p ita l fo r th e p a s t te n d a y s.
FIVE-YEAR-OLD BOY
INJURED BY BROTHER
F r e d G a rm a n , five - y e a r - o ld
so n o f Mr. a n d Mrs. L e s te r G a r-m
a n , L ititz RD 1 , w a s a c c id e n ta l­ly
r u n o v e r a t th e G a rm a n f a rm
by a n a u tom o b ile d r iv e n b y h is
b r o th e r .
T h e h o y w a s t r e a t e d a t th e
E p h r a t a C om m u n ity H o s p ita l fo r
a d e e p la c e r a tio n o f th e r i g h t
k n e e . H e w a s r e tu r n e d to h i s
h om e f o r f u r t h e r t r e a tm e n t by
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