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              Lititz Red T ag Shopping Days Friday and Saturday
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In T h e s e C o lum n s
■BARGAINS GALORE!
S e r v in g T h e L it i tz A r e a F o r N e a r l y E ig h ty Y e a r s
79th T e a r Established April, 1877, as The Sunbeam
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within Lancaster County; $2.50 elsewhere No. 18
Lititz Red
Tag Days
Fri. - Sat.
Approximately 25 Mer­chants
Participating In
Big Sales Event
B a rg a in s b e in g r e a d ie d th is
w e ek by L ititz m e r c h a n ts w e r e
h o t t e r th a n th e w e a th e r !
A t le a s t t h a t w a s o u r im p r e s ­s
io n a s w e m a d e th e r o u n d s
g a th e r in g n o te s o n th e R e d T a g
D ay s to b e p r e s e n te d th is F r i ­d
a y a n d S a tu rd a y b y a p p ro x i­m
a te ly 25 lo c a l m e r c h a n ts a n d
r e ta ile r s .
W ith p ric e s s la s h e d to u n ­p
r e c e d e n te d e x tr em e s , th e com ­m
u n ity s a le s e v e n t is e x p e c te d
to p ro v e th e m o s t s e n s a tio n a l
e v e r sp o n s o re d b y th e lo c a l r e ­ta
ile r s .
W ith a n a ll-o u t e ffo rt b e in g
m a d e to a t t r a c t h u n d r e d s o f n ew
a n d a d d itio n a l c u s tom e r s to th e
b o ro u g h , T h e R e c o rd - E x p re s s
f e ll in lin e by m a k in g th is is su e
o f th e p a p e r a v a ila b le to s e v e ra l
th o u s a n d a d d itio n a l - r e a d e r s on
th e f r in g e o f th e lo c a l t r a d in g
a r e a .
As a r e s u lt, a n n o u n c em e n ts
in th is is su e w ill r e a c h m o re
th a n tw ic e th e n o rm a l R e c o rd -
E x p r e s s c ir c u la tio n .
L ititz R e d T a g Day s w ill s t a r t
p r om p tly a t 9 a .m . tom o r row ,
a n d w ill c o n tin u e o v e r th e tw o -
d a y p e rio d , e n d in g S a tu r d a y a t
6 p .m ., fo r m o s t s to r e s a n d c o n ­t
in u in g u n t il 9 p .m . fo r som e .
A t o u r o f lo c a l s to r e s a ls o
sh ow e d t h a t in a d d itio n to la rg e
s e le c tio n s o f s e a s o n a l o b je c ts b e ­in
g o ffe re d a t r e d u c e d p ric e s ,
m a n y o f th e s to r e s h e r e h a v e in ­c
lu d e d g e n e ro u s s e le c tio n s o f
f a ll m e r c h a n d is e w h ic h th e y a r e
o ffe rin g a t r e d u c e d p ric e s in o r ­d
e r to m a k e th e s a le s a s o u t ­s
ta n d in g a s p o ssib le .
So —■ sh o p in le is u r e in L ititz
s to r e s th is F r id a y a n d S a tu r d a y
— a n d s a v e m o n ey !
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Leasing Of
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A c tio n u p o n a p p ro v in g
tu r n in g d ow n a le a s e on
p a r k in g a r e a a ro u n d th e
R e a d in g s t a tio n w a s d e la y e d
T u e s d a y e v e n in g w h e n th e b o a rd
o r t r u s t e e s o f th e M o ra v ia n
C h u r c h w a s u n a b le to m u s te r
u p a q u o rum .
T h e b o a rd m e t p r im a r ily to
e i th e r a p p ro v e o r d is a p p ro v e a
le a s e o f th e p a r k in g a r e a to th e
b o ro u g h . I t m a y b e p o s s ib le to
g e t th e b o a rd to g e th e r a t a s p e ­c
ia l m e e tin g w ith in th e n e x t few
w e e k s , i t w a s s t a te d la t e T u e s ­d
a y e v e n in g .
T e n ta tiv e p la n s a p p ro v e d b y
b o ro u g h c o u n c il c a ll fo r p la c in g
a p p ro x im a te ly 20 m e te r s o n th e
t r a c t a r o u n d th e f o rm e r r a il r o a d
s ta tio n . T h e s e m e te r s w o u ld be
th e f ir s t o f f - s tr e e t p a r k in g m a d e
a v a ila b le b y th e b o ro u g h a n d
w o u ld p e rm it p a r k in g fo r lo n g
p e r io d s o f tim e a t a m u c h - r e ­d
u c e d r a te .
B o ro u g h M a n a g e r D a v id B a u e r
e x p la in e d th is w e e k t h a t se v ­e
r a l o th e r t r a c t s In a n d n e a r
th e c e n tr a l b u s in e s s s e c tio n s t i ll
a r e b e in g c o n s id e re d f o r o ff-th e -
s t r e e t p a r k in g . N o e f fo r t w ill b e
m a d e to le a s e th e s e p r o p e r tie s
u n t il a f t e r th e s t a tio n t r a c t Is
d isp o s e d of.
T h e s ta tio n le a s e , B a u e r e x ­p
la in e d , w ill b e u s e d a s a g u id e
fo r le a s in g a d d itio n a l t r a c ts .
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u g h officials d e c la r e r e g a r d in g t h e i r n ew s y s tem f o r g e tt in g r i d o f tra ffic jam s a r o u n d t h e S q u a r e .
There’s Still
Ample Water
Despite Heat
Water Consumption Is Up
But Level In Boro Wells
Remains High
W e a th e r P r e d ic tio n
Cool T o d a y : A Co o l 9 6 D e g re e s !
B e a u tif u l, p ic tu r e s q u e L ititz
c o n s is te d o f a c om m u n ity o f
h u r n e d -o u t law n s , w ilte d s h r u b ­b
e ry a n d p a r c h e d g a rd e n s a s th e
t em p e r a tu r e s a g a in c lim b e d
a b o v e th e 1 0 0 -d e g re e m a r k th is
w e ek .
B u t — w h ile o th e r n e a rb y
c om m u n itie s b e g a n o rd e r in g
b a n s o n s p r in k l e r s a n d e x c e ssiv e
u se o f w a t e r — L ititz h a s no
w a te r p ro b lem o f a n y k in d .
W a t e r le v e ls in th e b o ro u g h
w e lls a ll a r e v e ry c lo se to w h e r e
th e y w e r e tw o m o n th s a g o , B o r­o
u g h M a n a g e r D a v id B a u e r r e ­a
s s u r e d th e p u b lic y e s te rd a y .
T h e r e is p le n ty o f w a t e r fo r
e v e ry o n e .
W ith w a t e r a n d s ew e r c h a rg e s
a ll b a s e d u p o n m e te r r e a d in g s ,
few lo c a l p r o p e r ty ow n e r s a r e
u s in g b o ro u g h w a t e r th is y e a r
to s p r in k le t h e i r law n s . Y e t, d e ­s
p ite th is , w a t e r c o n s um p tio n
th is y e a r Is f a r a h e a d o f w a t e r
c o n s um p tio n fo r th e p a s t s e v e ra l
y e a r s , d e s p ite p u b lic o p in io n to
th e c o n tr a ry .
I n 1 9 5 2 , th e y e a r p r io r to a n y
s ew e r c o n n e c tio n s b e in g m a d e
a n d th e la s t y e a r f o r “ c h e a p ”
w a te r h e r e , c o n s um p tio n d u r in g
J u ly w a s 3 5 7 ,1 0 0 g a llo n s . L a s t
y e a r J u ly c o n s um p tio n w a s 5 3 0 ,-
500 g a llo n s , s lig h tly h ig h e r th a n
la s t m o n th ’s w a t e r c o n s um p tio n
o f 5 2 1 ,2 8 0 g a llo n s .
B u t, b o ro u g h officials p o in te d
o u t, th is d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n J u ly
1 9 5 4 a n d J u ly 1 9 5 5 c o n s um p tio n
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 8 )
F IR EM E N S P R IN K L E
A T H L E T IC F IE L D
W ith th e t u r f a t th e a th le tic
field t u r n in g a r ic h b row n from
th e m o n th - lo n g h e a t w a v e , th e
lo c a l fire c om p a n y T u e s d a y ev e ­n
in g s p e n t a b o u t a n h o u r a n d a
h a lf p um p in g w a t e r f rom th e
S p rin g s to i r r ig a t e th e e n ti r e
t r a c t.
Dave Forry
Brings Charge
Of Assault
A h e a r in g w a s h e ld o n M o n ­d
a y n ig h t In th e office o f P a u l
F . D le hm a s a r e s u l t o f a com ­p
l a in t s ig n e d b y D a v id F o r r y , S.
B ro a d S t., a g a in s t L e ro y L a n d is ,
M a n h e lm R D 3 , c h a r g in g a g g r a ­v
a te d a s s a u l t a n d b a tt e ry . ...
....M r. F o r r y c la im s h e w a s a t ­ta
c k e d w h ile in th e a c t o f r e ­p
o s s e s s in g a t r a c to r o n th e L a n ­d
is f a rm . H e s a id th e r e w e r e
t h r e e p a ym e n ts o v e rd u e a n d
w h e n Mr. L a n d is w a s u n a b le to
s a y w h e n h e c o u ld a r r a n g e to
m a k e a p a ym e n t, i t w a s a g r e e d
t h a t F o r r y t a k e th e tr a c to r .
A c c o rd in g to F o r r y , h e w a s
s e a te d o n th e t r a c to r , r e a d y to
Traffic ‘Channelization’
At Square Brings Forth
Outburst Of Mixed Reaction
TAX NO TICE S GO OUT
TA X E S COME PO U R IN G IN !
D e sp ite t h a t b o r o u g h ta x n o ­tic
e s o n ly w e n t o u t t h i s w e e k ,
a r u s h to p a y u p a lr e a d y is u n ­d
e rw a y , i t w a s r e p o r t e d a t th e
b o ro u g h office t h i s w e e k . T h e
firs t p e r s o n s to sh ow u p a t th e
b o ro u g h office a n d p a y h is p e r
c a p ita ta x w a s W ilf r e d R o s e n ­b
e rg w h ile th e f i r s t p ro p e rty
ow n e r to p a y u p w a s R o y L o n g ,
lo c a l b u s in e s sm a n , b o th o f w h om
a p p e a r e d w ith in a / few h o u r s
a f t e r th e n o tic e s h a d b e e n p la c e d
In th e m a il.
Treatment Plant
Open House
This Saturday
T h e L ititz S ew e r D e p a r tm e n t
w ill o b s e rv e O p en H o u s e th is
S a tu r d a y a t t h e b o ro u g h t r e a t ­m
e n t p la n t e a s t o f tow n .
A n d w h ile th e id e a m a y n o t
a p p e a l to som e a s a n id e a l w a y
to sp e n d a h o t a f te r n o n , th o s e
v is itin g th e p l a n t w ill b e t a k e n
o n a t o u r o f in s p e c tio n w h ic h
sh o u ld p ro v e h ig h ly e d u c a tio n a l,
B o ro u g h M a n a g e r D a v id B a u e r
s tr e s s e d y e s te rd a y .
V is ito r s w ill b e e s c o r te d
th r o u g h th e t r e a tm e n t p l a n t from
10 a .m . t o 5 p .m . J o h n B ow d e r,
s u p e r in te n d e n t, a n d J o h n G ru b b ,
a s s is ta n t, w ill a c t a s g u id e s a n d
w ill e x p p la in a ll fu n c tio n s o f th e
n ew sy s tem .
I n c a r d s b e in g m a ile d t h i s
w e e k - a ll lo c a l p r o p e r ty ow n e r s
a r e b e in g u r g e d to t a k e a d v a n ­ta
g e o f th is o p p o r tu n ity to s e e
h ow t h i s p h a s e o f b o ro u g h w o rk
is a c c om p lish e d .
Midget Football
Meeting Monday Night
D o n Sh e ffy , E . L em o n S t., h a s
c a lle d a m e e tin g f o r M o n d a y
e v e n in g a t 7 o ’c lo c k in th e
R e c r e a tio n C e n t e r , ' f o r h o y s in ­t
e r e s t e d in p la y in g m id g e t fo o t­b
a ll. A n y h o y w h o w ill n o t be
13 b e fo r e S e p tem b e r f ir s t Is
e lig ib le f o r th e te am .
Farm Show
To Be Held
In the Park
Also Will Use V.F.W.
Parking Lot, Rec. Bldg
And Old Ball Park
T h e 19 5 5 L ititz F a rm Sh ow |
w ill b e h e ld in th e S p r in g s P a r k
a c c o rd in g to a d e c isio n r e a c h e d
a t a m e e tin g o f th e f a rm sh ow
c dm m itte e h e ld h e r e M o n d ay
n ig h t.
In a d d itio n to th e p a r k a r e a ,
th e sh ow c om m itte e m a d e a r ­r
a n g em e n ts to u se th e V .F .W .
p a r k in g lo t fo r c o n c e ssio n s , th e
R e c r e a tio n C e n te r B u ild in g fo r
f a rm a n d h om e e x h ib its a n d p o s­sib
ly th e o ld b a s e b a ll d iam o n d
io r a d d e d a ttr a c tio n s .
T h e f a rm sh ow is s c h e d u le d to
r u n from T u e s d a y , S e p tem b e r
13, to a n d in c lu d in g , S a tu rd a y ,
S e p tem b e r 17.
One o f th e a d d e d a tt r a c t io n s
b e in g p la n n e d w ill be a n e x h i­b
itio n o f p o lo to b e p r e s e n te d o n
th e o ld b a s e b a ll d iam o n d b y a
g ro u p o f p o lo p la y e r s h e a d e d b y
B e n F o rn e y , o f R o th sv ille .
T h e lo c a l te am w ill m e e t a
v is itin g te am a n d w ill p la y a c ­c
o rd in g to in d o o r r u l e s in w h ic h
a la rg e in f la t e d b a ll is u s e d in ­s
te a d of th e u s u a l p u c k em p lo y e d
in o u td o o r g am e s. T h is w ill be
d o n e in th e in te r e s t o f s a f e ty to
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 8 )
Several Hundred To
View Ground-Breaking
THE SPEAKERS OF THE DAY Com’unity
But Borough Finds Most
Motorists Are Helped
By Markers
T h e n ew " c h a n n e liz a tio n ” of
tra ffic th r o u g h th e S q u a r e is
p ro v in g e x tr em e ly e ffe c tiv e in
e lim in a tin g a n y s em b la n c e of
tra ffic jam m in g d u r in g th e a f ­te
r n o o n a n d e a r ly e v e n in g ru s h
p e rio d s , 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 r te d th is w e ek .
B u t th e b o ro u g h m a n a g e r ’s
t e rm o f " c h a n n e liz a tio n ” w a s
n o t th e w o rd g iv e n th e in tr i c a t e
m a z e o f w h ite - p a in t m a rk in g s
a lo n g B ro a d S tr e e t in th e v i­c
in ity o f th e f o u n ta in w'hen th e y
w e re p u t in p la c e l a te l a s t w eek.
C u rb -s to n e s p e c ta to r s , a lm o s t
to th e m a n , w e r e «vocally s k e p ti­c
a l t h a t th e s u r r e a l i s t i c d r aw ­in
g s b e in g p u t d ow n b y th e
s t r e e t d e p a r tm e n t w o r k e r s w o u ld
do a n y th in g b u t g e t e v e ry b o d y
m ix e d u p .
In f a c t, o n e s p e c ta to r , a n u n ­d
e rw r it e r o f th e L ititz M u tu a l
I n s u r a n c e C om p an y , a f t e r view - f o rm e(j th e i r r e g u la r f u n c tio n o f
in g th e a r t w o rk from h is office | b e a r in g p o ta to e s , H o llin g e r y e s-w
in d ow , w a s r e p o r te d to h a v e te r d a y d u g u p s e v e ra l v in e s a n d
Finds Tomatoes
Growing On Hits
Potato Vines
P o ta to p la n ts w ith la rg e , firm
p o ta to e s on o n e e n d a n d b u d ­d
in g g r e e n tom a to e s o n th e o th ­e
r , w a s th e h o r i c u l tu r a l o d d ity
d isp la y e d h e r e th is w e e k by
E lam H o llin g e r , o f 629 S o u th
B ro a d S tr e e t.
H o llin g e r , w h o is em p lo y e d a t
th e A n im a l T r a p C om p an y p la n t,
f ir s t n o tic e d th e b u d d in g tom a ­to
e s o n h is p o ta to v in e s th is
w e ek . N e a r ly h a lf a d o z en p la n ts
s u d d e n ly a p p e a r e d w ith sm a ll,
g r e e n tom a to e s w h e r e p o ta to
b lo ssom s s h o u ld a p p e a r .
T h e o d d ty p e o f p o ta to e s a r e
in h is b a c k y a rd g a rd e n . C u rio u s
to k n ow w h e th e r th e tom a to ­b
e a r in g p o ta to v in e s h a d p e r
d e v is e d a n e la b o r a te g am e of
h o p -s c o tc h to be p la y e d o n th e
d e s ig n .
B u t w ith th e p a in tin g jo b
c om p le te d , th e r a n k s o f th e
s k e p tic s b e g a n to t h in o u t as
m o to r is ts b e g a n s h ow in g th e e f­f
e c ts o f th e g u id in g lin e s , as
th e y d ro v e th r o u g h th e S q u a re .
A lm o s t w i th o u t e x c e p tio n , th o s e
p a s s in g th r o u g h th e S q u a r e on
B ro a d S tr e e t, sw u n g to w a r d th e
c u rb w h ile th o s e m a k in g a le ft-h
a n d tu r n , sw u n g to th e c e n te r.
A s a r e s u l t tra flic b e g a n mov-
( C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 8)
fo u n d a n u n u s u a lly -h e a v y p o ta to
c ro p d e v e lo p in g .
H e n ow p la n s to c a r e fu lly t a k e
c a r e o f th e tom a to e s to s e e if
th e y w ill r ip e n — a n d a ls o to
se e j u s t w h a t a tom a to g row n
o n a p o ta to v in e w ill t a s t e lik e .
W e h a v e p ro o f o f h is s to ry ,
to o , In a sm u c h a s th e R e c o rd -
E x p r e s s p h o to g r a p h e r s n a p p e d a
p ic tu r e o f Mr. H o llin g e r d ig g in g
u p o n e o f th e v in e s . T h e p h o to
is o n d isp la y in th e R e c o rd office,
h a v in g b e e n o b ta in e d to o la t e
f o r th is w e e k ’s p a p e r .
25 Pass Swimming Test;
Point-up Need For Pool Here
A g ro u p o f tw e n ty -fiv e b o y s
a n d g i r ls h a v e p a s s e d t h e i r f ir s t
sw im m in g t e s ts , th e f ir s t to
g r a d u a t e in t h e s um m e r sw im ­m
in g s c h o o l b e in g c o n d u c te d u n ­d
e r th e d ir e c tio n o f th e R e c r e a ­tio
n C e n te r , B e rn ie L e hm a n n ,
d ir e c to r , a n n o u n c e d th is w e e k .
T h e 25 to p a s s th e b e g in n e r s ’
t e s t p r e s c r ib e d b y th e A m e r ic a n
R e d C ro ss a r e p a r t o f a g ro u p
o f 1 2 4 lo c a l b o y s a n d g ir ls w h o
h a v e b e e n t a k e n to E p h r a t a
r e g u la r ly th is s um m e r a n d g iv e n
in s t r u c t io n b y lo c a l in s tr u c to r s .
"W ith m o r e b o y s a n d g i r ls b e ­in
g t a u g h t to sw im , w e e a s ily
c a n re c o g n iz e a c o n s ta n tly in ­c
r e a s in g d em a n d f o r a p u b lic
d r iv e aw a y w h e n L a n d is s t r u c k sw im m in g p o o l in L it i tz ,” Mr,
h im in th e fa c e w ith a c o rn -
h u s k in g to o l, p u t tin g a d e e p
g a s h in h i s u p p e r lip , w h ic h r e ­q
u ir e d s e v e ra l s t i tc h e s to c lo se .
L a n d is p o s te d b a il f o r a h e a r ­in
g in c o u r t.
L e hm a n n a s s e r te d .
C o in c id e n t w ith h is s t a tem e n t
w a s a s u rv e y la u n c h e d h e r e th is
w e e k b y a sm a ll g r o u p o f lo c a l
b u s in e s sm e n w h o w e r e p r o b in g
th e p o s s ib ilitty b u ild in g a òave
Should Street Lights
Be Modernized Here?
Elmer Bobst A. E. Driscoll
Burgess Forrest
Pi
P au l F. Diehm
‘Bosser’ Takes His Stand
On Proper Police Attire
sw im m in g p o o l in o r n e a r L ititz
o n a s u b s c r ip tio n b a s is . I f 300
p e r s o n s c o u ld b e in d u c e d to t a k e
m em b e rs h ip s in L ititz , M a n h e im
a n d N e ffsv ille , a p o o l c o u ld b e
b u i lt a n d m a in ta in e d , th e y a s ­s
e r te d .
T h e 25 b e g in n e r s w h o p a s s e d
t h e i r t e s t s th is w e e k a r e : T om m y
D iem , R o b e r t P o s e y , T om N e i-d
e ig h , S h e ry l G o o d , L o u is e
C h r is te n e r , J a n e M a r k e r t, J u n e
K in s e y , L in d a H o ffm a n , R ic h a r d
R u h l, R u th H a n n , B ill B u sh o n g ,
J a n e t M e isk e y , C h a r le n e M e a rig ,
M a r sh a M a le, W a r r e n P e t ty jo h n ,
D ic k R a d e r , R o n n ie W h itc r a f t,
T om M cC lo u d , B ill Sm ith , C a ro l
S w a r r , S u e M in n ic h , S k ip W a lls ,
D o n a ld M e s s in g e r, G e r ry M y e rs,
a n d D a r le n e W e a c h te r,
Mrs. P o lly E s h lem a n is th e
s e n io r l if e g u a r d ; M rs. B ru c e
S h e a ffe r, R e d C ro ss in s t r u c to r ;
Mrs. R u t h S h e a ffe r, R e d C ro ss
in s t r u c to r ; D u k e K n e ip p a n d
(Q f p tln u e d o n P a g e 91
Do e s th e p u b lic r e g a r d L it i tz ’
s t r e e t lig h t in g a s a n tiq u a te d ?
T h is is th e q u e s tio n to w h ic h
m em b e rs o f c o u n c il v e ry s e r io u s ­ly
a r e s e e k in g a n a n sw e r , i t w a s
d is c lo s e d th is w e e k — In a sm u c h
a s a c h a n g e In lig h t in g h e r e
m o s t lik e ly w ill m e a n a b o o st
in th e b o ro u g h ta x r a t e o f one
o r tw o m ills.
W ith th e p r e s e n t fiv e -y e a r
c o n tr a c t d u e to b e r e n ew e d , o r
r e w r it t e n , th is O c to b e r, m em b e rs
of b o ro u g h c o u n c il b e g a n b o th
a s u rv e y to d e te rm in e p u b lic
o p in io n a n d a s tu d y o f n e a rb y
l ig h tin g m e th o d s t h i s w e ek .
G o in g to M a n h e lm th is w e ek ,
c o u n c il m em b e rs a n d th e b o r­o
u g h m a n a g e r e x am in e d th e new
ty p e o f lig h ts in s ta lle d th e r e
r e c e n tly .
I t i s t r u e y o u c a n r e a d a
n ew s p a p e r o n th e s t r e e t s o f Man­h
e im — b u t h e r e in L ititz we
h a v e h om e s in w h ic h w e r e a d
o u r n ew s p a p e r s ,” P r e s id e n t of
C o u n c il M en n o R o h r e r c om m e n t­e
d u p o n h is r e tu r n . “ B u t i f th e
p e o p le o f L ititz w a n t th e new
ty p e o f l ig h t s w e w ill g e t th em ,
p ro v id in g e v e ry b o d y is w illin g
to p a y th e a d d e d c o s t.’
T h e P e n n s y lv a n ia P ow e r &
L ig h t C om p a n y h a s b e e n a sk e d
to f u r n i s h a n e s tim a te o f c o sts
f o r th e n ew ty p e lig h t s , m em ­b
e r s o f c o u n c il d is c lo s e d . W h e n
th is w a s
w a s le a r n e d , a t t h a t tim e , t h a t
a c h a n g e in th e c o n tr a c t h e ld by
th e b o ro u g h w o u ld m e a n a n In ­c
r e a s e In th e b o ro u g h ta x o f a t
le a s t tw o m ills .
L ititz is o n e o f th e few com ­m
u n itie s o f th e c o u n ty to r e t a in
a s p e c ia l c o n tr a c t, o n e w h ic h
h a s b e e n In e ffe c t f o r m a n y
y e a r s , Mr. R o h r e r e x p la in e d . T o
c h a n g e th e s ty le o f lig h t s w o u ld
m e a n t h a t a n e n ti r e ly n ew b a s is
o f c o s ts w o u ld b e a p p lie d by
P .P . & L.
L e t i t g e t h o t a s b la z e s -
y o u ’ll n o t fin d Bo ss K r e id e r
w e a r in g a n y o f th e s e n ew ­f
a n g le d s p o r t s h ir ts !
“ Y e a rs a g o — a n d f o r m a n y
y e a r s , to o , I w o re e x a c tly th e
s am e u n ifo rm , c o a t a n d a ll, a ll
s um m e r , t h a t I w o re d u r in g th e
w in t e r m o n th s ,” L it i tz ’ v e te r a n
c h ie f o f p o lic e d e c la r e d th is
w e ek .
“A n d ,” h e c o n tin u e d , “ I ’ll
c o n tin u e to lo o k a s much- lik e I
th in k a p o lic e officer sh o u ld
lo o k , u n t il I d e c id e to h a n g u p
m y b a d g e ,” h e c o n c lu d e d .
C h ie f K r e id e r ’s s t a n d o n th e
c o n tin u a tio n o f th e m o r e d ig ­n
ifie d r a im e n t fo r p o lic em e n ,
c am e o n th e h e e ls o f a lo c a l
p o lic e d ir e c tiv e in w h ic h B u r ­g
e s s B e n F o r r e s t g a v e lo c a l offi­c
e r s r ig h t to go w i th o u t tie s if
th e y so ch o se .
T h e le t-d ow n w a s in k e e p in g
w ith s ty le c h a n g e s in L a n c a s te r
w h e r e p o lic em e n a r e p a r a d in g
a b o u t In s p o r t s h i r t s . I n f a c t i t
w a s p r e d ic te d h e r e t h a t s p o r t
s h i r t s w o u ld b e o rd e r e d f o r th e
lo c a l p o lic e fo r c e fo r n e x t s um ­m
e r.
A n d w h ile a t l e a s t o n e officer
su c c um b e d to th e n o - tie e d ic t
fo r a n a f te r n o o n o r tw o , i t w a s
n o te d t h a t th e e n ti r e fo r c e w a s
b a c k in th e tie -w e a r in g c a te ­g
o ry th is w e ek .
What The Well-Dressed
Cop Wears!
Chief Kreider
C h ie f K r e id e r ’s s a r a to r ic a l
s t a n d a ls o w a s in d ir e c t c o n tr a s t
w ith o th e r s ty le c h a n g e s in L a n ­c
a s te r in w h ic h som e b u s in e s s ­m
e n w e r e a p p e a r in g a t th e i r
jo b s w e a r in g s h o r ts !
S h o r ts ? B o ss w o u ld n ’t e v en
d is c u s s th e s u b je c t.
Recreation Field Day
To Be Held Here Saturday
Community-Wide
Collection For
Auction» Aug. 16
On T u e s d a y e v e n in g , A u g u s t
16, th e L io n s C lu b w ill s c o u r
th e tow n f o r d o n a tio n s o f c lo th ­in
g , h o u s e h o ld a r tic le s , k i tc h e n ­w
a r e , in f a c t a n y th in g u n d e r t h e
su n , w h ic h th e y w ill s e ll a t
th e i r A u c tio n to b e h e ld th e fo l­low
in g F r id a y o n th e L io n s P la y ­g
ro u n d o n S. S p ru c e S t.
A c c o rd in g to C h a r lie W a g a -
m a n , c h a irm a n o f th e A c tiv itie s
C om m itte e , “ E v e r y th in g f rom
so u p to n u t s ” w ill b e a v a ila b le
o n th e g r o u n d s th e n ig h t o f th e
A u c tio n .
T h e c lu b u s e s th e p ro c e e d s o f
th e s e A u c tio n s f o r t h e i r 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 -
T h is S a tu r d a y m o rn in g , a L it­itz
R e c r e a tio n C e n te r F i e ld D ay
w ill b e s p o n s o r e d b y th e A m e r ­ic
a n B u s in e s s C lu b , a t th e A th ­le
tic F ie ld , f o r c h ild r e n s ix to
th ir t e e n y e a r s , in c lu s iv e .
M e d a ls a n d r ib b o n s w ill b e
aw a r d e d in d iv id u a l b o y s a n d
g ir ls f o r e a c h e v e n t p a r tic ip a te d
in . T h e b o y a n d g ir l c om p ilin g
th e h ig h e s t n um b e r o f p o in ts fo r
th e fie ld d a y w ill a ls o b e aw a r d ­e
d a b e a u t i fn l tro p h y . T h e p r o ­g
r am w ill s t a r t a t 10 a .m .
E v e n ts a r e a s fo llow s :
A g e 6 a n d 7 y e a r s — P o t a to
r a c e ; L em o n in S p o o n r a c e ;
H o p r a c e . •
A g e 8 a n d 9 y e a r s— 4 0 -y a rd
D a sh ; R u n n in g B ro a d J um p ;
R e la y (4 le g s o f 40 y d s , e a c h ) ;
H ig h J um p .
A g e 10 a n d 11 y e a r s— 5 0 -y a rd
D a sh ; R u n n in g B ro a d J u m p ; R e ­la
y (4 le g s o f 50 y d s . e a c h ) ;
H ig h J um p .
D a sh ; R u n n in g B ro a d J um p ;
R e la y (4 le g s o f 60 y d s . e a c h ) ;
H ig h J um p .
All b o y s a n d g ir ls p a r t i c ip a t ­in
g in th e s e e v e n ts m u s t b e
m em b e rs o f th e L ititz R e c r e a tio n
C e n te r. R e f r e s hm e n ts w ill h e
so ld o n th e g ro u n d s d u r in g th e
e v e n ts . I f th e b o y s a n d g ir ls
sh ow e n o u g h in te r e s t in th e s e
e v e n ts , th e A m e r ic a n B u s in e s s
C lu b in te n d s to m a k e th is a n
a n n u a l a ffa ir.
I n t h e e v e n t o f r a in , th e r a in
d a te w ill b e S a tu rd a y , A u g u s t
13. T h e p u b lic is in v ite d to g iv e
t h e i r c h ild r e n s u p p o r t in th is
a th l e ti c c o n te s t.
A ll b o y s a n d g ir ls , f rom 6
th r o u g h 13 y e a r s o f a g e , w h o a r e
m em b e rs o f th e L ititz R e c r e a ­tio
n C e n te r , m a y e n t e r th e
e v e n ts . A n y c h ild r e n w is h in g to
e n te r a n d w h o h a v e n o t r e g is te r ­e
d to -d a te , m a y d o s o a t K e ll­e
r ’s N ew s A g e n cy p r io r t o F r i -
Banquet
Tonight
Driscoll, Bobst, Forrest
And Diehm Will
Speak
T h e s ta g e w a s s e t h e r e to d a y—
w ith f la g s fly in g , s e a ts in p la c e
a n d c a n o p ie s u p— fo r th e g ro u n d
b r e a k in g c e rem o n ie s w h ic h w ill
fo rm a lly la u n c h c o n s tru c tio n o f
th e s p r aw lin g $ 4 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 W a r -
n e r -L a m b e r t P h a rm a c e u tic a l
C om p an y p la n t a lo n g W e s t L in ­co
ln A v en u e .
T h e g r o u n d - b r e a k in g w ill t a k e
p la c e a t 3 p .m ., a c c o rd in g to th e
p ro g r am a n n o u n c e d by t h e c om ­p
a n y , a n a n n o u n c em e n t w h ic h
em p h a s iz e d a n in v ita tio n to th e
p u b lic to a tte n d . S e v e ra l h u n d ­r
e d p e r s o n s a r e e x p e c te d to b r a v e
th e h o t r a y s o f th e s u n to w it­n
e s s w h a t to m a n y h e r e a s a
h is to r ic e v e n t, lo c a lly , a t le a s t!
T h e s p o t c h o s e n f o r th e
g ro u n d - b r e a k in g is a c o rn e r o f
w h a t a y e a r from n ow w ill h e
th e m a in office o f th e m am m o th
p la n t. E x te n d in g o v e r a c r e s o f
la n d , th e in d u s t r ia l p l a n t w ill
c o n s titu te th e l a t e s t w o rd in
m o d e rn , a ir - c o n d itio n e d f a c ili­tie
s . W ith a n e x p e c te d p a y ro ll
o f a p p ro x im a te ly 700 p e r so n s ,
som e m a g n itu d e o f th e in s t a l l a ­tio
n is se e n in th e 1 ,2 0 0 -c a r p a r ­k
in g lo t w h ic h w ill f la n k th e
w e s te rn s id e o f th e p la n t.
A t th e g ro u n d -b r e a k in g t h i s
a f te rn o o n , th e p r o g r am w ill b e
s t a r t e d w ith th e in v o c a tio n b y Dr.
B y ro n K. H o rn e , m em b e r o f
b o ro u g h c o u n c il w h o w ill p r e s id e
a s to a s tm a s t e r a t th e c om m u n ity
b a n q u e t to b e h e ld in h o n o r o f
th e o c c a sio n t h i s e v e n in g in th e
h ig h s c h o o l g ym n a s ium .
S p e a k e r s a t b o th a f f a ir s w ill
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 8)
Appoint Five
Teachers To
Faculty Here
S e v e ra l v a c a n c ie s in th e f a c ­u
lty o f W a rw ic k U n io n S ch o o ls
h a v e n ow b e e n filled , I t w a s a n ­n
o u n c e d th is w e e k b y G. M a r lin
S p a id , su p e rv is in g p r in c ip a l.
I n th e L ititz b u ild in g , S c o tt
G a rm a n , E a s t T h ir d A v e n u e , th is
b o ro u g h , h a s a c c e p te d th e p o s i­tio
n o f C om m e rc ia l te a c h e r ,
m a d e a v a ila b le b y th e r e s ig n a ­tio
n o f D a n ie l R e itz , J r . , a n d L e e
D u n k le o f H a r r is b u r g , w ill b e
th e n ew I n s t r u c to r o f V o c a l Mu­sic,
su c c e e d in g Miss J a n e t D rum -
h e lle r. T h e n ew F i r s t G ra d e p o ­s
itio n is b e in g fille d b y Mrs.
Mab e l G rim e s , C la rk s v ille , P a .
T h e tw o v a c a n c ie s In th e
R o th s v ille S ch o o l a r e b e in g fill­e
d by R o b e r t H e ss , E p h r a t a , in
th e Sc ien c e d e p a r tm e n t, a n d
W a r r e n O. Geib, M a n h e im , w ill
te a c h F r e n c h a n d E n g lis h . T h e s e
m e n w ill su c c e e d J . R ic h a r d
Co g ley a n d Mrs. A r th u r H e ss ,
re sp e c tiv e ly .
R e g is tr a t io n D a y
A ll p e r s o n s o f s c h o o l a g e w h o
h a v e m o v ed In to th is a r e a sin c e
th e l a s t d a y o f th e s c h o o l t e rm
a r e r e q u e s te d to a p p e a r a t th e
office o f th e L ititz B o ro u g h
S ch o o l o n T u e s d a y , A u g . 23, fo r
r e g is tr a tio n . T h e office w ill b e
o p e n fo r th is p u rp o s e f rom 8
a .m . u n t il n o o n .
T h o s e w h o a r e n ew in th e
R o th s v ille a r e a s h o u ld r e p o r t
a t th e R o th s v ille s c h o o l w h ic h
w ill b e o p e n th e s am e h o u r s .
T h is is n o t to in c lu d e a n y o n e
e x c e p t th o s e w h o w e r e n o t liv ­in
g in th e d i s t r ic t w h e n s c h o o l
c lo s e d l a s t S p rin g .
tSjdqtiA five y e a r s a g o J t e c ts . , . .A fe 12 a n d 13 x n a rs-m gO -y a rd . .d ay , A u g u s t 5 . Shop In Lititz This Week-end!
League Barbecue
Next Thursday
A c h ic k e n b a rb e c u e w ill b e
h e ld f o r m em b e rs o f th e Y o u n g
M en ’s B u s in e s s C lu b a t th e c o t­t
a g e n e a r H o p ew e ll o f D r. M.
H . Y o d e r n e x t T h u r s d a y , A u g u s t
11.
T h e b a rb e c u e w ill b e s e rv e d
b y H e r r ’s B a rb e c u e S e rv io e , o f
I n te r c o u r s e . D u r in g th e a f t e r ­n
o o n a n d e v e n in g m em b e rs w ill
t a k e p a r t in b ow lin g -o n -th e -
g r e e n , q u o its a n d p in o c h le .
T h e c om m itte e in c h a rg e c o n ­s
i s t s o f E lm e r B om b e rg e r , c h a ir -
m a n ; B a r to n L . S h a rp a n d R o y