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OCTOBER 1-8 T h e L it it z R e c o r d - E x pr e s s —
Serving The Lititz Area For Nearly Eighty Years
79th Year E stab lish ed April, 1877, a s The Sunbeam
(Consolidated w ith The E itltz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, September 29, 1955 5 cen ts a Copy; $2 per y ea r by mail,
w ith in L an ca ste r County; $2.50 elsewh ere. No. 26
Suggests Borough Buy Old Post Office For Town Hall
Widowed Mother Of 7 To
Begin Missionary Work
Mrs Clarke To Leave For
Children’s Home In
Virgin Islands
Mrs. M a rg a r e t G u n d rum
C la rk e . 118 N. C e d a r S t., th is
b o ro u g h , w ife of th e la te Rev.
G e o rg e D. C la rk e , is p la n n in g
to fly to th e V irg in I s la n d s n e x t
m o n th , wyh e r e sh e w ill s e rv e a s
A s s is ta n t M a tro n in a L u th e r a n
C h ild r e n ’s h om e.
F o llow in g h e r g r a d u a tio n
from L ititz H ig h Sch o o l, Mrs.
C la rk e to o k a D e a c o n e ss C o u rse
in B a ltim o r e , w h ich in c lu d e d
n in e m o n th s ’ tr a in in g a t L a n -
k e n a u H o s p ita l, P h ila d e lp h ia .
H a v in g c om p le te d th is t r a i n ­in
g , sh e s e rv e d a s D e a c o n e ss in
th e o ld e s t L u th e r a n C h u rc h in
th e U n ited S ta te s , wh ich w a s
fo u n d e d in 1 644 a t A lb a n y , New
Y o rk . Mrs. C la rk e c o n tin u e d in
th is w o rk u n til h e r m a r r ia g e in
1925.
H e r la te h u s b a n d s e rv e d a s
p a s to r of St. P a u l's L u th e r a n
C h u rc h h e r e , from 1908 to 19 1 7 ,
a f t e r w h ic h h e h e ld p a s to r a t e s
in W a s h in g to n , D. C., a n d
B r id g e to n , N. J . Rev . C la rk e w a s
a w id ow e r w ith tw o te e n - a g e d
c h ild r e n a t th e tim e o f h is m a r ­r
ia g e to M a rg a r e t G u n d rum .
Mrs. C la rk e a s s um e d th e r e ­sp
o n s ib ility o f a m o th e r to th e s e
tw o boys a n d in a d d itio n b e c am e
a m o th e r to five c h ild r e n o f h e r
own . A ll of th e s e se v e n h a v e
b e en g r a d u a te d from h ig h s c h o o l
a n d a ll o f th em h a v e f u r th e r e d
th e i r e d u c a tio n . M o st of th em
h a v e c o lle g e d e g r e e s a n d th e
o th e r s a r e w o rk in g in t h a t d ir e c ­tio
n .
D o n a ld , o n e o f th e s te p so n s ,
o p e r a te s a g ro c e ry s to r e in
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7 )
Mrs. Clarke
L.H.S. Grads
Return Here
For Talks
Two L ititz H ig h Sch o o l g r a d ­u
a te s o f th e c la s s o f 1937 r e tu r n ­e
d h e r e S u n d a y a s R a lly Day
s p e a k e r s in t h e i r r e sp e c tiv e S u n ­d
a y Schools.
Rev . C h a r le s H e v e n e r, p a s to r
o f th e M e c h an ic s G ro v e C h u rc h
o f th e B r e th r e n , w h o g a v e u p a
lu c r a tiv e e le c tr ic a l b u s in e s s h e r e
in tow n to e n te r th e m in is try ,
sp o k e in th e C h u rc h o f th e
B r e th r e n . R o b e r t S n y d e r, a s s is t­a
n t to th e p r e s id e n t o f M o ra v ia n
C o lleg e , B e th le h em , d e liv e re d
th e m e s sa g e in th e M o ra v ia n
C h u rc h .
Rev . H e v e n e r g e a r e d h is m e s ­s
a g e to th e y o u n g p e o p le o f th e
c h u r c h in th e fo rm o f a n o b je c t
le s so n . H e u s e d a s p o tlig h t w h ic h
d id n ’t lig h t, a s h is e x am p le , s a y ­in
g th a t by ta k in g it a p a r t p e r ­h
a p s h e c o u ld d e te rm in e w h y it
d id n ’t w o rk .
On o p e n in g th e lig h t, h e d is ­c
o v e re d a p a p e r w h ich s u p p o s e d ­ly
c o n ta in e d v ile w o rd s , a c ig a ­r
e tt e , a n d a b o ttle . L ik e n in g
th e s e to th e h um a n life , h e p o in t­e
d o u t t h a t th e y a r e som e o f th e
f a c to r s w h ic h p r e v e n t th e lig h t
o f th e C h r is tia n from s h in in g ,
a n d t h a t a f t e r rem o v in g th em
from h is e x em p la ry lig h t a n d r e ­p
la c in g th em w ith a b a tt e r y it
sh e d fo r th i ts r a y s im m e d ia te ly ,
a n d t h a t th e s am e is t r u e o f th e
C h r is tia n w h o h a s th e c o u r a g e to
“ lo o k in s id e .’’
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 2 )
Brings Suit
Against
School Board
B. S ta n le y M e llin g e r RD 4 ,
a g a in s t th e W a rw ic k U n io n
S ch o o l B o a rd fo r th e i r f a ilu r e to
g r a n t a w o rk p e rm it fo r h is
d a u g h te r , E v e ly n Mae, 16, a
te n th g r a d e p u p il.
I n th e c om p la in t filed by A t­to
rn e y J. M a rlin S h r e in e r , Me ll­in
g e r a lso a s k e d th e c o u r t to
e n te r ju d g em e n t a g a in s t th e
b o a rd fo r th e lo ss to th e g ir l
in e a r n in g s s in c e Aug. 29, a s a
r e s u l t o f th e b o a r d ’s r e fu s a l to
g r a n t th e p e rm it.
A c c o rd in g to G. M a rlin S p a id ,
s u p e rv is in g p r in c ip a l o f th e d is ­t
r ic t , th e b o a rd is o n ly p e rm itte d
to g r a n t a p e rm it to a s ix te e n
y e a r o ld p u p il fo r a g r ic u ltu r a l
p u rp o s e s u n le s s su ffic ie n t p ro o f
o f f in a n c ia l s tr e s s c an be sh ow n ,
o r if som e v e ry u n u s u a l c ir c um ­s
ta n c e e x is ts .
“ In th is c a s e ,” s a id Mr. Sp a id ,
“ T h e g ir l w a s n o t n e e d e d fo r
f a rm w o rk n o r w a s th e r e a n y
p ro o f o f th e f am ily n e e d in g th e
fin a n c ia l h e lp o f th e g i r l.”
T h e b o a rd h a s b e en o rd e re d
to sh ow th e c o u r t, w ith in 20
d a y s, w h y th e p e rm it w a s n o t
g r a n te d .
Council Rejects
Offer To Have
Pictures Taken
T u e s d a y ’s C o u n c il m e e tin g
w a s n ’t w ith o u t its h um o ro u s
a sp e c ts .
B e fo re th e m e e tin g B u rg e s s
B e n F o r r e s t g o o d -n a tu r e d ly p a id
a 50 c e n t p a r k in g m e te r v io la ­tio
n fine, am id s t th e jib e s o f
c o u n c il m em b e rs .
L a te r , w ith co u n c il in se s s io n ,
th e te le p h o n e in th e c o u n c il
c h am b e r s r a n g a n d th e b u rg e s s
a n sw e r e d . H e r e tu r n e d to th e
m e e tin g w ith a sm ile .
H e e x p la in e d w h e n h e a n sw e r ­ed
th e p h o n e a f em in in e v o ice
o n th e o th e r e n d p ro c la im e d
“ You h a v e j u s t b e en c h o s e n to
h a v e y o u r p ic tu r e s ta k e n by th e
- - - - s tu d io .”
Council
Receptive
To Idea
But Tax Burden Is Cited
As Bar To Immediate
Consideration
A s u g g e s tio n t h a t B o ro u g h
C o u n c il p u r c h a s e th e f o rm e r
P o s t Office b u ild in g o n th e
S q u a r e fo r u s e a s a B o ro u g h
f l a i l w a s m a d e a t T u e s d a y ’s
m e e tin g a n d w ill b e g iv e n “ co n ­s
id e r a t io n ” by co u n c il.
Max H o a s te r a p p e a r e d b e fo re
c o u n c il to- m a k e th e su g g e s tio n .
H e s a id th e f o rm e r P o s t Office
b u ild in g , l a t e r u s e d by W ilb u r
Su c h a rd a s a n office b u ild in g ,
w o u ld r e q u ir e a m in im um o f in ­t
e r io r c h a n g e s to be s u ita b le a s
a T ow n H a ll.
P r i c e T a g $ 3 2 ,0 0 0
T h e b u ild in g is ow n e d by H.
L lo y d H e s s w h o r e p o r te d ly is
a s k in g $ 3 2 ,0 0 0 fo r th e s t r u c tu r e .
Co u n c il m em b e rs e x p re s s e d in ­t
e r e s t in th e 's u g g e s tio n b u t s a id
it c o u ld n o t b e g iv e n im m e d ia te
c o n s id e r a tio n b e c a u s e of th e b u d ­g
e t p ro b lem s .
H o a s te r p o in te d o u t th e b u ild ­in
g c o n ta in s som e 3,2 0 0 s q u a r e
f e e t o f f lo o r sp a c e a n d is in
p h y s ic a lly g o o d c o n d itio n . I t h a s
b e en s t a n d in g id le sin c e W ilb u r
S u c h a rd m o v ed i ts offices from
th e r e in M a rch , 19 5 4 .
P r io r to t h a t i t h a s h o u s e d
th e P o s t Office a n d w a s fo rm e r ly
th e F a rm e r s N a tio n a l B a n k
b u ild in g .
C o u n c ilm a n R u s s e ll T em p le to n
in d ic a te d a n in te r e s t in in sp e c ­t
in g th e b u ild in g a s d id C h a rle y
K lin g . C o u n c il m em b e rs s a id th e y
h a v e c o n s id e r e d h a v in g a s e p ­a
r a t e b u ild in g fo r b o ro u g h offices
in th e p a s t a n d h a d m a d e a n
o f f e r a t o n e tim e fo r th e old
P e n n s y lv a n ia P ow e r a n d L ig h t
Co., b u ild in g w h ic h w a s tu r n e d
d own.
H o a s te r c ite d th e c e n tr a l lo c a ­tio
n o f th e b u ild in g a s a p r im e
f a c to r in i ts d e s ir a b ility .
I d e a T a b le d
M em b e rs of c o u n c il ta b le d th e
id e a , b u t s a id th e y w ill g iv e it
c o n s id e r a tio n , a lth o u g h a s one
c o u n c ilm a n r em a r k e d h e d id n ’t
t h in k th e c o n s id e r a tio n w o u ld
go a s h ig h a s $ 3 2 ,0 0 0 .
A n y im m e d ia te a c tio n by c o u n ­cil
w o u ld m e a n t h a t a n a d d e d
ta x b u rd e n w o u ld b e n e c e s s a ry .
A t th e $ 3 2 ,0 0 0 p ric e ta g , C o u n c il
P r e s id e n t Menno R o h r e r o b s e r ­v
e d , i t w o u ld m e a n a 10 m ill ta x
in c r e a s e if c o u n c il w a n te d to
p a y it o ff w ith in a y e a r . H en c e ,
th e c o n s id e r a tio n , a t a l a t e r d a te
if th e b u ild in g is s till a v a ila b le .
NEW BOROUGH HEADQUARTERS? Borough Police Force To Be
Increased To Four Officers
Local Doctor Is Honored
As Outstanding Mason
..... ....... ....
A p ro p o s a l th at, llic b o ro u g h p u r c h a s e th e o ld P o s t Oilico
b u ild in g f o r u s e a s a b o ro u g h office h a s b e e n m a d e to c o u n c il b y
Max H o a s te r . O n c e u s e d a s a n office b u ild in g b y W ilb u r -S u c h a rd ,
i t w o u ld r e q u ir e a m in im um o f c o s t o th e r th a n t h e in it i a l o u tla y
to b e p u t in to o p e r a tio n , H o a s te r sa id .
— R e c o rd -E x p r e s s P h o to
To Try To Improve
Street Lights But
At No Extra Cost
Council May Meet With
P.P. & L. Officials
On Problem
B en e x p la in e d t h a t h e f e lt
c o u n c il, e n v e lo p e d in th e p ro b ­lem
s e n ta ile d in g o v e rnm e n ta l
fu n c tio n s , w a s n ’t o f th e m in d to
a c c e p t th e offer.
Kickoff Meeting For Chest
Drive At School On Oct. 5
A p u b lic m e e tin g of w o rk e r s
a n d c a p ta in s o f th e U n ite d Com­m
u n ity C am p a ig n a n d in te r e s te d
c itiz e n s h a s b e en c a lle d fo r W e d ­n
e sd a y , Oct. 5 a t th e h ig h sc h o o l
a u d ito r ium to k ic k o ff th e a n ­n
u a l c am p a ig n h e re .
T h e m e e tin g w ill b e g in a t
7 :3 0 p.m. a n d a r e p r e s e n ta tiv e
from th e L a n c a s te r C om m u n ity
C h e s t will sp e a k on its o p e r a tio n
a t th a t a n d th e L ititz a r e a lev e l.
K p h r a ta A im s H ig h
Go a l fo r th e L ititz a r e a th is
a n d o n e of th e low e s t o f a n y
y e a r is $ 5 ,7 0 0 , a d e c id e d d ro p
from th e g o a ls o f p r e v io u s y e a r s
c o u n ty b o ro u g h . E p h r a t a by
c om p a ris o n , h a s s e t a $ 1 7 ,5 0 0
g o a l.
W ilb u r M ille r a n d Dr. C h a r le s
E sh e lm a n , lo c a l c h a irm e n , s a id
c a rd s h a v e b e en s e n t to a ll c a p ­t
a in s a n d w o rk e r s u r g in g th em
to be a t th e m e e tin g . T h e y a lso
e x te n d e d a n in v ita tio n to th e
p u b lic to a tte n d .
T h e d riv e , c om b in in g b o th th e
fin a n c ia l n e e d s o f th e R e d C ro ss
a n d th e R e d F e a th e r a g e n c ie s ,
m a rk s th e firs t tim e th e tw o s e r-h
a n d s in a fin a n c ia l c am p a ig n .
D u r in g 19 5 4 th e m a n y a g e n ­c
ie s o f th e U n ite d C om m u n ity
C am p a ig n h a v e r e n d e r e d a n um ­b
e r o f s e rv ic e s to p e rso n s in th e
b o ro u g h a n d s u r r o u n d in g a r e a .
A b r e a k d ow n sh ow s t h a t 30
a r e a p e r s o n s re c e iv e d t r e a tm e n t
a t th e C rip p le d C h ild r e n ’s So­c
ie ty w h ic h a lso m ad e 178 h om e
v is its h e r e fo r t r e a tm e n t.
A id T o B lin d
T h e B lin d A s so c ia tio n se rv e d
13 p e rso n s , m a k in g 21 v is its . In
a d d itio n th r e e lo c a l p e r so n s a r e
em p lo y e d in th e b lin d w o rk s h o p .
St. J o s e p h ’s a n d L a n c a s te r Os­te
o p a th ic H o s p ita l tr e a te d 54
f r e e a n d p a r t p a y p a tie n ts , ex ­te
n d in g 8 8 d a y s o f f r e e .h o s p i -
( C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 2)
DR. H . B. MIN NICH
A L T E R N A T E D E L EG A T E
Dr. H ow a rd B. M in n ich , o f
W o o d c re s t Ave., h a s b e e n n am e d
a n a l t e r n a t e d e le g a te to th e 96 th
a n n u a l s e s s io n o f th e A m e r ic a n
D e n ta l A s so c la tio ii, to b e h e ld
O c to b e r 17 to 20 in S a n F r a n -
Fete Dr. Hess
On Birthday
With Party
P a t ie n t s a n d f r ie n d s o f Dr.
P a u l G.*Hess s u r p r is e d h im w ith
a b i r th d a y p a r ty a t h is office r e ­c
e p tio n ro om l a s t F r id a y , a n
e s tim a te d 100 p e r s o n s c o o p e r a t­in
g in th e c e le b r a tio n o f h is
38 th b ir th d a y .
T h e p a r ty , s im ila r to th e o n e
t e n d e r e d L lo y d H o ffm a n la s t
s p r in g , w a s e n g in e e r e d by Mrs.
H a ro ld W h it c r a f t , h is s e c r e ta r y ;
Mrs. R o b e r t L u dw ig a n d Mrs.
G a le n M in n ich .
W o rd w a s s p r e a d b y m o u th
a n d a lso by p la c in g a n o te in th e
H o ly B ib le in th e w a itin g ro om ,
w h ic h w a s p a s s e d s e c re tly from
p a ti e n t to p a ti e n t som e five
w e e k s p r io r to th e b i r th d a te .
W h e n th e p o p u la r lo c a l p h y s i­c
ia n a r r iv e d a t h is office fo r th e
u s u a l F r id a y n ig h t r o u tin e he
fo u n d th e w a itin g ro om c ram m e d
w ith a b o u t 35 p e r s o n s a n d a
ta b le lo a d e d w ith g if ts a n d r e ­f
r e s hm e n ts .
H is f ir s t w o rd s o n r e a liz in g it
w a s a b i r th d a y p a r ty w e re , “ Oh,
m y g o s h .”
T h e b o r o u g h ’s p r e s e n t sy s tem
o f s t r e e t lig h ts w ill be r e ta in e d ,
a t le a s t in s o f a r a s th e c o s t o f
th e o p e r a tio n is c o n c e rn e d , m em ­b
e r s o f c o u n c il a g r e e d , T u e sd a y .
In d is c u s s in g th e s t r e e t l ig h t ­in
g f a c ilitie s h e r e c o u n c il w a s in
a c c o rd t h a t if a h ig h e r w a tta g e
in lig h ts c an b e a tt a in e d w ith ­o
u t a h ig h e r r a t e s c h e d u le fo r
th e b o ro u g h , i t w o u ld b e a w ise
m ove.
T h e y s a id a m e e tin g o f th e
fu ll c o u n c il w ith r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s
o f th e P e n n s y lv a n ia P ow e r a n d
L ig h t Co., to d is c u s s w h a t c an
be d o n e to im p ro v e th e p r e s e n t
sy s tem w ith o u t a n a d d e d fin a n ­c
ia l b u rd e n m ay b e h e ld .
T h e P .P .& L ., P r e s id e n t Men­n
o R o h r e r s a id , is a n x io u s to
d is c u s s th e s i tu a tio n w ith c o u n ­cil.
I t w a s d e c id e d o n th e a d v ic e
o f C o u n c ilm a n C h a r le s K lin g ,
t h a t th e P .P .& L ., if th e y h a v e
som e id e a s a lo n g th e s e lin e s ,
sh o u ld firs t s u bm it a p ro p o s a l to
co u n c il.
I f th e p ro p o s a l in d ic a te s th a t
b e tt e r s t r e e t l ig h tin g c a n b e h a d
h e r e w i th o u t a s u b s ta n t ia l in ­c
r e a s e to th e b o ro u g h , c o u n c il
w ill s i t d ow n a n d t a lk a b o u t it.
B u rg e s s B e n F o r r e s t a n d
C o u n c ilm a n R u s s e ll T em p le to n
w e re in a c c o rd t h a t th e r e a r e
m a n y sp o ts in th e b o ro u g h w h e re
th e a d d itio n o f p e rh o p s o n e lig h t
p o le w o u ld b e a d v is a b le .
C o u n c il a g r e e d t h a t th e s e
“ d a r k s p o ts ” s h o u ld be in v e s ti­g
a te d , a n d if p o s s ib le e lim in a te d
b y th e a d d itio n o f m o re p o les.
M em b e rs o f c o u n c il w ill c o n ­ta
c t th e lig h t c om p a n y a n d a sk
th em to s u bm it a p ro p o s a l on
w h a t c o u ld be d o n e . I f th e p r o ­p
o sa l h a s som e m e r i t a n d w ill
n o t c a u s e a b u rd e n o n th e b o r ­o
u g h co ffe rs, c o u n c il w ill th e n
m e e t w ith P .P .& L . officials to
t a k e w h a te v e r s te p s a r e n e c e s ­s
a ry .
Change Date
For 1956
Celebration
A t a r e c e n t m e e tin g o f th e Bi-
C e n te n n ia l C om m itte e i t w a s d e ­c
id e d to c h a n g e th e d a te s fo r
th e 1 9 5 6 .c e le b ra tio n , to T u e s d a y ,
J u n e 26 th r o u g h S a tu rd a y , J u n e
30, w h ic h w ill be “ H om e c om in g
D a y .”
P l a n s a r e b e in g m a d e to h o ld
a n ig h tly p a g e a n t a n d a r e lig ­io
u s s e rv ic e o n S u n d a y , J u ly 1,
w ith J o h n G. H e r s h e y in c h a rg e .
T h e c om m itte e a lso d is c u s s e d
th e a d v is a b ility o f c om b in in g
th e B i-C e n te n n ia l p a r a d e w ith
th e p a r a d e to b e s ta g e d b y th e
firem e n o f th e c o u n ty , w h o w ill
b e in c o n v e n tio n h e r e a t t h a t
tim e .
J o h n G. H e r s h e y a n d A lfre d
D o u p le w e r e a d d e d > to th e com ­m
itte e a t th is m e e tin g .
R. Adams Named
Chest Head For
Northern End
R ic h a rd A d am s w ill h e a d th e
C om m u n ity C h e s t d r iv e fo r th e
n o r th e r n d i s t r ic t o f th e c o u n ty ,
w ith L e o n U lric h a s c o -c h a irm a n ,
a n d Miss C a th ry n A d am s, a d v is ­o
r. O th e r w o rk e r s in th e d i s t r ic t
in c lu d e R a y B a lm e r a n d R ic h a rd
W a n n e r , S p e e dw e ll S ch o o l d is ­t
r i c t ; I r a W. A d am s a n d Is a a c
B u r k h a r t, P o p la r G ro v e Sch o o l
d is tr ic t.
Mrs. H a ro ld S e iv e r lin g a n d
J am e s R is s e r , C h e rry Gro v e
Sch o o l d i s t r ic t ; M a rv in L a u s c h
a n d Miss A d am s, C h u rc h School
d i s tr ic t; Mrs. W ilb u r G ra y b ill
a n d Mrs. J a c o b M um m a , W e b ­s
t e r School d i s tr ic t; I s a a c K o e h ­le
r, b u s in e s s ; R ic h a rd A d am s,
c lu b s a n d o rg a n iz a tio n s .
Thirty - Third Degree Is
Conferred On Dr. Yoder
In Detroit
Dr. M a h lo n H. Y o d e r, of tow n ,
y e s te rd a y h a d th e 3 3 rd Ma so n ic
D e g re e c o n f e r r e d u p o n h im a t
a c e rem o n y in D e tro it, M ich ig an .
T h is is th e h ig h e s t h o n o r t h a t
c a n b e aw a rd e d ' a M a so n , a n d
is th e f i r s t o f i ts k in d to b e co n ­f
e r r e d on a m em b e r of M a n h e im
L o d g e 587 F . & A.M., to w h ic h
b o d y Dr. Y o d e r b e lo n g s .
H e re c e iv e d th e F i r s t D e g re e
in F r e em a s o n ry a t M a n h e im on
F e b r u a ry 17, 1 9 0 8 , a n d th r o u g h
th e y e a r s in h is e v e ry d a y life ,
h a s e x em p lifie d th e te a c h in g s of
th e F ra te rn ity ;.
F o r a n um b e r of y e a r s Dr.
Y o d e r h a s s e rv e d o n -th e B o a rd
of D ire c to rs of th e T h om a s R a n ­k
in P a t to n M a so n ic I n s titu tio n
fo r Bo y s a t E liz a b e th tow n .
Mrs. Y o d e r a c c om p a n ie d ' h e r
h u s b a n d to D e tro it a n d to g e th e r
Mahlon H. Yoder, M.D.
th e y a r e s p e n d in g th e w e ek a t ­te
n d in g M a so n ic fu n c tio n s . T h ey
a r e e x p e c te d h om e th e e n d o f th e
w e ek .
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T h e p re -g am e c e rem o n ie s h o n ­o
r in g L ititz H ig h ’s 1945 u n d e ­f
e a te d fo o tb a ll te am , w ill b e g in
p rom p tly a t 1 :4 0 p .m ., th is S a t­u
rd a y .
T h e r e is a C o n fe re n c e ru le
t h a t s e ts a tim e lim it o n a c tiv i­tie
s p r io r to a g am e . T h e r u lin g
s ta te s t h a t th4e h om e s c h o o l’s
h a n d m u s t be off th e field by
1 :5 5 p .m ., g iv in g th e officials
a n d th e te am s five m in u te s p r e p ­a
r a t io n b e fo re th e o p e n in g
w h is tle . '
T h is, th e n , m a k e s i t n e c e s s a ry
t h a t th è in tr o d u c tio n s o f th e
h o n o re d g u e s ts b e g in a t 1 :4 0 in
o r d e r t h a t th e fifte e n m in u te
tim e lim it c a n b e m e t.
T h is in f o rm a tio n is g iv e n so
t h a t th e f a n s , w h o w a n t to se e
th e b o y s o f ’45 p r e s e n te d from
th e field, c a n a r r a n g e to b e
th e r e in tim e .
All o f th e m em b e rs o f t h a t
te am w h o a r e liv in g in L ititz
w ill be th e r e .
C om in g h e r e fo r th e o c c a sio n
from o u t o f tow n , w ill b e c o a c h ­es
R u s s . G ilb e rt, B ig le rv ille , a n d
Dr. E. E. McMu llen , H e rsh e y .
Bob H e a g y , J r . , from L a n c a s ­t
e r ; G le n n W in tro d e , P e lh am ,
N. Y. ; D ick G o rto n , N ew p o rt,
R. I .; D ick W a ltz , P h ila d e lp h ia ;
L a r r y P ie r s o n , S h illin g to n , P a .,
J o h n d e P e r ro t, a n d R o b e r t Bom -
b e rg e r , b o th o f L a n c a s te r ,
S e v e ra l o th e r s w ill p ro b a b ly
be h e r e , b u t w e r e u n a b le to d e fi­n
ite ly c om m it th em s e lv e s a s th is
is w r itte n .
N o t o n ly d id th e id e a fo r th is
r e u n io n o r ig in a te in th e m in d
o f th e R e c o rd - E x p r e s s s p o r ts
w r ite r , b u t th r o u g h h is e ffo rt in
m a k in g a ll th e c o n ta c ts , m a n y
o f w h ic h r e q u ir e d c o r re s p o n ­d
en c e , th is c e le b r a tio n w a s m a d e
p o ssib le .
Needlework
Guild Holds
Ingathering
T h e N e e d lew o rk G u ild o f
A m e ric a is c o n d u c tin g i ts a n n u ­a
l in g a th e r in g o f n ew a r tic le s
a n d w ill c o n tin u e u n t il O c to b e r
25. T h is w o r th y c a u s e is in te r ­n
a tio n a l in i t s sco p e . I t b e g a n
in E n g la n d in 18 8 2 a n d w a s o r ­g
a n iz e d in A m e ric a in 1 8 8 5 .
I t s u p p o r ts tw e n ty - tw o in s ti­tu
tio n s , am o n g th em h o sp ita ls ,
s a n a to r ium s , R e d C ro ss, S a lv a ­tio
n A rm y , B lin d A s so c ia tio n ,
a n d S h e lte r H om e . I t d o e s n o t
p la n to s u p e r s e d e b u t to s u p p le ­m
e n t w h a t is a lr e a d y b e in g d o n e
a n d th e e ffe c t is f a r - r e a c h in g , e s ­p
e c ia lly th e m o r a l e ffe c t o f n ew
c lo th in g .
Mrs. B e n jam in F o r r e s t is th e
lo c a l p r e s id e n t, a n d th e fo llow ­in
g a r e th e d ir e c to r s : Mrs. W a r ­r
e n N ew c om e r, Mrs. H a r la n
H o ffm an , Mrs. E ls e r G e rh a r t,
Mrs. H. C. S e ld om rid g e , Mrs.
N o rm a n B a d o rf, Mrs. D av id P.
B r ic k e r a n d Mrs. F o r r e s t. A n y ­o
n e is e lig ib le to he a m em b e r
w h o c o n tr ib u te s tw o a r tic le s of
n ew c lo th in g .
A m o n g th e a r tic le s so lic ite d
a r e , tw o a r tic le s o f n ew c lo th ­in
g , b e d d in g , o r a n y fia t w e a r,
n a p k in s , w a sh c lo th s , tow e ls o r
a d o n a tio n o f m o n ey . T h e r e a r e
u n f o r tu n a t e f am ilie s in th e com ­m
u n ity p ro v id e d b y th is o r g a n ­iz
a tio n .
A n y o n e w ish in g to b e com e a
d ir e c to r w ill p le a s e n o tify Mrs.
F o r r e s t.
Will Lift Burden Of Over­work
From Three-Man
Department
T h e L ititz B o ro u g h P o lic e D e ­p
a r tm e n t will b e in c r e a s e d to a
fo u r m a n d e p a r tm e n t w ith th e
h ir in g of a n o th e r fu ll- tim e offi­c
e r, it w a s le a rn e d a t co u n c il
m e e tin g T u e sd ay .
C itin g t h a t th e w o rk o f p o l­ic
in g o u r g row in g c om m u n ity
h a s b e com e to o b ig fo r th e p r e ­s
e n t th r e e -m a n fo rc e , c o u n c il d e ­c
id e d to a d d a n o th e r officer a s
so o n a s i t is p o ss ib le .
T h e Civil S e rv ic e B o a rd h a s
b e e n n o tifie d to s e t a d a te fo r
e x am in a tio n s a n d a s so o n a s th e
e x am in a tio n s a r e g iv e n a n d th e
a p p lic a n ts r a te d w ill m a k e a
r e c om m e n d a tio n to c o u n c il.
At T u e s d a y ’s m e e tin g , T h e o ­d
o re S ta u f f e r J r . , a n a p p lic a n t
fo r th e fo rc e p re v io u s ly , in q u ir e d
of c o u n c il w h e th e r it w o u ld h e
n e c e s s a ry fo r h im to t a k e th e
e x am in a tio n a g a in .
H e s a id h e w a s o f th e o p in io n
th a t s in c e h e h a d t a k e n t h e t e s t
h e w o u ld b e c o n s id e re d a s b e in g
o n th e “ r e s e r v e ” l is t a n d t h a t
w h e n a n o p e n in g a ro s e w o u ld
n o t b e r e q u ir e d to t a k e th e com­p
e titiv e ex am a g a in .
H e w a s a d v is e d t h a t c o u n c il
th o u g h t i t n e c e s s a ry f o r a n y p e r ­so
n s d e s iro u s o f a p p ly in g f o r th e
jo b , to t a k e th e c iv il s e rv ic e
te s t, r e g a r d le s s o f w h e th e r th e y
m a y h a v e a lr e a d y t a k e n it.
C o u n c il a lr e a d y h a s a d v e r tis e d
t h a t a n o p e n in g is to b e fille d
a n d m em b e rs s a id t h a t m o n ey
fo r a n a d d itio n a l officer is a v a il­a
b le in th e r em a in d e r o f th is
y e a r ’s b u d g e t.
W ith a th r e e -m a n fo rc e i t w a s
n e c e s s a ry f o r officers to w o rk
a six -d a y w e e k w h ile C h ie f L lo y d
H o f fm a n w a s w o rk in g v i r tu a l ly
e v e ry d a y in o r d e r t h a t h is m e n
m ig h t h a v e a d a y off.
T h e a d d itio n o f a n o th e r m a n
w ill lig h te n th e w o rk lo a d co n ­s
id e r a b ly a n d is a s te p to w a rd
p ro v id in g ro u n d - th e - c lo c k p o lic e
se rv ic e .
J . DONALD M O H L E R
R A T ED A L L “A’S ”
W o rd w a s j u s t re c e iv e d h e r e
t h a t D o n a ld M o h le r, so n of Mr.
a n d Mrs. J o h n M o h le r, 316 S.
C e d a r S t., w a s o n e o f th e sum ­m
e r s tu d e n ts to re c e iv e a ll “ A’s ”
in th e U n iv e r s ity o f M ich ig an
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T h e L ititz b r a n c h o f th e L a n ­c
a s te r G e n e ra l H o s p ita l A u x il­ia
r y u r g e n tly n e e d s a d d itio n a l
v o lu n te e r w o rk e r s , i t w a s a n ­n
o u n c e d to -d a y b y Mrs. J o h n
S te ffy , 240 S. B ro a d S t., th i3
b o ro u g h .
T h e w o rk c o n s is ts o f a s s is tin g
a t th e h o s p ita l s n a c k b a r e ith e r
a s a c a s h ie r o r w a itr e s s , r e a d in g
to c h ild r e n w h o a r e h o sp ita liz e d ,
sh ow in g p ic tu r e s to p a tie n ts , a n d
m a n y o th e r u s e fu l s e rv ic e s t h a t
th e A u x ilia ry r e n d e r s .
Mrs. S te ffy p o in te d o u t t h a t
w om e n m ay v o lu n te e r f o r a r e g ­u
l a r tim e e a c h w e e k o r m o n th
o r m a y v o lu n te e r f o r j u s t a few
h o u r s n ow a n d a g a in a s th e v o l­u
n t e e r ’s tim e p e rm its .
W om e n w h o a r e in te r e s t e d in
g iv in g of th e i r tim e to t h i s m o s t
c om m e n d a b le w o rk sh o u ld c a ll
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in th e c om m u n ity g o in g u p to
a d o lla r n e x t w e e k , i t begin-,
to lo o k a s th o u g h th e w o r r ie s
of th e B i-C e n te n n ia l C om m itte e
a r e a t a n en d .
I t h a d b e en s u g g e s te d in th e
v e ry b e g in n in g of th e i r p la n n in g
th a t in s te a d o f r a is in g b e a rd s fo r
th e o c c a sio n a s w a s d o n e o n s im ­i
l a r o c c a s io n s e ls ew h e r e , i t w o u ld
b e m o r e a p p r o p r ia te f o r lo c a l
m a le s to l e t th e i r h a i r g row a s
w a s th e v o g u e in L ititz 200
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d r iv e - in w in d ow s o n t h e e a s t s id e o f t h e F a rm e r s
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b e e n a f e a t u r e o f s e v e r a l L a n c a s te r b a n k s , a n d
be in a u g u r a te d h e r e . I n a d d itio n , a r e a r e n tr a n c e
to the" b a n k , w h ic h w ill e n a b le p a tr o n s t o e n te r
f rom t h e p a r k in g lo t is u n d e r c o n s tru c tio n .
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u g h C o u n c il T u e s d a y n ig h t
a d o p te d a r e s o lu tio n a p p ro v in g
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a te ly 60 f e e t e a s t o f W a rw ic k
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w id th of L in c o ln A v e n u e , a t th a t
p o in t to a w id th o f 4 4 f e e t from
W a rw ic k S tr e e t w e s tw a rd q u ite
som e d is ta n c e b e y o n d th e W a r ­n
e r -L am b e r t site .
I n th e ^w id e n in g p ro c e ss som e
p r e s e n t h ig h sp o ts w ill be low ­e
r e d a n d low sp o ts filled in, a n d
th e e x is tin g s h a r p c u rv e s w ill
be m a d e e a s ie r.
W o rk is n o t e x p e c te d to b e g in
o n th e s t r e e t u n til n e x t S p rin g ,
d u e to th e d r a in o n th e f a c ilitie s
o f th e H ig hw a y D e p a r tm e n t
b r o u g h t a b o u t by th e r e c e n t s e ­v
e re floods in th e S ta te .
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o f T om S h ie ld s , d e v e lo p e r of
K is s e l H e ig h ts , to aw a rd th e
c o n tr a c t s u bm itte d som e tim e
a g o f o r th e c o n s tru c tio n o f a n
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p e rm it s u bm itte d la s t m o n th by
J . B. H e ss fo r a d ry - c le a n in g
p la n t a t th e r e a r o f h is s to r e .
T h e y h a d g o n e o n r e c o rd a t t h a t
tim e to w ith h o ld th e i r a p p ro v a l
u n t il th e P e n n a . D e p a r tm e n t o f
L a b o r a n d I n d u s t r y h a d p u t i ts
O.K. on th e p la n s , w h ic h h a s
b e en d o n e .
J . Ro y Y e rg e r w a s g r a n te d a
p e rm it a b u ild a c om b in a tio n
g a r a g e , s ta b le a n d sh o p o n h is
p ro p e r ty a t 408 E . L em o n S t.,
a n d a n o th e r w a s g r a n te d J o h n
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s t a tio n a t th e c o rn e r o f B ro a d
a n d F o u r th Sts.
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to rem o v e a ll a lle y s f rom th e
b o ro u g h p la n b e tw e e n B ro a d a n d
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S t., a n d a n o th e r fo r th e r em o v a l
o f M id d le A lle y from C lay St.
to C ed a r St.