Lititz Record Express

              Bi-Centennial
1956 T h e L it 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 E stab lish ed April, 1877, as The Sunbeam
(Consolidated w ith The E itltz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, October 20, 1955 S c en ts a Copy; $2 per y ea r by mail,
w ith in L an ca ste r County; $2.50 elsewhere. No. 29
Police Here First In Entire State ToGoOn40-Hr. Week /
2 Property Owners
Appeal Boro Claims
To County Court
Dr. Siegel, Burkholder
Question Boro’s Right To
Collect Water Repairs
Two te s t s u its to d e te rm in e if
th e b o ro u g h c an le g a lly c o lle c t
f o r r e p a ir s m a d e to w a te r l a t e r ­a
ls b e y o n d th e c u rb -lin e w e r e
s t a r te d on th e i r w ay to th e L a n ­c
a s te r C o u n ty C o u rt h e r e th is
w e ek .
T h e c o u r t a c tio n c am e in to
b e in g w h e n Dr. I S ieg e l, lo c a l
o s te o p a th , a n d C la y to n B u r k ­h
o ld e r , p o ta to ch ip m a n u f a c tu r ­e
r, b o th a p p e a le d sm a ll ju d g ­m
e n ts aw a rd e d th e b o ro u g h by
J u s ti c e of th e P e a c e P a u l P.
D iehm .
In b o th in s ta n c e s , th e p r o p e r ­ty
ow n e rs c la im th e r e p a i r s to
th e i r w a te r l a t e r a l s w e re m a d e
n e c e s s a ry by d am a g e c r e a te d
w h e n s ew e r m a in s w e re la id
h e r e s e v e ra l y e a r s ago.
Dr. S ie g e l a p p e a le d a ju dm e n t
o f $ 1 3 .4 6 a s s e s s e d a g a in s t h is
F r o n t S tr e e t r e s id e n c e , a n d Mr.
B u r k h o ld e r , a ju d gm e n t fo r
$ 2 6 .4 4 d u e to r e p a ir s m a d e a t
h is p ro p e r ty a lso o n F r o n t St.
T h e tw o c a s e s w h ic h w ill s e rv e
a s te s t c a s e s to d e te rm in e j u s t
h ow f a r th e b o ro u g h c an go in
p l a c i n g ' w a t e r m a in r e p a i r s
a g a in s t p ro p e r ty ow n e rs w e re
tw o o f f o u r c la im s filed b y th e
b o ro u g h b e fo re ’S q u ire D ie hm
s e v e ra l w e ek s ago.
(C o n tin u e d on P a g e 1 2 )
D r. a n d Mrs. R o b e r t B. H u b e r ,
1 2 S. B ro a d S t., th is b o ro u g h , r e ­t
u r n e d y e s te rd a y f rom a th r e e
w e e k s ’ t r ip to th e W e s t C o a s t
w h e r e D r. H u b e r a tte n d e d ' th e
s e s s io n s o f th e N a tio n a l D e n ta l
C o n v e n tio n In S a n F r a n c is c o ,
C a lifo rn ia .
T h e H u b e r s flew f rom h e r e to
P o r t l a n d , O re g o n , w h e r e th e y
m e t D r. H u b e r ’s b r o th e r , L ie u t.
G e o rg e B. H u b e r , w h o is s ta ­tio
n e d th e r e in th e U. S. N a v a l
R e s e rv e , a n d from th e r e m o to r e d
. to S a n D ieg o , C a lif., w h e r e L t.
H u b e r a n d h is w ife a r e liv in g .
I n a d d itio n to v is itin g p o in ts
o f in t e r e s t in th e s t a te s o f C a li­f
o r n ia , O re g o n a n d W a s h in g to n ,
th e H u b e r s a ls o w e n t s ig h t- s e e ­in
g in B r i ti s h C o lum b ia .
Womans Club
Hears Talk
On Antiques
MRS. GLENN McELROY
UN DERGOES O P ER A T IO N
Mrs. G le n n M cE lro y , o f L in ­d
e n S tr e e t, u n d e rw e n t s u rg ic a l
t r e a tm e n t a t th e L a n c a s te r G en ­e
r a l H o s p ita l W e d n e sd a y m o rn ­in
g . H e r c o n d itio n w a s r e p o r te d
a s s a tis f a c to ry la te la s t n ig h t.
Local Couple
Stranded In
N. E. Flood
Mr. a n d Mrs. J o h n W o r th , S.
C e d a r St., e x p e rie n c e d som e a n x ­io
u s m om e n ts b e c a u s e o f th e
m o s t r e c e n t flood in New E n g ­la
n d .
T h e W o r th s w e r e a t N ew p o rt,
R. I., v is itin g Mrs. W o r th ’s n ie c e ,
a n d o n a ttem p tin g to r e tu r n on
S u n d a y e v e n in g , le a r n e d t h a t
th e r e w e re n o t r a in s a r r iv in g
from n o r le a v in g f o r New Y o rk .
T h e y e v e n tu a lly w e n t to B o s­to
n in th e h o p e o f g e tt in g a i r ­p
la n e r e s e r v a tio n , o n ly to fin d
t h a t th e a ir lin e s w e r e b o o k e d
so lid fo r th r e e d ay s. B e com in g
a c q u a in te d w ith a n um b e r o f
o th e r p e o p le in th e s am e p r e d ic ­am
e n t a s th e y , i t w a s s u g g e s te d
t h a t th e y p o o l t h e i r r e s o u r c e s
a n d r e n t a d r iv e - it-y o u r s e lf c a r
a n d h e a d fo r h om e by w a y o f
B u ffa lo , P i t ts b u r g h a n d th e n to
L a n c a s te r ; b u t o n fin d in g som e
o f th e f o lk s ’ fin an c e s a t a s u r ­p
r is in g ly low ebb, th e y a ll a g r e e d
to sp e n d th e n ig h t a t a h o te l a n d
aw a it th e o u tc om e in th e m o rn ­in
g .
I n q u ir in g a t th e r a il r o a d s t a ­tio
n e a r ly th e n e x t m o rn in g , i t
w a s le a rn e d t h a t th e y w o u ld be
a b le to go a s f a r a s "NTdfwalk,
C o n n ., by t r a in . A t t h a t p o in t
e v e ry o n e w a s h e rd e d in to a flee t
o f fifte en b u se s a n d w e r e t r a n s ­p
o r te d o v e r a c ir c u ito u s ro u te
to S tam fo rd , C o n n ., w h e r e th e y
a g a in b o a rd e d a t r a in f o r New
Y o rk , e x p e rie n c in g n o f u r t h e r
d ifficu lty in r e a c h in g h om e .
T h e t r ip w h ic h w o u ld n o rm a l­ly
h a v e t a k e n a b o u t se v e n h o u r s ,
k e p t th e W o r th s o n th e go u n til
te n o ’c lo ck M o n d ay n ig h t, a goo d
tw e lv e h o u r s from B o s to n to
L ititz . .
SGT. R IE S TO P R E S E N T
SA F E TY PA T R O L PRO GRAM
T h e r e g u l a r m e e tin g o f th e
L ititz P a r e n t-T e a c h e r s A s so c ia ­tio
n w ill b e h e ld th is e v e n in g a t
8 o ’c lo c k in th e H ig h Sch o o l a u ­d
ito r ium . Sg t. R ie s , o f th e P e n n ­s
y lv a n ia S t a te P o lic e , w ill sh ow
a film a n d s p e a k o n th e S a fe ty
P a t r o l p ro g r am in th e sc h o o l.
T E R R Y G A RD N E R
EN L IST S IN V . S. NAVY
T e r r y G a rd n e r , so n o f Mr. a n d
Mrs. G e o rg e G a rd n e r , 246 S o u th
S p ru c e S tr e e t, w ill le a v e to d a y
f o r in d u c tio n in to th e U. S. Navy.
H e w ill go to B a ltim o r e , Md.,
fo r th e in d u c tio n c e rem o n ie s ,
a n d from th e r e w ill be a s s ig n e d
to a b a se fo r n in e w e e k s o f
b o o t tr a in in g .
Fatally Stricken
P r o f H a r r y S. D a n d o , o f B e th ­le
h em , P a ., w h o sp o k e h e r e a t
th e a n n u a l Rally* D ay se rv ic e s
In T r in i ty E . C. C h u rc h , t e n d a y s
a g o , su f f e r e d a h e a r t a t t a c k d u r ­in
g a v is it w ith f r ie n d s a t C am p
H ill F r id a y n ig h t a n d d ie d a
few m om e n ts l a t e r . H e h a d g o n e
to C am p H ill to o b s e rv e h is
s ix ty - s ix th b i r th d a y T h u r s d a y .
H e w a s w e ll-k n ow n h e r e .
C-C Favors
More Parking
Facilities
Group Seeks Ordinance
Regulating Short ‘Holi­day’
Rentals
M o re o f f - th e - s tr e e t p a r k in g fo r
L ititz w a s u rg e d a t a b u sy m em ­b
e r s h ip m e e tin g o f th e L ititz
C h am b e r o f C om m e rc e h e ld
T u e s d a y e v e n in g a t th e B u s in e s s
L e a g u e .
More p a r k in g a r e a s sh o u ld he
s o u g h t a n d th e b o ro u g h sh o u ld
p la c e m e te r s o n its lo t j u s t off
N o r th A lle y in th e f ir s t b lo ck ,
s e n tim e n t e x p re s s e d in d ic a te d .
C h r is tm a s L ig h tin g
■ M em b e rs a ls o v o te d to* a g a in
t a k e c h a rg e o f th e C h r is tm a s
d e c o r a tio n s th r o u g h o u t th e b u s ­in
e s s s e c tio n . S o lic ita tio n s to d e ­f
r a y e x p e n s e s o f th e lig h tin g
th is y e a r w ill b e c o n fin e d to th e
a r e a l ig h t e d , w ith d ir e c to r s m a k ­in
g th e c o lle c tio n s , i t w a s a g r e e d .
T o R a is e D u e s
A m o tio n a lso w a s p a s s e d a u ­th
o r iz in g th e officers to p o ll th e
m em b e rs h ip o n a b y -law c h a n g e
w h ic h w o u ld in c r e a s e th e a n n u a l
m em b e rs h ip fe e from $5 to $10
p e r y e a r. A d d itio n a l fu n d s w o u ld
m a k e i t p o s s ib le fo r th e g ro u p
to i n a u g u r a te a m o r e c om p r e ­h
e n s iv e p ro g r am , i t w a s e x p la in ­ed.
S e e k B o ro O rd in a n c e
F o llow in g a d is c u s s io n o f th e
p r a c tic e o f r e n tin g em p ty s to r e s
fo r v e ry s h o r t p e r io d s p r io r to
h o lid a y s , e s p e c ia lly th e C h r is t­m
a s sh o p p in g p e r io d , th e g ro u p
m a d e a r r a n g em e n t s to o b ta in
c o p ie s o f a n o rd in a n c e p a s s e d in
L a n c a s te r C ity w h ic h p u t a n e n d
to th is p r a c tic e .
A f te r f u r t h e r s tu d y , th e m a t­t
e r w ill b e t a k e n b e fo re b o ro u g h
c o u n c il, R e ta i le r s p r e s e n t ex­p
la in e d t h a t i t is u n f a ir t h a t e s ­ta
b lis h e d m e r c h a n ts p a y th e i r
o v e rh e a d , r e n t, e tc ., a ll y e a r
ro u n d a n d th e n h a v e p r ic e - c u t­tin
g c om p e tito r s s te p in f o r a
m o n th o r le s s d u r in g th e b u s ie s t
s h o p p in g p e rio d s . P la n s a lso
w e re d is c u s s e d fo r h o ld in g a n
a n n u a l b a n q u e t th is w in te r .
Center Activities To Include
All From Tap Tó Boxing
Mrs. J am e s A. Muffley, o f L ew -
istow n , P a ., sp o k e to th e W o ­m
a n ’s C lu b on “ L iv in g w ith A n ­tiq
u e s ’’ on M o n d ay e v e n in g a t
th e i r m e e tin g h e ld a t th e G e n e r a l
S u t t e r H o te l. S h e d em o n s tr a te d
- h e r t a lk by sh ow in g s lid e s o f
h e r h o u s e in L ew is b u rg w h ic h
sh ow e d h ow to in c o rp o r a te a n d
e n jo y a n tiq u e s in y o u r e v e ry d a y
liv in g .
Mrs. W a r r e n D ie hm , th e p r e s ­id
e n t, p r e s id e d o v e r th e b u s in e s s
m e e tin g . Mrs. A b ram B e ck a n d
Mrs. M en n o R o h r e r s e rv e d a s
h o s te s s e s a n d Mrs. E dw a rd B u c h
r e a d th e co lle c t.
Mrs. P a u l McCloud, c h a irm a n
o f th e w a y s a n d m e a n s c om m it­te
e , a n n o u n c e d a rum m a g e s a le
to b e h e ld on N o v em b e r 10.
C o n tr ib u tio n s w ill be c o lle c te d
b y th e c om m itte e u p o n r e q u e s t,
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7 )
T R IC K S OR T R E A T '
G irl S c o u t T ro o p 15 w ill to u r
th e tow n on a t r i c k s o r t r e a t
t o u r n e x t W e d n e sd a y b e tw e e n
7 :3 0 a n d 9 :3 0 p .m . g a th e r in g
a r tic le s to b e d o n a te d to th e c h ild -
r e n in th e N e ffsv ille O rp h a n s
H om e , a c c o rd in g to p la n s m a d e
la s t n ig h t.
A P P L E DUMPLING F E S T IV A L
A n a p p le d um p lin g f e s tiv a l
w ill b e h e ld th is S a tu r d a y in th e
M a s te rso n v ille F i r e H a ll, s t a r t ­in
g a t 4 :3 0 p .m . A c om p le te
m e n u w ill b e a v a ila b le .
A w id e v a r ie ty o f a c tiv itie s
r a n g in g from b o x in g to b a llro om
a n d j i t t e r b u g d a n c in g— fo r b o th
te e n - a g e r s a n d a d u lt s — f e a tu r e
th e f a ll p ro g r am fo r th e L ititz
C om m u n ity C e n te r s t a r t in g F r i ­d
a y , N o v em b e r 4.
T h e c om p le te c a te g o ry in c lu d ­e
s b o x in g , d a n c in g , ta p , b a lle t
a n d ., b a llro om ; w e ig h t- lif tin g ,
tum b lin g , a s w e ll a s sp e c ia l ice
s k a t in g in s tru c tio n s .
S t a r tin g th is y e a r , th e C e n te r
a lso w ill in a u g u r a te a c a le n d a r
o f c om m u n ity e v e n ts , w h e r e th e y
a r e b e in g h e ld a n d b y w h om . T h e
p u rp o s e of t h i s c a le n d a r is to
p r e v e n t c o n flic ts in d a te s in a s ­m
u c h a s th e c a le n d a r w ill b e
m a r k e d u p f o r m o n th s in a d ­v
a n c e , B e r n a r d L e hm a n n , C e n te r
d ir e c to r , e x p la in e d .
Civic a n d in d u s t r ia l o rg a n iz a ­tio
n s , c h u r c h e s a n d lo d g e s w ill
h e c o n ta c te d a n d u r g e d to k e e p
th e c a le n d a r u p - to -d a te . T h is co­o
p e r a tio n is a “ m u s t ” if th e p la n
is to p ro v e s u c c e s s fu l, L e hm a n n
em p h a siz e d .
T h e D a n c e A r t s S tu d io w ill
s t a r t th e in s t r u c t io n in ta p a n d
b a lle t N o v em b e r 4, a t 3 p .m .
A t 8 p .m ., te e n - a g e r s w ill h a v e
th e o p p o r tu n ity to l e a r n b a ll­ro
om d a n c in g , w ith th e em p h a -
s is o n j itte r b u g g in g .
T h e b o x in g a n d w e ig h t- lif tin g
w ill b e f o r t e e n - a g e r s a n d th o s e
in te r e s te d a r e a s k e d to r e g is te r
a t th e C e n te r. A lso n am e s w ill
b e t a k e n fo r th e fo rm in g o f a n
A r c h e ry Club. T h o s e in te r e s te d
s h o u ld h a v e th e i r ow n h ow s a n d
a r row s . A n in d o o r p r o g r am w ill
b e m a p p e d o u t a t th e f ir s t g a th ­e
rin g . Also , tum b lin g w ill b e
o ffe re d f o r th o s e 8 to 13 y e a r s
old .
I c e s k a t in g fo r a ll a g e s w ill
be a v a ila b le o n th e lo t r e c e n tly
le a s e d f rom th e V FW , W ith a n
e n c lo s u r e h ig h e n o u g h fo r j u s t a
few in c h e s o f w a te r , th e a r e a
w ill be flo o d ed a n d s p r a y e d d u r ­in
g th e c o ld e r m o n th s . Also ,
lig h ts , m u s ic a n d r e f r e s hm e n ts
w ill be a v a ila b le .
T h e r e g u la r C e n te r p ro g r am s
a n d th o s e s t a r t in g o n c e a g a in
a r e : A c c o rd io n le s so n s , b a to n
le s so n s , w e e k ly S a tu r d a y e v e ­n
in g d a n c e s f o r te e n - a g e r s , d a n c ­e
s fo r th o s e u n d e r th ir t e e n ,
a lo n g w ith b a llro om d a n c in g In ­s
tr u c tio n s a n d th e O v e r S ix ty
Clu b .
T h e a c tiv itie s l is te d a r e n ow
o p e n f o r r e g is tr a tio n . P le a s e
c a ll 6 -5 0 9 6 , o r v is it th e R e c r e a ­tio
n ; C e n te r.
Korean Commander
Writes Local Woman
Led ‘Gold Star’ Pilgrimage
Over French Battlefields
In 1932
T h e t r a g ic d a y s o f W o r ld W a r
I w e re v iv id ly r e c a lle d h e r e th is I
w e ek w h e n a lo c a l w a r-w id ow ,
Mrs. B e u la h S. M u s se r, 36 Map le
S tr e e t, re c e iv e d a n in te r e s t in g I
c om m u n ic a tio n f rom th e officer, i
w h o b a c k in 1 9 3 2 , a s a U. S.
A rm y L ie u te n a n t, e s c o rte d h e r
o v e r th e b a ttle f ie ld s in F r a n c e
w h e r e h e r h u s b a n d , P fc . M a rcu s
M o n te lio u s M u s se r, lie s b u r ie d . |
T h e f o rm e r L t. I. D. W h ite is i
n ow a F o u r -S ta r G e n e r a l com - i
m a n d in g th e U. S. A rm y F o r c e s
in th e F a r E a s t a n d th e E ig h th
U. S. A rm y a n d is a lso in c h a rg e
o f t h e U n ite d N a tio n s C om m is­sio
n in th e F ie ld .
T h e “ Go ld S ta r P ilg r im a g e ” ,
in s t itu t e d by th e U n ite d S ta te s
G o v e rnm e n t in 193 2 fo r m o th e r s
a n d w iv e s w h o h a d lo s t lo v ed
o n e s d u r in g W o r ld W a r I, p ro ­v
id e d t r a n s p o r ta tio n to th e b a t­tle
fie ld s o f F r a n c e a s a to k e n of
r e c o g n itio n fo r th e s a c rific e s
th e y h a d m a d e tow a rd th e A llie d
v ic to ry . L t. W h ite w a s th e officer
in c h a rg e o f th e t o u r o f th e
b a ttle fie ld s .
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7)
Cheered By Word
Mrs. Beulah Musser
To Speed Up
Brunnerv'le
Addition
W a rw ic k U n io n S ch o o l D ire c ­to
r s a n d m em b e rs o f th e a u th o r ­ity
la s t n ig h t a p p ro v e d p la n s fo r
p ro c e e d in g im m e d ia te ly w ith th e
c o n s tru c tio n o f a n a d d itio n to
th e J o h n B e ck S ch o o l a t B ru n -
n e rv ille a t a n e s tim a te d c o s t o f
$ 1 8 9 ,6 7 0 .
R ic h a r d R a n c k , r e p r e s e n tin g
th e f in a n c ia l firm o f K id d e r,
P e a b o d y , P h ila d e lp h ia , s tro n g ly
a d v is e d q u ic k a c tio n in o r d e r to
o b ta in th e m o s t a d v a n ta g e o u s
in te r e s t r a te s . B o n d s p ro p o s e d
a ls o w o u ld in c lu d e fu n d s fo r r e ­p
a ir s c o s tin g a n e s tim a te d $ 2 7 3 ,-
0 0 0 to th e L ititz B u ild in g a n d
$ 1 2 6 ,0 0 0 to th e R o th s v ille
S ch o o l B u ild in g .
A ll e s tim a te s a r e c o n s id e re d
h ig h in o r d e r to p r o te c t th e
d i s t r ic t r e la tiv e to s t a t e r e im ­b
u r s em e n ts .
A tim e ta b le p ro p o s e d fo r th e
a u th o r i ty w ill be to h a v e sp e c ifi­c
a tio n s r e a d y f o r b id d e r s b y N o ­v
em b e r 1 ; to a d v e r tis e f o r b id s
n e x t w e e k ; -to o p e n b id s T u e s d a y ,
N o v em b e r 28 , in o r d e r t h a t c o n ­t
r a c ts c a n b e a p p ro v e d a n d in
fo rc e b e fo re D e c em b e r 1.
T h e a d d itio n to th e B r u n n e r -
s c h o o l in c lu d e s w in g s fo r a n a ll ­p
u rp o s e ro om o r a u d ito r ium , a
c a f e te r ia , a b a n d ro om , a h e a l th
ro om , a k in d e r g a r te n , e x tr a to i­l
e ts a n d a d d itio n a l c la s s ro om s .
United Bands
Make Hit At
Stone Laying
T h e c o rn e r - s to n e la y in g a t th e
W a rw ic k U n io n J u n io r -S e n io r
H ig h S ch o o l b u ild in g a t t r a c t e d a
la r g e c row d on S a tu r d a y a f t e r ­n
o o n . F . F . B a ile y , a s s i s t a n t
c o u n ty s u p e r in te n d e n t o f sc h o o ls,
d e liv e re d a n in s p ir in g a d d r e s s ,
a n d a p p r o p r ia te r em a r k s w e r e
m a d e b y W ilb u r H. G ra y b ill,
p r e s id e n t o f th e s c h o o l b o a rd ;
M o rris E . E c k e r t, c h a irm a n o f
th e L ititz A r e a S ch o o l A u th o r ity ,
a n d G. M a rlin S p a id , su p e rv is in g
p rin c ip a l.
W h ile th e a c tu a l c o rn e r s to n e
la y in g c e rem o n y w a s a s a tis f a c ­tio
n to e v e ry o n e p r e s e n t, i t w a s
th e c o n s e n su s o f o p in io n o n a ll
s id e s t h a t th e b ig g e s t th r i l l of
th e d a y w a s th e s ig h t o f th e
R o th s v ille H ig h S ch o o l B a n d
m a r c h in g s h o u ld e r to s h o u ld e r
w ith th e lo c a l b a n d fo r th e fir s t
tim e .
T h e s e tw o g r e a t b a n d s m a d e
a n im p re s s iv e s ig h t in t h e i r r e ­sp
e c tiv e u n ifo rm s , w h ic h w h ile
n o t id e n tic a l, a r e of th e som e
c o lo r c om b in a tio n . T h e th r il l in g
s ig h t o f th e tw o b a n d s w a s s u r ­p
a s s e d o n ly by th e sp le n d id m a n ­n
e r in w h ic h th e y r e n d e r e d th e
s e le c tio n s o f th e day.
S p e c ta to rs w e re u n a n im o u s in
th e i r f e e lin g t h a t w h e n th e tw o
g ro u p s a r e a b le to r e h e a r s e to ­g
e th e r r e g u la r ly , i t w ill be th e
o u ts ta n d in g h ig h s c h o o l b a n d in
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7)
Give A Day
- It's The
United Way
Don’t Fail To Give At
Home — Only Two
Plants Solicit
T h e f ir s t c om p le te r e p o r t
f rom a b o ro u g h d i s t r ic t s u b ­m
it t e d y e s te rd a y b y Mrs.
J o h n B e tte s sh ow e d C om ­m
u n ity C h e s t c o lle c tio n s o f
$ 5 1 1 a s c om p a r e d w ith $ 2 4 8
l a s t y e a r , W ilb u r M ille r,
c am p a ig n c h a irm a n r e p o r te d
l a s t n ig h t. W ith 3 7 p e r -c e n t
o f t h e m e r c a n tile d iv is io n
r e p o r t in g a n d $ 2 ,1 4 7 r a is e d
in a p p ro x im a te ly 8 2 p e r ­c
e n t o f th e h o u s e - to -h o u s e
s o lic ita tio n , p ro s p e c ts o f
r e a c h in g th e lo c a l g o a l n ow
lo o k v e ry g o o d , M r. M ille r
sa id .
T h e U n ite d C am p a ig n C om m it­te
e r e p o r t s t h a t in g e n e r a l th e
d r iv e c u r r e n t ly b e in g c o n d u c te d
lo c a lly , is sh ow in g fin e c o o p e ra ­tio
n o n th e p a r t o f th e w o rk e r s
in s tr iv in g fo r 100% s o lic ita tio n .
T h e fo low in g is a ty p ic a l r e ­p
o r t o f o n e o f th e w o rk e r s w h o
h a s c om p le te d th e s o lic ita tio n
in h is a r e a .
T o ta l c o n ta c ts (1 0 0% ) 28
N um b e r o f c o n tr ib u to r s 15
Em p lo y e d o u t o f tow n
(S o lic ite d a t p la c e of
em p lo ym e n t) 5
Em p lo y e d lo c a lly
(W h e r e em p lo y e e s a r e
s o lic ite d ) 1
Em p lo y e d lo c a lly
(W h e r e em p lo y e e s a r e n o t
s o lic ite d )
(S ta te d g a v e a t w o rk ) 1
Em p lo y e d lo c a lly ( f a ile d
to c o n tr ib u te )
Council Acts After
Naming Lloyd Long
As Boro Policeman
Our New Cop
Lloyd Long
Rummage And Bake
Sale Tomorrow Night -
T om m o row n ig h t, O c to b e r 2 1 s t
a rum m a g e a n d b a k e s a le w ill b e
h e ld in th e lo c a l F i r e h o u s e u n d e r
th e a u sp ic e s o f th e L a d ie s A u x ­ilia
r y o f th e F i r e Co.
P e o p le w is h in g to m a k e do ­n
a tio n s fo r th e s a le sh o u ld c a ll
Mrs. E s th e r S h e n e b e rg e r , 6 -5 9 5 2 ,
o r Mrs. E lto n R e e d , 6 -2 3 3 0 , so
th a t th e item s m a y b e p ic k e d u p
to-d'ay.-
T o ta l s o lic ita tio n s 28
T h a t o f th e s e v e n p e o p le em ­p
lo y ed lo c a lly in e s ta b lis hm e n ts
w h e r e th e em p lo y e e s a r e n o t so ­lic
ite d , n o n e c o n tr ib u te d , is con-
( C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 2 )
100,000 Cu. Yds. Dirt
And Rock Removed
At W-L Plant Site
E v e ry o n e d r iv in g p a s t 'th e s ite
o f th e W a r n e r -L am b e r t p la n t o n
West* L in c o ln A v e n u e is c o n ­sc
io u s o f th e tr em e n d o u s q u a n ti ­tie
s o f e a r th a n d ro c k w h ic h h a v e
b e e n m o v ed , b u t y e s te rd a y som e
a c tu a l fig u re s w e r e o b ta in e d
from A, S. W a ll, r e s id e n t e n g i­n
e e r fo r th e K in n e y Co., C in c in ­n
a ti, Ohio, w h o a r e in c h a rg e o f
th e e n ti r e p ro je c t.
A c c o rd in g to Mr. W a ll, o v e r
100,000 c u b ic y a r d s o f e a r th
h a v e b e e n m o v ed in th e p ro c e s s
o f e x c a v a tin g a n d s k in n in g off
th e to p -so il. Of th is am o u n t, h e
e s tim a te d t h a t from 6 ,0 0 0 to 7,-
000 c u b ic f e e t is o n a s to c k -p ile
o f to p -so il, a ll o f w h ic h w ill be
u tiliz e d in th e fin a l la n d s c a p in g
o f th e g ro u n d s . T h e r em a in d e r
is b e in g u s e d f o r fill.
A p p ro x im a te ly 9 ,0 0 0 c u b ic
y a r d s o f ro c k h a v e b e e n e x c a ­v
a te d a n d h u g e q u a n titie s m o re
a r e a n tic ip a te d .
A b o u t te n d a y s a g o p o u r in g
o f c o n c r e te fo r th e fo o te r s g o t
u n d e r w a y , a n d to - d a te o v e r 200
c u b ic y a r d s h a v e b e e n p o u re d .
B id s w ill b e o p e n e d o n Mon­d
a y in N ew Y o rk fo r th e g e n e r a l
c o n s tr u c tio n o f th e W a rn e r -L am ­b
e r t p la n t, i t w a s l e a r n e d th is
w e ek .
T h is c o n tr a c t w ill in c lu d e th e
e r e c tio n o f t h e s te e l, in s t a l l a t io n
o f p lum b in g a n d h e a tin g e q u ip ­m
e n t, a ll e le c tr ic a l e q u ipm e n t
a n d i ts in s ta lla tio n , ro o fin g , ev­e
r y th in g c o n n e c te d w ith com ­p
le te ly f in is h in g th e in s id e o f th e
s t r u c tu r e , la y in g o f w a lk s , p a v ­in
g o f p a r k in g a r e a s , a n d la n d ­sc
a p in g .
T h e B e th le h em S te e l Co., w h o
h o ld s th e c o n tr a c t fo r th e f a b r i ­c
a tio n a n d d e liv e ry o f s te e l, h a s
b e en h e ld u p d u e to th e d r a in
on th e i r r e s o u r c e s ^ b ro u g h t a b o u t
by th e r e c e n t floods a lo n g th e
E a s t C o a st.
Lions Club
Sponsoring
Magazine Drive
T h e lo c a l L io n s C lu b h a s s t a r t ­ed
a m a g a z in e s u b s c r ip tio n d riv e
u n d e r th e d ir e c tio n o f S. H.
K lin e , a b o n d e d r e p r e s e n ta tiv e
of th e C u r tis P u b lis h in g Co.
P ro c e e d s from th e d r iv e w ill
be u s e d in th e r e c e r a tlo n a l p r o ­g
r am o f th e c lu b ; a n d in t h e i r
S ig h t C o n s e rv a tio n fu n d .
Mr. K lin e c a r r ie s w ith h im a
l e t t e r o f in tr o d u c tio n s ig n e d by
th e o ffice rs o f th e c lu b . H e e s t i ­m
a te s t h a t th e d r iv e w ill t a k e
a b o u t s ix w e ek s .
T h r o u g h a s im ila r d r iv e c o n ­d
u c te d r e c e n tly in B o y e rtow n ,
P a ., th e H o n s C lu b o f t h a t tow n
r e a liz e d o v e r $6 0 0 p ro fit.
Boro Probes
‘Big’ Water
Consumption
A su rv e y is b e in b m a d e b y th e
b o ro u g h w a t e r d e p a r tm e n t in a n
e f fo r t to d e te rm in e th e c a u s e of
“ u n u s u a l w a t e r c o n s um p tio n ” on
th e p a r t o f s om e lo c a l u s e r s , B o r­o
u g h M a n a g e r D a v id B a u e r re ­v
e a le d y e s te rd a y .
T h e s u rv e y Is b e in g m a d e by
R a lp h W o rle y , w h o h a s b e e n
c h e c k in g m e te r s a n d lin e s w h e r e
c o n s um e r s a r e o f th e o p in io n
th e y a r e n o t u s in g a ll o f th e
w a t e r f o r w h ic h th e y a r e b ille d .
A f te r a ll c a s e s o f u n u s u a l c o n ­s
um p tio n a r e p ro b e d , W o rle y
a n d B a u e r w ill c om p le te a r e ­p
o r t f o r b o ro u g h co u n c il.
Mr. B a u e r r e v e a le d th e d e ta ils
o f th e su rv e y a t th is tim e in a s ­m
u c h a s t h e r e g u l a r m e te r r e a d ­in
g s t a r t s th is w e e k a n d som e
r e s id e n ts m ig h t q u e s tio n tw o o r
m o r e s e p a r a t e v is its b y w a t e r
d e p a r tm e n t r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s in a
s h o r t p e r io d o f tim e , h e sa id .
A n d— f o r th e f ir s t tim e in a l ­m
o s t h a lf a c e n tu r y o r b a c k a s
lo n g a s th e w a t e r d e p a r tm e n t
h a s b e e n In e x is te n c e — W a lte r
M ille r, v e te r a n w a t e r d e p a r t ­m
e n t s u p e r in te n d e n t, w ill n o t b e
r e a d in g m e te r s th is w e ek .
D u e to h is r e c e n t o p e r a tio n
a n d illn e s s , b o ro u g h officials
h a v e b e e n e n d e a v o r in g to lig h te n
th e lo a d fo r Mr. M ille r. In s te a d ,
th e r e a d in g s a r e b e in g m a d e by
F r a n k G ru b e a n d N e v in K o ch .
Pet Credited
With Saving
Family Here
Mrs. Bleacher, Daughter
Overcome By Fumes
Monday Night
T h e b a r k in g o f a n e le v e n -y e a r-o
ld p e t d o g p ro b a b ly sa v e d th e
liv e s o f a lo c a l fam ily In a g a s-filled
h om e h e r e e a r ly Monday
m o rn in g .
F o r i t w a s N ip p e r, a sp ry B o s­to
n t e r r i e r d e sp ite h is a d v a n c e d
a g e , w h o aw o k e h e r e a r ly Mon­d
a y by h is b a r k in g a n d by
s c r a tc h in g o n th e d o o r le a d in g to
th e b a s em e n t, Mrs. H o ra c e A.
B le a c h e r, o f 215 E a s t Second
A v e n u e , e x p la in e d .
G o in g to th e b a s em e n t, Mrs.
B le a c h e r fo u n d th e p e t in t r em ­o
rs. A m om e n t l a t e r th e dog co l­la
p s e d . As sh e a ttem p te d to c a r ­r
y th e d o g u p s ta ir s , Mrs. B le a c h ­e
r h e r s e lf b e c am e ill a n d c o lla p s ­e
d a few m om e n ts la te r .
A ro u s e d b y th is tim e , Mr.
B le a c h e r c a lle d to h is d a u g h te r ,
A rv illa , e ig h te e n , to c all Dr.
A r th u r S. G risw o ld a s h e c a r r ie d
h is w ife b a c k to th e b e d ro om
a n d th e n b e g a n o p e n in g w in ­dows.
T h e y o u n g g ir l l a t e r r e p o rte d
t h a t sh e to o w a s d a z e d w h e n
aw a k e n e d by h e r f a th e r . As sh e
r e a c h e d Dr. G risw o ld , sh e , to o ,
f e ll o v e r o n th e flo o r in a d e a d
f a in t. Dr. G risw o ld , r e a liz in g
t h a t s om e th in g w a s w ro n g , r e ­m
a in e d a t th e p h o n e u n til h e
c o u ld find o u t from w h e re th e
c a ll w a s b e in g m ad e .
H e a dm in is te r e d t r e a tm e n t
a n d o r d e r e d b o th th e m o th e r
a n d d a u g h te r to r em a in in b ed
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7)
Appointment Brings Force
Back To Former
Strength
L ititz w ill be th e firs t com ­m
u n ity — c ity o r b o ro u g h —
in P e n n s y lv a n ia to p la c e its p o ­lic
e fo rc e o n a 4 0 -h o u r w e ek ,
a c c o rd in g to a c tio n ta k e n a t a
sp e c ia l m e e tin g o f c o u n c il h e ld
M o n d ay e v en in g .
T h e a c tio n c am e im irte d ia te ly
a f t e r m em b e rs o f c o u n c il h a d
a p p o in te d L lo y d L o n g , o f W e s t
L in c o ln A v e n u e , a m em b e r o f th e
p o lic e fo rc e . L o n g , w h o h a s b e en
em p lo y e d by a L a n c a s te r b u ild e r
c o n s tru c tin g h om e s on th e B ric k -
e r p ro p e r ty a lo n g N o r th B ro a d
S tr e e t, w ill b e sw o rn in a t th e
b o ro u g h office on S a tu r d a y m o rn ­in
g .
L o n g ’s a p p o in tm e n t b r in g s th e
lo c a l p o lic e b a c k to a fo u r -m a n
fo rc e w h e r e i t s to o d p r io r to th e
d e a th o f C h ie f o f P o lic e C la re n c e
K r e id e r . T h ro u g h a r e - a r r a n g e ­m
e n t o f s h if ts a p p ro v e d by c o u n ­cil
M o n d ay n ig h t, a t le a s t o n e
p o lic em a n w ill be o n d u ty a t a ll
tim e s w ith th e e x c e p tio n o f e ig h t
h o u r s p e r w e ek .
“ T h e few h o u r s t h a t a m a n
Is n o t a c tu a lly o n d u ty p r e s e n t
n o s e r io u s p ro b lem in a sm u c h a s
a ll f o u r m e n w ill be s u b je c t to
c a ll a t a n y tim e ,” B o ro u g h M an ­a
g e r D a v id B a u e r e x p la in e d .
“ L ititz ta k e s p r id e in th e f a c t
t h a t we le a d th e w ay in p la c in g
o u r p o lic em e n o n a 4 0 -h o u r
w e ek — a n d I am q u ite s u r e w e
a r e th e firs t c om m u n ity in th e
s t a te to b e a b le to do t h i s .”
L a n c a s te r C ity P o lic e r e c e n tly
w e n t o n a 4 4 -h o u r b a sis. In
m a n y sm a lle r c om m u n itie s , m em ­b
e rs o f th e fo rc e w o rk a s m u c h
a s 60 h o u r s p e r w e ek , a s itu a -
( C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7 )
Report Card Meeting
At Rothsville Tonight
A r e p o r t c a rd d is c u s s io n m e e t­in
g w ill b e h e ld fo r th e p a r e n ts
o f th e R o th s v ille S ch o o l th is e v e ­n
in g a t 8 o ’c lo c k in th e R o th s ­v
ille S ch o o l a u d ito r ium .
G. M a rlin S p a id , su p e rv is in g
p r in c ip a l, w ill le a d th e d is c u s ­sio
n o f th e n ew c h ild r e n ’s r e p o r t
c a rd w h ic h w ill b e u s e d fo r th e
firs t tim e th is y e a r in th e W a r ­w
ic k U n io n S ch o o l D is tric t. T h e
t e a c h e r s o f th e R o th s v ille School
a n d th e e lem e n ta r y s u p e rv is o r
w ill a ls o t a k e p a r t.
Women’s Missionary Society
To Mark 133rd Anniversary
T h e 1 3 3 rd A n n iv e r s a ry o f th e 1
W om e n ’s M is s io n a ry S o c ie ty
w ill b e o b s e rv e d a t th e M o ra v ia n
C h u rc h th is S u n d a y .
Rev . a n d Mrs. B a s il L a tro b e
M a cL e av y , M o ra v ia n M is s io n a r­ie
s from J am a ic a , B r itis h W e s t
In d ie s , w ill b e g u e s t s p e a k e r s
fo r th e tw o s e rv ic e s a t 1 0 :3 0
a .m . a n d 2 :3 0 p.m.
A n a tiv e o f E n g la n d a n d so n
o f B ish o p G. W . M a cL e av y , g r a d ­u
a te o f F a ir f ie ld C o lleg e a n d
M a n c h e s te r U n iv e rs ity , Mr. Mac­L
e a v y , f o r s e v e ra l y e a r s , w a s
a s s i s t a n t a t F u ln e c k B o y s’ S ch o o l
in E n g la n d a n d a lso a t th e B e th ­le
h em T r a in in g C o lle g e in J a ­m
a ic a . S in c e 1 9 4 7 h e h a s b e e n
p r in c ip a l o f th is c o lle g e , w h ic h
t r a in s w om e n te a c h e r s f o r e le ­m
e n ta ry s c h o o ls in th e I s la n d .
H e a lso s e rv e s a s m in i s t e r o f th e ’
B e th le h em M o ra v ia n C h u rc h
a n d is a n a d v is o ry m em b e r o f
th e G o v e rn in g B o a rd o f th e J a ­m
a ic a P ro v in c e o f th e M o ra v ia n
C h u rc h . Mrs. M a cL e av y is a
g r a d u a t e o f L e e d s U n iv e rs ity a n d
a s s is ts h e r h u s b a n d in th e w o rk
o f th e c o lle g e a n d c h u rc h . T h ey
h a v e tw o c h ild r e n .
Mr. M a cL e av y w ill d e liv e r th e
s e rm o n a t 1 0 :3 0 a n d th e c h o ir
w ill s in g a n a n th em . Mrs. G e ra rd
E v e nw e l w ill a lso s in g a solo.
I n th e L o v e fe a s t a t 2 :3 0 p .m .
b o th Mr. a n d Mrs. Ma cLe av y
w ill sp e a k . S p e c ia l m u sic w ill
in c lu d e a d u e t by Miss J o s e p h in e
E b e r ly a n d Mrs. S h ir le y E b e r ly
A lliso n , a n d a n a n th em by th e
c h o ir.
N e x t T h u r s d a y , O c to b e r 27,
th e a n n u a l B a n d a g e R o llin g fo r
th e L e p e r H o s p ita l in S u rin am ,
w ill b e h e ld b y th e S o c ie ty in
F e llow s h ip H a ll. T h e a c tiv ity
w ill b e g in a t 9 a .m . a n d c o n tin u e
th r o u g h o u t th e m o rn in g a n d a f ­te
rn o o n . A ll m em b e rs aye u rg e d
to a tte n d . Mrs. B e n jam in F o r r e s t
is p r e s id e n t o f the_ Society .
High School
Honor Roll
Is Announced
A to ta l o f 114 s tu d e n ts g a in e d
p la c e s on th e h o n o r ro ll fo r th e
p e rio d j u s t e n d e d , a c c o rd in g to
a n a n n o u n c em e n t m a d e to d a y by
S u p e rv is in g P r in c ip a l M a rlin
Spa id .
H o n o r s tu d e n ts a r e a s fo llow s :
S e n io rs : C a ro l B a rb e r , R o b e r ­ta
F r e d e r ic k , V irg in ia G e a r h a r t,
E tt a H e rsh e y , T h om a s L a n d is ,
C a ro ly n M u s se r, J am e s P a r s o n ,
W illiam R o llm a n , J am e s Sw a r r ,
M a rc ia W a g am a n , a n d P a t r ic i a
W ik e r.
J u n io r s : M a ry A lic e D ie hm ,
B ru c e H o rn e , R o b e r t K e lle r , G e r­a
ld K em p e r, P h y llis K o s e r, N a n ­cy
L a n d is , J a c k M a rk e r t, L a r r y
M u rr, S u s a n My e rs, S a lly S u e
T em p le to n , N ev in W e lt, M a rily n
Z a r tm a n .
S o p h om o re s : R ic h a rd A lle-b
a c h , G len B a d o rf, J u d i th C h ris -
t e n e r , M a ry S u e D a v id so n , S a lly
G u n d rum , M a rg a r e t H a n n a , L o r ­r
a in e M ille r, S h ir le y M ille r,
B ro o k e M in n ich , J am e s Myer,
Jo y c e R a n n e ls , B r e n d a R u le y ,
R h o d a S h e n k , B e tty S h u e y , Sy l­v
ia Sw a rr, P a t r ic i a W e id le r a n d
G e r a ld Y o u n g .
F r e s hm e n : S a lly H am p , L in d a
P f a u tz , P a u l H e r r , F r e d R u e b -
m a n , B a r r y K a u ffm a n , D o u g la s
K e n t, P e g g y Ge tz, B eb e K r e id e r ,
K a th le e n L o n g e n e c k e r, H e le n
H e ss, C a ro l D a v id so n , L o r e tta
K e lle r , N in a S tro b le , P a u lin e
Se ib el.
8th G r a d e : J o a n A n n E h r h a r t ,
D ia n n e F o r r e s t , J o h n H ow e ll,
R e b e c c a S ta u ffe r, G le n n D u s sin g -
e r, M a rio n Ge tz, S a n d r a H u b e r ,
(C o n tin u e d on P a g e 7)
E-C Brotherhood
Complete Plans
For Krout Supper
T h e r e g u la r m e e tin g o f th e
T r in i ty B ro th e rh o o d o f th e E v ­a
n g e lic a l C o n g r e g a tio n a l C h u rc h
w a s h e ld o n M o n d a y e v e n in g
w ith th e p r e s id e n t, G e o rg e W.
G a rd n e r , in c h a rg e .
P l a n s w e r e d is c u s s e d fo r a
S a u e r K r a u t S u p p e r to b e h e ld
in th e so c ia l ro om s o f th e c h u r c h
o n S a tu r d a y e v e n in g , N o v em b e r
19, f rom 5 :0 0 to 7 :0 0 o ’c lo ck .
T h e c om m itte e in c h a rg e c o n s is ts
o f S h e rw o o d D ie tz , c h a irm a n ;
E. S. D e c h e rt, H a ro ld Sw ish e r,
F lo y d H a g y , W illiam R ow , E a r l
H o llin g sw o r th a n d G e o rg e G a rd ­n
e r . T ic k e ts a r e a v a ila b le f rom
a n y o f t h e m em b e rs o f t h e
B ro th e rh o o d .
T h e g ro u p a ls o d e c id e d to p u r ­c
h a s e a la r g e p ro je c tio n s c re e n
f o r g e n e r a l c h u r c h a n d S u n d a y
s c h o o l u se .