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 s t a b l i s h e d A p r il, 1877, a s T h e S u n b e am
(C o n s o lid a te d w i t h T h e X d tits R e c o rd , 1937) L ititz , L an c a ste r Co., Pa., Th u rsd ay , October 27, 1955 5 c e n t s a C o p y ; $2 p e r y e a r b y m a ll,
w i t h i n L a n c a s t e r C o u n ty ; 92.SO e ls ew h e r e . Nò. 30
Council Studies Possibility Of Floating A Huge Loan
To Debate Zoning At Public Meeting Nov. 14
Public Is
Urged To
Attend
A p u b lic m a s s m e e tin g to d e ­b
a te th e p ro s a n d c o n s o f a z o n ­in
g o rd in a n c e fo r L ititz B o ro u g h
will b e h e ld in th e H ig h School
A u d ito r ium , Mon d ay e v e n in g ,
N o v em b e r 14 a t 8 o ’clock.
D e c isio n to d e b a te th e issu e '
o f z o n in g w a s r e a c h e d a t a c o n ­f
e re n c e o f 35 r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o f
lo c a l c lu b s a n d o rg a n iz a tio n s
a n d b o ro u g h officials, c a lle d to ­g
e th e r a t th e sch o o l lib r a r y la s t
M o n d ay e v e n in g by th e L ititz
W om a n ’s Club. Mrs. W a r r e n
D ie hm , p r e s id e n t, p re s id e d .
T h o se ta k in g p a r t in th e d is ­c
u s s io n in c lu d e d P a u l M cCloud,
lo c a l la n d s c a p e a r c h ite c t a n d
p la n n e r ; B o ro u g h M a n a g e r D av ­id
B a u e r, a n d P r e s id e n t of C o u n ­c
il M en n o R o h re r.
T h e u rg e n c y o f z o n in g in a
s te a d ily -g row in g c om m u n ity w a s
em p h a siz e d . T h e d is c u s s io n a lso
b r o u g h t to lig h t som e o f th e
p ro b lem s e n c o u n te r e d w h e n zo n ­in
g is a ttem p te d by b o ro u g h s .
I t w a s e s tim a te d t h a t it w o u ld
c o s t a t le a s t $ 5 ,0 0 0 to h a v e com ­p
e te n t e n g in e e r s m a k e th e n e c e s ­s
a r y su rv e y .
A s t a te r e p r e s e n ta tiv e w ill b e
h e r e to a d d r e s s th e p u b lic m e e t­in
g , it w a s a n n o u n c e d , a n d e f­f
o r t s w ill b e m a d e to in d u c e a
la r g e tu r n o u t on th e p a r t o f th e
p u b lic .
B A C K FROM THE WILDS OF C A N A D A Boro Again Faced
With Police Vacancy
T h r e e lo c a l s p o r tsm e n a n d t h e t r o p h ie s th e y
b r o u g h t b a c k w i th th em F r id a y f rom n o r th e r n
B r i ti s h C o lum b ia a r e le f t, E lm e r R o c k , o f Clay ,
h o ld in g a s to n e s h e e p ; c e n te r , R o y E d w a rd s , o f
B r ic k e rv ille , h o ld in g m o o s e h o r n s ; a n d r ig h t,
S am u e l G re e n ly , E p h r a t a , a ls o h o ld in g th e h o rn s
o f a s to n e sh e e p . I n t h e b a c k g r o u n d a r e b e a r
h id e s , sh e e p c a p e s , c a r ib o u h e a d s , e tc .
Enters Practice
Trio Successful
Hunting Big Game
In British Columbia
> Dr. R o b ert K. B ru b ak e r
Dr. Brubaker
Will Open
Office Here
Dr. R o b e r t K. B r u b a k e r w ill
o p e n a n office fo r th e p r a c tic e
o f o p tom e try a t 104 E a s t Main
S tr e e t, o n T u e sd a y , 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 th is
w e ek .
Dr. B r u b a k e r is th e so n o f
H ig h Sch o o l P r in c ip a l a n d Mrs.
M e lv in H. B ru b a k e r , w ith w h om
h e r e s id e s .
A f te r g r a d u a tin g from L ititz
H ig h Sch ool, Dr. B r u b a k e r s p e n t
o n e y e a r a t E liz a b e th tow n Col­le
g e , a f t e r w h ic h h e e n te r e d th e
P e n n s y lv a n ia S ta te C o lle g e o f
O p tom e try w h e r e he re c e iv e d h is
d o c to r ’s d e g r e e f o u r y e a r s l a te r .
E n te r in g th e A rm y s h o r tly
a f t e r h is g r a d u a tio n , Dr. B r u ­b
a k e r s p e n t a y e a r a n d a h a lf
in a n A rm y h o s p ita l in J a p a n
w h e r e h e sp e c ia liz e d in ey e , e a r,
n o se a n d t h r o a t tr e a tm e n t.
Dr. B r u b a k e r w ill t a k e o v e r
th e p r a c tic e o f Dr. M e lv in Neff,
w h o h a s m o v ed to E p h r a ta .
Fear Arson
In Blaze
A lth o u g h a rg o n is s t i ll s u s ­p
e c te d in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e
fire o n th e J . M a d iso n D ie tr ic h
f a rm n e a r h e r e , n o a r r e s t s h a v e
b e e n m a d e to -d a te .
A n e s tim a te d lo ss o f $ 4 0 ,0 0 0
r e s u lte d f rom a fire l a s t F r id a y
n ig h t w h ic h d e s tro y e d a la r g e
b a r n a n d tw o o th e r b u ild in g s a
s h o r t d is ta n c e s o u th o f B r ic k e r ­v
ille .
A u th o r itie s n o te d t h a t th is w a s
th e th ir d b a r n fire in t h e s am e
a r e a w ith in th e p a s t s e v e r a l
w e e k s , a ll o f w h ic h o c c u r r e d o n
a F r id a y n ig h t, a n d a ll h a v e b e e n
o f a n u n d e te rm in e d o r ig in .
R o b e r t S tro h a n , S t a te P o lic e
F i r em a r s h a ll , is c o n tin u in g th e
in v e s tig a tio n .
T h re e s p o r tm e n , a lr e a d y r e ­n
ow n e d lo c a lly fo r t h e i r b ig g am e
h u n tin g e x p lo its , r e tu r n e d h om e
i F r id a y from six w e e k s h u n tin g
in th e w ild s o f n o r th e r n B r itis h
C o lum b ia w ith 35 sp e c im e n s
from h u g e g riz z ly b e a r s to e lu ­s
iv e m o u n ta in g o a ts .
T e rm in g th e t r ip th e m o s t su c ­c
e s s fu l in th e i r y e a r s o f h u n t ­in
g , th e th r e e h u n t e r s a tt r a c t e d
m u c h a tt e n tio n w h e n th e y d is ­p
la y e d t h e i r c a tc h a t Clay S a t­u
rd a y . T h e y a r e R o y E dw a rd s , of
B r ic k e rv ille ; E lm e r H. R o ck , of
Clay, a n d S am G re en ly , of E p h r a ­ta
.
T h e tr io , w h o h a v e m a d e tw o
v e ry su c c e s s fu l h u n t in g e x p e d i­tio
n s in to th e w ild s of C a n a d a
in r e c e n t y e a rs , l e f t h e r e S e p tem ­b
e r 10 a n d h e a d e d fo r W y om in g
w h e r e th e y h u n te d o n a r a n c h
n e a r G ille tte , w h e r e e a c h b a g ­g
e d a m u le d e e r.
T h e y th e n w e n t to F e rn ie ,
B r itis h C o lum b ia , w h e re th e y v i­s
ite d a g ro u p w ith w h ic h th e y
h u n te d in 1 9 5 1 . A f t e r wMch
th e y w e n t u p th e C a rib o u T r a il
to D aw so n C re e k a n d th e n a lo n g
th e A la sk a H ig hw a y 419 m ile s
to a p o in t w h e r e th e y p ic k e d u p
th e i r g u id e , L a s h C a lliso n . F o r ty -
se v e n m ile s f u r t h e r th e y r e a c h e d
M u n ch o L a k e w h e r e th e y le f t
th e h ig hw a y a n d w e n t 60 m ile s
th r o u g h w ild c o u n tr y to th e
m a in c am p w h e r e th e y o r g a n i­z
ed u p a 2 0 -h o rs e p a c k t r a i n
w ith su p p lie s .
T h e y h u n te d fo r 21 d a y s, 20
o f w h ic h sn ow f e ll w ith from
e ig h t in c h e s to tw o f e e t o n th e
g ro u n d th r o u g h o u t th is tim e .
T em p e r a tu r e s n e v e r g o t a b o v e
30 d e g re e s , r em a in e d m o s t o f
th e tim e a r o u n d 10 a b o v e a n d
o c c a s io n a lly f e ll b e low th e z e ro
m a rk .
T h e ir c a tc h in c lu d e s th r e e c a r i­b
o u w e ig h in g 900 p o u n d s e a c h ;
th r e e s to n e sh e e p , e a c h w e ig h in g
a b o u t 250 p o u n d s . R o c k a n d
E d w a rd s a lso s h o t tw o g riz z l\
b e a r s , R o c k ’s m e a s u r in g 9 0 in ­c
h e s a n d th e o th e r , 72. E dw a rd s
a lso s h o t a 1 6 0 0 -p o u n d moo e
a n d a l a r g e ly n x . All o f th e
sp e c im e n s n ow a r e b e in g m o u n t­ed.
E dw a rd s w ill a d d h is to a la r g e
c o lle c tio n now h o u s e d in a log
c a b in h e h a s c o n s tru c te d n e x l
to h is h om e e a s t of B ric k e rv ille .
Teen-Agers
Toss Bomb
Near Trailer
S t a te P o lic e a t E p h r a t a th is
w e e k e o n firm e d th e r e p o r t t h a t a
h om e -m a d e b om b w a s e x p lo d e d
la s t S u n d a y a f te r n o o n n e a r th e
tr a ile r - h om e o f Mr. a n d Mrs.
H e n ry G. L u tz , s i tu a t e d a lo n g th e
R o th s v ille R o a d j u s t e a s t o f th is
b o ro u g h .
P o lic e , h ow e v e r, fe e l th e b om b
w a s m o re in th e n a tu r e o f a n ill-a
d v is e d p r a n k r a t h e r th a n a n
a tt em p t a t Mr. L u tz ’ life . T e e n ­a
g e r s on s e v e ra l o c c a sio n s d u r in g
th e p a s t few m o n th s h a v e c r e a t ­ed
d is tu r b a n c e s in th is v ic in ity .
Mr. L u tz e x p la in e d t h a t th e
b om b w a s m a d e from a q u a r t c an
filled w ith e x p lo siv e s. Mr. L u tz
c la im s h e s aw th e b om b ta s s e d
f rom a c a r filled w ith te e n - a g e r s
a n d h a d tim e to w a r n h is w ife
b e fo re th e te r r if ic b la s t sh o o k
th e t r a i l e r . No d am a g e wa s
c re a te d .
Hallowe’en Parade And
Block Party Monday Night
A H a llow e ’en p a r a d e w ith m o re
p riz e s th a n e v e r b e fo re a n d a
b lo ck p a r ty w ith a p r o g r am of
e n te r ta in m e n t w ith e v e ry th in g
from a p p le -d u n k in g to a tu g -
o -w a r, is in s to r e fo r L ititz th is
M o n d ay e v en in g .
T h e p a r a d e a n d b lo c k p a r ty ,
w h ic h w ill b e h e ld in th e firs t
b lo c k of E a s t M a in S tr e e t, a r e
b e in g sp o n s o re d jo in tly by th e
L ititz L io n s C lu b a n d th e R e c ­r
e a t io n C e n te r. P a r a d e p riz e s
w ill to ta l a p p ro x im a te ly $1 0 0 ,
lo c a l L io n s a n n o u n c e d .
T h e p a r a d e w ill fo rm on
O ra n g e S t r e e t w e s t o f B ro a d a n d
w ill m o v e p rom p tly a t 7 p .m .,
p ro c e e d in g n o r th o n B ro a d to
th e S q u a re , e a s t o n M a in to Ce­d
a r s t r e e t , s o u th o n C e d a r to
J u n ip e r , t h e n e a s t to C h u rc h
S q u a r e a n d b a c k o n M a in S tr e e t
to th e ju d g e s ’ s t a n d to b e p la c e d
in th e v ic in ity o f th e postoffice.
T h e tw o W a rw ic k H ig h Sch o o l
b a n d s w ill b e d iv id e d in to f o u r
s e c tio n s to p ro v id e m u sic fo r a ll
p a r ts o f th e p a r a d e .
A f e a tu r e o f th e p a r a d e w ill
b e th e c row n in g o f th e H a llow ­e
’e n Q u e en b y l a s t y e a r ’s Q u e en ,
J a n e R is s e r. T h e th r e e y o u n g
la d ie s c h o s e n by s tu d e n t v o te
a r e R om a in e Good, J a n e E c k -
m a n a n d L y n n R e id e n b a u g h .
T h e Q u e en w ill b e c h o se n from
th e s e th r e e a n d th e o th e r tw o
w ill m a k e u p th e Q u e e n ’s c o u r t.
T h e c h o ic e of th e Q u e en w ill n o t
b e m a d e k n ow n u n t il th e m om e n t
sh e a c tu a lly is c row n e d in th e
S q u a re .
P a r a d e ju d g e s a r e Miss Sm ith
a n d Miss S c hw a rtz o f th e L in d e n
H a ll f a c u lty . T h e q u e e n , h e r
c o u r t a n d th e ju d g e s w ill be
e n te r ta in e d a t th e L io n s Club
m e e tin g n e x t T h u r sd a y .
F o llow in g th e p a r a d e , B e rn ie
L e hm a n n , C e n te r d ir e c to r , w ill
s u p e rv is e a p r o g r am o f e n te r ­ta
in m e n t in th e f ir s t b lo c k o f
E a s t M a in S tr e e t. A ll ta k in g p a r t
in th e p a r a d e a lso w ill b e g iv e n
f r e e c o n f e tti a n d n o is e -m a k e r s .
P r iz e s w ill b e aw a rd e d f o r
th e m o s t a r ti s t i c , com ic a n d o r ig ­in
a l in d iv id u a ls , c o u p le s a n d
g r o u p s in b o th c h ild r e n 's a n d
a d u lt d iv is io n s .
J o h n H e n r y H e r s h e y , E a s t
M a in S tr e e t, is s h ow n w i th th e
b u c k d e e r h e b a g g e d w i th a
b ow - a n d - a r row a t C e d a r R u n ,
L y c om in g C o u n ty , l a s t S a tu r ­d
a y o n ly 8 5 m in u te s b e fo r e tl)e
s e a so n o fficially e n d e d . H e rsh e y ,
w h o is a s s o c ia te d w i th h i s f a th e r
in th e sh o e b u s in e s s h e r e , w a s
a c c om p a n ie d o n t h e t r i p b y h i s
w ife . T h e s h o t w h ic h d ow n e d
th e a n im a l w a s d i r e c tly t h r o u g h
th e h e a r t in c o n tr a s t w i th a
c le a r -m is s o n H e r s h e y ’s p a r t t h e
w e e k p re v io u s .
D e sp ite t h a t lo c a l p o lic e a r e
th e o n ly o n e s in th e s t a te o n a
4 0 -h o u r w e ek , b o ro u g h c o u n c il
th is w e ek a g a in fa c e d th e n e e d
o f a d v e r tis in g fo r h e lp in o rd e r
to k e e p th e fo rc e up to its d e ­s
ir e d fo u r -m a n s tr e n g th !
B o ro u g h M a n a g e r D a v id B a u e r
y e s te rd a y a n n o u n c e d t h a t Officer
W illiam K n e ie r h a s s u bm itte d
h is r e s ig n a tio n , e ffe c tiv e N o v em ­b
e r 15. K n e ie r h a s b e e n a m em ­b
e r o f th e fo rc e s in c e la s t J u ly ,
h a v in g b e en a p p o in te d j u s t p r io r
to th e d e a th o f C h ie f o f Police-
C la re n c e K r e id e r .
In s u bm ittin g h is r e s ig n a tio n ,
K n e ie r e x p la in e d t h a t h e h a s
fo u n d h e d o e s n o t lik e th e w o rk .
T h e th r e e r em a in in g m em b e rs
o f th e fo rc e a r e C h ie f L lo y d
H o ffm an , Officer L u dw ig , w h o
h a s s e rv e d fo r s e v e ra l y e a r s , a n d
Officer L lo y d L o n g , sw o rn in
l a s t S a tu rd a y .
T h e b o ro u g h n ow p la n s to
a g a in a d v e r tis e fo r c a n d id a te s
to t a k e th e c iv il s e rv ic e t e s t fo r
p o lic e a n d h a s a s k e d th e lo c a l
c iv il s e rv ic e b o a rd f o r re c om ­m
e n d a tio n s .
Mr. B a u e r p o in te d o u t t h a t
m em b e rs o f th e fo r c e n ow s t a r t
a t $2 0 0 a m o n th a n d if fo u n d
s a tis f a c to ry , r e c e iv e $22 0 a
m o n th a t th e e n d o f t h r e e
m o n th s w ith th is am o u n t in c r e a s ­ed
to $238 a t th e e n d o f six
m o n th s . T h e officer th e n a lso is
e lig ib le fo r p o lic e p e n s io n , r e ­tir
em e n t, so c ia l s e c u r ity a n d
d e a th b e n e fits , p lu s u n ifo rm s ,
e tc.B
u t, h e em p h a s iz e d , in o rd e r
to k e e p th e lo c a l fo rc e o n a 40-
h o u r b a sis, i t m u s t c o n s is t o f no
le s s th a n f o u r officers.
Wind Uproots
Two Trees In Pork
Two la r g e m a p le t r e e s w h ic h
s to o d a t th e p e d e s tr ia n e n tr a n c e
to th e S p rin g s P a r k w e r e b low n
o v e r a s th e p r in c ip a l lo c a l d am ­a
g e in th e v io le n t w in d s to rm
w h ic h s t r u c k h e r e M o n d a y a f t e r ­n
o o n .
T h e c a s t iro n g a te w h ic h sto o d
a t th is p o in t fo r m a n y y e a r s
a lso w a s d am a g e d b u t n o t b e ­y
o n d r e p a ir , i t w a s sa id . W o rk ­m
e n saw e d up th e tw o tr e e s
T u e sd a y . B o th a r e th o u g h t to
h a v e b e e n p a r tia lly u p ro o te d in
la s t y e a r ’s h u r r i c a n e w h ic h de ­s
tro y e d a l a r g e n um b e r o f tr e e s
th r o u h o u t th e p a rk .
Mr. And Mrs. W. M ille r
M ark 57th Anniversary
Mr. a n d Mrs. W a l t e r M ille r,
o f B ro a d S tr e e t, S u n d a y o b s e rv ­ed
th e f ifty -s e v e n th a n n iv e r s a r y
o f th e i r m a r r ia g e . T h e o c c a sio n
w a s m a rk e d w ith a fam ily d in ­n
e r te n d e r e d th em by th e i r
d a u g h te r , Mrs. L e o n K e a th , of
F r o n t S tr e e t.
Mr. M ille r h a s s e rv e d a s s u ­p
e r in te n d e n t o f th e b o ro u g h
w a te r d e p a r tm e n t f o r m o r e th a n
h a lf a c e n tu ry . H e u n d e rw e n t a n
o p e r a tio n s e v e ra l m o n th s ag o ,
from w h ic h h e n ow h a s re c o v ­e
re d .
JU N IO R COT IL LION
TOMO RROW N IG H T
“A n k le s A w a y ” is th e th em e
o f th e J u n io r C o tillio n b e in g h e ld
in th e H ig h S c h o o l g ym o n F r i ­d
a y , Oct. 28 , f rom 8 :3 0 to 1 1 :3 0
p .m . T in y W r ig h t w ill f u r n is h
th e m u sic .
T ic k e ts w ill b e a v a ila b le a t
th e d o o r fo r fifty c e n ts e a c h . T h e
c la s s e x te n d s a n in v ita tio n to th e
p u b lic to a tt e n d th e d a n c e a n d
h e lp m a k e i t a su c c e ss.
Small Game
Season Opens
On Saturday
Sm a ll g am e s e a so n o p e n s th is
S a tu r d a y m o rn in g a t te n o ’c lo ck
— so g e t r e a d y to p u t p le n ty o f
c o tto n in y o u r e a r s , o r su f f e r
th e c o n se q u e n c e !
T h e c o n s e q u e n c e , i t w a s in d i­c
a te d th is w e ek , w ill b e t h a t
y o u w ill h e a r o n e o f th e g r e a t e s t
b om b a rdm e n ts in th e h is to r y o f
L ititz , ju d g in g from th e p a c e a t
w h ic h lic e n s e s w e r e b e in g is su e d
h e r e th is w e ek .
W ith th e s e a so n o p e n in g o n
S a tu rd a y , th e u s u a l tu r n o u t o f
h u n t e r s is e x p e c te d to b e a u g ­m
e n te d by h ig h s c h o o l s tu d e n ts
a n d f a c to ry w o rk e r s w h o do n o t
wro rk S a tu rd a y s .
W h ile th e n um b e r o f lic e n s e s
is su e d u p to te n d a y s a g o w a s a
b it sm a lle r t h a n som e y e a r s , th e
d em a n d h a s jum p e d in s p u r t s
th is w e e k w ith th e n um b e r n ow
p rom is in g to c r e a te a n ew r e c o rd
lo c a lly .
As f o r r a b b its - - s p o r tsm e n
w h o h a v e b e e n “ c a s in g ” th e t e r ­r
i to r y c la im th e su p p ly is “ s p o t­ty
” w ith som e s e c tio n s , p a r ti c u ­la
r ly w e s t o f th e b o ro u g h , w ith
few r a b b it s to b e se e n . P h e a s ­a
n ts w e re r e p o r te d m o r e g e n e r ­a
lly p le n tifu l.
H u n tin g S a tu r d a y is f rom 10
a .m . to 6 p .m . L o c a l h u n t e r s
w e re in d o u b t a s to th e d a y lig h t-s
a v in g c la u s e in th e r e g u la tio n s
in a sm u c h a s som e c om m u n itie s
a r e on s t a n d a r d tim e . F rom Mon­d
a y on , h u n t in g w ill be d a ily
from 7 a .m . to 5 p .m.
Daylight-Saving
Ends Sunday
B e lie v e i t o r n o t — t a t y?.u
c a n fin a lly t u r n th e c lo c k b a c k
a n h o u r a n d r e g a in t h a t lo s t
h o u r o f sle e p w h e n y o u r e ti r e
th is S a tu rd a y n ig h t!
F o r d a y lig h t- s a v in g officially
e n d s S u n d a y m o rn in g a t 2 :0 0
o ’clo ck , a f t e r h a v in g b e e n p ro ­lo
n g e d a n e x tr a m o n th th is y e a r.
A n d y o u c a n c o u n t o n b e in g
a b le to g e t u p in d a y lig h t f o r a
p le a s a n t c h a n g e — a lth o u g h y o u
c an e x p e c t th e d a y s to se em a
h e c k o f a lo t s h o r t e r f rom h e r e
o n in.
S u n d a y S ch o o ls a n d c h u r c h e s
w ill b e o n s t a n d a r d tim e s c h e d ­u
le s , a ll o f w h ic h m a k e s i t diffi­c
u lt to b e l a te th is S u n d a y .
Shields Pays
$47,000 For
Sewer Link
A c h e c k fo r $ 4 7 ,0 0 0 , c o v e rin g
th e c o s t o f c o n s tr u c tin g th e
m u c h -d is c u s s e d in te r c e p to r sew ­e
r fo r th e K is s e l H e ig h ts , In c .,
d e v e lo pm e n t, w a s p la c e d in th e
h a n d s o f th e S ew e r A u th o r ity on
T u e s d a y n ig h t.
T om S h ie ld s , d e v e lo p e r of
th e t r a c t, a n d h is a tto r n e y , W.
H e n s e l B row n , m e t w ith m em ­b
e rs of th e A u th o r ity a n d B o r­o
u g h C o u n c il, s a y in g t h a t th e y
w e re p r e p a r e d to d e p o s it th e re ­q
u ir e d am o u n t o f m o n ey fo r
c o n s tru c tio n o f th e in te r c e p to r ,
p ro v id e d th e b o ro u g h w o u ld
g iv e th em th e n e c e s s a ry a s s u r ­a
n c e t h a t p a v in g o f s tr e e ts a n d
la y in g o f w a t e r lin e s w o u ld b e
c o n tin u e d b y th e b o ro u g h on th e
s am e b a s is a s in th e p a s t.
P r e v io u s d e p o s its to ta lin g
$ 1 0 ,0 0 0 , w e r e r e tu r n e d to
S h ie ld s in a c c o rd a n c e w ith th e
a g r e em e n t b e tw e e n h im a n d th e
b o ro u g h .
T h e S ew e r A u th o r ity aw a rd e d
th e c o n tr a c t fo r c o n s tru c tio n o f
th e in te r c e p to r to th e L ititz Ma­c
h in e C om p an y . W o rk .o n th e
p r o je c t is s c h e d u le d to s t a r t a t
once.
LLOYD H E S S
UN D ERG O E S O P E R A T IO N
L lo y d H e ss , o f B ro a d S tr e e t,
w a s r e p o r t e d in g o o d c o n d itio n
fo llow in g a s e r io u s ey e o p e r a ­t
io n a t th e G r a d u a te H o s p ita l,
1 9 th a n d L om b a rd S ts., P h i l a ­d
e lp h ia , th is w e e k . Mr. H e s s w ill
o b s e rv e h is b i r th d a y a t th e h o s ­p
ita l tom o rrow .
Boro Studies
Huber Farm
Development
B o ro u g h C o u n c il w a s a sk e d
d u r in g th e T u e s d a y n ig h t s e s ­s
io n to a p p ro v e a p la n b r o u g h t
in b y P a u l B a lm e r a n d R u fu s
B u c h e r, fo r th e f u r t h e r d e v e lo p
m e n t o f th e B a lm e r t r a c t a t th e
n o r th e a s t e n d o f th e b o ro u g h .
T h e p la n a lso in c lu d e s a p p ro x i­m
a te ly 30 a c r e s o f th e C a rl B.
H u b e r f a rm a d ja c e n t to th e B a l­m
e r p ro p e rty .
D u e to th e f a c t t h a t th e p la n
h a d n o t b e e n s u bm itte d e a r ly
e n o u g h fo r B o ro u g h M a n a g e r
D av e B a u e r to s tu d y th e to p o g ­r
a p h y o f th e a r e a , i t w a s d e c id e d
to a p p ro v e o n ly t h a t p o r tio n
o f th e p la n o n w h ic h g r a d e s h a d
a lr e a d y b e e n e s ta b lis h e d o n E lm
S tr e e t.
C la re n c e a n d T om M a h a rg ,
p r o p e r ty ow n e rs o n w h a t is
k n ow n a s R om e R o a d , a p p e a r e d
b e fo re c o u n c il w ith r e f e r e n c e to
th is r e q u e s t f o r f u r t h e r d e v e lo p ­m
e n t, a n d r em in d e d m em b e rs of
c o u n c il t h a t th e y h a v e a d r a in ­a
g e p ro b lem o n th e i r p ro p e r tie s
d u r in g n o rm a l r a in f a ll a n d t h a t
th e c h a n g e in th e c o u r s e o f th e
s tr e am , a s c a lle d fo r in th e p la n
p r e s e n te d , w o u ld te n d to a g g r a ­v
a te th e s itu a tio n .
C o u n c il a s s u r e d t h e M a h a rg s
t h a t a n in te n s iv e s u rv e y o f th e
a r e a w ill b e m a d e b e fo re a n y
a c tio n is ta k e n .
Mrs. C. N ie l C la rk , c o -ow n e r
o f a p r o p e r ty in th e a r e a , com ­p
la in e d to M en n o R o h r e r , p r e s i­d
e n t o f c o u n c il, a b o u t th e p ro ­p
o se d p la n , a ls o ; s t a tin g t h a t i t
w o u ld in te r f e r e w ith t e n t a tiv e
p la n s -fo r d e v e lo p in g S p ru c e V illa
R o a d o n h e r p ro p e rty .
Need Million Dollars
To Complete Projects
On Borough Calendar
The proposal th a t Lititz Borough place all its needs
in one hu g e p ro je c t and float a loan — fo r possibly
ap p ro x im a te ly a million d ollars — to finance th e b o r­o
u g h ’s need fo r y e a rs to come, was mad e a t a len g th y
m e e tin g of borough council Tuesday evening.
I tem s to be c o v e re d in th e
Martin Hess
Figures In
Fatal Crash
Mr. a n d Mrs. F lo y d >Yingst
a n d d a u g h te r , F a y A n n , N ew h a ll,
C a lifo rn ia , h a v e r e tu r n e d a f t e r
s p e n d in g t h r e e w e e k s h e r e w ith
Mr. Y in g s t’s p a r e n ts , Mr. a n d
Mrs. E dw in Y in g s t, 211 N. B ro a d
S tr e e t.
J o h n F a u s o f N ew Y o rk C ity
s p e n t th e w e e k -e n d w ith Mr. a n d
Mrs. C le a r e n c e W e r t.
o v e r-a ll p ro je c t d e s c rib e d a s
b r in g in g th e b o ro u g h u p - to -d a te
o n its m u n ic ip a l n e e d s , a r e :
1. B u ild in g a c om p le te , b o r ­o
u g h -w id e s to rm s ew e r sy s ­tem
a t a n e s tim a te d c o st of
$ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
2. C o n s tru c tio n o f a t le a s t five
b rid g e s to r e p la c e p r e s e n t
in a d e q u a te a n d d a n g e ro u s
sp a n s h e re .
E x te n s io n o f w a t e r a n d s ew e r
m a in s p r e s e n tly p la n n e d , a t
a n e s tim a te d c o s t o f $ 5 0 0 ,-
000.
C o n s tru c tio n o f a th ir d s t a n d ­p
ip e to o b ta in su ffic ie n t w a t e r
p r e s s u r e .
5. M u n ic ip a l o f f - s tr e e t p a r k in g
fa c ilitie s .
P u r c h a s e o r c o n s tru c tio n o f
b o ro u g h h a ll.
I n r e v iew in g th e im m e d ia te
Bicyclist Killed In Colli­sion
In Columbia Co.
Sunday Night
W. M a r tin H e ss, p rom in e n t
Odd F e llow o f th is b o ro u g h , wa s
th e d r iv e r of a n a u tom o b ile w h ic h
f a ta lly in ju r e d a b ic y c lis t in a
c o llis io n in C o lum b ia C o u n ty
e a r ly S u n d a y e v en in g .
W h e n w itn e s s e s d e c la r e d th a t
th e m a n r id in g th e bicy c le h a d ;
tu r n e d d ir e c tly in to th e p a th I
of th e L ititz m a n ’s c a r p o lic e ' n e e d s o f th e b o ro u g h a t T u e s -
officials a t N um id ia , sm a ll com- d a y n ig h t ’s c o u n c il m e e tin g , Dr.
3.
4.
6.
m u n ity n e a r B lo om sb u rg , r e ­le
a s e d h im in h is ow n r e c o g n i­z
a n c e to aw a it th e o u tc om e of a
c o r o n e r ’s ju r y h e a r in g .
A t th e t im e o f th e a c c id e n t,
Mr .H e s s, a c c om p a n ie d by h is
w ife , w e r e t r a v e lin g a lo n g ro u te
40 n e a r N um id ia a f te r h a v in g a t ­te
n d e d a n Odd F e llow fu n c tio n a t
W illiam s p o r t. A c c o rd in g to Mr.
H e ss , i t w a s n o t y e t d a rk a l­th
o u g h a m om e n t b e fo re th e a c ­c
id e n t, h e h a d tu r n e d th e lig h ts
o n h is c a r.
As h e d e s c e n d e d a h ill h e n o ­tic
e d th e m a n r id in g a b icy c le
a lo n g th e b e rm a t th e s id e of
th e ro a d . W h e n ”h e w a s a b o u t
30 f e e t aw ay , th e m a n t u r n e d
o n to th e r ig h t la n e a n d H e ss
sw e rv e d in to th e le f t lan e .
As h e r e a c h e d h e ‘c y c lis t’,
H e ss e x p la in e d u p o n h is r e tu r n
h e r e , th e m a n tu r n e d d ir e c tly
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 12)
Firemen’s
Memorial
Sun. Nov. 6
T h e m em o rie s o f tw e n ty - th r e e
d e p a r te d m em b e rs w ill be h o n o r ­ed
a t m em o r ia l s e rv ic e s to be
c o n d u c te d in St. P a u l ’s L u th e r a n
C h u rc h S u n d a y m o rn in g , N o v em ­b
e r 6, by m em b e rs o f th e L ititz
F i r e C om p an y .
T h e firem e n a n d m em b e rs of
th e a u x ilia ry w ill m e e t a t th e
fire h o u s e a t 1 0 :3 0 a .m ., a n d
m a r c h to th e c h u r c h in a body.
In th e m em o r ia l se rv ic e , firem en
w ill p la c e a ro s e o n th e a l t a r
fo r e a c h d e p a r te d m em b e r.
M em b e rs w h o d ie d d u r in g th e
p a s t y e a r w e r e a s fo llow s: J o h n
K. H a b e c k e r , E lia M a s trom a tte o ,
R ile y L a u s c h , J o h n Dommy, J a c ­ob
K e e n e r , W illiam R ieg a l, A r ­t
h u r R o s e n b e rg , A. Z e rc h e r,
K e n n e th S h e lle y , Dr. H a r r y H e r r ,
C h r is t H. N issly , H a r r y W o rk ­m
a n , R ic h a r d G o u ld , M o n r o e '
W id d e rs , H a r r y K e p p e l, F r a n k
K e lle r , M a u ric e E. F r e y , B. F . i
L u tz , C h a r le s R, Hoff, Sr., C h a r - '
le s R e g e n n a s , C'. R. K r e id e r , Vic­to
r C a r p e n te r a n d P e n ro s e F .
B a rd .
B y ro n K. H o rn e r em in d e d th e
m em b e rs t h a t “ y o u c a n ’t k e e p a
boy in s h o r t p a n ts in d e fin ite ly
o r h e ’ll b u s t o u t o f th em .”
“ T h e s am e is t r u e o f o u r
tow n ,” Dr. H o r n e c o n tin u e d .
“ D u r in g th e n e x t te n y e a r s i t is
q u ite p o s s ib le th e p o p u la tio n o f
th e b o ro u g h m a y in c r e a s e to
7,500 o r 8,0 0 0 p e rso n s . I w o u ld
th e r e f o r e s u g g e s t t h a t we t a k e a
lo n g - r a n g e v iew o f o u r n e e d s a n d
e n d e a v o r to g e t e s tim a te d c o sts
on th e e n tir e p r o j e c t.”
C o u n c il e a r ly th is s p r in g r e ­c
e iv ed a n e s tim a te o f $ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0
o n th e c o s t o f s to rm s ew e rs from
H e n ry H u th , L a n c a s te r w a t e r e n ­g
in e e r, w h o m a d e th e su rv e y fo r
th e b o ro u g h . T h e u r g e n t n e e d
fo r th e s e s ew e rs w a s a g a in t h e
c a u s e o f m u c h a g ita tio n o n th e
p a r t o f p ro p e r ty ow n e rs a n d
c o u n c ilm e n a lik e d u r in g th e r e ­c
e n t s e v e re s to rm s in th e a r e a .
T h e n e e d fo r m u n ic ip a l off-s
t r e e t p a r k in g h a s r e a c h e d th e
c r itic a l s ta g e in th e m in d s o f
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7)
Band Parents
Invite Lititz
Participation
S u p e rv is in g p r in c ip a l o f th e
W a rw ic k U n io n S ch o o l D is tr ic t,
G. M a rlin S p a id , th is w e e k to o k
s te p s to e n c o u r a g e p a r e n ts o f
L ititz p u p ils p la y in g in th e
s c h o o l b a n d , to a c c e p t th e in v ita ­tio
n f rom th e R o th s v ille B a n d
P a r e n ts Clu b to a tt e n d t h e i r n e x t
m e e tin g , a w e e k from M o n d ay ,
N o v em b e r 7 th , a t 8 :0 0 p .m ., in
th e J o h n B e ck S ch o o l, B r u n n e r -
v ille .
T h e R o th s v ille B a n d P a r e n ts
Clu b h a s d o n e a r em a r k a b le jo b
th r o u g h th e y e a r s in r a is in g
fu n d s fo r th e c o n tin u e d im p ro v e ­m
e n t o f th e b a n d ’s f a c ilitie s . T h e
fo o d s ta n d t h a t th e y h a v e o p e r­a
te d fo r a n um b e r o f y e a r s a t
th e lo c a l F a rm Sh ow is j u s t o n e
e x am p le o f th e e ffo rt th e y h a v e
e x e rc is e d in th e s u p p o r t o f th e i r
b a n d .
Former Fire Chief
E. P. Wagner, Critical
E m o ry P . W a g n e r , 13 E a s t
O ra n g e S tr e e t, w h o su f f e r e d a
th ir d h e a r t a tt a c k la s t w e ek -e n d ,
is c o n fin e d to h is h om e in a c r i­tic
a l c o n d itio n .
Mr. W a g n e r , u p to th e tim e of
h is r e ti r em e n t s e v e ra l y e a r s ago,
w a s w e ll k n ow n h e r e a s a p a in t­e
r a n d p a p e rh a n g e r .
A ll h is lif e h e h a s b e en a c tiv e
in th e lo c a l F i r e C om p an y a n d
s e rv e d a s i t s c h ie f fo r m a n y
y e a rs .
Adams Truck Hits
Parked Station Wagon
A s t a tio n w a g o n ow n ed by
J o s e p h G e a r h a r t, lo c a l r e ta ile r ,
w a s b a d ly d am a g e d la s t F r id a y
m o rn in g w h e n s t r u c k b y a tr u c k
ow n e d a n d o p e r a te d by Iv a n
A d am s, B ro a d S tr e e t, co a l d e a le r.
A t th e tim e o f th e a c c id e n t,
th e s ta tio n w a g o n w a s p a rk e d o n
C e d a r S t r e e t o p p o s ite th e P o s t
Office. Mrs. G e a r h a r t w a s s it tin g
in t h e c a r w h ile h e r h u s b a n d
w a s in th e P o s t Office. A d am s
h a d b e e n p a r k e d o n M a in S tr e e t
a n d a f t e r d r iv in g to th e in t e r ­s
e c tio n , f a ile d to n e g o tia te th e
t u r n in to C e d a r S tr e e t.
Fire Co. Will
Buy Pumper
Next Month
P la n s to c om p le te th e p u r ­c
h a s e o f a n ew p um p e r d u r in g
th e c om in g m o n th w e r e a p p ro v ­e
d a t a m e e tin g o f th e L i t i t l
F i r e C om p an y l a s t e v e n in g .
T h e c om m itte e w h ic h h a s
s p e n t th e p a s t m o n th in v e s tig a t­in
g v a r io u s ty p e s o f fire -fig h tin g
a p p a r a tu s , re c om m e n d e d th e
p u r c h a s e o f a 1 0 0 0 -g a llo n C la ss
A p um p e r e q u ip p e d w ith a s em i­cab.
T h r e e d if f e r e n t m a k e s a p p ro v ­e
d w e r e th e S e a g ra v e , th e Ma ck
a n d th e A m e r ic a n -L a F r a n c e .
B id s w ill be o p e n e d a n d a c o n ­t
r a c t aw a rd e d a t a sp e c ia l m e e t­in
g , N o v em b e r 1 5 th a t 8 P.M.
S u p p e r S a tu r d a y ..........
A r o a s t b e e f s u p p e r , a s o n ly
th e fire c om p a n y a u x ilia ry can,
p r e p a r e it, w ill b e s e rv e d to th e
p u b lic a t th e f ire h o u s e th is S a t­u
r d a y a f te r n o o n from 4 to 8
p .m . P ro c e e d s w ill go tow a rd s
th e K id d ie s C h r is tm a s P a r ty
F u n d .
M em b e rs o f th e a u x ilia ry w ill
do th e w o rk In th e k i tc h e n w ith
th e s e rv in g to b e d o n e b y th e
firem en . T ic k e ts a r e o n s a le ,
a d u lt s $1 .2 5 a n d c h ild r e n 75
c en ts.