Lititz Record Express

              Bi-Centennial
1956 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
“Bad officials are elected
by good citizens who do
not vo te”
— G e o rg e J e a n N a th a n
79th Year E sta b lish ed April, 1877, as The Sunbeam
(Consolidated w ith The U ltltz Record, 1937) L ititz , L an c a ste r Co., Pa., T h u rsd ay , November 3, 1955 5 c en ts a Copy; $2 per yea r by mall,
w ith in L an ca ste r County; $2.50 e lsew h ere. No. 31
New Storm-Drainage System May Save Boro Thousands
Election
Interest
Soaring
School Board Fight, Coun­ty
Contests Indicate A
Big Vote Tuesday
A c tiv e c am p a ig n in g on th e
p a r t of s e v e ra l lo c a l g r o u p s th is
w e e k s tro n g ly in d ic a te d a h e a v y
o u tp o u r in g of v o te r s a t th e p o lls i
th is T u e sd a y . I
W ith n um e ro u s lo c a l offices to
b e filled , in te r e s t a lso c e n te r e d I
a ro u n d s e v e ra l lo c a l c a n d id a te s |
w h o s e n am e s a p p e a r o n th e b a l­lo
t fo r c o u n ty offices.
I n t e r e s t th r o u g h o u t th e W a r ­w
ic k U n io n d i s t r ic t w a s c e n t e r ­in
g in th e c o n te s ts to fill tw o p o ­s
itio n s on th e W a rw ic k U n io n
B o a rd o f School D ire c to rs , w ith
F r a n k L o n g e n e c k e r, o f th is b o r ­o
u g h , a n d R a y B u sh o n g , of W a r ­w
ic k T ow n sh ip , b o th in c um b e n ts
a n d R e p u b lic a n p a r ty n om in e e s ,
b e in g o p p o se d b y A lb e r t E b b e r t,
t h i s b o ro u g h , a n d W a y n e G ru b e ,
o f B ru n n e rv ille .
W h ile R e p u b lic a n n om in e e s
a p p e a r e d to h a v e th e e d g e o n
th is c o n te s t, th e p o p u la r ity o f
A lb e r t E b b e r t, f o rm e r lo c a l
s c h o o l te a c h e r , w a s e x p e c te d to
c a u s e som e c u tt in g o f th e t ic k e t
in v o tin g th e th e tw o b o ro u g h
w a rd s .
F r ie n d s o f F r a n k L o n g e n e c k ­e
r , o n th e o th e r h a n d , w e r e u r g ­in
g h is re -e le c tio n o n th e g ro u n d
t h a t h is lo n g r e c o rd a s a s c h o o l
d ir e c to r a n d th e f a c t t h a t h e
h o ld s im p o r ta n t c om m itte e p o s i­tio
n s in th e m o d e rn iz a tio n o f ex ­is
tin g s c h o o l b u ild in g s in th e
d i s t r ic t — p lu s th e ro le h e p la y ­e
d in o b ta in in g th e n ew s c h o o l
b u ild in g — m a k e h im v ita lly
n e e d e d on th e b o a rd a t th is tim e .
C o n s id e ra b le a c tiv ity a ls o d e ­v
e lo p e d th is w e ek in th e c o n te s t
f o r p la c e s o n b o ro u g h c o u n c il.
I n th e F i r s t W a rd , H a r r y R u le y ,
w h o w a s a p p o in te d tw o y e a r s ag o
to fill a v a c a n c y o n c o u n c il, is
s e e k in g e le c tio n a s R e p u b lic a n
n om in e e . H e is o p p o se d b y H a r r y
W a g am a n , lo c a l p r in tin g e x e c u ­tiv
e a n d th e D em o c ra tic n om in e e .
In th e Se co n d W a rd , C o u n c il­m
a n R u s s e l T em p le to n andl J o h n
H e l te r a r e th e R e p u b lic a n n om i­n
e e s a n d a r e o p p o sed by I r v in
M ille r a n d R u s s e l M a rk e r t, D em ­o
c r a tic b a n n e r -b e a r e r s . T em p le ­to
n is c om p le tin g h is f ir s t te rm
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 3 )
May Serve Together
Two Veteran Hunters — And Their Quarry!
No, w e d id n ’t m a k e a m is ta k e in t h a t c a p tio n , f o r b o th
W a l t e r Z. B r a d le y , o f E lm , a n d h i s e ig h t-y e a r -o ld d a u g h te r , E ls ie ,
a r e t r u ly v e te r a n h u n t e r s . E ls ie , f o r t h a t m a t t e r , h a s b e e n
a c c om p a n y in g h e r d a d o n h i s h u n t in g e x p e d itio n s a lm o s t f rom
th e v e ry d a y s h e l e a r n e d to w a lk . T h e y a r e s e e n s i t tin g am o n g
th e m o u n te d h e a d s a n d h o r n s o f th e f o u r sp e c ie s o f w ild r am s .
B r a d le y is o n e o f few liv in g m e n to h a v e o b ta in e d a l l f o u r sp e c ie s.
Walter Bradley Back
With Fourth Species
Of Rare Wild Sheep
W h e n th e c u r r e n t h u n t in g s e a - ,
so n o p e n e d , o n ly se v e n liv in g
m e n h a d s h o t f o u r d if f e r e n t sp e ­c
ie s o f r am s w h ic h ro am th e
s c ra g g y p e a k s o f th e m o s t m o u n ­t
a in o u s t e r r a in in W e s te r n U n i­te
d S ta te s a n d C a n a d a .
L a s t w e e k , W a l t e r Z. B ra d le y ,
o f E lm , r e tu r n e d f rom a sp e c ­t
a c u l a r h u n t in g t r ip in th e w ild ­e
s t s e c tio n o f W y om in g w ith a
B ig h o rn R am , h is f o u r th a n d
f in a l ty p e o f w ild sh e e p .
W h e th e r th e w e ll-k n ow n h u n ­t
e r is th e e ig h th liv in g m a n to
s h o o t t h e f o u r d i f f e r e n t b r a n d s
o f w ild sh e e p c a n n o t be d e te rm ­in
e d u n t il a t le a s t e ig h t o th e r
n a tio n a lly - f am o u s h u n t e r s now
in th e fie ld s e e k in g th e i r “ f o u r th
r am ” , r e tu r n h om e .
B u t th e B ig h o rn R am , w h ic h
Mr. B r a d le y n ow is h a v in g m o u n ­te
d to h a n g in h is E lm h om e
a n d g u n sh o p w ith th e o th e r th r e e
sp e c im e n s , a s s u r e s h im o f b e in g
o n e o f th e o n ly tw e n ty h u n t e r s
to h a v e a c c om p lish e d th is c h e r ­ish
e d g o a l.
In te rv iew e d a t h i s h om e in
E lm , Mr. B r a d le y e x p la in e d t h a t
g e tt in g th e B ig h o rn th is y e a r
to o k h im in to th e r o u g h e s t c o u n ­t
r y h e y e t h a s e x p e r ie n c e d -
a n d r e q u ir e d tw o t r ip s to co n ­s
id e r a b le e le v a tio n s b e fo re h e
f in a lly w a s su c c e s s fu l.
T h e B ig h o rn w a s s h o t a t a
1 2 ,0 0 0 fo o t e le v a tio n in a six-in
c h sn ow . T h e r am is a fo u r -
y e a r o ld w ith a 2 0 -in ch c u rl
a n d 1 4 -in c h b a s e to i t s h o rn s ,
im p o r t a n t d e ta ils to th e big -
g am e s p o r tsm e n w h o p a r ti c ip a te
in th is ty p e o f h u n tin g .
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 14 )
Andrew Helmich
Enlists In Navy
Under New Act
A n d rew H e lm ic h , so n o f Rev.
a n d Mrs. C a rl H e lm ic h , th is b o r ­o
u g h , is th e f ir s t e n lis te e in th e
U n ite d S ta te s N a v y u n d e r th e
n ew R e s e rv e F o r c e s A c t o f 1 9 5 5 ,
a c c o rd in g to th e in f o rm a tio n o f­fice
a t W illow Grove.
H e lm ic h r e p o r te d T u e s d a y to
th e B a in b r id g e , Md., in d u c tio n
c e n te r . H e h a s e n lis te d fo r a six-y
e a r p e r io d in th e N a v a l R e s e rv e .
H is e n lis tm e n t r e q u ir e s tw o
y e a r s o f a c tiv d u ty p lu s f o u r
y e a r s in a c tiv e d u ty in t h e r e ­s
e rv e , t h r e e o f w h ic h m u s t be
in R e a d y R e s e rv e .
SP-3 Gary Macferran
Promoted To Sergeant
At White Sands
SP -3 G a ry M. M a c fe r r a n , F o r t
B lis s, T ex a s, so n o f Mr. a n d
Mrs. F r a n k R. M a c fe r r a n , 302
E . S e co n d A v e n u e , h a s b e e n p ro ­m
o te d to S e rg e a n t.
H e r e c e n tly c om p le te d a d v a n ­c
ed w o rk o n g u id e d m is s ile s a t
W h ite S a n d s P r o v in g G ro u n d s ,
N ew Mexico a n d h a s b e e n a s ­s
ig n e d to 5 2 3 rd F .A.M. B a tta lio n -
F i r in g B a tte ry .
H e w ill b e a s s i s t a n t c h ie f o f
S e c tio n in c h a r g e o f e le c tro n ic
s p e c ia lis ts .
Randy Miller
Badly Hurt
In Collision
Two lo c a l y o u th s w e r e am o n g
five p e r so n s in ju r e d , o n e s e r i­o
u s ly , in a tw o - c a r c o llis io n n e a r
S h illin g to n a t 1 :4 7 a .m . S u n d a y .
T h e m o re s e r io u s ly in ju r e d is
R a n d y M ille r, 19, so n o f Mr.
a n d Mrs. E lm e r M ille r, S o u th
B ro a d S tr e e t, w h o w a s a dm itte d
to th e W e s t R e a d in g H o s p ita l
su f f e r in g from a b ro k e n n o s e a n d
m u ltip le b ru is e s a n d la c e r a tio n s
o f th e fa c e w h ic h r e q u ir e d a to ­t
a l o f 55 s titc h e s a n d s u tu r e s to
close.
M ille r w a s in a s t a t e o f sh o c k
w h ic h p r e v e n te d p o lic e officials
f rom q u e s tio n in g h im fo r h o u r s .
H e w a s a p a s s e n g e r in a c a r d riv -
ei b y L e e S tro hm , 16, o f L ititz
RD 2 , w h o w a s a d m i t te d to th e
h o s p ita l su f f e r in g from b ru is e s
b u t w a s a b le to le a v e th e h o s ­p
ita l o n S u n d a y a f te rn o o n .
S tro hm r e p o r te d to S ta te
T ro o p e r W a r r e n W e r n e r t h a t a n
a u tom o b ile d r iv e n b y J o h n Du-d
a sh , 17, of F r a c k v ille , P a ., h a d
g o n e p a r ti a l ly off th e c o n c r e te
w h ile t r a v e lin g d ow n a s te e p
g r a d e a n d th e n , in g e tt in g b a ck
o n th e c o n c re te , h a d v e e r e d d i­r
e c tly in f r o n t o f th e lo c a l c a r,
s k id d in g o n th e w e t h ig hw a y .
Banks To
Pay Out
$ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0
2000 Christmas Savings
Checks To Be Mailed
Here Nov. 16
R e s id e n ts o f L ititz a n d v ic im U
w ill b e sh ow e re d w ith a p p ro x i­m
a te ly $ 2 0 0 ,0 0 0— $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 m o re
th a n re c e iv e d in a n y p re iiom -
y e a r— w h e n th e tw o lo c a l banl-t-b
e g in m a ilin g C h r is tm a s sa v in g s
fu n d c h e c k s W e d n e sd a y , N o v em ­b
e r 16.
T h e a v a la n c h e o f c h e c k s will
be re c e iv e d b y m o re th a n
m e n , w om e n a n d c h ild r e n o f th e
b o ro u g h a n d s u r r o u n d in g tow n ­sh
ip s , w h o h a v e b e e n f a ith fu llx
m a k in g p a ym e n ts d u r in g , th e
p a s t y e a r.
A n d w ith th e r ic h h a r v e s t so o n
to d e sc e n d , lo c a l m e r c h a n ts w e re
lo o k in g f o rw a r d in a n tic ip a tio n i
to th e C h r is tm a s s h o p p in g g o in g
a b r u p tly in to h ig h g e a r w ith in I
th e n e x t few w e ek s .
W h ile d e p o s ito r s s t i ll h a v e a
few d a y s in w h ic h to m a k e
fin a l p a ym e n ts o n t h e i r p la n s ,
b o th b a n k s w e r e b u s ily e n g a g e d
ty p in g u p th e b r ig h tly - c o lo r e d
C h r is tm a s c h e c k s f o r th o s e a c ­c
o u n ts a lr e a d y p a id u p .
T h a t th e in c r e a s e h e r e is
m e r e ly k e p in g p a c e w ith b o o s ts
in o th e r s e c tio n s o f th e o c u n ty
is in d ic a te d by th e f a c t t h a t th is
is th e f o u r th y e a r in w h ic h th e
n a tio n a l C h r is tm a s C lu b s a v in g s
h a v e p a s s e d th e b illio n d o lla r
m a rk . T h is y e a r ’s r e c o r d - b r e a k ­in
g to ta l is $ 1 ,1 3 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 .
The Queen And Her Court' Bauer Studies Plan
Of Deep Drill-Holes
Instead Of Mains
F IR EM E N ’S M EMO RIAL
S E R V IC E SUNDAY MORNING
T h e a n n u a l firem e n ’s m em o ria l
s e rv ic e w ill h e h e ld th is S u n ­d
a y m o rn in g a t 1 0 :4 5 , in St.
P a u l’s L u th e r a n C h u rc h . Mem­b
e rs o f th e fire c om p a n y a n d th e
a u x ilia r y w ill m e e t a t th e fire ­h
o u s e a t 1 0 :3 0 a n d g o to th e
c h u r c h in a body.
Rev . F r a n c is R. B e ll w ill
p r e a c h o n th e s u b je c t o f “ A
C h r is tia n L o o k s a t D e a th .”
United Drive
Goes Over
The Top Here
M iss L y n n R e id e n b a u g h , w h o w a s c row n e d Q u e e n d u r in g th e
H a llow e ’e n f e s tiv itie s M o n d a y e v e n in g is s e e n a t t h e l e f t o f th e
u p p e r p ic tu r e , s i t tin g o n t h e ju d g e s ’ s t a n d b e s id e l a s t y e a r ’s
q u e e n , M iss J a n e R is s e r . T h e tw o a t t r a c t iv e y o u n g l a d ie s in t h e
lo w e r p h o to a r e m em b e rs o f h e r c o u r t, M iss R om a in e Go o d ,
r ig h t, a n d Miss J a n e E c km a n , l e f t , s n a p p e d a s th e y ro d e p a s t
in t h e p a r a d e .
b u z z in g l i t t l e b um b le b e e s m e r ­r
ily flap p e d th e i r w in g s — a n d
a n o th e r g ro u p o f l i t t l e wo o ly
b e a r s— c o u p le d to m a k e L it i tz ’
H a llow e ’e n p a r a d e o n e o f th e
m o s t s p e c ta c u la r in r e c e n t y e a rs .
All in a ll, s e v e ra l h u n d r e d
m um m e r s a t t i r e d in e v e ry th in g
from w o o le n u n d e rw e a r to elab­o
r a te e v e n in g g ow n s , p lu s a
.. . T , t g o o d ly n um b e r o f c low n s o f ev-
R e p o r ts to d a te sh ow th a t L it- e ry d e s c rip tio n , jo in e d in th e
itz h a s g o n e o v e r th e to p w ith J
$ 6 ,4 4 2 .0 3 a c c o u n te d f o r in th e
Unusual Group Costumes
Feature Hallowe’en Parade
A g ro u p o f m o re t h a n s ix ty « c ip a t e d in th e b lo c k p a r ty ac-
AH «Hvlnt aI. J aI 1 /\^tf/\ J 4 V. A *V A
F o r t h e f ir s t tim e in L a n c a s te r
C o u n ty h is to r y , tw o L itltz ite s
m a y s e rv e to g e th e r o n th e B o a rd
o f C o u n ty C om m is s io n e rs , ju d g ­in
g f rom p r e -e le c tio n in d ic a tio n s .
S t a te S e n a to r G. G ra y b ill D ie hm ,
to p p h o to , w ill em e rg e in T u e s ­d
a y ’s v o tin g w ith a w id e m a r ­g
in , o b s e rv e r s f e e l a s s u r e d . A n d ,
l a t e s t r e p o r t s n ow in d ic a te , H e r ­b
e r t W a g am a n , o f th is b o ro u g h ,
low e r p h o to , s e em in g ly i s d e s ­t
in e d to p ile u p a c om fo r ta b le
le a d in h i s ow n b e h a lf .
N EW R E P O R T CAROS
T h e n ew e lem e n ta ry r e p o r t
c a rd s w ill b e g iv e n p u p ils o f th e
W a rw ic k U n io n D is tr ic t n e x t
M o n d ay . T h e y c o v e r a n in e w e e k
p e r io d r e p la c in g th e f o rm e r six
w e e k c a r d s .
Pottery Story
By Fleckenstein
A n a r ti c l e w r i t te n b y R ic h a rd
A u th o n y F le c k e n s te in , S. C e d a r
S t., is a p p e a r in g in th e M cC a ll’s
N e e d lew o rk a n d C r a f ts A n n u a l
n ow o n th e n ew s s ta n d s .
Mr. F le c k e n s te in h a s b e c om e
q u ite w e ll k n ow n fo r h is c r a f t-m
a n s h ip in p o t te r y m a k in g , a n d
in t h e a r ti c l e d e s c rib e s h is m e th ­o
d o f m a k in g le a f im p r in te d p o t­te
ry . In c lu d e d in th e m a g a z in e is
a fu ll-p a g e in c o lo r o f h is
p o tte ry .
- T h e r e a r e n in e s te p -b y -s te p
p ic tu r e s s h ow in g R u s s e ll Coch­r
a n , 1 2 -y e a r-o ld s o n o f Mr. a n d
Mrs. C la ir S. C o c h ra n , L ititz
R D 3 , w h ic h d em o n s tr a te th e p ro ­c
e d u r e in m a k in g a n a s h tr a y .
T h e p h o to g r a p h s w e r e t a k e n by
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Isaac Erbs Mark
Fiftieth Anniversary
With Open House
Mr. a n d Mrs. I s a a c B. E r b , 700
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a t o p e n h o u s e y e s te r d a y a t th e i r
h om e in o b s e rv a n c e o f th e i r 5 0 th
w e d d in g a n n i v e r s a r y ......................
T h e c o u p le w e re m a r r ie d No v ­em
b e r 2 1905 by B ish o p A b ram
H e r r . Mr. a n d Mrs. E rb liv e d
on a f a rm n e a r L ititz f o r m a n y
y e a r s b u t a r e n ow r e s id in g in
L ititz .
/Th ey h a v e th r e e c h ild r e n : E s ­th
e r , w ife o f Rev. J o h n H ie s ta n d ,
M a y tow n ; tw in s - H e le n , w ife
o f L ew is Good, Mt. Jo y , RD. a n d
H ow a rd , L ititz RD 2. T h e r e
a r e a ls o 11 g r a n d c h ild r e n .
H O S P IT A L A U X IL IA R Y
M E E T IN G TUE SDA Y
T h e L a n c a s te r G e n e r a l H o sp i­t
a l A u x ilia ry w ill m e e t o n T u e s ­d
a y , N o v em b e r 8, a t 2 p .m ., a t
th e h om e o f Mrs. J o h n N ew ­c
om e r. D rie d flo ra l a r r a n g em e n ts
w ill b e m a d e f o r th e a n n u a l
B a k e S a le to b e h e ld o n N o v em ­b
e r 12, a t th e B u s in e s s M e n ’s
T .aq nm r\
c u r r e n t U n ite d D riv e .
T h is fig u re is $ 2 2 6 .0 2 h ig h e r
th a n th e c om b in e d to ta l s fo r th e
C om m u n ity C h e s t a n d th e R e d
C ro ss.
W ilb u r M ille r, c h a irm a n o f
th e d r iv e , s a id t h a t i t w a s t r u ly
a U n ite d D riv e h e r e , w ith c a p ­ta
in s , w o rk e r s a n d c o n tr ib u to r s
w o rk in g to g e th e r in s u rp a s s in g
th e g o a l s e t fo r th e b o ro u g h . H e
a ls o p o in te d o u t t h a t som e r e ­p
o r ts a r e s till In c om p le te a n d
t h a t a fin a l a c c o u n tin g w ill be
m a d e in th e v e ry n e a r fu tu r e .
HOME TA L EN T SHOW
AT M ID D L E C R E E K
A h om e t a l e n t p ro g r am w ill
b e p r e s e n te d in th e M id d le C re e k
C h u rc h o f th e B r e th r e n o n S u n ­d
a y e v e n in g , N o v em b e r 6, a t
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w h o r e c e iv e d th e m o s t v o te s
from h e r fe llow - s tu d e n ts . Mem­b
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a n d r e c k le s s d r iv in g w e re th e
c h a rg e s b r o u g h t b y s t a te p o lic e
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r a te d , a n d R o b e r t Q. S te tle r ,
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th e c h u r c h . B o th th e s e n io r a n d
c h ild r e n ’s c h o ir s w ill p a r tic ip a te ,
a n d th e p a s to r , R ev . H e n ry L.
R e e d , w ill b e in c h a rg e o f th e
c e rem o n ie s o f th e d ay .
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a s “ th e E v a n g e lic a l L u th e r a n
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r in 1 7 4 3 , g a th e r e d r e c o rd s
p r io r to h is m in is tr y a n d lis ts
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fo u n d in g . I n th e y e a r, 1 7 4 4 a
t r a c t o f la n d c o n ta in in g 29 a c r e s
w a s p u r c h a s e d f rom th e P e n n s
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b ly o f c ru d e lo g c o n s tru c tio n ,
w a s e r e c te d Im m e d ia te ly . I t m u s t
h a v e b e e n a r a th e r l a r g e b u ild ­in
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h o s p ita l fo r s ic k a n d w o u n d e d
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a t V a lle y F o rg e . I t is r a t h e r
c e r t a in t h a t G e o rg e W a s h in g to n
w o r s h ip p e d in th is c h u r c h w h ile
v is itin g w ith h is f r ie n d s , “ B a r o n ”
a n d Mrs. H e n ry W. S tie g e l, a t
th e “ E liz a b e th M a n s io n ” n e a rb y .
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e r s o f t h i s c o n g r e g a tio n . Mr.
S tie g e l s e rv e d a s a v e s trym a n ,
t r u s t e e , o r g a n is t, a n d a d e le g a te
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o f Mr. a n d Mrs. R o y N iss le y , W.
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v e ry s e r io u s h e a d o p e r a tio n t h r e e
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ita l, L a n c a s te r , is r e p o r te d p ro ­g
r e s s in g s a tis f a c to r ily .
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s e n io r c la s s a t L ititz H ig h S ch o o l
a n d a m em b e r o f t h e b a n d , w a s
a lm o s t c om p le te ly b lin d p r io r to
th e o p e r a tio n , b u t n ow is g r a d u ­a
lly r e g a in in g h e r v is io n , a c c o rd ­in
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h is p r a is e o f th e h o s p ita l In p ro ­c
u r in g th e s e rv ic e s o f Dr. J o h n
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r e s s ly f o r th is ty p e o f o p e r a tio n .
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s to rm w a t e r in t im e o f fla sh -
floods a n d c lo u d -b u r s ts .
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w e e k d u r in g a s tu d y o f th e p la n s
f o r th e n ew b u ild in g w h ic h d is ­c
lo sed t h a t a r c h i te c ts h a v e p la n ­n
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fo o t ro o f o f th e n ew in d u s tr ia l
p l a n t a s a s o r t o f im p o u n d in g
d am .
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w a t e r o n th e ro o f w o u ld h e to
p e rm it i t to se e p aw a y a t a slow
r a te o f sp e e d a f t e r a n y n e a rb y
flood c o n d itio n h a d le s s e n e d , it
w a s e x p la in e d .
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p e rm itte d to se e p o u t th r o u g h a
n um b e r o f o p e n in g s w h ic h c o u ld
b e r e g u la te d to in c r e a s e o r r e ­t
a r d th e flow o f s to rm w a te r
from th e b u ild in g .
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flood o c c u rs , u s h a s h a p p e n e d
r e g u la r ly in th e p a s t, th e flow of
w a te r w o u ld b e r e t a r d e d u n t il
a n y p o s s ib le flood c o n d itio n in
th e v ic in ity o f th e p a r k h a d
p a sse d .
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in a s h o r t p e r io d o f tim e , f o r ex­am
p le , W a r n e r - L am b e r t e n g i-
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 6 )
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Meet Tuesday
T h e r e g u la r m e e tin g o f th e
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th e a r r e s t o f L lo y d B o llin g e r
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c a u s e o f o n e o r tw o m o re f ir e s
m ig h t b e c le a r e d u p a s a r e ­s
u l t o f th e a r r e s t .
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in v e s tig a tio n w a s le s s e n e d in
sco p e , h ow e v e r, w h e n a u th o r itie s
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p o s s ib ility t h a t th e m a n w ill be
fo u n d in n e e d o f m e n ta l c a re
r a th e r th a n f a c e p ro s e c u tio n fo r
h is a c tio n s .
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S t a te P o lic e S g t. R o b e r t M. S tro -
h a n , c o v e r a n e s tim a te d lo ss o f
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o n Oct. 2 1 st.
T h e o th e r th r e e f ir e s w h ic h
B o llin g e r a d m itte d s e ttin g oc­c
u r r e d o n th e p r o p e r ty o f W m.
B. F r y , E a s t M a in S t., in S e p tem ­b
e r 1 9 5 4 ; th e P a u l E . B a lm e r
f a rm , L ititz R 2 , in F e b r u a r y o f
th e s am e y e a r ; a n d a n o th e r op
th e J a c o b G. M um m a p ro p e rty ,
L ititz R D 1 , o n Nov. 13, 1951.
Estimate Cost At $30,000
Instead Of $300,000
Original Estimate
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d r a in a g e p ro b lem s th r o u g h a
s e r ie s o f d e ep d r ill-h o le s a t a
s a v in g o f s e v e ra l h u n d r e d th o u s ­a
n d d o lla r s b e low p re v io u s e s ti­m
a te s , m a y h e te s te d h e r e in th e
n e a r f u tu r e , w a s r e v e a le d th is
w e ek by B o ro u g h M a n a g e r D av id
B a u e r.
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h e is b u s ily e n g a g e d c om p ilin g
e s tim a te d c o sts o f in s ta llin g th e
d r ill-h o le s in a ll p a r t s o f th e
b o ro u g h a n d t h a t th is c o s t s tu d y
w ill b e c om p le te d b e fo re a n y a c ­tu
a l e x p e rim e n ts a r e c o n d u c te d .
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t h a t th e sy s tem o f em p lo y in g
th e v e ry n a tu r e o f th e u n d e r ­g
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in th is a r e a , c o u ld b e u tiliz e d a t
a s low a s $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 a s c om p a re d
w ith th e $ 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 e s tim a te d a s
n e c e s s a ry in a r e c e n t s u rv e y co n ­d
u c te d by H e n ry H u th , L a n c a s te r
w a te r e n g in e e r.
T h e b o ro u g h b e g a n i ts s tu d y
o f th e m e th o d o f d isp o s in g o f
r a in w a t e r a f t e r th è s am e sy s tem
w a s t a k e n u n d e r c o n s id e r a tio n
b y e n g in e e r s a n d a r c h i te c ts w h o
p la n n e d th e v a s t W a rn e r -L am ­b
e r t b u ild in g n ow b e in g e r e c te d
h e re .
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s u g g e s te d to th e b o ro u g h by
W a rn e r -L am b e r t e n g in e e r s a n d
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Mr. B a u e r a n d J u s ti c e o f th e
P e a c e P a u l F . D ie hm , is n o m o r e
th a n a s e r ie s o f e ig h t- in c h h o le s
d r ille d a t s t r e e t in te r s e c tio n s
th r o u g h o u t th e b o ro u g h .
T h e h o le s w o u ld b e d r ille d in
a m e th o d s im ila r to d r illin g a r t e ­s
ia n w e lls o n ly w ith th e w id e r
o p e n in g a n d w o u ld e x te n d d e e p
e n o u g h to r e a c h th e c re v ic e s in
th e lim e s to n e f o rm a tio n b e n e a th
th e b o ro u g h .
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tr u c te d a t e a c h o p e n in g a n d a
h e a v y iro n g r a tin g w o u ld c o v e r
it.
“ T h e d r ill-h o le s w o u ld h a v e to
b e p la c e d th r o u g h o u t t h e b o r ­o
u g h so t h a t th e w a t e r w o u ld
n o t p ile u p in am o u n ts to o g r e a t
to flow aw a y ,” Mr. B a u e r ex­p
la in e d . “ I t s e em s t h a t th is
m e th o d w o u ld c o s t o n ly a f r a c ­tio
n a l p a r t o f th e c o s t o f la y in g
s to rm sew e rs.
“ So f a r , m y s tu d y in d ic a te s
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 6 )
Report Success
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Wild Turkey
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w h o w e r e o n h a n d fo r th e o p e n ­in
g ' o f th e sm a ll g am e s e a so n
in th e “ tu r k e y c o u n tr y ” h a v e
r e tu r n e d w ith a s a tis f a c to r y k ill.
Ow en a n d A b e H e r s h e y a n d
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from C e d a r R u n , L y com in g
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w ild tu r k e y s a v e r a g in g a b o u t 14
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World War 1 Veterans To
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th e f o r g o tte n s e rv ic e m a n , w ill
b e h o n o r e d b y m em b e rs o f th e
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g n e x t T u e s d a y e v e n in g .
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f o rm e r D is tr ic t G o v e rn o r o f R o ­ta
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W a r I v e te r a n s liv in g w ith in th e h a s tr a v e le d w id e ly a s a p u b lic
b o ro u g h , to a t t e n d t h e m e e tin g s p e a k e r . H e a ls o is a c tiv e in
a s g u e s ts o f t h e lo c a l c lu b . T h e w o rk o f th e C h u rc h o f th e B r e th -
p r o g r am w ill b e p r e s e n te d b y r e n .
s e v e ra l m em b e rs o f th e g ro u p . P la n s a ls o w e r e m a d e T u e s d a y
e v e n in g fo r m em b e rs o f th e lo c a l
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W o r ld W a r I v e te r a n s a ro u n d a n ice h o c k e y g am e a t H e r sh e y
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a n d w e f e e l i t w o u ld b e n ic e to h a v e d in n e r a t th e G e n e ra l S u t-p
a y th em th is h o n o r ,” Dr. G ro sh t e r H o te l a n d th e n m a k e th e
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ta n g le w ith th e S t. J o s e p h ’s Mid­g
e ts , o f L a n c a s te r .
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g am e w ill b e a h a lf - tim e sh ow
p u t o n b y Mrs. N e il S h e lly— th e
f o rm e r P a t E a s tm a n— a n d h e r
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g ir ls w h o do b a to n tw ir lin g a n d
m a r c h in g , a n d o ffe r a v e ry in t e r ­e
s tin g a n d e n te r ta in in g a c t.
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s p o n d e n t B a n k m e e tin g o f th e
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F r a n k l in H o te l, P h ila d e lp h ia .
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G e n e r a l D a v id S a rn o ff, c h a irm a n
o f th e b o a rd o f R.C.A. a n d R o b ­e
r t L. My e rs, s t a t e s e c r e t a r y o f
b a n k in g .
H A L LOW E ’E N PA R TY
TO N IG H T A T F IR E H O U S E
T h e L a d ie s A u x ilia ry o f th e
F i r e C om p an y a r e h o ld in g a H a l­low
e ’e n P a r ty to n ig h t a t 7 :3 0
in th e fire h o u s e . T h e c om m itte e ,
o f w h ic h Mrs. L a r r y S ta u f f e r is
c h a irm a n , u rg e s e v e ry o n e a tte n d -
i n tr t n n n m o m a a l r o r i