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Bi-Centennial
1956 T h e L i t i t z R e c o r d - E x p r e s s
“It will be a bad day for
Democracy when people
don’t get excited about an
election.”
Serving The Lititz Area For Nearly Eighty Years — H e r b e r t A g a r
79th Year E stab lish ed April, 1877, as The Sunbeam
(Consolidated w ith The Iiitltz Record, 1937) L ititz , L an c a ste r Co., Pa., T h u rsd ay , November 10, 1955 S c en ts a Copy; $2 p e r y e a r by mail,
w ith in L a n c a s te r County; $2.50 elsewhere. No. 32
S teel Is E re c te d F or T h e W a rn e r-L am b e rt P la n t H ere
Big Vote
Marks Hot
Fight Here
Longenecker, Bushong Re­elected
Directors; Ruley
And Helter Named
Councilmen
A s u rp r is in g ly la rg e tu r n o u t
o f v o te r s r e -e le c te d tw o m em b e rs
o f th e W a rw ic k U n io n Sch o o l
B o a rd h e r e T u e s d a y in a m ix ed -
u p , r e d -h o t f a c tio n a l fig h t.
T h e c o n te s t w h ic h w a s th e
c e n te r o f in te r e s t th r o u g h o u t th e
W a rw ic k U n io n D is tr ic t, r e s u l te d
in th e r e -e le c tio n o f R a ym o n d
B u sh o n g , R e p u b lic a n , w ith a to ­t
a l o f 1 ,4 4 8 v o te s , a n d F r a n k H.
L o n g e n e c k e r, R e p u b lic a n , w ith
1 ,4 2 7 v o te s .
L o s in g D em o c ra tic c a n d id a te s
w e re A lb e r t E b b e r t w h o p o lle d
1,1 6 9 v o te s a n d W a y n e G ru b e ,
9 1 6 v o te s .
W ith a v ig o ro u s e le c tio n -e v e
c o n te s t b r in g in g b lo o d p r e s s u r e s
o n th e p a r t o f s e v e ra l g ro u p s to
a b o ilin g p o in t, a n u n e x p e c te d
2 ,5 8 3 v o te s w e re c a s t. A n d w ith
a la r g e n um b e r o f th e s e b a llo ts
b e in g d iv id e d am o n g c a n d id a te s
o f b o th p a r tie s , e le c tio n b o a rd s
th r o u g h o u t th e d i s t r ic t w e re k e p t
b u s ily e n g a g e d c o u n tin g u n t il
t h e e a r ly m o rn in g h o u r s . In th e
b o ro u g h , th e f ir s t w a rd b o a rd
c om p le te d i t s t a s k a t 4 a .m .
I n th e s c h o o l b o a rd c o n te s t,
R ic h a r d H a c km a n , o f R o th sv ille ,
g e n e r a te d a c am p a ig n a dm itte d ly
to d e f e a t F r a n k L o n g e n e c k e r ,
w h o h e c la im e d “ d om in a te s ” t h e
w o rk o f th e U n io n s c h o o l b o a rd .
O n M o n d ay e v en in g , y e llow s lip s
in w h ic h th e n am e s o f A lb e r t
E b b e r t, D em o c r a tic c a n d id a te ,
w a s c o u p le d w ith t h a t o f R a y ­m
o n d B u sh o n g , W a rw ic k R e p u b ­lic
a n , w e re d i s tr ib u te d in v a r io u s
p a r t s o f th e d is tr ic t.
On e a f te rm a th o f th e a p p e a r ­a
n c e o f th e y e llow s lip s w a s
t h a t R a lp h C u n fe r, f ir s t w a rd
D em o c ra tic c om m itte em a n , o p e n ­ly
a s s e r te d T u e s d a y t h a t h e r e ­g
a rd e d th is a m o v e in w h ic h E b ­b
e r t h a d d e s e r te d h is p a r ty—
a n d t h a t h e , C u n fe r, w o u ld n o t
s u p p o r t E b b e r t.
R e s u lts , h ow e v e r, sh ow e d t h a t
th e m a jo r ity o f v o te r s w e re n o t
to o u n d u ly c o n c e rn e d o v e r th e
f a c tio n a l c o n te s t w ith th e v o te
fo llow in g th e g e n e r a l p a tt e r n ex­c
e p tin g th a tE b b e r t, a lw a y s a
g o o d v o te -g e tte r in th e b o ro u g h ,
h a d b e tte r e d h is r u n n in g m a te by
a p p ro x im a te ly 250 v o te s.
E le c t C o u n c ilm e n
C o u n c ilm a n H a r r y R u le y , a p ­p
o in te d tw o y e a r s a g o to fill a
v a c a n c y , w o n a fo u r -y e a r te rm
o n b o ro u g h c o u n c il, d e f e a tin g
H a r r y W a g am a n by a v o te of
633 to 458.
In th e S e co n d W a rd , R u s s e ll
T em p le to n , in c um b e n t, re c e iv e d
358 v o te s , a n d J o h n H e lte r , a
n ew c om e r in p o litic s , 3 4 6 , in d e ­f
e a tin g th e i r tw o D em o c ra tic o p ­p
o n e n ts , I rv in M ille r, w h o p o ll­e
d 239, a n d R u s s e ll M a rk e r t,
2 24.
C o n s ta b le
H ow a rd D is s in g e r w a s e le c te d
c o n s ta b le in th e F i r s t W a rd , d e ­f
e a t in g R o b e r t Good by th e v o te
o f 729 to 341. I n th e Se co n d
(C o n tin u e d on P a g e 1 6 )
Herb Wagaman
Tops Opponents
In Both Wards
H e r b e r t W a g am a n , W e s t E n d
A v e n u e r a il r o a d e r , p ro v e d a r e a l
v o t e - g e tt e r in h is h om e b a ili­w
ic k in h is s u c c e s s fu l c am p a ig n
f o r th e th ir d p o s itio n o n th e L a n -
•c a ste r C o u n ty B o a rd o f C om m is­s
io n e r s T u e sd a y .
T a b u la tio n of v o te s f rom th e
tw o b o ro u g h w a rd s sh ow e d th a t
W a g am a n p o lle d m o re v o te s h e r e
t h a n e ith e r o f th e o th e r tw o su c ­c
e s s fu l c a n d id a te s , S t a te S e n a ­t
o r G. G ra y b ill D iehm a n d
•C h a rle s P e a r c e , c o u r t h o u s e a t ­ta
c h e .
W a g am a n p o lle d 628 in th e
f i r s t w a rd a n d 348 in th e se c ­o
n d ; D ie hm , 607 in th e f i r s t
a n d 307 in th e se c o n d ; P e a r c e ,
5 5 3 a n d 275-
Local Service Men of World War I
« ¡ ¡ » i t
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F r o n t R ow , l e f t to r i g h t : D a v id W r ig h t, D a v id B o d k in , F lo y d
R a d e r , V a le n tin e B ro b s t, S am u e l H o ffm a n , M ilto n J u r r e l l , E lm e r
E b e r ly , E d . R a n c k . K e n n e th W itm y e r a n d H i r am E b e r ly .
S e c o n d R ow , s e a te d : C h a r le s H am m e r , A lv in H a r t r a n f t , R o y
K e lle r , R a lp h D ow n ey , D r. L o u is K o s te r , E lm e r B o llin g e r , A r c h ie
R o s e n b e rg , S am u e l E n c k , A r lin g to n Z w a lly , H om e r S c h n e e r.
T h ir d R ow : E ls e r G e r h a r t , B e n jam in M. L e am a n , J o h n M ag e e,
P a u l S p a n g le r , P a u l C o b le, H ow a rd Sm ith , E d w a rd J e r o m e
War I Vets
Guests At
1st Reunion
Group Entertained by Ro-torians
At Armistice
Day Program
L o c a l v e te r a n s o f W o rld W a r
I h e ld t h e i r f i r s t r e u n io n sin c e
th e h e c tic d a y s o f 1918 w h e n
th e y w e re e n te r ta in e d a s g u e s ts
o f th e L ititz R o ta r y Clu b T u e s ­d
a y e v e n in g .
A to ta l o f 45 lo c a l m e n w h o
s e rv e d in th e A rm e d fo rc e s d u r ­in
g th e f i r s t E u ro p e a h c o n f lic t
w e r e p r e s e n t a n d in tro d u c e d by
Dr. J o s e p h W. G ro sh , p ro g r am
c h a irm a n . As in tro d u c e d , e a c h
s e rv ic e m a n g a v e th e o u t f it w ith
w h ic h h e s e rv e d in th e w a r.
The, m e e tin g w a s th e a n n u a l
A rm s tic e Day p ro g r am o f th e
c lu b a n d w a s a d d r e s s e d b y Rev.
W illiam Swope, o f L e b a n o n , w h o
s e rv e d in th e N av y d u r in g
W o rld W a r I a n d in th e c h a p ­l
a in ’s c o rp s in W o r ld W a r II.
I n h is t a lk , Dr. Swope em p h a ­siz
ed t h a t “ th e e n em y o f o u r
d em o c ra c y is n a tio n a l in d if f e r ­e
n c e ” a n d a s s e r te d t h a t “ we
m u s t a c c e p t th e r e s p o n s ib ilitie s
o f c itiz e n sh ip u n le s s w e a r e to
lo s e o u r f r e e d om a n d fa c e d e ­m
o c r a tic o b liv io n .”
F o llow in g th e p ro g r am , th e
s e rv ic e m e n p o s e d fo r t h e i r p ic ­tu
r e s , th e f i r s t t a k e n o f a n y
W o r ld W a r I v e te r a n s h e r e in
th e p a s t tw e n ty y e a rs .
V o g e le r, C la r e n c e S h a u b , W illiam G a b le , H e n r y B ow e rs , L lo y d
Neff, Q u a y E n c k , C h e s te r P e r r y , P a u l B om b e rg e r , R a lp h H a b e c k e r
a n d H a r r y R u le y .
F o u r t h R ow : N o rm a n H a b e c k e r , G u y B r u b a k e r , R o y R e id e n -
b a u g h , F r a n k F o r d , C h a r le s F r e d e r i c k , D r. C. E . L a n e , A lf r e d
L . D o u p le , N o rm a n B r u b a k e r , M e lv in H o o v e r, G e o rg e S la te r ,
W illiam M cC o llo u g h a n d C h e s te r R u th .
30 Personal Bequests
Are Included In Will
Of Late D. Withers
Richard Hoffer
Elected Justice
At Brunnerville
R a ym o n d M. H e s s w a s r e -e le c ­te
d a W a rw ic k T ow n sh ip s u p e r ­v
iso r in T u e s d a y ’s v o tin g , p o llin g
231 v o te s a t R o th s v ille a n d 174
a t B r u n n e r v ille to d e f e a t J o h n
M. L o n g , D em o c ra t, w h o g o t 113
v o te s a t R o th s v ille a n d 96 a t
B ru n n e rv ille .
R ic h a rd H o f f e r w a s e le c te d
J u s tic e o f th e P e a c e a t B r u n n e r ­v
ille w h e n h e p o lle d a- to ta l o f
f o u r v o te s . L eR o y F ir e s to n e , f ro -
m e r ju s tic e o f th e p e a c e , w h o
m o v ed from th e d is tr ic t, p o lle d
th r e e v o te s w ith W a r r e n D ie hm ,
A lv in Me a se a n d Ro y D o s te r e a ch
g e tt in g a s in g le v o te.
M ilto n H a in e s w a s e le c te d c o n ­s
ta b le a n d M a r tin K. F ry , a u d i­to
r , b o th b e in g u n o p p o se d . Mevir.
F . M a rx e n w a s n am e d ju d g e a n d
J o h n E c k e n ro d e in s p e c to r a t
R o th sv ille , E . J cm e s McConag-h
a y , ju d g e a n d C la re n c e H o ffe r,
in s p e c to r o f e le c tio n s a t B r u n ­n
e rv ille .
A to ta l o f 30 p e r s o n a l b e q u e s ts
to ta l in g $ 9 0 ,0 0 0 a n d s e v e n sp e ­cific
b e q u e s ts to c h u r c h e s a n d in ­s
t i tu t io n s to ta l in g a n a d d itio n a l
$ 1 5 ,3 0 0 a r e in c lu d e d in th e w ill
o f th e l a te D a n ie l W. W ith e r s
w h ic h w a s filed fo r p r o b a te a t
th e L a n c a s te r C o u n ty C o u r t
H o u s e la s t w e ek .
W h ile th e w ill l is ts a s s e ts o f
p e r s o n a l p ro p e r ty v a lu e d a t
$ 100,000 a n d u p w a r d a n d r e a l
e s ta te v a lu e d a t $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 a n d
u pw a rd s , n o d e fin ite a p p r a is a l of
th e e s ta te o r a c c u r a te in d ic a tio n
o f th e siz e o f th e e s ta te h a s b e en
m a d e a s y e t.
Mr. W ith e r s , w h o w a s o n e o f
th e l a r g e s t h o ld e r s o f r e a l e s ta te
h e r e a t th e tim e o f h is d e a th on
O c to b e r 20, d ie d a t th e a g e of
e ig h ty -fiv e . H is w ill d ir e c ts t h a t
u p o n th e d e a th o f h is w ife , th e
r e s id u e o f h is e s t a t e w ill b e d i­v
id e d in to six p a r ts , to b e d iv id ­e
d e q u a lly b e tw e e n th e L a n c a s ­te
r. G e n e r a l H o s p ita l, th e R o ss-m
e r e S a n ito r ium , th e L a n c a s te r
O s te o p a th ic H o s p ita l, th e L ititz
C h u rc h o f th e B r e th r e n , St.
P a u l ’s L u th e r a n C h u rc h a n d
E liz a b e th tow n C o lleg e .
T h e lo n g l is t o f p e r s o n a l be ­q
u e s ts a r e a s fo llow s:
T r u s t fu n d o f $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 , in com e
from w h ic h to b e p a id to H a rv e y
W ith e rs , b r o th e r , f o r h is n a tu r a l
life a n d th e n to b e d iv id e d e q u a l­ly
b e tw e e n Mr. a n d Mrs. H a r r y
S. W is s le r a n d Mr. a n d Mrs.
C la re n c e W ith e rs .
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 6 )
y
RUMMAGE SA LE TODAY
IN S PA CH T BASEM EN T
A rum m a g e s a le is b e jn g h e ld
in th e b a s em e n t o f th e S p a c h t
b u ild in g to d a y a n d tom o rrow ,
sp o n s o re d by th e D o rc a s C irc le
o f K in g ’s D a u g h te r s . T h e a r tic le s
o f c lo th in g a lo n e sh o u ld m a k e
th e s a le a su c c e ss.
Retires After
Serving P. O.
Half Century
A f te r s e rv in g w ith th e lo c a l
p o s t office f o r fif ty - fo u r a n d
a h a lf y e a r s , P a u l M. S e a b e r,
F r o n t S tr e e t, h a s r e ti r e d from a c ­tiv
e se rv ic e , P o s tm a s t e r R o b e r t
P f a u tz a n n o u n c e d th is w e ek .
S e a b e r e n te r e d th e p o s ta l s e r ­v
ic e J u n e 1, 19 0 1 a s s u b o r d in a te
u n d e r h is f a th e r , Samfuel C.
S e a b e r, th e n s e rv in g a s p o s t­m
a s te r .
A u g u s t 1, 19 2 2 o n t h e re c om ­m
e n d a tio n o f C o n g re s sm a n
G rie s t, S e a b e r w a s a p p o in te d
p o s tm a s te r , w h ic h p o s itio n h e
h e ld u n t il O c to b e r 1, 193 5 w h e n
Mr. P f a u tz w a s n am e d p o s tm a s ­te
r . H e h a s s e rv e d a s a c le rk in
th e p o sto fiic e s in c e th e n .
Normal Vote
At Brickerville
Thanksgiving
Union Service
Is Planned
T h e c h u r c h e s 6f L ititz in v ite
a ll p e o p le o f th e c om m u n ity to
a tt e n d s e rv ic e s s c h e d u le d fo r th e
T h a n k s g iv in g s e a so n . A u n io n
T h a n k s g iv in g s e rv ic e w ill b e h e ld
o n W e d n e s d a y e v e n in g , N o v em ­b
e r 2 3 rd a t 7 :3 0 p .m . in St.
L u k e ’s E v a n g e lic a l a n d R e fo rm ­e
d C h u rc h , N o r th B ro a d S tr e e t.
T h e R ev . R. C. S t e in h a r t w ill
p r e a c h th e s e rm o n . L itu r g i s t s
w ill b e Rev . A lto n P . A lb r ig h t
a n d Rev . F r a n c is R. Be ll. St.
L u k e ’s S e n io r C h o ir u n d e r th e
d ir e c tio n o f H a r r y N e id e rm y e r
w ill p r e s e n t th e T h a n k s g iv in g
a n th em a n d le a d th e se rv ic e .
By a c tio n o f th e L ititz M in is­t
e r i a l A s so c ia tio n th e o f f e r in g
h a s b e e n d e s ig n a te d fo r th e P a .
C o u n c il o f C h u r c h e s fo r in t e r ­d
e n om in a tio n a l w o rk to p ro v id e
a m in is te r y f o r m ig r a n ts , c h a p ­la
in s in p r is o n s a n d o th e r S ta te
in s titu tio n s , flo o d r e lie f , e tc .
F r e e s e rv ic e s w ill b e h e ld
T h a n k s g iv in g Day. T h e C h u rc h
o f th e B r e th r e n , C e n te r S tr e e t,
Rev . M cD o u g a l, P a s to r s c h e d u le d
i ts a n n u a l T h a n k s g iv in g se rv ic e
fo r 9 o ’c lo c k T h u r s d a y m o rn in g .
A s e rv ic e o f H o ly C om m u n io n
w ill b e h e ld in th e E v a n g e lic a l
U n ite d B r e th r e n C h u rc h , N o rth
C e d a r S tr e e t a t 9 :3 0 a .m . w ith
th e Rev . P a u l M ille r o fficiatin g .
T h e M o ra v ia n C h u rc h , C h u rc h
S q u a re , B ish . C a rl H e im ic h , p a s ­to
r , w ill h o ld its a n n u a l T h a n k s ­g
iv in g s e rv ic e a t 9 :3 0 a .m .
D r a w U p
Policy On
N e w S e w ’ r s
Owners Must Pay Front-
Foot Charges On Streets
Opened Recently
“ T im in g ” w ill m e a n a lo t
w h e n it com e s to p a y in g fo r f u ­tu
r e s ew e r e x te n s io n s in th e b o r ­o
u g h , a c c o rd in g to b o ro u g h p o l­icy
c la rifie d a t a c o u n c ilm a n ic
c o n fe re n c e o v e r th e w e e k -e n d .
As a r e s u l t, s ew e r e x te n s io n s
o n s t r e e t s w h ic h w e re o p e n b e ­fo
re th e s ew e r sy s tem w a s com­p
le te d , w ill be c o n s tru c te d a t n o
a d d e d c o s t to p r o p e r ty ow n e rs
o th e r th a n th e c u s tom a ry c o n ­n
e c tio n fe e o f $ 1 0 1 .
B u t, c o u n c ilm e n em p h a s iz e d ,
o n s t r e e t s o p e n e d s in c e th e sy s ­tem
w a s c om p le te d , p ro p e r ty
ow n e rs w ill h a v e to p a y a p ro ­r
a t a s h a r e o f th e c o n s tru c tio n
c o s t, fig u re d o u t o n th e f r o n t
fo o ta g e .
H ow ev e r, in th o s e p la c e s
w h e r e p ro p e r ty ow n e r s p a y a
fo o ta g e c h a rg e , th e y w ill b e r e ­im
b u r s e d $ 1 6 5 f o r e a c h co n n e c ­tio
n m a d e to th e s am e lin e .
B o ro u g h c o u n c ilm e n a lso
s p e n t a la rg ^ p a r t o f S a tu rd a y
a f te rn o o n o n a t o u r o f th e L ititz
C re e k . F o llow in g th is t r ip th e y
, ,, , i e x p la in e d t h a t th e y d e te rm in e d
w ay s p a y in g b e c am e a d i r e r e a l - j t h a t th e c u lv e r t b rId g e a t L o _
ity h e r e th is w e e k w h e n t h e ■ cu g t g t r e e t is o n e o f th e flrs t
f a th e r o f a lo c a l h ig h s c h o o l b o ttle n e c k s w h ic h m u s t b e c o r-s
tu d e n t a g r e e d to p a in t th e s id e r e c te d T h r e e 2. fo o t p ip e s th e r e ,
o e om e o a o c a sc oo l a r e g ro s s iy in a d e q u a te to h a n d le
te a c h e r — a ll th e r e s u l t o f a th e flow o f water> tb e y d e te r _
b it o f p o o r t a s t e in H a llow e ’e n I m in e d
tr ic k in g ! j T b e c b a n n e i 0 f th e s tr e am
T h e h om e d am a g e d is t h a t o f th r o u g h o u t m u s t be s tr a ig h te n e d ,
Father Must
Paint Defaced
House Here
To Start Work Today
On General Contract;
Work On Schedule
h e o ld w h e e z a b o u t d a d a l-
Will Discuss
Zoning Here
This Monday
T h e p u b lic m e e tin g to d isc u ss
w h e th e r o r n o t th e b o ro u g h
sh o u ld h a v e a z o n in g o rd in a n c e ,
to be h e ld in th e H ig h School
a u d ito r ium th is c om in g Mon d ay
a t 8 p .m. w ill b e a d d r e s s e d by
G e o rg e C". S c hm id t, p la n n in g co n ­s
u l t a n t fo r th e B u r e a u o f Com­m
u n ity D e v e lo pm e n t, H a r r is b u rg .
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m e e tin g w ill b e o p e n to fu ll con­s
id e r a tio n o f th e z o n in g p ro b ­lem
r e g a r d in g th is b o ro u g h , Mrs.
W a r r e n D ie hm , p r e s id e n t o f th e
s p o n s o r in g g ro u p , a n n o u n c e d
th is w e ek .
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r e s u l t o f a m e e tin g o f 35 r e p ­r
e s e n ta tiv e s from th e v a r io u s '
civ ic o r g a n iz a tio n of tow n , h e ld
la s t m o n th . I t w a s d isc lo s ed
d u r in g t h a t p r e v io u s se ssio n ,
t h a t th e r e is m u c h m o r e to zo n ­in
g a b o ro u g h th a n th e m e re
a d o p tio n o f a n o rd in a n c e . A n in i­t
i a l o u tla y o f a t le a s t $ 5 ,000
w o u ld b e n e c e s s a ry fo r a su rv e y
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h e r, lo c a te d o n C h e r ry S tr e e t.
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d ow n tow n la s t w e ek , Mr. a n d
Mrs. R id e r r e tu r n e d t o t h e i r
h om e to f in d i t sm e a r e d a n d
s p l a tt e r e d w ith g a u d y s p r a y
p a in t.
B o ro u g h p o lic e im m e d ia te ly
la u n c h e d a n in v e s tig a tio n a n d
th is w e e k o b ta in e d th e c o n fe s ­sio
n f rom a 1 6 -y e a r-o ld h ig h
s c h o o l s tu d e n t w h o a lle g e d ly a d ­m
itte d t h a t h e w a s th e c u lp r it.
J u s ti c e o f th e P e a c e J . B. H e r r
w ith h e ld s e n d in g th e c a s e to
ju v e n ile c o u r t w h e n th e f a th e r
o f th e y o u th a p p e a r e d a n d a g r e e d
to r e -p a in t th e e n ti r e s id e o f th e
dw e llin g , w h ic h h a d b e e n r e ­p
a in te d o n ly re c e n tly .
So lv e M ill R o b b e ry
B o ro u g h p o lic e th is w e e k a ls o
a n n o u n c e d t h a t th e b r e a k in g in ­to
a n d lo o tin g o f E b y ’s Mill o v e r
th e L a b o r D a y w e e k -e n d h a s
b e e n so lv e d w ith th e a p p r e h e n ­sio
n o f th r e e lo c a l b o y s, b ro ­th
e r s , r a n g in g in a g e s f rom six,
e le v e n a n d six te e n .
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C h a rg e d w ith d i s tu r b in g sev ­e
r a l w om e n a lo n g F r o n t S tr e e t,
S am u e l K n o ll, o f S te v e n , R D 1 ,
w a s h e ld fo r c o u r t fo llow in g a
h e a r in g b e fo re J u s tic e o f th e
P e a c e P a u l F . D ie hm . K n o ll
w a s c h a rg e d by p o lic e w ith p u b ­lic
in d e c en c y .
P o lic e a lso a r r e s t e d J o h n |
R E V . RA Y H A RW IC K
R E C E IV E S PA STO R A T E
T h e R ev . R a y H a rw ic k , f o r ­m
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e lic a l a n d R e fo rm e d C h u rc h
th is b o ro u g h is n ow p a s to r o f th e
E v a n g e lic a l a n d R e fo rm e d
C h u rc h in L e v ittow n .
d e e p e n e d a n d r id o f v a r io u s o b ­s
tr u c tio n s , c o u n c il r e p o r te d .
Diabetic Drive
To Be Held Here
All Next Week
A d ia b e te s d e te c tio n d r iv e w ill
b e c o n d u c te d in th e L ititz a r e a
a ll n e x t w e e k , w ith lo c a l p e r ­so
n s u rg e d to s u bm it to f r e e
e x am in a tio n s , D r. A r t h u r G ris­w
o ld , lo c a l c h a irm a n , a n n u o n c e d
y e s te rd a y .
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ew a l o f th e n a tio nw id e s e a rc h
fo r a n e s tim a te d m illio n A m e ri­c
an m e n , w om e n a n d c h ild ren ,
w h o h a v e d ia b e te s b u t a r e n o t
aw a r e o f it, Dr. G risw o ld ex­p
la in e d .
A ll lo c a l p h y s ic ia n s h a v e
p le d g e d t h e i r s u p p o r t o f th e
d r iv e a n d a ll w ill g iv e f r e e a n ­a
ly s e s f o r th e d e te c tio n o f d ia ­b
e te s . T h e p u b lic is u rg e d to
p ic k up th e t e s tin g d e v ic e s from
t h e i r d o c to r ’s office o r a t e ith e r
th e M cE lro y o r B e n n e r p h a r ­m
a c ie s.
T h e t e s tin g m a t e r i a l a ls o w ill
b e d i s tr ib u te d am o n g em p lo y e e s
in lo c a l in d u s t r ia l p la n ts . T h e
d r iv e w ill e n d N o v em b e r 19.
Local Youths
Fight Fires
In The West
B e in g e n g a g e d in f ig h tin g tw o
la r g e fo r e s t fire s p ro v e d , a n d is
a g a in p ro v in g , a n e x c itin g ex­p
e r ie n c e fo r tw o lo c a l y o u th s .
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w h o to o k off l a s t m o n th in a
h om em a d e c o n tr a p tio n a n d h e a d ­e
d w e s t, n o t k n ow in g h ow f a r
th e y w o u ld g e t, a r r iv e d in P a s a ­d
e n a , C a lifo rn ia , o n ly a w e ek
l a t e r w i th o u t m is h a p .
T h e y im m e d ia te ly fo u n d em ­p
lo ym e n t w ith th e U n ite d S ta te s
F o r e s t r y S e rv ic e a s “ H o t S h o ts ” ,
a n d o n th e s e c o n d d a y , w h e n a
f o r e s t fire b ro k e o u t a b o u t fo r ty
m ile s f rom P a s a d e n a , th e y w e re
p r e s s e d in to s e rv ic e b a tt l in g th e
b la z e w h ic h r a g e d fo r a so lid
w e ek . F o o d a n d w a te r w e r e d ro p ­p
e d to th e m e n b y E lw o o d He is-ey,
a r e la tiv e o f W a ltz , w h o is
a p ilo t fo r th e U.S.F.S.
T h e y a r e r i g h t n ow e n g a g e d
in f ig h tin g a n o th e r f o r e s t fire
w h ic h is th r e a te n in g th e h om e s
o f a n um b e r o f m o v ie s t a r s in
th e S a n F e r n a n d o V a lley .
T h e b o y s s le p t in th e h om e ­m
a d e ro om o n w h e e ls , a n d co o k ­e
d m o s t o f th e i r m e a ls o n th e
w a y o u t. T h e y p la n to e x te n d
th e i r lu c k a b it f u r t h e r b y h e a d ­in
g fo r h om e in th e c o n tr a p tio n
a b o u t D e c em b e r first. ' T h e tr ip
o u t c o s t e x a c tly $ 1 3 5 .5 8 .
United Drive
E g a n , M a n h e im , o n a c h a r g e o f j I $ 7 1 J 7 .
s te a lin g a n a u tom o b ile p a r k e d * v J l d l «P 1 , 1 ' l l ;
a lo n g M a in S tr e e t. E g a n w a s a r ­r
e s te d w h ile s i t tin g in th e c a r
a t M a n h e im .
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w a s lo d g e d a g a in s t H a r o ld E c ­k
e r t, L ititz RD 4 , a f t e r E c k e r t
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w h ile tr y in g to d r iv e f r om a in L ititz , a n n o u n c e d y e s te rd a y .
(Continued on Page 16)
Record-Express Starts Series
Of Local Farm Photographs
T h e v a r io u s lo c a l to ta l s a r e :
I n d iv id u a l c o n t r i b u tio n s ,
$ 4 ,4 7 9 .5 3 a s c om p a r e d w ith
$ 3 ,0 2 5 .0 1 in 19 5 4 . M e rc a n tile :
$89 7 a s c om p a re d w ith $ 5 7 0 .5 0
th e y e a r b e fo re a n d in d u s tr ia l,
$ 1,780 a g a in s t $ 1 ,3 0 0 .5 0 in 19 5 4 .
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To Be Cast In Radically-
New Method
T h e h u g e fo u r m illio n d o lla r
W a rn e r -L am b e r t p la n t b e g a n
ta k in g s h a p e th is w e ek w h e n
J . I). F e g le y , A lle n tow n e r e c tio n
c o n tr a c to r s , s t a r t e d s e ttin g th e
f a b r ic a te d s te e l c o lum n s.
S c a rc e ly h a d th e firs t t r u c k -
lo a d of s te e l p a s s e d th r o u g h
tow n w h e n th e F e g le y o u tfit
sw u n g in to a c tio n , b o ltin g th em
in to p la c e o n th e c o n c r e te fo o t­e
rs , 70% of w h ic h h a v e a lr e a d y
b e en p o u re d .
T o d ay w o rk is e x p e c te d to
s t a r t on th e $ 3 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 g e n e r a l
c o n s tru c tio n c o n tr a c t w h ic h w a s
l e t l a s t T h u r s d a y to R o b e r t E .
L am b a n d Son, P h ila d e lp h ia .
T h is c o n tr a c t c o v e rs c om p le tio n
o f th e e n tir e p ro je c t, e v en to th e
fin a l -lan d s c a p in g a n d b la c k ­to
p p in g .
A r a d ic a lly n ew m e th o d Is be ­in
g em p lo y e d in th e p o u r in g o f
th e r e in fo r c e d c o n c r e te w a lls ,
e n g in e e r s e x p la in e d . T h e s la b s
w ill be p r e -c a s t r ig h t o n th e
s ite , f la t o n th e g ro u n d , a n d
th e n h o is te d in to p o s itio n in s te a d
o f th e u s u a l p ro c e d u r e o f e r e c t­in
g fo rm s a n d p o u r in g th e co n ­c
r e te in a v e r tic a l p o s itio n .
P la n s sh ow t h a t th e b u ild in g
is to b e L -sh a p e d , w ith th e in n e r
p o r tio n o f th e “ L ” tw o s to r ie s
h ig h , a n d th e b a la n c e o n ly o n e
s to ry . T h e offices w ill b e in a
th r e e - s to r y s t r u c tu r e e r e c te d a t
th e e n d o f th e “ L ” , a b o v e w h ic h
th e r e w ill b e a tw o - s to ry tow e r.
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IN S P IR A T IO N A L M E E TIN G
SATURDAY AT H E S S ’ CHU RCH
A m o rn in g a n d a f te r n o o n I n ­s
p ir a tio n a l F e llow sh ip M e e tin g
w ill b e h e ld a t th e H e s s M e e tin g
H o u s e th is S a tu r d a y s t a r tin g a t
9 :3 0 a .m .
Harris Store
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Once a g a in th e H a r r is S to re s
in L ititz a n d E p h r a t a w ill s ta g e
th e i r “ 5% -1 0% F o o tb a ll P l a n ”
in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e g am e be­tw
e e n W a rw ic k -U n io n a n d E p h ­r
a t a H ig h S ch o o l th is c om in g
S a tu rd a y .
T h e id e a is th is : I n th e e v e n t _
t h a t th e W a rw ic k te am w in s , a ll
th e s tu d e n ts in th e W a rw ic k
S ch o o l — from th e s e v e n th to
tw e lf th g r a d e s in c lu s iv e — w ill
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in g p u r c h a s e d th e fo llow in g
w e e k a t th e H a r r is S to r e in L it ­itz
.
T e a c h e r s o f a ll g r a d e s in th e
W a rw ic k U n io n D is tr ic t w ill r e ­c
eiv e th e s am e d is c o u n ts o n p u r ­c
h a s e s. I n c a se E p h r a t a w in s—
th e s am e 1 0% d is c o u n t w ill a p ­p
ly in th e H a r r is E p h r a t a s to r e .
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th e lo s in g s id e w ill re c e iv e a 5%
d is c o u n t, b u t in c a se o f a tie
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b o th d is tr ic ts w ill b e e n title d to
th e 1 0% d is c o u n t.
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f e a tu r e d la s t y e a r by th e J o s e p h
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g r e a tly a p p r e c ia te d by th e s tu ­d
e n ts a n d te a c h e r s in L ititz a n d
E p h r a ta , w h o fo u n d in i t a w a y
to sa v e o n r e g u la r p u r c h a s e s a n d
on e a r ly C h r is tm a s sh o p p in g .
N o rm a l R e p u b lic a n m a jo r ite s
r e s u l te d in th e v o tin g in E liz a ­b
e th T ow n sh ip T u e s d a y w ith H a r - n am e th e fa rm ,
ry W. S tr a u s s , w h o s e n am e a p ­p
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a n d D em o c ra tic p a r ty sp a c e s, p o l­lin
g 201 v o te s .
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u b lic a n n om in e e f o r a u d ito r , d e ­f
e a te d H a r r y F . K lin e , Dem o ­c
r a t, b y a v o te o f 119 to 95.
N o rm a n M. D illo n , w h o w a s u n ­o
p p o se d , re c e iv e d 133 v o te s fo r
c o n s ta b le .
E d ith M ay w a s n am e d ju d g e
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o f lo c a l f a rm s , w h ic h p ro v e d so
p o p u la r in th e flrs t s e r ie s p r e ­s
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g if t c e r tif ic a te s to b e aw a rd e d
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a s w e ll a s a l e r t r e a d e r s w h o c an
T h e f lr s t “M y s te ry F a rm ”
p h o to a p p e a r s in th is is^ u e on
o u r n ew F a rm P a g e . So t u r n to
P a g e 13 a n d se e if y o u c a n te ll
u s w h o s e f a rm o u r p h o to g r a p h e r
h a s sn a p p e d .
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h o n o r e d w ill b e s e le c te d from a
r a d iu s o f e ig h t m ile s o f L ititz
a n d w ill in c lu d e m a n y o f th e
fin e s t f a rm s in th e e n ti r e U n ite d
S ta te s .
T o o b ta in g if t c e r tif ic a te s , th e
f a rm e r liv in g o n th e f a rm sh o u ld
id e n tify h im s e lf. H is g if t c e r t i f l - , CUB PA C K HO LD S
c a te s w ill in c lu d e o n e to ‘bemused ' AW ARD M E E T IN G
w ith e a c h o f th e a d v e r tis e r s
l is te d o n th e p ag e .
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th is in te r e s t in g c o n te s t. I f y o u
th in k y o u k n ow th e n am e a n d
lo c a tio n o f th e f a rm a n d its
ow n e r, jo t th is in f o rm a tio n d ow n
on a p o s tc a rd a n d m a il i t to th e
L ititz R e c o rd -E x p re s s , 22 E a s t
M a in S tr e e t, L ititz .
T h e n am e s o f th o s e s u bm it­t
in g c o r r e c t a n sw e r s w ill be p la c ­e
d in a h a t — a n d th e f ir s t o n e
d r aw n w ill re c e iv e a $ 5 .0 0 g if t
c e r tif ic a te w h ic h c a n b e c a s h e d
w ith a n y a d v e r t is e r o n th e f a rm
p a g e . T h e n e x t five w ill re c e iv e
o n e -d o lla r c e r tif ic a te s e a ch .
A d if f e r e n t p h o to w ill b e p u b ­lis
h e d e v e ry o th e r w e e k . T h is
w e e k ’s w in n e r s w ill b e a n n o u n c ­e
d in n e x t w e e k ’s R e c o rd -
c om e to th e R e c o rd office a n d E x p re s s .
E ig h t m em b e rs o f Cu b P a c k
142 re c e iv e d aw a rd s a t th e i r
m e e tin g o n F r id a y . Tw o aw a rd s
w e re m a d e in D en No. 8 a n d
e ig h t in D e n No. 5. G am e s a n d
r e f r e s hm e n ts w e re e n jo y e d a f t e r
th e m e e tin g , w ith H a llow e ’e n a s
th e th em e .
Unusual Birds Thought
To Be Chukkar Partridges
T h a t a g ro u p o f n e a rb y f a rm - h o o d ,
e r s w a s a c tu a lly “ s e e in g th in g s ” T h e b ird s a r e d e s c rib e d a s
w a s p ro v e n th e p a s t w e ek -e n d r e s em b lin g a c ro s s b e tw e e n a
w h e n B a r t S h a rp , lo c a l a u th o r ity B o b -w h ite q u a il a n d a g u in e a ,
o n b ird s , a lso saw th em ! | B a r t s t i ll m a in ta in s th e y a r e
A t le a s t th r e e f a rm e r s c o n ta c t- c h u k k a r p a r td id g e !
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th e i r S e c o n d A n n u a l P a n c a k e
B r e a k f a s t fo r th e b e n e fit o f th e
R e c r e a tio n C e n te r. T ic k e ts w ill
b e a v a ila b le th is w e e k -e n d .
T h e a f f a i r w ill b e h e ld in th e
F i r e h o u s e o n S a tu rd a y , N o v em ­b
e r 26, f rom 6 a .m . to 6 p .m .
As w a s th e c a s e l a s t y e a r , th e
s lo g a n is, “A ll You C an E a t ! ”
s t r a n g e lo o k in g b ird se e n on th e
fa rm s . H a v in g n o id e a w h a t th e s e
r e p u ta b le c itiz e n s w e r e se e in g ,
B a r t m a d e s e v e ra l t r ip s th ro u g h
th e a r e a w ith o u t s p o ttin g th e
c r e a tu r e s . , |
T h e n o n S u n d a y , I r a L o n g e ­n
e c k e r c a lle d h im a n d s a id h e 1
h a d tw o o f th e b ird s p e n n e d u p
w ith h is c h ic k e n s . B a r t w e n t o u t ,
to th e L o n g e n e c k e r f a rm , t o o k ,
o n e lo o k a n d s a id , “W h y th e y ’r e
C h u k k a r P a r t r id g e ! ”
H e r e tu r n e d h om e w o n d e rin g
h ow h e k n ew w h a t th e y w e re ,
b e c a u s e h e c o u ld n ’t rem em b e r
e v e r h a v in g s e e n o n e b e fo re ! H e |
c o n s u lte d h is v a s t l ib r a r y o f b ird I
b o o k s, a n d lo a n d b e h o ld— th e r e
is no su c h b ird lis te d ! B u t th e y
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o f n ew s p r in t, m a ilin g , e tc .,
w e fin d i t n e c e s s a ry to in ­c
r e a s e th e s u b s c r ip tio n p r ic e
o f T h e L ititz R e c o rd -E x p r e s s
f o r th e f ir s t tim e in m a n y
y e a r s .
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s u b s c r ip tio n p r ic e o f T h e R e c ­o
rd -E x p re s s b y m a il w ill b e
$ 2 .5 0 w ith in L a n c a s te r C o u n ­ty
a n d $ 3 .0 0 e ls ew h e r e . T h e
n ew s s ta n d a n d c a r r i e r p r ic e
w ill r em a in a t five c e n ts p e r
copy.
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c r ip tio n s re c e iv e d b e fo r e D e ­c
em b e r 1 w ill b e a c c e p te d a t
th e f o rm e r p r ic e o f $ 2.00
w i th in t h e c o u n ty a n d $ 2 .5 0
e ls ew h e re .