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Bi-Centennial
1956 The Lititz Record - Express “The way to be safe is
never to feel secure”
— H . G. B o n n .
Serving The Lititz Area For Nearly Eighty Years
79th Year E s t a b lis 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 ith T h e E it lt z R e co rd , 1937) L ititz , L an c a ste r Co., Pa., T h u rsd ay , November 17, 1955 5 c e n t s a Copy; $2 p e r y e a r b y m a il,
w ith in L a n c a s t e r C o u n ty ; $2.50 e ls ew h e r e . No. 33
54 Teen-Agers Petition Adults To Support Center Here
Voices A
Sad Note
On Zoning
State Official Points Out
Complications. Of A
Zoning Ordinance
L ititz is n o t r e a d y fo r b o r ­o
u g h z o n in g u n til a f te r a g r e a t ;
am o u n t o f “ b a sic p l a n n in g ” h a s
b e e n d o n e , G e o rg e C. S c hm id t,
p la n n in g c o n s u lta n t fo r th e B u ­r
e a u o f C om m u n ity D e v e lo pm e n t,
H a r r is b u r g in fo rm e d a p p ro x i­m
a te ly a h u n d r e d m en a n d w o ­m
e n w h o a tte n d e d th e p u b lic
m e e tin g in th e h ig h s c h o o l a u d i­to
r ium M o n d ay e v en in g .
T h e m e e tin g w a s h e ld u n d e r
th e a u sp ic e s o f th e le g is la tiv e
c om m itte e o f th e L ititz W om a n ’s
C lu b , w h o a r e fo s te r in g lo c a l
z o n in g a s o n e o f th e i r c u r r e n t
civic p ro je c ts .
Go in g to som e le n g th to p o in t
o u t th e m a n y c om p lic a tin g r am i ­fic
a tio n s o f z o n in g — a n d a s s u r ­in
g t h a t a z o n in g o rd in a n c e is
b y n o m e a n s a c u r e - a ll fo r o u r
p r e s e n t a n d f u tu r e g row in g p a in s
— S c hm id t, w h o a dm itte d h e w a s
a n e x p e r t o n su c h m a tte r s , f a ile d
to m a k e a f a v o ra b le im p r e s s io n
u p o n a la r g e s e gm e n t o f h is
a u d ie n c e .
S a lie n t p o in ts em p h a s iz e d by
th e s p e a k e r w e re ;
(1 ) A b a s ic p la n a s to o u r
o v e r -a ll o b je c tiv e s sh o u ld be
m a d e b e fo re z o n in g is a ttem p te d .
(2 ) A z o n in g su rv e y w ill c o s t
f rom $ 5 ,0 0 0 to $ 7 ,0 0 0 , h a lf o f
w h ic h m ay b e o b ta in e d f r om
th e f e d e r a l g o v e rnm e n t — a l ­th
o u g h m u c h o f th is w o rk c o u ld
p r e f e r a b ly be d o n e by lo c a l p e r ­so
n s.
(3 ) B o ro u g h s c a n e ffe c tiv e ly
r e g u la te a .b a sic fo rm o f z o n in g
b y s t r in g e n tly a d h e r in g to a l l
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 16 )
Farm Photo
No Mystery
To Readers
T o m a n y R e c o rd -E x p r e s s r e a d ­e
rs , th e f ir s t in th e c u r r e n t s e r i e s
o f lo c a l M y s te ry F a rm s p u b lis h ­e
d l a s t w e e k , w a s n ’t m u c h o f a
m y s te ry . M o re th a n a h u n d r e d
r e a d e r s c o r re c tly id e n tifie d th e
f a rm a s th e o ld P e t e r H e s s F a rm ,
lo c a te d n o r th w e s t o f th e b o ro u g h
a lo n g R o u te 7 72.
T h e f a rm is t r u ly o n e o f th e
o u t s ta n d in g lo c a l f a rm s a n d is
ow n e d a n d o p e r a te d by J am e s
B. H e ss , w h o c am e to th e R e c o rd
office, id e n tifie d th e f a rm p h o to
a n d re c e iv e d h is $20 w o r th o f
g i f t c e rtific a te s .
T h e f a rm h a s b e e n In h is f am ­ily
fo r s e v e ra l g e n e r a tio n s . P e t e r
H e s s , th e p r e s e n t ow n e r ’s g r a n d ­f
a th e r , liv e d on th e f a rm a ll o f
h is life .
T h e f ir s t aw a rd o f $5 in m e r ­c
h a n d is e w a s aw a rd e d to J a c o b
E . H o ls in g e r , J r . , of L ititz RD1.
O n e -d o lla r g i f t c e r tif ic a te s w e re
aw a rd e d to th e fo llow in g : F r a n k
S e ib e l, L ititz R D 2 ; C la ir N.
B om b e rg e r , L ititz RD 2 ; R u s s e l
R . B e y e r, R D 1 ; M in e rv a W e a v e r,
220 F r o n t S tr e e t, th is b o ro u g h ,
a n d C la re n c e B. B ru b a k e r , L it ­itz
RD2.
T h e se c o n d in th e s e r ie s o f
M y s te ry F a rm P h o to s w ill be
p u b lis h e d in n e x t w e e k ’s R e c o rd -
E x p r e s s — a n d s h o u ld p ro v e a
b i t m o re d ifficu lt to id e n tify
t h a n l a s t w e e k ’s
Peggy Getz Elected
Pres. Of C. E. H. S. Group
P e g g y G e tz w a s e le c te d p r e s i­d
e n t o f th e H ig h Sch o o l C h ris ­t
ia n E n d e a v o r S o c ie ty o f th e
T r in i ty E v a n g e lic a l C o n g re g a ­t
io n a l C h u rc h , a t th e b u s in e s s
m e e tin g h e ld re c e n tly . O th e r o f ­fic
e rs in c lu d e d R om o n a Groff,
v ic e p r e s id e n t; P h y llis H a ll, se c ­r
e t a r y ; A n n a M a rie A rm o ld ,
p ia n is t a n d Miss Groff, a s s i s t a n t;
J o h n N u s s, t r e a s u r e r ; a n d J am e s
Good a n d E u g e n e S h r e in e r , u s h ­e
r s . T h e t h i r d M o n d ay o f t h r
m o n th w ill b e th e r e g u la r m e e t­in
g n ig h t.
9 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 IN CHRISTM AS
SAVINGS M A IL ED W ED .
L o c a l m a il c a r r i e r s y e s te rd a y
h a n d e d o u t $200,000 w o r th o f
g o o d c h e e r a s th e y d e liv e re d th e
C h r is tm a s S a v in g s c h e c k s f rom
th e tow n ’s b a n k s . M e r c h a n ts o f
tow n a r e e x p e c tin g C h r is tm a s
sh o p p in g to b e g in in e a r n e s t t h i s
No Traffic
Accidents Is
Nation’s Aim
N e x t w e e k m a r k s th e se c o n d
a n n u a l o b s e rv a n c e o f “ Traffic
S a fe ty W e e k ,” sp o n s o r e d by
P r e s id e n t E is e n h ow e r. T h e L e g ­is
la tiv e C om m itte e o f th e W o ­m
a n ’s C lu b , o f w h ic h Mrs. B a r to n
L. S h a rp is c h a irm a n , is th e m o ­tiv
a t in g g ro u p lo c a lly .
P la c a r d s w ill b e p la c e d in s to r e
w in d ow s c a llin g a tt e n tio n to th e
o b s e rv a n c e , a n d u r g in g c a r e in
d r iv in g th r o u g h o u t th e w e ek
w h ic h w ill b e c lim a x e d o n T h u r s ­d
a y , Dec. 1, w h ic h is k n ow n a s
“ S-D D a y ” o r ‘S a fe D riv in g D a y .”
On th is d a y i t is h o p e d t h a t th e
e n tir e n a tio n w ill b e f r e e o f a c ­c
id e n ts .
B um p e r s t r ip s c a llin g a t t e n ­tio
n to S-Day Day a r e a v a ila b le
a t th e L a n c a s te r A u tom o b ile
Club.
Sauer Kraut
Supper This
Saturday, 4-8
T ic k e ts f o r th e S a u e r K r a u t
S u p p e r to b e h e ld in th e so c ia l
ro om o f T r in ity E . C. C h u rc h
th is S a tu rd a y , a r e s till a v a ila b le
from m em b e rs o f th e B r o th e r ­h
o o d o f th e C h u rc h , th e s p o n s o r ­in
g g ro u p . T ic k e ts a r e 75c a n d
c h ild r e n u n d e r s c h o o l a g e w ill
b e s e rv e d o n a d o n a tio n b a sis.
S h e rw o o d D ie tz , c h a irm a n o f
th e c om m itte e in c h a rg e , s a id
t h a t tic k e ts m a y a lso be b o u g h t
a t th e d o o r. S e rv in g b e g in s a t
f o u r o ’c lo c k a n d w ill c o n tin u e
u n t il e ig h t o ’clo ck . Mr. D ie tz w ill
o v e r s e e th e a c tiv itie s in th e k it-ch
, a n d Mrs. R a ym o n d R e e d y
w ill h a v e c h a rg e o f th e d in in g
ro om . S h e w ill b e a s s is te d by
la d ie s o f th e c o n g r e g a tio n .
P ro c e e d s o f th e a f fa ir w ill be
u s e d in th e V isu a l E d u c a tio n
p ro g r am o f th e c h u r c h , Mr. D ie tz
a n n o u n c e d .
N EX T W E E K ’S A C T IV IT IE S
IN W A RW IC K UNION SCHOOLS
On S a tu rd a y , H e n ry S te in e r is
ta k in g th e S ch o o l B a n d to P h i l a ­d
e lp h ia to se e C in e r am a H o lid ay .
M o n d ay e v e n in g th e School
B o a rd w ill e n te r ta in th e f a c u lty
o f th e d i s t r ic t a t a b a n q u e t in
th e s c h o o l c a f e te r ia .
T h e T h a n k s g iv in g v a c a tio n fo r
th e W a rw ic k U n io n S ch o o l D is­t
r i c t sc h o o ls w ill b e g in a t th e
c lo se o f s c h o o l o n W e d n e sd a y ,
Nov. 23, a n d th e s c h o o ls w ill r e ­o
p e n on M o n d ay , N o v em b e r 28.
STUD EN T T EA C H E R
A S SISTING H E R E
Miss E d ith K r e ib e l, a s e n io r
a t P e n n s y lv a n ia S ta te U n iv e rs ity ,
is th e s tu d e n t t e a c h e r a s s is tin g
in th e H om e E c o n om ic s d e p a r t ­m
e n t in th e b o ro u g h sc h o o ls fo r
th e n e x t e ig h t w e ek s . Miss K r e i­b
e l is a n a tiv e o f L a n s d ow n e
Firem’nTo
Canvass
For M-D
Will Cover Second Ward
Monday Night; First
Ward Tuesday
A d r iv e fo r M u s c u la r D is tro -
p h y fu n d s w ill be la u n c h e d by
lo c a l firem e n n e x t M o n d ay a n d
T u e s d a y e v e n in g s , N o v em b e r 21
a n d 2 2 , i t w a s a n n o u n c e d to d a y
by R a ym o n d R u n k , ch ie f.
On M o n d a y n ig h t th e y w ill
c o v e r th e se c o n d w a rd , d o o r to
d o o r, so u n d in g th e s ir e n s o n th e
t r u c k s to. a n n o u n c e th e i r w o rk ­in
g in th e n e ig h b o rh o o d . T u e s d a y
n ig h t a s im ila r m e th o d w ill be
u s e d in th e firs t w a rd .
T h e lo c a l firem e n la s t y e a r in
a lik e s o lic ita tio n r a is e d $841
fo r M u s c u la r D is tro p h y , a n d i t
is th e i r in te n tio n to s t r iv e fo r a
h ig h e r am o u n t th is y e a r . T h e
p u b lic is u rg e d to r em a in a t
h om e to a s s is t th e m e n in th e i r
c o n c e r te d d r iv e fo r th is m o s t
w o r th y c au s e .
M u s c u la r D is tro p h y A s so c ia ­tio
n s o f A m e ric a , In c ., s u p p o r ts
a c om p re h e n s iv e p r o g r am o f s c i­e
n tific r e s e a r c h , a im e d a t fin d ­in
g th e c a u s e a n d c u r e fo r th e
d is e a s e . So f a r , 111 r e s e a r c h
g r a n t s h a v e b e e n m a d e to 51
m e d ic a l c e n te r s in th e U. S. a n d
a b ro a d . P r o g r e s s h a s b e e n m a d e
b u t f a r m o r e sc ie n tific s tu d y is
r e q u ir e d .
A t th e b e g in n in g o f th is y e a r
th e A s so c ia tio n s h a d e s ta b lis h e d
20 sp e c ia l c lin ic s . T h e s e C e n te rs
p ro v id in g d ia g n o s tic f a c ilitie s ,
e x p e r t m e d ic a l a d v ic e , d r u g s a n d
th e r a p y t r e a tm e n t, m u s t be ex­p
a n d e d to h o ld th e lin e w h ile r e ­s
e a rc h a d v a n c e s o n th e d ise a s e .
Eastern Star
District Meet
Here Friday
N e a r ly 400 m em b e rs o f th e
O rd e r o f th e E a s t e r n S t a r a r e
e x p e c te d to a tt e n d th e m e e tin g
o f D is tr ic t 160 b e in g h e ld to ­m
o r row n ig h t a t 7 :3 0 in F e llow ­sh
ip _H a ll.
Mrs. E d w a rd G. R e e s e , 509 S.
C e d a r S t., is s e rv in g a s D is tr ic t
D e p u ty G r a n d M a tro n th is y e a r ,
a n d W a l t e r G. No o n ey , A n im a l
T r a p Co. e x e c u tiv e , is W o r th y
G r a n d P a t r o n .
Yetta Sachs To Speak
To Woman's Club
Y e tta S a c h s, o f L a n c a s te r , w ill
s p e a k to th e W om a n ’s C lu b on
M o n d ay , Nov. 21 , a t 8 p .m . in
th e G e n e r a l S u t t e r H o te l. H e r
s u b je c t w ill b e “ D r e s s in g from
a M a n ’s P o in t o f V iew .” S h e w ill
b e in tr o d u c e d b y Mrs. F o r d
G o c h e n a u r.
Mrs. L ew is B. H e a d r ic k a n d
Mrs. H e r b e r t C. M e a rig , o f L a n ­c
a s te r , w ill s p e a k o n th e C h ild
D e v e lo pm e n t C e n te r.
Mrs. W ilb u r M ille r a n d Mrs.
A b ram B e ck w ill s e rv e a s h o s t­e
sse s.
ANNOUNCE CAST F O R
S E N IO R PLA Y
T h e s e n io r c la s s w ill p r e s e n t
“ One M a d N ig h t” , a m y s te ry -
com ed y by J am e s R e a c h , in th r e e
a c ts , o n T h u r s d a y a n d F r id a y
e v e n in g s , Dec. 1 a n d 2, in th e
h ig h s c h o o l a u d ito r ium .
C a ro l B a r b e r is p la y in g th e
le a d in g f em in in e r o le a n d Don
K r u s h in s k i th e le a d in g m a le ro le .
O th e r m em b e rs o f th e c a s t a r e ,
J am e s P a r s o n s , P a t W ik e r , L in ­d
a B u r k h a r t, D a v id F o r r y , N o r ­m
a n V u tz , B ill L a n d is , M a rily n
May, E d ith E r lin e , V irg in ia G e a r­h
a r t a n d R ic h a rd Z e rc h e r.
Readers Help Solve Mystery
Of Strange Birds Seen Here
P ow e r o f th e P r e s s — s c a rc e ly
h a d la s t w e e k ’s R e c o rd -E x p r e s s
h i t th e s t r e e t w h e n th e p h o n e
c a lls b e g a n c om in g in to th e
e d ito r ’s d e sk , e x p la in in g w h e r e
th e C h u k a r P a r t r id g e s , s e e n by
so m a n y n e a rb y f a rm e r s , h a d
com e from .
I t a p e a r s t h a t J o h n H e r s h e y
a n d P a u l M in n ich d e c id e d to find
o u t w h e th e r th is I n d ia n sp e c ia s
o f q u a il c o u ld b e p ro p a g a te d in
th is c lim a te , in v iew o f th e f a c t
t h a t th e n a tiv e B o b -w h ite q u a il
is p r a c tic a lly e x tin c t h e r e , so
th e y b o u g h t som e o f th e C h u k a r s
a n d l ib e r a te d th em o n th e Min-
A f te r B a r t S h a rp , th e lo c a l
b irdm a n , h a d re c e iv e d s e v e ra l
te le p h o n e c a lls f rom f a rm e r s w h o
th o u g h t th e y w e r e “ s e e in g
th in g s ” , h a d s e e n th em h im s e lf
a n d id e n tifie d th em a s C h u k a r
P a r t r id g e , a n d c o u ld n ’t fin d th em
lis te d in a n y o f th e b ir d b o o k s o f
N o r th A m e ric a , h e b e g a n to
d o u b t h is ow n v e r a c ity .
Now th e m y s te ry is so lv e d
w ith o u t th e a id o f C h a r lie C h a n
— th e r i g h t p e o p le j u s t d id n ’t
t a lk to th e r ig h t p e o p le ! S u g g e s ­tio
n s p o r tsm e n — d o n ’t sh o o t
th em — th e y ’r e s t i ll n o t a c c u s-
Many Reminders Of Lititz
In Far-Off Nicaragua
B y P e g S n y d e r J o n e s
F o r six m o n th s w e a r e liv in g
in M a n a g u a , c a p ita l o f N ic a r a ­g
u a . I t is 20 m ile s from th e P a ­cific
c o a s t, s i tu a t e d am o n g m o u n ­t
a in s a n d v o lc a n o s o n th e ed g e
o f a la k e . A f te r we le a r n S p a n ­ish
w e w ill m o v e to B lu e fie ld s ,
on th e E a s t c o a s t, w h e r e o u r
c h u r c h is lo c a te d .
My fir s t n o s ta lg ic r em in d e r of
L ititz w a s in a s to r e d e a lin g in
im p o r te d fo o d s. T h e r e w a s a lo n g
lin e o f j a r s o f c a n d ie s a n d c o o k ­ie
s from m a n y p la c e s . One of
th em h a d p r e tz e ls . N o t g o o d L it­itz
p r e tz e ls b u t sm a ll o n e s s tam p ­ed
w ith a c u tt e r .
T h e p r ic e w a s $ 1 .2 0 a p o u n d
in N o r th A m e r ic a n m o n ey j H a v ­in
g h a d n o th in g b u t r a in fo r a
m o n th I c o u ld n ’t im a g in e th e y
w e re s till f r e s h a n d n o se lf-r
e s p e c tin g L it i tz i te w o u ld e v e r
p a y t h a t fo r s ta le p re tz e ls .
T h e n e x t r em in d e r w a s in th e
s to r e o f J u a n W o n g , a v e ry
sm a r t C h in e s e w h o o ffe rs th e
b e s t in im p o r te d fo o d stu ffs. On
th e w a ll I s aw a h u g e “ S u c h a r d ”
s ig n . I lo o k e d a ro u n d fo r a n ic e
r e d b o x o f W ilb u r b u d s b u t on
fin d in g n o n e I a s k e d th e c le rk
fo r S u c h a rd c an d y . H e to o k m e
to th e sh ow c a se w h e r e th e r e
w e r e b o x e s v e ry p r e tt i ly w r a p ­p
e d , b u t lik e n o n e o f th e S u c h ­a
r d p ro d u c ts I k n ew .
I w a s w o n d e r in g h ow a n y o n e
e ls e c o u ld u s e th e t r a d em a r k a n d
fin a lly a s k e d to s e e th e b o ttom .
T h e y h a d b e e n m a d e in th e Sw iss
p la n t. B e tw e e n th e c le rk a n d m y ­s
e lf n e i th e r o f u s k n ew how
m a n y g r am s to a p o u n d b u t
w h a t h e g u e s s e d w a s 6 oz. c o st
$2 .1 5 in A m e r ic a n m o n ey .
T h is w a s g e tt in g in te r e s tin g .
I w a s s u r e I c o u ld find th e n am e
L ititz , P a ., y e t if I a s k e d fo r
tr a p s . A r a t h e r e d o e sn ’t c a u s e
a n y m o re s t i r th a n a m o u s e d o e s
a t h om e . So I k n ew th e r e m u s t
be q u ite a m a r k e t fo r tr a p s . T h is
tim e I w e n t to th e le a d in g h a r d ­w
a r e s to r e , fo u n d m y s e lf a c le rk
w h o sp o k e E n g lis h a n d w e n t to
th e t r a p sh e lf. S u re e ilo u g h ,
th e r e w e r e p le n ty o f V ic to r
m o u s e a n d r a t t r a p s m a d e in
II Applicants
For Police Job
A to ta l o f e le v e n a p p lic a n ts
f o r th e v a c a n c y o n th e b o ro u g h
p o lic e fo r c e w ill b e e x am in e d
n e x t w e e k b y th e lo c a l c iv il s e r ­v
ic e c om m is s io n , B o ro u g h M a n ­a
g e r B a u e r r e v e a le d y e s te rd a y .
T h e la r g e n um b e r o f a p p lic a tio n s
w e r e re c e iv e d a t th e b o ro u g h
office d u r in g th e p a s t tw o w e ek s.
T h e v a c a n c y w a s c a u s e d by
th e r e s ig n a tio n o f Officer W il­liam
K n b ie r. A n a p p o in tm e n t is
e x p e c te d to b e m a d e a t th e n e x t
m e e tin g o f c o u n c il T u e s d a y e v e ­n
in g , N o v em b e r 29.
Hungry For Pretzels
Mrs. David Jo n es
L ititz , P a . T h e r e w e r e o th e r s
m a d e in G e rm a n y .
T h e c le rk e x p la in e d t h a t p e o ­p
le p r e f e r r e d th e V ic to r t r a p b e ­c
a u s e o f th e s a f e ty c a tc h w h ic h
m a d e s e ttin g i t so n o n -v io le n t.
H e sh ow e d m e h ow i t w o rk e d
a n d th e n s a id t h a t th e c om p e tin g
b r a n d w a s b e in g so ld o u t a t c u t
r a te . T h e n th e y w ill h a n d le o n ly
th e V ic to r lin e . T h e m o u se t r a p s
se ll f o r a b o u t 14 c e n ts a n d th e
r a t t r a p s a r e .57.
P r ic e s a r e h ig h h e r e la rg e ly
b e c a u s e o f d u ty c h a rg e d o n
b r in g in g th em in to th e c o u n try
p lu s sh ip p in g c o sts. V e ry few
a r tic le s a r e m a n u f a c tu r e d h e r e .
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 6 )
Randy Miller
Still A Patient
At W. Reading
R a n d y M ille r, 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., w h o w a s s e r io u s ly in ju r e d
s e v e ra l w e e k s a g o in a n a u tom o ­b
ile a c c id e n t, is s till a p a ti e n t
in t h e W e s t R e a d in g H o s p ita l.
P h y s ic ia n s a t th e h o s p ita l a r e
s till r em o v in g p ie c e s o f g la s s
from M ille r ’s fa c e , i t w a s le a rn e d
th is w e ek . H e h a d r e c e iv e d m u l­tip
le l a c e r a tio n s o f th e h e a d
a n d fa c e a s a r e s u l t o f th e
c ra sh .
A L F R E D A L S PA C H TO
AD DRE SS P . T . A.
A lf r e d A lsp a c h , o f L a n c a s te r ,
a s s i s t a n t d i s t r ic t a tto r n e y , w ill
be th e s p e a k e r a t th e m e e tin g
of th e P a r e n t T e a c h e r s A sso c ia -
io n to b e h e ld th is e v e n in g a t
8 o’c lo c k in th e H ig h Sch o o l
a u d ito r ium . H is s u b je c t w ill b e
“W h o I s th e D e lin q u e n t? ”
To Revise
Bi-Cent’n’l
I Pr ogr am
Will Enlarge Committee;
Urge Return Of Reedy
As Director
A c om p le te re -v am tp in g of
p la n s fo r th e B i-C e n te n n ia l Cele­b
r a tio n in L ititz n e x t y e a r a p ­p
e a r e d in th e m a k in g a t a m e e t­in
g o f t h e lo c a l c om m itte e h e ld
a t th e B u s in e s s L e a g u e T u e s ­d
a y e v e n in g .
I n a n a v ow e d a tt em p t to sp e e d
u p th e c e le b r a tio n p la n s - a s w e ll
a s to p u t a n e n d to c r itic ism s
w h ic h h a v e a r is e n - th e c om m itte e
a g r e e d to th e n am in g o f a n um ­b
e r o f a d d itio n a l c om m itte e c h a ir ­m
e n a n d to c o n s id e r c om p le te ly
r e -d r e s s in g p la n s a lr e a d y m a d e .
T h e r e -v am p in g p ro c e s s s t a r ­t
e d w h e n J o h n S te ffy , p r e s id e n t
of th e b i- c e n te n n ia l c om m itte e ,
s a id t h a t h e h a d m e t w ith
a n in d e p e n d e n t g ro u p w h o w e r e
d is s a tis f ie d w ith m u c h o f th e
p r e s e n t p la n n in g . T h is g r o u p s u b ­m
itte d a l i s t o f r e c om m e n d a ­tio
n s , a s fo llow s :
T o c h a n g e t h e d a te s o f t h e
p a g e a n t to th e w e e k o f J u ly 4 th
a s o r ig in a lly p la n n e d ; T o in ­c
lu d e th e n am in g o f a B i-C en ­te
n n ia l Q u e e n a n d to p la n a
c o ro n a tio n c e rem o n y ; T o in c o r ­p
o r a te a h is to r ic a l to u r , a n a n ­t
iq u e sh ow , e tc .
T o r e -c o n s id e r c o n tr a c t in g w ith
th e R o d g e r s P ro d u c in g C om p a n y
to s u p e rv is e p r e s e n t a tio n o f th e
p a g e a n t; T o in d u c e R a ym o n d
R e ed y to r e tu r n a s d ir e c to r ; T o
s t a g e a p a r a d e a n d to r e - a c ti-v
a te p la n s f o r fu n d - r a is in g t h r u
th e s a le o f w o o d e n n ic k e ls ,
b e a rd - r a is in g , e tc .
Community
Thanksgiving
Observance
L o c a l h o u s ew iv e s w ill f in d
t h e c o s t o f th e t r a d i t io n a l t u r ­k
e y d in n e r th is y e a r j u s t a b o u t
th e s am e a s l a s t y e a r d e s p ite
th e f a c t t h a t t h e p r ic e o f t u r k e y
is s om ew h a t low e r th a n i t h a s
b e e n in m a n y y e a r s .
G ro c e rs r e p o r te d tu r k e y s p le n ­t
if u l th r o u g h o u t t h e d i s t r ic t a n d
som ew h a t c h e a p e r th a n a y e a r
ag o . O th e r item s o n t h e T u r k e y
Day m e n u a r e th e s am e o r h ig h ­e
r t h a n in 19 5 4 .
U n io n S e rv ic e
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 n e x t W e d n e s d a y
e v e n in g , N o v em b e r 23 a t 7 :3 0
p.m. in S t. 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. Rev . R . C. S te in -
A Letter To The Editor
The Right To Hunt
Where ?
Som e y e a r s a g o , m em b e rs of
th e L ititz S p o r tsm a n ’s A s so c ia ­tio
n d e c id e d a t o n e o f th e i r r e g u ­l
a r m e e tin g s t h a t b e tt e r c o -o p e ra ­tio
n b e tw e e n th e la n d -ow n e r a n d
h u n t e r , w a s o f m o re im p o r ta n c e
th a n th e s to c k in g o f g am e . T h ey
f u r t h e r d e c id e d to p u r c h a s e a n d
p la n t o n f a rm s , w ith th e la n d
ow n e r ’s p e rm is s io n , m u ltif lo r a
ro s e , c h e s tn u t, e v e rg r e e n tr e e s .
To th e a d v a n ta g e o f th e f a rm e r
a n d sm a ll g am e , som e o f th e
p l a n t in g ’s w e re o n la n d s t h a t
w e re u n d e r c u ltiv a tio n u p to th e
tim e o f p la n tin g .
One o f th e t r a c t s w a s p la n te d
on a s h a r e c ro p b a s is . As th e
la n d ow n e r, I w a n te d f o u r tr e e s
le f t s t a n d fo r r e f o r e s t a tio n a n d
p e rm a n t g am e c o v e r, to e v e ry 12
tr e e s h a r v e s te d by th e L ititz
S p o r tsm a n ’s A s so c ia tio n . I n 6 to
8 y e a r s , w h o e x p e c t to se ll t h e i r
s h a r e a s X m a s tr e e s . T h e L ititz
S p o r tsm a n ’s A s so c ia tio n p o s te d
th e t r a c t w ith w h ite s ig n s r e a d ­in
g :
L ititz S p o r tsm a n ’s Assoc.
P in e T r e e P r o j e c t
T h e P in e T r e e s o n th is p ro je c t
a r e b e in g r a is e d fo r fo o d a n d
c o v e r fo r g am e . P le a s e d o n o t
tr e s p a s s a n d in ju r e th e s e y o u n g
tr e e s .
B e S p o r tsm e n
P le a s e Do N o t T r e s p a s s
H e lp Y o u r F u t u r e H u n tin g
L ititz S p o r tsm e n ’s Assoc,
a s w e ll a s th e s ig n s w h ic h I u se
w h ic h r e a d :
H u n tin g o r T r e s p a s s in g
o n ly p e rm is s a b le b y th e w r i t te n
c o n s e n t o f th e la n d ow n e r.
se a so n , w h ile h u n t in g o n m y a d ­jo
in in g g ro u n d s , I h a d th e v e ry I
d is ta s te fu ll c h o ic e o f h a v in g to
r e p e rm a n d th e fo llow in g f o u r
h u n te r s .
Mr. Y o d e r, L ic e n s e F 3 6 7 ; Mr.
Miley, lic e n s e F 7 6 6 3 ; Mr.
B r a n d t, lic e n s e F 2 4 2 ; Mr. H e r ­sh
ey , lic e n s e 2 8 7 0 , fo r h u n tin g
a n d s h o o tin g o n th e t r a c t p l a n t ­ed
by th e L ititz S p o r tm a n ’s As­so
c ia tio n . One o f th e a b o v e h u n t ­e
rs te llin g m e t h a t h e c o u ld n o t
be a r r e s t e d a s th e la n d w a s n o t
p ro p e rly p o s te d , w h ic h I p o in te d
o u t w a s n o t t r u e a s i t is p r in te d
o n y o u r lic e n se .
T h is is th e ty p e o f in c id e n ts
t h a t e a c h y e a r le a d to m o re
p o s te d la n d , a n d b r in g th e la n d
ow n e r a n d th e h u n t e r f a r th e r
a p a r t. W e re th e s e m e n s p o r t s ­m
e n o r m em b e rs o f a s p o r tsm e n ’s
a s so s itio n , a n d liv e d u p to a ll
s p o r tsm e n a s s o s a tio n te a c h in g
th e a b o v e tr e s p a s s in g w o u ld n o t
of h a p p e n e d .
W. Z. B ra d le y .
Barwicks On Three-
Month Furlough Here
Mr. a n d Mrs. J o h n BarWick
s p e n t th e w e e k -e n d w ith Mr. a n d
Mrs. J o h n G. H e r sh e y . Mr. B a r-w
ic k , w h o is s e rv in g w ith th e
A m e ric a n F r ie n d s o f th e M id d le
E a s t in J e r u s a lem , h a s b e e n
g r a n te d a th r e e m o n th s le a v e
f rom O c to b e r 1 to J a n u a r y 1.
T h e y a r e s p e n d in g m o s t o f th e
tim e in N ew Y o rk . J a c k B a r-w
ic k a n d Mrs. Mae B a llo u , o f
N ew Y o rk , s p e n t th e w e e k -e n d
h a r t, p a s to r o f T r in i ty E v a n g e l­ic
a l C o n g r e g a tio n a l C h u rc h w ill
d e liv e r th e s e rm o n .
IL itu rg is ts fo r th e s e rv ic e w ill
be Rev . A lto n P . A lb r ig h t, p a s ­to
r o f th e h o s t c h u r c h , Rev .
F r a n c is R. B e ll, p a s to r o f St.
P a u l ’s L u th e r a n C h u rc h . T h e Sen-1
io r C h o ir o f St. L u k e ’s C h u rc h |
u n d e r th e d ir e c tio n o f H a r r y
N ie d e rm y e r , w ill f u r n is h th e m u ­sic.
Hoffmans Attend
Meeting A t Camp Hope
Mr. a n d Mrs. H a r l a n H o ffm an ,
S. S p ru c e S tr e e t, a tt e n d e d a
m e e tin g o f th e, P l a n n in g Com­m
itte e o f C am p H o p e , o n S u n d a y .
T h e c am p , w h ic h is lo c a te d in
New J e r s e y , is o p e r a te d by th e
M o ra v ia n d e n om in a tio n . T e n ta ­tiv
e p la n s w e r e la id fo r th e p r o ­g
r am o f th e c am p n e x t sum m e r.
Guild To Hold
Clam Mix Sale
A c lam m ix s a le w ill b e h e ld
T u e s d a y a t th e h om e o f Mrs.
J am e s S e n se n ig , 221 N ew S tr e e t,
a c c o rd in g to p la n s c om p le te d
T u e s d a y e v e n in g a t a m e e tin g of
th e O s te o p a th ic G u ild o f L ititz ,
h e ld a t th e h om e o f Mrs. W illiam
K lu n k , E . M a in S t. C lam m ix c a n
be p ic k e d u p o r d e liv e re d to
h om e s h e re .
Mrs. K lu n k a n d Mrs. A b ram
Me a se w e r e n am e d a c om m itte e
to a r r a n g e fo r th e a n n u a l b a n ­q
u e t to b e h e ld T u e s d a y , J a n u ­a
r y 10. T h e n e x t m e e tin g o f th e
G u ild w ill b e in th e fo rm o f a
C h r is tm a s P a r ty a n d w ill b e h e ld
a t th e h om e o f Mrs. M e a se , 215
N. B ro a d S tr e e t, T u e s d a y , Dec.
Lehmann Says Center
Failing In Objective
Due To Lack Of Funds
Scores Rowdyism
B em ie Lehm an n
Says Center
Needs Budget
Of $10,000
Teen-Agers Now Come In
Only To Keep Warm,
Director States
L a c k o f a p ro p e r b u d g e t is
d e f e a tin g th e p u rp o s e o f th e L it ­itz
R e c r e a tio n C e n te r, B e rn ie
L e hm am i, d ir e c to r , a s s e r te d th is
w e e k in b a c k in g u p lo c a l te e n ­a
g e r s w h o u rg e d t h a t s om e th in g
b e d o n e .
“ T h e m a in te n a n c e p ro b lem is
so b ig t h a t m e r e ly k e e p in g u p
th e b u ild in g ta k e s u p a lo t o f o u r
tim e a n d e f fo r t,” L e hm a n n d e ­c
la r e d . “ As o n e e n te r s th e Cen ­t
e r , th e a p p e a r a n c e is a d is c o u r ­a
g in g o n e — w h y i t ’s a lm o s t im ­p
o s s ib le to k e e p d ow n th e d u s t
in th e p la c e a n d w e c a n 't find
fu n d s w ith w h ic h to p u t d ow n a
r e g u l a r c om p o s itio n g ym flo o r
w h ic h w o u ld c o r r e c t t h i s .”
L a c k o f n ew e q u ipm e n t is th e
b ig p ro b lem , h e a d d e d — a n d is
re s p o n s ib le fo r th e f a c t th a t
te e n - a g e r s “ a r e n o t k e p t b u sy
e n o u g h .”
“ T h e y a r e n o t in te r e s te d in
th e few th in g s w e h a v e to o ffe r
a n d a s a r e s u l t sp e n d m u c h tim e
s ta n d in g a ro u n d a n d i t se em s
t h a t m a n y c om e in m e r e ly to
k e e p w a rm . W h e n i t i s w a rm o u t-
( C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 6 )
R E TU R N S HOME A F T E R
S y 2 Y EA R S IN ENGLAND
W a y n e E ll io tt , J r . , so n o f Mr.
a n d Mrs. W a y n e G. E ll io tt , 224
N ew S tr e e t, h a s j u s t r e tu r n e d
f rom E n g la n d w h e r e h e s e rv e d
th r e e a n d a h a lf y e a r s in th e
U.S. A ir F o rc e . H e b r o u g h t w ith
h im h is E n g lis h w ife a n d so n ,
C a rso n L ee . T h e y a r e re s id in g
t em p o r a r ily w ith Mr. E l l io t t ’s
p a r e n ts .
TWO VIO LA TO RS FOUND
G U IL TY B E F O R E J . B. H E R R
L ev i G lick th is w e e k a p p e a r e d
b e fo re J u s tic e o f th e P e a c e J . B.
H e r r fo r th e t h i r d tim e th is s e ­m
e s te r o n a c h a rg e o f f a ilu r e
to c om p ly w ith th e s c h o o l a t t e n d ­a
n c e law . H e w a s fin ed $5 a n d
co sts.
Also a p e a r in g b e fo re S q u ire
H e r r w a s J a c k B. W e a th e rb ie ,
c h a rg e d w ith d r u n k a n d d is o rd ­e
r ly c o n d u c t. H e to o w a s fined
$5 a n d co sts.
Closes Game Rooms As
Curb On Outbreak Of
Rough-Housing
A p e titio n s ig n e d b y m o re th a n
fifty te e n - a g e r s u rg in g a d u lt s to
g iv e th e R e c r e a tio n C e n te r
e n o u g h s u p p o r t to p ro p e r ly o p ­e
r a te , w a s c ir c u la te d h e r e th is
w e ek .
A t th e s am e tim e , B e rn ie L e h ­m
a n n , d ir e c to r o f th e C e n te r,
o p e n ly a n n o u n c e d t h a t th e Cen ­t
e r is f a llin g f a r s h o r t o f i ts o b ­je
c tiv e d u e to th e la c k o f fu n d s
to p u r c h a s e n e e d e d e q u ipm e n t
to p r e s e n t a n in te r e s t in g p ro ­g
ram .
A t p r e s e n t, th e b u d g e t p ro v id ­es
fu n d s su ffic ie n t o n ly to k e e p
th e b u ild in g o p e n — a n d m u c h
o f th e e ffo rts o f th e C e n te r c rew
a r e u s e d u p in so lv in g m a in te ­n
a n c e p ro b lem s , h e sa id .
A n o th e r d e v e lo pm e n t th is
w e e k w a s th e c lo s in g o f th e g am e
ro om s a t th e C e n te r to a ll te e n ­a
g e r s by L e hm a n n w h o d e c la r e d
h is a c tio n w a s t a k e n to c u rb
" r o u g h -h o u s in g , c a r e le s s u s e o f
e q u ipm e n t a n d e ffo rts to d i s tu r b
th e d i r e c to r ’s p e r s o n a l p r o p e r ty .”
T h e c lo s in g o f th e g am e ro om s
d id n o t i n t e r r u p t th e b o x in g ,
w e ig h t- lif tin g a n d o th e r in s t r u c ­tio
n g ro u p s m e e tin g r e g h la r ly a t
th e C e n te r, b u t d id d e p r iv e f a c il­itie
s to a la rg e n um b e r o f lo c a l
te e n -a g e rs .
T h e d e v e lo pm e n ts o f th e w e ek
s e em in g ly w e r e p o in tin g u p Cen -
( C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 6 )
Firemen Buy
Seagrave Pumper
For $19,950
M em b e rs o f th e L ititz F i r e
C om p an y T u e s d a y e v e n in g v o te d
to p u r c h a s e a S e a g ra v e fire t r u c k
fo r $ 1 9 ,9 5 0 . T h e b id w a s o n e o f
se v e n s u bm itte d a t th e m e e tin g .
T h e t r u c k is a 1 ,0 0 0 -g a llo n
p um p e r e q u ip p e d w ith a c ab . T h e
t r u c k w ill be d e liv e re d in a p ­p
ro x im a te ly six m o n th s w h e n
firem en p la n a p u b lic h o u s in g
c e rem o n y in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e
c o u n ty firem e n ’s c o n v e n tio n a n d
th e lo c a l b ic e n te n n ia l c e le b r a ­tio
n .
Larry Roth,
Companion
Hospitalized
A lo c a l m a n a n d h is c om p a n ­io
n w e re h o s p ita liz e d a s a r e s u l t
o f a n a c c id e n t S a tu r d a y n ig h t
n e a r P o tts to w n , P a ., w h e r e th e
c o u p le w a s le a v in g S u n n y b ro o k
a f t e r a d a n c e .
L a r ry R o th , so n o f Mr. a n d
Mrs. J am e s R o th , N. C e d a r S t.,
su ffe re d a k n e e in ju r y , th e s e r ­io
u sn e s s o f w h ic h h a d n o t b e e n
d e te rm in e d l a s t e v e n in g . H is
c om p a n io n , Miss J e a n V a n V a lk -
e n b u rg h , C o lum b ia , h a s a com ­p
o u n d f r a c tu r e o f th e a rm o n
w h ic h a n o p e r a tio n is b e in g p e r ­fo
rm e d to d ay .
A c c o rd in g to th e lo c a l g a r a g e -
m a n w h o tow e d th e R o th c a r
b a ck to L ititz , th e c o u p le w a s in
th e a c t o f e n te r in g tra ffic w h e n
a c a r s to p p e d s u d d e n ly in f r o n t
o f R o th ’s c a r, c a u s in g h im to r am
th e b a c k e n d o f it. C o n s id e ra b le
d am a g e w a s d o n e to b o th c a rs .
A se c o n d c o u p le from C o lum ­b
ia w h o w e re p a s e s n g e r s in th e
b a c k s e a t o f R o th ’s c a r, w e re r e ­p
o r te d u n in ju r e d .
Chestnuting- Long Ago
E d i to r ’s N o te : W e a r e s u r e
m a n y o f o u r r e a d e r s w ill find
th em s e lv e s d r e am in g o f th e p a s t
a s th e y r e a d th e fo llow in g a r tic le
w r i t te n fo r T h e R e c o rd -E x p re s s
b y Mrs. L lo y d E. K a u ffm a n
(E th e l H o ltz h o u s e K a u f fm a n ) , a
f o rm e r r e s id e n t o f L ititz .
CH E STN U T IN G
W h a t is “ c h e s tn u t in g ” , d a d ?
I c a n h e a r som e y o u n g s te r s of
to d a y , s te e p e d in a ll th e a r ts
a n d s k ills o f b o y s c o u t liv in g n o
d o u b t, a s k in g f o r a d e fin itio n
o f th is n ow o b so le te te rm . H e ’s
com e u p to s om e th in g t h a t ’s n o t
in h is b o o k .
B u t i t w a s in N a tu r e ’s b o o k
o f a g e n e r a tio n o r tw o a g o —
h e r o r a l b o o k , t h a t is. Come
g o ld e n O c to b e r a n d f ro s ty No-come
to th e h ills a n d w o o d s a n d
s e a rc h o u t th e l a s t d e le c ta b le
f r u i ts o f th e se a so n . T h e r e w e re
w a ln u ts , b u t te r n u t s , h ic k o ry
n u ts , s h e llb a r k s a n d — c h e s t­n
u ts . Now I n e v e r h e a r d a n y o n e
s a y th e y w e re g o in g “ w a ln u tin g ”
o r “ b u t t e r n u t t i n g ” o r “ s h e llb a r k ­in
g ” , b u t w ith p e r f e c t u n d e r ­s
ta n d in g by a ll c o n c e rn e d , th e y
c o u ld a n n o u n c e t h a t th e y w e re
g o in g “ c h e s tn u tin g .”
T h e c h e s tn u t g a v e its n am e to
a u n iq u e a n d d e lig h tf u l a u tum n
e x c u rs io n to th e w o o d e d h ills
s tr e tc h in g a c ro s s th e n o r th o f
o u r c o u n ty . A n e x tr a - c u r r ic u la r
a c tiv ity e n jo y e d by th e s c h o o l
c h ild r e n o f — m u s t I s a y -—
lo n g ag o . T h e c om p o n e n t p a r ts
o f su c h e x c u rs io n s w e re th e h u g e
h a y w a g o n s (o n e fo r e a c h g r a d e )