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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
Blessing we enjoy daily,
and for the most of them,
because they be so com-mon,
most men forget to
pay their praises.
79th Year E s t a b l i s h e d A p r il, 1 8 7 7 , a s T h e S u n b e am
(C o n s o lid a t e d w i t h T h e L i t i t z R e c o r d , 1 9 3 7 ) L ititz , L an c a ste r Co., Pa., Th u rsd ay , November 24, 1955 5 o e n t s a C o p y ; $ 2 p e r y e a r b y m a il ,
w i t h in L a n c a s t e r C o u n t y ; $ 2 .5 0 e l s e w h e r e . No. 34
Borough Council To Make Public Water Survey Tuesday
W-L May
Enlarge
Plant Here
Will Open Employment
Office In Lititz Early
In January
D e sp ite t h a t th e W a rn e r -L am ­b
e r t p la n t now u n d e r c o n s tru c ­tio
n a lr e a d y is im p re s s iv e by its
u t t e r size, e v e n th is m ay be e n ­la
r g e d a s a r e s u l t o f a re v is io n
in p la n s now b e in g c o n s id e re d ,
i t w a s d isc lo s ed th is w e ek .
A t th e New Y o rk Office of t h e
W a rn e r -L am b e r t P h a rm a c e u tic a l
C om p an y , it w a s a dm itte d t h a t
th e L ititz p la n t h a d b e en co n ­s
id e r e d a s th e s ite fo r t r a n s ­f
e r r in g som e o f th e L am b e r t
a c t iv it i e s in S t. L o u is , n o d e f in ite
d e c is io n h a s b e en a n n o u n c e d .
W ith th e c om p a n y ’s b u s in e s s
s p u r tin g a t a r a t e in ex ce ss to
i ts g r e a tly - a c c e le r a te d e x p a n s io n
p ro g r am , th e lo c a l p la n t s ite ,
w ith its a b u n d a n c e o f d e s ir a b le
g ro u n d s u ita b le fo r d e v e lo pm e n t,
b e in g c o n s id e re d fo r a n e v en
g r e a t e r irole in W a rn e r-L am -'
b e r t's g row th d u r in g th e n e x t
few y e a rs .
A n n o u n c em e n t a lso w a s m a d e
t h i s w e ek t h a t th e c om p a n y w ill
o p en a n em p lo ym e n t office h e r e
s h o r tly a f t e r J a n u a r y 1. S e v e ra l
s i t e s h a v e b e en e x am in e d a n d
th e lo c a tio n o f th e office w ill
b e m a d e k n ow n s h o r tly .
I t a ls o w a s d isc lo s e d th is w e e k
t h a t th e lo c a l firm o f McCloud
& S o a tc h a rd will h a v e c h a rg e
o f th e la n d s c a p in g a t th e p l a n t
s i t e h e re .
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Pancake Feast
This Saturday
All th e p a n c a k e s y o u c an e a t
— w ith g a d s of s a u s a g e s , s y ru p
a n d b u tte r !
T h is w a s th e p rom is e m a d e b y
lo c a l L io n s to p e rso n s w h o a t ­te
n d th e se 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 to b e h e ld in th e fire ­h
o u s e th is S a tu rd a y from 6 a .m .
to 6 p.m.
W ith f r u i t ju ic e a n d coffee, c o ­co
a o r te a to go w ith th e p a n ­c
a k e s , th e e n tir e b r e a k f a s t w ill
c o s t o n ly e ig h ty -fiv e c e n ts —-
a n d a ll p ro c e e d s w ill go to th e
L ititz R e c r e a tio n C e n te r.
A n d a s a f u r t h e r d r aw in g
c a r d , m em b e rs o f th e c om m itte e
w ill d raw a n um b e r o f lu c k y
tic k e ts fo r f r e e m e a ls t h r o u g h ­o
u t th e day.
M em b e rs o f th e c lu b in c h a rg e
in c lu d e P e t e r DeL eo, k itc h e n ;
R a y P e tty jo h n , p a n c a k e -flip p in g ;
C la re n c e H e r r a n d J o h n W it-m
y e r, s e rv in g ; a n d H a ro ld Z a n ­d
e r , tic k e ts . C h a rle s W a g am a n is
g e n e r a l c h a irm a n a n d H u r le y
N iiss, a c tiv itie s c h a irm a n .
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T h e S p r in g s P a r k p r e s e n t s a f a ir y l a n d a p p e a r a n c e b o th In
w in t e r a n d s um m e r , ju d g in g f rom th e a b o v e p h o to s o f . th e f ir s t
sn ow o f t h e s e a so n . L a s t S um m e r o n t h e n i g h t o f t h e F o u r th ,
th e p a r k w a s a F a i r y la n d o f C a n d le s , a r a r e s ig h t in d e e d . T h is
w e e k , h ow e v e r, n a tu r e i ts e l f w i th o u t a n y a s s is ta n c e f r om t h e
p a r k c om m itte e , d id a n o th e r r em a r k a b l e jo b o f b e a u tify in g , w ith
th e r e s u l t a n t q u ie t, c a lm s c e n e o f c o n tr a s t in g g r a y -b a r k a n d
p u r e -w h ite !
500 Local Deer Hunters
Will Leave This Week-end
For Favorite Hunting Spots
Erla Templeton
Picks The Winners
W h e n i t c om e s to p ic k in g w in ­n
in g fo o tb a ll te am s , Mrs. E r la
T em p le to n , w ife o f C o u n c ilm a n
R u s s e ll T em p le to n , is e a rn in g
h e r s e lf th e r e p u ta tio n of b e in g
a n e x p e rt.
P a r t ic ip a t in g in a c o n te s t sp o n ­s
o r e d by J . B. H e ss, lo c a l h a b e r ­d
a s h e r , Mrs. T em p le to n tw o
w e e k s a g o w o n f i r s t p riz e w h e n
s h e p ic k e d 16 w in n e r s o u t of
20 g am e s p la y e d . L a s t w e ek sh e
a g a in em e rg e d a s w in n e r, p ic k in g
15 o u t o f 20 v ic to r io u s te am s ,
d e sp ite s e v e ra l u p s e ts .
An e s tim a te d 500 lo c a l h u n t ­e
r s w ill t a k e to th e w o o d s on
M o n d ay in s e a rc h o f d e e r. T h e r e
a r e a p p ro x im a te ly 150 m em b e rs
in a to ta l o f tw e lv e o rg a n iz e d 1
h u n t in g c lu b s in th is im m e d ia te
a r e a , m o s t o f w h om h a v e c am p s
lo c a te d in n o r th e r n t i e r c o u n tie s .
In th e o p in io n o f a n um b e r o f
th e s e m en , th e r e a r e a t le a s t 350
lo c a l d e e r h u n t e r s w h o do n o t go
f u r t h e r th a n th e B lu e M o u n ta in s ,
a n d th e r e f o r e do n o t h a v e a
c am p ; w h ile som e o f th em sp e n d
o n ly a d a y o r tw o h u n tin g , in ­s
te a d o f s ta y in g a n e n tir e w e ek
a s is th e c a se w ith o rg a n iz e d
c lu b s.
R e c e n t sn ow a n d th e a d v e n t o f
c o ld e r w e a th e r w a s r e p o r te d to
h a v e g r e a tly im p ro v e d h u n t in g
c o n d itio n s . B e a r a n d tu r k e y
h u n t e r s w h o r e c e n tly r e tu r n e d
from n o r th w e s te r n P e n n s y lv a n ia ,
a lso r e p o r te d a n a b u n d a n c e of
d e e r.
H e r s h e y C lu b
One o f th e o ld e s t c am p s ow n ­ed
a n d o p e r a te d by lo c a l m e n is
th e H e r s h e y H u n tin g Club, lo ­c
a te d a t C e d a r R u n , L y com in g
C o u n ty , a n d h a s b e e n f u n c tio n ­in
g s in c e 1932.
F o llow in g is a l i s t o f n am e s
o f th e m em b e rs : Ow en H e rsh e y ,
A b ram H e rsh e y , J o h n G. H e r ­sh
e y , J o h n H e n ry H e r s h e y , Dr.
C. L. W e r ts c h , Dr. H. B. Min-n
ic h , R o y L o n g , P a u l D o s te r,
J o h n W a g am a n , C h a r le s K ric k ,
D e rv in R u n k , R a ym o n d R u n k ,
C h a r le s S c h a tzm a n n , a n d W ilf r e d
R o s e n b e rg , a ll o f th is b o ro u g h .
R o y H e ss , M a n h e im R D 1 ;
Is a a c a n d F r e d H e r sh e y , E liz a ­b
e th tow n ; S ta n le y W e it, H o p e -
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 9)
Addition
Will Cost
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Bids Are Submitted For
Brunnerville School
Improvements
T h e n ew w in g to b e a d d e d to
th e J o h n B e ck Sch o o l a t B ru n ­n
e rv ille w ill c o s t a p p ro x im a te ly
$ 1 9 0 ,0 0 0 , a c o rd in g to b id s o p e n ­ed
by th e W a rw ic k U n io n School
B o a rd T u e s d a y e v en in g .
A $ 1 9 0 ,0 0 0 b o n d is su e to cov­e
r th e c o s t o f th e a d d itio n a n d
im p ro v em e n ts w ill b e a u th o r iz e d
a n d so ld by th e L ititz A re a A u ­th
o r ity n e x t w e ek , a c c o rd in g to
p r e s e n t p la n s .
T h e a d d itio n in c lu d e s a n a ll­p
u rp o s e ro om w h ic h w ill b e u se d
a s a n a u d ito r ium a n d a s a c a fe ­te
r ia , fo rm s a la r g e p a r t o f th e
a d d itio n . O th e r im p ro v em e n ts in ­c
lu d e tw o c la s s ro om s , a k itc h e n ,
office a n d m e d ic a l s u ite a s well
a s n ew h e a tin g a n d l ig h tin g f a ­c
ilitie s .
T h e b o a rd a lso d e c id e d to r e ­a
d v e r tis e fo r p lum b in g a n d h e a t ­in
g - b id s d u e to a te c h n ic a lity
r e la tiv e to b id d e r s ’ b o n d s e n ­c
o u n te r e d a t th e tim e o f th e
o p e n in g of th e b id s.
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 6 )
Bart, Bill’s Welcome Signs
Result In Litter And Ruin
T h o s e f am o u s “w e lc om e ” s ig n s
w h ic h B a r t S h a rp a n d B ill L ig h t
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a c r e s o f w o o d la n d lo c a te d n o r th
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e r C re e k — h a v e r e s u lte d in
tr a s h -d um p in g , l i t t e r a n d r u in !
A n d th e r e s u l ts of th is i n t e r ­e
s tin g e x p e r im e n t h a v e p ro v e d
so d is h e a r te n in g t h a t t h e w h o le
m a t t e r w a s m a d e th e so u rc e o f
a lo n g f e a tu r e a r tic le w r i t te n
b y J o e P a n c o a s t a n d p u b lis h e d
in T u e sd a y e v e n in g ’s P h i l a d e l ­p
h ia B u lle tin .
A f te r r e -p r in tin g th e w e lc om e
s ig n s so f am ilia r to a ll w h o v is it
th e h ills n o r th o f th e b o ro u g h ,
P a n c o a s t p o in te d o u t t h a t B a r t
a n d B ill h a v e v a s tly im p ro v e d
th e a r e a b v n la n tin e e v e r e r e e n s .
r h o d o d e n d ro n a n d o th e r tr e e s
a n d s h ru b s .
A n d w h ile th e c o -ow n e rs r e a ­so
n e d t h a t if th e y s h a r e d w h a t
th e y h a v e w ith o th e r s , th e i r
r ig h ts w o u ld b e re s p e c te d , j u s t
th e o p p o s ite p ro v e d t r u e . A f te r
t a k in g m u c h v e r b a l a b u s e from
th o s e d um p in g t r a s h on the)
a r e a , L ig h t a n d S h a rp g o t fe d
u p a n d in it i a t e d fiv e su c c e s s fu l
p ro s e c u tio n s , P a n c o a s t r e p o rte d .
F low e r s h a v e b e e n p ic k e d , e v en
th e w e lcom e s ig n s h a v e b e en
b la s te d w ith s h o tg u n f i r e a n d
th e p a r k in g a r e a h a s b e e n l it t e r e d
w ith b e e r c a n s , e tc .
“ I t g e ts d is c o u r a g in g ,” B a r t
in fo rm e d u s a f t e r w e r e a d th e
a r tic le . B u t n o m e n tio n w a s m a d e
n f r f tm rw lm r t h n a a w o l ^ m a ojo-na
E lm e r H . B o b s t, f o rm e r r e s i ­d
e n t a n d W a r n e r -L am b e r t c h a ir ­m
a n o f th e b o a rd , w ill d i r e c t th e
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f o r a n ew p h a rm a c y b u ild in g f o r
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P h a rm a c y . M r. B o b s t r e c e n tly
re c e iv e d th e c h a irm a n s h ip o f th e
N a tio n a l C am p a ig n C om m itte e
fo r th e B u ild in g F u n d a n d D e ­v
e lo pm e n t P r o g r am o f th e p h a r ­m
a c y c o lle c t. M r. B o b s t a ls o is
h o n o r a ry c h a irm a n o f th e A m e r ­ic
a n C a n c e r S o c ie ty , f o r w h ic h
h e r a is e d m illio n s , a t r u s t e e o f
R u tg e r s U n iv e r s ity a n d a m em ­b
e r o f th e g o v e rn in g b o a r d o f
th e N a tio n a l F u n d f o r M e d ic a l
E d u c a tio n .
Burgess To
Turn On Xmas
Lights Friday
Y u le tid e l ig h tin g th r o u g h o u t
th e b u s in e s s s e c tio n w ill b e t u r n ­e
d o n n e x t F r id a y n ig h t, De cem ­b
e r 2, w h e n th e sw itc h w ill be
th ro w n in a b r ie f c e rem o n y by
B u rg e s s B e n jam in F o r r e s t.
As in f o rm e r y e a r s , th e lig h t­ed
s ta r s , p la c e d on e a c h o f th e
lig h t s t a n d a r d s in th e f i r s t b lo ck
o f B ro a d a n d M a in S tr e e ts , will
p ro v e th e m a in th em e o f th e
s t r e e t d e c o r a tio n s .
W o rk o f p u t tin g u p th e s ta r s
w a s c om p le te d th is w e e k by
m em b e rs o f th e b o ro u g h s tr e e t
d e p a r tm e n t a n d w ir in g w ill bo
c om p le te d n e x t w e e k by E d .
P e lg e r a n d so n . T h row in g o n th e
sw itc h e ith e r a lo n g M a in o r
B ro a d S tr e e ts w ill b e w itn e s s e d
by m em b e rs o f th e lo c a l r e ta il
c om m itte e .
C h r is tm a s sh o p p in g h e r e h a s
g o tte n o ff t o a f a s t s t a r t , fo l­low
in g th e d i s tr ib u tio n of C h r is t­m
a s s a v in g s to th e tu n e o f
$ 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 la s t w e e k , a n d lo c a l
r e t a i l e r s p r e d ic te d th e i r now
o v e r la d e n sh e lv e s w ill be c le a re d
by C h r is tm a s E v e.
W h ile a ll s to r e o r d in a r ily r e ­m
a in o p e n e v e n in g s d u r in g th e
l a s t tw o w e e k s p r io r to C h r is t­m
a s , s e v e ra l lo c a l r e t a i l e r s a n ­n
o u n c e d t h i s w e e k t h a t th e y will
be o p e n from now u n t il C h r is t­m
a s E v e u n til 9 p .m . a n d on
C h r is tm a s E v e to 6 p.m.
R e ta ile r s a lso w e r e w a tc h in g
w ith in te r e s t w h a t a c tio n c o u n ­cil
w ill t a k e T u e s d a y to a r e ­q
u e s t m a d e a t th e la s t C h am b e r
of C om m e rc e m e e tin g f o r a n o r­d
in a n c e p ro h ib itin g “ o v e r -n ig h t”
le a s e s o f em p ty s to r e s p r io r to
C h r is tm a s a n d o th e r r u s h p e r­io
d s w h e n m e r c h a n ts o rd in a r ily
lo o k fo r a d d e d b u s in e s s .
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s e n io r a t th e U n iv e r s ity o f M ich ­ig
a n a n d a m em b e r o f th e f am e d
U n iv e r s ity o f M ic h ig a n M a rc h in g
B a n d , s n a p p e d a s h e to o k p a r t in
p r e -g am e a n d h a lf t im e b a n d p e r ­fo
rm a n c e s f o r th e l a s t tim e a t
th e M ic h ig a n -O h io S t a te fo o tb a ll
g am e S a tu rd a y . M o h le r e x p e c ts
to c om p le te Id s d e g r e e r e q u ir e ­m
e n ts f o r g r a d u a t io n in J u n e .
Services To Be
Held Today For
Archie Rosenberg
S e rv ic e s w ill b e h e ld h e r e
F r id a y a t th e S p a c h t F u n e r a l
H om e fo r A r c h ie C. R o s e n b e rg ,
life -lo n g r e s id e n t o f th is b o r ­o
u g h . H e d ie d s u d d e n ly a t h is
h om e , 160 E a s t F r o n t S tr e e t,
a t 1 :0 0 a .m . T u e sd a y . H e w a s
six ty -o n e y e a r s old.
H e w a s w id e ly k n ow n a s a n
a u c tio n e e r of c lo th in g a n d h o u s e ­h
o ld g o o d s, a n d fo r m a n y y e a r s
c a r r ie d on- th e p a te n t m e d ic in e
b u s in e s s e s ta b lis h e d by h i s f a ­th
e r , th e la te C h a r le s R o s e n b e rg .
I n r e c e n t y e a r s h e a lso o p e r a te d
a r e ta il s to r e h e re .
H e s e rv e d in th e 7 9 th D iv isio n
in W o r ld W a r 1, w a s a m em b e r
o f tlfe L ititz F i r e C om p an y a n d
th e Y o u n g M e n ’s B u s in e s s L e a ­g
u e . H e r e c e n tly h a d a le g r e ­m
o v ed , b u t h a d f u lly r e c o v e re d
a n d w a s a b le t o d r iv e h is c a r.
On th e e v e n in g o f h is d e a th
( r'n nH n n a il nw "Do rro 4 f*)
Hearings Sat.
In Borough’s
Water Suits
S ev en lo c a l p ro p e r ty ow n e rs
w ill b e g iv e n h e a r in g s 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 S a tu r d a y a s r e s u l t of
le g a l a c tio n s t a k e n by th e b o r­o
u g h to c o lle c t fo r r e p a ir s m a d e
to w a te r la te r a ls .
T h e se v e n a r e p a r t o f a g ro u p
of lo c a l p r o p e r ty ow n e rs w h e re
r e p a i r s w e r e m a d e to th e m a in s
in th e s t r e e t j u s t b e y o n d th e
c u rb -lin e , by b o ro u g h em p lo y e es.
A d h e r in g to a p o lic y e s ta b lis h e d
s e v e ra l y e a r s a g o , th e b o ro u g h
m a k e s th e r e p a i r s on a ll p a r ts „f
th e l a t e r a l le a d in g to th e w a te r
m a in a n d th e n c h a rg e s th e p ro p ­e
r ty ow n e r fo r th e s e r e p a ir s .
T w o r e c e n t a p p e a ls s till a re
p e n d in g .
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Activities For
Bi-Centennial
Beard-Raising, Crowning
Of Queen And Historical
Tours To Be Included
A n a ll- in c lu s iv e p la n f o r s t a g ­in
g b e a r d - r a is in g c o n te s ts , c o n ­d
u c tin g h is to r ic a l to u r s , c row n ­in
g a b i- c e n te n n ia l q u e e n a n d n u ­m
e ro u s o th e r a c tiv itie s in c o n ­ju
n c tio n w ith th e s ta g in g o f a n
h is to r ic a l p a g e a n t, w a s b e in g
s tu d ie d th is w e ek b y m em b e rs o f
th e L ititz B i-C e n te n n ia l C om m it­te
e .
A f te r lis te n in g to a n o u tlin e
of th e p la n to in c o rp o r a te a s
m a n y n o v e l a n d e n te r ta in in g f e a ­tu
r e s a s p o s s ib le a lo n g w ith th e
p a g e a n t p la n n e d , p r e s e n te d b y a
r e p r e s e n ta tiv e o f th e J o h n C.
R o d g e rs P r o d u c in g C om p an y , of
F o s to r ia , Ohio, th e c om m itte e
g e n e r a lly e x p re s s e d its a p p ro v a l
o f th e p ro g r am .
A c o n tr a c t a u th o r iz in g th e p ro ­d
u c in g c om p a n y to t a k e c h a rg e
o f th e m u ltip le a c tiv itie s w a s r e ­f
e r r e d to th e le g a l c om m itte e
a n d officers o f th e o rg a n iz a tio n .
I f n o le g a l d iffic u ltie s a r e e n ­c
o u n te r e d th e p la n w ill b e a p ­p
ro v e d a t th e n e x t m e e tin g T u e s ­d
a y , i t w a s s ta te d .
T h e b i- c e n te n n ia l c om m itte e ,
a f t e r c o n f e r r in g w ith th e p ro d u c ­in
g c om p a n y r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s , d e ­c
id e d t h a t th e p a g e a n t sh o u ld
be h e ld p r io r to th e lo c a l F o u r th
of J u ly c e le b r a tio n .
D a te s a g r e e d u p o n a r e from
T h u r s d a y , J u n e 28, to J u ly 4 th .
T h e p a g e a n t w ill be p r e s e n te d
six e v e n in g s , in c lu d in g S u n d a y
e v e n in g , a n d e n d in g T u e s d a y
e v e n in g , J u ly 3 r d .' A firew o rk s
d isp la y p la n n e d w a s c a n c e lle d in
o r d e r n o t to c om p e te w ith th e
firew o rk s , d isp la y a n n u a lly p r e ­s
e n te d o n J u ly 4 th by th e p a rk
c om m itte e .
J o h n H e rsh e y , c h a irm a n o f th e
r e lig io u s c om m itte e , a lso a n ­n
o u n c e d t h a t a n a tio n a lly -k n ow n
p e r s o n a lity , p rom in e n t in c h u r c h
w o rk , w ill a d d r e s s a c om m u n ity ­w
id e m e e tin g S u n d a y e v e n in g ,
J u ly 1, a s a f e a tu r e o f th e p ro ­g
r am to em p h a s iz e th e r e lig io u s
b a c k g ro u n d o f L ititz .
S a tu rd a y , J u n e 30, w ill be o b ­s
e rv e d a s H om e -C om in g Day,
w h e n e ffo rts w ill be m a d e to
h a v e a s m a n y f o rm e r r e s id e n ts
a s p o s s ib le r e tu r n to L ititz a n d
jo in in th e c e le b r a tio n . F o rm e r
r e s id e n ts w h o h a v e d is tin g u is h e d
th em s e lv e s e ls ew h e r e a lso w ill be
h o n o r e d o n th is o c c a sio n .
Firemen
T est 85 Ft.
Ladder
Controversy Over Equip­ment
Purchase Still
Rages
T e s ts h e r e S u n d a y o f a n 8 5-
fo o t la d d e r t r u c k k e p t th e s u b ­je
c t o f fire e q u ipm e n t a lively
a n d c o n s id e r a b ly c o n tro v e r s ia l
s u b je c t am o n g lo c a l firem e n —
o n e e x p e c te d to b r e a k f o r th
a g a in a t th e m o n th ly m e e tin g
n e x t W e d n e sd a y e v en in g .
T h e h u g e la d d e r t r u c k w h ic h
w a s p u r c h a s e d by E p h r a t a fire ­m
e n r e c e n tly fo r a p p ro x im a te ly
$ 3 3 ,0 0 0 , w a s b r o u g h t h e r e to (
p e rm it lo c a l firem e n to c o n d u c t
e x p e r im e n ts . T a k e n to th e fire ­h
o u se , th e le n g th y t r u c k was
h o u s e d a n d firem e n le a r n e d th a t
it c o u ld be p la c e d in s id e th e lo ­c
a l fire h o u s e , a lth o u g h o n ly a
few f e e t o f sp a c e r em a in e d in
f r o n t o r b e h in d th e v e h ic le .
T h e la d d e r t r u c k th e n was
d r iv e n to th e r e a r o f th e L ititz
M u tu a l In s u r a n c e Co. b u ild in g
w h e r e th e e x te n s io n la d d e r s w e re
r a is e d in to p o s itio n a n d s e v e ra l
m em b e rs o f th e L ititz F i r e Com­p
a n y m a d e th e p e r ilo u s w a lk to
th e to p o f th e la d d e r . A t tim e s
th e la d d e r e x te n d e d in to th e a ir
a t a v e ry s h a r p a n g le .
C o n tro v e r s y C o n tin u e s
B u t th e a p p e a r a n c e o f th e la d ­d
e r t r u c k o n ly s e r v e d ,, if a n y ­th
in g , to r e -k in d le th e c o n tro v e r ­sy
w h ic h h a d b e en r a g in g am o n g
lo c a l firem e n sin c e th e c om p a n y
aw a rd e d a c o n tr a c t o n e w e e k a g o
fo r th e p u r c h a s e o f a S e a g ra v e
1 ,0 0 0 -g a llo n p um p e r fo r $ 1 9 ,9 2 9 .
T h e c ru x o f th e a r g um e n t w a s,
d is s e n te r s c la im e d , t h a t th e S e a -
g r a v e e q u ipm e n t is in n o w ay
s u p e r io r to a n O re n p um p e r —
a n d th e O re n p um p e r w o u ld co st
th e lo c a l firem e n $ 1 7 ,4 3 3 .7 2 , o r
a p p ro x im a te ly $ 2 ,5 0 0 le ss. T h is
a r g um e n t w a s b e in g v e h em e n tly
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 6 )
Will Decide Fate
Of Petition
To Annex Kissel Hill
To Attend Convention
R a lp h C u n fe r, lo c a l D em o ­c
r a tic le a d e r , w ill le a v e T u e sd a y
m o r n in g fo r O k la h om a C ity , O k ­la
h om a , w h e r e h e w ill a tt e n d s e s ­s
io n s o f th e a n n u a l N a tio n a l Co n ­v
e n tio n o f Y o u n g D em o c ra ts .
C u n f e r h a s b e e n d e s ig n a te d to
r e p r e s e n t Y o u n g D em o c r a ts o f
t h e S ta te , a t th e c o n v e n tio n
w h ic h w ill b e a d d r e s s e d b y A d ia l
S te v e n so n , G o v e rn o r H a r r im a n
a n d o th e r le a d in g D em o c ra tic
P r e s id e n ti a l a s p i r a n t s . H e w ill
m a k e b o th t r ip s b y p la n e , r e t u r n
in g th e fo llow in g S u n d a y .
Seeks Lower
Assessment
Figure Here
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Habitual Meter
Violators Here
RANDY M IL L E R D ISCHARG ED
FR OM W . R EA D IN G H O S P ITA L
R a n d y M ille r, so n o f Mr. a n d
Mrs. E lm e r R . M ille r, S. B ro a d
S tr e e t, is c o n v a le s c in g a t his
h om e a f t e r s e v e ra l w e e k s in th e
W e s t R e a d in g H o s p ita l a s a re - C*n1 + /%+ o-rt
Lehmann Will Call
All Local Secretaries
A n in su ffic ie n t n um b e r o f l i s t ­in
g s h a v e b e e n re c e iv e d to com ­p
le te th e C om m u n ity C a le n d a r,
B e rn ie L e hm a n n , R e c r e a tio n
C e n te r D ire c to r, a n n o u n c e d th is
w e ek .
I n a la s t a tt em p t a t s e ttin g u p
su c h a c a le n d a r , Mr. L e hm a n n
s a id h e p la n s to c o n ta c t th e se c ­r
e ta r ie s o f a ll lo c a l o rg a n iz a tio n s
p e r s o n a lly . T o f a c i li t a t e e ffic ien t
h a n d lin g , h e u rg e s a ll s e c r e ta r ie s
to h a v e th e i r lis te d a c tiv itie s fo r
th é y e a r c lo se a t h a n d in a n tic i-
A liv e ly d is c u s s io n o f lo ca l
; p o litic s f e a tu r e d a s h o r t h e a r in g
on th e o n ly a s s e s sm e n t a p p e a l
! p r e s e n te d a t .th e c o u r t h o u se
j M o n d ay .
C la im in g t h a t h is a s s e s sm e n t
j is c om p a r a tiv e ly h ig h e r th a n ev-
! e ry o th e r p ro p e r ty in th e v ic in ­ity
, R a lp h C u n fe r, p r o p r ie to r of
th e P a r k View H o te l a n d Demo­c
r a tic c om m itte em a n in th e F i r s t
W a rd , a s k e d th e c o u n ty c om m is­s
io n e r s to re v is e h is a s s e s sm e n t
d ow nw a rd .
C u n f e r a p p e a r e d a t th e com ­m
is s io n e r s ’ office M o n d ay m o rn -
Council Also Studies Plac­ing
New Water Tower
At Lexington
T h e lo n g - aw a ite d w a te r su rv e y
o f L ititz B o ro u g h — u p o n w h ic h
h in g e s th e f a te o f th e K iss e l H ill
a n n e x a tio n — h a s b e en c om p le t­ed
a n d w ill be p r e s e n te d to b o r ­o
u g h c o u n c il T u e s d a y e v e n in g .
A n n o u n c em e n t th a t th e su rv e y
w a s to b e s u bm itte d T u e s d a y ev e ­n
in g c o in c id ed w ith n ew s from
K iss e l H ill t h a t s e v e ra l p ro p e r ty
ow n e rs th e r e w e re m a k in g p la n s
to a tt e n d n e x t w e e k ’s c o u n c il
m e e tin g to d e te rm in e w h y th e i r
p e titio n fo r a n n e x a tio n h a s b e en
ta b le d fo r th e p a s t six m o n th s .
A t th e tim e th e p e titio n w a s
p r e s e n te d , m em b e rs of co u n c il
d e c id e d t h a t a n n e x a tio n of a
la rg e p a r t o f K iss e l H ill c o u ld
n o t be e n d o rs e d u n til th e w a te r
su rv e y w a s c om p le te d .
If th e su rv e y sh ow e d th e n e ed
of a n a d d itio n a l w a te r tow e r, to
p ro v id e m o re p r e s s u r e , th e c o st
of p ro v id in g w a te r to K is s e l H ill
w o u ld be c om p a r a tiv e ly sm a ll,
th e y r e a so n e d .
On th e o th e r h a n d , to r u n
m a in s to K is s e l H ill a n d b e y o n d
w o u ld be a n ex p en s iv e item if
th e a d d itio n a l w a t e r tow e r is
n o t n e e d e d .
A n d w h ile d e ta ils o f th e s u r ­v
ey h a v e n o t b e en m a d e p u b lic ,
m em b e rs of c o u n c il h in te d t h a t
a n a d id tio n a l tow e r w ill b e r e ­q
u ir e d —- a lth o u g h i t m a y n o t be
p la c e d a t K is s e l H ill.
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 9 )
To Speak Here
B o ro u g h p o lic e h a v e la u n c h e d
a “ c r a c k -d ow n ” on h a b itu a l v io ­l
a to r s of th e lo c a l p a r k in g m e t­e
r s — a n d p a r k in g m e te r s r e v ­e
n u e a lr e a d y h a s t a k e n a jum p ,
B o ro u g h M a n a g e r D a v id B a u e r
re v e a le d th is w e ek .
N ew s of t h e c ra c k -d ow n f i r s t jn g i a c c om p a n ie d b y h is c o u n se l,
b e c am e k n ow n th r o u g h th e A u g tln M cC o llo u g h , J r . , L an c a s -
m o a n s a n d g ro a n s of v io la to r s t e r a tto r n e y a n d w id e ly k n ow n
w h o sh ow ed u p a t th e b o ro u g h D em o c ra tic le a d e r ,
o ce in in c r e a s in g n um b e r s a n d T h e mo v e to low e r th e a sse ss -
c o u g h e d u p e ith e r th e 5 0 -c e n t m e n t fig u re w a s o p p o se d by Guy
m e te r v io la tio n f in e o r th e h e a v - B ru b a k e r , F i r s t W a rd a s s e s so r,
ie r d o lla r lev y fo r o th e r p a r k in g “ T h e d is c u s s io n s c a rc e ly s t a r t-v
io la tio n s . ed w h e n Mr. B r u b a k e r in s e r te d a
A n d — b e liv e i t o r n o t —- b u t p o litic a l n o te a n d r e f e r r e d to my
th e “M an W o rk in g ” s ig n s w h ic h c r itic ism o f h is m a n n e r o f m a k -
p lum b e r s , c a r p e n te r s a n d o th e r in g a s s e s sm e n ts in th e F i r s t
w o rk e r s h a v e b e e n a tt a c h in g to W a r d ,” C u n f e r r e p o r te d la te r ,
th e i r w in d sh ie ld s w h e n e v e r th e y (C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 6 )
p a rk e d in th e c e n tr a l p a r t o f th e — —--------------------------------------------—
b o ro u g h , a r e d e f in ite ly OUT! H IG H SC liO O L BANDS
I n th e f u t u r e w h e n w o rk - S E E CIN ERAM A HO LIDAY
m e n a r e e n g a g e d to do w o rk in
th e v ic in ity o f th e m e te r e d z o n e , T h e S e n lo r a n d J u n io r H lg h
th e y m u s t p la c e c o in s in th e S c h ° o1 b a n d s w e n t to p h ila d e 1 ’
m e te r s , Mr. B a u e r em p h a s iz e d p h ia o n S a tu rd a y t0 s e e c in e l "
In f a c t th e s am e p o lic y w ill b e am a H o lid a y ’ TheJ J e re a c ° om ‘
a p p lie d w h e n c a r s w a itin g f o r p a n ie d b y M r’ a n d M rs’ G’ Mal"
f u n e r a l s a r e p a r k e d in th e s am e
B au g h er
d is tr ic t, a c c o rd in g to n o tic e
s e rv e d on lo c a l d ir e c to r s .
“No o n e w ill b e e x em p t from
p la c in g c o in s in p a r k in g m e te rs
o th e r th a n em e rg e n c y v e h ic le s,
a n d e v en th e s e m u s t b e c le a r ly
id e n tif ie d ,” Mr. B a u e r e x p la in e d .
lin S p a id , s u p e rv is in g p r in c ip a l;
Mr. a n d Mrs. H e n ry C. S te in e r
a n d Mrs. B. C. H ow e ll. T h ey oc­c
u p ie d tw o s c h o o l b u ss e s , h a d
d in n e r a f t e r th e sh ow a n d w e re
h om e by 5 :0 0 p .m .
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To Be Addressed
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D r. A. C. B a u g h e r , p r e s id e n t
of E liz a b e th tow n C o lleg e , w ill
c o n d u c t a n a ll-d a y B ib le I n s t i ­tu
te on S u n d a y , D e c em b e r 4, in
th e C h u rc h o f th e B r e th r e n . T h e
s u b je c t fo r th e d is c u s s io n s w ill
be th e B o o k o f D a n ie l.
Dr. B a u g h e r , w h o is w e ll
k n ow n in th is s e c tio n , is a n a tiv e
o f Y o rk C o u n ty . H e re c e iv e d h is
e lem e n ta ry t r a in in g th e r e a n d
g r a d u a te d from E liz a b e h tow n
C o lleg e in 192 2 a n d re c e iv e d h is
B.S. from F r a n k l in a n d M a rsh a ll
C o lleg e th e sam e y e a r ; s tu d ie d
th r e e sum m e r s a t C o lum b ia U n i­v
e r s ity fo r h is P h .D ., a n d w a s
g iv en h is L.L.D. from F r a n k l in
a n d M a r sh a ll C o lleg e in 19 4 9 .
H e h a s s e rv e d a s p r e s id e n t of
E liz a b e th tow n C o lleg e s in c e
1 9 4 1 , U
, , New Fines Imposed * S„e t O. f. Ce„n ter R, u. les
On F-M Students Seen Curbing Rowdyism
A t le a s t e ig h t F r a n k l in a n d
M a r sh a ll s tu d e n ts w ill c o n fin e
th e i r f u tu r e c o n ta c ts w ith L in ­d
e n H a ll g ir ls to te le p h o n e co n ­v
e r s a tio n s , h a v in g le a r n e d to
th e i r so rrow th is w e ek t h a t f ir e -
e s c a p e c om m u n ic a tio n c o sts con­s
id e r a b ly m o re th a n a p h o n e
c a ll.
T h e e ig h t b o y s w e re a p p r e h e n ­d
e d by C h ie f o f P o lic e H o f fm a n
on th e f ir e e s c a p e o f th e d o rm i­to
ry a n d w e r e a r r a ig n 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
a n d c h a rg e d w ith t r e s s p a s s a n d
d is o rd e r ly c o n d u c t. T h e y w e r e
fo u n d g u ilty a n d fin e d $15 a n d
co sts.
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o f L in d e n H a ll, s a id t h a t h e h a d
r e p e a te d ly w a r n e d F r a n k l in a n d
M a r s h a ll b o y s t h a t s u c h a c tio n s
A n ew a n d m o re s t r in g e n t s e t
of r u le s w e n t in to e f fe c t a s th e
R e c r e a tio n C e n te r w a s re -o p e n e d
T u e s d a y n ig h t — w ith a m a rk e d
r e s u l t, B e rn ie L e hm a n , c e n te r
d ir e c to r , r e p o rte d .
“ T h e r e w a s n o ro u g h -h o u s in g ,
in f a c t e v e ry th in g w a s q u ie t a n d
s e r e n e ,” L e hm a n d e c la re d .
“ A b o u t fo r ty b o y s a n d g i r ls r e ­p
o r te d a t th e C e n te r w h e n th e
d o o rs w e r e re -o p e n e d b u t th e r e
w e re n o t e n o u g h f a c ilitie s fo r a ll
a n d th e c row d dw in d le d d ow n
d u r in g th e e v en in g .
“ T h is n ew s e t o f r u le s c a n n o t
h o p e t o so lv e o u r p ro b lem s of
c o n tro l, th o u g h ,” h e a d d e d ,
“ O n ly a v a r ie d a n d in te r e s tin g
p ro g r am fo r b o y s a n d g ir ls w ith
e q u ipm e n t a « d t h e e n g a g in g of
h ig h c a lib e r p a r t- tim e le a d e r s
tu tio n we w a n t i t to b e .”
T h e r u l e s e s ta b lis h e d a r e as
fo llow s;
No sm o k in g . P r o f a n ity o r u s e
of a b u s iv e la n g u a g e is p ro h ib i­te
d.C
h ild re n 12 y e a r s a n d u n d e r
n o t a llow e d in th e C e n te r a f t e r
8 :3 0 p.m. u n le s s a c c om p a n ie d by
a n a d u lt.
A n y o n e u n d e r th e in f lu e n c e o f
a lc o h o lic b e v e r a g e w ill b e asked,
to leav e.
No ro u g h -h o u s in g .
V io la to r s w ill b e b r o u g h t b e ­fo
r e th e b o a rd of d ir e c to r s . A d ­m
is s io n a lso w a s b e in g p e rm it­te
d o n ly b y m em b e rs h ip c a rd of
th e p a ym e n t of te n c en ts.
A l is t o f r u le s a n d a lis t o f
a c tiv itie s w a s p r in te d u p a n d
s e n t to a ll lo c a l h om e s , Mr.