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Volunteer Today For A Part In The Bi-Centennial Pageant The Lititz Record - Express Serving The Warwick Union Area For The Past Eighty Years 80th Year E s ta b lish ed A p r il, 1877, as The Sunbeam (Consolidated w ith The L it i t z Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pà., Thursday, May 31, 1956 5 cents a C o p y ; $2.50 per y e a r b y m a ll, w ith in L an c a s te r C o u n ty ; $3.00 elsewhere. WELCOME! Lancaster County Firemen’s Association No. 9 Thousands To lam Boro For Firemen's Parade Council Creates Borough Planning Commission Firemen Refuse Building A fte r discussing th e m a tte r fo r more th a n an h o u r, m em b e rs o f th e L ititz F ire Company la te la s t n ig h t tu rn e d down an roffer to p u rch a se th e fo rm e r Keysttone K n ittin g Mill b u ild in g on W e s t Main S tre e t, from S tate S e n a to r G. Graybill Diehm. In th e ir discussion, firemen expressed th e opinion th a t w h ile th e offer was considered a v e ry f a ir one, th ey can n o t afford to in v e st in a b u ild in g a t th is tim e , in a sm u ch a s th ey re c en tly p u r ch a sed a new Seagrave p um p e r. T h e offer to sell th e b u ild in g in clu d ed a clause th a t it m u s t n o t be re-sold in th e n e a r fu tu r e a n d th a t a decision m u s t be m a d e th is week. F irem en ex p ressed th e opinion th e y n eeded m o re tim e to in v e stig a te th e p o ssib ility of lon g -ran g e financing and th u s had to tu rn it down. “We also fe lt th e re is no imm ed ia te need fo r a second b u ild in g ,” P a u l F. Diehm, p re s id e n t o f th e company, explained. Spoke At Rothsville Robert H. Phillips Memorial Day Services At Rothsville T h e Memorial Day se rv ic e s y e ste rd a y m o rn in g in th e R o th s v ille L u th e ra n C emetery w e re well a tte n d e d , a n d th e sp e a k e rs o f th e day, R o b e rt H. Philllips, Mountville, p a st c om m a n d e r of American Legion P o s t 34, L a n c a ste r, d eliv ered a v ery in sp irin g a n d ch allen g in g message. T h e R o th sv ille serv ice w a s tem p o ra rily d is ru p te d w h e n tw o o f th e y o u n g m a r c h e rs su d d en ly collapsed. T h e f ir s t to slump to th e g ro u n d w a s J u d y Zercher, 16, d a u g h te r of Mr. an d Mrs. R ich a rd Z e rch er. M a rk e t S tre e t, a m a jo r e tte w ith th e Lititz Hijgh School B and. A few m om e n ts i la te r Jo h n Reitz, nine, son o f I Mr. a n d Mrs. Jo h n C. R e itz , Millway, a Cub Scout, fa in te d . B ru n n e rv ille a n d R o th sv ille firemen p re s e n t a dm in is te re d firs t aid tr e a tm e n t. B o th w e re th e n esco rted to th e ir h om e s. S peaking on th e theme, “T im e Is R u n n in g O u t,” Mr. P h illip s likened th e th re e m a jo r p o in ts of his ad d ress to “ th re e im p o rta n t candles lig h tin g th e impemd- ! in g d a rk n e s s of th e world todaiy.” I “Most im p o rta n t of th e thiree lig h ts ,” he said, “ is th a t li g h t I which I sh a ll call an u n d a u n te d F a ith in America a n d in A m e rican Id e a ls,” He s tre ss e d th e u r gency fo r such a fa ith in fa c e of th e ev e r-p re sen t C ommunistic th r e a t to th e world. “Next in im p o rtan c e is a stro n g F a ith in o u rse lv e s,” he w en t on to say. F a ith to u p h o ld a n d defend th e legacy of freedlom so d early won on th e b a ttle fie ld s of y e ste rd ay , an d so v ita l to o u r coveted way of life. “ F a ith in God on whom we m u s t depend fo r th e s tre n g th a n d co u rag e n ecessary to p ro te c t a n d m a in ta in th e D emocratic w ay of life so d e a r to th e h e a rts of us a ll,” h e said in conclusion. “ I t was a stro n g fa ith in God on which th is n a tio n was fo u n d ed , a n d th e same stro n g fa ith in God which h a s en ab le d th e U n ited S ta te s to become th e w o rld p ow er she is to d a y .” T h e service was sp onsored by th e R o th sv ille F ir e Company, a n d was preceded by a p a ra d e of v e t erans, service m en a n d womien, Boy an d Girl Scouts, firemien, OFFERED FOR SALE — R e co rd -E x p re ss P h o to T h e K ey sto n e K n ittin g Mill B u ild in g w h ich S ta te S e n a to r G. G ray b ill Diehm o ffe re d .to th e L ititz F ir e Company fo r $15,000, sev e ra l th o u s a n d d o lla rs below a bid re p o rte d ly m ad e fo r th e b u ild in g re c en tly . 19 Exhibitors Sign Up For Boro’s First Antique Show One of th e b ig a ttra c tio n s of th e coming Bi-Cen ten n ial celeb ra tio n w ill be th e first a n tiq u e show in th e h is to ry of th e b o rough, to be held in th e R e c re a tio n C en te r Ju ly 3-4-5. A to ta l of 19 ex h ib ito rs from as f a r away a s P itts b u rg h a lre ad y have sig n ed c o n tra c ts to exh ib it, B a rto n S h arp , c h a irm a n of th e ex h ib it committee; re p o rte d th is week. R o b e rt W. Snyder, 344 N o rth B ro ad St., Is se rv in g as show man ag e r. E x h ib its of ra r e old a n tiq u e s owned by local co llecto rs will be placed on disp lay in p ra c tic a lly ev ery s to re window alo n g th e first blo ck of E a s t Main S tre e t a n d on B ro ad S tre e t from Orange to Market. T h e re still a re windows a v a ilab le fo r ap p ro x im a te ly six more collections o r p a rts of collections a n d local co llecto rs a re in v ited to co n ta c t th e ex h ib it committee, Mr. Sh arp explained. O th e r mem b ers of th e exhibit comm ittee a re W illiam L ig h t, co-c h a irm a n ; R o b e rt T rim b le , Jo h n K eller, R o b e rt Mearig, R o b e rt Bertzfield a n d B erne A n g stad t. A rra n g em e n ts fo r th e show w ill he completed a t a m e e tin g to be h eld Monday evening. School Not Over For 10 Teachers School is n o t o v er fo r te n te a c h e rs in th e W a rw ick Union D istrict. These te n w ill r e tu rn to college fo r r e f re s h e r co u rses a n d th e fu r th e rin g of th e ir ed u cation. \ R ic h a rd Will, sev en th g rad e te a c h e r a t R o th sv ille , w ill g ra d u a te on J u n e 1 4 th from Temple U n iv ersity w ith a d eg ree o f Maste r of E d u c a tio n ; a n d George Male, local coach, w ill complete his course in D riv e r E d u c a tio n a t Millersville S ta te T e a ch e rs College. Mrs. Mary Blondell, C h e rry Grove te a c h e r, a n d Mrs. D o ro th y R in e h a rt of th e M illp o rt School, w ill a tte n d Millersville fo r r e fre sh e r co u rses; a n d H a ro ld Zimm erm an , p rin c ip le of J o h n Beck School, will ta k e sum m e r g ra d u ; a te work a t Temple. L e s te r L a h r, six th g ra d e te a ch er in th e b o ro u g h school, has been given a sch o la rsh ip to th e C o nservation Wo rk sh o p a t P e n n sy lv an ia S ta te College. E s th e r Bair, music te a c h e r a t R o th sv ille a n d B ru n n e rv ille ; Lee Dunkle, local music te a c h e r; Miss E le a n o r G riffith , home economics te a c h e r in th e L ititz School; a n d Miss J a n e t R. Myers, e lem e n ta ry su p e rv iso r, w ill a ll ta k e g ra d u a te w o rk a t S tate. Over 70 Join ‘Brush’ Brothers The ra n k s of th e b e a rd ed gen try in L ititz was g row in g by le ap s an d bo u n d s h e re th is week — w ith more th a n 70 local men a lre a d y signed up as m em b ers of th e L ititz C h a p te r of B ro th e rs of th e B ru sh . I t looks as th o u g h sev e ra l h u n d red w ill have a b an d o n ed th e ir ra z o rs lo n g b efo re th e coming spectacle, it w as p red icted . A p a rtia l list, to be su p p le m en ted n e x t week, folows: Jo h n R. H e lte r, Jo h n R. Ri-n e e r, T. F re d Weaver, A lb e rt G. H ald em a n , Donald R, W a lte r, W illiam N. Young, E lm e r K. Lo n g en eck er, J . Donald Ross, W illiam E. Bingeman, Ben F o rre s t, William E. McCullough. Jo sep h H. Klos, Sid Long, Lloyd B. Miller, R o b e rt I. Heagy, Sr., Irv in B. Miller, S. L. Goche-n a u r, Lem Sipe, C a rp e n te r H a rt-ra n f t, Jaco b L o n g en eck er, Leon D eF e rn e lm o n t, R ic h a rd C h rist, F re d S henk, Jo h n H. Ulrich, J r . H a rry Sheffy, R aymond L. P e tty jo h n , J r ., C lair M. Koser, Ar- (Con tin u ed on P a g e 12) Standings For Queen Contest Are Announced In te r e s t in th e “Miss L ititz ” Queen c o n te s t re a ch ed th e b o ilin g p o in t th is week as Mrs. William Scatchiard, c h a irm a n , a n n o u n ced th e s ta n d in g fo r th e first period. At th e moment, Lynn R eiden-b au g h is a t th e h e ad of th e ra c e— b u t w ith Sylvia W ertsch , J a n e R iss e r a n d Vivian L an d is n o t f a r behind. Carol B a rb e r a n d M arian Gerh a r t a re tie , w ith Jo a n Snyder, Joyce Steffy, H e ttie S tau ffer a n d R o b e rta F re d e ric k r ig h t on th e ir heels. A n n o u n cemen t w ill be mad e weekly of th e re la tiv e sta n d in g s, an d Mrs. S c a tch a rd emphasized th a t th is is only th e first ta b u la tio n a n d th a t it s till is an y b o d y ’s con test. Girls a re u rg e d to re p o rt to Bi-Centennial H e a d q u a rte rs each T h u rsd a y , n o t only to mak e su re th a t an a c c u ra te ta b u la tio n may be made, b u t also th a t th ey may he given c re d it fo r bonus votes. The Queen w ill b e selected J u n e 25. P u b lic an n o u n c em en t w ill be made wh en she is crowned a t th e first p e rfo rm an c e of th e B i-C en ten n ial P a g e a n t. Mrs. Kauffman And Son Get Royal Irish Reception Mrs. H a ro ld K au ffm an , an d son, Keen, 121 W e st Lemon St., who a re sp en d in g th e sum m e r w ith Mrs. K au ffm an ’s m o th e r, Mrs. Agnes S h a rp ie s, B a lly c la re , Ire la n d , w ere te n d e re d a w arm re c ep tio n on th e ir a rr iv a l to Mrs. K au ffm an ’s n a tiv e soil. No so o n e r h a d th e y s e t fo o t in Ire la n d , w h e re a h o s t of frie n d s a n d re la tiv e s w ere on h a n d to g re e t th em in tr a d itio n a l Irish fash io n , an d p re se n te d Keen w ith an oversize sh illa la h (w h ich H a ro ld a n tic ip a te s will he u se d on h im come S e p tem b e r), a n d to Keen ’s m o th e r was given a g ray were mad e by Mrs. William McConnell, c h a irm a n o f th e B ally c la re F a ir Day. In a fro n t page p ic tu re s to ry of th e a rriv a l of th e Kauffmans, th e “ B e lfa st T e le g ra p h e r” s ta te s th a t “ th e w h isp e rin g of th e g re en fields of U lste r can be h e a rd d is tin c tly in a t le a s t one home in L ititz , P en n sy lv an ia , U.S.A.,” a n d fu r th e r s ta te s th a t to “ an exile” , F a ir Day a t B a lly c la re is simply irre sista b le . H a ro ld lik en s th e a ffa ir to th e R e ad in g o r Y o rk F a ir s h e re , excep t th a t th e r e a re no games of chance in co n n ectio n w ith F a ir A WELCOME FOR — THE VISITING FIREMEN! F o r th e firs t tim e in man y , m an y y e a rs, n obody seems to rem em b e r when, th e e n tire b u sin ess se c tio n b ro k e o u t in flags, b u n tin g a n d b a n n e rs th is week a s a m ean s o f g re e tin g a n d welcoming firemen a n d o th e rs who w ill a tte n d th e co u n ty firem en ’s co n v en tio n h e re a n d view th e firemen ’s p a ra d e S a tu rd a y . Graduate Of First H.S. Class To Attend Alumni Banquet See Hope To Revise Assessm’ts Buy New Police Car; To Close Broad St. For Dances B o rough council c re a te d a B o rough P la n n in g Commission an d in d ic a ted zoning soon will be in a u g u ra te d here, a t a len g th y m eetin g h eld Tu esd ay evening. Members of th e new commission will be n amed a t th e J u n e meetin g an d B o rough M an ag e r Dave B a u e r was in s tru c te d to a tte n d p la n n in g commission meetin g s in L a n c a ste r in o rd e r to tie in plans h e re w ith su b u rb a n p ro g rams. To R ev ise A ssessments T h a t eq u a liz a tio n of assessmen ts is n o t a dead issu e also was disclosed when S o licito r P au l A. Mueller d ecla red th e b o rough is w ith in its leg a l r ig h t to a p p ro p ria te money fo r rev isin g assessments. T h is opinion now w ill be p re se n te d to th e W a rw ick Union School B o a rd a n d if an a g re e m e n t can he re a ch ed , b o th b o rough assesso rs will a g a in be a sk ed to jo in a p la n to re v ise a ll b o ro u g h asse ssm en ts, p ro p e rty by p ro p e rty . Buy P o lic e C a r Council ap p ro v ed th e p u rch ase of a new police c a r, a Dodge, to b e 'p u r c h a s e d from J o h n Zart-m an fo r $2,300. A mobile rad io u n it w ill be in s ta lle d by th e Garden Spot Appliance Co., fo r $590. T h e p re s e n t police c a r w ill be u sed by th e b o ro u g h m an ag e r wh ile a dump tru c k owned by th e S tre e t Dept., was sold to Leroy Steffy fo r $1,355. Two o th e r tru c k s w ill be re -p a in te d by Keller- Bros, fo r th e i r bid of $179. A c o n tra c t was sig n ed with U.S. P ip e a n d F o u n d ry to fu rn ish pipe a t a price a p p ro x im a te ly 15 p e r-c en t above la s t y e a r’s q u o ta tio n . Council also decided to r e move th e c u lv e rt a t New a n d Lo cu st S tre e ts, m a k in g New a dead -en d s tre e t, p ro v id in g prop- ( C o n tin u ed on P a g e 7) JOHN LEAMAN RECEIVES DIVINITY DEGREE T h e d eg re e of B a ch e lo r of Div in ity was aw a rd e d to Jo h n David L eaman , son of Mrs. B. M. L eaman , of th is b o ro u g h , a t commen cemen t exercises h eld Tuesday ev ening a t th e Union Theological Sem in a ry in New York City. Mrs. L eam an a tte n d e d th e commencement, alo n g w ith h e r son a n d d au g h te r-in -law , Dr. an d Mrs. Thomas L eam an , Hershey. L ititz Hig h School h a s h a d a to ta l of 70 g ra d u a tin g classes— a n d a m em b e r of th e v e ry first class of 1 8S6, Mrs. E liz ab e th Hepp, w ill be one of th e h o n o red g u e sts to a tte n d th e b a n q u e t of th e L ititz Hig h School Alumni Association to n ig h t in th e Legion Club a t E p h ra ta . Mrs. Hepp is th e only su rv iv ing mem b er of h e r class. Dr. D. L. B iem e sd e rfe r, p re s id e n t of Millersville S ta te Teache rs College, will be th e sp e a k e r of th e evening, a n d Dr. Howard B. Minnich will serv e a s to a s tm aster. W ilb u r D itz le r ’42, p re s id e n t, will p resid e a t th e b u sin ess m e e tin g ; Rev. Carl F re d e ric k , ’49, will give th e in v o c a tio n ; Ray mond Reedy, ’23, will le ad th e sin g in g a n d J o h n Keehn, '24, will be th e p ia n ist; A u d rey R isse r, ’53, an d J a n e R isser, ’55, will sing a du et. G. Marlin Spaid, su p e rv isin g p rin c ip a l, will p re s e n t th e class of ’56, a n d Jam e s Sw arr, ’56 class p re s id e n t, will give th e r e sponse;. th e L ititz Hig h School Alumni aw a rd will be p re se n te d by Menno R o h re r, ’27; a n d p re s e n ta tio n of th e I. W a lto n Bobst aw a rd s will be mad e by Mrs. D. P. B rick e r, ’98. Mrs. E liz a b e th Ho ltzh o u se Kauffman, of Sw a rthm o re , will re p re s e n t th e class of 1906. O th e r officers of th e Alumni Include, Clarence Maharg, vice p re s id e n t; Miss Rochelle Kopp, re c o rd in g s e c re ta ry ; Miss Myra H o llin g er, c o rre sp o n d in g secreta ry ; W illiam H. D a rlin g to n , tre a su re r. Mr. a n d Mrs. R o b e rt Snyder a n d ch ild ren , M a rg a re t, Jam e s an d Sally, sp e n t th e week-end in town. WHAT OUR PAGEANT STAGE WILL LOOK LIKE Some id e a o f th e size o f th e s ta g e o f th e I an ces o f a celebration, h e ld re c e n tly in Cumber-local B i-C en ten n ia l P a g e a n t is se e n in th e p h o to la n d , Md., of w h ich R a le ig h T o z e r also w a s th e above ta k e n d u rin g on e of th e ev en in g p e rfo rm - | d ire c to r. 14 Local Organizations Supply Cast of 400 For Bi-Cen. Spectacle F o u rte e n L ititz re lig io u s, civic, a n d social o rg a n iz a tio n s will su p p ly th e c a st of th e 400 p e rsons fo r “ Our W o n d ro u s L an d ,” th e g ig an tic sp ectacle th a t will be th e o u ts ta n d in g e n te rta inm e n t fe a tu re d u rin g th e L ititz Bi-Cente n n ia l C e leb ra tio n J u n e 28 to Ju ly 3. The tw o -h o u r p ro d u ctio n , which will be given n ig h tly a t th e a th le tic field , w ill beg in w ith th e e a rly g row th of L ititz from th e old In d ia n days to th e p re sent. Many h is to ric a l scenes will be en acted . T h e f ir s t re h e a rs a l of th e P io n e e r Scenes, sp o n so red by th e F a rm W omen ’s Society, was held Monday ev en in g in Fe llow sh ip H all. T h is g ro u p in th e fu tu re w ill re h e a r s e o n F rid a y n ig h t, Mr. Tozer, th e d ire c to r, ex-- T h e c a st fo r W a r Scenes b eing re c ru ite d by th e Lions Club, will re h e a rs e on Monday n ig h ts a t 9 o ’clock; Tu esd ay a t 7 :3 0 p.m. th e c a s t fo r th e p o rtra y a l of E a rly Mo rav ian Scenes, b eing su p p lied by th e Men’s Bible Class of th e Moravian Church, a n d th e W. C. T. U., will re p o rt; a n d a t 8 :3 0 th e g ro u p fo r th e L a te r Mora v ia n Scenes, sp o n so red jo in tly by th e R o ta ry Club, St. P a u l’s L u th e ra n Church, a n d th e Mora v ia n Men’s Bible Class, w ill re h earse. On W e d n e sd ay n ig h t a t 8 :3 0 mem b e rs o f St. Jam e s P a rish , Un ited B re th re n Church, a n d th e Am erican Legion, w ill re h e a rse a t th e Odd F ellows H a ll fo r Civil W a r P e rio d Scenes. T h is is th e o n ly g ro u p n o t re h e a rs in g in ¡Scenes from th e Gay N in eties will be re h e a rs e d by th e Womans Club a n d th e American Legion A u x ilia ry on T h u rsd a y ev en in g a t 7 o ’clock; a n d on F rid a y a t 7 :3 0 p.m., th e Odd F ellows a n d th e R eb ek ah s will re h e a rse fo r th e ir p a rts in th e In d ia n Scenes; an d a t 8 :3 0 th e F a rm Women will a g a in re h e a rs e th e P io n e e r Scenes. T h e c a st fo r T h e P ro lo g u e b ein g p o rtra y e d by Hig h School g irls, will re p o r t a t th e A th le tic F ie ld o n S a tu rd a y m o rn in g a t 10 o ’clock. Mr. T o z e r p o in ted o u t th a t th e c a s t is n o t lim ited to memb e rs ,of th e v a rio u s sp o n so rin g o rg a n iz a tio n s, a n d a n y p e rso n w ish in g to p a rtic ip a te is welcome a t re h e a rs a ls of thoiT* niinino County Convention To Be Held In Park Here This Saturday Jimmie Witmyer Figures In Crash At1 Shore An au tom o b ile d riv en by Jam e s W itmy er, So u th Cedar St., th is bo ro u g h , was bad ly damaged in a collision w ith a n o th e r machine a t V en tn o r a n d Pen n sy lv a n ia Avenues in A tla n tic City, N. J ., S a tu rd a y evening. Witmy-e r ’s c a r was so badly damaged it h ad to be towed b ack to Lititz. W itm y e r a n d Lynn Kemper, also of th is bo ro u g h , who had accompanied him to th e shore, escaped u n h u rt. Lloyd Hess Lands Big Sail Fish H. Lloyd Hess, of S o u th Broad S tre e t, th is bo ro u g h , c a u g h t a seven-foot, n in e-in ch sailfish while fishing off th e co ast of F lo rid a Tu esd ay of la s t week, he re p o rte d u p o n h is r e tu rn here y e ste rd ay . The sailfish is exactly five inches lo n g er th a n a prize tro p h y c a u g h t by Mrs. Hess la s t y e a r— a t which tim e Mr. Hess re p o rte d he c a u g h t n o th in g la rg e r th a n a su ck er. T h is y e a r th e lu ck was rev e rsed w ith Mrs. Hess re p o r ting no fish— only a slig h t a tta c k of seasickness. Mr. a n d Mrs. Hess sp en t th e p a st mo n th a t T h e Castaways, Miami Beach, F lo rid a . On th e ir way home th e y v isited Mr. H e ss’ cousin, Jaco b Zeigler, a b ro th e r of Mrs. B a rb a ra Snyder, of S. Spruce S tre e t, th is b o ro u g h . T h e ir a rriv a l h ome also m a rk ed th e 3 9 th wed d in g an n iv e rsa ry fo r Mr. a n d Mrs. Hess. 400 Seek 1st Day Bi-Cente’nial Cancellations More th a n 400 p erso n s from a ll p a rts of th e n a tio n have m a iled from one to 30 pieces o f mail to be m a rk e d w ith th e special Bi-Centennial c an c e lla tio n on th e first day, F rid a y , it was disclosed a t th e postoffice y esterd ay . The sp ecial c an c e lla tio n which will be u sed d u rin g th e mo n th of J u n e fo r a ll mail passing th ro u g h th e local office b e a rs th e slo g an : 1756 — L ititz , P a . — 1956 — 2 0 0 th A n n iv e rsa ry — — Of The Community — W ith co lle c to rs showing an u n u su a l in te re s t in th e first-day c a n c e lla tio n h e re , th e s e cancellatio n s im m ed ia te ly will become v a lu ed o b jects fo r co llecto rs everyw h ere. L e tte rs s till can be ta k e n to th e postoffice to d ay for th e first-d ay can c e lla tio n , P o stm a s te r R o b e rt P fa u tz explained. F ra n c e s Grosh, of W ash in g to n , D. C., is sp en d in g th e week in town. Corn Soup Festival And Eddie Grady's Band Added Attractions The p a ra d e w ill move from th e Animal T ra p p a rk in g lo t a t 2 :0 0 p.m. R o u te : F ro n t St. to B ro ad , so u th o n B ro ad to Main, w est o n Main to Spruce, so u th o n S pruce to Second Ave., to Broad, n o rth on B ro a d to Main, e a s t on Main to Lo cu st, n o rth on L o cu st to A n imal T ra p Co. w h e re it w ill disb an d . T h o u san d s of p erso n s a re expected to jam in to L ititz th is S a tu rd a y to w itn ess th e two-mile lo n g p a ra d e to be h eld in co n ju n c tio n w ith th e 3 6 th an n u al convention of th e L a n c a ste r County F irem e n ’s Assciation. The convention will be th e th ird firem e n ’s co n vention h e ld in th e h is to ry of th e b o rough an d th e firs t since 1929. The business session of th e conv en tio n will convene in th e L ititz Sp rin g s P a rk a t 9 a.m. an d will rem a in in session u n til noon. Dele g a te s from a ll co u n ty fire compan ies will tra n s a c t b u sin ess fo r th e y e a r an d elect officers. The chicken corn soup fe stiv a l will be h e ld in th e firehouse fo r th e b u ck e t “ b rig a d e ” a n d a t th e p a rk w h e re ta b le s w ill be s e t up. T h e b o ro u g h a lre a d y p re s e n te d a festiv e a p p e a ran c e to d ay w ith a m a jo rity of local b u sin ess places a n d many re sid en c e s gayly d e co ra ted w ith flag s, b u n tin g an d “Welcme F irem e n ” sig n s a n d placa rd s. (C rn tln u e d on P ag e 12) Rev. Neideigh Appeals For Condon Sense Diplomacy, ed u c a tio n a n d th e Holy Bible can p ro te c t u s from th e su ffe rin g s of th e b a ttle fie ld— if we le a rn how to use th em , Rev. Roy Neideigh a ss e rte d in a s tir r in g Memorial Day a d d re s s which fe a tu re d th e o bservance in th e Moravian Cemetery h e re y esterd ay . “ Todajr we n eed simple a n d common sen se ,” he d e c la red , “W eapons such a s tr u th a n d ju s tic e w ith which to fig h t p re ju d ice, h a tre d , envy a n d a ll of th e o th e r d ead ly sin s which a re a b o u t us. Contin u in g , Rev. Neideigh decla red : “ In th is modern day an d age we mu st le a rn to u se th e weapons we have a t h an d , o u r h e ritag e, th e Holy Bible, th e b a llo t box a n d a ll of o u r man y fre e doms. So lo n g a s people live In fe a r of bombers an d in th e sh a dow of ty ran n y , ju s t th a t long is o u r ta sk u n fin ish ed . “And th e r e fo r by th e use of diplomacy in ste ad of th e can non; by b ro th e rly love in s te a d of (C o n tin u ed on P ag e 12) Kangaroo Court To Hold Its First Session Friday Evening Bob W eav er, “ Supreme Most High Sheriff” o f “ The Kan g aro o C o u rt” an n o u n c ed to d a y th a t th e first session of th e C o u rt will he held th is F rid a y evening a t 8:00 o ’clock. “We a re ca llin g up o n a ll ‘B ro th e rs of th e B ru sh ’ to re p o rt to Ye C en te r S q u a re a t th is time. This mean s a ll b e a rd ed men who h ave d u ly re g is te re d th e ir whisk e rs an d have secu red th e ir official certificates a n d h a t,” Bob added. “We h ave fitted u p o u r ‘K an garoo P a tro l P ad d y W ag o n ’ with a few new g a d g e ts a n d w ill have o u r p o rtab le ‘S to ck ad e ’ mo unted on a special tr a ile r. The Keystone Cops h ave been in s tru c te d to b rin g In th e m o st fla g ra n t vio lato rs of th e ‘Sh av in g P e rm it,’ ‘Cosmetic P e rm it,’ h a t a n d bonn e t re g u la tio n s a n d th e s e cases will be tr ie d by o u r Most Unmercifu l Ju d g e , E d S tro b le a n d myself. “We a re going to afford th e se v io la to rs some sem b lan ce of ju s tice. We will have a twelve-man ju ry , composed o f six smooth-th e B ru sh . In th e case of a sp lit v erd ict, e ith e r Ju d g e S tro b le o r myself w ill v o te a s a th irte e n th Ju ro r. While It is tr u e th a t we may be more o r less p re ju d ic ed as a d d itio n a l mem b ers of th e venue, th e d e fe n d a n ts w ill h ave a t le a s t a o n e-ln -a -th o u san d chance of se c u rin g a n a c q u itta l. “The Key sto n e Cops a re now c o n stru c tin g sev e ra l new engines of to r tu r e fo r th o se fo u n d g u ilty in The Court. The mo st novel will b e ‘The T o rtu re C h am b e r’ fo r lady offenders. A n o th e r in n o v a tio n is ‘Ye A n cien t P illo ry ” fo r th e c h a stisem e n t of men w ith o u t S h a v e r’s P e rm its, B ro th e rs of th e B ru sh w ith o u t official c e rtificates a n d men w ith o u t official derbies. “Those sen ten c ed fo r m in o r offenses will be in tro d u c e d to His M ajesty ’s ‘Royal Ball a n d C h ain ’ p ro ced u re. P e rh a p s th e most ig nomin io u s devices fo r m e tin g o u t p u n ishm e n t will be ‘Ye W a te ro u s B a th -T u b ,’ in to which th e w o rst offenders w ill be publicly ‘d u n k e d .’ Th is w ill be re se rv e d fo r onlv t.hosft violation« •ortii/-»*«
Object Description
Title | Lititz Record Express |
Masthead | Lititz Record Express 1956-05-31 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Description | Lititz newspapers 1877-2001 |
Publisher | Record Print. Co. |
Date | 1956-05-31 |
Location Covered | United States;Pennsylvania;Lancaster County (Pa.);Lititz (Pa.);Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Identifier | 05_31_1956.pdf |
Language | English |
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Description
Title | Page 1 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Location Covered | United States;Pennsylvania;Lancaster County (Pa.);Lititz (Pa.);Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact LancasterHistory, Attn: Library Services, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, PA, 17603. Phone: 717-392-4633, ext. 126. Email: research@lancasterhistory.org |
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Full Text | Volunteer Today For A Part In The Bi-Centennial Pageant The Lititz Record - Express Serving The Warwick Union Area For The Past Eighty Years 80th Year E s ta b lish ed A p r il, 1877, as The Sunbeam (Consolidated w ith The L it i t z Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pà., Thursday, May 31, 1956 5 cents a C o p y ; $2.50 per y e a r b y m a ll, w ith in L an c a s te r C o u n ty ; $3.00 elsewhere. WELCOME! Lancaster County Firemen’s Association No. 9 Thousands To lam Boro For Firemen's Parade Council Creates Borough Planning Commission Firemen Refuse Building A fte r discussing th e m a tte r fo r more th a n an h o u r, m em b e rs o f th e L ititz F ire Company la te la s t n ig h t tu rn e d down an roffer to p u rch a se th e fo rm e r Keysttone K n ittin g Mill b u ild in g on W e s t Main S tre e t, from S tate S e n a to r G. Graybill Diehm. In th e ir discussion, firemen expressed th e opinion th a t w h ile th e offer was considered a v e ry f a ir one, th ey can n o t afford to in v e st in a b u ild in g a t th is tim e , in a sm u ch a s th ey re c en tly p u r ch a sed a new Seagrave p um p e r. T h e offer to sell th e b u ild in g in clu d ed a clause th a t it m u s t n o t be re-sold in th e n e a r fu tu r e a n d th a t a decision m u s t be m a d e th is week. F irem en ex p ressed th e opinion th e y n eeded m o re tim e to in v e stig a te th e p o ssib ility of lon g -ran g e financing and th u s had to tu rn it down. “We also fe lt th e re is no imm ed ia te need fo r a second b u ild in g ,” P a u l F. Diehm, p re s id e n t o f th e company, explained. Spoke At Rothsville Robert H. Phillips Memorial Day Services At Rothsville T h e Memorial Day se rv ic e s y e ste rd a y m o rn in g in th e R o th s v ille L u th e ra n C emetery w e re well a tte n d e d , a n d th e sp e a k e rs o f th e day, R o b e rt H. Philllips, Mountville, p a st c om m a n d e r of American Legion P o s t 34, L a n c a ste r, d eliv ered a v ery in sp irin g a n d ch allen g in g message. T h e R o th sv ille serv ice w a s tem p o ra rily d is ru p te d w h e n tw o o f th e y o u n g m a r c h e rs su d d en ly collapsed. T h e f ir s t to slump to th e g ro u n d w a s J u d y Zercher, 16, d a u g h te r of Mr. an d Mrs. R ich a rd Z e rch er. M a rk e t S tre e t, a m a jo r e tte w ith th e Lititz Hijgh School B and. A few m om e n ts i la te r Jo h n Reitz, nine, son o f I Mr. a n d Mrs. Jo h n C. R e itz , Millway, a Cub Scout, fa in te d . B ru n n e rv ille a n d R o th sv ille firemen p re s e n t a dm in is te re d firs t aid tr e a tm e n t. B o th w e re th e n esco rted to th e ir h om e s. S peaking on th e theme, “T im e Is R u n n in g O u t,” Mr. P h illip s likened th e th re e m a jo r p o in ts of his ad d ress to “ th re e im p o rta n t candles lig h tin g th e impemd- ! in g d a rk n e s s of th e world todaiy.” I “Most im p o rta n t of th e thiree lig h ts ,” he said, “ is th a t li g h t I which I sh a ll call an u n d a u n te d F a ith in America a n d in A m e rican Id e a ls,” He s tre ss e d th e u r gency fo r such a fa ith in fa c e of th e ev e r-p re sen t C ommunistic th r e a t to th e world. “Next in im p o rtan c e is a stro n g F a ith in o u rse lv e s,” he w en t on to say. F a ith to u p h o ld a n d defend th e legacy of freedlom so d early won on th e b a ttle fie ld s of y e ste rd ay , an d so v ita l to o u r coveted way of life. “ F a ith in God on whom we m u s t depend fo r th e s tre n g th a n d co u rag e n ecessary to p ro te c t a n d m a in ta in th e D emocratic w ay of life so d e a r to th e h e a rts of us a ll,” h e said in conclusion. “ I t was a stro n g fa ith in God on which th is n a tio n was fo u n d ed , a n d th e same stro n g fa ith in God which h a s en ab le d th e U n ited S ta te s to become th e w o rld p ow er she is to d a y .” T h e service was sp onsored by th e R o th sv ille F ir e Company, a n d was preceded by a p a ra d e of v e t erans, service m en a n d womien, Boy an d Girl Scouts, firemien, OFFERED FOR SALE — R e co rd -E x p re ss P h o to T h e K ey sto n e K n ittin g Mill B u ild in g w h ich S ta te S e n a to r G. G ray b ill Diehm o ffe re d .to th e L ititz F ir e Company fo r $15,000, sev e ra l th o u s a n d d o lla rs below a bid re p o rte d ly m ad e fo r th e b u ild in g re c en tly . 19 Exhibitors Sign Up For Boro’s First Antique Show One of th e b ig a ttra c tio n s of th e coming Bi-Cen ten n ial celeb ra tio n w ill be th e first a n tiq u e show in th e h is to ry of th e b o rough, to be held in th e R e c re a tio n C en te r Ju ly 3-4-5. A to ta l of 19 ex h ib ito rs from as f a r away a s P itts b u rg h a lre ad y have sig n ed c o n tra c ts to exh ib it, B a rto n S h arp , c h a irm a n of th e ex h ib it committee; re p o rte d th is week. R o b e rt W. Snyder, 344 N o rth B ro ad St., Is se rv in g as show man ag e r. E x h ib its of ra r e old a n tiq u e s owned by local co llecto rs will be placed on disp lay in p ra c tic a lly ev ery s to re window alo n g th e first blo ck of E a s t Main S tre e t a n d on B ro ad S tre e t from Orange to Market. T h e re still a re windows a v a ilab le fo r ap p ro x im a te ly six more collections o r p a rts of collections a n d local co llecto rs a re in v ited to co n ta c t th e ex h ib it committee, Mr. Sh arp explained. O th e r mem b ers of th e exhibit comm ittee a re W illiam L ig h t, co-c h a irm a n ; R o b e rt T rim b le , Jo h n K eller, R o b e rt Mearig, R o b e rt Bertzfield a n d B erne A n g stad t. A rra n g em e n ts fo r th e show w ill he completed a t a m e e tin g to be h eld Monday evening. School Not Over For 10 Teachers School is n o t o v er fo r te n te a c h e rs in th e W a rw ick Union D istrict. These te n w ill r e tu rn to college fo r r e f re s h e r co u rses a n d th e fu r th e rin g of th e ir ed u cation. \ R ic h a rd Will, sev en th g rad e te a c h e r a t R o th sv ille , w ill g ra d u a te on J u n e 1 4 th from Temple U n iv ersity w ith a d eg ree o f Maste r of E d u c a tio n ; a n d George Male, local coach, w ill complete his course in D riv e r E d u c a tio n a t Millersville S ta te T e a ch e rs College. Mrs. Mary Blondell, C h e rry Grove te a c h e r, a n d Mrs. D o ro th y R in e h a rt of th e M illp o rt School, w ill a tte n d Millersville fo r r e fre sh e r co u rses; a n d H a ro ld Zimm erm an , p rin c ip le of J o h n Beck School, will ta k e sum m e r g ra d u ; a te work a t Temple. L e s te r L a h r, six th g ra d e te a ch er in th e b o ro u g h school, has been given a sch o la rsh ip to th e C o nservation Wo rk sh o p a t P e n n sy lv an ia S ta te College. E s th e r Bair, music te a c h e r a t R o th sv ille a n d B ru n n e rv ille ; Lee Dunkle, local music te a c h e r; Miss E le a n o r G riffith , home economics te a c h e r in th e L ititz School; a n d Miss J a n e t R. Myers, e lem e n ta ry su p e rv iso r, w ill a ll ta k e g ra d u a te w o rk a t S tate. Over 70 Join ‘Brush’ Brothers The ra n k s of th e b e a rd ed gen try in L ititz was g row in g by le ap s an d bo u n d s h e re th is week — w ith more th a n 70 local men a lre a d y signed up as m em b ers of th e L ititz C h a p te r of B ro th e rs of th e B ru sh . I t looks as th o u g h sev e ra l h u n d red w ill have a b an d o n ed th e ir ra z o rs lo n g b efo re th e coming spectacle, it w as p red icted . A p a rtia l list, to be su p p le m en ted n e x t week, folows: Jo h n R. H e lte r, Jo h n R. Ri-n e e r, T. F re d Weaver, A lb e rt G. H ald em a n , Donald R, W a lte r, W illiam N. Young, E lm e r K. Lo n g en eck er, J . Donald Ross, W illiam E. Bingeman, Ben F o rre s t, William E. McCullough. Jo sep h H. Klos, Sid Long, Lloyd B. Miller, R o b e rt I. Heagy, Sr., Irv in B. Miller, S. L. Goche-n a u r, Lem Sipe, C a rp e n te r H a rt-ra n f t, Jaco b L o n g en eck er, Leon D eF e rn e lm o n t, R ic h a rd C h rist, F re d S henk, Jo h n H. Ulrich, J r . H a rry Sheffy, R aymond L. P e tty jo h n , J r ., C lair M. Koser, Ar- (Con tin u ed on P a g e 12) Standings For Queen Contest Are Announced In te r e s t in th e “Miss L ititz ” Queen c o n te s t re a ch ed th e b o ilin g p o in t th is week as Mrs. William Scatchiard, c h a irm a n , a n n o u n ced th e s ta n d in g fo r th e first period. At th e moment, Lynn R eiden-b au g h is a t th e h e ad of th e ra c e— b u t w ith Sylvia W ertsch , J a n e R iss e r a n d Vivian L an d is n o t f a r behind. Carol B a rb e r a n d M arian Gerh a r t a re tie , w ith Jo a n Snyder, Joyce Steffy, H e ttie S tau ffer a n d R o b e rta F re d e ric k r ig h t on th e ir heels. A n n o u n cemen t w ill be mad e weekly of th e re la tiv e sta n d in g s, an d Mrs. S c a tch a rd emphasized th a t th is is only th e first ta b u la tio n a n d th a t it s till is an y b o d y ’s con test. Girls a re u rg e d to re p o rt to Bi-Centennial H e a d q u a rte rs each T h u rsd a y , n o t only to mak e su re th a t an a c c u ra te ta b u la tio n may be made, b u t also th a t th ey may he given c re d it fo r bonus votes. The Queen w ill b e selected J u n e 25. P u b lic an n o u n c em en t w ill be made wh en she is crowned a t th e first p e rfo rm an c e of th e B i-C en ten n ial P a g e a n t. Mrs. Kauffman And Son Get Royal Irish Reception Mrs. H a ro ld K au ffm an , an d son, Keen, 121 W e st Lemon St., who a re sp en d in g th e sum m e r w ith Mrs. K au ffm an ’s m o th e r, Mrs. Agnes S h a rp ie s, B a lly c la re , Ire la n d , w ere te n d e re d a w arm re c ep tio n on th e ir a rr iv a l to Mrs. K au ffm an ’s n a tiv e soil. No so o n e r h a d th e y s e t fo o t in Ire la n d , w h e re a h o s t of frie n d s a n d re la tiv e s w ere on h a n d to g re e t th em in tr a d itio n a l Irish fash io n , an d p re se n te d Keen w ith an oversize sh illa la h (w h ich H a ro ld a n tic ip a te s will he u se d on h im come S e p tem b e r), a n d to Keen ’s m o th e r was given a g ray were mad e by Mrs. William McConnell, c h a irm a n o f th e B ally c la re F a ir Day. In a fro n t page p ic tu re s to ry of th e a rriv a l of th e Kauffmans, th e “ B e lfa st T e le g ra p h e r” s ta te s th a t “ th e w h isp e rin g of th e g re en fields of U lste r can be h e a rd d is tin c tly in a t le a s t one home in L ititz , P en n sy lv an ia , U.S.A.,” a n d fu r th e r s ta te s th a t to “ an exile” , F a ir Day a t B a lly c la re is simply irre sista b le . H a ro ld lik en s th e a ffa ir to th e R e ad in g o r Y o rk F a ir s h e re , excep t th a t th e r e a re no games of chance in co n n ectio n w ith F a ir A WELCOME FOR — THE VISITING FIREMEN! F o r th e firs t tim e in man y , m an y y e a rs, n obody seems to rem em b e r when, th e e n tire b u sin ess se c tio n b ro k e o u t in flags, b u n tin g a n d b a n n e rs th is week a s a m ean s o f g re e tin g a n d welcoming firemen a n d o th e rs who w ill a tte n d th e co u n ty firem en ’s co n v en tio n h e re a n d view th e firemen ’s p a ra d e S a tu rd a y . Graduate Of First H.S. Class To Attend Alumni Banquet See Hope To Revise Assessm’ts Buy New Police Car; To Close Broad St. For Dances B o rough council c re a te d a B o rough P la n n in g Commission an d in d ic a ted zoning soon will be in a u g u ra te d here, a t a len g th y m eetin g h eld Tu esd ay evening. Members of th e new commission will be n amed a t th e J u n e meetin g an d B o rough M an ag e r Dave B a u e r was in s tru c te d to a tte n d p la n n in g commission meetin g s in L a n c a ste r in o rd e r to tie in plans h e re w ith su b u rb a n p ro g rams. To R ev ise A ssessments T h a t eq u a liz a tio n of assessmen ts is n o t a dead issu e also was disclosed when S o licito r P au l A. Mueller d ecla red th e b o rough is w ith in its leg a l r ig h t to a p p ro p ria te money fo r rev isin g assessments. T h is opinion now w ill be p re se n te d to th e W a rw ick Union School B o a rd a n d if an a g re e m e n t can he re a ch ed , b o th b o rough assesso rs will a g a in be a sk ed to jo in a p la n to re v ise a ll b o ro u g h asse ssm en ts, p ro p e rty by p ro p e rty . Buy P o lic e C a r Council ap p ro v ed th e p u rch ase of a new police c a r, a Dodge, to b e 'p u r c h a s e d from J o h n Zart-m an fo r $2,300. A mobile rad io u n it w ill be in s ta lle d by th e Garden Spot Appliance Co., fo r $590. T h e p re s e n t police c a r w ill be u sed by th e b o ro u g h m an ag e r wh ile a dump tru c k owned by th e S tre e t Dept., was sold to Leroy Steffy fo r $1,355. Two o th e r tru c k s w ill be re -p a in te d by Keller- Bros, fo r th e i r bid of $179. A c o n tra c t was sig n ed with U.S. P ip e a n d F o u n d ry to fu rn ish pipe a t a price a p p ro x im a te ly 15 p e r-c en t above la s t y e a r’s q u o ta tio n . Council also decided to r e move th e c u lv e rt a t New a n d Lo cu st S tre e ts, m a k in g New a dead -en d s tre e t, p ro v id in g prop- ( C o n tin u ed on P a g e 7) JOHN LEAMAN RECEIVES DIVINITY DEGREE T h e d eg re e of B a ch e lo r of Div in ity was aw a rd e d to Jo h n David L eaman , son of Mrs. B. M. L eaman , of th is b o ro u g h , a t commen cemen t exercises h eld Tuesday ev ening a t th e Union Theological Sem in a ry in New York City. Mrs. L eam an a tte n d e d th e commencement, alo n g w ith h e r son a n d d au g h te r-in -law , Dr. an d Mrs. Thomas L eam an , Hershey. L ititz Hig h School h a s h a d a to ta l of 70 g ra d u a tin g classes— a n d a m em b e r of th e v e ry first class of 1 8S6, Mrs. E liz ab e th Hepp, w ill be one of th e h o n o red g u e sts to a tte n d th e b a n q u e t of th e L ititz Hig h School Alumni Association to n ig h t in th e Legion Club a t E p h ra ta . Mrs. Hepp is th e only su rv iv ing mem b er of h e r class. Dr. D. L. B iem e sd e rfe r, p re s id e n t of Millersville S ta te Teache rs College, will be th e sp e a k e r of th e evening, a n d Dr. Howard B. Minnich will serv e a s to a s tm aster. W ilb u r D itz le r ’42, p re s id e n t, will p resid e a t th e b u sin ess m e e tin g ; Rev. Carl F re d e ric k , ’49, will give th e in v o c a tio n ; Ray mond Reedy, ’23, will le ad th e sin g in g a n d J o h n Keehn, '24, will be th e p ia n ist; A u d rey R isse r, ’53, an d J a n e R isser, ’55, will sing a du et. G. Marlin Spaid, su p e rv isin g p rin c ip a l, will p re s e n t th e class of ’56, a n d Jam e s Sw arr, ’56 class p re s id e n t, will give th e r e sponse;. th e L ititz Hig h School Alumni aw a rd will be p re se n te d by Menno R o h re r, ’27; a n d p re s e n ta tio n of th e I. W a lto n Bobst aw a rd s will be mad e by Mrs. D. P. B rick e r, ’98. Mrs. E liz a b e th Ho ltzh o u se Kauffman, of Sw a rthm o re , will re p re s e n t th e class of 1906. O th e r officers of th e Alumni Include, Clarence Maharg, vice p re s id e n t; Miss Rochelle Kopp, re c o rd in g s e c re ta ry ; Miss Myra H o llin g er, c o rre sp o n d in g secreta ry ; W illiam H. D a rlin g to n , tre a su re r. Mr. a n d Mrs. R o b e rt Snyder a n d ch ild ren , M a rg a re t, Jam e s an d Sally, sp e n t th e week-end in town. WHAT OUR PAGEANT STAGE WILL LOOK LIKE Some id e a o f th e size o f th e s ta g e o f th e I an ces o f a celebration, h e ld re c e n tly in Cumber-local B i-C en ten n ia l P a g e a n t is se e n in th e p h o to la n d , Md., of w h ich R a le ig h T o z e r also w a s th e above ta k e n d u rin g on e of th e ev en in g p e rfo rm - | d ire c to r. 14 Local Organizations Supply Cast of 400 For Bi-Cen. Spectacle F o u rte e n L ititz re lig io u s, civic, a n d social o rg a n iz a tio n s will su p p ly th e c a st of th e 400 p e rsons fo r “ Our W o n d ro u s L an d ,” th e g ig an tic sp ectacle th a t will be th e o u ts ta n d in g e n te rta inm e n t fe a tu re d u rin g th e L ititz Bi-Cente n n ia l C e leb ra tio n J u n e 28 to Ju ly 3. The tw o -h o u r p ro d u ctio n , which will be given n ig h tly a t th e a th le tic field , w ill beg in w ith th e e a rly g row th of L ititz from th e old In d ia n days to th e p re sent. Many h is to ric a l scenes will be en acted . T h e f ir s t re h e a rs a l of th e P io n e e r Scenes, sp o n so red by th e F a rm W omen ’s Society, was held Monday ev en in g in Fe llow sh ip H all. T h is g ro u p in th e fu tu re w ill re h e a r s e o n F rid a y n ig h t, Mr. Tozer, th e d ire c to r, ex-- T h e c a st fo r W a r Scenes b eing re c ru ite d by th e Lions Club, will re h e a rs e on Monday n ig h ts a t 9 o ’clock; Tu esd ay a t 7 :3 0 p.m. th e c a s t fo r th e p o rtra y a l of E a rly Mo rav ian Scenes, b eing su p p lied by th e Men’s Bible Class of th e Moravian Church, a n d th e W. C. T. U., will re p o rt; a n d a t 8 :3 0 th e g ro u p fo r th e L a te r Mora v ia n Scenes, sp o n so red jo in tly by th e R o ta ry Club, St. P a u l’s L u th e ra n Church, a n d th e Mora v ia n Men’s Bible Class, w ill re h earse. On W e d n e sd ay n ig h t a t 8 :3 0 mem b e rs o f St. Jam e s P a rish , Un ited B re th re n Church, a n d th e Am erican Legion, w ill re h e a rse a t th e Odd F ellows H a ll fo r Civil W a r P e rio d Scenes. T h is is th e o n ly g ro u p n o t re h e a rs in g in ¡Scenes from th e Gay N in eties will be re h e a rs e d by th e Womans Club a n d th e American Legion A u x ilia ry on T h u rsd a y ev en in g a t 7 o ’clock; a n d on F rid a y a t 7 :3 0 p.m., th e Odd F ellows a n d th e R eb ek ah s will re h e a rse fo r th e ir p a rts in th e In d ia n Scenes; an d a t 8 :3 0 th e F a rm Women will a g a in re h e a rs e th e P io n e e r Scenes. T h e c a st fo r T h e P ro lo g u e b ein g p o rtra y e d by Hig h School g irls, will re p o r t a t th e A th le tic F ie ld o n S a tu rd a y m o rn in g a t 10 o ’clock. Mr. T o z e r p o in ted o u t th a t th e c a s t is n o t lim ited to memb e rs ,of th e v a rio u s sp o n so rin g o rg a n iz a tio n s, a n d a n y p e rso n w ish in g to p a rtic ip a te is welcome a t re h e a rs a ls of thoiT* niinino County Convention To Be Held In Park Here This Saturday Jimmie Witmyer Figures In Crash At1 Shore An au tom o b ile d riv en by Jam e s W itmy er, So u th Cedar St., th is bo ro u g h , was bad ly damaged in a collision w ith a n o th e r machine a t V en tn o r a n d Pen n sy lv a n ia Avenues in A tla n tic City, N. J ., S a tu rd a y evening. Witmy-e r ’s c a r was so badly damaged it h ad to be towed b ack to Lititz. W itm y e r a n d Lynn Kemper, also of th is bo ro u g h , who had accompanied him to th e shore, escaped u n h u rt. Lloyd Hess Lands Big Sail Fish H. Lloyd Hess, of S o u th Broad S tre e t, th is bo ro u g h , c a u g h t a seven-foot, n in e-in ch sailfish while fishing off th e co ast of F lo rid a Tu esd ay of la s t week, he re p o rte d u p o n h is r e tu rn here y e ste rd ay . The sailfish is exactly five inches lo n g er th a n a prize tro p h y c a u g h t by Mrs. Hess la s t y e a r— a t which tim e Mr. Hess re p o rte d he c a u g h t n o th in g la rg e r th a n a su ck er. T h is y e a r th e lu ck was rev e rsed w ith Mrs. Hess re p o r ting no fish— only a slig h t a tta c k of seasickness. Mr. a n d Mrs. Hess sp en t th e p a st mo n th a t T h e Castaways, Miami Beach, F lo rid a . On th e ir way home th e y v isited Mr. H e ss’ cousin, Jaco b Zeigler, a b ro th e r of Mrs. B a rb a ra Snyder, of S. Spruce S tre e t, th is b o ro u g h . T h e ir a rriv a l h ome also m a rk ed th e 3 9 th wed d in g an n iv e rsa ry fo r Mr. a n d Mrs. Hess. 400 Seek 1st Day Bi-Cente’nial Cancellations More th a n 400 p erso n s from a ll p a rts of th e n a tio n have m a iled from one to 30 pieces o f mail to be m a rk e d w ith th e special Bi-Centennial c an c e lla tio n on th e first day, F rid a y , it was disclosed a t th e postoffice y esterd ay . The sp ecial c an c e lla tio n which will be u sed d u rin g th e mo n th of J u n e fo r a ll mail passing th ro u g h th e local office b e a rs th e slo g an : 1756 — L ititz , P a . — 1956 — 2 0 0 th A n n iv e rsa ry — — Of The Community — W ith co lle c to rs showing an u n u su a l in te re s t in th e first-day c a n c e lla tio n h e re , th e s e cancellatio n s im m ed ia te ly will become v a lu ed o b jects fo r co llecto rs everyw h ere. L e tte rs s till can be ta k e n to th e postoffice to d ay for th e first-d ay can c e lla tio n , P o stm a s te r R o b e rt P fa u tz explained. F ra n c e s Grosh, of W ash in g to n , D. C., is sp en d in g th e week in town. Corn Soup Festival And Eddie Grady's Band Added Attractions The p a ra d e w ill move from th e Animal T ra p p a rk in g lo t a t 2 :0 0 p.m. R o u te : F ro n t St. to B ro ad , so u th o n B ro ad to Main, w est o n Main to Spruce, so u th o n S pruce to Second Ave., to Broad, n o rth on B ro a d to Main, e a s t on Main to Lo cu st, n o rth on L o cu st to A n imal T ra p Co. w h e re it w ill disb an d . T h o u san d s of p erso n s a re expected to jam in to L ititz th is S a tu rd a y to w itn ess th e two-mile lo n g p a ra d e to be h eld in co n ju n c tio n w ith th e 3 6 th an n u al convention of th e L a n c a ste r County F irem e n ’s Assciation. The convention will be th e th ird firem e n ’s co n vention h e ld in th e h is to ry of th e b o rough an d th e firs t since 1929. The business session of th e conv en tio n will convene in th e L ititz Sp rin g s P a rk a t 9 a.m. an d will rem a in in session u n til noon. Dele g a te s from a ll co u n ty fire compan ies will tra n s a c t b u sin ess fo r th e y e a r an d elect officers. The chicken corn soup fe stiv a l will be h e ld in th e firehouse fo r th e b u ck e t “ b rig a d e ” a n d a t th e p a rk w h e re ta b le s w ill be s e t up. T h e b o ro u g h a lre a d y p re s e n te d a festiv e a p p e a ran c e to d ay w ith a m a jo rity of local b u sin ess places a n d many re sid en c e s gayly d e co ra ted w ith flag s, b u n tin g an d “Welcme F irem e n ” sig n s a n d placa rd s. (C rn tln u e d on P ag e 12) Rev. Neideigh Appeals For Condon Sense Diplomacy, ed u c a tio n a n d th e Holy Bible can p ro te c t u s from th e su ffe rin g s of th e b a ttle fie ld— if we le a rn how to use th em , Rev. Roy Neideigh a ss e rte d in a s tir r in g Memorial Day a d d re s s which fe a tu re d th e o bservance in th e Moravian Cemetery h e re y esterd ay . “ Todajr we n eed simple a n d common sen se ,” he d e c la red , “W eapons such a s tr u th a n d ju s tic e w ith which to fig h t p re ju d ice, h a tre d , envy a n d a ll of th e o th e r d ead ly sin s which a re a b o u t us. Contin u in g , Rev. Neideigh decla red : “ In th is modern day an d age we mu st le a rn to u se th e weapons we have a t h an d , o u r h e ritag e, th e Holy Bible, th e b a llo t box a n d a ll of o u r man y fre e doms. So lo n g a s people live In fe a r of bombers an d in th e sh a dow of ty ran n y , ju s t th a t long is o u r ta sk u n fin ish ed . “And th e r e fo r by th e use of diplomacy in ste ad of th e can non; by b ro th e rly love in s te a d of (C o n tin u ed on P ag e 12) Kangaroo Court To Hold Its First Session Friday Evening Bob W eav er, “ Supreme Most High Sheriff” o f “ The Kan g aro o C o u rt” an n o u n c ed to d a y th a t th e first session of th e C o u rt will he held th is F rid a y evening a t 8:00 o ’clock. “We a re ca llin g up o n a ll ‘B ro th e rs of th e B ru sh ’ to re p o rt to Ye C en te r S q u a re a t th is time. This mean s a ll b e a rd ed men who h ave d u ly re g is te re d th e ir whisk e rs an d have secu red th e ir official certificates a n d h a t,” Bob added. “We h ave fitted u p o u r ‘K an garoo P a tro l P ad d y W ag o n ’ with a few new g a d g e ts a n d w ill have o u r p o rtab le ‘S to ck ad e ’ mo unted on a special tr a ile r. The Keystone Cops h ave been in s tru c te d to b rin g In th e m o st fla g ra n t vio lato rs of th e ‘Sh av in g P e rm it,’ ‘Cosmetic P e rm it,’ h a t a n d bonn e t re g u la tio n s a n d th e s e cases will be tr ie d by o u r Most Unmercifu l Ju d g e , E d S tro b le a n d myself. “We a re going to afford th e se v io la to rs some sem b lan ce of ju s tice. We will have a twelve-man ju ry , composed o f six smooth-th e B ru sh . In th e case of a sp lit v erd ict, e ith e r Ju d g e S tro b le o r myself w ill v o te a s a th irte e n th Ju ro r. While It is tr u e th a t we may be more o r less p re ju d ic ed as a d d itio n a l mem b ers of th e venue, th e d e fe n d a n ts w ill h ave a t le a s t a o n e-ln -a -th o u san d chance of se c u rin g a n a c q u itta l. “The Key sto n e Cops a re now c o n stru c tin g sev e ra l new engines of to r tu r e fo r th o se fo u n d g u ilty in The Court. The mo st novel will b e ‘The T o rtu re C h am b e r’ fo r lady offenders. A n o th e r in n o v a tio n is ‘Ye A n cien t P illo ry ” fo r th e c h a stisem e n t of men w ith o u t S h a v e r’s P e rm its, B ro th e rs of th e B ru sh w ith o u t official c e rtificates a n d men w ith o u t official derbies. “Those sen ten c ed fo r m in o r offenses will be in tro d u c e d to His M ajesty ’s ‘Royal Ball a n d C h ain ’ p ro ced u re. P e rh a p s th e most ig nomin io u s devices fo r m e tin g o u t p u n ishm e n t will be ‘Ye W a te ro u s B a th -T u b ,’ in to which th e w o rst offenders w ill be publicly ‘d u n k e d .’ Th is w ill be re se rv e d fo r onlv t.hosft violation« •ortii/-»*« |
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