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/ Shop In Lititz Contest Pays O ff Weekly - Turn To Page 2 The Lititz Record - Express Serving The Warwick Union Area For Nearly A Century 82nd Year Dstablished April, 1877, as The Sunbeam (Consolidated with The U t ltz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, April 17, 1958 S cents a Copy; $8.50 per year by mail, within Lancaster County; $3.00 elsewhere. No. 3 Envision Shoppers Paradise The firs t warm breezes of Spring were partly blamed. Tuesday evening when local planners projected the ir think-well into the fu tu re and came up with plans for a “Shoppers’ P aradise” in L ititz ’. The plan presented by Curtis Amidon, president of the Lititz Planning Commission, proposed closing the first block of E ast Main Street to all traffic transform the present traffic lanes into a beautiful, public park where shoppers can stroll leisurely and even park the ir baby carriages. The alleys— one of Which is the currently -controversial North Alley—would be enlarged to carry the present Main Street traffic and also to provide off-the-street p a r k i n g areas a t the rea r of the stores. Amidon admitted he had been reading a lot about a similar plan being put into effect in Oregon and plans being studied by a number of large Cities a t the present time. [ Fellow members on t h e ] planning commission express-1 ed themselves as being favorably impressed by the idea. Later it was reported th a t Main Street merchants, who ju s t a few years ago objected to the five-day community show closing of the streets, viewed the plan as being a bit radical —‘but felt dt should be given a b it of study, a t least. Zoning Plans Charles Shepherd, a planning consultant from the Bureau of Community Development, offered a report on the zoning tools needed to prepare a zoning ordinance. Shepherd listed these zoning tools A, use requirements; B, Area requirements, an d C, non-conforming nse and structures. A rough d ra ft of a zoning SPRING PLOWING GETS UNDERWAY Missionary Aide To Visit After 5 Years —Record-Express Pboto , Held up by th e wea ther th e spring plowing got underway in fu ll swing th is week. A familiar picture lover th e countryside was th is one a t th e James B. Hess farm where Jo h n W. Gehman tu rn s a furrow, F a rm is located along Route 772 between Brubaker’s crossing and Rothsville. Ole Swimmin' Hole Ain't What She Used To Be I t t # «sfar 'È ' —Record-Express Photos Seibert’s swimming hole, long a favorite spot fo r a re a kids, a in ’t w hat she used to be. Workmen h e re a re shown as they prepared to dismantle th e bridge and abutments spanning th e creek. F e a r th e bridge would collapse under th e weight of school bus tra ffic prompted its rebuilding. Base of th e bridge h ad been washed away by th e creek and weakened, uwlinaiKse wlH b e prepared fo r -Io-.»vald - a washing away aga in th e creek was widened--and consequently will affect th e swimming a re a beyond th e bridge which had been th e deepest p a r t of th e old swimming hole. th e May meeting, He suggested the Commission begin work on establishing the zone lines. A lengthy discussion was held on building set-back regulations. No action was taken b u t it was suggested a ll new buildings be set-back h a lf the distance of the stre e t rig h t of way, but no less than 25 feet from th e rig h t of way line. The exception to this ru le would be in blocks where more than 50% of the homes were already constructed. T h e r e regulations would be controlled by the average set-back of the rest of the homes on th e block. Winter Picnic Will Be Held Tuesday Evening The Moravian Winter Picnic, postponed because of snow, will be held in the basement of Fellowship Hall on Tuesday. A full course supper will be served a t 6 p.m. followed by a Mlarionette show pesented by th e Luft Studios. At th e supper hour, special recognition will be given all new members received in to the Church since E a ste r 1957. All members a re urged to attend., The pastor, Bishop Carl J. Helmick, spent th re e days in Bethlehem, Pa. th is week a ttending sessions of an Inter- Provincial Committee, representing both Northern and Southern Provinces. STUDENT LIBRARIANS Joan Strickler, a sophomore a t Warwick Union High school, was elected secretary o f the executive committee of th e Students’ Library Association of th e southe astern district of Pennnsylvania, a t th e meeting held recently in the Warwick Union High school. Approximately one hundred persons attended th e meeting which was followed by a social hour. GIRL SCOUTS TO HOLD SAMPLE FAIR SATURDAY Girl Scout Troop 146 will hold a Sample F air a t the Lititz Firehouse this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Door prizes will be awarded and baked goods will be on sale. Tickets must be obtained from troop members o r a t th e door. Mrs. Guy N. Bowman is troop leader, assisted by Mrs. Harry Eshelman. A CORRECTION Floyd Hoffman,. of F ro n t Street, th is week rep o rted th a t h is wife, adm itted to the Lanc a ste r General Hospital, two weeks ago, had suffered from hemorrhaging an d not from an overdose of sleeping pills, as reported in th e Record-Express. Mrs. Hoffman was ta k e n to th e hospital by h e r husband an d n o t in th e community am(bulance. Women’s Club To Hear Blind Woman Five years of clerical work in a Mennonite mission a t Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia have passed “ quickly” for a former Lititz girl who is planning to come home in September. The girl, Mliss Alice S. Snyder, left here In July of 1953 for work with the mission. This week members of the Mennonite Church in a le tte r learned she will re tu rn home on furlough in September. A sister, Alma Snyder, resides on F ro n t St. The latter», mimeographdd and distrib u ted to the church congregation, te lls of a 600-mlle bus tr ip to n o rth e rn Ethiopia and of some of the hazards of t r a v e l in th a t backward country. Delays enroute were forced by reponts of “polticial disturbances” in th e town of Asmara but all seemed well when 1 Mliss Snyder arrived. Another delay was caused when th e bus broke down and had to wait almost a day until a p art coul<j be made to replace the broken one. ,M;lss Snyder, a daughter of th e la te r Mr. an d Mrs. Jacob B. Snyder, described Addis Abba a s a quiet spot. There is an American army post there but she said th e Ita lian influence is quite in evidence. Her bus trip took h e r through many historical spots of the Old Wlorld including Nazareth. Strangely, she said, some p a rts of th e Old World rich in the history of Christ, forbid active evangelism movements. In re fe rrin g to h e r five years in Ethiopia Miss Snyder wrote “ the time h a s passed so quickly.” B efore entering clerical work with th e mission She was employed a t th e Hershey and Glbbel office. To Visit Here Honored Alice S. Snyder Mrs. Nadine Clouid who will be th e g u est sp e ak e r at the meeting of th e Woman’s Club on Monday, April 21 a t 8:00 p.m. a t th e General Sutter Hotel, h a s overcome difficulties which would have vanquished a less ‘determined person. M!rs. Cloud lived a normal life fo r ‘the firs t nineteen years o f h e r life, then, suddenly she was stricken blind, an d a few years la te r was left a widow with a small son to support. She had never worked before, b u t now she realized th a t this was going to be a necessity — th a t she must ea rn the living fo r herself an d h e r child. She studied typing an d Braille and Shorthand and th en acquired a seeing eye dog, who h a s been h e r companion and guide ever since. Currently she is a valued emlplayee a t Lever Brothers in New York, where She opera tes a dictophone machine and tu rn s o u t work of th e high calibre and in th e same volume a s her fo rtu n a te associates. (Continued on Page 12) JayCees To Sponsor Road-e-o Lititz Jaycees will sponsor th e 5th annual Teen-age Safe Driving Road-E-0 here Saturday, April 26, with complete details to be announced next week. The contest is open to any driver who will not reach his 2 Oth birthday before Ju n e 7 date of the National Finals in Washington, D. C. when winners of local and sta te contests will vie fo r national honors, Allen Cooper, local Road-E-O chairman, announced. Judges will be Chief of Police Lloyd Hoffman, George Male, school driving instructor, and others. Entry blanks can be obtained at the post office, Recreation Center or a t Warwick High School. Tombstone Tete-a-Tete Has Church In Turmoil A tete-a-tete over a tombstone has caused Moravian Church officials some turmoil recently. This came to light la st Sunday when windshields of vehicles parked in the vicinity of the church were plastered with a printed card criticising the church. The cards apparently were ordered printed by H. E. Sheaffer, Owl Hill, who has been feuding with c h u r c h fathe rs over the location of a tombstone on a family plot on the Moravian Cemetery. Sheaffer’s wife was recently buried on the plot Which was purchased by h e r family. As fa r -as could be learned Sheatffer was upset because he felt the l a r g e plot-marking stone infringed by a m a tte r of inches on wihait is one remain-n ig grave site. Church officials maintained the stone, placed many years ago, le ft plenty of room for another grave and said moving th e stone would not be tolerated since Sheaffer did n ’t own the burial plot which was purchased by his wife’s family. In addition, they to ld the man, moving the stone would throw the burial markers out of line. Sheaffer, however, had a contractor move th e marker. When church officials found out, they had it moved back to its original place. Sheaffer threatened to have it moved again but was warned not too since the plot isn’t deeded to him. He apparently followed up with the cards which were t u c k e d beneath windshield wipers of Sunday school and church goers Sunday morning attacking the church. Used Golf Clubs Sought For Ree Center Lessons Ya got any old golf clubs sticking in a closet somewhere or up on th e attic th a t yon don’t need? If so, kindly donate them to the Rec Center. Director Bill Bell said the clubs a re needed because of a fine tu rn o u t of persons for golf instruction by Dr. Charles Lapdis and Kenny Simmons. Dec Landis teaches adult classes Monday evenings and Simmons handles a children’s class Thursday. With th e influx »of persons interested in golf, old clubs can be utilized in th e instruction periods. Both men plan on taking the ir sessions outdoors soon and the clubs will be needed if the instruction is to be carried on properly. Both instruc tors said this week th a t any persons in te rested in joining th e classes may still do so. They need not be beginners since lessons are a l s o devoted to improving one’s golf game. Until weather permits moving outside, classes are held in the Elementary School gym. Sessions begin a t 7:30 p.m. and persons willing to contrib u te th e ir old clubs to the cause can eith er bring them to an instruction period or contact th e Rec. Center. Lions To Banquet1 Mothers-Daughters The 22nd annual Mother and Daughter Banquet of th e Warwick Twp. Lions Club will be held in th e Lions Hall April 26 a t 6:30 p.m. E nte rta inment an d souvenir gifts will be given th e ladies. Harold S'ha-ak is in charge of the entertainment. To Preserve Bi-Centen’l Data, Etc. Bi-Centennial montion pictures, historical books, slides and other d a ta pertaining to the 1956 celebration are to be preserved for fu tu re generations. The decision was made a t a meeting of th e Bi-Cenntenia.1 Foundation, Inc., on Tuesday evening a t the Young Men’s Business League. Alfred Douple, president of the Foundation, was asked to s ta rt a movement to gather the necessary material to make a package-deal which would be entrusted to a library or to some local historical society. It was reported th a t colored motion pictures of the parade, which were taken by Elmer Rock of Clay and paid for by the Foundation, had been repaired by th e Coe Camera Shop and were now in the posession of Carl Reedy. Any colored slides taken by people will be gathered and reproduced and added to the collection. In addition it' was decided to donate hard-bound copies of historical book to th e Library of Congress, State Historical Societies, Landis Valley Museum, the Lititz Public and Warwick Union Libraries. A motion was made to donate 25 copies of the Historical Book to the Warwick Union High School, upon the request of Mr. Fuhrman. All other books a re to be offered for sale a t local book stores and the General S utter Hotel. Flagpole Painter Wm. Scatchard, Jr. ABC Club Award To Scatchard William Scatchard Jr., local architect, was presented the firsit annual George B. Searles Jr. Award of the Lititz Chapter, American Business Clubs. The award was instituted by the club in honor of the late George B. Searles Jr., who- was a ch a rte r member of the local chapter. Established by th e board of directors of th e club it is to he given annually to the member who because of sustained interest -and outstanding service to the club an d th e co-mim/unity best upholds th e tradition exemplified by Searles who was made a member in memoriam. The aw a rd was presented by his widow, Dorothy Hess Searles, a t the 4th anniversity dinner of th e group held last Saturday a t th e Dutch Town© & Country Inn, Vintage. Guests a t th e affair included 7th District Governor Joseph Bowen, Pottstown; New Jersey Governor W a lte r Callahan, Trenton, Penna. Governor W. J. Darlington of th e local club, Borough Manager David J. Bauer an d representatives from clubs in Bethlehem, Allentown and Lancaster. William S. Miller III was social committee chairman and floral arrangements were provided by Schmid’s Greenhouse. SPORTSMEN MEET MONDAY The Lititz Sportsman As®c. will meet Monday evening a t 8 o ’clock a t th e American Legion Hlome. Movies on tro u t fishing wil be featured. Alvin E. Kochel, of 308 S. Cedar St., is confined to his home as result of a heart attack suffered April 6. THOMAS HANN , AT FT. HOOD, TEXAS Thomas J. Hann, son of Mr. and Mlrs. El wood Hiann, of Linden Street, th is borough, is now located a t Ft. Hood, Texas with ithe U.S. Army undergoing his basic training. He is a graduate of Ltitiz High School and of the Culinary In stitu te a t New Haven, Connecticut. He was recently employed a s a chef a t th e General Sutter Hotel. His wife, formerly Phyllis Hackman, resided in Ltitiz. She is also a graduate of Lititz High School. Local Women Attend Meeting Mrs. M. C. Demmy, Mrs. J. Lloyd Shaeffer and Mrs. John Newcomer attended the board of direc tors meeting of the United Auxiliaries' of th e Lancaster General Hospital held recently a t the Hospital to make final plans fo r th e annual Bazaar to be held on May 27 with Mlay 28 as the rain date. The Bazaar will be held- on th e stree t and on the Mary Sachs property on Duke Street, Lanc aster; t'he card p a r t y around th e swimming pool; the candy booths in th e y a rd and the concessions on th e street. The Lititz Auxiliary will, as in previous years sell Moravian sugar cake. The local organization is making plans to hold a benefit dinner a t th e cottage of Mrs. John Steffy, Mount Gretna on Tuesday, June 17th. This will be open to the public and is for the benefit of the linen fund. —Record-Express Photos Painting a flagpole isn’t th e simplest job in th e world as th is pic ture shows. Here a workman paints th e flagpole a t th e entrance to th e park. P a r t of th e pole had been painted before it was erected. The re st wasn’t because a sling had to be placed about th e pole to place i t upright. Once erected th e foreman, Bob Bowers, jumped in to a sling and was hoisted by th e crane to finish th e p a in t job. Need Teams For Summer Softball One or two more teams are needed for the Summer Soft-ball League, Rec director Bill Bell said th is week. Teams interested should conta ct the Rec Center. Lined up to compete in the league is Brunnerville, managed by Russell Keith; Lutheran, managed by Donald Buch; Strobles, managed by Chet Kepley and Kissel Hi'll, managed by Ray Kreider. Warwick House and Orioles were entered last year but won’t field te ams th is year necessitating another entry or two for the 1958 season. Game nights are Monday, Tuesday a n d Thursday. On April 28 a work party is planned to get the diamond In shape. Volunteers should re port with tools to spruce up the field for the season. Lititz R2 Man, 40 Jailed On Charges Henry Welk, forty, Lititz R2, was arrested Monday by E p h ra ta S tate Police on charges of sodomy an d incest involving two juveniles. He was arraigned before Justice of th e Peace Leroy Firestone, Rothsville, and committed to th e Lancaster County prison. Tack Two Days On To School Year Warwick’s 1957-58 school tetrm; was lengthened by two days a t a special meeting o f the School Board la st week. The te rm will end on Ju n e 12, th e two added , days making up -the two days of school lost because of th e heavy snow in March. The board also appointed Jamie J. Kline-, 113 S. Spruce St., to the position, o f superinte n d an t of b u i l d i n g s and grounds. He fills a vacancy le ft by th e death of Albert Bohr. First Week’s Winners Announced In New Shop-in-Lititz Contest Competition really proved stiff in the first week of the Record-Express Sho-p-in-Lititz i Contest, handing the judges a real job in selecting ¡the winners of th e $40 in merchandising celrtificates. With 15 persons sending in '00-rnec-t answers to th e -ten “tru e or false” statements, the shop-in-Liititz slogans proved th e means of breaking the tie an d in deciding th e winners. Officers of th e Lititz Chamber of Commerce who did th e judging, announced th e firs t week’s re su lt as follows: 1st P riz e o f $20: Won by Curt Baer, Lititz, R4, fo r the following slogan — " I enjoy shopping in Lititz because it is convenient, friendly; the selectio n s an d prices a re good; my dad can park and o u r family feel a t home in every sto re .” 2nd P riz e of $10: Awarded to Mrs. Charles Swei-tzer of 38 Center St., Lititz, fo r completing the sentence a s follows: “th e quality of merchandise is high, prices reasonable and all stohe owners reliable .” 3rd Prize of $5 awarded to Paul R. Cramer, Lititz,R3: “ I enjoy shopping in Lititz because I know th a t in every store best quality ru le s and lowest prices possible prevail.” 4 th Priz e: Mrs. John H. Keath, Lititz R3: “ I enjoy shopping in Lititz: because everyone is so friendly and personally inte rested in one’s wishes. I t ’s like buying from one big family.” This Week’s Contest This week an o th e r $40 in Merchandise Certificates will be awarded to winners in the Sho.p-in-Lititz Contest. So tu rn to Page 2 -and find th e true-or-false sta tements hidden in the advertisements — then fill out th e little jingle and send it in to th e Contest Editor. I t’s fu n — an d might be mighty profitable, too! Evaluat’n Studies Underway Warwick H i g h School’s sprawling facilities were undergoing a -thorough study by an independent e v a l u a t i n g committee th is week. The committee, headed by Dr. William S. Sterner, associate professor of education a t Rutgers University, Newark, N. J., spent Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to u rin g the building to determine whether Warwick -shall be carried on a list of accrediated secondary schools. He is being aided by 15 other educators from various sections of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey area who will evaluate not only th e physical p lan t of the school, but its teaching philosophy, its program of studies, pupil activity, guidance service, library and th e school staff. Thursday afternoon the commission will make a brief verbal rep o rt on th e ir findings and then, about th ree months from now, will submit a detailed, written -report of th e en tire proceeding. Members of th e evaluating committee were guests of the school board a t th e annual banquet for school employees in the cafeteria Wednesday. Aiding Dr. Sterner in evaluating Warwick a re these educators: Heber R. Miu-tch, supervising principal, Susquehannock High School; Carlton Chew, Industrial Arts teacher, Nesha-miny High School; Mrs. Ethel H. Darkes, guidance and math teacher, Lebanon High School; Miss Mary C. Fox, music -teacher, Mechanlcsburg Area High School; Eugene F. Hogenauer, language teacher, Westtown High School. Miss Marie Meyer, home economics teacher, Douglas (Continued on Page 12) Much Interest Is Aroused In Local Historical Questions In te re st in local history was stirred up and local history books were du sted off as a re su lt of the “Shop in L ititz” Contest which began in last week’s Record-Express an d will continue for the next several months. At le ast th a t is th e word received from quite a f e w readers who submitted entries for the $40 in merchandise certificates being given away free each week. The f irs t statement—Lititz was founded in 1752—proved a stumbling block to some despite th a t we observed our 200’th anniversary in 1956. Naturally, the “x” should be placed in th e false square for this one. Another bit of local history over which many were in doubt is th a t the native Indian tribes which were h e re before t h e white man were th e Oanesta-goes or Conestogas, who belonged to th e strong Susque-hannocks, and not the Eries as we intimated in our contest statement. These Indians lived in the vicinity of th e head-end of th e Lititz Springs P a rk , where for many years, a large number of arrow heads were discovered. One question which did not fool anyone was th a t Elm was originally known as P.ennville. Located a t a point where five roads c o n v e r g e , its Molly P la ste r’s tavern was famous as a rendezvous for mountaineers and iron workers in the old- days when forges a n d furnaces were in full blast. The only othe r false sta te ment in last week’s contest was in relation to th e Revolutionary Soldiers monument on E a st Main Street. Most of our (Continued on Page 12) Boys Chorus Sings Before Rotary Club Popular h it tunes featured a musical program presented by the Junior High School Boys Chorus and directed by Lee Dunkle at a meeting of thè Lititz Rotary Club Tuesday evening. Robert Peiffer introduced the numbers. Philip Mummert, trombone, and Christina Sigmund, flute, were the soloists while Marcia Melskey a n d Marjorie Klenin accompanied. The songs included several from popular Broadway shows and the novelty arrangements offered by th e group of more than 30 boys made a big h it with the local club. Mr. and Mrs. Willy deP errot also presented colored pictures and an interesting talk on the ir visit to the Swiss Alps last Summer. Local Robarians and th e ir wives will attend the district Rotary conference to be held a t Hershey April 26 to 28. 480 Elementary Students In Spring Operetta The Lititz Elementary School will present th e first, second and third -grade boys and girls in the annual spring program next Wednesday and Thursday, April 23 and 24, a t 7:30 p.m. The program will consist of an operetta called “Pageant of Flowers.” After th e operetta is given, a 150 piece flutophone group will be heard. There will be approximately 480 children participating in the program. There will be a donation of twenty-five cents. We're Sorry! Due to a last-minute flood of advertising, a map of streets which council proposes maintaining—- and which illustrates streets not to be maintained by the borough—could not be published this week. The map will appear in next week’s paper. Five Teachers At Steiner Lecture Five local school faculty members attended a lecture and demonstration on methods and curriculm of t'he Rudolf Steiner Schools conducted by Edward R. Stone Saturday a t th e Lanca ste r F re e Public Library. Attending were Richard Zer-by, Carlos Ziegler, Lester Lehr, Mrs. O. F. Blondell an d Supervising Ftrincipal G. Marlin Spaid.
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Title | Lititz Record Express |
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Shop In Lititz Contest Pays O ff Weekly - Turn To Page 2
The Lititz Record - Express
Serving The Warwick Union Area For Nearly A Century
82nd Year Dstablished April, 1877, as The Sunbeam
(Consolidated with The U t ltz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, April 17, 1958 S cents a Copy; $8.50 per year by mail,
within Lancaster County; $3.00 elsewhere. No. 3
Envision
Shoppers
Paradise
The firs t warm breezes of
Spring were partly blamed.
Tuesday evening when local
planners projected the ir think-well
into the fu tu re and came
up with plans for a “Shoppers’
P aradise” in L ititz ’.
The plan presented by Curtis
Amidon, president of the Lititz
Planning Commission, proposed
closing the first block of
E ast Main Street to all traffic
transform the present traffic
lanes into a beautiful, public
park where shoppers can stroll
leisurely and even park the ir
baby carriages.
The alleys— one of Which is
the currently -controversial
North Alley—would be enlarged
to carry the present Main
Street traffic and also to provide
off-the-street p a r k i n g
areas a t the rea r of the stores.
Amidon admitted he had
been reading a lot about a
similar plan being put into
effect in Oregon and plans being
studied by a number of
large Cities a t the present time. [
Fellow members on t h e ]
planning commission express-1
ed themselves as being favorably
impressed by the idea.
Later it was reported th a t
Main Street merchants, who
ju s t a few years ago objected
to the five-day community show
closing of the streets, viewed
the plan as being a bit radical
—‘but felt dt should be given a
b it of study, a t least.
Zoning Plans
Charles Shepherd, a planning
consultant from the Bureau of
Community Development, offered
a report on the zoning
tools needed to prepare a
zoning ordinance.
Shepherd listed these zoning
tools A, use requirements; B,
Area requirements, an d C, non-conforming
nse and structures.
A rough d ra ft of a zoning
SPRING PLOWING GETS UNDERWAY Missionary Aide To
Visit After 5 Years
—Record-Express Pboto
, Held up by th e wea ther th e spring plowing got underway
in fu ll swing th is week. A familiar picture lover th e countryside
was th is one a t th e James B. Hess farm where Jo h n W.
Gehman tu rn s a furrow, F a rm is located along Route 772
between Brubaker’s crossing and Rothsville.
Ole Swimmin' Hole Ain't What She Used To Be
I t t # «sfar 'È '
—Record-Express Photos
Seibert’s swimming hole, long a favorite spot fo r a re a
kids, a in ’t w hat she used to be. Workmen h e re a re shown
as they prepared to dismantle th e bridge and abutments spanning
th e creek. F e a r th e bridge would collapse under th e
weight of school bus tra ffic prompted its rebuilding. Base
of th e bridge h ad been washed away by th e creek and weakened,
uwlinaiKse wlH b e prepared fo r -Io-.»vald - a washing away aga in th e creek was widened--and
consequently will affect th e swimming a re a beyond th e bridge
which had been th e deepest p a r t of th e old swimming hole.
th e May meeting,
He suggested the Commission
begin work on establishing the
zone lines.
A lengthy discussion was
held on building set-back regulations.
No action was taken
b u t it was suggested a ll new
buildings be set-back h a lf the
distance of the stre e t rig h t
of way, but no less than 25
feet from th e rig h t of way line.
The exception to this ru le
would be in blocks where more
than 50% of the homes were
already constructed. T h e r e
regulations would be controlled
by the average set-back of the
rest of the homes on th e block.
Winter Picnic
Will Be Held
Tuesday Evening
The Moravian Winter Picnic,
postponed because of snow, will
be held in the basement of
Fellowship Hall on Tuesday.
A full course supper will be
served a t 6 p.m. followed by a
Mlarionette show pesented by
th e Luft Studios.
At th e supper hour, special
recognition will be given all
new members received in to the
Church since E a ste r 1957. All
members a re urged to attend.,
The pastor, Bishop Carl J.
Helmick, spent th re e days in
Bethlehem, Pa. th is week
a ttending sessions of an Inter-
Provincial Committee, representing
both Northern and
Southern Provinces.
STUDENT LIBRARIANS
Joan Strickler, a sophomore
a t Warwick Union High school,
was elected secretary o f the
executive committee of th e Students’
Library Association of
th e southe astern district of
Pennnsylvania, a t th e meeting
held recently in the Warwick
Union High school. Approximately
one hundred persons
attended th e meeting which
was followed by a social hour.
GIRL SCOUTS TO HOLD
SAMPLE FAIR SATURDAY
Girl Scout Troop 146 will
hold a Sample F air a t the
Lititz Firehouse this Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Door
prizes will be awarded and
baked goods will be on sale.
Tickets must be obtained
from troop members o r a t
th e door. Mrs. Guy N. Bowman
is troop leader, assisted
by Mrs. Harry Eshelman.
A CORRECTION
Floyd Hoffman,. of F ro n t
Street, th is week rep o rted th a t
h is wife, adm itted to the Lanc
a ste r General Hospital, two
weeks ago, had suffered from
hemorrhaging an d not from an
overdose of sleeping pills, as
reported in th e Record-Express.
Mrs. Hoffman was ta k e n to
th e hospital by h e r husband
an d n o t in th e community
am(bulance.
Women’s Club To
Hear Blind Woman
Five years of clerical work
in a Mennonite mission a t Addis
Abbaba, Ethiopia have passed
“ quickly” for a former Lititz
girl who is planning to come
home in September.
The girl, Mliss Alice S. Snyder,
left here In July of 1953 for
work with the mission. This
week members of the Mennonite
Church in a le tte r learned she
will re tu rn home on furlough
in September.
A sister, Alma Snyder, resides
on F ro n t St.
The latter», mimeographdd
and distrib u ted to the church
congregation, te lls of a 600-mlle
bus tr ip to n o rth e rn Ethiopia
and of some of the hazards of
t r a v e l in th a t backward
country.
Delays enroute were forced
by reponts of “polticial disturbances”
in th e town of Asmara
but all seemed well when 1
Mliss Snyder arrived.
Another delay was caused
when th e bus broke down and
had to wait almost a day until
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