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\ ' ' I ■' Shop In Lititz Contest Pays O ff Weekly ~ Turn To Page 5 1 • ■ _ i The Lititz Record - Express Serving The Warwick Union Area For Nearly A Century 82nd Year E s ta b lis h e d A p ril, 1877, a s T h e S u n b e am (C o n so lid a te d w ith T h e E lt l t z R e co rd , 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, May 1, 1958 5 c e n ts a Copy; $S.50 p e r y e a r b y m a ll, w ith in lia n o a s te r C o u n ty ; $3.00 e ls ew h e re . No. 5 Rare Antiques To Be Displayed Today At Moravian Church Twenty-one persons will exhibit 25 table se ttings - and antiques displays a t Moravian Fellowship Hall today (Thursday) u nder th e sponsorship of th e Women’s Fellowship of the Church. Mrs. Jo h n N. Garber, chairman, said displays will be open from, 2 p.m. until 4:30' p.m. and from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Among th e displays will be th e collection of Mr. an d Mrs. Owen Henshey, which h as been assembled over th e past 35 years. The Hershey display will occupy th re e tables an d will include copperluater pitchers made by Wedgewood a s early as 1776. Made with a base of dark kaolin they are hand Rare Antiques —B N O iA - l z p n N Photoi Mrs. Jo h n Garber examines a piece of Wedgewood Copper lu ste r dating from Revolutiona ry Days, p a r t of th e collection of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hershey. Guilty- Plea* Expected In Morals Case A 24-year-old Lititz R4 man is expected to plead' guilty to charges of indecent exposure in tomorrow (F rid ay ) morning’s session of court. The man, John Martin, ma rried and th e fa th e r of one dhild, is expected to en ter a plea of guilty to charges by Borough Policeman L l o y d Long. Martin was a r r e s t e d by Lebanon City Police here on Tuesday, charging him ■frith lhe same in Lebanon. He fras held in $500 hail Tuesday evening. Martin fras arrested l a s t week a fte r he allegedly exposed 'his person to a 12-year-old girl enroute home from school. Police s a i d Martin called the girl over to his parked pickup truck on t h e pretext of asking directions th en then exposed his person. The g irl fled, police said, and notified her mother who learned from residents in the a re a where the offense occurred th e identity of t h e truck. She notified police who found Martin making a delivery in th e borough. Police said his apprehension^ clears up nine cases of indecent exposure reported to them over a period of about a year. H e was specifically charged with public indecency a n d corrupting the morals of a minor before Justice of th e Peace Joseph B. Herr. He waived a hearing and posted $500 bail for court. If h e enters th e guilty plea as anticipated, t h e court will pronounce sentence immediate-ly- Police said Martin readily admitted th e act. He had previously been arrested in Lebanon on similar charges. painted or decorated in relief work. Also on display will be pink Sunderland, a type of luster made in England on or before 1760. The .base is of light kaolin. Both types of lu ste r were dipped in th e sarnie solution ! but th e ir base changed th e ir color. The Hershey display will also fea tu re “Gaudy Dutch,” coveted by all genuine collectors. There a r e 15 known p attern s including the “Butterfly, Urn anid Indian WarRonnet.” I t was m(ade of soft-paste china by English potte rs for the American Dutch trad e about 1790. An indication of the worth of the “Gaudy Dutch” pieces is th a t in 1925 a “B utterfly” fru it bowl was purchased fo r $35 and recently was sold for $6,100. The pa tte rn is considered among the ra re st of pieces. The Hershey collection was begun 35 years ago and the only additions being made to th e ir present stock are “proof” items. School To Open Sept. 2 If you a re between th e ages of six to seventeen, September 2nd, 1958 is a d ate you may want ot keep in mind, or maybe want to forget. I t ’s the first day of the 1958-59 school year. And, b a rring to much snow, June 4th, 1959 will complete the 180-day terfh. The dates were officially set a t last week’s meeting of the Warwick Union School Board. ' Other action taken bÿ ' thé board was to g rant a request from, the Lititz Recreation Center for a donation, equal to the $1,000 given by the borough for use in th e Union Recreation program. The Ree Center-also requested th e use of two of t h e te n n is co u rts fo r basketball games one n ig h t a week. This-request was also granted. The board also took under consideration a hospitalization plan for teachers in the school district. No action was taken b u t th e plan was referred to the finance committee for fu rth e r study. 275 Attend Church Of Brethren Dinner At a special Loyalty Dinner held in the Warwick Union High School Tuesday evening, approximately 275 members and friends of the local Church of th e Brethren were challenged to a deeper spiritual life through a higher level of giving. J. Madipon Dietrich, General Chairman of t h e current Stewardship Enlistment P ro gram, announced the goal of the congregation for a three-year period as $200,000, with a challenge goal of $225,000. Elwood H. Gibble, Advance Gifts Chairman,, reported th a t already 21 families have committed $59,868. The enlistment p r o g r a m continues with a final worker’s training session a t H o ste tte r’s Banquet Hall Thursday evening. At this meeting fifty visitors will receive final in stru ctions and choose the homes in which they will call. MUSIC PARENTS CLUB TO MEET MONDAY The Warwick. Union Music P aren ts Club will meet Monday evening a t 8 P.M. in the Band Room of the Warwick Union H ig h . School. Adult Driver Education Classes Planned Here Take h e a rt husbands! T hat unhappy matrimonial prospect of teaching your wife to drive may be approaching it« end. If a new program proposed by th e Recreation Center meets with enough response i t ’ll be possible to have someone else faced with th e ta sk of teaching th e little woman how to handle a n automobile. The new prbgram in th e offing de a n Adult Driver Education Course which would be conducted th is summer. Registra tion for th e course must be made in advance, William Bell, rec director said, a n d if enough applicants show a n in-teresit it will be added to th e program. George R. Mlale, driving education te a ch e r a t Warwick High School h a s agreed to ’in? stru c t th e proposed coursé. Providing in te re st is g rea t enough 'driving lessons would be given to classes a t both afternoon and evening sessions. Registration can be made a t th e rec center. Although the course probably will be greeted with open arms by th e husband whose wife h a s been clamoring to le arn to drive, it was also pointed out th a t 'mjen a re eligible fo r in struction a s well. IT'S NUMBER 33 LENGTH! W —R e c o rd -E x p re s s P h o to Every youthful eye was glued to th e racing cars th u n d e ring down th e slanted tra c k in th e Pine Wood Derby held by Cub Pack 142 in Fellowship Hall F riday night. Cubs lined th e tra c k as they awaited th e ir tu rn s. Prizes went to Jo h n Clark, Den 4, th e champ; Gerry Allwein, Den 5, second place; Wayne Bear, Den 1, th ird ; and Craig Carrier, Den 5, captor of slow-poke honors. Cubs Race Model Cars In Pine Wood Derby A Pinewood Derby was held Pack Champion; Je rry Allwein, by Cub Scout Pack 142 in Fellowship Hall, Moravian Sunday school building. The boys made th e ir model oars, decorated and painted them and raced them down a ramp. One hundred cubs and den mothers attended. John Badorf, cubmaster, was in charge. John Clark of Den 4 was the Simplex Workers Vote 60 To 53 Against Union Employees of the Lititz and Lancaster plants of the Simplex Paper Box Company in an election held yesterday, Voted' against organizing with t h e A.F.L. - C.I.O. International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphate and Paper Mill Workers. The vote as tabulated by Seymour X. Alshler, National Labor Relations Board examiner, was 60 against organizing as compared with 53 favoring unionization. Infiltration Up 100% Bauer Says The borough disposal is processing nine million gallons of clear rain water, according to figures compiled by Borough Manager David Bauer. Bauer told council a t th e ir meeting Tuesday night th a t infiltra tion has increased 100% in the last 13 months. He cited th e fact th a t 17,804,600 gallons of water were pumped by th e water plant in the month of April and th a t the disposal p lan t has recorded £6,892,400 gallons of liquid processed during this period. Bauer said the w ater is g e tting into the lines due to the increased amount of rainfall this spring. He explained the leaks are hard to find. They can be located by checking the flow a t each manhole but can not be pin-pointed as to the ir exact location. He said they are, a t present, working on a microphone-loud speaker instrument which will be pulled through the lines. By the sound of dripping or running water they hope to locate more of the leaks. den 5 ,won second prize; and Wayne Bear, den 1, placed th ird . Craig Carrier of Den 5, won the Slow-poke race. The den winners were as follow®, Torn Burkholder, Gerald Reifsnyder and Barry Bowman, den 2; Stephen Keller, Michael Kane and Richie Lebo, den 3; Ralph Bear and Joe Klos, den 4; and Ronald Miller, den 5. A new den known as den 5 was inducted with Mrs. Wilbur Miller and Mrs. Charles Carrier a s den mlothers and th e following boys, Jeffrey Searles, Ronald Miller, Ronald Reist, Gerald Allweip and Kerry Lee Meiskey. These boys ail received th e ir Bob-cat p in . TTd Visit Here Must Lay Sidewalks Roro Rules Property Owners Given Two Year Period To Comply All improved properties in th e borough must have side- . walks, borough council decided in unanimously passing a motion to this effect Tuesday evening. There will b e no exceptions—" b u t a two-year period will be allowed for the completion of th e laying of sidewalk's, due to a numlher of problems presented, councilmen decided. P ro p e rty owners Who have used space where pavements should be located, in order to increase the size of th e ir lawns, will ju st have to te ar up the sod an d lay concrete, council-men emphasized. Some properties in the borough do not have set grades, it was pointed out. These w ill be figured out for the owners by th e borough. One of these problem points is Wioodcrest aventue wlhere embankments line one side of th e stree t, it was pointed out. Discuss Changing F ountains The; h e ig h t of th e stone pedestals on each side of the fountain in th e Square may be lowered 12 inches in ord er to improve th e visibility for motorists. These a re ,the pillars topped with th e bubblers. Meters At P a rk Council also decided to insta ll th re e parking meters in fro n t of th e new Springs P a rk entrance, a t th e reque st of nearby businessmen. Meters here originally had been opposed by p a rk officials. Council also decided to create a load-and-unload zone-in fro n t of th e Lititz Springs Pretzel bakery on Pine Alley but to enforce “no parking” on all o th e r parts of th e alley. Yergers Would Help Borough Finance Water Improvement One local manufacturer is line to connect a 12-inch line anxious to have the borough speed u!p its program for Increasing w ate r pressure—so much so th a t he’s willing to pay a good p a rt of the costs! He is Roy Yerger, of Yerger Brothers, Inc., 520 F ro n t St., l o c a l woodworking concern F o r many years the company has been unable to install a sprinkle r system due to tbe lack of water pressure a t th is point. Appearing before borough council Tuesday evening, Yerger made a definite offer to contrib u te $2,000 toward th e cost of constructing a 12-inch loop on Main Street with a main on Oak Street. Engineers, Who h ave declared th is would boost th e • water pressure sufficiently for -the entire northea ste rn end of town, estimate the cost of the much-needed loop line a t $ 8,000. Due to present business Conditions, a concern which insta lls sprinkle rs has mad® the Yerger Brothers concern an unusually fin e offer, Mr. Yerger explained. The company would pass along th e savings and augment i t with enough to cover approximately 25 per-cent WIN "OUTSTANDING" AWARD A rth u r T. McGonlgle, Republican. candidate fo r nomination fo r governor, will be in Lititz on Saturday May 10. His stop here, including a speech a t 10 a.m. a t th e square and is p a rt of a whirlwind county to u r ¿planned by th e McGonigle-Scott slate th a t day. ________ DRIVER PROSECUTED Jo h n H. Grose, Lititz R2, was prosecuted by Lancaster city police on a charge of ignoring a red traffic signal. He will bee sumimoneed fo r a hearing. Now Doubt Need For Smoke Ban Lititz borough is not so sure it wants a smoke control ordinance a fte r all! Poliowing months of tab u la tin g findings reg a rd in g aiir pollution, all done by a hired expert, council Tuesday evening —with the approval of several protesting property owners present— decided th a t a proposed ordinance d raw n up by Borough Solicitor Richard Snyder, would not correct anything The ordinance was tabled for one month a f te r Borough Mana g e r David Bauer explained th a t “ all local industries a re ta k in g steps to cre ate a s ideal a situation a s possible.” , Clauses in th e ordinance which were considered inadequate were those permitting industries to force out soot at le ast th re e minutes each hour. The ordinance is as f a r as sta te laws permit the borough to go, council asserted. (Continued on Page 7) of the cost to be incurred. The 12-inch main would he laid from Main Stre et along the right-of-way on Oak Street, property now owned by William B. Frey; north to the •north side of the Reading Railroad tra ck s where it would connect with a four-inch line there, and complete the loop. This installation is included in th e borough’s plan for futu re work to be done on the wa,tefimprovement program. Eventually, Borough Manager David Baufer explained, th e borough would increase the entir e loop to a 12-inch mlain capacity. Members of council decided to review the budget figures, a fte r the purchase of auxiliary equipment for th e water plant, already contracted for. Then, if sufficient funds remain, Mr. Yerger’s offer will be accepted, it was indicated. The la st instance of where a company helped defray costs of th is type W]as more th a n a year age when Wilbur Suc-hard paid th e difference when the borough agreed to lay a la rg e r main th a n h ad been planned. —R e c o rd -E x p re s s P h o to s The Safety P a tro l of th e L ititz Elementary School, tak in g th e role of “fencers” with th e theme “On Guard” was ra te d as outstanding in th e 21st annua l Lancaster County School Safety parade in Lancaster la s t Saturday morning. P a r t of th e patrol was dressed in th e a ttire of fencers while th e rema inder carried slogans based on th e ir theme. Work of constructing th e equipment was done by members of th e Safety P a tro l un d er th e supervision of P h ilip Bartola. Safety patrols of th e Rothsville Elementary School and the Jo h n Beck School a t Bnmnerville also won “outstanding” ra tin g s in th e parade and received much applause along th e lines of ma rch. When Is An Alley An Alley? That Is The Big Boro Question / With a dozen or more protesting taxpayers joining in the discussion, members of borough council failed to come up with a satisfactory answer to the burning question of the week: „ What constitutes a public alley a n d w hat ru le establishes t h e question of whether th e borough is r e sponsible for its upkeep? Following discussion of a number of alleys which the borough failed to place on its program for fu tu re maintenance, President of C o u n c i l Russell Templeton announced th a t borough fathe rs will make a tour of the borough before deciding whether they will add any more alleys to the ir program. Presenting a petition signed by all of the adjoining property owners, Roy Nissley, Lemon Street, asked the borough to continue maintenance of t h e alley running parallel with Lemon S tre e t from Spruce Street to Pine Alley. The alley has been a public thoroughfare since 1926 and is used by the public daily, he said.W hen the q u e s t i o n of whether land ever was deeded to the borough was brought Local Students Win Honors At State Contest Tom Keehn placed- first in the trombone section a t the 27th State annual music and Forensic League contest held on Saturday at Harrisburg. Kay Hoffer was also in the contest and placed excellent. Four hundred students from all sections of the State competed. These two students were eligible because of t h e i r superior ratin g in th e district T. H. Erline Wins $20 Prize In Third Week of Record Contest F irst prize winners of the $20 ce rtifica te in last week’s Shop-In-Lititz Contest w a s . T. H. Erline, of 527 North Water Street. But—in addition to knowing all the answers — Mr. Erline was a hit lucky, for he was one of 17 contestants who realized th a t all of the sta te ments hidden in last week’s contest page were correct. Burgess Benjamin Forrest was called upon to break the tie and to determine th e winners. All of the correct entries were placed in a h a t and with Councilman Harry Ruley present as an official Witness (he’s a notary, you know) the four winning blanks were determined. The th re e othe r winners were as follows: Second Prize of $10—Mrs. Elam M. Becker, Lititz, R.D.4. Contest Editor Pulled A Fast One With 10 True Statements The Contest Editor thought he was pulling a fast one last we,ek in the Record’s competition * in°Marc h* also°h eld | Shop-In-Lititz Contest when he in Harrisburg. The contest is I mcludeed ten statements — all sponsored by the University of 1 of T' v*Jlch !Te5e c° rre c t. Pittsburg. i But, as it turned out, he was The State Band will p r e - ! n‘ot ^ alf as Bm®r t be sent a concert in Springfield, * thought he was and a to ta l of Pa., on May 15, 16, 17, when i 17 contestants turned in cor- Tom Keehn will represent th e I rec*; ans,wers- A total of 33 Warwick Union High School. Among The Sick Ralph Bowman - 25 S. Spruce 1 Street, entered Presbyterian Medical Hospital, New York City, la st Saturday where- he will under go an eye operation. persons more turned in answers in which they had only one false answe r to th e sta tements. The question which proved th e most serious stumbling block was the sta temen t th a t Kissel Hill a t one time was known as New Haven. This is correct although the fact seems to be little known here these days. The second statement which eliminated some was th a t originally all the land in Lititz was owned by th e Moravian Church. This, we admit is a bit confusing and might bring up some good healthy arg u ments. It might he argued th a t all of Pennsylvania originally belonged to the Penns. But when we acquired th e natne and identity of Lititz, th e land here a t th e time all was owned by th e Moravian Church. (Continued on Page 7) Third Prize of $5 — Mrs. Amelia Pfautz, 446 S. Broad Street. F ourth Prize of $5 — Mrs. Henry Siebert, 29 W. Lincoln Ave. Others who submitted correct answers la st week were as follows: Ruth Seibel, Lititz, R2; William P atterson, 36 Maple St.; Mrs. Edith Cramer R.D.3; Mrs. Robert Garner, Frank Ford, Jr., 3 E. Orange; Mrs. Byron K. Horne, Main St; Ruth Johnson, 121 Liberty; Mrs. Laura Ford, F ro n t St.; Miss Orpha Bollinger, R.D.4; Curt Baer, R.D.4; , Cathryn Adams, R .D .l; Miss Priscilla Bucker, R.D.2; and Mrs. David J. Bauer,. 316 Laurel Ave. We’re sorry th a t all can’t win those merchandise, certificates, which can be traded in any of th e stores listed on the contest page. But i t ’s still fun and educational, too. According to Mrs. Edward Crowl, East Main Street, one of the previous week’s winners, “ I ’ve learned more local history since th e Record s ta rted this contest than ever before. And even though I bought a Bi-Centennial booklet two years ago, I never really read it until recently— and- much to my surprise, I (Continuer! on Pave 71 up by Councilman Templeton, Charles Regennas, J r . , , presented three deeds of properties adjacent to the alley a t the re a r of West Lemon Street from Walnut to Spruce. All of th e deed- indicated the land extended to eith er a 12-foot or a 20-foot alley, Regennas said. “Some alleys are merely glorified driveways used only by a few property owners,” Mr. Templeton explained, adding “If we take over t h e maintenance of more alleys, we must get more revenue from the source.” Mrs. Carl Workman,. South Spruce Street, informed council th a t the alley a t the. re a r of the west side of the 300 block of Spruce Street, had been maintained by tbe borough up to a few years ago. The alley, which is used daily by Hendricks’ Greenhouses, McCloud & Scatchard and others, is full of ru ts and holes. Repairs th e re were made last when Borough Manager Orville Over was in charge, she added. “ I t seems discriminatory to maintain Maple Alley as fa r south as a block away—but not beyond th a t point. We alii pay the same taxes,” Mrs. Workman concluded. Busy, Busy Fanners The farm ers hauled a couple of loads away— and got fined for it, too! According to Chief of Police L l o y d Hoffman, complaints were filed before Justice of th e Peace Paul F. Diehm f o r hauling manure along Broad Street. Chief Hoffman d id n ’t object to th e manure they hauled —but a large p a rt of «both loads was spread along Broad Street from one end of town to the other, he explained. The two charged with litte ring th e streets are: Joel King, of Baretfille, R.D. and Daniel Groff, New Holland. Ned Foltz Reports Theft Ned F oltz,' 305 Linden. St., a senior a t Warwick High SchooL reported the th e ft of approximately $49 in yearbook advertising receipts, to bor-ugh police th is week. According to Foltz,, h e had placed th e bag of money, re ceipts and records op a bookshelf a t his home. Saturday afternoon when members of the family were absent, the bag disappeared. The ¡house •wpq nr>lr»pTrcv/1 of +/>«/«' Air Raid Alert On T uesday Lititz and the surrounding area will participate in the Civil Defense Test on Tuesday, called “Operation Alert.” This is a statewide test and the public will participate sometime between th e hours of 9:00 A.M. and 11:00. A.M., according to Burgess Benjamin Forrest, local C. D. Director. All signals to th e public will be on the Wilbur-Suchard Chocolate Co. whistle. A three-minute steady blast of the whistle will be th e Alert. No public action is required until the second signal which will be a series of short blasts for a period of three minutes. This is the “Take Cover” signal, bringing highway traffic to a halt and a t which time all pedestrians should seek cover. The “All Clear” signal will be a repetition of the three-minute continuous blast of th e whistle, a t which time traffic resumes movement and pedestrians t h e i r normal p u rsuits. All Civilian Defense sta ff members are urged to rep o rt a t Headquarters upon the firs t “Alert” signal and remain on duty until the “All Clear” is received. All auxiliary police should t a k e the ir assigned positions during th e drill, and available Air-raid w a r d e n s should patrol th e streets. The Control Center will function from 9:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M., receiving and sending telephone messages. Students To P artic ipate Warwick Union s c h o o l students will participate in the civil defense te st for the first time, Supervising Principal Marlin Spaid announced. Adult Frolic Planned For Sat. May 24 Feel like going some place and doing something a bit out o’ the ordinary? Well, then, keep Saturday night, May 24, open on your calendar. T'he Community Center is going to give all you hopefuls t h e chance for fun and frolic the night afte r the kids have th e ir post-prom shindig. You can relax in an atmosphere of springtime blossoms which will Ibe th e decorative theme in th e high s c h o o l cafeteria. There will be dancing to the music of “The Headliners,” while in between you will laugh with comedian Dopey Duncan and soak up a bit o’ nostalgia as provided by a barbershop quartette. The music, which sta rts a t 9:00 P.M., will be soft and so will th e beverages. You say you like to eat? Don’t fret! There will be plenty of ta sty sandwiches and hot coffee. Who’s coming? Why everybody from post-graduates on up! Tickets are being sold by The Women’s Club, The Community Center, and by t h e little man a t the door if there are any remaining tickets on the nig'ht of the dance. The price is right, too! Only $3.00 per couple f o r three hours of solid fun. Oh, yes, if you want table reservations, call Polly Roth
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Title | Lititz Record Express |
Masthead | Lititz Record Express 1958-05-01 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
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Date | 1958-05-01 |
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Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
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Full Text | \ ' ' I ■' Shop In Lititz Contest Pays O ff Weekly ~ Turn To Page 5 1 • ■ _ i The Lititz Record - Express Serving The Warwick Union Area For Nearly A Century 82nd Year E s ta b lis h e d A p ril, 1877, a s T h e S u n b e am (C o n so lid a te d w ith T h e E lt l t z R e co rd , 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, May 1, 1958 5 c e n ts a Copy; $S.50 p e r y e a r b y m a ll, w ith in lia n o a s te r C o u n ty ; $3.00 e ls ew h e re . No. 5 Rare Antiques To Be Displayed Today At Moravian Church Twenty-one persons will exhibit 25 table se ttings - and antiques displays a t Moravian Fellowship Hall today (Thursday) u nder th e sponsorship of th e Women’s Fellowship of the Church. Mrs. Jo h n N. Garber, chairman, said displays will be open from, 2 p.m. until 4:30' p.m. and from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Among th e displays will be th e collection of Mr. an d Mrs. Owen Henshey, which h as been assembled over th e past 35 years. The Hershey display will occupy th re e tables an d will include copperluater pitchers made by Wedgewood a s early as 1776. Made with a base of dark kaolin they are hand Rare Antiques —B N O iA - l z p n N Photoi Mrs. Jo h n Garber examines a piece of Wedgewood Copper lu ste r dating from Revolutiona ry Days, p a r t of th e collection of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hershey. Guilty- Plea* Expected In Morals Case A 24-year-old Lititz R4 man is expected to plead' guilty to charges of indecent exposure in tomorrow (F rid ay ) morning’s session of court. The man, John Martin, ma rried and th e fa th e r of one dhild, is expected to en ter a plea of guilty to charges by Borough Policeman L l o y d Long. Martin was a r r e s t e d by Lebanon City Police here on Tuesday, charging him ■frith lhe same in Lebanon. He fras held in $500 hail Tuesday evening. Martin fras arrested l a s t week a fte r he allegedly exposed 'his person to a 12-year-old girl enroute home from school. Police s a i d Martin called the girl over to his parked pickup truck on t h e pretext of asking directions th en then exposed his person. The g irl fled, police said, and notified her mother who learned from residents in the a re a where the offense occurred th e identity of t h e truck. She notified police who found Martin making a delivery in th e borough. Police said his apprehension^ clears up nine cases of indecent exposure reported to them over a period of about a year. H e was specifically charged with public indecency a n d corrupting the morals of a minor before Justice of th e Peace Joseph B. Herr. He waived a hearing and posted $500 bail for court. If h e enters th e guilty plea as anticipated, t h e court will pronounce sentence immediate-ly- Police said Martin readily admitted th e act. He had previously been arrested in Lebanon on similar charges. painted or decorated in relief work. Also on display will be pink Sunderland, a type of luster made in England on or before 1760. The .base is of light kaolin. Both types of lu ste r were dipped in th e sarnie solution ! but th e ir base changed th e ir color. The Hershey display will also fea tu re “Gaudy Dutch,” coveted by all genuine collectors. There a r e 15 known p attern s including the “Butterfly, Urn anid Indian WarRonnet.” I t was m(ade of soft-paste china by English potte rs for the American Dutch trad e about 1790. An indication of the worth of the “Gaudy Dutch” pieces is th a t in 1925 a “B utterfly” fru it bowl was purchased fo r $35 and recently was sold for $6,100. The pa tte rn is considered among the ra re st of pieces. The Hershey collection was begun 35 years ago and the only additions being made to th e ir present stock are “proof” items. School To Open Sept. 2 If you a re between th e ages of six to seventeen, September 2nd, 1958 is a d ate you may want ot keep in mind, or maybe want to forget. I t ’s the first day of the 1958-59 school year. And, b a rring to much snow, June 4th, 1959 will complete the 180-day terfh. The dates were officially set a t last week’s meeting of the Warwick Union School Board. ' Other action taken bÿ ' thé board was to g rant a request from, the Lititz Recreation Center for a donation, equal to the $1,000 given by the borough for use in th e Union Recreation program. The Ree Center-also requested th e use of two of t h e te n n is co u rts fo r basketball games one n ig h t a week. This-request was also granted. The board also took under consideration a hospitalization plan for teachers in the school district. No action was taken b u t th e plan was referred to the finance committee for fu rth e r study. 275 Attend Church Of Brethren Dinner At a special Loyalty Dinner held in the Warwick Union High School Tuesday evening, approximately 275 members and friends of the local Church of th e Brethren were challenged to a deeper spiritual life through a higher level of giving. J. Madipon Dietrich, General Chairman of t h e current Stewardship Enlistment P ro gram, announced the goal of the congregation for a three-year period as $200,000, with a challenge goal of $225,000. Elwood H. Gibble, Advance Gifts Chairman,, reported th a t already 21 families have committed $59,868. The enlistment p r o g r a m continues with a final worker’s training session a t H o ste tte r’s Banquet Hall Thursday evening. At this meeting fifty visitors will receive final in stru ctions and choose the homes in which they will call. MUSIC PARENTS CLUB TO MEET MONDAY The Warwick. Union Music P aren ts Club will meet Monday evening a t 8 P.M. in the Band Room of the Warwick Union H ig h . School. Adult Driver Education Classes Planned Here Take h e a rt husbands! T hat unhappy matrimonial prospect of teaching your wife to drive may be approaching it« end. If a new program proposed by th e Recreation Center meets with enough response i t ’ll be possible to have someone else faced with th e ta sk of teaching th e little woman how to handle a n automobile. The new prbgram in th e offing de a n Adult Driver Education Course which would be conducted th is summer. Registra tion for th e course must be made in advance, William Bell, rec director said, a n d if enough applicants show a n in-teresit it will be added to th e program. George R. Mlale, driving education te a ch e r a t Warwick High School h a s agreed to ’in? stru c t th e proposed coursé. Providing in te re st is g rea t enough 'driving lessons would be given to classes a t both afternoon and evening sessions. Registration can be made a t th e rec center. Although the course probably will be greeted with open arms by th e husband whose wife h a s been clamoring to le arn to drive, it was also pointed out th a t 'mjen a re eligible fo r in struction a s well. IT'S NUMBER 33 LENGTH! W —R e c o rd -E x p re s s P h o to Every youthful eye was glued to th e racing cars th u n d e ring down th e slanted tra c k in th e Pine Wood Derby held by Cub Pack 142 in Fellowship Hall F riday night. Cubs lined th e tra c k as they awaited th e ir tu rn s. Prizes went to Jo h n Clark, Den 4, th e champ; Gerry Allwein, Den 5, second place; Wayne Bear, Den 1, th ird ; and Craig Carrier, Den 5, captor of slow-poke honors. Cubs Race Model Cars In Pine Wood Derby A Pinewood Derby was held Pack Champion; Je rry Allwein, by Cub Scout Pack 142 in Fellowship Hall, Moravian Sunday school building. The boys made th e ir model oars, decorated and painted them and raced them down a ramp. One hundred cubs and den mothers attended. John Badorf, cubmaster, was in charge. John Clark of Den 4 was the Simplex Workers Vote 60 To 53 Against Union Employees of the Lititz and Lancaster plants of the Simplex Paper Box Company in an election held yesterday, Voted' against organizing with t h e A.F.L. - C.I.O. International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphate and Paper Mill Workers. The vote as tabulated by Seymour X. Alshler, National Labor Relations Board examiner, was 60 against organizing as compared with 53 favoring unionization. Infiltration Up 100% Bauer Says The borough disposal is processing nine million gallons of clear rain water, according to figures compiled by Borough Manager David Bauer. Bauer told council a t th e ir meeting Tuesday night th a t infiltra tion has increased 100% in the last 13 months. He cited th e fact th a t 17,804,600 gallons of water were pumped by th e water plant in the month of April and th a t the disposal p lan t has recorded £6,892,400 gallons of liquid processed during this period. Bauer said the w ater is g e tting into the lines due to the increased amount of rainfall this spring. He explained the leaks are hard to find. They can be located by checking the flow a t each manhole but can not be pin-pointed as to the ir exact location. He said they are, a t present, working on a microphone-loud speaker instrument which will be pulled through the lines. By the sound of dripping or running water they hope to locate more of the leaks. den 5 ,won second prize; and Wayne Bear, den 1, placed th ird . Craig Carrier of Den 5, won the Slow-poke race. The den winners were as follow®, Torn Burkholder, Gerald Reifsnyder and Barry Bowman, den 2; Stephen Keller, Michael Kane and Richie Lebo, den 3; Ralph Bear and Joe Klos, den 4; and Ronald Miller, den 5. A new den known as den 5 was inducted with Mrs. Wilbur Miller and Mrs. Charles Carrier a s den mlothers and th e following boys, Jeffrey Searles, Ronald Miller, Ronald Reist, Gerald Allweip and Kerry Lee Meiskey. These boys ail received th e ir Bob-cat p in . TTd Visit Here Must Lay Sidewalks Roro Rules Property Owners Given Two Year Period To Comply All improved properties in th e borough must have side- . walks, borough council decided in unanimously passing a motion to this effect Tuesday evening. There will b e no exceptions—" b u t a two-year period will be allowed for the completion of th e laying of sidewalk's, due to a numlher of problems presented, councilmen decided. P ro p e rty owners Who have used space where pavements should be located, in order to increase the size of th e ir lawns, will ju st have to te ar up the sod an d lay concrete, council-men emphasized. Some properties in the borough do not have set grades, it was pointed out. These w ill be figured out for the owners by th e borough. One of these problem points is Wioodcrest aventue wlhere embankments line one side of th e stree t, it was pointed out. Discuss Changing F ountains The; h e ig h t of th e stone pedestals on each side of the fountain in th e Square may be lowered 12 inches in ord er to improve th e visibility for motorists. These a re ,the pillars topped with th e bubblers. Meters At P a rk Council also decided to insta ll th re e parking meters in fro n t of th e new Springs P a rk entrance, a t th e reque st of nearby businessmen. Meters here originally had been opposed by p a rk officials. Council also decided to create a load-and-unload zone-in fro n t of th e Lititz Springs Pretzel bakery on Pine Alley but to enforce “no parking” on all o th e r parts of th e alley. Yergers Would Help Borough Finance Water Improvement One local manufacturer is line to connect a 12-inch line anxious to have the borough speed u!p its program for Increasing w ate r pressure—so much so th a t he’s willing to pay a good p a rt of the costs! He is Roy Yerger, of Yerger Brothers, Inc., 520 F ro n t St., l o c a l woodworking concern F o r many years the company has been unable to install a sprinkle r system due to tbe lack of water pressure a t th is point. Appearing before borough council Tuesday evening, Yerger made a definite offer to contrib u te $2,000 toward th e cost of constructing a 12-inch loop on Main Street with a main on Oak Street. Engineers, Who h ave declared th is would boost th e • water pressure sufficiently for -the entire northea ste rn end of town, estimate the cost of the much-needed loop line a t $ 8,000. Due to present business Conditions, a concern which insta lls sprinkle rs has mad® the Yerger Brothers concern an unusually fin e offer, Mr. Yerger explained. The company would pass along th e savings and augment i t with enough to cover approximately 25 per-cent WIN "OUTSTANDING" AWARD A rth u r T. McGonlgle, Republican. candidate fo r nomination fo r governor, will be in Lititz on Saturday May 10. His stop here, including a speech a t 10 a.m. a t th e square and is p a rt of a whirlwind county to u r ¿planned by th e McGonigle-Scott slate th a t day. ________ DRIVER PROSECUTED Jo h n H. Grose, Lititz R2, was prosecuted by Lancaster city police on a charge of ignoring a red traffic signal. He will bee sumimoneed fo r a hearing. Now Doubt Need For Smoke Ban Lititz borough is not so sure it wants a smoke control ordinance a fte r all! Poliowing months of tab u la tin g findings reg a rd in g aiir pollution, all done by a hired expert, council Tuesday evening —with the approval of several protesting property owners present— decided th a t a proposed ordinance d raw n up by Borough Solicitor Richard Snyder, would not correct anything The ordinance was tabled for one month a f te r Borough Mana g e r David Bauer explained th a t “ all local industries a re ta k in g steps to cre ate a s ideal a situation a s possible.” , Clauses in th e ordinance which were considered inadequate were those permitting industries to force out soot at le ast th re e minutes each hour. The ordinance is as f a r as sta te laws permit the borough to go, council asserted. (Continued on Page 7) of the cost to be incurred. The 12-inch main would he laid from Main Stre et along the right-of-way on Oak Street, property now owned by William B. Frey; north to the •north side of the Reading Railroad tra ck s where it would connect with a four-inch line there, and complete the loop. This installation is included in th e borough’s plan for futu re work to be done on the wa,tefimprovement program. Eventually, Borough Manager David Baufer explained, th e borough would increase the entir e loop to a 12-inch mlain capacity. Members of council decided to review the budget figures, a fte r the purchase of auxiliary equipment for th e water plant, already contracted for. Then, if sufficient funds remain, Mr. Yerger’s offer will be accepted, it was indicated. The la st instance of where a company helped defray costs of th is type W]as more th a n a year age when Wilbur Suc-hard paid th e difference when the borough agreed to lay a la rg e r main th a n h ad been planned. —R e c o rd -E x p re s s P h o to s The Safety P a tro l of th e L ititz Elementary School, tak in g th e role of “fencers” with th e theme “On Guard” was ra te d as outstanding in th e 21st annua l Lancaster County School Safety parade in Lancaster la s t Saturday morning. P a r t of th e patrol was dressed in th e a ttire of fencers while th e rema inder carried slogans based on th e ir theme. Work of constructing th e equipment was done by members of th e Safety P a tro l un d er th e supervision of P h ilip Bartola. Safety patrols of th e Rothsville Elementary School and the Jo h n Beck School a t Bnmnerville also won “outstanding” ra tin g s in th e parade and received much applause along th e lines of ma rch. When Is An Alley An Alley? That Is The Big Boro Question / With a dozen or more protesting taxpayers joining in the discussion, members of borough council failed to come up with a satisfactory answer to the burning question of the week: „ What constitutes a public alley a n d w hat ru le establishes t h e question of whether th e borough is r e sponsible for its upkeep? Following discussion of a number of alleys which the borough failed to place on its program for fu tu re maintenance, President of C o u n c i l Russell Templeton announced th a t borough fathe rs will make a tour of the borough before deciding whether they will add any more alleys to the ir program. Presenting a petition signed by all of the adjoining property owners, Roy Nissley, Lemon Street, asked the borough to continue maintenance of t h e alley running parallel with Lemon S tre e t from Spruce Street to Pine Alley. The alley has been a public thoroughfare since 1926 and is used by the public daily, he said.W hen the q u e s t i o n of whether land ever was deeded to the borough was brought Local Students Win Honors At State Contest Tom Keehn placed- first in the trombone section a t the 27th State annual music and Forensic League contest held on Saturday at Harrisburg. Kay Hoffer was also in the contest and placed excellent. Four hundred students from all sections of the State competed. These two students were eligible because of t h e i r superior ratin g in th e district T. H. Erline Wins $20 Prize In Third Week of Record Contest F irst prize winners of the $20 ce rtifica te in last week’s Shop-In-Lititz Contest w a s . T. H. Erline, of 527 North Water Street. But—in addition to knowing all the answers — Mr. Erline was a hit lucky, for he was one of 17 contestants who realized th a t all of the sta te ments hidden in last week’s contest page were correct. Burgess Benjamin Forrest was called upon to break the tie and to determine th e winners. All of the correct entries were placed in a h a t and with Councilman Harry Ruley present as an official Witness (he’s a notary, you know) the four winning blanks were determined. The th re e othe r winners were as follows: Second Prize of $10—Mrs. Elam M. Becker, Lititz, R.D.4. Contest Editor Pulled A Fast One With 10 True Statements The Contest Editor thought he was pulling a fast one last we,ek in the Record’s competition * in°Marc h* also°h eld | Shop-In-Lititz Contest when he in Harrisburg. The contest is I mcludeed ten statements — all sponsored by the University of 1 of T' v*Jlch !Te5e c° rre c t. Pittsburg. i But, as it turned out, he was The State Band will p r e - ! n‘ot ^ alf as Bm®r t be sent a concert in Springfield, * thought he was and a to ta l of Pa., on May 15, 16, 17, when i 17 contestants turned in cor- Tom Keehn will represent th e I rec*; ans,wers- A total of 33 Warwick Union High School. Among The Sick Ralph Bowman - 25 S. Spruce 1 Street, entered Presbyterian Medical Hospital, New York City, la st Saturday where- he will under go an eye operation. persons more turned in answers in which they had only one false answe r to th e sta tements. The question which proved th e most serious stumbling block was the sta temen t th a t Kissel Hill a t one time was known as New Haven. This is correct although the fact seems to be little known here these days. The second statement which eliminated some was th a t originally all the land in Lititz was owned by th e Moravian Church. This, we admit is a bit confusing and might bring up some good healthy arg u ments. It might he argued th a t all of Pennsylvania originally belonged to the Penns. But when we acquired th e natne and identity of Lititz, th e land here a t th e time all was owned by th e Moravian Church. (Continued on Page 7) Third Prize of $5 — Mrs. Amelia Pfautz, 446 S. Broad Street. F ourth Prize of $5 — Mrs. Henry Siebert, 29 W. Lincoln Ave. Others who submitted correct answers la st week were as follows: Ruth Seibel, Lititz, R2; William P atterson, 36 Maple St.; Mrs. Edith Cramer R.D.3; Mrs. Robert Garner, Frank Ford, Jr., 3 E. Orange; Mrs. Byron K. Horne, Main St; Ruth Johnson, 121 Liberty; Mrs. Laura Ford, F ro n t St.; Miss Orpha Bollinger, R.D.4; Curt Baer, R.D.4; , Cathryn Adams, R .D .l; Miss Priscilla Bucker, R.D.2; and Mrs. David J. Bauer,. 316 Laurel Ave. We’re sorry th a t all can’t win those merchandise, certificates, which can be traded in any of th e stores listed on the contest page. But i t ’s still fun and educational, too. According to Mrs. Edward Crowl, East Main Street, one of the previous week’s winners, “ I ’ve learned more local history since th e Record s ta rted this contest than ever before. And even though I bought a Bi-Centennial booklet two years ago, I never really read it until recently— and- much to my surprise, I (Continuer! on Pave 71 up by Councilman Templeton, Charles Regennas, J r . , , presented three deeds of properties adjacent to the alley a t the re a r of West Lemon Street from Walnut to Spruce. All of th e deed- indicated the land extended to eith er a 12-foot or a 20-foot alley, Regennas said. “Some alleys are merely glorified driveways used only by a few property owners,” Mr. Templeton explained, adding “If we take over t h e maintenance of more alleys, we must get more revenue from the source.” Mrs. Carl Workman,. South Spruce Street, informed council th a t the alley a t the. re a r of the west side of the 300 block of Spruce Street, had been maintained by tbe borough up to a few years ago. The alley, which is used daily by Hendricks’ Greenhouses, McCloud & Scatchard and others, is full of ru ts and holes. Repairs th e re were made last when Borough Manager Orville Over was in charge, she added. “ I t seems discriminatory to maintain Maple Alley as fa r south as a block away—but not beyond th a t point. We alii pay the same taxes,” Mrs. Workman concluded. Busy, Busy Fanners The farm ers hauled a couple of loads away— and got fined for it, too! According to Chief of Police L l o y d Hoffman, complaints were filed before Justice of th e Peace Paul F. Diehm f o r hauling manure along Broad Street. Chief Hoffman d id n ’t object to th e manure they hauled —but a large p a rt of «both loads was spread along Broad Street from one end of town to the other, he explained. The two charged with litte ring th e streets are: Joel King, of Baretfille, R.D. and Daniel Groff, New Holland. Ned Foltz Reports Theft Ned F oltz,' 305 Linden. St., a senior a t Warwick High SchooL reported the th e ft of approximately $49 in yearbook advertising receipts, to bor-ugh police th is week. According to Foltz,, h e had placed th e bag of money, re ceipts and records op a bookshelf a t his home. Saturday afternoon when members of the family were absent, the bag disappeared. The ¡house •wpq nr>lr»pTrcv/1 of +/>«/«' Air Raid Alert On T uesday Lititz and the surrounding area will participate in the Civil Defense Test on Tuesday, called “Operation Alert.” This is a statewide test and the public will participate sometime between th e hours of 9:00 A.M. and 11:00. A.M., according to Burgess Benjamin Forrest, local C. D. Director. All signals to th e public will be on the Wilbur-Suchard Chocolate Co. whistle. A three-minute steady blast of the whistle will be th e Alert. No public action is required until the second signal which will be a series of short blasts for a period of three minutes. This is the “Take Cover” signal, bringing highway traffic to a halt and a t which time all pedestrians should seek cover. The “All Clear” signal will be a repetition of the three-minute continuous blast of th e whistle, a t which time traffic resumes movement and pedestrians t h e i r normal p u rsuits. All Civilian Defense sta ff members are urged to rep o rt a t Headquarters upon the firs t “Alert” signal and remain on duty until the “All Clear” is received. All auxiliary police should t a k e the ir assigned positions during th e drill, and available Air-raid w a r d e n s should patrol th e streets. The Control Center will function from 9:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M., receiving and sending telephone messages. Students To P artic ipate Warwick Union s c h o o l students will participate in the civil defense te st for the first time, Supervising Principal Marlin Spaid announced. Adult Frolic Planned For Sat. May 24 Feel like going some place and doing something a bit out o’ the ordinary? Well, then, keep Saturday night, May 24, open on your calendar. T'he Community Center is going to give all you hopefuls t h e chance for fun and frolic the night afte r the kids have th e ir post-prom shindig. You can relax in an atmosphere of springtime blossoms which will Ibe th e decorative theme in th e high s c h o o l cafeteria. There will be dancing to the music of “The Headliners,” while in between you will laugh with comedian Dopey Duncan and soak up a bit o’ nostalgia as provided by a barbershop quartette. The music, which sta rts a t 9:00 P.M., will be soft and so will th e beverages. You say you like to eat? Don’t fret! There will be plenty of ta sty sandwiches and hot coffee. Who’s coming? Why everybody from post-graduates on up! Tickets are being sold by The Women’s Club, The Community Center, and by t h e little man a t the door if there are any remaining tickets on the nig'ht of the dance. The price is right, too! Only $3.00 per couple f o r three hours of solid fun. Oh, yes, if you want table reservations, call Polly Roth |
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