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'"'•'r''*,1 ^ siír;**“^** ? ;1 if Shop In Lititz Contest Pays Off Weekly ~ Turn To Page 5 The Lititz Recor d - Express * Serving The Warwick Union Area For Nearly A Century 82nd Year E stab lish ed April, 1877, a* The Snnbeam (Consolidated w ith The E ltltz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, April 24, 1958 5 cen ts a Copy; $9.50 per y ea r b y mall, w ith in L an ca ste r County; 93.00 elsewh ere. No. 4 Council Questions Responsibility ForMany Alleys t _ _____ _______ ' ____ See Need For More Elemetary School Buildings To Settle ! I THEY'RE ALL FORE GOLF LESSONS Question Definitely Discussion Will Feature Borough Meeting Tuesday An interesting map of the borough — one which should bring out a goodly number of citizens to the next meeting of council — is printed on Page 11 of this issue of the Record- Express. This map of Lititz is being printed a t the request of Borough Council. On It a re the stre e ts and alleys th a t t h e Borough feels responsible to maintain and unless persons appearing a t th e next Council meeting on April 29 successfully petition Council to add other streets and alleys to the map, these are the ones th a t the Borough Works Department will be responsible for. These stre e ts and alleys will be th e ones patched, cleaned, snow plowed and maintained generally. “Council Is having th is map published with the intention of settling once and for all the question of what the Borough is responsible for,” Council President Templeton said. “Up (Continued on Page 11) m ' f 4. ;* In New Role n p y e ePM r Carl D. Huber, IAtltz H I, who h a s been active in civic an d farm rela tio n services for many years, has been appointed agent fo r th e Luthe ran Brotherhood Life Insurance Society. He is a member of St. P a u l’s L uthe ran Church. He h a s been a church councilman fo r th ree years and has served on various committees. Road-e-o ToBeHeld Saturday Three brand-new automobiles will be used by teen aged drive-e rs competing for prizes in th e JayCee sponsored Road-E-O th is Saturday morning. The contest will be held a t 9 :3 0 a.m. on th e Warwick Union High School p ark in g lot. The vehicles to be used, 3 new 1958 Fords, will be donated by Keller Brothers. The contest is open to any one who h as a drivers license or permit an d who will n o t reach h is or h e r 20th b irthday bef ore J a n e 7. Contestants will Tie fo r prizes th a t include a jacket, gold trophy cup an d miniature road-e-o c a r keys. All contestants must bring application blanks signed by th e ir parents. The public Is cordially Invited to attend. Betty Hoffertfi Wins Trophy Betty Hofferth, with a score o f 455, won th e trophy in the Women's Afternoon Reicraar tional Bowling League Tournament, Bill Bell, director, announced yesterday. Other high score rs were E th e l Marr, 364; Betty Renfro, 334; ' Dot Green, 330; andj Polly Roth, 324. This was th e — R e c o r d - E x p r e s s P h o t o Tills lineup of prospective golfers is given some basic tips on th e game by Instru cto rs Kenny Simmons (kneeling le ft) and Dr. Charles Landis (standing le ft). They a re p a rt of a group of 26 persons tak in g golf in stru c tio n under th e two topflight am ateu r players a s p a r t o f th e recreation program here. Adults tak in g lessons include Bill Pennell, Elme r err, JoAnn Simmons, Wallace Hofferth, Kay Ben-nethum, P h il Bartola, Shirley Bell, Mrs. Chester Wertsch, Newpher Shirker, Brook Baker, Dick Boose, P a u l Hess and Marilyn Roth.. Children class members a re Jo h n Landis, Warren Mellinger, Bobby Scatchard, Josie Shreiner, JoAitne Oberlin, P au l Minnich, Mike Hess, Leonard Weidler, Terry Spicer, Jimmy Dlehm, Jo h n Sheaffer, Robert Adams and G rant Kingswell. Adult, Post Teen Dance Planned Here On May 24 L ititz residents will have on th e ir dancing shoes t h e week-end of May 23-24 when th e firs t annual Frolic for Adults, and P o s t Teens follows the annual Post Prom Frolic at th e high school cafeteria. The theme fo r th e adult and post teens dance will be “Springtime” and the dance will make use of decorations which will be installed fo r th e annual Post From hop. Memlbers of the Lititz Woman’s Club and Rec Center Board will sell tickets, $3 per couple, to t h e ad u lt dance. Dress is optional and music will be provided by “The Headliners,” interspersed by a floor show. Refreshments will be sold. The purpose of th e frolic is to promote the possibility of a fu tu re dance program for adults and post teenagers. The dance will be from 9 p.m. until midnight. Brunnerville To Decide On New Fire Hall Bldg. Brunnerville f ir e company irfem|bers will decide a t a meeting next Tuesday whethe r to build a new fire house. Since its organization th e fire company has housed equipment in a portion o f th e Brunnerville Foundry building. Space for housing th e ap p a ratu s was donated by E a rl Landis, foundry operator. With recent equipment additions th e fire company has outgrown its present q u a rte rs and is in need of a la rg e r building. Company members will meet Tuesday a t 8 p.m. a t which time they are expected to make a decision on whethe r to build a new fire hall. Robert Ober is fire company president. Members of th e wonien’s club are planning the a ffair and a limited number of tickets will be printed because of space, limitations.; If all are sold prior to th e dance none will be placed on sale a t the door. The Post Prom Frolic is from midnight F riday until 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Saturday a t 9 p.m. th e ad u lts and post teens will tak e to th e floor. Evaluators Commend1 H S Students Warwick High Schools pupils got an unsolicited compliment from] members of an independ e n t eva luating committee which appraised th e local school system la st week. Memlbers of the commission reported to high school principal N. J. F u h rm an th a t th e entire 15-man committee was impressed with th e “overall a ttitu d e toward school and school work, y o u r dress, your school activities and y our general Interest in school.” Students were to ld of the impression they made upon the committee by F u h rm an who made th a t portion of the re port to them. The evaluation committee gave te ach ers a n o ral report of th e ir survey, the school activities, program and building. Areas th a t were outstanding were listed and also a list of suggestions th a t could be used to improve th e school system. Many of th e suggestions miade, however, already are In progress or a re in th e planning stage. L a te r th is summer the school will receive a w ritten re p o rt from/ th e evaluating commission an d will be rated. Girl Scout Troops To Display At Int’l Fair The Intern atio n al F a ir sponsored by th e Lancaster County Council of Girl Scouts will be (held in th e U. G. I. building, Conestoga St., Lancaster on F rid ay an d Satufrday, April 25 and 26. On Friday th e hours will be 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. an d on Saturday, 10:00 a.m!. to 6:00 p.m. All th e Scouts in th e County will participate, each neighborhood represents a different country, an d th e public is invited to a tten d . Mira. Jo h n Badorf is chairs man o f th e Lititz project, th e theme is Mexico and th e girls have been working a t i t th e past several months. They will decorate th e ir fo o th to rep re sen t a Mexican m a rk e t place and display the cra fts they have miade. Mrs. Harold F ry will have h e r scouts bring a loom and _ _ A il. __________ ing th e F a ir with a background of th e Cabana, th e gathering place o f th e Scouts in Mexico. This picture was painted by th e Briokerville Troop. The Girls of Troop 215, Miss Joannne Snavely an d Miss Joanne Wagner, leaders, will present a Bull fig h t in th e ir skit. The Senior girls will sell coca cola and frito s an d the money received will go to th e Ju lie tte Low fund. The Brownie Troop, Mira. Harold Adams, leader an d th e Intermediate Troop, Miss Jean Siegrist, leader, will sing two Mexican songs. The admission will he twenty-five cents fo r a n unregistered scout, any child u nder six will be admitted free. Mrs. Badorf will be assisted by Mrs. Robert Thompson, Mrs. Ray Kauffman, Mbs. Ntevini Bowman and Mrs. Clyde Hen- PTA Spent $775 For School Aid Causes The sum of approximately $775.00 was spent by the P. T. A. for school purposes the past year, according to the report given a t the meeting oif the organization Thursday evening in th e elementary school auditorium. The articles purchased for the schools included, th re e record players, three film strip projectors, three screens, and three sets of conservation books. The association also bought rain coats for the Saf-ty P atro l and paid the trip to H a rrisburg for the P atro l to attend the Shrine circus. There is a balance in the tre a su ry of $529.22 and Lester Stark, chairman of th e Ways and Means committee said they raised $534.39 from the sale of fru it cake, E a ste r candy and second hand raincoats, rubbers and galoshes. 7,000 Trout To Be Placed In Park Tuesday More than 7,000 t r o u t fingedlittg will be placed In the stream in th e Springs P a rk on Tuesday, W a l l a c e Lausch, president of the Lititz Sportsmen’s ' Association, announced yesterday. Despite th a t la st y ea r’s a ttempt to raise tro u t in the park proved disastrous, sportsmen were optimistic over re viving the stream nursery, with screened-off areas. The shipment will include 4,000 brown tro u t and 3,000 rainbow trout. In addition, 30 large tro u t will be placed in the recently-built tro u t basin n e a r t h e Broad S tre e t entrance. T h e fingerling will be placed near the head-end until a fte r the dam, expected to be built a t the lower end, is completed, Lausch explained. Police Warn Against Men Working Racket The suspicious actions of four alleged roofers a ttra c ted the attention of borough police here and a re su ltan t warning to householders to be careful to whom they give checks. The four men riding In a car with a New Jersey license and and a long ladder attached to th e side were questioned by Officer Lloyd Long Tuesday n ig h t.1 Wednesday Long le arned they had ohtained a. check for an undetermined! amount from Mrs. Alice Fahnestock, South Broad nea r Marion, and had not fulfilled an agreement to do work. Festival Date Mr. Stark and Lester Hess were appointed cochairman for the annaul Festival to be held on th e school grounds on May 10th. Richard Yotter was appointed as auditor. The group decided next year they would take the Safety P atro l of the fifth grade to Harrisburg to see the Circus and the safety P atrol of the Sixth grade to Washington, D. C. Sister Evelyn Houlroyd of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, was th e speaker, she spoke on “The Spiritual Ed- (Continued on Page 9) Wins Grant ¡¡¡¡I i- m t. Robert E. Zartman Park Dedication Being Planned Plans for a Sunday evening service late in Ju n e to dedicate th e new entrance to th e Lititz Springs Park, were taken under advisement at a meeting of the park committee Tuesday evening. I t originally had been planned to hold th is dedication as a p a rt of th e annual July 4th program but it h a s been learned th a t Elmer Bobst, donor of funds used in modernizing the park, will be unable to attend. It was felt the program be meaningless without his presence. The Palmyra Band has been engaged to provide concerts for the July 4th program. A contract for a large fireworks display also was discussed, along with a plan for providing souvenir lapel buttons with all admissions this year. Work in the park h a s been progressing rapidly the past ferw weeks, th an k s to the good weather, increasing hopes th a t the work will be completed on schedule. The main park driveway was laid this week. Bob Zartman Wins National Science Award Robert E. Zartman, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Zartman, Lititz R l, and a Bobst Award winner in high school, has b e e n awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship for 1958-59. About 800 such awards are granded annually by the government to gradua te students in sciences. They c a rry a full tuition plus additional allowances of $1,350 fo r living expenses. Zartman, who recently came back from Alaska on a geology field trip , is currently a t California In stitu te of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. He was also elected to the Penn State Lambda chapter of Phi Beta, Kappa, national honor society. In addition he is a member of Tau Beta Pi, national engineering h o n o r society, Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honor society and Sigma Gamma Epsilon, national geology honor society. (Continued on Page 16) W IL L APPEAR HERE SATURDAY Visiting I.O.O.F. installing te am from P e te rs Creek Lodge of Gastonville, n e a r P ittsburgh. Public Installation Will Honor Memory Of Latë W. Martin Hess Work done by the la te .W . Martin Hess, whose d e a th occurred » d u rin g t h e year in which he was serving as I.O.O.- F. Grand Master, will be vividly recalled h ere Saturday evening. At th a t time, officers of the Lititz Lodge of Odd Fellows will be inducted a t a public installation — an honor originally planned for Mr. Hess’ benefit — by Deputy Grand Master'" WRllani Rellis and his installing team from n e a r Pittsburgh. Local lodgemen were anxious to have good attendance for the many I.O.O.F. dignita ries who will be present for th e program. These will include Grand Master Kenneth Daugherty and othe r officials of the Grand Lodge. Officers to be installed are Robert Derr, Sr., noble grand; Lester Balmer, vice grand; Richard. Oberlin, member of relief committee; Carl Reediy, recording secretary; R o b e r t Heagy, Jr., financial secretary; Jo h n Singer, tre a su re r; a n d Carl Workman, Edlward S turgis and C u l l e n Carpenter, trustees.M emorial Service Another coming event being planned by local Odd Fellows is a memorial service on May 10 in honor of th e la te Grand Master W. Martin Hess and other members who have died durin g the p ast year. T h e Rebekah Memorial team, Lady Green Rebekah Lodge, of Waynesboro will have charge of th e service. A memorial plaque in Mr. Hess’ memory will be dedicated a t th e lodge hall, a t th a t time. Table Settings To Vie “Table Settings a n d an Antique Display” will be presented in Fellowship Hall, Moravian Sunday School building on Thursday, May 1st., from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in th e evening. I t is sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship of t h e Church. There will be heirlooms from the p ast in china_, pewter, linens, glassware, books, lamps and dolls, exhibited by approximately t w e n t y persons. The era of th e ra re pieces dates from the middle of th e eighteenth century with a table se tting of modern china. Mrs. Joseph W. Grosh will display her set of red historical china. This set dates to Civil war days, it was a gift from the U. S. government to Jay Cook and Co., as a token of appreciation fo r th e ir help in financing the Wa r Bond issue of the U. S. to the extent of two billion dollars. The set was custom made in Limoges, France, and consisted of twenty four pieces each, from egg cups to demi-tasses. When th e C o o kC om p a n y failed in 1873 a bankruptcy sale was held of h is estate in Ogontz, Philadelphia and the g rea t a u n t of Dr. Grosh p u rchased th is set of china. Highlights of the, se tting are ; a spittoon of matching c h i n a which will be used as a centerpiece for th e display; th e egg cups, to be used as (Continued on Page 9) ------------------------- : ____________- Esther McCreary Wins First Prize In Second Week Of Record Contest BARBECUE SUNDAY AT BRICKERVILLiE The Ladies auxilary of the Briokerville F ire Oo., will hold a chicken Barbecue, Sunday April 27, in th e fire hall sta rtin g a t 11 o’clock. • Mrs. Harlan. Hoffman accompanied a bus of thirty-seven persons to Washington, D. C. on Sunday to see the che rry blos- Completing limericks is a lo t of fun, judging from th e la rge number o f replies to la st week’s Shop-In-Lititz Conte st in which $40 in prizes is being awarded each week! And if you don’t think entering the contest, sponsored by a group of local merchants, is fun, you should have seen Curt Baer, of Lititz R4, the firs t week’s winner, emerge from a local jewelry store with a brand new gold watch Saturday afternoon! Curt was able to obtain the watch for only a few dollars cash—plus th e $20 certificate he had won in the contest in the previous week. This week’s contest is beihg made even easier. All you have to do is find th e ten statements hidden among the ads on Page 5. Study these over carefully and decide if they a re “T ru e ” or “False.” Then fill o u t th e blank on th e page and mail it in to The Contest Editor, Record- Express, Lititz, Pa. F o r th is one week we’ve eliminated th e need to fill out a limerick o r write a slogan. However, if th e re a re more correct answers th a n th e re are awards, th e ties will be broken by having Burgess Benjamin F o rre st draw t h e winners’ Week’s Win Biers Winners of the $40 in merchandise certificates th is week a re as follows: F irs t P riz e $20 E sth e r I. McCreary,. 23 West Orange Street, Lititz. S h e completed t h e limerick as follows: Oh, a young lady shopper named Tunny As a bargain hound sure was a honey! And when Lititz she tried, She triumphantly cried: “Never before, so much for my money.” She also had nine correct answers. (Continued on Page S) Several "Tricky” Questions Cut Down Correct Answers A few "tricky” stateinents included in la st week’s “Shop- In-Lititz” Contest served to cut down the number of near-perfect answers submitted, although the tabulations showed clearly t h a t Record-Express readers are really up on th e ir historic data. The one question which served as a “tie -b re ak e r” was the sta tement th a t Suchard chocolate originated in Philadelphia. History tells us th a t Count Zinzendorf, founder o f t h e modern Moravian Church, had th e genius of learership and th e power to inspire in his followers unlimited confidence. Impressed b y Zinzendortf’s qualities, John George Klein, springhead of Oerter’s run, offered his 491 acres fo r the church settlement to Zinzend orf in 1754 and which, In 1756 Zinzendorf named Lititz. The question rega rding Zinzendorf was a n easy one for local contestants. Another easy one was regarding the firs t pretzel bakery in America. The Sturgis Bakery, which began as a commercial bakery in 1861, today is a popular spot f o r to u rists an d visitors to le a rn th e manner in which Lititz became known almost a centu ry ago a s “The Pretzel Town.” To help readers keep tab of how they scored In th e contest, the sta tements an d answers Enrollm’t Increase Is Cited 47 Mill Warwick Union Tax Rate Will Remain Unchanged The Warwick Union School District needs additional elementary s c h o o l facilities immediately, F r a n k Longen-ecker, chairman of th e building committee, informed members of the school board la st night. To meet t h e emergency, several rooms once again will be rented in the basement of the Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, which were used prior to the building of the new high school, beginning with th e fall term. No Tax Boost The school board also dis-c l o s e d , following submission of th e annual budget, th a t th e re will be no change in th e school tax r a te fo r th e d istric t th is year. At a meeting which extended into the late hours of th e night, Longenecker produced an abundance of statistics to prove h is point for the need of additional elementary classrooms. He did not disclose whether th is would consist of a nfew elementary building here, a s has been proposed informally, or additions to elementary buildings as either Rothsville or Brunnerville. In addition to sta tistics made public la s t night, it was disclosed th a t members of th e board will en te r into a d e tailed, private study of several proposals which have b e e n compiled by th e architec tural firm of Muhlenberg Brothers, (Continued on Page 16) Brethren Church Loyalty Dinner On April 29 The Church of th e Brethren will sponsor a special "Loyalty Dinner” on Tuesday a t six-th irty p.m. Held in connection with th e cu rren t Stewardship Enlistment Program, th e dinn er will be served in th e Warwick Union High School cafete ria. A highlight of th e evening will be th e distribution of a n illu stra te d brochure presenting th e entire work of the church. Mrs. J. P au l Shelly Is serving a s Arrangements Chairman, while decorations will be in charge o f Mrs. E l wood Gibble and Mrs. Robert Gibble. Mrs. F ran k lin K. Cassel is chairman of th e Hostess Committee, with th e following p e rsons as hostesses: Mrs. Harry Badiorf, Mr®. Garth Becker, Mjrs. William Bingeman, Mrs. Elmer Bomjberger, Mrs. William Bredthauer, Mrs. Mielvin Brubaker, Mrs. Ross Couleon Mrs. John deP errot, Mrs. David For-ry, Mrs. Elwood Gibble, Mrs. Harold Gibler, Mlrs. Jo h n ’ G. Hershey, Mrs. Jo h n Hevener, Mrs. Harold Hollinger, Mrs. Ralph Hosier, Mrs. Milton Ju rell, Mrs. John Martin, Mrs. Floyd McDowell, Mrs. Jo h n Miller, Mrs. Hiram Minnich, Mrs. Chester Sensenieh, Mrs. E rn e st Shenk, Mrs. Ronald Shreiner, Mrs. Clifford Smith, Mrs. George Steffy, Mrs. Levi Weaver, Mrs. P e te r Willms, Mrs. Carlos Ziegler, and Mrs. Samuel Ziegler. Don't Forget To Turn Clock Ahead Lititz joins with th e re s t of the E a ste rn Pennsylvania area in losing a n h o u r to gain a n hour Sunday. Residents were advised th a t Daylight Saving Time will be observed sta rtin g S u n d a y . Clocks shuold be tu rn e d an h our ahe ad before re tirin g Saturday night. Most a re a industry an d stores Will opera te on DST. PLAN RUMMAGE SALE The Ladies Aid Society of Trinity EC Church will hold a rummage sale April 25 and 26 a t th e Lititz fire house. Baked ROOda will iblsrv ho frvr aalo au
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Title | Lititz Record Express |
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Full Text | '"'•'r''*,1 ^ siír;**“^** ? ;1 if Shop In Lititz Contest Pays Off Weekly ~ Turn To Page 5 The Lititz Recor d - Express * Serving The Warwick Union Area For Nearly A Century 82nd Year E stab lish ed April, 1877, a* The Snnbeam (Consolidated w ith The E ltltz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, April 24, 1958 5 cen ts a Copy; $9.50 per y ea r b y mall, w ith in L an ca ste r County; 93.00 elsewh ere. No. 4 Council Questions Responsibility ForMany Alleys t _ _____ _______ ' ____ See Need For More Elemetary School Buildings To Settle ! I THEY'RE ALL FORE GOLF LESSONS Question Definitely Discussion Will Feature Borough Meeting Tuesday An interesting map of the borough — one which should bring out a goodly number of citizens to the next meeting of council — is printed on Page 11 of this issue of the Record- Express. This map of Lititz is being printed a t the request of Borough Council. On It a re the stre e ts and alleys th a t t h e Borough feels responsible to maintain and unless persons appearing a t th e next Council meeting on April 29 successfully petition Council to add other streets and alleys to the map, these are the ones th a t the Borough Works Department will be responsible for. These stre e ts and alleys will be th e ones patched, cleaned, snow plowed and maintained generally. “Council Is having th is map published with the intention of settling once and for all the question of what the Borough is responsible for,” Council President Templeton said. “Up (Continued on Page 11) m ' f 4. ;* In New Role n p y e ePM r Carl D. Huber, IAtltz H I, who h a s been active in civic an d farm rela tio n services for many years, has been appointed agent fo r th e Luthe ran Brotherhood Life Insurance Society. He is a member of St. P a u l’s L uthe ran Church. He h a s been a church councilman fo r th ree years and has served on various committees. Road-e-o ToBeHeld Saturday Three brand-new automobiles will be used by teen aged drive-e rs competing for prizes in th e JayCee sponsored Road-E-O th is Saturday morning. The contest will be held a t 9 :3 0 a.m. on th e Warwick Union High School p ark in g lot. The vehicles to be used, 3 new 1958 Fords, will be donated by Keller Brothers. The contest is open to any one who h as a drivers license or permit an d who will n o t reach h is or h e r 20th b irthday bef ore J a n e 7. Contestants will Tie fo r prizes th a t include a jacket, gold trophy cup an d miniature road-e-o c a r keys. All contestants must bring application blanks signed by th e ir parents. The public Is cordially Invited to attend. Betty Hoffertfi Wins Trophy Betty Hofferth, with a score o f 455, won th e trophy in the Women's Afternoon Reicraar tional Bowling League Tournament, Bill Bell, director, announced yesterday. Other high score rs were E th e l Marr, 364; Betty Renfro, 334; ' Dot Green, 330; andj Polly Roth, 324. This was th e — R e c o r d - E x p r e s s P h o t o Tills lineup of prospective golfers is given some basic tips on th e game by Instru cto rs Kenny Simmons (kneeling le ft) and Dr. Charles Landis (standing le ft). They a re p a rt of a group of 26 persons tak in g golf in stru c tio n under th e two topflight am ateu r players a s p a r t o f th e recreation program here. Adults tak in g lessons include Bill Pennell, Elme r err, JoAnn Simmons, Wallace Hofferth, Kay Ben-nethum, P h il Bartola, Shirley Bell, Mrs. Chester Wertsch, Newpher Shirker, Brook Baker, Dick Boose, P a u l Hess and Marilyn Roth.. Children class members a re Jo h n Landis, Warren Mellinger, Bobby Scatchard, Josie Shreiner, JoAitne Oberlin, P au l Minnich, Mike Hess, Leonard Weidler, Terry Spicer, Jimmy Dlehm, Jo h n Sheaffer, Robert Adams and G rant Kingswell. Adult, Post Teen Dance Planned Here On May 24 L ititz residents will have on th e ir dancing shoes t h e week-end of May 23-24 when th e firs t annual Frolic for Adults, and P o s t Teens follows the annual Post Prom Frolic at th e high school cafeteria. The theme fo r th e adult and post teens dance will be “Springtime” and the dance will make use of decorations which will be installed fo r th e annual Post From hop. Memlbers of the Lititz Woman’s Club and Rec Center Board will sell tickets, $3 per couple, to t h e ad u lt dance. Dress is optional and music will be provided by “The Headliners,” interspersed by a floor show. Refreshments will be sold. The purpose of th e frolic is to promote the possibility of a fu tu re dance program for adults and post teenagers. The dance will be from 9 p.m. until midnight. Brunnerville To Decide On New Fire Hall Bldg. Brunnerville f ir e company irfem|bers will decide a t a meeting next Tuesday whethe r to build a new fire house. Since its organization th e fire company has housed equipment in a portion o f th e Brunnerville Foundry building. Space for housing th e ap p a ratu s was donated by E a rl Landis, foundry operator. With recent equipment additions th e fire company has outgrown its present q u a rte rs and is in need of a la rg e r building. Company members will meet Tuesday a t 8 p.m. a t which time they are expected to make a decision on whethe r to build a new fire hall. Robert Ober is fire company president. Members of th e wonien’s club are planning the a ffair and a limited number of tickets will be printed because of space, limitations.; If all are sold prior to th e dance none will be placed on sale a t the door. The Post Prom Frolic is from midnight F riday until 4:30 a.m. Saturday. Saturday a t 9 p.m. th e ad u lts and post teens will tak e to th e floor. Evaluators Commend1 H S Students Warwick High Schools pupils got an unsolicited compliment from] members of an independ e n t eva luating committee which appraised th e local school system la st week. Memlbers of the commission reported to high school principal N. J. F u h rm an th a t th e entire 15-man committee was impressed with th e “overall a ttitu d e toward school and school work, y o u r dress, your school activities and y our general Interest in school.” Students were to ld of the impression they made upon the committee by F u h rm an who made th a t portion of the re port to them. The evaluation committee gave te ach ers a n o ral report of th e ir survey, the school activities, program and building. Areas th a t were outstanding were listed and also a list of suggestions th a t could be used to improve th e school system. Many of th e suggestions miade, however, already are In progress or a re in th e planning stage. L a te r th is summer the school will receive a w ritten re p o rt from/ th e evaluating commission an d will be rated. Girl Scout Troops To Display At Int’l Fair The Intern atio n al F a ir sponsored by th e Lancaster County Council of Girl Scouts will be (held in th e U. G. I. building, Conestoga St., Lancaster on F rid ay an d Satufrday, April 25 and 26. On Friday th e hours will be 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. an d on Saturday, 10:00 a.m!. to 6:00 p.m. All th e Scouts in th e County will participate, each neighborhood represents a different country, an d th e public is invited to a tten d . Mira. Jo h n Badorf is chairs man o f th e Lititz project, th e theme is Mexico and th e girls have been working a t i t th e past several months. They will decorate th e ir fo o th to rep re sen t a Mexican m a rk e t place and display the cra fts they have miade. Mrs. Harold F ry will have h e r scouts bring a loom and _ _ A il. __________ ing th e F a ir with a background of th e Cabana, th e gathering place o f th e Scouts in Mexico. This picture was painted by th e Briokerville Troop. The Girls of Troop 215, Miss Joannne Snavely an d Miss Joanne Wagner, leaders, will present a Bull fig h t in th e ir skit. The Senior girls will sell coca cola and frito s an d the money received will go to th e Ju lie tte Low fund. The Brownie Troop, Mira. Harold Adams, leader an d th e Intermediate Troop, Miss Jean Siegrist, leader, will sing two Mexican songs. The admission will he twenty-five cents fo r a n unregistered scout, any child u nder six will be admitted free. Mrs. Badorf will be assisted by Mrs. Robert Thompson, Mrs. Ray Kauffman, Mbs. Ntevini Bowman and Mrs. Clyde Hen- PTA Spent $775 For School Aid Causes The sum of approximately $775.00 was spent by the P. T. A. for school purposes the past year, according to the report given a t the meeting oif the organization Thursday evening in th e elementary school auditorium. The articles purchased for the schools included, th re e record players, three film strip projectors, three screens, and three sets of conservation books. The association also bought rain coats for the Saf-ty P atro l and paid the trip to H a rrisburg for the P atro l to attend the Shrine circus. There is a balance in the tre a su ry of $529.22 and Lester Stark, chairman of th e Ways and Means committee said they raised $534.39 from the sale of fru it cake, E a ste r candy and second hand raincoats, rubbers and galoshes. 7,000 Trout To Be Placed In Park Tuesday More than 7,000 t r o u t fingedlittg will be placed In the stream in th e Springs P a rk on Tuesday, W a l l a c e Lausch, president of the Lititz Sportsmen’s ' Association, announced yesterday. Despite th a t la st y ea r’s a ttempt to raise tro u t in the park proved disastrous, sportsmen were optimistic over re viving the stream nursery, with screened-off areas. The shipment will include 4,000 brown tro u t and 3,000 rainbow trout. In addition, 30 large tro u t will be placed in the recently-built tro u t basin n e a r t h e Broad S tre e t entrance. T h e fingerling will be placed near the head-end until a fte r the dam, expected to be built a t the lower end, is completed, Lausch explained. Police Warn Against Men Working Racket The suspicious actions of four alleged roofers a ttra c ted the attention of borough police here and a re su ltan t warning to householders to be careful to whom they give checks. The four men riding In a car with a New Jersey license and and a long ladder attached to th e side were questioned by Officer Lloyd Long Tuesday n ig h t.1 Wednesday Long le arned they had ohtained a. check for an undetermined! amount from Mrs. Alice Fahnestock, South Broad nea r Marion, and had not fulfilled an agreement to do work. Festival Date Mr. Stark and Lester Hess were appointed cochairman for the annaul Festival to be held on th e school grounds on May 10th. Richard Yotter was appointed as auditor. The group decided next year they would take the Safety P atro l of the fifth grade to Harrisburg to see the Circus and the safety P atrol of the Sixth grade to Washington, D. C. Sister Evelyn Houlroyd of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, was th e speaker, she spoke on “The Spiritual Ed- (Continued on Page 9) Wins Grant ¡¡¡¡I i- m t. Robert E. Zartman Park Dedication Being Planned Plans for a Sunday evening service late in Ju n e to dedicate th e new entrance to th e Lititz Springs Park, were taken under advisement at a meeting of the park committee Tuesday evening. I t originally had been planned to hold th is dedication as a p a rt of th e annual July 4th program but it h a s been learned th a t Elmer Bobst, donor of funds used in modernizing the park, will be unable to attend. It was felt the program be meaningless without his presence. The Palmyra Band has been engaged to provide concerts for the July 4th program. A contract for a large fireworks display also was discussed, along with a plan for providing souvenir lapel buttons with all admissions this year. Work in the park h a s been progressing rapidly the past ferw weeks, th an k s to the good weather, increasing hopes th a t the work will be completed on schedule. The main park driveway was laid this week. Bob Zartman Wins National Science Award Robert E. Zartman, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Zartman, Lititz R l, and a Bobst Award winner in high school, has b e e n awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship for 1958-59. About 800 such awards are granded annually by the government to gradua te students in sciences. They c a rry a full tuition plus additional allowances of $1,350 fo r living expenses. Zartman, who recently came back from Alaska on a geology field trip , is currently a t California In stitu te of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. He was also elected to the Penn State Lambda chapter of Phi Beta, Kappa, national honor society. In addition he is a member of Tau Beta Pi, national engineering h o n o r society, Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honor society and Sigma Gamma Epsilon, national geology honor society. (Continued on Page 16) W IL L APPEAR HERE SATURDAY Visiting I.O.O.F. installing te am from P e te rs Creek Lodge of Gastonville, n e a r P ittsburgh. Public Installation Will Honor Memory Of Latë W. Martin Hess Work done by the la te .W . Martin Hess, whose d e a th occurred » d u rin g t h e year in which he was serving as I.O.O.- F. Grand Master, will be vividly recalled h ere Saturday evening. At th a t time, officers of the Lititz Lodge of Odd Fellows will be inducted a t a public installation — an honor originally planned for Mr. Hess’ benefit — by Deputy Grand Master'" WRllani Rellis and his installing team from n e a r Pittsburgh. Local lodgemen were anxious to have good attendance for the many I.O.O.F. dignita ries who will be present for th e program. These will include Grand Master Kenneth Daugherty and othe r officials of the Grand Lodge. Officers to be installed are Robert Derr, Sr., noble grand; Lester Balmer, vice grand; Richard. Oberlin, member of relief committee; Carl Reediy, recording secretary; R o b e r t Heagy, Jr., financial secretary; Jo h n Singer, tre a su re r; a n d Carl Workman, Edlward S turgis and C u l l e n Carpenter, trustees.M emorial Service Another coming event being planned by local Odd Fellows is a memorial service on May 10 in honor of th e la te Grand Master W. Martin Hess and other members who have died durin g the p ast year. T h e Rebekah Memorial team, Lady Green Rebekah Lodge, of Waynesboro will have charge of th e service. A memorial plaque in Mr. Hess’ memory will be dedicated a t th e lodge hall, a t th a t time. Table Settings To Vie “Table Settings a n d an Antique Display” will be presented in Fellowship Hall, Moravian Sunday School building on Thursday, May 1st., from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the afternoon and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in th e evening. I t is sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship of t h e Church. There will be heirlooms from the p ast in china_, pewter, linens, glassware, books, lamps and dolls, exhibited by approximately t w e n t y persons. The era of th e ra re pieces dates from the middle of th e eighteenth century with a table se tting of modern china. Mrs. Joseph W. Grosh will display her set of red historical china. This set dates to Civil war days, it was a gift from the U. S. government to Jay Cook and Co., as a token of appreciation fo r th e ir help in financing the Wa r Bond issue of the U. S. to the extent of two billion dollars. The set was custom made in Limoges, France, and consisted of twenty four pieces each, from egg cups to demi-tasses. When th e C o o kC om p a n y failed in 1873 a bankruptcy sale was held of h is estate in Ogontz, Philadelphia and the g rea t a u n t of Dr. Grosh p u rchased th is set of china. Highlights of the, se tting are ; a spittoon of matching c h i n a which will be used as a centerpiece for th e display; th e egg cups, to be used as (Continued on Page 9) ------------------------- : ____________- Esther McCreary Wins First Prize In Second Week Of Record Contest BARBECUE SUNDAY AT BRICKERVILLiE The Ladies auxilary of the Briokerville F ire Oo., will hold a chicken Barbecue, Sunday April 27, in th e fire hall sta rtin g a t 11 o’clock. • Mrs. Harlan. Hoffman accompanied a bus of thirty-seven persons to Washington, D. C. on Sunday to see the che rry blos- Completing limericks is a lo t of fun, judging from th e la rge number o f replies to la st week’s Shop-In-Lititz Conte st in which $40 in prizes is being awarded each week! And if you don’t think entering the contest, sponsored by a group of local merchants, is fun, you should have seen Curt Baer, of Lititz R4, the firs t week’s winner, emerge from a local jewelry store with a brand new gold watch Saturday afternoon! Curt was able to obtain the watch for only a few dollars cash—plus th e $20 certificate he had won in the contest in the previous week. This week’s contest is beihg made even easier. All you have to do is find th e ten statements hidden among the ads on Page 5. Study these over carefully and decide if they a re “T ru e ” or “False.” Then fill o u t th e blank on th e page and mail it in to The Contest Editor, Record- Express, Lititz, Pa. F o r th is one week we’ve eliminated th e need to fill out a limerick o r write a slogan. However, if th e re a re more correct answers th a n th e re are awards, th e ties will be broken by having Burgess Benjamin F o rre st draw t h e winners’ Week’s Win Biers Winners of the $40 in merchandise certificates th is week a re as follows: F irs t P riz e $20 E sth e r I. McCreary,. 23 West Orange Street, Lititz. S h e completed t h e limerick as follows: Oh, a young lady shopper named Tunny As a bargain hound sure was a honey! And when Lititz she tried, She triumphantly cried: “Never before, so much for my money.” She also had nine correct answers. (Continued on Page S) Several "Tricky” Questions Cut Down Correct Answers A few "tricky” stateinents included in la st week’s “Shop- In-Lititz” Contest served to cut down the number of near-perfect answers submitted, although the tabulations showed clearly t h a t Record-Express readers are really up on th e ir historic data. The one question which served as a “tie -b re ak e r” was the sta tement th a t Suchard chocolate originated in Philadelphia. History tells us th a t Count Zinzendorf, founder o f t h e modern Moravian Church, had th e genius of learership and th e power to inspire in his followers unlimited confidence. Impressed b y Zinzendortf’s qualities, John George Klein, springhead of Oerter’s run, offered his 491 acres fo r the church settlement to Zinzend orf in 1754 and which, In 1756 Zinzendorf named Lititz. The question rega rding Zinzendorf was a n easy one for local contestants. Another easy one was regarding the firs t pretzel bakery in America. The Sturgis Bakery, which began as a commercial bakery in 1861, today is a popular spot f o r to u rists an d visitors to le a rn th e manner in which Lititz became known almost a centu ry ago a s “The Pretzel Town.” To help readers keep tab of how they scored In th e contest, the sta tements an d answers Enrollm’t Increase Is Cited 47 Mill Warwick Union Tax Rate Will Remain Unchanged The Warwick Union School District needs additional elementary s c h o o l facilities immediately, F r a n k Longen-ecker, chairman of th e building committee, informed members of the school board la st night. To meet t h e emergency, several rooms once again will be rented in the basement of the Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, which were used prior to the building of the new high school, beginning with th e fall term. No Tax Boost The school board also dis-c l o s e d , following submission of th e annual budget, th a t th e re will be no change in th e school tax r a te fo r th e d istric t th is year. At a meeting which extended into the late hours of th e night, Longenecker produced an abundance of statistics to prove h is point for the need of additional elementary classrooms. He did not disclose whether th is would consist of a nfew elementary building here, a s has been proposed informally, or additions to elementary buildings as either Rothsville or Brunnerville. In addition to sta tistics made public la s t night, it was disclosed th a t members of th e board will en te r into a d e tailed, private study of several proposals which have b e e n compiled by th e architec tural firm of Muhlenberg Brothers, (Continued on Page 16) Brethren Church Loyalty Dinner On April 29 The Church of th e Brethren will sponsor a special "Loyalty Dinner” on Tuesday a t six-th irty p.m. Held in connection with th e cu rren t Stewardship Enlistment Program, th e dinn er will be served in th e Warwick Union High School cafete ria. A highlight of th e evening will be th e distribution of a n illu stra te d brochure presenting th e entire work of the church. Mrs. J. P au l Shelly Is serving a s Arrangements Chairman, while decorations will be in charge o f Mrs. E l wood Gibble and Mrs. Robert Gibble. Mrs. F ran k lin K. Cassel is chairman of th e Hostess Committee, with th e following p e rsons as hostesses: Mrs. Harry Badiorf, Mr®. Garth Becker, Mjrs. William Bingeman, Mrs. Elmer Bomjberger, Mrs. William Bredthauer, Mrs. Mielvin Brubaker, Mrs. Ross Couleon Mrs. John deP errot, Mrs. David For-ry, Mrs. Elwood Gibble, Mrs. Harold Gibler, Mlrs. Jo h n ’ G. Hershey, Mrs. Jo h n Hevener, Mrs. Harold Hollinger, Mrs. Ralph Hosier, Mrs. Milton Ju rell, Mrs. John Martin, Mrs. Floyd McDowell, Mrs. Jo h n Miller, Mrs. Hiram Minnich, Mrs. Chester Sensenieh, Mrs. E rn e st Shenk, Mrs. Ronald Shreiner, Mrs. Clifford Smith, Mrs. George Steffy, Mrs. Levi Weaver, Mrs. P e te r Willms, Mrs. Carlos Ziegler, and Mrs. Samuel Ziegler. Don't Forget To Turn Clock Ahead Lititz joins with th e re s t of the E a ste rn Pennsylvania area in losing a n h o u r to gain a n hour Sunday. Residents were advised th a t Daylight Saving Time will be observed sta rtin g S u n d a y . Clocks shuold be tu rn e d an h our ahe ad before re tirin g Saturday night. Most a re a industry an d stores Will opera te on DST. PLAN RUMMAGE SALE The Ladies Aid Society of Trinity EC Church will hold a rummage sale April 25 and 26 a t th e Lititz fire house. Baked ROOda will iblsrv ho frvr aalo au |
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