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A to ta l o f $ 3 ,5 3 8 .1 1 w a s
r a is e d th is y e a r in t h i s a r e a fo r
th e C a n c e r D riv e , f in a l t a b u l a ­tio
n s m a d e th is w e e k r e v e a le d .
A to ta l o f $ 2 ,1 4 0 .3 9 w a s
r a is e d in th e h o u s e -to -h o u s e
c a n v a s in th e b o r o u g h ; $680
by th e in d u s t r ia l g ro u p a n d $50
from o rg a n iz a tio n s .
W a rw ic k T ow n sh ip c o lle c t­io
n s w e r e : L e x in g to n a r e a ,
$ 6 6 .1 0 ; R o th s v ille , $ 1 7 6 .6 8 ;
K is s e l H ill, $ 1 6 4 .0 7 ; B r u n n e r ­v
ille , $ 4 5 .6 7 a n d th e a r e a w e s t
o f L ititz , $92.
A to ta l o f $ 1 2 3 .2 0 w a s r a is e d
in E liz a b e th T ow n sh ip .
Alumni Banquet
Friday Evening
T h e a n n u a l A lum n i A w a rd ,
in a d d itio n to th e B o b s t A w a rd
w ill be p r e s e n te d a t t h e a n n u a l
b a n q u e t o f th e W a rw ic k U n io n
A lum n i A s so c ia tio n , tom o r row
e v en in g .
M o re th a n 425 r e s e rv a tio n s
h a v e b e e n re c e iv e d a n d th e
c om |m itte e s t a te d “N o o n e w ill
be a dm itte d tom o r row e v e n in g
u n le s s w e h a v e t h e i r p a id r e ­s
e r v a tio n .”
I t w a s e x p la in e d c o n d itio n s
a t th e h ig h s c h o o l a r e n o t th e
s am e a s h o ld in g t h e b a n q u e t a t
a p la c e o f b u s in e s s . A ll fo o d
m u s t 'be p a id f o r a n d th e e x a c t
n um b e r o f p e o p le m u s t b e
k n ow n b e fo re o rd e rin g .
H e r b e r t W a g am a n , p r e s id e n t
of th e a s so c ia tio n , a n n o u n c e d
a d a n c e w ill fo llow th e b u s in e s s
m e e tin g a n d sp e a k e r s . D a n c e
p riz e s w ill be aw a rd e d . M.'usic
w ill be fu r n is h e d b y th e Bob
S t e tl e r T rio .
Barbecue And Cooking
Contest Here Saturday
T h e e ig h th a n n u a l c h ic k e n
b a rb e c u e o f th e L a n c a s te r
C o u n ty P o u l t r y C e n te r w ill b e
h e ld in L ititz S p r in g s P a r k th is
S a tu r d a y ; w ith 5 ,0 0 0 p e rso n s
e x p e c te d to a tte n d .
I n c o n ju n c tio n w ith th e P a .
P o u l t r y C o o k in g C o n te s t, t h e
L a n c a s te r P o u l t r y C e n te r is
s p o n s o r in g a c o o k in g c o n te s t
b e g in n in g a t 2 p .m . w ith o v e r
$10 0 in p riz e s to be aw a rd e d .
C om p e titio n w ill b e in a
ju n io r d iv is io n f o r e n t r a n t s 18
a n d u n d e r a n d th e s e n io r d iv i­s
io n 'fo r th o s e 19 a n d o v e r.
J u d g e s fo r th e c o n te s t w ill b e
Mrs. A n n a Sm ith , h om e e cono­m
is t a t A lb r ig h t C o lleg e ; Mrs.
E le a n o r R u h l, h om e e c te a c h e r
a t W a rw ic k H ig h S ch o o l a n d
L e e Z in n , o f Z in n ’s d in e r .
H a rv e y S p e c h t is g e n e r a l
c h a irm a n o f th e c o n te s t a n d
H a r r y W a rd J r . is in c h a rg e o f
s to v e s a n d g a s w h ic h a r e b e in g
d o n a te d fo r th e c o n te s t by th e
W a rd B o ttle G a s Co.
W in n e r s o f th e c o n te s t will
c om p e te a t H e r s h e y in A u g u s t
w ith o th e r c o u n ty w in n e r s fo r
to p p riz e s in th e s t a te .
Directors Claim Assessors Missed
New Homes Valued At $360,000
RETIRING GEORGE GETS A GIFT
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G e o rg e E v a n s , r e t i r i n g m a in te n a n c e m a n a t th e E lem e n ta r y
S ch o o l, d em o n s tr a te s h ow h e ’l l u s e th e g i f t th e f a c u l ty p u r ­c
h a s e d f o r h im . G e o rg e w a s s u r p r i s e d b y th e f a c u lty w h ic h
p r e s e n te d th e g i f t to h im w h ile th e te a c h e r s lo o k e d o n . H e
p rom p tly d em o n s tr a te d f o r th e R e c o rd P h o to g r a p h e r h ow h e ’ll
p u t i t to u s e . I n h is m a n y y e a r s a s a m a in te n a n c e m a n th e
a f f a b le r e t i r e e p r id e d h im s e lf o n n e v e r h a v in g a “ f ig h t ” w ith
a te a c h e r .
Comparison Of Assessments
Showed Something Wrong
W h ile a s s e s sm e n t in e q u a lit­ie
s h a v e b e e n a c o n tro v e r s ia l
s u b je c t h e r e fo r y e a r s , th e
m o tiv a tin g f a c to r w h ic h c a u s e d
m em b e rs o f th e f in a n c e c om ­m
itte e o f th e W a rw ic k U n io n
Sch o o l D is tr ic t to g o in to a c t-,
io n , w a s a c om p a r is o n o f ‘a s ­s
e s sm e n t c h a n g e s in th e p a s t
th r e e y e a rs .
T h e s e s t a ti s t i c s a s re v e a le d
b y th e c om m itte e t h i s w e ek
sh ow t h a t w h ile th e b o ro u g h
a s s e s sm e n t jum p e d a t o t a l o f
$ 8 1 1 ,8 0 0 in th e b o ro u g h ; th e
a s s e s sm e n t in E liz a b e th T ow n ­sh
ip d ro p p e d $ 2 9 ,4 0 0 d u r in g
th e s am e p e r io d w h ile t h e
a s s e s sm e n t in W a rw ic k T ow n ­sh
ip , w h e r e c o n s id e r a b le b u ild ­in
g h a s ta k e n p la c e , ro s e o n ly
$ 7 5 ,7 5 0 .
A s p o k e sm a n f o r th e com ­m
itte e a ls o p o in te d o u t t h a t
w h ile th e b u ild in g o f th e W a r ­n
e r -L am b e r t p l a n t h e r e d i d
c a u s e th e b o ro u g h a s s e s sm e n t
Henry Lutz On
Amateur Hour
“R o u n d a n d ro u n d sh e g o e s
a n d w h e r e s h e s to p s n o b o d y
k n ow s .” T h e s e w a r d s m a d e
fam o u s b y M|ajor B ow e s o f th e
O rig in a l A m e a te u r H o u r , n ow
th e T ed 'Mack S h ow , m a y b e of
im p o r ta n c e to a r e s id e n t o f th e
L ititz A re a t h i s F r id a y n ig h t.
H e n ry G. L u tz , b e tt e r k n ow n
a s “H e n ” w ill b e o n e o f th e
c o n te s ta n ts o n th e sh ow s p o n ­so
re d b y th e L a n c a s te r R id in g
Club.
H e w ill p la y th e M u sic a l Saw,
S o n g F lu te , S lid e W h is tle a n d
th e M u s ic a l H a n d s .
T h e la s t r e s id e n t from; th is
a r e a o n th e n a tio n a lly fam o u s
sh ow w a s R o b e r t 'H a c km a n .
T h e sh ow w ill n o t a p p e a r o n
r a d io o r TV.
to jum p , t h a t th e in c r e a s e in
th e b o ro u g h a s s e s sm e n t o th e r ­w
ise r e f le c te d a r a d ic a l in ­c
r e a s e a s c om p a r e d w ith th e
r e s t o f th e d is tr ic t.
“W ith th e n um b e r o f h om e s
t h r o u g h o u t th e d i s t r i c t in c r e a s ­in
g , w e fo u n d t h a t w e h a d a n
in c r e a s e in e n r o llm e n t f r o m
e v e r y d i s t r ic t a s c om p a re d
w ith a d e c r e a s e in th e E liz a ­b
e th T ow n sh ip a s s e s sm e n t a n d
a sm a ll in c r e a s e in W a rw ic k
T ow n sh ip a n d th e S e c o n d
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7 )
Book Mobile To Make
Stops Af- Roriisville
T h e L a n c a s te r B o o k Mobile
f rom t h e L a n c a s te r F r e e P u b lic
L ib r a r y w ill m a k e th r e e s to p s
in R o th s v ille a t th e s c h o o l d u r ­in
g th e s um m e r m o n th s .D a te s
a r e J u n e 11, J u ly 9 a n d A u g u s t
13 from 8 :3 0 to 9 :3 0 in th e
m o rn in g . T h is l ib r a r y is n o t
o n ly f o r th e c h ild r e n b u t f o r th e
a d u lt s a s w e ll. A n y o n e h a v in g
a L a n c a s te r F r e e P u b lic L ib r a ry
c a r d c a n a lso u s e i t f o r t h e Book
Mobile. A n d if th e y d o n o t h a v e
a c a rd th e y m a y r e g is te r fo r o n e
a t th e sch o o l.
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Driver Ed Course
Storts June 16
T o ta l r e g i s t r a t io n f o r th e
sum m e r adm it d r iv e r t r a in in g
c o u rs e r e a c h e d 48, i t w a s a n ­n
o u n c e d th is w e ek— a ll w om en .
W om e n r e g is te r e d w e re r e ­m
in d e d t h e i r fe e f o r th e c o u rs e
sh o u ld b e p a id b y J u n e 6.
C la s se s t a u g h t b y W a rw ic k
H ig h S c h o o l d r iv e r e d in s tr u c ­to
r G e o rg e R. M a le w ill b e g in
M o n d ay , J u n e 16. A ll w om e n
m u s t h a v e t h e i r l e a r n e r s ’ p e r ­m
it fo r th e f i r s t c la s s s e ss io n .
E m p h a tic a c tio n t a k e n b y
W a rw ic k U n io n Sch o o l D ire c ­to
r s to fo rc e th e im m e d ia te
c o r re c tio n o f a s s e s s o r s ’ lis ts ,
th is w e ek in d ic a te d th e d i s t r ic t
will h e s p a r e d a n o th e r s iz e a b le
jum p in sc h o o l tax e s.
A n d a lth o u g h w o rk d o n e to -
d a te m a y m e re ly b e s c r a tc h in g
th e s u r f a c e , d ir e c to r s a lr e a d y
h a v e a lis t o f a p p ro x im a te ly
12 0 h om e s e ith e r mot lis te d a t
a ll o r r a te d o n ly a s v a c a n t lo ts
o n th e a s s e s s o r ’s lis ts .
P l a c i n g a c o n s e rv a tiv e
e s tim a te o f a $ 1 5 ,0 0 0 a v e r ­a
g e o n th e s e h om e s — som e
o f w h ic h a r e a c tu a lly v a lu e d
a s h ig li a s $ 5 0 ,0 0 0 — d i ­r
e c to r s th is w e e k in s is te d
th e s e a d d itio n s to th e ta x
l is t w ill b r in g in a n a d ­d
itio n a l $ 1 8 ,0 0 0 o r m o r e in
ta x e s — a p p ro x im a te ly t h e
am o u n t n e e d e d to m e e t th e
c om in g y e a r ’s d em a n d s .
T h e fin a n c e c om m itte e o f th e
W a rw ic k U n io n Sch o o l B o a rd
is s c h e d u le d to m e e t th is m o r ­n
in g w ith th e L a n c a s te r C o u n -
a y C om m is s io n e rs a n d a g ro u p
o f fie ld m e n p r e s e n tly e n g a g ­ed
in m a k in g th e c o u n tyw id e
r e -a s s e s sm e n t.
S t a r t C h e c k M o n d ay
T h is w e ek C o u n ty C om m is­s
io n e r H e r b e r t W a g am a n , o f
th is b o ro u g h , a s s u r e d T h e
R e c o rd -E x p re s s t h a t fie ld m e n
w ill s t a r t w o rk o n th e l is t
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 2 )
Corn Soup
Festival
June 14
C h ic k e n c o rn so u p— b y th e
b ow l, by th e q u a r t o r b y th e
b u c k e tfu l— w ill b e th e f e a tu r e d
fo o d a t th e 6 4 th a n n u a l F i r e
C om p a n y F e s tiv a l,. S a tu r d a y ,
J u n e 14, a t th e F ir e H o u se .
T h e c om m itte e in c h a r g e ,
h e a d e d b y D o n a ld S ta u f f e r ,
d e c la r e th e y a r e n o t g o in g to b e
c a u g h t s h o r t th is y e a r . L a s t
y e a r th e so u p , m a d e from 300
c h ic k e n s , w a s g o n e b y 6 o ’clock.
O v e r 350 c h ic k e n s a r e g o in g
in to th is y e a r ’s b a tc h . T h e com ­m
itte e a lso p la n s to in c r e a s e
th e n um b e r o f c lam s u s e d in
d e v ile d c lam mix, f rom 15 0 0 to
200 0 a n d in s te a d o f th e u s u a l
2 c r a te s o f s tr aw b e r r ie s , th is
y e a r ’s p la n s c a ll fo r 4 c r a te s .
T h e so u p w ill h e ready,, f o r
th e ta k e - o u t t r a d e a t 9 a .m .,
if a ll g o e s we ll. A n a tt em p t w ill
b e m a d e to s e rv e th e c o n ta in e r
tr a d e , in th e f r o n t o f th e f ir e
h o u s e so th a t f a s t e r s e rv ic e c a n
be g iv en .
“We c a n u se a ll th e h e lp w e
c an g e t,” S ta u f f e r sa id , “V o l­u
n te e r se rv ic e w ill be g r e a tly
a p p r e c ia te d .”
F ir em e n c om p le te d th e jo b
of so lic itin g th e r u r a l a r e a l a s t
e v en in g . C o lle c tio n s w e r e c o n ­s
id e r e d ” m o s t g e n e ro u s .”
T h is Mfonday e v e n in g r e s i­d
e n ts of th e b o ro u g h w ill b e
c o n ta c te d f o r th e i r d o n a tio n s .
C h ie f R a ym o n d R u n k s a id ,
“ T h e f e s tiv a l is th e life
b lo o d o f o u r v o lu n te e r com­p
a n y a n d w e h o p e th e r e s i­d
e n ts o f th e c om m u n ity w ill
c o n tr ib u te g e n e ro u s ly .”
Mrs. Frank Ford Wins $20 Certificate
In Last Week’s Shop-In-Lititz Contest
T h e 'S h o p -In -L ititz C o n te s t
w in n e r s th is w e ek in c lu d e tw o
r e a d e r s w h o s u bm itte d 100 p e r ­c
e n t p e r f e c t e n tr ie s , fo r th e
f i r s t t im e s in c e th is R e c o rd -
E x p r e s s f e a t u r e b e g a n n in e
w e e k s a g o !
A n d so, th e p ro v e rb ia l h a t
w a s b r o u g h t f o r th , th e tw o
p e r f e c t e n tr i e s p la c e d in i t a n d
th e d r aw in g w a s m a d e b y a n
official o f th e L ititz C h am b e r ’
o f C om m e rc e w i th t h e r e s u l ts
a s fo llow s :
F i r s t P r iz e o f $ 2 0 : W o n b y
Mrs. F r a n k F o r d , 103 F r o n t
S tr e e t, t h i s b o ro u g h .
S e c o n d P r iz e o f $ 1 0 : W o n b y
Mrs. L e s te r W; Miller,» o f 12
S o u th B ro a d S t r e e t , t h i s b o ro .
T h ir d P r iz e o f $ 5 : W o n by
Mjrs. E ls ie K. S n a v e ly , r e a r of
317 S o u th B ro a d S t r e e t , th is
b o ro u g h .
F o u r th P r iz e o f $ 5 : W o n toy
C h a r le s S h r e in e r , o f R o th sv ille .
T w o o th e r r e a d e r s w h o s u b ­m
itte d a n sw e r s w ith o n ly o n e
s t a tem e n t in c o r r e c tly id e n tif ie d
in c lu d e d Mrs. J o h n N ie s, o f 122
S o u th S p ru c e S t r e e t , a n d Mrs.
C h a r le s S w e itz e r , o f l 8 C e n te r
S tr e e t, tooth o f w h om re c e iv e
h o n o r a b le m e n tio n .
A ll o f th e c e r t if i c a t e s w ill toe
m a ile d to t h e p riz e w in n e rs
im m e d ia te ly so t h a t th e y c an
be tr a d e d a t a n y o f th e s to r e s
l is te d o n th e c o n te s t p a g e a t
once.
A n o th e r l is t o f t e n s ta tem e n ts
a r e h id d e n am o n g th e a d v e r ­tis
em e n ts o n th e C o n te s t P a g e
a g a in th is w e e k— a n d a n o th e r
$40 w o r th o f m e r c h a n d is e c e r­tif
ic a te s a g a in w ill h e aw a rd e d
L o d g e s , s e c r e t a n d f r a t e r n a l
o rg a n iz a tio n s h a v e a lw a y s p la y ­e
d a b ig ro le in th e so c ia l lif e
o f L ititz a n d s h o r tly a f t e r th e
t u r n o f th e C e n tu ry t h e r e w a s
a t o t a l o f t e n su c h o rg a n iz a ­tio
n s f lo u r is h in g h e r e .
T h is w a s o n e o f th e in te r ­e
s tin g h i s to r ic a l f a c ts b r o u g h t
o u t in l a s t w e e k ’s l is t o f s t a t e ­m
e n ts in t h e R e c o rd ’s S h o p -In
L ititz C o n te s t. T h e. t e n o r ­g
a n iz a tio n s in c lu d e d th e Mo r­n
in g S t a r T em p le , L a d ie s o f
th e G o ld en E a g le ; C o u r t L it ­itz
, F o r e s t e r s o f A m e r ic a ; L it-n
e x t w e ek .
S o t u r n to p a g e fiv e , f in d th e
s ta tem e n ts a n d th e n id e n tify
themj e ith e r a s t r u e o r fa ls e .
T h a t is a ll y o u h a v e to d o—
a n d w h o k n ow s , p e rh a p s y o u
w ill be o n e o f th e lu c k y w in n e rs
n e x t w e ek .
A n d e v e n if y o u a r e n o t—
i t ’s lo ts o f f u n r e v iv in g y o u r
s to r e o f lo c a l h is to r ic a l in f o r ­m
a tio n .
itz C a stle , A n c ie n t O r d e r
K n ig h ts o f M y stic C h a in ; L it ­itz
A ssem b ly , d a u g h t e r s o f
N a om i; L ititz S p r in g s C o u n c il,
J u n io r O rd e r U n ite d A m e r ic a n
M e c h an ic s ; L ititz C am p , P a t r i ­o
tic O rd e r S o n s o f A m e ric a ;
G a rfie ld C a stle , K n ig h ts o f
G o ld en E a g le ; L ititz L o d g e ,
K n ig h ts o f P y th i a s ; L i t i t z
L o d g e 1 0 5 0 , In d e p e n d e n t O rd e r
o f Odd F e llow s ; a n d th e S te v ­e
n s P o s t, G r a n d A rm y o f th e
R e p u b lic .
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7 )
10 Lodges Once Flourished Here
Record Contest Answers Reveal