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83rd Year E stab lish ed April, 1877, a s The Sunbeam
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w ithin Iiancaste r County; $3:50 elsewhere. No. 16
Committee Advises Council To Build Public Pool
Propose Buch Tract
Site; Decision On
Project In August
Oil Pool Joined
By Gasoline Pool
West o f Borough
No Immediate Threat
To Borough Weils
Is Envisioned
An u n d e rg ro u n d pool of oil
which ha s c o n t am in a t e d s e v e r ­a
l wells we s t of L i t i tz i sn ’t
pos ing any f u r t h e r t h r e a t to th e
t r o u g h 's wa t e r sh e d , b u t i t ’s 1
ueen a u gm e n t e d by a n u n d e r ­g
r o u n d pool of ga so l in e , Boro
Council sa id Tu e sd ay .
T h e b o ro u g h h a s b e en k e e p ­in
g a “w a t c h d o g ” c h e c k on
th e pool of oil which h a d be en
mo v in g tow a rd th e wa t e r sh e d .
How e v e r a g eo lo g i s t ’s r e p o r t
sh owed t h a t in t h e l a s t y e a r
t h e pool moved only to n feet.
I t is some 4,000 y a rd s f rom th e
b o ro u g h ’s wells.
How 'ev e r, c o u n c il Was to ld ,
a n ew u n d e r g ro u n d d e p o s it
o f w h a t a p p e a r s to b e g a so ­lin
e is in e v id e n c e . I t w a s
d is c o v e re d d u r in g d r i ll in g s to
c h e c k o n th e o il d e p o s it a n d
c o u n c il s a id is p la g u in g som e
o f th e s am e h o u s e s w h ic h
h a v e w e lls c o n tam in a te d b y
o il. T h e o n ly o n e n am e d a t
th e c o u n c il m e e tin g w a s t h a t
o f D a le E . S h e lly , L ititz Hit,
w h e r e g a so lin e fum e s r e p o r t ­e
d ly f ill th e b a s em e n t a t
Move Trout
From Park
To 2 Ponds
A dw in d l in g Lit i tz S p r in g s
C r e e k h a s r e su l te d in t h e r e ­mova
l of t r o u t f rom th e s t r e am
fo r f e a r of a n o th e r m a s s k i ll ­ing,
m em b e r s of L i t i tz S p o r t s ­m
a n ’s As sn. said.
S p o r t sme n n e t t e d o u t h u n ­d
r e d s of t r o u t a n d t r a n s p o r t e d
th em to two n e a rb y ponds
u n t i l th e p a r k s t r e am re g a in s
i ts n o rm a l flow. Twi c e in r e ­c
e n t y e a r s th e s p o r t sm e n , who
p ro p o g a te th e t r o u t a n d th e n
s to c k th em in a r e a t r o u t
s t r e ams , lo s t th o u s a n d s o f fin-g
e r l in g s b e c au se of low wa te r .
W o r k e r s e s t im a t e d 1,000
t r o u t we re moved Mo n d a y a n d
a n o th e r 200 t r o u t on Tu e sd ay .
S ome of th e f ish a r e f rom 13
to 18 inche s long. Litiz S p o r t s ­men
ha v e a spe c ia lly b u i l t
t a n k a n d p ump in g a p p a r a tu s
v i th which to move th e t ro u t .
T h e t a n k is iced to k e ep th e
w a t e r t em p e r a t u r e su i ta b le for
f ish d u r i n g th e j a u n t . S p o r t s ­men
sa id “ if a n d w h e n ” th e
s t r e am come s b a ck to n o r a l
th e show t r o u t will a g a in be
r e tu r n e d to th e f am i l ia r s e t t in g
in th e p a rk .
Takes First Plane
Journey at 79
Mrs. Su s an Good, a fo rm e r
Lit i tz woma n , h a s t a k e n h e r
f i r s t p la n e r id e a t th e a g e of
79.
Mrs. Good, who now re s id e s
in L a n c a s te r , f lew to B row n s ­ville,
Texas, wh e re sh e will
vi s i t u n t i l n e x t spr ing. She wa s
a c c omp a n ied by a d a u g h t e r ,
Mrs. K e n n e th S c hm i t t , L a n ­c
a s te r .
tim e s ; p a r ti c u l a r ly a f t e r a
r a in .
C o n t am in a t io n of we l ls wi th
oil f i r s t wa s in evidenc e a b o u t
five y e a r s ago of th e I sa a c
S to n e r fa rm. S to n e r f iled su i t
a g a in s t S o u th e rn Pip e l in e Co.
which a f t e r c o u r t d e la y s s e t t l e d
o u t of c o u r t a b o u t a y e a r ago.
F u r t h e r su i t s h a v e be en f iled
by r e s id e n t s of th e P f a u t z d e ­v
e lo pme n t , in c lu d in g Shelly,
b u t th e c o u r t s d e la y e d h e a r in g
th e su i t s u n t i l Oc to b e r of this
year .
Th e b o r o u g h ’s r e p o r t sa id
th e oil pool is now on th e M. H.
H o s t e t t e r p ro p e r ty . Di scovery
of th e g a sol ine pool wa s mad e ,
c o unc i l wa s told, w h e n geo­lo
g is ts h i r e d by a n in s u r a n c e
c a r r i e r , ip ad e bor ings .
Ma d e T e s t
iStoner lowe re d a q u a r t j a r
in to one of th e b or ings , council
wa s told, a n d c ame up wi th
w h a t a p p e a r e d to be to th e
n a k e d eye, p u r e ga soline . He
a p p l ie d a m a t c h to i t a n d it
b u rn e d .
S o u th e r n P ip e l in e h a s be en
h a v in g t ro u b le in th e Mo u n t
Jo y a r e a wh e r e r e s id e n t s c la im
l e a k a g e f rom th e line is c au s ­ing
g a so l in e fum e s in th e b a s e ­m
e n t s of h o u s e s in th e vi llage
of S t a u f f e r tow n .
T h e f i rm p ump e d c ru d e oil
th r o u g h th e l ine s u n t i l a b o u t a
y e a r ago. T h e n th e y switch ed
to p um p in g g a so l in e b u t , ac­c
o rd in g to th e b o ro u g h , c ea sed
t h a t p um p a g e a b o u t two mo n ­th
s ago.
Hours Resumed At
Or. Landis' Office
Dr. Gle n n B r e ld e n s t in e h a s
re s um e d th e d e n t a l p ra c t ic e of
Dr. Ch a r le s L a n d i s a t his E.
Ma in S t r e e t office. A g r a d u a t e
of Temp le Unive r s i ty. Dr Bre i-d
e n s t in e j u s t comp le te d two
y e a r s of se rvice d u ty .
Dr. L a n d i s u n d e rw e n t s u r ­g
e ry t e n we eks ago a n d is now
conva le s c ing a t his home;
Dwindling Park
Stream Concerns
Borough Council
L i t i tz Bo ro u g h ' will se e w h a t
c an be d o n e a b o u t k e e p in g a
flow of w a t e r in Li t i tz Sp r in g s
Creek.
Bo ro u g h Council T u e s d a y
n ig h t r e q u e s t e d Bo ro u g h Ma n a ­g
e r David J . B a u e r to m a k e
a s tu d y of th e c re e k s i tu a t io n
a n d r e p o r t to council.
•Councilman Wa l la c e E. La u s -
ch in t ro d u c e d th e s u b j e c t of
th e d e c r e a s in g f low of w a t e r
in th e c reek. T h e w a t e r flow
h a s be en go in g d ow n since
ia te J u n e wi th th e sp r in g Which
fe eds th e c re e k los ing i t s flow,
council a lso n o t e d th e b o ro u g h
is p um p in g mo re w a t e r th a n
la s t y e a r a t th i s t ime .
L a u s c h s a id h e f e lt c o u n c il
h a d a “m o r a l r e s p o n s ib ility ”
to d e te rm in e w h e th e r i t
c o u ld d o a n y th in g a b o u t
k e e p in g a r e a s o n a b le flow of
w a t e r in th e s tr e am . C o u n c il
m em b e rs a g r e e d a n d a s k e d
th e b o ro u g h m a n a g e r to in ­v
e s tig a te th e p o s s ib ility o f
f e e d in g w a t e r i n to th e s tr e am
b y d iv e r tin g som e o f th e flow
f rom th e b o ro u g h w e lls .
L a t e r in th e me e t in g , J . M.
Leed. c h a i rm a n of th e p a rk
g r o u n d s c ommi t te e , a sk e d a u ­dienc
e wi th council a n d
b r o u g h t up th e s ame subje c t .
In fo rm e d council h a d a l r e a d y
d i s c u s s e d it, Le ed th a n k e d
th em a n d excused hims elf .
B a u e r is a lso to in v e s t ig a te
o th e r pos ible me a n s of k e e p ­ing
w a t e r in th e c r e e k a n d
r e p o r t b a ck to council.
R EV . HARTMAN HAS
PA R K S E R V IC E
T h e Rev. Jo e l H a r tm a n p a s ­to
r of th e U n i te d C h u r c h of
Ch r i s t will p r e a c h th e s e rmo n
a t th e C om mu n i ty se rvic e to
be he ld in th e S p r in g s P a r k
on S u n d a y a t 7 :0 0 p.m. his
s u b j e c t will be “ De s t in a t io n ,
P l e a s e ” ? Th e s e n io r c h o i r of
th e c h u r c h d i r e c te d by H a r r y
N e id e rm y e r will sing.
USE NEW BALL FIELD
r w m
‘ ‘ i
M em b e rs o f t h e W a rw ic k L i t t l e L e a g u e th is w e e k u s e d
th e n ew fie ld s d o n a te d by W ilb u r C h o c o la te Co., to th e R e c r e a ­tio
n p ro g r am . T h e f ie ld s a r e lo c a te d w e s t o f t h e c h o c o la te
f irm a p p ro x im a te ly w h e r e th e o ld a th l e ti c f ie ld f o r th e tow n
h a d b e e n . W ilb u r C om p a n y d o n a te d u s e o f th e l a n d to th e
r e c r e a tio n p ro g r am a n d a id e d in d e v e lo p in g tw o f ie ld s , o n e fo r
m id g e t p la y e r s a n d th e o th e r f o r m id y e t-m id g e t a g e boys.
JR. OLYMPICS WINNERS
W in n e rs o f th e L ititz P la y g ro u n d J u n i o r O lym p ic s p o se
fo r th e p h o to g r a p h e r . F r o n t row (1-r) a r e Rails W e a v e r,
M a rg ie C ra v e n s . M ic h e lle C ra v e n s , K a th y S h e e h a n , B a rb a r a
M itc h e ll, Woody C o llin s, a n d G len n My e rs. R a ck row (1-r)
L in d a D ow h ow e r, S h e lb y W itm e r , P e g g y R a rd , F a y e Miley,
J im m y H o p k in s , T o n y P a r t r id g e , A n g e lo R a d o n c , a f r e s h a i r
c h ild ; B a r r y L ev in e , J o h n n y M a le a n d De e R a p p ,
State Would Extend
Closing of Dump To
Aid Landfill Start
Th e S t a te H e a l th D e p a r t ­m
e n t wo u ld g r a n t h a u l in g c o n ­t
r a c to r Leo n H im m e lb e rg e r a n
ex te n s io n on his d e a d l in e to
close a n open d um p “ if h e ’s
mo v in g in th e r ig h t d i r e c t io n , ”
b o r o u g h . c o unc i l wa s to ld
Tu e sday.
E dw a rd C. Jo n e s , h e a l th de ­p
a r tm e n t s a n i t a r i a n , in r e ­sp
o n s e to a q u e s t io n by c o u n ­cil,
sa id th e d e p a r tm e n t wo u ld
be wi l lin g to give H im m e lb e r ­g
e r m o r e t ime to begin a l a n d ­fill
o p e r a t io n t h a n th e 30-day
n o t ic e o r ig in a l ly se rved.
CSouncil m e t w i th J o n e s b e ­c
au s e i t wa s c o n c e rn ed wi th
th e colle c t ion of t r a s h in th e
b o ro u g h . T h e S t a te D e p a r t ­m
e n t of H e a l th h a s b e g u n a
c r a c k d ow n in L a n c a s te r Co u n ­ty
on open d ump s . T h e y ’re
a g a in s t th e law b e c a u s e of
s a n i t a r y re a so n s . T h e Sta te
w a n t s l a n d f i l l o p e r a t io n s be ­gu
n . In th is me th o d of t r a s h
di sp o s a l th e t r a s h is covered
wi th e a r t h a s it is d ump e d
daily.
C o u n c il s a id H im m e lb e r ­g
e r lia s in d ic a te d a w ill­in
g n e s s to s t a r t a la n d f ill
b u t fe e ls h e n e e d s m o r e
tim e t h a n th e 3 0 d a y s.
C o u n c il P r e s id e n t R u s s e ll
L . T em p le to n a s k e d J o n e s
i f th e S ta te w o u ld g iv e h im
m o r e tim e o r w h e th e r i t
w o u ld s te p in a t th e e x p ir a ­t
io n o f 3 0 d a y s a n d c lo s e th e
J o n e s s a id “ th e y c e r ta in ly
d um p .
would be g r a n t e d a n e x te n ­sion,
if h e ’s mo v in g in th e
r ig h t d i r e c t io n .”
No rma lly , J o n e s said, a s ite
su c h a s H im m e lb e r g e r ’s
w o u ld n ’t be a p p ro v e d b e c au se
of a h ig h w a t e r ta b l e in th e
a r e a bu t , Jo n e s said, “ since
i t ’s th e r e we wo u ld go a lo n g
wi th it. W e ’re wi l lin g to
w o rk w i th h im in a n y way we
c o u ld .”
Co u n c i lman Roy S. Re id e n -
b a u g h a s k e d w h e th e r th e
c r a c k d own wa s r e s t r i c t e d to
th i s a r e a only a n d J o n e s sa id
“ th e y ’re a ll go in g to be h i t . ”
H e s a id th e re a s o n fo r th e
c r a c k d own c an be laid p a r t i a l ­ly
to th e t r e n d tow a rd su b u r -
Borough To Buy
Fire Hose Line
Th e b o r o u g h ’s a p p r o p r i a t io n
to Lit i tz F i r e Comp an y will be
in th e fo rm of p u i 'ch a s in g new
hose line.
B o ro u g h Counc il T u e s d a y
n ig h t re c e ived a r e q u e s t f rom
th e f i r eme n fo r th e i r a n n u a l
a p p ro p r i a t io n of $400. Council
was told th e c omp a n y lias p u r ­c
h a s e d new hose line in the
am o u n t of a b o u t $370.
Council sa id th e company
sh o u ld pay fo r th e hose line
a n d th e n s u bm i t th e r e c e ip te d
bill to th e b o ro u g h wh ic h will
r e im b u r s e th e c omp a n y for
th e cost of th e hose.
b a n living. J o n e s s a id “mo re
a n d mo re people a r e mo v in g
to th e r u r a l a r e a s a n d w e ’re
g e t t in g m o r e c om p l a in t s . ”
As k e d if c omp l a in t s we re
re c e ived a b o u t H im m e lb e r ­g
e r ’s d ump , J o n e s s a id “we
re c e ived s e v e ra l c om p l a in t s . ”
He d e c l ined to rev e a l th e
n ame s of th e c omp l a in a n t s ,
e x p la in in g “ th e d r iv e wa s in ­i
t i a te d o u t of th e R e a d in g of ­f
ice .” R e a d in g is h e a d q u a r ­te
r s fo r w h a t is d e s ig n a t e d as
Re g io n 6 of th e S t a te D e p a r t ­m
e n t of H e a l t h ’s o rg a n ia z t io n -
a l s e tup.
Lititz Champs
Of Tournament
10 Yëars Ago
Th e t e n t h a n n iv e r s a ry of
Lit i tz only co u n ty ch amp io n -
te am is coming up.
A we ek f rom th i s S a tu rd a y ,
Aug. 8, a t e am f rom Li t i tz in
1949 d e f e a t e d a t e am f rom
Mille rsville , 4-1, a t S tum p f
Fié ld , L a n c a s te r , b e fo re th e
l a rg e s t c rowd in th e h i s to ry
of th e field, ove r 9,000 people.
Th e v ic to ry gave th e Lit i tz
Wr e n s th e mid g e t -mid g e t b a s e ­ball
c h amp io n sh ip of th e
county.
Coa che s of th e Li t i tz te am
we re Dr. C h a r le s Landi s , now
re c o v e r in g a t hi s h ome a f t e r
u n d e rg o in g s u rg e ry a t S. J o ­s
e p h ’s Ho sp i ta l , a n d Ma r l in
Wolfe. Memb e r s of th e te am,
th e n a g ed 9 to 11 ye a r s , we re
Bill He r sh e y , a n o u t s t a n d in g
a th l e te a t Mo ra v ian College;
George Gre ine r , who g r a d u a t e d
f rom Ge t ty s b u rg la s t y e a r
wh e re he s t a r r e d in fo o tb a l l ;
Donnie Ke l le r , J im Howell,
Dale Diehm, Gle n n Ge hman ,
F r e d F ry , B u t c h Myers, Nevin
Weit, a fo o tb a l l e r a t Mi l le r s ­ville
STC now, a n d P a u l Daw-ber.
H u n d r e d s of Lit i tz re s id e n t s
a t t e n d e d th e g ame which was
th e f in a l g ame of th e an n u a l '
t o u r n am e n t sp o h s o r e d by t h e
L a n c a s te r New E r a .
Three Prosecuted
On Motor Charges
T h r e e d r i v e r s we re p ro s e c u ­ted
by b o ro u g h police fo r viola ­tions
of th e Motor Code, in­c
lu d in g one c h a rg e d wi th
th row in g a mis s le f rom a ve ­hicle.
Pol ic e sa id Basil L. L u ek a -
doo, Lit i tz wa s c h a rg e d wi th
th row in g th e mis s le, a n emp ty
be e r bot tle , f rom a vehicle. Al­so
c h a rg e d wa s L a r r y G. E c ­k
e r t , Li t i tz R l , for d r iv in g to o
fa s t for c ondit ios a n d ma k in g
excessive noise a n d Cl in to n R.
J o h n s o n , Mountvi lle , ig n o r in g
a s top sign. .
Lititz Sportsmen Aid Seglock
Run Conservation Plan Sat.
Th e f i r s t p ro j e c t on a lis t
o f s t r e am imp ro v em e n t a c t iv i ­ties
will be s t a r t e d th i s S a t ­u
rd a y by memb e r s of th e Lit i tz
S p o r t sm a n ’s Assn, in c o o p e ra ­tion
wi th th e Iz a a k Wa l to n
League.
Seglock R u n , n o r th ¿ f Br ick -
erville, h a s be en se le c ted as a
s t a r t in g po in t for th e local
c h a p t e r of th e Wa l to n L e a g u e ’s
co n s e rv a t io n p ro je c t for 1959.
Li t i tz S p o r t sm a n ’s As sn., a t
its la s t me e t in g , v o te d to a id
in th e p ro j e c t a ime d a t p ro ­viding
b e t t e r f i shing. Th e Seg­lock
is one of th e few s t r e am s
in th e co u n ty c apable of p ro ­viding
an e n v i rom e n t c o n d u c ­ive
to th e p ro p a g a t io n a n d s u p ­p
o r t of t ro u t .
Vo lu n te e r s in th e p ro je c t
sh o u ld re p o r t to th e Lit i tz
Sp r in g s P a r k a t 8 :3 0 a.m. a n d
b r in g tools such as shovels,
picks, d ig g in g i rons, axes a n d
saws . Do n a ld Wie r is h e a d in g
th e s t r e am imp ro v em e n t com­mittee
.
He sa id th e p ro j e c t is “ an
o p p o r tu n i ty fo r ail d e d ic a te d
sp o r t sm e n to p u t th e i r be lie fs
ad d e s i re s in to p r a c t ic e . ”
$53,868
Bid Low
On Lines
Main Street Project
Awarded To Lititz
Machine Co.
A c o n t r a c t for r e p la c in g th e
wa t e r line s on E a s t Miain St.
wa s aw a rd e d to th e Li t i tz Ma ­ch
in e Co. T u e s d a y n ig h t , -wi th a
low bid of $53,868.
Bo ro u g h Coucil op e n ed seven
bids on th e p ro je c t. Li t i tz Ma ­chine
wa s n e a r ly $13,000 low­e
r th a n th e n e x t lowe s t bidder .
Th e c o n t r a c t calls fo r t a k in g
o u t th e old ma in s a n d p u t t in g
in new one s a n d r e p la c in g a n d
re lo c a t in g f i re h y d r a n t s .
W o rk is to c omp le te d be fo re
the S t a te H ig hwa y s D e p a r tm e n t
c o n s t ru c t io n c rews come h e re
to begin re b u i ld in g th e ,street.
'Other bids s u bm i t t e d we re :
’Ca r l B a r ry Co., $69,632;
J am e s F a v in o Co., $ 9 6,551;
Mo u n t Jo y Co n s t ru c t io n Co.,
$78,22 6; E a r l F. B a s e h o re Co.,
$ 8 3,742; G a n n e t t , F lemin g ,
C o rd d ry a n d C a rp e n t e r , $79,-
791 a n d Ba s e h o r e C o n s t ru c t io n
Co., $97, 710.
Retailers Name
Group To Study
Parking Plan
F iv e Lit i tz R e ta i le r s will
wo rk wi th th e b o ro u g h in an
e f fo r t to p ro v id e o f f - s t r e e t
p a rk in g fa c i li t ie s d u r in g the
t ime Main S t r e e t is b e in g r e ­p
a ire d .
Name d to a committe e, of th e
Li t i tz R e t a i l e r s ’ As sn, we re
P r e s to n Kreb s , F lo y d Hagy,
David Armo ld , P a u l Do s te r
a n d J . B. Hess . T h e c ommi t te e
is to s tu d y pos s ible o f f - s t re e t
p a rk in g lo c a t io n s a n d th e n con­fe
r wi th B o ro u g h Ma n a g e r Dh-vid
J . Bau e r .
i t h a s b e en e s t im a t e d t h e r e ­p
a i r of E a s t Ma in 'Stre et will
en ta i l a 1 0 -mo n th p ro je c t for
re p la c in g w a t e r l in e s a n d r e ­b
u i ld in g th e s t re e t .
ACCEPTS POSITION
C la re n c e W ie r, 4 1 0 S C e d a r
S t., lia s a c c e p te d a s a le s p o s ­itio
n w ith th e L u b r ic a n t D iv i­s
io n . o f th e P a n t h e r Oil &
G re a s e Mi'g. Co., F o r t W o r th ,
T ex a s. T h e f irm sp e c ia liz e s
in th e m a n u f a c tu r e o f o ils
a n d g r e a s e s f o r h e a v y e q u ip ­m
e n t. H e w ill c o v e r th e L a n ­c
a s te r , L e b a n o n , S c h u y lk ill
a n d C a rb o n C o u n ty a r e a s .
Gretna Theater
Party Planned
By Woman’s Club
Th e Lit i tz W om a n ’s Club
will hold a T h e a t e r P a r t y on
We d n e sd a y , A u g u s t 5th a t the
Mo u n t G r e tn a T h e a t e r wh e n
“ P la in a n d F a n c y , ” will be
p re s e n te d by th e Gr e tn a p lay ­ers.
C u r t a in t ime is 8 :3 0 p.m.
Tic k e t s a r e $1.25, re s e rv e d
se a ts $2.00, t ic k e t s may be
s e c u re d f rom c o c h a i rma n Mrs.
R o b e r t W a t t s or Mrs. P a u l
McCloud.
Oth e r memb e r s of th e Ways
a n d Means c ommi t te e inc lude ,
Mrs. L e s te r Ba lme r , Mrs. Oma r
Bucher , Mrs. Jo s ep h Carl, Mrs.
F o rb e s Emswe lle r , Mrs. J o h n
Ga rb e r , J r . , Mrs. J u l e s Kien-in,
Mrs. H a r r y Lan d i s , Mrs.
H e rb e r t Moore, Mrs. William
Oehme, Mrs. E dw a rd Pe lg e r ,
Mrs. B e rn a rd Rid e r , Mrs. R ic h ­a
rd Ro th , Mrs. William Scatc-liard,
Mrs. Wi l l iam Spa cht, Mrs.
Wa l t e r Spicer, Mrs. L e s te r
S ta rk , Mrs. J o h n Steffy, Mrs.
He n ry W a l t e r a n d Mrs. J o h n
Z a r tma n .
Th e Lit i tz C h a p te r of th e
A.B.C.D. will hold a T h e a t e r
p a r ty a t th e E p h r a t a T h e a t e r
this evening.
POSTMASTER
Richard C. Rader
Rader Now
Officially
Postmaster
R i c h a rd 'C. R a d e r 42 2 S.
Ch e r ry St., a 12-ye a r ve teran,
of th e p os ta l service, h a s been
c ommi s s io n e d P o s tm a s t e r of
Lititz.
He a s sume d h i s d.uties e f ­fe
ctive J u l y 25 a f t e r a sw e a r ­ing
in c e remo n y a t th e close
of b u s in e s s on J u ly 24. He
suc c e eds a c t in g p o s tm a s te r
R a ymo n d S. Re ed y wh o is no
lo n g e r c o n n e c te d wi th th e local
office.
P o s tm a s t e r R a d e r w a s
sw o rn in by P o s ta l In s p e c to r
F . I. B rill o f file P h ila d e lp h ia
office. H e h a d f i r s t b e e n n o ­m
in a te d by th e S e n a te fo r
tlie p o s t in F e b r u a ry . S e n a te
a p p ro v a l w a s g iv e n in J u n e
a n d R a d e r c om m is s io n e d
l a s t w e ek .
W o u n d e d in a c tio n d u r in g
W o rld W a r I I , R a d e r to p p e d a
c om p e titiv e e x am in a tio n f o r th e
jo b th r o u g h v e te r a n ’s p r e f e r ­e
n c e . H e jo in e d th e p o s t office
in 11)47 a n d .h a d s e rv e d , d u r in g
h is s e rv ic e s t i n t a s a d iv is io n
m a il clerk*'’ w ith th e A rm y .
P r io r tin e n te r in g s e rv ic e h e
c o n d u c te d a r e s t a u r a n t in L it­itz
a n d a g a in b e fo re jo in in g
tlie p o s ta l se rv ic e . R e e d y , a p ­p
o in te d in th e in te r im , h a d
su c c e e d e d R o b e r t PT au tz , w h o
r e tir e d .
Cost Estimate Pared
To $125,000 By
Pool Group
Lit i tz Bo ro u g h Counc il wa s
told T u e s d a y n ig h t t h a t Lit i tz
can b u i ld a s e l f - su p p o r t in g
publ ic sw immin g pool a t a n
e s t ima te d c o s t of $125,000.
Te r e p o r t , in th e fo rm of a
re c omme n d a t io n , u rg e d c o u n ­cil
to b u i ld th e pool on th e
Much t r a c t a d j a c e n t to th e
we s te rn end of Li t i tz Sp r in g s
P a rk . Council h e a r d th e r e ­p
o r t a n d r e c om me n d a t io n a n d
P r e s id e n t Ru s s e l l L. T emp le ­to
n sa id “ p ro b a b ly by o u r
ne x t me e t in g w e ’ll d e f in i te ly
a n sw e r one wa y o r a n o th e r . ”
George Ka len ich , Kis sel
Hill Rd., c h a i rm a n of th e c om­mit
te e , d e l iv e re d th e f in a l r e ­p
o r t in wh ic h th e e s t ima te d
cost of th e p ro j e c t wa s b ro k e n
down a s :
P o o ls (o n e f o r w a d in g ) $ 6 5 ,
P o o ls _________________ $ 6 5 ,0 0 0
B a th h o u s e ___________ $ 3 5 ,0 0 0
L a n d __________________ $ 5 ,0 0 0
S ew e r __,__________ $ 4 ,0 0 0
G ra d in g _______________ $ 3 ,0 0 0
F e n c e -__ $ 5 ,0 0 0
L e g a l F e e s ___________ $ 1 ,0 0 0
E n g in e e r in g F e e s ___ . $ 6 ,0 0 0
C o n tin g e n c y _________ $ 1 1 ,0 0 0
T o ta l $ 1 2 5 ,0 0 0
Ka le n ic h , a n d c ommi t t e e
m em b e r Menno B. R o h r e r
b o th emp h a s iz e d th e only t r u e
way to g e t a n a c c u r a t e cos t
wo u ld be to p r e p a r e p la n s a n d
a c c ep t bids 'on a pool. “ T h e n ” ,
s a id R o h r e r , “ you c o u ld open
th em a n d y o u ’d k n ow w h a t
i t ’s going to c os t .”
Oth e r mem b e r s o fH h e com­m
i t t e e p r e s e n t fo r th e m e e t ­ing
we re Flo y d H a g y a n d
Ch a r le s J . Wa g am a n . Th e
f i f th memb e r , Dr, By ro n K.
Ho rn e , wa s o u t of town.
T h r e e Qu e s t io n s
- Counc il on Ap r i l 2 2 c om­mi
s s ioned th e pool c ommi t te e
to a n sw e r th r e e q u e s t io n s in
a d d i t io n t£ g a th e r in g g e n e r a l
pool in fo rma t io n * Th e q u e s ­t
io n s we re ( 1 ) . Is it poss ible
to b u i ld a publ ic pool fo r L i t ­itz
t h a t will be s e l f - su p p o r t ­ing?
( 2 ) . I f it is pos s ible
w h e r e s h o u ld i t be loca ted,
w h a t fa c i li t ie s s h o u ld th e r e
be, a n d w h a t size s h o u ld th e s e
Prize Winners For
Red Tag Day Named
K r e id c r B ro s. T.V.
Mrs. P a u l in e B u e h te r , 133
F r o n t St,; P e g g y Getz, 209 E.
L e am a n St.; P e a r l V. Good,
315 S. Ce d a r St.; Mrs. Ru s s e l l
F. Ludwig , 2 5 N .New St.;
R amo n a R. Grof f , Lit i tz R4;
Mrs. P a t r ic i a Hoffer, 25 N.
New St.; Mrs. R o b e r t E i tn i e r ,
8 E. Lincoln Ave.; L o r r a in e
Wie g an d , 323 E. 2nd Ave.
H e n ry K. Ne f f
Mrs. R o b e r t E c k b e rg , Box
102 Lit i tz ; B e t ty Lo u We ik ,
Lititz R2; B a r b a r a Be ck e r , 307
F r o n t St.; I. L, Me a rig, 2 5 W.
Ma r io n St.; Clau d ia B u e h te r .
133 F r o n t St.; R o b e r t Meek,
140 L ib e r ty St .; Mrs. R i c h a rd
He r sh e y , Manhe im.
W e s te r n A u to Asso . S to re
Mrs. R a y S h uma n , 18 E.
Lincoln Ave.; Chas. E. F ry ,
Rid g e Ave., E p h r a t a ; Mrs.
Ch a r le s H. Ma r t in , L i t i tz R 2 ;
David K . S h e r t z e r , Li t i tz R l ;
Els ie Ulr ich, 224 F r o n t S t.;
T h e lm a Go c h n au e r , 159 N. Lo­c
u s t St.; Wm. P o t t s , 131 F o r ­ney
Drive.
L ititz R o o k S to re
Mrs. P a u l He s s Lit i tz R l ;
Mrs. Claude Di f fe n d e r fe r , Lit-i
t z R l ; Mrs. Ru s s e l l Ulr ich,
525 E. New St.; Ly n n e Ma th ­ers,
65 F r o n t St .; Mrs. J o h n
Wi tmy e r , 317 S. Ce d a r St.;
Mrs. B e r n a r d Rid e r , 426 • S.
Ch e r ry St.
W ostcr’s S to re
J a n e Lanz a , 31 S. Bro a d St.;
Mrs. Elia s We i t . 12 3 S. Ceda r
St.; J. B. He r r , S. Bro a d St,.;
J o a n Wag n e r , 9 E. Ora n g e St.;
Els ie Le eking, Lit i tz R l ; Mrs.
T. FI. Er l in e , 5 27 N. W a t e r St.:
Mrs. E s t e l l a H o rn b e rg e r , 227
S. Bro a d St.; M. M. Rid e r , 4 2 6
S. C h e r ry St.: R o n a ld Nies,
Lit i tz ; E r l a McKinney, 2 6 Pin e
St.; Mrs. Alice Re edy, 213 S.
Spruc e St.; R i c h a rd He r sh e y ,
208 N. Elm St.; S h e r id a n Ritz,
Lit i tz R l ; Lois Adams . Li t i tz
R4; Mrs. C h r i s t G. Hess , L i t ­itz
R3 a n d H. A. Ka u f fma n , 25
E. Lemo n St.
-C h a r lo tte ’s A p p a re l Sh o p
Mrs. Wi lb u r Graybill, Lititz
R2; Mrs. J . Henry Ama n d J r . ,
Lititz R 3 ; E th e l Buch, Lititz
R2; J e r r y Gilman, 3 7 S. Firoad
St.; Ma ry J a n e F ry , 32 Ce n te r
St.; Mrs. Neil St r ick le r , Lititz
R2; B a r b a r a Jo h n s o n , Lit i tz
R2 ; Nancy Ro la n d , Ma n h e im
R l . .
G la s sm y e r ’s C u t R a to
$12,50 Ronson table lighter,
Ke n Ke e n e r , Lit i tz R 2 ; $7.50
P ro p h a ly t i c h a n d m i r ro r , C a th ­e
r in e Young, Box 130, Lititz
R 2. >
J o h n W. K e l le r
Mrs. David E. B u c kwa l te r ,
Lit i tz R3, h a n d b a g ; E dw a rd W.
Grube. 315 N. Bro a d St., b i l l ­fold
a n d Mrs. Ge o rg e Sla te r ,
Li t i tz R4, lamp.
S h a r p ’s P h o to Shop
$10 c e r t if ic a te s , N i n a ’ Stro-ble,
H ow a rd Re dc ay, Do ro th y
Rin e e r , a ll of L i t i tz ; R i c h a rd
Ad ams , Li t i tz R l ; $5 c e r t i f i ­cates
, Ma ry Be am, S h e r id a n R l
a n d T. B. Smi th , Lit i tz R l .
S u n s h in e F a rm S u p p ly : Ga l ­lon
Sp re d Sa t in , E. K. F u n k ,
E. Lincoln Ave.; Wi l l iam S.
G a rn e r J r . , Kis s el Hi l l ; 25 lb
b a g Wa y n e K rum e t t e s , Myr tle
Ku lp , Ma n h e im; Mrs. B.. C.
B ru b a k e r , L i t i tz R4 ; q u a r t 2-
way f ly sp r a y , A n n a May
Ku lp , Lit i tz R 4 ; K a th r y n F u r -
low, 40 E. Lin co ln Ave.; Ar t
Myers,, Lititz .
F i c k in g e r ’s J ew e l e r : „Se t
glas se s , Alvin Y. Long, 148 S.
Bro a d St.; b r a s s t r a y , Mrs.
R o b e r t Crame r , Lit i tz R l ; j e l ­ly
s e rv e r , Ma ry Louis e Kn e ie r ,
249 E. Ma in St., gold lea f
(C o n t in u e d on P a g e 6)
fa c ilitie s be ? And ( 3 ) . ba sed
on th e in fo rma t io n ava i lable ,
does th e Commi t te e re c om­mend
t h a t Council p ro c e ed to
bui ld th e pool.
To th e f i r s t a n d th i r d q u e s ­tions
, th e c ommi t te e a n sw e r e d
yes.
Th e a n sw e r to th e th i rd ,
t a k e n f rom a se v e n -p a g e re ­por
t su bmi t te d , was:
“ Th e pool sh o u ld be lo c a t ­ed
on a t r a c t of a p p ro x ima te ly
fo u r a c re s in th e so u th e a s t
corne r of th e so-c alled Buch
T r a c t now be ing p u r c h a s e d by
th e Bo ro u g h . Th is t r a c t
sh o u ld in c lude a pool of n o t
less th a n 7,200 s q u a r e fe et
in a re a . T h e r e s h o u ld he a
wa d in g pool of n o t less th a n
1,000 s q u a r e fe e t in a re a . The
b a th h o u s e , exclus ive of a r e ­f
r e s hm e n t s t a n d a n d f i l te r
room, sh o u ld be n o t less th a n
1,200 s q u a r e fe et in a re a .
Oth e r s imp le re c r e a t io n fa cili­ties
sucl^ a s sh u f f l e b o a rd ,
(C o n t in u e d on P a g e 3)
Boro Moves
To Try New
Bond Idea
Lit i tz Bo ro u g h will t r y to
f loat a w a t e r imp ro v eme n t s
bond issue on a new a n d as
yet u n t e s te d p r in c ip le of
f inanc ing.
Council d e c id e d T u e s d a y
n ig h t to r e ta in th e bond c o u n ­sel
of Towne s , E l l io t t a n d Mun­son
in a n effort to f inanc e
some $400,000 in w a t e r im­pro
v eme n ts . T h e b o n d is sue
s o u g h t by th e b o ro u g h is one
which wo u ld p e rmi t th em to
c i rc umv e n t th e c re a t io n of a
W a t e r Au th o r i ty .
I t is called a n o n -d e b t r e ­venue
bond issue a n d me a n s
s imply t h a t Lit i tz c an bor row
more money th a n it wo u ld be
a llowed to b o r row u n d e r th e
Munc ipal B o r r o w i n g Law
which r e s t r ic t s th e l imit. T h a t
re s t r ic t io n is seven pe r c en t of
th e a s se s s ed v a lu a t io n of a
munic ipa l i ty, or in Lit i tz case,
would l im i t it ti $325,000.
In a u th o r i ty , or lea se -ba ck
b o r rowin g , the b o ro u g h would
have to c r e a te a W a t e r A u th ­o
r i ty a n d ha v e th e a u th o r i ty
b o r row mo n ey to b u i ld th e
sy s tem imp ro v emen t s .
T h e n th e b o ro u g h would
lease ba ck th e fa c i li t ie s f rom
the a u th o r i ty .
B o ro u g h c o u n c il m e t w ith
s e v e ra l b o n d c o u n s e ls a n d
f in a n c in g h o u s e s . All b u t o n e
w a s r e c e p tiv e to th e n o n ­d
e b t ty p e o f b o rrow in g .
This is a new devic e in th e
money m a r k e t as a r e s u l t of a
te s t case ma d e by E p h r a t a
B o ro u g h ’s e le c t r ic company.
Th e c o u r t ru le d a mu n ic ip a l i ty
may b o r row in excess of its
Munic ipa l B o r rowin g L aw li­mit
if i t is fo r a re v e n u e p ro ­d
u c in g projec t.
Council fa v o rs th is be c ause
it would give th em d i r e c t con­trol
ove r th e w a t e r sy s tem in­s
t e a d of h a v in g it “ ow n e d ” for
th e pu rp o s e s of f in an c in g , by
an a u th o r i ty . The counse l a p ­pointed
will w o rk wi th th e
b o ro u g h ’s a t to rn e y . R i c h a rd
A. Snyder.
REG ISTRA T IO N FO R
STUDENTS N EW TO A R EA
Th e mo rn in g of A u g u s t 19,
h a s be en se t a s ide for r e g i s t r a ­tion
of s tu d e n t s new to th e
Wa rwic k Union School Dis­tr
ic t. Wa t c h f u tu r e editions
of th e Re coTd-Express giving
t ime a n d plac es to r e g is te r .
WHO SAYS IT COULDN'T BE DONE
A f te r th e R e c o rd ’s p r e s s tr o u b le 1 o f la s t w e ek som e o f o u r
most, a v id b o o s te r s w e re c la im in g it c o u ld n ’t be d o n e . lin t
w e ’ve sh ow ed ’em . H e r e ’s th e p re s s in o p e r a tio n . F rom le ft
to r ig h t sh o p fo rem a n F r a n k lin Heh leith a n d P u b lis h e r W il­liam
N. Y o u n g ins|>ect a n e d itio n w h ile p r e s sm a n D o n a ld
W e a v e r s ta n d s a t the control g e a r s .
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