Lititz Record Express

              1 h e L it it z R e c o r d ■ E x p r e s s
Serving The Warwick Union, Area For Nearly A Century
84th Year E s ta b lis h e d A p r il, 1 8 7 7 , a s T h e s u n b e am Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, October 6, 1 9 6 0 7 c e l*ts a Copy; ®3 0 0 » er y e a r 1ly mal1 Fourteen Pages No, 25
(C o n s o lid a te d w ith T h e L it it z R e co rd , 1 937) w ith in L a n c a s t e r C ou n ty ; $3.50 e ls ew h e r e .
To Oust Public Library From Elem. School Bldg.
Must Disband If Books Cannot Be Placed
In New Rec. Building, Demmy States
T h e f a te of th e Lit i tz P ubl ic
L ib r a ry h u n g in th e b a la n c e
h e re th i s we ek as a r e s u l t of
s e v e ra l s u d d e n d ev e lo pmen t s
wh ic h may c aus e it to close its
d o o r s foreve r !
Th e d e v e lo pme n t s we re :
(1 ) Wa rw i c k Union School
Di re c to r s in fo rme d th e P u b l ic
l i b r a r y Bo a rd t h a t th e y c an ­n
o t h a v e th e use of a l ib r a r i a n
a n d t h a t th e school l ib r a ry
now n e ed s th e spa c e u s e d by
th e P u b l ic Lib ra ry .
( 2 ) Ce n te r officials h a v e in ­d
ic a ted th e y ha v e no me a n s of
h o u s in g th e publ ic l ib r a ry in
th e new C e n te r Bui lding.
(3 ) Di re c to r s of th e P ubl ic
L ib r a ry a t a spe c ia l me e t in g
T u e s d a y e v en in g a s s e r t e d t h a t
th e y will p re s s th e i r r e q u e s t
fo r su i t a b l e spa c e in th e new
C e n te r Bu i ld in g a n d f a il in g in
this , will dis solve th e P ubl ic
L ib r a ry .
Th e l e t t e r a d d r e s s e d to th e
P u b l i c L ib r a ry f rom th e W a r ­wic
k Union School Bo a rd ,
r e a d a t T u e s d a y ’s me e t in g , is
a s follows:
“M. C. Demmy, P r e s id e n t of
th e Lit i tz P u b l ic Lib ra ry .
“De a r Mr. Demmy : At a
me e t in g of th e b o a rd of d i r e c ­to
r s (of t h e Wa rw i c k Union
School D i s t r ic t ) h e ld S e p t em­b
e r 2 1 st, th e q u e s t io n of th e
L i t i tz P u b l ic L ib r a r y as a p a r t
of th e Lit i tz E l em e n t a r y L ib ­r
a r y wa s d i scus sed a t length.
“ The t e a c h in g load a n d
d u t ie s of th e l ib r a r i a n ha s
b e en in c r e a s in g ye ar ly. A r e ­e
x am in a t io n of h e r s c h e d u le
'o r th e y e a r in d ic a te s th e ad-wi
sabi li ty of d i s c o n t in u in g h e r
se rvic e s as th e l ib r a r i a n for
th e P u b l ic L ib ra ry .
“ The School Bo a rd r e q u e s t s
a n e xpre s s ion f rom th e lib­r
a r y by its n e x t me e t in g , Oct­o
b e r 19, I9 60, on w h a t a r ­r
a n g em e n t s c an be m a d e to
t a k e ove r th e o p e r a t io n of th e
P u b l ic L ib r a r y as q u ick ly as
p o s s ib le .”
In th e i r d i s c u s s io n of th e
le t t e r , p u b l ic , l ib r a ry d i re c to r s
a s s e r t e d th e school of f icials
h a v e c le a r ly in d ic a te d t h a t
th e y n e ed th e she lve s in th e
E l em e n t a r y School b u i ld in g
for school books. Th e P u b l ic
L ib r a ry owns books b u t no
Community
Chest
Comments
B y H a r r y D. E s h le in a n
Our Un i ted Camp a ig n goal
Us $21,800 th i s year . And l ike
m o s t f ig u re s — f rom wa i s t
l ine to th e n a t io * a l d e b t —
th e am o u n t t e n d s to in c re a s e
with th e p a s s in g y e a r s . If
you lo o k ed over one of th e
c amp a ig n c i rc u la r s t h a t th e
sco u t s have be en d i s t r ib u t in g ,
y o u ’ll h a v e n o t ic e d th e v a r ie ty
of se rvice s t h a t use our money.
In a d d i t io n to tweny- f ive
c o u n ty agenc ie s re c e iving
a b o u t h a l f th e mo n e y d o n a te d ,
th e fu n d s he lp s u p p o r t our
c ommu n i ty n u r s e , l ib r a r y and
r e c r e a t io n c ente r . Th is y e a r
th e p a rk will also re c e ive a s ­sis
tance .
Th e p ro b lem of d rawin g up
a b u d g e t se ems to e v en tu a l ly
t u r n on two choices : e i th e r
ig n o r in g th e a g e n c ie s ’ in c r e a s ­ing
needs , or r a i s in g th e goal
each ye ar . I n v a r i a b ly th e goal
ge ts h ik e d b e c a u s e th e r e n e v e r
se ems to be a n y ju s t i f ia b le
way of s a ying " n o ” to a
w o r th y cause. So we h a v e our
local s ig h t s s e t on th e sum of
$21,800.
W h a t h a p p e n s if t h a t
am o u n t is n o t r e a c h e d ? You
c an gue s s th e a n swe r : every
p a r t i c ip a t in g ag en c y t a k e s a
p r o p o r t io n a t e cut. Th ey s t r u g ­gle
a lo n g as a lways , th e
b e s t th ey can. Peo p le who
h a v e mad e social w o rk th e i r
p ro fe s s io n a re used to o p e r a t ­ing
on t ig h t b u dge ts , like mi s ­s
iona r ie s . And, l ik e mis s io n ­a
r ie s also, th e y t e n d to be
o ptimis ts .
Pfowever, o u r local p ic tu re
is fa r f rom d a rk . We me t our
goal la s t year , a n d we h a v e a t
le a s t a f ig h t in g chanc e of m e e t ­ing
th is y e a r 's in c re a s e d goal.
■ More th o ro u g h e f fo r t s a r e be­ing
ma d e this y e a r to re a c h
e v e ryone in th i s a re a , n o t ju s t
th o s e wi th in th e town l imits .
One la s t word. $21,800 is
no s a c re d f igure. Th is Com­m
u n i ty Che s t goa l re p re s e n t s
l i t t le mo re th a n a h a r e min i ­mum.
So it w o u ld n ’t h u r t any
ag en c y if we w e n t over th e
goal — even th o u g h th ey
m ig h t be t em p o r a r i ly s tu n n e d
f rom tlie shock.
Be twe e n now a n d October
15 some one will c o n ta c t you
fo r y o u r c o n t r ib u t io n . If you
have a l r e a d y given a t work,
you can save th e colle ctor
some t ime by p u t t in g the
s t i c k e r in y o u r win d ow s t a t ­ing
t h a t fact.
Our la s t co lumn w o n ' t be
w r i t t e n u n t i l th e end ot Oct.,
wh e n the r e su l t s of th e d r iv e
will )>e ill.
o th e r e q u ipme n t , i t wa s ex- ,
plained.
M. C. Demmy, p r e s id e n t of
th e P u b l ic L ib r a ry , also di s ­closed
t h a t th e P ubl ic Lib ­r
a ry Bo a rd a l r e a d y ha s con­t
a c te d th e Li t i tz R e c r e a t io n
Ce n te r Bo a rd r e g a rd in g space
in th e new Ce n te r Building.
“ They g r a n t e d us a h e a r in g
b u t in d ic a te d t h a t th e y can do
n o th in g for u s , ” Mr. Demmy
a s s e r ted . “ This b u i ld in g is be ­ing
c o n s t ru c t e d for th e p u r ­pose
of p ro v id in g re c r e a t io n a l
fa c ilitie s and th e Ce n te r p r e s ­e
n t ly b o a s t s of 109 p ro je c t s —
ye t th e y do n o t c o ns ide r r e a d ­ing
as a su i t a b l e re c re a t io n :
“ Both Columbia a n d Eliz ­a
b e th tow n a re ra i s in g f rom
$ 60,000 up ,for th e p u rp o s e of
b u i ld in g publ ic l ib r a r i e s and
s till h e re we have no plac e to
go.
“ I c an d e f in i te ly s t a te th a t
th e P ubl ic L ib r a ry will be
Lit i tz is k e e p in g pa c e wi th
a n ew a ll - t ime h ig h in th e
n a t i o n ’s ma i l v o lume r e a c h e d
dur ing, th e f iscal y e a r 19 60
e n d in g J u n e 30, a c c o rd in g to
P o s tm a s t e r R i c h a rd C. R a d e r .
The c o n t in u e d s te ad y u p ­w
a rd t r e n d in th e p a s t seven
ye a r s in th e n a t io n , as h e r e in
Lititz , wa s a t a r a t e which
even exceeds th e p o p u la t io n
g row th a c c o rd in g to th e a n ­n
u a l r e p o r t of th e P o s t Office
D e p a r tme n t .
Th e y e a r ’s to ta l h a s be en
e s t im a te d as 6 3.6 bi llion jiieces
of ma i l wh ic h in c lu d e s a b o u t
one billion pieces of p a rc e l
post. I t wa s s t a te d t h a t this
wo u ld m e a n a n in c re a s e of
n e a r ly 2 5 p e r -c e n t ove r th e
c o r re sp o n d in g f ig u re s fo r 19 5 c*
w h e n th e a n n u a l v o lume was
5 0.9 billion pieces.
D u r in g th i s s ame pe r iod,
th e re v e n u e of the D e p a r tm e n t
a lso h a s sh,own a n imp re s s iv e
g a in wi th a n in c re a s e f rom $ 2 ,-
091.714.000 in 1953 to $3,-
27 6,800,000 fo r f iscal y e a r
1960.
H e r e in Lititz , P o s tm a s t e r
R a d e r p o in te d out, re c e ipt s of
th e pos t office c limbed f rom
870.000 in 1953 to $198,000
l a s t year .
In o th e r wo rd s , L i t i tz h a s
f a r mo re th a n d o u b led th e v o l ­ume
of ma i l h a n d le d th r o u g h
Led by B o ro u g h Pol ic e Offi­cer
H ow a rd Du s s in g e r , r e s i ­d
e n ts of th e e a s t end of town
s t a g e d a wild pig h u n t late
T u e s d a y e v e n in g !
An d it w a s n ’t exac tly a
pig h u n t , e i th e r , as th e a n i ­ma
l be ing p u r s u e d fo r more
th a n an h o u r wa s a p e d ig re ed
sow w e ig h in g s e v e ra l h u n d r e d
pounds , n o t a fa s t a n im a l by
a n y me a n s but, everybody'
a g re ed, a mig h ty s l ip p e ry one
to nab.
The sow, wh ic h is highly
va lued, is th e p ro p e r ty of
F r a n k Ruos s , of Brown s town ,
who wa s t a k in g th e a n ima l
to th e Ma n h e im F a rm Show
T u e s d a y ev en in g when, in
some ma n n e r , th e t a i l -g a te of
hi s t r u c k wa s dis lodged and
th e h e av y sow to p p le d out.
Ru o s s was u n aw a r e of his
loss u n t i l he h a d re a c h e d Ma n ­heim.
In th e me a n t ime , 9 :2 5 p.m.
a c c ording to th e b o ro u g h police
b lo t te r , calls s t a r t e d p o u r in g
in f rom th e e a s t end of town
of a “ m am m o th h o g ” ro o t in g
A hobby show f e a tu r e d th e
me e t in g of Cub P a c k 42 on
F r id a y evening in F e l lowsh ip
Ha ll with displays of man y
k in d s of hobbie s in c lu d in g
boa ts , cars, s to n e collections ,
se a shells, insects, b u t te r f l ie s ,
birds, r a r e ty p e p lant s , dog
models , amrble s , s tamp s , sc rap
book on th e e le ction a n d th e
visable p a r t s of th e h um a n
body.
Dr. J o h n Pr ic e o£ L a n c a s ­t
e r was th e g u e s t sp e a k e r and
he showed colored s l ides of his
hobbies and spoke to th e boys
c o n c e rning them.
J o h n Bador f , th e Cu bma s te r ,
p re s id ed a t th e me e t in g and
Tom H a r d in g was in c h a rg e
of the f lag c e remony. Mr.
B a d o r f p r e s e n te d th e following
awa rd s , Den one, Mrs, Bador f ,
d e n mo th e r , R o b e r t Shaub,
b e a r ba d g e a n d d e n n e r s t r ip e :
F r a n k Yu n in g e r , b e a r badge
and a s s i s t a n t d e n n e r s t r ip e ;
d i sb a n d e d if we c a n n o t f ind
a n o th e r place to go. At th e
Cente r , all we r e q u e s t e d was
spa c e in one of th e u p s t a i r s
ro oms wh ic h could be u s e d for
o th e r p u rp o s e s wh e n th e l ib r a ­ry
wa s n o t open.
“We wo u ld su p p ly v o lu n te e r
l ib r a r i a n s to ke ep th e l ib r a ry
open so ma n y a f te rn o o n s and
evenings , “ Mr. Demmy e x p la in ­ed,
a d d in g “ th e r e is no d o u b t
as to th e d ema n d for books —
d u r in g th e p a s t y e a r we h a n d ­ed
o u t on an a v e r a g e of 140
to 150 books e ach we ek, des­pite
t h a t we did n o t ge t c<
plete c o -o p e ra tio n f rom
school l ib r a r i a n . ”
D ema n d for books wa s
duced, it wa s expla ined, w
th e school l ib r a r i a n ru l e d o
a d u l t s could o b ta in books
th e evenings . Since th e enc
la s t y e a r ’s school te rms , -vol­u
n t e e r s h a v e m a n n e d th e pub-
(C o n t in u e d on P a g e 8 )
th e local p o s t office in th e
seven y e a r s in wh ic h th e r e s t
of th e n a t io n sh owed a n in ­c
re a se of 2 5 pe r -c ent.
“ T h e r e is n o t m u c h we can
do a b o u t how mu ch ma i l we
h a v e to h a n d le f rom day to
day or how m a n y people a re
ma k in g use ot th e P o s ta l S e r ­vice
,” P o s tm a s t e r R a d e r s t a t ­ed,
“ b u t th e wh o le D e p a r t ­me
n t k e ep s b u sy in devis ing
ways a n d me a n s fo r -doing th e
job n o t only mo re e f f ic ient ly
b u t mo re economica lly. As I
re ca ll it. t h a t was th e way
P r e s id e n t E i s e n h ow e r o u t l in e d
th e p r in c ip a l obje c t ive s ot th e
D e p a r tm e n t wh e n P o s tm a s t e r
Gen e ra l A r t h u r E. S umme r -
field was being swo rn in ba ck
in 1953, a n d t h a t ’s th e way we
have be en o p e r a t in g ever since.
“We c a n ’t deny t h a t we, s t i ll
m a k e m i s ta k e s a n d t h a t th e
h um a n e leme n t s till plays a
v i ta l ly im p o r t a n t p a r t in -daily
o p e ra t io n s , b u t th e s ta t i s t ic s
in th e D e p a r tm e n t ’s a n n u a l r e ­p
o r t o f fe r pos itive p ro o f t h a t
we a r e m a k in g p ro g r e s s on a
n a t io n -wid e basis. As a n ex­ample
, wh i le th e ma i l v o lume
sh owed a n in c re a s e of 16 bil­lion
pieces h a n d le d a n n u a l ly ,
th e emp lo yme n t in c re a s e d u r ­ing
th i s same p e r io d am o u n t e d
to only 11 p e r c e n t .”
up b a c k y a rd s in th e vic inity
of E a s t Main and W a t e r Sts.
Officer Du s s in g e r r u s h e d to
th e scene a n d lo c a ted th e a n i ­ma
l n e a r th e b o ro u g h sh e d on
No r th Alley. Du s s in g e r admi t s
he a n d re s id e n t s of th e a r e a
sp e n t h a l f an h o u r fu t i ly e n ­d
e a v o r in g to c o rn e r th e sow,
b u t w i th o u t success.
Du s s in g e r th e n solicited th e
services of R o b e r t Hen n ey ,
Wa rw i c k Hig h School a g r ic u l ­tu
r a l te a ch e r , who d e c l a r e d
he would b r in g in a t r u c k in
which he wa s s u r e th e hog
could be placed.
Bu t a m ome n t be fo re H e n ­ney
a r r iv e d , Ru o s s a p p e a r e d
on th e scene. Th e sow a p ­p
a r e n t ly k n ew its m a s t e r a n d
th e sow wa s sa fe ly b a ck in
the t r u c k at, a c c ording to th e
police b lo t te r , exac tly 10 :1 5
p.m.
Du s s in g e r in d ic a te s he will
a t t e n d th e Ma n h e im F a rm
Show in o rd e r to see how th e
sow ma k e s o u t in c omp e t i t io n
wi th o th e r s f rom n e a rb y fa rms .
J am e s Ha rb i so n , wolf badge
Den to u r , Mrs. Bru c e Wike,
den mo th e r , Ly n n Wik e , b e a r
ba d g e a n d one gold a r row ;
den e ight, Mrs. J o s e p h Klos,
den mo th e r , R o b e r t Evans ,
b e a r ba d g e ; Mike Carvell,
d e n n e r s t r ip e ; Scott K e t te r -
man, a s s i s t a n t d e n n e r s t r ip e ,
Mike Ga rma n , b e a r badge , one
gold a r row a n d one silver
ar row.
Den e ig h t re ce ived th e pla ­que
for th e b e s t a t t e n d a n c e
to r th e mo n th .
Th e c ommi t te e Organized as
follows: Mr. Ba-dorf, Cubmas -
ler, Wi lb u r Miller, t r e a s u r e r ;
Mrs. Klos, s e c re ta ry ; W a l t e r
Carvell, a d v a n c eme n t s ; George
K e t t e rm a n , m a t e r i a l a n d
c ra f t s ; H a ro ld We r ich , p ro ­g
r ams ; Mrs. Klos, publ ic i ty;
Webe los c h a i rma n , H u b e r t
K a u f fma n .
Tlie Cubs a n d th e i r fami l ie s
(Co n t in u e d on P a g e S)
Local Mail Volume
Almost Triples
In 7-Year Period
Boro Police Stage
“Wild Boar” Hunt
Many Interesting Hobbies
Displayed By Cub Scouts
Start Black Topping East Main
READY TO CELEBRATE
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Bill 3IcOuUoeh s u m s i-nising ihvumT fo r M ille rsv ille a n ­n
iv e r s a ry n e x t s im m ie r. R e co rd -"R \ijre ss P h o to .
William E. “Bill” McCulloch
Hits The News Again!
Wi l l iam E. “ B i l l ” McCul­loch,
of 315 F r o n t St re e t , ha*
an in h e r e n t k n a c k for g e t t i n g
hims e l f into th e news!
During' L i t i t z ’ Bi -e e n ten n ia i
c e leb ra t io n in 1956, Bill suc ­c
eeded in r a i s in g a b e a rd
which, even amo n g th e scores
of b e a rd s r a i s e d h e r e t h a t
year , wa s a s t a n d -o u t . Bill
a c tu a l ly fell in love wi th his
be a rd to th e e x te n t t h a t he did
n o t g e t r id of it u n t i l long
m o n th s a f t e r th e c e leb ra t io n
h a d ended.
L a s t S umme r , d e spi te his
seventy-s ix y e a r s of age, Bill
ag a in got hi s p ic tu r e in th e
p a p e r s w h e n he a p p e a r e d on
th e s t r e e t s in a p a i r of B e r ­mu
d a s h o r t s su c h as we re
n e v e r se en in B e rmu d a .
An d now — Bill is m a k in g
a n o th e r hid fo r local fame for
he is a g a in r a i s in g a b e a rd a n d
this t ime fo r a ve ry spe c ia l
re a son.
Millersville. it seems , is
p l a n n in g to c e le b ra te i ts a n ­n
iv e r s a ry n e x t Summe r . And
be ing a fo rm e r r e s id e n t of
Mille rsville Bill h a s ma d e up
his min d he will be th e f i r s t
to ra i s e a b e a rd fo r th e cele­b
ra tio n .
“ By n e x t s um m e r I o u g h t
to h a v e a b e a rd w o r th looking
a t , ” Bill c omme n te d . “And
wi th a l i t t le lu ck I may be able
to pa s s as Sa n ta Claus th is
Ch r i s tma s , b u t w h a t I re a l ly
am in te r e s t e d in f in d in g or,t
is if a n y of my fo rm e r b u d d ie s
in Mille rsville will k n ow me
next S um m e r . ”
Bill lived in Mille rsville
f rom 1904 to 1920. Du r in g
mo s t of th i s t ime he wa s em­ployed
as a me c h an ic w i th th e
Co ne s toga T r a n s p o r t a t io n Com­pany.
Since his r e t i r em e n t he
s e rv ed fo r a t im e as -doorman
a t th e Leg io n Home 'he re.
School Directors Explain
Buying Of School Mings
Retailers
Plan Gala
Affair
Complete Plans For
Street Opening
Fete
Th e c e le b ra t io n to re -o p e n
th e f i r s t th r e e blocks of E a s t
Main S t r e e t will be a g a la
a f fa i r , ju d g in g f rom p lan s
m a d e - b y r e t a i l e r s a t a m e e t ­ing
he ld in th e Bus ine s s
L e a g u e Monday nig h t.
Music fo r th e two -d a y a f ­fa
ir , F r id a y a n d .S a tu rd a y .
Oc tober 21-22, will be p ro v id ­ed
by th e Lit i tz Commu n i ty
Band, m a k in g i ts f i r s t a p p e a r ­anc
e th i s y e a r , a ro c k -a n d - ro l l
o r c h e s t r a , c ommo n ly c al led a
Combo, a n d pos s ibly s e v e ra l
ro v in g Ge rma n Bands .
And, in a d d i t io n to th i s
c omb in a t io n of mu s ic -ma k e r s ,
th e E p h r a t a ra d io s t a t io n will
amp l i fy r e ro r d i n g s f rom th e
S q u a r e d u r in g S a tu rd a y eve ­n
in g wh e n n o th in g else is go­ing
on.
C e n te r of in te r e s t is an
a u tomo b i le , a 1948 - Buiek
which h a s be en comp le te ly r e ­c
o n d it io n ed a n d d o n a te d by
two local de a le r s , J o h n Za r t -
ma n a n d J o h n H. Steffy, J r .,
wh ic h local m e r c h a n t s will
load to th e top wi th g roc e r ie s
a n d me r c h a n d i s e of eve ry d e ­sc
r iption.
T ic k e t s will be p ro v id e d by
r e ta i l e r s a n d a n y p e r so n 16
y e a r s ot age ot mo re c an sign
one in e a ch s to r e vis ited. In
a d d i t io n a n um b e r of th e
s to re s will be h o ld in g th e i r
own d r awin g s for giving aw.ny
g i f ts of a ll types.
Loca l o rg a n iz a t io n s have
been in v ite d to con-duct eating-s
t a n d s which will be plac ed
in th e c e n te r of th e s t r e e t
t h r o u g h o u t th e f i r s t block
wh ic h will be closed S a t u r d r ,
a f te rn o o n a n d evening.
Th e s t r e e t dance, wh ic h a l ­r
e a d y h a s be en given th e n ame
of T a r Flop, will be h e ld f rom
9 p.m. u n t i l e leven o'clock.
Sto re s t h r o u g h o u t th e c en te r
of town a lso p lan to r ema in
open S a tu rd a y n ig h t u n t i l e lev­en
o'clock.
Me r c h a n t s also will m a k e
th e e v e n t one long to be r e ­memb
e re d by c o n d u c t in g a
two -d a y sa le in which u n p r e ­c
ed e n te d b a rg a in s will be of­fe
red.
Moravian Choir
To Sing Sunday
At Valley Forge
The Mo ra v ian Ch u rc h choir
of th i r ty - f iv e voices will sing
a t a se rvice a t Va lley F o rg e
Memo r ia l Chape l on Su n d a v
a t 3 :0 0 p.m. Miss Roche l le
E rb a n d T h oma s Ke e h n will
sing th e solo p a r ts , Mrs. G.
L. Ke e h n will d i re c t a n d Mrs.
K e n n e th Wi tm y e r will be the
org a n is t.
The t romb o n e choir of 12
memb e r s -directed by J o h n W.
Ke e h n will play a pre lude .
Both g ro u p s will go to th e
F i r s t Mo ra v ian Ch u rc h a t P h i l ­a
d e lp h ia wh e re th e T romb o n e
Choir will a g a in play th e p r e ­lude
a n d th e c h o ir will p r e ­s
e n t a full se rvice of E a r ly
Ame r ic a n Mo ra v ian Series.
H a ro ld S t ry k e r will be th e
n a r r a to r . T h e p a s to r is th e
Rev. Carl J o h n He lmich, son
of th e Rt. Rev a n d Mrs. Carl
J. He lmich. Mrs. E dw a rd F u l -
we ile r is th e o rg a n i s t .
TO SPEAK HERE
• ~
Dr. Biemesderfer
RUMMAGE /S A L E
The B a r b a r a Sn y d e r Class
of th e Mo ra v ian Su n d a y School
will hol-d an all day rum m a g e
sale on We d n e sd a y , Oc tober
2 6th, in th e b a s eme n t of F e l ­lowship
Ha ll, Mo ra v ian Su n d a y
School building.
Fall Rally
At Trinity
On Sunday
Dr. D. L. B ieme sd e r fe r , th e
p r e s id e n t of Mille rsville Sta te
College, will de live r th e m o r n ­ing
wo r sh ip me s s a g e a t the
T r in i ty Ev an g e l ic a l Co n g re g a ­t
io n a l Ch u rc h F a l l Ra lly on
Sunday, Oc tober 9, 19 60 a t
10 a.m.
Dr. B i eme s d e r f e r wa s a
fo rm e r r e s id e n t of Lit i tz h a v ­ing
be g u n his te a c h in g c a re e r
in a one ro om school in W a r ­wick
Township. He g r a d u a t e d
f rom Mille rsville S t a te No rma l
School, re c e ived his B.A. f rom
F r a n k l in a n d Ma r sh a l l a n d
M.A. f rom th e Un iv e r s i ty of
P e n n sy lv a n ia . At th e p r e s e n t
t ime he is a m em b e r of th e
Ex e c u tiv e Bo a rd of th e L u t h e r ­an
Ch u rc h a n d of th e Com­mis
s ion of H ig h e r E d u c a t io n
of Pe n n sy lv a n ia .
In th e mo rn in g Su n d a y
School Service a t 9 A.M. Mrs.
Ha z e l Moore, S u p e rv i so r of
Music in th e Wa rw i c k School
Di s tr ict, will be f e a tu r e d as
th e g u e s t soloist. Th e n um b e r
she will s ing will be “Alla lu-j
a , ” by Mo z a r t a n d “ Pe a c e be
u n to Yo u ,” by Gordon Wil l iam.
To end th is g r e a t d a y a
Musical will be p r e s e n te d in
th e 7 p.m. E v e n in g Service.
F e a tu r e d n um b e r s will be su n g
by th e Chanc e l a n d Senior
Choirs. A F lu t e Du e t by R e ­becca
Sue Newc ome r and R i c h ­a
rd McCloud will play “ P a n i s
A n g e l ic u s ” by Ce sa r F r a n c k .
Ac comp a n is t will he Mrs.
W a r r e n Newcome r . Wi l l iam
H o rn b e rg e r , R i c h a rd Mu r r and
Dr-. R i c h a rd Ze rby will p r e s e n t
a T rum p e t Trio.
Mrs. F lo y d Ha g y was c h a i r ­ma
n of th e Ra l ly Day Commi t ­tee.
The memb e r s we re Mrs.
J o h n Ev an s , Danie l Ga rn e r ,
R o b e r t Wo n d e r , a n d Dr. R ic h ­a
rd Zerby.
The c ommi t te e h a s su g g e s t ­ed
th r e e goa ls to be re a c h e d
by th e memb e r s a n d f r ie n d s of
Tr ini ty. Sp i r i tu a l -a l l will ra lly
to g e th e r for th e f u t u r e of tlie
ch u rch . At t e n d a n c e — 400.
F in a n c ia l — $2,0 0 0 to he lp
th e c h u rch in i ts g rowth .
Rangerettes
Capture Prizes
The R a n g e r e t t e s wi th th e i r
d i re c to r , Mrs. Lowell Ke a th .
c a p tu r e d two f i r s t pr ize s a t
County F a rm Shows this ye ar .
T h ey re ce ived th e aw a rd for
th e be s t a p p e a r in g ma rch in g
u n i t a t E l i z a b e th tow n a n d also
at th e New H o l la n d Show.
Th ey will follow up th e i r
F a rm Show a p p e a r a n c e s with
two H a l low e ’en p a rad e s , a t
Ro th sv i lle a n d Na uma n s tow n .
Mrs. Martin Hess Asserts
Legal Right To Operate Dam
Th e p ra c t ic e ot school of f i­cials
p romo t in g th e sa le of
a r tic le s r a n g in g f rom T- sh i r ts
to class r ings , wa s ro u n d ly
scored a t a me e t in g of th e
Lititz R e ta i le r s As soc ia t ion
h e re Monday evening.
Th e a c t io n to p e rm i t th e
sale of class r in g s d i re c tly a t
the school in s t e a d of th r o u g h
local j ew e l ry s tore s , as has
be en the- case for ye ars , wa s
a p p ro v e d by th e Wa rwic k
Union School Bo a rd a t its las t
mee ting.
R e ta i le r s we re in fo rme d a t
th e i r me e t in g t h a t a c ommi s ­sion
on th e sale of th e r in g s
would be pa id to someone,
w h e th e r th e r in g s a r e b o u g h t
th ro u g h jewe le r s or a t th e
school. School d i re c to r s th is
we ek a s s e r te d , howeve r , t h a t
th i s is h o t c o r re c t a n d t h a t th e
school wo u ld n o t p e rmi t th e
p a yme n t of c ommi s s ions to |
any o n e or group.
Ac cording to s e v e ra l m em ­bers
of th e Wa rw i c k Union
Bo a rd , th e school was a sk e d
by th e r ing m a n u f a c t u r e r for
p e rmi s s io n to sell th e r in g s
d i re c t ly to th e s tu d e n t s a t a
lowe r pr ice t h a n could be
Teen-age Driver
Damages Lawn
A local t e e n - a g e r wa s p ro ­se
cuted by b o ro u g h police this
we ek as a re sul t of - a n acci­de
n t in which he lost control
of his c a r a n d d ama g e d a
lawn on South Locus t S t r e e t
a t 5 :3 0 p.m. Sa tu rd ay .
He is Gordon Arn d t , six­teen,
of 11 So u th Spruc e Si.,
who wa s c h a rg e d with r e c k ­less
d r iving in a comp la in t
t iled be fo re J u s t i c e of th e
Pe a c e P a u l F. Diehm.
Ac co rd in g to of f ice r H o ­w
a rd Du s s in g e r , A r n d t ’s car
plowed th ro u g h th e lawn a t
th e h ome of H e n ry H u b e r , 17
S. Lo cu s t St. Du s s in g e r c la im­ed
th e y o u th was d r iv in g too
fa s t a t .the time.
c h a rg e d oth e rwis e . The b o a rd
me r e ly g r a n t e d th i s p e rm i s ­sion,
d i re c to r s s ta te d .
School d i re c to r s also we re
u n i te d in th e i r s t a n d th a j
economies will be a f fe c te d and
all b u y in g p ra c t ic e s of th e d i s ­t
r ic t will be r e -e x amin e d by
the new b u s in e s s d i r e c to r also
employed a t th e la s t me e t ing.
“Th e school d i s t r ic t is r e a l ­ly
a b u s in e s s h a n d l in g ove r a
mil l ion d o l la r s a y e a r a n d t i l .
emp lo yme n t ot a q u a l i f ied b u s ­ines
s d i r e c to r is a n d long ha s
be en n e ed e d h e r e , ” one d i re c ­to
r d e c la re d in d i sc u s s in g th e
topic s b r o u g h t up by r e t a i l ­ers.
Barbecue Sat,
To Raise Funds
For Xmas Party
A ch ic k en b a rb e c u e will be
he ld a t th e f i re h o u s e th i s Sat-u
relay f rom 4 to 8 p.m, to
ra i s e fu n d s for th e a n n u a l
k iddie s C h r i s tma s pa r ty .
Membe r s of th e f ire com­p
a n y a n n o u n c e d t h a t ch ick en s
c an be e a t e n a t th e f i reh o u s e
or c an be b o u g h t to be ta k e n
home. A b a k e sale will be
he ld in c o n ju n c t io n wi th th e
b a rbe cue .
F i r eme n expre s s ed th e hope
t h a t th e y can e a rn en o u g h to
d e f ra y th e cost of th e C h r i s t ­inas
p a n y in wh ic h seve ra l
h u n d r e d k id d ie s a r e a n n u a l ly
p r e s e n t e d wi th a moving pic­tu
r e sh ow a n d given gifts.
l i t i t z w .u .t .u .
TO M E E T MONDAY
The W.C.T.U. will hold th e i r
r e g u l a r m o n th ly me e t in g on
Monday evening a t 7 :3 0 p.m.
a t th e h ome of Mrs. Sallie
Ku r tz , 3 6 E a s t Second Are .
A skit, “Th e ways To Do I t ”
will be p r e s e n t e d a n d p lan s
will be ma d e for th e d u e s
me e t in g to be he ld in No v em­ber.
The Bo ro u g h of Li t i tz has
no legal r ig h t to t r y to r e ­s
t r a in he :’ f rom u s in g th e d am
on h e r f a rm e a s t of th e b o r ­ough,
Mrs. W. Ma r t in Hess,
now living in L a n c a s te r , a s ­s
e r t e d th i s week,
“The lega l r ig h t s of t h a t
darn was e s ta b l i sh e d mo re th a n
a c e n tu ry a g o a n d in all p ro ­babil
i ty d a te s ba ck to sh o r t ly
a f te r th e R e v o lu t io n , ” M m
Hess d e c la red on a v i s i t to
the Re co rd -Ex p it - s s office
Tue sday.
“ L a s t we ek when th e boro
sol icitor ru l e d I had no legal
r ig h t to d am th e w a t e r on my
f a rm I we n t to th e Co u r t
Hous e a n d in v e s tig a te d . I
fo u n d t h a t de eds c le a r ly de ­f
ine th is r ig h t as f a r ba ck as
when Samu e l Bu sh o n g o p e r a t ­ed
th e mill on th e f a rm fo r 40
ye a r s a n d fo r th e t ime we
o p e r a te d i t for mo re th an 30
y e a r s , ” Mrs. He s s expla ined.
“ Somone u n k n ow n to me
removed th e g a te s since th ey
we re p u t in place th r e e ye a r s
ago. I h a v e no in te n t io n of
p u t t in g th em ba ck ag a in a t
this t ime b u t if th e d am is
ne eded, th e y will he r e p la c e d—
a n d in th e m e a n t im e I am
placing no t r e s p a s s signs on
the fa rm.
“ The b o ro u g h in d ic a te d it
w a n t e d to p u r c h a s e th e m e a ­dow
for p ro te c t io n of th e s ew­e
ra g e d i sp o s a l p l a n t a n d Hie
pr ice I p u t in th e p ro p e r ty
was a ve ry fa ir o n e , ” Mrs.
Hess concluded.
At its la s t me e t in g , c o u n ­cil
a b a n d o n e d th e ide a of p u r ­c
h a s in g th e me a d ow a f te r
Bo ro u g h Sol ic i tor R i c h a rd
Sn y d e r in fo rme d th em t h a t
Mrs. He s s ha s no legal r ig h t
to dam up th e creek.
Street
To Open
3 Blocks
In Week
Two Top Surfaces Will
Be Completed By
Wednesday
To th e a c c omp a n ime n t ot
c h e e r s f rom a p p ro x ima te ly
fo r ty b y s t a n d e r s who h a d con­g
r e g a t e d a t th e S q u a re for
th e occasion, w o rkm e n p u t
down th e f i r s t ot th e black-top
p in g on E a s t Main S t r e e t
We d n e sd a y mo rning.
By l a te a f te rn o o n th e second
ten - fo o t s t r ip of b in d e r , s u r ­face
h a d a lmo s t be en c omp le t ­ed
to C h e r ry St re e t , e a s t of
Lin d e n Ha ll, a d i s tan c e ‘ of
th r e e blocks'. • g
The spe ed wi th wh ic h 'this
coat was laid i n d i c a t e d - t h a t
th e one a n d o n e - h a l f , inch; s u r ­fa
c ing will be completed, th i s
week. Lay in g of th e f in a l one-inch
th ic k top coa t pro b ab ly
will ge t u n d e rw a y th e f i r s t
th in g Mo n d a y mo rn in g , w e a th ­er
p e rmi t t in g , c o n t r a c to r s oil
th e job a s se r ted .
By th e mid d le of th e we ek
th e s t r e e t will be re a d y for
local tra f f ic .
An d th e s t r e e t will d e f in i t e ­ly
be opened, Di s t r ic t E n g in e e r
J am e s C. Wh a le n , of H a r r i s ­burg,
in fo rme d b o ro u g h offi­cials
Wed n e sd a y . E a r l i e r , in
th e we ek c o n t r a c to r s . t o s s e d
a mild sc a re into memb e r s a t
th e r e ta i l c ommi t te e p l a n n in g
a s t r e e t r e -o p e n in g c e le b ra ­tion,
wh e n th e y d e c la re d . tlih
s t r e e t would n o t be opened
u n t il a f t e r th e s t a te h a d 'ac­c
epted th e e n t i re p ro je c t. .
Wh a le n e x pla ined t h a t whi le
th is is th e u su a l pra c t ic e , ex-v
e p tio n s can be ma d e in s i tu a ­tions
such as t h a t h e r e — a n d
th a t th is exception is- be ing
ma d e in o rd e r to ge t the
s t r e e t re -o p e n e d w i th o u t any
f u r t h e r delay.
Th e Ce d a r S t r e e t in te r s e c ­tion
also will be c omp le te d a t
th e same t ime wi th th e r e su l t
th a t in a n o th e r we ek, local
tra f f ic will be able to m o r e
no rma l ly .
Legion Auxiliary
Committees
Are Announced
Th e Ame ic an Leg io n Auxi ­l
ia ry 5 6 h e ld th e f i r s t meMing
of th e se a so n on Mo n d a y ^wS u ­ing
a t th e Legion Home , .Mid.
Be t ty McKonly, th e r e t i r in g
p re s id en t , opened th e me e t in g
and h a n d e d th e gavel to . Mrs.
Ar lene Miller, th e new p re s i ­dent,
who n ame d h e r c ommi t ­tee
c h a i rme n for th e y e a r as
follows: . .
Miss R o s ema ry Rice, m em ­b
e r sh ip : Ma r ia n Solt,
Ame r ic a n i sm; Mrs. I r e n e Ko-f
ro th , poppy; Mrs. Ra y B u r k ­h
o lde r , c ommu n i ty se rvice a n d
Child We l f a r e ; Mrs. Lu
T h omp so n , Co n s t i tu t io n a n d
by- laws ; Mrs. Be t ty E rb ,
coupons : Mrs. Be t ty McKonly,
ju n io r s . ; -
Rtrs. Be rnic e Lowe, Na t io n a l
S e c u r ity a n d Civil De fense;
Miss Rice, L eg i s la tiv e ; Mrs.
McKonly a n d Mrs. Mi ldred de-
McKonly, pre s s a n d p u b l ic a ­tion;
Mlidred d eWa ld , Un i t
Ac t ivi t ie s ; Mrs. Miller, Ra d io
a n d T.Y.
Mrs. Lowe a n d Mrs. R u th
B u rk h o ld e r , Ways a n d Means;
Mrs. Cla ra McCulloch, cloak
ro om; Mrs. Lowe, H o s p i ta l
E q u ipm e n t .
Th e g ro u p c o n t r ib u t e d ten
d o l la r s to th e Un i ted Che s t
Campa ign. Mrs. Lowe a n n o u n c ­ed
an a p ro n will be s e n t to
the memb e r s to sew p a tc h e s
on with c o n t r ib u t io n s , it wa s
also de c ided to p u r c h a s e holi­day
coin c a rds a n d envelopes
to s e c u re fu n d s for f u tu r e
obliga tions .
Mrs. McKonly moved th e r e ­q
u i red amo u n t be pa id to th e
d e p a r tm e n t Council a n d com­munity.
R u th B u rk h o ld e r won
th e Pig Prize, An n o u n c em e n t
was ma d e t h a t th e d u e s to r
th e y e a r a r e d u e a n d sha ll
be s e n t to Miss R o s em a ry Rice,
13 5 Sp ru c e St.
W A RW ICK SENIO RS
SE L EC T CLAY
The Senior Class of Wa rw i c k
High School ha s se lec ted “ Tlie
T e a h o u s e of th e A u g u s t Moon”
to p r e s e n t as th e i r class play
on No v emb e r 18 a n d 19. Scott
Ga rma n will d i re c t , a s s i s te d
by, Ma jo r ie Kle u in as th e s t u ­de
n t d i re c to r . The le ads will
be play e d by Pla r lan B le a c h ­er,
T e r ry H a r tm a n , R o b e r t
Pe i f fe r a n d B a r b a r a Jo h n so n .
A P PO IN T ED PA TRO L
L EA D ER FO R TRO O P 1 4 2
Jo s ep h Klos wa s a p p o in te d
P a t ro l l e a d e r ot th e Wolf
P a t ro l in Tro o p 142,