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»yu».. »n ie lli i j ii[i lio f ili lili l í !IJ|, 11 Vote For Your Favorite Hymn Turn To Back The Lititz Record - Express TO CALL BORO POLICE MA 6-2209 Serving The Warwick Union Area For Nearly A Century TO REPORT A FIRE MA 6-2100 85th Year E stab lished April, 1877, a s The Sunbeam (Consolidated w ith T b e l l t l t z Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday July 20, 1961 7 cen ts a Copy; $3.00 per yea r by mall w ith in Lancaster County; $3.50 elsewhere. 10 Pages — No. 14 Groups Approve Plan For Historical Foundation Fate of Class Funds Still Unanswered After Lengthy School Board Discussion Queries a s to w h a t u ltim a te ly h ap p en s to class fu n d s fo llowing g ra d u a tio n . la rg e ly went u n an sw ered d e sp ite a lively h o u r-lo n g d iscu ssio n by members of th e Warwick Union School Board a n d more th an 20 sp e c ta to rs la s t evening. A t th e conclusion o f th e discussion, th e board s till h ad declined to tu rn an y of its class fu n d s back to m em b ers of th e class of 1959 who seek it to fin an ce a class re u n io n — b u t ag reed to co n fer a g a in within th e next two weeks-. The next discussion will in clude class re p re se n ta tiv e s , th e school board a n d Su p erv isin g P rin c ip a l Marlin Spaid. P.T.A. members, a gro u p of local Democrats, th e p ress a n d se veral tax p ay e rs who a tte n d e d la st n ig h t’s meeting a p p a re n tly will be excluded. Carol Davidson, tr e a s u r e r of th e class of ’59, in fo rmed d ire c to rs th a t, d esp ite th e six-mo n th clau se when school o fficials a re supposed to co n fiscate *he class fu n d s, cl$ss - bills .ave been p aid , up to, tw o m o n th s ago. B u t, sh e emph asized, v a rio u s con fu sin g b alan c es a n d even on e d e fic it h av e been re p o rte d to h e r d u rin g th e period since g ra d u a tio n . The b o ard also fo o ted th e b ills fo r th e f irs t re u n io n of th e class. D irecto rs o b je c te d to re tu rn in g th e money on th e g ro u n d s th a t th is would open th e door to o th e r classes also to a sk fo r balances ta k e n . L a te r, however, it was p o in ted o u t th a t only th e classes of 1959, 1960 a n d 1961 had not been n o tified of th e policy of th e d is tric t to confiscate balances. D ire c to r R ich a rd Allebach voiced th e opinion all class fu n d s sh o u ld be sp e n t before g ra d u a tio n . Clyde H en d rick s a dm itte d th e d ire c to rs p ro bably were wrong in no t n o tify in g the, classes. Dr. H. B. Minnich fe lt th e money sh o u ld be tu rn e d over to th e class if th e class advisors would s ta te d e fin ite ly th a t th is notice had n o t been given. itLucky..30” Hits $200 This Week The “ Lucky 39” ja c k p o t jum p ed to a re co rd h ig h of $150 th is week a s fo r th e fifth week in a row th e ja c k p o t vouchers rem a in e d u n claimed. This b rin g s th e to ta l p rize w o rth of th e m erch an d ise vo u ch ers to $200. T h ese v o u ch e rs a re good a t th e sto re s J an y of th e p a rtic ip a tin g erch an ts. Master Donald K o fro th , L ititz R3, was aw a rd ed $25 th is week fo r th e v o u ch er w h e re th e sh o p p er m u s t be p re s e n t. Mr. Roger Ulrich, 117 , E. Lincoln Ave., was th e w in n e r of th e $25 fo r th e sh o p p e r who need no t be p resen t. Officials wish to emp h asize th a t only names re g iste re d on re g u la tio n slips will be eligible an d th a t an y person found stu ffin g th e b a llo t box will be d isq u alified from f u r th e r competition. Local sh o p p ers may re g is te r a t any of th e sto re s of th e p a rtic ip a tin g m e rc h a n ts a n d th en they will be e lig ib le for th e $200, inclu d in g th e $150 ja c k p o t which will b<i offered th is week. The d raw in g will be mad e a t 3 p.m. on W. Main St. n e a r th e sq u are. FOLTZ VISITS LITITZ } Mr. and Mrs. Claude Foltz, P o rtsm o u th , Va„ v isited Mr. an d Mrs. Norman L. H ab eck er on Tuesday. Mr. F o ltz lived in L ititz as a boy, he is now employed by a ship b u ild in g company in Newport News, Va. Jaycees Plan Jazz Festival L ititz f irs t Jazz F e stiv a l sp onsored by th e local J a y cees, will be h e ld W ednesday ev ening in th e Sp rin g s P a rk . Music will be p ro v id ed by th e Royal. Tones, a g ro u p su p p lied th ro u g h th e lo cal 294, Music ia n s’ Union. Dancing will b egin a t 7 :3 0 a n d end p rom p tly a t 1 0 :3 0 p.m. A rra n g em e n ts h av e been made w ith th e P a rk Committee to use tb e fa c ilitie s of th e p a r k 'f o r th e dance. The d o n a tio n s of th e fa c ilitie s an d th e music .;have made it possible to open th e dance to all. those who wish to atteifd , fre e of an y ch a rg e or d o n a tio n . The benches in fro n t of th e b an d sh ell will be moved aside to mak e room fo r th e dancers. LOOK WHAT'S COOKIN' , Members of one o f th e two boys’ cookin g classes g a th e r a ro u n d to complete one of th e man y d ish e s th e y ’ve le a rn e d to m ak e in classes co-sponsored by th e lo cal R e c re a tio n Dept, an d th e P. 1\ A L. Mrs. K a re n S. Horan, in s tru c to r fo r th e course, k eep s a w a tc h fu l ey e on th e young chefs, an d o ffers h e lp fu l su g g e stio n s to h e r stu d e n ts. Mrs. Hershey Will Fly Tues. To Rome, Italy Mrs. J o h n G. H e rsh e y will leave n ex t T u esd ay by P an American J e t f*lane fo r Rome, Italy . She will spend th r e e weeks w ith Mr. a n d Mrs. Jo h n Bar-wick in S a rd in ia a n d th e n sp en d some tim e in G ermany w ith exchange s tu d e n ts whom th e y e n te rta in e d a t v a rio u s tim e s in th e ir home in L ititz. The Barw ick s w ill m e e t h e r In E u ro p e a n d to g e th e r th ey will v is it in E n g lan d an d sail fo r home th e m id d le of September, th ey will come by way of th e St. Lawrence Sea Way to Montreal, Canada. Housewives Profest Salesmen's Tactics Acting Chief of Police Lloyd Long th is week w arn ed local housewives of over-zealous fu rn a c e -c le an in g salesmen r e ported can vassing homes in th e b orough. A c c o r d i n g to Long, a n um b e r of comp la in ts have been received th a t th e men have used v a rio u s ru ses to o b tain e n tra n c e to homes an d h ave g en erally proved th em s e lv e s . obnoxious. “ I wish th a t in th e fu tu re th e housewives would h o t le t th em selv es be ta lk e d in to p e rm ittin g th e s e men in to th e ir homes an d would o b tain the license n um b e rs of th e ir cars — and we will do th e r e s t,” Long advised. Doll Shows And Contests Mark Playground Program T o u rn am e n ts a n d co n te s ts ra n g in g from a Doll Show to a On Wheels Day fe a tu re d a busy sch ed u le of a c tiv itie s in th e R ecreatio n C e n te r’s P la y g ro u n d p ro g ram th is week. The w in n e rs of th e ev en ts were as follows: Nok»Hockey T o u rn am e n t — 5, 6, 7 Year Olds — Vickie Myers an d Mike Pow ers; 8 a n d Year Olds — David Will .lid P h y llis K re am e r; 10 Years a n d Over — David Miller a n d P a tsy Showers. > Model Show (Boys) — 5, 6, T Year Olds — Biggest, David Scherer, .J im Ober; Smallest, Ken K re id e r; Most Models, Ken K re id e r; Most Complicated, Jim Ober a n d David Scher- Lititz Boys Are Better Cooks Than Their Female Counterparts I ’d say th a t th e boys a t th e C en ter a re b e tte r and more e n th u s ia stic cooks th a n th e g irls ,” s ta te d Mrs. K a re n S. Boran, P. P. & L. home econo«- nf&t a u d . i' - U re e re e fio n tea c h e r. The bi-weekly cooking clashes which a re o ffered a t th e re c re a tio n c e n te r bv th e L a n c a ste r b ran ch of th e P en n sy lv an ia Power an d L ig h t Co. have courses fo r b o th boys an d girls. D u rin g th e six week bourse th e boys an d g irls cook a v a rie ty of foods from Pecan Rolls to Piza a n d Hot Dogs to Donuts. The co u rses a re offered every Monday, Wednesday, and T h u rsd a y from 1 0 :3 0 to 1 2 :0 0 ' in th e pavilion a t th e p ark . At th e en d of each course th e y o u n g ste rs p re p a re a su p p e r fo r th e ir p a ren ts. Mrs. B o ran an n o u n c ed th a t th e f irs t p a re n t su p p e rs will be held n ex t Monday an d Wedn esd ay aiid T h u rsd a y evening from 4 to 5 :3 0 p.m. This is th e second y e a r th a t Lions Club Plans Fund For Stief th e P.P. & L. a n d th e Recrea-tion C en ter have offered' th is service. Last, y e a r it worked w ith th e -Lancaster R ec re a tio n Department.. Reg'i'st-f’atfon is re q u ire d «for th ese classes. C h ild ren 10 yrs. an d over sh o u ld re g is te r by sig n in g up a t th e R ec re a tio n office a t th e L ititz E lem en ta ry gymn asium, or by ca llin g MA 6-5096 or MA 6-73S'3i Jaycees Hold Grand Finale To Fund Drive Two Available Sites Considered For Proposed Library-Museum Details of a plan fo r fo rm ing th e L ititz Historical Fo u n d atio n were approved and sites for th e location of a mu seum -lib rary were stu d ied a t a meetin g of th e Bi-Centeri-nial Committee, th e L ititz Public L ib ra ry an d th e A rchives Committee of th e Moravian Church h e re Tuesday evening. Approximately tw en ty members of th e th re e g ro u p s p re sen t a t th is week’s meeting expressed th e hope th a t a community combination of a public lib ra ry and a h isto rical museum will become a re a lity ill th e n e a r fu tu re . The group ag reed , following a long discussion, to use th e c h a rte r of th e Bi-Centennial Committee tem p o ra rily u n til th e name can be chan g ed , with co u rt ap p ro v al, to th a t of th e L ititz H isto ric a l Fo u n d ation. This action was ta k e n on th e motion of P o stm a ste r R ich ard Service Clubs Have $5,8^2 For Center Local service clubs an d o rg an iza tio n s have pooled a to ta l of $5,8 5 2 in a c tu a l contrib u tio n s to th e new . I. Walton Bobst. R e creatio n Center now n e a rin g completion. Local c o n trib u tio n s now to ta l $29,119 in ad d itio n to the $100,000 g ra n t by E lm e r H. Bobst. Lead in g th e list of service-club c o n trib u tio n s is th e L ititz C h ap te r of American Business Clubs w ith $1,774 ra ised th ro u g h a re c e n t show. The L ititz Lions Club has c o n trib u te d $1,5 6 3 re p re s e n ting proceeds from ex hibition b a sk e tb a ll games. $ 1,100 h a s been received from R o tary . The L ititz Womens Club has c o n trib u te d $400 tp d a te and is c u rre n tly sp o n so rin g a p e rformance of th e U.S. Marine Band for th e b en e fit of th e new “ Rec.” Local Jaycees and J a n e Gees have g a rn e re d $300 a n d r e p o rt th a t ad d itio n a l fu n d s have been e a rm a rk e d for th e “ R ec.” O th er c o n trib u to rs include local sco u t an d f r a te rn a l o rg anizations. " I t is en co u rag in g to know th a t many of th e se o rg a n iz a tions a re p lan n in g a d d itio n a l activ ities th a t will b e n e fit th e “Rec” b u ild in g fu n d or help fu rn ish th e new b u ild in g ,” William Spacht, p re s id e n t of th e “R e c ” Board, sa id th is week. Signboards Disappearing Along Lititz Pike! The camp a ig n a g a in s t signsi The Jaycees will wind up th e ir campaign to ra ise $15,- 000 fo r th e borough pool with an o u tin g to n ig h t a t th e Hayden P a rk . Five h u n d re d people a re expected to a tte n d th e affair which will fe a tu re ho t dogs a n d so ft d rin k s, with an u n anno u n ced sp ecial a ttra c tio n la te r in th e evening. The fe s tivities will commence a t 7:30 an d co n tin u e u n til 9 :3 0 th a t n ig h t. The p a rk is located ju s t o u tside E a st P e te rsb u rg on th e road to L an c a ste r. Tbe Jaycees have been w o rk ing han d in h an d with the Lititz Chamber of Commerce to ra ise a trust, fu n d of $25,- 00 0 to in su re th e o p e ra tin g costs of th e proposed pool. Y ear Olds — Biggest, Donald A u k er, Steve T ro u tm a n ; Smallest, Tie between R u ssell Snave-ly a n d xGary Ober; Most Models, Donald A u k e r; Most Complicated , Gary Ober, R u ssell Snavely; Best C o n stru cted , Steve T ro u tm an , Tie between R u ssell Snavely a n d Gary Ober. 10 an d over Age Group — Biggest, Mike Carvell; Smallest, J e f f K en t; Most Models, Mike Carvell an d J e ff K en t; Most Complicated, J e f f K en t a n d J e ff Ross; Best C o n stru c ted, Mike , Carvell, J e f f K en t an d Je ff^R o ss. On Wheels Day (Boys) — 5, 6, 7 Year Olds — Best Dec o ra ted bike, Ricky Bixler, Mike Pow ers; D istance Race, The Warwick Twp. Lions Club recen tly se t up a tru s t fu n d a t th e Springs N ational Band to aid Clayton H. Steif, local p lum b e r who lo st his s ig h t la s t J a n u a ry . K en n e th Zook, of th e Lions Club, s ta te d th a t all c o n trib u tio n s sh o u ld be mailed to-th e L ititz Springs N ational Bank. Though Steif re c en tly u n d e rwent an o p e ra tio n au d new co rn eas were tra n sp la n te d in b o th eyes no hope was held o u t th a t he will ever recover even p a rtia l vision. Zook, in re fe ren c e to th e fund, sta te d , “We h ad h eard of fu n d s lik e th is s ta rte d in o th e r towns fo r o th e r people an d we saw a way in which we could help. “We hope th e fu n d will grow d u rin g th is time of) n e e d .” The tra g e d y o ccurred when a pow erfu l acid so lu tio n , Stief was usin g to clean a clogged pipe, exploded in h is face. T h e ir is little ch ance th a t Steif will ever be ab le to renew his tr a d e a n d re h a b ilita tio n will be a m o u n ta in o u s ta sk . The L a n c a ste r County Blind Association provides employm e n t fo r some, b u t c an n o t h a n d le a ll th e sig h tle ss people in th e county. S teif g e ts d is a b ility in s u rance an d in a n o th e r m o n th he The pool when b u ilt will be open to tile re sid e n ts of Warwick Township, E l i z a b e t h Township an d tb e L ititz boro on e ith e r a seasonal mem b ership or a pay as you go basis. To fin an ce th e pool th e boro Name Mrs. Stark Com'itteewoman Mrs. L e s te r E. S ta rk , 3 7 P lum S tre e t, th is borough, has been named Rep u b lican Com-miUeewoman for th e First. Ward, R ich a rd Snyder, Republican county committee ch a irm an , anno u n ced this week. Mrs. S ta rk will fill a v acancy c re a ted th ro u g h th e fo rmatio n of th e T h ird Ward. The fo rm e r F irst Ward com-mitteewoman, Mrs. V alen tin e Brobst, is now serv in g as coinmitteewoman in th e T h ird Ward. Mrs. S ta rk ’s a p p o in tm en t is for (he rem a in d e r of th e te rm which expires next Spring. will sell bonds to be redeemed over a 20 y e a r period. Local agencies have in d icated a d esire to p u rch a se th e se bonds a t 3 per cen t in te re st. C o n stru ctio n on th e pool will begin a ro u n d October 1 an d th e pool is expected to be complete# by May Day, 1962. If any q u estio n s a rise in connection with th e pool th ey may be d irected to th e Record- Express Office. which b u rs ts fo rth p eriodically in tb e borough, now h a s exten d ed to th e v icin ity of th e Municipal. A irp o rt, it was disclosed th is week1. T h a t business sig n s located alo n g th e L ititz P ik e have been d isa p p e a rin g , one by one, came to lig h t th is week when Glenn McElroy, owner of th e McElroy P h arm acy , re p o rte d th e th e f t of a la rg e sig n b o a rd to th e S ta te Police. The sig n b o a rd which stood fo r more th a n five y e a rs a t th e in te rse c tio n of th e L ititz Pik e a n d th e Millport Road, ju s t so u th of Kissel Hill« sud-denly d isap p eared , McElroy in-hformed S ta te Police. The S ta te Police h ad scarcely reco rd ed th e re p o rt, how-fever, when Jo e Williams, m a n ag er of th e A irp o rt A u th o rity , sh ed a lot of lig h t on th e d is a p p e a rin g ac t of th e signs in questio n . In sh o rt —- Jo e r e vealed — th e a irp o rt officials to re down th e sign a n d tossed it on th e ju n k heap. And a few m o n th s ago, Jo e volunteered,, a irp o rt officials h ad given th e some tr e a tm e n t to a g a u d ily -p a in ted a d v e rtise men t d ire c tin g to u r is ts to The L ititz Pre tz e l House, conducted (C o n tin u ed on Pag e 3) Rader, seconded by Charles Regemms. The motion ex p ressed the objective of fa rm in g a new o rg an izatio n and tie iu g in with the Hi-Centennial Committee, a ssu rin g tax-exemption on gifts of h isto rical objects' and an tiq u itie s loaned or given th e Historical F o u n d atio n . Officers of the Bi-Centennial Committee will co n tin u e to function u n til th e new c h a rte r is o btained. They a re Alfred L. Douple, p re sid en t; Jo h n G. Hershey. vice p re s id e n t; J . M. Leed, tre a su re r, au d Mrs. Valentine Brobst, secretary . Menu» R o h rer discussed th e th e legal aspects of having th e c h a rte r revised and th e bilaws re -w ritte n to keep w ith in th e c h a rte r, to make th is acceptable to th e public au d to en courage all to join. Two sites for th e location of tlie comm u n ity lib ra ry - museum being con sid ered a t this time a re th e edifice of the Church of th e B re th re n and the Wissler Building. E. Main S tre e t opposite Church Square. S en tim en t expressed in d icated th a t th e Wissler Building could more easily be ad ap ted for th is purpose. It also was disclosed th a t a t a re c en t Moravian Church Council meeting, it was su g gested th a t th e new committee mig h t be in te re ste d in ta k ing over th is h isto ric p ro p e rty on a lease basis in clu d in g a n option for purchase. The council un o fficia lly an d in fo rm ally in d icated its willingness to tu rn over th e building to th e comm u n ity w ith o u t profit. The only a ssu ran c e th e ch u rch would seek, it was a s se rte d , is th a t th e v a lu ab le collection of a n tiq u e s to be housed in th e museum would have to be in a p e rm a n e n t, fire-proof b u ild in g always (Co n tin u ed on page six) Community Calendar Ê&ëAL YOUNGSTERS FLOCK TO STORY HOUR Trustees Announce Chicken Barbecue The L ititz Springs T ru ste e s anno u n ced a t th e ir meetin g Tuesday n ig h t th a t th e y will ag a in sp onsor th e a n n u a l ch icken barb ecu e to be held a t th e p a rk September 2. O th e r a ctio n ta k e n a t th e m eetin g inclu d ed th e g ra n tin g of p erm issio n to th e Jay cees to sp o n so r a fre e co n c e rt by th e Musicians Union a t th e p a rk in Au g u st a n d permission E ag er le a rn e rs line u p fo r h e lp a n d in s tru c tio n from Mrs. Sh irley R e ttew as th e R e c re a tio n D e p a rtm e n t Sto ry H o u r g ets u n d e r way a t th e E lem e n ta ry School L ib ra ry . The c h ild ren a re , from le f t to rig h t: Connie B reitig an , Becky Lenox, Mary Howell, David Will, Bobby Montgomery, Dean M n rr a n d .lini Halbleib. 130 Children Are Participating In Rec. Department Story Hour One h u n d re d a n d th irty y o u n g ste rs have been re g u la r p a rtic ip a n ts in th e bi-weekly s to ry h o u r sp onsored by th e R ecreatio n D e p a rtm e n t a t th e E lem e n ta ry School. Shirley Rettew, re c re a tio n lib ra ria n , s ta te d th a t th e c h ild ren have re a lly ta k e n a d v a n ta g e of th e six week course w ith th e re s u lt th a t th e li-b ra ry is u n d e r c o n sta n t use •e—_____ t\ * ~ l i » . . . . . ----- nnr____j . . . h n i # U The mo rn in g s a re divided in to h o u r periods, th e firs t h o u r being reserv ed fo r th e 10 and over age gro u p , th e second fo r t'he e ig h t to n in e gro u p and th e th ird fo r th e five, six a n d seven group'. H alf of each g ro u p s period is th e n u sed1 for sto ry time, when Mrs. R ettew re a d s to th e ch ild ren , while th e o th e r The c h ild ren can u su ally fin ish two or more books in th is time. , The coursé will be offered fo r a s ix /w e e k p e rio d -e n d in g A u g u st 15. Any ch ild re n in th e community who would like; to p a rtic ip a te in th e period may come to th e E lem e n ta ry School L ib ra ry on e ith e r Monday or T h u rsd ay . Ju ly 30— 9 :0 0 -1 2 :0 « P.M. — Story Hour a t th e L ititz Elem. School L ib ra ry . 4 :0 0 P.M.— P a r e n t’s Night for th e G irl’s R ecreatio n « Center Cooking Class in th e L ititz Sp rin g s P a rk . 6 :3 0 P.M. — Lions Club meeting a t Jo h n Whit-my er’s Cottage. «Iniv 31— 8 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0 A.M. — Recreatio n D e p a r tm e u t Swimming Lessous at Woodridge Swim Club. . July 34— 4:00 P.M. — P a re n ts Night for th e Boy’s Recreatio n C en ter Cooking Class in tlie L ititz Springs Park. - . . 9 :0 0 -1 2 :0 0 P.M.— S t o f y Hour a t the Lititz Elem. School Library. 9 :0 0 -4 :0 0 P.M. — R ecreation D ep artm en t Pluy-g ro u n d a t th e L ititz Springs P a rk , Bru n n er-ville and Rothsvilie P lay g rounds, Monday th ru Frid ay . «July 35— 8 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0 A.M. — R e creatio n D ep artm en t Swimming Lessons a t Woodridge Swim Club. 7:30 P.M. — Boro Council meeting in Boro Hall. 7 : 30 P.M. — B ru n n erv ille F ire Company meeting. July 3«— 7 :3 0 P.M. — J a y cees Teen Dance in the Lititz Springs P a rk . 4 .0 0 P.M.— P a re n t's Night for th e Boy’s R ec re a tio n D ep artm en t Cooking Class a t th e L ititz Springs P a rk . July 37— 9 00-12:00 P.M. — Story Hour a t th e L ititz Elem. School L ib rary . 6 :3 0 P.M. — E p h r a t a T o a stm a ste rs m eetin g a t th e Amvets, E p h ra ta . 6:00 P.M— Annual R o ta ry Club Picnic a t th e c o tta g e of Dr. an d Mrs. M. H. Yoder. 8 :0 0 P.M. — Stamp Club meetin g a t th e American Legion. All clubs a n d o rg an izatio n # a re a sk ed to co -o p erate in th is p ro je c t by callin g th e Recrea« tio n C en te r an y day from 3 :8 0 p.m. to 5 p.m., T h u rsd a y a n d F rid a y s from 10 to 12 a.m. a n d 1 to 3 p.m. Those wish*
Object Description
Title | Lititz Record Express |
Masthead | Lititz Record Express 1961-07-20 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Description | Lititz newspapers 1877-2001 |
Publisher | Record Print. Co. |
Date | 1961-07-20 |
Location Covered | United States;Pennsylvania;Lancaster County (Pa.);Lititz (Pa.);Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) |
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Language | English |
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Full Text | »yu».. »n ie lli i j ii[i lio f ili lili l í !IJ|, 11 Vote For Your Favorite Hymn Turn To Back The Lititz Record - Express TO CALL BORO POLICE MA 6-2209 Serving The Warwick Union Area For Nearly A Century TO REPORT A FIRE MA 6-2100 85th Year E stab lished April, 1877, a s The Sunbeam (Consolidated w ith T b e l l t l t z Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday July 20, 1961 7 cen ts a Copy; $3.00 per yea r by mall w ith in Lancaster County; $3.50 elsewhere. 10 Pages — No. 14 Groups Approve Plan For Historical Foundation Fate of Class Funds Still Unanswered After Lengthy School Board Discussion Queries a s to w h a t u ltim a te ly h ap p en s to class fu n d s fo llowing g ra d u a tio n . la rg e ly went u n an sw ered d e sp ite a lively h o u r-lo n g d iscu ssio n by members of th e Warwick Union School Board a n d more th an 20 sp e c ta to rs la s t evening. A t th e conclusion o f th e discussion, th e board s till h ad declined to tu rn an y of its class fu n d s back to m em b ers of th e class of 1959 who seek it to fin an ce a class re u n io n — b u t ag reed to co n fer a g a in within th e next two weeks-. The next discussion will in clude class re p re se n ta tiv e s , th e school board a n d Su p erv isin g P rin c ip a l Marlin Spaid. P.T.A. members, a gro u p of local Democrats, th e p ress a n d se veral tax p ay e rs who a tte n d e d la st n ig h t’s meeting a p p a re n tly will be excluded. Carol Davidson, tr e a s u r e r of th e class of ’59, in fo rmed d ire c to rs th a t, d esp ite th e six-mo n th clau se when school o fficials a re supposed to co n fiscate *he class fu n d s, cl$ss - bills .ave been p aid , up to, tw o m o n th s ago. B u t, sh e emph asized, v a rio u s con fu sin g b alan c es a n d even on e d e fic it h av e been re p o rte d to h e r d u rin g th e period since g ra d u a tio n . The b o ard also fo o ted th e b ills fo r th e f irs t re u n io n of th e class. D irecto rs o b je c te d to re tu rn in g th e money on th e g ro u n d s th a t th is would open th e door to o th e r classes also to a sk fo r balances ta k e n . L a te r, however, it was p o in ted o u t th a t only th e classes of 1959, 1960 a n d 1961 had not been n o tified of th e policy of th e d is tric t to confiscate balances. D ire c to r R ich a rd Allebach voiced th e opinion all class fu n d s sh o u ld be sp e n t before g ra d u a tio n . Clyde H en d rick s a dm itte d th e d ire c to rs p ro bably were wrong in no t n o tify in g the, classes. Dr. H. B. Minnich fe lt th e money sh o u ld be tu rn e d over to th e class if th e class advisors would s ta te d e fin ite ly th a t th is notice had n o t been given. itLucky..30” Hits $200 This Week The “ Lucky 39” ja c k p o t jum p ed to a re co rd h ig h of $150 th is week a s fo r th e fifth week in a row th e ja c k p o t vouchers rem a in e d u n claimed. This b rin g s th e to ta l p rize w o rth of th e m erch an d ise vo u ch ers to $200. T h ese v o u ch e rs a re good a t th e sto re s J an y of th e p a rtic ip a tin g erch an ts. Master Donald K o fro th , L ititz R3, was aw a rd ed $25 th is week fo r th e v o u ch er w h e re th e sh o p p er m u s t be p re s e n t. Mr. Roger Ulrich, 117 , E. Lincoln Ave., was th e w in n e r of th e $25 fo r th e sh o p p e r who need no t be p resen t. Officials wish to emp h asize th a t only names re g iste re d on re g u la tio n slips will be eligible an d th a t an y person found stu ffin g th e b a llo t box will be d isq u alified from f u r th e r competition. Local sh o p p ers may re g is te r a t any of th e sto re s of th e p a rtic ip a tin g m e rc h a n ts a n d th en they will be e lig ib le for th e $200, inclu d in g th e $150 ja c k p o t which will b Model Show (Boys) — 5, 6, T Year Olds — Biggest, David Scherer, .J im Ober; Smallest, Ken K re id e r; Most Models, Ken K re id e r; Most Complicated, Jim Ober a n d David Scher- Lititz Boys Are Better Cooks Than Their Female Counterparts I ’d say th a t th e boys a t th e C en ter a re b e tte r and more e n th u s ia stic cooks th a n th e g irls ,” s ta te d Mrs. K a re n S. Boran, P. P. & L. home econo«- nf&t a u d . i' - U re e re e fio n tea c h e r. The bi-weekly cooking clashes which a re o ffered a t th e re c re a tio n c e n te r bv th e L a n c a ste r b ran ch of th e P en n sy lv an ia Power an d L ig h t Co. have courses fo r b o th boys an d girls. D u rin g th e six week bourse th e boys an d g irls cook a v a rie ty of foods from Pecan Rolls to Piza a n d Hot Dogs to Donuts. The co u rses a re offered every Monday, Wednesday, and T h u rsd a y from 1 0 :3 0 to 1 2 :0 0 ' in th e pavilion a t th e p ark . At th e en d of each course th e y o u n g ste rs p re p a re a su p p e r fo r th e ir p a ren ts. Mrs. B o ran an n o u n c ed th a t th e f irs t p a re n t su p p e rs will be held n ex t Monday an d Wedn esd ay aiid T h u rsd a y evening from 4 to 5 :3 0 p.m. This is th e second y e a r th a t Lions Club Plans Fund For Stief th e P.P. & L. a n d th e Recrea-tion C en ter have offered' th is service. Last, y e a r it worked w ith th e -Lancaster R ec re a tio n Department.. Reg'i'st-f’atfon is re q u ire d «for th ese classes. C h ild ren 10 yrs. an d over sh o u ld re g is te r by sig n in g up a t th e R ec re a tio n office a t th e L ititz E lem en ta ry gymn asium, or by ca llin g MA 6-5096 or MA 6-73S'3i Jaycees Hold Grand Finale To Fund Drive Two Available Sites Considered For Proposed Library-Museum Details of a plan fo r fo rm ing th e L ititz Historical Fo u n d atio n were approved and sites for th e location of a mu seum -lib rary were stu d ied a t a meetin g of th e Bi-Centeri-nial Committee, th e L ititz Public L ib ra ry an d th e A rchives Committee of th e Moravian Church h e re Tuesday evening. Approximately tw en ty members of th e th re e g ro u p s p re sen t a t th is week’s meeting expressed th e hope th a t a community combination of a public lib ra ry and a h isto rical museum will become a re a lity ill th e n e a r fu tu re . The group ag reed , following a long discussion, to use th e c h a rte r of th e Bi-Centennial Committee tem p o ra rily u n til th e name can be chan g ed , with co u rt ap p ro v al, to th a t of th e L ititz H isto ric a l Fo u n d ation. This action was ta k e n on th e motion of P o stm a ste r R ich ard Service Clubs Have $5,8^2 For Center Local service clubs an d o rg an iza tio n s have pooled a to ta l of $5,8 5 2 in a c tu a l contrib u tio n s to th e new . I. Walton Bobst. R e creatio n Center now n e a rin g completion. Local c o n trib u tio n s now to ta l $29,119 in ad d itio n to the $100,000 g ra n t by E lm e r H. Bobst. Lead in g th e list of service-club c o n trib u tio n s is th e L ititz C h ap te r of American Business Clubs w ith $1,774 ra ised th ro u g h a re c e n t show. The L ititz Lions Club has c o n trib u te d $1,5 6 3 re p re s e n ting proceeds from ex hibition b a sk e tb a ll games. $ 1,100 h a s been received from R o tary . The L ititz Womens Club has c o n trib u te d $400 tp d a te and is c u rre n tly sp o n so rin g a p e rformance of th e U.S. Marine Band for th e b en e fit of th e new “ Rec.” Local Jaycees and J a n e Gees have g a rn e re d $300 a n d r e p o rt th a t ad d itio n a l fu n d s have been e a rm a rk e d for th e “ R ec.” O th er c o n trib u to rs include local sco u t an d f r a te rn a l o rg anizations. " I t is en co u rag in g to know th a t many of th e se o rg a n iz a tions a re p lan n in g a d d itio n a l activ ities th a t will b e n e fit th e “Rec” b u ild in g fu n d or help fu rn ish th e new b u ild in g ,” William Spacht, p re s id e n t of th e “R e c ” Board, sa id th is week. Signboards Disappearing Along Lititz Pike! The camp a ig n a g a in s t signsi The Jaycees will wind up th e ir campaign to ra ise $15,- 000 fo r th e borough pool with an o u tin g to n ig h t a t th e Hayden P a rk . Five h u n d re d people a re expected to a tte n d th e affair which will fe a tu re ho t dogs a n d so ft d rin k s, with an u n anno u n ced sp ecial a ttra c tio n la te r in th e evening. The fe s tivities will commence a t 7:30 an d co n tin u e u n til 9 :3 0 th a t n ig h t. The p a rk is located ju s t o u tside E a st P e te rsb u rg on th e road to L an c a ste r. Tbe Jaycees have been w o rk ing han d in h an d with the Lititz Chamber of Commerce to ra ise a trust, fu n d of $25,- 00 0 to in su re th e o p e ra tin g costs of th e proposed pool. Y ear Olds — Biggest, Donald A u k er, Steve T ro u tm a n ; Smallest, Tie between R u ssell Snave-ly a n d xGary Ober; Most Models, Donald A u k e r; Most Complicated , Gary Ober, R u ssell Snavely; Best C o n stru cted , Steve T ro u tm an , Tie between R u ssell Snavely a n d Gary Ober. 10 an d over Age Group — Biggest, Mike Carvell; Smallest, J e f f K en t; Most Models, Mike Carvell an d J e ff K en t; Most Complicated, J e f f K en t a n d J e ff Ross; Best C o n stru c ted, Mike , Carvell, J e f f K en t an d Je ff^R o ss. On Wheels Day (Boys) — 5, 6, 7 Year Olds — Best Dec o ra ted bike, Ricky Bixler, Mike Pow ers; D istance Race, The Warwick Twp. Lions Club recen tly se t up a tru s t fu n d a t th e Springs N ational Band to aid Clayton H. Steif, local p lum b e r who lo st his s ig h t la s t J a n u a ry . K en n e th Zook, of th e Lions Club, s ta te d th a t all c o n trib u tio n s sh o u ld be mailed to-th e L ititz Springs N ational Bank. Though Steif re c en tly u n d e rwent an o p e ra tio n au d new co rn eas were tra n sp la n te d in b o th eyes no hope was held o u t th a t he will ever recover even p a rtia l vision. Zook, in re fe ren c e to th e fund, sta te d , “We h ad h eard of fu n d s lik e th is s ta rte d in o th e r towns fo r o th e r people an d we saw a way in which we could help. “We hope th e fu n d will grow d u rin g th is time of) n e e d .” The tra g e d y o ccurred when a pow erfu l acid so lu tio n , Stief was usin g to clean a clogged pipe, exploded in h is face. T h e ir is little ch ance th a t Steif will ever be ab le to renew his tr a d e a n d re h a b ilita tio n will be a m o u n ta in o u s ta sk . The L a n c a ste r County Blind Association provides employm e n t fo r some, b u t c an n o t h a n d le a ll th e sig h tle ss people in th e county. S teif g e ts d is a b ility in s u rance an d in a n o th e r m o n th he The pool when b u ilt will be open to tile re sid e n ts of Warwick Township, E l i z a b e t h Township an d tb e L ititz boro on e ith e r a seasonal mem b ership or a pay as you go basis. To fin an ce th e pool th e boro Name Mrs. Stark Com'itteewoman Mrs. L e s te r E. S ta rk , 3 7 P lum S tre e t, th is borough, has been named Rep u b lican Com-miUeewoman for th e First. Ward, R ich a rd Snyder, Republican county committee ch a irm an , anno u n ced this week. Mrs. S ta rk will fill a v acancy c re a ted th ro u g h th e fo rmatio n of th e T h ird Ward. The fo rm e r F irst Ward com-mitteewoman, Mrs. V alen tin e Brobst, is now serv in g as coinmitteewoman in th e T h ird Ward. Mrs. S ta rk ’s a p p o in tm en t is for (he rem a in d e r of th e te rm which expires next Spring. will sell bonds to be redeemed over a 20 y e a r period. Local agencies have in d icated a d esire to p u rch a se th e se bonds a t 3 per cen t in te re st. C o n stru ctio n on th e pool will begin a ro u n d October 1 an d th e pool is expected to be complete# by May Day, 1962. If any q u estio n s a rise in connection with th e pool th ey may be d irected to th e Record- Express Office. which b u rs ts fo rth p eriodically in tb e borough, now h a s exten d ed to th e v icin ity of th e Municipal. A irp o rt, it was disclosed th is week1. T h a t business sig n s located alo n g th e L ititz P ik e have been d isa p p e a rin g , one by one, came to lig h t th is week when Glenn McElroy, owner of th e McElroy P h arm acy , re p o rte d th e th e f t of a la rg e sig n b o a rd to th e S ta te Police. The sig n b o a rd which stood fo r more th a n five y e a rs a t th e in te rse c tio n of th e L ititz Pik e a n d th e Millport Road, ju s t so u th of Kissel Hill« sud-denly d isap p eared , McElroy in-hformed S ta te Police. The S ta te Police h ad scarcely reco rd ed th e re p o rt, how-fever, when Jo e Williams, m a n ag er of th e A irp o rt A u th o rity , sh ed a lot of lig h t on th e d is a p p e a rin g ac t of th e signs in questio n . In sh o rt —- Jo e r e vealed — th e a irp o rt officials to re down th e sign a n d tossed it on th e ju n k heap. And a few m o n th s ago, Jo e volunteered,, a irp o rt officials h ad given th e some tr e a tm e n t to a g a u d ily -p a in ted a d v e rtise men t d ire c tin g to u r is ts to The L ititz Pre tz e l House, conducted (C o n tin u ed on Pag e 3) Rader, seconded by Charles Regemms. The motion ex p ressed the objective of fa rm in g a new o rg an izatio n and tie iu g in with the Hi-Centennial Committee, a ssu rin g tax-exemption on gifts of h isto rical objects' and an tiq u itie s loaned or given th e Historical F o u n d atio n . Officers of the Bi-Centennial Committee will co n tin u e to function u n til th e new c h a rte r is o btained. They a re Alfred L. Douple, p re sid en t; Jo h n G. Hershey. vice p re s id e n t; J . M. Leed, tre a su re r, au d Mrs. Valentine Brobst, secretary . Menu» R o h rer discussed th e th e legal aspects of having th e c h a rte r revised and th e bilaws re -w ritte n to keep w ith in th e c h a rte r, to make th is acceptable to th e public au d to en courage all to join. Two sites for th e location of tlie comm u n ity lib ra ry - museum being con sid ered a t this time a re th e edifice of the Church of th e B re th re n and the Wissler Building. E. Main S tre e t opposite Church Square. S en tim en t expressed in d icated th a t th e Wissler Building could more easily be ad ap ted for th is purpose. It also was disclosed th a t a t a re c en t Moravian Church Council meeting, it was su g gested th a t th e new committee mig h t be in te re ste d in ta k ing over th is h isto ric p ro p e rty on a lease basis in clu d in g a n option for purchase. The council un o fficia lly an d in fo rm ally in d icated its willingness to tu rn over th e building to th e comm u n ity w ith o u t profit. The only a ssu ran c e th e ch u rch would seek, it was a s se rte d , is th a t th e v a lu ab le collection of a n tiq u e s to be housed in th e museum would have to be in a p e rm a n e n t, fire-proof b u ild in g always (Co n tin u ed on page six) Community Calendar Ê&ëAL YOUNGSTERS FLOCK TO STORY HOUR Trustees Announce Chicken Barbecue The L ititz Springs T ru ste e s anno u n ced a t th e ir meetin g Tuesday n ig h t th a t th e y will ag a in sp onsor th e a n n u a l ch icken barb ecu e to be held a t th e p a rk September 2. O th e r a ctio n ta k e n a t th e m eetin g inclu d ed th e g ra n tin g of p erm issio n to th e Jay cees to sp o n so r a fre e co n c e rt by th e Musicians Union a t th e p a rk in Au g u st a n d permission E ag er le a rn e rs line u p fo r h e lp a n d in s tru c tio n from Mrs. Sh irley R e ttew as th e R e c re a tio n D e p a rtm e n t Sto ry H o u r g ets u n d e r way a t th e E lem e n ta ry School L ib ra ry . The c h ild ren a re , from le f t to rig h t: Connie B reitig an , Becky Lenox, Mary Howell, David Will, Bobby Montgomery, Dean M n rr a n d .lini Halbleib. 130 Children Are Participating In Rec. Department Story Hour One h u n d re d a n d th irty y o u n g ste rs have been re g u la r p a rtic ip a n ts in th e bi-weekly s to ry h o u r sp onsored by th e R ecreatio n D e p a rtm e n t a t th e E lem e n ta ry School. Shirley Rettew, re c re a tio n lib ra ria n , s ta te d th a t th e c h ild ren have re a lly ta k e n a d v a n ta g e of th e six week course w ith th e re s u lt th a t th e li-b ra ry is u n d e r c o n sta n t use •e—_____ t\ * ~ l i » . . . . . ----- nnr____j . . . h n i # U The mo rn in g s a re divided in to h o u r periods, th e firs t h o u r being reserv ed fo r th e 10 and over age gro u p , th e second fo r t'he e ig h t to n in e gro u p and th e th ird fo r th e five, six a n d seven group'. H alf of each g ro u p s period is th e n u sed1 for sto ry time, when Mrs. R ettew re a d s to th e ch ild ren , while th e o th e r The c h ild ren can u su ally fin ish two or more books in th is time. , The coursé will be offered fo r a s ix /w e e k p e rio d -e n d in g A u g u st 15. Any ch ild re n in th e community who would like; to p a rtic ip a te in th e period may come to th e E lem e n ta ry School L ib ra ry on e ith e r Monday or T h u rsd ay . Ju ly 30— 9 :0 0 -1 2 :0 « P.M. — Story Hour a t th e L ititz Elem. School L ib ra ry . 4 :0 0 P.M.— P a r e n t’s Night for th e G irl’s R ecreatio n « Center Cooking Class in th e L ititz Sp rin g s P a rk . 6 :3 0 P.M. — Lions Club meeting a t Jo h n Whit-my er’s Cottage. «Iniv 31— 8 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0 A.M. — Recreatio n D e p a r tm e u t Swimming Lessous at Woodridge Swim Club. . July 34— 4:00 P.M. — P a re n ts Night for th e Boy’s Recreatio n C en ter Cooking Class in tlie L ititz Springs Park. - . . 9 :0 0 -1 2 :0 0 P.M.— S t o f y Hour a t the Lititz Elem. School Library. 9 :0 0 -4 :0 0 P.M. — R ecreation D ep artm en t Pluy-g ro u n d a t th e L ititz Springs P a rk , Bru n n er-ville and Rothsvilie P lay g rounds, Monday th ru Frid ay . «July 35— 8 :3 0 -1 1 :0 0 A.M. — R e creatio n D ep artm en t Swimming Lessons a t Woodridge Swim Club. 7:30 P.M. — Boro Council meeting in Boro Hall. 7 : 30 P.M. — B ru n n erv ille F ire Company meeting. July 3«— 7 :3 0 P.M. — J a y cees Teen Dance in the Lititz Springs P a rk . 4 .0 0 P.M.— P a re n t's Night for th e Boy’s R ec re a tio n D ep artm en t Cooking Class a t th e L ititz Springs P a rk . July 37— 9 00-12:00 P.M. — Story Hour a t th e L ititz Elem. School L ib rary . 6 :3 0 P.M. — E p h r a t a T o a stm a ste rs m eetin g a t th e Amvets, E p h ra ta . 6:00 P.M— Annual R o ta ry Club Picnic a t th e c o tta g e of Dr. an d Mrs. M. H. Yoder. 8 :0 0 P.M. — Stamp Club meetin g a t th e American Legion. All clubs a n d o rg an izatio n # a re a sk ed to co -o p erate in th is p ro je c t by callin g th e Recrea« tio n C en te r an y day from 3 :8 0 p.m. to 5 p.m., T h u rsd a y a n d F rid a y s from 10 to 12 a.m. a n d 1 to 3 p.m. Those wish* |
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