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(Consolidated w ith The L ititz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, September 28, 1961 7 cen ts a Copy; $3.00 per y ea r by mall
w ith in Lancaster Connty; $3.50 elsewhere. 16 Pages — No. 24
REALIZATION OF A LON G - CHERISHED DREAM!
The spacious new 1. Wa lton Bobst. Recreation Center I — Record-Kxpress Photo
Building is seen pa rtly hidden by the shade trees which line the s tream th ro u g h th e Lititz Springs P a rk .
Dedicate Recreation Center Building
With Impressive Ceremonies This Saturday
, Area / res idents a re invited
to a tten d the dedication pro­g
ram . for the new I. Walton
Bobst Recreation • Center a t
■4:15 p.m. this Saturday.
' The brief, ceremony, immed­iately
following the Warwick-
■'Cocalico football game, will be
followed by a two-day open
ftouse with a public dance Sat­urday
Evening.
>:• Guest of honor a t the ded i­cation
will be Elme r JL Bobst.-
•donor of $100,000 in memory
of. his father, Rev. 1. W.
, Robst, a former local Luther-
.an minis ter.
Laving the corner stone will
s ta r t the program outside the
main entranc e to the new
building. Pre s id in g ' as ma s te r
.‘of ceremonies will be Dr. He r ­b
e r t K. Cooper, life-long fr iend
to f Mr. Bobst.
i Mr. Bobst will deliver the
¿dedicatory address. He will be
Istffl Need More
^Furniture For
The New Center
. All usable equipment, kept
ih 'storage' since the old “ Rec1
i.wra? vacated, has now been in-
: stalled in the new I. Walton
Bobst Recreation Center, ac-
• cording to William R. Spacht,
.; Rec Board Pres ident. Spacht
pointed out the cost of some
: of the new equipment required
’ to open the Center has not yet
been offset.
“We are especially in need
of- a good piano for th e As-
, seinbly Hall,” Spacht com­mented.
Reifsnyders, of Briek-eryille,
have made a piano a-vailable
for the opening and
the Board is hoping to have
money made available to in
stall a piano permanently as
soon as possible.
A few other items a re also
needed. Sparht pointed out
th a t ali donations will be rec­ognized
in the “Dedication
Book" which will be on dis ­play
in the new building.
Goshorn Wins
$125 Jackpot
On Saturday
Last weekend saw Tom Gos-horii,
334 E. New St., c a r ry
off the $125 dollars worth of
Merchandise vouchers a t the
“ Lucky 30“ drawing.
This means th a t this week
the “Lucky 30” jackpot will
again stand at $25 to make the
total prize worth of the tickets
$75.W
inner of the $25 in mer­chandise
vouchers where the
person need not be present was
T. W. Steffy, 209 N. Broad
St.
Nina Stroble, 59 Main St.,
won the $25 for the person
who mus t be present.
The “Lucky 30” d rawin g is
held every Saturday a t 10:30
a.m. ne a r th e sq u a re a n d local
shoppers a re urged to reg i s te r
in the ir local stores In o rd e r to
be eligible to wia the d raw­ings:
followed by F o rme r Governor
Alfred Driscoll, pres ident of
Warner -Lambert,
Music will he furnished by
the Warwick High School
Band directed by H. C. Stein­er.
Richard S. Allebach, Build­ing
Committee chairman, will
receive the key from the con­tra
c to r passing it on to Will-
Tami)JBeli. Recreation Director.,
who will open the building.
The final pa rt of th e pro­gram
will take place in the
spacious assembly hall. Others
participating will include
Mayor Benjamin G. Forres t
and William R. Spacht, Recre­ation
Board Pres ident. Minis­te
r s participating a re Rev. Jo ­seph
Driscoll of St. James
Jame s G. Shannon, present
Catholic Church and Rev.
p a s to r ofi St. .Paul’s .Lutheran
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OUR MAN OF THE WEEK!
Public Invited
To Open House
A dance and “ open house ”
for the are a res idents will ¡be
held Saturday Evening in the
Assembly Hall of the new I
Walton Bobst Recreation Cen
ter. The dance is a celebration
of the opening of the new Cen
te r earlier th e same day.
Dancing from 6:30 to 9:30
will be to the tunes of an
orches tra made up of member;
of the Musicians’ Union. From
9:30 to 11:30, a local teen-age
combo will take over.
During the dance, the new
building will be open for in­spection
with members of the
.Junior and Senior Recreation
Boards serving as guides. The
Center will ahsp be open Sun­day
from 2-5 p.m.
Seek More
Volunteers
In Drive
United Campaign Re­ports
$700 Contri­buted
To-date
An appeal for more volun­teer
workers to participate in
the United Fu n d Campaign
now underway, was issued this
week by Ha r ry David Eshle-man,
chairniah in the borough.
House-to-house solicitation
will begin Monday and will
continue to October 20, Mr.
Eshleman explained. Persons
willing to devote a few hours
of time a t any time convenient
to them during the first three
weeks of October are urged to
contact Mr. Eshleman by call­ing
MA 6-62 82.
Up to Tuesday, a total of
more than $700 had been col­lected
in the campaign in the
borough. This represents the
Mercantile Division of the
drive, and with many local
business es tablishments still to
report, the chances a re good
th a t they will exceed last
year's contributions in this
pa r t of the drive.
Solicitors in all dis tricts of
the Warwick are a also will
go into action Monday. This
y e a r ’s quota is approximately
seven and one-half per-cent
higher th a k las t y e a r ’s needs.
Boro May Sign Pool Contracts
At Special Meeting This Evening
Whethe r the borough will
go ahead and sign contracts
for the construction of a $150,-
000 public swimming pool at
this time will depend upon
whether borough eouncilmen
can solve several ticklish pre­liminary
problems — a t a
special meeting to be held this
evening.
At its regula r meeting Tues­day
night, council was faced
with objections regarding con­tracts
for the handling of re ­serve
funds both from the
Chamber of Commerce, which
to-date has not raised a pro­mised
$10,000; and the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, which
objects to the man n e r in which
the borough will handle $15,-
000 it already has raised.
In a le t te r submitted officials
of the Chamber of Commerce
informed the borough it would
not be held responsible for
producing $10,000, but re ite ­rated
its former promise th a t
State Inflicts “No Passing”
Zone Along Broad Street
Apparently without warning
to anyone, the State Highway
Department has made the en­tire
length of Lititz a “ no-pass­ing”
zone — and borough
police intend to enforce it!
This was disclosed yester­day
when State Highway work­men
completed th e painting of
double, yellow lines in the
center of Broad Street from
one end of town to the other.
The lines are those which
motorists recognize universally
as strictly prohibiting passing.
Queries for more informa ­tion
as to whe the r local offi­cials
had agreed — or even
been contacted — regarding
the painting of the yellow
lines, b rought for th little light
on the subject.
But Chief of Police George
Hicks left no doubt regarding
wha t borough police will do.
Questioned as to whether he
and his officers will prosecute
anyone for passing on Broad
Street, Chief Hicks declared:
“ If a motoris t passes an ­other
car without crossing
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Local Trucker
Injured In Fall
Marlvn Oberlin, 425 East
New Street, is a patient in the
Mercy Douglass Hospital in
Philadelphia since last Tues ­day
a fte r having sus tained a
broken foot which he obtained
while loading a tra c to r trailer
truck df plas ter bags when he
slipped and fell approximately
two stories high and landing
on his feet, Mr. Oberlin is em­ployed
by J, Rollman and Son
this borough.
United Church
Rally Day
On October 15
The Warwick Association of
Churches announced today th a t
they will be sponsoring a Unit­ed
Church Rally Day on Sun­day,
October 15, a t 7:30 p.m.
in th e Trinity Evangelical
Congregational Church, Cedar
and Orange Streets.
SDeaker for the Rally will
be Dr. Lawrence D. i olderner,
professor of Theology at
Gettysburg Theological Semin-
-ary^,
The ’host:' church choir will
lead the singing and will be
under the direction of Ha rry
Neidermyer. The church o rg an ­ist
is Mrs. Wa r te n Newcomer.
Call to Worship and the In­vocation
will be read by Rev.
F r a n k Nickel, Evangelical
United Brethren Minister
while the Scripture Reading
will be by Dr. F ra n k l in K.
Cassei, Church of the Brethren.
Rev. William Fa snacht, of
the Moravian Church, will give
the Evening Praye r and Rev.
James Shannon, St. P a u l ’s Lu­theran
Church, will introduce
the speaker.
The host pastor, Rev. James
Rapp, will give the offering
and benediction.
Ask Boro To Hire
Historical Expert
it would try to raise the
amount, pledged. .
Pat Mastromatlco, speaking
for ihe Jaycees, explained they
would not sign the agreement
drawn up by the borough. Hm
objection was th a t any money
still remaining in the fund af­te
r 20 years, would remain in
the hands of the borough. He
insisted tiiat, a f te r a 20-year
period, the fund should be re ­turned
to the Jaycees.
“ We want to keep the J a y ­cees
money known as Jaycees
money — and if there is any
left ovor at the end of twenty
years, we want, to have the say
about what it is to be used
for ,” Mas tromatteo asserted.
Councilmen made no reply
but indicated this will be dis- •
cussed in detail a t to n ig h t’s
meeting.
Despite the confusion over
the pool preliminaries, council
opened bids for the c o n s t ru e - '1
tion — and immediately tabl-ed
these pending formal action
a t the special meeting tOnigh't.
Low bids on the pool, bath
house, plumbing, electrical
work and landscaping totaled
$134,400 but borough council-men
stated this figure will
probably reach the $150,000
mark when legal tees, contin­gencies
and a rchitectural fees
a re added. .- , ,
At the Tuesday evening boro
council meeting th e Historical
Commission asked the borough
for permission to h ire the H a r ­vard
University Depa rtment of
City and Regional Planning to
do a survey on the Historical
District.
Under this plan Ha rv a rd
University would, for a maxi­mum
fee of $2,000, compose
a proposal for the conserva­tion,
preservation and enhance­ment
of the Historical District
and would work out a series
of a rchi te c tura l sketches in
order,«to illustrate- tJietE „point»
This would be the f i r s t plan
of this type made in Penn-'
sylvania as it would be con­cerned
totally with the ex­ter
ior of th e Historical Dis­trict.
Members of th e Historical
Commission feel th a t this type
of survey is needed if they
a re to be ahle to carry out
th e i r job of re ta ining the his­torical
d is tr ic t of th e town
while at, the same time allow­ing
for exterior renovations of
this area.
Dr. Horne, a member of the
commission, s tated, “This man
would give us a measuring
rule so th a t we could have
some idea of how to go about
inforcing a his torical a re a in
th e borough.’
Members of council agreed
to i u r i t r t f i c Read* or tWe-'Ha?
vard d e p a r tmen t aown iu uaia.
to them about, th e plan. Any
voting of th e proposal will
be p u t off u n ti l th e Ha rv a rd
director has a chance to ex­plain
the proposed work.
See Little Hope
To Re-open Road
CHICKEN BARBECUE
AT PEXRYif SATURDAY
The Penryn Fire Company
will hold a Chicken Barbecue
at the Penrvh Fire Hall this
Saturday afternoon from -1
p.m. to 8 p.m. Homemade pies
will be included on the menu.
The ro-opening of the h o a r - , tw o groups failed to come up
ded up section of Kissel Hill j with any solution.
“ We met to discuss a com­prehensive
plan with the
township supervisors and the
topic of Kissel Hill Road
merely came up as a p a r t of
this over-all d i s c u s s i o n,”
Garth Becker, head of ’ the
planning commission, declared.
“They pointed out some of the
problems facing them and ex­pressed
the hope a be tte r spir­it
of co-operation could be d e ­veloped
between township and
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Road still appeared a good
way 1 off, the controversy
which closing this road has
s tirred up may result in the
formation of a planning com­mission
in Warwick Township,
it was disclosed this week.
Supervisors of the township
met with members of the Lit­itz
Planning Commission sev­eral
weeks ago, it also was r e ­vealed.
Although discussing
the plight of boarded-up Kis­sel
Hill Road a t th a t time, the
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS PLAN PUBLIC INSTALLATION OCTOBER 7
Je rome 1>, Greeueiwtuiii „
Rotary Club
To Entertain
Dist. Governor
On Tuesday evening, the
Lititz Rotary Club will be host
to Jerome I). Greenbaura, gov­ernor
of the 739th dis trict of
Rotary International, who is
making his annual official vis­it
to each of the 38 Rotary
Clubs in Pennsylvania/
lie will address the' local
club and confer with Pres ident
Verne 13. Porter, Sec’y R. AV.
Spacht, and committee cha ir­man
on Rotary adminis tration
and service activities.
Mr. Greenbaum is Pres ident
of Greenbaum Inc., in Hanov­er,
Pa. and is a member and
past president of the Rota ry
Club of Hanover. He was e-lected
as a district governor of
Rotary International for 1961-
62 a t Ro ta ry ’s 52nd an n u a l
convention in Tokyo, J a p a n ,
last May.
Elme r H. Bobst, who despite his world-wide activities
n eve r forgets th e town which gave him so many pleasant
boyhood experiences, will be th e gues t of honor a t the dedica­tory
exercises scheduled to be held a t the new O u t e r Build­ing
this Saturday afternoon.
Wrong-Siders To Get
Courtesy Citations
Wrong side parking now is
taboo in Lititz — but since it
lias been done here for so
many years, Chief of Police
George Hicks yesterday an ­nounced
th a t only courtesy
citations would be enforced
for the next month.
The decision to prosecute
car owners for parking on the
wrong side of th e s tre e t was
officially endorsed by members
of borough council Tuesday
evening. They voted to permit
only one exception and to
permit left side p a rking on
“One-way” streets.
“For the time being officers
will issue courtesy citations
to remind motorists of the vio­lation,”
Chief Hicks explained,
adding: “These citations will
not carry fines.
“ Beginning December 1,
however, officers will issue red
violation tickets to offenders,
these will c arry a fine of one
dollar. I would like to re ­mind
motorists now to form
the habit of parking with the
r ig h t wheels to the cu rb .”
In a surprise decision the
council defeated a motion to
raise the borough traffic fines
50 per-cent. This would have
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Officers shown above are, le f t to r ight, a s follows:
F r o n t Row: Jo h n Hinimelberger, Financ ia l »Secretary;
Herbert Clausen, Inside Custodian; Ro b e r t Derr, J u n io r P a s t
Grand; Raymond Reedy, JiCft Supporter to Vice Grand; and
Carl Reedy, Deputy Grand Mas ter of Pa.
Second Row: Edwa rd Grosli, Wa rd en ; Russell Ulrich, Le f t
Supporter of Noble Grand; Richa rd Oberlin, Recording’ Secre­tary;
Roy Clair, Right Supporter of Vice Grand; Raymond
— P h o to By Ha r ry Landis
Pe ttyjohn, R ig h t Supporte r of Noble Grand; Harvey Haddad;
Chaplain; Franklin Hchleitli, R ig h t Scene Supporter of Vice
Grand.B
ack Row: Sylvan Goelinauer, L e f t S u p p o r t e r of Noble
Grand; Jo h n Keehn, Musician; Russell Pe ttyjohn, Noble
Grand; Ro b e r t Hinimelberger, Vice Grand; Conrad Weaver,
Conductor; Ro b e r t Heagy, Sr., Treasurer; and Robert Heagy,
J r „ Outside Guardian.
Canadian Group
Will Install
Elected officers of Lititz
Lodge 1 050, Independent Ord­er
of Odd Fellows for the
term 1 961-62 will be ins tall­ed
Saturday. October 7, a t 8
p.m., with public ceremonies to
be held in the new I. Walton
Bobst. Recreation Center. -
The installation will be con­ducted
by the Niagara District
22. I.O.O.F., from St. Catha­rines,
Ontario, Canada. Lodge
offiicials cordially invited th e
public to atten d the impressive
ceremony.
The “ new look” in lodge T.e-galia
is much in evidence in
the above photo and was made
possible by the Hall Associa­tion
of the Odd Fellows who
furnished the officers with full
dress attire, which will be
worn a t all future lodge func­tions.
The Lititz Lodge is one of
the first in Pennsylvania to
purchase full dress suits for its
officers a t the reques t of th e
Grand Master of Pa., Jo h n
Mathers, of Fa rre ll, Pa. The
suits comprise of both th e
white coats, shown above, and
d a rk coats. • -
Robert Heagy, Sr., 1» ‘RtB-tr
ict Deputy Grand Master of
the Northern District of. Lan­caster
County and the ma jor i­ty
of his ins talling s ta f f is
composed of local lodge mem*
bera.