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ÜffPP The Lititz Record - Express Serving The Warwick Union Area For Nearly A Century 86th Year E s tab lish ed A p r il, 1877, as T h e Sunbeam (Consolidated with The l i t i t z Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, January 23, 1964 7 cants a C op y; $3.00 per y e a r b y m a ll t o d within L a n c a s te r C o u n ty ; 94.00 elsewhere “ r a g e s — No. 41 Meetings To Discuss New Twp. Maps The maps of the roads in Warwick Township are in their final stages, and two meetings will be held this week to which the public is invited to discuss the maps, ask questions and make further suggestions, it was announced today by Joseph K. Snavely, chairman of the township Planning Commission. Snavely will be at the Brun-nerville Fire Hall this evening at 8 p.m. with Richard Hotter, a member of the commission, to discuss the maps with residents. He also will he at the Rothsville Fire Hall Saturday at 8 p.m., with Claude Young, another commission member, for the same purpose. The commission chairman said they have recommended to the borough Planning Commission th a t the name of the portion of Kissel Hill Road leading from Locust Street to Owl Hill Road, be changed to “ boulevard, avenue or drive,” to distinguish it from the other portion of th e road, with which it does not connect. The fact th a t th e re are two Millport Roads, partly in Man-heim Township and partly in Warwick Township, has been taken up with th e Manheim Township Planning Commission, which named the roads, and the la tte r body said it would correct the situation. One rqad runs east and west, ''^crossing the Lititz Pike and „joordering on the airport, and the othe r runs north from the Oregon road into , Warwick Township. The two roads intersect, but not a t Millport. THE SNOW IS GONE b u t the potholes remain. These a t tile railroad tracks on North Broad Street give the motorist a real ja r if lie i.s un fo rtu n a te enough to Jill them. Pencil (at point of arrow) shows the size of tlvese potholes. Record photo. Mid-Year Exams At Warwick High Mid-year examinations Will be. g iv e n . a t Warwick High School on' Jan u a ry 23, 24, and 2 7;- 1964- On these dates the high school cafeteria will toe closed and each student will toe required to carry his lunch. The elementary cafeterias will not be effected and will remain open as usual. However, , th e elementary schools will close at. 1:30 p.im. and the teachers will attend conferences the rest of the day. Lutherans On Location Tire 'Lutheran Service-for„Older People, with headquarte rs in Lancaster, has taken an option on a piece off land owned toy William Fry a® the site for the new Lutheran Home for the Lutheran Service of Lan'c-a s te r County, it was learned yesterday. The site is opposite F"ry’s garage on E. Main St., and comprises 39 acres. Fry re ta in ed 10 acres, but th e home will have first chance on kn option fo r th a t portion, should it become available. The option was signed yesterday, it was revealed here, and Is said to be approved by the Lutheran Service. v The group approved a master p lan for the proposed home a t a meeting held in Lancaster Monday night. Present plans call for the home to actetomimo-d a te 50 persons, and ten tativ e costs have been placed a t $500, 000. Long-range plans call for an eventual 200 person capacity. The group will petition the hoard of Ministry of the Centra l Pennsylvania Synod a n d th e executive board of t h e same synod fo r approval of th e project. The hoard named B.uchant Associates as architects fo r th e new facility, and Earl V. Hop-ton, Lancaster, 'was named business manager. He is a retired Armstrong Cork 'Co. official and member of Emmanuel L u th e ran Church. A m a jo r change in policy v will be th a t applicants fo r the home will no longer toe re quired to tu rn over all th e ir assets to the (board as a p re requisite of admission. The new policy will strive to admit persons solely On th e b a sis c|f need. The Rev. James G. Shannon, pastor of ©t. P au l’s Lutheran Church, (Lititz, was reelected vice president of the hoard of th e Corporation of the L u th e ran Service of th e Lancaster Option For Home Conference. He also was reelected a director, also ‘was reelected a director. The Rev. George W. Evans, Jr., p a sto r of St. Stephen’s Church, Lancaster, was reelected president. Council To Discuss North Broad St. Fire Destroys Barn, Two Cars F ire completely destroyed a small barn, two cars and a motorcycle on the property oif John E. Wall, Lititz R4, Monday aftern'oon. The vehicles were inside the b arn, which was about th e size of a four-car garage. The Lititz and Rothsville Fife, departments responded to. the alarm a t 2:30 p.m., a n d found’ the building enveloped in. flames, ‘ with black smoke billowing Skyward. Damage Was estimated a t from $'3000 to $'5000 by Lititz F ire Chief Ammon Shelly. , Wall said the fire was s ta r ted by an oil stove which exploded and ignited the building. Lititff firemen were on duty fo r two hours, a fte r Which the Rothsville Company stood toy. James L. iSnavely, a Lititz fireman, injured his foot by stepping on a nail and was tre a ted by Dr. P au l G. Hess. School Menu Monday P o rk barbecue in roll, oven browned potatoes, cole slaw, assorted fru it. Tuesday Baked sausage, b u tte red noodles, succotash, c a rro t sticks, popsicle. Wednesday Chili, tossed salad, Napple-sauce. Thursday Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, apple crisp. Friday Hamburg & macaroni or macaroni & cheese casserole, green beans, peaches. 'Borough council is expected to discuss th e proposed improvement of North B r o a d Street a t 'its meeting Tuesday evening, Ja n u a ry 2'8, Borough Manager George Steedle, J r., announced today. ■State Highways Secretary Henry D. H a rra l informed th e borough early this month th a t reconstruction of North Broad Street “ is definitely on the list for. 1964.” Steedle said he had written to him asking fo r a conference th is week, b u t '.that nothing had been 'heard from him. The s ta te has postponed repairing th e s tre e t ifor more than ten years, and H arra l was “ taken fo r a ride” over it last October. As a result of th a t ride he has conceded th a t ■the stree t needs filing. The Jay-cees here have undertaken f a cilitating the work as a p roject. Council is expected to discuss the expenditure of t h e S ta te liquid fuel money, a sum of $13,500. I t is in th e budget for streets, b u t Council Wants to know if it could be expended on anything else. Announcement will toe made of the resignation of a borough policeman, Fred A. Lucas, who will ta k e a job ‘with 'Cloister Dairies. His resignation is b a sed on “ insufficient pay.” His twin brother, Jim, resigned from the force last year fo r the same reason. l ■Huth Engineers will b e re tained as borough engineers. Steedle will make a rep o rt of the total cost oif snow re moval fo r the Jan u a ry il3 storm, the residue of which is still causing tro u b le in s o m e p a rts of the borough. Council will consider a pro- SENIOR CITIZENS The Senior Citizens will hold the postponed meeting this evening in the Recreation Center a t 7:30 p.m. program a t 8 p.m., according to Mrs. Forbes Emesweller, advisor. posai from th e Morgan P ap e r Co. for the purchase o f a strip of alley for $495. The strip is a 17-ifoot wide side of a private alley approximately 148 fe e t n o rth o'f North Alley. The strip continues north to the main line of the Reading Railroad, a distance of 189 feet. Radio Club To Sponsor Cage Game A basketball game for t h e benefit of the Recreation Center will be played Saturday, Jan u ary 25, a t 7:30 p.m. in the Warwick High School gymnasium. It is sponsored toy the Radio club of the Center, kn'own as the “WRECK” Club, the initials standing for Warwick Radio Emergency Communication “Kluto.” The game will be played by the “Warwick Profs.,” teachers at Warwick High School, and the WGSA “Golden Goof-ers,” representing the Ephra ta Radio Station. It is open to the public. The game was po stponed from January 15 because of the snow storm. The proceeds will toe used for buying radio equipment for se tting up an emergency sta tion at the Recreation Center. If an emergency arose, it would join with other am ateur radio groups to serve th e public. I t is hoped to obtain receivers, tran sm itte rs and a generator for emergency power. The club was sta rted in August, 196'3, by a group of teenage boys. Their advisor is Michael Koth, twenty, who holds a general class amateur radio opera tor’s license. Two members, Dave Wenger and Bill Boose, have novice licenses which permit them to send code. Terry William's is (Continued on Page 2) Historical Foundation Raises $10,400 In Capital Funds Drive I r * *■ t . ì - J L - .. "" " A. L. Douple Heads Farmers NatT Bank I9H M H I Woman’s Club Arranges Varied Future Activities Alfred L. Douple was reelected president of the F a rm e rs’ National Bank, Lititz, a t t i e reorganization meeting held Monday. He has been president since 1962, and is celebrating h i s 50 th year in banking, having been a t the F a rm e rs’ Bank the entire time. Other officers reelected in clude H. Lloyd Hess, vice president; Jack IS. Watson, vice president; James M. Mum-mert, cashier; James H. ¡Shrei-ner, auditor, a position 'he has held since la st September, prior to which he was assistant cashier. Newly elected were Thomas W. 'Hartenstine, assistant cashier, anfd Violet Longenecker, assistant cashier. In the Trust department, Robert H. Wonder was elected tru st officer and William B. Horntoenger, a ssistan t officer. The b a n k ’s open house held Saturday, Ja n u a ry 18, was most successful. Over 500 people toured the new tru s t officas of Farmers National Bank and the o th e r hank facilities. A gift was given to each visitor and refreshments were served. Winners of the door prizes were: 'Mrs. Levi Weaver, 319 S. Broad St., an electric to a ster; Mrs. B e rtha Shelley, 134 E. Main St., a Coleman cooler; and David Zaring, 4212 N. Cedar St., an electric clock. Hershey -and Gilbbel, who have offices in the new portion of the bank, also presented door prizes as follows: Ronald Stehman, 2045 L ititz Pike, coffee maker; Clarence Groff, Lititz R l, transistor radio. Karen Schioad, 605 S. Spru'ce St., thermos ju'g. ISSUES PROCLAMATION: Mayor A rth u r S. Griswold, M. I)., (rig h t,) is signing proclamation, setting' aside Jan. 11>- 25 as Jayceo Week, in the presence of Stephen J. Paikovie, co-chairman of tlio Jayooe Awards dinner scheduled Jan u a ry 2«. Mayor Griswold Proclaims Jan. 19-25 Jay-Cee Week A proclamation has been is- have se t aside th e week of Jan-sued by Mayor Arthur S. Griswold designating th is week, Ja n u a ry 19 to 2'5, as Junior Chamber of Commerce Week. He urged all citizens of the community to give full consideration to the fu tu re services of the Jaycees, in recognition of the services in the past. The Jaycees will observe the week by holding th e ir annual awards banquet in th e American Legion Home Wednesday, January 2 9, a t 6:30 p.m. Four outstanding citizens will toe honored for th e ir service» to the community, and it is t h e intent of th e Jaycees to nomina te women’ for the flrsff time. The banquet is open to th e public, and tickets can be p u rchased a t downtown Stores displaying the Jaycees poster®. PROCLAMATION Mayor Griswold’s proclamation follows: “WHEREAS, th e Civic bodies and services organizations off our community and th e d e partments oif the local government recognize th e g rea t service rendered to th is community by the LITITZ JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and, “WHEREAS, th e United States Ju n io r Chamber off Commerce and it» affiliated State and local organizations uary 19-25, 1964 to observe the founding of 'the Jaycees and, “WHEREAS, the organization at young men h a s contributed materially to th e b e tte rment of th is community throughout the year, “THEREFORE, I, A rth u r S. Griswold, Mayor of th e Cliffy oif LITITZ, do hereby proclaim the week of Ja n u a ry 19-26, 1964 as Jaycee Week and urge all Citizens of our community to give full consideration to the fu tu re services of th e Ju n ior Chamber off Commerce.” MAYOR A rth u r S. Griswold, M.D. The Woman’s Club will hold its annual card p arty for the benefit of the Recreation Cen-- te r on February 13, according to the plans announced a t the meeting on Monday evening a t the Center. I t will he held at the Center and the Ways and Means Committee are in charge of arrangements. Plan» for many other activities were announced. M'rs. F ran k Longenecker, chairman oif the Home Life and Conservation Department issued an invitation from the. Garden Group of t'he E p h ra ta Woman’s Oluib to attend th e ir meeting February 4, when a representative of the S ta r Roses will speak. A bus trip to ff'he Philadelphia Flower Show is planned for March 10. There are still seats available a t $3.75 a n d anyone interested should contact Mrs. Hiram Eiberly. At the recommendation Of the executive board the Club voted to give a donation to the capital fund of the Lititz Historical Foundation. Mrs. John Wenger previewed the program for th e February meeting which will be a one-act play, “'Mr. P a rk e r Passes Over,” presented by the following club members: Mrs. William Jaede, Mrs. Garth Becker, Mrs. Henry H. Gitotoel, Mrs. Charles Wagaiman, and Mrs. Wenger. A Fashion iShow oif clothes made for the sewing contest will be p a rt oif this meeting, which will be held a t Linden Hall. 'Mrs. William Scatohard, the president, announced t'he appointment of th e nominating committee as follows, Mrs. William Whitten Jr., .chairman, Mrs. Clyde Benner, Mrs. John Hershey, Mrs. William Mik-sch, Jr., Mrs. Reyer Swan and Mrs. Thomas Walker. Jack Tracy, warden of t h e Lancaster County Prison, was •the guest speaker. His subject was “Penology, Past, Present, and F u tu re ” . He was introduced by Mrs. Gordon Burkey. Mrs. Norman Badorf and Mrs. Earl Singer served as hostesses and Mrs. Lester Stark read the collect. J. M. Leed Heads Park Trustees J. M. Leed was elected president of the L ititz .Springs Park Trustees and also a tru s tee for th ree years, a t the re-organlation meeting Tuesday night. Leed had previously served a six-year te rm as president, afte r which his two three-year terms expired, and he was off the board for a year. Tuesday night marks his re tu rn to the 'board. Other directors elected f o r three-year terms were Stephen Paikovie, Harold Bortz and William Horntoerger. Fred Hall was elected to fill the unexpired term of Donald Stauffer, who resigned. The balance of his term is two years. Other officers named were Bortz, vice president; John G. Hershey, secretary, and Daniel Miller, treasurer. Howard Redcay and Charles Krushinsky were appointed to (Continued on Page 2) ALFRED L. DOUPLE Rec. Center Membership Drive Starts The annual membership drive for the Recreation Cente r will »tart next week, it was announced by Richard S. Al-le-baqh, board president, following Monday ni'ghitis meeting. The budget calls for $2000 to be raised from memberships, he stated. Mrs. Robert Rosenberg is drive Chairman, assisted by Mrs. W a lte r Shuman and Mrs. Winifred Walls. Commenting on th e Recreation Study meeting, held recently, Alletoach said th a t the next move in the solution to recreation problems in the area is up to th e borough and the School board. The Recreation study commission has recommended th a t funds be provided by governmental bodies. I t was reported th a t a “ sweater hop” held la st Saturday at the Center had increased the attendance to between 130 and 150, as compared With two weeks ago when only 50 were present. At th a t time an edict on wearing suits and ties was in effect, and Richard Reese, a ttrib u ted the drop in attendance to this fact. However, he also blamed some of it on the fact th a t dances are being held Saturday nights a t Brickerville and S'ch-oeneek u n d e r -fire Company sponsorship, where dress re quirements are lenient. ‘ Ep-hra-ta is faced with a similar problem, it was said, and as a re su lt the weekly dances w e r e changed to Friday nights. The Ju n io r Board was a u th orized to -set uip specific dre-ss regulations ifor 'the Senior (Continued on Page 2) Beck PTA Hears Of Special Class Miss Rosa Snavely was the guest speaker a t the meeting of the P a ren t Teachers .Association a t the John Beck School, Brunnerville, on Thursday evening. She conducts a school in her home for exceptional children and told the group about her work. Robert Derr, th e president, presided and the ta lk was followed by an informal discussion. Mrs. Robert Gregory was in charge of refreshments. The next meeting will he held Thursday, F ebruary 20 and G. Marlin Spaid, supervising principal, will be the speaker. Conestoga Bank Elects Officers The Conestoga N a t i o n a l Bank, of which th e Lititz Springs Bank is a branch, re elected the following officers a t its annual reorganization meeting yesterday: Jacob F. Aierstock, president; John C. Peck, Sr., vice president; William H. Fas-nacht, vice president and tru st officer; Raymond A. Getz, vice president and cashier; Leroy Kling, vice president; , Henry S. R u tte r, Daniel C. Boyer, Albert L- Einolf, Russell II. Doan, Ralph W. Wier, John W. Eberly, John R. Biechler, assistant cashiers; Rodnhy Miller and Harry Baldwin, newly elected assistant: cashiers; Herbert W. Kauffman, Jr., comptroller; Richard W. Cauller, au d ito r: Harold E. Yoder, tru s t officer; George F. Sheraw, assistant tru st officer, David B. Bucher, estate planning officer; Arnold, Brick-er, Beyer and Barnes, solicitors. The Advisory committee for the Lititz Springs Bank was reappointed as follows: Mahlon H. Yoder, M. D., chairman; David R. Buckwalter, Herbert K. Cooper, Paul F. Diehm, Mahlon H. Hostetter and Leroy Kling, with Richard M. Martin as counsel. The Lititz Historical Foundation has raised $10,- 400 to date in its Capital Fund campaign which is now underway with a goal o f $15,000, it was announced today. The amount pledged represents 56 contributors and 69 per cent of the goal. The campaign committee includes Wilbur B. Miller, chairman; Alfred L. Douple, Benjamin G. Forrest, Dr. Arthur S. Griswold, Mrs. Owen Hershey, Mrs. J. M. Leed, H. Sidney Long, Glenn H, Mc'Elroy, Barton L. ¡Sharp, Ralph M. Spa'cht and Charles J. Waga-man. The Capital Fund campaign seeks contributions as follows: Foundation share, $1,000; semicentennial share, $750; centennial share, $500; sesqui-centennial share, $250; bicentennial share, $100; life membership, (individual,) $1,000. The Lititz Historical Foundation is an outgrowth off the Lititz Bicentennial Foundation which sponsored the observance off the 200th anniversary of Lititz in 195'6. Its alms a re to own and restore th e house a t 137-39 E a st Main St., and If means a re available, to bulla a museum annex; also, to on*- courage the preservation a n d restoration of the other historic houses and buildings still remaining in Lititz and provide historical d a ta and proper identification to those houses and buildings. A membership drive also iB planned for 1964, b u t contributors .to the Capital Fhnd campaign will not be contacted for the membership drive because they will receive membership card» with th e ir contributions. Proper recognition, eith e r toy plaque, hook, memorial record or something similar will toe placed within the building» off the Lititz Historical Foundation, listing the names off all dOnoris to the Capital Fund as cha rter members. The Lititz Historical Foundation also has custody off all available records of th e Bicentennial observance, such a s films and pictures. Business League Oyster Supper The Young Men’s Business League will hold Its annual oyster supper a t the headquarters, 4 S. Broad St., on Monday, Jan u a ry 2'7, a t 6 p,m. ..., ¡Oysters will toe served in all styles - raw, fried, panned and soup. They will be flown h e re from Northeast, Md., by Amos Shenk. Usually eight to 10 gallons are consumed. Following 'the supper, cards will be played. Girl Swimmers Stranded When Bus Breaks Down Ten Lititz girls were in a group of 41 swimmers from th e Lancaster Aquatic Club who were stranded along the Pennsylvania T urnpike last Saturday enroute to a swimming meet in Philadelphia when the ir bus broke down. They almost d id n ’t make the meet, which was 'with the Philadelphia Aquatic clulb in its pool near Cheltenham. Arriving a little more 'than two hours late, they hustled into the ir suits, but lost by a Score of 147 to 97. According to Gary B. Etoy, Lancaster, t'he team’s coach, their chartered Greyhound bus sta rted to sp u tte r and slid to a stop on the turnpike, b u t they were able to ¡coast about a mile and pull into a safety zone. Another bus was s e n t out 'from Philadelphia for them, and they finally arrived a t the meet, which had been scheduled for 1 p.m., a t 3:05 p.m. The previous arrangement had been th a t if they had not arrived by 3 p.m. the meet would be cancelled. The P hiladelphia club wa» ju st about ready to call it off, when t h e Lancaster contingent Walked in a t 3:05 p.m., so it was “ on with th e show.” A th ird bus was sent out fo r the local girls to re tu rn them to Lancaster, wher^ th ey arrived a t 8:30 p.m. Meanwhile th e re had been some anxiety on the p a rt o'f parents, who had expected th e ir mermaids to re tu rn two hours earlier. The Lititz girls who s w a m officially with the team included Nina Lausch, Donna Ross, Sally Good and Lydia Kowal-ewski. Others who Swam unofficially included Cathy and Ann iRun-nels, Jenny Kissinger, Barbara Becker, Marie Burkholder and Jennie Long. I t is customary when extra Swim lanes a re ava ilable to enter swimmers unofficially in the meets. Their points do not count, but they gain experience and the ir performance indicates what they 'can do. The Lancaster Club, including the Lititz g irls,'w ill go 'to Hershey on Saturday to p a rticipate in an AA'U age group swim meet. Community Calendar Jan . 23— 6:30 P.M. — Radio Club meeting a t Recreation Center. 7:30 P.M. — Sr. CitiiCn» Club meeting a t the Recreation Center. 7:30 P.M. — Weight L ifting meeting a t Recreation Center. 8.00 P.M. — Lititz PTA meeting a t Elementary School. Jan. 26— 10:30 A.M. — Lititz Church of the Brethren Child Dedication Service. 1:00 P.M. — ABC show re hearsal a t the Recreation Center. Jan. 27— 6:20 P.M. — Tap & Ballet Classes a t the Recreation Center. 7:00 P.M. — Badminton class a t the Recreation Center. 7:30 P.M. — Odd Fellows meeting a t I.O.O.F. hall. Jan. 28— 6:00 P.M. — Rotary Club meeting a t Recreation Center. 8:00 P.M. — JayneCees meeting a t the Recreation Center. Jan. 29— 7:00 P.M. — Lititz Church of the Brethren Bible Study and Prayer Service. Jan. 30— 6:30 P.M. — Radio Club meeting a t the Recreation Center. 7:30 P.M. — Weight Lifting meeting a t Recreation Center. 7:30 P.M. — Stamp Club meeting a t Recreation Center.
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Title | Lititz Record Express |
Masthead | Lititz Record Express 1964-01-23 |
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Full Text | ÜffPP The Lititz Record - Express Serving The Warwick Union Area For Nearly A Century 86th Year E s tab lish ed A p r il, 1877, as T h e Sunbeam (Consolidated with The l i t i t z Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, January 23, 1964 7 cants a C op y; $3.00 per y e a r b y m a ll t o d within L a n c a s te r C o u n ty ; 94.00 elsewhere “ r a g e s — No. 41 Meetings To Discuss New Twp. Maps The maps of the roads in Warwick Township are in their final stages, and two meetings will be held this week to which the public is invited to discuss the maps, ask questions and make further suggestions, it was announced today by Joseph K. Snavely, chairman of the township Planning Commission. Snavely will be at the Brun-nerville Fire Hall this evening at 8 p.m. with Richard Hotter, a member of the commission, to discuss the maps with residents. He also will he at the Rothsville Fire Hall Saturday at 8 p.m., with Claude Young, another commission member, for the same purpose. The commission chairman said they have recommended to the borough Planning Commission th a t the name of the portion of Kissel Hill Road leading from Locust Street to Owl Hill Road, be changed to “ boulevard, avenue or drive,” to distinguish it from the other portion of th e road, with which it does not connect. The fact th a t th e re are two Millport Roads, partly in Man-heim Township and partly in Warwick Township, has been taken up with th e Manheim Township Planning Commission, which named the roads, and the la tte r body said it would correct the situation. One rqad runs east and west, ''^crossing the Lititz Pike and „joordering on the airport, and the othe r runs north from the Oregon road into , Warwick Township. The two roads intersect, but not a t Millport. THE SNOW IS GONE b u t the potholes remain. These a t tile railroad tracks on North Broad Street give the motorist a real ja r if lie i.s un fo rtu n a te enough to Jill them. Pencil (at point of arrow) shows the size of tlvese potholes. Record photo. Mid-Year Exams At Warwick High Mid-year examinations Will be. g iv e n . a t Warwick High School on' Jan u a ry 23, 24, and 2 7;- 1964- On these dates the high school cafeteria will toe closed and each student will toe required to carry his lunch. The elementary cafeterias will not be effected and will remain open as usual. However, , th e elementary schools will close at. 1:30 p.im. and the teachers will attend conferences the rest of the day. Lutherans On Location Tire 'Lutheran Service-for„Older People, with headquarte rs in Lancaster, has taken an option on a piece off land owned toy William Fry a® the site for the new Lutheran Home for the Lutheran Service of Lan'c-a s te r County, it was learned yesterday. The site is opposite F"ry’s garage on E. Main St., and comprises 39 acres. Fry re ta in ed 10 acres, but th e home will have first chance on kn option fo r th a t portion, should it become available. The option was signed yesterday, it was revealed here, and Is said to be approved by the Lutheran Service. v The group approved a master p lan for the proposed home a t a meeting held in Lancaster Monday night. Present plans call for the home to actetomimo-d a te 50 persons, and ten tativ e costs have been placed a t $500, 000. Long-range plans call for an eventual 200 person capacity. The group will petition the hoard of Ministry of the Centra l Pennsylvania Synod a n d th e executive board of t h e same synod fo r approval of th e project. The hoard named B.uchant Associates as architects fo r th e new facility, and Earl V. Hop-ton, Lancaster, 'was named business manager. He is a retired Armstrong Cork 'Co. official and member of Emmanuel L u th e ran Church. A m a jo r change in policy v will be th a t applicants fo r the home will no longer toe re quired to tu rn over all th e ir assets to the (board as a p re requisite of admission. The new policy will strive to admit persons solely On th e b a sis c|f need. The Rev. James G. Shannon, pastor of ©t. P au l’s Lutheran Church, (Lititz, was reelected vice president of the hoard of th e Corporation of the L u th e ran Service of th e Lancaster Option For Home Conference. He also was reelected a director, also ‘was reelected a director. The Rev. George W. Evans, Jr., p a sto r of St. Stephen’s Church, Lancaster, was reelected president. Council To Discuss North Broad St. Fire Destroys Barn, Two Cars F ire completely destroyed a small barn, two cars and a motorcycle on the property oif John E. Wall, Lititz R4, Monday aftern'oon. The vehicles were inside the b arn, which was about th e size of a four-car garage. The Lititz and Rothsville Fife, departments responded to. the alarm a t 2:30 p.m., a n d found’ the building enveloped in. flames, ‘ with black smoke billowing Skyward. Damage Was estimated a t from $'3000 to $'5000 by Lititz F ire Chief Ammon Shelly. , Wall said the fire was s ta r ted by an oil stove which exploded and ignited the building. Lititff firemen were on duty fo r two hours, a fte r Which the Rothsville Company stood toy. James L. iSnavely, a Lititz fireman, injured his foot by stepping on a nail and was tre a ted by Dr. P au l G. Hess. School Menu Monday P o rk barbecue in roll, oven browned potatoes, cole slaw, assorted fru it. Tuesday Baked sausage, b u tte red noodles, succotash, c a rro t sticks, popsicle. Wednesday Chili, tossed salad, Napple-sauce. Thursday Oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, apple crisp. Friday Hamburg & macaroni or macaroni & cheese casserole, green beans, peaches. 'Borough council is expected to discuss th e proposed improvement of North B r o a d Street a t 'its meeting Tuesday evening, Ja n u a ry 2'8, Borough Manager George Steedle, J r., announced today. ■State Highways Secretary Henry D. H a rra l informed th e borough early this month th a t reconstruction of North Broad Street “ is definitely on the list for. 1964.” Steedle said he had written to him asking fo r a conference th is week, b u t '.that nothing had been 'heard from him. The s ta te has postponed repairing th e s tre e t ifor more than ten years, and H arra l was “ taken fo r a ride” over it last October. As a result of th a t ride he has conceded th a t ■the stree t needs filing. The Jay-cees here have undertaken f a cilitating the work as a p roject. Council is expected to discuss the expenditure of t h e S ta te liquid fuel money, a sum of $13,500. I t is in th e budget for streets, b u t Council Wants to know if it could be expended on anything else. Announcement will toe made of the resignation of a borough policeman, Fred A. Lucas, who will ta k e a job ‘with 'Cloister Dairies. His resignation is b a sed on “ insufficient pay.” His twin brother, Jim, resigned from the force last year fo r the same reason. l ■Huth Engineers will b e re tained as borough engineers. Steedle will make a rep o rt of the total cost oif snow re moval fo r the Jan u a ry il3 storm, the residue of which is still causing tro u b le in s o m e p a rts of the borough. Council will consider a pro- SENIOR CITIZENS The Senior Citizens will hold the postponed meeting this evening in the Recreation Center a t 7:30 p.m. program a t 8 p.m., according to Mrs. Forbes Emesweller, advisor. posai from th e Morgan P ap e r Co. for the purchase o f a strip of alley for $495. The strip is a 17-ifoot wide side of a private alley approximately 148 fe e t n o rth o'f North Alley. The strip continues north to the main line of the Reading Railroad, a distance of 189 feet. Radio Club To Sponsor Cage Game A basketball game for t h e benefit of the Recreation Center will be played Saturday, Jan u ary 25, a t 7:30 p.m. in the Warwick High School gymnasium. It is sponsored toy the Radio club of the Center, kn'own as the “WRECK” Club, the initials standing for Warwick Radio Emergency Communication “Kluto.” The game will be played by the “Warwick Profs.,” teachers at Warwick High School, and the WGSA “Golden Goof-ers,” representing the Ephra ta Radio Station. It is open to the public. The game was po stponed from January 15 because of the snow storm. The proceeds will toe used for buying radio equipment for se tting up an emergency sta tion at the Recreation Center. If an emergency arose, it would join with other am ateur radio groups to serve th e public. I t is hoped to obtain receivers, tran sm itte rs and a generator for emergency power. The club was sta rted in August, 196'3, by a group of teenage boys. Their advisor is Michael Koth, twenty, who holds a general class amateur radio opera tor’s license. Two members, Dave Wenger and Bill Boose, have novice licenses which permit them to send code. Terry William's is (Continued on Page 2) Historical Foundation Raises $10,400 In Capital Funds Drive I r * *■ t . ì - J L - .. "" " A. L. Douple Heads Farmers NatT Bank I9H M H I Woman’s Club Arranges Varied Future Activities Alfred L. Douple was reelected president of the F a rm e rs’ National Bank, Lititz, a t t i e reorganization meeting held Monday. He has been president since 1962, and is celebrating h i s 50 th year in banking, having been a t the F a rm e rs’ Bank the entire time. Other officers reelected in clude H. Lloyd Hess, vice president; Jack IS. Watson, vice president; James M. Mum-mert, cashier; James H. ¡Shrei-ner, auditor, a position 'he has held since la st September, prior to which he was assistant cashier. Newly elected were Thomas W. 'Hartenstine, assistant cashier, anfd Violet Longenecker, assistant cashier. In the Trust department, Robert H. Wonder was elected tru st officer and William B. Horntoenger, a ssistan t officer. The b a n k ’s open house held Saturday, Ja n u a ry 18, was most successful. Over 500 people toured the new tru s t officas of Farmers National Bank and the o th e r hank facilities. A gift was given to each visitor and refreshments were served. Winners of the door prizes were: 'Mrs. Levi Weaver, 319 S. Broad St., an electric to a ster; Mrs. B e rtha Shelley, 134 E. Main St., a Coleman cooler; and David Zaring, 4212 N. Cedar St., an electric clock. Hershey -and Gilbbel, who have offices in the new portion of the bank, also presented door prizes as follows: Ronald Stehman, 2045 L ititz Pike, coffee maker; Clarence Groff, Lititz R l, transistor radio. Karen Schioad, 605 S. Spru'ce St., thermos ju'g. ISSUES PROCLAMATION: Mayor A rth u r S. Griswold, M. I)., (rig h t,) is signing proclamation, setting' aside Jan. 11>- 25 as Jayceo Week, in the presence of Stephen J. Paikovie, co-chairman of tlio Jayooe Awards dinner scheduled Jan u a ry 2«. Mayor Griswold Proclaims Jan. 19-25 Jay-Cee Week A proclamation has been is- have se t aside th e week of Jan-sued by Mayor Arthur S. Griswold designating th is week, Ja n u a ry 19 to 2'5, as Junior Chamber of Commerce Week. He urged all citizens of the community to give full consideration to the fu tu re services of the Jaycees, in recognition of the services in the past. The Jaycees will observe the week by holding th e ir annual awards banquet in th e American Legion Home Wednesday, January 2 9, a t 6:30 p.m. Four outstanding citizens will toe honored for th e ir service» to the community, and it is t h e intent of th e Jaycees to nomina te women’ for the flrsff time. The banquet is open to th e public, and tickets can be p u rchased a t downtown Stores displaying the Jaycees poster®. PROCLAMATION Mayor Griswold’s proclamation follows: “WHEREAS, th e Civic bodies and services organizations off our community and th e d e partments oif the local government recognize th e g rea t service rendered to th is community by the LITITZ JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and, “WHEREAS, th e United States Ju n io r Chamber off Commerce and it» affiliated State and local organizations uary 19-25, 1964 to observe the founding of 'the Jaycees and, “WHEREAS, the organization at young men h a s contributed materially to th e b e tte rment of th is community throughout the year, “THEREFORE, I, A rth u r S. Griswold, Mayor of th e Cliffy oif LITITZ, do hereby proclaim the week of Ja n u a ry 19-26, 1964 as Jaycee Week and urge all Citizens of our community to give full consideration to the fu tu re services of th e Ju n ior Chamber off Commerce.” MAYOR A rth u r S. Griswold, M.D. The Woman’s Club will hold its annual card p arty for the benefit of the Recreation Cen-- te r on February 13, according to the plans announced a t the meeting on Monday evening a t the Center. I t will he held at the Center and the Ways and Means Committee are in charge of arrangements. Plan» for many other activities were announced. M'rs. F ran k Longenecker, chairman oif the Home Life and Conservation Department issued an invitation from the. Garden Group of t'he E p h ra ta Woman’s Oluib to attend th e ir meeting February 4, when a representative of the S ta r Roses will speak. A bus trip to ff'he Philadelphia Flower Show is planned for March 10. There are still seats available a t $3.75 a n d anyone interested should contact Mrs. Hiram Eiberly. At the recommendation Of the executive board the Club voted to give a donation to the capital fund of the Lititz Historical Foundation. Mrs. John Wenger previewed the program for th e February meeting which will be a one-act play, “'Mr. P a rk e r Passes Over,” presented by the following club members: Mrs. William Jaede, Mrs. Garth Becker, Mrs. Henry H. Gitotoel, Mrs. Charles Wagaiman, and Mrs. Wenger. A Fashion iShow oif clothes made for the sewing contest will be p a rt oif this meeting, which will be held a t Linden Hall. 'Mrs. William Scatohard, the president, announced t'he appointment of th e nominating committee as follows, Mrs. William Whitten Jr., .chairman, Mrs. Clyde Benner, Mrs. John Hershey, Mrs. William Mik-sch, Jr., Mrs. Reyer Swan and Mrs. Thomas Walker. Jack Tracy, warden of t h e Lancaster County Prison, was •the guest speaker. His subject was “Penology, Past, Present, and F u tu re ” . He was introduced by Mrs. Gordon Burkey. Mrs. Norman Badorf and Mrs. Earl Singer served as hostesses and Mrs. Lester Stark read the collect. J. M. Leed Heads Park Trustees J. M. Leed was elected president of the L ititz .Springs Park Trustees and also a tru s tee for th ree years, a t the re-organlation meeting Tuesday night. Leed had previously served a six-year te rm as president, afte r which his two three-year terms expired, and he was off the board for a year. Tuesday night marks his re tu rn to the 'board. Other directors elected f o r three-year terms were Stephen Paikovie, Harold Bortz and William Horntoerger. Fred Hall was elected to fill the unexpired term of Donald Stauffer, who resigned. The balance of his term is two years. Other officers named were Bortz, vice president; John G. Hershey, secretary, and Daniel Miller, treasurer. Howard Redcay and Charles Krushinsky were appointed to (Continued on Page 2) ALFRED L. DOUPLE Rec. Center Membership Drive Starts The annual membership drive for the Recreation Cente r will »tart next week, it was announced by Richard S. Al-le-baqh, board president, following Monday ni'ghitis meeting. The budget calls for $2000 to be raised from memberships, he stated. Mrs. Robert Rosenberg is drive Chairman, assisted by Mrs. W a lte r Shuman and Mrs. Winifred Walls. Commenting on th e Recreation Study meeting, held recently, Alletoach said th a t the next move in the solution to recreation problems in the area is up to th e borough and the School board. The Recreation study commission has recommended th a t funds be provided by governmental bodies. I t was reported th a t a “ sweater hop” held la st Saturday at the Center had increased the attendance to between 130 and 150, as compared With two weeks ago when only 50 were present. At th a t time an edict on wearing suits and ties was in effect, and Richard Reese, a ttrib u ted the drop in attendance to this fact. However, he also blamed some of it on the fact th a t dances are being held Saturday nights a t Brickerville and S'ch-oeneek u n d e r -fire Company sponsorship, where dress re quirements are lenient. ‘ Ep-hra-ta is faced with a similar problem, it was said, and as a re su lt the weekly dances w e r e changed to Friday nights. The Ju n io r Board was a u th orized to -set uip specific dre-ss regulations ifor 'the Senior (Continued on Page 2) Beck PTA Hears Of Special Class Miss Rosa Snavely was the guest speaker a t the meeting of the P a ren t Teachers .Association a t the John Beck School, Brunnerville, on Thursday evening. She conducts a school in her home for exceptional children and told the group about her work. Robert Derr, th e president, presided and the ta lk was followed by an informal discussion. Mrs. Robert Gregory was in charge of refreshments. The next meeting will he held Thursday, F ebruary 20 and G. Marlin Spaid, supervising principal, will be the speaker. Conestoga Bank Elects Officers The Conestoga N a t i o n a l Bank, of which th e Lititz Springs Bank is a branch, re elected the following officers a t its annual reorganization meeting yesterday: Jacob F. Aierstock, president; John C. Peck, Sr., vice president; William H. Fas-nacht, vice president and tru st officer; Raymond A. Getz, vice president and cashier; Leroy Kling, vice president; , Henry S. R u tte r, Daniel C. Boyer, Albert L- Einolf, Russell II. Doan, Ralph W. Wier, John W. Eberly, John R. Biechler, assistant cashiers; Rodnhy Miller and Harry Baldwin, newly elected assistant: cashiers; Herbert W. Kauffman, Jr., comptroller; Richard W. Cauller, au d ito r: Harold E. Yoder, tru s t officer; George F. Sheraw, assistant tru st officer, David B. Bucher, estate planning officer; Arnold, Brick-er, Beyer and Barnes, solicitors. The Advisory committee for the Lititz Springs Bank was reappointed as follows: Mahlon H. Yoder, M. D., chairman; David R. Buckwalter, Herbert K. Cooper, Paul F. Diehm, Mahlon H. Hostetter and Leroy Kling, with Richard M. Martin as counsel. The Lititz Historical Foundation has raised $10,- 400 to date in its Capital Fund campaign which is now underway with a goal o f $15,000, it was announced today. The amount pledged represents 56 contributors and 69 per cent of the goal. The campaign committee includes Wilbur B. Miller, chairman; Alfred L. Douple, Benjamin G. Forrest, Dr. Arthur S. Griswold, Mrs. Owen Hershey, Mrs. J. M. Leed, H. Sidney Long, Glenn H, Mc'Elroy, Barton L. ¡Sharp, Ralph M. Spa'cht and Charles J. Waga-man. The Capital Fund campaign seeks contributions as follows: Foundation share, $1,000; semicentennial share, $750; centennial share, $500; sesqui-centennial share, $250; bicentennial share, $100; life membership, (individual,) $1,000. The Lititz Historical Foundation is an outgrowth off the Lititz Bicentennial Foundation which sponsored the observance off the 200th anniversary of Lititz in 195'6. Its alms a re to own and restore th e house a t 137-39 E a st Main St., and If means a re available, to bulla a museum annex; also, to on*- courage the preservation a n d restoration of the other historic houses and buildings still remaining in Lititz and provide historical d a ta and proper identification to those houses and buildings. A membership drive also iB planned for 1964, b u t contributors .to the Capital Fhnd campaign will not be contacted for the membership drive because they will receive membership card» with th e ir contributions. Proper recognition, eith e r toy plaque, hook, memorial record or something similar will toe placed within the building» off the Lititz Historical Foundation, listing the names off all dOnoris to the Capital Fund as cha rter members. The Lititz Historical Foundation also has custody off all available records of th e Bicentennial observance, such a s films and pictures. Business League Oyster Supper The Young Men’s Business League will hold Its annual oyster supper a t the headquarters, 4 S. Broad St., on Monday, Jan u a ry 2'7, a t 6 p,m. ..., ¡Oysters will toe served in all styles - raw, fried, panned and soup. They will be flown h e re from Northeast, Md., by Amos Shenk. Usually eight to 10 gallons are consumed. Following 'the supper, cards will be played. Girl Swimmers Stranded When Bus Breaks Down Ten Lititz girls were in a group of 41 swimmers from th e Lancaster Aquatic Club who were stranded along the Pennsylvania T urnpike last Saturday enroute to a swimming meet in Philadelphia when the ir bus broke down. They almost d id n ’t make the meet, which was 'with the Philadelphia Aquatic clulb in its pool near Cheltenham. Arriving a little more 'than two hours late, they hustled into the ir suits, but lost by a Score of 147 to 97. According to Gary B. Etoy, Lancaster, t'he team’s coach, their chartered Greyhound bus sta rted to sp u tte r and slid to a stop on the turnpike, b u t they were able to ¡coast about a mile and pull into a safety zone. Another bus was s e n t out 'from Philadelphia for them, and they finally arrived a t the meet, which had been scheduled for 1 p.m., a t 3:05 p.m. The previous arrangement had been th a t if they had not arrived by 3 p.m. the meet would be cancelled. The P hiladelphia club wa» ju st about ready to call it off, when t h e Lancaster contingent Walked in a t 3:05 p.m., so it was “ on with th e show.” A th ird bus was sent out fo r the local girls to re tu rn them to Lancaster, wher^ th ey arrived a t 8:30 p.m. Meanwhile th e re had been some anxiety on the p a rt o'f parents, who had expected th e ir mermaids to re tu rn two hours earlier. The Lititz girls who s w a m officially with the team included Nina Lausch, Donna Ross, Sally Good and Lydia Kowal-ewski. Others who Swam unofficially included Cathy and Ann iRun-nels, Jenny Kissinger, Barbara Becker, Marie Burkholder and Jennie Long. I t is customary when extra Swim lanes a re ava ilable to enter swimmers unofficially in the meets. Their points do not count, but they gain experience and the ir performance indicates what they 'can do. The Lancaster Club, including the Lititz g irls,'w ill go 'to Hershey on Saturday to p a rticipate in an AA'U age group swim meet. Community Calendar Jan . 23— 6:30 P.M. — Radio Club meeting a t Recreation Center. 7:30 P.M. — Sr. CitiiCn» Club meeting a t the Recreation Center. 7:30 P.M. — Weight L ifting meeting a t Recreation Center. 8.00 P.M. — Lititz PTA meeting a t Elementary School. Jan. 26— 10:30 A.M. — Lititz Church of the Brethren Child Dedication Service. 1:00 P.M. — ABC show re hearsal a t the Recreation Center. Jan. 27— 6:20 P.M. — Tap & Ballet Classes a t the Recreation Center. 7:00 P.M. — Badminton class a t the Recreation Center. 7:30 P.M. — Odd Fellows meeting a t I.O.O.F. hall. Jan. 28— 6:00 P.M. — Rotary Club meeting a t Recreation Center. 8:00 P.M. — JayneCees meeting a t the Recreation Center. Jan. 29— 7:00 P.M. — Lititz Church of the Brethren Bible Study and Prayer Service. Jan. 30— 6:30 P.M. — Radio Club meeting a t the Recreation Center. 7:30 P.M. — Weight Lifting meeting a t Recreation Center. 7:30 P.M. — Stamp Club meeting a t Recreation Center. |
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