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(C o n so lid a te d w ith T h e R e co rd , 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa. 17543, Thursday, January 5, 1967 10 c en ts a Copy; $4.00 p er yea r b y mall
w ithin L an ca ste r County 10 Pages — No. 39
Robert B. Nibble
NameGibble
HeadOfTwp,
Supervisors
Robert B. Gibble was new­ly
elected president of the
Warwick Township board of
supervisors at the reorganiza­tion
meeting Tuesday night.
He succeeds Joseph M. Bru­baker,
who served as presi­dent
one year, and was elect­ed
vice president.
Isaac H. Stoner was reelect­ed
secretary-treasurer.
It was announced that the
books will be audited January
14, and that a special meeting
will be held January 20 at
Brunnerville to complete this
month’s business.
Announcement was made of
. a joint meeting with Lititz
borough Council on January
“2 bo discuss the waiter situa­tion
as it affects both govern­mental
units.
was reported that the
ik .ship building is well un­derway
and that lit will be oc­cupied
in about a month. It is
located on the Clay Road near
Lititz, adjoining the Reading
Railroad.
Child Treated
For Dog Bite
Mrs. Sandra Becker, Owl Hill
Rd., reported to Warwick Town­ship
Chief of Police Eugene
P. May that her two-year-old
daughter, Tracy, was bitten by
a dog owned by Ray Miller,
Lititz Rl, while they were visit­ing
at the home of Ray G.
Newswanger, Lititz Rl, recent­ly-
The child was treated by Dr.
Arthur S. Griswold and given
a rabies injection. Chief May
said Miller was charged with
allowing a dog to run at large.
Steals Punch Bowl
, Gary Young, Rothsville, re­ported
to Chief May on Decem­ber
23 that a large punch bowl
was sttolen from his automo­bile
while it was parked in
front of his home between
11:30 and 12:30 p.m. Chief May
said the bowl is a planter snif­ter
*ype of cut glass in a floral
design and is valued at $30. He
said the box for the bowl was
found across the street.
Burglars Nabbed
Chief May reported that he
has picked up two juveniles
for burglary in connection with
a recent robbery at Carpenter’s
Midway Market. They are being
charged and preferred to Juve­nile
authorities.
Seeks Driver
Chief May is seeking the
owner or driver of a ear which
ran ofJ Route 501 onto the pro­perty
of Dr. Henry Walter,
and hit a utility pole just
south of the borough, Monday
morning. He said damage was
over $100 and the car was tow­ed
away. The accident was not
reported to police, he said, as
r?qui;ed if damage is $100 or
over,
School Menu
Monday
Grilled hamburg, potato
puffs, lettuce we<jge, assorted
fruit, roll, milk.
Tuesday
Beef noodle soup, pbutter/
marshmallow sandwich, carrot
sticks, applesauce, milk.
Wednesday
NO SCHOOL, TEACHERS’
IN-SERVICE DAY
Thursday
Oven fried chicken, whipped
potatoes, buttered peas, cookie,
bread, milk.
Friday
Ravioli or grilled cheese,
iery/p. butter, succotash,
>psicle, bread, milk.
Twp.Permits
Soar Over
$1 Million
Warwick township went well
over the million mark in con­struction
during I960, when
building permits with a total
value of $1,171,690 were issued,
it was reported by Mrs. Ruth
Wetzel, building permit clerk.
There were 61 permits for
new construction, valued at $1,-
069,815, including a $100,000
permit for Babcock’s Hatchery.
The remainder was for new
dwellings. Eighteen permits
for additions at combined costs
of $59,500, and 20 permits for
repairs and improvements to
existing buildings valued at
$42,375, brought the grand to­tal
to $1,171,090.
This is an increase over
1965, when 02 permits with
a value of $1,080,450 were is­sued.
Of this, $701,200 was for
new construction.
The building permit law
went into effect March 12,
;1964, and permits valued at
$671,310 were issued during
Ithe remainder of that year.
To Remodel Church
The former Brunnerville
EUB church will be remodeled
into five apartments by A.
Frank Hershey, Lititz Rl, at
a cost of $5,000, according to
ia permit issued in December.
He recently purchased the
lOhurch after it was vacated
toy the congregation who
moved into a new building.
December permits totaled
$39,000. In addition to Her-shey’s,
they included two for
new construction and two for
improvements. The new per­mits
were issued as follows:
Samuel E. Ring, Leola Rl,
dwelling southwest side of Co­calico
Creek, $14,000, and Hen­ry
G. Wenger, Pine Hill Rd.,
new dwelling, $17,000. Permits
for improvements were issued
ito Harry Graybill, improve­ments
and repairs to the for­mer
Bertha Redcay property
at Rothsville, $2,500, and Lloyd
S, Buohter, Lititz R3, add of­fice
to garage, $500.
Taxes To Remain
At 8 Mills In
Elizabeth Township
Real estate taxes in Eliza­beth
township will remain at
eight mills and the per capita
tax at $5, it was announced
by the Elizabeth township su­pervisors
following their re­organization
meeting Tuesday
in the Brickerville Fire Hall.
Reelected township officers
are I. Luther Ober, president;
Earl K. Butzer, vice president;
William Hickman, se c rotary -
treasurer. Richard Martin, Lan­caster,
will serve as solicitor.
The next meeting will be
held February 3 in the Brick­erville
Fire Hall.
Water In Various Aspects Was
Concern Of Area During 1966
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL — in New Kissel Hill building. Kindergarten pu­pils
of Miss Patricia Sullivan are shown s eaited in th eir brand new chairs at their
brand new tables. The school was occupied fo r th e first time on Tuesday, and
while some things remain to be completed, moving was accomplished smoothly
and the school is operating without a hitch. All classrooms were ready and th e
desks were marked for each individual s tu d e n t and set up in order in the new
rooms. There are 505 pupils enrolled, according to Principal J e rry Shupp.
(Record-Express photo)
Boy Injured In
Sled Accident
Glenn Moore, Jr., twelve, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Moore,
9 W. Orange St., was seriously
injured in a sledding accident
Dec. 29 on Pine Lane, Lititz
Police reported.
They said he sledded into a
parked car on the Hershey and
Gibbel parking lot, and was
taken to the hospital where he
was admitted to the intensive
care unit, suffering with in­ternal.
injuries. His parents
said Tuesday he was much im­proved,
but still in the IC
unit.
BAND IN PARADE
The Warwick High School
band has accepted an invita­tion
to participate in the
Inauguration Day Parade for
Governor Raymond P. Shafer
on Tuesday, January 17. The
members will travel to Har­risburg
by bus in the morn­ing,
and return to Lititz
after the parade. Donald
Reed is director. The Eph-rata
High School band also
will take pairt.
TRAVELOGUE
The picturesque-- area of Ba­varia
will be the subject of
the travelogue to be given by
Dick Reddy Saturday, January
7, at 8 p.m. in the Warwick
High School. The program is
one of the “Travel and Ad­venture”
series sponsored by
the Lititz Rotary Club.
Bldg. Permits
For 1966 Over
$3 Million
Lambert Hudnut Manufactur­ing
Laboratories took out a
building permit for $2,200,000
in December, boosting permits
for the year up to $3,605,886,
or $62,290 over permits issued
during 1965.
The permit is for the con­struction
of a new addition to
the existing building.
Permits issued during Decem­ber
came to. $2,296,300, of
which $2,291,800 was for new
contsruction, and $4500 for re­modeling.
Other permits for new con­struction
were issued as fol­lows:
Mervin Groff, 424 Lin­den
St., addition to main build­ing,
$1,800; William B. Fry, 519
E. Main St., new garage and
showroom, $70,000; Messick
Realty Inc., 204 Oxford Drive,
new home, $20,000.
Remodeling permits were is­sued
as follows: Harry Hoff­man,
233 S. Broad St., remodel
bath, $2500; Roy Bushong, 124
E. Lincoln Ave., install new
heating system and rewiring,
$ 2000.
69 Complaints
Received By
Police Dept.
The Lititz police investigat­ed
69 complaints received dur­ing
December, according to
the monthly report of Chief of
Police George C. Hicks sub­mitted
to Mayor Russell L.
Tenupleitoh.
A total of 577 radio mes­sages
were sent and received
by the Lititz patrol car, and
the Ephrata Answering serv­ice
rceived 217 calls. The
cruiser travelled 3,373 miles
in investigation and patrol,
Sixteen accidents were investi­gated.
One officer spent two
days in court, and one juven­ile
was referred to the juvenile
authorities.
There were 26 meter viola­tions
and 26 parking violations
during the month.
Four arrests were made for
failure to stop at stop signs,
three each for speeding, traf­fic
light violation and minor
consuming alcohol; two each
for reckless driving, loitering
and prowling at night, and
malicious mischief; and one
each of assault and battery,
driving while intoxicated, dog
running at large, failure to
dim lights, expired registra­tion,
illegal turning, larceny
under $50; violation of the
compulsory school law, shop­lifting
and 'attempted safe
burglary.
TO ATTEND SHOW
The entire Agricultural and
H'omemaking Departments of
Warwick High School will at­tend
the Farm Show in Har­risburg
on Wednesday, Janu­ary
II, when schools will be
closed for “Profesional Day.”
WATCH UNCLAIMED
L i t i t z Police still have a
man’s watch which the owner
may claim, Police Chief
George C. Hicks said. A- lady’s
watch and a lost toboggan
have been claimed, he .said.
Warwick Union Teachers
To Discuss Curriculum
by William Counts, assistant
county superintendent. Organi­zation
meetings will be held
from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m.
The committee in charge in­cludes:
Carl Kaufman, chair­man;
Miss Linda Itzoe, Stanley
Schoenberger, Mrs. H a z e l
Moore, Mrs. Nancy Kraybill,
Mrs. Helen Kreider, Miss Jea-
Fry, and George Remetz.
“Curriculum Development,
1967,” will be discussed by
teachers of Warwick Union
School District during Profes­sional
Day Activities, Wednes­day,
January 11, in the school
auditorium. Schools will be
closed that day so that all
teachers may attend.
Sessions will open at 9 a.m.,
with exercises led by Carl
B. Kaufman, Junior High
School principal, followed by
welcome by G. Marlin Spaid,
supervising principal.
The principal address will
be given by Dr. Donald G. Me-
Garey, professor of Education,
Pennsylvania State University.
After a 15-minute break, a
discussion will be held with
the following panel: Miss Janet
Gearhart, Teacher, Warwick m loss of m 2 8 5 , it was re.
Junior High school; Mrs. Pa- ‘por(te^ ¡^y Fire Chief Ammon
tricia Gillespie, Miss Dorothy H shelly
'Showalter, elementary teach- j o f the total number of calls,
S isel S u a M h ^ ^ ^ ^
mentary school, and Harold W. |a J o s s °f U$77’G55’ 'an* 29
Swisher, principal, Warwick !flde *he 'J°«>ugh, where *he
Senior High. loss was $2’630-
This will be followed by a
film on curriculum develop­ment,
and lunch at the Gen-
Fire Loss Was
$80,285 In ‘66
The Lititz Fire Company an­swered
a total of 02 fire calls
during 1966, which had a to-eral
Sutter Hotel.
The afternoon program will
start at 1:30 p.m. with a talk
Charge Man
WithFirearm
Possession
Richard Pfautz, thirty-seven,
Lititz R3, was charged by Chief
of Police George C. Hicks with
violation of the Uniform Fire­arms
Act before Justice of the
Peace Paul F. Diehm, January
3, and posted bail for a hear­ing.
The charges resulted after
Lititz police received a call
early Monday morning from
Pfautz’ wife, complaining that
her husband was carrying
a gun in his car, and had
threatened her life. She said
he was not licensed to carry
the gun. Chief Hicks checked
and found him to be so un­licensed
and obtained a search
warrant. He and Officer James
Fritz apprehended Pfautz in
his car on W. Lincoln Avenue
at 11:34 a.m. January 3, stopp­ed
the car and found a revolv­er
in the trunk.
Cars Collide
Two cars collided at 4:50
p.m. on December 31 at W.
Orange and Spruce Streets be­cause
of icy road conditions,
according to Lititz Police.
The drivers involved were
Ezra W. Waltz, Newmanstown
Rl, and Dorothy H. Seitz, Lit­itz
R2, whose cars skidded into
the intersection and collided.
Total damage was $90, police
said. There were no injuries
and no charges were brought.
Hit-Run
Ann L. Wright, 34 Maple
Street, reported to police that
a hit-run vehicle struck her
parked car on December 30,
causing $50 damage. The car
was parked on W. Maple St.
Traffic Violation
Mary A. Dunn, 1209 W. King
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Looking at 1966 in retrospect through th e mirror
of these columns, water in various aspects seems to
emerge as a fairly dominant theme.
The borough’s employment of a “water smeller”
last April put Lititz on the map throughout th e world,
much to th e astonishment of th e borough fathers. The
story and pictures were picked u p by th e Associated
Press and tu rn ed u p as fa r away as Portland, Oregon,
and Tokyo, Japan, appearing in th e Pacific edition of
“The Stars and Stripes.” For months, clippings were
sent us from faraway places.
Rut the “w a te r smeller” found water, (as did
¡qualified engineers,) and the borough is tak in g steps
to expand and consolidate its water system.
day, accompanied by gale force
winds. School pupils were hav­ing
an unexpected holiday, hav­ing
had only one full day of
school since January 2,1. This
was due not only to snow, but
to mid-semester closings.
Feb. 10: Joining the War­wick
school district bo Lebanon
county for voting purposes was
met with great disfavor here.
A questionnaire aimed at de­termining
the water supply in
Wanvick Township was sent
out to residents.
Feb. 17: The Warwick Union
school board voted not to re­store
the full merit pay to
those teachers who only re­ceived
half their merit pay
last year.
Feb. 24: The * borough an­nounced
plans to test-drill Levi
Yerger’s property on Locust
Street for water. The lake at
Hammer Creek dam began to
fill up because of melting snow
and run-off water.
'March 3: Warwick township
supervisors approved a budget
of $76,401.23, for 1966, about
$10,000 higher than last year.
The tax rate remained five
mills on real estate, plus a $5
per capita tax. Receipts were
expected to be much higher
than last year because of the
increased valuation of the as­sessments.
March 10: Warwick tow-ship
will name a water com­mittee
to determine if there is
a need for a public waiter sup­ply.
The questionaire showed
nette Huber, Miss Lois Martin,
Ronald Pawling, Mrs. C o n n i e ,^ totalling $ 3 , 5 ^ , lit-
Water also was a concern of
Wa rw ic k township, which
formed a committee, took a
survey, and held meetings, but
so far nothing concrete has
been announced.
The lack of water plagued
this area which suffered a
drought during the summer
months. Many residents of Kis­sel
Hill were forced to have
water trucked to their prop­erties.
Then way back, almost a
year ago, water in the form of
9now descended on Lititz in a
series of storms in late Janu­ary
and early February, giving
children an unexpected holi­day
when the closing of schools
extended the mid-semelsiter va­cation.
Highlights of each week were
as follows:
Jan. 6: Two ordinances aimed
at reducing juvenile delinquin-cy
in Lititz were adopted by
borough council, and are ex­pected
to take the place of a
proposed curfew. They place
the responsibility for the ac­tions
of young people on their
parents.
Jan. 13: With building per-
Property involved in the
fire and saved wias estimated
at a total of $5,165,750.75, of
which $5,153,600.75 was in th e 'on top of the"'eight "or" nine
inches which had fallen the
itz had a record year in 1966
as far as construction was con­cerned.
The total was highest
in history, except for 1956,
when permits totalled $3,710,-
300, largely accounted for by
construction of the Lamtoert-
Hudnut plant.
Jan. 20: A committee wias
named to set up a American
Field Service International
Scholarship program here,
through which a foreign stu­dent
could be brought to War­wick
next year. Mrs. Charles
Eshelmian was named chair­man.
Students will sell “stock”
to raise funds for the project.
Jan. 27: Snow blanketed Lit­itz,
starting yesterday, and four
inches was predicted. This was
borough and $12,150 outside.
The company traveled 310
miles, and spent 65 and
hours in service. A total of
Sunday before.
Feb. 3: Lititz had barely dug
i t s e l f out of two previous
L233 ^firemen answered the snowstorms, when the “big
calls. They laid 14,300 feet of
2 '/■• inch hose, 5,350 feet of
1 Va inch hose, and 2,275 feet
of booster hose. Ladders were
raised a total of 235 feet.
At a recent meeting, Christ
Koehler was elected president
of the company.
Robert Keller was elected
first vice president; Carl Bru­baker,
second vice president;
Theodore Stauffer HI, secre­tary;
Paul F. Diehm, treasur­er;
Leroy Emmerich, financial
secretary; Edward Grosh, chap­lain;
Ammon II. Shelly, fire
chief. Members ot' the Dis­ability
Board are Howard Mow-rer,
Charles Crumbling and
Richai’d Keller.
Announcement was made of
the annual smoker which will
be held Wednesday, Jan. 25,
at the fire hall.
blizzard of ’66” hit on Satur­day,
continuing through Sun-
Drop Charges
Against Stauffer
Paul W. Stauffer, twenty-four,
Lititz R3, has been ex­onerated
by a New Jersey
Judge in the auto death of a
New Jersey man on Decem­ber
10.
He received a letter stating
that District Judge William C.
Vincent of Woodstown, N.J.,
had dismissed charges of reck­less
driving against him in the
death of Laverne Gross,
Woodstown, who was walking
in the same direction along
Route 40 when Stauffer’s
truck struck him.
Rev. Maurer Speaker
For Week Of Prayer
Among The Sick
Area patients recently ad­mitted
to the Ephrata Com­munity
Hospital include Harry
W. Martin, Rothsville; Edward
Finicle, Lititz R4; Carol Sheaff-er,
Lititz R4.
These patients were recently
admitted to the Lancaster Gen­eral
Hospital: Mrs. Serena
Frey, Lititz R3; Mrs. Laura
Weaver, 505 S. Broad St.; Har­ry
Bean, Lititz; Israel Bom-berger,
216 E. Second Ave.;
Lester Dietrich, 507 S. Broad
St.; Mrs. Elsie Becker, 370 E.
Main St.; Mrs. James Harbison,
311 E. Second Ave.; Mrs. Samu­el
Becker, Lititz R3, and Shir­ley
Houchin, 404 Woodcrest
Ave. Mrs. Vincent Dagen is a sur­gical
patient in the Lancaster
General Hospita 1.
LIBRARY OPEN
Open House will be held at
the Lititz Public Library Sat­urday
and Sunday January 7
and 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. each
day.
The annual Week of Prayer
Services, sponsored by the
Ministerial Fellowship of the
Warwick Council of Churches,
will be held next week in the
following churches:
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 730 pm
in the Lititz Evangelical l nil
ed Brethren Church Chou
from ,St, Luke’s Uni' roil
of Christ. (
Wednesday, Jan. 18. -30
p.m. in the Trinity Evangeli­cal
Congregational Church.
Choir from St. Paul’* E\un-gelical
Lutheran Church
Thursday, Jan. 19, 7 30 pm
in the Moravian Church, with
choir from the Lititz Church
of the Brethren.
D'r. Kenneth R. Maurer,
Dean of the Evangelical School
of Theology at Myerstown,
will be guest preacher all
three evenings. His general
theme is “Great Prayers of
the Old Testament”. Tuesday:
“Abraham: God Can Do No
Wrong”. Wednesday: “Elijah;
Lord, Send the Fire!” Thurs­day:
“Isaiah: Lord, Forgive
Me and Send Me!”
Dr. Maurer was born near
Pitman, Pa., and is married to
Margaret Miller of Allentown.
He is the father of two sons,
Daniel and Allen. He gradu­ated
from Allentown High
School, received his B.A. de­gree
from Muhlenberg College;
B.D. from United Theological
Seminary at Dayton, Ohio; S.-
T.M. from Lutheran Theologi­cal
Seminary at Mt. Airy, Phil­adelphia;
S.T.D. from Temple
University.
Kenneth Maurer
Dr. Maurer served congrega­tions
ait Allentown, Frackville
and Lawn. For tihe past 13
years he has taught Church
History and Missions at Myers­town.
He is a member of the
National Education Associa­tion,
American Society of
Church History; Association
for Higher Education, Pennsyl­vania
Education Association
and Rotary International. He
is listed1 in Who’s Who in the
East, Who’s Who in American
Education, and, Presidents and
Deans of American Colleges
and Universities.
All church members and
friends in the Warwick Area
are encouraged to attend all
three of the above services.
that the majority of residents.,
except those in built-up areas,
do not favor a water system
now.
March 17: The school board
raised the minimum starting
salary of teachers from $4,700
to $4,800, and the merit pay
raise was restored.
March 24: Cigarettes valued
at $2000 were stolen from a
distributor truck parked in
front of the driver’s home.
Bob Huber was elected Youth
Day Mayor.
March 31: Lititz planned to
hire a “water smeller” to lo­cate
a new supply of water for
the borough. They will em­ploy
David King, an Amishman
who uses pliers instead of the
traditional forked twig.
April 7: Tom Reidenbaugh,
fifteen, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Reidenbaugh, 430 S.
Spruce St., won two first priz­es
with his exhibit, “Wings to
Rotors — Is It Possible?” at
the Lancaster City-County Sci­ence
Fair.
April 14: Building permits
valued at $447,100 were issued
by the borough during March,
largely accounted for by Lam­bert
Hudnut, who took out a
permit for $353,000 for a new
warehouse addition. Permits
went over the half million
mark for the fiilst three months
of the year.
April 21: David King, Amish
“water smeller/' found several
places where he predicted the
borough could strike waiter on
the Locust Street lot. He used
an ordinary pair of pliers in­stead
of the traditional forked
twig, and also predicted how
many feet to go down by us­ing
a gold piece dangling in
a tumbler.
April 28: A test by seven
fire companies showed toe
need for water storage in War­wick
township, when the com­bined
fire departments laid 10,
000 feet of Line. In another in­cident,
fire damaged a home
in Sutter Village to toe ex­tent
of $4,500, but was under
control in a half hour.
May 4: The school board
planned a budget of $2,092,004.
with no change in the tax rate
of 56 mills on real estate and
no head lax.
May 12: Speakers were an­nounced
for Warwick High
School’s 10th annual com­mencement:
Joyce Nauman,
Dawn Ketterman and John
Sereiber. The Rev. W. Clemens
Rosentoerger of Johnstown, ac­cepted
the ©all to become min­ister
of the Church of toe
Brethren, succeeding the Rev.
Olden D. Mitchell who is go­ing
to Fort Wayne, Ind.
May 19: Charles Carson,
Rothsville, a write-in candidate
for nomination for Republican
County Committee, earned 147
votes to win over the organ­ization
candidate, Charles J.
Wetzel, who received 77 votes.
May 26: Cyntm Adams,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
C. Adams, Lititz R4, was chos­en
for the annual United Na­tions
pilgrimage this summer.
She will be sponsored by Lit­itz
Lodge 1050, Odd Fellows.
The Ambucs gave $1000 to the
Rec center, representing part
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Community
Calendar
Jan. 5—7:00 P.M. Elemefiitafy
Play-night at the Center.
—7:30 P.M. Fire Company
Aux. at the Fire House.
Jan. 7 — 2-4 P.M. Open House,
'Public Library.
—8:00 P.M. Rotary Trave­logue
at Warwick High
School Auditorium.
—8:00 P.M. Junior Board
Saturday Night Dance at
the Center featuring “Re­spectables”.
Jan. 8—2-4 P.M, Open House,
Public Library.
Jan. 9—8:00 P.M. Senior
Board meeting at Center.
Jan. 10—6:00 P.M. Rotary Club
at toe Sutter.
Jan. 11 — 7:00 P. M. Women’s
Volleyball at toe Elemen­tary
Gym.
Jan. 12 — 7:00 P.M. Elemen­tary
Playnight at Center.
All organizations desiring
their meetings to be listed
in the calendar, regardless of
location, are asked to call
the Rec Center, which is
in charge of compiling the
calendar.