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The lititz record Serving The Warwick Area For Nearly A - EXPRESS Century 93rd Year Ssst.a'hlieh^nl A p r il, 1877, a s T h e S u n b e am (ConsoJuliUrc? with T h e TiitUr. R e c o rd , 1907) Lititz, Lancaster County, Penna., Thursday, August J0, 1969 10 c e n ts a C op y , $4,00 par y e a r b y m a il w ith in L a n c a s t e r County 12 Pages — No. 19 See Boost In School Enrollment On September 3 Another record enrollment is expected when Warwick Union Schools re-open for the coining year on Wednesday, September 3, Supervising Principal Curvin C. Smith announced this week. Based on pre-school surveys 1 it is estimated that this year’s enrollment will be 3,734 students as compared with 3,673 last year. And this enrollment would have been approximately 150 more had it not been for a change in the minimum age for kindergarten enrollment, Dr. Smith revealed. The high school enrollment will be approximately 1,600, the largest on record. The elementary school enrollment which reflects a slight decrease, is expected to be as follows: John Beck School, 540; Lititz Elementary, 827; Rothsville, 199, and Kissel Hill, 568, a total of 2,134. All elementary schools go through grade six with the exception of Rothsville where it goes only through grade four. The change in the kindergarten age limit now is five years old by September 15 instead of February 1 in previous years. A total of 34 new teachers to the faculty will report on Thursday, August 28, for an orientation program, Dr. Smith said. This will include the projection of slides depicting various phases, historical and otherwise, of the Warwick area. This will be followed by a tour of all the school buildings in the district where the principals of each school will address the new teachers. The entire faculty will report on September 2. Students will report and classes will start on Wednesday, September 3. The cafeteria will be open the first day. The bus service will be the same as last year with the exception of the Kindergarten routes which will be announced next week. Taking aim at their first revolver-firing meet here Tuesday are members of the Lititz Borough Police force. In the foreground is Chief of Police George Hicks, flanked by Officers Earl Steffy, Jr., James Fritz, Charles Shenenberger, Robert Keller and LeRoy Emmerich. L ititz Police Hold 1st Pistol Shoot Sounds of pistol fire at the bottom of Lexington hill Tuesday afternoon marked the first pistol shoot by members of the Lititz Borough Police force. In the shoot, which is expected to become a regularly held affair for police here, local officers were competing for a trophy as well as for a one-day vacation to the winner, as Chief of Police George Hicks explained it. Leroy Emmerich emerged as winner of the trophy. Officer Ames Fritz came in second, followed by Chief Hicks, Robert Keller, Earl Steffy and Charles Shenenberger. As booby prize winner, Shenenberger was presented with a trophy showing an officer aiming at a target but with his hand held over his eyes, a work of art made by Chief Hicks himself. As booby prize winner, Shenenberger also will have to work the day that Emmerich takes off. In the shoot, officers fired 10 rounds of single action and ten rounds of double action from distances of 25 feet, 50 feet and 75 feet. Justice of the Peace Paul F. Diehm was judge of the contest. Boro To Lay Over 1,100 Tons O f Paving On Streets Here Next Week Borough streets will weigh approximately 1,171 tons more in another week than they do today —believe it or not! For next week, the borough’s annual street re-surfacing program will get underway when varying stretches of six streets and four lanes will be given an added inch of paving surface at an estimated cost of $12,664.62, give or take a few bucks either way. And, since the borough will be paying for this re-surfacing by the pound, Borough Manager George Steedle and Street Superintendent Raymond Landis have set up a system for checking the weights of each truckload and the distance covered by the material they contain. The re-surfacing program is expected to be completed in a week or ten days, weather permitting, The work is being done by B. R. Kreider, of Manheim. It takes approximately 100 pounds of paving material to cover a one square yard of street with a one-inch re-surfacing, Mr. Steedle explained. In instances where the present surface is not smooth, this weight some times jumps to about 150 pounds. “As the work proceeds Mr. Landis will tabulate the amount of material used,” Mr. Steedle explained, “We then confer at regular intervals and I convert the progress of the work from pounds to dollars and cents. Then if we find we are low in our estimates we add more streets — and if the work is costing more than we estimated, wc eliminate something. “In this way we end up within five per-cent of the money appropriated by council,” he concluded. Streets to be re-paved are: South Cedar from 2nd to 3rd; Front Street from Elm to Oak; North Locust from the railroad tracks to Front; East Market, Bomberger Between Two Fires In His Park Improvement Drive Former Borough Councilman Elmer Bomberger was caught between two fires in his Lititz Springs Park Improvement program this week! On the one hand, Elmer was busily guarding park facilities in a continuous effort to end the outbreak of vandalism which has plagued the park this summer. And on the other hand, believe it or not, to try to keep Mayor Russel Templeton from becoming too meticulous when it comes to keeping the park spic and span. “The mayor worked hard for weeks removing all signs of debris such as bottles, cans and paper, from the head of the springs and the stream,” Elmer explained. “Now every time he sees a pebble out of place he thinks we have to put on our boots and wade in to get il — before he’s through he’ll probably have us perfuming the stream from one end to the other.” Elmer was kidding, of course, but he wasn’t kidding Monday when he called borough police to the park to round up a group of teen-agers who damaged the roofs of three of the buildings in the park, the Scout cabin, the coffee house and the pavilion. Climbing on top of the buildings, the teen-agers tore out a number of shingles. Police rounded up the group which allegedly did the damage and assured park officials that they will be made to reimburse the cost of having the buildings repaired. The group of volunteers and park crew which recently got the lion’s head fountain at the Broad Street entrance to the park, working once again, also were busily engaged making repairs to the fountain. Two days after the fountain was put in operation, vandals tore away a screen and rammed objects into the pipe jamming up the pump. A wooden pole also was forced into the lion’s head ornamant but this did not materially damage the stone. The pump, however, appeared damaged with the result -that one of the park boosters, Bob Gibble, Lititz R4 plumber, has launched a search for a new pump which he hopes to be able to donate to the park. from the new construction to North New; and Golden from General Sutter to West 6th Street. Cost of this is estimated at $8,781.18. Lanes to be re-paved are: North Lane, from Water to Locust; Mulberry from South Locust to Elm; Raspberry Lane from Center to Lemon; and Cherry Lane from East Main to North Lane. The estimate for this work is $3,883.44. Antique Show In The Park Sat. Aug. 30 Dealers from six states will be exhibiting at the third annual outdoor antique show and barbecue to be held in the Springs Park Saturday, August 30, according to reservations received to-date. In order to eliminate the crowding of stands, the show committee this year is limiting reservations to fifty spaces, Joseph M. Carl, show chairman, explained. At the rate reservations are being received, it is expected all spaces will be reserved well before the show. Dealers who already have decided to come here include those from North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Ohio and practically all parts of Pennsylvania. The show is the big event locally of the Labor Day week-end and all proceeds go to the park improvement fund. The antique show will start at 9 a.m. and will continue until dusk. Workers of St. Luke’s United Church of Christ will serve a pancake and sausage breakfast at $1.00 per plate, from 6 to 9 a.m. The annual chicken barbecue will continue from 2 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. with Graybill Miller catering. The barbecue offers both take-outs and table service at from $1.25 to $1.75. The committee assures plenty of free parking and emphasized that no admission is charged, Blame Girls For Telephone Calls A brash of anonymous telephone calls, which occurred here during the past several weeks, were blamed on a group of young girls after one of the calls was traced last week, Chief of Police George Hicks reported Wednesday. A number of the calls were made to a local married woman who became highly disturbed. After receiving a number of complaints, police enlisted the co-operation of D. & E, officials who succeeded in tracing a call to the woman’s phone last Friday. Acting on this information, Chief Hicks picked up four girls ranging in ages from ten to twelve years. They were given reprimands by police and turned over to their parents. CENTER HOURS The Recreation Center will be open from 9 a.m. until noon next week and will be closed the week of August 25, it was announced this week. And Thefts Reported A burglary in the Woodridge pool office, a local plant, a series of petty thefts and a prowler or peeping tom, were reported here during the past week by borough police. Thieves Tuesday night broke into the building at the Woodridge pool and removed 20 boxes of raw pretzels and pizzas, two footballs, a soccer ball and $2.50 in cash. Entrance was gained into the building by breaking a window. After rifling a desk and looting the office, the thieves climbed the fence into the pool area where they stole the pizzas and soft pretzels. Enter Plant The burglary and larceny occurred at the Ted-Rich Industries plant on North Locust Street, where intruders gained entrance by breaking a window over the week-end. This is the third looting of the plant in recent months. Once inside the thieves reached an office by breaking down a door. Here they obtained a small amount of cash plus a number of candy bars. Sneak Thief Mrs, Mary Houser, of 223 North Cedar Street, reported to police that a sneak-thief entered her home some time late Friday and removed $40 in bills form her purse. She had gone out only a few minutes and discovered the theft upon her return, she said. The house was unlocked at the time. Loot Automobiles Sneak thieves with a weakness for the knobs off gear shift levers, gave police their most perplexing complaints. Over the week-end four cars, three of which were Volkeswagens, had the knobs removed while parked on borough streets, Chief of Police George Hicks reported. Tools valued at $8 also were stolen. All of the ears were parked in the vicinity of Five Points, Linden and Laurel Streets. Cars looted are owned by William Hornberger, Linden Street, his Motorized Mini Bikes Give Police New Problem How to regulate motorized mini-bikes which are becoming increasingly popular with youths oi the borough, was the problem facing borough officials this week. According to Mayor Russel Templeton the bikes are operated at such speeds that at times the lives of children are endangered. On the other hand, Chief of Police George Hicks pointed out that he has spent several months getting the minibikes off the streets and alleys and that some provision should Mystery Still Cloaks Cause Of Bam Fire The possibility of arson still has not been ruled out as the cause of the fire which destroyed the barn on the farm of Carl Galebaeh between Penryn and Elm early Sunday morning. Neighbors in the area were reported to have heard a car start up a short distance from the barn shortly before the fire was discovered. By 1 a.m. Sunday the 40 by 60 foot structure had burned to the ground. At the heighth of the fire flames could be seen for a distance of four miles. The Penryn, Lititz and Manheim fire companies responded to an alarm shortly after midnight. The barn was practically empty and contained only a wagon, a hay baler and a small quantity of hay. The farm was recently sold to a neighbor, Carl Myers, but the Galebaeh family still resides on the property. brother, Harry Hornberger, Linden Street; Dennis Barbine. Laurel Street, ana Rober Wer-rich, Lititz R4. The prowler was reported-peering in windows in the vicinity of North Cedar Street. Ponce were unable to connect me prowler with any oi the theits reported here during the past week. Out early in the morning rehearsing their drills, this group of young Ranger-ettes paused long enough to prettily pose for the Record-Express photographer. They are, left to right; Front row, Vicki m „ l Morgan; second row, Dianne Herr and Cheryl Ober; third row, Debra Bingeman, Chris Miles, Vicki Sauders and their leader, Vivian Landis Keith. Rangereffes Practicing Daily For Their Third Thanksgiving Parade To most of us Thanksgiving Day seems far away — but not so to an industrious group of youngsters who appear on the scene every morning of the week! They are the 1969 version of Vivian Landis Keith’s Lititz Rangerettes who are diligently drilling every morning in the hope that by the time the Thanksgiving Parade is held in Philadelphia they will have their precision absolutely perfect. The group which this year-numbers approximately 65 young women ranging in ages from a mere five to the more sophisticated teen-agers, has been attracting much favorable comment as they drill along Liberty Street each day. In contrast with the natty uniforms they will show up in this fall, the group appears in a varied assortment of shorts, miniskirts and other bits of summer clothing a bit more comfortable than uniforms. But in addition to getting their drills letter-perfect, the youngsters have another matter to be disposed of first — raising funds to finance their bus trip to Phillie. This will be their third annual Thanksgiving Day trek and the group is larger than ever before — thus more funds are needed! As a result Mrs. Keith has arranged for a fashion show to be held at the General Sutter Inn next Friday, August 22. Fashions for the entire family will be displayed by the live models and the public is invited to attend. The first public appearance of the 1969 Rangerettes will be at the Ephrata Farm Show next month. They also will parade at the Manheim and New Holland farm shows as well as in several Hallowe’en parades in the county. The group has won considerable acclaim in! its first two appearances in the annual Thanksgiving Day parades in Philadelphia. be made to permit their instead of attempting them. use It also was revealed that most of the use of these bikes ha$ been on school grounds and the adjoining parking areas of Warwick school buildings here as well as at Rothsville and Brun-nerville. “I watched them speeding around within a lew feet of where small children were playing and realized that if a collision occurred someone might be seriously injured,” Mayor Templeton explained. “I then, asked Chief Hicks to look into this situation.” According to Chief Hicks, owners of the bikes have been given permission to use them on the school grounds. He agreed, however, that this use should be regulated and controlled to some extent but pointed out this will have to be done by school authorities inasmuch as thev are not being operated on public streets.” The bikes which are equipped with powerful motors hare very small wheels. To-date the only regulated use of the mini-bikes is on a track constructed along Route 501 just south of the Brickerville crossroads. Hicks To Leave Saturday For FBI Academy Chief of Police George Hicks will leave Saturday for Washington D.C., where he will spend the next 12 weeks attending the F.B.I. National Police academy. In addition to an intensive course of instruction in all phases of police Chief Hicks will spend one week on the Marine firing range at Quantico, Virginia. The F.B.I. maintains a staff of full-time instructors and those attending the academy include nationally-known criminologists, police officials and educators from all parts of the country as well as foreign countries. The curriculum includes keeping police records, firearms and ballistics, investigative procedure, police tactics, physical training and defense, physics and chemistry as aids to police investigations, fingerprint identification, etc. Finds Monkey in Her Ceil, Mrs. Henry Shenk, wno lives north of Brickerville, couldn’t believe her eyes one evening last week when she walked into the basement of her home — and was greeted by a friendly little monkey! < The fellow was so friendly in fact that all he wanted to do was shake hands — and Mrs. Shenk realized he was somebody’s pet. A few inquiries revealed that the monkey had wandered away from the home of a family living in Bernville, near Womelsdorf, and that they had broadcast an appeal over a Lebanon television station. Within a few hours the owners appeared and re-claimed the monkey. They reported that U had gotten away while they were on vacation and. had been missing about three weeks, even l hough it did not seem to have suffered any front the wot weather. -■ The Sneaks are parents of Harold B. Shenk, who operates a barber shop at Broad and Front Street here. Art Show Here;. Showed A Profit The recent Lititz art show not only was one of the most interesting in this area, but proved to be a financial success as well, ending up with a cash balance of $91.99. In a financial statement made public this week by Norma M. Eichholtz, treasurer of the show, income amounted to $787.00, an increase over the two previous shows. Expenditures were $450.00 for prizes and the judging with $245.01 being spent for mailing and advertising. The balance will prove a nest-egg to get next year’s show started.
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Title | Lititz Record Express |
Masthead | Lititz Record Express 1969-08-14 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Description | Lititz newspapers 1877-2001 |
Publisher | Record Print. Co. |
Date | 1969-08-14 |
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Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Location Covered | United States;Pennsylvania;Lancaster County (Pa.);Lititz (Pa.);Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) |
Type | Text |
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Language | English |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact LancasterHistory, Attn: Library Services, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, PA, 17603. Phone: 717-392-4633, ext. 126. Email: research@lancasterhistory.org |
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Full Text | The lititz record Serving The Warwick Area For Nearly A - EXPRESS Century 93rd Year Ssst.a'hlieh^nl A p r il, 1877, a s T h e S u n b e am (ConsoJuliUrc? with T h e TiitUr. R e c o rd , 1907) Lititz, Lancaster County, Penna., Thursday, August J0, 1969 10 c e n ts a C op y , $4,00 par y e a r b y m a il w ith in L a n c a s t e r County 12 Pages — No. 19 See Boost In School Enrollment On September 3 Another record enrollment is expected when Warwick Union Schools re-open for the coining year on Wednesday, September 3, Supervising Principal Curvin C. Smith announced this week. Based on pre-school surveys 1 it is estimated that this year’s enrollment will be 3,734 students as compared with 3,673 last year. And this enrollment would have been approximately 150 more had it not been for a change in the minimum age for kindergarten enrollment, Dr. Smith revealed. The high school enrollment will be approximately 1,600, the largest on record. The elementary school enrollment which reflects a slight decrease, is expected to be as follows: John Beck School, 540; Lititz Elementary, 827; Rothsville, 199, and Kissel Hill, 568, a total of 2,134. All elementary schools go through grade six with the exception of Rothsville where it goes only through grade four. The change in the kindergarten age limit now is five years old by September 15 instead of February 1 in previous years. A total of 34 new teachers to the faculty will report on Thursday, August 28, for an orientation program, Dr. Smith said. This will include the projection of slides depicting various phases, historical and otherwise, of the Warwick area. This will be followed by a tour of all the school buildings in the district where the principals of each school will address the new teachers. The entire faculty will report on September 2. Students will report and classes will start on Wednesday, September 3. The cafeteria will be open the first day. The bus service will be the same as last year with the exception of the Kindergarten routes which will be announced next week. Taking aim at their first revolver-firing meet here Tuesday are members of the Lititz Borough Police force. In the foreground is Chief of Police George Hicks, flanked by Officers Earl Steffy, Jr., James Fritz, Charles Shenenberger, Robert Keller and LeRoy Emmerich. L ititz Police Hold 1st Pistol Shoot Sounds of pistol fire at the bottom of Lexington hill Tuesday afternoon marked the first pistol shoot by members of the Lititz Borough Police force. In the shoot, which is expected to become a regularly held affair for police here, local officers were competing for a trophy as well as for a one-day vacation to the winner, as Chief of Police George Hicks explained it. Leroy Emmerich emerged as winner of the trophy. Officer Ames Fritz came in second, followed by Chief Hicks, Robert Keller, Earl Steffy and Charles Shenenberger. As booby prize winner, Shenenberger was presented with a trophy showing an officer aiming at a target but with his hand held over his eyes, a work of art made by Chief Hicks himself. As booby prize winner, Shenenberger also will have to work the day that Emmerich takes off. In the shoot, officers fired 10 rounds of single action and ten rounds of double action from distances of 25 feet, 50 feet and 75 feet. Justice of the Peace Paul F. Diehm was judge of the contest. Boro To Lay Over 1,100 Tons O f Paving On Streets Here Next Week Borough streets will weigh approximately 1,171 tons more in another week than they do today —believe it or not! For next week, the borough’s annual street re-surfacing program will get underway when varying stretches of six streets and four lanes will be given an added inch of paving surface at an estimated cost of $12,664.62, give or take a few bucks either way. And, since the borough will be paying for this re-surfacing by the pound, Borough Manager George Steedle and Street Superintendent Raymond Landis have set up a system for checking the weights of each truckload and the distance covered by the material they contain. The re-surfacing program is expected to be completed in a week or ten days, weather permitting, The work is being done by B. R. Kreider, of Manheim. It takes approximately 100 pounds of paving material to cover a one square yard of street with a one-inch re-surfacing, Mr. Steedle explained. In instances where the present surface is not smooth, this weight some times jumps to about 150 pounds. “As the work proceeds Mr. Landis will tabulate the amount of material used,” Mr. Steedle explained, “We then confer at regular intervals and I convert the progress of the work from pounds to dollars and cents. Then if we find we are low in our estimates we add more streets — and if the work is costing more than we estimated, wc eliminate something. “In this way we end up within five per-cent of the money appropriated by council,” he concluded. Streets to be re-paved are: South Cedar from 2nd to 3rd; Front Street from Elm to Oak; North Locust from the railroad tracks to Front; East Market, Bomberger Between Two Fires In His Park Improvement Drive Former Borough Councilman Elmer Bomberger was caught between two fires in his Lititz Springs Park Improvement program this week! On the one hand, Elmer was busily guarding park facilities in a continuous effort to end the outbreak of vandalism which has plagued the park this summer. And on the other hand, believe it or not, to try to keep Mayor Russel Templeton from becoming too meticulous when it comes to keeping the park spic and span. “The mayor worked hard for weeks removing all signs of debris such as bottles, cans and paper, from the head of the springs and the stream,” Elmer explained. “Now every time he sees a pebble out of place he thinks we have to put on our boots and wade in to get il — before he’s through he’ll probably have us perfuming the stream from one end to the other.” Elmer was kidding, of course, but he wasn’t kidding Monday when he called borough police to the park to round up a group of teen-agers who damaged the roofs of three of the buildings in the park, the Scout cabin, the coffee house and the pavilion. Climbing on top of the buildings, the teen-agers tore out a number of shingles. Police rounded up the group which allegedly did the damage and assured park officials that they will be made to reimburse the cost of having the buildings repaired. The group of volunteers and park crew which recently got the lion’s head fountain at the Broad Street entrance to the park, working once again, also were busily engaged making repairs to the fountain. Two days after the fountain was put in operation, vandals tore away a screen and rammed objects into the pipe jamming up the pump. A wooden pole also was forced into the lion’s head ornamant but this did not materially damage the stone. The pump, however, appeared damaged with the result -that one of the park boosters, Bob Gibble, Lititz R4 plumber, has launched a search for a new pump which he hopes to be able to donate to the park. from the new construction to North New; and Golden from General Sutter to West 6th Street. Cost of this is estimated at $8,781.18. Lanes to be re-paved are: North Lane, from Water to Locust; Mulberry from South Locust to Elm; Raspberry Lane from Center to Lemon; and Cherry Lane from East Main to North Lane. The estimate for this work is $3,883.44. Antique Show In The Park Sat. Aug. 30 Dealers from six states will be exhibiting at the third annual outdoor antique show and barbecue to be held in the Springs Park Saturday, August 30, according to reservations received to-date. In order to eliminate the crowding of stands, the show committee this year is limiting reservations to fifty spaces, Joseph M. Carl, show chairman, explained. At the rate reservations are being received, it is expected all spaces will be reserved well before the show. Dealers who already have decided to come here include those from North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Ohio and practically all parts of Pennsylvania. The show is the big event locally of the Labor Day week-end and all proceeds go to the park improvement fund. The antique show will start at 9 a.m. and will continue until dusk. Workers of St. Luke’s United Church of Christ will serve a pancake and sausage breakfast at $1.00 per plate, from 6 to 9 a.m. The annual chicken barbecue will continue from 2 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. with Graybill Miller catering. The barbecue offers both take-outs and table service at from $1.25 to $1.75. The committee assures plenty of free parking and emphasized that no admission is charged, Blame Girls For Telephone Calls A brash of anonymous telephone calls, which occurred here during the past several weeks, were blamed on a group of young girls after one of the calls was traced last week, Chief of Police George Hicks reported Wednesday. A number of the calls were made to a local married woman who became highly disturbed. After receiving a number of complaints, police enlisted the co-operation of D. & E, officials who succeeded in tracing a call to the woman’s phone last Friday. Acting on this information, Chief Hicks picked up four girls ranging in ages from ten to twelve years. They were given reprimands by police and turned over to their parents. CENTER HOURS The Recreation Center will be open from 9 a.m. until noon next week and will be closed the week of August 25, it was announced this week. And Thefts Reported A burglary in the Woodridge pool office, a local plant, a series of petty thefts and a prowler or peeping tom, were reported here during the past week by borough police. Thieves Tuesday night broke into the building at the Woodridge pool and removed 20 boxes of raw pretzels and pizzas, two footballs, a soccer ball and $2.50 in cash. Entrance was gained into the building by breaking a window. After rifling a desk and looting the office, the thieves climbed the fence into the pool area where they stole the pizzas and soft pretzels. Enter Plant The burglary and larceny occurred at the Ted-Rich Industries plant on North Locust Street, where intruders gained entrance by breaking a window over the week-end. This is the third looting of the plant in recent months. Once inside the thieves reached an office by breaking down a door. Here they obtained a small amount of cash plus a number of candy bars. Sneak Thief Mrs, Mary Houser, of 223 North Cedar Street, reported to police that a sneak-thief entered her home some time late Friday and removed $40 in bills form her purse. She had gone out only a few minutes and discovered the theft upon her return, she said. The house was unlocked at the time. Loot Automobiles Sneak thieves with a weakness for the knobs off gear shift levers, gave police their most perplexing complaints. Over the week-end four cars, three of which were Volkeswagens, had the knobs removed while parked on borough streets, Chief of Police George Hicks reported. Tools valued at $8 also were stolen. All of the ears were parked in the vicinity of Five Points, Linden and Laurel Streets. Cars looted are owned by William Hornberger, Linden Street, his Motorized Mini Bikes Give Police New Problem How to regulate motorized mini-bikes which are becoming increasingly popular with youths oi the borough, was the problem facing borough officials this week. According to Mayor Russel Templeton the bikes are operated at such speeds that at times the lives of children are endangered. On the other hand, Chief of Police George Hicks pointed out that he has spent several months getting the minibikes off the streets and alleys and that some provision should Mystery Still Cloaks Cause Of Bam Fire The possibility of arson still has not been ruled out as the cause of the fire which destroyed the barn on the farm of Carl Galebaeh between Penryn and Elm early Sunday morning. Neighbors in the area were reported to have heard a car start up a short distance from the barn shortly before the fire was discovered. By 1 a.m. Sunday the 40 by 60 foot structure had burned to the ground. At the heighth of the fire flames could be seen for a distance of four miles. The Penryn, Lititz and Manheim fire companies responded to an alarm shortly after midnight. The barn was practically empty and contained only a wagon, a hay baler and a small quantity of hay. The farm was recently sold to a neighbor, Carl Myers, but the Galebaeh family still resides on the property. brother, Harry Hornberger, Linden Street; Dennis Barbine. Laurel Street, ana Rober Wer-rich, Lititz R4. The prowler was reported-peering in windows in the vicinity of North Cedar Street. Ponce were unable to connect me prowler with any oi the theits reported here during the past week. Out early in the morning rehearsing their drills, this group of young Ranger-ettes paused long enough to prettily pose for the Record-Express photographer. They are, left to right; Front row, Vicki m „ l Morgan; second row, Dianne Herr and Cheryl Ober; third row, Debra Bingeman, Chris Miles, Vicki Sauders and their leader, Vivian Landis Keith. Rangereffes Practicing Daily For Their Third Thanksgiving Parade To most of us Thanksgiving Day seems far away — but not so to an industrious group of youngsters who appear on the scene every morning of the week! They are the 1969 version of Vivian Landis Keith’s Lititz Rangerettes who are diligently drilling every morning in the hope that by the time the Thanksgiving Parade is held in Philadelphia they will have their precision absolutely perfect. The group which this year-numbers approximately 65 young women ranging in ages from a mere five to the more sophisticated teen-agers, has been attracting much favorable comment as they drill along Liberty Street each day. In contrast with the natty uniforms they will show up in this fall, the group appears in a varied assortment of shorts, miniskirts and other bits of summer clothing a bit more comfortable than uniforms. But in addition to getting their drills letter-perfect, the youngsters have another matter to be disposed of first — raising funds to finance their bus trip to Phillie. This will be their third annual Thanksgiving Day trek and the group is larger than ever before — thus more funds are needed! As a result Mrs. Keith has arranged for a fashion show to be held at the General Sutter Inn next Friday, August 22. Fashions for the entire family will be displayed by the live models and the public is invited to attend. The first public appearance of the 1969 Rangerettes will be at the Ephrata Farm Show next month. They also will parade at the Manheim and New Holland farm shows as well as in several Hallowe’en parades in the county. The group has won considerable acclaim in! its first two appearances in the annual Thanksgiving Day parades in Philadelphia. be made to permit their instead of attempting them. use It also was revealed that most of the use of these bikes ha$ been on school grounds and the adjoining parking areas of Warwick school buildings here as well as at Rothsville and Brun-nerville. “I watched them speeding around within a lew feet of where small children were playing and realized that if a collision occurred someone might be seriously injured,” Mayor Templeton explained. “I then, asked Chief Hicks to look into this situation.” According to Chief Hicks, owners of the bikes have been given permission to use them on the school grounds. He agreed, however, that this use should be regulated and controlled to some extent but pointed out this will have to be done by school authorities inasmuch as thev are not being operated on public streets.” The bikes which are equipped with powerful motors hare very small wheels. To-date the only regulated use of the mini-bikes is on a track constructed along Route 501 just south of the Brickerville crossroads. Hicks To Leave Saturday For FBI Academy Chief of Police George Hicks will leave Saturday for Washington D.C., where he will spend the next 12 weeks attending the F.B.I. National Police academy. In addition to an intensive course of instruction in all phases of police Chief Hicks will spend one week on the Marine firing range at Quantico, Virginia. The F.B.I. maintains a staff of full-time instructors and those attending the academy include nationally-known criminologists, police officials and educators from all parts of the country as well as foreign countries. The curriculum includes keeping police records, firearms and ballistics, investigative procedure, police tactics, physical training and defense, physics and chemistry as aids to police investigations, fingerprint identification, etc. Finds Monkey in Her Ceil, Mrs. Henry Shenk, wno lives north of Brickerville, couldn’t believe her eyes one evening last week when she walked into the basement of her home — and was greeted by a friendly little monkey! < The fellow was so friendly in fact that all he wanted to do was shake hands — and Mrs. Shenk realized he was somebody’s pet. A few inquiries revealed that the monkey had wandered away from the home of a family living in Bernville, near Womelsdorf, and that they had broadcast an appeal over a Lebanon television station. Within a few hours the owners appeared and re-claimed the monkey. They reported that U had gotten away while they were on vacation and. had been missing about three weeks, even l hough it did not seem to have suffered any front the wot weather. -■ The Sneaks are parents of Harold B. Shenk, who operates a barber shop at Broad and Front Street here. Art Show Here;. Showed A Profit The recent Lititz art show not only was one of the most interesting in this area, but proved to be a financial success as well, ending up with a cash balance of $91.99. In a financial statement made public this week by Norma M. Eichholtz, treasurer of the show, income amounted to $787.00, an increase over the two previous shows. Expenditures were $450.00 for prizes and the judging with $245.01 being spent for mailing and advertising. The balance will prove a nest-egg to get next year’s show started. |
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