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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 30 Pages-No. 4
By Kathleen King
For the second month in a
row Lititz Borough Council
was visited by a group of
citizens concerned that the
borough police department
is u n d e r s ta f f e d and
therefore unable to make
inroads against drug dealers
and drug-related crime.
Last month a group of
about 50 cititzens requested
that council consider hiring
two additional full-time
police officers. Last month
council told the group it
would not have an answer
Citizens’ Demands For More Police:
The Problem That Won’t Disappear for them by April, but would
have a progress report for
them.
At Tuesday n ig h t’s
meeting, council president,
C. Wendell Hower, told the
group of approximately 30
that in the intervening
month, council members
had met with Police Chief
George Hicks and Assistant
Chief James Fritz to discuss
p o s s ib le m an p owe r
problems.
Hower said council had
“checked” with Warwick
Township and determined
May 7 At 7:45 P.M.
that any “juncture of police
forces would not be very
imminent.”
Hower also told the group
that councilman Russell
Pettyjohn had been in touch
with the Department of
Community Affairs in
Harrisburg to see if there
were any grants available to
hire additional police.
Pettyjohn said that the
grant program, through
which Warwick Township
had hired its two additional
police officers, was no longer
available.
School District Sets Public
Budget Meeting
A public hearing on the
proposed Warwick School
District budget for the 1985-
86 term will be held at the
Warwick Middle School at
7:45 p.m. in Tuesday, May 7.
The budget will be adopted
at the May 21 meeting of the
school board, which will be
held in the board room at the
high school at 7:30 p.m.
Persons desiring in­formation
on the budget can
c o n ta c t th e d i s t r i c t
superintendent, Dr. John
Bonfield, or can review the
budget, which will be on
display in the district office
at the high school until May
21.
According to Bonfield, the
proposed budget represents
a financial plan for the
operation of the school
district for the coming year.
“The budget is a fiscal
translation of the district
education goals and a
continuation of providing a
quality educational program
in the most efficient man­ner,”
Bonfield said.
The budget is developed
through the combined efforts
of the teaching and ad­ministratives
staffs, the
school board committees,
and community represen­tatives
who serve on those
committees, according to
Bonfield.
“This budget has been
assembled with an attempt
to control costs in all
possible a re a s , while
reducing costs where ap­propriate,”
the superin­tendent
explained.
Bonfield stated that the
overall budget will increase
8.5 percent, with the major
areas of increase being
employee salaries, social
security and retirement
costs, middle school roof
repairs, and improvement of
the facilities in all district
buildings. He said these
areas represent 90 precent of
the budget increase.
The School district is
planning to eliminate the $5
per capita tax, which
Bonfield said many tax­payers
look on . as a
“nuisance.”
“This should result in an
average reduction of taxes of
approximately $7.75 per
household,” he said.
To make up for revenues
lost through the elimination
of the per capita tax, the
district will be increasing
the real estate tax by one-quarter
of a mill.
This increase in the real
estate tax will mean an
average increase of $3.65 per
household, Bonfield said, for
an overall net reduction of
$4.10 in taxes paid by the
average household.
Bonfield explained that
with the new method of
computing the real estate
taxes at 100 percent
assessment, compared to the
p re v io u s 25 p e r c e n t
assessment of property
values, the one-quarter mill
increase in real estate taxes
under the 100 percent
assessment is equal to one
mill of taxes under the
fo rm e r 25 p e r c e n t
assessment.
“Revenues to support the
budget are projected to
increase 6.5 percent,” the
superintendent said. “A
large portion of the end of
year balance, projected
revenue from new con­struction
(of homes in the
district), increased state
subsidies, and tight fiscal
management will be used to
make up the difference
between the expenditures
and revenues,” he said.
How To Sell Yourself
In A Job Interview
By Karen Belber
(Editor’s Note: This is the
second article of a two-part
series examining “The Job
Interview,” and how, if you
are returning to the work
force, just getting out of
school or planning a career
change, you can sell yourself
to get that job you want.
Comments appear from a
noted author, local em­ployment
services, agencies,
a corporation and a
psychologist.)
The first part of the article
presented ideas and advice
from local professionals
about “How to get your foot
in the door and keep it
there,” when interviewing
for a job. Margaret Hum-phrey-
Kay, psychologist and
lecturer, stressed the im­portance
of “attitude,” and
“body language:” “You
NOTICE
The monthly meet­ing
of the Lititz
Retailer’s Association „
has been scheduled for
the second Wednesday
of this month. The
May meeting will be
held next Wednesday,
May 8 at 7:30 P.M. at
the Gen. Sutter Inn.
All area business­men
are welcome and
invited to attend.
must learn to take the ‘best
foot forward“ approach.”
Insightful comments were
drawn from Philadelphia
columnist Darrell Sifford,
who warned that your rights
could be violated during an
interview when asked illegal
questions like: “What do you
do in your spare time,” or
“Do you plan to have a
family?”
Human R e la tio n s
specialist, Linda Long of
Yerger Brothers em­phasized
the importance of
“encouraging mobility and
direction” for employees.
Yerger Brothers in­troduced
a Quality Circle
Program two years ago to
help boost morale and in­crease
production. The
program has been well
received.
Part 2
If cooperation exists in all
hierarchies, norms are
consistently adhered to, and
the company works toward a
common goal, then the
group’s power defines the
reality. That reality,
though, can be grossly
harmful. If there exists a
contrary element, it must
either be pilfered, or it can
destroy a network, the ar­ticle
maintains.
In a relatively smaller and
older organization, like
Woodstream Corp., a strong
foundation to start with,
provides a strong sense of
support and stability within.
According to John Reid,
director of communications,
Articles submitted by
candidates running for
election to offices in
Lititz Borough and
Warwick Township in
the May 21 municipal
primary election appear
on page 6.
Hower also informed the
group that he had asked
Warwick School Superin­tendent
Dr. John Bonfield to
“gather ideas” and to put
the issue on the agenda for
th e May 16 jo in t
municipalities meeting
between the school board,
borough council and War­wick
and Elizabeth Town­ship
supervisors.
“We’re interested in
monitoring what happens in
the park with the security
guard...and seeing the
results of the newspaper
survey,” Hower said.
Hower said that council
had “spent some time, and
looked through the budget”
and determined that ”if
we’re going to increase
services, we’re going to have
to increase taxes.”
Hower added that “doesn’t
mean that’s bad - it’s just
we have to consider it.”
“I would expect that at the
May council meeting we’ll
tell you whether we’ll hire no
p o lic em en , or h ire
policeman,” Hower said,
adding that “we have not sat
on it.”
The group did not seem to
be completely satisfied with
Hower’s progress report,
however, and had some
pointed questions for the
council.
Terry Wentling, 134
Spruce St., asked council if it
had sought any outside help.
She said she understood
there was a group headed by
a Mr. Orndorf that would do
a survey of the police
department for free to see if
additional manpower was
needed.
Hower told her that Orn­dorf
from from the
Department of Community
Affairs in Harrisburg had
done the original survey of
Warwick Township and
Lititz police departments
and had been “pushing
merger of the two police
departments.”
“In his reports and his
comments, he said there was
no need for additional police
officers,” Hower added.
A n o th e r re s id e n t
suggested later that the
council should look into
recalling Orndorf to do a
survey of the Lititz police
department alone.
Pettyjohn explained that
there were two types, of
surveys available, one that
takes about two days and one
that would involve two
weeks. He said the
Department of Community
Affairs could do the two-day
survey “within the month,”
but that the more extensive
survey could not be done for
at least six months.
Mrs. Wentling wanted to
know “so what’s the hold
up,” with requesting one of
the surveys, to which Hower
responded, “Council hasn’t
decided if that’s necessary to
do.”
“The police have been
here year after year, asking
for help,” Mrs. Wentling
said. “Are you going to tell
us this is the first time you
knew they needed help? ”
Hower replied that “this
year the police chief asked
for one man” but in other
years council’s suggestions
for reorganizing the man­power
of the police depart­ment
“were turned down.”
Mrs. Wentling asked
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Beryl Rihn, told council at Tuesdays meeting the
citizens except action "if we have to come here
every month.”
Drug Market Strong, Police Force
Weak, Say Poll Respondents
For the past two weeks, a
six-question survey has been
included in the Record
Express. The questions,
directed at readers, asked
about beliefs and opinions
with regard to the alleged
drug problem in Lititz
Borough and about recent
complaints by borough
citizens that the Lititz
Borough police force is not
large enough to afford
adequate protection for the
growing community.
The following article at­tempts
to present the results
of that survey, allowing
analysis to the individual
reader.
From a total return of 32
q u e s tio n n a ir e s , the
responses to questions one
and six were the most
o v e rw h e lm in g ly in
agreement.
Question 1 asked: “In your
opinion, does the Lititz
Borough police force have
sufficient manpower to
provide adequate protection
for borough residents?”
Twenty-three respondents
answered no. Nine answered
yes.
Question six asked: “Do
you believe that Lititz
Borough really has a drug
traffic problem that exceeds
the expected problems for
communities this size in
Lancaster County in 1985?”
Twenty-four respondents
answered yes; six answered
no. One person said, “This is
a ridiculous question,” and
another suggested, “If it
doesn’t, why wait until it
does before they take ac­tion?”
Question 2 asked: “If your
answer to the first question
was ‘no’ what would you
consider to be the ideal
number of police officers for
the borough force?”
Those an sw e rin g
responded with- suggested
numbers ranging from two
additional police officers, to
a total force of 10 or 12 police
officers. Some answered
that there should be enough
to have at least two on each
shift.
Question 3 asked: “In your
opinion, would consolidation
of the Lititz Borough and the
Warwick Township police
forces be a desirable move
toward more efficient use of
existing police manpower?
Seventeen felt that the
move would not be desirable,
while 10 said that it would be
a desirable move. Some
didn’t have an opinion, and
In This Issue
Editorial 4
Sports Sectionll,12,13,14
Social 20,21
Church 26
Business Directory 28
Business Update 28
others declined to answer.
Question 4 asked: “Would
you be willing to pay more in
tax monies to support the
addition of one or more
police officers to the borough
force?”
Eleven people said they
would not be willing to pay
more taxes for additional
police, while 19 said they
would be willing to pay.
Many of those responding no
to this question, said they
felt that the additional tax
would be unnecessary, even
though they favored more
police manpower.
Question 5 asked: “...how
much more per taxpayer
would you consider a fair
share?” Responses varied
from one mill, to $10 to $20
per year, to $50 to $100 per
year.R
eaders’ Comments
Christy Wagner wrote:
“Lititz provides much to be
proud of, but if something
puts a blight on it, we
shouldn’t allow pride to
cause denial. The first step
toward correcting any
problem is to admit there’s a
problem.”
Elaine Brubaker wrote: “I
believe that Lititz’s drug
problem is no better nor any
worse than other com­munities
its size. I also
believe when Warwick Drug
and Alcohol Action Group
became involved in the
Chemical People movement,
the drug problem in the
Warwick School was no
worse than those of
surrounding schools, but the
school administration chose
to do something about the
problem, not just ignore it
and allow the drug usage and
the disruption connected
with that usage to increase
before something positive
was done to stop the rising
tide. In taking positive steps,
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there is no great turnover at
Woodstream Corp.
When interviewing an
applicant, Reid said that he
looks for experience above
all else. When hiring a
salesperson, “We look for
experience because we don’t
have elaborate training
courses.”
“Personality tends to take
care of itself, if you’re
looking a t successful
salespeople,” Reid said,
adding that if he received a
resume from someone who
had had six jobs in six years
he’d “begin to wonder.”
Woodstream has used
employment agencies to
screen and select viable
candidates for certain
production positions, Reid
said.
As added incentive to a
comprehensive benefit
package, Woodstream will
also reimburse its em­ployees
if they wish to
pursue advanced education,
Reid added. “Occasionally
we will send an employee to
a seminar, but quite
frequently they will attend
on their own.
Woodstream, established
in the Lititz area at the turn
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PA Commerce Secretary Pickard To Attend
Federal-Mogul Groundbreaking
A g ro u n d b re a k in g
ceremony for Federal-Mogul
Corporation’s new ball
bearing plant will be held on
Wednesday, May 8 at 11 a.m.
on the comer of West Lincoln
and Arrowhead Drive.
Federal-Mogul president
William C. Adams, Lititz
mayor Raymond Reedy and
Pennsylvania Department of
Commerce secretary James
O. Pickard will be among the
state, local and company
dignitaries invited to the
event, which will also be
open to the public.
The company’s new
260,000-square-foot facility
will replace the Lancaster
plant, which was built before
the turn of the century,
according to plant manager
Phil Herrman. The plant
manufactures clutch and
other ball bearings with
about , 60 percent of its
production going to the
heavy duty and automotive
equipment replacement
parts markets.
In Februry Federal-
Mogul’s Board of Directors
approved plans to construct
the Lititz plant.
Construction on this 30-
acre site is scheduled for
completion in December
1986. The new plant location
is approximately 10 miles
from the current Lancaster
facility.
Total cost of the new plant
will be approximately $64
million, which includes
construction and equipment,
Herrman said.
“The Lititz facility will be
a state-of-the-art operation
u tiliz in g a u tom a ted
production activities, which
typifies what we refer to as
the ‘factory of the future,”’
he noted.
There will be a five-year
phase-out program for the
old plant in which present
employees will be trained on
new systems and equipment.
Other machinery will be
transferred and rebuilt.
Architectural design for
the plant will be handled by
Giffels Associates of
Southfield, Michigan, and
the general construction
management contract was
awarded to Barton-Malow of
Oak Park, Michigan.
H e a d q u a rte red in
Southfield, Michigan,
Federal-Mogul operates 401
plants, more than 501
distribution centers and fivei
major research facilities
throughout the world. It’s
products range from a
variety of precision parts for
the transportation, farm
equipment, construction and
manufacturing industries to
aerospace components.
Artist’s rendering of Federal-Mogul Cor­poration’s
new ball bearing plant on West Lincoln
Avenue. Groundbreaking for the new plant will be
held Wednesday, May 8, at 11 a.m.