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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 30 Pages-No. 50
Township supervisors consider
mandatory water connection
by Kathleen King
A water system for
Warwick Township, in
particular Rothsville, has
been discussed by the
Warwick Township
Supervisors for several
years.
A well site has been found
and the supervisors awarded
a bid for well site im­provements
to the tune of
$12,144.
Community Development
Funds have been applied for
to assist in the building of a
water storage tower.
And last week, at their
March m e e tin g , the
supervisors agreed to ad­vertise
an ordinance that
would make it clear who will
have to hook up to the water
system if it ever becomes a
reality.
Robert Smith, chairman of
the board of supervisors,
said Wednesday that there
has been “a lot of talk at the
barber shop” that not
everyone will have to hook
up to the system, if and
when, the system is built.
System not voluntary
Smith said he wanted to
make it clear that the
system will not be “op­tional,”
but that if the water
line “goes by their property”
homeowners will be required
to connect to the system.”
The eight-page proposed
ordinance states in Article
II, Section 2.01, that “The
Owner of any Improved
Property abutting the Water
System, except farms which
have their own supply of
water for uses other than
human consumption, shall
connect such Improved
Property with and shall use
such Water System, in such
manner as this Township
may require, within 90 days
after notice to such Owner
from this Township to make
such connection; subject,
however to such limitations
and restrictions as shall be
established herein or
o th e rw is e sh a ll be
established by this Town­ship,
from time to time.”
Improved property defined
“Improved Property,” is
defined in the ordinance as
“any property within this
Township upon which there
is erected a structure in­tended
for continuous or
periodic habitation, oc­cupancy
or use by human
beings or animals. ’ ’
During the discussion on
the proposed ordinance
Supervisor Robert Wohlsen
asked Smith if farms were
exempted from connecting.
Smith replied that “barns,
Post office, Weis sign agreement
By Linda A. Harris
Once or twice each month,
Lititz Postmaster Gene
Rohrer receives a customer
plea for expanded window
hours. Until recently, all he
could do was syfhpathize
with the plight of working
men and women who just
couldn’t get to the Main
Street facility in time to
purchase stamps.
“Six months ago, I put in a
request to see if we couldn’t
find a way to ease the
situation. Unfortunately, the
economic climate as well as
the contract considerations
were against such a move.
Then, about two months ago,
Weis Markets approached
the postal service to place
stamps on consignment in
their stores. I jumped on it
because I felt it was a way to
provide the service our
customers want,” he ex­plained
Friday.
Rohrer and local Weis
Markets Manager Mike Helt
began to work closely to
bring the idea to fruition.
Both regard it as a good way
to serve the people they
know not only as customers,
but also as friends. Rohrer
has been postmaster since
1982 and Helt is a Lititz
native who has worked at the
local market for 17 years.
Collection Box Also
In addition to arranging
for stamps to be sold on
consignment, Rohrer pushed
to have a mail collection box
installed outside the Weis
store. The box, which
sometimes takes six months
to acquire because of
shortages, was put into place
March 12 and is already a
popular addition, according
to Helt. Rohrer said that
customers using the box are
assured of pick-up seven
days a week, including
holidays.
“Our carrier will pick up
the mail Monday through
Saturday. On Sundays, it
will be picked up on the
Lancaster Metro Run which
is handled by the General
Mail Facility at 1400
Harrisburg Pike...the mail
collected that day is taken
directly to the Harrisburg
P ik e f a c ility for
processing,” Rohrer ex­plained.
Both men emphasized that
only stamps will be available
at Weis. Helt picked up 600
booklets of 20 stamps each
Friday. The booklets, ac­cording
to a contract signed
by both on behalf of their
respective organizations,
must be sold at face value
only...that is $4.40 per book,
the same as if they were
purchased at a post office.
They will be available ONLY
at the Weis customer service
desk which will be manned
by a Weis employee at all
times Weis is open, ac­cording
to Helt.
Post Office Hours
Window service at the
local post office, 720 S. Broad
St., is Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. and Saturday from 9
a.m. to 12-noon, for
customers who need stamps,
additional services such as
air mail, parcel mailing and
so on. In addition,
customers may purchase
stamps from vending
machines in the lobby
beginning at 6 a.m. or until
5:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
Those opting to purchase
22 cent stamps at Weis will
be able to obtain them
Monday through Wednesday
from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
Thursday and Friday from .8
a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Helt explained. He
added that the store is
p r e s e n tly p u rsu in g
renovation and expansion
plans which could uitiiriiaiely
result in expanded store
hours as well.
“This came at a really
great time...I’m certainly
pleased that we can offer
th is s e rv ic e to our
customers. So far, I’ve had a
lot of positive feedback
about the installation of the
collection box and I’m
looking forward to placing
the stamps on sale this af­ternoon
(March 14), Helt
asserted.
Rohrer said decals will be
placed at the store to inform
customers of the service and
that he hopes to place a
permanent sign in the
vicinity of the collection box
also notifying customers of
the stamp availability at the
store.
Check Collection Hours
Rohrer added th a t
customers should be sure to
check the collection times
listed on any collection box
they use in order to ensure
the most timely pick-up and
processing of their mail.
“All collection boxes have
the pick-up time clearly
listed as well as the next
later collection time and
location if you’ve missed the
one at your local box. By
letting the postal patron
know the collection time, we
hope to be able to give them
the best service possible,”
he declared.
Weis officials and postal
officials are currently
working to place similar
services in Weis stores in
Lancaster, Adams, Berks
and Schuylkill counties. “
If
etc., are exempted but not
the farm house.”
When asked if that could
be clarified in the ordinance,
Smith said he felt it was
clear enough.
Scott Cummings, a
township resident who is a
perennial attendant at
township meetings, asked if
there was going to be a
public hearing on the water
system.
Smith explained that this
ordinance does not put the
water system into effect
since the township super­visors
have not yet voted on
the system.
The ordinance also states
that “all costs and expenses
of construction of a Building
Main and all costs and ex­penses
of connection of a
Building Main to a Lateral
shall be borne by the Owner
of the Improved Property to
be connected...”
“ This ordinance ad­dressed
Warwick Township
in its entirety,” Smith said
Wednesday night. “In order
for this township to grow and
expand its water system to
outlying areas, we can no
longer have a voluntary
system.”
The ordinance will be
considered for adoption at
the supervisors’ April 9 '
meeting.
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The three year struggle to revise the sign ordinance will come to a conclusion
Tuesday when Borough Council votes on it. Local retailers have objected all
along to anything that may regulate what they can do with their show windows.
On Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Boro C o u n c il to v o te
o n sig n o rd in a n c e
by Kathleen King
Editor’s note: The con­troversial
sign ordinance,
nearly three years in the
revising stage, will come
before Lititz Borough
Council Tuesday night for a
final vote. The following is
an in-depth look at what the
ordinance says.
In spite of the fact that the
revisions to the sign or­dinance
took nearly three
years to reach the voting
stage, David Anderson,
director of public works for
the borough and former
borough manager and
zoning officer, says the
revision is basically that - a
revision.
“Essentially the proposed
revision is really filling the
lo o p h o les and the
questionable areas with
more complete guidelines,”
he said this week.
“The original proposal did
not include changing the
definition of sign...the
current proposal does,” he
continued.
Anderson, who has had
extensive contact with the
current and proposed or­dinances,
said the attempt of
the planning commission has
been to provide the
flexibility and yet regulate
all the signs that may appear
in a district.
“With the intent of
providing more flexibility,
there is now a provision for
temporary signs,” he
elaborated.
He explained that there
was an attempt to “clarify a
lot of the areas where the
Zoning Hearing Board had
been ru n n in g in to
problems.”
The proposed sign or­dinance
is close to twice the
length of the original or­dinance
of 1969. Much of that
length has to do with the
inclusion of identical items
under different sections to
make the ordinance clearer.
New definitions ■ ?
Eight new definitions were
included because they had
been mentioned or used in
zoning hearing board
decisions but not clearly
defined before, Anderson
said. Those new definitions
are:
•Eaveline - “the point at
which the roof converges
with the side of the
building.”
•Incident ray - “light
which falls upon or strikes a
sign.”
•Luminous - “Luminous
means light shining from
any source which is con­tained
within the body of a
sign.”
• Premises -“ specified
tract of land and the
buildings upon it, identified
Gene Rohrer, left, and Mike Helt, right, sign an agreement which permits Weis
Markets to sell stamps on consignment from the Lititz Post Office.
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March 20,21,22
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A & A Cleaners
Benner's Pharmacy
Bicycle World
Bingeman’s Clothing
Store
Bingeman's Restaurant
Bob's Save Rite
Bo-K Flower Shop
Burger King (Lititz Only)
Chimney Corner
Restaurant
Commonwealth National
Bank
The Country Framery
D & J Video
Dori Mae's Dress Shop
Farmer's First Bank
Gen. Sutter Inn
Glassmyer’s Country Store
Hess Men's Wear
Home Video Center
Uppart's of Lititz
Lititz Office Products/
Lititz Book Store
Lititz Record Express
Utitz Sewing Center
Long & Bomberger Home
Center
Long's Mower & Hardware
McElroy Pharmacy
Penn Savings Bank
The Pewter Mug
Stauffers of Kissel Hill
(Lititz Only)
Strings 'n Things
Toll Gate inn
The T urquoise Shoppe
Weis Market (Lititz Only)
Wells Warwick House
White Shield Discount Store
Wilbur Chocolate Candy
Outlet
Your Place Restaurant
Merv Zimmerman Inc.
Plumbing & Heating
Showroom
Widow urges friends
to give to Metzler fund
in husband’s memory
by an individual street
number.”
•Projecting Sign - “Any
sign which extends forward
or out from the exterior of a
building.”
•Sign, Identification -“a
sign which identifies only the
occupant of the premises,
the profession of an occupant
and/or the name of the
building upon which the sign
is placed.”
•Sign, Luminous - “a sign
which contains a light
shining from any source
within the body of the sign.”
•Sign, Real Estate - “a
sign relating to the property
upon which it is located
offering such property for
sale, lease or rent.”
Revised definitions
Two definitions were
revised:
•Free Standing Sign - ’any
sign which stands on its own
foundation independently,
free of support or at­tachment.”
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In this issue
Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8,9
Social 13,14
Classified 15,16,17
Manheim 20,21
Church 22,23
Business Directory 28,29
by Bonnie Szymanski
Thanks to caring people in
general and an East
Petersburg woman in
particular, Ron Metzler’s
hospitalization fund account
at the Farmers First Bank
has risen to $16,652.59,
reported on Tuesday, March
18 by the Rev. Lawrence
Tropp of Brickerville’s
Em m an u e l L u th e ra n
Church.
In addition to myriads of
fund-raisers and individual
donations by area residents,
the fund has grown by
thousands of dollars because
of an act of empathy by a
woman who only two weeks
ago lost her husband to the
same disease that Ron is in
the process of defeating.
John H. Hipp died March 4
after struggling to overcome
the effects of aplastic
anemia for a year-and a-half,
said his wife.
Like Ron, he had been
treated at the Montefiore
Hospital in Pittsburgh by the
same team of experts in the
area of bone marrow
diseases.
But Hipp’s age, the mid-
50s, meant that a bone
marrow transplant - the
procedure that has put Ron
on the road to recovery -
“was out of the question,”
according to Mrs. Hipp.
As a result, Hipp was
subjected to chemotherapy
with some medications so
toxic that treatments
couldn’t be repeated.
Then the couple heard
about a new treatment being
tried by researchers at the
University of Texas in
Galveston.
They flew out in January
and prepared to embark on a
three-month series of
treatments.
Mrs. Hipp learned to give
her husband the injections.
But he only lived through
the first two months of
treatment, and by week
eight, he had died, said Mrs.
Hipp.
She knew about Ron and
his fight. She knew about the
Metzler family’s problems
with mounting bills.
In her husband’s memory
and as a sign of her con­tinuing
belief in life, she
requested friends not to send
flowers but to contribute,
instead, to the Ronald
Metzler Hospitalization
Fund.
“In my own way, I think
that if the money goes back
to these same doctors who
treated my husband, it will,
in some way, have come full
circle,” she explained
Tuesday.
“Only two people in a
million will get this
disease,” she mused,
remembering some of the
statistics that Dr. Richard
Shadduck had shared with
her.
Asked if Dr. Shadduck had
proposed any reasons why
her husband might have
contracted the disease, she
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Philip Aiden believes that retired people should
stay busy. He does just that by volunteering with
the tax assistance program.
VITA volunteer
says 'retired people
should stay busy'
Philip Aiden is the kind of
person who likes to be busy.
And this time of year he is
particularly busy.
It’s not as though he
couldn’t sit back and relax.
After all he put in his time as
an electrical engineer and
s a le s m a n a g e r with
Philadelphia Electric and
has been retired for 20 years.
“I believe retired persons
should be busy,” he says.
And he lives up to his word.
From February to mid-
April Aiden volunteers with
VITA - the Volunteer In­come
Tax Assistance
program run through the
Office of the Aging.
Twice a week he is at the
Lititz Senior Center, located
in the Lititz United
Methodist Church, helping
people with their income tax.
VITA is an organization of
volunteers that offers in­come
tax preparation
assistance to senior citizens
or persons of modest in­come.
“There is no age limit,”
Aiden points out, but adds
that “most of the people I
help are over 65.”
He and other VITA
volunteers receive training
from the Internal Revenue
Service and the Penn­sylvania
Department of
Revenue. Every year he
attends a local seminar
which updates him on tax
laws.
Aiden and his wife are
residents of one of the cot­tages
at Luther Acres.
Originally from the Swar-thmore
area, they have lived
here eight years.
He explains that a former
business associate relocated
to this area and “talked it
up” so much that he and his
wife came to investigate it.
They liked what they saw
and decided to stay.
In addition to his work
with VITA, Aiden, who is an
eighth generation descen­dant
of the famous John
Aiden, still finds time for
other volunteer pursuits.
He is on the agency
relations committee of the
United Way and is a member
of the advisory council for
the Office of the Aging.
Aiden is also a former state
chairman of the Heart
Association.
When he isn’t volunteering
his time and talents, Aiden
returns to his hobby of stampi
collecting. He also helps his
wife who enjoys working in
the resident gardens at
Luther Acres.
Persons in need of VITA
services can contact the
Office of the Aging at 299-
7979 for further information
or to schedule an ap­pointment.