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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 30 Pages-No. 35
Permits a 'must'
before building
warns
Township planners
recommend
McDonalds site
By Linda A. Harris
Lynn Williamson, War­wick
Township zoning of­ficer,
is becoming in­creasingly
concerned about
the number of homeowners
making improvements to
their properties without
obtaining required permits.
“I’ve been seeing more
and more of this kind of thing
when I’m out on inspections
and so on. I’ve also been
getting calls from neighbors
questioning construction in
their areas,” she explained
recently.
Williamson said she
makes notes on possible
violators if she doesn’t have
time to stop on a particular
day and checks this list
against her permits list.
Those found to be without
permits, she either contacts
by phone to explain the need
for a permit even if work has
begun or if she has a number
of them in a particular area,
she returns to speak with the
owners personally, leaving
her card and a request to
contact her if the owner is
not home at the time she
visits.
Large Numbers of Violations
She showed several legal
sheets filled with names,
addresses, phone numbers
and notes on property im­provements
being done
without permits. All but two
had either been visited or
had responded to her request
to call her.
“Most say they were not
aware that a permit was
n e ed ed fo r th e im ­provements
they were
making or they thought
permits were only needed
for improvements over a
certain dollar amount,” she
said.
Williamson said she
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Inside today’s Record
How does it feel to be 104 years old? On page 17,
Luther Acres resident Sallie Templeton, answers
the question... with a smile.
Santa Claus is back in town— a very Special Santa
whose ninth year as the rotund elf will take him to
three area hospitals and a county rest home with
gifts contributed by caring people. You can be a
part of this spirit of Christmas. See page 18.
Low to moderate income? You can apply to live in
the luxurious Lititz Manor townhouses if your
annual income meets FHA guidelines. The Manor’s.
first tenant is expected tu be in by Jan. 1. See page
16. .
By Linda A. Harris
McDonalds golden arches
moved a step closer to
becoming a Route 501 fixture
with the Nov. 26 recom­mendation
of the Warwick
Township Planning Com­mission
that the Norman and
Arlene Keller property along
the heavily traveled road be
subdivided.
McDonalds has a sales
agreement with the Kellers
to purchase 1.107 acres of a
nearly 10-acre tract between
the former Sauder Chevrolet
property and the Wishy
Washy Car Wash. The sale is
contingent on McDonalds
obtaining the necessary
subdivision approval for the
site which will be located
across the road from
Stauffers of Kissel Hill
corporate headquarters.
McDonalds, which is
acting as the petitioner in the
case, was represented at the
meeting by Jim Garling of
Huth Engineers. Huth has
prepared the plans for the
proposed facility which will
front 200 feet of Route 501.
5-2Approval
Planning commission
members, who had ex­pressed
grave concerns
about traffic problems at
their October meeting. At
the time, McDonalds was
proposing the widen the road
in front of the facility. That
measure, planners felt,
would encourage truckers to
park along Route 501 since
there is no parking available
for trucks on the lot. They
had . also asked to see
Kellers’ plans for the rest of
the site, approved the
s u b d iv is io n re c om ­mendation
5-2 at the
November meeting, with
A lfred Sm ith , vice*
chairman, and Curvin Smith
voting against the measure.
Garling told the members
that the site more than met
PennDOT requirements for
sight distance (visibility) at
both sides of the proposed
entrance and that he fully
expected that the state
agency would grant the
needed highway access
permit. He noted PennDOT
requires 233 feet visibility,
while the plans show a
distance of 250 on either side
of the entrance. Revised
plans eliminate the proposed
widening of the road and the
width is now designed to
conform with the rest of the
area.
He further informed
members that he has been
assured that public sewer
and water is available for
the site and that PP&L has
approved relocation of a
utility pole. A Keller
Brothers Ford sign near the
proposed entrance will also
be relocated. Kellers, he
added, have told him that
they have no future plans for
the remaining portion of the
tract.
Still Concerned
Planners continued to
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Traffic study says
boro needs signals
Wallace B. Hofferth William G. Owens
Owens re-elected
school board
president
In this issue
Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8
Classified 13,14,15
Social 22,23
Church 24,25
Manheim 26,27
Business Directory 28,29
by Becky Collins
William Owens was re­elected
as president of the
Warwick school board in
their Tuesday night re-organizational
meeting.
Owens, who has served on
the Warwick board since
December 1971, has the
longest tenure of any
member on the board.
Wallace Hofferth was re­elected
to the position of vice
president.
Both men received
unanimous votes of con­fidence
from their fellow
board members for their
service in years past.
The board also reap­pointed
Roger Reist of the
firm of Shirk, Reist,
Wagensellar and Shirk as its
solicitor, and established
meeting dates, times and
locations for the 1987 school
board meetings.
Dr. John Bonfield was
appointed to another five-year
term as the board’s
representative to Lancaster-
Lebanon IU 13 Joint
Authority.
Bill F lick in g e r was
selected to represent the
board as their alternate
representative to the Vo-
Tech board.
In their committee of the
whole meeting, the board
considered a proposal by
business manager David
Zerbe to implement a
transfer tax resolution
outlined in Act 77.
The t r a n s f e r ta x
resolution, if passed by the
board in their Dec. 16
meeting, will close many of
the loopholes currently
provided to corporate real
estate transfers.
Zerbe noted that in­dividuals
are currently
paying tax on real estate
transfers, but many of the
corporate transfers in the
Warwick district have been
exempt from paying the tax.
The resolution, if passed,
will be effective from the
date it is ratified by the
schoolboard.
The board voted to support
with a $100 donation the
lobbying effort of the Penn­sylvania
School Board
Association to bring all
school districts up to full
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by Bonnie Szymanski
An October traffic study
undertaken at the southern
end of the borough is now in
the hands of Lititz Borough
Council members.
Completed in November
by Huth Engineers Inc.,
Lancaster, the study focuses
on growing traffic problems
along Route 501 south (South
Broad Street) and recom­mends
four ways to deal with
them.
To improve traffic flow
along South Broad Street,
the report recommends:
•Installation of at least two
traffic lights;
•Construction of South
Spruce Street between West
Sixth and West Seventh
avenues;
•Construction of Raspberry
Lane beween People’s Drug
Store and West Sixth
Avenue;
•Improvement of curbing
and driveways at com­mercial
entrances.
According to the Huth
report, increased traffic
along South Broad Street,
“is affecting the borough’s
internal traffic problems.”
As the major north-south
a r te ry through Lititz
B o ro u g h , R oute 501
represents a lifeline to both
borough and township
residents.
Huth researchers have
found that between 1964 and
1986, the average daily
traffic volume on Route 501
has increased from 8,500
vehicles to 16,930.
Predictably, this 99 per­cent
rise in traffic volume
has resulted in a propor­tionate
increase in accidents
and traffic snarls.
As part of the study, Huth
investigated four areas of
impact on traffic flow along
South Broad Street.
•First, the opening of East
Sixth Avenue to Broad
Street, which apparently has
r e lie v e d p r e s s u r e s
generated by Libramont, a
residential development in
the southeastern part of the
borough.
•Also, the impact of opening
parallel arteries east and
we st of Ro u te 501,
specifically, South Spruce
Street between Sixth and
Seventh avenues, and
Raspberry Lane between
People’s Drug Store and
East Sixth Avenue.
•The impact of Weis
Market’s expansion on
Broad Street traffic.
•Finally, the need for cur­bing
and driveways to im­prove
the safety of exits and
entrances to commercial
properties along South
Broad Street.
Weis Markets expansion
When Weis Markets ex­pands
its present store at 740
S. Broad St., the shopping
area will be enlarged to
almost twice the original
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Celebrating the holiday season in Lititz
Clear toys still top shelf item
at Regennas candy shop
Seven homes, country inn and church featured
"Christmas In Lititz” tour offers Yuletide traditions
by Becky Collins
There’s still only one place
that you can buy Regennas
clear toy candy. The
Regennas Confectionery and
Candy Store located at 120
W. Lemon St. is back in
operation turning out clear
toy candy, peanut butter
taffies and stick candy as
fast as the owner, Charles H.
Regennas, can make them.
Toy soldiers, frogs on
bicycles, cats, policemen,
r e in d e e r , and even
likenesses of Santa himself
line the counters at the
Candy Shop. They don’t sit
on the shelves for long,
though.
A Business Reborn
The Regennas Candy Store
is back - doing a booming
business - but the situation
looked nearly hopeless for
the Regennas family on
March 21,1985.
It was on that day that the
78-year-old two-story
building housing the con­fectionery
and candy shop
was destroyed by a roaring
fire.
At that time, there was
some doubt about whether
Regennas would rebuild. He
did.
There was a great deal of
concern that all his candy
molds, some passed down
through three generations of
the Regennas family, had
survived the fire. Many did.
“The women from the
(Moravian) church came
and scrubbed the molds
(blackened in the fire) with
vinegar and water and wire
b r u s h e s ,” R e g en n a s
recalled.
“We saved nearly all of
them,” he said. “We never
did a complete inventory of
all the candy molds, but
there are only a couple of
patterns that haven’t shown
up,” he noted.
Regennas explained that
the older molds, made of
composition metal, are able
to withstand heat.
Today, a new, one-story
factory stands on the site of
the old one, and it’s business
as usual for the Regennas
Candy Store.
Holiday Orders
Regennas noted that
although he was working
with limited space last year
and unable to put out a great
volume of candy, this year
he’s back on track.
“Holiday candy is mainly
October work,” he ex­plained.
“Especially for the
large orders I do each year.”
This year, Regennas filled
four large holiday orders,
and is still turning out clear
toy candy reindeer and
Santas and train engines..
“They’re a big item,” he
explained. “There’s a fellow
in Philadelphia who makes
the engines for $35 each.”
“We recently upped ours to
$7,” he laughed. “That’s the
most expensive piece I
make,” he said.
Child’s Delight
Children of all ages delight
in the clear toy candy made
at the Regennas Candy Shop.
During our interview with
Mr. Regennas, some Lititz
natives who have moved
away came in to select some
candy to take home.
“The hardest part is
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Back in the thick of things. Charles Regennas is
back to work turning out his family’s famous clear
toy candy. After a fire destroyed the family’s
business in 1985, there was some doubt that
Regennas would return to making toy candy.
by Becky Collins
Big red bows, candlelight,
and the sweet smell of a
Christmas tree will bring
home the traditional spirit of
Christmas as Mr. and Mrs.
Jay Reedy open their
residence in the heart of
Lititz’ historic district for
the Lititz Woman’s Club
1 ‘Christmas In Lititz Tour. ’ ’
The Christmas in Lititz
tour will take place on
Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Ap­proximately
200 people are
expected to participate in
this second annual event.
The Reedy home, 207 East
Main St., lovingly called
“Greystone Cottage” by
Mrs. Reedy, was con­structed
by John George and
Anna M a rie Knapp,
Moravians by faith, in 1790.
Mrs. Reedy noted that
Knapp was a handyman and
that the couple had no
children.
The cottage situated
across from Church Square
was not always without the
sounds of children.
Subsequent deeds in the
1800s were held by the
Moravian Church, Linden
Hall School for Girls, and by
Moravian Phillip Conn.
“Pappy” Conn and his
wife boarded boys who at­tended
the former John Beck
School for Boys. Mrs. Reedy
noted that the Conns were
well-loved in the community.
The Reedys purchased the
cottage in 1964, “long before
it was fashionable to own a
historic home,” Mrs. Reedy
explained. “We just knew we
loved it.”
The Reedys have filled
their home with antiques and
reproductions to keep it as
close to period as possible.
The soft white pine floors are
buffed to a warm glow and
left uncovered except for
antique oriental rugs.
The dining room contains
a large picnic-style table
with bench seats. A large
maple china hutch holds
antique dishes and kerosene
lamps.
grandfather clock built in
the e a rly 1700s and
re p ro d u c tio n of a
schoolmaster’s desk with a
high top added.
Other antique chairs and
lamps, tapestries and
photographs are evidence of
the love Mrs. Reedy has for
her historic “Greystone
Cottage.”
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Antiques, like the
highchair above, fill the
Reedy home with old-fashioned
touches.
Against one wall is Mrs.
Reedy’s “treasure,” a jelly
cupboard which she rescued
from her father’s garage.
“He was storing paint in it,”
she explained.
A reproduction of a 17th
century dry sink and the
“children’s Christmas tree”
decorated with toys and
situated atop a German
tablecloth made in 1909,
rounds out the warm holiday
decor of the dining area.
The foyer of the cottage is
enhanced with hand-stenciling,
a job Mrs. Reedy
has done herself. The up­stairs
bathroom of the
cottage also contains hand-stenciled
designs.
A large Christmas tree
will be the focal point of the
living area. The living room
also contains a large
Swan, will be the focal point
of the tour.
The residence, designed
by the Swans and con­structed
in 1957, has a free­flow
plan of rooms. The
large windows of the home
bring in the beauty of the
surrounding property.
The home will appeal to
many tastes. A Mexican tile
floor gives the kitchen area
the look of the Southwest,
while the padded foot of
Queen Anne reproductions
will recall the most elegant
of Victorian seating parlors.
A profusion of clocks, all
constructed by Dr. Swan, fill
the home with a gentle
ticking. “My first project
was a steeple clock,” Dr.
Swan noted. He explained
that he sent $1 away for the
plans for the clock, bought
some wood, and got to work.
“I followed their instructions
exactly,” he noted. That was
in 1967. .
Since that time, Dr. Swan
has not only learned to
design, to construct, and to
carve his own furniture, he
discovered a love for
woodworking that goes
beyond a mere passing
fancy.
The largest project Dr.
Swan has completed is a
reproduction of an English
breakfront. “He made the
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Dr. Swan learned to
work with wood and to
create furnishings of
beauty by watching
another woodworker,
Arley Hackman, at work.
A collection of antique
lamps adds to the home’s
beauty.
Wooden Treasures
The glow of warm wood
will be the lasting im­pression
when touring the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Reyer
Swan, 44 East Third Avenue.
Magnificent reproductions
of Queen Anne and Chip­pendale
furniture, all
designed and built by Dr.
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Reproductions of Queen Anne and Chippendale
style furniture distinguish the Swan residence. All
of the tables, the grandfather clock, and the jewel
case (at left next to the grandfather clock) were
made by Dr. Swan.