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Inside today’s Record
On May 6, 1937, the Hindenberg crashed in
Lakehurst, NJ. A group of Lititz High School
students were there ■ SO years ago. One of those
students looks back at the tragedy today, her story
is on page 4.
Warwick has received an excellent rating from its
latest cafeteria audit The inspectors examined
food service at Warwick Middle School for the audit
■ the result of their findings are on page 26.
Lititz has a new deli. Edel and Ann's Main Street
Deli, located at 53 N. Main St., is a deli with a
difference - you’ll see why. Their story is on page
23.
This is Police Week - the week when we salute law
officers for their commitment to public safety all
during the year. Photographs and information
about each of the officers in Lititz Borough and
Warwick Township Police departments are part of
that salute. Their story is on page 16.
The Ambulance Assocation will hold an open
house with a special surprise for the kids. For the
story see page 17.
Rain fails to dampen
1 8 ^
Bill Spacht didn’t let the drizzle dampen his
enthusiasm for the ground breaking celebration
for the Community Center.
Elizabeth
Clay
supervisors approve
Manor reserve fund
by Becky Collins
Elizabeth Township’s
supervisors Monday night
voted to submit a letter of
approval to Glenn Wissler,
the developer of Clay Manor.
The proposed 40-unit
residential development will
be built on a 20-acre tract in
a predominantly rural area
of the township.
The letter of approval will
be attached to developer’s
“system package” being
sent to DER for collection
lines and seepage beds for
the development’s com­munity
sand mound sewage
system.
That action came after the
supervisors reviewed an
engineering study of the cost
of installation of Clay
Manor’s sewage system and
a letter from the township’s
solicitor outlining their
options concerning a reserve
fund for replacement of the
sewage system in the event
that the sand mound system
fails.
The system to be installed
at Clay Manor was designed
by J.C. Engineering, and
will be maintained by an
association of homeowners
of Clay Manor properties.
Huth Engineering, who
completed the study of the
sand mound system,
estimated the cost of in­stallation
of the system to be
$46,000 with $35,000 to be
spent on piping and con­struction
of the four sand
mounds and $11,000 to be
spent on the installation of a
pumping station.
The developer will place
$35,000 in escrow to begin
building interest as a
reserve fund, to cover any
failure of the system. The
establishment of a reserve
fund was included in
restrictions placed on Clay
Manor’s developer, Glen
Wissler, by the township’s
supervisors last December.
User Fees
To recoup the initial in­vestment
of $35,000 the
developer will charge
property owners a tapping
fee of $900 when they tie on to
the system. Clay Manor
residents will be charged a
$275 annual maintenance
and user fee.
Owners of unimproved lots
Movie filming
at the development site will
be charged an annual fee of
$150 for upkeep of the
system. “We want buyers to
buy the lots to build,” said
Wissler. «
The sand mound sewage
system at Clay Manor, the
first of its kind in Elizabeth
Township, will be main­tained
through user fees and
a homeowners association.
The homeowners association
will maintain the develop­ment’s
septic tanks, in­sisting
that they be pumped
on an annual basis, control
water usage in the
development and maintain
the sand mound sewer
system in working order.
Wissler noted that he
hopes to begin construction
of the sand mound sewage
system at the Clay Manor
site in late July or August.
Road Work
Residents in Elizabeth
Township will be en­countering
the road
department during the next
few months as they get
several roads ready for
paving or stoning. Elizabeth
Township’s supervisors have
ap p ro v ed o v e rla y in g
projects on Blantz Road,
Bomberger Road, Long
Lane, Hammercreek Road,
Park Avenue, and Dead End
Road.
The projects will be ad­vertised
and bid out with
work scheduled to take place
in late July or early August.
Elizabeth Township road
superintendent Bill Thomas
explained that the cool
nights during August would
help the tar to set better.
Township .spjjervisor
Larry Wiker noted that
during the annual road in­spection
tour on April 11, he
had received sev e ra l
suggestions to have the
township install guardrails
along the lower end of Blantz
Road between Weber and
Brubaker Valley roads.
Dog Ordinance
Elizabeth Township’s
Planning Commission
presented a proposed dog
ordinance to the township
supervisors for their con­sideration.
The ordinance is
drafted along the same lines
as the dog ordinances in
Lititz Borough and Warwick
Township, and is the answer
to numerous complaints by
residents of the township
concerning the care of dogs.
In considering the or­dinance,
township super­v
is o r Rodney May
questioned the township’s
ability to enforce such an
ordinance, and Jay Russel
Ober, chairman of the board
of supervisors, asked about
county assistance in en­forcement
of the ordinance.
The ordinance will be
forwarded to the township’s
solicitor for his opinion
before being approved by the
supervisors.
It seemed like 30's day in Lititz Wednesday
morning as filming got underway for the PBS-TV
movie, "Silence at Bethany.” Antique car buffs
brought out their prized automobiles and some of
the shopkeepers in the downtown area got period
clothing out of mothballs for displays in their
windows to create the nostalgic setting.
FALSE REPORTS
EAST MAIN STREET:
Stephen C. Fletcher, 30, of
436 Springfield Court, has
been charged by Lititz
Borough P.D. Officer Harry
Yochum with making false
reports to law enforcement
authorities, stop and yield
violation, and a safe speed
violation following an in­cident
May 2 at 3:19 a.m. at
361E. Main St.
Yochum was on patrol
when he observed a late
model blue car traveling
west on Market Street. He
observed the vehicle go
through the stop sign at a
high rate of speed and he
pursued the vehicle. The
driver made a right turn
onto Rt. 501 and proceeded
west onto Arrowhead Drive.
The suspect stopped the
vehicle and fled the scene.
Yochum then received a call
from county dispatch stating
the Fletcher had reported
his vehicle stolen. When
Yochum checked the
registration on the aban­doned
vehicle, he found that
it belonged to Fletcher.
F u rth e r investigation
revealed that Fletcher was
the driver at the time the
vehicle was abandoned.
BURGLARY
NORTH STREET: Officer
Doug Shertzer is in­vestigating
a burglary
reported by Henry H. Ross,
1023 Union House Rd., April
30. Ross, owner of Henry H.
Ross Inc., 315 North St., said
that between 6 p.m. April 28
and 8 a.m. April 29, someone
forced open a door to the
business and attempted to
force open a file cabinet.
ACCIDENT
MAIN/CEDAR STREE­TS:
Donald C. Zwally,
Washington Boro Rl, has
been cited for a traffic signal
violation as a result of an
accident at Main and Cedar
streets April 30 at 3:55 p.m.
Officer Kerry Nye reported
that Zwally was driving west
(Turn to Page 12)
Drizzly weather posed no
problem to participants in
the first fund raiser spon­sored
by the Lititz Rec
Center and the steering
committee for the new
Community Center May 2.
Food sales, events and T-shirt
sales netted over 1200
according to Jennie Marks,
program coordinator at the
Rec Center. The breakdown
“in round numbers,” she
said is T-shirt sales $160,
Food Stand bake sale $200,
beef cook out in the park
$400, the Bike Race $350, and
the other events, overall,
$100.
Activities started at 9 a.m.
with the boat races in Lititz
Springs Park for pre­schoolers
through first
grade. Winners were Colin
Crosby, pre-school; Robbie
Bates, kindergarten; and co­won
by John Weit and Aaron
Miller, first grade.
Foul shooting contests also
started at 9 a.m. in Lititz
Elementary Gym for boys
and girls grades 3-8. Winners
in the kindergarten through
second grade levels were
Eric Narkiewicz, kin­d
e r g a r t e n ; B re n t
Narkiewicz, first grade and
Drew Hikes, second grade.
The contest for grades
three through eight was won
by Jason Fleming, third
grade; Christy Marks, fifth
g rad e; Ryan E ck e rt,
seventh grade; and Beth
Sensenig, eighth grade.
There were no winners in the
fourth and sixth grade
categories.
The Jump-a-thon lasted
from 10 to 11 a.m. and Dawn
Bowman jumped non-stop
for the full hour.
The ground breaking
celebration was held at 11
a.m. at the new Community
Center site with about 70
residents assisting.
In the afternoon, the Char
Pit Beef Cookout was a
highlight with the Bike-a-thon,
a 5.4 mile ride heading
out of the VFW parking lot at
lp.m.
Bingo was a popular event
from 1 to 3 p.m., under the
direction of the Lititz Senior
Citizens group. One player
was overheard laughing,
“Boy, do they move fast!
You really are behind in no
time if you think this is a
social game. They keep you
on your toes.”
Celebrity Auction
Saturday night’s celebrity
auction to benefit the new
Community Center and
WIMPO was marked with
spirited bidding — so
spirited that auctioneer
Omar Landis was even
surprised.
“ The people in that
com m u n ity a r e
phenomenal.” “We started
Fun Day
COMMUNITV
C E X T U K
Area residents with gilted shovels dug right in for the ground breaking
celebration for the Lititz Community Center during the Fun Day celebrations
Saturday, May 2. From left, Jerry Kiralfy, Bob Hershey, Richard Nuffort, Joe
Pfautz and Roy Clair definitely dig the new center.
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Fun Day, the fund raiser kickoff for the new community center featured a boat
race in Lititz Springs. The race was for pre schoolers through first grade and was
marked by a number and variety of entries.
at 6 p.m., and some people
stayed until midnight and we
sold every single thing,” he
said.
The auction brought in a
gross of over $9,000. Lester
“Pas” Nagle, president of
WIMPO, explained that of
that gross amount, the
money that was earmarked
for the Community Center,
consignment items, ex­penses
for the evening, and
money that was to go to
certain individual student
accounts will be subtracted.
At this point, WIMPO is
not sure how much of the
$9,000 will go to the Com­munity
Center and how
much will benefit the
organization’s fund for a new
trailer to transport the
band’s equipment. WIMPO
has also stated that a portion
of the proceeds of the auction
will help pay for the band’s
new uniforms.
Nagle noted that he was
pleased with the turnout at
the celebrity auction, and
that he considered the
combination of a benefit for
the Community Center and
WIMPO “ an ideal tie-in.”
The Fun Continues
Howard Hemmerly and
the Out of Towners will
provide the big band sound
May 9 at the Lititz Rec
Center from 8 to 11 p.m. as
guests enjoy the toe tapping
rhythms of the 40’s, 50’s and
60’s.
Proceeds from the dance
will benefit the building fund
for the new Community
Center. Tickets are $5 and
are available at the Rec
Center, McElroy’s Phar­macy
or can be purchased at
the door the evening of the
dance.
At intermission a member
of the steering committee for
the new Community Center
will provide an update of the
project for guests.
Community center budget explained
Man charged by police
for making false reports
by Linda A. Harris
The proposed Lititz
Community C e n te r ’s
e s tim a te d o p e r a tin g
revenues for gene ral
operation are calculated to
be $398,800 for the first year
(10/1/88-9/30/89), with ex­penses
estimated at $385,200,
according to figures
released May 4 by Ron
Miller.
Special programs, such as
the nursery school, BMX
Club, miscellaneous ac­tiv
itie s (w r e s tlin g ,
basketball, volleyball,
fundraising, and so on) will
add another $181,200 in
revenues. Special program
expenses, including sup­plies,
van expenses,
professional fees, telephone,
and so on will cost an
estimated $194,800.
Strictly Estimates
Miller cautioned that the
fig u re s a r e s t r i c t ly
estimates and noted that
“there will usually be dif­ferences
between forecasted
and actual results because
the events and c ir ­cumstances
frequently do
not occur as expected. These
differences could be sub­stantial.”
Miller explained that the
current year’s budget is
approximately $200,000, so
the proposed g en e ral
operation budget ($398,800)
is about double this year’s
budget.
Most, if not all, the budget
for building maintenance
and fixed salaries of the staff
will be covered by mem­bership
fees, according to
"Families” takes first place
In this issue
Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8
Social 18,19
Church 24
Manheim 20,21
Business Directory22,23
Classified 13,14,15
A group of eight students
from Warwick High School
brought home the first place
trophy from the West
Chester University Theatre
Arts competition held
Thursday, April 30, and Don
Mitchell garnered the Best
Actor designation.
The group performed
three scenes of Conrad
Bishop’s “Families” at the
competition, earning high
marks from the judges for
their performance and
gathering what theatre arts
director Sandra Couch
considers “ really good
criticism.”
The s c e n e s from
“Families” deal with human
emotions, including the
changing attitudes of love, a
parent’s relationship with
his child, and a scene which
interprets a child’s per­ception
of family relation­ships.
The th ir d s c e n e ,
“Family,” which involved
Don Mitchell, Tony Horvath,
Miller. He explained that
membership fees will be
lower than those of any
comparable facility in the
a re a and have been
deliberately kept low to
encourage broad par­ticipation
by the community.
Memberships Explained
There are two family
membership plans an­ticipated.
The first at $125
will be a general mem­bership
fee and entails
additional charges for some
activities. The second fee of
$250 will include all activities
without further expense to
the participants.
Single memberships are
anticipated to be $75 with a
senior citizen discount of $35.
Junior single memberships
(Turn to Page 11)
Don Mitchell
and Karen Pisano, was the
scene which won the Best
Actor award for Mitchell.
The Warwick group will be
performing “Families” at
the Bucks County Playhouse
High School competition on
May 20. The Bucks County
competition Couch ex­plained,
is the big one, the
competition that will really
test the mettle of the actors.
For the Warwick eight,
things couldn’t look better.
RETAILERS
TO MEET
The monthly meeting
of the Lititz Retailer’s
Association has been
scheduled for the second
Wednesday of this
m o n th . The May
meeting will be held
next Wednesday, May
13 at 7:30 P.M. at Wells
Warwick House.
All area businessmen
are welcome and invited
to attend.