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THE RESS SERVING THE WARWICK AREA FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY 111th Year ESTABLISHED APRIl 1877 AS THE SUNBEAM CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LITITZ RECORD 1977 Lititz, Lancaster County PA, 17543. Thursday, October 8, 1987 25 CENTS A COPY. $8.50 PER YEAR BY MAIL WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 24 Pages-No. 27 Township officers assist at KKK rally by Linda A. Harris When plans to hold a Ku Klux Klan rally in Ephrata surfaced the end of September, reactions ranged from indifference to disbelief to shock and anger. A number of area civic, church and brotherhood organizations an n o u n c ed p lan s for counter-rallies to demonstrate the county’s solidarity against ideas such as those espoused by the KKK. Ephrata Township Police Chief R. Mull, on the other hand, knew the potential for trouble was real and that his department would need assistance in protecting the lives and property of Klans-men, neighbors of the KKK’s host, Alexander Lithgow, and anti-KKK protestors. By Oct. 3, he had lined up support from the state police, Denver and Ephrata borough police departments, and East Cocalico, West Cocalico and Warwick townships, Man-heim Township Emergency Management, and county radio dispatchers. Township Officers A total of 53 officers, including Chief Harry Aich-ele, and Officers Bill Fas-nacht, Gary Hutchinson, Al Olsen, Darren Stoltzfus and Ed Tobin, of Warwick Township P.D., helped to control the 100 or so spectators and Klansmen at the Lithgow residence as well as anti-protest meeting sites. Aichele said that most of the time, Warwick Township officers were assigned near the Lithgow residence and that at one point he and Denver Borough Police Chief John McComsey used ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) to patrol the perimeter of the Lithgow residence. He emphasized that the officers who accompanied him were volunteers on overtime and that the township had full police coverage throughout the six-and one-half hours that he and the officers were on duty in Ephrata Township. “We arrived about 4:30 in the afternoon and stayed until the end of the rally to help disperse the crowd,” he said. He said Oct. 6 that the officers were there “to keep the peace and to protect those attending from physical harm.” He added that in such situations officers must be prepared for any eventuality because they don’t know if weapons will be used or if tempers will flare into physical violence. “ I was p e rs o n a lly (Turn to Page 4) Candidates debate reassessment, ag preservation Members of the 1987 Warwick Homecoming Honor Court are, left ro right, front row: Brittany Johnson, Gretchen Byler, Amy Nuss, Maura Rowlands, Amy Landis and Debbie Haddad; back row: Kerry Buckwalter, Dawn Hollis, Angie Forry, Stephanie Keebler, Jenny Swan and Sonya Weber. Homecoming — Oct. 17 Warwick students prepare to celebrate ‘Spirit Week’ “Spirit Week,” the week preceeding Homecoming weekend at Warwick High School, will begin on Monday, Oct. 12 with “College Apparel Day,” followed by “Red & Black Day” on Tuesday and “Hat Day” on Wednesday. On Thursday, students will dress in a manner appropriate to the “International Day” theme, while on Friday, “Dress Up Day,” each student will arrive at school in a top-of-the-line outfit from his or her wardrobe. Carnations ordered earlier Pen pals’ letters span half-century, join two families by Becky Collins Forty-eight years ago Katharine Cook was a sophomore at Chambers-burg High School. An assignment for her social studies class included establishing a pen pal relationship with a youngster in Europe. She, being a normal teen-ager, decided that she would rather correspond with a boy than a girl, so she chose a young German man, Seigfried Schwerdtner. Seigfried wrote back almost instantly, and their corresp o n d e n c e c o n tin u e d throughout her high school and college years, interrupted only by the outbreak of World War II. After the war the pair began exchanging letters again. This time, however, the correspondence was initiated by Seigfried. In 1952, they met for the first time while Katharine was on a tour of Europe, a graduation trip that was postponed because of the war. This week, Seigfried and his wife, Irmgard, were( in Lititz to visit with Katharine “Cookie” Steffy and her husband, Gene. It wasn’t their first visit in the United States or with the Steffy family, but was made even more momentous as the pen pals celebrated nearly 50 years of correspondence which has spanned the Atlantic and linked two very different ideologies. The Early Years Seigfried was a member RETAILERS TO MEET TUES. The monthly meeting of the Lititz Retailer’s Association has been scheduled for the second Tuesday of this month. The October meeting will be held next Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 P.M. at Binge-man’s Restaurant. All area businessmen are welcome and invited to attend. of the Nazi Youth Movement from the time he was twelve years of age. He was studying to be an engineer, and was living in his hometown of Dresden, now in East Germany. Cookie graduated from Chambersburg High School and went on to Wilson College where she studied the humanities and majored in English. At the outbreak of World War II, she was a student at Wilson College, and vividly remembers President Roosevelt declaring war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Chambersburg was the site of one of the country’s largest underground ordinance depots. “There were vast underground igloos full of ammunition, about 800 acres of farmland hid it,” she recalls. The townspeople soon realized that an urgent need for workers at the munitions depot signaled an escalation of the war in Europe. As the war went on the people of the community became aware of much more about our country’s defense. Seigfried, meanwhile, was assigned a position in the army of the Third Reich. His unit was shipped out to Czechoslovakia, then to Vienna where he served in the specialized capacity of telegraphy and message decoder. From Vienna, Seigfried’s unit moved up into Eastern Prussia, now East Germany, before marching on to Copenhagen, Denmark where he was stationed until the end of the war. Coincidentally, a young Lititz man, Eugene Steffy, received his draft notification just following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. “I was 19 when I received my greetings from President Roosevelt,” Gene recalled. “Roosevelt was a good talker. When he got on the radio and talked about keeping Europe free, we listened, and lots o f yo u n g m en went out and signed up.” Steffy left Lititz for 10 to 12 weeks of boot camp, “it did more for me than the next ten years of my life,” he remembers. In Lititz forthe week to visit his pen pal of many years, Seigfried and Irmgard Schwerdtner (left) and Eugene and Cookie Steffy reminisced about old times. The couple will travel to California before leaving the states to go home to West Germany. Sgt. Steffy’s unit was shipped overseas and stationed in southern Germany, fighting against the Nazi occupation and the cause Seigfried was involved in. The two never met on the battlefield. Seigfried’s unit was stationed in the northern part of Germany while Eugene’s unit was stationed in the south. Both agree that the war dramatically changed their lives. Eugene remembers “growing up real fast,” while Seigfried recalls with sadness the destruction of his homeland and the following occupation of the area by Russian forces. Going West After four years as a soldier Seigfried returned to Dresden, his family’s home. He worked for a time as an engineer, helping to rebuild the war-shattered city. It was during this time that Cookie was on tour with a group of Americans. She broke away from the tour in Germany and met Seigfried in Heidelburg where he (Turn to Page 21) will be delivered on Friday to complete Dress Up Day festivities. This year’s Homecoming theme is “Nursery Rhymes.” H om e c om in g f l o a t s , designed to reflect this theme, will be exhibited during Saturday’s half-time activities for the Warwick Warriors’ football game with Ephrata High School. Featured will be the Ephrata and Warwick bands. Warwick’s 12 members of the Homecoming Honor Court will ride in the floats as they circle the field. At the culmination of the festivities, the 1987 Homecoming Queen will be crowned. She, her court and their escorts will be introduced to the public. A Homecoming dance, from 8 to 11 p.m., will end the day’s festivities. The Honor Court K e rry B u c kw a lte r, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irel Buckwalter, 1011 Lititz Pike, will be escorted by Eric Flickinger. Kerry is on the junior varsity field hockey team and participated in track during her freshman year. Kerry has been a member of student government for the past two years. She enjoys water skiing, snow skiing and spending time with her friends. Gretchen Joy Byler, escorted by her brother Jus-ten, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Byler, 41 Longenecker Road. Gretchen has been a varsity cheerleader for the past three years and serves as senior co-captain this year. Lititz police charge man with theft A Lititz man has been been committed to Lancaster County on charges filed by Lititz Borough police. T H E F T C H A R G E S FILED EAST MAIN STREET: Officer Charles Shenenber-ger filed charges of passing bad checks and theft by deception against David Lee Post Office closed on Columbus Day The Lititz Post Office will be closed on Monday, Oct. 12 for the observance of Columbus Day. There will be no carrier delivery service or window service. Outgoing mail will be accepted and dispatched at the Main Office, 74 E. Main St., at 4 p.m. Kreischer, 22, of 226 Park Ave., Oct. 6. The charges stemmed from a July 20 incident at White Shield, 23 E. Main St. Francis Shelly, manager, told Shenenberger that Kreischer had paid for $52.48 worth of merchandise with a check drawn on a closed account. THEFT REPORTED LITITZ MANOR APTS.: Officer Kevin Meil is investigating the theft of a front end car bra, valued at $ 100, from a Toyota Supra owned by Andrew Kessler, 630 Lititz Manor Apartments. The theft is thought to have occurred between 9 p.m. Sept. 28 and 6 a.m. Sept. 29. The theft was reported Sept. 29. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF MARION ST.: Officer Shenenberger is investigating an incident of criminal mischief reported Oct. 3 at 8:48 a.m. by Stanley Hollis, Turn to Page 20) She is a member of National Honor Society and Varsity Club. Gretchen also participated in class activities her freshmen through senior years and served as a prom chairman her junior year. She was the recipient of a Spanish award her junior year. Gretchen’s postgraduation plans include attending a four-year college to major in international business. A n g e la Jo F o r r y , escorted by Troy May, is the (Turn to Page 19) by Bonnie Szymanski Among the four candidates for county commissioner posts debating county issues in Lititz Tuesday night, none, with the possible exception of Democratic candidate Billie Jo Herr, seemed willing to be candidly critical of the present county commission. The debate was sponsored by Pennsylvania Common Cause. Panel members were Peg Wentworth, president of the Lancaster League of Women Voters, and Bob Thompson, of radio station WLPA, Lancaster. Scheduled for an hour and a-half, the debate barely lasted to the 9 o’clock hour. It didn’t matter; the candidates were beginning to repeat themselves by that time. Generally, the incumbents - James Huber and Brad Fisher — tended to defend present policies and procedures, while Herr and Republican candidate Bob Brenneman suggested areas for change. Questions for the debaters In this issue Editorial 4 Sports Section 6,7,8 Social 14,15 Manheim 16 Church 18 Business 19,20 Classified 21,22,23 covered county-wide reassessment, agricultural preservation and solid waste incineration. On the issue of reassessment, the candidates finally came alive. Fisher began by defending the “review and appeals process” now in use in the county. He opposed not only the term “spot reassessment,” but insisted that the process allows equitable reassessment of county properties on a site by site basis. “I believe the present review and appeals works,” contended Fisher, noting that not every appeal made results in lowered tax rates. Some appeals result in an increase, he said, while others stay the same following the appeal process. Huber agreed, noting that most municipal officials hold to “the myth” that property assessments are made to increase taxes. Arguing that “Lancaster County is among the most equitable counties in Pennsylvania” with regard to real estate taxes, Huber explained that “assessments and reassessments are to build equity into the systehi of assessment, not to increase taxes,” He explained that the present county commission had studied the concept of county-wide reassessment (Turn to Pago 2 i) On Sept. 29, the Lititz VFW Auxiliary presented Lititz Borough with a new American flag. Making the presentation were Minnie Meek, Lititz VFW A president (far right), and June Weller, Americanism chairman for the auxiliary. Accepting forthe borough were Mayor Roy Clair (far left) and borough council President Clyde Tshudy. Veterans Parade set for Nov. 11 will March through Lititz by Bonnie Szymanski James B. Shultz, commander of Lititz Springs VFW post 1463, continues to keep members of borough council updated on continuing plans for the Nov. 11 county Veterans Day parade to be held in Lititz. Shultz reported that 13 bands, including the Warwick High School Marching Band, and “numerous” marching units have declared their intention to participate in the parade, while five Shreiner groups from the Reading and York areas have expressed interest in coming to Lititz for the event, said Shultz. Also featured in the parade will be the band from the Scotland School for Veterans Children, a Vietnam veterans motorcycle club, and POW/MIA families. The commander estimated that, with the groups already scheduled, the parade will last two-and-a-half hours. With the addition of any units who have so far only expressed interest, the parade could easily extend to three or more hours, reported Shultz. He noted that local Boy and Girl Scout troops are encouraged to participate in the parade and asked troops wishing to march in the Nov. 11 parade to contact him. Previous time estimates had been set at one to one-and- a-half hours. Shultz credited the enthusiastic response of veterans organizations both within and outside of the county for expansion of the Lititz parade. Local officials also are scheduled to participate in the parade, with cars available for council members and the mayor. The parade is being sponsored by the United Veterans Council of Lancaster County. Serving on the parade committee are Shultz, representing the Lititz VFW; Paul Spickler, representing the Lititz American Legion Garden Spot Post 56; Lititz Chief of Police James Fritz; and Russell Pettyjohn, member of Lititz Borough Council and the Lititz VFW, who is acting as council’s representative to the parade committee. Also on the committee are William Risser, commander of the county United Veterans Council, and Lester Bell, parade chairman. Lititz Borough P. D. Chief Jim Fritz has asked the cooperation of area residents in keeping East Main Street free of parked vehicles beginning at 5 p.m. Nov. 11 in order to accommodate the Lititz Veterans Day parade. Vehicles parking will be permitted following the parade. The parade, which begins at Warwick High School at 6:30 p.m., will move east on Orange Street to Broad Street, turn north on Broad Street toward Lititz Square, turn east on Main Street, then march down Main Street to the Revolutionary War Memorial, located in the 500 block of East Main Street. Permission to close this parade route has been granted by the Pennsylvania D e p a r tmen t o f Transportation. Members of the county veterans council will meet Monday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lititz VFW, 14N. Spruce St., to announce final plans for the parade.
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Full Text | THE RESS SERVING THE WARWICK AREA FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY 111th Year ESTABLISHED APRIl 1877 AS THE SUNBEAM CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LITITZ RECORD 1977 Lititz, Lancaster County PA, 17543. Thursday, October 8, 1987 25 CENTS A COPY. $8.50 PER YEAR BY MAIL WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 24 Pages-No. 27 Township officers assist at KKK rally by Linda A. Harris When plans to hold a Ku Klux Klan rally in Ephrata surfaced the end of September, reactions ranged from indifference to disbelief to shock and anger. A number of area civic, church and brotherhood organizations an n o u n c ed p lan s for counter-rallies to demonstrate the county’s solidarity against ideas such as those espoused by the KKK. Ephrata Township Police Chief R. Mull, on the other hand, knew the potential for trouble was real and that his department would need assistance in protecting the lives and property of Klans-men, neighbors of the KKK’s host, Alexander Lithgow, and anti-KKK protestors. By Oct. 3, he had lined up support from the state police, Denver and Ephrata borough police departments, and East Cocalico, West Cocalico and Warwick townships, Man-heim Township Emergency Management, and county radio dispatchers. Township Officers A total of 53 officers, including Chief Harry Aich-ele, and Officers Bill Fas-nacht, Gary Hutchinson, Al Olsen, Darren Stoltzfus and Ed Tobin, of Warwick Township P.D., helped to control the 100 or so spectators and Klansmen at the Lithgow residence as well as anti-protest meeting sites. Aichele said that most of the time, Warwick Township officers were assigned near the Lithgow residence and that at one point he and Denver Borough Police Chief John McComsey used ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) to patrol the perimeter of the Lithgow residence. He emphasized that the officers who accompanied him were volunteers on overtime and that the township had full police coverage throughout the six-and one-half hours that he and the officers were on duty in Ephrata Township. “We arrived about 4:30 in the afternoon and stayed until the end of the rally to help disperse the crowd,” he said. He said Oct. 6 that the officers were there “to keep the peace and to protect those attending from physical harm.” He added that in such situations officers must be prepared for any eventuality because they don’t know if weapons will be used or if tempers will flare into physical violence. “ I was p e rs o n a lly (Turn to Page 4) Candidates debate reassessment, ag preservation Members of the 1987 Warwick Homecoming Honor Court are, left ro right, front row: Brittany Johnson, Gretchen Byler, Amy Nuss, Maura Rowlands, Amy Landis and Debbie Haddad; back row: Kerry Buckwalter, Dawn Hollis, Angie Forry, Stephanie Keebler, Jenny Swan and Sonya Weber. Homecoming — Oct. 17 Warwick students prepare to celebrate ‘Spirit Week’ “Spirit Week,” the week preceeding Homecoming weekend at Warwick High School, will begin on Monday, Oct. 12 with “College Apparel Day,” followed by “Red & Black Day” on Tuesday and “Hat Day” on Wednesday. On Thursday, students will dress in a manner appropriate to the “International Day” theme, while on Friday, “Dress Up Day,” each student will arrive at school in a top-of-the-line outfit from his or her wardrobe. Carnations ordered earlier Pen pals’ letters span half-century, join two families by Becky Collins Forty-eight years ago Katharine Cook was a sophomore at Chambers-burg High School. An assignment for her social studies class included establishing a pen pal relationship with a youngster in Europe. She, being a normal teen-ager, decided that she would rather correspond with a boy than a girl, so she chose a young German man, Seigfried Schwerdtner. Seigfried wrote back almost instantly, and their corresp o n d e n c e c o n tin u e d throughout her high school and college years, interrupted only by the outbreak of World War II. After the war the pair began exchanging letters again. This time, however, the correspondence was initiated by Seigfried. In 1952, they met for the first time while Katharine was on a tour of Europe, a graduation trip that was postponed because of the war. This week, Seigfried and his wife, Irmgard, were( in Lititz to visit with Katharine “Cookie” Steffy and her husband, Gene. It wasn’t their first visit in the United States or with the Steffy family, but was made even more momentous as the pen pals celebrated nearly 50 years of correspondence which has spanned the Atlantic and linked two very different ideologies. The Early Years Seigfried was a member RETAILERS TO MEET TUES. The monthly meeting of the Lititz Retailer’s Association has been scheduled for the second Tuesday of this month. The October meeting will be held next Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 P.M. at Binge-man’s Restaurant. All area businessmen are welcome and invited to attend. of the Nazi Youth Movement from the time he was twelve years of age. He was studying to be an engineer, and was living in his hometown of Dresden, now in East Germany. Cookie graduated from Chambersburg High School and went on to Wilson College where she studied the humanities and majored in English. At the outbreak of World War II, she was a student at Wilson College, and vividly remembers President Roosevelt declaring war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Chambersburg was the site of one of the country’s largest underground ordinance depots. “There were vast underground igloos full of ammunition, about 800 acres of farmland hid it,” she recalls. The townspeople soon realized that an urgent need for workers at the munitions depot signaled an escalation of the war in Europe. As the war went on the people of the community became aware of much more about our country’s defense. Seigfried, meanwhile, was assigned a position in the army of the Third Reich. His unit was shipped out to Czechoslovakia, then to Vienna where he served in the specialized capacity of telegraphy and message decoder. From Vienna, Seigfried’s unit moved up into Eastern Prussia, now East Germany, before marching on to Copenhagen, Denmark where he was stationed until the end of the war. Coincidentally, a young Lititz man, Eugene Steffy, received his draft notification just following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. “I was 19 when I received my greetings from President Roosevelt,” Gene recalled. “Roosevelt was a good talker. When he got on the radio and talked about keeping Europe free, we listened, and lots o f yo u n g m en went out and signed up.” Steffy left Lititz for 10 to 12 weeks of boot camp, “it did more for me than the next ten years of my life,” he remembers. In Lititz forthe week to visit his pen pal of many years, Seigfried and Irmgard Schwerdtner (left) and Eugene and Cookie Steffy reminisced about old times. The couple will travel to California before leaving the states to go home to West Germany. Sgt. Steffy’s unit was shipped overseas and stationed in southern Germany, fighting against the Nazi occupation and the cause Seigfried was involved in. The two never met on the battlefield. Seigfried’s unit was stationed in the northern part of Germany while Eugene’s unit was stationed in the south. Both agree that the war dramatically changed their lives. Eugene remembers “growing up real fast,” while Seigfried recalls with sadness the destruction of his homeland and the following occupation of the area by Russian forces. Going West After four years as a soldier Seigfried returned to Dresden, his family’s home. He worked for a time as an engineer, helping to rebuild the war-shattered city. It was during this time that Cookie was on tour with a group of Americans. She broke away from the tour in Germany and met Seigfried in Heidelburg where he (Turn to Page 21) will be delivered on Friday to complete Dress Up Day festivities. This year’s Homecoming theme is “Nursery Rhymes.” H om e c om in g f l o a t s , designed to reflect this theme, will be exhibited during Saturday’s half-time activities for the Warwick Warriors’ football game with Ephrata High School. Featured will be the Ephrata and Warwick bands. Warwick’s 12 members of the Homecoming Honor Court will ride in the floats as they circle the field. At the culmination of the festivities, the 1987 Homecoming Queen will be crowned. She, her court and their escorts will be introduced to the public. A Homecoming dance, from 8 to 11 p.m., will end the day’s festivities. The Honor Court K e rry B u c kw a lte r, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irel Buckwalter, 1011 Lititz Pike, will be escorted by Eric Flickinger. Kerry is on the junior varsity field hockey team and participated in track during her freshman year. Kerry has been a member of student government for the past two years. She enjoys water skiing, snow skiing and spending time with her friends. Gretchen Joy Byler, escorted by her brother Jus-ten, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Byler, 41 Longenecker Road. Gretchen has been a varsity cheerleader for the past three years and serves as senior co-captain this year. Lititz police charge man with theft A Lititz man has been been committed to Lancaster County on charges filed by Lititz Borough police. T H E F T C H A R G E S FILED EAST MAIN STREET: Officer Charles Shenenber-ger filed charges of passing bad checks and theft by deception against David Lee Post Office closed on Columbus Day The Lititz Post Office will be closed on Monday, Oct. 12 for the observance of Columbus Day. There will be no carrier delivery service or window service. Outgoing mail will be accepted and dispatched at the Main Office, 74 E. Main St., at 4 p.m. Kreischer, 22, of 226 Park Ave., Oct. 6. The charges stemmed from a July 20 incident at White Shield, 23 E. Main St. Francis Shelly, manager, told Shenenberger that Kreischer had paid for $52.48 worth of merchandise with a check drawn on a closed account. THEFT REPORTED LITITZ MANOR APTS.: Officer Kevin Meil is investigating the theft of a front end car bra, valued at $ 100, from a Toyota Supra owned by Andrew Kessler, 630 Lititz Manor Apartments. The theft is thought to have occurred between 9 p.m. Sept. 28 and 6 a.m. Sept. 29. The theft was reported Sept. 29. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF MARION ST.: Officer Shenenberger is investigating an incident of criminal mischief reported Oct. 3 at 8:48 a.m. by Stanley Hollis, Turn to Page 20) She is a member of National Honor Society and Varsity Club. Gretchen also participated in class activities her freshmen through senior years and served as a prom chairman her junior year. She was the recipient of a Spanish award her junior year. Gretchen’s postgraduation plans include attending a four-year college to major in international business. A n g e la Jo F o r r y , escorted by Troy May, is the (Turn to Page 19) by Bonnie Szymanski Among the four candidates for county commissioner posts debating county issues in Lititz Tuesday night, none, with the possible exception of Democratic candidate Billie Jo Herr, seemed willing to be candidly critical of the present county commission. The debate was sponsored by Pennsylvania Common Cause. Panel members were Peg Wentworth, president of the Lancaster League of Women Voters, and Bob Thompson, of radio station WLPA, Lancaster. Scheduled for an hour and a-half, the debate barely lasted to the 9 o’clock hour. It didn’t matter; the candidates were beginning to repeat themselves by that time. Generally, the incumbents - James Huber and Brad Fisher — tended to defend present policies and procedures, while Herr and Republican candidate Bob Brenneman suggested areas for change. Questions for the debaters In this issue Editorial 4 Sports Section 6,7,8 Social 14,15 Manheim 16 Church 18 Business 19,20 Classified 21,22,23 covered county-wide reassessment, agricultural preservation and solid waste incineration. On the issue of reassessment, the candidates finally came alive. Fisher began by defending the “review and appeals process” now in use in the county. He opposed not only the term “spot reassessment,” but insisted that the process allows equitable reassessment of county properties on a site by site basis. “I believe the present review and appeals works,” contended Fisher, noting that not every appeal made results in lowered tax rates. Some appeals result in an increase, he said, while others stay the same following the appeal process. Huber agreed, noting that most municipal officials hold to “the myth” that property assessments are made to increase taxes. Arguing that “Lancaster County is among the most equitable counties in Pennsylvania” with regard to real estate taxes, Huber explained that “assessments and reassessments are to build equity into the systehi of assessment, not to increase taxes,” He explained that the present county commission had studied the concept of county-wide reassessment (Turn to Pago 2 i) On Sept. 29, the Lititz VFW Auxiliary presented Lititz Borough with a new American flag. Making the presentation were Minnie Meek, Lititz VFW A president (far right), and June Weller, Americanism chairman for the auxiliary. Accepting forthe borough were Mayor Roy Clair (far left) and borough council President Clyde Tshudy. Veterans Parade set for Nov. 11 will March through Lititz by Bonnie Szymanski James B. Shultz, commander of Lititz Springs VFW post 1463, continues to keep members of borough council updated on continuing plans for the Nov. 11 county Veterans Day parade to be held in Lititz. Shultz reported that 13 bands, including the Warwick High School Marching Band, and “numerous” marching units have declared their intention to participate in the parade, while five Shreiner groups from the Reading and York areas have expressed interest in coming to Lititz for the event, said Shultz. Also featured in the parade will be the band from the Scotland School for Veterans Children, a Vietnam veterans motorcycle club, and POW/MIA families. The commander estimated that, with the groups already scheduled, the parade will last two-and-a-half hours. With the addition of any units who have so far only expressed interest, the parade could easily extend to three or more hours, reported Shultz. He noted that local Boy and Girl Scout troops are encouraged to participate in the parade and asked troops wishing to march in the Nov. 11 parade to contact him. Previous time estimates had been set at one to one-and- a-half hours. Shultz credited the enthusiastic response of veterans organizations both within and outside of the county for expansion of the Lititz parade. Local officials also are scheduled to participate in the parade, with cars available for council members and the mayor. The parade is being sponsored by the United Veterans Council of Lancaster County. Serving on the parade committee are Shultz, representing the Lititz VFW; Paul Spickler, representing the Lititz American Legion Garden Spot Post 56; Lititz Chief of Police James Fritz; and Russell Pettyjohn, member of Lititz Borough Council and the Lititz VFW, who is acting as council’s representative to the parade committee. Also on the committee are William Risser, commander of the county United Veterans Council, and Lester Bell, parade chairman. Lititz Borough P. D. Chief Jim Fritz has asked the cooperation of area residents in keeping East Main Street free of parked vehicles beginning at 5 p.m. Nov. 11 in order to accommodate the Lititz Veterans Day parade. Vehicles parking will be permitted following the parade. The parade, which begins at Warwick High School at 6:30 p.m., will move east on Orange Street to Broad Street, turn north on Broad Street toward Lititz Square, turn east on Main Street, then march down Main Street to the Revolutionary War Memorial, located in the 500 block of East Main Street. Permission to close this parade route has been granted by the Pennsylvania D e p a r tmen t o f Transportation. Members of the county veterans council will meet Monday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lititz VFW, 14N. Spruce St., to announce final plans for the parade. |
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