Lititz Record Express

              THURSDAY, M A Y 28, 1998
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122ND YEAR 28 Pages - No. 7 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 30 Cents
□ INSIDE DEP explains Lititz Run pollution report
Listing means eligibility for state grant □ Back Page
Garden Tour
returning June 14
The Lititz Historical
Foundation’s annual Garden
four is returning, and this year
it will focus on beautiful land­scapes
and water gardens
located in the historic down­town
district. For more details
and ticket information, See
Page 28.
RICHARD REITZ______________
Record Express Editor
WARWICK TWP. — Maybe
being listed among the state’s most
polluted waterways will turn out to
be a blessing for the Lititz Run
watershed.
On Tuesday, two representatives
from the Pa. Department of Environ­mental
Protection came to the meet­ing
of the Lititz Run Watershed
Alliance to explain why the water­way
received that less-than-flattering
distinction.
When the list was released, mem­bers
of the Alliance were perplexed,
especially considering the award­winning
effort that has been continu­ing
to improve the health of the
streams in the watershed.
“We wanted to know why we were
on there,” said Lititz Mayor Russell
Pettyjohn, an active member of the
Alliance. “We had just received an
award for our efforts. We thought we
were clean, then all of the sudden
we’re polluted.”
But Mike Sherman, from DEP’s
Bureau of Watershed Protection, told
the group that the upcoming state
budget, which goes into effect July 1,
has set aside $ 1 million dollars speci-fically
to fund watershed projects.
Only waterways that were pin­pointed
on that list — called the
303D report and required by states to
be filed as part of the federal Clean
Water Act — will be eligible to apply
for those funds.
Although the state has no authority
to distribute money until after July 1,
Shennan urged the organization to
apply for a grant as soon as possible.
Though pleased with the prospect
of a grant for the environmental
effort, members of the Alliance are
still interested in doing whatever it
takes to get Lititz Run off of the list.
Sherman said they “are not used to
taking things off of the list,” but ack­nowledged
that the Lititz Run
Watershed Alliance is doing every-thing
that DEP recommends for wet­lands
conservation.
(See Lititz Run, Page 17)
□ School
WHS Honor Roll
;.i It’s finally here! The
Warwick High School first and
second honor rolls for the
.nird marking period can be
found on Page 7.
□ Social
This Eagle project is
one tall order
' In his quest for Eagle
Scout, Kurt Lauderman of
Lititz took on a monumental
¡task for the Lititz Historical
Foundation, bringing order to
the archives at the Lititz
Museum. To find out more
about the unusual effort he
organized, see Page 14.
□ Sports
Goodhart, Wiles are
Grosh Scholars
Football and track standout
lyiike Goodhart and field hock­ey
and softball star Carrie
Wiles were the recipients of
the 1998 Grosh Scholarships.
Find out more, plus additional
local sports action on Page 8.
□ Out of the Past
A death bed
confession
A man admitted to commit­ting
terrible crimes, including
murder, while on his death
bed in 1878. Fortunately - or
perhaps unfortunately - his
condition improved, and the
Lititz Record editor had an
opinion about what to do with
the culprit. Pages 22-23.
□ Reunited
War buddies reunite
40 years after Korea
Martin Dombach of Lititz
and Donald Baker of
Elizabethtown were Navy
buddies during the Korean
War, but lost contact until 40
years later, when they discov­ered
that they only lived a few
miles from one another. Page
21.
Warwick’s money
hinges on lawsuit
STEPHEN SEEBER___________
Record Express Staff
Last month, a federal judge ruled
that Warwick School District would
recoup only a fraction of its money in
what has been called one of the
state’s biggest investment scams.
Meanwhile, other school districts,
including Manheim Central, will get
back every cent.
David Zerbe, Warwick’s business
manager, continues to be amazed
with the beating that the local district
has taken as the victim of fraudulent
action.
“We (all investors) are all
involved,” he said this week. “For
one group to be singled out as the
sole group to suffer losses, to me,
isn’t fair.”
Last June, Warwick did what it has
dope successfully for many years,
borrow money in anticipation of
revenue and invest it with a reputable
money manager.
“It’s money used until tax revenue
comes in,” said Zerbe. “We borrow
at one rate and invest at another, and,
in the past, it has made money for the
school district"
He said $2.1 million was invested
with an anticipated gain of $30,000
over the next 12 months. What was
unanticipated was that John G.
Black, the money manager for
Devon Capital Management, was
making unauthorized transactions
with a complex web of investments
that involved 56 school districts from
across the state.
The Securities and Exchanged
Commission, during a routine audit
last September, found $71 million
missing from over $200 million in
various investments.
While Black has yet to be charged
with any criminal action, his
accounts were frozen and handed
over to former governor Dick
Thornburgh.
(See Fraud, Page 17)
□ Meetings
Monday, June 1, 8 p.m. -
Manheim Borough Zoning
Hearing Board, 15 E. High St.
Monday, June 1, 7:30 p.m.
- Penn Township Planning
Commission, 97 N. Penryn
Road.
Tuesday, June 2, 7 p.m. -
Warwick School Board, 301
W. Orange St. Meeting will
include public hearing on
1998-99 budget.
Tuesday, June 2, 7:30
p.m. - Lititz Borough Planning
Commission, 7 S. Broad St.
Wednesday, June 3, 7
p.m. - Warwick Township
Supervisors, 315 Clay Road.
Wednesday, June 3, 7
p.m. - Elizabeth Township.
Planning Commission, 423 S.
View Drive.
RICHARD REITZ
□ In d e x
Births..................... ..............14
Business.... .......... .........18-19
Church................... .... ...16-17
Classified.............. ......... 24-27
Editorial / Letters.. ................. 4
Entertainment....... ......... ......12
Manheim News.... ............... 20
Obituaries........... ... .... ..2-3, 17
Out of the Past.... ..........22-23
Police Log............ ............... 19
School News........ ............. 6-7
Social..............................14-15
Sports.................... ........... 8-11
Photo by Richard Reitz
Linden Hall valedictorian Elise Pinero of Lititz awaits the flight of her
butterfly following the graduation ceremony at the Moravian Church on
Friday. Each graduate was given one butterfly to set free after
commencement.
L in d e n H a ll ’9 8 b id s
fa r ew e ll a t c e r em o n y
about their final day as a Linden Hall
student. “This is the last day we live
by the rules, or at least, Linden Hall’s
rules.” From now on, the graduates
must choose the rules they will live
by.A
student at Linden Hall since
seventh grade, Laurie is a member of
the National Honor Society, Student
Council, the Linden Ledger news­paper,
yearbook, the Echo literary
joumay, and the softball team. She is
also active in ballet
Later in the ceremony, she
received the Headmaster’s Award,
chosen by Dr. David Devey for her
hard work, sense of humor, and qual­ities
as a “decent human being.”
“I will always treasure my Linden
Hall experience,” Laurie said. She
will be attending Bryn Mawr College
in the fall.
Later in the ceremony, valedicto­rian
Elise Rae Pinero, daughter of
Carlos and Ellen Pinero of Lititz,
(See Linden Hall, Page 2l)
Record Express Editor
LINDEN HALL — Over two
dozen young ladies made ihe transi­tion
from high school student to high
school graduate on Friday, as Linden
Hall welcomed its 252nd graduating
class.
The ceremony began with stu­dents,
alumni, staff and parents
gathering at the school on the morn­ing
of May 22 to prepare for the pro­cessional
to Lititz Moravian Church.
Led by the sounds of the bagpipe per­formed
by Robert Davidson of Har­risburg,
the procession Of the 25 Lin­den
Hall seniors meandered down to
Main Street, then back up the main
walkway to the church.
Class salutatorian Laurie Ann
Kilker, daughter of Paul V. and Lynn
S. Kilker of York, began the cere­mony
with the salutatoiy address.
She said that the students are “not
entirely sad, nor entirely happy”
Photo by Richard Reitz
The Old Forger Colonials were out marching with Welcome Home to show their support for men and
women who died in service to America. Pictured are (from left to right) John Trusheim, Ashlee Stevens, Alli­son
Gallagher, Andrew Stevens, Lindley Gallagher and John Pfortsch.
Community honors war sacrifices
RICHARD REITZ
Record Express Editor
LITITZ — Those who have seen
the movie “Patton” may recall the
scene where Gen. George Patton
requests a prayer for good weather
from his chaplain on the eve of a key
battle.
Retired U.S. Army Col. John L-Patten,
deputy adjutant general in the
state Bureau of Veterans’ Affairs,
may have been making the same plea
for decent weather as he prepared to
deliver the Memorial Day addresses
in Lititz and Rothsville early Mon­day
morning.
And like Gen. Patton, Col. Patten
also received his wish, as the rain
threatened, but ultimately refrained
from falling during both ceremonies.
Patten, whose wife Miriam has
taught second grade at Lititz Elemen­tary
School, told a gathering of well
over 1,000 observers at Lititz that
America must continue in the fight
for freedom.
“As the last remaining superpow­er,
America alone carries the respon­sibility
of maintaining the peace,”
Patten said. Because of ongoing
threats in the Middle East, China,
North Korea, and potential conflict
between India and Pakistan, “the
U.S. must be prepared to meet the Iraq and Mogadishu,
need to defend its security.” “Each responded readily when
He remembered four individual their country called., and they gave
Pennsylvania soldiers who died in the last full measure of devotion.”
service to their country in Vietnam, (See Memorial Day, Page 28)
Photo by Richard Reitz
Don Hine (left) of Lancaster and Frederick Gutjahr (right) of Lititz
were on opposing sides during World War II, but work side-by-side
today with the Christian veterans group Welcome Home. Their story is
on page 28.
Record Express general manager
Robert Campbell retiring June 1
EPHRATA — The current gener­al
manager and former owner of the
Lititz Record Express has announced
he will be stepping down at the end of
the month.
Robert G. Campbell, general man­ager
and executive vice president of
The Lititz Record Express, Ephrata
Review, Lancaster Farming and Sus­quehanna
Printing, has announced
¿ a t he will retiring effective June 1
after more than 43 years in the
business.
Bill Burgess, currently serving as
assistant general manager, will
assume Campbell’s duties on
Monday.
Campbell’s experience in news­papers
is vast, but he may be best
known for taking Lancaster Farming
to the top of the ag publishing indus­try.
He helped start the newspaper in
1955 and played a huge role in maik-ing
it one of the most successful ag
trade publications on the eastern sea-bord
with a weekly circulation just
under 50,000 and an average of 188
tabloid pages per week.
Campbell began his association
with the Lititz community in 1962,
when he purchased the Lititz Record
Express from William Young.
When he purchased the newspap­er,
he became only the seventh owner
associated with ¿ e publication that
began in 1877 as two rival newspap­ers,
The lititz Record and The Sun­beam
(eventually The L ititz
Express). John G. Zook owned the
Express and Frank Buch the Record
Until the Express was sold to Nevin
E. Danner and the Record to Edward
Robert Campbell
Fulweiler and James R. Johnson in
1937. Itwason June 17,1937 that the
papers merged, and a year later, Wil­liam
Young purchased the newly-combined
Record Express.
After buying the Record Express,
Campbell moved Lancaster Farming
into ¿ e historic old brick building at
22 E. Main St., Lititz, and for over 25
(See Campbell, Page 17)
Bill Burgess