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T H E R E S S SER VING THE WAR WICK AREA FOR NEARLY A CENTUR Y 97th Year E s ta b lish e d A p ril, 1877, a s T h e Su nb eam (Con so lidated w ith T h e L i t it z R e co rd , 1937) Lititz, Lancaster County, Penna. 17543, Thursday, May 31,1973 10 c en ts a Copy; 84.00 p e r y e a r b y m a ll w ith in L a n c a s te r County 18 PAGES — No. 10 Yearbook Dedicated to Swisher Awards Presented to Warwick Students at Special Assembly The Warrian, Warwick High School Yearbook, was dedicated to Harold W. Swisher, high school principal, during an awards assembly at the school last Friday morning. * John Sukenik, high school administrative assistant, was master of ceremonies at thé event. The Community Service Award from the New Holland Division of Sperry Rand was presented to Susan Hershey. Mrs. Lugenia Rozman, home economics instructor gave awards for outstanding home economics student to Ruth Wise and the outstanding agriculture! student to Mike Grube from the Society of Farm Women 1. Mrs. Rozman also presented the Lititz Woman’s Club Sewing awards to Joyce Martin, first ; Joyce Myer,, second and Lois Martin, third. Marie Mease received the Betty Crocker Homemaker Award. Mrs. Lila Rohrer, high school guidance counselor, presented the Keystone Girls State (camp) award to Colleen Hacker,, ( Continued On Page 8) A check for $820.72 was presented last Friday to Galen Bellile, chairman of the Lancaster County Bikeathon for the benefit of retarded children in Pennsylvania and Lancaster County. Some 80 local people, in two groups, participated in the ride which was held on April 29. Each rider had a sponsor who contributed a certain amount of money for each mile covered. Dennis Bortz was coordinator for the event in I iit itz R e co rd E x p r e s s P h o to the Lititz area. Bellile is shown above receiving the check from Georgia Rollin, a rider in the Bikeathon. Other riders shown, left to right, are: Lisa Loercher, P. J. Whiskyman and Patsy Eby. Headmaster Seeks Old Records Of Rare Couch at Linden Hall L it it z R e co rd E x p r e s s JPhoto Harold W. Swisher, Warwick High Sci x>l Principal, proudly displays a plaque he received from the yearbook staff in honor of the dedication of the 1973 Warrian Yearbook to him. His wife, Connie, looks on. Congressman Edwin D. Eshleman Linden Hall Commencement Speaker Completing its 227th te a r . Linden Hall will observe its traditional celebrations this w eek end. On Saturday, June 2, starting with registration at 10 a.m. in Honeycutt Hall, Alumnae Day events will begin. A luncheon w ill be held at noon for all alumnae with members of the Class of 1978 as their guests. The Headmaster’s Banquet for the Seniors had been held on Tuesdat. A business meeting will follow the Alumnae Luncheon with class socials in the evening.' The Lantern Walk will In- held at 9:30 p.m. In this traditional ritual, seniors pass on to the juniors the responsibilities and privileges of their rank. At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 3, the Baccalaureate will be held in the Moravian Church. Chorales will be played on Church Square by the Trombone Choir under the direction of John Keehn. This will be followed by the processional of the staff, student body and seniors. In addition to the Headmaster, John Morman, those taking part in the service are Dr. Byron K. Horne, Headmaster Emeritus, Bobst to Speak :unday at Salem lurch Service mer H. Bobst, retired man of the board of Warner-ert, Inc., will speak at 2 Sunday during the 150th rsary celebration of Salem m Church, Kissel Hill, to at the church. s the son of the late Rev. Bobst, who served as he church from 1890 to ing service will be at when Dr. Luke i r f e r , p r e s id e n t r Millersville State i former member of peak. is are open to the ixtra seating and provided. Edwin D. Eshleman Congressman and The Rt. Rev. A. W. Schatt-schneider, Teacher of Bible. The sermon will be delivered by The Rev. Robert F. Engelbrecht, pastor of the Emmaus Moravian Church, and until recently Chaplain at the girls’ school at Green Pond, Bethlehem. At 2 p.m. Class Day events will be held with Seniors presenting their own honors and gifts. At 4 p.m. the Commencement Program will be held in the Moravian Church. Assisting in the program will be Miss Barbara Wise, Dean, and Dr. Horne. Horne. The speaker will be the Honorable Edwin D. Eshleman, Congressman from the 16th District. Once a school teacher himself, Mr. Eshleman’s ap-propriatness for the occasion has been his sincere effort to know the will of young people and to serve them as a vital part of his constituency. Members of the graduating class have answered his questionnaires and have read with interest the results. The salutatory address will be delivered by Bonnie A. Everett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. B. Everett, West End Avenue. Mrs. Everett is head of the science department. The valedictory will be presented by Ruth Ellen Morman, daughter of the headmaster and Mrs. John F. Morman. Both are four-year girls at Linden Hall. The rare historic day bed, a “favored daughter” among Linden Hall’s notable antique collection, was reprieved from the auction block and is now back in place in the school’s parlor. But its reprieve is only the beginning of what Headmaster John Morman says will be a long search for pictures and papers to document the piece’s history and prove Linden Hall’s belief that it dates back beyond 1876. The eight-legged couch, sometimes referred to as the “ centipede” and the “ gout couch,” was one of 19 of the school’s antiques scheduled to go up for auction in New York City on May 19. However, Morman withdrew it after representatives of the New York firm handling the sale questioned its authenticity, and informed him that they had lowered the original $20,000-$25,000 value they had placed on the piece to about $2,000. The sale was being handled by Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., one of the outstanding galleries in the country, a worldwide auction house that handles mainly antiques being sold through estate settlements. According to Morman, a representative of the firm orginially estimated the value of the rare couch at $20,000-$25,000. Morman said other estimates had been set informally at $50,000 by representatives from Winterthur, and $35,000 by. Joe Kendig, noted York area antique authority. Morman said that after the couch had been shipped to the New York galleries, he had informed the Sotheby firm to put a $20,000 minimum on the piece. At that time, he said, the firm had concurred with his minimum price. However, he said, several days later a representative telephoned him to say the firm had called in “two experts” who said the couch was not authentic, and recommended that it be sold as a reproduction, which could be expected to bring about $2,000. Morman said the firm told him the piece was probably a Philadelphia reproduction made during the nation’s Centennial in 1876, at a time when many reproductions were being made. “Call it some kind of sixth sense, but I felt something was wrong,” Morman told the Record-Express. He said he immediately went to New York and brought the piece back himself, meanwhile starting a search of Linden Hall archives to locate documentation for it. His belief in the couch’s authenticity is substantiated somewhat by an article that was printed in the Lititz Express in 1895, which commented on the parlor at Linden Hall and mentioned a rare Queen Anne couch “about 100 years old,” believed to have been brought from England. He said his belief is also substantiated by the verbal references to the couch that have passed- down through the generations by the various headmasters at the school. But while this helps to convince him, Morman added, it is not the kind of proof needed to authenticate the couch. What is needed now, he said, is a full or better description of the couch, anything from before 1873. “That’s all the proof we need to take it back before the Centennial,” he said. One of the big problems, he said, is that he knows of no indoor pictures taken at the school Developers List Plans For 210-Unit Apartment Complex in Lititz Boro Developers are going ahead with plans to build a 210-unit apartment complex on a piece of land near Kissel Hill School, and will be resubmitting plans to the borough this summer. Frank J . Nash, regional development director of U. S. Home Communities Corporation, told the Record-Express this week that he plans to submit a site plan, formerly rejected by the borough, at the Planning Commission’s July meeting. The plans were originally submitted by Soble Construction Company, which merged about 18 months ago with U. S. Homes, one of the three largest building developers in the country. This month, U. S. Homes, in a letter to the borough, requested reservation for approximately 66,000 gallons per day of sewage in the borough sewer treatment plant, stating that it intended “to proceed to obtain all approvals necessary for the apartment development.” Nash told the Record-Express that his company plans to erect “ conventional garden apartments” comparable to those at the Village of Olde Hickory in Lancaster. He said it definitely would not be a low-cost housing project, but that rentals would run from about $180 a month for one-bedroom apartments to about $250 for three-bedroom units. Nash said U. S. Homes is using no government funding for the project. He also said plans still call for 210 units, which he said was somewhat less than maximum density allowed by the borough. Nash declined to say when he expected construction to start, stating that the company is trying to get the site plan ap-before 1865. The pictures taken about that time were outdoor shots, and in some cases, items from the school had been moved outdoors to be photographed. Another hurdle is that primitive records were kept in German script, hard to recognize and difficult to translate by even trained scholars. However, he said, he has come across a bill of sale for the school’s Tanenburg piano, dated 1801, and he feels it is possible that there might also be a bill, or some other record, of the couch. If the day bed is authenticated, Morman said, he doesn’t know whether it will again be put up for auction or kept at the school. The whole point of selling the antiques, he pointed out, was to cash in some of the school’s assets while Linden Hall was facing financial problems. “It was a matter of priority,” he said. While the antiques were prized highly by the school and community, we felt they were not as important as education, he said, and the school intends to carry on “high standards of education.” Not only did the antiques constitute an untouched asset, but the spirally insurance costs on them were a burden. He said the trustees had considered the question carefully, and finally arrived at the decision to let some of the antiques go. It was a difficult decision, he said, but we did not feel it was right to take money away from our education for our antiques. Thus, he said, the trustees decided to let go some of the antiques that were not provincial, or locally made. Those that had come from this area, and the (Continued On Page 7) I iit itz R e co rd E x p r e s s Pho to Irvin Miller, owner of the new Miller's Furniture Store, 47 S. Broad St. displays two popular items available, a roll-iop desk from the unpainted furniture line, and an ornate high-backed chair from the wicker line. Unpainted Furniture Featured at Miller's Shown above is the rare chair-back antique day bed, or couch, now back in the parlor at Linden Hall after school officials pulled it out of a recent sale of the school’s antiques. The authenticity of the couch, which the school believes was made prior to 1876, was questioned by a New York antique firm, and the school is now trying to verify its date. (Editor’s Note: This is the 71st in a series of articles to acquaint our readers with our local retail merchants. The 72nd article will appear next week.) One of the newest stores to open in Lititz is Miller’s Furniture Store, 47 S. Broad St., specializing in unpainted and wicker furniture. Owned and operated by Irvin Miller, Lititz RD3, the store is-a haven for do-it-yourself buffs who thrill to the touch of a paintbrush, and to home decorators who want a bit of the unusual in the Way of wicker furniture. The store is well equipped with a. good variety of both wicker and unpainted, with more stock expected in the near future. Also available are a good line of paints, varnishes, stains and antique kits. Now. in its second week of operation, the store is offering a number of get-acquainted specials that include children’s wicker chairs, unpainted drawer chests, and a desk and chair , combination. Miller’s line of unpainted furniture includes both pine and hardwood articles. Available are nine types of desks, including a roll-top desk, hutches, hutch tops with glass doors, dry sinks, deacon benches, dressers, headboards, complete beds, bookcases, and dropleaf tables with coordinated captain and mate chairs. The line of wicker includes many unusual items such as bird cages, large round hassocks, head boards for double and queensized beds, a rattan crib, and an interesting collection of wall hangings, ranging from roosters to musical instruments. Also available are ornate and plain wicker chairs, including rocking chairs and folding chairs, many baskets, tulip-shaped lamp shades, picture and mirror frames, corner shelves, chests and dressers, hampers, waste baskets shaped like frogs, kangaroos and elephants, floor mats, mail baskets, and pocketbooks. Also available are a group of painted milk cans, done by Miller’s sister-in-law, Mrs. Earl Miller, Annville, and a small collection of handmade candles and ceramics. Miller, who has been a distributor for a national cookie company for the past 16 years, first had the idea to open an unpainted furniture store when he had trouble locating a particular piece of unpainted furniture that he wanted. Feeling there was a need for more available unpainted items, he moved into the location formerly occupied by Michael’s TV, adding wicker furniture because of the growing demand for these items. He is assisted in the store by his daughter, Judy, and two of his sons, Mike and Fred. The store is open Monday through Wednesday, and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Miller is a native of the Lititz area and a member of Hess Mennonite Church. He and his wife, the former Mabel Eberly, have eight children, Richard, Litits RDl, Patsy, a registered nurse in volunteer service at Montgomery, Ala., Sandy (Mrs. Michal Layton) of State Line, Pa., and Judy, Mike, Fred, Barbara, and Sam, all at home. NOTICE $ The Lititz Retailer’s i;j Association Will Meet $ Wednesday, June 6, at A $ 7 :3 0 p.m. at the :$ General Sutter Inn. $ ALL AREA BUSINESS- 8 $ MEN ARE INVITED 8 8 TO ATTEND. 8 proved before listing a construction date. The original plans that were submitted by Soble Company about two years ago called for a 240-unit low-cost development, for which Soble Company was seeking Federal funding. The plans were rejected by the borough, but the county court subsequently ruled in favor of Soble when the borough’s action was appealed. Another set of plans, calling for a reduced 210-unit development, were resubmitted to the borough last winter, but these also were rejected because they did not meet all borough requirements. If they aré submitted again in July, it will be the third time the developers have tried to get the plans approved. Boro Council Tuesday night tabled the company’s request for capacity in the borough sewer plant, stating they will wait until they learn whether the borough will receive federal funding for a proposed major expansion of the treatment plant. Council President Curi Amidon stated that U. S. Homes has already been informed that there will be no reserve capacity until 1975, when expansion of the sewer plant is expected. Amidon said if the borough is turned down on federal funding for the expansion, the project will be postponed a year and a chemical expansion (ferric cloride) Will be considered for the plant. The question of whether the borough will receive federal funding for the expansion also played a big part in Council’s tabling Tuesday night of a request from Morgan Mills to accept 125,000 gallons per day of affluent above domestic strength. Morgan Mills currently sprays its affluent on a field in the borough, but has been seeking capacity in the borough plant. However, Morgan Mills told the borough it has not been able to get the BOD content of the affluent down to domestic strength acceptable by the borough. Boro Manager George Steedle said two risks are involved at this time. If the affluent is accepted, it could overload the treatment plant. If it is not accepted, and Morgan Mills continues spraying, it could endangér the borough water supply, as the field lies in the borough water shed area. Councilmen Jim Yerger and Bill York both told Council they felt Morgan Mills was “dragging its feet” on the issue because the company doesn’t want to “go to the expense” of putting in the necessary equipment to bring down the BOD content of the affluent. York said he thought it was “impossible” that Morgan Mills was unable to locate the source of the high BOD, saying that they (Morgan Mills) “want the borough to spend the money.” Steedle said the borough should know by June 30 if its application for federal funding is approved. Sturgis Lane In further business, Council approved changing Sturgis Lane to a one way street, with traffic flowing north. The change will become effective June 11, Steedle said. The action followed a request from Lititz Improvement, Inc., which is planning to build a shopping mall along Sturgis Lane. The change in traffic flow was also recommended by Police Chief George Hicks. Council unanimously approved a motion that the two Planning Commissions from the borough and Warwick Township conduct a joint study on PRD (Planned Residential Development), which local builders, Hurst j3rothgrs, (Continued on Page 189 In This Issue Business Directory 15 Church News 14 Classified Ads 16,17 Editorial Page 4 Sports Section 6 Women’s 12
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Full Text | T H E R E S S SER VING THE WAR WICK AREA FOR NEARLY A CENTUR Y 97th Year E s ta b lish e d A p ril, 1877, a s T h e Su nb eam (Con so lidated w ith T h e L i t it z R e co rd , 1937) Lititz, Lancaster County, Penna. 17543, Thursday, May 31,1973 10 c en ts a Copy; 84.00 p e r y e a r b y m a ll w ith in L a n c a s te r County 18 PAGES — No. 10 Yearbook Dedicated to Swisher Awards Presented to Warwick Students at Special Assembly The Warrian, Warwick High School Yearbook, was dedicated to Harold W. Swisher, high school principal, during an awards assembly at the school last Friday morning. * John Sukenik, high school administrative assistant, was master of ceremonies at thé event. The Community Service Award from the New Holland Division of Sperry Rand was presented to Susan Hershey. Mrs. Lugenia Rozman, home economics instructor gave awards for outstanding home economics student to Ruth Wise and the outstanding agriculture! student to Mike Grube from the Society of Farm Women 1. Mrs. Rozman also presented the Lititz Woman’s Club Sewing awards to Joyce Martin, first ; Joyce Myer,, second and Lois Martin, third. Marie Mease received the Betty Crocker Homemaker Award. Mrs. Lila Rohrer, high school guidance counselor, presented the Keystone Girls State (camp) award to Colleen Hacker,, ( Continued On Page 8) A check for $820.72 was presented last Friday to Galen Bellile, chairman of the Lancaster County Bikeathon for the benefit of retarded children in Pennsylvania and Lancaster County. Some 80 local people, in two groups, participated in the ride which was held on April 29. Each rider had a sponsor who contributed a certain amount of money for each mile covered. Dennis Bortz was coordinator for the event in I iit itz R e co rd E x p r e s s P h o to the Lititz area. Bellile is shown above receiving the check from Georgia Rollin, a rider in the Bikeathon. Other riders shown, left to right, are: Lisa Loercher, P. J. Whiskyman and Patsy Eby. Headmaster Seeks Old Records Of Rare Couch at Linden Hall L it it z R e co rd E x p r e s s JPhoto Harold W. Swisher, Warwick High Sci x>l Principal, proudly displays a plaque he received from the yearbook staff in honor of the dedication of the 1973 Warrian Yearbook to him. His wife, Connie, looks on. Congressman Edwin D. Eshleman Linden Hall Commencement Speaker Completing its 227th te a r . Linden Hall will observe its traditional celebrations this w eek end. On Saturday, June 2, starting with registration at 10 a.m. in Honeycutt Hall, Alumnae Day events will begin. A luncheon w ill be held at noon for all alumnae with members of the Class of 1978 as their guests. The Headmaster’s Banquet for the Seniors had been held on Tuesdat. A business meeting will follow the Alumnae Luncheon with class socials in the evening.' The Lantern Walk will In- held at 9:30 p.m. In this traditional ritual, seniors pass on to the juniors the responsibilities and privileges of their rank. At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 3, the Baccalaureate will be held in the Moravian Church. Chorales will be played on Church Square by the Trombone Choir under the direction of John Keehn. This will be followed by the processional of the staff, student body and seniors. In addition to the Headmaster, John Morman, those taking part in the service are Dr. Byron K. Horne, Headmaster Emeritus, Bobst to Speak :unday at Salem lurch Service mer H. Bobst, retired man of the board of Warner-ert, Inc., will speak at 2 Sunday during the 150th rsary celebration of Salem m Church, Kissel Hill, to at the church. s the son of the late Rev. Bobst, who served as he church from 1890 to ing service will be at when Dr. Luke i r f e r , p r e s id e n t r Millersville State i former member of peak. is are open to the ixtra seating and provided. Edwin D. Eshleman Congressman and The Rt. Rev. A. W. Schatt-schneider, Teacher of Bible. The sermon will be delivered by The Rev. Robert F. Engelbrecht, pastor of the Emmaus Moravian Church, and until recently Chaplain at the girls’ school at Green Pond, Bethlehem. At 2 p.m. Class Day events will be held with Seniors presenting their own honors and gifts. At 4 p.m. the Commencement Program will be held in the Moravian Church. Assisting in the program will be Miss Barbara Wise, Dean, and Dr. Horne. Horne. The speaker will be the Honorable Edwin D. Eshleman, Congressman from the 16th District. Once a school teacher himself, Mr. Eshleman’s ap-propriatness for the occasion has been his sincere effort to know the will of young people and to serve them as a vital part of his constituency. Members of the graduating class have answered his questionnaires and have read with interest the results. The salutatory address will be delivered by Bonnie A. Everett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James F. B. Everett, West End Avenue. Mrs. Everett is head of the science department. The valedictory will be presented by Ruth Ellen Morman, daughter of the headmaster and Mrs. John F. Morman. Both are four-year girls at Linden Hall. The rare historic day bed, a “favored daughter” among Linden Hall’s notable antique collection, was reprieved from the auction block and is now back in place in the school’s parlor. But its reprieve is only the beginning of what Headmaster John Morman says will be a long search for pictures and papers to document the piece’s history and prove Linden Hall’s belief that it dates back beyond 1876. The eight-legged couch, sometimes referred to as the “ centipede” and the “ gout couch,” was one of 19 of the school’s antiques scheduled to go up for auction in New York City on May 19. However, Morman withdrew it after representatives of the New York firm handling the sale questioned its authenticity, and informed him that they had lowered the original $20,000-$25,000 value they had placed on the piece to about $2,000. The sale was being handled by Sotheby Parke Bernet, Inc., one of the outstanding galleries in the country, a worldwide auction house that handles mainly antiques being sold through estate settlements. According to Morman, a representative of the firm orginially estimated the value of the rare couch at $20,000-$25,000. Morman said other estimates had been set informally at $50,000 by representatives from Winterthur, and $35,000 by. Joe Kendig, noted York area antique authority. Morman said that after the couch had been shipped to the New York galleries, he had informed the Sotheby firm to put a $20,000 minimum on the piece. At that time, he said, the firm had concurred with his minimum price. However, he said, several days later a representative telephoned him to say the firm had called in “two experts” who said the couch was not authentic, and recommended that it be sold as a reproduction, which could be expected to bring about $2,000. Morman said the firm told him the piece was probably a Philadelphia reproduction made during the nation’s Centennial in 1876, at a time when many reproductions were being made. “Call it some kind of sixth sense, but I felt something was wrong,” Morman told the Record-Express. He said he immediately went to New York and brought the piece back himself, meanwhile starting a search of Linden Hall archives to locate documentation for it. His belief in the couch’s authenticity is substantiated somewhat by an article that was printed in the Lititz Express in 1895, which commented on the parlor at Linden Hall and mentioned a rare Queen Anne couch “about 100 years old,” believed to have been brought from England. He said his belief is also substantiated by the verbal references to the couch that have passed- down through the generations by the various headmasters at the school. But while this helps to convince him, Morman added, it is not the kind of proof needed to authenticate the couch. What is needed now, he said, is a full or better description of the couch, anything from before 1873. “That’s all the proof we need to take it back before the Centennial,” he said. One of the big problems, he said, is that he knows of no indoor pictures taken at the school Developers List Plans For 210-Unit Apartment Complex in Lititz Boro Developers are going ahead with plans to build a 210-unit apartment complex on a piece of land near Kissel Hill School, and will be resubmitting plans to the borough this summer. Frank J . Nash, regional development director of U. S. Home Communities Corporation, told the Record-Express this week that he plans to submit a site plan, formerly rejected by the borough, at the Planning Commission’s July meeting. The plans were originally submitted by Soble Construction Company, which merged about 18 months ago with U. S. Homes, one of the three largest building developers in the country. This month, U. S. Homes, in a letter to the borough, requested reservation for approximately 66,000 gallons per day of sewage in the borough sewer treatment plant, stating that it intended “to proceed to obtain all approvals necessary for the apartment development.” Nash told the Record-Express that his company plans to erect “ conventional garden apartments” comparable to those at the Village of Olde Hickory in Lancaster. He said it definitely would not be a low-cost housing project, but that rentals would run from about $180 a month for one-bedroom apartments to about $250 for three-bedroom units. Nash said U. S. Homes is using no government funding for the project. He also said plans still call for 210 units, which he said was somewhat less than maximum density allowed by the borough. Nash declined to say when he expected construction to start, stating that the company is trying to get the site plan ap-before 1865. The pictures taken about that time were outdoor shots, and in some cases, items from the school had been moved outdoors to be photographed. Another hurdle is that primitive records were kept in German script, hard to recognize and difficult to translate by even trained scholars. However, he said, he has come across a bill of sale for the school’s Tanenburg piano, dated 1801, and he feels it is possible that there might also be a bill, or some other record, of the couch. If the day bed is authenticated, Morman said, he doesn’t know whether it will again be put up for auction or kept at the school. The whole point of selling the antiques, he pointed out, was to cash in some of the school’s assets while Linden Hall was facing financial problems. “It was a matter of priority,” he said. While the antiques were prized highly by the school and community, we felt they were not as important as education, he said, and the school intends to carry on “high standards of education.” Not only did the antiques constitute an untouched asset, but the spirally insurance costs on them were a burden. He said the trustees had considered the question carefully, and finally arrived at the decision to let some of the antiques go. It was a difficult decision, he said, but we did not feel it was right to take money away from our education for our antiques. Thus, he said, the trustees decided to let go some of the antiques that were not provincial, or locally made. Those that had come from this area, and the (Continued On Page 7) I iit itz R e co rd E x p r e s s Pho to Irvin Miller, owner of the new Miller's Furniture Store, 47 S. Broad St. displays two popular items available, a roll-iop desk from the unpainted furniture line, and an ornate high-backed chair from the wicker line. Unpainted Furniture Featured at Miller's Shown above is the rare chair-back antique day bed, or couch, now back in the parlor at Linden Hall after school officials pulled it out of a recent sale of the school’s antiques. The authenticity of the couch, which the school believes was made prior to 1876, was questioned by a New York antique firm, and the school is now trying to verify its date. (Editor’s Note: This is the 71st in a series of articles to acquaint our readers with our local retail merchants. The 72nd article will appear next week.) One of the newest stores to open in Lititz is Miller’s Furniture Store, 47 S. Broad St., specializing in unpainted and wicker furniture. Owned and operated by Irvin Miller, Lititz RD3, the store is-a haven for do-it-yourself buffs who thrill to the touch of a paintbrush, and to home decorators who want a bit of the unusual in the Way of wicker furniture. The store is well equipped with a. good variety of both wicker and unpainted, with more stock expected in the near future. Also available are a good line of paints, varnishes, stains and antique kits. Now. in its second week of operation, the store is offering a number of get-acquainted specials that include children’s wicker chairs, unpainted drawer chests, and a desk and chair , combination. Miller’s line of unpainted furniture includes both pine and hardwood articles. Available are nine types of desks, including a roll-top desk, hutches, hutch tops with glass doors, dry sinks, deacon benches, dressers, headboards, complete beds, bookcases, and dropleaf tables with coordinated captain and mate chairs. The line of wicker includes many unusual items such as bird cages, large round hassocks, head boards for double and queensized beds, a rattan crib, and an interesting collection of wall hangings, ranging from roosters to musical instruments. Also available are ornate and plain wicker chairs, including rocking chairs and folding chairs, many baskets, tulip-shaped lamp shades, picture and mirror frames, corner shelves, chests and dressers, hampers, waste baskets shaped like frogs, kangaroos and elephants, floor mats, mail baskets, and pocketbooks. Also available are a group of painted milk cans, done by Miller’s sister-in-law, Mrs. Earl Miller, Annville, and a small collection of handmade candles and ceramics. Miller, who has been a distributor for a national cookie company for the past 16 years, first had the idea to open an unpainted furniture store when he had trouble locating a particular piece of unpainted furniture that he wanted. Feeling there was a need for more available unpainted items, he moved into the location formerly occupied by Michael’s TV, adding wicker furniture because of the growing demand for these items. He is assisted in the store by his daughter, Judy, and two of his sons, Mike and Fred. The store is open Monday through Wednesday, and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Miller is a native of the Lititz area and a member of Hess Mennonite Church. He and his wife, the former Mabel Eberly, have eight children, Richard, Litits RDl, Patsy, a registered nurse in volunteer service at Montgomery, Ala., Sandy (Mrs. Michal Layton) of State Line, Pa., and Judy, Mike, Fred, Barbara, and Sam, all at home. NOTICE $ The Lititz Retailer’s i;j Association Will Meet $ Wednesday, June 6, at A $ 7 :3 0 p.m. at the :$ General Sutter Inn. $ ALL AREA BUSINESS- 8 $ MEN ARE INVITED 8 8 TO ATTEND. 8 proved before listing a construction date. The original plans that were submitted by Soble Company about two years ago called for a 240-unit low-cost development, for which Soble Company was seeking Federal funding. The plans were rejected by the borough, but the county court subsequently ruled in favor of Soble when the borough’s action was appealed. Another set of plans, calling for a reduced 210-unit development, were resubmitted to the borough last winter, but these also were rejected because they did not meet all borough requirements. If they aré submitted again in July, it will be the third time the developers have tried to get the plans approved. Boro Council Tuesday night tabled the company’s request for capacity in the borough sewer plant, stating they will wait until they learn whether the borough will receive federal funding for a proposed major expansion of the treatment plant. Council President Curi Amidon stated that U. S. Homes has already been informed that there will be no reserve capacity until 1975, when expansion of the sewer plant is expected. Amidon said if the borough is turned down on federal funding for the expansion, the project will be postponed a year and a chemical expansion (ferric cloride) Will be considered for the plant. The question of whether the borough will receive federal funding for the expansion also played a big part in Council’s tabling Tuesday night of a request from Morgan Mills to accept 125,000 gallons per day of affluent above domestic strength. Morgan Mills currently sprays its affluent on a field in the borough, but has been seeking capacity in the borough plant. However, Morgan Mills told the borough it has not been able to get the BOD content of the affluent down to domestic strength acceptable by the borough. Boro Manager George Steedle said two risks are involved at this time. If the affluent is accepted, it could overload the treatment plant. If it is not accepted, and Morgan Mills continues spraying, it could endangér the borough water supply, as the field lies in the borough water shed area. Councilmen Jim Yerger and Bill York both told Council they felt Morgan Mills was “dragging its feet” on the issue because the company doesn’t want to “go to the expense” of putting in the necessary equipment to bring down the BOD content of the affluent. York said he thought it was “impossible” that Morgan Mills was unable to locate the source of the high BOD, saying that they (Morgan Mills) “want the borough to spend the money.” Steedle said the borough should know by June 30 if its application for federal funding is approved. Sturgis Lane In further business, Council approved changing Sturgis Lane to a one way street, with traffic flowing north. The change will become effective June 11, Steedle said. The action followed a request from Lititz Improvement, Inc., which is planning to build a shopping mall along Sturgis Lane. The change in traffic flow was also recommended by Police Chief George Hicks. Council unanimously approved a motion that the two Planning Commissions from the borough and Warwick Township conduct a joint study on PRD (Planned Residential Development), which local builders, Hurst j3rothgrs, (Continued on Page 189 In This Issue Business Directory 15 Church News 14 Classified Ads 16,17 Editorial Page 4 Sports Section 6 Women’s 12 |
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