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r-ry -;v, ■■>.■.• M * ' -• -s'«-..:.. ■--?>: ,;.^ - - « '- ,. ,‘,. - v . ■'■ T H E R E S S SERVING THE WARWICK AkEA m R NEARLY A CENTURY 97th Year SstftbllBhsd April, 1877, «a Th* Sunbeam (CoDBolidated with The lititz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster County, Penine. 17543, Thursday, May 24,1973 10 oenta a Copy; $4.00 per pear bp mall within Lancaster County 20 Pages — No. 9 School Board OK's Tentative Budget, Plans 3-Mill Tax Hike A pool manager’s work is never done! Above, Larry VanBrookhoven, manager of Lititz Springs Pool, gets bouyant markers ready at pool side. 'S trict' Pool Manager Says Safety Comes First By Peggy Frailey Managing a swimming pool isn't what it used to be. Today it's a business dictated by thick books filled with state regulations, all of which have to be followed while, at the same time, keeping both employees and the public happy. To Larry VanBrookhoven, manager of Lititz’ quarter-million dollar swimming pool complex, it’s also a challenge. About to start his third year as pool manager, Larry looks at his job this way— “It’s like any other managerial position—I*m responsible for the total pool complex. If anything goes wrong I’m the one they jump on.” “I firmly believe in enforcing all die state and borough rules about die pool, even if 1 don’t agree with all of them,” Larry wait on. “And you have to have a system and organization if you want to get a job done,” he continued during a poolside interview last week with the Record-Express. “I guess I'm old fashioned, but I don’t go for informal organization. You have to have a chain of command. One person has to be responsible for calling the shots, whether he’s right or wrong all the time. It helps keep me on my toes.” In his years as pool manager, Larry has gotten the reputation for being a “strict manager,” a label he acknowledges comes from his insistance on sticking to the rules. “I may not always be right, but as long as I’m responsible, I want the employees to consider the public’s safety first, and their happiness second,” he said. Then he added, “If the public isn’t safe, eventually they won’t be too happy.” The state keeps a careful check on public pools, he explained, and DER inspectors are likely to come in here unexpectedly at any time. State regulations on pools change every year, and we have to be on top of the changes.” For instance, he tells how one year the state decided that all pool snack bars had to be enclosed, so Lititz enclosed its snack bar. Another time they ruled that soap bars could not be used in shower rooms, so soap dispensers were installed. Another time they said all dishes had to be soaked overnight in chlorox, so Lititz complied. In addition, state inspectors show up frequently, and unexpectedly, to check written records on how much bromine is being used, the number of gallons of fresh water that are being added to the pool, how often the bottom and sides are cleaned. The pool has never been closed by the state, Larry pointed out, but if we didn’t comply with the (Continued on Page 8) A three mill tax increase is foreseen in a $4,371,290 tentative budget approved by Warwick District School Board Tuesday night. The budget is up $107,039 over the 1972-73 budget, with major increases allowed for salaries, bussing, and “ intersystem” payments, including Vo-Tech schools. i The proposed millage increase will be from 73 to 76. The biggest cut in the budget!is in capital outlays, down $34,000. For the first time Warwick School Board has set up two special additional periods for the public to examine the tentative budget. It will be on display June 12 at John Beck School and June 14 at Kissel Hill School, starting at 7:30 p.m., at which time board members will be available to give an overall view and breakdown of budget figures. The budget will also be open for inspection in the administration until its adoption June 30. Expected income covered in the budget allows for a $31,000 drop in real estate taxes, which the school district will lose if it collects only half of the one percent of these taxes from Elizabeth Township, Warwick Township, and Lititz borough. Elizabeth Township passed an ordinance recently to collect half of the real estate taxes that have been going to the school district, which will amount to about $5,000. The School Board maintains that, because of this, it will be forced to give up an equal percentage of taxes it has been collecting from the borough and Warwick Township, stating that the school code calls for “equal taxation.” This point in law has aroused controversy with Warwick Township supervisors, two of whom were present at the budget meeting Tuesday. C. William Dussinger, chairman of the supervisors, and Richard I.. Hoffer, township secretary, told thè school directors that they do not want the district to reduce its levy on the township by a half percent. They stated that if the school district goes through with its “equal taxation” plan , it will mean higher taxes for the township and borough, because the school district will have to raise its own taxes to make up for the loss. They stated that the $5000 loss it will take .from Elizabeth Township will amount to only about .28 mills of taxes, but that a $31,000 loss, if it is applied to Warwick Township and the borough, will mean that the school district will have to come back with higher taxes for everyone to make up for it. Hoffer urged the School Board to “let the $5000 go” and not “do anything else.” The Board indicated, however, that it intends to collect only half the one percent property tax from everyone involved, several of the directors maintaining that it is a “matter of principle” to impose equal taxation. The three mill tax increase called for in the tentative budget is based on the school district collecting only half the real estate taxes it now collects, and the tax increase could go higher if teachers salaries are negotiated at higher figures than are now in the budget. Director William Owens told the board Tuesday that the negotiating committee “is still having some differences” and that the WEA had rejected the latest offer from the School Board. A tentative $2,233,872 has been budgeted for instructional costs, with $1,983,117 of this alloted for teachers salaries. This is the ATy ■ .irtsvW"'-- Comm e- 1 ncement■ JTTu* n’le'' 5 Warwick H ig h L is ts Graduation Sp ea k e rs Police Urge Caution By Holiday Drivers Special reminders are made to motorists by area police chiefs to be especially alert to safety practices on streets and highways over the holiday weekend. Police Chiefs George Hicks from the Lititz borough, Paul Haines from Warwick Township, and Herbert Weidman from Penn Twp. urge motorists to bear in mind that this is the first big holiday of the season and traffic is expected to be extremely heavy. Motorists are urged to drive cautiously and avoid peak traffic periods when possible. Speakers have been announced for the 17th annual commencement exercise of Warwick High School, which will be held Tuesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. on the high school athletic field. The program will be held in the gymnasium in case of inclement weather. Student speakers will be Marie Ann Mease, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Raymond Mease, 221 N. Broad St.; Brad Lee Lauderman, son ot Mr. and Mrs. H. Paul Lauderman, Lititz RD2; and Thomas Allen Kroeck, son of E. Robert Kroeck, 645 E. Main St. The commencement theme will be “Living Each Day to the Fullest.” Miss Mease will speak on “ Career P rep a ratio n ,” Lauderman on “Extracurricular Activities,” and Kroeck, on “Community Involvement.” Rev. Ralph Bornman, pastor of Trinity EC Church, will give the invocation, and Rev. Robert Hoover, pastor of Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Rothsville, will give the benediction. Harold Swisher, high school principal, will present the awards. Dr. H. Dale Winger, superintendent of schools, will present the graduating class to David Buckwalter, School Board president, who will in turn grant the diplomas. Baccalaureate services for die graduating class will be held in Thomas A. Kroeck the Battle of the Trees Won bv Local Man Paul Groff reported this week that he’d won the battle to save his trees. Groff, who recently purchased the Amos Strickler farm near the intersection of Speedwell Forge and Pumping Station Roads, became involved in a dispute with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation engineers almost before the ink on his new deed was dry. The dispute arose when Penn- DOT said it had to remove a line of 40-year-old spruce trees in a road-widening project. The road is being widened at the same time that a nearby bridge, washed out by last spring’s floods, is being repaired. Groff felt the roadwork could be done without sacrificing the trees which tower above his 18th century farmhouse. He voiced his opinion to this and other newspapers, to his state senator, to local environmental groups as well as to PennDOT. PennDOT called on Groff last week with revised plans calling for the removal of, at the most, one tree. “Actually, I had the trees trimmed last week,” Groff said, “and they might decide that they don’t have to take any at all.” Groff added, “I asked the PennDOT engineer why they had decided to revise the plans. He said it was because of all the phones calls and letters they got after I started telling people about the trees. high school auditorium Sunday, June 3 at 7 p.m. with Rev. Luke Rau, pastor of United Methodist Church, Brunnerville, in charge of the service. Rev. James Shannon, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, will be the main speaker. The high school orchestra will play the processional and recessional under the direction of Ralph Lehman. The high school glee club, under the direction of Mrs. June Lantz, will present several numbers during the program. Members of the Senior Class are Karen E. Adams, Kim M. Adams, Robin A. Adams, Gary R. Ahnert, Nina K. Almoney, Leland M. Amand, Susan M. Amand, Gerald E. Aument, Larry J. Aument, D. Kim Balmer, Leland J. Beachy, Lloyd E. Beamesderfer, Jr., Jeffrey W. Beaner, Donald G. Becker, Randolph C. Behm, Dan G. Bender, Gregory R. Bomberger, Lynn S. Brewer, Gary Gene Brown, Janet L. Brubaker, Dale Brumbach, Hildegard M. Bryson, Thelma J. Bucher, Karen J. Buchter, Susan J. Buckwalter, Richard L. Burger. Doris Burkholder, Ruth A. Burkholder, David Carson, Kevin D. Carvell, Jane E. Chandler, Kwang J. Choi, Sandra J. Coldren, Jeffrey L. Conner, Paul R. Cooper, James P. Cordaro, Odile Costaz, Tommie J. David, Roy L. Deamer, Jr., Kristel L. Delp, Barry Derrish, S. David Dietz, David J.. Dinkel, Melanie A. Ditzler, Steven R. Doan, Marie A. Mease Beverly J .‘Douglas, Angélique E. Doyle, Nevin H. Dull, Kathleen L. Ecenroad, Gary L. Eckenrod, Kathrvn M. Eckert, Christine L. Eichelberger, Teresa Enck, Brad L. Lauderman Kim E. Erb, Kirby K, Erb, James E. Faus, Dennis E. Fink, Diane E. Fizz, Joseph L. Flowers, Beverly K. Foreman, ( Continued On Page 20) Borough, Warwick Twp. Meet to Resolve “ Personality” Conflicts A closed-door meeting betwelen Warwick Township Supervisors and Lititz Borough Council was held last Friday night in the Borough Hall. There had been no public announcement made of the meeting, and a Record-Express reporter was barred from attending by borough manager George Steedle. Steedle explained that the twe groups planned to iron out somt “ personality” conflicts which have been straining relations between the borough and the township. He said they didn’t plan to explore the broader issues of annexation and water and sewer service, problems which the two governments must solve jointly. j Steedle implied th a t any meetings where these matters were to be discussed would be open to the public. Reports after the meeting by some of the participants indicate that the personality conflicts biggest single item on the budget, and is up $16,696 over the current budget. This is the most significant “unknown factor” in the budget, and will remain so until contract negotiations are settled. Another “unknown factor” will be bussing, with final figures depending on the cost of bussing non-public school children. A tentative $112,000 has been put in the budget for bus contracts, but contracts have not been signed yet, Dr. Winger said, and will hinge on the arrangements that have to be made for non-public school students. The district expects to be bussing more than 200 students to non-public schools, and this could cost the Senator Richard Snyder Memorial Day Speaker were straightened out and that there was little discussion toward settling the issues which had been previously discussed at an open meeting in the Warwick Township Municipal Building. Post Office Closed The Lititz Post Umce will be closed all day Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no rural or town mail deliveries except that Special Delivery Mail will be delivered in Town. The Post Office Lobby will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the convenience of Post Office Boxholders and for customers who may want to purchase stamps at the Vending Machine. Banks Closed The Commonwealth National Bank, Lititz Springs Branch and the Farmers First National Bank will both be closed for the Monday holiday. Residents of Lititz and Warwick Township are cordially invited to attend and participate in Memorial Day parades and services, Monday May 28, sponsored by American Legion Post 56 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1463. The traditional rites are scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. in Lititz and 9:15 a.m. in Rothsville. Richard A. Snyder, Senator from the 13th Senatorial District of Pennsylvania, will deliver the annual Memorial Day address in the Lititz Moravian Cemetery at 11 a.m., Monday. May 28. Children will decorate graves of veterans with flowers. Dr. James C. Hughes, Pastor, Moravian Church, Lititz, will give the invocation. Albert S. Ebbert will lead the audience in singing America and the National Anthem. Kurt Strause, son of Mr. & Mrs. David A. Strause, 419 Eshleman Drive, Lititz, will give the Gettysburg Address. Rev. Ralph H. Bornman, Pastor, Trinity Evangelical Church, Lititz, will pronounce the Benediction. Prior to the Memorial Day service a parade will form at 10:30 a.m. on Warwick Street, proceed at 10:45 a.m. east on West Lincoln Ave. to Broad Street, south on Broad Street to Main Street, east on Main Street to Church Square, then south to the Moravian Cemetery. Organizations participating in the parade should report at the starting point promptly at the time mentioned. In Rothsville, the parade will form on Old Rothsville Road at 9:15 a.m. and move west through Rothsville and end at the Lutheran Cemetery where Memorial Day Services will begin a t 9:30 a.m., the speaker being Robert Rowe, member of the State House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, 102nd Legislative District. Kurt Strause will give the Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The Warwick High School Band will play America and the National Anthem. Rev. James C. Mohn, Pastor, St. Paul’s Evangelical C o n g r e g a tio n a l C h u rc h , Rothsville will give the Invocation and pronounce the Benediction. Details of the parade and service at Rothsville are being handled in cooperation with the Rothsville Fire Company. Harold S. Zander, Commander of Garden Spot Post No. 56, The College Planning Information Nite A “College Planning Information Night” for parents of junior class members will be held in the high school cafeteria at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Mrs. Lila Rohrer, guidance counselor, will provide procedures for parents~to follow after students have taken the college boards. district as much as $15,000, Dr. Winger said. Another issue which caused some controversy in the district was whether the budget would allow for purchase of new band uniforms. This was settled Tuesday when the board awarded an $8,323 contract to Oswald, Inc., for 140 new uniforms, 120 for the band, 20 for the band front, and one for the major. Although the directors voted unanimously to purchase the uniforms, Owens said he was not in favor of having the uniforms in the budget and said a “reasonable limit” should be put on the size of the band in the future. The proposed budget looks for $2,106,091 of revenue from local sources, $2,071,056 from the state, and $33,000 from the Federal government. Dr. Winger said that $5500 of Federal funding will be lost next year, as well as $16,500 from state re imbursements, and that about $33,000 ESEA Title I money is “in jeopardy.” This, combined with increased cost of bussing and loss of some of the taxes from Elizabeth Township, could cost the school district as much as $100,000 next year, he said. These losses have been somewhat compensated for in the proposed budget through cutting out a number of capital outlay projects, an approximate $1500 cut in the athletic program, and revision of some of the clerical staff positions. Dr. Winger stated previously that the cuts should not result in any loss of jobs to teachers, although he said in some cases, teachers who leave the district will not be replaced. One instance ^ . , of this has already shown up in Senator Richard A. Snyder the board’s decision to drop American Legion, and Charles I. Spanish from the school Weller, Commander of Veterans curriculum next year. The board of Foreign Wars Post 1463, urge stated that the district could not the widest possible participation afford to offer three foreign by the residents of the com- languages, as well as Latin, and munity in Memorial Day services decided to drop Spanish because and to display the United States it reportedly was the least Flag in solemn tribute meaning of the day. to the sought-after of the language courses. William B. Fry, long-time Pontiac dealer in the Lititz area, sits at his desk in the Fry complex at 539 E. Main St. Fry Pontiac Serves Three Generations In This Issue Business Directory 17 Church News 16 Classified Ads 18,19 Editorial Page 4 Sports Section 6,7 Women’s 14 (Editor’s note: This is the 70th in a series of articles to acquaint our readers with our local retail merchants. The 71st article will appear next week.) William B. Fry has been operating the Oakland-Pontiac dealership for three generations of families in Lititz and surrounding areas. Since the business first opened in 1928 at 519 E. Main St., it has undergone a three-fold building expansion program and now houses a complete dealership, sales, service, and auto body repair departments. The business now includes a staff of three generations, including Bill and his wife, the former Emma J. Engle, who has been a key in the success of the agency, and their children: Mrs.. EdwardC. Crowl, Jr., executive - bookkeeper; William Dale, Sr., service and parts coordinator; Mrs. Millard M. McKennon, Jr., pay roll administrator; Lee Byron Fry, salesman and a member of the Pontiac Master Salesman Guild. Three in-laws and two grandchildren also make up the nucleus of the dealership. Supporting members are a staff of technicians and factory trained personnel. F ry ’s has expanded its buildings along with its continual increase in sales, starting out in the western-most building of the Fry complex oh East Main Street, then building a second salesroom next door, now used as the paint and body shop, and finally adding the third and largest building to the east, which houses a modern salesroom, the (Continued On Page 8)
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Masthead | Lititz Record Express 1973-05-24 |
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Full Text | r-ry -;v, ■■>.■.• M * ' -• -s'«-..:.. ■--?>: ,;.^ - - « '- ,. ,‘,. - v . ■'■ T H E R E S S SERVING THE WARWICK AkEA m R NEARLY A CENTURY 97th Year SstftbllBhsd April, 1877, «a Th* Sunbeam (CoDBolidated with The lititz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster County, Penine. 17543, Thursday, May 24,1973 10 oenta a Copy; $4.00 per pear bp mall within Lancaster County 20 Pages — No. 9 School Board OK's Tentative Budget, Plans 3-Mill Tax Hike A pool manager’s work is never done! Above, Larry VanBrookhoven, manager of Lititz Springs Pool, gets bouyant markers ready at pool side. 'S trict' Pool Manager Says Safety Comes First By Peggy Frailey Managing a swimming pool isn't what it used to be. Today it's a business dictated by thick books filled with state regulations, all of which have to be followed while, at the same time, keeping both employees and the public happy. To Larry VanBrookhoven, manager of Lititz’ quarter-million dollar swimming pool complex, it’s also a challenge. About to start his third year as pool manager, Larry looks at his job this way— “It’s like any other managerial position—I*m responsible for the total pool complex. If anything goes wrong I’m the one they jump on.” “I firmly believe in enforcing all die state and borough rules about die pool, even if 1 don’t agree with all of them,” Larry wait on. “And you have to have a system and organization if you want to get a job done,” he continued during a poolside interview last week with the Record-Express. “I guess I'm old fashioned, but I don’t go for informal organization. You have to have a chain of command. One person has to be responsible for calling the shots, whether he’s right or wrong all the time. It helps keep me on my toes.” In his years as pool manager, Larry has gotten the reputation for being a “strict manager,” a label he acknowledges comes from his insistance on sticking to the rules. “I may not always be right, but as long as I’m responsible, I want the employees to consider the public’s safety first, and their happiness second,” he said. Then he added, “If the public isn’t safe, eventually they won’t be too happy.” The state keeps a careful check on public pools, he explained, and DER inspectors are likely to come in here unexpectedly at any time. State regulations on pools change every year, and we have to be on top of the changes.” For instance, he tells how one year the state decided that all pool snack bars had to be enclosed, so Lititz enclosed its snack bar. Another time they ruled that soap bars could not be used in shower rooms, so soap dispensers were installed. Another time they said all dishes had to be soaked overnight in chlorox, so Lititz complied. In addition, state inspectors show up frequently, and unexpectedly, to check written records on how much bromine is being used, the number of gallons of fresh water that are being added to the pool, how often the bottom and sides are cleaned. The pool has never been closed by the state, Larry pointed out, but if we didn’t comply with the (Continued on Page 8) A three mill tax increase is foreseen in a $4,371,290 tentative budget approved by Warwick District School Board Tuesday night. The budget is up $107,039 over the 1972-73 budget, with major increases allowed for salaries, bussing, and “ intersystem” payments, including Vo-Tech schools. i The proposed millage increase will be from 73 to 76. The biggest cut in the budget!is in capital outlays, down $34,000. For the first time Warwick School Board has set up two special additional periods for the public to examine the tentative budget. It will be on display June 12 at John Beck School and June 14 at Kissel Hill School, starting at 7:30 p.m., at which time board members will be available to give an overall view and breakdown of budget figures. The budget will also be open for inspection in the administration until its adoption June 30. Expected income covered in the budget allows for a $31,000 drop in real estate taxes, which the school district will lose if it collects only half of the one percent of these taxes from Elizabeth Township, Warwick Township, and Lititz borough. Elizabeth Township passed an ordinance recently to collect half of the real estate taxes that have been going to the school district, which will amount to about $5,000. The School Board maintains that, because of this, it will be forced to give up an equal percentage of taxes it has been collecting from the borough and Warwick Township, stating that the school code calls for “equal taxation.” This point in law has aroused controversy with Warwick Township supervisors, two of whom were present at the budget meeting Tuesday. C. William Dussinger, chairman of the supervisors, and Richard I.. Hoffer, township secretary, told thè school directors that they do not want the district to reduce its levy on the township by a half percent. They stated that if the school district goes through with its “equal taxation” plan , it will mean higher taxes for the township and borough, because the school district will have to raise its own taxes to make up for the loss. They stated that the $5000 loss it will take .from Elizabeth Township will amount to only about .28 mills of taxes, but that a $31,000 loss, if it is applied to Warwick Township and the borough, will mean that the school district will have to come back with higher taxes for everyone to make up for it. Hoffer urged the School Board to “let the $5000 go” and not “do anything else.” The Board indicated, however, that it intends to collect only half the one percent property tax from everyone involved, several of the directors maintaining that it is a “matter of principle” to impose equal taxation. The three mill tax increase called for in the tentative budget is based on the school district collecting only half the real estate taxes it now collects, and the tax increase could go higher if teachers salaries are negotiated at higher figures than are now in the budget. Director William Owens told the board Tuesday that the negotiating committee “is still having some differences” and that the WEA had rejected the latest offer from the School Board. A tentative $2,233,872 has been budgeted for instructional costs, with $1,983,117 of this alloted for teachers salaries. This is the ATy ■ .irtsvW"'-- Comm e- 1 ncement■ JTTu* n’le'' 5 Warwick H ig h L is ts Graduation Sp ea k e rs Police Urge Caution By Holiday Drivers Special reminders are made to motorists by area police chiefs to be especially alert to safety practices on streets and highways over the holiday weekend. Police Chiefs George Hicks from the Lititz borough, Paul Haines from Warwick Township, and Herbert Weidman from Penn Twp. urge motorists to bear in mind that this is the first big holiday of the season and traffic is expected to be extremely heavy. Motorists are urged to drive cautiously and avoid peak traffic periods when possible. Speakers have been announced for the 17th annual commencement exercise of Warwick High School, which will be held Tuesday, June 5 at 7 p.m. on the high school athletic field. The program will be held in the gymnasium in case of inclement weather. Student speakers will be Marie Ann Mease, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Raymond Mease, 221 N. Broad St.; Brad Lee Lauderman, son ot Mr. and Mrs. H. Paul Lauderman, Lititz RD2; and Thomas Allen Kroeck, son of E. Robert Kroeck, 645 E. Main St. The commencement theme will be “Living Each Day to the Fullest.” Miss Mease will speak on “ Career P rep a ratio n ,” Lauderman on “Extracurricular Activities,” and Kroeck, on “Community Involvement.” Rev. Ralph Bornman, pastor of Trinity EC Church, will give the invocation, and Rev. Robert Hoover, pastor of Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Rothsville, will give the benediction. Harold Swisher, high school principal, will present the awards. Dr. H. Dale Winger, superintendent of schools, will present the graduating class to David Buckwalter, School Board president, who will in turn grant the diplomas. Baccalaureate services for die graduating class will be held in Thomas A. Kroeck the Battle of the Trees Won bv Local Man Paul Groff reported this week that he’d won the battle to save his trees. Groff, who recently purchased the Amos Strickler farm near the intersection of Speedwell Forge and Pumping Station Roads, became involved in a dispute with Pennsylvania Department of Transportation engineers almost before the ink on his new deed was dry. The dispute arose when Penn- DOT said it had to remove a line of 40-year-old spruce trees in a road-widening project. The road is being widened at the same time that a nearby bridge, washed out by last spring’s floods, is being repaired. Groff felt the roadwork could be done without sacrificing the trees which tower above his 18th century farmhouse. He voiced his opinion to this and other newspapers, to his state senator, to local environmental groups as well as to PennDOT. PennDOT called on Groff last week with revised plans calling for the removal of, at the most, one tree. “Actually, I had the trees trimmed last week,” Groff said, “and they might decide that they don’t have to take any at all.” Groff added, “I asked the PennDOT engineer why they had decided to revise the plans. He said it was because of all the phones calls and letters they got after I started telling people about the trees. high school auditorium Sunday, June 3 at 7 p.m. with Rev. Luke Rau, pastor of United Methodist Church, Brunnerville, in charge of the service. Rev. James Shannon, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, will be the main speaker. The high school orchestra will play the processional and recessional under the direction of Ralph Lehman. The high school glee club, under the direction of Mrs. June Lantz, will present several numbers during the program. Members of the Senior Class are Karen E. Adams, Kim M. Adams, Robin A. Adams, Gary R. Ahnert, Nina K. Almoney, Leland M. Amand, Susan M. Amand, Gerald E. Aument, Larry J. Aument, D. Kim Balmer, Leland J. Beachy, Lloyd E. Beamesderfer, Jr., Jeffrey W. Beaner, Donald G. Becker, Randolph C. Behm, Dan G. Bender, Gregory R. Bomberger, Lynn S. Brewer, Gary Gene Brown, Janet L. Brubaker, Dale Brumbach, Hildegard M. Bryson, Thelma J. Bucher, Karen J. Buchter, Susan J. Buckwalter, Richard L. Burger. Doris Burkholder, Ruth A. Burkholder, David Carson, Kevin D. Carvell, Jane E. Chandler, Kwang J. Choi, Sandra J. Coldren, Jeffrey L. Conner, Paul R. Cooper, James P. Cordaro, Odile Costaz, Tommie J. David, Roy L. Deamer, Jr., Kristel L. Delp, Barry Derrish, S. David Dietz, David J.. Dinkel, Melanie A. Ditzler, Steven R. Doan, Marie A. Mease Beverly J .‘Douglas, Angélique E. Doyle, Nevin H. Dull, Kathleen L. Ecenroad, Gary L. Eckenrod, Kathrvn M. Eckert, Christine L. Eichelberger, Teresa Enck, Brad L. Lauderman Kim E. Erb, Kirby K, Erb, James E. Faus, Dennis E. Fink, Diane E. Fizz, Joseph L. Flowers, Beverly K. Foreman, ( Continued On Page 20) Borough, Warwick Twp. Meet to Resolve “ Personality” Conflicts A closed-door meeting betwelen Warwick Township Supervisors and Lititz Borough Council was held last Friday night in the Borough Hall. There had been no public announcement made of the meeting, and a Record-Express reporter was barred from attending by borough manager George Steedle. Steedle explained that the twe groups planned to iron out somt “ personality” conflicts which have been straining relations between the borough and the township. He said they didn’t plan to explore the broader issues of annexation and water and sewer service, problems which the two governments must solve jointly. j Steedle implied th a t any meetings where these matters were to be discussed would be open to the public. Reports after the meeting by some of the participants indicate that the personality conflicts biggest single item on the budget, and is up $16,696 over the current budget. This is the most significant “unknown factor” in the budget, and will remain so until contract negotiations are settled. Another “unknown factor” will be bussing, with final figures depending on the cost of bussing non-public school children. A tentative $112,000 has been put in the budget for bus contracts, but contracts have not been signed yet, Dr. Winger said, and will hinge on the arrangements that have to be made for non-public school students. The district expects to be bussing more than 200 students to non-public schools, and this could cost the Senator Richard Snyder Memorial Day Speaker were straightened out and that there was little discussion toward settling the issues which had been previously discussed at an open meeting in the Warwick Township Municipal Building. Post Office Closed The Lititz Post Umce will be closed all day Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. There will be no rural or town mail deliveries except that Special Delivery Mail will be delivered in Town. The Post Office Lobby will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the convenience of Post Office Boxholders and for customers who may want to purchase stamps at the Vending Machine. Banks Closed The Commonwealth National Bank, Lititz Springs Branch and the Farmers First National Bank will both be closed for the Monday holiday. Residents of Lititz and Warwick Township are cordially invited to attend and participate in Memorial Day parades and services, Monday May 28, sponsored by American Legion Post 56 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1463. The traditional rites are scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. in Lititz and 9:15 a.m. in Rothsville. Richard A. Snyder, Senator from the 13th Senatorial District of Pennsylvania, will deliver the annual Memorial Day address in the Lititz Moravian Cemetery at 11 a.m., Monday. May 28. Children will decorate graves of veterans with flowers. Dr. James C. Hughes, Pastor, Moravian Church, Lititz, will give the invocation. Albert S. Ebbert will lead the audience in singing America and the National Anthem. Kurt Strause, son of Mr. & Mrs. David A. Strause, 419 Eshleman Drive, Lititz, will give the Gettysburg Address. Rev. Ralph H. Bornman, Pastor, Trinity Evangelical Church, Lititz, will pronounce the Benediction. Prior to the Memorial Day service a parade will form at 10:30 a.m. on Warwick Street, proceed at 10:45 a.m. east on West Lincoln Ave. to Broad Street, south on Broad Street to Main Street, east on Main Street to Church Square, then south to the Moravian Cemetery. Organizations participating in the parade should report at the starting point promptly at the time mentioned. In Rothsville, the parade will form on Old Rothsville Road at 9:15 a.m. and move west through Rothsville and end at the Lutheran Cemetery where Memorial Day Services will begin a t 9:30 a.m., the speaker being Robert Rowe, member of the State House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, 102nd Legislative District. Kurt Strause will give the Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The Warwick High School Band will play America and the National Anthem. Rev. James C. Mohn, Pastor, St. Paul’s Evangelical C o n g r e g a tio n a l C h u rc h , Rothsville will give the Invocation and pronounce the Benediction. Details of the parade and service at Rothsville are being handled in cooperation with the Rothsville Fire Company. Harold S. Zander, Commander of Garden Spot Post No. 56, The College Planning Information Nite A “College Planning Information Night” for parents of junior class members will be held in the high school cafeteria at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 31. Mrs. Lila Rohrer, guidance counselor, will provide procedures for parents~to follow after students have taken the college boards. district as much as $15,000, Dr. Winger said. Another issue which caused some controversy in the district was whether the budget would allow for purchase of new band uniforms. This was settled Tuesday when the board awarded an $8,323 contract to Oswald, Inc., for 140 new uniforms, 120 for the band, 20 for the band front, and one for the major. Although the directors voted unanimously to purchase the uniforms, Owens said he was not in favor of having the uniforms in the budget and said a “reasonable limit” should be put on the size of the band in the future. The proposed budget looks for $2,106,091 of revenue from local sources, $2,071,056 from the state, and $33,000 from the Federal government. Dr. Winger said that $5500 of Federal funding will be lost next year, as well as $16,500 from state re imbursements, and that about $33,000 ESEA Title I money is “in jeopardy.” This, combined with increased cost of bussing and loss of some of the taxes from Elizabeth Township, could cost the school district as much as $100,000 next year, he said. These losses have been somewhat compensated for in the proposed budget through cutting out a number of capital outlay projects, an approximate $1500 cut in the athletic program, and revision of some of the clerical staff positions. Dr. Winger stated previously that the cuts should not result in any loss of jobs to teachers, although he said in some cases, teachers who leave the district will not be replaced. One instance ^ . , of this has already shown up in Senator Richard A. Snyder the board’s decision to drop American Legion, and Charles I. Spanish from the school Weller, Commander of Veterans curriculum next year. The board of Foreign Wars Post 1463, urge stated that the district could not the widest possible participation afford to offer three foreign by the residents of the com- languages, as well as Latin, and munity in Memorial Day services decided to drop Spanish because and to display the United States it reportedly was the least Flag in solemn tribute meaning of the day. to the sought-after of the language courses. William B. Fry, long-time Pontiac dealer in the Lititz area, sits at his desk in the Fry complex at 539 E. Main St. Fry Pontiac Serves Three Generations In This Issue Business Directory 17 Church News 16 Classified Ads 18,19 Editorial Page 4 Sports Section 6,7 Women’s 14 (Editor’s note: This is the 70th in a series of articles to acquaint our readers with our local retail merchants. The 71st article will appear next week.) William B. Fry has been operating the Oakland-Pontiac dealership for three generations of families in Lititz and surrounding areas. Since the business first opened in 1928 at 519 E. Main St., it has undergone a three-fold building expansion program and now houses a complete dealership, sales, service, and auto body repair departments. The business now includes a staff of three generations, including Bill and his wife, the former Emma J. Engle, who has been a key in the success of the agency, and their children: Mrs.. EdwardC. Crowl, Jr., executive - bookkeeper; William Dale, Sr., service and parts coordinator; Mrs. Millard M. McKennon, Jr., pay roll administrator; Lee Byron Fry, salesman and a member of the Pontiac Master Salesman Guild. Three in-laws and two grandchildren also make up the nucleus of the dealership. Supporting members are a staff of technicians and factory trained personnel. F ry ’s has expanded its buildings along with its continual increase in sales, starting out in the western-most building of the Fry complex oh East Main Street, then building a second salesroom next door, now used as the paint and body shop, and finally adding the third and largest building to the east, which houses a modern salesroom, the (Continued On Page 8) |
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