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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 20 PAGES — No. 9
The front porch of the Young Men’s Business
League on South Broad Street will be the scene
Saturday morning of the presentation of the
national Bicentennial flag, and an American flag
that flew over the Capitol for Lititz, by
Congressman Ed Eshleman. The ceremony will be
the kick-off for the Lititz area's Bicentennial ac­tivities.
Above, three local persons active in
Bicentennial events start plans for decorating the
porch: (left to right) Ronald Reedy, local-state-national
coordinator for activities, Mrs. Helen
Becker, chairman of the special events committee
of the Lititz Area Bicentennial Corporation, and Dr.
Byron Horne, chairman of the Lititz area group.
Lititz Will Be Honored Saturday
Saturday will be a
memorable day for Lititz
area residents, as it of­ficially
kicks off its Bicen­tennial
activities by
receiving the national
Bicentennial flag, which will
be presented by
C o n g r e s s m a n Ed
Eshleman.
Lititz is the only com­munity
in Lancaster County
to receive this designation
and flag. The honor is being
bestowed on the community
because of a four-point
program of Bicentennial
activities it submitted to the
A m e ric a n R ev o lu tio n
Bicentennial Administration
in Washington.
The community will also
be presented with an
American flag that was
flown over the Capitol in
Washington on behalf of the
borough.
Both flags will be raised on
the flag pole in Lititz Square,
to fly there through 1976.
T h e p r e s e n t a t i o n
ceremony will take place at
10 a.m. Saturday on the front
porch of the Young Men’s
Business League on South
Broad Street. The street will
be closed to traffic from the
Square to Orange Street
during the program. In case
of inclement weather, the
program will be held at
Warwick High School
Auditorium.
Congressman Eshleman
will present both flags to
Mayor Raymond Reedy, who
will accept on behalf of the
community. The mayor will
than give the flag to local
scouts, who will raise them
in the Square.
The Warwick High School
Band will provide music
during the ceremony.
Keynote speaker during
the program will be Elmer
Holmes Bobst, famed in­dustrialist,
pioneer in the
pharmaceutical field, and a
former resident of Lititz.
Bobst, who is honorary
chairman of Lititz Bicen­tennial,
will speak on
“Reflections” on Lititz’
history.
Also participating will be
state senator Richard A.
Snyder, a member of the
Pennsylvania Bicentennial
Commission, and also a
former resident of Lititz.
Donald G. Goldstrom,
president of the Lancaster
County Bicentennial Com­mission,
will also bring
greetings to the community.
Honorary guests will be
County Commissioner Paul
F. Paes and members of
Lititz Boro Council.
Dr. Byron K. Horne,
president of the Lititz Area
Bicentennial Corporation,
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Church News 14
Classified Ads 18,19
Editorial Page 4
Sports Section 6,7
Women’s 12,13
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will deliver opening
remarks.
Under its four-point
program of activities
through 1976, Lititz plans to
develop four major projects.
An oral history of the
community, including folk
lore, people, etc., will be
recorded in interviews with
older and life-long members
of the area and be preserved
for generations to come.
Pageantry is now being
prepared to depict scenes
from the early history of the
community and the country
and will be given at least six
times during 1976. Special
emphasis will be placed on
the hospital Lititz* provided
for wounded soldiers
following the Battle of
Brandywine.
Community displays and
tableaux will be presented
showing the development
from house industries to
present industrialization,
with emphasis on the ad­vantage
of free enterprise.
A survey of primitive art,
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Warwick Lists Graduation Speakers
The annual Com­mencement
at Warwick
High School will be held on
Monday, June 9 at 7 p.m. on
the High School athletic
field, weather permitting.
The invocation will be given
by Rev. Paul Kocher of the
First Church of God, Lititz
and the benediction will be
given by the Rev. David
Heffner of the Trinity E.C.
Church, Lititz.
Baccalaureate services
will be held Sunday, June 8
at 7 p.m. in the High School
a u d ito r ium . F r a n c e s
Huetter, Director of
Christian Education of the
Moravian Church will be in
charge of the program.
The speaker for the
evening will be Rev. Robert
Ketcham of the Lancaster
Council of Churches.
There are 257 members in
the senior class. The
following three students will
be the speakers for Com­mencement:
Tina Wike,
Larry Huber and Kurt
Strause. Their topic will be
“A Changing World and its
Effects on the High School
En virement” .
Tina is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Wike, 801
Brunnerville Road, Lititz.
Tina will speak on the
subject of “Past Conflicts”.
She is a member of the
National Honor Society, a
member of the band front
and a member of the
Yearbook Staff. Tina will be
attending Juniata College
majoring in Biology. Tina is
a member of the Moravian
Church.
Tina Wike
Larry is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. Elmer Huber, 523
Pine Hill Road, Lititz. Larry
will speak on the subject of
“Present Conflicts” . He is a
member of the National
Honor Society and attended
the Rotary Leadership Camp
in 1974. Larry is very active
in sports including wrestling,
football, weight lifting and is
serving as president of the
Varsity Club. He is a
member of the Hammer
Creek Mennonite Church.
Larry is planning to attend
Millersville State College
majoring in Mathematics.
Kurt is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. David Allen Strause,
419 Eshelman Drive, Lititz.
Kurt will speak on the
subject of “Future Con­flicts.”
He is a member of
the National Honor Society,
Larry Huber
a member of the marching,
concert and stage band.
During his junior year he
was a member of the
yearbook staff. Kurt
received the American
Legion Speech Contest
Award in 1974. Kurt is
planning to attend Penn
State University majoring in
Sociology. He is a member of
St. Paul’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church.
The following is a list of the
members of the senior class:
Debra K. Adams, Kay
Elizabeth Adams, Scott
Adams, Ann D. Amand,
James William Ammon,
Beth Anderson, David B.
Andes, Brenda J. Anger-mier,
Susan May Aument.
Diane Louise Baker, Gail
Ann Baldwin, Peggy Ann
Kurt Strause
Batturs, Daniel Gilbert
Beachy, Terri L. Beard,
Barry Delmar Becker,
Darrell Lee Becker, Philip
W. Bingeman.
William Mathew Blose,
Steve Weidler Bombergar,
Robert L. Bowermaster,
Rebecca A. Bowman,
Deborah Alice Brown,
Brad Scott Brubaker, John
H. Bucher, Douglas E.
Buchter, Richard Munroe
Busch.
Steven B. Carson, Keith A.
Carvell, Wendy Lynn Car-vell,
Deborah Susan
Chappell, Thomas Micheál
Charles, John Kwang-Sup
Choi, Daniel Wayne Clark,
Donna L. Clausen.
Phyllis J. Clugston,
Douglas Scott Cochran, Cary1
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Adelizzi, Husser, Smith,
Evans Win Primary Race
For Warwick School Board
Simpkins Defeats Incumbent Diehm
In Contest for District Magistrate
Incumbent Warwick School Board candidate, John
Evans, current president of the School Board, and
political newcomers Wilson Smith and Ruth Husser ap­pear
to have won the Republican nominations for War­wick
school director in Tuesday’s primaries.
Election officials in this area said voter turnout
Tuesday was one of the heaviest ever for a primary
election.
On the Democratic ballot, Smith, Husser and another
newcomer, Aristide (Ray) Adelizzi were apparent win­ners.
All had cross-filed on both Republican and
Democratic tickets.
The second incumbent in the race, Carl Reedy, who ran
only on the Republican ticket, was defeated.
This means that in the fall elections, Smith’s and
Husser’s names will appear on both Republican and
Democratic ballots in the general election in the fall. The
real contest next fall will be between Evans on the
Republican ballot and Adelizzi on the Democratic ballot.
In the race for District Magistrate in the Warwick
School District area, Sharron A. Simpkins defeated in­cumbent
Paul F. Diehm, and two other candidates, on
both the Republican and Democratic tickets. All four
candidates had cross-filed. This means that Simpkins’
name will appear on both ballots in the fall election,
eliminating any further contest.
In Warwick Township, the incumbent candidate for
supervisor, Joseph Brubaker, was defeated solidly by
James Witmyer.
In Elizabeth Township, Dale Diehm, with 100 votes,
defeated his opponent, Jay Ober, 70 votes, on the
Republican ticket for supervisor. Democrat Carl Stohler,
with 46 votes, defeated his opponent, Robert Shirk, who
got 31 votes. Also on the Democratic ticket there, Diehm
got two write-in votes and Ober, four.
In Penn Township, Unofficial voter figures in the
supervisor race are that incumbent John Henry Hess
defeated his challenger on the Republican ballot, John
Dobosh, 305 to 424. However Dobosh received 81 write-in
votes on the Democratic ballot, and Hess received 26
write-ins on the Democratic ballot. This means that
Dobosh will be on that ticket in the fall general elections.
Breakdown in the voting for School Board candidates in
Lititz Boro and Warwick District Was:
Republican Ballot
Reedy, 463; James Eby, 434; Evans, 577; Smith, 638;
Adelizzi, 419; Husser, 528; Victoria Badorf, 463; Barbara
Gainer, 283; and Robert Cooper, 288.
Democratic Ballot
Smith, 235; Evans, 170; Adelizzi, 300; Badorf, 195; Eby,
166; and Husser, 239.
Breakdown in voting for Justice of the Peace in this
area was:
Republican Ballot
Diehm, 506; Simpkins, 758; Leroy Ulrich, 206; Linda
Huxta, 36.
Democratic Ballot
Ulrich, 78; Huxta, 67; Diehm, 95; Simpkins, 238.
In Warwick Township Witmyer got 225 votes to
Brubaker’s 85.
In countywide elections, all of Lititz Boro and Warwick
Township except Lititz’ Third Ward followed the county
lead in defeating incumbent candidate Paul Paes for
County Commissioner, giving their votes to challenger
Jack Tracy and the other incumbent commissioner, Ray
Herr.
In the race for prothonotary, incumbent Robert Reed
won over his Penn Township challenger, Jake Brown. In
Lititz Boro, the Third Ward again was the only voting
district where Brown got the top vote. Warwick Township
gave a solid vote to Reed.
Incumbent Sherrif Frederick Fiowfield defeated his two
opponents, Ken Reighard and David Jacobs throughout
the county, and also in all voting wards of Lititz and
Warwick Township.
Voters throughout this area approved by a strong
margin a referendum to end interim appointments by the
Governor between legislative sessions.
At press time, election results from some parts of
Warwick Township were not yet available.
Marvin E. Miller, Jr. to Speak
At Memorial Day Services
Marvin E. Miller, Jr.,
member of the State House
of Representatives of
P e n n s y l v a n i a , 96th
Legislative District, will be
the speaker during
Memorial Day services in
Lititz and Rothsville on
Monday.
Services at the Lititz
Moravian Cemetery com­mence
at 11:00 a.m. and at
the Lutheran Cemetery in
Rothsville at 9:30 a.m.
The traditional services
and parades are being
sponsored by American
Legion Post 56 and Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 1463,
with rites beginning at 10:45
a.m. in Lititz and 9:15 a.m. in
Rothsville.
Parade Route
The Lititz parade will form
at 10:30 a.m. on Warwick
Street - proceed at 10:45 a.m.
east on West Lincoln Avenue
to Broad Street, move south
on Broad Street to Main
Street, go east on Main to
Church Square, then south to
the Moravian Cemetery.
Organizations participating
in the parade should report
at the starting point
promptly at 10:30 a.m.
Children will decorate the
graves of veterans with
flowers. Rev. John A.
Denlinger, Pastor of the St.
Luke’s United Church of
Christ, will give the in­vocation.
Albert S. Ebbert
will lead the audience in
singing America and the
National Anthem. Vicki
Hutto, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas E. Hutto, 25 S.
Locust Street, will give the
Gettysburg Address. Rev.
David R. Heffner, pastor of
T r in ity E v a n g e lic a l
Congregational Church, will
give the benediction.
In Rothsville, the parade
will form on Old Rothsville
Road at 9:15 a.m. and move
west through Rothsville,
ending at the Lutheran
Cemetery, where services
will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Miss Hutto will give the
Gettysburg Address at this
service, also. The Warwick
High School Band will play
American and the National
Anthem. Rev. James C.
Mohn, Pastor of St. Paul’s
Evangelical Congregational
Church, Rothsville, will give
the invocation and
benediction.
Details of the parade and
services at Rothsville are
being handled in cooperation
with the Rothsville Fire
Company.
John L. Keath, Com­mander
of Garden Spot Post
No. 56, and Kenneth Miller,
Commander of Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Post 1463,
urge the widest possible
participation by residents of
the community in Memorial
Day services and to display
the United States Flag in
solemn tribute to the
meaning of the day.
" L i'I A b n e r"
Play a t
Middle School
The Middle School Drama
Club will present a special
dress rehearsal of “Li’l
Abner,” Saturday, May 31 at
2 p.m. Any child nine years
old or under accompanied by
an adult and senior citizens
are welcome to attend.
Tickets, which can be
purchased from drama club
members, are now on sale
for the show which will be
presented June 6 & 7 and 7:30
p.m. in the middle school
auditorium. Reserved seats
are $1 and regular seats are
75 cents.
Her First Win Was a Whopper!
“ I never won anything before in my
life!” Sally Fry, 19 E. Main St., said
after her name was drawn as lucky
winner of the car filled with mer­chandise
offered by the Lititz
Retailers Association during the Lititz
Fire Company weekend last Friday
and Saturday. Mrs. Fry, shown above
with her new car, is the former Sally
LaVigne of Lititz and was married last
month to Jeff Fry. The car was
donated by three local businesses:
Bingeman’s Restaurant, Bingeman’s
Clothing Store, and Bingeman’s
Texaco Station. The merchandise
inside it was donated by numerous
local merchants.