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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 26 PAGES — No. 3
St. James Buys
for
New Church Site : The much discussed
Doster Tract, a 17-acre tract
of land on Woodcrest
Avenue, owned by the
Warwick School District, has
been sold to St. James
Catholic Church for $90,010
for the site for a new church.
The church was top bidder
for sale of the property. The
bid award was announced
Monday night at a special
meeting of the School Board.
The sale was approved by
seven directors - John
Evans, Roy Yeager, Wilson
Smith, Ruth Husser, Wallace
Hofferth, Raymond Groff,
and David Buckwalter.
Director William Owens
abstained from voting and
Director Richard Mearig
was not present.
Rev. Francis Nelson,
pastor of St. James, said that
a parish committee
currently is working on a
floor plan, building
requirements, and a 20-year
plan for the new church, and
that he is not sure yet when
actual construction will
start. Hopefully, the building
will begin within a year, he
said.
He said there are no plans
for a rectory at this time,
and that he will continue to
reside with the Redemptorist
Community iq Ephrata,
while serving as full time
pastor of St. James.
No cost estimates on
construction have been
released yet. St. James
began a building fund drive,
about two years ago, with an
$80,000 goal, and the
congregation is now “92
percent on target,” with
pledges, Father Nelson said
this week.
He said the parish will also
be realizing money from the
eventual sale of the present
church on Front Street, and
probably will also be selling
the Becker tract, another
piece of land the parish owns
west of the borough.
While the Doster Tract
was always St. James' “first
parish bought the Becker
land when the school district
took the Doster tract off the
market last time.
Father Nelson said the
new church will be geared to
accommodate about four
times the number of people
the present church building
can accommodate, with a
minimum seating capacity
for 400. The present building
seats 132.
“We have really outgrown
the present building,” he
explained, adding that the
new projected housing
developments in this area
will mean a significant in­crease
in membership at St.
James in the coming years.
At present there are 345
active families in the parish
and 1100 individual mem­bers.
Of these, 220 children
are enrolled in CCD classes
(re lig io u s ed u c a tio n ),
conducted in a house ad­jacent
to the church, 42 at­tend
elementary parochial
school, and 18 attend
secondary school. Father
Nelson said there are no
plans to build a parochial
school on the new site, and
that the elementary children
will continue to go to school
at Our Mother of Perpetual
Help in Ephrata, and the
secondary students will
continue at Lancaster
Catholic High School.
The present building used
to be St. James Lutheran
Church. It was bought at
.auction in 1919 by the
Catholic community in tire
Lititz area, which had been
in existence since 1916 qnd
had been meeting in a second
floor apartment.
Warwick School Board, in
awarding the land to St.
James, stipulated that
settlement should be made
between July 1 and 15.
Money from the sale,
according to state school
law, may be used only for
capital expenditures or debt
service retirement. The
School Board indicated it
would be applied to the debt
service.
Lititz A ’Star' in New
County Bicen Film
Several years ago, Dr.
Byron Home, head of
the Lititz Historical
Foundation, noticed a
newspaper item that
$65,000 had been ap­propriated
to make a
non - commercial
Bicentennial film that
would touch on different
communities in Lan­caster
County. The
producers were looking
for suggestions on
subjects for the film.
Dr. Home wrote to the
p ro d u c e rs, re com­mending
that Lititz be
given consideration in
the film, and suggesting
as possible subjects: the
Park on the Fourth of
July, the Trombone
Choir, which is believed
to be the oldest musical
organization in the
country, the Pretzel
House, and the com­munity’s
Easter Dawn
Service.
Dr. Horne heard
nothing further about
the film for a long while
and then one day he was
called a t home and
informed that “some
movie people” were at
Linden Hall. Upon in­vestigating,
Dr. Home
found that the “movie
people” were the
producers and crew of
the upcoming Bicen­tennial
film, “ The
Lancaster Experience,”
and were in town to
check out some of Dr.
Home’s suggestions.
It also turned out that
the producer’s wife,
Mrs. Irvin S. Yeaworth,
Jr., was the sister of
Mrs. John Keller of
Lititz.
The group of movie
makers, in the process
of their study, ruled out
the Pretzel House
because of its com­mercial
nature, and
ruled out the Easter
Dawn Service because
o f p h o t o g r a p h y
problems.
However they were 1
interested in the
Trombone Choir, but
they wanted to
photograph this in the
belfry of the Moravian
Church. The choir
director okayed this but
said it would have to be
on a Sunday. A Sunday, *
unfortunately, meant
overtime for the film-crew,
but the producers ,
wanted the shot, and a
Sunday filming they did,
overtime or no, live
from the Moravian
Church belfry.
Unfortunately, after
the film was developed,
the producers found
there was a flat in the
choir — not an un­common
situation in
any musical group —
and this particular flat
showed up con­spicuously
on the sound
track. However, the
producers weren’t about
to let go of the scene, so
a new recording of the
choir was made and this
.was dubbed into the
: sound track.
The scene appears in
the film in a series of
musical events in
county churches — it
shows the choir playing
from the steeple and
includes a panorama of
Church Square.
The film producers
were also interested in
Lititz’ July 4th
celebration in Lititz
Springs Park. They
worked through George
Biemesderfer to film
the pageant, the
crowning of the queen,
the candles along the
spring. This sequence
was used impressively
to close the film, with
the National Anthem as
background music.
The entire film was
“extremely well done,”
said Dr. Horne. “ It
shows things that people
who live here probably
might not see, and
definitely shows things
that visitors would not
ordinarily have a
chance to see.”
The film, presented
by the Pennsylvania
Dutch Tourist Bureau,
can be seen at the
Tourist Information
Center, located on
Hempstead Road (off
Route 283 in Lancaster).
It is shown on the hour
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
weekdays and from
noon to 4 p.m. on Sun­days.
Cost of admission
is 50 cents.
Agreement Reached
On Maternity Leaves
For Warwick Teachers Warwick school directors
came to an apparent
agreement Monday night on
a new maternity leave policy
for teachers that permits up
to 12 months unpaid leave of
absence to care for a
newborn baby.
The term “maternity” no
longer even appears in the
proposed policy. The
pregnancy period of former
maternity leaves has been
removed from Board policy,
put under sick leave, and
taken out of the realm of
Board decision entirely.
A subsequent unpaid leave
for child care would begin on
the date on which the new
mother’s physician certifies
her as recovered from
childbirth and physically
able to return to work.
Requests for this type of
leave would have to come
before the Board for ap­proval.
This type of leave
could not exceed 12 calendar
months, and a teacher would
have to return at the start of
the nearest semester so that
her leave did not exceed 12
calendar months.
Tentative agreement on
the controversial policy
came afte r lengthy
discussion at the Board’s
Committee of the Whole,
meeting Monday night.
About 25 persons, many of
them teachers and others
Zoning Board Approves House on Plum Street
The Lititz Zoning Hearing
Board granted variances
Monday evening to Douglas
Woolley, Lancaster builder,
to proceed with the con­struction
of a house at the
corner of Plum Street and
Forney Drive, despite
several objections from
home-owners on both sides of
the now vacant lot.
Woolley had appeared
before the choice” as a building site, board last month
Father Nelson explained, the
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Glassmyers
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Book Store
The Gladell Shop
Hess Men's Wear
Kenyon’s Pastry Shop
Klotz Kleners
Lads & Lassies Children's
Apparel
The Leather Set
Lippart’s of Lititz
Lititz Book Store
Lititz Central Market
Lititz Sewing Center
Long & Bomberger Home
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McElroy Pharmacy
The Pewter Mug
Rent-A-Space Garage
Shoes N Things
Thomas Farm Market
Travis Mills Fabric Outlet Store
Trudi K Shop
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with plans for a single story
home. At Monday night’s
meeting, Woolley presented
plans for a two-story house
whose front door will face
Plum St.
Because it is a two-story
house, the redesigned
building will cover less area,
explained Woolley. He
presented the new design
with the intention of over­coming
some of the ob­jections
by neighbors that
the new home would be too
close to their houses.
Opposition to the new
design arose when Henry O.
Reinard, 43 E. Plum St., and
Mrs. Anna Showers, 132
Forney Drive, objected to
the proposed height. They
complained that it was
higher than the other houses
in the neighborhood.
Vice-chairman Robert
Derek measured the scale of
Woolley’s plans and revealed
that the height of the house
was 19 feet to the peak of the
gambrel (Dutch barn type)
roof.
“That’s basically the size
of yours,” he told Reinard.
Mrs. Showers was con­cerned
that the proposed
driveway would be built
directly beneath her window
but was reassured when
zoners explained that there
would be a 19-foot area in­cluding
nine feet of lawn
space on the Woolley land
and 10 feet on her own land.
Both Mrs. Showers and
Reinard voiced their ap-
GOP Rally Scheduled
Tuesday at Fire Hall
The 11 candidates for Congressman Eshleman’s
Congressional seat have been invited to speak at a
Republican rally at the new Lititz Fire Hall on West Main
Street next Tuesday at 8 p.m.
Each will be allowed five minutes to speak, followed by
a period for questions.
Byron Showers, vice Chairman in charge of campaigns,
will act as moderator of the panel of candidates.
The two speakers during the rally will be Sen. Clarence
Manbeck of the 48th State Senatorial District and State
Rep. Nick Moehimann from the 102nd Legislative
District. Jacob Brown, Manheim Central Committee
chairman, will introduce the speakers.
Paul McCloud, Warwick Committee chairman, will
introduce state and national committee people attending.
Refreshments will be served.
prehension that blasting for
sewers, water lines and a
sidewalk would crack their
walls.
“My house does not have
any ruined walls,” stated
Mrs. Showers. “ 1 went
through this before (at a
previous residence),” she
continued. “1 want an in­spector
from the borough to
come in to prove the walls
were okay before the
blasting.”
The board approved
construction of the single
family dwelling according to
variances granted in the R-l
low density residential
district. These included
approval of construction on a
7500 square-foot lot instead
of the required 8400 square-foot
lot, for the reason stated
that the undersized lot had
been a lot-of-record since the
mid-forties; also, approval
of a 23-foot setback rather
than the 28-foot setback
provided for in R-l districts,
for the reason that 50 percent
of the other homes on the
street are at a 23-foot set­back.
In this issue
Business Directory 24
Church News 22
Classified Ads 14,15
Editorial Page 4
Sports Section 10
Women’s 18,19
Devoe Bear, board
member, spoke for the
residents of the Plum Street -
Forney Drive area when he
requested adding a condition
stipulating that residents
should be notified prior to
blasting in order to assure
time for inspection of their
homes.
Said Chairman Robert
Bingeman, “I think (that
would be) taking powers into
our own hands that don’t
belong to us.”
Derek explained that the
motion would include the
statement that all
safeguards would have to be
taken under state law before
blasting began.
Plumbing
Business
Board members tabled an
application from Larry N.
Klopp, 46 E. Second Ave.,
requesting a special ex­ception
to operate a plum­bing
business from his home.
After lengthy discussion,
zoners concluded that the
application, as it had been
presented Monday night,
could not be approved as a
customary home occupation,
which stipulates that the
occupation be carried on
solely within the principal
building, in this case the
Klopp home, and that no
more than one outside
person be employed.
Klopp had told zoners that
he planned to store various
small plumbing materials in
his garage. He also told them
that he employed two men to
help him in his plumbing
business.
He said he would be willing
to store the materials in his
basement and would con­sider
alternatives as far as
his two employees were
concerned.
The board suggested that,
rather than make a hasty
decision, Klopp should take
another month to reconsider
his presentation. They
continued his application
until the May 3 meeting,
during which time he can
present his application with
alternatives that apply
under the ordinance.
interested in the pending
maternity leave policy, were
present.
A new draft of the
proposed policy will be
prepared for action at the
Board’s next regular
meeting on April 20.
Under the proposed policy,
a teacher will have
automatic 60 day insurance
and hospitalization coverage
after her unpaid leave
begins. After that, she will
have to convert from group
insurance to an individual
policy, and may return to
group insurance after her
leave of absence terminates.
One teacher, Mrs.
Marijane Ember, asked for
reassurance that the Board
would not turn down
teachers’ requests for leave
for child care. Directing her
remarks to Director Owens,
she wanted to know if the
Board planned to Vote in the
new policy, then consider
such requests “frivolous”
and turn them down.
Owens replied that he does
not consider this type of
request “frivolous,” and Dr.
Winger added that the
granting of such leaves could
practically be guaranteed.
Asked by Director Husser
if the proposed policy would
include leaves for caring for
a newborn adopted child, Dr.
Winger said that the policy
was written so that this also
would be covered.
During discussion, Board
President John Evans
balked at any lengthy child
care leave, asking the
Board: “Why are we putting
in this long leave when in­dustry
doesn’t? You can’t
get a year any place else.”
Director Raymond Groff
told Evans: “This is dif­ferent
than industry, we’re
working with children.”
Groff also said that he
favored a year’s leave, but
was against “this two year
business,” which would have
been permitted under a
proposed policy introduced
earlier in the meeting but re­worked
during the
discussion.
Football
Parents
In further discussion at the
committee of the whole
meeting, the Board indicated
it would again permit the
Warwick Football Parents’
Association to sell reserved
seats for football games next
season. This item will be put
on a regular Board agenda.
Director Hofferth went on
record that “1 still believe
everyone should have an
equal chance at all the seats
(in the stadium)” and in­dicated
he would oppose the
action.
Football parents had also
requested permission to
prepare programs for the
football games, including
selling ads used in the
programs. Presently, the
programs are prepared by
an individual not involved
with the district, who sells
advertising, takes care of
having the programs
printed, and then gives a
donation to the school
district. This year the FBLA
and Varsity Club have been
selling the programs and
according to the high school
principal, Harold Swisher,
the clubs want to continue
doing this.
Superintendent, Dr. H.
Dale Winger, recommended
to the Board that the school
retain the sale of the
programs, and not turn this
over to the football parents,
and Swisher requested that
the two clubs be permitted to
take over selling the ads.
Music
Department
The Board indicated it
would approve the increase
of the instrumental strings
instructor’s time from a
part-time to full-time
position. Dr. Winger told the
board that the strings
program had been full-time
until two years ago, when
interest had “sagged,” but
that now interest in the
program has picked up. He
said the instructor, Mrs.
Mary Holmes, would also be
conducting the Middle
School orchestra, releasing
instructor Ralph Leaman to
work with the Middle School
band.
Roof Leaks
+ Plagued by serious leaks
in the roof of the Middle
School, the school district
has now insisted that a new
roof be put on a section of the
building under a 20-year
maintenance bond.
Dr. Winger said the roof
over the section of the
building toward the railroad
tracks (covering the science
lab and general classrooms)
has been patched numerous
times, but the leaks are
growing more serious and
more damaging to the in­terior
of the building.
Hopefully, the new roof will
go on over the summer, ho
said.
At Lititz Elementary, the
C wing, the wing from the
center of the building toward
West Orange Street, is now
renovated and occupied.
This includes the new art
room, the faculty lun­chroom,
kindergarten area,
and classrooms.
The next part of the
project will be the B Wing,
which runs from the center
of the building to the alley,
and includes the ad­ministrative
and office area.
NOTICE
The ihonthly meeting
of the Lititz Retailer’s
Association has been
scheduled for the second
Wednesday of this
month. The April
meeting will be held
next Wednesday, April
14, at 7:30 P.M. at the
General Sutter Inn.
All area businessmen
are welcome and invited
to attend.
Public M e d to Help
Clean Up Springs Park
The Lititz Area Jaycees will again sponsor cleanup day
in Lititz Springs Park on Saturday (rain date April 17) to
prepare the park grounds for this season’s activities.
All citizens are invited to participate anytime between 8
a.m. and 4 p.m. Several other community organizations,
including area Boy Scouts, have been contacted to help in
this year’s cleanup operation.
Cleanup priorities include painting, setting up and
repairing park benches and picnic tables, and general
grounds cleanup.
The Jaycees, in cooperation with the Park trustees,
have urged all those who possibly can to spend an hour or
more in the park to help prepare it for summer. No tax
money is presently being used to maintain and preserve
the park.
If interested in helping, or for more information, con­tact
Richard Stauffer, 626-2258.