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|C O N S O LID A T ED WITH TH E LIT IT Z R EC OR D , 19371 Lititz, Lancaster County, PA 17543, Wednesday, November 24,1976 15 CENTS A COPY; $5.00 PER YEAR BY MAIL
WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 22 PAGES—No. 16
Does the face look familiar? Picture a rather
large catterpillar sporting a pair of horn-rimmed
glasses, seated beside her on the hearth. Now do
you remember where you saw her? She’s "Debbie”
of Channel 8’s Sunday morning show, “ The Magic
Cocoon.” But to her first grade class at Kissel Hill
Elementary school, she’s still Miss Aichele.
Debbie Mixes
Teaching & TV
By Bonnie Szymanski
Kissel Hill Elementary
school has its own “Dr.
Doolittle” in the person of
first grade teacher Debbie
Aichele. New to teaching as
well as to the district, Debbie
has been on speaking terms
with a caterpillar for over
two years.
As yet, no one has gone
after Debbie with a butterfly
net, for her “eccentric”
behavior is sanctioned by
thousands of children, all
devoted fans of Debbie, Pen,
.and Christopher Caterpillar,
a trio seen every Sunday at
9:30 a.m., on WGAL-TV,
channel 8, in “The Magic
Cocoon.”
Deftbie stepped into “The
Magic Cocoon,” while still a
student at Millersville state
College. Her high school
p r in c ip a l, L a n c a s te r
Catholic High’s Father
Taylor, had asked her to
audition for the children’s
show, then in the planning
stages. Produced by
Telerad, a non-profit,
ecumenical Christian
communications group, the
show was to be aired on
Sunday mornings to reach
those children who did not
attend church.
Anyone who has met her
wouldn’t have to wonder why
the part was given to Deb­bie;
it’s easy to believe that
words such as bright,
vivacious, and enthusiastic
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Business Directory 18
Church News 16
Classified Ads 20,21
Editorial Page 4
Sports Section 6,7,8,9
Women’s 10
Lititz Area to Mark Thanksgiving
With Church Service, Bell Ringing
might have been invented
just to describe her.
In the show, Debbie plays -
Debbie. Another regular cast
member is the Rev. Pen
Hoover of Trinity Lutheran
church, Lancaster, who also
plays himself.
The third main character
is Christopher Caterpillar.
Though to most of his fans,
Christopher is nothing less
than a real, talking cater­pillar,
he is, in truth, a
puppet brought to life by
Lititz’s own Merv Sands.
“It was Awful”
Debbie still remembers
the first time she watched
a tape of herself talking to
Christopher. “It was so
awful,” she laughed. “My
parents would say it was
wonderful, but I was really
awful.”
Time and mutual con­versation
have created a
real bond among the three,
and, said Debbie, both she
and Pen have come to think
of the little puppet as a
living, breathing creature as
they talk and sing through
the Sunday shows.
Although Debbie has had
no formal theatrical
training, she admitted
having very little trouble
facing the television
cameras. She credited her
cheerleading experience,
her year as senoir class
secretary, and the many
speeches and oral reports
she gave in college with
having prepared her for the
job of delivering “Magic
Cocoon” scripts.
These scripts, created
primarily by the Rev. Don
Zechman of Bethany United
Methodist church, Lan-l
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Requests Resumes
School Board Seeking
" ’ for Evans
Would you like to serve on the Warwick District School
Board?
If so, you have a chance to express your interest in the
school board seat that board president, John M. Evans,
will be vacating as of Dec. 6.
The Warwick School Board is seeking individuals who
would like to be considered for appointment to the
vacancy that will exist when Evans’ resignation becomes
effective.
The board is asking any resident of the school district
interested in possible appointment to submit a personal
resume to Wallace B. Hofferth, vice-president of the
board, or to Superintendent H. Dale Winger no later than 5
p.m. Monday, Nov. 29.
The board plans to review resumes submitted by in­terested
individuals, with the intention of appointing a
new member on Dec. 6, or as soon as possible after that
date. The board has 30 days to replace Evans.
Resumes should include information such as the in­dividual’s
business or profession, educational
background, children attending Warwick Schools, and
civic and other activities.
Each resume should also include a statement indicating
the reasons the individual is interested in serving on the
board.
Further details may be obtained from Hofferth, who
resides at 212 E. Second Ave.
By Peggy Frailey
The Lititz area will begin
its traditional observance of
the Thanksgiving holiday
with a community
Thanksgiving Eve Service
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at
Trinity EC Church, East
Orange and Cedar Streets.
Half of the offering to be
taken up will go to CROP for
world hunger relief. The
other half of the offering will
go to the Lititz-War wick
Community Chest.
Rev. Paul Kocher, pastor
of the First Church of God,
will be the main speaker, on
the topic, “Manifest Reasons
for Thanksgiving.”
Numerous other ministers
from area churches will
participate in the service.
The combined choirs of the
Church of God and Trinity
EC will provide special
music under the direction of
Mrs. Shirley Morrison, with
Mrs. Ruth Newcomer as
organist.B
ells to Ring
Mayor Raymond Reedy
has announced that on
Thanksgiving Day, all
churches, schools, and fire
houses in the area have been
asked to join with the rest of
Pennsylvania in ringing
their bells at 10 a.m.
The bell ringing is a part of
the Bicentennial Com­mission
of Pennsylvania’s
s p e c ia l T h a n k sg iv in g
program, a gesture of unity,
thanksgiving, and optimism
as the nation begins its third
century. The Lititz area will
be registered with the state
Bicentennial Commission on
a register of participating
communities.
Turkey Main Fare
On Thursday, local
residents will be enjoying
traditional Thanksgiving
feasts, with all indications
showing that the main
course will be turkey.
Most of the area food
stores report that turkey
sales are up over last year,
with the 14-17 pound size the
most popular. While a few
customers are still opting for
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These stacks of stuffing balls were prepared
ahead of time for the Thanksgiving dinner served
in Warwick schools on Tuesday. Doris Kreiter,
assistant manager of the Middle School cafeteria,
adds one of the last trays to the portable storage
cart.
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Mrs. Peg Herr, manager of the
Middle School cafeteria, works on one
of the dozens of big turkeys the
cafeteria staff cooked for the Warwick
schools’ Thanksgiving dinner. Cooks
cut up 1200 pounds of turkey for the
feast.
capons and hams, the
gobbler is still leading the
menu race for Thanksgiving,
they report.
Two of Lititz’ restaurants
will be open Thanksgiving
Day - the General Sutter Inn
will be serving a full-course
turkey dinner, and is
prepared to handle 400
reservations from 11:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Bingeman’s
Restaurant will be serving
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., no
reservations necessary.
Deer Season to Start
M e a nw h ile , Vernon
Ranck, proprietor of Ran-ck’s
Meat Market, reports
that he is “ready to go” in
the venison department,
where Ranck does one of the
largest deer-butchering
volumes in the county every
year. Buck season opens the
Monday after Thanksgiving,
and while area housewives
are busy roasting turkeys,
their hunter husbands and
offspring will be getting
rifles, boots, and thermal
underwear packed up for the
annual pilgrimage to the
mountains.
School Dinners
Warwick school cafeterias
served their annual
Thanksgiving dinner on
Tuesday, with the cafeteria
staffs preparing 3,186 turkey
platters.
Of these, about 1200 were
satellited out of the Middle
School to John Beck
Elementary, and about 1,000
out of the High School to
Rothsville Elementary.
Lititz Elementary and Kissel
Hill schools do their own
cooking.
Mrs. Doris Stauffer, food
service director who over­sees
all of these operations,
gave this breakdown on the
amount of food prepared for
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Boro Seeks Applicants
For Six Gov’t Posts
Lititz Boro Council will be
filling vacancies this winter
on six appointive bodies of
local government, and is
asking for interested
volunteers to contact the
Boro Office with their
qualifications.
Two vacancies now exist—
one on the borough Planning
Commission, and one on the
Environmental Advisory
Committee.
As of the first of the year, a
vacancy will also exist on
each of these units: the
Zoning Hearing Board, the
Sewer Authority, the
Historical Area Advisory
Committee, and the Health
and Sanitation Committee.
Santa Arrives By Fire Engine This Saturday
BULLETIN!
NORTH POLE - The Record
Express learned this week that
Santa Claus has contacted the
Lititz Fire Co. and requested
that they provide transportation
for him when he comes to his
Castle in Lititz this Saturday
morning, Nov. 27. Santa has
asked that a fire engine take
him around the streets of Lititz -
beginning at 9 a.m. so that he
may greet and wave to all his
friends. Following his tour of
Lititz, Santa will arrive at his
Castle at 10:30 a.m. He will
have a gift for all who visit him.
Santa’s castle is in a new
location this year - at the Rear of
22 E. Main St. on Zum Anker
Alley.
Watch for Santa on Saturday
Morning and be on hand to
greet him as he arrives at his
castle at 10:30 a.m.
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December 18.
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You’ll find Santa’s Castle on
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22 E. Main St.
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