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THE RESS SERVING THE WARWICK AREA FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY 101st Year ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1877. AS THE SUNBEAM |CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LITITZ RECORD. 1937J Lititz, Lancaster County, PA. 17543, Thursday, September 1,1977 15 CENTS A COPY; $5.00 PER YEAR BY MAIL WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 22 Pages-No. 23 is <K. t Boro Employees Quit Teamsters, Will Deal Directly with Council By Peggy Frailey The Record Express learned Tuesday night that the eight members of the Lititz public works crew who joined the Teamsters Union la s t winter have withdrawn from the union, and Teamsters Local 777 has made it clear to the borough that it will not agree to represent this group again. According to Wayne Gainer, one of the longer-time members of the works crew, who had voted against union representation, the eight men decided they wanted “out” of the Teamsters because the union “ended up telling us what we were going to do.” “ That we didn’t want,” Gamer said. He said it had been the works crew’s understanding that the union would work “for” them in getting higher salaries and benefits, but that it hadn’t turned out that way. Would Lose Money He said that the older members of the works crew would have been losing “about $1200 a year” if they had stayed with the union. Meanwhile, he said, Boro Council has told the works crew to pick out two of their men to represent the employees. Council is being represented by Donald Stauffer and Wendel Hower. Gainer said he expects talks between the two groups to be set up within a week or so regarding salaries and benefits for next year. Council Quiet on Issue Boro Council never publicly announced that the borough employees had withdrawn from the union, although the borough received a letter earlier in August from H a r ry H - -*.1? Himelwright, business representative of Local 777, informing the borough that the men were no longer being represented by the Teamsters. Councilman Donald Stauffer did ask the Council president during the forum period of the meeting Tuesday night if it was “official” that the men had withdrawn from the union, and was told “yes,” with no further elaboration. Stauffer said that until then, he had not been told of the w ith d r aw a l, even though he is on the negotiating team. The full information came out after Tuesday night’s Council meeting when the Record questioned Council’s approval of three percent merit raises, retroactive to July 1, for the eight men who had joined the union: Wayner Gainer, Andrew Byerly, Kerry Maharg, Joe Laventure, Mike Weaver, Robert Maul, Carl Kline, and Joe Litzenberger. Asked if these weren’t the men who had joined the Teamsters, Boro Council President Jim Yerger told the Record that the men had withdrawn from the union. When asked why it had not been made public during a regular C ou n c il m e e tin g , Yerger said that it had slipped his mind to have it put on the agenda. Councilman Wendel Hower, who is on the negotiating team that works with the borough employees, told the Record that it had been a personnel matter and he did not think it necessary that the newspaper or the public be informed about it. He said that the state’s Sunshine Law says local governments don’t have to tell what goes on in personnel meetings, adding that he’s sick and tired of the press trying to “lord it over” so-called public servants and invading their privacy. Lesson Learned C o n ta c ted la t e r Tuesday night Gamer said that he felt all sides, the Teamsters, the borough employees, and Boro Council, had learned a lesson from the experience. He said the Teamsters had been“very nice” about the Lititz employees’ request to withdraw. “However, he and Himelwright both acknowledged that the Teamsters had informed the borough that they would never represent their group again. “They walked out and we left them go,” Himelwright said. He said the local had subsequently notified the Labor Board that the Lititz men wanted to go, after receiving a letter to that effect from the employees early this summer. Himelwright said the works crew had accepted a union contract that would have become effective in January, 1978. He said all eight of the men had joined the union on an individual basis, and all had paid initiation fees, but none had paid dues. Gainer said the men had joined the union to protect any of the employees from being fired by the borough during the course of voting for representa tio n , or during negotiations. Under Act 195, the Public Employees Bargaining Act, a union member cannot be f ir e d by a municipality during or [Continued on Page 19] “ ~ • V The long-awaited event was finally held on Sunday when ground was broken for the new St. Janies Catholic Church to be built on Woodcrest Ave. Participating in the ceremonies are from left to right, Tom Lehmier, Church Council president; Father Francis Nelson, pastor of St. James; Bishop Joseph T. Daley; Father Paul Bryan; and Carl Monnin, chairman of the church building committee. The new church is expected to be completed in early Spring of 1978. Rothsville Metal Recycling Center Draws Complaints From Residents By Bonnie Szymanski W a rw ick Township supervisors were beseiged with complaints during their meeting Thursday night when they were confronted with lo c a l re sid en ts demanding that they “do something” about pollution from a Rothsville metal recycling company in operation for more than a year despite a rezoning petition rejection handed down nine months ago after company officials requested approval to continue reclamation operations. The company, Glen Tara Iron & Metal Works, is located on land that had been used industrially - a gas company was in operation there until 1971 - before zonmg went into effect in the township. Glen Tara owners William Went ling and J . Paul Rohrer rented the property from owner Ronald Whitcraft of Lititz in the understanding that they could automatically continue the nonconforming use. Such was not the case, and when they were informed that they were in violation of the township zoning ordinance, they applied for rezoning. On Dec. 9, 1976, their petition was denied by the Warwick Township Zoning Hearing Board, which based its denial on the fact that the operation is 'ocated on a flood plain. The owners were given a “reasonable” period of time in which to find another property suitable for their reciamation operations. Thursday night, residents on both the Warwick Township and the Ephrata Township sides of the rural district informed the supervisors that they felt nine months was more than a reasonable period of time for the owners to have found another site for the company. Betty Shissler, whose farm residence is located about 100 yards downwind of the black smoke and soot she claims makes it impossible for to hang wash said that during the month of July, smoke belched out of the site daily “from sunup to sundown.” She complained that sometimes the odors from the plant are so intense that she can’t talk or even smell the food she is preparing. Warwick Township Zoning Officer Marv Feiler admitted that on a recent Monday the odor was “horrendous” and said, “It even got to my eyes.” A resident who lives on the opposite side of Rothsville agreed, noting that smells blow over their way from time to time. Chairman James Witmyer said he was surprised the airport hadn’t reported the problem when Mrs. Shissler r e v e a le d th em ' th a t sometimes huge puffs of smoke billow into the air like bombs exploding. Contacted later, Wentling would not comment on where the company would relocate because of certain legal ramifications but he stated that the recycling operations will “definitely” be moved to another area within the near future and said that a public auction will be held on the Rothsville site on October 8 in preparation for the move. Ronald Whitcraft, owner of the property, said he had no definite plans for the land once the Glen Tara company left, but he indicated that it would probably be used for storage as it could not be used for any industrial purpose under present zoning. Whitcraft noted that he has tentative plans to clear out the lowland-now filled with scrap metal, disin-tigrating buildings, and a fallen smoke stack-and build a private lake and recreation area. Landis Valley Road Residents of Landis Valley > Road were also on hand to voice complaints about the recent oiling and chipping of their road which reportedly had been the cause of many ruined driveways, garages, rugs and tempers. According to the complainants, the roadway was in good shape until township road crews loaded it with oil and gravel. “What are you going to do to put it back the way it was?” demanded Rose Love, 206 Landis Valley Road, who told supervisors that the thick oil and stones were in her garage, the floor of her home and the soles of her shoes. When Chairman Witmyer said he had checked the road following a rash of com- *4 •-S«* m m «i \ m The Glen Tera Iron & Metal Works, Rothsville, has been the target of numerous complaints during the past year. Located on a tract of rural land, the recycling center has caused its neighbors to cry “foul” more than once in describing the pollutants that fill the air surrounding the company. In Glen Tara’s backyard, behind the old smokestack that once marked a gas company on the property, the onlooker can find almost any kind of metallic has-been, which ultimately finds its way into the cookers designed to reclaim metals. It’s a legitimate business, but one that has tried the patience of neighbors who want their rural air reclaimed. plaints and hadn’t picked up any stones on his tires, Mrs. Love told him, “You must have had wings on your tires.”” to which several L a n d is V a lle y Road re sid en ts laughed in agreement. Witmyer told those gathered at the meeting that Enrollment at 3,544 Warwick Schools To Open Sept. 7 A total of 3,544 Warwick students are expected to return to school on opening day Wednesday, Sept. 7. Teachers will be reporting to school Tuesday, Sept. 6 for a general in-service day and to meet with the new superintendent of schools, Dr. John Bonfield. All students will have a full classroom day the first day of school. Of the total projected enrollment, 1148 will be in the High School, 845 in the Middle School, 417 at John Beck Elementary, 517 at Kissel Hill Elementary and 617 at Lititz Elementary. F o rm e r R o th s v ille Elementary School students have been transferred to Lititz Elementary and Kissel Hill Schools. High School High School students must be at the school by 8 a.m. Ninth and 10th graders should report to the gymnasium, and 11th and 12th graders, to the auditorium. Dismissal time will be 2:58 p.m. Middle School Opening hour for the Middle School students is 8:10 a.m. Sixth graders should report to the auditorium, seventh graders to the cafeteria, and eighth graders to the gymnasium. Dismissal time will be 3:05 p.m. Elementary Schools All elementary school students must be at their respective buildings by 8:35 a.m. Dismissal will be at 2:25 p.m. John Beck students should report to the all-purpose room. At Lititz Elementary, second graders should report to the cafeteria, third graders to the library, and fourth and fifth graders to the gymnasium. F ir s t g rad e rs have received a mailed card giving them their room assignments and should report directly to their classrooms. If any first g r a d e r s fo r L it itz E lem en ta ry have not received an assignment, their parents should contact the school. At Kissel Hill School, first graders should go directly to th e ir c la ssro om s by following colored dots on the corridors that correspond with colors they have received in the mail. Second graders should report to the cafeteria, third' graders to the gymnasium, fourth graders to the library, and fifth graders to the lower hallway outside the fifth grade classrooms. Kindergarten Kindergarten students will begin school Friday, Sept. 9. Two days of conferences with teachers will precede their first day. This morning (Thursday), a special bus instruction program will be conducted for kindergarten students and their parents at 10 a.m. at the Middle School. IN T H IS ISSUE the reason the township oils and chips roadways on a regular basis is to keep them in good shape and alleviate the need for major repairs. He noted that all the other roads repaired by township crews in the same manner seemed satisfactory and had generated no complaints from residents. Secretary Richard Hoffer informed the residents that since becoming aware of the problem with Landis Valley Road, the supervisors had contacted their oil supplier, requesting an explanation. He said that the reason the stones did not adhere to the oil may have been because th e re was too much emulsifier in the oil mixture. Supervisors told the L a n d is V a lle y Road residents that road crews would keep checking on the roadway periodically and would try and remedy the situation short of removing the new layer of stones and oil. Old RR Crossings Secretary Hoffer reported that, following questions during the last meeting concerning whether school buses were required to stop at abandoned railroad crossings, he had received a letter from the Reading company’s trustees in bankruptcy, which gives the township permission to remove all railroad signs from the abandoned crossings. Said Hoffer, according to the Bureau of Traffic Safety, if crossing signs are left in place, buses are required to stop even if the crossings have been long abandoned. In fact, he noted, state police have made recent arrests in cases where trucks carrying flamable materials have crossed the abandoned tracks without stopping first, first. Business Directory 18 □lurch News 16 Classified Ads 20,21 Editorial Page 4 Sports Section 6,7,8 Social 12,13 T| $ THIS WEEK’S $25 JACKPOT WINNER... $ PAULINE GORDLEY 102 New Haven Drive ------- ----------— — N O T E — ----------------- Mrs. Gordley or a member of her family must claim the $25 by 5 P.M. tomorrow (Friday, Sept. 2) at the LITITZ RECORD EXPRESS, 22 E. Main St. If prize is not claimed by specified time, $25 will be added to next week’s jackpot. • Mel Sheneberger, 326 E. Marion St. • Mrs. Donald Ervin, Elm, Pa. • Pat Van Martin, 5 Woodland Ave. • Winifred Brown, Moravian Manor • Helen Siebert, 131 E. Lincoln Ave. • Peggy Ahlem, 393 Arrowhead Drive • Barbara Buchter, 725 Orchard Rd. • 1 eena Zook. 236 S. Broad St. • Donna Lee Eckert. 311 Meadow Valley Rd. • R.W. Fitts. 213 Oxford Drive
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Title | Lititz Record Express |
Masthead | Lititz Record Express 1977-09-01 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Description | Lititz newspapers 1877-2001 |
Publisher | Record Print. Co. |
Date | 1977-09-01 |
Location Covered | United States;Pennsylvania;Lancaster County (Pa.);Lititz (Pa.);Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Language | English |
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Title | Page 1 |
Subject | Lititz (Pa.) -- Newspapers;Lancaster County (Pa.)—Newspapers |
Location Covered | United States;Pennsylvania;Lancaster County (Pa.);Lititz (Pa.);Warwick (Lancaster County, Pa. : Township) |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact LancasterHistory, Attn: Library Services, 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster, PA, 17603. Phone: 717-392-4633, ext. 126. Email: research@lancasterhistory.org |
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Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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THE RESS
SERVING THE WARWICK AREA FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY
101st Year ESTABLISHED APRIL. 1877. AS THE SUNBEAM
|CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LITITZ RECORD. 1937J Lititz, Lancaster County, PA. 17543, Thursday, September 1,1977 15 CENTS A COPY; $5.00 PER YEAR BY MAIL
WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 22 Pages-No. 23
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