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W h a t D o Y o u T h in k A b o u t
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Front view of Lititz Boro Hall at 7 S. Broad St.
Lititz Boro Council is considering spending up to $262,000 to remodel the present
Boro Hall. Council is proceeding with plans to remodel, but has received very few
opinions from citizens concerning this matter.
The Lititz Record Express is publishing this survey and asking your response on
Council’s plans. The results of this survey will be passed on to the Boro Council
president.
Will you please respond to the questions below and return by Monday to the Lititz
Record Express, 22 E. Main St., Lititz, Pa. 17543. No signature is required. However,
you may sign the form if you wish.
Here are some of the facts:
—Estimates show the existing structure can be remodeled for about $37.80 per square
foot, or $262,000. Included will be gutting the building, installing new wiring, new
plumbing, a new heating system, new roof, new front on the building, and new
office furniture. Price also includes a 10 percent architect’s fee and a 10 percent
contingency fee.
—The remodeled structure will continue to house the Boro Offices and staff, and the
Lititz Police Department.
—Remodeling will not include public rest rooms, but rest room facilities in the
building will be available to the public during office hours.
—Parking for boro apiployees will be provided by renting 10 spaces from Hershey &
Gibbel op a yearly basis. Visitors to Boro Hall will have to use metered parking
spaces or off-street parking.
—Council expects costs not to exceed the $262,000 figure and possibly be as low as
$200,000.
—No increase in taxes is expected in order to pay for this project.
—Boro Council has also authorized the purchase of the Lehman Garage property on
West Lincoln Avenue to house boro vehicles and other maintenance equipment.
Cost of the purchase is approximately $173,000, and again, no increase in taxes is
expected in order to pay off this debt.
Clip and return by Monday to Lititz Record Express, 22 E. Main St.. Lititz. Pa.
17543.
1. Do you favor Council’s plan to spend up to $262,000 to remodel the present Boro
Hall?
Yes_ No.
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2. Do you think it is necessary or desirable for the Boro Office facilities to remain in
the downtown area?
Yes__________No___________
3. If remodeling is done, do you think public rest rooms are a must? They would cost
extra money each year to repair and maintain.
Yes__________ No__________
4. If a building addition could.be made to the front or back of the Lehman Garage
property to house the Boro Offices and Police Department, for the $262,000 figure,
thus placing all boro facilities in one complex, would you be in favor of this
alternative to the downtown location?
Yes__________ No_________
5. If the boro could purchase a piece of land from Warner-Lambert Company across
the street from the Lehman Garage property, and construct a building there to
house the Boro Offices and Police Department for the $262,000 figure plus the price
of the land, would you be in favor of this alternative to the downtown location?
Yes__________ No_________
6. Would you be in favor of spending more than $262,000 to have all boro facilities in
one complex, even if it meant a tax increase?
Yes__________ No_________
7. Do you have any other alternatives to the above mentioned ideas which you think
Boro Council should consider?
Moravian Manor To Build New Wing
Moravian Manor has
received final approval from
the state Secretary of
Health’s State Designated
Planning Agency to begin
construction on a $1.25
million 58-bed wing to the
Lititz full care facility.
Though approval had been
granted a month ago by
Health Resources Planning
and Development, Inc., the
federally funded health
systems agency that reviews
south central Pennsylvania
health care facility ex­penditures,
the final decision
remained within the state
Secretary of Health’s office,
as the health systems
agency acts only in an adv-siory
capacity.
Burr Beard, Moravian
Manor administrator, said
the letter received Monday
from Leonard Bachman,
state Secretary of Health,
stated that construction
must begin within a year and
that any changes in cost or
conditions may require the
nursing facility to seek
another review of the
project. A six-month ex­tension
could be granted in
the event that circumstances
beyond the control of
Moravian Manor prevented
construction within a year’s
time.
With favorable approval
from the state, Moravian
Manor is now eligible for
partial state reimbursement
for their skilled care beds.
Upon receipt of the letter,
Beard stated, “The Board of
Trustees of Moravian Manor
are very happy about the
decision of the health
planning agency, realizing
that cost containment is the
goal of this federal statute
(Section 1122 of the Social
Security Act). We respect
that and appreciate that
after one-and-a-half years
(of going through the review
process) we have been
h a n d e d a f a v o r a b le
decision.”
He added, “In doing this
(granting the approval), the
agency re a liz e s th a t
Moravian Manor will be able
to have a broader base (over
which) to spread patient day
cost.”
Future Plans
Beard said he is in the
process of “ shopping
around” for construction
cost estimates, as the
fa c ility is “ pursuing
prospects to build four more
cottages on Moravian
Avenue,” which would bring
the number of cottages to 16.
If the Board decides to go
ahead with the building of
four more cottages, con­struction
should start in the
spring, with completion
projected for October, 1978.
The full care facility was
opened in January, 1975,
certified the next month and
had reached over 98 percent
occupancy by June of the
same year, which it has
retained on an average
basis, according to its ad­ministrator.
Beard revealed that plans
for a 100 to 150 unit apart­ment
complex to be con­structed
south of the facility
should be realized in about
two years. He said the
apartments would be for
elderly occupants, who also
would have access to the
health center.
Will Be Called HEAR, Inc.
N e w C o r p o r a t i o n B e i n g F o r m e d ?
W a n t s T o K e e p G a t e H o u s e O p e n
By Peggy Frailey
Six, and possibly seven
Lancaster County men are
forming a new corporation to
reorganize The Gate House,
649 E. Main St., and keep it
open as a halfway house for
recovering alcoholics.
The group will meet to
discuss their plans Monday
with officials from the
county Drug and Alcohol
program and members of
the DARS board, the board
that operates The Gate
House. (Drug and Alcohol
Rehabilitation Services,
Inc.)
F. Tucker Smith, a
counselor at The Gate House
and a spokesperson for the
proposed corporation, said
that it “looks possible to
keep the Gate House going
on a financially competitive
basis with other halfway
houses.”
Competition from halfway
houses in neighboring
counties was one of the
re asons . DARS board
chairman, Albert Adee, gave
last month for the April 1
closing of The Gate House.
Smith said the new cor­poration
will be called
HEAR, Inc.
He listed the following five
men who have signed with
him for incorporation:
William McNiff, Lancaster,
s a le s m a n a g e r fo r
Slaymaker Lock Co.; Lewis
M. Moore, Brunnerville, a
supervisor at KD Tools;
William P. Hoban, Miller-sville,
head of Juvenile
P a ro le for L an c a ste r
County; James E. Craun,
Lancaster, president of the
Lancaster Labor Council;
and Rev. Robert E. Payson,
Lancaster, of the Unitarian
Church in Lancaster.
Smith said a seventh
person will be involved, but
he did not disclose the name
because th a t person
reportedly had not yet
signed the necessary papers.
Smith himself is a former
Lancaster stock broker. He
resides in Lancaster.
Smith said the letters in
the name of the new cor­poration,
HEAR, “maybe
could stand for” a much
q u o te d A lco h o lic s
Anonymous saying: “Take
the cotton out of your ears,
put it in your mouth, shut up
and listen,” or that the
letters “maybe could mean
Halfway Environment for
Alcoholics Recovering.”
He said the object of
HEAR, Inc. will be to keep
the Gate House open and
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F. Tucker Smith, a counselor at The Gate House,
tells reporter about plans now in progress to form
a new corporation to operate the facility.
Woodstream Buys
Fishing Rod Co.
Woodstream Corporation,
Lititz, has entered into
agreements to purchase a
controlling interest in
Fenwick Corporation in
C a lifo rn ia , which
m an u fa c tu re s fishing
equipment and accessories.
Richard G. Woolworth,
chairman and president of
the Lititz-based Woodstream
Corporation, announced this
week that Woodstream has
entered into agreements to
purchase more than 50 per
cent of Fenwich’s out­standing
common stock.
Woodstream is also
negotiating for the purchase
of the remaining outstanding
Fenwick stock, and if this is
bought, Fenwick would
become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Woodstream.
A purchase price was not
disclosed.
There is a possibility that
some part of Fenwick’s
operation may be moved to
Lititz, a spokesman from
Woodstream said.
This latest purchase gives
Woodstream its firs t
manufacturing operation on
the west coast. It now
operates two facilities in
Niagara Falls, Canada,
where outdoor recreation
equipment is made, and the
Delhi Manufacturing Cor-
The Gate House at 649 E. Main St.,
halfway house for recovering
alcoholics, is scheduled to be closed
down April 1, but various persons are
working to keep it open. It is the only
halfway house for alcoholics in
Lancaster County. It was opened five
years ago.
o p eratin g without in ­terruption
as a halfway
house, not an intermediate
therapeutic care center as it
has been operated in the last
few years.
He said that “halfway
house” is the key word in the
corporation’s plans. “We’re
not going back to an in­termediate
care facility” he
said.
He said methods have
already been determined to
cut the latest budget costs by
possibly a third.
He said the reorganization
would include three paid
employees at The Gate
House -- the director-counselor,
a cook-counselor,
and a third counselor. Smith
indicated he would be the
director.
A number of key people
both in and out of various
cooperating social agencies
have offered cooperation
and support for the proposed
reorganization, Smith said.
The Gate House was
founded five years ago as a
halfway house, which
technically means a house
where room and board are
provided for recovering
alcoholics who are employed
(usually) outside the house.
The usual stay at a halfway
house is 90 days, during
which the alcoholic makes a
gradual transition from
treatment at a rehabilitation
center to getting back into
the mainstream of normal
living.
In recent years, however,
a therapeutic counseling
program has been going on
at The Gate House. The
DARS board says this was
necessary because the
county was sending clients to
the house directly from the
St. J o s e p h H o sp ita l
detoxifica tion cen te r,
without a rehabilitation
program.
The more intensified
counseling program meant
hiring more counselors,
Yghich greatly increased
Gate House expenditures.
The concept of program -
halfway as compared to
therapeutic - was not the
only controversial issue
involved between the DARS
board, the county Mental
Health Mental Retardation
unit, and the National
Council on Drugs and
Alcoholism.
Whether or not the Gate
House should be Alcoholics
Anonymous-oriented was
another bone of contention.
When it was founded five
years ago, the facility was
strongly AA-oriented (AA
members acknowledge a
“higher power” controlling
their lives and regard this as
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poration, a subsidiary in
Delhi, La., which makes
fiberglass and aluminum
boats and canoes. At its
headquarters in Lititz,
hunting fishing, and wildlife
management equipment is
manufactured.
Woodstream had net sales
of $31.1 million in 1977.
Fenwick, one of the best
known fishing rod makers in
the United States, is a
privately held company
based in Westminster, Cal.;
a suburb of Los Angeles. It
introduced the first graphite
fishing rods in 1973.
Fenwick’s main line is
fishing rods, including fly,
spinning, casting, surf and
offshore trolling rods. It also
manufactures fishing ac­cessories.
Fenwick also has two
other plants, one at Boise,
Idaho and one at Bainbridge,
Wash.
The company reported
sales of $8.6 million for the
fiscal year ended July 31,
1977.
in T his Issue
Business Directory 24
Church News 20,21
Classified Ads 16,17
Editorial Page 4
Sports Section 6,7,8,9
S o c ia l 12
In the photos above, Walter Popejoy, President of the Lititz Retailer’s Association, awards 50
Lititz Shopping Dollars to the winners in the Lititz Record Express Newso Bingo game. The
winners, shown above left to right, were Mrs. Donald Henderson, 108 Noble St.; Popejoy; Jerry
Pelger, 60 E. Lincoln Ave.; Mrs. George White, 217 E. 28th Div. Hwy.; Popejoy; Mrs. Richard
Taft, 105 Puite Rd., Neffsville; and Mrs. Robert Keller, 1203 E. Newport Rd. The 6th winner, Mr.
Richard Colberg, was unavailable for the pictures. The winners shared equally in the $300
jackpot total. This week's jackpot is $100.
Check SALMON COLOR BINGO
CARDS W ith 62 Bingo Numbers
In This Issue
Last week saw the first
winners in the Lititz Record
Express Newso Bingo game,
and each of the six winners
received an equal share of
the $300 that had ac­cumulated
over the first 3
weeks of the contest. This
week’s prize will be $100 and
you can play by finding the
62 Bingo numbers in ads in
this issue. Compare them to
the Salmon Color Cards,
available from participating
m e rch an ts since la s t
Thursday.
Be sure the color of your
bingo card is Salmon and
remember you must find ail
24 numbers on your card.
Here are a few important
reminders of the rules:
The game is open to adults
only. If you account for all 24
numbers on your card, bring
the card to the Lititz Record
Express office, 22 E. Main
St., tomorrow, Friday,
March 17, between 4:45 and 5
PM. Only at that time will
winning numbers be verified
and prize money awarded.
Prizes are awarded in Lititz
Shopping Dollars.
A new card of a different
color (this is important) will
be available on Thursday of
each week, exclusively at
participating merchants.
The color for next week will
be SOLID GOLD and
numbers to check with the
SOLID GOLD cards- will
appear in next week’s paper.
Get your cards now at
these participating mer­chants:
R. M. Barnhart TV &
Appliances
Benner’s Pharmacy
Bingeman’s Clothing Store
Bingeman’s Restaurant
Bob’s Save Rite Market
The Carpet Shop
Chicken Lickin Family
Restaurant
Chimney Corner Restaurant
Commonwealth Nat’l. Bank
Farmer’s First Bank
First Federal Sav. & Loan
Glassmyers
Hen & Dave’s Bike Shop
Heritage Chevrolet
Hess Men’s Wear
House of Warwick
Keller Bros.
Klotz Kleners
Kreider Hardware Co.
Lippart’s of Lititz
Lititz Record Express
Lititz Sports Center
McElroy Pharmacy
Minnich’s Farm Bakery
The Pewter Mug
A. H. Shelly, Inc.
Shoes ’n Things
Spacht’s Furniture Store
Stauffer’s of Kissel Hill
Trudi K Shop
Wells Warwick House
Wilbur Choc. Factory Outlet
Your Day Bridal Boutique