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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 24 Pages-No. 13
Bids Opened For New
Sewer Plant, Exceed
Engineer’s Estimates
Lititz’ new sewer treat­ment
plant will cost over half
a million dollars more than
the engineer’s estimate if
low bids are accepted.
Low bids for the new plant,
opened last Thursday, came
to a total of $11,280,824, this
is $847,824 more than the
$10,433,000 estimate from the
engineer.
Lititz Sewer Authority will
meet June 29 to start
background checks on low
bidders, and verify all the
bids and its own figures,
Boro Manager David An­derson
said.
He said the contract must
still be approved by the state
and the EPA, and the
borough must have its own
financial arrangements
made for its share of the bill.
Thus, the contract won’t be
awarded before the Sewer
Authority’s August meeting,
Anderson said.
A 75 percent federal grant
is expected.
Anderson said the new
plant will definitely mean
another increase in sewer
rates, but the Sewer
Authority has not yet worked
out figures on that.
Bids opened last week
included bids for structural
and maintenance work, for
plumbing, for heating,
ventilation and air con­ditioning,
and for electrical
work.
Apparent low bidders for
the various contracts
(followed by the next lowest
bids) were:
S tr u c tu r a l and
Mechanical: Norflor Con­struction
Co., Orlando, Fla.,
$9,907,755; Neshaminy
Constructors, Feasterville,
Pa., $10,368,500.
The three other bids on
this ranged from $10,666,000
to $11,345,500.
P lum b in g : Emco
Mechanical, 312 Meadow
Valley Rd., Lititz, $120,000;
C. J. Beshore & Sons, Inc.,
York, $139,000.
The two other bids on this
were $153,000 and $159,500.
Heating, Ventilation, Air
C o n d itio n g : ' Emco
Mechanical, 312 Meadow
Valley Rd., Lititz $340,000;
C. J. Beshore & Sons, Inc.,
York, $433,000.
The two other bids on this
were $477,000 and $767,000.
E l e c tr ic a l : P h ilip s
Brothers Electrical Con­tractors,
Glenmoore Rl,
$913,069; Jaden Electric, 312
Meadow Valley Rd.,
$988,000.
The six other bids on this
ranged from $988,400 to
$1,454,456.
Public Hearing June 27
On Rezoning Requests
Public hearings on two
rezoning requests will be
conducted by Lititz Boro
Council at the beginning of
Council’s regular meeting
June 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Boro
Hall.
The hearing will include
rezoning requests for the
Krushinski tract at 11 N.
New St., from Residential R-
2 to Commercial, and for the
Elizabeth Herr tract on
Arrowhead Dr., from
residential R-2 to Industrial.
It will not include the
controversial rezoning
request from Barry Hogan
fo r a p a r tm e n ts and
townhouses on land adjacent
to Kissel Hill School. This
request is not ready for
public h e a rin g , Boro
Manager David Anderson
said.
He said Council would be
meeting with Hogan in July
to hear the revised plans
Hogan presented to the Lititz
Planning Commission
earlier this month.
In T h is Issu e
Business Directory 20
Church News 18
Classified Ads 22,23
Editorial Page 4
Sports Section 6,7,8,9
Social 12,13
Committee Meeting
Boro Council will hold its
regular committee of the
whole meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. in
Boro Hall. The meeting is
open to the public.
Zoning, Planning Boards
The Zoning Hearing Board
will meet at its regularly
scheduled time Monday,
July 3 in Boro Hall.
The Planning Commission
meeting has been moved
from Tuesday, July 4, to
Tuesday, July 11.
Flower Girl, Crown Bearer
Named for Fourth of July
Taking part in the beautiful and traditional Queen of Candles
Pageant on the Fourth of July at Lititz Springs Park will be young
Greta Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phares "Red” Wilson,
Linden St., as flower girl, and Michael Owens, 116 Leaman St., as
crown bearer. The queen for 1978 will be crowned by Lynn
Eckman, 1977 Queen, and the theme of the pageant will be
"Reflections of the Class of 1978.”
(Photo by John Hornberger)
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Warwick Preparing For
Discrimination Charge
Dr. Crash Will Join
Father In Practice
Warwick School Board is
bracing itself for a possible
discrimination in hiring
charge by the U.S. Depart­ment
of Labor, and has
authorized the hiring of
special council.
After examining War­wick’s
records for 1976-77
and several years preceding
that, the Labor Department
insists Warwick has shown a
pattern of discrimination
due to age in hiring of its
teachers.
The Labor Department
“may take action,” School
Director Wilson Smith, head
LITITZ RETAILER’S ASSOCIATION
ANNOUNCES PHILLIES TRIP WINNERS
Officers of the Lititz Retailer’s Association have
selected at random 20 winners of 2 tickets each to the
Phillies-Pittsburgh game to be held on Sunday, Aug.
13. Bus transportation will be profided. The following
winners were selected from entries received during
registration held in local stores between June 8th and
June 17th. All winners will receive notification by mail.
The Winners Are:
Donald Biechler, 417 Laurel Ave. ; M. E. Brandt, 1313
Church St.; Keith Bushong, 541 W. Marion St.; L.
Conte, 412 W. Marion St.; Gene Garner, 310 Fairview
Drive; Bob Himmelberger, Jr., 510 Woodcrest Ave.;
Ed Hocker, 506 Hensley St. ; Kurt Keller, 149 Front St. ;
Ermine Mathers, 11 Front St.; Mrs. Homer E. Martin,
505 Owl Hill Rd.; Judy Melusky, 408 Rome Rd.; Barry
Nelson, 419 Arrowhead Drive; Ray Newcomer, 22 W.
Orange St.; Cindy Rohrer, 506 Golden St.; Barbara
Shultz, 129 W. Newport Rd.; Steve Smith, 122 E. New
St.; Frank Spidle, 411 Cherry St.; Jackie Stahl, 427 N.
Cedar St.; Clarence Strouse, 628 S. Spruce St.; and
Eric Weaver, 504 W. 6th Ave.
Please Note That There Are No Extra Tickets.
Available. The Lititz Retailers Association
congratulates all the winners and thanks everyone for
their interest in this contest. Official Notification Will
Be Mailed to the Winners within 2 weeks.
of the Board’s personnel
committee, said Tuesday.
The investigation of
Warwick’s records stemmed
from charges of unfair labor
practices and discrimination
due to age leveled at nearly
all the school districts in the
county by a woman teacher
who applied for a teaching
job in numerous districts.
After examining War­wick’s
hiring records, the
Labor Department dropped
the sex discrimination
charge against the district,
but insists that there have
been incidences when
teachers in the “protected
age bracket,” 40-65 have not.
been hired because of their
age.
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Dr. William Grosh
Dr. William Grosh will join
his father, Dr. Joseph Grosh,
2 S. Broad St., in the practice
of medicine on July 1.
A native of Lititz and a
graduate of Warwick High
School, Dr. Grosh received
his B.S. degree from
Moravian College and his
M.S. degree from Universad
Autonama de Guadalajara
in Guadalajara, Mexico.
He is a member of the
Lancaster City and County
Medical Society, the Penn­sylvania
Medical Society,
and the American Academy
of Family Physicians.
He has just completed a
three year family practice
residency at Lancaster
General Hospital.
School Board Okays
10 Mill Tax Increase
Warwick School Board
gave final approval Tuesday
night to a new $6,057,340
budget for 1978-79, and in­creased
real estate taxes 10
mills.
The new property tax rate
is 111 mills. Last year’s $5
per capita tax and 1 percent
earned income tax will
remain the same.
A 2 percent discount will
be given on per capita and
real estate taxes paid on or
before Sept. 30,1978, and a 10
percent penalty will be
added to taxes paid on or
after Dec. 1,1978.
The budget and tax in­crease
passed by a 7-1 vote,
with Director Wallace
Hofferth casting the only
opposing vote. Director Dale
Diehm is on vacation and
was not present at the
meeting.
The new budget is a
conservative one and con­tains
no new programs. It
projects an ending balance,
or budgetary reserve, of
$24,000, which could increase
during the next year, ac­cording
to Superintendent
John Bonfield.
$111,474 of Act 59 funds
released by the state last
spring for tax relief has been
included in the new budget,
making it possible to lower a
projected tax increase by 5.2
mills.
Auditors
The Board also named
Miller and Miller as school
district auditors again for
1978-79, and appointed
Montgomery, Tomlinson
again as delinquent tax
collectors.
Approximate 8 percent
salary increases were ap­proved
for non-instructional
employees, the clerical and
secretarial staff, custodial
and maintenance staff, and
cafeteria staff.
An a d m in i s t r a to r ’s
compensation plan was
approved authorizing a
portion of administrators’
salary increases to be paid
at across-the-board rates
and a portion to be held in a
pool for performance raises.
Bid Awards
The Board awarded a bid
for a new walk-in freezer for
the High School to Rufus
Brubaker Refrigeration, for
$10,478.
A bid for a new pickup
truck was awarded to
Zartmaii Dodge, Inc., for
$5,001.05.
The Board also approved
bids for supplies for the
following: $2,902.67 for in­dustrial
arts: $3,351.08 for
wood shop; $2,450.89 for the
Middle School; $3,523.87 for
physical education; $1,406.09
for cafeteria; $7,718.36 for
athletics; $2,775.08 for
general supplies; $3,096.14
for office supplies.
Resignations
The board accepted
resignations from:
Diane Sechler, a teacher
at Lititz Elementary, ef­fective
Aug. 31. Mrs. Sechler
is moving to Texas.
Larry L. Moyer, vo-ag
teacher in the High School,
effective July 1. Moyer is
leaving the teaching
profession.
Leaves
The following were
granted unpaid1 leaves of
absence for child care for the
•next school year:
Mrs. Marijane Ember,
librarian at the Middle
School.
Mrs. Catherine Dietrich, a
teacher at Lititz Elemen­tary.
Hired
The Board hired the
following:
Michelle Reid, as a sub­stitute
teacher in the High
School special education
program, May 19 through
June 14, 1978 (retroactive),
at a per diem rate of $33.50.
Mrs. Marjorie Vurdelja,
2352 Fruitville Pk., Lan­caster,
as elementary
librarian in the John Beck
and Kissel Hill Schools, at a
salary of $10,925. She will
replace Mrs. Sara Burns,
who will not be returning
from an unpaid leave of
absence for child care. Mrs.
Vurdelja substitued for Mrs.
Bums the past year.
Mrs. Susan M. Matroni,
Lancaster, as a music
teacher at Lititz Elemen­tary,
at a salary of $10,350.
She will replace Mrs. Betsy
Redcay, who resigned in the
middle of last school year.
Mrs. Matroni substituted for
Mrs. Redcay last year.
Miss Kim tJhler, Lebanon,
as a librarian at the Middle
School, replacing Mrs.
Ember, on a letter of em­ployment
at a per diem rate
of $51.89.
Norman K. Sargen,
Elizabethtown, to teach
Spanish in the High School,
replacing Mrs. Patricia
Imes, on a letter of em­ployment
at a per diem rate
of $51.89. Mrs. Imes will be
on a sabbatical leave of
absence for travel.
Adult Education
David E. Hilbert was re­elected
adult education
director for 1978-79 at an
annual salary of $700. The
program will be expanded to
both a fall and winter
semester.
Non-Instructional
The following non-instructional
personnel were
hired:
Mrs. Nancy Tavella,
Manheim, as a secretary at
Kissel Hill Elementary,
effective June 20, at an
hourly rate of $3.37. She
formerly worked at the
Middle School, so her
probationary period has
been waived.
Lawrence C. Spangler, 249
Hickory Dr., as a full-time
custodian at the Middle
School, effective June 12, at
a probationary rate of $3 an
hour. Following satisfactory
c om p le tio n of the
probationary period, his
salry will be $6,968.
The following summer
custodians:
David Hess, part-time, at
$285 an hour; Richard
Pohner, painter, at $3 an
hour; Kenneth Wolfe, Donna
Hackman, David Batturs,
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National Central Names
Lititz Office Manager
National Central Bank haS
named John C. Boyer Jr., a
Lancaster native, to be
manager of the Bank’s new
Lititz office, 741S. Broad St.,
according to Senior Vice-
President Robert M. Moore,
the b an k ’s L an c a ste r
regional administrator.
Boyer is a graduate of
N a tio n a l C e n tr a l’s
Management Trainee
Program, where he spent
more than a year studying
the various services offered
by the bank. Since that time,
he has worked in a number
of the bank’s offices and
departments.
The new manager was
awarded a National Central
‘‘Work-Scholarship’’ in 1975
while pursuing a bachelor of
science degree at Franklin
and Marshall College. He
worked part-time and
summers as a teller for
National Central until his
graduation from F &M.
A Lancaster Catholic High
School graduate, Boyer has
taken a course sponsored by
the American Institute of
Banking, and has attended
The Pennsylvania State
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John C. Boyer Jr.
U n iv e r s ity ’s 1978
Agricultural Seminar.
While at F & M, Boyer
served one year as captain of
the college’s basketball
squad. He is a member of the
National Franklin and
Marshall Letterman’s Club.
Boyer is a member of the
B.P.O. Elks. He and his
b rid e - to -b e , Lynn
Darrenkamp, will reside in'
Lititz after their July 23
wedding.
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Panoramic view of Lititz Springs Park, looking from the head end of the
stream, taken by Lititz photographer, Harold McKinney, with an antique
panorama camera he is experimenting with. The camera covers almost 150
degrees using full 12-inch film, three times
(See story and other photos on Page 10)
as much as aguiar camera.