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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 20 Pages-No. 19
Map of the northeast section of the borough
indicates by heavy black lines the course of
streams in the town. Almost the entire length of
Lititz Run and southeast section of the Santo
Domingo could become a lovely “ passive
recreation” area for public use.
Part Of Flood Control Plan
Mini-Parks Along Streams
Would Enhance Lititz Life The severe flooding of
recent years has given new
urgency to the passage of the
flood plain ordinance that is
under consideration by
Borough Council.
As an adjunct to this plan,
the Lititz Planning Com­mission
is studying the flood
plain lands immediately
adjacent to the three
streams that run through the
borough, with the goal of
Warwick HS
Schedules Class schedules for
high school students
(grades 9-12) will be
available August 20 in
the Warwick high school
guidance office.
Schedules may be
picked up between the
hours of 8 a.m. -12 noon
and lp.m.-3:30 p.m.
Students with the last
name initials of A-G are
requested to see Mrs.
Hearon; H-Q, Mr.
Palkovic; and R-Z Mrs.
Hamsher.
retaining these lands for
public use.
Since the lands edging the
streams are not suitable for
any kind of residential or
industrial development
because of their suscep­tibility
to flooding, the
commission would like to see
these lands cleared and
maintained as parklike
areas improved with at­tractive
walking or bicycling
paths and benches for the
community to enjoy.
This idea is one whose
time has surely come. But, it
needs the backing of the
people of Lititz and im­plementation
by Borough
Council to be put into
operation.
“Open space is desireable
in any community and an
ideal use for these marginal
lands is to set them aside for
recreation,” explained
Arline Shannon, vice
president of the Planning
Commission.
On a recent tour of the
streams in question, Mrs.
Shannon pointed out the
areas that might be used for
such a project and some of
the areas that are now being
maintained by the industries
that own the lands for the
enjoyment of their em­ployees
and the public.
The idea of park areas
along streams was in­corporated
in the 1960
“Comprehensive Plan of
Lititz, Pa.” Under the land
use plan of Guides for the
Future, the Plan recom­mended
“the development of
a strip of land along the
Lititz Run between E. Main
Street and the railroad. This
would be used for passive
'rebfCaiitipft'.”' ",
Since then, the only area
where the plan was im­plemented
was the Sertoma
Park development. This
park is an outstanding
success and is much ad­mired
and used by the people
of the area.
Like all important and
complicated projects, this
proposed strip-park plan has
some problems that must be
solved.
“It’s a matter of making a
s ta r t , then gradually
building it up,” Mrs.
Shannon said. “If we never
begin, it will still be the same
20 years from now.”
Some problems are:
—Acquiring the land.
Some of these lands are
already owned by the
borough, but much of the
land along the streams is
privately owned.
—Maintenance. A big
question but crucial to the
successful utilization of the
land. This includes mowing
the grass and keeping the
streams clean.
—E con om ic s. Main­tenance
is expensive, but
essential to preserving the
natural beauty of the lands
bordering the streams.
A c co rd in g to M rs.
Shannon, these problems
all have solutions well within
the capabilities of Borough
Council and the people of
Lititz — working together.
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Warwick Twp. Supervisors
Defer Rezoning Decision
On Conservation District After hearing statements
concerning the rezoning of a
conservation district to rural
made by approximately 30
persons in attendance at a
special hearing at the
W a rw ick Township
Supervisors meeting last
Thursday night, the
supervisors moved to defer
the decision on the rezoning
issue.
A decision must be made
within 60 days from July 26
but the supervisors are
hopeful that it can be made
at the next meeting on
August 23.
The 170 acres in question,
which includes the town­ship’s
entire conservation
zone, is between Lititz
Borough and Penn Township
along the north and south
sides of the Conrail freight
line.
The conservation district
was established in 1976 to
protect the quality and
quantity of Lititz Borough’s
public water supply at Lititz
Springs.
Five of the seven owners of
the plot, which serves as a
joint watershed-recharge
area for Warwick Township
and the Borough of Lititz,
are asking that the tract be
rezoned to rural in order to
increase the land’s value.
In land zoned as a con­servation
district, only one
single-family dwelling may
be built for 25 acres. In a
rurally-zoned area, one
single family dwelling may
be built for each 45,000 squre
feet of land (a little over an
acre).
Owners of the tract
p re sen tly under con­sideration
for rezoning in­clude
private owners Amos
Shenk, Abe Witmer, Howard
Martin, Donald Sensenig and
Warren Buch. Industries
owning land in the tract are
Cellu Products Corporation
and Babcock Hatcheries Inc.
The watershed-recharge
area adjoins Penn Township,
Lititz Borough, Warwick
School District and Warner-
Lambert Inc.
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Stephen Gibble Heads College
Republican National Committee
In This issue
Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8,9
Social 12,13
Church 14
Business Directory 16
Classified 17,18,19
Stephen R. Gibble, 23, a
student at O.W. Coburn
School of Law at Oral
Roberts University, Tulsa,
Okla., has been elected
Chairman of the College
R e p u b lic a n N a tio n a l
Committee.
Gibble was elected at the
1979 College Republican
National Convention held in
Washington, D.C. He will
now lead the largest national
s tu d en t p o l i t i c a l
organization in the United
S t a t e s . The CRNC
represents over 120,000
students on 1,000 campuses
across the nation.
“In 1978, approximately 20
per cent of the millions of
students between 18 and 25
years old voted. The
potential is there for a major
political force in American
politics and we hope to use
this potential to put
Republicans in office,”
Gibble said. '
A recent history graduate
of Oral Roberts, Steve has
Stephen Gibble
been involved in the college
Republican organization for
the past four... years.
B e g in n in g with the
presidency of the Oral
Roberts University College
Republicans then chairman
of the Oklahoma Federation
of College Republicans and a
national field representative
for the College of Republican
National Committee and
most recently chairman of
the Midwest Federation of
College Republican.
Gibble was active in the
1976 Citizens for Reagan
Campaign and lab e ls
himself as a Conservative-
Republican.
“The time has come where
the main stream of politics,
including college campuses,
is moving to the right.
Students, like other citizens,
are tired of government
interference in their daily
lives and a major principle
of the Republican Party is
the decrease of government
regulation,” Gibble said.
Gibble is the recipient of
the Outstanding Young Men
of America Award and a
member of Who Who’s in
American College &
Universities. He is the son oi
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gibble
of 632 Owl Hill Road, Lititz.
He will take over the chaii
from John Brady, a recenl
graduate of Havard College
Gibble will serve a two yeai
term.
Penryn Mother of 2 Killed in Crash
General Sutter Inn Reviewed
By State Historical Commission
Doris E. Rohrer, 32, wife
of Ray J . Rohrer, Penryn,
and m o th e r of two
children, was fatally injured
in a head-on collision
Saturday afternoon.
According to S ta te
Trooper Wayne Canfield, the
crash occured at 12:30 p.m.
in Penn Township, two miles
south of Penryn. Mrs.
Rohrer was reportedly
traveling alone when her
southbound car failed to
negotiate a curve and
crossed the center of the
road colliding head-on with a
car operated by Sandra J .
Whittemore, 33, of 253
Cherry St., Manheim. Mrs.
Rohrer was pronounced
dead at the hospital at 2:07
p.m.
A passenger in the
Whittemore car, Barbara
Weaver, 36, of S. Charlotte
Street, Manheim, was ad­mitted
to L a n c a s te r
Osteopathic Hospital where
she was listed Sunday night
in satisfactory condition.
M rs . W h it tem o r e ’ s
husband, Robert, 39, and a
son, Robert, 10, were treated
at the hospital for minor
injuries and released. Mrs.
Weaver’s child, Terry, 12,
was treated for a bruised
forehead and released.
Born in Lancaster, Mrs.
Rohrer was the daughter of
Alvin H. and Eva Umble
Nesinger, Penryn. She was
employed as a banquet cook
a t E n c k ’ s F am ily
Restaurant, Manheim.
She was a 1964 graduate of
Manheim Central High
School and was a member of
Ruhl’s United Methodist
Church. She was also a
member of the Manheim
Fire Company and was a
charter member of the
Lancaster County Firemen’s
Association Auxiliary.
Surviving, in addition to
her husband and parents,
are two daughters, Terri
Lynn and Kimberly Ann,
both at home.
She is also survived by
three sisters, Donna, wife of
Walter Burkhart, Manheim
R3; Deborah, wife of David
Linard , Penryn, and
Dorothy Nesinger, Penryn.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday morning at the
Buch Funeral Home, 21
Market Square, Manheim.
Interment was in Ruhl’s
United Methodist Cemetery.
By J e nnifer Shenk
State Historic Preser­vation
Officer Ed Wein-traub,
of the Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum
Commission, visited Lititz
last Thursday to review the
General Sutter Inn for
possible inclusion in the
National Register of Historic
Places.
Weintraub reviewed the
eligibility of the building for
admission to the National
Register at the invitation of
the Historic Preservation
Trust of Lancaster County.
According to Weintraub,
the General Sutter Inn is
important in that it is one of
the few places in Lancaster
County where a functioning
hotel has been situated for
more than 200 years. The inn
was awarded a historic
marker by the Historic
Preservation Trust several
years ago.
According to John J .
Snyder J r ., Architectural
Historian for the Historic
Preservation Trust, the
General Sutter Inn was
originally a log inn, called
the Anchor, owned by the
Moravian community. It
was built on the eastern site
of the present structure
about 1762 and was men­tioned
as the “new inn” in
1764.
In 1803, a two story brick
addition was constructed at
the west end. Finally in 1848,
the building was enlarged to
its present scale and three
story height. The corbelled
brick cornice, second and
third story windows, and
most of the visible external
brick walls date from this
period.
Originally, the 1848
building had a two-story -
gallery facing the street.
About 1930 the first floor
facade was altered and the
enclosed porch and ballroom
added.
Between 1803 and 1822, the
inn was managed by
Christian Hall, then a noted
clockmaker. It was sold
“under the lease” in 1852 to
Samuel L ich ten th a le r.
Finally, it was sold outright
by the Moravian community
in 1868 to George T. Greider.
The Inn is currently owned
and operated by James and
Alice Constantine.
“ Working with the
Historic Preservation Trust
and the Constantines, we’re
going to take the steps
necessary to nominate the
Sutter Inn to the National
Register,” Weintraub said.
“In six months, if successful,
it will be listed in
Washington.”
The National Register of
Historic Places is the official
list of the country’s cultural
re sou rc e s worthy of
preservation. Listing in the
National Register makes
private property owners
eligible for Federal grants-in-
aid for historic preser­vation
through S ta te
programs; makes owners
who rehabilitate certified
historic properties eligible
for Federal tax benefits; and
provides protection by
requiring comment from the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation on the effect of
federally assisted projects
on these resources.
Weintraub said that the
General Sutter Inn serves as
a “paperweight” in this
historical district, and its
continuing use is fun­damental
in “preserving a
historic way of life.”
Ed Weintraub (second from right), of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission, recently reviewed the General Sutter Inn for possible inclusion in
the National Register of Historic Places. With him are (from left) Elaine Holden,
President of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County, Alice Con­stantine,
owner of the Inn, Charles Derek, member of the board of the Historic
Preservation Trust and the Lititz Historical Foundation, and Dr. Byron K. Horne,
of the Lititz Historical Foundation and the Historical Area Advisory Committee.