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Preview ‘Open House’ Saturday
D&E Telephone Co. Inaugurates
New $2.5 Million System Nov. 3
At midnight on Saturday,
Nov. 3, the Denver and
Ephrata Telephone and
Telegraph Company will
cutover their Lititz Central
Office to a new computer
controlled electronic swit­ching
system to serve some
7,000 subscribers in the Lititz
area.
The date will mark a
Phil Martin of Lititz presides over the new maintenance and control center in
the Lititz office. The new system provides maximum reliability with a backup
system that takes over automatically. More Pictures Page 17
Warwick Twp. Supervisors
Receive Rezoning Request
significant milestone in the
company’s growth and
s e rv ic e improvement
program. According to Mrs.
Bertha B. Blair, president
and chairman of the board,
the expenditure of 2.5 million
dollars for the No. 2 EAX
(Electronic Automatic
Exchange) Central Office
complex represents an in­vestment
in the future of
Lancaster County.
Of particular interest is
the fact tliat the new elec­tronic
central office has the
capability, through com­puter
generated diagnostics,
to alert maintenance per­sonnel
of a potential service
impairment before an actual
service outage is reported by
a subscriber.
To provide maximum
reliability, the No. 2 EAX
has two separate memories
and data processing units;
both are on-line, but only one
of each 'controls operation.
Should a malfunction occur,
the unaffected unit takes
over automatically with no
interruption of service.
Open House
The public is invited to
attend an Open House at the
new Lititz Central Office, 19
S. Cedar St., on Saturday,
Oct. 20, from 2 to 6 p.m. At
that time subscribers will
have an opportunity to see
how the company has suc­ceeded
in meshing the old
with the new.
The c o lo n ia l- s ty le
building, was specifically
designed by Althouse-Martin
Associates, Inc., architects,
and c o n s t ru c te d by
Wickersham, In c ., to
compliment the historic
section of Lititz and give no
indication to the passerby
that housed within its early
American exterior is one of
the most modern and
sophisticated telephone
systems currently available
in the United States.
‘Custom Calling’
The Lititz customers
served by the new electronic
switching center will have
the opportunity to subscribe
for the following custom
calling features:
“Speed Calling” — per­mits
dialing predesignated
numbers with only one or
two digits.
“Call Waiting” — when
the phone is in use an audible
tone will be heard in the
background to signal
another call is waiting.
“Call Forwarding” — the
ability to transfer incoming
calls to another number.
“Three-Way Calling”
permits adding a third party
to an existing conversation.
The Warwick Township
Board of Supervisors
received a request for
rezoning from J . Lloyd and
Elva Bomberger, 804 Fur­nace
Hills Pike, at its
meeting on Oct. 11.
The Bombergers’ land is
presently zoned Rural and
R2. They wish to have the
section zoned R2 extended so
they can subdivide the land.
The supervisors accepted
the petition and set Nov. 21
as the date for a public
hearing. The hearing will be
held in conjunction with the
board’s regular meeting
date.
Guests
Randy Witmer, Park
Ranck and Darrell Martin,
three young men from Mr.
Weber’s U.S. Government
Class at the Lancaster
Mennonite High School,
were present at the meeting
in order to see first-hand how
county government boards
conduct their business and
what problems the boards
face.
They were welcomed by
the board members, who
also expressed a desire that
more people would take an
interest in the local gover­nment.
Mr. Glenn Stauffer of 31
Karen Court was in at­tendance
to discuss a
problem with water that is
backing up on to his property
from the Wohlsen property.
The problem is allegedly
being caused by im­provements
being done on
Wohlsen’s property.
Stauffer told the super­visors
he had talked to Paul
McCloud of Lititz, who is
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School Board Approves Pilot
Student Mental Health Program
The Warwick School
Board Tuesday evening
approved a two-year pilot
program designed to prevent
mental illness and enhance
Curt Harler Named Editor Of Lancaster Farming
Curt Harler has been
named editor of the ‘Lan­caster
Farming’ newspaper.
He has already assumed his
duties.
Curt came to Lancaster
Farming from the Penn­sylvania
Farmer magazine
where he worked as
assistant editor, associate
editor, and most recently,
managing editor.
A 1971 graduate of Penn
State, he holds a bachelor of
science degree in general
agriculture and a bachelor of
arts in journalism. He
earned his master’s degree
at Ohio State in agricultural
economics and ru ra l
sociology.
A native of Bucks County,
Curt is married to the for­mer
Marjorie McMonigle.
They have two daughters,
Jennifer Ann and Rebecca.
He and his wife are
relocating to the Lititz area
in November.
Curt is active in many
farm organizations, in­cluding
the Master Corn
Growers Assoc iation ,
Pennsylvania Forage and
Grassland Council, the state
F a rm E q u ipm en t
Manufacturers Association
and others.
“Lancaster Farming will
continue to recognize the
farmer as its first and
foremost customer,” he
said. “We intend to inform
our readers about the weekly
news of farming.
“We will continue to
provide up-to-date market
information. And Lancaster
Farming will champion the
farmer’s cause editorially in
matters of farm policy,
legislation, taxation, and
other areas of rural in­terest.”
He says he is looking
forward to his work with
Lancaster Farming and
especially with the farm
community which he says he
always finds “interesting,
informative and exciting.”
Associate Editors
Two associate editors
were recently appointed to
the Lancaster Farming
staff. They are Debra
Strickler, Hi View Drive,
Lititz, and Sheila M. Miller,
Hershey Rl.
Debra is a 1976 graduate of
Lampeter-Strasburg High
School and a May graduate
of Messiah College, Gran­tham,
PA. She holds a
bachelor of science degree in
home economics education.
She is an active member of
the Pennsylvania Home
Economics Association and
served as secretary of
Messiah’s chapter. In
previous years she was
chairman of the school
exhibits during the West
Lampeter Community Fair
and, for the past few months
was a 4-H leader for the
Lampeter-Strasburg Merr-imaids
Club. Debbie enjoys
working with young people.
Her hobbies include
bicycling, sewing and
cooking. She likes to create
new recipes and is very
interested in food science.
Debbie is excited about
her position on the Lancaster
Farming staff. “I know it
will be a great opportunity tp
be involved in the farming
community,” she says.
Prior to her recent
m a rria g e to R ich ard
Strickler, she resided with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Rohrer, 1623 Book
Road, Lancaster, where she
was involved with the ac­tivities
of 50,000 layer hens
and beef cattle on her
parents’ 160 acte farming
operation.
Sheila M. Miller
Sheila M. Miller is a native
of Hershey and the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon J.
Miller. She is currently
residing at her parents’ farm
near Hershey, along with her
husband Michael L. Miller.
Sheila has come to Lan­caster
Farming after having
been employed by the Soil
Conservation S e rv ic e
(USDA) for over five years.
She was the first woman
District conservationist for
SCS in Pennsylvania, and
the second woman to hold
that position in the nation.
A 1974 graduate of Penn
State, she received her
d e g r e e in g e n e r a l
agriculture.
At the present time, Sheila
and her husband are in the
cattle business in a small
way. This summer, they
invested in four registered
Polled Hereford cattle, and
plan to show their heifer and
bull calves at this year’s
Farm Show.
Sheila also said she is
looking forward to her
career with Lancaster
Fanning. “I like to write,
and this job gives me a
chance to work very closely
with farm people. It’s going
to be great!”
In This Issue
Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8,9
Social 12,13
Church 16
Business Directory 18
Classified 19,20,21
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The newly appointed staff of Lancaster Farming gathers to discuss editorial
possibilities in the newsroom at 22 E. Main St. Standing are associate editors
Sheila Miller (left) and Debra Strickler. Curt Harler (seated) is the new editor.
Warwick Township Police
Five Accidents
In Warwick Township
Reported
the mental well-being of
students at every level in the
schools of the district.
The demonstration project
is sponsored by the Office of
Mental Health and Mental
Retardation in cooperation
with IU 13.
The plan was first
presented to the school
board at a meeting of the
Committee of Whole on Oct.
1 by Dr. Ken Ralph, director
of the Department of Con­sultation
and Education of
MH/MR.
According to Ralph, the
first year will be a planning
period, putting the school
district under no financial or
long-term obligation
R e p r e s e n t a t iv e s of
MH/MR will work with
guidance personnel in the
schools, using many
available techniques to
enhance the mental health of
the students on the premise
that academic performance
is closely related to mental
well-being.
According to Dr. John
Bonfield, the pilot program
will touch upon many areas
that already concern the
district, including some that
are in need of reinforcement.
The program should serve to
s t r e n g th e n e x is tin g
programs in the schools and
enlarge the scope of the
services provided.
The plan was referred to
the Education Committee
for further study. At
Tuesday evening’s board
meeting, Mrs. Ruth Hussar,
committee chairman,
reported that the Education
Committee fe e ls the
program will be a good
supplement to the Warwick
program and should be
approved. The board voted
unanimously in favor.
In other business, the
school board approved
raising the adult price for
winter sports events to $2,
with student tick e ts
remaining at $1. Season
tickets for 10 boys basketball
games and nine girls games
will remain at $3 for students
and $15 for adults. Student
tickets will be $2 for
wrestling and $10 for adult
tickets. A combination
basketball and wrestling
season ticket for students
will be offered at $4.50.
The school board sent back
to committee the proposàl
for bus contracts for the
1979-80 school year. As
originally presented, the
proposal would have
followed the state formula
for reimbursement plus a
flat rate of four cents a mile
to cover increased costs of
gas and repairs.
The committee will re­evaluate
the proposal since
the flat rate would cause
inequities for different size
vehicles getting different
mileage per gallon.
The board also approved
increasing hospitalization
coverage for dependents of
administrative and super­visory
personnel from 70
percent to 100 percent,
payable by the school
district. The total cost would
be in c rea sed by ap­proximately
$2,000,
Dr. Bonfield announced
that five Warwick High
School students received
National Merit com­mendations.
They are :
Robert M. Buch, David S.
Hahn, Karen S. Marks,
David L. Sharp and Lois J .
Wida.
He also reported that
VIEW (Volunteers in
Education at Warwick) is
again operating, with 15
volunteers participating at
the Lititz Elementary
School, 24 at Kissel Hill and
15 at John Beck.
The board approved the
hiring of the following in­structional
employees: Lucy
Williams, Ephrata, as an
ESEA Title I tutor at a rate
of $6.50 per hour, six hours
per week; and Anna Smith,
418 Linden St., as an art
teacher in the middle school
at a rate of $55.13 per diem.
The board elected J .
Kenneth Keener as special
area head teacher for the
in d u s t r ia l a r t s and
vocational-agriculture dep­artments
at a salary of $250.
Richard Pillion was given
the extra duty position of
junior high girls basketball
coach, and Robert Derr was
approved as junior high girls
hockey coach. Their salaries
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No injuries were suffered
in a two-car accident on
Route 501 at Stauffer’s of
Kissel Hill on Oct. 9 at 2:05 ,
p.m.
According to Warwick
Township Police, Robert H.
Kaegel, South Mill Street,
Thompsontown, PA, was
operating his car south on
Halloween Festivities
Scheduled For Area
Halloween festivities
scheduled for the Lititz-
Manheim area are:
• Lititz Borough -
Trick-or-Treat, Wed.,
Oct. 31 from 6 to 9 p.m.;
Halloween parade ,
sponsored by the Lititz’
Lions Club, Mon., Oct.
29. Registration starts
at 6 p.m. in front of
McElroy’s Pharmacy
on East Main Street.
The parade will start
moving at 7 p.m. Rain
date is Thurs., Oct. 30.
• Warwick Township -
Trick-or-Treat, Wed.,
Oct. 31 from 6 to 9 p.m.;
Halloween parade at
Rothsviile, Fri., Oct. 26
at 7 p.m.
• Manheim Borough -
Trick-or-Treat, Tues.,
Oct. 30 from 6:30 to 9
p .m .; Ha llow e en
parade, Wed., Oct. 31.
The parade forms at
5:30 p.m. and starts
moving at 6:30 p.m.
• Penn Township -
Trick-or-Treat, Tues.,
Oct. 30 from 6 to 9 p>m.;
The Penryn Halloween
parade will be held Sat.,
Oct. 27 at 7 p.m., rain or
shine.
• Brickerville - A
community Halloween
Party, sponsored by the
Baron Stiegel Lions
Club, will be held
Thurs., Oct. 25 from 7 to
9 p.m. at the Bricker­ville
Fire Hall. The
party is for elementary
school age children.
There will be prizes and
refreshments.
Route 501 and was stopped to
make a left turn into
Stauffer’s of Kissel Hill when
his car was struck in the rear
by another south-bound
vehicle being operated by
Kien T. Le, 601 N. Ninth St.,
L e b a n o n . B o th c a r s
remained operable.
Following an investigation
by Warwick Township Police
Chief Kenneth Martin, no
prosecutions were made.
Strikes Parked Car
No prosecutions were
made and no injuries
received on Oct. 10 at 10:30
a.m. in an accident that
occurred in the parking lot at
Bob’s Save Rite.
According to Warwick
Township Police, Cindy Ann
Reich, 68 Park Ave.,
Ephrata, was attempting to
pull out from a parking
space, cut too short and
struck a parked vehicle
owned by Henry H. Snavely,
622 Kissel Hill Road.
The accident was in­vestigated
by Police Chief
Martin. One Car Accident
On Oct. 11 at 3:40 p.m.
Charles A. Pfautz J r ., 69 E.
Main St., was operating his
car north on East Peter­sburg
Road, south of
Millport Road, when, ac-
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Fire Company Fall Festival
Perched on a Lititz Fire Co. truck, stuffed animals are just waiting to be taken
home by lucky winners at the First Fall Festival this Saturday beginning at 3 p.m.
Bingo, games for young and old and baked goods will be featured in this fund­raising
event to benefit the Fire Company.