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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 28 Pages-No.t
Warwick Township Supervisors
Police Officer Haines
Resigns From Force
Freak Snowstorm
Winter's icy fingers have gripped Lancaster County early this
year.
The weather seems to have gone on a rampage — torrential
rains, floods, and now a freak early season snowstorm!
According to Barry Walton at Millersville State College
Weather Station, Oct. 10 is the earliest date on record for snow
in Lancaster County. The previous record was set on Oct. 19,
1972.
The white stuff caused at least one problem in Lititz, when
tree limbs weighted down by wet, heavy snow touched high-tension
wires causing some branches to catch fire. The Lititz fire
company responded to the emergency but had to wait for PP&L
to reach the scene to handle the electrical leakage.
If this is a signal of what’s to come, we’ll all do well to put the
snow tires on early, stock the larder with emergency rations and
be prepared to dig our way out when winter really closes in.
Since the ground is still warm it melted as fast as it fell upon
the lawns and gardens, the last roses of summer bowed their
heads under the cold wet dusting and evergreens branches in
the Moravian cemetery, shown in the photo, made a winter
scene in the murky early-morning light.
Man
Warwick Township Police
Suffers Severe
In One-Car Crash
Neck Watch Found
A ladies watch was
found on Sept. 14 at
Broad and Orange
Streets.
It can be claimed by
identifying it at the
Lititz Police Station.
Timothy J. White, Box 215,
Elm, sustained a severe
neck injury in a one-car
accident on Newport Road,
west of Snyder Hill Road,
Oct. 6 at 10:56 p.m.
White was operating his
car west on Newport Road
when he drove off the
roadway onto a rough berm,
sideswiped a utility pole and
rolled the car over. It came
to rest on its wheels.
White was transported to
the Lancaster General
Hospital by the Warwick
Community Ambulance
where he was treated for an
apparent neck injury and
released, according to
Warwick Township Police.
He was admitted to the
hospital the next day for
more x-rays which showed
severe neck injury. He is
listed in fair condition.
The accident is under
investigation by Officer
Lausch.
One-Car Crash
Minor injuries were
sustained in a one-car ac­cident
in Rothsville on Oct. 6
at 2:05 a.m.
According to township
police, Barry Lee White, 2107
Main St., Rothsville, was
operating his car west on
Main Street in Rothsville
when he stated that he fell
asleep at the wheel.
White crossed the east-bound
lane and struck two
utility poles that were the
property of the Denver and
Ephrata Telephone Co. Both
poles had to be replaced.
White suffered a cut on the
lip and was transported by
the township police to the
E p h r a ta Community
Hospital where he was
treated and released.
Damage to his car was
minor but it had to be towed
away. The accident is still
under investigation by Of­ficer
Lausch.
One-Car Accident
Another one-car accident
occurred at the intersection
of Millport Road and Disston
View Drive Oct. 8 at 3:20
a.m.
A car being operated by
In This Issue
Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8,9
Classified 13,14,15
Social 18,19
Church 24
Business Directory 26
The Warwick Township
Supervisors accepted the
resignation of Robert L.
Haines from the Warwick
Township police force at its
Sept. 27 semi-monthly
meeting. The reasons given
for his resignation were
s a la ry and insuranc e
benefits.
The supervisors voted to
advertise for a law en­forcement
officer to replace
Haines.
Rezoning Request
The supervisors received a
request from John R. Kennel
II to initiate a zoning hearing
for the purpose of rezoning a
tract of land he recently
purchased from Rural to R2.
The tract of land was
previously owned by Carl
and Sandy Martin.
Part of the tract is zoned
Rural and the other part is
zoned R2. Kennel wishes to
subdivide the tract and sell
off some lots.
The supervisors voted to
hold a public hearing for the
rezoning in conjunction with
their regular meeting on
Thursday, Nov. 8.
Other Business
In other action, the
Warwick Township Board of
Supervisors:
• announced that the Fire
Compensation Insurance
premium was reduced $300
after the board informed the
insurance company that
they (the insurance com­pany)
were basing the
premium on 9,916 people
when, in realty, there are
only 7,744 persons in War­wick
Township.
• announced that there
were two assessment ap­peals.
• voted to make an
estimate of the cost of
correcting storm drainage
problems so application for
funds can be applied for. The
application must be made by
Nov. 16.
• voted to have the War­wick
Township solicitor
draft a road and street or­dinance.
The supervisors
will s t a r t g e ttin g
specifications together.
They also discussed the need
for a plumbing code.
• took under advisement
the offer of three acres of
land in the northwest area of
the township by a man who
would like to remain
anonymous.
According to the man, if
the township is interested, he
would offer the three acres
of land to be used for
recreational purposes only.
He would retain ownership,
but the township could use it
now. After the death of him
and his wife, the land would
then be willed to the town­ship.
• discussed again the
matter of high-speed police
chases by other police
departments in Warwick
Township.
James Witmyer, Chair­man
of the Board of
Supervisors, is opposed to
high-speed chases in the
township, citing that, as a
su p e rv iso r, he feels
responsible for the health,
safety and welfare of the
residents of Warwick
Township. He has been
trying, to no avail, to get
only the details of a high­speed
chase made in War­wick
Township by the
Manheim Township police
during the Labor Day
weekend.
Richard Hoffer said that
they would get no details
until a complaint form is
filled out and he doesn’t
think the township should be
involved.
J. Lloyd Rohrer feels “a
policeman is a special kind
of person who knows what
he’s doing.”
As a supervisor, Witmyer
feels the letter should come
from the township.
The motion to write a
letter to the Manheim
Township Police Com­missioner
was voted down 2
tol.
• voted to contribute $3,520
to the Lititz Rec Center.
In other business the
supervisors:
• agreed to have the
township oil drums filled this
fall instead of next spring in
order to save money.
• authorized the purchase
of new road signs, citine
some are missing and some
streets are not signed.
• approved a mylar for the
Weaver homestead.
• announced that the date
for the Rothsville Halloween
Parade will be Friday, Oct.
26. Rain date will be Nov. 1.
New Business
Under new business, the
following topics were
touched upon:
• a smooth transition after
the election next month
when a new supervisor will
take the place of Richard
Hoffer.
• since there will be time
to train the new supervisor,
he could be best utilized in
some secretarial type ser­vice
representative.
• hire someone for half­days
to help out other ser­vices
such as sewer, zoning,
police, etc.
The next meeting of the
Warwick Township Board of
Supervisors is tonight
(Thurs., Oct. 11) at 7:30p.m.
in the Municipal Building on
Clay Road.
Lititz Police News
Man Charged With Hit-Run
And Drunken Driving
A hit-run accident oc­curred
on Broad Street, near
the square, on Oct. 6 at 6:15
p.m.
According to Lititz
Borough Police, a car driven
by William Andrew Boyer,
170 Howard Ave., Lancaster,
struck a car being operated
by Earl Chester Weit, 309 S.
Cedar St., and then con­tinued
north on Route 501.
Witnesses supplied in­formation
to Officer Shinton
who issued a bulletin to State
Police. Boyer was ap­prehended
on Route 501
North, near the Lebanon
County line, and was
returned to the Lititz Police
Station where he was given a
breatholizer test.
According to police, he
was subsequently charged
with operating a motor
vehicle while intoxicated,
failure to stop at the scene of
an a c cid en t and no
operator’s license.
There were no injuries.
Damage was moderate to
both vehicles.
Following a hearing before
Magistrate Horton, Boyer
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Timothy J. White of Elm suffered severe neck injuries when he rolled his car
over on Newport Road, west of Snyder Hill Road.
Milton D. Davis, 9 Cross St.,
West Orange, N.J., was
travelling east on Millport
Road. According to police,
Davis had his eyes on an
Amish horse and buggy
which was travelling in the
same direction.
According to Davis, he
passed the horse and buggy,
and then watched them
through the rear view mirror
and subsequently saw the
stop sign at Disston View
Drive too late. He applied his
brakes but slid across
Disston View Drive and
struck a small embankment.
Although the car received
minor damage, it had to be
towed away. There were no
injuries. The accident is
being investigated by Officer
Kilgore.
Criminal Mischief
Warwick Township Police
are investigating a com­plaint
of criminal mischief
that occurred at District
Magistrate Simpkins’ office
at 690 Furnace Hills Pike.
Investigation revealed
that a firecracker was taped
to a front window glass,
exploded and shattered it.
Damage was estimated at
$100. The incident is still
under investigation.
Traffic Violations
Oct. 2 - Timothy L. Radell,
340 E. Main St., no operators
license and no protective
headgear on a motorcycle;
Glenn M. Enck, 1451 Dridge
Hill Rd., no operators
license, no eye protection
and no registration on a
motorcycle.
Oct. 4 - Jeffrey L. Adair,
110 Woods Dr., driving
without lights to avoid
identification or arrest.
Oct. 6 - Kurt Hoover, 440
Centerville Rd., Lancaster,
operating with an expired
license.
Oct. 7 - Paul E. Bren-neman,
Lititz R4, stop sign
violation.
Criminal Arrests
Oct. 3 - Ruth W. Greider,
2125 Main St., Rothsville,
and Kent P. Smith, Leola Rl,
disorderly conduct.
Letters To
The Editor
Policy Change
Starting , in next
week’s issue of the
Record Express (Oct.
18), the policy regarding
Letters To The Editor
will be changed.
All letters received by
the editor must be
signed and a telephone
number given in case
the need arises to verify
the letter.
However, beginning
next week, you may
request that your name
be withheld from print.
We would remind you
that the editor has the
right to refuse any letter
that seems improper
and has the right to edit
any letter submitted.
Woman Injured in Car-Truck Crash
Cynthia L. Ulrich, 519 Pine Hill Rd.; received
minor injuries Tuesday at 4:50 p.m. in an accident
at the intersection of Newport Road and Brun-nerville
Road.
According to Warwick Township Police, Ulrich
was travelling south on Brunnerville Road, en­tered
the intersection and was struck by a truck
owned by Elkart Leasing Corp., Bristol, Ind., and
operated by Richard L. Bucher, 833 Pleasure Rd.,
Lancaster.
Bucher had stopped for a stop sign and then
proceeded into the intersection and into the path
of the Ulrich vehicle, according to police.
The accident is still under investigation by Of­ficer
Groff. (Photo by Stan Hall)