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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 22 Pages-No. 3
Macflndrews & Forbes Becomes Subsidiary Of Cohen-Hatfield Wilbur Chocolate Acquired In Merger
As the result of a merger last week, MacAndrews & Forbes
Company, owners of Wilbur Chocolate Company, above, has
become an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Cohen-Hatfield
Industries, Inc.
Moehlmann Renominated
To Pa. House Seat
State Rep, Nicholas B.
Moehlmann won his bid for
renomination handily
against Nicholas Zeck in a
Republican party contest for
the 102nd Legislative
District Tuesday.
The 102nd, which en­compasses
parts of Lan­caster,
Lebanon and Berks
c o u n tie s , h a s been
represented by Moehlmann,
a 41-year-old lawyer, for the
p a s t e ig h t y e a rs .
Moehlmann had the support
of th e R ep u b lic a n
organization for his re-election
bid.
In L ititz Borough,
Moehlmann received 836
votes as opposed to Zeck’s
334 votes. Warwick Town­ship
tallied 662 votes for
Moehlmann and 366 votes for
Zeck. Elizabeth Township
results showed 145 votes for
Moehlmann and 80 votes for
Zeck. In Penn Township, 116
votes were counted for
Moehlmann and 61 votes for
Zeck.
• Warwick Township -
Kissel Hill District - County
Committeeman, L. Lloyd
Ruoss (R), 288; County
Committee woman (R),
Mildred Zeller, 423; County
Committeepersons (D), L.
Notice To Residents
Of Warwick School District
The Warwick School District is presently conducting
their annual census of all residents of the district now
through May 31, 1980. Census takers are carrying
letters of identification and authorization signed by
school district officials.
The annual census is mandated by the State and the
full cooperation of all residents will be greatly ap­preciated.
Lloyd Ruoss, 4. In the
Rothsville District - County
Committeeman (R), Larry
Simpkins, 84; Coiinty
Committeewoman (R),
Sandra Witmyer, 272;
County Committee persons
(D), Larry Simpkins, 4.
• Penn Township -
Junction District - County
Committeeman (R), Jacob
L. Brown, 116; County
Committeewoman (R),
Anna Elizabeth Hess, 115. In
the Unionville District -
County Committeeman (R),
Harold K. Galebach, 249;
County Committeewoman
(R), Edna E. Loose, 244;
County Committee Person
(D), Linda Schluben, 2.
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In This Issue
'Ontario Onward!’
Rotary Travelogue
Editorial
Sports Section
Social
Church
4
6,7,8,9
12,13
16
Business Directory 18
Classified 19,20,21
The Lititz Rotary Club, will
present Joe Adair’s “Ontario
Onward!’’-its sixth and final
program of the 1980 Travel
and Adventure Series-on
Saturday April 26 at 3 and 8
p.m. in the Warwick High
School Auditorium.
Season ticket holders with
extra unused admissions are
urged to bring guests with
them.
From the first settlement
of Indians who named her to
the 60 varied cultures of
today, Ontario has provided
a rich and boundless life to
all who share in her common
pride of prosperity. Join Joe
Adair in an exciting ex­ploration
of this sprawling
realm.
Polar bears pad over
realms that never thaw
while grapes burst in the
southern sun. See towering
forests, raging waters and
feel the prosperity of her
vivacious cities. Journey
east for pageantry of state
and west to blazing skies.
Enjoy the special en­thusiasm
and talent of Joe
Adair’s . youthful approach.
Color, sound, excitement
and humor are all major
ingredients in this Adair
production.
Coffee With
Dr. Bonfield
Parents of Warwick
School District students
are invited to discuss
q u e s tio n s , id e a s ,
suggestions or concerns
over coffee with
Superintendent Dr.
John R. Bonfield.
Dr. Bonfield plans to
be available at each of
the district’s five
schools for an informal
session with parents.
Coffee and cookies will
be provided by the
district.
Coffee sessions will be
held on April 29 from
9:30-11:30 a.m. at the
middle school and 12:30-
2:30 p.m. at Lititz
Elementary. On May 6,
coffees will be held from
9:30-11:30 a.m. at the
high school and 12:30-
2:30 p.m. at Kissel Hill
Elementary. The coffee
session for John Beck
will be held May 9 from
9:30-11:30 a.m.
For parents and other
in te re sted citizens
unable to attend one of
the day coffees, a
special evening session
has been scheduled. Dr.
Bonfield will meet with
parents on May 14 from
7:30-9:30 p.m. in the
high school library. All
are invited to attend any
or all of these coffees
with the superintendent.
MacAndrews & Forbes
Company (NYSE), owners
of the Wilbur Chocolate
Company, and Cohen-
Hatfield Industries, Inc.
(ASE) jointly announced
that the merger of a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Cohen-
Hatfield with MacAndrews
has been completed,
following approval of the
tr a n s a c tio n by th e
shareholders of MacAn­drews.
Unde r th e m e rg e r
agreement the shareholders
of MacAndrews, other than
Cohen-Hatfield and its
subsidiaries, will receive $24
cash for each share of
MacAndrews Common
Stock. Letters of transmittal
were mailed to MacAndrews
shareholders for use in
s u r r e n d e r in g th e ir
MacAndrews shares to
Bradford Trust Company of
Boston, Massachusetts, the
Exchange Agent, in ex­change
for the cash payment
of $24 per share.
From published in­formation
MacAndrews had
1,800,000 shares outstanding.
At $24 per share, this would
bring the purchase price of
Wilbur Chocolate Company
and several other companies
owned by MacAndrews &
Forbes Company to ap­proximately
$43 million.
As a result of the merger,
MacAndrews has become an
in d irec t wholly-owned
subsidia ry of Cohen-
Hatfield. Trading of
MacAndrews Common Stock
on the New York Stock
E x c h a n g e h a s been
suspended pending formal
delisting.
Cohen-Hatfibld Industries
Inc. is a wholesale and retail
jewelry distributor.
According to Robert T.
Carlton, spokesman for
MacAndrews & Forbes
Company, the merger will
have no effect on the
operation and the continued
growth of Wilbur Chocolate
Company. Carlton also said
that at an organizational
meeting of the new com­pany,
John A. Buzzard was
elected vice president and
director of MacAndrews &
Forbes and will remain as
p r e s id e n t of Wilbur
Chocolate Company, a
position he has held for the
past nine years. Carlton also
indicated that all other of­ficers
of the company will
remain the same.
According to John Buz­zard,
the merger should
have no effect on the present
operation or employees of
Wilbur Chocolate. The
forward direction of the
company remains the same
and they are hoping for
continued growth, as in­dicated
by Lawrence Katz,
president of MacAndrews &
Forbes Company, and
Ronald Perelman, chairman
of the board of Cohen-
Hatfield Industries Ine.
Wilbur C h o co late
presently employs ap­proximately
250 persons.
Sales la s t yea r for
MacAndrews & Forbes
Company were $110 million,
approximately $70 million of
which Wilbur Chocolate
Company was responsible
for.
The previously announced
expansion plans for Wilbur
Chocolate Company have not
been shelved, according to
Buzzard, but in light of
present high interest rates
and construction costs, the
plans for both equipment
and the warehouse are being
reviewed. There is however
a very aggressive feel for
internal renovations.
The main reason for the
merger, according to
Buzzard, is that the principal
stockholders of MacAndrews
& Forbes Company are
approaching retirement age
and they felt there had to be
some change in order to
ensure the progress and
growth of the company.
Buzzard said, “I feel the
move has been very con­structive
and (it) will con­tinue
the growth of Wilbur
Chocolate Company. ”
The Wilbur Chocolate
Company originated with H.
O. Wilbur of Philadelphia in
1865 and the Kendig
Chocolate Company in Lititz,
which was begun around the
turn of the century.
After a number of ex­pansions
and mergers, in­cluding
the merger of Wilbur
Chocolate with Suchard of
Switzerland, and a merge'
with Brewster-Ideal in 1928
which was later sold to
Wilbur-Suchard, the com­pany
stopped producing
Suchard items the end of
1958 and the corporate name
was changed to Wilbur
Chocolate Company.
The company became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of
MacAndrews & Forbes
Company on Oct. 18, 1868.
Wilbur Chocolate Company
now becomes an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of
Cohen-Hatfield Industries
Inc.
Wilbur C h o co late
manufactures oyer 68
million pounds of chocolate
products per year. Chocolate
chips for cookies, chocolate
coating for box candies and
candy bars, cocoa for cake
mixes and beverages, and
chocolate flavor for ice
cream, are some of the
p ro d u c ts sh ip p ed to
America’s leading food
manufacturers. Perhaps
among the most notable
items manufactured are
Wilbur Buds.
» ■ S iili
Twenty-eight members of Local Union 400, International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, of New Jersey, picketed the Jaden Electric Division of
Farfield Company in Millway last week.
Jaden Electric Picketed
Jaden Electric is being
picketed on the job they are
doing at the Lacy Township
High School in New Jersey,
with 28 picketers appearing
at the Millway location of
Jaden offices last week.
Jaden Electric is a division
of Farfield Company.
The 28 picketers and
Frank Van Dusen, business
agent and president of Local
400, In te r n a tio n a l
Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, arrived from New
Warwick Band Honored By State
Linden Hall Flea
Market And Tour
Dale Weller, Warwick Band Director, above
right, receives a citation from State Senator
Clarence Manbeck at last Friday night’s concert.
Senator Manbeck honored the Warwick High
School Marching Band by introducing a resolution
in the Pennsylvania Senate, complimenting the
band for being selected as one of the top ten high
school bands, out of 23,297, in the nation.
Warwick was chosen from among 43 finalists
and was the only Pennsylvania band to be so
honored. The selection as one of the nation's top
ten marching bands is the highest honor the
Warwick musicians have ever received. The
designation was made by the National Band
Association, which consists of high school, college,
and university musical directors from all over the
nation.
The Linden Hall
School for Girls Parents
Organization will hold a
Flea Market on the
school grounds, 212 East
Main S tr e e t, on
Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Local artists,
c r a f tsm e n , and
homeowners will be
selling items and
refreshments will be
available.
The Linden Hall
House and Garden Tour
will also be on that day,
featuring tours of local
homes from 2-6 p.m.
Proceeds will be
applied toward the
Linden Hall Scholarship
Program. Tickets and
maps for the tour may
be obtained at the Flea
Market.
Jersey Thursday morning
and left at 4 p.m. the same
day. Although picketing at
the New Jersey site has
resulted in several incidents,
one already being heard in
the New Jersey courts, there
have been no problems at the
local Jaden offices ac­cording
to President Dennis
Hevener’s office.
When asked what they
expected to accomplish by
picketing, Van Dusen
remarked that he’d rather
not comment. He admitted
that the matter was delicate
and is in court now.
President Hevener stated
in a telephone interview
Tuesday, “This will all be
resolved in the courts.” He
went on to say “Then we’ll
see who’s right.”
The picketing is the result
of a contract granted to
Jaden for the school in Lacy
Township, N.J. where they
have been on the job for only
a few weeks.
Stephen J. Weglarz, legal
representative for the
Farfield Company said a
temporary restraining order
has been issued by Judge
Anthony R. Appel for five
working days. According to
the injunction only four
picketers are allowed on the
premises at a time, and they
(the picketers) are not to be
permitted into the building
and are not to gather in
groups on neighboring
properties. This will go to the
Court of Common Pleas
Thursday at 9:30 a.m. when
Farfield will seek a per­manent
injunction against
the picketing.
This Friday at 1 p.m.
Jaden and their legal
representative, Weglarz,
will be in Federal District
Court in Trenton, N.J.
seeking to enjoin all
picketing in Lacy. If the
injunction is granted, no
picketing at all will be
allowed at Jaden’s New
Jersey site.
This is not the first time
Jaden has been picketed on
New Jersey jobs, according
to Hevener. There were
pickets at Jaden jobs in
Princeton and Atlantic City
on other occasions.