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WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 24 Pages-No. 44
Mt. Hope Estate Named
Area Covered Bridges On Historic Register
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Shenk’s Mill Bridge crosses the Chiques Creek
near the junction of Erisman and Auction Roads, in
a picturesque setting. For further covered bridge
information and photos, see page 19. Record Ex­press
photos by Jennifer Shenk.
Lititz Police News
Underage Drinking Is Problem In Borough
Minor drinking has
become a big problem for
the police force in Lititz. On
January 24 five minors were
cited with minor and alcohol
violations.
John Garfield Bomberger,
19, of 2162 Main St.,
Rothsville, was found with a
quantity of alcohol in his
possession and was cited for
the same, according to
Police Chief George Hicks.
The police chief also
reported that David H.
Bucher, 20 of Hopeland
Road, Hopeland, PA, was
also found with a quantity of
alcoholic beverages on his
possession and was cited for
minor and alcohol.
Three male youths, two
from Lancaster and one
from Lititz, were found with
a quantity of alcoholic
b e v e ra g e s in th e ir
possession and were cited
with minor in alcohol, police
said.
Two Car Accident
No injuries resulted in an
accident Jan. 24 at 3:30 p.m.
at £. Lincoln Ave. and
. Liberty Street.
According to police, a
vehicle being operated east
on E. Lincoln Ave. by
Douglas L. Binkley, 10
Valley Village, made a left
turn in front of a vehicle
being operated by David S.
Musser Jr., Manheim R6. A
collision resulted. Damage
to the Binkley vehicle was
moderate; the Musser
vehicle suffered severe
damages, police said.
Binkley was cited by Lititz
Police with vehicle turning
left.
Indecent Exposure
Police received a report of
an indecent exposure that
occurred at the Wishy
Washy Car Wash on South
Broad Street on Jan. 20 at
11:15 p.m. According to
police, three women were
washing their car when a
white male, stocky build,
over 200 lbs., with a
moustache and dark short
hair, drove his yellow or
cream VW Rabbit into the
Wishy Washy and exposed
himself.
Burglary ahd Theft
A burglary and theft oc­curred
at the Warwick
House on North Broad Street
on January 21 between 1:30
a.m. and 10 a.m. when
someone en tered the
building through an
unlocked window. A cash
box and money from a
cigarette machine were
stolen, according to police.
An investigation is con­tinuing.
Retail Theft
A 14-year-old Lititz youth
was charged by Lititz police
with retail theft when he
allegedly stole a paperback
book valued at $2.50.
Harrassment
Police reported that Larry
Dean Mowrer, 20, of 38
Plateau Road, was cited for
harrassment.
Motor Violations
Jan. 20 - Joseph F. Martin,
137 E. 28th Division Hwy.,
driving vehicle without
registration and void in­spection.
1 Jan. 24 - J. Lloyd Sheaffer,
326 S. Broad, obedience to
traffic control devices;
Henry Weber, 311 E. Woods
Dr., driving on roadways
laned for traffic.
Jan. 25 - Andrew M.
Cubbison, 1465 Heimenz Rd.,
Lancaster, junior operators
license violations; Marian C.
Barber, 1408 Mission Rd.,
Lancaster, junior operators
license violation.
by Mildred Spear
and Jennifer Shenk
The Manheim are a
abounds in a wealth of
historic interest and four of
its covered bridges have
been recently named to the
National Register of Historic
Places. Mt. Hope Estate has
also been listed on the
register.
The covered bridges lend a
feeling of antiquity to the
area, spanning Big Chiques
and Little Chiques Creeks,
offering to u rists and
residents a moment to pause
and reflect on the beauty of
the landscape.
Driving over the back
roads of the county, you
happen upon three of the
Manheim area bridges; the
fourth is in Manheim itself,
crossing Chiques Creek at
Memorial P ark near
Manheim Central High
School.
Shearer’s Covered Bridge
was moved from another
location to its present site
near the high school in 1971.
It was originally built about
four miles down the creek
near the Reading Railroad
on Colebrook Road. It took
three days for workers to
move the antique structure.
It is a Burr-arch-type bridge
with multiple king Posts to
strengthen the frame work.
The long curved arch
along the sides of most of the
bridges in this area was
invited in 1804 by Theodore
Burr, one of the most famous
pioneer bridge builders,
according to E. Gipe
Caruthers in the booklet,
“Seeing Lancaster County’s
Covered Bridges.” This is
the most common type of
covered bridge.
The red painted Shearer’s
bridge with its distinctive
white trim is a feature of
Memorial Park and offers a
picturesque background for
ball games or for youngsters
who wade and poke at
tadpoles where the Chiques
splashes gently over its
rocky bed.
The bridge was built in
1847 by Charles Malhorn at a
cost of $650, and rebuilt in
1855 for an unknown reason,
by Levi Fink for $837.
C o n tin u in g th ro u g h
Manheim on High Street and
driving up toward Sporting
Hill, make a left turn onto
Sun Hill Road and at the
bottom of a slight hill
surrounded by farm
buildings, is Kauffman’s
Distillery Bridge, built in
1874.
The Kauffman family had
a large distillery near the
bridge and travelled the
area selling whiskey in
Mount Joy, Elizabethtown,
H e rsh e y , Lebanon,
Brickerville and Manheim.
Kauffman descendants still
live in this area, and the
family home from which the
bridge takes its name is an
old, once-white brick
building.
The bridge spans the Big
Chiques Creek and once you
drive across it, the road
winds back to give an ex­cellent
panoramic view of
the bridge and creek. While
you are driving through the
covered bridge, or any
covered bridge for that
matter, the men can give
any women passengers a
kiss, according to one
traditional covered bridge
axiom.
Also painted red with
white trim, Kauffman’s
bridge features typical
architecture of that style of
building with the half moon
braces on either side of the
interior and the open lattice
looking roof supports — the
Burr-arch-type bridge.
Winding along the road,
Sun Hill intersects with
Junction Road at the top of a
hill and a right hand turn will
send you on your way to
Shenk’s Mill Bridge.
Near the junction of
Auction and Erisman Roads,
where Shenk Road runs
along Chiques Creek, the
covered bridge entices
drivers to cross and enjoy
the scenery. One of the most
attractive of the four bridges
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Borough Council Enacts
Earned Income Tax Ordinance
Borough Council Tuesday
night enacted the earned
income tax ordinance C-261
as advertised in the local
papers for the past few
weeks.
It also gave final approval
to the Pettyjohn Subdivision
subject to the following
conditions: 1. That a
separate sewer lateral be
installed to the property not
now having sewer prior to
occupancy; and 2. That a
monetary arrangement be
made between the sub­divider
and the Borough
Director of Public Services
to be held in escrow until
installation of sewer lateral
is made. The escrow account
has been established in the
amount of $1,800,
The borough heard a
complaint from C.B. Walls
regarding the traffic
congestion of streets and
noise caused by vans behind
his property. The Sub­committee
on streets and
traffic and the zoning officer
will be looking into the
situation.
Park Board Welcomes
New Members
Sertoma Club Presents
'Service To Mankind’ Award
The Board of Trustees of
Lititz Springs Park held
their first meeting of the new
year on Tuesday evening,
Jan . 20. The Board
welcomed as new members
Robert Herzer to replace
Charles Regennas as the
rep re sen ta tiv e of the
Moravian Church and Alan
Price to replace Jerome
Kiralfy as representative of
the Trinity Evangelical
Congregational Church.
Returning members are
George Biemesderfer
(member at large), Harold
Bortz (member at large),
Omar Bucher (St. Paul’s
Evangelical Lutheran
Church), John Gavegan (St.
James Catholic Church),
James Eby (Lititz Church of
the Brethren), James Fritz
(First Church of God), Paul
Miller (Lititz United
Methodist Church), Elmer
Murry (Lititz Baptist
Church), Glenn Nelson
(member at large), and
Kenneth Wenger (Lititz
Mennonite Church).
The Board elected the
following officers for the new
year: Omar Bucher -
President, James Eby - Vice
President, Kenneth Wenger -
Secretary, and Glenn Nelson
- Treasurer. Pat Stauffer
will continue to serve as
recording secretary.
The Park Board approved
a request by the Lancaster
County Conservancy to plant
a tree in the park in memory
of John Helter.
Meetings of The Lititz
Springs Park Board Of
Trustees will be held the
third Tuesday of each month
at the Lititz Recreation
Center at 7:30 p.m.
LITITZ RETAILERS
ANNO UNC E
RED TAG
WINNERS
The persons listed
below were chosen
at random as win­ners
in the Lititz Red
Tag Days $150
giveaway. Shoppers
registered during
last week’s Red Tag
Days sale in Lititz. The
prizes are awarded
in the form of Lititz
Shopping Dollars.
Winners have been
notified and given
instructions on
claiming their prizes.
*100 WINNER:
Kathy Steffy
226 E. Lincoln Ave., Lititz
*25 WINNER:
Robin Nies
206A Audrey Drive, Lititz
*10 WINNER
Mrs. C.J. Troutman
156 Owl Hill Rd., Lititz
»10 WINNER:
OllieLorah
RD 2, Lititz
*5 WINNER:
Minnie Meek
509 N. Water St., LititzJ
The following letter was
submitted by the Lititz
Sertoma Club concerning its
annual Service To Mankind
Award presentation:
“The Sertoma Club of
Lititz takes great pride in
presenting it’s Service to
Mankind Award for 1981 to
Mr. Lester Bingeman.
“One thing we’ve long
noticed is that when the
name Lester Bingeman is
mentioned, folks in­stinctively
smile. For
‘Bingie’ is such an outgoing
sort of guy that folks just like
to be around him.
“It isn’t that he agrees
with everything you say,
actually, he’ll argue with
you at the drop of a hat or
even less. He’s even
somewhat of a practical
joker and some of the stuff
he has pulled on some of his
closest friends are real
humdingers. They all take it
smilingly because they know
their time will come to even
the score. ‘Bingie’ always
makes th a t possible,
whether he admits it or not.
“But ‘Bingie’ is so much
more than just a congenial
restauranteur, businessm­an,
and civic leader that we
have to look beyond his
personality traits to what he
does of a more serious
nature. A list of his mem­berships
and activities over
the years include: The Old
Lititz Farm Show, Lititz
Springs Park, American
Legion, Odd Fellows, Lititz
and Neffsville Fire Com­panies,
American Business
Club, Brethren Church,
Lititz Retailers Association,
L ititz Im p ro v em e n t
Association and four years
service on the Lititz Borough
Council.
“When you dig a bit fur­ther
you learn that largely
through ‘Bingie’s’ efforts the
Lititz Retailers Association,
which had become rather
inactive was re-organized
and given a new lease on life
in 1968. Lester Bingeman
served as president of this
group for the next eight busy
years in which many suc­cessful
innovations were
introduced to the business
area of the community.
“He also has been very
active in the re-building of
the Main Street business
area by the Lititz Im­provement
Association and
is now serving as it’s vice-president.
He is also credited
with the drawing up of the
plans for the much-improved
Sturgis Lane development.
“He has always been very
active in the work of the
Lititz Fire Company. The
sight of ‘Bingie’ dashing up
Broad Street any hour of the
day or night the siren
sounds, is a familiar one to
many of us. His fire com­pany
duties include serving
as Lieutenant, Trustee, Vice-
President, Driver, member
of the disability board and is
presently serving as the Fire
Company President.
“As a member of the
American Business Club he
has been very active in the
organization and continuing
service of the Warwick
Ambulance Association.
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Important
Information From
Township Police
The Warwick
Township Police wish to
inform the residents of
the township that the
phone number to call for
normal and routine
business is 626-8882.
For dire emergencies,
township residents
should dial 911.
In other business, Council:
• Announced that the
Lititz Methodist Church
contributed $100 in response
to the letter Council sent tax
ex em p t p ro p e r tie s
requesting contributions
toward Borough services.
• Read a letter from the
Rev. Ebersole, president of
the Lititz Ministerium, to
thank Council for the letter
explaining the Borough
Street Lighting program.
The letter was in answer to a
concern about street lighting
voiced in a letter to Council
from the Ministerium which
Council President Hower
read to the Council at a
Committee meeting held on
Dec. 22,1980.
• A c c ep ted the
resignation of Edythe Hicks,
Borough bookeeper.
• Announced that Adele
Fisher was hired as
Operator 2 at the sewer
plant.
• Announced that a water
meter reader is needed. The
public is asked for its
cooperation if there is
anyone who qualifies for the
job.B
orough Council also
announced that Federal
Revenue Sharing, amoun­ting
to $12,938, has been
received. Also received was
P e n n s y lv a n ia S ta te
Municipal Officer Training
reimbursement, amounting
to $3,220.74. Of that amount
$141.90 needs to be reim­bursed
to the officer having
attended the training for
books and mileage.
In still more action,
Council:
• Announced the Realty
T ran sfe r Tax income
amounted to $5,552.87 for the
month of December, 1980.
• Announced that the
printing of an updated
zoning map is needed.
Lancaster Blue Print
Company will reduce a
30”x30” map to 18”xl8” ,
make a negative and print
100 maps for $65 or 200 maps
for $78. The borough office
has these maps available for
sale and now sells ap­proximately
150 maps per
year charging 40 cents per
map. It will now cost 39 cents
per map to produce and
these will be available at 75
cents a copy.
• Retained the Penna.
Municipal Services Co.,
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Notice
The Warwick
Township Municipal
Authority wishes to
advise that the in­stallation
of building
sewers (that is the
sewer line from the
point of connection at a
building to the con­nection
at the sewer
lateral) shall be subject
at all times to the in­spection
and approval of
the Authority or its
representative who
shall have supervision
and control over the
in s ta lla tio n . Any
building sewer not so
approved shall be relaid
at the expense of the
property owner if or­dered
by the Authority
or its representative.
Arson Cause Of Fire At Chocolate Co.
I n t h i s i s s u e
Editorial 4
Sports Section 6,7,8,9
Social 10,11
Church 18
Business Directory 20
Classified 21,22,23
Lititz and Brunnerville Fire Companies
responded to a fire at the Wilbur Chocolate Co.
warehouse on N. Broad St. The blaze caused about
$10,000 in damages.
According to Lititz Fire Chief Carl Brubaker, the
fire in old warehouse next to a railroad siding did
not spread into the main production area.
State police Fire Marshall Dennis Gerhart said
the chocolate company fire was “ intentionally set
on the wooden floor of the warehouse." Officials
estimated $2,000 damage to the contents which
were mostly bales of plastic bags and $8,000
structure damage. The Warwick Ambulance stood
by and the Neffsville Fire Company covered for
Lititz.