Lititz Record Express

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SERUM THE WARWICK AREA EOR MORE THAIS A CENTURY
105th Year ESTABLISHED APRIL 1877 AS THE SUNBEAM
CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LITITZ RECORD 1937 Lititz, Lancaster County, PA. 17543, Thursday, April 9,1981 20 CENTS A COPY $6 00 PER YEAR BY MAIL
WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 28 Pages-No. 2
Shows 5.48 Percent Increase
Proposed Warwick
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Record Crowd Hears Bonfield At Breakfast
A record crowd of approximately 300 turned out
for the Annual Men and Boys Communion
Breakfast sponsored by the Warwick Association
of Churches last Sunday in the Lititz Church of the
Brethren. Dr. John R. Bonfield, superintendent of
the Warwick School District, was the speaker.
Area Candidates
Running in Primaries
Voters in Lititz and
Manheim Borough, and
Warwick, Elizabeth and
Penn Townships will go to
the polls in May to cast their
primary ballots for can­didates
for the offices of
mayor, tax collector, district
justice, school board and
township supervisors.
Attention
In anticipation of the
recurrence of a problem
that was experienced
last spring and Slimmer,
Lititz Police Chief
George Hicks would like
;to call your attention to
' the fact that is is illegal
to drive nails, tacks or
staples, or to attach any
metal or hard substance
to or into any utility
pole.
These a c ts a r e
prohibitied by Section
6905 of Pennsylvania
Law, which provides for
a fine of up to $300., plus
costs of prosecution for
anyone found guilty of
this violation.
To drive nails, tacks,
or staples, or to attach
any metal or hard
substance to or into any
tree would be con-sid
ered damaging
someone else’s property
and could be considered
criminal mischief.
Such violations are
usually committeed by
persons advertising
garage sales or local
events who are unaware
of the law. Hicks would
like to acquaint them
with these restrictions
and req u e st th e ir
compliance.
He would also like to
remind persons who
attach signs to utility
poles and trees by other
means, to remove the
signs and dispose of
them properly after
their advertised event
has occurred.
LITITZ RETAILER’S
PRESENT
APRIL SHOWER
OF
GIFT CERTIFICATES
T i l f t .
No Purchase Necessary. Children
under 18 must be accompanied
by an adult to register.
Lititz mayor Raymond S.
Reedy is being challenged in
the 81 p rim a ry by
Republican endorsed R.
Michael Barnhart, and by
Floyd S. Hagy. The order of
names on the ballot will list
Barnhart first, Reedy
second and Hagy third. The
order is determined by the
luck of the draw.
Three terms on the Lititz
Borough Council will expire
th is y ea r. Incumbent
Wendell Hower is running
again for councilman for the
Second Ward; Clyde Tshudy,
incumbent, is running for
reelection from the First
Ward. Harold Kauffman,
present councilman for the
Third Ward is not seeking
reelection. At the present
time, no one has indicated a
desire to run for the seat
Kauffman is vacating.
In Manheim Borough
candidates for mayor in­clude
Republican endorsed
Thomas P. McElwee Jr. and
James R. Brosey. The
Greater Manheim Area
Democratic Club has en­dorsed
John Enterline for
mayor.
On the Republican ballot
NOW THRU
SATURDAY.
APRIL 18th
REGISTER IN
LITITZ STORES
FOR
GIFT CERTIFICATES
AND PRIZES.
- More than $1,100 in Certificates
and Prizes to be Given Away.
- Register in Every Store...You can
only win in the stores where you
register.
- Each merchant will pick winners
from those who register in his
store.
PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS:
Amricai Bank & Trust Co. of Pa.
RJM Bankart, Inc.
Bonner’s Pharmacy
Bineoman’s Clothing Store
Bingeman’s Restaurant
Bob’s Save-Rite Market
Commonwealth National Bank
Deana’s Gift & Jewelry Shop
Don Mae’s Dress Shop
Fanner's First Bank
Glad Rags
Glassmyer's
God’s Own Creation Christian
Bookstore
Hamilton Bank
Harris In Lititz
Kelly's Deli
Klotz Kleeners
Jen-E-Lynn's Corner
Lititz Book Store
Lititz Sewing Center
Long i Bomberger Home Center
McElroy Pharmacy
Miller Hess Shoe Outlet
The Pewter Mug
Stauffers of Kissel Hill
Sun Fabric Outlet
Tnidi K Shop (Lititz only)
Wilbur Choc. Candy Outlet
Wuischpard's Jewelers
Yvonne's Casuals
Zimmerman’s Newstand & Gifts
WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED AND ANNOUNCED IN
THE APRIL 23 ISSUE OF THE LITITZ RECORD EXPRESS
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in Lititz Borough there will
be no race for tax collectors
since Ronald M. Geller has
dropped from the race.
Republican endorsed Alice
M. T ra u g e r will
automatically carry the
party banner to the election.
In Manheim Borough,
Republican candidates for
Borough Council include
Ralph B. Martin and John 1.
Blanck for First Ward. Two
candidates are to be
nominated. The Democratic
endorsement for Council
seats went to Teresa
Eshleman for the 2nd Ward
and Donald L. Keener for the
1st Ward.
Rita S. Erwin was en­dorsed
by the Manheim
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The budget suggested by
the Warwick School Board
for 1981-82 calls for an in­crease
of 5.48 percent over
last year with tentative
budget expenditures listed at
$7,705,364; an increase of
$400,592 over last year’s
$7,304,772 budget.
Anticipated revenues for
the school district are
$6,559,695 and according to
Dr. Jotin Bonfield, that
projected dollar amount
becomes more accurately
predictable as the school
year closes. To reach the
tentatively budgeted figure,
the District must find
$1,145,669.
Budget Breakdown
The budget breakdown
includes: administration, up
7.90 percent; instruction up
8.03 percent; pupil personnel
services up 11.44 percent;
health services up 8.42; pupil
transportation up 14.54
percent; operation and
maintenance of plant up 6.19
percent; fixed charges up
8.79 percent; food service up
17.48 percent; student ac­tivities
up 8.53 percent;
community services up 17.58
p e rc en t; in te rsy stem
payments up 1.26 percent.
Decreases are forecast in
capital outlay, down 31.30
fn t h i s i s s u e
Editorial . 4 .
Sports Section 6,7,8,9
Classified 13,14,15
Social 18,19
Church 24
Business Directory 26
percent and debt service,
down 10.78 percent.
The local revenue is down
.82 percent, state revenue up
.20 percent and federal
revenue down 13.28 percent,
making total revenues down
.60 percent.
Total anticipated revenue
is $6,559,695. Total ex­penditures
are $7,705,364
making a proposed net
defic it of $1,145.669.
However, approximately
$500,000 of that deficit will be
made up with budgetary
reserve of $200,000 and
savings in fuel and tran­sportation
costs of over
$300,000.
The district is then left to
make up a difference of
$600,000 and anticipates an
increase in taxes that must
raise that amount.
Taxes will be increased.
The Warwick School
Board is considering three
means, or a combination of
those three, of levying the
taxes. There can either be an
increase in the property tax,
there can be the establish­ment
of an occupational
millage tax, or there can be
the establishment of a
construction tax. These
means are still under
discussion.
Tax Possibilities
Dr. Bonfield and members
of the school board are fully
aware that no one likes to
raise taxes. “We are in a no
win’ situation!,” Dr. Bonfield
said, “and the best we can
hope for is to hear from the
citizens as to what programs
and services they feel are
unnecessary, so we can look
into cutbacks there; or they
can tell us that if the tax
increase is required, what is
the most equitable means to
those capable of paying the
tax.”
If there is an increase in
property tax, it will affect a
number of people on fixed
income and Dr. Bonfield
explained, “we want to try to
get the taxes from the wage
earner, and stay away from
fixed income.” On the other
hand, many people feel that
a property tax is the fairest
means of raising revenue.
It would, however, bring
up the question of property
assessment, ana would vary
according to the number of
mills to be raised.
An occupational millage
tax would be based on a
schedule stipulated by the
Lancaster County Board for
th e A s s e s sm e n t and
Revision of Taxes and last
updated in 1973. That office
provides a list by which each
occupation is assessed, with
no graduation as to the
amount earned within a
profession.
For example, a certified
public accountant or a
dentist or a baker or an
engineer would each be
assessed at a specific
amount with no provision for
the amount they actually
earn.
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Elizabeth Township
Supervisors Quarrel Over
Procedures, Communications
The Monday night meeting
of the Elizabeth Township
Supervisors was charac­terized
by dissension and
disgust as board members
quarrelled over failures in
communications and dif­ferences
of opinions.
"Seems too many things
are being done by one person
lately,” Rodney May,
chairman of the board, said
prior to Monday’s meeting.
Bickering and antagonism
followed J. Russell Ober’s
reading of correspondence.
Supervisors May and Larry
Wiker fenced with Ober in
d is p u te s o v e r com-munciations
among the
supervisors, the proposed
gravel filling of a ditch along
Long Lane and a tax
exemption case.
The atmosphere of the
meeting d e te rio ra ted
rapidly, but the supervisors
were able to agree on
several points among the
remaining agenda items.
The supervisors approved
the purchase of four new
tires at a cost of $52 a piece
for the township’s dump
truck.
The option of retreading or
recapping the old tires was
discussed, but, according to
Wiker, the tires have
already been retread and
recapping the tires would
cost nearly as much as
buying new ones.
The supervisors also
agreed to increase the
charge for copies from the
township copy machine from
15 to 20 cents, comparable to
the Post Office rates.
In other action, the
supervisors approved the
purchase of a “Winding
Road” sign for a cost of
approximately $30. This and
three other winding road
signs, already owned by the
township, will be installed on
Long Lane and Reifsnyder
Road.
Zoning Officer’s Report
The Zoning Officer
reported the issuance of
eight building permits
during March for a total of
$175,000.
Two letters of violation of
the township’s junk vehicle
code were issued in March
an d both r e c ip ie n ts
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Judge Dismisses
WFCCESS Lawsuit
The lawsuit brought
by th e Warwick
Township Citizens
Committee For An
E q u ita b le Sewer
System (WTCCESS)
against the Warwick
Township Municipal
Authority (WTMA),
Garden Spot Con­struction
Co. of Lan­caster,
and Lisbon
Contractors Inc. of
Danboro, PA, was
dismissed Tuesday by
the Court of Common
Pleas of Lancaster
County, PA, in an order
handed down by Judge
Wilson Bucher.
In his Order, Judge
Bucher determined that
there was no merit to
the action, that the
p e titio n fo r a
preliminary injunction
must be dismissed, and
that the amended
complaint of the
plaintiff (WTCCESS) be
dismissed.
Judge Bucher found
that there was no
credible evidence that
the WTMA has com­mitted
any act of fraud,
official misconduct, or
a r b i t r a r y and
capricious abuse of
power or discretion.
In a footnote to his
Order, Judge Bucher
indicated that since
preparing his Order the
plaintiff, by a letter
dated April 4, 1981,
requested the Court to
dismiss its suit “without
p re ju d ic e .” Judge
Bucher has notified the
plaintiff that the effect
of his Order is a
u ism is s ia l with
prejudice and that
plaintiff has the right to
appeal to the Com­monwealth
Court within
30 days from the date of
his Order.
To have dismissed the
s u it ‘w ith o u t
prejudice” would have
meant that WTCCESS
could have refiled a
similar suit at a later
date.
Ju d g e B u ch e r,
however, in noting that
he was dismissing the
suit “with prejudice”
was informing the
committee that their
only legal recourse was
an appeal before
Commonwealth Court.
When contacted by
the Record Express,
R o b e rt S h a rk e y ,
spokesman for WTC­CESS,
said that the
group will meet to
discuss whether further
action will be taken. He
had no further comment
at this time.
To Be Held Saturday
Texas-The Superstate’ Feature
Of Final Rotary Travelogue
WIMP0
Reschedules
Meeting
Because of Holy
Week, the Warwick
Instrumental Music
Parents’ Organization
(WIMPO) h a s
rescheduled its regular
monthly meeting to
Tuesday, April 27 at 7
p.m. in the Warwick
High School auditorium.
“Texas—The Superstate”
will tie presented Saturday,
April 11 at 3 and 8 p.m. in the
Warwick High School
Auditorium. The program by
filmmaker Stan Paulauskas
will be the sixth and final in
the Lititz Rotary Club’s 1980-
81 “Travel and Adventure
Series.”
Paulauskas grew up in the
Cleveland, Ohio area. One
first love was baseball since
his home was next door to
League Park and the
Cleveland “Indians.” While
traveling for a construction
company in the supervisory
c a p a c ity , he b eg an
developing his passion for
photography. During this
time he visited South
America, Puerto Rico and
every state in the Union.
Gradually traveling and
photography began to be his
primary interests.
Paulauskas is particularly
motivated to know and
u n d e r s ta n d d if f e r e n t
cultures in depth. When
traveling and getting
acquainted with a country,
he tries to allow enough time
for more than a cursory
knowledge. While traveling
in the U.S.S.R., Stan spent
three months in Lithuania
alone visiting relatives and
at)sorbing the culture first
hand.
Equipped with the desire
to know, Paulauskas also
possesses the natural ability
to communicate through
film and narration the
secrets he has uncovered.
His films are lively, in­formative
and pulse with the
life of the people of different
countries.
Ready to experience an
authentic American giant?
Here it is, “Texas! The
Superstate! Explore the
width and breadth of this
diverse and interesting
state.
Enjoy hobnobbing with the
sophisticated and urbane
city dwellers in Dallas. Soak
up the gentle Mexican
charm of lovely San Antonio.
Bustling Houston is the
fastest growing city in the
United States. Get an idea of
how fast and why this high
stepping Texas original is so
popular.
On the Gulf Coast, watch
shrimp boats oft Padre is­land.
See Corpus Chnsti. On
the west Texas plains we will
roam the rough and rugged
countryside, meeting
Texans from one end of the
state to another. Yes, its
true, they have a distinctly
different style and state
pride that can be found in no
other place. Learn about the
origins of this pride at the
tamed Alamo.
Enjoying the scenery,
participating in the fun and
meeting the people are all
part of our journey to
“Texas! The Superstate!”
with a former Texas resident
who knows his subject in
close-up, Stan Paulauskas.
Learn about the origins of Texas pride at the
Alamo, when the Lititz Rotary Club presents Stan
Paulauskas' "Texas--The Superstate” this
Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. in the Warwick High
School auditorium.