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The Litte h:. ' ■< RAG AND PAPER COLLECTION HERE SATURDAY Honor This Pin f o l . LXVIII Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa„ May 15, 1947 5 cents a copy ; $2 per yr. b y mail No. 22 Name Honor Students In Senior Class Trinity Evangelical Church Observing 75th Anniversary Dr. Francis Harvey Green Will Address Commencement Exercises June 5 Former Pastors Will Speak At Meetings Starting Sunday TO CONDUCT SERVICES A total of twenty-two members of the Senior Class won coveted places on the list of honor graduates, according to the list announce^ this week by supervising principal, M. C. Demmy. Dr. Francis Harvey Green, headmaster of ’the Pennington School, who is well-known among local audiences, will address the graduates at the annual commencement exercises to be held in the high school auditorium on Thursday, June 5. Those selected to deliver the class orations are Robejct Keath and Richard Leed. The commencement program also will feature a flute solo by Lanette SheafTer; a clarinet solo by Donald Mohler and a vocal solo by Nancy Lutz. Honor students a re :. Harry Badorf, Norma Balmer, Rufina Balmer, Lois Dustoger, Harry David Eshleman, Reba Hammond, Lorraine Hess. Betty Gamnan, James Johnson, Ramona Keath, Robert Keath, Annetta Keller, Rosanna Kreider, Richard Leed, Donald Mohler. Ruth Neideigh, Robert Leeking, Robert Peiffer, Sylvia Roth, Lanette Sheaffer, Doris Shelley, Ruth Steeley. Class officers: president, Robert Heagy; vice president, Richard Leed; secretary, Ramona Keath; treasurer, Betty German. Rev. J. T. Dick To Speak On Memorial Day The 75th anniversary of the founding of the Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church will be observed with a week of services beginning this Sunday. jXev. N. N. Lower, presiding elder of this district will preach at the morning and evening services this Sunday. He will also address the Sunday School. ¡Rev. S. A. Kelsey pastor from 1924-28, wall Iprctach on Monday evening. His son, Rev. George Heisey, pastor of the ¡Second E. C. Church, Sunihury, will speak at the services on Tuesday evening. Rev. J. Kart Harper, another son of a former pastor, will bring the message on Wednesday evening. He is pastor of the Grace E. G. Church ¡in Reading. Rev. J, A. Smith, native of Akron, and ¡presiding elder of the astern district oif this conference, wall bring the message on Thursday evening. On Friday evening, Rev. J. S. Harper, pastor of this church from 1918-21, and now the pastor of the St. Paul’s E. ¡C. ¡Church in Reatas-town, ¡will apeak. Special music will feature these services. The .public is invited to attend these meetings. May 25th twill be Anniversary ¡Sunday. Bishop A. W. Cooper, of Mt. Penn, Reading, 'will preach in morning and evening worship. Miss Jacqueline Bixler, noted Lancaster soprano, will be the guest soloist for the day. The choirs will render special music. Rev. George B. Carvell, the present pastor, dis beginning the third year of his ministry in Trinity Church. Four Arrests In Drive On Speeders Here OUR CITIZENS OF TOMORROW Dri^Sr In One of Two Local Accidents Also Faces Charges REV. GEO. B. CARVELL Auxi l iary' Votes $1,000 For Fire Co. Ladies Complete Outstanding Year; To Meet With Firemen On May 28 Program Completed At Meeting Of Local Legion Post 108 Species Observed On Warbler Walk ■Rev. Jacob T. Dick, pastor of the Church of the Brethren, will deliver the annual Memorial Day address at exercises to be held in the Moravian OemeteTjy under the auspices of the American Legion. Plans for the program were complete,} at a meeting of the Garden Spot Post of the American Legion held here Tuesday evening. Scholarship awards also will be presented the outstanding boy and girl graduates at both the Lititz High School and Rothsville. The post announce,} the purchase of air-condtioning equipment which will be installed during the next few weeks. A gift of $10 was donated to the American Cancer Fund drive. Dr. E. M. McMulllin announced the opening of the Junior Baseball season on Tuesday, June 3 at 6:15 p. m. The League this year wffich will be one of the largest and best since before the war will be composed of teams from Elizabetht-toiwn, Mt. Joy, Manheim, Ephrata, Quarryville, Christiana, Millers-ville, Marietta, New Holland and Lititz. All boys seventeen years of age and under are eligible to try out for the team. A meeting will be held at the Recreation Center on Tuesday, May 20th at 8:00 p. m. to discuss plans for the coming season. All boys eligible are requested to be present. With the weatherman providing ¡pcrfert weather, a total of 108 species of warblers were observed by ¡members of the Lititz Bird Club during the annual warbler walk Sunday. A total of 24 members of the club started from the ¡upper bridge at Manbeim and followed the Little ¡Chioques Creek to the sanctuary at White Oak. One of the thrills during the walk was the Observance of a bank swallow. Members who participated were: Charles Begennas, Jr., in ¡charge; B. L. Sharp, William Light, Geo. Pennyipacker, (Donald Reidenbaugh, Donald Weir, Tony Longenecker, ¡Dale Herr, Kirk and Donald Garber, ¡Paul (Seaiber, Lamar and Gerry ¡Siipe, Donald Sohnee, Donald Ruhl, Eric Buckley, Joseph Grosh, Jr., ¡Dawn and Glenn ¡Showers, ¡Nevtin Bowman, Ford Gochen-auer, Mahlon ¡Michael, Amos Niss-ley and 'David Young. ^ On Monday ¡evening members of the (club were presented ¡with an illustrated lecture on waiblens by Mr. ¡Sharp and Mr. ¡Light. The next meeting will be held in September. A contribution of $1,000 to the Lititz Fire Company was voted at a meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary held last Thursday evening. Members of the auxiliary announced that the past year wa= one of the most successful in the history of the auxiliary, making he unusually large donation possible. : Mrs. Levi Yerger was appointed chairman of the ways and means committtee, and Mrs. C. G. Hoffman, chairman of the program committee. Plans were completed for holding a joint-mmeting with the fire company on Wednesday, May 28. Mrs. Hoffmian was named to he in charge of the dining room for the annual fireman’s festival. Following the business session, the ladies were entertained with a concert by the Little Dutch Ban,} made up of Boy Scouts of Troops 42 and 44, under the leadership of Harry Regennas. The next meeting will be in the form of a corn roast and will be held in September, i Two newly-weds had their brand-new automobile badly damaged in one oif two 'accidents which occurred within the broough limits during five past week in which the bridegroom faced charges preferred by local police. At the same time, ¡Borough Police officer® launched another of their drives against speeders with a number of arrests mode along Broad ¡Street. In the same safetydriwe, Officer Lloyd Hoffman was stationed during rush ¡periods a t Broad and Orange Streets, scene of a number of bad accidents during ¡recent months. The bridegroom who faces a ©barge of failing to yield the right of way is Wilbur Faus, ¡East (Main Street, former service ¡man who returned recently from the Pacific and who only a few days ago was married. With his bride he was driving along Broad Street Friday night when their car figured In a collision with a machine driven by Robert (Nauman, 125 N. Main St., Manheim. According to (police, Faus had started to make a ¡left-hand turn and failed to yield thé right-of-way. His automobile ended uip against a tree. He will be given a hearing before Justice of the Peace Paul F. Diehm. (continued on page 10) c : r< H * £ * E * . » — 1\ & ■ i ; \ Top row: Eileen, 7 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. El wood Zug; Ruth Marie, 6 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Hann; Kay, 3 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. |Robert Eby. Bottom row: Arthur, 3 month old »on of Mr. and Mrs. Arthnr Bushong; H. Richard, 6 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harlry H. Neidermyer; Billy, 4 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Oehme. Complete Plans For Vote On Boro Sewers To Be Held Sat. May 24 Recreation Center Elects Directors All Residents Of Boroug 21 Years Old And Over Eligible For Vote The Lititz Recreation Center enjoyed its most prosperous and most active year during the twelve months just (passed, according to reports submitted at the annual ¡meeting held in the Center last evening. Robert R. Reidenbaugh and Henry K. Neff were elected to the board of directors for three year terms to succeed !M. C. Demimy and John Keehn, (whose terms expire. ¡Retiring directors were given ¡a Vote of thanks, j A total of 23 persons^ represent- i ing nine ¡local organizations, attend the meeting. ONE MAN’S FAMILY Neighborhood Girl Scouts Plan Program The Hoasters: Georgia, six; Diane, two, and Jeffrey, four, children of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hoaster, 631 South Broad St, Leed Locker Service Here Is Enlarged TWO LOCAL STUDENTS IN STATE ORCHESTRA Lititz High Defeated By ManheimTwp. MRS. STENGEL RECEIVES ORCHID FROM HONOLULU Mirs. Avis Stengel received an orchid corsage on Monday morning from Honolulu, Hawaii Islands. The ©orsage which was made up of three small and one large orchid was In perfect condition, it was mailed from a florist shop on the islands, the post mark was obscured so it was imposible to tell just when it was mailed. It was sent by Mrs. Edith Hoo, the mother of Miss Hoo, the Chinese girl who spent the Easter vacation'with the Stengels and i ■ a friend of Miss Mimi Stengel at Interment College, Va. Donald Mohler and Lanette ¡Sheaff-er will leave today for Al-' toona where they wild ¡play to ¡the state orchestra Friday and ¡Saturday. (Mohler was a member of the state band and placed second in the state clarinet contest at York recently. Miss iSheaffer ¡is a district winner. The local school was honored inasmuch as ¡few schools of this size are invited to send two students for the state concert. By The Sports Editor Manheim Twp. defeated the Lititz High School baseball team last Tuesday on the Athletic Field by a 9-1 count as Clarence Watson held1 the locals bitless for five innings but was touche,} for five hits and ( one run in the last two frames. Dewey Haines, Watson’s hurling oponent, gave up nine hits in the six innings be worked and was charged with the loss. For the visitors it was theiT 11th straight win to County High League play, and enabled them to finish the season undefeated.. The only extra base hit the locals could1 gather was a ringing double in the seventh inning by Earl Frederick which was instrumental in scoring Lititz’s lone Twentey (members of the Neighborhood Group of Girt ¡Scouts met last Friday evening at the home o ffiVtrs. John Hershey, their chair lady. The problems of finding and se ¡’r.ctirig new leaders, assistant leaders, and working troop committees were discussed at the meeting. ‘Have a goal—¡work toward it’ was the aim emphasized for all those working with the Girt Scouts. ¡Neighborhood troop activities ¡were ¡reported upon by troop leaders. Glass and fat collections were favorably ¡reported, and it was decided to continue these collections as long as the need exsisted. Mrs. Hershey informed ¡leaders that all troops woh have completed their pledge ($¡50.00) toward their new Established Oamip may now keep ¡the entire proceeds from ¡these ©o-l lections. -, Two Neighborhood Group activités were planned ifor the summer. The first of these will ¡be a (day long camp-out to be held at ¡the Girl ¡Scout ¡Established Camp, (located in the foothills of the South Mountains near ¡Mount Aiiry. The John Hershey Is Re-elected Library Head Librarian Reports Total Circulation of 1 2 , 5 4 8 Books During Past Year John Hershey Was re-elected president of the Lititz Library at the annual public meeting held in the library Tuesday evening. Other officers re-elected were Mrs. Frank Longenecker, vice president; Mjrs. W. M. Whitten, secretary, and Alfred L. Douple, treasurer. A total of 12,548 books were Fresh Air Committee Is Announced circulated by the library during the pero,} from January 1946 to Gibble, of White Oak; Mrs. Elmer ¡Mrs. Bruce Keith has been named Lititz ¡chairman of the 1947 Tribune Fresh Air Children’s ¡Committee. (Sbe (Will succeed Louis Huebener who ¡served as ¡chairman here for the past 16 years and who declined to ¡accept the position another year. ¡Children ¡will be ¡sent here for their annual two-week vacations on July 10. Persons anxious to ¡entertain children ¡are asked to contact the committee now. Members of Mrs. Keith’s committee are: Mrs. Morris Rosen berg, vice ¡chairman; Mrs. John : ¡rlvo large new locker rooms completely equipped with the newest freezing units have just been completed at the J. M. Leed Locker Plant here, anj were opened to the public this week. According to J. M. Leed1, owner of the business, the ' new locker and ¡bulk storage rooms ¡more than double the facilities of the locker business here. Each of the two rooms measures 45 feet by 65 feet. In contrast with the previously-built locker rooms, the freezing units which keep the rooms at extremely low temperatures are compactly placed to one part of the room and do not include the bulky coils and pipes which completely circle the rooms kept cold by the old1 method. jMuch of the new space will be used for bulk storage although the opening of the two new rooms will make a large number of lockers available to the public here for the first time since pre-war days, Mr. Leed announced. The local locker service was buflt in 1939. Proving an immediate success, the plant was previously enlarged in 1941. The rooms added' now constitute the space formerly used for apple storage by Mt; Leed. run. January 1947, according to the annual report submitted by the librarian, Miss Bessie Searles. A total of 136 new books were added. The library today contains 9,151 books, of which 4,171 are in the school library and 2,777 in the public library and' 2,203 in the grade libraries. Miss Searles was assisted during the year by 12 Junior and Senior girls. Celia Miller and ¡Hershey, Miss Irene Whitcraft, Herbert Fry, of Penryn; Williatm Young and John Keehn. All persons 21 years of age over who are residents of Lit! are eligible to vote in the speei referendum on sewers to be he at the firehouse Saturday, May 2 President of Council Harry Way announced today. Plans for the special electk were completed at a meeting borough officials, election boa: members and newspapernu Tuesd'ay evening. Members x the two precinct election boari announced at that time th< would serve without pay, donati: their services to the borough. It also was decided not to u the county registration lists b to compile names of all persoi who vote in order that only res dents of the borough 21 years o or over cast ballots at the ele tion. Voting booths will be erec ed in the firehouse and voting w; take place from 8 a. m. to 8 p. i The ballot to be submitted tl voters will be small in size at will contain only the question bevoted npon and two blocks oi for Yes and the other for N> Voters will be aske<} to mark a X in the block for which they ai voting, i Borough Council is bolding tl referendum for the puropse of ol taming an expression of opinio on whether they should form borough sewer authority and stai planning for sewers here. Shoul the vote favor the authority, sew er • constnuiction would not star until “practical” council explain ed. Instead preliminary plans an surveys woul(} be completed'. The referendum is not a* of ficial vote and is not binding o: borough ¡officials in any way. Woman’s Club To Hold Dinner Meeting Mrs. Bernard L. Herman of Ardmore will ¡be the ¡guest speaker at the dinner meeting of the Lititz Woman’s Club to be held at the Nancy Hickman have been ap- j General ¡Sutter hotel on Monday pointed to assist during the sum-! evening, ¡May ¡19 at 6: 30. ¡She -will mer vacation. Summer hours will j give a dramatic review of ‘Pyigma- Dick Leed Is Awarded Scholarship be Tuesdays and Thursdays from iw>n. 2 to 5 p. m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p. m. 'Mrs. Herman -was born in Lon-with no Saturday hours. I don, England and Is ¡a graduate of The library ^cfcnowledged a London University, she ¡also at-contribution of $25 from the Wilbur Suchard Chocolate Company for the purchase of new books. tendied ¡the iRoyiai Academy of Dramatic Art and was active in the studio theater of Buffalo, N. Y., AT CHURCH OF BRETHREN following ¡committee was appointed by Mrs. Hershey: Mrs. William] FIGHT BABIES DEDICATED Whitten, chairtiady; Mrs. Willy De- Perrot, Lititz; Miss Kathryn Adams, Brlctoerville; Mrs. Paul Ibach, Rothsville; Mrs. Winthrop Trefetheran, ,Brick ervilile; Mrs. Harold Fry, Hapaland; ¡Mrs. Fred Kauffman, Rothsville; and Miss Helen Bender, Lititz. After the ¡close of the other catnip sessions, the second activity for ¡the ¡Sioouts of this Neighborhood This is the only money now avail- ] and ¡with Swarthmore players, able for the purchase of books, , Mrs. William Ringer and Mrs. Mr. Hershey explained. - Howard R-edcay ¡will serve as ho-st- Membership dues now are payable and efforts will be made to obtain new members. Miss Catherine Gantz, M. C. Demmy and H. K. Cooper are directors. essies. I Poppy Sale Will Be Held This Weekend The Church ’ of the Brethren held a Baby dedication at the morning service on Sunday, eight babies were dedicated, they were Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Young, William Smith Brubaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Brubaker, Elwood ¡Members of the American Legion Auxiliary will offer Popples far sale here Friday and Saturday. The Sports Club Loses 2 Over Week-end By The Sports Editor The Lititz Sports C-ub lost a pair of games over the week-end to Chestnut Hill to, slide down Into a tie for last place in the Greater Lancaster County League. (Shoddy fieldtog and .poor hit- (M. C. Demmy, supervising prir cilpal announce^ this week tha Richard Leed is the winner of th Bausch and Lomb Hononar Science Award medal for achiev ing the highest scholastic recor in science subjects during hi high shcool course. * Founded in 1932* -the Honor ary Science award program ha the approval of -the National Ai sociation of Secondary Scho< Principals and of leading educs tors in every state. Competitio for the bronze Award Medal i keen as the winner is eligible 1 compete for one of the five Bausc and Lomb Science Stofholarshiip at the University of Rochester. These schjb-larships1, valued a $15,000 each, were established i 1944 by the Bausch and Lon: Optical Co., as a further incentii to science students. Leed, a senior, is enrolled s Oberiin College, Ohio, for the- is term. Daniel Hershey, son of Mr. and will be held—a (Splash Party, at Mrs_ Elwood Hershey, Alfred Lee V. F. w. AUXILIARY TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE The Ladies Auxiliary of' the Veterans of Foreign. Wars, Post 1463, will hold Memorial services at the post home on ¡Monday, May 19 at 8 P. M. Members of the ¡post are Invited to attend. The auxiliary also ¡remembered local Gold Star fPhe loss was the Lititz club's seventh against four wins in Section B as the locals finished the year just a notch above the cellar. Last Saturday the high school battled Lebanon High to a 5-5 stalemate on the Athletic Field. The games was called at the end of six innings to allow the Sports Club to use the field for their game. Earl Frderick pitched for Lititz and FatHamaker, corpulent catcher contributed a homer to the Lititz cause. .< the (Ephrata ‘Pool. Mrs. Irvin (Messner o.f Brickerville was appointed chairlady for this event. GIRL SCOUTS ENJOY PARTY Russell Marker!; t president ¡of the Lititz Bird Club, and Carl Fassnacht,Lancaster, took part in a -bird study expedition to Cape Mothers on (Mother’s Day, Sunday. ¡ May, N. J. over the week-end. Troop 146, Girt Scouts, attended a party this week given them for doing good work during the past winter. The committee ¡who gave the party were as follows: ¡Miss Jean Moyer, Mrs. Woodrow Mei-skey, Mrs. Jaméis' Yerger, Mrs. Stanley Brumbaugh and Mr?. Earl Reist. They played games from three to six and then were served with chili con carne, deviled eggs, carrots, pickles and apples. Douple, son of Mr. and Mrs, Chester Douple, Arthur William Bushong 3rd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bushong 2nd, Jacqueline Lee Arndt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Arndt Jr., Richard Toes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Toes LDCAL HOME SOLD ladies selling the poppies will he j ting was .the .downfall of the local ationed throughout the central I club in ' both o o n t^ ts which .the ¡part of the borough. 11 poiplpdes I league-' leading Hlllians took y sold were made by disabled war \ 8-2 aTui 10-3 scores. teranis ' 1 In Saturday s encounter starte r s . Howard HOllinger, chairman ing pitcher Marty Kutz lasted of the ¡Poppy committee, wishes to | only two mnmgs before Deacon inform all ¡sellers ¡that additional | Bachman was called mto the fray^ poppies wiil be at the post home and The Deacon hurled until the ninth may ¡be received there. PLAN OVERNIGHT HIKE STATIONED IN GERMANY A two-story frame dwelling on Willow Street, ¡this ¡borough, was purchased this week by J. W. Hess, of Akron, from John Roh-rer. Posession will be given June 1 anj the home will be occupied by Jamies Hess, associated with his Members of ¡Scout Troop 4'2 will hold an ¡overnight hike to the farm of Dr. (H. K. lOooper near -Bri-cker-ville, Saturday and Sunday. They will erect tents in the meadow and will ¡cook their meals outdoors. BUCHER TO SPEAK brother, J. B. Hess, in the men’s Ruth DeWaM, Reporter J clothing business: here. Caleb Bucher will give the last of his series of talks to the Young People in the Church of the Brethren on Sunday evening at eight o’clock on “Patterns for Christian Living.” when Charley Ludwig came in to finish out the contest. Dick Fawber, visitor’s first baseman hammered out tow home runs in Saturday’s game and added another on Sunday. For Lititz CHAMBER 0F COMMERCE Dick Stark pounded out two bingles on Saturday and Whitcy TO MEET WEDNESDAY •¡Pvt. Carl M. Reddig, son of M and Mrs. Carl T. Reddig, 69 W ter Street, has arrived and stationed at Marburgh, Germar according to word received hei In service since October 9, Re dig sailed for -overseas on Ap 8. In his letter he declared th while Germany is poverty-stric en, residents, especially the w men, appear working hard to b ter their plights. Marks came through with a ringing triple. . Sunday’s contest was highlighted by an unassisted triple play on the part of Marks, Sports Club second sacker. The fielding gem was turned in in the fourth inning with Chestnut Hill runners on first and second bases and non®^ out. (Continued on Page 6) An industrial program will presented at a meeting of 1 Lititz Chamber of Commerce be held Wednesday evening in Recreation Center. Harry Ru is chairman of the program cc mittee. The meeting will start 8:15 p. m. and also will inch a last-minute report on the 1 re-routing plans.
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Full Text | The Litte h:. ' ■< RAG AND PAPER COLLECTION HERE SATURDAY Honor This Pin f o l . LXVIII Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa„ May 15, 1947 5 cents a copy ; $2 per yr. b y mail No. 22 Name Honor Students In Senior Class Trinity Evangelical Church Observing 75th Anniversary Dr. Francis Harvey Green Will Address Commencement Exercises June 5 Former Pastors Will Speak At Meetings Starting Sunday TO CONDUCT SERVICES A total of twenty-two members of the Senior Class won coveted places on the list of honor graduates, according to the list announce^ this week by supervising principal, M. C. Demmy. Dr. Francis Harvey Green, headmaster of ’the Pennington School, who is well-known among local audiences, will address the graduates at the annual commencement exercises to be held in the high school auditorium on Thursday, June 5. Those selected to deliver the class orations are Robejct Keath and Richard Leed. The commencement program also will feature a flute solo by Lanette SheafTer; a clarinet solo by Donald Mohler and a vocal solo by Nancy Lutz. Honor students a re :. Harry Badorf, Norma Balmer, Rufina Balmer, Lois Dustoger, Harry David Eshleman, Reba Hammond, Lorraine Hess. Betty Gamnan, James Johnson, Ramona Keath, Robert Keath, Annetta Keller, Rosanna Kreider, Richard Leed, Donald Mohler. Ruth Neideigh, Robert Leeking, Robert Peiffer, Sylvia Roth, Lanette Sheaffer, Doris Shelley, Ruth Steeley. Class officers: president, Robert Heagy; vice president, Richard Leed; secretary, Ramona Keath; treasurer, Betty German. Rev. J. T. Dick To Speak On Memorial Day The 75th anniversary of the founding of the Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church will be observed with a week of services beginning this Sunday. jXev. N. N. Lower, presiding elder of this district will preach at the morning and evening services this Sunday. He will also address the Sunday School. ¡Rev. S. A. Kelsey pastor from 1924-28, wall Iprctach on Monday evening. His son, Rev. George Heisey, pastor of the ¡Second E. C. Church, Sunihury, will speak at the services on Tuesday evening. Rev. J. Kart Harper, another son of a former pastor, will bring the message on Wednesday evening. He is pastor of the Grace E. G. Church ¡in Reading. Rev. J, A. Smith, native of Akron, and ¡presiding elder of the astern district oif this conference, wall bring the message on Thursday evening. On Friday evening, Rev. J. S. Harper, pastor of this church from 1918-21, and now the pastor of the St. Paul’s E. ¡C. ¡Church in Reatas-town, ¡will apeak. Special music will feature these services. The .public is invited to attend these meetings. May 25th twill be Anniversary ¡Sunday. Bishop A. W. Cooper, of Mt. Penn, Reading, 'will preach in morning and evening worship. Miss Jacqueline Bixler, noted Lancaster soprano, will be the guest soloist for the day. The choirs will render special music. Rev. George B. Carvell, the present pastor, dis beginning the third year of his ministry in Trinity Church. Four Arrests In Drive On Speeders Here OUR CITIZENS OF TOMORROW Dri^Sr In One of Two Local Accidents Also Faces Charges REV. GEO. B. CARVELL Auxi l iary' Votes $1,000 For Fire Co. Ladies Complete Outstanding Year; To Meet With Firemen On May 28 Program Completed At Meeting Of Local Legion Post 108 Species Observed On Warbler Walk ■Rev. Jacob T. Dick, pastor of the Church of the Brethren, will deliver the annual Memorial Day address at exercises to be held in the Moravian OemeteTjy under the auspices of the American Legion. Plans for the program were complete,} at a meeting of the Garden Spot Post of the American Legion held here Tuesday evening. Scholarship awards also will be presented the outstanding boy and girl graduates at both the Lititz High School and Rothsville. The post announce,} the purchase of air-condtioning equipment which will be installed during the next few weeks. A gift of $10 was donated to the American Cancer Fund drive. Dr. E. M. McMulllin announced the opening of the Junior Baseball season on Tuesday, June 3 at 6:15 p. m. The League this year wffich will be one of the largest and best since before the war will be composed of teams from Elizabetht-toiwn, Mt. Joy, Manheim, Ephrata, Quarryville, Christiana, Millers-ville, Marietta, New Holland and Lititz. All boys seventeen years of age and under are eligible to try out for the team. A meeting will be held at the Recreation Center on Tuesday, May 20th at 8:00 p. m. to discuss plans for the coming season. All boys eligible are requested to be present. With the weatherman providing ¡pcrfert weather, a total of 108 species of warblers were observed by ¡members of the Lititz Bird Club during the annual warbler walk Sunday. A total of 24 members of the club started from the ¡upper bridge at Manbeim and followed the Little ¡Chioques Creek to the sanctuary at White Oak. One of the thrills during the walk was the Observance of a bank swallow. Members who participated were: Charles Begennas, Jr., in ¡charge; B. L. Sharp, William Light, Geo. Pennyipacker, (Donald Reidenbaugh, Donald Weir, Tony Longenecker, ¡Dale Herr, Kirk and Donald Garber, ¡Paul (Seaiber, Lamar and Gerry ¡Siipe, Donald Sohnee, Donald Ruhl, Eric Buckley, Joseph Grosh, Jr., ¡Dawn and Glenn ¡Showers, ¡Nevtin Bowman, Ford Gochen-auer, Mahlon ¡Michael, Amos Niss-ley and 'David Young. ^ On Monday ¡evening members of the (club were presented ¡with an illustrated lecture on waiblens by Mr. ¡Sharp and Mr. ¡Light. The next meeting will be held in September. A contribution of $1,000 to the Lititz Fire Company was voted at a meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary held last Thursday evening. Members of the auxiliary announced that the past year wa= one of the most successful in the history of the auxiliary, making he unusually large donation possible. : Mrs. Levi Yerger was appointed chairman of the ways and means committtee, and Mrs. C. G. Hoffman, chairman of the program committee. Plans were completed for holding a joint-mmeting with the fire company on Wednesday, May 28. Mrs. Hoffmian was named to he in charge of the dining room for the annual fireman’s festival. Following the business session, the ladies were entertained with a concert by the Little Dutch Ban,} made up of Boy Scouts of Troops 42 and 44, under the leadership of Harry Regennas. The next meeting will be in the form of a corn roast and will be held in September, i Two newly-weds had their brand-new automobile badly damaged in one oif two 'accidents which occurred within the broough limits during five past week in which the bridegroom faced charges preferred by local police. At the same time, ¡Borough Police officer® launched another of their drives against speeders with a number of arrests mode along Broad ¡Street. In the same safetydriwe, Officer Lloyd Hoffman was stationed during rush ¡periods a t Broad and Orange Streets, scene of a number of bad accidents during ¡recent months. The bridegroom who faces a ©barge of failing to yield the right of way is Wilbur Faus, ¡East (Main Street, former service ¡man who returned recently from the Pacific and who only a few days ago was married. With his bride he was driving along Broad Street Friday night when their car figured In a collision with a machine driven by Robert (Nauman, 125 N. Main St., Manheim. According to (police, Faus had started to make a ¡left-hand turn and failed to yield thé right-of-way. His automobile ended uip against a tree. He will be given a hearing before Justice of the Peace Paul F. Diehm. (continued on page 10) c : r< H * £ * E * . » — 1\ & ■ i ; \ Top row: Eileen, 7 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. El wood Zug; Ruth Marie, 6 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Hann; Kay, 3 month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. |Robert Eby. Bottom row: Arthur, 3 month old »on of Mr. and Mrs. Arthnr Bushong; H. Richard, 6 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harlry H. Neidermyer; Billy, 4 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Oehme. Complete Plans For Vote On Boro Sewers To Be Held Sat. May 24 Recreation Center Elects Directors All Residents Of Boroug 21 Years Old And Over Eligible For Vote The Lititz Recreation Center enjoyed its most prosperous and most active year during the twelve months just (passed, according to reports submitted at the annual ¡meeting held in the Center last evening. Robert R. Reidenbaugh and Henry K. Neff were elected to the board of directors for three year terms to succeed !M. C. Demimy and John Keehn, (whose terms expire. ¡Retiring directors were given ¡a Vote of thanks, j A total of 23 persons^ represent- i ing nine ¡local organizations, attend the meeting. ONE MAN’S FAMILY Neighborhood Girl Scouts Plan Program The Hoasters: Georgia, six; Diane, two, and Jeffrey, four, children of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hoaster, 631 South Broad St, Leed Locker Service Here Is Enlarged TWO LOCAL STUDENTS IN STATE ORCHESTRA Lititz High Defeated By ManheimTwp. MRS. STENGEL RECEIVES ORCHID FROM HONOLULU Mirs. Avis Stengel received an orchid corsage on Monday morning from Honolulu, Hawaii Islands. The ©orsage which was made up of three small and one large orchid was In perfect condition, it was mailed from a florist shop on the islands, the post mark was obscured so it was imposible to tell just when it was mailed. It was sent by Mrs. Edith Hoo, the mother of Miss Hoo, the Chinese girl who spent the Easter vacation'with the Stengels and i ■ a friend of Miss Mimi Stengel at Interment College, Va. Donald Mohler and Lanette ¡Sheaff-er will leave today for Al-' toona where they wild ¡play to ¡the state orchestra Friday and ¡Saturday. (Mohler was a member of the state band and placed second in the state clarinet contest at York recently. Miss iSheaffer ¡is a district winner. The local school was honored inasmuch as ¡few schools of this size are invited to send two students for the state concert. By The Sports Editor Manheim Twp. defeated the Lititz High School baseball team last Tuesday on the Athletic Field by a 9-1 count as Clarence Watson held1 the locals bitless for five innings but was touche,} for five hits and ( one run in the last two frames. Dewey Haines, Watson’s hurling oponent, gave up nine hits in the six innings be worked and was charged with the loss. For the visitors it was theiT 11th straight win to County High League play, and enabled them to finish the season undefeated.. The only extra base hit the locals could1 gather was a ringing double in the seventh inning by Earl Frederick which was instrumental in scoring Lititz’s lone Twentey (members of the Neighborhood Group of Girt ¡Scouts met last Friday evening at the home o ffiVtrs. John Hershey, their chair lady. The problems of finding and se ¡’r.ctirig new leaders, assistant leaders, and working troop committees were discussed at the meeting. ‘Have a goal—¡work toward it’ was the aim emphasized for all those working with the Girt Scouts. ¡Neighborhood troop activities ¡were ¡reported upon by troop leaders. Glass and fat collections were favorably ¡reported, and it was decided to continue these collections as long as the need exsisted. Mrs. Hershey informed ¡leaders that all troops woh have completed their pledge ($¡50.00) toward their new Established Oamip may now keep ¡the entire proceeds from ¡these ©o-l lections. -, Two Neighborhood Group activités were planned ifor the summer. The first of these will ¡be a (day long camp-out to be held at ¡the Girl ¡Scout ¡Established Camp, (located in the foothills of the South Mountains near ¡Mount Aiiry. The John Hershey Is Re-elected Library Head Librarian Reports Total Circulation of 1 2 , 5 4 8 Books During Past Year John Hershey Was re-elected president of the Lititz Library at the annual public meeting held in the library Tuesday evening. Other officers re-elected were Mrs. Frank Longenecker, vice president; Mjrs. W. M. Whitten, secretary, and Alfred L. Douple, treasurer. A total of 12,548 books were Fresh Air Committee Is Announced circulated by the library during the pero,} from January 1946 to Gibble, of White Oak; Mrs. Elmer ¡Mrs. Bruce Keith has been named Lititz ¡chairman of the 1947 Tribune Fresh Air Children’s ¡Committee. (Sbe (Will succeed Louis Huebener who ¡served as ¡chairman here for the past 16 years and who declined to ¡accept the position another year. ¡Children ¡will be ¡sent here for their annual two-week vacations on July 10. Persons anxious to ¡entertain children ¡are asked to contact the committee now. Members of Mrs. Keith’s committee are: Mrs. Morris Rosen berg, vice ¡chairman; Mrs. John : ¡rlvo large new locker rooms completely equipped with the newest freezing units have just been completed at the J. M. Leed Locker Plant here, anj were opened to the public this week. According to J. M. Leed1, owner of the business, the ' new locker and ¡bulk storage rooms ¡more than double the facilities of the locker business here. Each of the two rooms measures 45 feet by 65 feet. In contrast with the previously-built locker rooms, the freezing units which keep the rooms at extremely low temperatures are compactly placed to one part of the room and do not include the bulky coils and pipes which completely circle the rooms kept cold by the old1 method. jMuch of the new space will be used for bulk storage although the opening of the two new rooms will make a large number of lockers available to the public here for the first time since pre-war days, Mr. Leed announced. The local locker service was buflt in 1939. Proving an immediate success, the plant was previously enlarged in 1941. The rooms added' now constitute the space formerly used for apple storage by Mt; Leed. run. January 1947, according to the annual report submitted by the librarian, Miss Bessie Searles. A total of 136 new books were added. The library today contains 9,151 books, of which 4,171 are in the school library and 2,777 in the public library and' 2,203 in the grade libraries. Miss Searles was assisted during the year by 12 Junior and Senior girls. Celia Miller and ¡Hershey, Miss Irene Whitcraft, Herbert Fry, of Penryn; Williatm Young and John Keehn. All persons 21 years of age over who are residents of Lit! are eligible to vote in the speei referendum on sewers to be he at the firehouse Saturday, May 2 President of Council Harry Way announced today. Plans for the special electk were completed at a meeting borough officials, election boa: members and newspapernu Tuesd'ay evening. Members x the two precinct election boari announced at that time th< would serve without pay, donati: their services to the borough. It also was decided not to u the county registration lists b to compile names of all persoi who vote in order that only res dents of the borough 21 years o or over cast ballots at the ele tion. Voting booths will be erec ed in the firehouse and voting w; take place from 8 a. m. to 8 p. i The ballot to be submitted tl voters will be small in size at will contain only the question bevoted npon and two blocks oi for Yes and the other for N> Voters will be aske<} to mark a X in the block for which they ai voting, i Borough Council is bolding tl referendum for the puropse of ol taming an expression of opinio on whether they should form borough sewer authority and stai planning for sewers here. Shoul the vote favor the authority, sew er • constnuiction would not star until “practical” council explain ed. Instead preliminary plans an surveys woul(} be completed'. The referendum is not a* of ficial vote and is not binding o: borough ¡officials in any way. Woman’s Club To Hold Dinner Meeting Mrs. Bernard L. Herman of Ardmore will ¡be the ¡guest speaker at the dinner meeting of the Lititz Woman’s Club to be held at the Nancy Hickman have been ap- j General ¡Sutter hotel on Monday pointed to assist during the sum-! evening, ¡May ¡19 at 6: 30. ¡She -will mer vacation. Summer hours will j give a dramatic review of ‘Pyigma- Dick Leed Is Awarded Scholarship be Tuesdays and Thursdays from iw>n. 2 to 5 p. m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p. m. 'Mrs. Herman -was born in Lon-with no Saturday hours. I don, England and Is ¡a graduate of The library ^cfcnowledged a London University, she ¡also at-contribution of $25 from the Wilbur Suchard Chocolate Company for the purchase of new books. tendied ¡the iRoyiai Academy of Dramatic Art and was active in the studio theater of Buffalo, N. Y., AT CHURCH OF BRETHREN following ¡committee was appointed by Mrs. Hershey: Mrs. William] FIGHT BABIES DEDICATED Whitten, chairtiady; Mrs. Willy De- Perrot, Lititz; Miss Kathryn Adams, Brlctoerville; Mrs. Paul Ibach, Rothsville; Mrs. Winthrop Trefetheran, ,Brick ervilile; Mrs. Harold Fry, Hapaland; ¡Mrs. Fred Kauffman, Rothsville; and Miss Helen Bender, Lititz. After the ¡close of the other catnip sessions, the second activity for ¡the ¡Sioouts of this Neighborhood This is the only money now avail- ] and ¡with Swarthmore players, able for the purchase of books, , Mrs. William Ringer and Mrs. Mr. Hershey explained. - Howard R-edcay ¡will serve as ho-st- Membership dues now are payable and efforts will be made to obtain new members. Miss Catherine Gantz, M. C. Demmy and H. K. Cooper are directors. essies. I Poppy Sale Will Be Held This Weekend The Church ’ of the Brethren held a Baby dedication at the morning service on Sunday, eight babies were dedicated, they were Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Young, William Smith Brubaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Brubaker, Elwood ¡Members of the American Legion Auxiliary will offer Popples far sale here Friday and Saturday. The Sports Club Loses 2 Over Week-end By The Sports Editor The Lititz Sports C-ub lost a pair of games over the week-end to Chestnut Hill to, slide down Into a tie for last place in the Greater Lancaster County League. (Shoddy fieldtog and .poor hit- (M. C. Demmy, supervising prir cilpal announce^ this week tha Richard Leed is the winner of th Bausch and Lomb Hononar Science Award medal for achiev ing the highest scholastic recor in science subjects during hi high shcool course. * Founded in 1932* -the Honor ary Science award program ha the approval of -the National Ai sociation of Secondary Scho< Principals and of leading educs tors in every state. Competitio for the bronze Award Medal i keen as the winner is eligible 1 compete for one of the five Bausc and Lomb Science Stofholarshiip at the University of Rochester. These schjb-larships1, valued a $15,000 each, were established i 1944 by the Bausch and Lon: Optical Co., as a further incentii to science students. Leed, a senior, is enrolled s Oberiin College, Ohio, for the- is term. Daniel Hershey, son of Mr. and will be held—a (Splash Party, at Mrs_ Elwood Hershey, Alfred Lee V. F. w. AUXILIARY TO HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE The Ladies Auxiliary of' the Veterans of Foreign. Wars, Post 1463, will hold Memorial services at the post home on ¡Monday, May 19 at 8 P. M. Members of the ¡post are Invited to attend. The auxiliary also ¡remembered local Gold Star fPhe loss was the Lititz club's seventh against four wins in Section B as the locals finished the year just a notch above the cellar. Last Saturday the high school battled Lebanon High to a 5-5 stalemate on the Athletic Field. The games was called at the end of six innings to allow the Sports Club to use the field for their game. Earl Frderick pitched for Lititz and FatHamaker, corpulent catcher contributed a homer to the Lititz cause. .< the (Ephrata ‘Pool. Mrs. Irvin (Messner o.f Brickerville was appointed chairlady for this event. GIRL SCOUTS ENJOY PARTY Russell Marker!; t president ¡of the Lititz Bird Club, and Carl Fassnacht,Lancaster, took part in a -bird study expedition to Cape Mothers on (Mother’s Day, Sunday. ¡ May, N. J. over the week-end. Troop 146, Girt Scouts, attended a party this week given them for doing good work during the past winter. The committee ¡who gave the party were as follows: ¡Miss Jean Moyer, Mrs. Woodrow Mei-skey, Mrs. Jaméis' Yerger, Mrs. Stanley Brumbaugh and Mr?. Earl Reist. They played games from three to six and then were served with chili con carne, deviled eggs, carrots, pickles and apples. Douple, son of Mr. and Mrs, Chester Douple, Arthur William Bushong 3rd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bushong 2nd, Jacqueline Lee Arndt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Arndt Jr., Richard Toes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Toes LDCAL HOME SOLD ladies selling the poppies will he j ting was .the .downfall of the local ationed throughout the central I club in ' both o o n t^ ts which .the ¡part of the borough. 11 poiplpdes I league-' leading Hlllians took y sold were made by disabled war \ 8-2 aTui 10-3 scores. teranis ' 1 In Saturday s encounter starte r s . Howard HOllinger, chairman ing pitcher Marty Kutz lasted of the ¡Poppy committee, wishes to | only two mnmgs before Deacon inform all ¡sellers ¡that additional | Bachman was called mto the fray^ poppies wiil be at the post home and The Deacon hurled until the ninth may ¡be received there. PLAN OVERNIGHT HIKE STATIONED IN GERMANY A two-story frame dwelling on Willow Street, ¡this ¡borough, was purchased this week by J. W. Hess, of Akron, from John Roh-rer. Posession will be given June 1 anj the home will be occupied by Jamies Hess, associated with his Members of ¡Scout Troop 4'2 will hold an ¡overnight hike to the farm of Dr. (H. K. lOooper near -Bri-cker-ville, Saturday and Sunday. They will erect tents in the meadow and will ¡cook their meals outdoors. BUCHER TO SPEAK brother, J. B. Hess, in the men’s Ruth DeWaM, Reporter J clothing business: here. Caleb Bucher will give the last of his series of talks to the Young People in the Church of the Brethren on Sunday evening at eight o’clock on “Patterns for Christian Living.” when Charley Ludwig came in to finish out the contest. Dick Fawber, visitor’s first baseman hammered out tow home runs in Saturday’s game and added another on Sunday. For Lititz CHAMBER 0F COMMERCE Dick Stark pounded out two bingles on Saturday and Whitcy TO MEET WEDNESDAY •¡Pvt. Carl M. Reddig, son of M and Mrs. Carl T. Reddig, 69 W ter Street, has arrived and stationed at Marburgh, Germar according to word received hei In service since October 9, Re dig sailed for -overseas on Ap 8. In his letter he declared th while Germany is poverty-stric en, residents, especially the w men, appear working hard to b ter their plights. Marks came through with a ringing triple. . Sunday’s contest was highlighted by an unassisted triple play on the part of Marks, Sports Club second sacker. The fielding gem was turned in in the fourth inning with Chestnut Hill runners on first and second bases and non®^ out. (Continued on Page 6) An industrial program will presented at a meeting of 1 Lititz Chamber of Commerce be held Wednesday evening in Recreation Center. Harry Ru is chairman of the program cc mittee. The meeting will start 8:15 p. m. and also will inch a last-minute report on the 1 re-routing plans. |
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