Lititz Record Express

              REGISTER — TO VOTE!
Sat., Aug. 23—Wayne Weidman’s
Brickerville.
Tues., Aug. 26—Schuyler Mellinger’s,
Clay.
Tues., Aug. 26—Penryn Fire Hall.
Wed., Aug. 27—Rothjville H. S.
Fri.-Sat., Sept. 5-6—Lititz Firehouse. fterbfng ffjr ÿttblic for nearlp a Century
REGISTER — TO VOfif
Sat., Aug. 23—Wayne Weidnua's
Brickerville.
Tues., Aug. 26—Schuyler Meflinger**,
Clay.
Tues., Aug. 26—Penryn Fire Wall
Wed., Aug. 27—Rothsville H. S.
Fri.-Sat., Sept. 5-6—Lititz
76th Year Established April, 1877, as The Sunbeam
(Consolidated with The Lititz Record, 1937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, August 14, 1952 5 cents a copy; $2 per yr. hy mail No. IS
Local Republicans Mapping
Vigorous Campaign To Give
Eisenhower Large Majority
Will Hold Public Meeting FIRE CO. AUCTION
To Increase Efforts
Here
A vigorous campaign through­out
Lititz and the surrounding
townships to pile up a big ma­jority
for Eisenhower, was
promised this week by local or­ganization
Republicans headed
by Justice of the Peace Paul F.
Diehm.
The campaign will start with
a house-to-house canvass of the
borough in order to increase
the local registration approxi­mately
one-third. This work
will be supervised by Mrs. Anna
Long, Republican County Com­mittee
member from the First
Ward.
In addition to the regular Re­publican
support, there is an un­usually
large amount of support
and enthusiasm among the so-called
Independent Voter, Mr
Diehm asserted. In an effort to
crystalize support of General
Eisenhower, a public workers’
meeting will be held next month
to map out a public campaign.
Only Half Are Registered
“For the time being we are
concerned with getting every
voter registered, no matter what
his politics are. This is the only
way in which the Democratic
process of government will
work,” he added.
At present there are only
2,100 voters registered in the
borough as compared with tax-ables
of twice this number.
“With Philadelphia, Pitts­burgh
and the coal regions more
or less Democratic, the whole
state is looking toward South­eastern
Pennsylvania for a big
enough majority to put General
Eisenhower over the top,” Mr.
Diehm explained. “This will be
one of the hottest campaigns in
the past 25 years.”
POSTPONED TO AUG. 21
The auction of donated art­icles
to raise funds for the Lititz
Fire Company Kiddies Christ­mas
Party was postponed last
Thursday due to the scarcity of
articles donated, Christ Koeh­ler,
chairman in charge, an­nounced.
The auction now will be held
in conjunction with the bazaar
sale conducted by Henry Snave-ly
next Thursday, August 21.
Persons with articles to do­nate
should contact Mr. Koehler
or members of his committee,
Paul Sipe and Daniel Garner.
School Gets
Snappy New
Grid Regalia
White Nylon Uniforms
Trimfmed In Black
1 And Red
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j Lititz High School will field
I probably the smartest dressed
football team in the Conference
of Roses this year.
| New uniforms, chosen by
members of the team from var-
! ious designs concocted by Mrs.
David MacNicholl, made of a
i composition nylon material,
, have been purchased by the
j School Board.
I Certainly the snappiest look-
, ing suits the school has had in
j the history of football, they are
I white, trimmed in black and
; red.
I The trousers, all over white,
! have a black stripe, with a red
1 trim, running down both legs,
' and are equipped with zippers
instead of the old fashioned
laces.
Jerseys are of white nylon
material, with large black nu-
I merals, also trimmed in red
and with red and black rings,
similar to those adorning the
University of Pennsylvania
suits, about the jersey sleeves.
The nylon is the same fabric
tested and approved for use in
the latest Armed Forces uni­forms
and is said to be the most
durable material available.
In addition, new leather hel­mets
have arrived and will re­place
the plastic helmets, which
Coach Dave MacNicholl said he
felt weren’t as protective.
Thirty t new uniforms were
this week. «purchased and 24 helmets. Also
Chief of Police C. R. Kreider the shoes used by the team have
Boys Agree
To Halt Play
In Old Mill
Dangers Of Play In Old
Knitting Mill Are
Stressed
A group of twelve local boys
who had been playing in the
old Knitting Mill property, rear
of Spruce Street recently, were
cautioned against the practice
LEGAL TECHNICALITIES vs. RESULTS!
(An Editorial)
When various forces, controlled or otherwise, unite to
make the highways upon which most of us drive, veritable
death traps, then only results count.
When two head-strong youths, obsessed with the sole
desire to hurtle through space as fast as they can speed at
the risk of everybody else’s necks, that in itself is not as
important as that which it implies—that utter disregard
for laws still can use those same laws to escape prosecution.
And so—let’s examine the sum results of our local
speeding case which has aroused so much public sentiment
in this section:
The two principals in this case, one nineteen and the
other twenty, came speeding in the Lititz Pike “at a
terrific rate of speed”, forcing two local citizens to drive
their cars to the side of the highway.
When contacted by the State Patrolman, they are
quoted as having been “entirely uncooperative.” When a
legal summons was mailed them, ordering them to appear
before a justice of the peace for a hearing, they utterly
ignored the legal papers.
Finally when arrested by the same State Policeman
they intimated to him that he was wasting his time as they
could and would have the case fixed.
Now, no matter what the District Attorney’s office
says, those two youngsters are free and apparently cannot
be prosecuted for having risked everybody’s necks by their
driving. That, dear reader, is the sum result of the whole
episode.
The Assistant District Attorney explains that the tech­nicality
causing the case to be nol prossed was based upon
a decision handed down in the Montgomery County Court. |
We do not pretend to know law and legal procedures i
—but what we would like to know is why don’t such appli- j
cations for nol prosses be brought out in open court where j
the defense counsel would have to publicly present his
flimsy reasons for releasing flagrant violators of the law?
Why isn’t someone other than the District Attorney
required to pass judgment upon whether one court ruling
applies here or not?
As we stated above, our highways are becoming more
and more dangerous. And the handling of cases in this
manner cannot but help to make our highways more dan­gerous
than before!
1952 POLIO PRECAUTIONS Voice Protests On Removal
Of Equipment From Pierson
Playground To Other Parts
TWO LOCAL DRIVERS
NABBED BY POLICE
and Justice of the Peace J. B.
Herr, had a session with the
lads, ranging in age from 12 to
14, Monday night at the squire’s
office.
The outcome was that the
boys agreed to cease playing in
the old mill after hearing the
reasoning of the Chief and Herr.
It develops the group of boys
entered the mill to catch pig­eons
which roost there, and
then sell them for a quarter
apiece. In addition, the youths
took to smoking within the
premises and also scattered
papers from the mill office
about the floors, causing a fire
hazard.
During the conference with
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Tire Co. Auxiliary
Will Hold Picnic
At Brickorvillo Tuesday
The Ladies Auxiliary of the
Brickerville Fire Company will
hold a picnic on the carnival
grounds at Rock’s Garage next
Tuesday evening at 6:30 ~p.m.
The picnic will be for all
members of the auxiliary, the
fire company and their families.
The committee in charge con­sists
of Mrs. Harry May, Mrs.
Paul Kline, who will be in
charge of games; Mrs. *Jei
Engle, Mrs. Elmer Strau*s, Mrs.
Harry Brumbach, in charge of
refreshments.
Music will be furnished by
the Schuyler Melody Makers.
been reconditioned as well as
much of the protective shoulder,
thigh and hip padding.
WCTU WILL MEET MONDAY
The monthly meeting of the
Lititz WCTU wiU be held Mon­day,
Aug. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at
the home of Mrs. John Laser, N.
Cedar St. The topic will be “The
Use of Literature.”
‘Cowboys’ No
Problem On
Boro Streets
“Cowboy drivers”, obviously
a menace to any and all cum-cunities
of the county area,
aren’t causing local police any
particular problem.
To begin with, local police
pointed out, there’s only one
street in the Borough* Broad
Street, that’s in any kind of
shape for ordinary driving,
much less high-speed tearing
around.
As a result, police concen­trated
their work on the Broad
Street area, prosecuting several
early morning speeders coming
in off the Lititz Pike.
Chief C. R. Kreider said the
borough was at one time pla­gued
with five “pretty reckless
drivers,” before sewer construc­tion
began.-
However, he said, two of
them are at White Hill Indus-uial
School, one in the Eastern
Penitentiary and the other two
have enlisted in the Armed
Forces.
Although local police agreed
the “cowboy” menace was no
threat within borough limits,
they said the high-speed driving
on roads immediately adjacent
to the borough was a horse of
a different color, and also the
problem of the State Police.
Family Of Monkey-Faced Owls
Keep Things Screeching Here
Kids’ Picnic
Slated For
August 23
Lititz annual JayCee spon­sored
Community Picnic will be
held Saturday, August 23, in the
Springs Park, it was announced
by the arrangements committee
this week.
Beginning at 2 p.m., a sched­ule
of events has been lined up
to provide entertainment for
children of the borough of all
ages, as well as free ice cream
and entertainment.
The schedule of events calls
for big bicycle and tricycle
races from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m.,
with prizes for the winners.
From three until five, a series
of games is planned for child­ren
of all age groups, also with
prizes and from 5 until 6:30
p.m., free ice cream and coffee,
for the adults, will be furnished!
A series of amateur and pro­fessional
entertainment acts will
be held from 6:30 until 9 p.m.,
to be punctuated by a number
of cake walks.
Funds for the annual picnic
were realized by a carnival the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
staged on the Spruce Street lot
several weeks ago.
RECOMMENDED BY THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR INFANTILE PARALYSIS
Seven-year-old Karen Blecha enacts 1952' polio precautions
recommended by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
When polio is around, the National Foundation cautions parents
to watch for these signs: headache, fever, sore throat, upset stom­ach,
tenderness and stiffness of neck and back. A person showing
such symptoms should be put to bed at once, away from others.
Then, call your doctor and follow his advice. If polio is diagnosed,
call your local chapter of the March of Dimes for advice and
assistance, including needed financial help.
Former Local Couple Has
Grisly Experience With
Drowning Case In Florida
Two Lititz . area men were
prosecuted by police in the
county on motor code violation
charges last week.
Paul D. Brenner, 448 N. Ce­dar
St., was charged with reck­less
driving by Manheim Bor­ough
police, and Clyde W. Wen­ger,
Lititz RD4, was charged
with driving too fast for condi­tions
by West Lampeter Twp.
police.
The residents of the one
hundred block of Spruce Street
have very mysterious nightly
visitors. Who are they? A whole
family of Screech Owls, con­sisting
of a very large Mama
and Papa Owl, along with their
youngsters.
Some time ago they decided
to make their home in the top
of what was formerly the old
Lutheran Church, but which is
now used by the Mart Realty
Corp., as a sewing factory, and
incidentally they happen to be
there ever since.
As is customary for owls,
they sleep all day, but just as
soon as night falls, you can
hear them flying about flapping
their large wings. The persons
who have been able to flash a
light - directly on them, have
seen their monkey shaped faces
and large glassy eyes staring
right back at them. At first they
seemed like a great nuisance to
most of the residents, because
of their loud screeching sounds
for hours on end, when every­one
was trying to sleep, but now
they have become so much a
part of the neighborhood that
nobody seems to mind them any­more.
Their food consists mainly of
mice and rats, so by catching
and eating these pests, they
certainly are doing a world of
good after all.
Practically every night of the
week you can see one or more
of the owls perched on any one
of the numerous television an­tennas,
roof peaks, or chimneys
in the neighborhood. As a mat­ter
of fact it appears they like
this block of Spruce Street so
well it seems to be everyone’s
opinion that they expect to
make it their permanent home.
Oh, well! We could have lots
worse neighbors, couldn't we?
Sportsmans Club
To Meet Monday
The regular meeting of the
Lititz Sportsmen’s Association
will be held Monday, Aug. 18
at 8 p.m. in the Recreation
Center.
A state representative of the
Game Commission will be pres­ent
to speak and colored motion
pictures on Pennsylvania wild­life
will be shown.
The meetings are open to any­one
interested in hunting and
fishing, in addition to members
of the association.
Business of the meeting ift-eludes
planning for the third
annual Kiddies Fish Day at
Minnich’s Dam. Refreshments
will be served.
Frank Fords Jr., Help To
Recover Body Of
Friend
A former local couple, now
residing in Palatka, Fla., along
the St. John’s River, had a
grisly experience recently, ac­cording
to a letter received
here. j
The couple, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Ford, Jr., figured in the
recovery of a body from the
river following a storm.
According to Ford’s father,
Frank Ford, Sr., local grocer,
young Ford’s wife, Florence,
was looking toward the river
from her home1 and saw a body
floating by.
She immediately called to her
husband who alerted several
other nearby men, and with
boats, they recovered the body.
Young Ford was stunned to
learn that the body was that of
one of his bosses at a Florida
mill where he is employed, who
had apparently been swept from
his motor boat during the vio­lent
storm.
Young Ford wrote a sister,
Ruth, of the experience, and in
the letter requested that r she
save her mother the shock of
learning what had occurred.
However, Mrs. Ford, seeing
the letter was from Frank,
opened it and read it to learn
of her son and daughter-in-law
undergoing the experience.
BOB HACKMAN
STARTS ON CRUISE
Large Demand
For Displays
At Farm Show
Reedy Says 1952 Show
Could Be Biggest
Ever
The sight of an unbroken
mass of concessions extending
along both sides of Broad Street
from Main to Marion Streets,
will greet visitors to the 1952
Lititz Farm. Show, September
16 to 20.
This was the report submit­ted
Monday evening by Carl
Reedy, concessions chairman,
who reported an unprecedented
demand for display space this
year. The location of the show
on Broad Street will probably
attract a record-breaking group
of concessions and exhibitors,
he predicted.
“There is still considerable
space left and we are trying to
have as much of this reserved
immediately by local groups
and associations, automobile and
farm implement dealers,” Reedy
explained. “We already realize
that later on space will be at a
Robert Hackman, of New
York City, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Hackman, spent the past,
week with his parents and left premium even with the great
on Friday for a week’s cruise to ; amount of additional space this
Nassau, Bahama Islands. Hack-man,
who is a musician, broad­casts
over station WNEW.
Bike Licenses Log
Behind Lost Year
Borough children have been
lax in purchasing licenses for
their bicycles, Chief of Police
C. R. Kreider said this week.
Thus far only 175 licenses
School Opens
September 2
Lititz Public Schools will re­open
Sept. 2, at 1 p.m., G. Mar­lin
Spaid, supervising principal,
announced this week.
He also requested that all
students who have moved to
Lititz since the close of the last
term report to the school office
on Friday, Aug. 22 between 8
a.m. and 12:00 noon.
At that time, Mr. Spaid said,
any such students will be prop­erly
registered for the opening
fall term.
The first day school re-opens
will be devoted to assigning
pupils to their new home rooms,
enabling teachers to make up
class rolls for the year, and to
several announcements concern­ing
school work.
The following day regular
sessions will be initiated, with
students attending morning and
afternoon sessions, beginning at
8:15 a.m.
year.”
The concessions will include
a number of new and sensation­al
rides and thrill devices. One
of these is a fun-provoking con­traption
more than a third of a
block long.
4-H Baby Beef Show
Milton Jurrell announced the
appointment of Robert Posey as
co-chairman of the 4-H Baby
Beef Show which will be held
in the park the last two days
of the show. Judging will take
place Friday evening, Septem­ber
19. More than thirty head
are expected to be exhibited
and prizes this year will be the
largest ever offered by the as­sociation.
Art Show
Another feature which has
attracted much attentipn in
former years, the art show,
will be repeated in the gymna­sium
this year.
School Board Move Resdfc
Of Injuries To
Children
A protest against the action
of the school board in removing
all the swing, see-saws, * 4
from the Pierson Playground at
the rear of Cedar Street near
the borough school buildings,
took form here this week.
Residents of the neighbor­hood,
especially parents at
smaller children, were taking
the move so seriously that th e y
informed The Record-Express
today that they plan to circu­late
a petition to have the
swings returned.
“They are driving our chil­dren
into the streets to play, m
a section of the town which is
the most conjested,” one parent
living just in front of the play­ground
declared. “This equip­ment
is being taken out to other
parts of town where children
already have many of these fa­cilities
for play—and we do
not think that is fair.”
Too Many Hurt
Members of the school board
explained this week that the
swings, see-saws, etc., were re­moved
“due to too many injur­ies
being suffered by children
when there were no supervisors
around.” One member of the
board, Howard Redcay, also ex­plained
that the removal of the
equipment is to encourage
“more supervision by the teach­ers.”
“The modern trend, as yon
can judge in Lancaster, is to
have nicely macadamized lots
where teachers can supervise
the recreation,” Mr. Redcay
said. “There have been a num­ber
of minor accidents at the
playground and we felt it would
be better for all concerned to
have the playground without
equipment.”
The school board is macad­amizing
the lot and this work
will be completed by the open­ing
of school.
MISSIONARY SOC. MEETS
The Women’s Missionary So-city
of Trinity E. C. Church
held its regular meeting Tues­day
evening at the home of
Mrs. Warren Newcomer, West
End Avenue. Members worked
on scrap-books for shut-ins
MacNicoIl Issues Call For
School Football Candidates
A call for candidates for
Lititz High School’s 1952 foot-have
been issued compared to ! ball team was issued by Head
Rotary Club Picnic
To Be Held Thursday
The annual picnic of the Lititz
Rotary Club will be held next
Thursday afternoon and eve­ning
at the summer cottage of
Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon H. Yoder,
near Brickerville.
An interesting program of
games and cards will be pre­sented
before and following the
dinner. Roast duck will feature
the menu.
about 300 issued .during last
year.
Children who fail to have
their bicycles equipped with a
license may , have them im­pounded
by police. In addition
to a Borough Ordinance requir­ing
a license, Chief Kreider
said the tags are helpful in re­covering
lost or stolen bicycles.
He said that when a license
is secured the serial number of
the bicycle is recorded, and in
that way, even if a thief would
go to the trouble to re-paint a
stolen bicycle, it could still
possibly be traced to the owner.
Coach Dave MacNicoIl, who
asked any interested boys to re­port
to the High School gymna­sium
next Monday.
He said team physician Dr.
Joseph Grpsh will examine the
boys to determine their fitness
beginning at 9 a.m. and after
that physical training will be­gin.
Two training sessions will be
held, as last year, one from
9 to 11 a.m., the other from 3
p.m. until 5 p.m., until school
starts.
MacNicoIl will be assisted
again this year by Dean Miller,
assistant coach last year, and
Dick Marshall, last year’s Jun­ior
High School team coach.
Approximately 70 boys are
expected to report for the open­ing
sessions, according to a list
of boys 'who affixed their signa­tures
to a paper signifying that
intention last spring.
The 70 aspirants included
candidates for both the varsity
and junior varsity teams.
The club will play a ten
game schedule this year, with
six of the games being at home.
Of the 70 boys expected to re­port,
MacNicoIl said he ex­pected
about 45 would remain
on the squad for the entire sea­son.
I
Unusual Fete
On Birthday
Of Local Boy
“Kick - Off” Party Fa-
Ted Davidson On
Friday
A unique birthday present m
the form of a “Kick-Off Party",
will be afforded young Ted
Davidson, son of Mr. and Mrs,
Paul Davidson, 211 Noble S t,
this Friday.
The party, in honor of Ted’s
birthday, will be attended fay
members of last year’s hi^i
school football team who wiU
be returning to play for the
school again this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, at a
loss at what to get their son for
his birthday, asked him what
he would like.
The youngster suggested Ike
“Kick-Off Party,” and Paul, a
former football player himself
and his wife, immediately en­dorsed
the idea.
However the fete will prob­ably
be the last partaking a t
sweets and other such tadtuta
for the boys for several weefa%
since the football squad begins
training on Monday.
Coaches Dave MacNicholl and
Dean Miller have been invited,
possibly in order to see that
their potential grid stalwarts
don’t stray too far off the train­ing
table course.
Program Of Special
Music In Pork Sunday
The Sunday Evening Com­munity
service in the park aft
7:30 will feature a special mu­sical
program.
The augmented Moravian
Trombone Choir will play the
prelude, postlude and offertory.
This eighteen-piece brass choir
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