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Iberbing tfje public for nearlp a Century 77tb Year Established April, 1877, as The Sunbeam ^ n , . „ „ 5 cents a Copy; $2 per yr. by mail, (Consolidated with The Lititz Record, 1937) Lititz. Lancaster Co,, Pa., Thursday, August 20, 1953 within Lancaster County; $2.50 elsewhere No. 20 329 Successfully Identify Last W eek’s F arm Photo Dispute T o Be Aired By Council Record-Express Feature Proves Popular Pastime; 2nd Photo This Week Behmer Seeks To Have Curb Moved Back On Marion Street A dispute over the width of Marion Street which has been smouldering for months will be aired at a meeting oi borough council on Tuesday evening, it became known today. At that time, Ivan Behmer, builder of two new residences on the short stretch oi Marion Street east of Cedar Street, will appear before council with demands that the street be taken several additional feet away from his dwellings. Council, on the other hand, was taking the stand that Behmer located his new homes without any regard for the location of the borough street. Local councilmen also reiterated claims made many months ago that if the street were to be extended to its legal width, the curb would be located within a couple of feet of Behmer’s front door sill. Considerable opposition also was voiced in the past to any infringement upon land on the opposite side of the street, a section of the Moravian Cemetery. Years ago the late Dr. W. H. Stengel had the hedge erected there as a means of definitely marking the boundary line. In an effort to .correct the situation, the borough has laid out the street on a 28 foot width as compared with the usual 40- foot width of other streets here. This brings the curb within five-feet of one of the two new resi- (Continued on Page 6) Hold Corn Roast For The Staff Of The Crippled Children's Society Mr. and Mrs. John Heisey, of West Third Avenue, entertained at their home on Sunday afternoon at a corn roast for their friends and the staff of the Lancaster County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Those present were: Miss Edna Schreiber, Miss Christine Schreiber, Mrs. Anna Thompson, Miss Anne Groff, Miss Kathryn Wisner, Mrs. Charlotte Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. James Rowan, John Peifer, Mr. and Mrs. Landis Herr, Mrs. Ann Esh-elbrener and Miss Josephine Snyder. Identifying the aerial photo of the local farm published in last week’s Record-Express quickly became a popular pastime in this section. Within a matter of a few hours after the Record-Express went to the postoffice, the telephone in the Record office began ringing as readers endeavored to be the first to correctly identify the photo published in the first issue of the Rural Photo Quiz being sponsored by this paper. And the phone kept on ringing until Monday morning — when a careful count showed that exactly 329 readers had correctly identified the photo as that of the farm located just southwest 2 Local Girls Win State 4-H Award Nancy Newcomer, Thelma Sangrey Given Cooking Honors At Penn State Two members of the Lititz- Manheim 4H Club won distinction at the annual Club Week held at State College recently. They are Nancy Newcomer and Thelma Sangery of the “What’s Cookin’ ” Club directed by Mrs. Benjafnin Shaeffer. The girls teamed up to prepare chicken for the Poultry Consumption demonstration and won first place. They were in competition with the Home Economics Clubs from all the counties in the state. The whole Club is attending the Round-Up being held at Mill-ersville State Teachers College today. They have chosen Carolyn Graybill as their posture Queen. She will compete with all other 4H Queens for the county title. All the members are required to bake six rolls and prepare a day’s menu for judging. The Club met recently at the home of Mrs. Shaeffer with Miss Ruth Ann Bowman, the county assistant in Home Economics, and eleven members attending. This was the last meeting of the season, the Round-Up will close the year’s work. of Kissel Hill, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Landis and I family and owned by R. D. Buck-waiter. Mrs. Landis quickly recognized their farm when she picked the Record-Express from their mail-box — and at exactly 10:14 A.M. she was standing in the Record office collecting the framed photo and the 22 gift certificates presented her by the sponsoring advertisers. Approximately 100 other readers handed in names of other farms. Of these, the former Tom Steffy farm northwest of the borough seemed to be the favorite. (Continued on Page 10) Cake Baking Contest For Farm Show Prize Of $10.00 Will Be Given For The Best Cake The Lititz Community Show Association is anxious to find out who is the best home cake baker in this area. In announcing the dates for this year’s show, Sept. 17, 18 and 19, Lloyd Smith said an extra attraction will be a cake-baking contest with a $10 prize going to the woman adjudged the best. He said the cake award will be known as the President’s Prize and that only old-fashioned home baked cakes, no cake mixes, will be eligible for the prize. An additional $10 prize to be known as the Superintendent’s Prize, will be given for the best decorated cake. Smith announced that Broad St. will be closed to traffic on Wednesday so that stands may be set up for the show. Any person wishing to have a concession should get in touch with Carl Reedy. The annual Baby Parade feature will be held Saturday, Sept. 119 with a $25 Defense Bond to i be awarded to the Parade’s Best. N O T I C E ! The office of Dr. Franklin K. Cassel, 34 S. Broad St., Lititz, Pa., will be closed from Sunday, August 23, 1953, to Wednesday, August 26, 1953, inclusive. Feels Honored! The following letter was received this week: Editor, Record-Express: My husband and I want to thank the Lititz Record-Express for choosing our farm as one of the 30 farms to be honored by your paper. We also want to thank the advertisers for the gift certificates. Sincerely, Ella Mae Landis. 15-Yr-Olds Must Stay In School Union Board Adopts Policy On Work Permits; Rock Gets Bus Contract Whether fifteen-year-olds shall continue to be excused from school to work on farms, proved to be one of several discussions marking a meeting of the Warwick Union School Board last evening when efforts were made to complete preparations for opening the fall term. The fall term, the first under the. new union school district, will start in Lititz Borough, Warwick and Elizabeth Townships on Tuesday, September 8. A pre-school registration for pu- (Continued on page 7) Kids Fish Day Winners A total of sixty-five boys and girls from Lititz and the adjacent townships took part in the annual kiddies fishing day sponsored at Rudy’s Dam last Sunday by the Lititz Sportsmen’s Association. Carl Shenk, North Broad St., won a fishing kit offered for the largest bass, while Neal Bushong, Lititz RD, won a fishing kit for landing the largest blue gill. Philip Wagaman, West Third Avenue, won a cash prize for the largest cattie. At a meeting of sportsmen, it was decided to halt cleaning the Lititz stream when it was reported industrial waste has nullified the work done to-date. The sportsmen announced they will seek to obtain a number of large trout to be placed in the head of the spring in the park. New Harris Store Front Adds Ultra-Modern Tòuch To Main Street mm m in »»»»Vcii. V A R I E T Y C E H T P P ÜiSSi® s e l f ■' S ERVIC E . • . - j r . Grand Opening Next Wednesday; Orchid For Ladies And Free Prizes During 4-Day Opening; To Announce Winner Of Trip To New York With the installation of their new electric store sign the Jos. S. Harris Co. have just about finished the remodeling of their store front. The sign is of corrugated plexiglas, with the moulded letters laminated to a white translucent background. It is a beautiful addition to the Main Street shopping center of Lititz. The vast changes that have been made in the interior are just about completed also, with only the arrival of self-service ice cream and delicatessen cabinets needed to complete the transformation from their old store to the new, modern, brightly lighted, air conditioned Va-j riety Center that any community could justly be proud of. i The store will be closed all 1 day Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 24th and 25th, in order to prepare for its Grand Opening, starting Wed., Aug. 26th, and continuing Thursday, the 27th, through and including Fri. and Sat., the 28th and 29th. Shopping hours will be from 8:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. on Wed. and Thurs. (The store will be open Thursday afternoon during the Grand Opening, instead of to 12:30, as on regular. Thursdays)-. Closing time on Friday and Saturday will be 9 P.M., as usual. There will be a host of Free Prizes given away these 4 days, as long as they last. The ladies will receive a Princess Aloha Orchid, flown directly from Ha-1 waii. There will be free cigars for the men, with balloons and bags of candy for the kiddies accompanied by a parent. The other free prize connected with the Grand Opening is the first of the series of weekly prizes: the 3 Day all expense paid trip for two to New York over the Labor Day week-end. At 9 P.M., Sat., Aug. 29th, one ticket will be drawn from a container. The lucky couple will have their meals, their sight-seeing, their transportation all paid for by the Harris Co. They will be in New York Sat., Sept. 5th to Monday, (Continued on Page 12) Playground Winners Happily Pose For Photo This happy group of youngsters consists of the winners in the stuffed animal contest, one of the many unusual features presented during this summer’s playground activities in the Springs Park. They are only a portion of the more than a hundred boys and ¿iris of various ages who participated in a program of supervised recreation and crafts instruction. The playground is sponsored jointly by the borough and the school board. Crowning King - Queen Features Final Week At Playground Here A Royal Pair A busy week including half a dozen unusual features and climaxed with the crowning of the King and Queen brought to a close one of the most successful seasons of the local playground here last week-end. Surrounded by pages and a ! host of. cheering companions, Bob Keller, of 66 North Water Street, was crowned King and Sally Sue Templeton, Queen. The ceremony was conducted by last year’s king and queen, Bob Miller and Susan Myers. Pages were Don Keller, Bill Reddig, Dick Keller and Dick Minnich. The king and queen were presented with trophies and cameras and reigned over the Friday night doggie roast and party which concluded the season’s activities. Bob Keller presided as master of ceremonies of the floor show which featured a modern tap by Lynn Mathers, tap dancing by Alice Gundrum, Susie Beck; and a quintet composed of Dick Walters, Don and Bob Keller, Bob Miller and Richard Kreider. An exercise dance was presented by Emma Witwer, Susie (Continued on Page 6) The Lititz Playground King and Queen, Bob Keller and Sally j Sue Templeton, are seen holding the trophies presented them for achievements recorded during the past summer at the local playground. Services For Sentiment Divided On Center Sale Miller Says Board Should First Analyze Statement Of Costs Sentiment was definitely divided, pro and con, this week following announcement that the Community Center board of directors are considering sale of the Recreation Center building, as published in last week’s Record- Express. “I definitely do not think anything should be done until statements of cost for the past several years have been compiled and analyzed,” Wilbur Miller, treasurer for the Center, declared this week. “We discussed both selling the building and, on the other hand, closing the upper two floors but these discussions would mean so much more if we know exactly what it cost us to heat the building.” The opinion also appeared general, and was heard repeatedly here during the past week, that if the present building is sold, “Lititz never again will have a Recreation Center Building.” In discussing possible sale of the building, the board last week recalled that, when turned over by Ralph M. Spacht, the building was accepted with the understanding that it could be sold and funds thus obtained could be used toward purchasing a more suitable building/ Several members of the board this week repeated their opinion that Center activities could be carried on, temporarily at least, in the borough school building — or to the time when, from one source or another, sufficient funds can be found to properly operate the Center. Local Teacher High School Gridders Start Harry Grubb Pre-Season Drills This Week On Monday Lititz High School’s football candidates waded in their preseason conditioning work on the Athletic Field this week, with only four weeks to be ready for the opening game of their Conference of Roses schedule. Candidates underwent a physical examination by Dr. J. W. Grosh, team physician, Tuesday. The doctor was enthusiastic about the fitness of the local athletes. He told Coach Dave MacNicoll it was one of the healthiest squads he has seen in some years. There are a lot of big boys whose weight is packed solidly, the doctor observed, and expressed the belief the club will be able to field a formidable line. Coach MacNicoll said he believed that most of the boys had followed a conditioning outline he sent them in July, accounting for their passing the physical examination with flying colors. Except for three or four boys who have been told to take the early work easy and round into condition slowly, Dr. Grosh said he was well pleased with the physical well-being of the candidates. A blackboard drill was held Tuesday afternoon after equipment was dispensed and the outdoor work began. Thirty boys reported for the physical examinations but a number of other boys are expected to take theirs at a later date. HUNTING LICENSES HERE! Justice of the Peace Paul F. Diehm announced yesterday that the first batch of 1953 hunting licenses have arrived and now are on sale. While waterfowl may be shot in October, the small game season opens .No- : vember 2. . BRUNNERVILLE SERVICES The Evangelical United Brethren Church of Brunnerville will hold five more services at their summer bible conference. Every- I body welcome. Midget Grid Team Formed In Borough Will Compete In Lanco Midget Football League A midget football team has been organized in Lititz and entered in the Lanco Midget Football League. Fiften boys and three alternates are included on the squad which began practice last week and will continue to work out in preparation for the opening game on Sept. 6. Equipment for the boys was furnished by the high school and high school coach Dave MacNicoll has agreed to work with the midgets every Monday on fundamentals and football safety rules. However before the club can swing into league action an effort is being made to raise funds for paying officials for the games. Anyone wishing to donate to the project may do so by contacting Roy Clair or Bob Sheffy, who are handling the team. It is believed the early football experience gained by the boys will prove valuable in improving high school football here in the future. The team will play its home games Saturday and the away games on Sunday. Candidates for the team must be under age 12 and weigh less than 120 pounds. The Lanco Midget Football League is in its fourth year of operation and includes teams from the city as well as the county. AT ATLANTIC CITY Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wolf will leave today for Atlantic City where they plan to spend a two-week’s vacation. Harry W. Grubb, well-known local manufacturer and civic leader, died at his home at 201 East Third Avenue, yesterday morning at 9 A.M., following an illness of several months’ duration. Mr. Grubb first was stricken ill approximately three months ago when he was admitted to the Lancaster General Hospital to undergo an operation. When complications developed, two additional operations were performed in the attempt to save his life. He was returned to his home here several weeks ago but his condition failed to respond to treatment. He was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, and a resident of this borough for the past eleven years, and held the position of vice president of the Linden Corporation, local underwear manufacturing firm. He was an active member of the Lititz Rotary Club and served as president four years ago. He also was treasurer of the Lititz Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Lititz Fire Company. He was a member of the Royersford Lodge, 585, F. & A.M., for the past 38 years. He was a son of the late Nathan and Lydia Rahn Grubb and is survived by his wife, Neva Alderfer Grubb; one daughter, Anna Elizabeth, wife of Elbert Nixdorf, of Hamburg, N. J., one grandson; a brother, Daniel, of Philadelphia; and a sister, Mrs. John Hunsicker, of Royersford. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 A.M. from the late residence, with interment in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Parker-ford, Pa. Friends may call Sunday from 7 to 9 P.M. RETURNED TO TEXAS Mrs. Irene Keener Sturgis and son, John, left Tuesday to return to their home in Austin, Texas, after spending the past month with Mrs. Sturgis’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Keener, Front Street. Granted Degree At Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. — Leon de Fernelmont, 109 East Third St., Lititz, was awarded the degree of master of science in education at the annual Summer Commencement exercises at Bucknell University Saturday. Dr. Walter C. Langsam, president of Gettysburg College, was the speaker at the exercises held in the University’s Davis Gymnasium. de Fernelmont holds the degree of bachelor of science from Franklin & Marshall, where he was graduated in 1935. Miss Posey Will Sing At Moravian Church Sunday The sermon subject for the morning worship in the Moravian Church is “Restored Harmony.” The guest soloist, Miss Ida Kathryn Posey will sing, “Lamb of God” (Bizet). At 7:30 P.M. the Park Service will be in charge of the pastor, who will speak on the subject: “The Man Who Was Always There.” The Trombone Choir, directed by John Keehn, will play Moravian Chorales, and the Senior Choir, led by Mrs. George Keehn will sing “He Is Watching Over Israel” (Mendelssohn) and “As Torrents in Summer” (Elgar). TO TOUR EUROPE Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. Hess, of this borough, and Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Miller, of Ephrata, will sail from New York September 2 for Europe. They plan to spend approximately six weeks touring England and the continent and will fly back. ROSSI IN COLLISION Following a collision on Orange Street near Duke in Lan-caste rlast Friday, Leo Rossi, Lititz borough tax collector, was prosecuted on a charge of reckless driving before Alderman Forrest. Damage to the two cars amounted to approximately $350.
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Full Text | Iberbing tfje public for nearlp a Century 77tb Year Established April, 1877, as The Sunbeam ^ n , . „ „ 5 cents a Copy; $2 per yr. by mail, (Consolidated with The Lititz Record, 1937) Lititz. Lancaster Co,, Pa., Thursday, August 20, 1953 within Lancaster County; $2.50 elsewhere No. 20 329 Successfully Identify Last W eek’s F arm Photo Dispute T o Be Aired By Council Record-Express Feature Proves Popular Pastime; 2nd Photo This Week Behmer Seeks To Have Curb Moved Back On Marion Street A dispute over the width of Marion Street which has been smouldering for months will be aired at a meeting oi borough council on Tuesday evening, it became known today. At that time, Ivan Behmer, builder of two new residences on the short stretch oi Marion Street east of Cedar Street, will appear before council with demands that the street be taken several additional feet away from his dwellings. Council, on the other hand, was taking the stand that Behmer located his new homes without any regard for the location of the borough street. Local councilmen also reiterated claims made many months ago that if the street were to be extended to its legal width, the curb would be located within a couple of feet of Behmer’s front door sill. Considerable opposition also was voiced in the past to any infringement upon land on the opposite side of the street, a section of the Moravian Cemetery. Years ago the late Dr. W. H. Stengel had the hedge erected there as a means of definitely marking the boundary line. In an effort to .correct the situation, the borough has laid out the street on a 28 foot width as compared with the usual 40- foot width of other streets here. This brings the curb within five-feet of one of the two new resi- (Continued on Page 6) Hold Corn Roast For The Staff Of The Crippled Children's Society Mr. and Mrs. John Heisey, of West Third Avenue, entertained at their home on Sunday afternoon at a corn roast for their friends and the staff of the Lancaster County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Those present were: Miss Edna Schreiber, Miss Christine Schreiber, Mrs. Anna Thompson, Miss Anne Groff, Miss Kathryn Wisner, Mrs. Charlotte Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. James Rowan, John Peifer, Mr. and Mrs. Landis Herr, Mrs. Ann Esh-elbrener and Miss Josephine Snyder. Identifying the aerial photo of the local farm published in last week’s Record-Express quickly became a popular pastime in this section. Within a matter of a few hours after the Record-Express went to the postoffice, the telephone in the Record office began ringing as readers endeavored to be the first to correctly identify the photo published in the first issue of the Rural Photo Quiz being sponsored by this paper. And the phone kept on ringing until Monday morning — when a careful count showed that exactly 329 readers had correctly identified the photo as that of the farm located just southwest 2 Local Girls Win State 4-H Award Nancy Newcomer, Thelma Sangrey Given Cooking Honors At Penn State Two members of the Lititz- Manheim 4H Club won distinction at the annual Club Week held at State College recently. They are Nancy Newcomer and Thelma Sangery of the “What’s Cookin’ ” Club directed by Mrs. Benjafnin Shaeffer. The girls teamed up to prepare chicken for the Poultry Consumption demonstration and won first place. They were in competition with the Home Economics Clubs from all the counties in the state. The whole Club is attending the Round-Up being held at Mill-ersville State Teachers College today. They have chosen Carolyn Graybill as their posture Queen. She will compete with all other 4H Queens for the county title. All the members are required to bake six rolls and prepare a day’s menu for judging. The Club met recently at the home of Mrs. Shaeffer with Miss Ruth Ann Bowman, the county assistant in Home Economics, and eleven members attending. This was the last meeting of the season, the Round-Up will close the year’s work. of Kissel Hill, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Landis and I family and owned by R. D. Buck-waiter. Mrs. Landis quickly recognized their farm when she picked the Record-Express from their mail-box — and at exactly 10:14 A.M. she was standing in the Record office collecting the framed photo and the 22 gift certificates presented her by the sponsoring advertisers. Approximately 100 other readers handed in names of other farms. Of these, the former Tom Steffy farm northwest of the borough seemed to be the favorite. (Continued on Page 10) Cake Baking Contest For Farm Show Prize Of $10.00 Will Be Given For The Best Cake The Lititz Community Show Association is anxious to find out who is the best home cake baker in this area. In announcing the dates for this year’s show, Sept. 17, 18 and 19, Lloyd Smith said an extra attraction will be a cake-baking contest with a $10 prize going to the woman adjudged the best. He said the cake award will be known as the President’s Prize and that only old-fashioned home baked cakes, no cake mixes, will be eligible for the prize. An additional $10 prize to be known as the Superintendent’s Prize, will be given for the best decorated cake. Smith announced that Broad St. will be closed to traffic on Wednesday so that stands may be set up for the show. Any person wishing to have a concession should get in touch with Carl Reedy. The annual Baby Parade feature will be held Saturday, Sept. 119 with a $25 Defense Bond to i be awarded to the Parade’s Best. N O T I C E ! The office of Dr. Franklin K. Cassel, 34 S. Broad St., Lititz, Pa., will be closed from Sunday, August 23, 1953, to Wednesday, August 26, 1953, inclusive. Feels Honored! The following letter was received this week: Editor, Record-Express: My husband and I want to thank the Lititz Record-Express for choosing our farm as one of the 30 farms to be honored by your paper. We also want to thank the advertisers for the gift certificates. Sincerely, Ella Mae Landis. 15-Yr-Olds Must Stay In School Union Board Adopts Policy On Work Permits; Rock Gets Bus Contract Whether fifteen-year-olds shall continue to be excused from school to work on farms, proved to be one of several discussions marking a meeting of the Warwick Union School Board last evening when efforts were made to complete preparations for opening the fall term. The fall term, the first under the. new union school district, will start in Lititz Borough, Warwick and Elizabeth Townships on Tuesday, September 8. A pre-school registration for pu- (Continued on page 7) Kids Fish Day Winners A total of sixty-five boys and girls from Lititz and the adjacent townships took part in the annual kiddies fishing day sponsored at Rudy’s Dam last Sunday by the Lititz Sportsmen’s Association. Carl Shenk, North Broad St., won a fishing kit offered for the largest bass, while Neal Bushong, Lititz RD, won a fishing kit for landing the largest blue gill. Philip Wagaman, West Third Avenue, won a cash prize for the largest cattie. At a meeting of sportsmen, it was decided to halt cleaning the Lititz stream when it was reported industrial waste has nullified the work done to-date. The sportsmen announced they will seek to obtain a number of large trout to be placed in the head of the spring in the park. New Harris Store Front Adds Ultra-Modern Tòuch To Main Street mm m in »»»»Vcii. V A R I E T Y C E H T P P ÜiSSi® s e l f ■' S ERVIC E . • . - j r . Grand Opening Next Wednesday; Orchid For Ladies And Free Prizes During 4-Day Opening; To Announce Winner Of Trip To New York With the installation of their new electric store sign the Jos. S. Harris Co. have just about finished the remodeling of their store front. The sign is of corrugated plexiglas, with the moulded letters laminated to a white translucent background. It is a beautiful addition to the Main Street shopping center of Lititz. The vast changes that have been made in the interior are just about completed also, with only the arrival of self-service ice cream and delicatessen cabinets needed to complete the transformation from their old store to the new, modern, brightly lighted, air conditioned Va-j riety Center that any community could justly be proud of. i The store will be closed all 1 day Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 24th and 25th, in order to prepare for its Grand Opening, starting Wed., Aug. 26th, and continuing Thursday, the 27th, through and including Fri. and Sat., the 28th and 29th. Shopping hours will be from 8:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. on Wed. and Thurs. (The store will be open Thursday afternoon during the Grand Opening, instead of to 12:30, as on regular. Thursdays)-. Closing time on Friday and Saturday will be 9 P.M., as usual. There will be a host of Free Prizes given away these 4 days, as long as they last. The ladies will receive a Princess Aloha Orchid, flown directly from Ha-1 waii. There will be free cigars for the men, with balloons and bags of candy for the kiddies accompanied by a parent. The other free prize connected with the Grand Opening is the first of the series of weekly prizes: the 3 Day all expense paid trip for two to New York over the Labor Day week-end. At 9 P.M., Sat., Aug. 29th, one ticket will be drawn from a container. The lucky couple will have their meals, their sight-seeing, their transportation all paid for by the Harris Co. They will be in New York Sat., Sept. 5th to Monday, (Continued on Page 12) Playground Winners Happily Pose For Photo This happy group of youngsters consists of the winners in the stuffed animal contest, one of the many unusual features presented during this summer’s playground activities in the Springs Park. They are only a portion of the more than a hundred boys and ¿iris of various ages who participated in a program of supervised recreation and crafts instruction. The playground is sponsored jointly by the borough and the school board. Crowning King - Queen Features Final Week At Playground Here A Royal Pair A busy week including half a dozen unusual features and climaxed with the crowning of the King and Queen brought to a close one of the most successful seasons of the local playground here last week-end. Surrounded by pages and a ! host of. cheering companions, Bob Keller, of 66 North Water Street, was crowned King and Sally Sue Templeton, Queen. The ceremony was conducted by last year’s king and queen, Bob Miller and Susan Myers. Pages were Don Keller, Bill Reddig, Dick Keller and Dick Minnich. The king and queen were presented with trophies and cameras and reigned over the Friday night doggie roast and party which concluded the season’s activities. Bob Keller presided as master of ceremonies of the floor show which featured a modern tap by Lynn Mathers, tap dancing by Alice Gundrum, Susie Beck; and a quintet composed of Dick Walters, Don and Bob Keller, Bob Miller and Richard Kreider. An exercise dance was presented by Emma Witwer, Susie (Continued on Page 6) The Lititz Playground King and Queen, Bob Keller and Sally j Sue Templeton, are seen holding the trophies presented them for achievements recorded during the past summer at the local playground. Services For Sentiment Divided On Center Sale Miller Says Board Should First Analyze Statement Of Costs Sentiment was definitely divided, pro and con, this week following announcement that the Community Center board of directors are considering sale of the Recreation Center building, as published in last week’s Record- Express. “I definitely do not think anything should be done until statements of cost for the past several years have been compiled and analyzed,” Wilbur Miller, treasurer for the Center, declared this week. “We discussed both selling the building and, on the other hand, closing the upper two floors but these discussions would mean so much more if we know exactly what it cost us to heat the building.” The opinion also appeared general, and was heard repeatedly here during the past week, that if the present building is sold, “Lititz never again will have a Recreation Center Building.” In discussing possible sale of the building, the board last week recalled that, when turned over by Ralph M. Spacht, the building was accepted with the understanding that it could be sold and funds thus obtained could be used toward purchasing a more suitable building/ Several members of the board this week repeated their opinion that Center activities could be carried on, temporarily at least, in the borough school building — or to the time when, from one source or another, sufficient funds can be found to properly operate the Center. Local Teacher High School Gridders Start Harry Grubb Pre-Season Drills This Week On Monday Lititz High School’s football candidates waded in their preseason conditioning work on the Athletic Field this week, with only four weeks to be ready for the opening game of their Conference of Roses schedule. Candidates underwent a physical examination by Dr. J. W. Grosh, team physician, Tuesday. The doctor was enthusiastic about the fitness of the local athletes. He told Coach Dave MacNicoll it was one of the healthiest squads he has seen in some years. There are a lot of big boys whose weight is packed solidly, the doctor observed, and expressed the belief the club will be able to field a formidable line. Coach MacNicoll said he believed that most of the boys had followed a conditioning outline he sent them in July, accounting for their passing the physical examination with flying colors. Except for three or four boys who have been told to take the early work easy and round into condition slowly, Dr. Grosh said he was well pleased with the physical well-being of the candidates. A blackboard drill was held Tuesday afternoon after equipment was dispensed and the outdoor work began. Thirty boys reported for the physical examinations but a number of other boys are expected to take theirs at a later date. HUNTING LICENSES HERE! Justice of the Peace Paul F. Diehm announced yesterday that the first batch of 1953 hunting licenses have arrived and now are on sale. While waterfowl may be shot in October, the small game season opens .No- : vember 2. . BRUNNERVILLE SERVICES The Evangelical United Brethren Church of Brunnerville will hold five more services at their summer bible conference. Every- I body welcome. Midget Grid Team Formed In Borough Will Compete In Lanco Midget Football League A midget football team has been organized in Lititz and entered in the Lanco Midget Football League. Fiften boys and three alternates are included on the squad which began practice last week and will continue to work out in preparation for the opening game on Sept. 6. Equipment for the boys was furnished by the high school and high school coach Dave MacNicoll has agreed to work with the midgets every Monday on fundamentals and football safety rules. However before the club can swing into league action an effort is being made to raise funds for paying officials for the games. Anyone wishing to donate to the project may do so by contacting Roy Clair or Bob Sheffy, who are handling the team. It is believed the early football experience gained by the boys will prove valuable in improving high school football here in the future. The team will play its home games Saturday and the away games on Sunday. Candidates for the team must be under age 12 and weigh less than 120 pounds. The Lanco Midget Football League is in its fourth year of operation and includes teams from the city as well as the county. AT ATLANTIC CITY Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wolf will leave today for Atlantic City where they plan to spend a two-week’s vacation. Harry W. Grubb, well-known local manufacturer and civic leader, died at his home at 201 East Third Avenue, yesterday morning at 9 A.M., following an illness of several months’ duration. Mr. Grubb first was stricken ill approximately three months ago when he was admitted to the Lancaster General Hospital to undergo an operation. When complications developed, two additional operations were performed in the attempt to save his life. He was returned to his home here several weeks ago but his condition failed to respond to treatment. He was a member of the Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, and a resident of this borough for the past eleven years, and held the position of vice president of the Linden Corporation, local underwear manufacturing firm. He was an active member of the Lititz Rotary Club and served as president four years ago. He also was treasurer of the Lititz Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Lititz Fire Company. He was a member of the Royersford Lodge, 585, F. & A.M., for the past 38 years. He was a son of the late Nathan and Lydia Rahn Grubb and is survived by his wife, Neva Alderfer Grubb; one daughter, Anna Elizabeth, wife of Elbert Nixdorf, of Hamburg, N. J., one grandson; a brother, Daniel, of Philadelphia; and a sister, Mrs. John Hunsicker, of Royersford. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 A.M. from the late residence, with interment in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Parker-ford, Pa. Friends may call Sunday from 7 to 9 P.M. RETURNED TO TEXAS Mrs. Irene Keener Sturgis and son, John, left Tuesday to return to their home in Austin, Texas, after spending the past month with Mrs. Sturgis’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Keener, Front Street. Granted Degree At Bucknell Lewisburg, Pa. — Leon de Fernelmont, 109 East Third St., Lititz, was awarded the degree of master of science in education at the annual Summer Commencement exercises at Bucknell University Saturday. Dr. Walter C. Langsam, president of Gettysburg College, was the speaker at the exercises held in the University’s Davis Gymnasium. de Fernelmont holds the degree of bachelor of science from Franklin & Marshall, where he was graduated in 1935. Miss Posey Will Sing At Moravian Church Sunday The sermon subject for the morning worship in the Moravian Church is “Restored Harmony.” The guest soloist, Miss Ida Kathryn Posey will sing, “Lamb of God” (Bizet). At 7:30 P.M. the Park Service will be in charge of the pastor, who will speak on the subject: “The Man Who Was Always There.” The Trombone Choir, directed by John Keehn, will play Moravian Chorales, and the Senior Choir, led by Mrs. George Keehn will sing “He Is Watching Over Israel” (Mendelssohn) and “As Torrents in Summer” (Elgar). TO TOUR EUROPE Dr. and Mrs. Paul G. Hess, of this borough, and Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Miller, of Ephrata, will sail from New York September 2 for Europe. They plan to spend approximately six weeks touring England and the continent and will fly back. ROSSI IN COLLISION Following a collision on Orange Street near Duke in Lan-caste rlast Friday, Leo Rossi, Lititz borough tax collector, was prosecuted on a charge of reckless driving before Alderman Forrest. Damage to the two cars amounted to approximately $350. |
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