Lititz Record Express

              Bi-Centennial
1956 T h e Lit it z R ec o rd - Ex pr e s s
Serving The Lititz Area For Nearly Eighty Years
6-2191
Our New Numbei
79th Year E stab lish ed April, 1877, as The Sunbeam
(Consolidated w ith The l i t i t z Record, 1837) L ititz , L an c a ste r Co., Pa., Th u rsd ay , August 25, 1955 5 c en ts a Copy; $2 per y ea r b y mail,
w ith in L an ca ste r County; $2.50 elsewhere. No. 21
Warwick Twp. Property Assessor Resigns Under Fire
Musser Quits After
Residents Circulate
Petition To Oust Him
Lester R. Landis Is Candi- Local Women
date To Fill Vacancy Born Same Day
reate 90 Years Ago
L o n g th e s to rm c e n te r o t a ^
c o n tro v e r s y r a g in g o v e r a lle g e d ! Miss M a rg a r e t G eo rg e is ob-a
s s e s sm e n t in e q u a litie s , E a r l C . ! s e rv in g h e r n in e tie th b ir th d a y
M u s se r, of R o th sv ille , h a s r e s ig n - a n n iv e r s a r y a t th e M o ra v ia n
e d a s p ro p e rty a s s e s s o r of W a r- jjom e to d a y . Miss G eo rg e is a
wick T ow n sh ip , m em b e rs of th e r e ti r e d te a c h e r , sh e is a n a tiv e
tow n sh ip b o a rd of s u p e rv is o r s o i E n g la n d a n d w a s e d u c a te d a t
r e v e a le d y e s te rd a y . F u ln e c k School, E n g la n d . S h e
M u s s e r’s r e s ig n a tio n w a s su b - t a u g h t a t L in d e n H a ll a n d a ls o
m itte d s e v e ra l d a y s a f te r a g ro u p a j. a b u s in e s s sc h o o l in P o u g h -
o f p ro p e r ty ow n e rs of th e to w n - ; i-e e p Sie, N. Y. fo r m a n y y e a rs ,
sh ip h a d b e g u n c ir c u la tin g a pe- gjl e jjag ^ v e d a t th e M o ra v ia n
tit io n to h a v e h im o u s te d fo r j j ome si nce h e r r e ti r em e n t in
th e a lle g e d m a n n e r in w h ic h h e - 941
w a s c o n d u c tin g h is office, it fu r - p H a b e c k e r , 112
t h e r w a s d isc lo s ed . . . .
T h e c h a rg e s lo d g ed a g a in s t th e I f o u th C e d a r S tr e e is o b s e rv in g
f o rm e r d e a le r in h o rs e rem e d ie s , ! ,le r n in e tie th b ir th d a y to -d a y .
w a s t h a t h is b o o k s a r e in b a d M rs - H a b e c k e r s e rv e d a s a d ie n e r |
sh a p e , th a t h is e x o n e r a tio n s a r e fo r m a n y y e a r s ln th e M o ra v ia n i
o u t of lin e a n d th a t in s e v e ra l C h u rc h . She is a c tiv e a n d d o e s]
in s ta n c e s he h a u a s s e s s e d b o th w o r^ °* h e r h o u s e h o ld ,
th e ow n e rs a n d te n a n ts fo r th e
s am e p ro p e rtie s .
T h e p e titio n h a d b e en s ig n e d
b y a la r g e n um b e r of p ro p e rty
ow n e rs w h e n M u s se r d isc lo sed
h is d e c isio n to re s ig n , o n e of th e
s u p e rv is o r s d isc lo s ed . T h e p e ti­t
io n th e n w a s h a lte d .
T h is w e ek , s u p e rv is o r s p r e ­s
e n te d th e n am e of L e s te r K.
L a n d is , of B ru n n e rv ille , an em ­p
lo y e e a t R.C.A., a s a c a n d id a te
«6 fill th e v a c a n cy , S u p e rv iso r;
P a u l Ib a c h , of B ru n n e rv ille , a n ­n
o u n c e d . So f a r L a n d is h a s no
o p p o s itio n fo r th e p o sitio n .
C ritic ism of M u s s e r ’s p o lic ie s!
in fixing a s s e s sm e n ts b e c am e !
k n ow n le s s th a n a y e a r a f t e r h is
e le c tio n in 1953. L a s t N o v em b e r j
a g ro u p o f a p p ro x im a te ly 40
p ro p e r ty ow n e rs m a r c h e d on th e
(C o n tin u e d on P a g e 6)
Will Address Rotary
Hess Farm Near School Bought As Homes Site
John B. Kendig Buys
121 Acres F or $90,000
To Develop In Spring
The Warwick Union School Machine is Ready — Rärin’ To Go!
Cellars
Flooded
Twice
F r e d e r ic k H . T u r n e r o f th e
P e n n s y lv a n ia R a ilr o a d f r e ig h t
d e p a r tm e n t w ill b e th e sp e a k e r
a t t h e A u g u s t 3 0 th m e e tin g of
t h e lo c a l R o ta r y C lu b . S to ry on
p a g e tw o .
Do z en s o f flo o d ed c e lla r s , a
p a v em e n t u p ro o te d a n d a s in k ­h
o le w h ic h s till h e ld u p w o rk
a t th e n ew sc h o o l s ite , c o n s t itu t ­e
d th e p r in c ip a l d am a g e r e s u l t ­in
g from w h a t m a n y h e r e r e g a r d
a s th e w o r s t flo o d in g in th e h is ­to
ry o f th e b o ro u g h , l a s t T h u r s ­d
ay.
Of th e m o re th a n tw e n ty
h om e s r e p o r tin g flo o d ed c e lla r s ,
i t h a t o f C la ir S lo s s e r, o n E a s t
L em o n S tr e e t, c o n s titu te d th e
| b u lk of d am a g e . W ith w a te r
i p o u r in g In th r o u g h a r e a r e n ­tr
a n c e to a c e lla r g a r a g e a n d
s to r e ro om , th e c e lla r w a s q u ic k -
i ly filled w ith o v e r five f e e t of
w a te r T h u r sd a y .
A f r e e z e r , filled w ith fo o d ,
flo a te d a ro u n d in. th e flo o d ed
w a te r. W h e n o p e n e d , i t w a s
fo u n d t h a t th e e n ti r e c o n te n ts ,
s e v e ra l h u n d r e d p o u n d s o f m e a t
a n d v e g e ta b le s a ll w a s d e s tro y e d .
A la rg e am o u n t o f to y s a n d
s p o r tin g g o o d s, 80 j a r s o f p r e ­se
rv e s , a n d a p ow e r m ow e r, s to r ­ed
in th e c e lla r a lso w e r e d am ­a
g e d , a s w e ll a s th e h e a tin g u n it
o f th e h om e .
F ir em e n p um p e d o u t th e c e l­l
a r a lo n g w ith s e v e ra l d o z en
o th e r c e lla r s in p r a c tic a lly e v e ry
p a r t o f tow n . S till w e a ry from
th e i r lo n g h o u r s o f p um p in g ,
firem e n w e r e c a lle d b a c k a g a in
to p r a c tic a lly th e e n ti r e l i s t o f
(C o n tin u e d on P a g e 7)
G R ISW O LD ’S SNOW T IR E S
B R IN G GOOD P R IC E S
A m o n g th e a r ti c l e s w h ic h
b r o u g h t th e b e s t p r ic e s a t th e
L io n s C lu b a u c tio n F r id a y
n ig h t w e r e tw o sn ow tir e s ,
b o th in m ig h ty g o o d sh a p e .
A f t e r th e s a le i t w a s le a rn e d
t h a t th e a r ti c l e s a r e th e p r o p ­e
r ty o f D r. A r th u r S. G r is ­w
o ld— b u t n o t in te n d e d fo r
s a le !
T h e a u c tio n a r ti c l e s h a d
b e e n s to r e d in th e G risw o ld
g a r a g e , i t d e v e lo p e d . A n d
w h e n m em b e rs o f th e c lu b
c le a n e d o u t th e g a r a g e f o r
th e a u c tio n th e y d id su c h a
th o r o u g h jo b t h a t th e sn ow
t i r e s w e n t a lo n g w ith a ll o f
th e d o n a te d stu ff.
U p p e r L e f t. T h is p i c tu r e sh ow s a n a lm o s t d a ily c h o r e f o r t h e . G o c h e n a u r , w a d in g th r o u g h a m a s s o f c o rre sp o n d e n c e , b ills , in ­s
um m e r w o rk e r s . A s h ipm e n t o f su p p lie s a n d t e x t b o o k s lia s a r - v o ic e s a n d th e a r r a n g em e n t o f p u p ils a n d te a c h e r s in th e v a r io u s
r iv e d a n d E a r l S e ld om rid g e , M iss M y e rs a n d M iss W h it c r a f t a r e c la s s ro om s .
c h e c k in g to m a k e c e r t a in t h a t th e in v o ic e s a r e c o r re c t. R ig h t c e n t e r p h o to sh ow s W ilb u r G ra y b ill, p r e s id e n t o f th e
T h e p i c tu r e a t t h e lo w e r l e f t h a r d ly n e e d s e x p la n a tio n . I t ’ s c h o o l b o a rd , a n d M r. S p a id . A t th e m om e n t of th e p ic tu r e - t a k in g
sh ow s T a ilo r P e t e r D eL eo f ittin g a b a n d u n ifo rm o n J o h n n y th e y w e r e d is c u s s in g b u s r o u te s .
H ow e ll, p o p u la r R e c o rd -E x p r e s s c a r r i e r b o y . I n th e p i c tu r e a t th e low e r r ig h t, w e se e J a n i to r G e o rg e
A t th e u p p e r r i g h t w e h a v e Miss J a n e t M y e rs, e lem e n ta r y E v a n s g e tt in g r e a d y to s e t u p o n e o f th e e lem e n ta r y ro om s a t
s u p e rv is o r , D o ris W h it c r a f t a n d M r. S p a id ’s s e c r e ta ry , M rs. F o r d | th e c h u r c h w ith b r a n d new d e s k s . a n d c h a ir s .
Summers No Vacation A t A ll
- For The School Principal
Five Classes
Will Use
Church Bldg.
W ith 138 p u p ils s c h e d u le d to
a t t e n d c la s s e s in th e T r in ity E v ­a
n g e lic a l C h u rc h b u ild in g th is
y e a r , th e o v e r-c row d e d c o n d itio n
w h ic h h a s e x is te d fo r se v e ra l
y e a r s in th e W a rw ic k -U n io n dis-i
”ic t g row s s te a d ily m o re a c u te .
All three! flo o rs o f th e c h u rc h
h a v e b e e n r e n te d fo r c la ss ro om s ,
tw o t h i r d g r a d e c la s s e s a r e to
u s e th e fir s t floor, o n e fifth g ra d e
a n d a s ix th g r a d e w ill u se th e
b a s em e n t, a n d a n o th e r s ix th
g r a d e w ill h o ld c la s s e s o n th e
s e c o n d floor.
Miss B u c h e n ’s T h ir d G ra d e
C la ss, fir s t flo o r: P e g g y B a rd
F a y e B u r k h o ld e r , S a n d o D itz le r,
S h a ro n E n c k , B a r b a r a E ile e n
F o r em a n , M a ry A lic e G ra y b ill,
S u z z e tte H a y , J o y c e A n n H u b e r,
S u s a n J o h n s o n , J a n ic e K n ig h t,
K a th le e n M cK in n e y , D o ris J e a n
P e te r s , D o n n a R a d e r , A n n R e in -
a r d , D o n n a L e e S p a d e , S a n d r a
Sw e ig a rt.
R ic h a rd B e n d e r , J am e s H.
B la n k e nm y e r , T im o th y F o r r y , C.
R ic h a rd G u n d rum , J o s e p h K lo s,
M ic h a e l M an n , J am e s P e iffe r,
R a n d o lp h R e is t, Neil M. S h en e -
b e rg e r , B ru c e S in g e r, J o h n Mich­a
e l W o lf, H a r r y L. W o lp e r t, III.
Miss G a n tz ’s T h ir d G ra d e
c la s s , f ir s t flo o r: B a r b a r a S u e
A d am s, M a rio n B o y e r, S u s a n
M a rie B u c h e r , J o A n n F o rd ,
B a r b a r a G e tz , J u l i a L y n n H a r d ­in
g , D o n n a H a u g h , J e a n e t te
H e lle r , C o n s ta n c e Im b e r , S h e r ry
M cC lu n e, J e a n A n n e M e lsk ey ,
D ia n e M ille r, J a c k ie N ia sley ,
P e g g y L o u N ix d o rf, B a r b a r a A n n
S h irk , M a rily n S ta u f f e r , D ia n e
Z ook.
Competing This Week
In N a t l Rifle Meet
J a c o b H. B irk e n b in e , lo c a l
m a c h in e sh o p o p e r a to r , is com ­p
e tin g in th e N a tio n a l R ifle
M a tch e s a t C am p P e r r y , Ohio,
th is w e ek .
J a k e w ill b e in c om p e titio n
w ith som e 750 o th e r s in th e
sm a ll-b o r e c la ss . T h e m e n a r e
d iv id e d in to t e am s o f 20 e a c h .
T h is is th e s am e g ro u p in w h ic h
Mr. B irk e n b in e w o n th e S ta te
C h am p io n sh ip s e v e ra l y e a r s ag o .
Som e 2 ,0 0 0 m e n in c lu d in g e n ­t
r a n t s from th e A rm y a n d N av y ,
w ill be in c om p e titio n in th e
b ig -b o re c o n te s t o f w h ic h th e
U n ite d S ta te s h o ld s th e w o r ld 's
r e c o rd w ith a s c o re o f 7 ,9 8 4
o u t o f a p o s s ib le 8 ,0 0 0 .
Lotwarrick
On Labor Day
At Springs Park
A p p lic a n ts f o r th e t i t l e o f L a n ­c
a s te r C o u n ty A p p le b u tte r Q u e en
a r e u rg e d to s u bm it th e i r n am e s
a n d a d d r e s s e s b e fo r e M o n d a y ,
A u g u s t 29 , to R u th K . K im b le
e x te n s io n H om e E c o n om is t.
E n t r a n t s f rom th e v a r io u s 4-H
Clu b H om e E c o n om is t g r o u p s in
th e c o u n ty w ill c om p e te f o r th e
t i t l e in c o n n e c tio n w ith th e L o t­w
a r r ic k a t th e L ititz S p rin g s
P a r k o n L a b o r Day.
T h e ju d g in g w ill h e b a s e d o n
p e r s o n a lity , p o ise , m e n ta l a c u ity ,
a n d th e a b ility to s p e a k a n d u n ­d
e r s t a n d P e n n s y lv a n ia D u tc h .
O th e r e v e n ts s c h e d u le d f o r th e
p a r k a r e a s fo llow s :
Aug. 27 , E lis a M a r tin D e sc en ­d
a n ts .
A u g . 2 8 , G r e in e r R e u n io n .
Au g . 28 , G r a n t K . K r a l l R e u n io n .
S ep t. 4, W e idm a n R e u n io n .
S e p t. 8, T r in i ty B ro th e rh o o d
P ic n ic .
S e p t. 11, H o llin g e r R e u n io n .
| S e p t. 13 , O p e n in g d a y o f F a rm
b y J o h n L . B o y d
T h o s e w h o a r e n o t f am ilia r
w ith th e in s id e w o rk in g s o f a
la r g e s c h o o l— a n d t h a t m e a n s
n e a r ly e v e ry b o d y e x c e p t th e p ro ­fe
s s io n a l s c h o o lm e n — p ro b a b ly
im a g in e t h a t w h e n s c h o o l c lo ses
in J u n e , t h e p r in c ip a l of a sc h o o l
g a th e r s h i s f am ily a b o u t h im ,
jum p s in to th e f am ily c a r a n d
is “ o ff to t h e r a c e s ” .
T h e y p i c tu r e h im lo a f in g in
th e cool o f th e w o o d s o r lo llin g
on th e b e a c h o r m a y b e ta k in g
a n in te r e s t in g c ro s s - c o u n try to u r ,
w h ile e v e ry b o d y e ls e is p u ttin g
h is n o s e to th e g r in d s to n e .
I f y o u h a v e e n te r ta in e d su c h
a n id e a y o u s h o u ld sp e n d a h a lf
h o u r o r s o w ith M a r lin S p a id ,
w h o s p e n t th e p a s t s um m e r—
w ith t h e e x c e p tio n o f a tw o -w e e k
v a c a tio n '— g e ttin g th in g s in r e a d ­in
e s s f o r th e o p e n in g o f th e
sch o o l t e rm n e x t Mo n d ay .
W h e n t h e c h ild r e n a r r iv e fo r
th e f i r s t d a y o f s c h o o l th e y w ill
f in d n o t o n ly c le a n , sp ic k a n d
s p a n s c h o o ls, b u t t h e n e c e s s a ry
q u o ta o f te a c h e r s , a c h a ir fo r
e a c h c h ild to s i t o n , e v e ry th in g
n e c e s s a ry in th e w a y o f su p p lie s ,
f u r n i tu r e , e q u ipm e n t a n d te x t
h o o k s a n d b u s r o u t e s a r r a n g e d
— in f a c t th e s c h o o l s y s tem r e a d y
to g o lik e a w e ll o ile d m a c h in e .
T o g e t th is e d u c a tio n a l m a c h in e
in r u n n in g o r d e r h a s b e e n la r g e ­ly
th e w o rk o f Mr. S p a id— a b ly
a s s is te d b y h is office h e lp e r s a n d
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 6)
Mrs. Owen Hershey Tells Of
Appalling Scenes In Flood
To se e a s tr e am o v e rflow its
b a n k s a n d r is e tw o f e e t in h a lf
a n h o u r , c o v e rin g a n a r e a a h a lf
m ile in w id th , a n d c a r r y in g w ith
i t a u tom o b ile s , c o tta g e s , h o u se s,
b rid g e s , e v e n h ig hw a y s , is a n
e x p e rie n c e w h ic h Mrs. Owen
H e rsh e y , L in d e n S tr e e t, w ill n e v ­e
r fo rg e t.
Mrs. H e r s h e y a n d h e r s is te r ,
Miss K a th r y n L e hm a n , o f Dixon,
In d ia n a , w h o w e r e v a c a tio n in g
in th e P o c o n o s w h e n th e flood
s tr u c k , k n ow th e h o r r o r s o f com ­p
le te is o la tio n in th e p a th o f a
r a g in g to r r e n t . T e le p h o n e s w e re
o u t, a ll e le c tr ic lin e s w e r e d ow n ,
a ll ro a d s w e re c lo s ed , th e i r c a r
w a s c a r r ie d th e d is ta n c e o f a
c ity b lo c k f rom th e i r c o tta g e
a n d d um p e d in to a r a v in e , l a t e r
a h o u s e w a s h u r le d o n to p o f
th e c a r.
B ro a d h e a d C re e k , a lo n g w h ic h
th e i r c o tta g e is s i tu a t e d in C a n a ­d
e n s is , b e g a n r is in g s h a r p ly e a r ­ly
T h u r s d a y e v e n in g , a n d a b o u t
se v e n o 'c lo c k th e w om e n saw
t h a t i t w a s g e ttin g c lo s e r a n d
c lo s e r to th e c o tta g e . M o st o f
th e p e o p le in s e v e r a l n e ig h b o r
in g c o tta g e s a g r e e d th e y h a d
a il b e tt e r h e a d fo r h ig h e r
g ro u n d . Mrs. H e r s h e y s a id th a t
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 2 )
School Bells
Will Ring
This Monday
Students Report At 1 P.M.
Full Day Schedule
Starts Tuesday
Record-Express To Receive
Funds For Flood Victims
A n em e rg e n c y a p p e a l f o r
fu n d s is b e in g d ir e c te d to r e s i ­d
e n ts o f th e L ititz a r e a a n d o th ­e
r s e c tio n s o f L a n c a s te r C o u n ty
b y th e L a n c a s te r C o u n ty C h a p ­t
e r , A m e r ic a n R e d C ro ss , in a n
e f fo r t to m e e t th e n e e d s o f d is ­a
s te r - s t r i c k e n a r e a s o f n o r th ­e
a s te r n P e n n s y lv a n ia .
F r a n c is L. C a sse l, o f M a n h e im ,
c h a p te r c h a irm a n , h a s a s k e d
t h a t n ew s p a p e r s in th e c o u n ty
s e rv e a s re c e iv in g a g e n ts fo r
fu n d s in th e i r im m e d ia te area-.
C o n tr ib u tio n s a r e a ls o b e in g r e ­c
e iv ed a t th e C h a p te r H o u s e , 430
W e s t O ra n g e S t., L a n c a s te r .
C a sse l e x p la in e d t h a t th e
fu n d s w ill b e s e n t d ir e c tly to th e
n a tio n a l h e a d q u a r te r s o f R e d
C ro ss f o r th e d i s a s t e r r e lie f
w o rk . T h e g o a l o f L a n c a s te r
C o u n ty is $ 1 0 ,0 0 0 , a n d th e R e c ­o
r d -E x p re s s h a s a g r e e d to s e rv e
o f d o n a tio n s .
“ R e d C ro ss m o v e s in d u r in g
th e e a r ly s ta g e s o f a d i s a s t e r ”
C a sse l s a id , “ to p ro v id e fo o d ,
c lo th in g a n d m a s s s h e lte r , th e n
g iv e s s to r e o r d e r s so f am ilie s c a n
c lo th e a n d fe e d th em s e lv e s w h e n
th e y r e tu r n h om e , a n d h e lp s in
r e h a b ilita tio n , r e b u ild in g h om e s ,
a n d r e p la c in g som e f u r n i tu r e
a n d a d d in g b a s ic item s s u c h a s
f u r n i tu r e n e e d s a n d b e d c lo th ­in
g .” I t w a s p o in te d o u t, h ow ­e
v e r, t h a t th e r e is n o c o n n e c tio n
b e tw e e n th e em e rg e n c y a p p e a l
f o r fu n d s a n d th e U n ite d F u n d
C am p a ig n , w h ic h w ill h e sp o n ­s
o r e d b y R e d C ro ss a n d C om m u n ­i
ty C h e s t in L a n c a s te r C ity a n d
C o u n ty th is f a ll.
P r e s id e n t D w ig h t D. E is e n ­h
ow e r h a s a p p e a le d to p e o p le
e v e ryw h e r e in t h i s c o u n tr y to
“ p itc h in a n d h e lp ” th e R e d
Local People
In Flood Area
Are All Safe
A c c o rd in g to l a t e s t r e p o r t s a ll
lo c a l p e o p le in th e flo o d ed P o c o ­n
o s h a v e b e en a c c o u n te d fo r a n d
a r e sa fe .
Mr. a n d Mrs. I rv in R. H a c k -
m a n , 234 E . L in c o ln A v e ., p a r ­e
n ts o f Mrs. R o b e r t H a n n , w h o
is n ow liv in g a t B u c k h ill F a lls ,
a ttem p te d to v is it h e r l a s t w e e k ­e
n d b u t w e r e u n a b le to g e t
th ro u g h .
T h e y c o n ta c te d S t a te P o lic e
a n d w e re a s s u r e d th e r e w a s no
s e r io u s d am a g e a t t h a t r e s o r t,
so th e y r e tu r n e d h om e .
Mrs. H a c km a n s a id t h a t h e r
d a u g h te r te le p h o n e d h e r M o n ­d
a y n ig h t a n d to ld h e r t h a t ex ­c
e p t f o r th e In c o n v e n ie n c e o f be -
( C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 6)
S T IL L AW A IT IN G CASH F O R
IN T E R C E P T O R S EW E R
T h e d e a d lin e f o r th e p a ym e n t
o f a p p ro x im a te ly $ 3 3 ,0 0 0 to p a y
fo r th e c o n s tru c tio n o f a n i n t e r ­c
e p to r s ew e r m a in to th e K is s e l
H e ig h ts D e v e lo pm e n t, h a s b e e n
fixed a t e a r ly S e p tem b e r, a u th o r ­ity
m em b e rs s a id y e s te rd a y .
T h om a s S h ie ld s , o f L a n c a s te r ,
ow n e r o f th e d e v e lo pm e n t, h a s
a s s u r e d th e a u th o r i ty th e p a y ­m
e n t w ill h e m a d e , a t w h ic h
tim e a c o n tr a c t f o r th e w o rk
w ill b e s ig n e d b y th e a u th o r ity .
S c h o o lb e lls w ill r in g o u t on
M o n d ay th r o u g h o u t th e W a rw ic k
U n io n D is tr ic t — a t l e a s t o n e
w e ek e a r lie r th a n u su a l.
P u p ils a r e r e q u e s te d to r e p o r t
to th e i r r e sp e c tiv e b u ild in g s a t 1
p .m . M o n d ay fo r a s s ig nm e n ts .
C la s se s w ill s t a r t on a fu ll- tim e
s c h e d u le T u e s d a y m o rn in g .
‘S u p e rv is in g P r in c ip a l ,G. M a r­lin
S p a id a n n o u n c e d t h a t a ll
n ew e q u ipm e n t is n ow in s ta lle d I
a n d e v e ry th in g is in r e a d in e s s a t
a ll b u ild in g s in th e d is tr ic t.
W-L Strike
Remains
Unsettled
Week - Long Negotiations
Fail In Achieving
Agreement
T h e s t r ik e o f o p e r a to r s o f
e a r th -m o v in g e q u ipm e n t a t th e
W a r n e r -L am b e r t s ite is s till u n ­s
e ttle d .
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E n g in e e r s U n io n No. 542 h a v e
b e en n e g o tia tin g w ith J a c k a n d
J im M a se r, In c ., B row n s tow n
c o n tr a c to r s , fo r m o re th a n a
w e e k , no p ro g r e s s h a s b e e n m a d e
to -d a te .
J a c k M a se r w a s in New Y o rk
in c o n n e c tio n w ith a la r g e c o n ­t
r a c t w h ic h th e M a se r firm w a s
aw a rd e d by th e St. L aw re n c e
W a te rw a y s , w h e n h e re c e iv e d
w o rd o f th e lo c a l s tr ik e , b u t w a s
u n a b le to g e t h a c k u n t il Mon­d
a y b e c a u s e o f in c r e a s e d d e ­m
a n d s o n a i r tr a n s p o r ta tio n d u e
to la s t w e e k ’s floods.
H e h a s sin c e m e t w ith u n io n
officials s e v e ra l tim e s to n o a v a il.
A m e e tin g w ith th e o p e r a to r s
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 7)
To Build Mostly Single
; Homes Plus Few Stores
I West Of School i
! P la n s fo r th e d e v e lo pm e n t of
a 1 2 1 -a c re t r a c t in th e v ic in ity
of th e n ew W a rw ic k U n io n H ig h
School in to a m o d e l r e s id e n tia l
s e c tio n n ow a r e b e in g p r e p a r e d ,
! a lth o u g h c o n s tru c tio n w ill n o t
i s t a r t u n t il n e x t S p rin g a t th e
I e a r lie s t!
News of th e p ro p o se d r e s id e n ­tia
l d e v e lo pm e n t b e c am e k n ow n
w ith th e a n n o u n c em e n t t h a t
J o h n B. K e n d ig , J r . , p r om in e n t
r e a l to r a n d d e v e lo p e r w ith offices
a t 50 2 W e s t K in g S tr e e t, L a n ­c
a s te r , h a s p u r c h a s e d th e 121-
a c re H e ss F a rm from H a r r y a n d
M a rtin Good, o f B lu e Ba ll.
I t w a s r e p o r te d t h a t K e n d ig
p a id a p p ro x im a te ly $ 9 0 ,0 0 0 fo r
th e fa rm w h ic h is lo c a te d s o u th ­w
e st of th e sch o o l s ite w ith th e
n o r th e a s t c o rn e r o f th e H e ss
F a rm a n d th e s o u thw e s t c o rn e r
of th e sch o o l t r a c t m e e tin g in
th e c e n te r o f O ra n g e S tr e e t a t a
p o in t w h e re B u c h ’s L a n e c ro s s e s
th e ro a d . T h e 1 2 1 -a c re f a rm ex­te
n d s s o u th a n d w e s t from th is
p o in t a lm o s t to th e E a s t P e t e r s ­b
u rg ro a d .
A lth o u g h h e w ill n o t t a k e t it l e
to th e f a rm u n til A p ril 1, p la n s
a lr e a d y a r e b e in g d r aw n u p to
m a k e th is a m o d e l d e v e lo pm e n t
s im ila r to K e nw ick V illa g e , s o u th
of N e ffsv ille , w h ich K e n d ig h a s
d e v e lo p ed d u r in g th e p a s t se v ­e
r a l y e a rs .
T h e s e p la n s c a ll fo r th e c o n ­s
tr u c tio n m o s tly of s in g le h om e s
a n d a few sm a ll, s e rv ic e s to r e s
s tr a te g ic a lly lo c a te d to s e rv e th e
a r e a , Mr. K e n d ig e x p la in e d .
“ I t is im p o s sib le to c o n fin e a
t r a c t a s la rg e a s th is to a n y o n e
(C o n tin u e d on P a g e 7)
OV ER -S IX TY CLUB TO
V IS IT H E R SH E Y TOMORROW
M em b e rs o f (the O v e r-S ix ty
C lu b w ill m o to r to H e r sh e y t h i s
F r id a y to e n jo y th e P e n n s y lv a n ia
D u tc h D a y s p ro g r am b e in g p r e ­s
e n te d in th e H e r sh e y P a r k . Mrs.
W illiam W a lk e r w ill be in c h a rg e
o f a r r a n g em e n ts . A p p ro x im a te ly
40 m em b e rs a r e e x p e c te d to p a r ­tic
ip a te .
B R E T H R E N P IC N IC
AT PA R K TO-DAY
Thie S u n d a y Scihool of th e
C h u rc h o f th e B r e th r e n w ill h o ld
t h e i r p icn ic in th e S p r in g s P a r k
t h i s a f te r n o o n a n d e v e n in g .
A d u lt a n d c h ild r e n s ’ g am e w ill
b e a t 4 :0 0 p .m ., p ic n ic s u p p e r a t
6 :0 0 p .m . a n d a V e sp e r a n d
h ym n s in g t h i s e v e n in g . In
c a se o f r a in i t w ill b e h e ld in
th e C h u rc h b a s em e n t.
Large Crowd
At Barbecue
On Saturday
N e a rly tw o th o u s a n d b ro ile r s
p ro v e d in a d e q u a te fo r th e la rg e
c row d w h ic h p o u re d o u t S a tu r ­d
a y a f te rn o o n a n d e v e n in g to th e
p u b lic c h ic k e n b a rb e c u e h e ld in
th e S p rin g s P a rk .
W ith th e o u tp o u r in g o f h u n ­g
ry c u s tom e r s ex c e ed in g ex p ec ­ta
tio n s , th e su p p ly w a s e x h a u s t­e
d s h o r tly a f t e r se v e n o ’c lo ck d e ­s
p ite t h a t s e v e ra l h u n d r e d p e r ­so
n s rem a in e d to b e se rv ed .
P o u ltrym e n in c h a rg e o f th e
b u s in e s s -e n d o f th e b a rb e c u e ex ­p
la in e d th a t th e y w e re u n a b le to
s u p p lem e n t th e i r o r ig in a l su p p ly
d u e to th e f a c t t h a t tw o o th e r
b a rb e c u e s , p o s tp o n e d f rom th e
S a tu rd a y b e fo re d u e to r a in , a l ­so
w e re b e in g h e ld a t th e s am e
tim e .
T h e b a rb e c u e w a s sp o n s o re d
b y m em b e rs of th e L ititz R o ta r y
Clu b w h o e s tim a te d t h a t p ro ­c
e ed s to b e tu r n e d o v e r to th e
R e c r e a tio n C e n te r p ro b a b ly w ill
ex c e ed $5 0 0 .
D o n n in g a p ro n s a n d g lo v e s,
Lions Raise
$400 For Center
At Auction Sale
L ititz L io n s r a is e d a p p ro x i­m
a te ly $40 0 fo r th e R e c r e a tio n
C e n te r a t a p u b lic a u c tio n h e ld
a t th e L io n s P la y g ro u n d F r id a y
e v en in g .
W ith s e v e ra l h u n d r e d p e r s o n s
in a tte n d a n c e th r o u g h o u t th e
e v e n in g , th e t h r e e a u c tio n e e r s
h a d a liv e ly tim e d isp o s in g o f
a v a r ie d a s s o r tm e n t o f a r tic le s
r a n g in g from b r a n d n ew f u r n i ­tu
r e to a 1 3 -y e a r-o ld a u tom o b ile .
A u c tio n e e r s , a ll o f w h om s e rv ­e
d w i th o u t p a y , in c lu d e d Nick
R o s e n b e rg , m em b e r o f th e c lu b ,
a n d M e rtz a n d M u rry , p ro f e s ­s
io n a ls , w h o d o n a te d t h e i r s e r ­v
ice s. T h e c lu b a lso th , , , . „a n„k e. d R o t a n.a n s p itc h, e d. i. n a t. t.h. e b. a r - H e n ry S n a v e ly fo r h is o ffe r to , ,. ,, , „
s e rv e* w 7i1th,. o u t p a y . 1I b e cu e p it a s w e ll a s in th e se rv -
F o o d a lso w a s o ffe re d f o r s a le
by a c om m itte e c o n s is tin g o f
P e t e r D eL eo , c h a irm a n ; R a y
P e t ti jo h n , G e o rg e Male a n d R o y
L o n g .
C h a r le s W a g am a n w a s g e n e r a l
c h a irm a n o f th e a u c tio n com ­m
itte e . M em b e rs o f h is c om m it­te
e in c lu d e d E lv in Good, L e s te r
B a lm e r a n d P a u l D iehm .
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Philip W ag am a n , 8,
Reported Improving
P h ilip W a g am a n , e ig h t-y e a r -
o ld so n o f Mr. a n d Mrs. H a r r y
K. W a g am a n , 3 3 5 E . Se co n d
Ave., w h o h a s b e e n a p a ti e n t in
th e L a n c a s te r G e n e r a l H o s p ita l
is e x p e c te d to r e t u r n h om e to ­d
ay.
H e h a d b e e n r u n n in g v e ry
h ig h t em p e r a tu r e s f o r som e tim e
a n d u n d e r o b s e r v a tio n a t th e
h o s p ita l, i t w a s d is c o v e re d t h a t
h e r e w a s a n in f e c tio n o f th e
lu n g w h ic h c a n n ow b e t r e a t e d
a t a t h is h om e .
Mr. W a g am a n s a id t h a t i t w ill
b e n e c e s s a ry f o r th e b o y to r e ­m
a in in b e d f o r s e v e r a l w e e k s ,
Abnormal Seepage Disrupts
Sewerage Plant During Flood
W a te r , w a t e r e v e ryw h e re !
Yo u m ay t h in k y o u h a d w a t e r
d u r in g th e r e c e n t floods, b u t y o u
s h o u ld h a v e s e e n h ow th in g s
w e r e g o in g d ow n a t th e b o ro u g h
s ew e r a g e t r e a tm e n t p la n t!
F i r s t o f a ll t h e flow o f s ew e r ­a
g e th r o u g h th e p l a n t s t a r t e d
in c r e a s in g b y le a p s a n d b o u n d s
a s so o n a s th e h u r r ic a n e - in s p ir e d
r a in s b e g a n f a llin g . B y F r id a y
th e flow th r o u g h th e p l a n t h a d
jum p e d to th e tw o -m illio n -g a l-lo
n a v e r a g e , w h e r e i t r em a in e d
f o r som e tim e .
Y e s te rd a y th e flow h a d f a lle n
to 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 g a llo n s d a ily , b u t th is
b u t t h a t th e y h a v e b e e n a s s u r e d is a p p ro x im a te ly tw ic e w h a t th e
On to p o f th is , th e flood w a te r s
sw e p t in to th e p l a n t — n o t
th r o u g h th e m a in s , b u t r ig h t
th r o u g h th e fo u n d a tio n s , flood­in
g th e c e lla r a n d d ig e s te r b u ild ­in
g s , r u in in g m o to r s , e tc . R e ­p
a ir s w e r e r u s h e d to c om p le tio n
w i th o u t a n y s e r io u s d am a g e ,
h ow e v e r.
Mr. B a u e r y e s te r d a y w a rn e d
lo c a l r e s id e n ts t h a t i t is ille g a l
to d r a in r a in w a t e r in to th e s a n i­t
a r y sew e r. “W e k n ow t h a t th is
w a s d o n e in s e v e ra l In s ta n c e s ,”
h e e x p la in e d . “W e h a v e c h e c k e d
e v e ry p o s s ib le s o u r c e b u t h a v e
b e e n u n a b le to t e l l w h e r e th is
s e e p a g e i s c om in g f rom — u n le s s
i t is r a in w a t e r g u id e d in to t h e
in g . I n a d d itio n to th e c h ic k e n
b a rb e c u e s w h ic h c o u ld e ith e r be
e a te n a t th e p a rk o r t a k e n h om e ,
a la r g e n um b e r o f h om e -m a d e
c a k e s a ls o w e re so ld by th e R o -
t a r ia n s .
T h e s e rv in g c o n tin u e d f rom 2
o 'c lo c k u n t il th e su p p ly w a s ex­h
a u s te d .
E n te r t a in m e n t f e a tu r e s p r e ­s
e n te d in c lu d e d Die W u n n e rn o s s ,
P e n n s y lv a n ia D u tc h c om e d ia n
h e a r d r e g u la r ly o v e r th e R e a d ­in
g r a d io s ta tio n , a n d J o h n
S c hm o k e r ’s B a n d , th e l a t t e r a p ­p
e a r in g in l e a th e r k i lt s a n d p r e ­c
e d in g th e i r p ro g r am b y m a r c h ­in
g th r o u g h th e p a rk . D ie W u n ­n
e rn o s s a lso w a s a c c om p a n ie d
by R o d n e y a n d A n n e tte , c h ild
a c c o rd io n is ts .
h e c a n b e t r e a t e d s u c c e s s fu lly a t lo a d s h o u ld b e , B o ro u g h M a n a g - m a in s b y u n th in k in g p r o p e r ty
j r>„ 4 „ 4. „ J
Mrs. Miller Marks
Eighty-Ninth Birthday
Mrs. H. C. M ille r o b s e rv e d h e r
e ig h ty -n in th b i r th d a y a n n iv e r ­s
a r y o n S u n d a y b y e n te r ta in in g
a t a f am ily d in n e r a t th e G e n e ra l
S u t t e r H o te l. T h e g u e s ts in c lu d ­e
d Mrs. P a u l D ie n e r a n d so n s ,
H e n ry a n d D av id , o f W e s t R e a d ­in
g ; Mrs. A b ram M ille r a n d so n ,
Don, a n d Mrs. H u g h M ille r, o f
N ew a rk , D e l.; D r. H e r b e r t H.
B e ck , L a n c a s te r ; Miss M a ry
H u e b e n e r a n d L o u is H u e b e n e r ,