Lititz Record Express

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Bi-Centennial
1956
Grow With L ititz During 1956!
T he Lititz R ecord - Ex pr e ss
Serving The Lititz Area For Nearly Eighty Years
The Staff of
The Record-Express
Wishes Everyone
A Happy New Year!
79th Year E s t a b l i s h e d A p i l l , 1877, a s T h e S u n b e am
(C o n s o lid a te d w i t h T h e l i t i t z R e c o rd , 1 937) Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pa., Thursday, December 29, 1955 5 c e n t s a C o p y ; $ 2 .5 0 p e r y e a r b y m a ll,
w i t h i n L a n c a s t e r C o u n ty ; $3.00 e ls ew h e r e . No. 39
1955 Proved To Be A History-Making Year In Lititz
Widespread Prosperity,
Revolutionary Changes
Took Place Locally
A n o th e r y e a r of w id e s p r e a d
p ro s p e r ity — a n d a y e a r in
w h ic h c h a n g e s d e s tin e d to m a k e
L ititz a som ew h a t d if f e r e n t com ­m
u n ity w e r e la u n c h e d — th is
is th e h is to ry o f 19 5 5 .
F o r d u r in g th e p a s t tw e lv e
m o n th s , w o rk w a s s t a r t e d on
th e c o n s tru c tio n of a $ 4 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0
W a r n e r -L am b e r t p l a n t h e r e , o n e
w h ic h w ill u ltim a te ly b r in g sev ­e
r a l h u n d r e d a d d itio n a l f am ilie s
to L ititz .
A n d d u r in g th e y e a r , c o n tr a c ­tio
n w a s p u sh e d a h e a d o n th e
b u ild in g o f th e n ew W a rw ic k
U n io n D is tr ic t J u n io r -S e n io r
H ig h S ch o o l B u ild in g , w h ic h w ill
p ro v id e fa r- a b o v e - a v e r a g e s c h o o l
f a c ilitie s h e r e a n d w ill s e rv e a s
a m o d e l fo r s im ila r c o n d u c t io n s
fo r th e n e x t d e c a d e .
A r e v iew o f th e y e a r a ls o r e ­v
e a ls a r e c o rd o f w e ek -b y -w e e k
a c tiv itie s w h ic h w o u ld in d ic a te
L ititz is a s b u sy a sm a ll com ­m
u n ity a s a n y , in te r e s t e d in
f u r th e r in g civ ic c a u s e s of m e r it,
a l e r t b u s in e s s a n d n um e ro u s
so c ia l p u r s u its .
T h e y e a r , c h ro n o lo g ic a lly , fo l­low
s b r ie f ly :
J a n u a r y
B o ro u g h C o u n c il v o te d to r e ­t
a i n th e 10 m ill ta x r a te .
L o c a l p h y s ic ia n s tu r n e d $ 2 0 0
o v e r to th e f i r e c om p a n y fo r
p u r c h a s e o f a r e s u s c ita to r .
G e r a rd E v e nw e l w a s in s ta lle d
p r e s id e n t o f th e L ititz ABC.
T h e p ro p o s e d W a r n e r -H u d n u t
m o v e h e r e h in g e d o n th e p u r c h a s e
o f t h e B u c h F a rm .
D. M. G ra y b ill r e t i r e d a s
S p r in g s B a n k p r e s id e n t a f te r
s e rv in g 46 y e a r s .
B o ro u g h M a n a g e r O rv ille Ov e r
s u bm itte d h is r e s ig n a tio n .
200 a tt e n d in g c iv ic b a n q u e t
a d d r e s s e d by Dr. H e r b e r t C o o p e r,
p le d g e d s u p p o r t of T h e C e n te r .
F e b r u a r y
O b ta in in g o p tio n s on f a rm p u r ­c
h a s e rem o v e d la s t b a r r i e r to
W a r n e r -H u d n u t C om p an y com ­in
g h e re .
J u d g e J o s e p h B. W is s le r w a s
n am e d h e a d o f B i-C e n te n n ia l
C om m itte e p la n n in g 1 9 5 6 c e le ­b
r a tio n .
S ch o o ls c lo s ed d u e to v iru s
e p id em ic w e re e x p e c te d to o p e n
so o n .
Rev . J am e s M. Mo o re d ie d a t
P o p u l a r G ro v e , Ohio.
Mrs. M a r g a r e t D a v id so n w a s
in ju r e d in c r a s h a t B ro a d a n d
O ra n g e .
M a rc h
D a v id J . B a u e r s e le c te d a s
n ew b o ro u g h m a n a g e r .
Rev . G. R o b e r t B o o th r e s ig n e d
a s p a s to r o f th e T r in ity E . C.
C h u rc h .
D e lb e r t Sm ith w a s in ju r e d b y
t h u g s w h ile w a lk in g a lo n g s t r e e t
in T r e n to n .
■Hurrican e H a z e l c o s t p a r k
c om m itte e $53 4 in r e p a i r s in a d ­d
itio n t o lo s s o f 15 tr e e s .
R o ta r y C lu b d o n a te d $ 1 ,0 0 0
to T h e C e n te r.
R e v , A lto n P . A l b r i g h t
p r e a c h e d f ir s t s e rm o n a t St.
L u k e ’s.
S ew e r A u th o r ity r e tu r n s $ 1 1 0 ,-
000 b a la n c e to b o ro u g h .
C o u n c il s tu d ie s f a c ilitie s fo r
W a rn e r -L am b e r t.
A p r il
R e s id e n ts d e c o r a te p a r k in g
m e te r s w ith b i r th d a y g if ts fo r
P o lic e Officer L lo y d H o ffm a n .
L a b o r S u rv e y sh ow s 776 p e r ­s
o n s c om m u te e ls ew h e r e d a ily
to w o rk .
90 p e r -c e n t o f p a r e n t s o k e y e d
S a lk sh o ts fo r c h ild r e n .
T e s ts sh ow b o ro u g h w e lls c an
su p p ly f iv e tim e s p r e s e n t co n ­s
um p tio n o f w a te r .
S ch o o l b o a rd a d o p ts $ 6 3 1 ,1 9 1
b u d g e t, 3 2 -m ill ta x r a te .
A b s e n c e of ro c k h e lp s sp e ed
w o rk on n ew s c h o o l b u ild in g .
E x te n d p a r k in g m e te r zo n e
o n E a s t M a in S tr e e t.
R ev . S t e in h e a r t n am e d T r in ity
p a s to r .
M a r t in H e s s n am e d G ra n d
W a rd e n o f s t a te .I.O .O .F .
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 9)
Boro Adopts
Sub-division
Ordinance
B o ro u g h C o u n c il T u e s d a y
n ig h t a d o p te d a S u b -d iv is io n O r­d
in a n c e , p ro s a n d c o n s o f w h ic h
w e r e a ir e d a t a p u b lic m e e tin g
la s t'w e e k . T h e p u rp o s e o f th e o r ­d
in a n c e is to r e g u la te th e d e v e l­o
pm e n t o f la n d , th e la y in g o u t,
c o n s tru c tin g , o p e n in g a n d d e d i­c
a tio n o f ro a d s , s t r e e t s , d r a in ­a
g e f a c ilitie s , s ew e rs , a n d o th e r
p u b lic im p ro v em e n ts r e la tiv e to
d e v e lo pm e n t o f la n d w ith in th e
b o ro u g h .
H e a l th Officer
A lso a d o p te d w a s a n o rd in a n c e
w h ic h a b o lis h e s th e B o a rd o f
H e a lth a n d p ro v id e s fo r th e a p ­p
o in tm e n t o f a H e a lth Officer.
T h e p re v io u s b o ro u g h m a n a g e r ,
O rv ille O v e r, h a d s e rv e d in t h a t
c a p a c ity , b u t th e S ta te D e p a r t­m
e n t o f H e a lth h a s r u le d t h a t
th e office m a y b e h e ld o n ly by
a p e r s o n w h o h a s h a d a c e r ta in
am o u n t o f m e d ic a l e x p e rie n c e ,
w h ic h a u tom a tic a lly d isq u a lifie s
D av e B a u e r.
T h e o rd in a n c e f u r t h e r p ro v id ­es
t h a t th e H e a lth Officer p o s t
a $ 1,000 b o n d a n d t a k e th e o a th
of office j u s t a s th e C o u n c ilm e n
do. Dr. J o h n B e n d e r is b e in g
c o n s id e r e d fo r th e p o s t, a n d
c o u n c il is aw a itin g S ta te s a n c tio n
a s to w h e th e r o r n o t a v e te r in ­a
r ia n w ill b e a g r e e a b le w ith th e
D e p a r tm e n t.
S t r e e t R e n am e d
A n o rd in a n c e c h a n g in g th e
n am e o f A p p le S tr e e t to N o r th
N ew S tr e e t, w a s a ls o a d o p te d .
Some c o u n c ilm e n f e lt t h a t th e
n ew n am e m ig h t p ro v e c o n fu s in g
d u e to th e f a c t t h a t th e e x is t­in
g N ew S tr e e t r u n s E a s t a n d
W e s t, b u t a g r e e d to th e c h a n g e
w h e n th e b o ro u g h m a p sh ow e d
th e a lm o s t r ig h t a n g le tu r n th a t
i t t a k e s o n A p p le S tr e e t.
A f o u r th o rd in a n c e w a s p a s s ­e
d w h ic h a p p ro v e s a c h a n g e in
S ta te p la n s o n W e s t L in c o ln
A v e ., b r o u g h t a b o u t by a n e c e s ­s
i t a t e d s h o r te n in g o f a le n g th of
c u rb th e r e .
P E N R Y N F IR EM E N
E L E C T O F F IC E R S
T h e fo llow in g officers w e re
e le c te d by th e P e n r y n F i r e Com­p
a n y o n T u e s d a y n ig h t: M a rk
H o s ie r , p r e s id e n t; H a r r y Mal-s
c h n e e , firs t v ic e p r e s id e n t; J a c k
U ib e l, se c o n d v ic e p r e s id e n t;
H ow a rd W h ite , t h i r d v ic e p r e s i­d
e n t; H a ro ld G a le b a c h , r e c o rd ­in
g s e c r e ta r y ; R a y G a le b a c h , fi­n
a n c ia l s e c r e ta r y ; J am e s S h r e in -
e r , t r e a s u r e r ; M e lv in H o ffe r,
t r u s t e e ; J am e s G ib b le , c h ie f ; a n d
H ir am Dem m y , j a n i to r .
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In a n sw e r to a n um b e r o f
p le a s fo r “ s ta r lin g r e l i e f ” by
r e s id e n ts , m o s tly in th e s o u th ­e
a s t e n d o f th e b o ro u g h , Dr. B y ­r
o n H o rn e r e p o r te d t h a t officials
o f th e S ta te G am e C om m iss io n
h a d b e e n h e r e , a n d d u e to th e
u n p r e c e d e n te d n um b e r s o f th e
b ir d s r o o s tin g o n th e C am p u s o f
L in d e n H a ll, th e y w o u ld c a ll in
th e U. S. F is h a n d W ild lif e S e r­vice.
R e p r e s e n ta tiv e s o f t h e F e d e r a l
A g en cy h a v e b e e n in c o n ta c t w ith
D r. H o rn e a n d a r e e x p e c te d on
th e sc e n e m om e n ta r ily .
A u d u b o n S o c ie ty
T h is a lm o s t u n b e lie v a b le n um ­b
e r o f b ird s w ill u n d o u b te d ly b e - • * - ■ a a „ ii.„ -\r0
th e y r e c e iv e th e c e n su s c om p iled
by m em b e rs o f th e L ititz B ird
Clu b on Mo n d ay .
I n a d d itio n to th e e s tim a te d
7 0 0 ,0 0 0 s ta r lin g s , 9 ,0 0 0 p u rp le
g r a c k le , a n d 5,0 0 0 cow b ird s
( c o u n t ’em y o u r s e l f ) , th e r e p o r t
in c lu d e d 46 o th e r sp e c ie s w ith
a n e s tim a te d g r a n d to ta l o f 7 1 6 ,-
853 b ird s .
A sid e f rom th e u n u s u a l n um ­b
e r o f b ird s a t th e c am p u s , th e r e
w e re o th e r u n u s u a l o b s e rv a tio n s
m a d e , n am e ly , 45 M y rtle w a r b ­le
r s , 33 E v e n in g g ro s b e a k s , 5
p u rp le fin ch e s, 4 ro b in s , a n d a
m o c k in g b ird .
B a r t S h a rp , C h a rle s R e g e n n a s ,
F o r d G o c h e n a u r, a n d R u s s e ll
A J.-. ID thp
The Man O f The Year
W e s in c e r e ly n om in a te E lm e r j
B o b s t th e m a n o f th e y e a r in j
L ititz— w ith o u t a n y f e a r of c o n-1
tr a d ic tio n ! ¡
I n f a c t h is ro le h e r e w ill in j
a ll p r o b a b ility m a k e h im th e m a n ¡
o f m a n y c om in g y e a r s a s f a r a s
L ititz is c o n c e rn e d , fo r in a d d i­tio
n to b r in g in g L ititz i ts la r g e s t
in d u s tr y , th e fo u r -m illio n d o lla r
W a r n e r -L am b e r t C om p an y p la n t
n ow b e in g b u ilt h e r e , E lm e r
B o b s t h a s m a n y , m a n y m o re
p la n s fo r h is h om e -tow n .
T h e s e p la n s in c lu d e civ ic im ­p
ro v em e n ts a n d f a c ilitie s fo r
w h ic h L ititz f o r m a n y y e a r s h a s
d r e am e d , im p ro v em e n ts w h ic h
w h e n fu lly re v e a le d , g iv e th e
S p r in g s P a r k a lo n g -n e e d e d lif t,
p la n s w h ic h w ill in s u r e lif e b e ­in
g m o re a n d m o re p le a s a n t fo r
a ll liv in g h e re .
B u t, w h ile a ll r e s p e c t a n d h o n ­o
r E lm e r B o b s t, w e w o n d e r h ow
m a n y o f o u r r e a d e r s k n ow m u c h
a b o u t th is u n u s u a l, d y n am ic m a n
w h o is n o t a n a tiv e o f th is com ­m
u n ity , h a v in g b e e n b o rn in
C le a r s p r in g , Md., b u t w h o b e ­c
am e e n d e a r e d to L ititz w h e n h e
s p e n t h is e n tir e b o y h o o d a n d
c h a r a c te r -m o u ld in g y e a r s h e re .
H o r a tio A lg e r w ro te th e
s c r ip t “ p o o r b u t h o n e s t y o u n g
m a n s tr u g g le s a g a in s t a d v e r s ity ,
a n d by p lu c k a n d p r e s e v e r a n c e ” ,
p lu s 18 h o u r s a d a y o f d ilig e n t
to il— b e c om e s a su c c e s s fu l a n d
r e s p e c te d p i ll a r o f h is c om m u n ­ity
. A lg e r w ro te th e s c r ip t many,
tim e s , in f a c t, a n d h im s e lf b e ­c
am e o n e o f th e m o s t p o p u la r
n o v e lis ts o f th e e a r ly c e n tu ry .
E lm e r B o b s t liv e d i t a n d c h a n g e d
h a r d ly a com m a , th o u g h h is
“ c om m u n ity ” is th e c o u n tr y a t
la rg e . H e h a s , fo r m a n y y e a r s
n ow , b e e n a d om in a n t fig u re in
th e p h a rm a c e u tic a l in d u s tr y , a t
th e n a tio n a l- s ta te - lo c a l le v e ls o f
civ ic a ffa irs , a n d in th e b ro a d
field o f p u b lic h e a l th— w h ic h in ­c
lu d e s 10 y e a r s o n th e b o a rd o f
th e A m e r ic a n C a n c e r S o c ie ty . A
d y n am ic 70, h e s t i ll p u ts in a
v ig o ro u s d a y ’s w o rk .
Mr. B o b s t w a s b o rn a t C le a r-
Elmer Bobst
s p r in g , Md., so n o f I s a a c W a lto n
B o b st, a m in is te r w h o s e A m e r i­c
a n a n c e s try w e n t b a c k tw o g e n ­e
r a tio n s b e fo re th e R e v o lu tio n .
A t 17 th e y o u n g e r B o b s t h a d
w o n h im s e lf a L ititz H ig h Sch o o l
d ip lom a a n d h a d le f t h om e to
c le rk in a P h ila d e lp h ia d ru g
s to r e . H is h o u r s w e r e 7 a .m . to
11 p .m ., w ith W e d n e sd a y a n d
e y e ry o th e r S u n d a y a f te rn o o n s
a n d e v e n in g s off. S om e h ow h e
fo u n d tim e to s tu d y , a n d w ith in
th r e e y e a r s h a d p a s s e d th e s t a te
e x am s f ir s t a s a s s i s t a n t, th e n a s
a r e g is te r e d p h a rm a c is t. L a t e r h e
le f t th e d r u g b u s in e s s to s tu d y
(C o n tin u e d o n P a g e 9)
Appeal For Funds
For Chips Family
A n a p p e a l f o r c o n tr ib u tio n s
fo r a lo c a l f am ily in d ir e c ir-c
u r s ta n c e s a s r e s u l t o f a tr a g ic
a u tom o b ile a c c id e n t in w h ic h
t h e i r te n -m o n th s -o ld d a u g h te r
w a s k ille d , w a s v o ic e d t h i s w e e k
by D r. C h a r le s W. E s h e lm a n ,
p r e s id e n t o f th e L ititz C om m u n ­ity
C h e s t A s so c ia tio n .
T h e f am ily w h ic h f e ll v ic tim
o f su c h a n a p p a llin g tr a g e d y a s
th e C h r is tm a s c e le b r a tio n w a s
b e g in n in g , a r e Mr. a n d Mrs. E a r l
C h ip s, o f 3 S p r in g s A v e n u e , th is
b o ro u g h .
T h e ir te n -m o n th s -o ld d a u g h ­t
e r , R o b in C h ip s, w a s k ille d la te
T h u r s d a y n ig h t w h e n th e c a r in
w h ic h th e f am ily w a s r id in g ,
s k id d e d o n th e icy h ig hw a y a n d
c r a s h e d in to a u t il i ty p o le n e a r
C o n n e lsv ille , s o u th e a s t o f P i t t s ­b
u rg h .
T h e f am ily w a s e n r o u te to v is it
th e p a r e n t s o f Mrs. C h ip s, w h o
liv e in U n io n tow n . T h e y w e re
r id in g in a c a r o p e r a te d by Mrs.
F r a n c e s M a u s t, M c L e lla n d tow n ,;
a s i s t e r o f Mrs. Chip s.
C h ip s, w h o is tw e n ty -fiv e , is
c o n fin e d to th e C o n n e lsv ille H o s­p
ita l, w h e r e i t w a s r e p o r te d h e
is su f f e r in g f rom a f r a c tu r e d
s k u ll a n d a b ro k e n b a c k . H e is
e x p e c te d to r em a in in th e h o s ­p
ita l fo r s e v e ra l m o n th s .
Mrs. C h ip s, tw e n ty , su ffe re d
m in o r in ju r i e s a n d Mrs. M a u s t,
s e v e re la c e r a tio n s . B o th w e re
t r e a t e d in th e s am e h o s p ita l a n d .
d is c h a rg e d .
T h e C h ip s f am ily h a s r e s i d e d ;
h e r e sin c e l a s t J u n e . Mr. C h ip s j
is em p lo y e d a t th e M o rg a n P a p e r :
C om p an y p l a n t h e r e a s a ma-1
c h in e o p e r a to r . H e a lso liv e d
h e r e in 19 5 2 p r io r to h is m a r - ]
r ia g e .
A c c o rd in g to Dr. E s h e lm a n ,
th e f am ily is in e x tr em e ly m o d ­e
s t c ir c um s ta n c e s , w ith th e r e ­s
u l t t h a t th e f a th e r b e in g h o sp i­ta
liz e d , th e m o th e r is p r a c tic a lly
w i th o u t fu n d s a t th is tim e .
S h e w a s r e p o r te d a t th e h om e
o f h e r p a r e n t s w h e r e a r r a n g e ­m
e n ts w e r e c om p le te d f o r th e
f u n e r a l s e rv ic e s fo r th e sm a ll
d a u g h te r w h o lo s t h e r lif e in t h e
a c c id e n t.
A c o lle c tio n a lso w a s t a k e n a t
St. P a u l ’s L u th e r a n C h u r c h S u n ­d
a y fo r th e fam ily .
“ T h is is n o t th e ty p e o f c a s e
w h ic h o r d in a r ily c om e s b e fo re
th e C om m u n ity C h e st, b u t I s t i ll
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be m a d e fo r fu n d s fo r th is f am ­ily
b u t t h a t th is sh o u ld b e 100
p e r-c e n t v o lu n ta r y w ith n o s o ­lic
ita tio n o f a n y k in d .”
In r e sp o n s e to Dr. E s h e lm a n ’s
a p p e a l, th e R e c o rd -E x p r e s s th is
w e e k v o lu n te e r e d to a c c e p t a n y
d o n a tio n s a n d to t u r n th e s e o v e r
to Dr. E s h e lm a n to b e g iv e n to
th e fam ily . An y c h e c k s s h o u ld be
m a d e o u t to C om m u n ity C h e st,
C h ip s ’ F u n d , a n d m a ile d d ir e c tly
to Dr. E sh e lm a n .
Water Loss
Continues To
Be Mystery
F in a l a n a y ls is o f th e r e s u l t o f
th e r e c e n t b o ro u g h -w id e c h e c k o f
w a te r m e te r s a n d e q u ipm e n t r e ­v
e a l t h a t th e b o ro u g h is s till
o n ly m e te r in g a n d b e in g p a id fo r
50 p e r -c e n t o f th e am o u n t o f
w a t e r b e in g p um p e d , p ro v id e d
th e e q u ipm e n t is a c c u r a te .
I t is th e o p in io n o f C o u n c il
t h a t s in c e th e r e c o rd in g s a t th e
S ew a g e T r e a tm e n t p la n t c o in c id ­e
s p r e tty c lo s e ly w ith th o s e a t
th e W a tq r W o rk s , a d is in te r e s te d
p a r ty sh o u ld b e e n g a g e d to f u r ­t
h e r c h e c k th e m a s te r m e te r s a t
b o th e n d s o f th e sy s tem , th e p r e ­v
io u s c h e c k h a v in g b e en m a d e by
th e c om p a n y from w h ic h th e
e q u ipm e n t w a s p u r c h a s e d .
D av e B a u e r , b o ro u g h m a n a g e r ,
e x p re s s e d th e o p in io n t h a t i t is
q u ite u n lik e ly t h a t so la r g e a n
am o u n t of w a te r w a s b e in g c o n ­sum
e d a n d n o t g e ttin g in to th e
s ew e r sy s tem , a s th e fig u re s
w o u ld in d ic a te . H e f u r t h e r s t a te d
t h a t th e r e c o rd e d 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 g a l­lo
n s b e in g p um p e d d a ily , is in
lin e fo r a p o p u la tio n o f 5,0 0 0
p eo p le .
C o u n c il a u tn o r iz e d a n o th e r
firm b e e n g a g e d fo r a se c o n d
c h e c k o n in s t r u m e n t s a t b o th
p la n ts .
Four Local
Accidents
On Weekend
Three Hospitalized; One
Reported n Critical
Condition
Two a c c id e n ts r e s u l tin g from
t h e d r iv e r s f a llin g a s le e p , oc­c
u r r e d in th e b o ro u g h o v e r th e
w e e k -e n d , o n e w a s r e p o r te d n e a r
B r ic k e rv ille , a n d a f o u r th oc­c
u r r e d o n th e M e ad ow V a lle y
R o a d .
J o h n B u c h , 43 S o u th B ro a d
S tr e e t, w h o h a d w o rk e d a ll d a y
a t B e ck B r o th e r s f u r n i tu r e s to r e ,
w a s c a lle d to M a n h e im to a s s is t
a t th e F u n e r a l H om e th e r e . On
h is r e tu r n w h e n a lm o s t h om e
h e a p p a r e n tly d o z ed a n d h is c a r
s tr u c k th r e e p a rk e d c a r s on W e s t
O r a n g e S tr e e t.
D am a g e w a s e s tim a te d a t
$ 1 2 0 0 . H e w a s p ro s e c u te d fo r
r e c k le s s d r iv in g . W h ile b a d ly
b ru is e d a n d s h a k e n u p , B u c h
su ffe re d n o s e r io u s in ju r y .
C a rl S. R i tt e r , R l , d ro v e o v e r
th e c u rb a n d p a v em e n t, s n a p p in g
off a te le p h o n e p o le a n d d am a g ­in
g th e p o rc h a t th e h om e o f
C h a r le s W itw e r , 30 E a s t L in ­co
ln Ave.
I n k n o c k in g off th e p o rc h p o st,
e le c tr ic w ir e s w e re to r n lo o se ,
(C o n tin u e d on P a g e 12 )
School Board
Appealing
Permit Case
T h e W a rw ic k U n io n S ch o o l
B o a rd Js a p p e a lin g to th e S u ­p
r em e C o u r t fo r a r u l in g o n a n
o p in io n h a n d e d d ow n b y J u d g e
H. Clay B u r k h o ld e r r e c e n tly in
c o n n e c tio n iw th th e b o a r d ’s d e ­n
ia l o f a w o rk p e rm it fo r s ix te e n -
y e a r -o ld E v e ly n Mae M e llin g e r,
w h o s e f a th e r filed th e s u it.
J u d g e B u r k h o ld e r r u le d t h a t
th e W a rw ic k U n io n B o a rd h a d ex ­c
e e d e d th e i r a u th o r i ty in r e f u s ­in
g to g r a n t th e p e rm it, a n d
o r d e r e d G. M a rlin S p a id , s u p e r ­v
is in g p r in c ip a l o f th e d is tr ic t, to
is su e th e p e rm it im m e d ia te ly .
I t h a s b e e n th e p o lic y o f th e
b o a rd to in v e s tig a te e a c h c a se
w h e r e a w o rk p e rm it is r e q u e s t ­e
d to d e te rm in e w h e th e r th e r e is
a d e fin ite n e e d fo r th e c h ild to
s to p sc h o o l; b u t a c c o rd in g to
B u r k h o ld e r , th e y h a v e no c h o ic e
in th e m a tte r .
FA RM W OM EN’S PA R TY
AT TOWN’S EN D
T h e S o c ie ty o f F a rm W om e n
No. 1 w ill h o ld a C h r is tm a s
P a r t y fo r t h e i r f am ilie s a t th e
h om e of Mrs. M a r g a r e t H o p k in s
a t T ow n 's E n d o n T h u r s d a y ev e ­n
in g . F iv e o f th e m em b e rs w ill
re c e iv e r e c o g n itio n f o r p e r f e c t
a tte n d a n c e d u r in g t h e ,vy e a r ,
th e y a re , Mrs. N e il C la rk , Mrs.
D a n ie l B r u b a k e r , Mrs. A b ram
B o llin g e r, Mrs. C la y to n S a n g -
Prohibit Parking
On West Side Of j
Cedar And Water i P a r k in g o n th e w e s t s id e o f j
C e d a r S tr e e t a n d W a te r S tr e e t
b e tw e e n M a in a n d F r o n t S t r e e t i
is to be p ro h ib ite d in th e v e ry
n e a r f u tu r e , i t w a s a g r e e d by
B o ro u g h C o u n c il a t th e m e e tin g
o n T u e s d a y n ig h t.
T h e a c tio n w a s t a k e n a f t e r a
n um b e r o f n e a r a c c id e n ts h a d
b e e n r e p o r t e d to th e B o ro u g h
office. W h e n c a r s a r e p a r k e d
o n b o th s id e s o f th e s e s t r e e t s i t
is v e ry d ifficu lt f o r c a r s to p a s s ,
a n d m a n y tim e s i t is im p o s s ib le
fo r tr a f f i c t o m o v e in b o th d ir e c ­t
io n s in th e s e tw o b lo ck s .
L in c o ln Av e . C o n tr a c t
A c o n tr a c t fo rm p r e p a r e d by
th e S ta te to b e s ig n e d by t h e
H. C. M ille r Co., c o n tr a c to r s fo r
th e L in c o ln A v e n u e jo b , a n d
B o ro u g h o fficials, w a s a c c e p te d
s u b je c t t o t h e a p p ro v a l o f t h e
Activities
Scheduled At
Trinity E.C.
T h e fo llow in g a c tiv itie s w ill
t a k e p la c e in T r in ity E v a n g e lic a l
C o n g r e g a tio n a l C h u rc h , Rev . R.
C. S t e in h a r t, p a s to r : S u n d a y ,
9 :3 0 a .m ., C h u rc h S ch o o l, A a ro n
L a n d is , g e n e r a l s u p e r in te n d e n t;
1 0 :3 0 a .m ., W o rsh ip , H o ly Com ­m
u n io n w ill b e a dm in is te r e d . T h e
m e s s a g e th em e w ill b e “ T h e Mes­s
a g e o f th e H ym n s .” 6 :1 5 p .m .,
H ig h S ch o o l a n d J u n io r C h r is ­t
i a n E n d e a v o r . 7 :0 0 p .m ., s e r ­v
ic e , s e rm o n th em e , “ T h e P a s ­t
o r ’s W is h fo r ’5 6 .”
T u e s d a y a t 7 :3 0 p .m ., th e Offi­c
ia l B o a rd ; 7 :3 0 p .m ., th e W o ­m
a n ’s M is s io n a ry S o c ie ty . W e d ­n
e sd a y , 7 :3 0 p .m ., th e H o u r of
P r a y e r ; 8 :3 0 ' p .m ., S u n d a y
S ch o o l B o a rd . T h u r s d a y , 3 to 4
p .m ., c h u r c h o p e n fo r p r a y e r a n d
m e d ita tio n ; 7 :3 0 p .m ., C om m u n ­ity
Day o f P r a y e r , C h u rc h o f th e
B r e th r e n .
T h e M issio n B a n d w ill m e e t
J a n u a r y 8, a t 1 0 :3 0 a .m .
C om m itte e o n E v a n g e lism
T h e C om m itte e o n E v a n g e lism
(C o n tin u e d from P a g e 1)
New Year's Eve
Vigil At Moravian
A N ew Y e a r ’s E v e S e rv ic e w ill
b e h e ld in th e M o ra v ia n C h u rc h ,
a t 1 1 :1 5 p .m . o n D e c em b e r 31,
f e a tu r e d b y th e d r aw in g o f
S c r ip tu r e T e x ts b y a ll p r e s e n t,
to s e rv e a s “W a tc hw o rd s ” fo r
1 9 5 6 . T h e r e w ill b e sp e c ia l m u ­sic.
T h e p a s to r ’s m e s s a g e on
“ F a i th ’s F i rm F o u n d a t io n ” , w ill
b e in t e r r u p t e d a t m id n ig h t by
th e T rom b o n e C h o ir, le d by J o h n
W. K e e h n , p la y in g , “Now T h a n k
W e A ll O u r G o d .”
I n t h e m o rn in g s e rv ic e o n
New: Y e a r ’s D ay th e p a s to r w ill
s p e a k o n t h e s u b je c t “ R e so lu ­t
i o n / ’ T h e r e w ill a ls o b e sp e c ia l
Off-Street Parking
Seen Possible In 1956
Preliminary Budget
Bare
Elected
Chief
New Fire Chief
Leroy Bare
Raymond Runk
A c o n te s t w h ic h a ro u s e d a
g r e a t am o u n t o f in te r e s t am o n g
lo c a l firem e n w a s s e ttle d la s t
n ig h t w h e n m em b e rs o f th e L it­itz
F i r e C om p an y e le c te d L eR o y
B a r e F i r e Chief.
B a r e w ill su c c e e d F ir e C h ie f
R a ym o n d R u n k w h o h a s se rv e d
in th is c a p a c ity fo r m o re th a n
th e p a s t fifte e n y e a rs .
T h e r e s u l t o f th e b a llo tin g
sh ow e d t h a t B a r e re c e iv e d a to ­t
a l o f 44 v o te s a s c om p a re d
w ith 40 v o te s c a s t fo r R u n k . A
to ta l o f 8 7 m em b e rs o f th e fire
c om p a n y a tte n d e d th e m e e tin g ,
p ro b a b ly th r e e tim e s th e a v e ra g e
a tte n d a n c e a t th e r e g u la r m o n th ­ly
m e e tin g s .
B a r e , w h o h a s s e rv e d a s a n
a c tiv e fir em a n h e r e fo r m a n y
y e a r s , a lso h a d c o n s id e r a b le ex­p
e r ie n c e d u r in g th e w a r a s a
m em b e r o f th e fire -fig h tin g u n i t
a t In d ia n to w n Gap. *
(C r n tin u e d o n P a g e 1 2 )
Boro Would Invest In Its
Own Bonds For
Funds
B o ro u g h M a n a g e r Dave B a u e r
p r e s e n te d to th e c o u n c il a t T u e s ­d
a y n ig h t ’s se s s io n a le n g th y
p r e lim in a ry b u d g e t fo r 195 6, in
w h ich it w a s d isc lo s e d t h a t th e
c u r r e n t re v e n u e w ill be in su ffi­c
ie n t fo r th e a n tic ip a te d o p e r a ­t
in g c o st fo r n e x t y e a r.
I t c a r r ie d w ith i t a su g g e s tio n
th a t C o u n c il s e r io u s ly c o n s id e r
e s ta b lis h in g re v o lv in g fu n d s to
b e u s e d fo r f u tu r e p u r c h a s e s of
e q u ipm e n t a n d to p ro v id e fo r
p o ss ib le la rg e sc a le im p ro v e ­m
e n ts . T h e s e fu n d s w o u ld b u ild
u p a s a c u sh io n a g a in s t u n f o r e ­se
e n n e e d s t h a t a r e b o u n d to
c ro p u p from y e a r to y e a r.
In a c c o rd a n c e w ith a g r e em e n ts
b e tw e e n th e B o ro u g h a n d th e
S ew e r A u th o r ity , a R e s e rv e F u n d
m u s t b e m a in ta in e d by th e b o r ­o
u g h a s a b a c k -lo g to in s u r e
p a ym e n ts to th e A u th o r ity a s
th e y in c r e a s e fo r th e n e x t tw o
y e a rs , a f t e r w h ic h th e s e p a y ­m
e n ts to th e A u th o r ity w ill g r a d ­u
a lly d e c re a s e s t a r tin g in 19 5 8 .
O u t o f th is r e s e rv e , th e b o r ­o
u g h from tim e to tim e in v e s ts
u p to $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 in s a v in g s c e r ti­fic
a te s, a n d in h is s u g g e s te d p r e ­lim
in a ry b u d g e t, Mr. B a u e r off­e
r e d a su g g e s tio n th a t th e C o u n ­cil
lo o k in to th e le g a l p o s s ib ility
o f is su in g b o n d s w h ic h th e B o r­o
u g h w o u ld b u y , in s te a d o f in ­v
e s tin g a s a t p r e s e n t, a n d t h a t
th e m o n ey b e u s e d f o r p u r c h a s e
of la n d fo r m u c h n e e d e d o ff-s
t r e e t p a rk in g .
M em b e rs o f C o u n c il w e re
m u c h im p r e s s e d w ith th e su g ­g
e s tio n a n d in te n d to r e f e r i t to
th e B o ro u g h S o lic ito r fo r a n o p ­in
io n .
St. Luke’s
Annual Meet
Wednesday
T h e a n n u a l c o n g r e g a tio n a l
m e e tin g fo r St. L u k e ’s E v a n g e li­c
a l a n d R e fo rm e d C h u rc h , N o r th
B ro a d S t., w ill b e c o n d u c te d in
Zw in g li H a ll n e x t W e d n e sd a y ,
J a n u a r y 4 a t 7 p .m . F o llow in g
th e b u s in e s s m e e tin g , w h ic h w ill
in c lu d e a n n u a l r e p o r t s a n d e le c ­tio
n o f e ld e r s a n d d e a c o n s, th e r e
w ill be a so c ia l p e rio d .
T h e fo llow in g c h ild r e n w e re
b a p tiz e d b y th e p a s to r , Rev . A l­to
n P . A lb r ig h t — J e ffre y L ee
M ille r, so n o f Mr. a n d Mrs. D o n ­a
ld M ille r; M ic h a e l J a y G ru b e ,
so n o f Mr. a n d Mrs. H a ro ld
G ru b e ; D o n n a J e a n S chm e ck ,
d a u g h te r o f Mr. a n d Mrs. M a rv in
S c hm e c k ; a n d Jo s e p h R o b e r t
M ille r, so n o f Mr. a n d Mrs. R o b ­e
r t M ille r.
Miss A n n a S to n e r , d a u g h te r o f
Mr. a n d Mrs. Is a a c S to n e r, a s e n ­io
r a t K u tz tow n S ta te T e a c h e r s
C o lleg e , sp o k e to th e W illin g
W o rk e r s C la ss, o f h e r w o rk a s a
c o u n s e llo r a n d t e a c h e r a t th e
B lin d C e n te r C am p a t C o rnw a ll
on th e H u d so n . T h e c la s s m e t a t
th e h om e o f Mr. a n d Mrs. J am e s
R o th , a n d w a s in c h a rg e o f th e
p r e s id e n t, Mrs. C h a r le s G ra y b ill.
Police Urge Careful
Driving This Weekend
W ith th e a n tic ip a te d c e le b r a ­tio
n s o f th e c om in g New Y e a r
w e e k -e n d , lo c a l p o lic e u r g e
e v e ry o n e a g a in n o t t o m ix a lc o ­h
o l a n d g a so lin e — f o r tu n a te ly
h ow e v e r, t h e em p h a s is h e r e in
th e b o ro u g h w ill b e o n th e im ­p
r e s s iv e s e rv ic e s a lw a y s h e ld
a t th is s e a so n o f th e y e a r in a ll
th e lo c a l c h u rc h e s .
S e v e ra l o f th e c h u r c h e s of
tow n w ill o b s e rv e th e New Y e a r
w i th s e rv ic e s . T h e E v a n g e lic a l
U n ite d B r e th r e n , a n d M o ra v ian
w ill h o ld W a tc h -N ig h t se rv ic e s
a n d St. P a u l ’s L u th e r a n a n d St.
L u k e ’s E v a n g e lic a l a n d R e fo rm ­e
d w ill h a v e c om m u n io n se rv ic e s.
T h e W a tc h -N ig h t s e rv ic e in
th e EUB C h u r c h w ill b e h e ld
S a tu r d a y f rom 1 0 :0 0 p .m . to
M id n ig h t a n d w ill b e in c h a rg e
o f th e C la s s le a d e r s in c lu d in g
C h e s te r M a r tin , J am e s S e a b e r,
H a r r y W e r ts c h , a n d R u s s e ll
M u rr.
St. L u k e ’s E v a n g e lic a l a n d R e ­fo
rm e d w ill o b s e rv e H o ly Com­m
u n io n o n New Y e a r ’s d a y a t
1 0 :4 5 a .m . a n d in th e P e n ry n
C h u rc h a t 9 :0 0 h .m . Rev . A l­to
n A lb r ig h t in c h a rg e .
T h e a n n u a l C o n g r e g a tio n a l
m e e tin g o f St. L u k e ’s w ill b e
h e ld o n W e d n e sd a y , J a n . 4 th a t
7 :0 0 p .m . w h e n e le c tio n o f d e a ­co
n s a n d e ld e r s w il) be h e ld .
St. P a u l ’s L u th e r a n d e d i­c
a te d a s ilv e r C om m u n io n S e r­v
ic e o n W e d n e sd a y , Dec. 28 a n d
w ill o b s e rv e C om m u n io n o n S u n ­d
a y , J a n . 1 s t a t 7 :3 0 a .m . a n d
1 0 :4 5 a .m . a n d a t 3 :0 0 p .m . fo r
a g e d a n d in firm m em b e rs . I n ­f
a n t B a p tism a t 2 :0 0 p .m . S u n ­d
ay.M
rs. A u s tin F e lle n b a um o f
L a n c a s te r w ill a d d r e s s th e W o ­m
e n ’s G u ild o r g a n iz a tio n m e e t­in
g o n T u e s d a y , J a n . 3 a t 7 :4 5
p .m .
T h e C h u rc h o f t h e B r e th r e n
w ill h o ld a sp e c ia l s e rv ic e o n
(C o n tin u e d on P a v e 131