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What’s To Become Of Sutter Hotel?
GET SERVICE AWARDS: Miss Cathryn Adams, (left)
Neighborhood Girl Scout Chairman, presents a 30-year service
pin to Mrs. David Wright, 510 S. Broad St., for h e r years of
service in the Rolling Hills Neighborhood Scout program. Miss
Adams also received a 30-year service pin. Both awards were
made a t th e annual covered dish supper given by the troop
committees.
Girl Scout Leaders
Receive Service Pins
Twenty Girl Scout leaders
of the Rolling Hills Neigh­borhood
received service pins
a t the annual covered d i s h
dinner held by the troop com­mittee
Friday evening in the
Educational building of St.
P a u l’s Lutheran Church.
Two received 20-year se r­vice
pins. They a r e Miss Cath­ryn
Adams, Neighborhood
chairman, and Mrs. David
Wright, leader of Troop 26 2
of Brickerville.
The other awards were gi­ven
as follows: 15-year pin,
Mrs. F ran k Doster; 10-year
pins, Mrs. Eugene Steffy and
Mrs. Robert Thompson; five-yea
r pins: Mrs. Edward De-
Veaux, Mrs. Eugene ROth,
Mrs. Donald Rannels, Mrs.
Chester Shirk, Mrs. Robert
Myers, Mrs. Leo Rossi, Mrs.
Robert Bender, Mrs. Edward
Rosenquist, Mrs- R o b e r t
Workman, Mrs. Larry Stauf­fer,
Mrs. Charles Carrier, Mrs.
Charles 'Wetzel, Mrs. Richard
Weik, Mrs. Hevener Davidson,
Miss Marilyn Roth.
Recognition was made Of
the 20th anniversary of Troop
250 of Brickerville, which an­tedates
the Neighborhood by
a few months. The Neighbor­hood
will celebrate its 20th
anniversary la te r this month.
Four other leaders in the
Neighborhood have received
20-year pins in th e p ast: Mrs.
Willy de Perrot, Mrs. George
C. Hicks, both of Lititz; Mrs.
Samuel Adams and Mrs. Clyde
Gehman, both of Rothsville.
Special guests a t the pro­gram
were Mrs. Ralph J. Gol-uin,
Brownstown, d istric t
chairman; Miss Anne Smith,
d istric t advisor of the local
Girl Scout office; Mrs. Char­les
Wagaman, Lititz, former
Neighborhood chairman; Mrs.
William Scatchard, president
of the Woman’s Club, a spon­soring
organization of a num­ber
of the troops; the Rev.
William Grosz, pastor of the
Brunnerville EU1B church, a
sponsoring organization.
The speaker was Nancy
Frederiksen, Mount Joy, a
senior scout who attended the
All States Encampment.
Mrs. David Young announ­ced
plans fo r the annual
cookie sale.
Mrs. Gordon Burkey a n d
Property Owners
Liable For Snow
Removal From Walks
Borough police received a
complaint Tuesday from a
p aren t who stated his child
fell on an icy sidewalk and
broke her arm, and asked pol­ice
to take action.
Police Chief George C,
Hicks reminded property own­ers
th a t there is an ordinance
requiring them to remove
snow and ice from the ir side­walks
within five hours after
a snowfall. This will be en­forced,
he said.
Mrs. A r th u r Griswold had a
camping exhibition.
Mrs. Charles Eshelman was
general chairman, and Mrs
Richard Wa lte r s and Mrs
F red Ha r tma n were in charge
of the meal.
The big question which has
all of Lititz buzzing is: “Wh a t
gives with the General S u tte r
H o te l? ”
Closing of the historic hos­telry
the d a y before New
Ye a r’s has given rise to all
sor ts of rumors , and has led
to cries of anguish from many
citizens.
A sjiokesman for th e stock­holders
said T1 ml ¡a church;
group has offered to buy the
property for some kind of
home, b u t must receive a di­rective
from th e State J>o-partmont
of Labor and Indus-try
as to what they m u st do
to make it into a Home be­fore
they can go ahead with
it. How long th is might take
is n o t known. Meanwhile,
th e re have been tentative off-ei-
s to buy it to continue a s a
hotel, it was said, but t li e
stockholders say they have
given th e church g^oup the
first chance to buy it, a n d
th a t it is a m a tte r of honor
not to dicker with any other
prosjyective buyer until t h e
church lias made its decision.
But meanwhile mystery,
described as “ almost wartime
secrecy,” sur rounds the fate
of the Sutter. The 'people who
worked th e re weren’t told
anything in advance o f the
closing, and some are waiting,
high and dry, for a possible
resumption of their jobs. A
few other s have taken jobs
elsewhere.
T h e re is no “'Closed’’ sign
on the door, with the result
th a t a number of people have
tried to get in. Some h a v e
parked and dropped money in
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Isaac H. Stoner Heads
Warwick Twp. Supervisors
Planners Recommend
Building Permit Law
The Warwick Township Planning Commission, at
its meeting Friday night, prepared a building permit
ordinance and recommended that it be adopted by the
township supervisors at their earliest convenience.
Teachers To
Observe In
Phila. Area
In-Service Day will be ob­served
by the teache'rs of
Warwick Union and Manheim
Central School dis tricts on
J a n u a ry 15, when the children
will have a holiday while
te a c h e r ’s away.
This year the teachers decid­ed
th a t ins tead of having an
ins ti tu te and listening to
speeches, they would p refer to
visit schools in other areas and
see teaching advances first
hand. Therefore, G. Marlin
Spaid, supervising principal,
conferred with the State super­intendent
of schools in Ha r r i s ­burg,
and obtained a list and
description of special classes
being conducted in other areas.
F o r the most part, the teach­ers
will visit schools in the
vicinity of Philadelphia. These
schools, the special subjects
which will be observed, and
the Warwick teachers ass ign­ed
to each school are as fol­lows:
Elementary Teachers
Pennsbury Schools, Bucks
County — Dual Progress, Un­graded,
Pro g rammed L e a rn ­ing:
Mrs. Dorothy Weidman,
Richard Smith, Miss Connie
Wagner, Mrs. Mary Rice, Carl
Seldomridge, Mrs. Irene Ott,
Miss J e a n e t te Huber, Miss
Vera Hoffman, Miss Mary S tu r ­gis,
Miss Martha Sturgis, Miss
Elizabeth Workman, Mi s s
Ka th ry n Gantz.
Upper Dublin — Modern
Foreign Language, T e a m
Teaching, Special Reading:
Lester Stark, Wa lte r Texter,
Harold Zimmerman, M r s.
Charlotte Redcay, Mrs. Es ther
. Bowman, Mrs. Matilda Mann.
Upper Merion — Ungraded;
Mrs. Helen Spence, Mrs. Ethel
Sammet, Mrs. Mary Clark, Mrs.
Anne Strickler, Mrs. Mary
Landis, Miss Florence Royer,
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THIS IS THE REAR VIEW of the Historical Foundation building, East Main Street,
which is now undergoing restoration. The ugly flat-topped frame, addition a t left will be re ­moved
in its entirety, and the small frame protuberance on the wing a t the right also will be
removed. The ancient construction of the house is coming' to light during the renovations.
Jaycees Ask
Nominees For
Civic Awards
The Lititz Ju n io r Chamber
of Commerce is asking the
community to nominate can­didates
for th e i r Civics
Awards to be presented at
the annual Awards dinner
scheduled for J a n u a r y 29.
P r io r to this year, the J a y ­cees
honored an “Outstanding
Young Man of the Year,” but
this year they plan ins tead to
present awards to several citi­zens
who have served their
community well.
To aid in the selection, they
are asking the people of the
community to nominate citizens
who have performed some civic
du ty which they have done
exceptionally well, and des
serve recognition.
The names and th e reasons
for the ir recommendation are
to be sent to Dr. Robert Bru ­baker,
126 E. Main St., and
Stephen Palkovic, 627 Kissel
Hill Rd., co-chairman of the
banquet. The names will be
screened by a committee from
the Jaycees and the final
selections made. Plaques will
be presented to the twinners.
School Menu
Monday
Grilled hamburg in roll,
corn, relish cup, assorted fruit.
Tuesday
Ham, string beans, cole
slaw, applesauce.
Wednesday
No school, In-Service Day.
Thursday
Chicken and waffles, peas
and carrots, jello fru it cup.
1 Friday
Macaroni and cheese, deviled
egg, raw vegetable cup, a sso rt­ed
fru it.
Garden Group
To Meet Tuesday
The Garden Group of the
Lititz Woman ’s Club will hold
its monthly meeting, on Tue s ­day,
Jan. 14 a t 1:30 p.m. in
the Recreation Center.
Three members of the L an ­caster
Woman ’s Garden Club,
Mrs. William Dorwart, Mrs.
G. H. Risser and Mrs. C. L.
Martin, will display table s e t t­ings
with appropr iate floral
a r ran g emen t s in antique, t r a ­ditional
and modern design.
The me e t in g is open to
members of the Woman's Club
and their guests.
Restoration Reveals
Ancient Construction
Of Historic House
Armstrong Winds Up
Manager Job Friday
R. Keith Arms trong, boro
manage r for two years, p re ­sented
his res ignation effective
tomorrow, to borough council
a t its re-organization meeting
this week.
In addition to being boro
manager, Arms trong also held
the following jobs, from
which he also res igned: boro
secretary, borough engineer,
building inspector, zoning offi­cer,
water super intendent, sew­er
super intendent, purchasing
officer, secretary of the P la n n ­ing
commission, secretary of
the board of zoning ad ju s t ­ment,
secretary of the board
of Historical review, secretary
of the Shade Tree commission,
secretary of the Civil service
commission, and tax collector.
Some of the accomplish­ments
made by the borough
during Arms tro n g ’s te rm of
service were as follows: s e t t ­ing
up of complete machine
accounting and revision of tax
and utility billing, dropping
the Maple Stre e t standpipe,
reduction of delinquent taxes
by 7 0%, opening of Kissel
Hill Road, s ta r tin g of Ho g an ’s
subdivision, ins tallation of
semi-actuated u lt ra sonic de­tectors
and signals a t 2nd and
Broad and new detectors at
Lincoln and Broad, new traffic
light at Main and Broad, r e ­novation
of borough offices,
commitment from State to re ­build
North Broad Street, Su tt­er
Village construction, com­prehensive
alley study, compre­hensive
s torm drainage study,
clearing the San Domingo
Creek from Wa te r to Locust
Streets, reduction of wa te r and
sewer rates, purchase of new
s tre e t sweeper and reduction
of contract costs of sweeping,
purchase of new roller and r e ­duction
of s tre e t patching
costs, recreation study, con­struction
and s ta r tin g opera­tion
of municipal swimming
pool, refinancing of water re ­venue
bonds and a savings of
$61,000, consolidation of sev-
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A 1 membership drive by the
Lititz Historical Foundation,
Inc., will soon be announced,
director s of the organization
reported, and it is hoped tha t
by this summe r the home at
13 9 E. Main ,St., will be fully
restored.
While the front of this
building looks no different
than it did nearly two cen­tur
ie s ago, considerable a c ti­vity
is taking pflace in the
re a r of the building. The two
frame additions to the house,
not there originally, a re b e ­ing
completely removed and
the b u ilding res tored to i t s
unique and a tt ra c t iv e appe a r ­ance
as it was when it was
first Constructed. A drive or
stroll down th e alley a t the
r e a r of the house will »provide
a good view of the work tha t
is being done.
Many inte re s ting things
have come to light since this
renovation s ta r ted th a t have
given definite proof of me th­ods
of construction. The ori­ginal
wall and window have
reappeared, as well as the
cedar shingle roof. The frame
part, which housed the first
post office an Lititz, was found
to be of unusual log construc­tion
fend weather-boarded.
F la t hewn logs, not more
th a n six inches thick, were
used and this 'was identical to
the way the Huebener house
was built, and probably oth­ers.
Hand Labor
Rarely found anywhere are
the hand-hewn lathes on
which the heavy p la s te r was
spread. The amo u n t of labor
th a t mu s t have gone into one
small house like this is un­believable.
With few exceptions, t h e
original “ wavy g la s s ’’ is still
intact and the hand-wrought
h a rdwa re on thte doors, no
two exactly the same, a r e
the main a ttra c tions for many
persons.
* Res toration of this building
is being done unde r the sup­ervision
of Howard Rohlins,
Lancaster, cu ra to r for the
Pennsylvania Historical Mus-
"Bum" Envelopes
Shedding Contents
There mus t have been some
bum “ s t ick um” on envelopes
the Fire Company has been
mailing out, it has come to
the rueful a ttention of James
L. Snavely, financial secretary.
Th e firemen a re having
their annual membership
drive, an d it seems th a t some
of the envelopes containing
the membership cards have
been opening up and the cards
are falling out. Thus, many
people have received empty
envelopes, Snavely said.
He a sked anyone who has
sent in the ir contribution,
then has received an empty
envelope to call him, 62 6-
0437.
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eum Commission. 'The floors
and walls are to be cleaned,
but left 'in the ir original rough
state. One door th a t was mi s ­sing
was located under the
eaves and when the unique
fireplace is replaced the
building will look exactly as
it did in 1792. I t is hoped by
th a t time th a t enough fu rn i ­tu
r e will be available to be
able to open the house to th e
public. About 35,000 tourists
visited the pretzel bakery
this summe r an d an added
a tt ra c t io n in this neighbor­hood
should be a credit to the
community, director s said. A
small entrancce fee would be
charged.
History Made Hero
Lititz was twenty y ears old
when the Declaration of In ­dependence
was signed. I t was
malting his tory even before
the USA was conceived by
hardy, freedom-minded Col­onists.
Its res idents supplied
food, clothing, and a hospital
for George Washington's Con­tinental
Army. The citizens
of Lititz have voted in every
national election.
The Lititz Historical F o u n ­dation
is an outgrowth of the
Lititz Bicentennial F o u n d a ­tion
which ar ran g ed th e cele­bration
in 19'5 6. The success
of this observance was made
possible through the efforts of
hundreds of citizens and be­cause
of this united interest
the need was felt for an or­ganization
which would con­tinue
to keep alive the ¡sense
of history this celebration had
aroused. Thus the Historical
Fo unda tion was formed.
If adopted, a building p e r ­mit
will be required “for any
building or s t ruc ture or any
p a r t there of erected, enla r­ged,
converted, repaired or a l­te
r e d , ’’ with this exclusion:
th a t no permit is required
where the work is painting or
comprises regular normal re ­pairs
not exceeding $1000 in
value.
The permit fee would be
$1.25 minimum, regardles s of
the type of change made.
Joseph It. ¡Snavely, cha ir­man,
announced th a t the local
commission lias {been notified'
by the Lancas ter County
Planning Commission th a t the
la t te r 'body has agreed to com­pile
a base map of Warwick
township and has now s t a r ­ted
on it.
As a result, th e proposed
s tre e t naming program is go­ing
ahead. Snavely said they
have had an excellent ¡res­ponse
to the ir appeal fo r a s ­sistance,
especially in the
Brickerville and Brunne rville
areas. The commission is a t ­tempting
to complete it by
F ebrua ry 1.
Suggestions for road names
are being solicited, especially
for small and sh o r t roads in
the township. The name s of
the ma jor ..roads have been de­termined.
Base maps with all t h e
suggested name s will b e av­ailable
for consultation a n d
review by anyone who is in­terested
during the week of
J a n u a ry 13, a t the home of
Claude Young, Rothsville, and
Gets Promotion
Richa rd Holier, Brunnerville,
members of th e commission.
To Investigate
The Commission is making
an investigation into several
unauthor ized subdivisions in
th e township, Snavely said.
He explained these a re in­stances
in which no plot plans
hiave been filed a s required
by law with the County P la n ­ning
commission. These p rop­erty
owners also have not no­tified
th e supervisors, town­ship
planning commission or
the Court House.
The commission this Spring
will consider the possibility of
developing a fiire safety ordi­nance
for Warwick township,
covering such ¡matters as the
burn in g of tra sh, containers
to ¡be used, and so for th.
A guest a t the meeting was
Norman A. Johnson, of the
Kisssel Hill Civic Association.
DENNIS J . CRAIG, 38 S.
Broad Street, Lititz, who has
been promoted to th e position
of a ssistan t general credit
manager a t th e Attynsjtsrojng
Cork company,
A g rad u a te of Villanova
University, Craig joined Arm­strong
in 1954. He holds a
Master's degree from Temple
University. Before his promo­tion
Craig served as an opera­tions
credit manager.
Ambucs Rehearsing For
Penna. Dutch Musical
Hickman Heads
Elizabeth Twp.
William E. Hickman was
reelected president of the Eli­zabeth
Township supervisors
a t th e reorganization ¡meeting
Monday night.
Having been re-elec-ted a s a
supervisor in November, he
also was administered the
oath o f office. He has served
for six years,: haying filled an
unexpired te rm fo r two years,
then elected fo r a full term,
and i s . now beginning his sec­ond
full term.
Earl K. B u tie r was reelec­ted
vi-oe president and road-master
and Isaac It. Loam a a
was re-elected se creta ry tre a ­surer.
The hoard expects to meet
with its solicitor in the near
fu tu re to se t the tax ra te and
discuss the ¡budget.
Hickman sa id th a t the
board exipect to adopt some
ordinances th is y e a r to help
solve some of th e townships
problems, and will decide la ­ter
on which ro ad s to ¡build.
The traffic light which is
being installed a t th e Brick­erville
crossroads is a t a
standstill, Hickman reported.
The pole has been erected, and
th a t's as fa r as it got. ■ Bad
weather helped, to slow down
th e work.
The American Business Club
of Lititz (Ambucs) and their
women’s auxiliary, (the A.B.-
C.D.s) will present the “ P e n n ­sylvania
Dutch’’ musical come­dy,
“Going Buggy” , on March
2 0 and 21 in the Warwick
Union High School auditorium.
The group of more th an six­ty
held th e i r firs t rehearsal
Sunday afternoon in the Re­creation
Center.
After a “ standing-room on­ly
” crowd las t year, the Club
again will don black hats,
beards, aprons, bonnets, and
with muddy feet will stage
this original “ Broadway” mus i­cal
comedy filled with local
color and heritage.
The first of many rehear sals
for this show, presented for
the benefit of local projects,
was held a fte r four months of
initial work by show director
Bob Derek, assisted by script
editors and writers, Bob Hess
and Charlie Edson; writers,
Don Kepner, Dale Shelley,
Henry Ross, John Williams,
and Bill Darlington; choreo­grapher,
Sue Hodgson; and
business m a n a g e r, Betsie
Derek.
Swinging into action now
are ticket chairmen George
Hicks and Bruce Ulrich; pro­gram
advertising chairmen
Lois Edson and Boh Hamme r ;
chorus director, Al Ebbert, and
a host of others who are
“going buggy’’ to mak e this
a show of shows.
Schedule Repair
Of 501 In ’64
Reconstruction of Route
501 and North Broad Street
is definitely on the list for
1964, Sta te Secretary of
Highways Henry D. Ha r ra l in­formed
Borough Manager R.
Keith Arms trong in a letter
received yesterday.
He told Arms trong he was
convinced of the heed to re ­pair
the street when lie drove
over it October 11. He said
th a t state engineers a re now
prepa r ing plans fo r the re ­construction.
However, he did n o t give
any d a te fo r the work to s tart,
nor any es timate of its cost,
Lititz Fire Co.
Had 51 Calls;
Loss is $36,740
T h e Lititz F i r e Company
answered 51 calls Wr in g
1963, in which th e r e was a
fire loss to buildings and con­ten
t s of $.36,740, a little less
than the previous year, it was
repor ted by F i r e Chief Ammon
Shelly.
The value of the buildings
and contents saved was esti­mated
a t $19 4,5 0 0.
Twenty-one ifires were in the
borough, where the loss , was
es timated a t $3'1,17 5, slightly
higher th an la s t year, and So
calls were outs ide the bor­ough,
where th e loss was $5,
5 6 5, lower th a n the previous
year.
There a re 36 to 40 active
firemen, and among them
they totalled 8 26 answers to
calls. F i r e trucks travelled
262 miles, and were in ser­vice
46 hours. Hose laid was
as follows: booster, 5,040
feet; 1% .inch, ¡2,775; 2%
inch, 7,500.
Planks Clank On
Oak Street1 Bridge
The planks clank on t h e
newly repaired Oak Street
bridge, over which th e re has
been so much controversy.
Residents of th e a re a com­plained
th a t they were awak­ened
every day by early-ibird
deliverymen. As a result, bor­ough
employes were down
th e r e yesterday p u tt in g wed­ges
between the hoards in an
effort to stop the noise. The
borough has set aside a fairly
la rge sum for a thorough ¡re­pa
ir job on the bridge in 196 4.
Isaac H. Stoner was elected
president of the board ot
supervisors of Warwick Town­ship
at the reorganization
meeting Monday night.
lie succeeds Paul R. Ibach,
who ran on the Democratic
ticket and was defeated in
November. Ibach had been a
supervisor for 26 years, and
president of the board a good
part of th a t time, so this is
the first time in quite a few
years th a t the Warwick board
Isaac H. Stoner
has had a new president.
Joseph M. Brubaker, newly
elected supervisor, was sworn
in and elected vice president.
Aaron N. Martin was reelected
secretary- treasurer.
Jay Felker, Rothsville, an
employe of the township for
the past six years, was made
roadmas te r for 19 64. Ibactl
also had held this job.
George J. Morgan, attorney,
Lititz R3, a res ident of Wa r ­wick
Township, was named
solicitor for 1964.
The board has been holding
its monthly meetings a t the
home of the se c re ta ry for
many years, and has changed
th a t policy. It will now meet
a t the Brunnerville Fire Hall
during 1964.
They will discuss the budget
and set the tax ra te some tittle
this month, Stoner said. -A
building permit ordinance r e ­commended
by the Warwick
Township Planning Commia-sion
will come up a t the next
meeting.
The supervisors also may
change the date of the meet­ings.
Up to now they hdUe
met the f i r s t Friday before
the first Saturday, and p ro ­pose
to change it to the flrat
Friday.
The board will meet With
the auditors on Sa tu rd ay , ztt
1 p.m., and will give a dinttat
a t 5 p.m. In the l i r e Hall, :tO
be a ttended by the supervisor»,
auditors, Planning Commis­sion,
solicitor, tax collector and
constable.
The supervisors agreed to
take over snow removal re ­sponsibilities
in th e res iden­tial
development of Raymond
Groff, Rothsville. A reques t
from John Mishler, township
constable and ¡police offloter,
for new equipment a n d com­pensation
was taken unde r ad­visement.
Community
Calendar
J a n . 9— 6:30 P.M. — R a d io
Club meeting a t the Recrea­tion
Center.
7:00 P.M. — Lititz Church
of the Brethren Stewardship
Commission.
7:30 P.M. — Weight-Lifting
Club meeting at the Recrea­tion
Center.
J a n . 11— 6:45 P.M. — Lititz
Church of the Brethren All-
Church Bowling a t Lancas­ter
Lanes.
J a n . 13— 10:30 A.M. — Lltita
Church of the Brethren
Bread and Cup Communion,
1.00 P.M. — ABC rehearsal
a t the Recreation Center,
7:00 P.M. — Lititz Church
of the Brethren School ol
Missions.
J a n . 13— 6.2 0 P.M. — Tap &
Ballet Classes at the Recrea^
tion Center.
7:00 P.M. — Badmintoi
classes a t the Recreatior
Center.
7:30 P.M. -— Odd Fellow:
meeting at I.O.O.F. Hall.
8:00 P.M. — Recreatioi
Center Sr. Board meeting.
J a n . 14— 12:30 P.M. — Fool
Distribution a t the Recrea
tion Center.
1:00 P.M. — W o m e n ’
Bowling at the Lititz Lanet
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