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(C o n s o lid a te d w ith T h e I titlt z R e co rd , X937) Lititz. Lancaster County, Penna., Thursday, May I, 1969 10 c e n ts a Copy; $4.00 pe r y e a r by m a il
w ith in L a n c a s t e r County 16 Pages — No. 4
Citizen’s Committee
Meeting Lacks Support
Approximately 35 persons at­tended
the first open Lititz
Citizens Committee meeting
held Monday evening at the
Recreation Center. The majori­ty
attending consisted of school
board members and administra­tors.
James Snavely, 631 Kissel
Hill Road, general chairman of
the Citizens Committee, con­ducted
the meeting. He present­ed
a framework set up by the
committee describing the pur­pose
for such an organization.
Snavely stated the purpose
was to form a communnications
link with fact finding responsi­bility
between the public,
school board, administration,
teachers and students, and re­port
factually any and all prob­lems
through the committees
which have been formed, to
make the school system one of
the best; to have regular month­ly
meetings to discuss minor
problems as well as those of a
more serious nature and to en­courage
the citizens of the War­wick
school district to take a
more active part in the educa­tion
system in the district.
Snavely then explained how
the committee chairmen would
function in the organizational
set up. He showed a diagram
listing three areas of communi­cations
and committee chair­men
named. They were: Dennis
Bortz, school; Mrs. Lester
Young, teachers and Rev. Rob­ert
Myers, administration.
It was also noted that the
committee chairmen would
meet bi-monthly and that a
monthly public organizational
meeting would be held.
The meeting was then open­ed
for discussion. In regards to
solving student problems, Hor­ace
Kauffman, School board
president, stated these prob­lems
should be resolved with
the teacher or the administra­tion.
His sentiments were also
voiced by several members of
the Student Council from the
high School who questioned the
feasibility of the Citizens Com­mittee.
Dr. Curvin C. Smith, superin­tendent
of the district, request­ed
a clarification of the actual
purpose of the Citizens Commit­tee.
“Was it being formed by
pressure groups or was it being
instigated as a political maneu­ver,”
he asked.
Snavely answered “no” to
both the inquiries. He did, how­ever,
admit he is a candidate for
Volunteers Are
Needed For
PTA Festival
Mrs. Robert Keller, Food
Chairman for the Lititz P.T.A.
festival, is calling for more vol­unteers
for operating the food
stand on May 17th.
At present the P.T.A. will need
twenty seven more helpers to
meet the demand. Men and wo­men
are invited. Shifts will serve
from twelve o’clock until three,
from three until five and from
five until seven.
If you are interested in assist­ing,
please contact Mrs. Robert
Keller, 626-6642, Mrs James Fink
626-8068 or Mrs. Howard Mowrer
626-7971.
school board in the May pri­mary.
Dr. Smith further inquired as
to how such a committee was
formed with non-elected per­sons.
Rev. Myers stated that the
committee was formed an a
basis of concern by interested
citizens to help alleviate a situa­tion
he termed “speaking in the
alleys” of circumstances which
occur in the school system.
A school board member was
quick to retaliate with the fact
that “rumors” were unfounded
ideas to use as information for
conducting any type of meeting.
It was suggested that an or­ganization
such as a PTA be or­ganized
at the high school. Rob­ert
Heron, Lititz elementary
school principal, remarked that
this year the PTA meetings
were attended by more teach­ers
than parents.
Further suggestions indicated
that more citizens should attend
the school board meetings to
air their opinions on various is­sues.
Commenting on the outcome
of the meeting, Snavely remark­ed,
‘We didn’t have enough citi­zen
support to overcome the op­position,
but the Citizens Com­mittee
is not going to disband.”
Lititz Fire Co.
Will Conduct
Fund Drive
The Lititz Fire Co. #1 will
conduct its annual Fund Drive
from May 5th thru June 7th in
the Lititz area. The campaign
will be door to door to raise
funds for maintenance of present
and purchasing of new equip­ment.
The fund drive will terminate
with the Corn Soup Festival at
the fire hall on Saturday June
14th. Please be generous with
your contribution when the vol­unteer
firemen call on you.
Any persons desiring to assist
in the fund drive contact Ray
Bixler, Committee Chairman.
The Lititz Fire Company is a
non-profit organization support­ed
wholly by the community for
both man power and funds. In
1968 the company responded to
69 calls and saved property in
excess of $225,000.
The department consists of 40-
50 active fireman with a total
membership in excess of 600
men. If anyone is interested in
joining the Lititz Fire Company
contact any Fireman or send
your name and address along
with $2.00 to: Lititz Fire Co. 7
S. Broad St. Lititz, Penna. 17543.
Membership is limited to Men 18
& over.
The company has drills every
Monday at 6:30 p.m., and busi­ness
meeting the last Wednes­day
of each month at 8:00 p.m.
at the Fire Hall.
Form Women Slate
Banquet On May 2
The Society of Farm Women
1 will hold a Mother and Daugh­ter
Banquet at the Willow
Valley, Willow Street Pike, on
Friday, May 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Mrs. Roy Forney will be the
guest speaker, Devotions will be
given by Mrs. J. Clayton San-grey
and the roll call will be
answered with the introduction
of guests.
Guenevere, Terry Kepner and Lance- will be presented on the stage at Warwick
lot, Dave Deibler, rehearse a passionate High School this Thursday, Friday and
scene from the Camelot production which Saturday.
"Camelot" Production At Warwick
“Camelot”, the Broadway musi­cal
combining romance and fan­tasy
in a medieval setting will
be presented by the Warwick
senior high school students in
performances this e v e n i n g
(Thursday) and on Friday, and
Saturday, May 2 and at 7:45 p.m.
The main characters in the
musical, which is about King
Arthur and His Knights of the
Round Table are: King Arthur,
played by John Fahnestock;
Guenevere, played by Terry Kep­ner;
Lancelot—Dave Deibler;
Merlin the Magician—Don Mc-
Clune; Mordrid—Joe Bender;
Morgan Le Fey—Anita Gurney;
Pellinore—Ted Gerhart; Tom of
Warwick—Doug Gehman; ' and
Nimue, played by Sue Workman.
Accompanying music for the
production will be provided by a
chorus of 30 students, from
grades nine thru twelve, under
the direction of Mrs. Jean Tho­mas,
elementary vocal music
teacher, Manheim; an orchestra,
under the direction of Mr. John
Harrison, a teacher at Elizabeth­town
College and by Mr. Charles
Hornberger, instrumental in­structor
at Warwick, who has
served as rehersal accompanist,
who will play the harpsicord and
the timpani.
The student directors for
“Camelot” are Del Erb, Nancy
Lee, and Jamie Everett.
The dances for “Camelot”
were correographed by Bonnie
Adams, Marta Smith, and their
advisor, Miss Barbara .Spengler.
These dances will be performed
during the songs, “What Do The
Simple Folk Do?” and “The
Lusty Month of May,” and, also
during the orchestral numbers,
“The Enchanted Forest” and
“The Invisible Wall.”
The committees for this pro­gram
are as follows: the Prop­erty
Committee, headed by Kerry
Meisky; Publicity Committee
headed by Mrs. Marion F. Byram
an English teacher here at War­wick;
Stage Crew Committee,
headed toy Mr. Dave Hilbert, a
graphic arts teacher at Warwick;
Set Decorating, headed by Mr.
Charles Sload, the high school
art teacher; and the Ticket Com­mittee,
which will be headed by
Mr. Ken Hartman, who teaches
seventh grade.
The musical production will
be complimented by colorful cos­tumes
of velvets and brocades in
keeping with the medieval
theme. Some of he costumes
have been rented while others
have, been designed and made by
three local women. The women
are: Mrs. Arthur S. Griswold. 518
S. Broad St.. Lititz, Mrs. Don
Kepner, 601 S. Broad St., Lititz
and Mrs. L. Franklin Doster,
Lititz R3.
Pellimore, Ted Gerhart, left and King
Arthur, John Fahnestock, match wits dur­ing
a medieval game in a scene from
Camelot as Lancelot, Dave Deibler,
watches thoughtfully. The musical produc­tion
will be staged at Warwick High
School tonight (Thursday), Friday and
Saturday.
Youth Day in Government officials
from Warwick High School pause momen­tarily
on their tour of Washington, D. C. at
the Kennedy grave sites in the Arlington
Cemetery. The trip was made possible by
the Lititz Jaycees. The group included;
front row, left to right — Cathy Hoover,
Deena Cole, Debra Ludwig and Candy
Smith; second row: Dawn Young, Jill
Moyer, Cathy Hess, Debra Goodman, Lin­da
Helman and Shirley Buckwalter; third
row: Mr. Frank Long, Nicola de Cesare
Donald McClune, Gary Shelly, Dave Ross
and Adam Samelko, Jr., president of the
Lititz Jaycees.
Park Trustees
Appoint July 4
Committees
The Park Trustees at a recent
meeting have named the follow­ing
committees for the 1969
July Fourth Celebration:
General Committee—J. M.
Leed, Chairman; Elmer Bom-berger,
William Cehme, Wallace
Lausch, John G. Hershey.
Music Festival—Douglas Min-nich,
Chairman, Stephen Palko-vic,
George Biemesderfer.
Band Committee — Stephen
Palkovic, Chairman, William
Nornberger.
Decorations — L e s t e r Neff,
Chairman, Joseph Carl, Paul Sea-ber,
Vincent Becker.
Concessions—Richard S om­mers,
Chairman, Harold Bortz.
Policing—Vincent Be c k e r ,
Chairman, Richard Walters, Ro­bert
Koch.
Amplification—Richard Sum­mers,
Chairman, Harold Bortz,
Eugene Clair, Roy Clair.
Fireworks—Elmer Bomberger
Chairman, J. M. Leed.
Publicity—William Oehme,
Chairman, Mrs. Harold Swisher.
Bell Ringing—William Oehme,
Chairman, William Hornberger.
Candle Illumination—Jerome
A. Kiralfy, Chairman, George
Biemesderfer, Paul McCloud,
Charles Regennas, John Badorf,
(Continued on Pag© 4)
Supper Meeting
For IOOF Lodge
The Lititz 100F’ Lodge 1050
will hold an open-air supper
meeting on Monday, May 5 at
6:30 p.m. at the Heagv cottage,
Spring Lake. Following the sup­per,
a short business meeting
will be conducted.
The Lodge has planned a bus
trip to see a baseball game at
Philadelphia on May 16 between
the Philies and the San Fran­cisco
Giants. The bus will leav
the Lodge Hall at 5 p.m. Resei
vations may be made by cor
tacting Ronald Gochnauer 626-
6911 or Conrad Weaver 626-6370
School Mena Monday, May 5
Pork Barbecue, baked potato,
tossed salad, assorted fruit.
Tuesday, May 6
Grilled Hamburg, buttered
corn, candied sweet potatoes,
fruited jello.
Wednesday, May 7
NO SCHOOL IN SERVICE
DAY.
Thursday, May 8
Grilled Hot dog, potato salad,
carrot sticks, banana.
Friday, May 9
Fish sticks, buttered noodles,
tomato sauce, pineapple salad.
POST PROM—No cafeteria at
High School.
Area Industrial Development
Committee Set By Boro & Twp.
Local Soldier
Wounded In
Vietnam
While on a search and destroy
mission in the Ah Shaw valley
in south Viet Nam, a 21-year-old
local serviceman was wounded.
The victim, Sgt. Anthony
Gary Brewer, the husband of
Linda Stauffer Brewer, 528 Blue
bird Road, Lititz, is currently a
patient in the hospital at Cam
Ranh Bay, South Vietnam,
undergoing treatment for shrap­nel
wounds of the knee and leg.
He expects to be convalescing
for the next two months.
Sgt. Brewer, a platoon leader
in the l nlst Airborne Division,
called relatives last week from
the hospital to inform them that
he is recovering satisfactorily.
The son of Mrs. Donald Young,
of McLean, Va., Sgt. Brewer is a
1966 graduate of Warwick High
School and has been in service
26 months. He arrived in South
Vietnam on March 23.
Sgt. Brewer has been awarded
the Purple Heart.
Senior Citizens
Don’t forget the bus trip to
Valley Forge on the 14th of May,
1969. The seats are filling up
quickly so, you want to get your
name on the list as soon as poss­ible
if you are planning to make
the trip. The cost of the trip will
be $2.50 (Tip and insurance in­cluded).
Call 626-6202 or 626-
5096 to make arrangements for
the trip.
Teen-Dem Club
Elects Officers
Officers were elected at the
second regular meeting of the
Lititz Teen-Democratic Club
held recently at the home of
Mrs. Lester Young. Lititz R3.
Elected were: Jim Harbison,
president; Jeff Young, vice pres­ident;
Sue Watts, secretary and
Lisa Wendel, treasurer.
The Teen-Dem Club origionai-ly
started with two members and
presently has grown to 15. The
Club toured the capital on April
21 as guests of John C. Pittinger,
State Representative, Lancaster.
They sat in on the Senate meet­ing
and met Senator Richard
Snyder. Representative Marvin
Miller also spoke to the group
and both he and Mr. Pittinger
had a question and answer per­iod.
The members of the Lititz
Club were invited by the Lan­caster
Teen-Dem Club and Rich­ard
Musser, co-ordinator lor
young teen are democrates of
Lancaster. Also, on the tour
were Mrs. George DeLong and
Mrs. Lester Young, local club
advisor.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Young on
May 4 at 6 p.m. Future projects
will be discussed.
Borough Council Tuesday
night officially set terms for
five men appointed to the Lititz
Area Industrial Development
Committee, The appointments
and terms, made in cooperation
with tne Warwick Township
Supervisors, are: D. Curtis
Airudoii, vresiuent ol isoiu^gu
Council, a ycais; Jn.00.ru n. ©no-bie,
President of \v arwick
Township Supervisors, 3 years;
nennis j , Ciaig, Cn an mail of,
the Borough Planning Commis­sion,
2 years; josepn K. Snave-iy,
Chairman of the Warwick
Township Planning Commis­sion,
2 years; Russet L, Temple­ton,
Lititz Mayor, 1 year; and
Larth D. Becner, Consultant to
the borough and township
planning commissions, 1 year.
A local industrial develop­ment
committee has been the
subject of discussion here for
many years, it has been urged
oy many organizations and resi­dents.
There is strong feenng in
many quarters that additional
industry in the Warwick area
would contribute greatly to the
tax base.
Acting Police Chief
Patrolman James Fritz was
appointed acting Police Chief
during the absence of Chief
George Hicks. Fritz’s pay was
advanced $11 per week while in
the position. It was stated Hicks
may be absent eight weeks due
to a hernia operation.
Mac Center Budget
Council spent almost an hour
discussing the Rec Center bud­get
and then decided the bud­get
wasn’t in a condition to be
approved any way. The budget
was returned to the Rec Center
(Continued on Page 4)
Lititz JayCees "On The Move"
The month of April was a busy
one for the local Jaycee Chapter
as the Jaycees realized the cul­mination
of two of its major
annual projects, Youth Day In
Government, and The Battle of
The Bands.
Back to back, Friday and Sa­turday
of last week, the Jaycees
journeyed to Washington, D, C.
to tour the nation’s Capital and
then Saturday to the Civic Cen­ter
in Philadelphia to follow the
local winner in the State, Finals
Competition of the Battle of the
Bands project.
Friday, with the sun shining
brightly at 6:30 a.m., Pres. Adam
Samelko, Project Chairman Jim
Tarnish, Mr. Frank Long, Mr.
John Zagorski, and Mr. Charlie
Ditmer, along with fourteen
Youth Day In Government Elec­tees
began their journey to the
nations Capital.
Court Building and at that de­parture,
the Youth Day In Gov-erment
officials headed for Lititz.
BAND FINALS
The Jaycees were “on the
move” Saturday as they accom­panied
the “Trippenesy”, the
band which earned their w*ay to
the State finals by winning the
local Battle of the Bands com­petition
held early this year.
(Dave Johnson, Kirby Martzall,
Joe Ragsdale, and George Scott).
The six-year old contest had
24 entries. The “Trippenesy” pre­sented
an original “Psychadelic
Composition” with a segment of
the “pusher” worked into the
“set.” Although the band did not
place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, their mu­sic
was well received by the
spectators.
It was a gruelling day for the
fellows, having arrived at the
Center at 10:30 a.m,, the bands
had to remain inside backstage
until the competition ended, at
11:00 a.m.
The winner of the Battle was
a band from Norristown called
“The Avengers”, whose “Soul”
searching mood excited the
Civic Center’s wings. The stage
choreography as well as the
musical background were well
deserving of the first place re­cognition.
Local Contest Chairman was
Robert Scatchard, Internal Vice
President, of the local JayCae
chapter.
The JayCees are indeed proud
to have participated in these two
youth projects. The experiences
have revealed the great impor­tance
to open the door for op­portunities
to the youth of oiir
Community.
Ambulance Association
Seeks New Membership
The itinerary, prepared by
Congressman Eshelman’s office,
took the group first to the Bu­reau
of Printing and Engraving.
From there, a tour of Arlington
Cemetary was planned to see the
Kennedy Gravesites and the
changing of the guard, at the
Tomb of The Unknown Soldier.
Pangs of hunger filled the bus
as the tour quickly made its way
to the Longworth Building Cafe­teria.
Stomachs satisfied, the
students and chaperones were
guided through the Capital Cor­ridors
by Miss Felty, an aide of
the Congressman.
Of course, there were the
usual sites in the Capital to be
seen, and except for the stop in
the Senate Chamber where Sen­ator
Strong Thurmond of Ten­nessee
was reading his appeals
and motions regarding the ‘Cam­pus
Crisis” and. the North Ko­rean
Incident, the tour of the
building was pleasant but usual.
From the Capital the Electees
were taken on a cursory trip
through the halls of the Supreme
The Warwick Community Am­bulance
Association is presently
in the process of conducting its
annual membership drive, with
the présent memberships having
expired March 31, 1969.
In order to avoid a lapse in
membership, new application
forms were mailed sometime ago
to all residents of the Warwick
School District. Residents are
urged to complete the applica­tion
and return it promptly if
they wish to renew their mem­bership
or enroll as a new mem­ber.
Those who have not received
applications by mail, may fill out
the accompanying form in the
Record-Express.
The Ambulance service is
sponsored by the American
Business Club of Lititz under the
supervision of Arch Michael,
chairman and Robert Derek,
secretary-treasurer and operated
by the Warwick Ambulance
Drivers Association, under the
direction of Wesley Snader pres­ident
and Tom Kenyon secretary,
of the Ambulance Drivers. On an
average, 32 ambulance calls were
made each month during 1968.
A new ambulantce was pur­chased
in Sepember, 1966, since
then, the vehicle has traveled
over 20,000 miles and made 951
calls. 1 !
Bids are now being taken on a
new ambulance, which will go
into service in September of this
year, ;
Ambulance .Application Form
on Page 16. i
The Warwick Ambulance, pictured
above, has traveled 7,800 miles and made
392 calls since the last membership drive
conducted in April of 1968. The Ambulance
Service is sponsored by the American
Business Club of Lititz.