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T H E R E S S SERVING THE WARWICK AREA FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY 101st Year ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1877, AS THE SUNBEAM | CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LITITZ RECORD, 19371 Lititz, Lancaster County, PA, 17543, Thursday, April 7,1977 15 CENTS A COPY; $5.00 PER YEAR BY MAIL WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 20 Pages-No. 2 T r a d i t i o n a l H o l y W e e k O b s e r v a n c e s P l a n n e d B y L i t i t z A r e a C h u r c h e s The solemn services climaxing Holy Week will begin in Lititz area churches with Maundy Thursday communion services tonight (Thursday) and continuing with the Annual Community Good Friday Service, which will be held this year at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lititz, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. under the sponsorship of the Warwick Association of Churches. T h e s e m e a n in g f u l ceremonies, observed in C h r i s t i a n c h u r c h e s throughout the world at the end of the 40-day Lenten period, herald the joyous Easter celebrations that begin for many during vigil services on Easter Eve, for others in daybreak services on Easter morn and throughout Easter Day. The guest preacher for this year’s Community Good Friday Service will be the Rev. Carl J. Frederick, who is senior pastor at Redeemer L u t h e r a n C h u r c h , Lancaster. He and his wife, the former Kathleen Hess of Lititz, were both former members of St. Paul Lutheran Church. They and their three children now reside in Lancaster. Rev. Frederick was graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1953 and from Gettsburg Theological Seminary in 1956. He served two years as pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, Md. and served as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Harrisburg, until 1964. Special music for the service will be presented again this year by the Warwick High School Glee Club under the direction of Mrs. June Lantz. The Choir will sing, “Sanctus,” by Schubert, “The Glory of the Father” by Hovland, “The Lord’s Supper” by Lapin and “The Blessing of Aaron” by Ramsey. &■ V- ■ W m m m M S Rev. Carl J. Frederick The service will be in two parts, thus giving worshippers opportunity to enter and leave at approximately 12:50 p.m. The Rev. Mr. Frederick’s first meditation will be: “Sharing WithChrist - His Kingdom and Power” ; his second,“Sharing With Christ - His Defeat and His Victory.” Area ministers and lay persons participating in the service this year include Dale Wenzelburger, Donald Crews, James G. Shannon, Dwight Mikesell, Frances Huetter, Russell Pettyjohn, James C. Mohn and Robert Hoover. The Warwick Association of Churches, whose Worship Committee planned the service, invites and encourages all members of our wider Christian community to attend the Good Friday Service. The traditional Holy Week services at Lititz Moravian Church, of much historical interest in this area, will reach a high point at the Crucifixion Service on Good Friday at 2:15 p.m. This service will reach its climax at 3 p.m., when the church bell will toll 33 times while the congregation joins in a period of silent prayer. On Saturday, the Funeral Services Are Today For Charles Sweitzer, Boro Inspector Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) for Charles E. Sweitzer, Sr., 38 Center St., inspector for the borough of Lititz for the past 18 years, who died Monday at 3:40 a.m. at Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital. Sweitzer was 58. He had been under the care of a physician for a number of years after several severe heart attacks, but had been at his job as inspector the Friday preceding his death. He was the husband of E. Lorraine Fry Sweitzer, and resided in Lititz for the past 40 years. He was a member of Lititz Moravian Church and Lititz Fire Company. Sweitzer started working for the borough July 21, 1959 as a maintenance man in the works department, doing inspections from the start, and worked his way up to the official title of borough inspector. He was highly respected, by his peers in the street department, by members of N O T I C E The monthly meeting of the Lititz Retailer’s Association has been scheduled for the second Wednesday of this month. The April meeting will be held next Wednesday, April 13 at 7:30 P.M. at the General Sutter Inn. All area businessmen are welcome and invited to attend this special meeting. Boro Council and other local officials, and by contractors who worked in the borough. Since he was on the job during much of the expansion of the borough, he had an excellent knowledge of all the water and sewer lines, and storm drainage installed in Lititz. He not only was noted for the complete records he kept, including diagrams and plans of everything that went into the streets, but also for the vast amount of knowledge about the borough that he kept in his memory. He could pinpoint the location of every joint of a water line on any system installed when he was inspector. He was considered the “eyes and ears” of the zoning officer in matters concerning building permits. He frequently drove around town in a small green truck, checking out things he saw that appeared to be in violation of the town’s zoning ordinances. His fellow workers said of him that Sweiker had only one standard, and that was to do the job right. He is considered the person responsible for the borough’s streets being put back in good shape after they were dug up for installations or repairs - Sweitzer “stood there and made sure,” a former co-worker said. “He knew what went underground and th a t’s important.” Sweitzer worked under four borough managers during his employment, including the present manager, David Anderson, and George Steedle, who preceded Anderson. Both considered him a highly valuable, cooperative, and much respected person. The borough is so much better off just because of the interest he took in making sure a job was done right, they said of him. Sweitzer was the principle inspector for some of the town’s largest residential developments, including Sutter Village, Libramont, and the Balmer development. He was the main inspector in charge of reconstruction of North Broad Street from the Square to the north end of town in 1964, a project that included the planting of numerous maple trees there. He also was the primary inspector on East Main Street when the D & E telephone company dug up the street several years ago to put in underground conduits, making sure the job was done properly. He was on the job as inspector when the 12-inch water main was installed connecting the new wells on Locust Street to the Maple Street pumping station. He also was inspector for all the water, sewer and storm drainage lines that were installed in the Kissel Hill School area, as well as for the sewer lines that were [Continued on Page 12] Moravian’s Great Sabbath Lovefeast will be held at 4 p.m. Visitors are welcome to attend this service, and all other services at the historical church. Following a custom of 219 years, residents of Lititz will be awakened Easter morning between 3 and 5 O’clock by a brass choir from the Moravian Church heralding the ressurrection. The choir will gather for a choral at 3 a.m. on Church Square, and then divide into groups and proceed on foot through town, inviting people to the Moravian sunrise service. This service will begin at 5:15 a.m. in the sanctuary and continue on God’s Acre. Communion will follow this at 6:15 a.m. in the church. Sunrise services will be held Easter morn at many other churches in the area, one of the most historical being the Easter Dawn Service at Old Zion Church, Brickerville, when St. Luke’s United Church of Christ will celebrate at 5 a m. This service will take place in the cemetery, facing the rising sun, following an annual tradition of more than 25 years. The Holy Week liturgy at St. James Catholic Church will begin Thursday evening (tonight) with the traditonal ceremony of the washing of the feet. Good Friday services will be held at 7 p.m. at St. James and the Easter Vigil Mass will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, with the traditional lighting of the new fire and the blessing of the water. S p e c ia l com m union services, musical programs, and fellowship breakfasts are planned throughout Easter weekend at the numerous churches in the area. Details of these services can be found on the church pages in this edition. mÊÈÈÈÈÈÈSÈM— w .:- k :r , ï $ L >. * I '' ■■■■■■■■I l i l i l í l i l i *.1." h h b imi— m 1 4 - & m £?* - í i v - «5» This scene is one the congregation will see when they attend Easter services at the First Church of God, 33 E. Center St. The tomb in the background was created several years ago by the young people of the church. Said the Rev. Paul Kocher, pastor of the church, the tomb is made of burlap stuffed with newspapers - “probably the Lititz Record” - and held in place with wire. The rustic cross in the foreground was made by Bruce Barr, a member of the congregation. He used the trunk of the Christmas tree which had stood at the front of the church at Christmas. The Christmas tree itself was significant in that it h|d actually been the top of a huge half-century-old tree cut down in December by Bob McAlpin, another church member. Six To Be Interviewed Next Week For School Superintendent Warwick School Board will be interviewing six applicants for the job of superintendent of schools on April 15 and 16, Director Wallace Hofferth, chairman of the Board’s selection committee, said this week. The six were chosen by the Board from approximately 50 applicants for the job now held by Dr. H. Dale Winger, whose unrenewed contract with the district expires June 30. The applications were categorized and turned over to the Board by Dr. Lloyd Ruoss, executive director of Intermediate Unit 13, who conducts a free service for school boards in his unit New Antique Shop To Open In Lititz A new antique shop, The Cucumber Pump, will be opening in Lititz early in May, under the ownership of Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Ebersole, 233 Front St. The shop will be located in the basement at the rear of the building at 69 E. Main St., and will c a rry primitives, furniture, china, glassware, etc. The Ebersoles have been antique dealers for a number of years at Hummers Antique Mall, on Route 222 north of Ephrata. Lititz Zoning Hearing Board granted the couple sp ec ia l au th o riz atio n Monday night to erect two wooden unlighted signs, painted shades of antique green. One will be a two square foot sign mounted on a post at the entrance to the shop, and one a 4 x 2M: foot sign mounted on the side of the building. faced with hiring a new superintendent. Hofferth said that after the six persons are interviewed, the list will be narrowed down to from one to three persons for a second more extended interview. He said Board members would also be visiting the home territories of the “finalists” to get more input. Originally, the selections committee had been set up with the idea of including some non-Board members from the community and school district staff. However, Hofferth said he does not plan to add any more to the committee, since the entire School Board is now involved in the selections process. He said that his committee had already requested input from the community and the teaching staff on what qualifications they wanted in a new superintendent, and that he had had about 75 replies to his requests, “most constructive and rather repetitive,” he added. “ The actual selection should be made by the Board,” he said. He said that after the new superintendent is chosen, he intends to respond personally to everyone who offered input to the committee. “ I ’m pleased with the response from the committee and the professional staff, and with Dr. Ruoss’ efforts,” Hofferth told the Record this week. “We are fortunate to have had him (Ruoss)” he said, commenting that the IU-13 director has the strong advantage of knowing the various school districts and knowing his counterparts in other intermediate units, through whom he could gain objective and impartial comments on potential applicants. Hofferth said his committee is aiming for mid- May for a final selection. Asked what salary the district will offer the new superintendent, he said that none has been set yet, but the district would probably offer “whatever is necessary to get what we want.” From the input his committee received from the community and teaching staff on what they want in a new s u p e r in te n d e n t, Hofferth made this summary: —Professional qualifications: as equal number of persons said that a doctorate degree was a “must” as said it was desirable but not essential. Most said the new superintendent should be professional competent in school law, finance, b u s i n e s s , c o n t r a c t negotiations, curriculum c o o r d i n a t i o n a n d development Most said he should have p r o v e n e d u c a t i o n a l leadership; i.e. should have been a superintendent or held a position of comparable authority. Many wanted someone with successful experience as a classroom teacher, principal, and chief school administrator. “In short, they want a proven track record,” Hofferth said. —Personal qualifications: the citizenry requested dedication to the job, skill in public relations, and adeptness at handling personnel problems. They emphasized that the su p e rin ten d en t should establish effective two-way communications, be open-minded, and seek out and respect the opinions of the staff, students, and community. They asked for an imaginative, creative and innovative candidate, one who works well with others, has a genuine interest in people, and who will delegate responsibility. Teachers Ratify Average 7.5% Salary Increase Warwick school teachers have ratified a bargaining agreement on salaries for next school year that provides an average $935 increase, representing a 7.5 percent increase over present salaries. The tentative agreement also included a new salary compensation concept, an incentive increment of $100 added to the masters salary level at steps 10 through 14, designed to encourage teachers with masters degrees to “go back to school” for more credits after they have been teaching a number of years. Under the concept, if a teacher earns three credits in any four year interval, while he or she is at steps 10 through 14 on the salary scale, that teacher’s salary will be increased an additional $100 above the regular masters step. The tentative agreement was reached March 29, after four bargaining sessions held since January, and was ratified by Warwick Education Association members on Monday. The School Board will consider ratification at its regular meeting on April 19. Five votes are necessary for ratification by the Board. The tentative agreement will cost the school district approximately $170,000 for. teachers salaries. It increases the beginning teacher salary at the bachelors level from $8,625 to $9,100, and the bachelors maximum from $14,575 to $15,150. The current three-year co llec tiv e b argaining agreement provides a wage reopener for the 1977-78 and the 1978-79 school years. It is under this provision of the agreement that negotiations have been taking place in the school district. EHzahetli Township Supervisors Hearing Date Set For Poplar Grove Road Situation The date for the public hearing to discuss the road situation in Poplar Grove has been changed from April 13 to Wednesday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in the Brickerville Fire Hall. The change is due to the township solicitor being unable to attend the April 13 meeting. The discussion will involve the controversial issue of whether or not the roads in Poplar Grove should be made public. No final decision will be made at the hearing. All residents of Elizabeth Township are urged to attend so that a definate idea is given of the township residents’ interests in the matter. The road issue was discussed many years ago in the township, after the community of Poplar Grove was originally started as a vacation and summer resort. Homes there later became y e a r - ro u n d , le a v in g residents with many questions about road ownership. The situation was most recently brought up again when former township supervisor Carl Stohler and residents of Poplar Grove brought the issue before the supervisors again. While most of the residents of the community of Poplar Grove have asked that the township take over the maintenance of the roads, many other township residents have argued that they do not wish the township to be responsible for private roads, thus increasing their taxes. Due to the controversial nature of the situation, the supervisors have asked that as many as possible of the township residents attend in order to give them an idea of what the majority of E l i z a b e th T ow n sh ip residents want. Gehman Resigns David Gehman, sanitation officer, announced his resignation due to his busy schedule. He said that he would no longer have enough time for the township job, but that he would try to find persons who might be interested in the job. Gehman also added that he would stay on until a new officer was chosen, finishing all present work as sanitation officer. Zimmerman Development Paul Zimmerman, who has proposed a development in the Brubaker Valley, requested an official letter from the township stating their decision on further tests for his lots, according to Gehman, who said that Zimmerman had called the township building earlier. The supervisors discussed the matter and Luther Ober said that he would write a letter to Zimmerman asking that more tests be performed since the D.E.R. has recommended the tests. Bids Sealed bids were opened at 8 p.m. for stone and oil needed for township road maintenance. The supervisors said that they would notify the bidders after they had made their decision. Exoneration Susan Miley and her daughter, Irene, were given per capita tax exonerations at the request of tax collector Janet Steffy. Susan Miley was exonerated permanently, and Irene was exonerated on a yearly basis. Rec Center A letter from Phil Bailey, president of the Lititz Recreation Center, was read. The letter requested that the township contribute to the Rec Center funding, as the Boro and Warwick Townships were. Bailey requested that Elizabeth Township contribute $403.82, which is half of the total amount requested on a yearly basis ($807.64). Bailey also said that 10 percent of all membership to the Rec Center is from residents of Elizabeth Township and that the township “ has an obligation to participate”. The supervisors decided that before a decision is made they would like to find out more about the Rec Center’s funding, and about the interests of township persons involved in the Rec Center program. I n T h is Issue Business Directory 16 Church News 14 Classified Ads 18,19 Editorial Page . 4 Sports Section 6,7,8 Social 10,11
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Full Text | T H E R E S S SERVING THE WARWICK AREA FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY 101st Year ESTABLISHED APRIL, 1877, AS THE SUNBEAM | CONSOLIDATED WITH THE LITITZ RECORD, 19371 Lititz, Lancaster County, PA, 17543, Thursday, April 7,1977 15 CENTS A COPY; $5.00 PER YEAR BY MAIL WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY 20 Pages-No. 2 T r a d i t i o n a l H o l y W e e k O b s e r v a n c e s P l a n n e d B y L i t i t z A r e a C h u r c h e s The solemn services climaxing Holy Week will begin in Lititz area churches with Maundy Thursday communion services tonight (Thursday) and continuing with the Annual Community Good Friday Service, which will be held this year at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lititz, from 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. under the sponsorship of the Warwick Association of Churches. T h e s e m e a n in g f u l ceremonies, observed in C h r i s t i a n c h u r c h e s throughout the world at the end of the 40-day Lenten period, herald the joyous Easter celebrations that begin for many during vigil services on Easter Eve, for others in daybreak services on Easter morn and throughout Easter Day. The guest preacher for this year’s Community Good Friday Service will be the Rev. Carl J. Frederick, who is senior pastor at Redeemer L u t h e r a n C h u r c h , Lancaster. He and his wife, the former Kathleen Hess of Lititz, were both former members of St. Paul Lutheran Church. They and their three children now reside in Lancaster. Rev. Frederick was graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1953 and from Gettsburg Theological Seminary in 1956. He served two years as pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, Md. and served as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Harrisburg, until 1964. Special music for the service will be presented again this year by the Warwick High School Glee Club under the direction of Mrs. June Lantz. The Choir will sing, “Sanctus,” by Schubert, “The Glory of the Father” by Hovland, “The Lord’s Supper” by Lapin and “The Blessing of Aaron” by Ramsey. &■ V- ■ W m m m M S Rev. Carl J. Frederick The service will be in two parts, thus giving worshippers opportunity to enter and leave at approximately 12:50 p.m. The Rev. Mr. Frederick’s first meditation will be: “Sharing WithChrist - His Kingdom and Power” ; his second,“Sharing With Christ - His Defeat and His Victory.” Area ministers and lay persons participating in the service this year include Dale Wenzelburger, Donald Crews, James G. Shannon, Dwight Mikesell, Frances Huetter, Russell Pettyjohn, James C. Mohn and Robert Hoover. The Warwick Association of Churches, whose Worship Committee planned the service, invites and encourages all members of our wider Christian community to attend the Good Friday Service. The traditional Holy Week services at Lititz Moravian Church, of much historical interest in this area, will reach a high point at the Crucifixion Service on Good Friday at 2:15 p.m. This service will reach its climax at 3 p.m., when the church bell will toll 33 times while the congregation joins in a period of silent prayer. On Saturday, the Funeral Services Are Today For Charles Sweitzer, Boro Inspector Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) for Charles E. Sweitzer, Sr., 38 Center St., inspector for the borough of Lititz for the past 18 years, who died Monday at 3:40 a.m. at Lancaster Osteopathic Hospital. Sweitzer was 58. He had been under the care of a physician for a number of years after several severe heart attacks, but had been at his job as inspector the Friday preceding his death. He was the husband of E. Lorraine Fry Sweitzer, and resided in Lititz for the past 40 years. He was a member of Lititz Moravian Church and Lititz Fire Company. Sweitzer started working for the borough July 21, 1959 as a maintenance man in the works department, doing inspections from the start, and worked his way up to the official title of borough inspector. He was highly respected, by his peers in the street department, by members of N O T I C E The monthly meeting of the Lititz Retailer’s Association has been scheduled for the second Wednesday of this month. The April meeting will be held next Wednesday, April 13 at 7:30 P.M. at the General Sutter Inn. All area businessmen are welcome and invited to attend this special meeting. Boro Council and other local officials, and by contractors who worked in the borough. Since he was on the job during much of the expansion of the borough, he had an excellent knowledge of all the water and sewer lines, and storm drainage installed in Lititz. He not only was noted for the complete records he kept, including diagrams and plans of everything that went into the streets, but also for the vast amount of knowledge about the borough that he kept in his memory. He could pinpoint the location of every joint of a water line on any system installed when he was inspector. He was considered the “eyes and ears” of the zoning officer in matters concerning building permits. He frequently drove around town in a small green truck, checking out things he saw that appeared to be in violation of the town’s zoning ordinances. His fellow workers said of him that Sweiker had only one standard, and that was to do the job right. He is considered the person responsible for the borough’s streets being put back in good shape after they were dug up for installations or repairs - Sweitzer “stood there and made sure,” a former co-worker said. “He knew what went underground and th a t’s important.” Sweitzer worked under four borough managers during his employment, including the present manager, David Anderson, and George Steedle, who preceded Anderson. Both considered him a highly valuable, cooperative, and much respected person. The borough is so much better off just because of the interest he took in making sure a job was done right, they said of him. Sweitzer was the principle inspector for some of the town’s largest residential developments, including Sutter Village, Libramont, and the Balmer development. He was the main inspector in charge of reconstruction of North Broad Street from the Square to the north end of town in 1964, a project that included the planting of numerous maple trees there. He also was the primary inspector on East Main Street when the D & E telephone company dug up the street several years ago to put in underground conduits, making sure the job was done properly. He was on the job as inspector when the 12-inch water main was installed connecting the new wells on Locust Street to the Maple Street pumping station. He also was inspector for all the water, sewer and storm drainage lines that were installed in the Kissel Hill School area, as well as for the sewer lines that were [Continued on Page 12] Moravian’s Great Sabbath Lovefeast will be held at 4 p.m. Visitors are welcome to attend this service, and all other services at the historical church. Following a custom of 219 years, residents of Lititz will be awakened Easter morning between 3 and 5 O’clock by a brass choir from the Moravian Church heralding the ressurrection. The choir will gather for a choral at 3 a.m. on Church Square, and then divide into groups and proceed on foot through town, inviting people to the Moravian sunrise service. This service will begin at 5:15 a.m. in the sanctuary and continue on God’s Acre. Communion will follow this at 6:15 a.m. in the church. Sunrise services will be held Easter morn at many other churches in the area, one of the most historical being the Easter Dawn Service at Old Zion Church, Brickerville, when St. Luke’s United Church of Christ will celebrate at 5 a m. This service will take place in the cemetery, facing the rising sun, following an annual tradition of more than 25 years. The Holy Week liturgy at St. James Catholic Church will begin Thursday evening (tonight) with the traditonal ceremony of the washing of the feet. Good Friday services will be held at 7 p.m. at St. James and the Easter Vigil Mass will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, with the traditional lighting of the new fire and the blessing of the water. S p e c ia l com m union services, musical programs, and fellowship breakfasts are planned throughout Easter weekend at the numerous churches in the area. Details of these services can be found on the church pages in this edition. mÊÈÈÈÈÈÈSÈM— w .:- k :r , ï $ L >. * I '' ■■■■■■■■I l i l i l í l i l i *.1." h h b imi— m 1 4 - & m £?* - í i v - «5» This scene is one the congregation will see when they attend Easter services at the First Church of God, 33 E. Center St. The tomb in the background was created several years ago by the young people of the church. Said the Rev. Paul Kocher, pastor of the church, the tomb is made of burlap stuffed with newspapers - “probably the Lititz Record” - and held in place with wire. The rustic cross in the foreground was made by Bruce Barr, a member of the congregation. He used the trunk of the Christmas tree which had stood at the front of the church at Christmas. The Christmas tree itself was significant in that it h|d actually been the top of a huge half-century-old tree cut down in December by Bob McAlpin, another church member. Six To Be Interviewed Next Week For School Superintendent Warwick School Board will be interviewing six applicants for the job of superintendent of schools on April 15 and 16, Director Wallace Hofferth, chairman of the Board’s selection committee, said this week. The six were chosen by the Board from approximately 50 applicants for the job now held by Dr. H. Dale Winger, whose unrenewed contract with the district expires June 30. The applications were categorized and turned over to the Board by Dr. Lloyd Ruoss, executive director of Intermediate Unit 13, who conducts a free service for school boards in his unit New Antique Shop To Open In Lititz A new antique shop, The Cucumber Pump, will be opening in Lititz early in May, under the ownership of Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Ebersole, 233 Front St. The shop will be located in the basement at the rear of the building at 69 E. Main St., and will c a rry primitives, furniture, china, glassware, etc. The Ebersoles have been antique dealers for a number of years at Hummers Antique Mall, on Route 222 north of Ephrata. Lititz Zoning Hearing Board granted the couple sp ec ia l au th o riz atio n Monday night to erect two wooden unlighted signs, painted shades of antique green. One will be a two square foot sign mounted on a post at the entrance to the shop, and one a 4 x 2M: foot sign mounted on the side of the building. faced with hiring a new superintendent. Hofferth said that after the six persons are interviewed, the list will be narrowed down to from one to three persons for a second more extended interview. He said Board members would also be visiting the home territories of the “finalists” to get more input. Originally, the selections committee had been set up with the idea of including some non-Board members from the community and school district staff. However, Hofferth said he does not plan to add any more to the committee, since the entire School Board is now involved in the selections process. He said that his committee had already requested input from the community and the teaching staff on what qualifications they wanted in a new superintendent, and that he had had about 75 replies to his requests, “most constructive and rather repetitive,” he added. “ The actual selection should be made by the Board,” he said. He said that after the new superintendent is chosen, he intends to respond personally to everyone who offered input to the committee. “ I ’m pleased with the response from the committee and the professional staff, and with Dr. Ruoss’ efforts,” Hofferth told the Record this week. “We are fortunate to have had him (Ruoss)” he said, commenting that the IU-13 director has the strong advantage of knowing the various school districts and knowing his counterparts in other intermediate units, through whom he could gain objective and impartial comments on potential applicants. Hofferth said his committee is aiming for mid- May for a final selection. Asked what salary the district will offer the new superintendent, he said that none has been set yet, but the district would probably offer “whatever is necessary to get what we want.” From the input his committee received from the community and teaching staff on what they want in a new s u p e r in te n d e n t, Hofferth made this summary: —Professional qualifications: as equal number of persons said that a doctorate degree was a “must” as said it was desirable but not essential. Most said the new superintendent should be professional competent in school law, finance, b u s i n e s s , c o n t r a c t negotiations, curriculum c o o r d i n a t i o n a n d development Most said he should have p r o v e n e d u c a t i o n a l leadership; i.e. should have been a superintendent or held a position of comparable authority. Many wanted someone with successful experience as a classroom teacher, principal, and chief school administrator. “In short, they want a proven track record,” Hofferth said. —Personal qualifications: the citizenry requested dedication to the job, skill in public relations, and adeptness at handling personnel problems. They emphasized that the su p e rin ten d en t should establish effective two-way communications, be open-minded, and seek out and respect the opinions of the staff, students, and community. They asked for an imaginative, creative and innovative candidate, one who works well with others, has a genuine interest in people, and who will delegate responsibility. Teachers Ratify Average 7.5% Salary Increase Warwick school teachers have ratified a bargaining agreement on salaries for next school year that provides an average $935 increase, representing a 7.5 percent increase over present salaries. The tentative agreement also included a new salary compensation concept, an incentive increment of $100 added to the masters salary level at steps 10 through 14, designed to encourage teachers with masters degrees to “go back to school” for more credits after they have been teaching a number of years. Under the concept, if a teacher earns three credits in any four year interval, while he or she is at steps 10 through 14 on the salary scale, that teacher’s salary will be increased an additional $100 above the regular masters step. The tentative agreement was reached March 29, after four bargaining sessions held since January, and was ratified by Warwick Education Association members on Monday. The School Board will consider ratification at its regular meeting on April 19. Five votes are necessary for ratification by the Board. The tentative agreement will cost the school district approximately $170,000 for. teachers salaries. It increases the beginning teacher salary at the bachelors level from $8,625 to $9,100, and the bachelors maximum from $14,575 to $15,150. The current three-year co llec tiv e b argaining agreement provides a wage reopener for the 1977-78 and the 1978-79 school years. It is under this provision of the agreement that negotiations have been taking place in the school district. EHzahetli Township Supervisors Hearing Date Set For Poplar Grove Road Situation The date for the public hearing to discuss the road situation in Poplar Grove has been changed from April 13 to Wednesday, April 20, at 7 p.m. in the Brickerville Fire Hall. The change is due to the township solicitor being unable to attend the April 13 meeting. The discussion will involve the controversial issue of whether or not the roads in Poplar Grove should be made public. No final decision will be made at the hearing. All residents of Elizabeth Township are urged to attend so that a definate idea is given of the township residents’ interests in the matter. The road issue was discussed many years ago in the township, after the community of Poplar Grove was originally started as a vacation and summer resort. Homes there later became y e a r - ro u n d , le a v in g residents with many questions about road ownership. The situation was most recently brought up again when former township supervisor Carl Stohler and residents of Poplar Grove brought the issue before the supervisors again. While most of the residents of the community of Poplar Grove have asked that the township take over the maintenance of the roads, many other township residents have argued that they do not wish the township to be responsible for private roads, thus increasing their taxes. Due to the controversial nature of the situation, the supervisors have asked that as many as possible of the township residents attend in order to give them an idea of what the majority of E l i z a b e th T ow n sh ip residents want. Gehman Resigns David Gehman, sanitation officer, announced his resignation due to his busy schedule. He said that he would no longer have enough time for the township job, but that he would try to find persons who might be interested in the job. Gehman also added that he would stay on until a new officer was chosen, finishing all present work as sanitation officer. Zimmerman Development Paul Zimmerman, who has proposed a development in the Brubaker Valley, requested an official letter from the township stating their decision on further tests for his lots, according to Gehman, who said that Zimmerman had called the township building earlier. The supervisors discussed the matter and Luther Ober said that he would write a letter to Zimmerman asking that more tests be performed since the D.E.R. has recommended the tests. Bids Sealed bids were opened at 8 p.m. for stone and oil needed for township road maintenance. The supervisors said that they would notify the bidders after they had made their decision. Exoneration Susan Miley and her daughter, Irene, were given per capita tax exonerations at the request of tax collector Janet Steffy. Susan Miley was exonerated permanently, and Irene was exonerated on a yearly basis. Rec Center A letter from Phil Bailey, president of the Lititz Recreation Center, was read. The letter requested that the township contribute to the Rec Center funding, as the Boro and Warwick Townships were. Bailey requested that Elizabeth Township contribute $403.82, which is half of the total amount requested on a yearly basis ($807.64). Bailey also said that 10 percent of all membership to the Rec Center is from residents of Elizabeth Township and that the township “ has an obligation to participate”. The supervisors decided that before a decision is made they would like to find out more about the Rec Center’s funding, and about the interests of township persons involved in the Rec Center program. I n T h is Issue Business Directory 16 Church News 14 Classified Ads 18,19 Editorial Page . 4 Sports Section 6,7,8 Social 10,11 |
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