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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1921
Page
1
Community notices recount school openings Merchants Picnic closures and civic happenings across Lititz Mount Gretna and surrounding towns. Health concerns, church events, tax abatements and primary registration are noted along with local theft rumors and trades and society updates.
A local observer recalls a Saturday street incident where two girls refused an auto ride from two men, praising the girls for resisting temptation. The piece notes an impending cigar manufacturing firm may locate locally, with executives seeking a building and workers. It humorously comments on post office powder stained love letters and jokes about old bachelors.
Dr. G Witmyer will again head the Lancaster poultry exhibit while judging bantams at Reading Hanover and Rochester NY. A 4500 dollar poultry building is at Reading to showcase a record display hoped to surpass all county fairs. Witmyer notes strong Lancaster entries with over 600 applications this year, much more than prior years. Also reports on H H H Club lawn party at Lititz with members and guests, and Hackman Hartley cabinets moving to East Main street with two carloads of cedar chests. A Knights of Friendship festival is planned for Aug 27 on Dr BE Evans lot with prizes including a Hamilton watch and Rogers silverware. Hearing a jazz orchestra also promised.
Lititz Boy Scouts Troops 1 and 2 enjoyed a summer at Camp ChiQuetar with a structured schedule promoting health and discipline. Scoutmaster Alfred Douple led demonstrations from a diving pyramid on Lake Grubb to a wireless station and a signal tower built by engineers H. T. Muth F. S. Habecker H. H. Hackman and Chester Adair. The group observed daily Retreat and marveled at a 100 foot tower height with timber from surrounding woods. Many named scouts anticipate winter camp in the South Mountains at Yellow Barn, including Clarence Steffy Paul Steffy Russel Longenecker Eugene Stauffer and others.
The Fall Primary Election set for September 20 lists candidates for borough offices. Voters in the First Ward will elect two councilmen from Levi Rudy H J Pierson and Joseph Zahm while school directors are chosen at large.
Warwick township schools will open on Monday September 5. New district pupils must bring vaccination certificates. The board enforces the compulsory attendance law. Children twelve and over may start Oct. 24 if home work is available. Frank Bowman of Rothsville will haul students by auto truck.
The notice warns all school districts to enforce compulsory attendance following a state ruling. Districts failing to comply risk loss of state appropriations and possible arrest for guardians after three days of illegal absence. Further school details are on page 6.
Garden Spot Post No. 56 will form a basketball team led by Guy Hershey and a football team managed by Ralph Giehm. Talent will be selected soon and games are planned for the upcoming season.
A public meeting is called for Thursday at 8 p m in the Young Men's Business League rooms to decide on a community show this fall. Anyone willing to work for the show is urged to attend and spread the word to neighbors and friends.
Norman Brubaker operates a fast auto truck service to Lancaster carrying passengers employed there. The route serves daily with a preference for auto rides over trolley and plans a heated interior with a bugs body when weather turns colder. He also holds a contract to transport Neffaville school children to and from school.
Garden Spot Post No. 56 of the American Legion and the Ladies Auxiliary announce a Labor Day picnic at the Lebanon pumping station. Cats will headline the event with gold fish and corn Willie barred. About 300 people expected.
A surprise party for Mrs. Charles Bare was held on Wednesday August 17 with about fifty guests from Lititz and nearby towns. Refreshments were served and the event described as a complete surprise and much enjoyed.
Emanuel Lutheran Church at Brickerville built 1215 years ago begins remodeling adding a second floor Sunday School chapel and a chancel 8 by 12 feet. Interior renovation uses old paneling and the wine glass pulpit as the new lectern. The church seats about four hundred and traces its origins to 1730 with founders Zartman and Stover and pastors Muhlenberg and Stover.
Mrs. George Hambright of Millersville received word that Private Ebner Claude Wyman’s body would reach Hoboken New Jersey today. A Lititz paper mill worker before enlisting, he was the first Lititz boy overseas, sailing June 9 1917. His sister Mrs. Erline and uncle Elmer Clausen live in Lititz. The American Legion will escort his funeral in Millersville.
Enthusiasm among local anglers grows as reports of big catches spread. Notable crews from Sturgis & Haines bakery visit Peach Bottom on the Susquehanna, landing 21 bass, 11 catfish, 12 eels, and a salmon, with several bass over two pounds and the largest at 3 1/2 pounds. Local contenders on Conestoga and Conestoga rivers report strong weights, including a 16 inch two pound bass by Allen Putt.
John Buck of Lexington fell twenty feet while nailing sheathing on Front street at Daniel Wither's new houses Tuesday afternoon. A broken left wrist and bruises to the back and chest left him bedridden at home. Dr. J. L. Herts attends. Buck toppled from a balcony when a board gave way during work. Burger's Banjo Saxo orchestra of Lancaster will perform at the free concert Saturday.
A long list of local residents and visitors is recorded with weekend trips and social visits. Names include Alice Hackman in Reading, Frank Eby in Ocean City, Henry Rollman in Denver, and many others visiting relatives or hosting in Lititz and nearby towns such as Ephrata Manheim Lancaster Norristown and York County. A pocket book was found in town and claimed by Harry Smith at 127 N Cedar Lititz.
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