Hershey News 1960-05-12

              HERSHEY "NEWS
Vol. 8 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, MAY 12, 1960 NO. 10
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NEW 50-STAR FLAGS were presented by Hershey Post No. 386,
The American Legion, to 18 Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts organizations
of Hershey. Displaying the new flag are Milton Hershey School
Troop 75 Eagle Scout John Hand (left); Emanuel L. "Spivey" Groff,
Past Commander, Post 386, and Chairman of the Americanism Com-mittee;
and Delbert Wood, Troop 67, Derry Township School District.
Corporation's Parking
Lot In Temporary Use;
Plan New Road And Light
Hershey Chocolate Corporation's
new East end 350-car parking lot
was placed into temporary service
on Friday, April 29th: with Hemp
Brothers, of Camp Hill, who held
the general contract, completing
the project right on schedule.
When the contract was awarded
last fall;--announeement in the
Hershey NEWS at that time indi-cated
a completion target date of
May 1st.
"An excellent job" is the com-ment
of engineers (both profes-sional
and of the sidewalk variety)
concerning the fine parking facil-ity.
Temporary lines have been
placed on the surface along with
temporary lighting facilities.
Placing of the final blacktop sur-face
has been scheduled along with
the second phase of the proposed
Homestead Road -Chocolate Avenue
intersection; and the installation of
a traffic light at the new inter-section.
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This means that Homestead Road
will be relocated so as to intersect
with the. new parking lot entrance.
This relocation of Homestead Road
and the 'closing of nearby Java
Avenue will be handled by Hempt
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Kindergarten And Pre-
School Clinic Schedule
Registration for kindergarten and
new entrants for first grade for the
school year 1960-61 will be held in
the elementary principal's office
from May 16 to 20.
The hours for registration will be
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:00
to 3:30 p.m.
Registration policy: A child must
be 5 years old before Feb. 1, 1961
to be eligible for kindergarten.
lie must be 6 years old before
Feb. 1, 1961 to be eligible for first
grade.
Birth and vaccination certificates
must be presented to the principal
before a child may be registered.
A Pre-School Clime Day for
parents of next year's kindergarten
children will be held on Wed.,
18.
If your child's last name begins
with ABC report at 9:00 a.m.
DEFGH, 10:00 a.m. 1JKLMN, 11:00
a.m. OPQRS, 1:00 p.m. TUVWXYZ,
2:00 p.m.
Bros., also, with work now under
way.
Target date for this phase of the
project is July. Then the new
Homestead Road, which passes
through a portion of the present
parking facility of the Corporation
on the south side of Chocolate Ave-nue,
will be blacktopped.
Hershey Insurance
And Pension Plans
Have Been Revised
Negotiations on the Insur-ance
and Pension Plans be-tween
Hershey Chocolate Cor-poration
and the local union
have been successfully con-cluded.
The parties h a v e'
signed an agreement effective
through December 31, 1964,
which provides for the follow-ing
new benefits in addition
to those currently in effect:
Effective July 1, 1960, a new
Medical Expense Insurance Plan
will be started. It is designed to
help pay the cost of physician's
care for medical treatments re-ceived
by an employee whether the
treatments are given in the doc-tor's
office, in the hospital, or else-where.
Dependents will receive re-imbursement
for physician's care
in the hospital only. The plans will
provide stipulated payments for
each treatment commencing with
the third treatment received for
any one illness up to a maximum
of $250.
The Accident and Health weekly
benefits have been increased by
approximately 10%, effective July
1, 1960.
The definition of dependents has
been broadened to include depend-ents
of a female employee who is
the head of the household and sole
support of legitimate children and
a totally and permanently disabled
husband. Additionally, a totally and
permanently disabled child over 18
years who resides in the covered
employees home and is solely sup-ported
by the employee will be
eligible for regular dep:mdent bene-fits.
Determination of insurance and
annuity class has been altered
primarily to take into account the
added wages paid to employees
who are employed on an incentive
basis.
Changes in the insurance plan
are also applicable to Hershey
Estates employees.
The Group Annuity Plan for Her-shey
Chocolate Corporation em-ployees
has been revised with re-spect
to past service credit to the
Dr. L. Eugene Jacques
SPEAKER at the Derry Town-ship
Court of honor Memorial
Day Observance will be Dr. L.
Eugene Jacques, Superintendent
of the Derry Township School
District.
Sponsored jointly by Hershey
Post 3136, The American Legion,
and Memorial Post 3502, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, the observance
will include a parade at 9:30
a. In. and the Court of Honor
ceremonies at 9:30 a. us.
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NOSTALGIA and romance for the 850-odd passengers and hundreds
of Hershey greeters as the Reading's No. 2124 arrived with a 16-car
special on the first Iron Horse Ramble trip to Gettysburg. Passengers
visited Hershey Park while No. 2124 went to Rutherford for water. She
returned amid lots of whistle tootin' for a continuation of the 335-mile
junket from the Philadelphia area to Gettysburg and return. No. 2121
carries 26 tons of coal and 19,000 gallons of water.
extent that each covered em-li III-Fl CONCERTS
ployee will receive $21 of past
Starting May 18, each Wednesday
service credit for any year in which
at 8:00 p.m., Hi-Fi concerts will be
his credit was less than that
amount. held in the Hotel Hershey Dell.
The entire cost of the Group In-I Members of the Harrisburg Ili-Fi
surance Plan will continue to be'Club will present the several con -
paid for by the employer compan-!certs; and will then alternate with
ies and the past service purchasel the Hershey Hi-Fi Club.
outlined above will also be a corn-'
pany cost.
At the same time it was an- cert includes Gabrieli's "Canzona
nounced that benefits paid under per Sonar a Quattro" and "Beetho-the
Insurance Plan reached an all- yen's "Symphony No. 5."
time high of $822,300 during 1959.! There will also be Rossini's "Wit-
Pension benefits are currently be.1 1iam Tell Overture," Albeniz's
"Iberia," Suppe's "The Beautiful
Galatea," and Debussy's "Clouds."
ing paid to nearly 750 retirees and
amounted to $413,000 during 1959.
I Program for the May 18th con-
THE SEASON'S ON! Students by the hundreds visit the Hershey
Chocolate Corporation and Hershey Park during May. Among the
1,200 visitors this particular day were seniors from Ilenryville, Indiana,
High School. Noontime parking included buses from Mini-Swallow
Lines, Trailways, and Indiana Bus Co.
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Permit No. 13
IIERSIIEY Chocolate Corporation's new East end 350-car parting
lot is now in temporary service. Placing of the final blacktop
surface is scheduled with the proposed Homestead Road -Chocolate
Avenue intersection; and the installation of a traffic light. 3547 REQUESTED IF UNDELIVERABLE