Hershey News 1961-10-12

              HERSHEY NEWS
Vol. 9 HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, OCTOBER 12, 1961 No. 21
43rd ANNUAL Convention of the National Association of State
Departments of Agriculture at Hotel Hershey had representatives
• from all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico. In the Castilian Room for
the opening session: Managing Director Robert P. Cournoyer (left);
George S. McGovern, Administrator, Food for Peace Program; Willard
lbochrane, Administrator, Agricultural Economics Service, United
States Department of Agriculture; Dr. William L. Henning, Secretary
of Agriculture, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and President of the
Association.
William Keel
Recognized for his high achieve-ment
in the initial stage of the
seventh annual National Merit
Scholarship competition is William
Keel of the M. S. Hershey Jr.-Sr.
High School, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Keel of 65 West Caracas
Ave.
'4According to Principal George
Lange, he is one among approxi-mately
10,000 seniors throughout
the country who attained semi-finalist
status through their high
scores on the qualifying examina-tion,
a test of educational develop-meat
given last March in more
than 15,000 high schools.
Each semifinalist now moves a
step closer to winning a four-year
Merit Scholarship to the college of
his choice.
The semifinalists will take an-other-
rigorous examination, the
three-hour Scholastic Aptitude Test
of the College Entrance Examina-tion
Board, to be given in testing
centers throughout the nation on
December 2, 1961.
Hamenond Heads Workers
In Derry Twp. UF Effort
The in-plant solicitation phase of
the 1961 Tr-County United Fund and
Community Chest of Lebanon County
completed, efforts are now directed
to the Derry Township campaign for
the Tii-County United Fund.
W. then Hammond, retired Prin-cipal
of Milton Hershey School, and
a veteran of many UF campaigns, is
coordinating the local canvass.
Working with Mr. Hammond in
mustering workers in fourteen areas
of Hershey and Derry Township,
with the kickoff scheduled for Oct.
16 are:
Mrs. William C. Melser. Mrs. D.
J. Rippon. Mrs. Charles E. Muench,
Jr. Mrs. Palmina Garganes. Mrs.
Witman Gingrich. Mr. James F. Snee.
Mr. Edward C. Tancredi. Mr. Jack
N. Keefer. Mr. Russell S. Spangler.
Mrs. James DeAngelis. Mr. Donald
B. Chubb. Mr. Carl E. Stump. Mr. W.
E. Schiller. Mr. John Millar, Jr.
OVERFLOWING the Hershey Stadium practice field, more than 900
ears were on hand for the big fall rally and Glidden Tour of the Antique
Automobile Club of America, whose headquarters is located in the Her-shey
Museum building. Following a Saturday night banquet which bulged
tile Community Building Dining Room and Main Lobby, 260 of the highly
sished ancient vehicles departed Hershey Sunday Mortiling on the 1961
Glidden Tour to Lancaster, Reading, Scranton, Delaware Water Gap,
Wilmington Delaware and Harrisburg.
Mums And Roses In Riot Of
Color At The Rose Garden
Hershey Estates Director of Hor-ticulture
John P. Meszaros indi-cates
that "Mums" is the word at the
Hershey Rose Garden during Oc-tober
and early November.
Some 90 varieties of chrySan-thetnums
totaling 4,000 plants
gleam glowingly in the autumn
sunshine according to Meszaros.
The deep gold, bronze and red
colors are sharply contrasted with
glistening whites and soft yellows
of the cushions, the spoons, the
daisy and the pompons.
Charming pinks and lovely lav-ender
hues join the happy throng
of colors.
' Set apart, the new. "Harvest
Giants" blaze with bounteous
beauty with big blooms, measur-ing
4 to 8 inches in diameter.
The All American Chrysanthe-mums
proudly show the reasons
why they're tops.
The 42,000 roses are in particu-larly
good bloom and offer the fall
vividness of color coincident with
the cool, cool days.
Come see and enjoy beauty set
aside for you. Hershey Rose Gar-den
is open every day 8:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m. There's ample free park-ing
space.
Bears Open AK Season In
Sports Arena With Amerks
Runner-up to the Springfield In-dians
in both regular season and
Calder Cup play last season, the
Hershey Bears arrive-from-their De-troit
Olympia training base for a
Friday night get acquainted work-out;
open their American Hockey
League season with the revamped
Rochester Americans in the Sports
Arena on Saturday night. This is the
25th Silver Anniversary of the Sports
Arena,
On Sunday night the Americans
and Bears meet in Rochester; then
Hershey has a mid-week game in
Pittsburgh on the 18th; and return
to the Sports Arena with the Quebec
Aces on the 21st.
Having dropped 6-1 and 5-3 exhibi-tion
games to the Cleveland Barons
after but a few days of practice, the
Bears astounded Olympia fans on
Sunday night, whipping the Detroit
Red Wings 4-1.
This represented the Red Wings'
first exhibition defeat in 69 games!
Last season the Bears held a log of
8-2-2 with the Amerks; 4-0-2 at the
Sports Arena, 4-2-0 in Rochester.
However, the Americans have a
new look. For one thing, Johnny
Crawford, who coached Hershey for
the 1950-51 and 1951-52 seasons, is
now bossman of the Rochester out-fiL
Veterans Bob Perreault and Gilles
Boisvert have been dividing the goal-tending
duties for the Bears.
Perreault shared the duties with Al
Millar last season, in 41 games allow-ed
116 goals, had 3 shutouts for a
2.83 average on the regular season.
He also was in the nets as the Bears
eliminated Buffalo 6-1, 2-1 in over-time,
and 5-4. Springfield defeated
Hershey 4-3, 3-2, 7-3, 3-0 in sweeping
the Calder Cup championship.
Rookies Nick Polano and Mike
Mahoney join the regular defensive
corps of Bucky Hollingworth, Marc
Reaume, Howie Yanosik, and Larry
Zeidel. ,
Willie Marshal!, Claude Larorge,
Marc Boileau and Cleland Mortson
have been working as a unit. Hec La-lande,
Ray Kinasewich, Myron. Stan-kiewicz
and Parker MacDonald on a
line; and Mike Nykoluk, Les Duff,
and Pete Conacher on another unit.
Jack McIntyre and Mortson or
Stankiewicz were the spares, depend.
ing upon the availability of MacDon-ald,
who has been skating with the
Red Wings.
Thirty-First Annual Homecoming This
Week-End For Milton Hershey School
Alumni Association; Memorial Service
The Milton Hershey School Alumni Association will'
hold its thirty-first annual Homecoming this week-end, with
activities scheduled from Friday night through Sunday
morning. Speaker at the Homecoming Worship Service in
the Hershey Community Theatre at 9:15 a. m. will be Dr.
Roy McAuley, President, Elizabethtown College. Memorial
Services at Hershey Cemetery will be held at 10:45 a. m. on
Sunday.
Secretary — Charles As has A. Newcomer been the custom for many ,50, Hershey. Member of the Admin. years, the Alumni Association will istrative Staff at MHS. Served past
year as Secretary of the Association.
TreaLurer — William L. Schmehl
'38. On staff of Hershey Junior Col-
Election of officers will highlight lege. Served past eight years as -
the coffee time and business meeting Treasurer of the, Association.
in the Hershey Fire Hall at 8:30 Following the MHS — Gonzaga
a. m. on Saturday. (of Washington, D. C.) football game
Association officers are A. Wade it* Hershey Stadium at 1:30 p. m.,
Hancock,, '37, President, Altoona, there will be a new cottage visitation
Pa.; Kenneth V. Hatt, '41, President to the Woodland Group at 4:00 p. m.
Elect, Hershey; Morris C. Bailey, The annual' banquet will be held in
'41 Vice President, Harrisburg; the High School Dining Hall at 6:00
Charles A. Newcomer '50, Secretary, p. m. •
Hershey; William L. F. Schmehl '38, There will be an assembly and
Treasurer, Hershey. entertainment in the High School Au-
Nominated for office for the 1962 ditorium at 8:00 p. m.
Association year: President Elect Featured will be the Parish Press.
(to be President in 1963)—J. Herbert ed Steel Male Chorus, of Reading.
Moore '50. Active member of Coates- Directed by Jack Chiarelli, this
vine-West Chester Chapter and rep- group provided the musical portion of
resentative to the Board. Charles L. the 12th M. S. Hershey Day Observ-
Smith '41, Chambersburg. Past-Pres- ance in the Community Theatre on
ident of the Association 1960, active Sept. 10.
in all affairs of the Association. Saturday's activities are concluded
Vice President — Herbert Huebner with the annual dance and get-to-
'49, Palmyra. Active member of gether at 9:30 p. m. in the High
Homestead Chaptehlanti chapter rep- School Gym, with music by the Spar-resentative
to the Board of Directors. tan Orchestra.
hold a dance and get-together at the
Park Golf Club at 8:00 p. m. on
Friday.
SINCE 1942 folks around Hershey have taken especial notice of
the Pontiacs cruising the highways, a neat sign on the back -indicating
"M. S. Hershey Driver Education Car." This year the youngsters are
operating a nifty cream-colored Tempest. As usual, the boss himself
of H. B. Smith Pontiac presented the keys: Dr. L. Eugene Jacques
(left), Superintendent of Derry Township Public Schools, "H. B.",
Charles Downin, driver trainer instructor; George D. Lange, Principal,
M. S. Hershey Jr.-Sr. High School.
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