Hershey News 1962-06-21

              HERSHEY NEWS
Vol. 10 HERSHEY PENAYLVANIA, JUNE 21, 1962
CHECKING last minute detail before the opening of the new cafeteria are James E. Bobb, Vice
President of Hershey Estates; Clifford Coleman, architect; C. R. Creighton, food service director;
J. B. Sollenberger, President of the Hershey Estates; Arthur W. Dana, food service consultant; and
David G. Browne, manager of the Cocoa Inn. The new dining area has a seating capacity of more
than 200 and features separate hot and cold food departments. Service hours have been extended
to 11:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and to midnight on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, with the opening time set at 6:30 a.m. Sunday hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
NEW CAFETERIA AT THE COCOA INN NOW OPEN
Colorful decor in a contemporary
motif, describes the architectural de-sign
of the new cafeteria located in
the Cocoa Inn with the main entrance
opening on the. Cocoa Avenue side.
Opening date for the new Hershey
Estates facility was Monday, June
18.
Separate hot and cold food depart-ments
are featured, with wide aisles
designated by stainless steel railings
to expedite service for patrons desir-ing
different types of food. Tables
for two, four or six people and booths
• for two or four are artistically ar-
• ranged in the large dining area
which has a seating capacity of more
than 200.
Designed mainly for the teenage
set, a snack area is located at the
entrance from the Inn lobby. Soda
fountain service is available at the
nearby cold food line. Conveniently
located at the rear of the drug store
is an additional entrance to the new
facilities.
The serving area is separated from
the dining room with natural wood
panels that drop from the ceiling to
indicate the division. The charming
contemporary atmosphere also fea-tures
modern lighting and ceiling fix-tures
and print textured draperies.
New service area equipment and
serving counters of gleaming, stain-less
steel together with the lovely
colonial dining room decor, make up
one of the most beautiful food em-poriums
of its type in all of Central
Pennsylvania.
For those desiring late evening
snacks following events at the thea-tre,
sports arena or school functions,
service hours for the cafeteria have
been extended to 11:00 p.m. on Mon-day,
Tuesday and Wednesday and to
midnight on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
PRESENTING the Alumnus of the Year Plaque to Kenneth V.
Hatt, comptroller of the Hershey Estates, is Mr. James E. Bobby
chairman of the board of managers of the Milton Hershey School.
The award, presented annually to the outstanding alumnus of the
school, was given to Mr. Hatt during Milton IIershey School Com-mencement
Ceremonies. In addition to being comptroller of the
Hershey Estates, Mr. Hatt is also manager of the Hershey Elec-tric
and Telephone Companies. He is currently president of the
Milton Ilershey Alumni Association. (1 ,1
Prices have remained constant,
even with the new menu changes.
The staff personnel of the previous
cafeteria was transferred to the new
cafeteria with Miss Esther Tinney as
supervisor.
Alumnus Of The
Year Named Al
Commencement
Kenneth V. Hatt, comptroller of
the Hershey Estates, was recently
presented with the plaque given an-nually
to the outstanding alumnus of
the year of the Milton He r sh ey
School. Presenting the award to Mr.
Hatt during commencement exer-cises
in the Community Theatre, was
Mr. James E. Bobb, chairman of the
board of managers of Milton Her-shey
School and vice president of the
Hershey Estates. He represented the
managers and the staff of the school.
Inscribed on the plaque is the fol-lowing:
"In recognition of his loyal,
dependable, and diligent pursuit of a
worthy vocational objective in busi-ness,
in acknowledgement of his con-stant
expression of a friendly and
sincere spirit, and in appreciation of
his qualities of character and deeds
of service to his Alma Mater and
community, thus exemplifying the
high ideals and noble purposes for
which this school was founded."
Enrolled in the Milton Hershey
Sehcol from Reading when he was
nine years old, Mr. Hatt graduated
first among his classmates in busi-ness
education in June of 1941. He
served as an officer of his class and
was associated with the literary and
musical organizations of the school.
In addition to being the comptroller
of the Hershey Estates, he also
serves as manager of the Hershey
Electric and Telephone Companies.
He was recently elected a trustee of
the Hershey Foundation.
Mr. Hatt is currently president of
the Milton Hershey Alumni Assn.,
and also served in the capacity of
secretary and bdirsj nvembpr fqr, 13
years.
No. 13
Hershey Is Site Of The 54th
Annual Governors' Conference
Hershey will be the scene of one of
the most lavish conventions of the
year, the 54th annual Governors' Con-ference
to be held in the Hotel Her-shey.
Starting time for the five-day
affair is Saturday, June 30 with Gov-ernors
from 49 of the 50 states in at-tendance,
plus Governors of Samoa,
Guam and the Virgin Islands.
The first day, Saturday, June 30,
will be spent with meetings of the
resolutions and executive committees
in the morning and the state officials
will be entertained by a state police
rodeo at the Hershey Stadium in the
afternoon.
Sunday will be spent sightseeing,
with the governors leaving Hershey
in a motorcade of 120 cars at 11:15
a.m. First stop is Yorktown Inn at
York for a Colonial American dinner.
Following dinner they will head for
Gettysburg for a tour of the battle-field
on the 99th anniversary of the
famous Civil War battle, with for-mer
President Eisenhower and his
wife Mamie as hosts.
The nationally televised program
of "Meet the Press" on NBC will be
televised during the Conference from
the Castilian Room at Hotel Hershey
on Sunday evening, July 1st, at 6:30
p.m.
Both Monday and Tuesday after-noons
will be devoted to discussing
the workshops and considering over-all
resolutions. The scene will move
to the Hershey Starlight Ballroom
Monday night for a Pennsylvania
Dutch dinner and dance.
Highlighting the conference will be
the big state dinner, scheduled for
Tuesday at the Hershey Arena with
roast pheasant as the entree. Former
President Truman has been invited
to speak.
Wednesday, the whole group moves
by motorcade to Philadelphia for
July 4 ceremonies at Independence
Hall. President Kennedy is scheduled
to deliver the main address.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Ilershey Estates announces
that new permanent plastic credit
cards have been issued to all
present charge account custom-ers
to increase shopping conven-ience.
Customers desiring addi-tional
cards for other members
of the family, may acquire them
at the Credit Office in the Her-shey
Department Store.
For customer convenience,
Hershey Estates offers a new
Flexible Charge Plan, which will
allow partial payments.
Flexible charge may be used
without making any special ar-rangements,
and a nominal Flex-ible
Charge will appear on the
monthly statement. Customers
may make partial payment one
month, then pay in full the next,
or they may make partial pay-ments
every month. If the cus-tomer
pays in full before the next
billing date, no Flexible Charge
will be made.
NEW ENTRANCE to the Hershey Lumber Products Show Room is
pictured here following its recent completion. This entrance will
eventually serve as the entranceway to the new store room which
will be located under the display rooms, it was announced by Ter-ence
Faul, supervisor of Hershey Lumber Products. Supplies and
equipment will be moved front the old store rooms to the rooms
under the show room upon their completion.
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