Hershey News 1954-10-28

              Vol 2
ERSHEY NEWS
HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, OCTOBER 28, 1954 No. 43
HARVEST QUEEN-TO-BE Suzanna Harkcom and
her two attendants, Ann Herriott (left), Sophomore daugh-ter
of Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Herriott, 30 W. Chocolate Ave.,
and Shirley Kern of the Junor Class, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. Ford Kern, of Elizabethtown Route 1.
The trio will take part in the Halloween festivities in
Hershey on Saturday night.
Parade Route
Forming on the high school parking lot, the
Halloween parade will move at 6:30 p.m. on Satur-day
over the following route:
North on Ceylon to Chocolate Avenue, west
on Chocolate to Mill Street, then north to the
Stadium.
Residents and business establishments along
the route are requested to keep exterior lights
burning during the parade.
MEET SUZANNA HARK-COM—
She'll be queen for an
evening of frolic and festivity
on Saturday night when Derry
Township celebrates Hallo-ween.
Suzanna, the 17-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rad-nor
D. Harkcom of 212 Maple
Avenue, is a Senior at Hershey
High, and plans to attend
Hershey Junior College next
year. About five foot two and
complete with eyes of blue,
she is musically inclined,
plays the piano and clarinet,
and sings in her church choir.
Coronation will take place
after the Halloween parade
reaches the Stadium.
Kennel Club
Formed Here
Dog's best friend is organiz-ing
in Hershey.
A new group preparing to
seek a charter is the Hershey
Kennel Club which has been
set up with 74 charter mem-bers.
Club officials said that
after receiving the charter,
the membership will be open
to persons interested in dogs,
regardless of place of resi-dence.
The Kennel Club is describ-ed
as• a non-profit, charitable
organization which will op-erate
under sanction of the
American Kennel Club. Month-ly
meetings are to be held at
the Hershey Community Club,
and dog shows will be held un-der.
Hershey Kennel Pub
sponsorship.
Officers of the new organi-zation
are: 0. C. Page, Harris-burg
Route 3, president; S. F.
Hinkle, Hershey, first vice-president;
Dr. M. M. Douglas,
Harrisburg, second vice-presi-dent;
Lloyd S. Blinco, Her-shey,
secretary; and Ralph L.
Hoar, Hershey, treasurer.
Members of the Board of
Governors: John B. Sollen-berger,
Clyde Lamborn, Dr.
H. W. Herriott, Ernest Ac-corsi,
Edwin M. Hershey and
Mrs. James E. Bobb, all of
Hershey; Mrs. Sara Mont-gomery,
Harrisburg; Sidney
Rhyon, Camp Hill; Joseph
Rohleder, New Cumberland;
and Dr. P. Zemo, Middletown.
More than 80 per cent of the
charter members are resi
dents of Hershey, following
AKC requirements.
Chest Campaign To Close
The Derry Township Com-munity
Chest campaign was in
its final week as the Hershey
News went to press, with local
Chairman Joseph Gumpher
anticipating the final reports
would be in shortly after the
official close of the drive on
Friday.
In connection with the cam-paign
it was also announced
that the names of Mrs. George
Feaser and Mrs. Michael
Rhodes were inadvertently
omitted from the list of Red
Feather workers announced
earlier. Mrs. Feaser is a mem-ber
of the team captained by
Mrs. Milton Yorty, and Mrs.
Rhodes is on the team headed
by Ralph Hoar.
Halloween Fete Set
For Saturday Night
Suzanna Harkcom Will Reign Over
Festivities As Queen;
Fair At Stadium
Prizes totalling three hundrel dollars will be awarded
marchers in the annual Hershey Halloween parade to be
held Saturday evening under the sponsorship of the Derry
Township Parent-Teacher Association.
The procession will move at 6:30 from the parking lot at
the high school, proceeding over Ceylon to Chocolate to Mill
and then to Hershey Stadium.
Ceremonies at the Stadium will open with the raising
of the Flag, followed by the crowning of the Harvest Queen,
and the awarding of prizes.
The Harvest Queen, representing the Senior Class of
Hershey High School, and her two attendants, representing
the Junior and Sophomore Classes, will ride in special cars
at the head of the parade en route to the Stadium.
A gigantic fair, including games of skill and food booths,
will be conducted under the Stadium stands by the PTA.
There will also be pony rides for the children, plus square
dancing for the grownups.
Prizes
Co-chairman Ivan W. Seltzer and Hiram Groff have
announced that the parade participation is for Derry Town-ship
residents and Derry Township school groups only. En-tries
from other areas will not be eligible for prizes.
Prize Committee Chairman Robert H. Schock was as-sisted
in contacting the town's business establishments for
parade prize funds by these committee members: John M.
Aichele, Richard I. Bacastow, Jay D. Curry, Donald J. Diffen-baugh,
Terrence G. Faul, Howard Frank, Jr., Francis B. Gar-man,
Elwood W. Meyers, Ed Miller, Harold S. Mohler, Ben-jamin
Olena, Lawrence L. Rowe, Louis C. Smith, Roy E.
Sternberger and W. Royce Ward.
Shock has announced the following schedule of prizes:
Parade Prizes 1st Prize 2nd Prize
Best Motorized Float • $20.00 $10.00
Best Non-Motorized Float 15.00 7.50
Best School Group
Grades 1 to 3 15.00 10,00
Grades 4 to 6 15.00 10.00
Grades 7 to 9 15.00 10.00
Grades 10 to 12 15.00 10.00
Best Non-Family Group (10 or more) 20.00 10.00
Best Family Group (5 or more) 15.00 7.50
Best Impersonation 10.00 5.00
Most Original 10.00 5.00
Most Comical 10.00 5.00
Most Grotesque 10.00 5.00
Prettiest 10.00 5.00
Small Fry 5.00 4.00
Prizes were contributed by the following Derry Town-ship
business.
Achenbach's Restaurant, Allan Floor Covering, Ann's
Cheese House, Bishop's Chocolate Town Grill, Black's Barber
Shop, Carlos Adams, Curry's Coal and Feed, Curry's Oil,
Dairy Queen, DeAngelis Grill, DiMagno,s Store, Erb's Corner
Food Market, Erwin's Jewelry Shop, Groff's Food Market,
Groy's Flower Shop.
M. L. Haldeman and Sons, Hess Garage, Hershey Choco-late
Corporation, Hershey Estates, Hershey Filling Station,
Ivan's Beauty Shop, H. Melvin Keeler Agency, King Kup
Candies, Lauzon's Gulf Service, Linden Kitchen, Mandes Drug
Store, Marita Shoppe, Miller Brothers, Miller's Pie Shop,
Nagle's Store.
Payne's Grocery Store, Pronio's Store, H. B. Reese Candy
Company, Robertson Sporting Goods, Rodeffer's Service Sta-tion,
Savastio Construction, Shearer's Bakery, Smith Pontiac,
Spinner's Restaurant, Stag Shop, Steven's Grocery, H. B.
Stump Garage, Stump's Texaco Service, Taxi Service Veh's
Self-Service Store. and Wagner's Store.
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