Hershey News 1954-09-30

              HERSHEY NEWS
HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, SEPTEMBER 30, 1954 No. 39
New Sirens To
Go Into Use
After Oct. 5
Hershey's new fire sirens
have passed their week-long
tests and have been pro-nounced
"okay" by the Volun-teer
Fire , Company's siren
committee.
The two.alarm signals are
to be put into use effective
Tuesday Midnight, October
5, it was announced.
At the same time, the
new phone number will be
Hershey 6003 - the same
call used at present for
ambulance emergencies.
, The fire company's siren
committee put the new devices
through their paces last week
in a series of tests designed to
try the effectiveness of the
sirens under various condi-tions.
The latest signal devices
on the market, the sirens pro-vide
seven sound Outlets which
make them non-directionalain
nature.
Each is rated at ten horse-power,
and provides a low-tone
signal designed to over-ride
adverse wind conditions.
Both "sound off' simultan-eiously.
'The two sirens are mounted
on the buildings of the Her-shey
Chocolate Corporation
and the Hershey Estates Lum-ber
Company.
Testing the efficiency of
the signals throughout last
week, with the assistance of a
trained sound engineer, were
these members of the fire
company's siren committee:
Chairman Elmer ROdel, Fire
Chief George Trump, John
Lepperd, Felton Ebersole,
Warren Habecker and Richard
Willard.
The new Federal sirens
were provided by the Her-shey
Chocolate Corporation
and Hershey Estates and will
be maintained by the Hershey
Volunteer Fire Company.
Halloween Parade
Plans Announced
By PTA Group
The Derry Township-Parent-
Teacher Association has an-nounced
plans for Hershey's
annual Halloween Parade, to
be held on Saturday evening,
October 30.
Mrs: C. Ray Strickler, prepi-dent,
has appointed Ivan Selt-zer
and Hiram Groff as co-chairmen
of the affair.
Other chairmen are: Ray
Hovis, treasurer; Mrs. W. H.
Foley, refreshments; Ed Til-den,
posters; Cyril J. Little,
parade; Richard H. McCrone,
publicity, and Allen Huber, ac-tivities.
Preliminary plans call for
the procession to move over
the town's principal streets,
beginning at 6:30 p.m. The
marchers will proceed to Her-shey
Stadium, where prizes
. will be awarded.
In addition, a fair will be
conducted under the stadium
stands, featuring games of
skill and food concessions. .late Spring.
Arose .been aaked to contact
E. W HouYer, Post Office
Box 122. Hershey. no later
than October IS, telling h
of their plans.
- Prima totalling $2
will he *warded. error
I. Raymond H. hog
Richard Races:low. co-mew
of the PTA tows.
Joseph Sopko is were
and Roy Hocis, treasu
The steering committee in-cludes
Art hur Whiteman.
James Rice. Roy Hot iv. Jack
Steen. !vim Seltzer and Rich-ard
H McCrone .
Diatribution of the price
money has been announced
as follows
A total of 2650 has been
set aside for floats, with an
extra $50 to be added to each
*Oen
Plo•ta .
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50th Anniversary theme to
compete Peteeti include' Grid.
$250; second. $200: third.
$160. and fourth, 250. -
Two prizes. $65. firSt, and
$35. second. will be awarded
to the beat drill teams par-ticipat
ing
Eight hundred dollar*. in-cluding
$75 for three "Dark
Town" groups. will be award-ed
to fire companies, with an
additional $500 to be dis-tributed
to pr i le-winning
bands.
The' best drum and bugle
corp. will receive $200. with
$100 for the outfit rated in
ascend place.
Local costume prince will be
awarded as follows: 410.
first; U. second; $3, third.
aad $2. fourth'. in the fol-lowing
10 years). first. $6; second.
$4; third. $3; fourth, 33, and
fifth. $1.
Tireaty-five dollars will be
wietiews ss now .
HERSHEY NEWS
HERSHEY, PENNSYLVANIA, .1.011ER
Real Dutch Treat For Ike
PTA Announces
Plans For Big
Halloween Fete
High School Harvest Queen
Will Rule Festivities;
$2,500 In Parade Prizes '
A gala FlifIlimeen parade,
with Hershey's 50th Anni-
Sersar) celebration giving it
added color and interest, is
being planned by the Derry
Township Parent-Teachers
Amociation for Saturday eve-ning.
October 31.
Plans have been as-seisoced
for creasing a
Harvoit *Queue to reign
over the celebration. The
queen - who must be a
member of the Senior Class
at Derry Township High
School- will have a court
conetiatifig at two repreoen-tativai
(roan each of the
Bonier. Junior and Sopho-more
('lassos.The queen and her court
will ride on the PTA float in
the procession.
Me...while, letters have
gone out to globe and other
ersansuilions is the Central
reatutyly•ma area, inviting
participation in the parade
which expected to be a
"Country Style" 'Party Set
For President's Birthday
Thousands Will Have Opportunity To So-lute
President And Mrs. Eiienitower At
Stadium, Arena And Under glig Top
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Preaident Eisenhower will celebrate hut 63rd birthday
anniversary in traditional Pennsylvania Dutch *Lyle the
Chocolatetown on Tuesday. October 13.
Broadway glitter and Hollywood glamour will be teased
to the winds as thousands turn out to partribute to the Chief
Executive at an old-fashioned country birthday party.
Feature of the affair will be a $100.a-plate roast bed
buffet sapper served to approximately 6000 Persona audoe
the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey "bie top;
which will be pitched an the Stadium practice field.
But, as mitimated 20,006 more will get Is the
Preaident without charge when he Joins them at • lies
tupper picnic is the Stadium, liegionsig at S
The affair Is being aro anged by the Republican FIWILOO
Committee of Pennsylvania, under the direction of Commits
tee Chairman Philip T Sharplea„
Although it is being sponsored by Pennaylvaata Repub-licans,
Sharplea said the President asked that tavelataess
be pent to the governora of the 46 stelae and situ...mhos
of the Cabinet, Congress, House and Senate,
regardlessparty affiliation,
it
Mr Eisenhower will travel from Washington to lies'. And in this 50th Annivereary year we take pleasure in she y by automobile but the-time ot his arrival has net yet record.setting event. Group introducing the first issue of the Hershey News, a !Ribber. been determined Also there ham been no decision whether
Una this wi
The Her-hey New- takes special pride in its birth dur-ing
the year of Hershey's 50th Anniversary celebration
There could be no mote east:m.0U. time for its debut asan-other
important community werytee to the people who live,
work. worship and play an Ameri, a'. most complete town
- Thin is the Metal ts..16. ike :sien;trireitg
4nrlindiyeSeinuhAennetenent• and ',Worn &
Neill be.de, eloped by our edttornil raill•r as it
. seeks out its course.
at ea na- bile, your camntentA on Our venture are invited
.We will he "at home" in our editorial office in the lobby of
he Community Building. beginning Monday.
Workers' Rally To Open
Community Chest Drive
The kick-off meeting for the annual Community Chest
Drive will be held in the Social Room of the - C,entatimity
Building at 7:30 P.M on Thursday, October S. ,
Chairman of this year's carnpatga is C. I Speicher of
the Chocolate forporation
Between ISO and 175 team captains and workers are ex-pected
to attend the initial rally in the Community Building,
according to the plane announced by Speicher At that time
the workers will be provided with their working tools for
this year's effort, and will be given oend-off onthuaiaarn by
speakers from Harrisburg and a special film covering the
working* of the Community Cheat.
The actual canes, of Derry Tewitithio .will be conduc-ted
between October 9 and 36, and will emocide with the
Community Chest drive in Harrisburg.
Top ef the big test will be decimated with U hags
electric "candles." sad • ISO-foot long lousier bearing
he legend. 'Happy Birthday. Mr. Prot/Wear in glirwing
eters as that it will t•esenibie • huge birthday cake.
While the dinner is going on, the Stadium will be the
or of a mammoth outdoor entertainment planned aad
pervised by Fred Waring, nationally famous orchestra
leader The show. which will run until about o'clock, will
feature petinsyleania orchestra*, bands anti volunteer eater-tainers.
The Stadium celebration ail be timed to end Not be-fore
the Arena program gets under way, in order to
late traffic movements. .
The President and his wife Mamie will make their ap-pearance
at the Stadium In a horse-drawn buggy. After
making a circuit of the macadam track they will proceed to
the Sport. Arena, where they will make a grand entrance is
the
In addition to an all-out entertainment program, to be
presented on a specially constructed stage in the Sports
Arena all guest* will be served with ice cream and cake
Seven hundred Pennsylvania girls will serve the goodies.
The cakes, numbering- 600, will be baked by womea frost
the State's GT. counties.
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Hershey News Marks First
One year ago this week-the
date: October 1, 1953 -
the Hershey News appeared
for the first time. Volume
One, Number One, as shown
above was a Golden Anniver-sary
Year baby, in Hershey.
It was born at an historic
time, as the community was
preparing to welcome the
United States here for his
huge birthday party.
There'll be no b i r d a y
party for the yearling Her-shey
News. But birthday cards
would be in order. The two-cent
postal card variety would
be fine. The Hershey News is
interested in the comments of
its readers. We'd like to know
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what the reader would do in
the editor's chair. Our aim has
been to be informative, pub-lishing
the highlights of the
community news, and to
further the cause of civic ad-vancement.
Our best gauge is reader re-action.
At the age of one year, the
Hershey News has reached a
weight of 11.7 tons, and that's
quite a youngster. The figure
represents the approximate
weekly weight of 450 pounds
of newsprint multiplied by the
52 weeks of the year.
Eleven thousand four hun-
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M. S. Hershey, pl r • • • . .
Fifty years ago - an idea, put into action.
Today - • tribute' to • dream come true.
r. Igne to fork ti the gen
at ion on 611 •
ti of the the President will spend the night in Hershey, or returs to
I public Washington after the celebration.
Its pages will carry stories and Semi, of intermit
all persons of the area with interest. in Hershey Its aim
will be to supplement existing publication, in coveting the
local scene
It. arrest -wit( be ow Cleie wiroareatraf and the
konovtno,•• pride that yorm with •
Its hope is to find • weekly welcome in the
all of Whom are in' wHile re
induct,
ports of Hershey
it,,
in the
rentoOnal an-
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Fire Prevention Week Scrip Drive I
A special Fah fire prevention collection of rags and paper
Was announced by the Hershey Volunteer Fire Company for
next Monday evening.
The clean-up campaign marks the observance of Fire
Prevention Week. '
Fire company officials requested that citizens put their
scrap materials at the curb by six p.m. for the pickup crews.
In case of inclement weather, the collection will be made the
following Monday evening, October 11.
The firemen conduct the collection of iron, rags and
paper on a twice-yearly basis. Another drive is planned for
dred copies go out each week.
Residents of Hershey, Hum-melstown,
Palmyra, Campbell-town,
Grantville and ,Swatara
Station receive their copies via
the patron mailing system. In
addition, employees of Her-shey
are reached via direct
addressing, 'along with retired
employees and the employees
at br anch -establishments
throughout the United States.
Monday Marks
'54 Community
Chest Kickoff
Derry Township's 1954
Community Chest campaign
this week was. poised to get
under way, with the kick-off
set for Monday.
The local campaign is head-ed
by Joseph S. Gumpher,
with John Baum serving as
treasurer. The 35 team cap-tains
for the drive were. an-nounced
this week by the
Chest chairman, who said the
volunteer workers taking part
in the canvass will be listed
later.
The team captains:
Team 1, Mrs. Milton Yorty ;
Team 2, _Mrs. Thomas Back-enstose
; Team 3, Mrs. John
Shuey ; Team 4, Mrs. Marian
Foley; Team 5, Miss Pauline
Copp; Team 6, Mrs. John j.
Gallagher; Team 7, Mrs.. Er-nest
Drescher.
Team 8-A, Mrs. Robert
Young; Team 8B-, .Mrs. Rob-ert
Smith; Team 9, Mrs. Carl
Snavely; Team 10, Mrs. Al-len
Fausnacht ; Team 11, Mrs.
George Lange; Team 12, Mrs.
Raymond Hinkle;' Team 13,
Mrs. Charles Harnden ; Team
14, Mrs. Leonard Ferucci.
Team 15, Mrs. Atlee Young;
Team 16, Mrs. Clyde Eber-sole;
Team 17, Mrs. Ralph
Reese; Team 18, Mrs. Leda
Custer; Team 19, Mrs. Alcide
Caprini ; Team 20, Mrs. Rob-ert
Boyd; Team 21, Ralph
Hoar.
Team 22, Miss Mamie Bow-man;
Team 23, Bernd Camp-er;
Team 24, Allen Long;
Team 25, Walter B. Ketter-ing;
Team 26, Miss Mary Mor-rett
; Team 27, Mrs. .Mildred
Reese; Team 28, W. Lyndon
Hess; Team 29, William Dear-den;
Team 30, Mrs. John 0.
Hershey; Team 31, Mrs. Jo-.
seph Gumpher; Team 32, Mrs.
Edwin Miller; Team 33, Mis4
Margaret Clark; Team 34,
Joseph Gumpher.
NOMINATIONS SLATED
The Hershey Retired Men's,
Association will nominate of-ficers
for the coming year
when the group holds its Oc-tober
meeting at the Hershey
Volunteer Fire Company hall
next Monday afternoon at two
o'clock.
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