The Hershey Press 1917-02-08

              HERSH EY BONUS
GIVEN THIS WEEK
Distribution Made on Monday. A-bout
one Thousand Persons Re-ceive
Checks Calling for
Twenty Per Cent on All
Earnings for Year '
A thousand persons we're made happy
Monday by letters and enclosures they
received.. The enclosures varied as to
amounts, but the letter was the same to
all and was as follows : ¦
"We are pleased to enclose you our
check which by direction of the Company,
given in a resolution of its Board of
Directors, is paid to.you at this time as
one of the employees of the Company,
who, during the year 1916, has been
in the employ of the Company contin-uously
for six months or more immediate-ly
preceding December 31st, 1916 in
recognition of faithful service during
that period.
Yours very truly,
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE COMPANY,
William F. R. Murrie, President
It has been the biggest year in the
company's history and so the amount
distributed topped all previous totals,
but the exact figures are not given out.
The Hershey bonus is a purely optional
gift and is determined by the Board of
Directors after the business of the year
is considered. It was begun by Mr.
Hershey eight years ago and it has been
paid annually because each year's bus-iness
justified it. The effect has been
altogether desirable. It has brought
the employees and their company into
a finer relationship and has helped to
build up the present remarkable work-ing
organization of the factory, prob-ably
the best organization of its kind
in the country. In. the first year of the
plan only 20 per .cent of the employees
could qualify under the condition of
six months continuous employment.
Now the percentage is over 80. More
than a third of those receiving the bonus
are girls and women.
Many deposited their bonus in the
Hershey Trust Company and it has been
a busy week for its officers.
Will Open Next Tuesday and Close
Saturday
The second annual Pure Food Show
of the Hershey Store will open next
Tuesday and will continue until the
following Saturday. It will be the
event of the next week and no house-holder
can afford to miss it.
Last year the Food Show was started
as an experiment, It proved to be one
of the great successes of the year and
one of the best things in the history of
the Hershey Store. Profiting by ex-perience
and with larger confidence the
show this year will be far broader in
scope and interest. It will have all the
bargains and more than that, it will
have music, fun , samples, souvenirs and
prizes every evening, There will be
a good time for everyone and all are
invited. There will be free monies
Tuesday and a free dance Thursday.
Do not miss this, for it will be worth
your while.
HERSHEY FOOD SHOW
DEATH OF MR. STEVENSON
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn R. Mcekins and
Lynn "W. Mcekins were called to Cape
Charles, Va., yesterday by the death of
Hon. M. I-I. Stevenson, Mr. Meckins'
brother-in-law. Mr. Stevenson was much
interested in Hershey and had planned
to spend some time here in the Spring,
lie was a resident of Cape Charles from
its beginning and it was under his ad-ministration
that the town was made a
model of sanitation and one of the health-iest
places in the country. He was the
mayor for many years and was after-wards
the Collector of the Port , Ho
enjoyed a very wide acquaintance among
public men. Ho was active in banking
and real estate.
COLLISION AT DERRY
A collifllon of two freight engines jual
below the curve at Deny Church on
Tuesday morning about 0:30 o'clock tied
up trafll c on the East bound track for
almost one hour. The 1-Iummclntown
pusher engine No. 100B was assisting in
pushing engine 100G and ils twin over a
grade and in coupling-up crashed into
the other engine so hard that it was de-railed
and badly disabled, One of llio
crow on No, 1006 was ttllghtly injured ,
The wrecking I rain wiro called and was
at work several hours before the trucks
wore cleared. The oast bound train
duo here from HnrrisburR at 10:f>0 was
delayed for nearly one hour.
CHORUS REHEARSALS
Owing l.o«the performance of tho Fire-mun
thia week tho I IorBhcy Men's Chonw
will postpone iln rehearsals until next
week, but th ey will ho resumed as usual
on Monday evening in tho concert
room of tho I lershoy Control Thon'lro,
DR. SHAW SPEAKS
NEXT SUNDAY
Another Great Address for the Union
Services in the Hershey .Central
Theat re. All ' are Cordially
Invited. Program Begins
at Three O' clock
"The Twentieth Century Christopher
Columbus and the Continent' awaiting
Discovery," is the- title of the stirring
address which will be delivered at the
Hershey Central ¦ theatre next Sunday
afternoon by Rev. Dr. John Balcom Shaw,
president of Elmira College.
Hershey has been very fortunate in
getting Dr. Shaw to come to deliver one
of the addresses of the Sunday union
services and he was secured through
friendship of an old schoolmate in Hershey.
Dr. Shaw is one of the most brilliant men
of the platform and there should be a
crowded house to hear him on Sunday.
The address he is to deliver is said to
be one of the finest of the year.,
So far the union services have had
splendid- audiences and everybody has
been delighted. All are invited. There
is no admission or collection. A brilliant
speaker is brought here by Mr. M. S.
Hershey for the benefit of the general
public, and the purpose is to create a
community , center that stands for the
best in thought, aspiration and conduct.
The union services have been a fine
influence and men like Dr. Shaw make
them more effective. The services be-gin
at 3 arid have about 15 minutes of
of music and then the address—next
Sunday afternoon at the Hershey Central
Theatre.
Those who are interested will want to
know something of the distinguished
career of the speaker.
The Next Speaker
Rev. John Balcom Shaw, D. D., LL. D„
is a native of Long Island, a graduate of
Lafayette College where he took the hon-ors
of his class as valedictorian and was
first prize orator of the class as well.
He held the same honor at Union
Seminary taking the fellowship of his
class which entitled him to two years'
study in a British or German university,
His first pastorate was that of. the West
End Presbyterian Church, New York
city, which he organized with seventy
members in a little frame chapel on 80th
street and left with over 1500 members
ten years later when he was called to
the pastorate of the Second Presbytenan
church of Chicago.
His record there, like in New York ran
from 200 to 300 accessions a year, and he
was called from there to a third of the
strongest churches in the General Assernb-bly
U. S. A.
At present he is president of Elmira
College, one of the recognized institutions
of learning in the East, and is meeting
with the same success that has attended
all his work.
Dr. Shaw's work has been especially
strong with young people who have
crowded in large numbers to hear _ his
inspiring and helpful sermons and ad-dresses
wherever he has been.
He has been prominently mentioned
at different times as Moderator of the
General Assembly and has shared gen-erously
in the highest honors and greatest
responsibilities his church has to offer:
Different organizations of the United
Brethren church have been busy during
the past week. This evening (Thursday)
the Faithful Workers Class taught by
Allison Garman will meet at tho home
of Mrs. John A. Smith. This class is
one of the most active in the Sunday
School and the meetings arc always
largely attended,
The Always Shining Class composed
of young ladies of the Sunday School
and taught by J. M, Brandnu will meet
at tho home of Miss Florence Romig this
evening, Thursday, Many now members
have been recently added to tho class
and interesting mcetlngH are held,
Miss Catharine Wltirum very pleas-antly
entertained tho Ofterboin Guild
at her homo on Tuesday evening. A
pleasant social hour was passed and re-freshments
were served. Miss Viola
Hoyor is president of tho Guild,
CLASS MEETINGS
AMERICA AND GERMANY
Ah this ifisuo of tho Press goes to its
renders America and Germany, which
hnvo always been friends , ore on tho
edge of wiir. Tho situation changes so
rapidly that one must got tho daily
papers,
DEATH OF MRS. KULP
Mrs, Fiannn Kulp, a difl ln'nt relative
of Mr, M, S, Hei'Hlioy, died at hor homo
in Palmyra last weelc, aged 82 yours,
She was tho Inst of hor family, being
without children , broth ortt or staters,
She' wan highly esteemed,
FIREMEN 'S SHOW
FRIDAY NIGHT
Big Program . Assures a Fine Per-formance
and Large Crowd is
Expected. Sale of Tickets
Goes • On. Still • a Few
Left for the Late Ones
Anything the Hershey Volunteer Fire-men
. undertake arouses great public
interest. Their fair was quite the most
wonderful thing of its kind ever held in
Hershey and the public, have been wait-ing
for their next event. It is coming
tomorrow—Friday night—and it will
cost only 25 cents to see it in the Hershey
Central Theatre. This combined per-formance
and .moving picture show aims
to give full worth for the. admission and
at the same time do good in raising funds
for the purposes of the association.
There are no reserved seats, but the
management has pledged itself not to
oversell the house and not to sell a ticket
beyond the actual seating capacity of
the theatre. So everyone who buys a
ticket will be sure of getting a seat.
The program is as follows:
Overture, Hershey Orchestra ; Songs by
a Local Favorite, Russell Clark; Recita-tion,
Ulie ¦ Maugans of Harrisburg, Pa.
Picture; Famous French Lady. 'Baritone,
Madame Cecile; Trombone Duet, Grimm
& Ingram; Hypnotist, Direct from Europe,
Alfonso Zambolina; Hose House Comedy
Four, H. Schweers, B. Snavely, R. Satta-zahn,
C. Hoffer ; Fifteen Minutes in
Uncle Tom's Cabin, Playlett by Maugans
Trio of Harrisburg, Pa.; Picture; Over-ture,
Hershey Orchestra.
MR. ROCHOW HONORED
Given Fine Farewell Party by His
Hershey Friends
Suite No. 5 at the Hershey Inn was
the scene of another farewell party on
Tuesday evening last when the honored
guest was Oscar' Otto Rochow. Ninteen
of Mr. Rochpw's friends were present
and gave him a reception that he will not
soon forget. The greater part of the
evening was devoted to cards and at
the conclusion of play a fine luncheon
was served. Mr. Rochow received the
best wishes of the young men for success
in his new field of endeavor and he
responded with a happy speech as follows:
I wish to say to each and every one,
that I appreciate the evening thoroughly,
and sincerely thank you all lor turning
out at this farewell party in my honor,
also for the good fellowship, and I can
only extend God-speed and my very
best wishes to you all.
"I am going to Albany, N. Y., shortly,
but hope to visit Hershey during the
coming summer and renew old acquaint-ances.
"Wishing you all luck, and assuring
you that while away from here I shall
never forget the bunch of fellows in
Hershey, and especially the affair of
this evening."
Those present were : George Hcnch ,
W. R. Gundakcr , I-I. M, Wclshaupt ,
Lynn Klugh , Paul Bare, C. B. Graybill ,
R. E.. McElhenny, Ralph Maulfair ,
Alan Fidler, Ira Mumma, George Morris,
R. I-I. Sattazahn , Ray Klugh , C. M.
Jones, L. Bingamarr, Ivan L, Mease, S,
Hcilmnn , Clark Bare and Mr, Grubo,
HERSHEY OLIVETS WIN
The Hershey Olivets played rings around
Carlisle in their game at tho Men's Club
gymnasium Saturday evening defeating
their opponents 69 to lfi, For Hershey
Clark and Striae did the most scoring,
Clark got 14 dual pointers and Strino
hit the net 9 times from tiie field. Tho
feature of the game was tho splendid
team work of tho Olivets,
A GASH IN HIS WRIST
When bo slipped and fell against
n hIiow mm nl. the Horahoy Store on
Tuesday afternoon , Edgar Noibcrt cut
a gush in bin wrist that required four
stitches to close tho wound, Dr. Zim-merman
attended him.
Nigger Night School, A playlet, cast :
Dr. Solon Sloe, Dr. of Science and Philos-ophy,
John Snavely; Andy White, James
Murray; Zeke Johnson, Edward C. Buohl;
Sam Snow, David Ditzler ; Pete Persim-mon,
Harry Miller—His Evening Pupils;
Deborah White, an Enraged Parent,
William C. Brinker.
Stage Manager, Maurice Hinkle, As-sistant
Stage Manager, John Shay.
Men and Boys and Girls Over 16
CAN FIND ATTRACTIVE WORK AT GOOD WAGES IN THE
HERSHEY CHOCOLATE FACTORY
There aro places now open for men and bo/a and girls over 16 In tho
factory of the Hershpy Chocolate. Company, The. work is very desirable be-cause
the wages arc good, employment is steady and the surroundings nro
healthy and cheerful. Apply by letter or In person to tho Ilcrnlicy Employ-ment
Bureau, Bring references,
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THE BETTERMENT
OF CHILD LIFE
Mother 's Club of Hershey Will Hold
A Meeting Next Week to Con- <
sider the Plan of Joining the
Nat ional Congress of
Mothers. Meaning
The regular meeting of the. Mothers'
Club of Hershey will be held at 8.P. M.,
Tuesday, February 13, in the Kinder-garten
room of the Public School Build-ing.
Two .months ago the club decided to
join the National Congress of Mothers.
The only requirements to be a member
of the club are that the work done is to
be for the betterment of the child and
the community at large, and that dues
amounting to ten cents per member be
paid to the State Association each year.
The work will be gone over in detail on
next Tuedsay evening, the Constitution
will be read and discussed and the whole
evening will be devoted - to- thoroughly
understanding what the. National Con-gress
stands for, and what advantages
our local club will receive by becoming a
part of it. All ladies interested in this
broadening of the activities of the club
are urged to attend, and give the support
of their membership.
The hostesses for the evening will be
Mrs. Mumma and Mrs. Field. Each
member will please be prepared to an-swer
the roll-call with a quotation suit-able
to the evening's work, the better-ment
of the child life.
HERSHEY TRUST COMPAN Y
Fine Statement at Close of Business
January 26th
At the close of business January 26
the Hershey Trust Company had re-sources
of $2,405,455.53, a very handsome
increase and almost one half the whole
amount in gilt-edged bonds and stocks.
The deposits amounted to $1,773,538.99,
another large increase.
. With capital stock of $125,000 the
Hershey Trust Company has a surplus
fund of $125,000 and undivided profits
of $135,851.05.
In all respects Hershey's financial
institution is strong and prosperous.
The area of its business is constantly
widening and this is largely due to the
courtesy and excellent service the public
receives from every member of the
force. The directors, officers and work-ing
staff of the company are as follows:
Directors: M. S. .Hershey, John E.
Snyder, Wm. F. R. Murrie, A. W. Stauffer,
W. H. Lebkicher, Ezra F. Hershey,
George M. Hocker, Dr. U. G. Risser,
Rev J. B. Landis, J, B. Leithiser, Israel
Moyer, S. C. Stecher.
Officers: M. S. Hershey, President;
W. H. Lebkicher, Vice President, Ezra
F. Hershey, Vice President,
Staff: S. C. Stecher, Secretary and
Treasurer; A. W. Snavely, Paying Teller
and General Bookkeeper; George R,
Gingrich, Receiving Teller and Assistant
Bookkeeper; Paul Gingrich, Individual
Ledger Clerk and Assistant to Paying
Teller; Charles D, Brinser, Stenographer
and Clerk.
DANCES WELL PATRONIZED
Increasing popularity attends the dances
held in the spacious hall on the second
floor of the Press Building, Last Thurs-day
evening was one of the coldest
of the winter but there was a large crowd
present and the room was wholly com-fortable.
Good music is the rule. The
dance tonight will be very attractive.
Admission is free and the dancing is
only five cents a dance.
MR. PETERS' ADDRESS
Karl Peters, connected with the Her-shey
Chocolate Company office force,
made the main address at tho meeting
of tho Rosewood A, C. at their club
rooms in Harrisburg last Wednesday
evening when they tendered a reception
for tho members of the club who were
among tho troopers on tho Mexican
border. Mr. Peters is president of the
organization.
NOW IN HERSHEY'S AREA
Tho Hockorsvillo postollico after many
years of service is to be discontinued,
All persons nro notified Llint on and after
the lBlh of February all mail going into
that territory between Hockersvillo and
Stover 's Corner should bo addressed to
Hershey, R, F. D. No. 2.
U. S. APPETITE
FOR CHOCOLATE
243,232,000 Pounds of Crude Co«oa
Imported Last Year. Increase
Due to Demand in the United
. States. Some New Ship-ments
from Africa
. A growing fondness for chocolate and
cocao is indicated in ' the greatly in-creased
imports of crude' cocoa Into
the United States during the last fiscal
year. - ' . " •
According . to statistics . compiled by
the : Bureau of Foreign and ' Domestic
Commerce of the Department of Com-merce,
a total of 243,232,000 pounds were
purchased abroad during the fiscal wear
1916, which is 50,000,000 pounds rmore
than was brought in 1915 and double the
imports of 1910.
This is not to be accounted for by
decreased imports of manufactured co-coa
and chocolate, because we are buwing
such products in about the usual quan-tities.
Nor is it because we are ship-ping
abroad larger quantities of. pre^
pared cocoa aiftr"chocolate. It is due
solely to a growing taste for chocolate
and cocoa, especially the former, says
the Ledger.
A most pleasing feature of the grow-ing
trade is the fact that some of the
producing countries are now shipping
to the United States direct instead' of
through European middlemen, On.e of
the instances in 1916 was a direct ship-ment
of 25,000,000 pounds from British
West Africa , imports from which country
heretofore reached the United States via
England. There were marked increases
in shipments from Brazil, Portugal, and
French Africa , and a sharp decline in
those from the United Kingdom,
HERSHEY MET ANNVILLE
I t Was Hard to Lose After the Five
Straight Victories
After gaining five straight decisions,
three of which were played away from
home, the girls' basketball five of the
Hershey High School were defeated
last Friday evening by the representative
High Schc^oTTTyV-of-ihat place by the
score of 26 to 14. Several members of
the Hershey five have not fully recovered
from injuries received in the O'berlin
game and for this reason were unalble to
do their best. Hershey showed plenty
of fighting spirit and played a strong
game, but could not check their beaiver
opponents.
The Hershey boys played the Annville
boys the same evening and Annville
took this game with ease by 41 -to 12
The Hershey team was helpless before
the onslaught of their opponents and
Annville always held the lead by a safe
margin. Hershey scored three field goals
and the remaining points were made on
fouls.
DUSTIN FARNUM COMING
Will be at Hershey Centra l TBjoarro
Saturday Night
The best male star in the screen game
will be at the Hershey Central Theatre
Saturday night next, Dustin Farnum , in
the great play, The Virginian , produced
by the famous Jesse J. Lasky company.
Here are 400 scenes presenting the book
and tho play and the whole is a womderful
entertainment. There will be a» large
house to see it, A special comed y after
the play.
On tho evening of Wednesday, Feb-ruary
14, George Fawcctt will be the
star and the photo play will bo a fine
work, supplemented by one of the funniest
comedies on tho screen.
There will bo music on both evenings,
FUNERAL OF YOUNG MAN
Funeral services for Clarence S5, Bom-gnrdncr
were hold from the home of his
parents, Mr, and Mrs. B. F. Bomgardner,
in Cocoa avenue, last Saturday afternoon
and were largely attended. Row, John
Irwin Meek, pastor of the Holy Trinity
Lutheran church , assisted by Rev, R, R.
Butterwick, pastor of tho First United
Brethren church , conducted the services,
Burial was made nt tho l'axtang comctcry
whero short services were concluded at
the grave by Rev. Mock, Tbu pall-bearers,
were: Fred Chuic, H arr y Wlrt h ,
Monroe Stover, Samuel Strino , Nissluy
Imbodon, and Clare Frehn. There were
many bountiful floral tributes, ' Mr,
and Mrs, Bomgnrdncr and fnmhly wish
to thank nil persons who ho klndl.y assist-ed
in any way during their son's I llness
and death.
NO GAMES TOMORROW
There will bo no gnmes of hEiakoUmll
ut the Hortthoy Men 's Club gymnasium
tomorrow evening on account of tho
Fir emen's show which will bo hold in
tho Horahoy Central theatre, 'fbo Iicr-
Hhoy ton in will go to LlUtis this overling
whoro they will play tho Countw League
five of that pluco. Lilltz will (appear in
Hcrshoy later In tho season,
An Unusual Contest in Utah Brings
Forth Some Very Interesting
¦ Verses by the School children
Who J udge of Hershey - by
The Good Chocolates
L. A. Beck, representative of the
Hershey Chocolate Company, sends the
following to the head office , along with
copies of the poems he mentions:
"I am enclosing copies of three of
the poems presented by pupils of the
8th Grade, Central School, Provo, Utah.
These poems were written about the
Hershey pictures and competed for a
prize of a box of Hershey's Almond Bars,
which was presented to Miss Eva Lewis,
who produced the poem, "The Hershey
Chocolates" together with a long essay
about the history o f ' cocoa leans and
manufactures of cocoa and chocolate.
Iii addition to the prize poeni; are the
two additional poems which are very
good and might be of interest."
—L. A. Beck.
"The Hershey Chocolates"
By Eva Lewis, 8th Grade, Central
School, Provo, Utah.
Jingle, jingle Christmas bell
Of the Hershey Chocolate tell;
How, on this merry Christmas day
The gift prized by the children gay
, Is Hershey's Chocolates,
Oh, the story that could be
Of this chocolate company,
Of the merry Christmas day .
And the laughter near and far, -
Telling of. the ' Chocolate Bar.
Just think of the way it grew,
•Twas in a tropic climate, too.
Then upon a great big boat
To America it did float
This Hershey Chocolate. •
Then twas put in a great big hopper,
And browned as brown as a brownie's
jumper.
Then 'twas made into chocolate sweet,
That no other factory/ever has beat.
This delicious Chocolate.
Now the Christmas shopping done,
And we'll have a little fun.
For the chocolate that we eat
Is Hershey's Chocolate pure and sweet—
Hurrah! for the Hershey Chocolate.
"HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATES"
By Vera McAdam, 8th Grade, Central
School, Provo, "Utah.
My sister s beau is coming
And I'm feeling mighty glad
I think that he's the nicest beau
My sister ever had.
When he sees me with ray sister
He says to me, "Now son,.
Here's some moneys-go buy a Hershey's
And take no other one."
I sometimes wish my sister's beau
Would marry her—then say !
If we had him in the family
We'd have chocolates every day.
They are the best for sick and well
And the taste you can always tell.
The creamy smooth delicious flavor
Has even won my mother's favor,
And she's the judge of good things you
can bet.
She serves Hershey's chocolate in the
mornings,
Hershey 's chocolate cake at noon :
Then Hershey's bombons in the ev-enings
And bed time comes on soon.
So.when sending in your order
To the grocery man each day
Just remember the name "Hershey 's"
And that will always pay.
A TRIP THROUGH CHOCOLATE
TOWN" By Ruby Baircl , 8th Grade, Central
Schpol , Provo, Utah,
If a good angel would pilot us through
Chocolate Town
We should see blocks full of mansions
and parks up and down;
Schools full of skillful Utile busy boys,
Who learn to farm and make valuable
toys.
There aro gymnasiums and swimming
pools, too,
And oh, such beauty around and all
through
In this Hcrsliey 's Chocolate Town,
From Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, it is
fourteen miles;
Where dairies and factories nro full of
employees' smiles;
There they make,, almond bars all with
machinery
And believe me, it is some interesting
scenery.
The cocoa beans come f rom Brazi l and
Ecuador,
Venezuela and Cuba, where there's plenty
more
That thoy can use In Hershey's Choco-
Int o Town,
Tho milk used comes from largo round
clean dairies,
Of w|iloh they make , candy fit for tho
fairies.
In fiiimmcr the cows roam In largo pas
lures green
(Continued on Pngo 4)
HERSHEY AS SEEN
BY SCHOOL POETS